Can You Play EVERY Good Videogame?

[@WarmLillie]

As they saying “Too much of a good thing, is never a good thing” I guess that’s true because there are so many good videos games that I want to play but don’t always have the ability to play them all.

[@mattwolf7698]

At least there's too many instead of too little.

[@jacobcain9008]

@Student Zachary Torres Mine is like 6 videos I still havent gotten around to watching. The amount of playlists ive saved though....

[@r3d646]

Jwittz: “The average gamer only plays video games for about one hour a day” Me: *Nervously looks at the 450 hours I’ve put into animal crossing in 2 months* Jwittz: “Even I only play games for about 2 hours a day” Me: *cries*

[@user-ry3bw2bg9n]

I only play 7 hours a day =

[@xstoofpeer]

*looks at tyler1 who played 16 league of legends on average for 3 months, which is basically 1/3rd of his day including sleep*

[@Gumby518]

I feel attacked

[@crediblesalamander8056]

@@xstoofpeer Well yeah, but it's basically his job isn't it?

[@TheMajorofallsuckage]

That’s nothing I max out three Pokémon and probably having almost 8000+ hours invested in shiny hunting with 462 with sun, moon, crystal, and ultra sun shinies

[@homerman76]

"Average gamer plays about 1 hour a day" *thinks about how long I play games each day* "Wait, I play abnormally long compared to even other gamers?"

[@Saxdude26]

The biggest breaker for completion is those games with life counters. I for one love leaving the game with the counter maxed out. That's easy to farm in every game. 😅

[@ioioire4684]

i mean i play literally nothing on week days but then 7 hours on weekends.

[@jacobcain9008]

Same. Since Terraria 1.4 has been released, ive kitten a day into one character.

[@megamegaO]

Question Do you have a job, school, or have a family? Most people with those.hardlt have much time.

[@cookii.8369]

I play for like 7 hours 0.0 It's much worse in lockdown though, when I don't have to go to school.

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

And to think of all those NEW good games that come out while you try and beat the OLD good games.

[@cherrybiscottitouille3753]

I mean, Glover is only about 4 1/2 hours long, so if you set aside an afternoon you can play the only good video game ever made

[@NetConsole]

That game is such a chore, lol.

[@doughnuthead8757]

"Hey, have you played-" "I DON'T HAVE TIME!!!"

[@yeetus5444]

Meanwhile I’ve got about 100 games in my backlog yet I keep replaying my favs instead

[@canonogic]

We've seen it all ladies and gents, gone from "wasting time" playing video games, to complaining about not having enough time.

[@imoutotrash390]

Then realizing it was my own doing. Not caring about that then starting to play overwatch for 3 hours farming anniversary skins

[@AIRSHOTNATION]

“Average gamer plays about 1 hour a day” Me who plays 25 hours a day and 8 days a week : yes

[@Arranus]

I have that Tec too where you can play video games in sleep

[@cloroxhammer3289]

Me, who plays video games 101 years in a century: u were sayin' mate?

[@marvalcomicsfan123]

Me too, well when I feel like it.

[@brianestevez485]

Been a long time sub and honestly bro loving the direction you're going with these vids, I guess the best compliment I can give is that I love sitting down with a nice meal and watching your vids. Please keep it up, you're making good stuff! Bless up!

[@Sparklespeed]

Thank you for calling out the Explorers of Sky fans. :’D

[@shadeslayer2297]

I saw him call it out and I paused the video to gather my bearings. They disgraced a beautiful game.

[@isaiahzabell1320]

Your Spelunky Let's Play is still my favorite Let's Play series of all time to this day

[@shibaarmy4385]

2:50 The Switch has more games than the PS4 now? That's kinda scary but impressive at the same time

[@SelecaoOfMidas]

Scary when you realize most of that is becoming asset flips and shovelware... It's becoming the Wii on steroids.

[@tumamaencosplay]

@@SelecaoOfMidas I always wonder, both with Steam and the Eshop. Is it really that expensive to have a couple reviewers curate it from the beggining? Like, no need to finish every game, just play 20 mins each. Utter garbage asset flip is very easy to differentiate from mediocre but functional and original.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

6:31 Gaston? Ah yes, you’re a man of culture

[@Herozonex200]

When you're in school, you have so many freedom and choices to do without a care in the world to do anything. I usually finished video games due to amount time I be putting in. Now I work and have to balance all of my hobbies. I'm so behind on movies, animes and video games. So many good animes and video games to watch. I had to make a schedule to keep all of this balanced. Monday, tuesday, Wednesday are my anime days 5 or 10 episodes in those days. Thursday is a random day, I could either play video game, watch anime, tune on Netflix for a movie, or just sleep. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is my video game days. Sometimes on Sunday nights, I rarely do a anime night and just watch 5 episodes before I turn in for work. This is how far behind I am from watching anime, you guys know I haven't watch dragonball super yet, you know I havent watch any of the new anime after year of 2014? Exactly I havent even finished with naruto shippuden yet

[@PokeProfSunny]

dude thats a great idea to have anime days and video game days, been having a hard time balancing it myself. I usually just watch an episode while eating (im a pretty slow eater). Personally I found the least time for hobbies in college cuz that was just homework 24/7, high school was ok but still had homework after the 8 hours in school, at least with work its just 9 to 5 then free to do whatever, minus other responsibilities?

[@leahluostarinen]

Now I know I feel when I'm trying to finish a game before another game gets released

[@AidanRatnage]

There are so many good games that I only ever buy game snow if they are on sale with a few exceptions such as Silksong when it releases. It's totally possible if you devote all your leisure time to games, cut down on sleep, some games can be played with one hand so eat while playing, get someone else to do other activities for you like shopping and cooking.

[@finedig1854]

alt title: i used the government to prove that videogames are awesome

[@cjlite0210]

1:00 Being able to control a computer by tapping your fingers on where the keyboard is is actually an impressive skill!

[@CrimsoniteSP]

Oh silly Jwittz, before the age of 15 is prime time for gaming. Not joking, I started at age4, mastered Devil May Cry 2 by age 5 and I literally played a video game everyday, unless I got grounded, all the way to age 21, where I still play today. At least 3-5 hours a day with my record being 25 hours straight. Sure, I'm an outliar, but I've met SO MANY kids in my life that have similar stories and I still know a few that haven't really changed. Even when we work and exercise, we still find time to game.

[@sundaesundays]

I play very casual games & stick to let's plays when it comes to skill games, but even so, video games are interesting to me. Awesome video, great job!

[@solidskullz5736]

Maybe you could but it would take a VERY long time especially with how long some of these good games are

[@UltimateGamerCC]

yes, RPGs would of course take the longest, Strategy being the second longest, especially when mixed with RPG mechanics and Simulation making 3rd Place. the quickest genres are Fighting games, Platformers and Shooters.

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

Remember Gamepro? Those short, reviews with multiple writers comments and scores? Always loved how they approched reviewing games.

[@josephremonte962]

It’s pretty much the same thing as anime. There’s a million to watch, and new ones come out like every month

[@Ramperdos]

Or if you don't enjoy isekai, there's nothing to watch.

[@toooydoeur]

@@Ramperdos cowboy bebop

[@Km-qo6ex]

@@toooydoeur Well CB is pretty old. I think they meant newer ones.

[@swebartender4697]

@@Km-qo6ex Also CB is also one of the most popular anime in the anime circle and to recommend that to someone is like to recommend a teenager to watch one super hero movie

[@stinkogresupreme8165]

Pfff, unironically, reading the manga is more efficient because you can read faster then watching a full anime. I finished Evangelion in a day by reading it

[@TurboPikachu]

My personal goal is to play every game in my own collection that I care about, which comes to about 150 unplayed games out of my 650+ game library spanning across all my consoles/handhelds/PC

[@epicbadgerking5616]

JWittz has officially become Polygon Unraveled and I am SO here for it

[@elissafrasure8523]

It depends what you speculate as “Good” games

[@TheKpa11]

Especially if “Good” is merely a scale, and there’s higher ones like “Great” or “Perfect”

[@RDV333]

Yeah, the Metacritic page of games with a score over 80 is very questionable, I could easily reduce it by 50% with barely any effort.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

for me a good game ranges around 60, here's my scope on video game scores: 10-30 Bad 40-50 Mediocre 60-70 Good 80-90 Great 95-100 God Tier

[@Crawford17x]

This is why I’m going to be putting my brain into a computer when I die so I can finally play every good game ever made.

[@Monaster01]

Seeing all these comments from people saying they play over seven hours a day, I can only assume that you are all teenagers, or at least unemployed. If you work forty hours a week, then you usually only get one hour of gaming a day, if that much. There have been many times where I haven't been able to play games for a week or more just because I've been too busy. Being an adult stinks.

[@niceprince4652]

Ugh, I can definitely agree. Between my dead-end retail job and my working towards my engineering degree in college, I've had to miss out on so many new releases due to my focus on exams and projects.

[@spongee5445]

the pandemic definitely contributes to increased gaming time though unless this is how much they would play before than you would be right

[@edl01reviews]

I could certainly fit in more than 1 hour of gaming a day alongside my 40 hour job. Taking into account travel, exercise, eating, maintaining basic hygiene ect. I could definitely find 2 or 3 hours to play a video game every night. It would just inadvertently mean doing absolutely nothing else with my free time.

[@chroan9923]

When Old School Runescape officially came back, I spent 100 hours a week for like the first month of playing it. Those were some dark times indeed.

[@darkrevolution4219]

Absolutely loved the video. Thanks for addressing several if not all of the potential flaws in the data and how they could skew the numbers. The vid was just fascinating, I guess I’m weird for dumping 10+ hours a day whenever I play something like Terraria 😭

[@fal_pal_]

As someone who thinks about this a lot, I strangely felt some relief knowing that I'll just have to accept I can't play em all but will just cherish the ones I love. And never waste time on a bad game again

[@BigKinger95]

What makes it easier if you consider that the majority of games pre-2010 don't hold up against modern standards (ignoring 2D/sprite-based games) and games you've got nostalgia for. If you only play games which would get an 90+ review if released today then you've got a pretty manageable list.

[@thegloobster]

By golly, I think it's fair to say this here is the best video you have ever made Josh, amazing all the way through out, I loved it even though I hate hearing how I'm gonna die and leave forever and not gonna get to make any more great experiences

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

Your underestimating my gaming abilitiies?

[@dareo9612]

Europa Universalis, and other paradox games, are not games that you can complete. They're basically stategy game sandboxes with no defined goal or ending other than maybe getting to the end date. And even getting to the end date varies massively in time based on cpu speed and how often you pause.

[@ohyaization]

19:32 Those images are freaking funny man

[@jdchainsaw1335]

I can't even play all my current backlog, let alone all the good games I haven't scrounged up enough money to buy in the future. So no it's not possible, but it is a glorious dream.

[@gamersgamestorm8291]

I am still insanely impressed by the new JWittz Intro

[@Artista_Frustrado]

also, I love how many people don't really get the concept of a mathematical average & is going "but I played way over two hours of games today, how come I only played Two Hours?!"

[@Oshawott315]

*sees the dice* Me: Someone plays D&D Also me: are we going to get some D&D videos?

[@nomadrl91x]

@TheJWittz something to consider, gaming streamers and speed runners. This would apply maximum (healthy) time gaming, as your work literally is playing games and your free time is playing other games. And speed runner who strive for the absolute minimum time in a game.

[@denisgonzalez7630]

I'm 15, recently got a computer yesterday I made a list on GG a game tracking website I only got around 300 games. I only included well known titles and franchises which is most likely why my list is so short.

[@aaronshah2259]

Better question: Can you watch every good JWittz video (all of them)?

[@isaiahunzickermusic]

JWittz's channel is so good these days.

[@dude21699]

The more open he is with his sense of humor, the funnier he is. Keep it up! We're loving the content

[@smellyfishstiks]

I love the fact that splunky guy was on the desk for like 3 episodes and then he was a actually in the video : p

[@justinhanna6118]

Honestly I completely agree with how you said the government study was fun. If I'm interested in a topic and I'm reading about it I can have more fun than playing a game I spent $60 on. Learning can be very fun if it's something your interested in.

[@MayuraVyamsaka]

Coming into this I'm sure we knew the answer was going to be no, but it's shocking the gap is a lot closer than we thought. Accounting for subjectivity and preference, a realistic number of good games is probably going to be close to your sample size of 2k (or fewer). I wonder if that list would be actually possible.

[@Tomasin19]

I hope jWittz hasn't deleted his list. I'td be nice if he could upload it to google drive or whatever so we could check it out. I for one need better gaming experiences in my life and I'd love to hear some recommendations.

[@AustinKelly01]

I needed this video, so much. Thank you for existing The world is so stressful

[@jonathann.5754]

Any chance we can get your list of games? I want to do a simmilar experiment for myself but counting all the games and hours again is a massive drag.

[@epicthecandydragon6079]

I’ve already accepted long ago that I will never be able to play every game I want to. This just proves it.

[@LinkBeyblades]

Oh boy... I'm avoiding those addictive (and financially abusive) gacha games on my phone during the entire quarantine. I just told to myself "I won't be spending a single second on those abusive games during the pandemic!" And now, after watching this video, I think I won't spend another single second with gacha games during the rest of my life! Time is too precious to be wasted on addictive little games with shallow mechanics, lots of unnecessary grinding and an abusive monetary system akin to slot machines. The time I spend to achieve nothing on those games in, let's say two weeks, is enough to beat some great games with life changing experiences. Say "no" to game drugs.

[@_bondedlink_6647]

Loved the vid! I can truly tell how much you care about your videos with how much effort you put in. Awesome job dude 👍

[@maxybaer123]

You did all this great work is there a chance you can post the list so we can see it?

[@riseoftheflutes1739]

I want this list of good games you have made.

[@AaronTsuii]

"watching tv alone" Dude, I don't even OWN a tv.

[@benplus1503]

“The average gamer plays games for about 1 hour a day” *looks nervously at my 450 hours on terraria*

[@kelb0y9o20]

Terraria>Minecraft

[@effaygigioty3164]

You CAN "play" all your favorite games. You might not be able (or want to) beat them all of them... But you sure can play them!

[@1996MartinsMatheus]

i don't see this as a problem, i like to think that the fact there is more good games being lauched every month that i can play is a 'i will never run out of what to play next'. just like a good tv series, i enjoy myself while i'm playing a few and when i'm done with one of them, i look for the next one. People today have this fear of being missing something and try to enjoy everything, which end up not enjoying any. I don't mind i will never play Uncharted or Borderlands series, i'm sure those are a incredible games, and i'm missing a lot of good stuff, but i have more and more games that i prioritize more and i believe it will make me more happy right now; and some day i can check them if i change my mind.

[@garylikesgames]

OG Star Wars Battlefront 2? A man of culture I see.

[@FrostedZaibatsu]

Yeah, once i got a long term job, i didnt even want to look at a games some days

[@DarkAmph]

Enjoy what you're doin in the moment, I've been enjoying dq11 on 3ds and playing w/ beyblades lol

[@YourAverageSpelunker]

I just saw this video, I love the ending

[@emoon42]

Heck I'm 25 and have finished over 1000 games main story (and non-frivolous extras), and completed about 300 of them, while juggling work, getting a degree, and even sinking thousands of hours into League. If you cut out "multiplayer" experiences, then it should be a relatively straightforward list to complete. Tunneling on MMO's and such is kind of counter-productive, and also including games that probably shouldn't be "finished", like stardew valley or animal crossing.

[@xxElyonxx]

also sometimes objectively bad video games are the most fun; i've long since lost track of how many hours i've put into clock tower 2

[@Ramperdos]

Can somebody point out the music tracks used in the background of this video? I hate when I recognize the song but then just can't remember the name...

[@NetConsole]

Look at some of the user scores for some of those Metacritic averages. The contrast is crazy, and usually more reliable.

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

Can we get a link to that list? I am extremely curious

[@faro5157]

Happy that PMD Explorers of sky got mentioned. The reviews really don't speak for how good that masterpiece is.

[@Robindb]

This was, as you said yourself, stupid information, but brought to me in SUCH an entertaining way. Really liked this video :)

[@GamingWarlord64]

It would be cool if they have the number, the full review and a summery

[@geliscon]

Me, pausing the video to look for my favorite relatively obscure games on the list of good games: “There it is Gary! There it is!”

[@iamabrawler92]

You narrowed it down to the top quarter... Would you be gutsy enough to try this again, see if it also works with the games with a general aggregated score of 85, 90 or 95 or above?

[@TheCreepypro]

if only we could Jwittz if only we could

[@Squidmoto3]

The actual biggest problem with Metacritic is that the scores from websites like IGN or Polygon are never going to be below 6 or 7. On a 1-10 scale 5 should be average, but that's not even close to true - because if they give a game a 5 they lose all hope of getting press copies of games from that publisher. IMO games should be scored on a 1-3 scale, with no decimals allowed.

[@killaknight12]

My Kryptonite are definitly endless competitive games. On one side I want to play through my backlog, on the other hand I want to become Grand Champ in Rocket League or play more Smash again. Time is really the only thing I wish for at this point of my life (not only for gaming). Also my GF persuaded me into buying Animal Crossing, too and I already KNOW I will put in hundrets of hours to achiev everything!! Oh yeah I still want to finish Okami HD, play Planet Coaster, play Xenoblade Chronicles DE, go on with Ori 2 and Devil May Cry 5... send help.

[@TheMisterSaxy]

You playin spelunky 2 for the channel, right?! That was how I found your channel in the first place!!

[@kalixizalumi]

I wanted to pose a question here. No right or wrong answer per say. Just an opinion. What do you thinking of watching games. Whether it be KZbin's LPs, Watching a family member, Twitch, etc.? Imo it is still absorbing the content despite not actually playing. And you get to see what other good games are like. There could he reasons you might not play it yourself. Some skill based game you cant overcome, a disability, maybe you like watching scary games but not play yourself. I believe that would count toward some of these hours. Again just an opinion/ thought.

[@Frawg1]

You should talk about bug fables It’s the paper Mario we have been waiting for

[@Gigaheart]

So apparently sitting here for 4-5 hours every single day playing video games, is unheard of.

[@KhanCrete]

Couldn't tell you how long I've spent playing and replaying Pokémon games

[@UltimateFunBilly]

“Can you play every good videogame?” Technically, yes. If you are a completionist, however, thats a different story.

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

Time to invent immortality. Just for this though nothing else

[@JoJoestar]

It would be interesting to see the spike in data during isolation.

[@gibupleb]

16:48 Are you kidding me, that's insulating low

[@aionicthunder]

What is “insulating low”, may I ask?

[@azophi]

How to get free time: Don't have a family Get insufficient hours of sleep Spend work hours catching up on that sleep and playing games on mobile/portable consoles Rinse and repeat

[@peterharz5938]

...or Just live a healthy Life.

[@Phanaron]

Nice D&D dice Jwittz

[@TheProGam3rHD]

Next: Can you watch EVERY good KZbin video?

[@SamiSpoon]

Loved this video Josh, so much research!

[@faloticool]

Could u pubblish the list it will be fun to see

[@lkjkhfggd]

Thanks for the existential crisis jwittzzzzz

[@AndersonOrtiz]

Excellent video!

[@Forever_Zero]

Yeah, it might be impossible to play every good game out there... but you bet I'm gonna try it

[@melskunk]

JWittz finally just admitting he wants to be a statistician 👌

[@pokelover02]

I really appreciate all the time you took to make this! I love your research-based videos!

[@goronjon2408]

The other day I played Persona 5 for 4 hours. I’ve definitely ascended above “average”.

[@yellowishnesses1138]

Oh yeah? I played Persona 5 for 45 hours at once. ...I have a problem.

[@collincarabine3511]

Good games are subjective, Murray.

[@HeroesLeftInMan]

I've been able to play every good game so far. Even some bad and hidden gems too. Then again, I don't lock myself to an hour a day. Also I don't have to beat every game to have played it. Like just last weekend I spent the afternoon playing a bunch of SNES games, about 30 minutes each. I played well over a dozen different games in that one day.