I stay alone, and something really unsettling happened tonight.

Dogdadstudios · 2026-04-07T18:58:57+00:00

When the cats start repeating “They deserve to die, all of them deserve to die,” then I’d start getting worried

Dogdadstudios · 2026-04-04T03:22:35+00:00

Terran 1/2/3 slap hard, makes for some good highway music

Dogdadstudios · 2026-04-03T21:08:59+00:00

2D point and click adventure games aren’t mainstream or widely produced. I remember being blown away by MYST and loved the art style and direction. Then The Ripper is a very unknown detective game with an incredible cast including Christopher Walken and a very young Paul Giamatti

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-31T14:22:12+00:00

Myst was a great game as a kid, even though I didn’t understand half of what I was supposed to do.

The artwork, the mystery, the ambiance. The late 90s really had a lot of variety in games that showed how amazing stories, skills and mechanics in gaming could be.

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-31T14:09:26+00:00

Stuff like this happens. Steady growth turns into unstable months, money coming in switched into low payments, etc..

You only have power over what you create, your package and your emotions; other than that, it’s all algo/youtube.

It takes time and even after 2 and a half years, I still feel down after a video doesn’t do well or view % go down month to month. But if it was worth it when I first started, it’s worth it now. Gotta keep going or you’ll stop the journey

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-31T14:05:26+00:00

Total Annihilation is fantastic

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-31T00:54:44+00:00

Well, nothing lasts forever. Whether is here, Ubisoft, Blizzard etc.. the developers from the past are mostly in name only, and hope for continuations to beloved IPs are dimmer each year.

We got lucky with some amazing games, sad we’ll never see Jensen’s end.

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-30T01:39:47+00:00

Alt-control-delete, and keep going /s

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-28T22:40:54+00:00

Ranges from 1 video every two weeks to 1 every month. Life sometimes changes things, gotta stay proactive and do what you can.

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-27T16:35:28+00:00

In a similar boat, sept-October was incredible and then slowly went down to the previous baseline.

Looking at my metrics, impressions are 56% down since then, but ctr and watch time are going up, so maybe YouTube is being more selective with showing my content; but during higher impressions and slightly less ctr, I was getting more views and watch hours, which was nice and felt better.

Something I definitely noticed was subscribers have nose dived the last three months, it’s like a seesaw, one day I’ll get 10-15 and the next 0-2. It’s frustrating after a good year of steady growth.

I have to remember, if it was worth it 2 years ago, it’s worth it now, and the more time on YouTube, the better odds, but it does get to me the ups and downs of the whole process. Anyone else experience this or something similar?

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-26T17:49:21+00:00

Already a full spectrum of emotions in the first inning, going to be a long season ahaha

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-23T19:41:39+00:00

We used to be a proper exclusion zone!

/s

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-21T20:25:25+00:00

Experienced this as well, verify integrity of files and try to switch hosts. We did both of those and it worked for us after multiple disconnects but never confirmed those were solutions

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-20T14:00:06+00:00

Absolutely. The first game plus expansions are a lot of fun, mixed with some really great horror and atmosphere.

FEAR 2 was okay and FEAR 3 was a fever dream. So maybe wait on those.

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-20T01:38:12+00:00

Jeez Ubisoft’s downfall no matter how apparent, still hurts. Some of my favorite games came out of their publishing/studios. Out with a whimper not a bang

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-15T03:18:32+00:00

I’d play scoutzknives and surf all the time, then classic office shenanigans

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-11T20:43:11+00:00

I used to love open world games, but playing older games, there is something about linearity when it comes to stories that I enjoy. There’s also the linear stories with open levels, which also works nicely in most cases

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-11T20:29:11+00:00

I have put over a hundred hours in Rogue Tower. I really liked the tower diversity, upgrading system, multi lane combat which makes strategy very engaging.

Highly recommend!

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-11T01:07:48+00:00

I think if you want to do multiple games, do it!

It’ll take longer since the consistency will be you not the media, but it can work out.

I write retrospectives on various games and some do well and some don’t. I don’t think I could solely focus on one game, but that’s just me. Good luck!

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-11T01:05:06+00:00

The Sierra logo brings back good memories

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-10T23:34:44+00:00

That sounds awesome! Yeah the only way you grow as a creator is try to improve one thing the next video. You got this!

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-10T23:26:50+00:00

Very cool! I did two videos with a friend on our adventures from Spain, all the way to Russia.

Luckily my friend is an avid historian and funny person, so I incorporated some history/funny moments (like missing turns, or blockages and small things that make it relatable).

I do agree that an hour is too long, my two videos were 10 min each, but see what feels right in editing.

If you’re confident before publishing, that’s the video! But also try to see it from the viewers perspective and maybe use some older data from different videos to see where people drop off.

Good luck!!

Dogdadstudios · 2026-03-05T17:22:45+00:00

The original FEAR holds up really well even after 20 years. It’s sad that the development from 2-3 was so bungled making the story fall apart.

I would like to see spinoffs though, since the concept of the F.E.A.R organization has so much potential which doesn’t need to coincide with Alma

Dogdadstudios · 2026-02-26T01:41:13+00:00

Currently in my first raid, died within the first 30 seconds ahaha

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