Jacob Geller

Jacob Geller

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Talking about video games, history, politics, empathy, and more — typically at the same time, always unpredictably. For more info, visit my website: JacobGeller.comLinks:My Website: https://jacobgeller.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerUnofficial fan audio feed — not affiliated with or endorsed by the original creator. All content belongs to its respective owner.

5d ago

Max Payne, Kane and Lynch, and the Meaning of Ugly Games

Extract ideas whose compelling force is identical with that of hunger.The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/jacobgellerSupport me: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: https://twitter.com/yacobg42Podcast- Something Rotten:-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0fI2yUm3vCr4GlzcWBeH0TC3HmLIpMTC-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=JPcIbndZS--OwbEyUk-12QScript Consultation and Additional Voices by Laura Crone: https://www.youtube.com/c/lauracroneScript Consultation by Blake Hester: https://twitter.com/metallicaisradCinematography by Caroline AmicoYes, A Games Writer Was Fired Over Review Scores: https://kotaku.com/yes-a-games-writer-was-fired-over-review-scores-5893785Jeff Gerstmann’s Kane and Lynch Review: https://youtu.be/5FuJ81sDR2oRockstar Spouse’s Letter: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RockstarSpouse/20100107/86315/Wives_of_Rockstar_San_Diego_employees_have_collected_themselves.phpExperience at Rockstar Vancouver: https://www.engadget.com/2010-01-14-source-max-payne-3-development-allegedly-also-suffering-from-mi.htmlTheater of Cruelty:-The Theater and Its Double, 1958, Antonin Artaud-Theater History Podcast #9: https://howlround.com/theatre-history-podcast-9-The Spurt of Blood: http://spurtofblood.com/-Antonin Artaud and the Theater of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43: https://youtu.be/DK_vZuLYHcwVisual Media Used: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption 2Music Used (Chronologically):DLC Arena War Track One (GTAO), Captain Toad Goes Forth (Super Mario 3D World), FUTURE, One Card Left to Play (Max Payne 3), The Doomed Commercial Area (Disco Elysium), Max Payne 3 Theme (Max Payne 3), Sweatshop (Kane and Lynch 2), 12PM Whirling-in-Rags, Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), Silent Heaven (Silent Hill 2), Escape (Kane and Lynch 2), Main Menu Variation 3 (Max Payne 3)Thumbnail by: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
5d ago

Art for No One

Where there’s a desert, that changes everything, as if earth hadn’t wanted to fill only her own need. | See tons of bonus videos and support more work like this by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerSocial media and merch links at https://jacobgeller.com/Cover of “Va” by Emily Hopkins: https://youtu.be/qxYF8oDn6_M?si=bCFgEFtmQ672egKw*Sources*City:Triple Aught Foundation: http://www.tripleaughtfoundation.org/“Nevada’s proposed national monument…” Brean, 2015: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/nevadas-proposed-national-monument-full-of-artwork-undisturbed-land/“A Monument to Outlast Humanity” Goodyear, 2016: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/29/michael-heizers-city“Polyneuropathy,” Rubin 2024: https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/peripheral-nerve-and-related-disorders/polyneuropathy“Onward and Upward with the Arts,” Calvin Tomkins, 1972: https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1972-02-05/flipbook/042/“In Nevada, a monument to violence built on stolen land,” Ahtone, 2022: https://grist.org/culture/land-art-megasculpture-built-stolen-indigenous-land-nevada-city-heizer/“Michael Heizer,” Gagosian: https://gagosian.com/artists/michael-heizer/“It Was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years,” Kimmelman, 2022: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/19/arts/design/michael-heizer-city.htmlNazca:“Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa,” Unesco: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/700/“Nazca Lines,” Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Nazca-Lines“No Place Compares to the Unrelenting Lifelessness..,” Bland, 2013: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/no-place-compares-to-the-unrelenting-lifelessness-of-perus-sechura-desert-810663/“Flooding and tourism threaten Peru's mysterious Nazca Lines,” Meghji 2004: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flooding-and-tourism-threaten-peru-s-mysterious-nazca-lines-553471.htmlHelfrecht:“Alone Together,” Aristotle Roufanis: https://aristotle.photography/“Plexus,” Helfrecht, 2023: https://void.photo/plexusGoya:“Goya,” Hughes 2003“Los Goya: de la Quinta a Burdeos y vuelta,” Junquera 2003: https://xn--archivoespaoldearte-53b.revistas.csic.es/index.php/aea/article/view/263“The Most Disturbing Painting,” Nerdwriter, 2018: https://youtu.be/g15-lvmIrcg?si=RPkS17ojYQyC-T3K“The Most Disturbing Painting - A Different Take on Saturn Devouring His Son,” The Canvas, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qCngjk3nQw&tPrince:“Prince To Sue YouTube, eBay Over Unauthorized Content,” Collett-White, 2007: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL13643284/“‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Says Prince Turned Down at Least 4 Parody Ideas,” Craddock, 2016: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/prince-weird-al-yankovic-michael-jackson-7460907/This American Life Episode 750, The Ferryman: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/750/transcript“60 Minutes Peeked into Prince's Vault and Discovered a Beautiful Mess,” Covington, 2021: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a36084663/60-minutes-prince-vault-paisley-park-welcome-2-america/“Prince’s Sister on Honoring Her Brother’s Vault of Unreleased Music,” Holt, 2021: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/prince-vault-sister-tyka-nelson-1153227/“I would hide 4 U: what’s in Prince’s secret vault?,” Azhar, 2015: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/19/i-would-hide-4-u-whats-in-princes-secret-vault“The Beginner’s Guide,” 2015: https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/The_Beginners_Guide/“Kunst für Keinen (Art for No One): 1933-1945,” published by Hirmer, 2022Music Used (Chronologically): Let Me Explain (Michael Vignola), A Somber View (Andres Cantu), Ear to the Ground (Hanna Lindgren), A Cold Wind (Savvun), Monster Machine (Ethan Sloan), Lemniscate (Ethan Sloan), A Massive Mist (Ethan Sloan), Vert
5d ago

The Intimacy of Everyday Objects

The swear jar isn’t empty. Full of flowers instead of coins |Directly support me and watch exclusive videos by joining Nebula at https://go.nebula.tv/jacob-gellerSupport me: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: https://twitter.com/yacobg42Additional Voices by Professor Flowers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZrqXTq3GW2wNRz9M44BawObjects of Desire: The Modern Still Life by Margit Rowell (1997)Additional Footage of Half Life: Alyx provided by Harry101UK: https://youtu.be/n0WysuGVzmwCézanne’s Still Lifes at His Studio: https://youtu.be/B2m1FKbbkjYVan Gogh Museum Tour: https://youtu.be/dd2byOFsXpoVisual Media Used: Half Life: Alyx, Florence, The Lab, Adventure, Gone Home, Job Simulator, The Last of Us, Resident Evil 1, The Stanley Parable, Final Fantasy VII RemakeMusic Used (Chronologically):Anti-Citizen, Intro Radio (Half Life: Alyx), Staff Roll (Streets of Rage 4), Ending Triumph, Strider Battle, Tower Puzzle, Vault Sideways Piano, Russel’s Radio (Clean) (Half Life: Alyx), First Dates (Florence), The House Pt. 1, Hanging Out With Girls (Gone Home), Florence, Adult Life, Inspiration (Florence), Splash of Color (Flower), Moving Out, Music (Florence)Thumbnail by: https://twitter.com/HotCyderDescription Credit: Giornata: On Faith
6d ago

I Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene

the fist of longing Punches my heart, until it is too dark to see. | See tons of bonus videos and support more work like this by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerSocial media and merch links at https://jacobgeller.com/Footage of Metal Gear Solid 4 provided by George Salonikh: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeSalonikh Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature by Khee Hoon Chan: https://www.thegamer.com/sifus-brawler-soulless-caricature-racism/Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy by Every Frame a Painting: https://youtu.be/Z1PCtIaM_GQ?si=11lOeitu6wLBTYWgReal GTA by Corridor Digital: https://youtu.be/0ZZquVylLEo?si=LgDtLxs2yjJ5Yqs5Media shown: Ip Man, The Raid, The Raid 2, Merantau, The Matrix, John Wick, John Wick 3, John Wick 4, Police Story, Police Story 2, Who Am I?, Sifu, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Last of Us Part 2, Asteroid City, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Villainess, Hardcore Henry, Project A 2, Fist of Fury, Die Hard, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat One, Punch-Out, Street Fighter 2, Dead Space 2, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Amnesia: The Bunker, Dark Souls 3, Absolver, Bioshock, The Hong Kong Massacre, Hotline Miami, God Hand, Tekken 8, Grand Theft Auto V, Returnal, Sekiro: Shadows Die TwiceMusic Used (Chronologically): The Wuguan, Martial Mastery (Sifu), Untitled (Dag Unenge, Hotline Miami 2), The Human Factor (Edward Karl Hanson), Canonical Aside (Dead Space 2), Crash the Dancefloor (Sifu), Aerial Fight 1 (The Path of Neo), Blood is on Fire (Sifu), Hydrogen (M.O.O.N., Hotline Miami), Daisuke (El Huervo, Hotline Miami 2), Sins of the Father (Metal Gear Solid V), Metal Gear Saga (Metal Gear Solid 4), Encounter (Metal Gear Solid), Tanker Incident (Metal Gear Solid 2), Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3), Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4), Ride!! (Mad World) Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundThumbnail and Graphic Design by https://twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: The Ikons by James K. Baxter
6d ago

The Future of Writing About Games

you feel compelled to keep moving into a darkness so complete that your reflection becomes visible on the screen, and it is as if the figures in the image were journeying inside you, delving into your fleshSupport me: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: https://twitter.com/yacobg42Merch!!!: https://standard.tv/jacobgellerVoices by:Suriel Vasquez: https://twitter.com/SurielVazquezNoah Caldwell-Gervais: https://twitter.com/MrGervaisWritesToussaint Egan: https://twitter.com/TheSaintOfTousAna Diaz: https://twitter.com/PokacheeHeather Alexandra: https://twitter.com/transgamerthinkYussef Cole: https://twitter.com/youmeyouLeonardo Da Sidci: https://twitter.com/leonardodasidciScript Consultation and Re-Dubbing Himself by Razbuten: https://twitter.com/theRazbutenICO Plot/Story Guide by PeterEliot: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/367472-ico/faqs/29015MVC2 Crowd Pleaser’s Guide by Joseph Christopher: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/561477-marvel-vs-capcom-2/faqs/8306How We Talk About Games by HeavyEyed: https://youtu.be/JVN9h-5UHMkThe Last of Us Part II review by Julie Muncy: https://www.wired.com/story/last-of-us-part-ii-review/Infinity Blade review by J. Nicolas Geist: https://geekabouttown.com/oddities/infinity-blade/Games Criticism is a Kindness by Heather Alexandra: https://kotaku.com/games-criticism-is-a-kindness-1843320046Broken People, Broken Worlds by Carolyn Petit: https://medium.com/@carolynpetit/broken-people-broken-worlds-thoughts-on-the-last-of-us-part-ii-a012de5d2acfWhite Supremacy, Black Liberation, and the Power Dynamics of Gun Violence by Yussef Cole: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzxevx/white-supremacy-black-liberation-and-the-power-dynamics-of-gun-violencePlaying Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain by Jamil Jan Kochai: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/06/playing-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-painDED LED: https://dedled.itch.io/dedledHeterotopias: http://www.heterotopiaszine.com/Unwinnable: https://unwinnable.com/Critical Distance: https://critical-distance.com/Visual Media Used: ICO, Infinity Blade, Metal Gear Solid V, Shadow of the Colossus, Mafia 3, Battlefield Hardline, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, The Last of Us Part II, The Stanley Parable, Mothergunship, Bayonetta, Resident Evil 4, Doom Eternal, The Beginner’s Guide, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Control, Anatomy, Citizen KaneMusic Used (Chronologically): The Gate (ICO), The Gates of Hell (Bayonetta), Castle in the Mist (ICO), Inertia (Thomas Was Alone), Precinct 41 Major Crime Unit (Disco Elysium), Regurgitation Pumping Station (World of Goo), Everything is Going to be Okay (Prey), Deference for Darkness (Halo ODST), Pirates Style (Roller Coaster Tycoon 2), Chiasm (Gris), Allowed to Be Happy (The Last of Us Part II), Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4), Shadow (ICO), Father and Son (Metal Gear Solid 4), Vs. Tina (Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend)Description Credit: Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain by Jamil Jan KochaiThumbnails, real and fake, by: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
6d ago

Pinocchio is a Story About Art and God

For one hundred years, a legend spread across the planet without ever experiencing periods of oblivion | See tons of bonus videos and support more work like this by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerSocial media and merch links at https://jacobgeller.com/Additional Editing by Isaac HollandTranslation by Katherine IncandenzaSources:The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, 1883Additional Pinocchio Art from PINOCCHIO: Atlante delle edizioni italiane dal 1883 al 2022Pinocchio in Venice by Robert Coover, 1991 I, Fellini by Charlotte Chandler, 1995The Will to be Human by Silvano Arieti, 1972Ma Collodi Non Esiste by Italo Calvino, 1981Pinocchio and Pinocchiology by Jennifer Stone: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26304056 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Sculpted to Life by Matt Zoller Seitz: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8337-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-sculpted-to-lifeFrom Puppet to Cyborg: Posthuman and Postmodern Retellings of the Pinocchio Myth by Georgia Panteli: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1528658/13/Panteli_Georgia_PhD%20Thesis.pdf Fellini's Language of Dreams by Jonathan Cott: https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/rolling-stone/fellinis-language-of-dreams-637526308774480767/R#:~:text=It%27s%20a%20language%20made%20of,and%20it%20reduces%20its%20proportions. From Kubrick to Spielberg: The Story of ‘A.I.’ by Tim Greiving: https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/6/29/22553929/ai-artificial-intelligence-steven-spielberg-stanley-kubrickCoppola loses $20m compensation for lost Pinocchio by Duncan Campbell: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/22/filmnews.film The Real Life Adventures of Pinocchio by Rebecca West: https://magazine.uchicago.edu/0212/features/puppet.html Blank Check with Griffin and David (A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2017): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ABydvRDL3hmF64lPMBB1D Media shown: Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio, Disney’s 2022 Pinocchio, Pinocchio: A True Story, Gullermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Lies of P, Handcarved Cinema: The Making of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol, Beowulf, Welcome to Marwen, Dark Souls III, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne, Music Used (Chronologically): Cohen’s Masterpiece– Accordion (Bioshock Infinite), Lost in Thessaloniki (Trabant 33), Peaceful Sleep– Music Box (Nier Automata), I’ll See You in My Dreams (Isham Jones), March of the Ducks (Mike Franklyn), Invention No. 4 in D Minor (Bach), Last Move (White Bones), A New Power (SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE), The Midnight Woods (Hyper Light Drifter), Hallway Omega (SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE), Estella Opera House (Lies of P), Far East Princess (Lies of P), Saintess of Mercy Statue (Lies of P), Etude No. 3 for String Quartet (Peter Sandberg), Fallow Deer (Martin Klem), The Angels Descend A (Bayonetta), Marche Militaire Version 2 (Epidemic Sound), Ave Maria (Epidemic Sound), Only Human (Philip Ayers), Smooth Talking (Nocturnal Spirits), Feel (Lies of P)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from RazbutenThumbnail and Graphic Design by https://twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: Ma Collodi Non Esiste by Italo Calvino
Nov 2

Cities Without People

The pass is short and to the right. It is sucked into the exhaust of the rocket and completely incinerated. | Visit http://audible.com/jacobgeller or text “jacobgeller” to 500-500 for a free 30 day trial and audiobook.Support me: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerFollow me at: https://twitter.com/yacobg42Merch!!!: https://standard.tv/jacobgellerAerial Photography by Chris Chapman: https://twitter.com/retrohistories/Consultation by Donoteat01: https://www.youtube.com/user/donoteat01Additional Voices by:Bobby Broccoli: https://twitter.com/BobbyBroccoleSuperEyePatchWolf: https://twitter.com/EyePatchWolfJon Bois’ Football 17776: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-footballThe Storm Cloud of Death Stranding: https://uppercutcrit.com/the-storm-cloud-of-death-stranding/The Blood-Red Sky of the Scream: https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200405/backpage.cfmThe Horse Manure Crisis: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Horse-Manure-Crisis-of-1894/Himalayas Visible from India: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.htmlDrone Footage of San Francisco: https://youtu.be/v6geL5rkt1s and https://youtu.be/xBolnN8aiX8Parking and Cars:The Mobility Space Report: https://www.move-lab.com/project/whatthestreet/chicagoPaved, but Still Alive: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/arts/design/taking-parking-lots-seriously-as-public-spaces.htmlPedestrian Traffic Fatalities: https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Pedestrians20See Just How Much Of A City’s Land Is Used For Parking Spaces: https://www.fastcompany.com/40441392/see-just-how-much-of-a-citys-land-is-used-for-parking-spacesVisual Media Used: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, The MatrixMusic Used (Chronologically): Cloudy Court Galaxy, Star Ball Rolling (Super Mario Galaxy 2), Reporting from the Weather Balloon (Little Inferno), Mii Plaza (Wii), Heightmap (Transistor), The Moon (Duck Tales), Menu Theme (LA Noire), The Museum (Outer Wilds), White Palace (Hollow Knight), Dancers on a String (Bioshock), Left Alone (Detention), End Time (Outer Wilds), Issun’s Theme (Okami), Cosmic Cove Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy 2)Description Credit: The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles by Jon BoisThumbnail by HotCyder: https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Nov 2

The Best Ten Games of 2023

How is it done? You can write about these things and still not be any the wiser. | See tons of bonus videos and support more work like this by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/JacobGellerSocial media and merch links at https://jacobgeller.com/Media shown: Alan Wake 2, Armored Core 6, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Hi-Fi Rush, Humanity, Jusant, Lies of P, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Tchia, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy XVI, El Paso Elsewhere, Call of Duty: World at War, The Darkness, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Killer7, Silent Hill 3, No More Heroes, Manhunt, Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: The Definitive Edition, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Viewfinder, Goodbye Volcano High, Iron Lung, Tetris Effect, REZ, Scavenger’s Reign, How To with John Wilson, Across the Spider-VerseMusic Used (Chronologically): Go For the Fastest (LaD: Gaiden), Blackburn (Killer7), Herald of Darkness (Alan Wake 2), Shooting Range (Resident Evil 4), Surfacing (Hi-Fi Rush), Jusant (Jusant), Origins (Marvel’s Midnight Suns), Sailing (Tchia), Thrive (Humanity), Contact With You (Armored Core VI), Memory of Beach- Golden (Lies of P), Mattison’s Independence (Tears of the Kingdom), Welcome to Bright Falls (Alan Wake), The Clicker (Alan Wake), Yötön Yö (Alan Wake 2)Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic SoundAdditional footage from Getty Images and Writing on GamesThumbnail and Graphic Design by https://twitter.com/HotCyderDescription credit: When I Met the Pope by Patricia Lockwood

Talking about video games, history, politics, empathy, and more — typically at the same time, always unpredictably. For more info, visit my website: JacobGeller.comLinks:My Website: https://jacobgeller.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGellerUnofficial fan audio feed — not affiliated with or endorsed by the original creator. All content belongs to its respective owner.

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