Blips: Pastel Doodles, Blazing Speed, And Lite Horror Platformers

[@Ramonatho]

"Dear old people, u dead." This is why I'm glad to see a bit of you that isn't the traditional Errant Signal episodes.

[@maple_fields]

I laughed really hard at that. The skull makes it perfect.

[@jabberw0k812]

"I'll try to keep the thematic stuff to a minimum." Noooooo! Give me all the themes!

[@ArtArtisian]

Something I would probably watch pretty consistently, as fast as you make them. Now, I admit I like thinking about the design choices more than I like playing them, but I don't think that's a bad thing.

[@Boy99655]

i second this ;)

[@cafe5237]

This is pretty cool. A new video very time you have something to say about 4 games would be really nice, keep it up.

[@markes4465]

I agree

[@notmynamedammit]

Sounds a bit like the Games You Might Not Have Tried series from Extra Credits.

[@ArtArtisian]

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[@GivenFailure]

Except they often put in super high profile AA indie or even high profile games with AAA publishers. Hopefully this series will not do that.

[@TheMetalSnail]

@@GivenFailure But never Enter The Gungeon

[@lm_dccxl4078]

i miss that ec, now is just history things

[@TheMetalSnail]

@@lm_dccxl4078 The Game Design stuff is still coming out on a weekly basis, and the history stuff is definitely worth a watch, lot of cool bits I'd never learned anywhere else.

[@randomguy019]

Hey Chris, I love this. To answer your questions, I think it's the perfect amount of length and depth. It's just enough to give us some understanding without being too navel-gazy. I hope you can put as many if these out as you can.

[@Sir_Hatsley]

This is a great format so far. Keep it up, I love to see stuff like this.

[@WTFAnyNameWorks]

THANK YOU, and, welcome back you've been missed man !

[@IvanMosquito]

Personally I love discovering weird new games - even knowing that I won't get around to playing 90% of them. Thank you for doing this - and please keep these videos coming, the more the better! P.S. Art Sqool looks absolutely wonderful.

[@tayuyaXkimimaro]

It's made by Glanderco too! A really amazing 3D artist!

[@Bighonkk]

I love this format. It stresses me out that there are so many weird and thought provoking mini-games out there that I will probably never hear about. You could post every day and I'd watch every day. I think this is something that youtube needs.

[@RhapsodyPlays]

The depth they're covered in is perfect, just enough to pique my interest without spoiling any experience I might have with them. As for schedule, if you're up to it I'd love to see these any time you have enough games for one.

[@597das]

I love this! positivity and highlighting a bunch of interesting games is toally my jam. keen to see more blips!

[@ClemmyGames]

Thank you for sharing great indie games! Fantastic video!

[@Mrdatasoy]

I really enjoyed this video. I have a hard time finding these tiny out-of-the-spotlight games that you seem to be in the loop for, and I find that most channels that highlight smaller games don't go small enough and end up featuring a bunch of games that I already know. I hope you do more of these as often as you can find the time to, because I'll be watching each one as it comes out.

[@Chyeld]

Loved it. Would love more, as often as you had games to highlight (vs having to go hunt for them). Also request that if you keep this up, you consider setting up as a currator on Steam to help people track the games you mention.

[@Lomaxxx53]

This about the curation stuff (if the game is on Steam)

[@ask5118]

going to echo everyone in this comment section and say: more blips! love your work Campster

[@WTFAnyNameWorks]

We love this little blips, and we also miss your video game essays

[@ANewPseudonym]

Love this format. I never have time to play long games these days, good blips are just what I need. The more of these you do, the happier I’ll be

[@Cokevic]

I almost never comment on yt but i love it. Keep it coming in whatever frequency you seems feels right.

[@Jetbat]

Camptster, Redout has the same control scheme as DriftForce by the sound of it. Try it out if you haven't already.

[@crossthreaded6867]

This was really interesting, and honestly I'll take as many of these as you feel like making

[@ichifish]

More like this, please. It's really hard to find these games and I really appreciate having an informed curator.

[@velvetisis]

This was really cool! I love discovering new games through your channel.

[@thegeekclub8810]

This for,at is really cool. I love having recommendations fo little personal projects.

[@Trikeman728]

I always enjoy seeing under-served titles that someone else found something to love in! Certainly wouldn't want to demand any particular schedule from you, but I'd pretty much always be happy to see something like this pop up in one of my subscriptions

[@Ockeroid]

Enjoyed the little insights into games I'd have otherwise note found! Looking forward to more Blips!

[@cilonrs]

I would not watch a video about each one of these games individually, but this format is neat. Please keep it up

[@baronohm2569]

I really enjoy this format. It's light enough on commentary to not spoil a game but goes into enough depth to make me want Art Skool even though screenshots alone would've turned me off. I could do these eps as frequently as it is possible for you to make them!

[@harney-barrow2036]

The amount of description & detail given to them kinda feels pretty ideal, leaving open just enough without feeling like a press release. Would watch more of!

[@x24sonic]

i honestly think you hit the balance between thematic analysis and quick recommendation perfectly. as for how often i’d like to see these, i’d just say as often as you have games to make one and as often as you’d feel like. i personally really need more tiny indie games (especially in the horror vein) in my life.

[@KlausWulfenbach]

MOAR! There are too many Indie games worthy of videos like this and not enough people willing to make videos about them! SBH's Games From My Inbox series is also really good.

[@PaxPirate]

I love this concept so much! I would never find these small, weird games on my own but they are my favorite type of game. I feel like you are really great at not saying "This is awesome and everyone should buy this!" but rather explain what kind of gameplay and intrigue each game have, to which we can figure out if we want to get that one. And that is so nice!

[@Potpan0]

I really enjoyed this one, you basically ironed out all the issues I had with your pilot and created a cool platform to show off a couple of obscure indie titles. I'd be more than happy to see a video like this just whenever you have enough new games to show off.

[@iceghost1760]

I would totally watch these as often as you're comfortable making them! Having someone else play through the more weird and obscure works out there and passing on the interesting ones is an appealing premise, both as an inspiration on what to play next and what new ideas are already out there!

[@JohnnyThousand605]

The opening preamble was exactly what I wanted to hear. A lot of videos seem to be a race to the bottom with who can be the loudest, most agro; sometimes I wonder if they even care what they're playing. Giving a couple of minutes to each game with a broad overview, what you liked and what you didn't is perfect. Definitely keen to see more =)

[@DarkHarpuia]

Love the format! Produce these as frequently as you feel comfortable with, man. Having somebody to shine a spotlight on smaller titles is something I personally greatly appreciate. I came to know kittyhorrorshow through you, and I am grateful for it, so that's enough proof for me that you should continue making these.

[@bethanyblueberry]

The short snappy style really works for this kind of video. And I think it's cool that you're branching out into different kinds of videos. I'd love for this to be a monthly or monthly-ish series, but honestly whatever schedule suits you would be great.

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

I’d love to see these as often as you can put them out! It’s so great that your channel is exploring the “weirder” and more-creative side of game design, so keep ‘em coming!

[@HubertInHell]

I like this format, partly because I learn about games I haven't heard of but also because you get to talk about more systems driven games, which is where my heart lies.

[@inthefade]

Love it. There used to be a KZbinr I followed who gave short reviews of indie titles EVERY DAY for a couple years. I loved that channel and discovered so many bizarre arthouse games. Lots of walking sims, tech proofs-of-concept, and surrealist mumbo-jumbo. Just GO for it and show us what is out there as often as you want.

[@catfood421]

This is great, Campster! As someone who loves hearing about smaller, less popular games but doesn't have the time to play lots of games all the time or the energy to seek them out, it's nice to have a place that I can see some of the things I'd most certainly miss otherwise!

[@maimegidola9277]

I'm happy with this Blips concept and I like the format you're using for it. As someone who's already got a reputation among my friends as "weird indie game connoisseur", I love seeing interesting or unusual games get spotlighted 💖

[@spindriftprime]

any spotlight on interesting, small games is valuable these days. i'd like to see these kinds of videos regularly

[@JarroHood]

I like the editting style used for this series. It maintains a visual focus on the games, but also helps sell a talking point when it needs to. I'm personally fine with seeing these videos on a semi-regular schedule (like once a month or every two weeks). Something that let blips be a nice treat of a series, but doesn't strong-arm it becoming the face of the channel a more strict upload schedule brings

[@Quinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

This is perfect for my tastes. Thank you!

[@lazonico9]

I personally prefer when you dig deep into the themes of a single game rather than jumping through several indies that only have an interesting idea or gameplay gimmick to show. I wouldn't mind these blips if they don't take time away from your other projects though, it's always nice to see your notifications. Thanks for your work dude.

[@levelzero8445]

This is a format I would consistently watch no matter how often the eppisodes are uploaded. I'd be glad if you uploaded every time you have enough titles to make a video.

[@Its_Miikii]

I definitely want to see more of this! Honestly, stuff like this and Extra Credit's Games You Might Not Have Tried are some of my favorite sorts of videos on games. I'm always excited to see the weird and quirky games in this sort of thing and I'm definitely gonna get overwhelm.

[@iaknihs]

This selection of games was like Really interesting to me. Love these kinda more obscure and often weird titles in general, so I'm all for more episodes of this. Will probably be playing at least one of the games listed here. As for upload schedule, I feel like sticking to a specifc schedule might make you end up not finding anything interesting at times. Not sure how many random-ish games you have to go through to make an episode like this, but looking at the steam list... probably a few. Just do what works for you I reckon and I'll watch what comes up.

[@z_bill]

I really appreciate you doing this. I love the considered approach to simply recommending some cool small games you liked. I will absolutely look forward to more! Weekly would be amazing, but whenever you can is fine!

[@FaradornTardis]

This feels like a good format, and honestly I would LOVE to hear about all kinds of small scale games that are doing interesting things. I'd say maybe alternate it with the longer video essay stuff to keep things varied without stressing one thing too much.

[@Kraigon42]

Coming back to this to remember what Overwhelm was (at this point, I need to make a list of "games I am interested in getting, once I work through what I have"), and I find out you apparently talked about Tamashii, and I completely forgot because you REALLY undersold it. That game has an entire meta-plotline that is EXTREMELY up my alley and you didn't mention it AT ALL.

[@SidewinderNor]

This is great. Goes into just enough details to garner interest but doesn't dwell too long on one, which keeps the pace going. I also liked that there was a good variety between the games chosen. No two games were similar.

[@MalaysianGov]

This is great! I love the longer, single game format but a blips episode every month or so sounds awesome!

[@LordHengun]

I'd love to see episodes like this as often as you feel like, given that they don't cut into your regular schedule/health or whatever. It's a really neat idea, and as someone who doesn't really go looking for weird stuff like this I appreciate it! I was turned onto Paratopic by your video :)

[@welwitschia]

Love the format. Timing wise, I feel this is a series that would benefit from the 'whenever you have something to share' rather than it being on a set schedule.

[@CTKnoll]

I really like this format. You never fail to find interesting games worth checking out. Definitely make these as often as you feel like you have things to say, especially if you don't want to go through the serious thematic analysis that a bigger Errant Signal piece might require.

[@cheesypoohalo]

That first game looks like my jam, would love to see more of these since there aren't many KZbinrs compiling obscure indie games. Imo everything was fine, fantastic editing as always stops any amount of detailed explanation from growing boring, so you're all good fam

[@SeventhWhiteCat]

This is perfect for me! As someone who only plays indie games, due to not having the time that AAAs expect from from you, but therefore not having the time to dig through the mountains of indies that arrive everyday, I need recommendations to purchase them. So yeah, every time you have enough material I would love a new video!

[@Belmoon]

I enjoyed this a lot, though the brief dip into your academia when talking about Art School was probably my favorite part. I think that's a pretty good middle ground, but maybe I'm trying to have my cake here.

[@dinohorse1120]

I really liked this! I’d love to see this kind of content as often as you want to share it. The length / depth felt pretty good to me

[@TotallyGeeky]

Honestly, I'd like to see videos whenever you have enough games for one (as long as it doesn't interfere with other stuff you want to work on). I always feel like some real good games slip by and this is a way to help fight that. Good format, I think it's a fair amount of time spent with each one, really appreciate the video!

[@Thorsummoner0]

i love your genuine self, i would watch these about as fast as you can find them. i like to have a clear idea what game mechanic I'll play with in a game, but you covered that very well here, i got good things from this as is

[@fibonaccibot3792]

Do please make more, I rarely end up actually getting around to trying the games you review despite how much I like them because of lack of time to play. These smaller ones however are perfect

[@Ultramandalore]

I really like this format, it seems like it's more suited to discussing the sort of obscure titles that make your content stand out.

[@christophergiannetti8339]

I am a huge fan of this channel and seeing this new series was incredibly exciting! I would find these best sprinkles in with your regular uploads. I actually like the light analysis and more general recommendation aspect to this series.

[@Shizell079]

Once a month seems like a perfect pacing for this kind of thing, gives us time to pursue the suggestions and try then out for ourselves before the next video

[@Gigas0101]

"Flavourtown Crime" gives you free reign to do what you want in my books! I'd say no update schedule, just when you feel you have enough to work with. I like how it's a bit of a look into you as a person as well as into the games as well.

[@Solidnypan]

It's exactly what I wanted! I adore you for wanting to expose more hidden gems contrary to popular trends. And such a perfect name for a series :) Can't wait for more!

[@turingsghost]

I think I like having a rapid-fire of you recommending stuff. I think it probably needs to be mixed in with your regular video-essay-type things, but it's nice to have a list of Some Neat Video Games That One Dude On KZbin Told Me About.

[@pocket_sized_productions]

I really like this format! I think you describe the hooks or the main charm of these games incredibly well. I'd be happy with any sort of upload schedule; I simply am hoping to see more of these in future. Thanks for the great work! :)

[@type1ninja940]

I really enjoy this format. I'd watch it as often as you have the time to make this sort of episodes. It's cool to see you get excited about a bunch of games in a row.

[@jeremy3046]

Love this format. Short, non-numerical reviews of obscure indie games is super great.

[@barryherbers6090]

That was a lot of fun! Definitely keep it going. I love the broad strokes mechanical analysis mixed with just 'blips' of the thematic approach. Seems like a really earnest way to get these little games some much needed publicity. Get 'em out whenever is most comfortable, and if you can do it consistently, that's great!

[@TashtheStarCrossedStitcher]

I love this format! I am so happy to see some little indie gems getting a bit of exposure. You should do these videos as often as you like, I'll watch them all :)

[@holbacher]

I saw how unsure you were about the other video about small, unknown games so let me say that this was perfect. The games are interesting, the pacing was great and your insights are always compelling, hope to see more of this.

[@tayuyaXkimimaro]

As someone who makes small indie and art games... your thoughts and statements give me so much hope for this smaller world ;.; thank you for your appreciation, care, and putting such good games on peoples' minds. I played Smile For Me because of your and it quickly became one of my favorite games ever.

[@hoobles4242]

Loving the concept and the execution, fun and informative look at lesser known titles. I'd like to see this as whenever you are ready, rather than stress over deadlines.

[@jordantm16]

Excellent video. Good format. Keeping it down to four games per episode provides enough variety for people looking for a single game to try but doesn’t overwhelm viewers who might want to go try all of them. Once a month seems like a good suggestion for frequency/consistency and gives people enough time to seek out and play these games. Great work! Very much looking forward to the next in this series.

[@onelazynoob15]

I say do these as often as you like. So long as they don't massively disrupt your regular work schedule, or they become unfulfilling to do, you can just churn these out and I'll be more than happy to watch them.

[@SweetInsanity]

Nice format, I definitely enjoy discovering new interesting obscure indie games accompanied with your commentary. You are truly a "well played" (in a well read - knowledgeable sense) source of information and analysis. Keep up the good work!

[@vfxninja5503]

This is a really good quick look style video. I love when curators show off the weird stuff they like personally

[@Soundole]

I think this format works really well, and I'd be happy to watch them as frequently as you produce them :)

[@Spookybluelights]

This was great, I always feel like I'm missing out on stuff and this is perfect for that. I would love to see more of them as often as you feel comfortable making them.

[@Rossy167]

I'd love more of this. I recently started getting together with a friend once a week for just a few hours to play through random indie games that caught our fancy. As much as I love big games and AAA games that everyone has heard of, there's so much cool stuff out there I want to experience and this seems like a great gateway for that.

[@HardBoiledYoshi]

I love this. I love seeing new games and the perspective they bring, but between my full time job and all my current interests it's all I can do to keep up with the stuff I'm into. Please keep doing this.

[@BAvideo]

I enjoy this series. I think it's a solid format. Concise and good information. You hit everything from design to difficulty. Once a month is great. I know how much work it takes so I wouldn't ask for more than that!

[@chris10240]

Loved it! I'm always looking for new weird stuff to play and while none of these really seemed for me (except for art sqool which I already have) I'm excited to see more because I know it's only a matter of time before I see something that clicks. I'd love to see these as soon as you can make them!

[@RatchetSly]

I quite enjoyed this format, with my one suggestion being something you're likely going to do anyway, being a succinct intro bit about the basic concept of the show. Honestly, I like shows that are showcases for overlooked and underappreciated games, such as this, Extra Credits' occasional Games You Might Not Have Tried, Super Bunnyhop's Games From My Inbox, and the late TotalBiscuit's 15 Minutes of Game and WTF is... series. Steam is such a nightmare to wade through that having these shows that point games out is fantastic, and I would love to see these as a regular series on your channel, be it weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, depending on the work investment required.

[@TheNosyarg13]

I actually loved this. I'll honestly watch these as fast as you can put them out. So many great and/or interesting games come out all the time, OR were out at different times during a generational peak in interest. I'm just as keen to learn about the new interesting stuff as I am to see why some of them are interesting to YOU based on your contextual experience with when the games you enjoy came out and what was happening around that time (like your DriftForce example). So like heck yeah more of these.

[@xaosbob]

I like it! Nice, digestible bit of heads-up, and I always appreciate being introduced to new games and experiences, whether or not I wind up trying them myself. Do it as often as it strikes you. It's a cool side-project for your channel.

[@BrickBustR]

I'd certainly like to see more of this. Considering this series is to give smaller titles more exposure, as often as possible sounds like the right schedule .

[@John_does]

That was fun, I would like to see more, but not more frequently than other things you do, once/ twice a month or between other types of videos probably.

[@fiddlemouth6385]

It's good to finally see a series on obscure games after multiple years since RockLeeSmile and NerdCubed stopped covering them. Thank you for filling a game-shaped hole in my heart.

[@KrystianMajewski]

This is fantastic! I love it! In fact, I wish more of games journalism was just this. Especially today in times where it's impossible to keep track of all of the games that come out. Thank you.

[@SynthesizersAreLife]

I think the amount of ganes out there, and the fact that you’re not doing deep analysises of the games would lend itself to this being a fairly frequent series

[@michaelkindt3288]

I liked it. Interested in seeing more.

[@joycestick]

I like the format quite a lot! I think that this sort of series could serve as effective pilots of sorts for longer video essays covering the games you find, like, maybe if people seem to express interest in a game you cover on Blips, you could take that as a sign that it would be a good choice to cover in a longer video essay. But it's also obviously really good to cover games that are interesting, but don't really have enough meat on them to merit their own video-- in this particular episode that game would appear to be DriftForce. I think I'd prefer to have about one Blips episode to one longer video essay, a (ideally) neat 1:1 ratio between the two so that Blips doesn't dominate the channel, but rather exists alongside the more in-depth essays, and they're nicely complementing one another. With that in mind, it could also be cool to put continuity between the two occasionally, for instance, if you plan to give a larger, more thematically dense game by a particular developer its own video, you could feature a smaller game from that same developer in the immediately preceding "Blips" episode, and then say something like, "and this developer also made the game that will be featured in..." But I'd figure you probably want to establish this series as its own thing, first, before thinking that far ahead. Overall, pretty good, I can definitely see room for improvement, but yeah, good stuff.

[@Yervy]

keep doing these as often as possible, love this show

[@LogicalEscape]

I think this format is great. We need more champions like you covering the small titles.