Games with floating worlds.

in this video, i dont talk about Tears of the Kingdom.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:57 DOOM and Corridor Shooters
3:09 Super Mario 64, and Canonized Limits
7:08 Skies of Arcadia, and Floating Chains
9:53 Wii Sports Resort, and Joy of Flight
11:23 The Brown Era
13:22 The Aether Update
17:32 What is The End, really?
20:43 Conclusions
22:28 Patreon
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[@milicabojic9434]

This guy can make a video on the most random topic and have it be the most interesting thing you will watch all week.

[@Aghashie]

Agreed 👍

[@NoahRamseysGhost]

That title does to Emplemon.

[@nebelnoob5086]

Right? The topics are interesting and his voice would be perfect for a podcast haha

[@fennecfanatic5566]

Have you heard of Any Austin? He does skybox appreciation videos and shows off Odd and unremarkable places in older video games. Awesome channel if you haven’t already checked it out.

[@ihatehandles69420]

I disagree. Were you expecting a video not about video games? What is random about the topic? Yesterday I watched a video on how refrigeration works. Before that I was 100% confident it was ice magic. Don't accuse this video of being more interesting than fridges. Honestly, it makes me sick.

[@spebtm8017]

I seriously think you might be my favorite youtuber dude. The way you bridge things thematically and not necessarily in order is so captivating!

[@TheCursedJudge]

Thank you

[@thelofistorm]

Likewise

[@thelofistorm]

@@Lee-wk3cb MR. BEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSTTTTTT nah TCJ is better by far

[@CorkyMcButterpants]

@@Lee-wk3cb Is that the retarded shouty guy that only 10 year olds would un-ironically promote?

[@thelofistorm]

@@Lee-wk3cb I know! I know. Sorryyyy

[@TheCursedJudge]

Hello. While this is a regular video of mine per se, I was looking to experiment in terms of game choice. Specifically, I wanted to see if I could find novel things to say while (almost) exclusively using some of the most popular video games of all time. I hope I accomplished that, for your sake. Also I have discord now: discord.gg/ZkVvzHH2yK

[@veryverbalsquid]

Hey I know your busy and all but if it interests could you check out little nightmares? (1&2) they are my favorite game and I would like you to at least try em out 👍

[@samiiscool8181]

I love it 💓

[@minishlink8132]

It was fine because you stayed on topic. I'm surprised you didn't use Sky Children of Light for reference.

[@brianhitch3448]

It was a good format. Learned a bunch but also Minecraft was super familiar and got me hooked since I've played it more than any other game. Btw I watched your video on the Spaghetti track map, super intriguing video. Keep getting better and engaging your community 🤙

[@worstcasescenario4898]

certainly accomplished that

[@mattguy1773]

Floating worlds in games make it feel like a dream

[@Pleasehelp-cu6ge]

It’s all a dream

[@Pleasehelp-cu6ge]

It’s all a dream

[@Pleasehelp-cu6ge]

It’s all a dream

[@elizathegamer413]

The way you talk about the wing cap stage puts to words the feeling I have about the stage. I get it now. That's why I feel so free with it there and not as much elsewhere. It's about the theming

[@CheeseBrie]

wow such a brave take

[@spyronos]

I kinda miss the whimsical feel of these isolated worlds, only accessible by gates. Makes them feel wondrous and fantastic. The isolation and hollowness of a completed world left only to thank you and send you on your way is a unique feeling matched only by the end of a beloved novel you finish well past midnight.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

that sense of ending but not true ending like a show coming to its end I find myself thinking of show endings feels like leaving the MCs in places far from each other with uncertainty but solace that the biggest blight has ended leaving peace

[@WallMart_Sushi]

Ever thought about a video on games that make you feel alone? Not exactly empty worlds, but lonely ones.

[@TheCursedJudge]

I have, actually. Unsure if I'll ever make it into a video, but it is in my radar.

[@thefanfinfulo]

​@@TheCursedJudgeyes please I would love you to cover the topic it just feels narural

[@infinityyworks]

like the source engine games like portal 1 and half life 2

[@WallMart_Sushi]

@@TheCursedJudge I'd love to see a video on that one day! Love your videos btw.

[@ChuckSploder]

Minecraft again? Well, I'm not complaining

[@buddyimboden8444]

I always thought about how The End in Minecrafy felt so far removed from everything else but I never really considered it it's own dimension. In my mind I took the name "the end" literally and saw it as all that's left of the world at the end of time itself. Everything else that existed reduced to just a few floating islands suspended over the nothingness where everything else once stood

[@dargon_]

That's an interesting way to look at it. I always thought of the nether being below the overworld, while the end exists as its own separate plane of existence, cut off from the other dimensions.

[@Bing.Chillin]

I would listen to audio books if you narrated them, your voice is so damn calming

[@TheCursedJudge]

Thank you.

[@joob4324]

What I love most about your video essays is that they feel like essays and not just a video talking about a subject. These feel like thought out scripts with passion and research put into them. As well as a formal, and precise with words.

[@Arcanilumia]

You absolutely nailed the feeling of The End in Minecraft. It's always been by far my favourite dimension in the game, there's just something so alluring to it. I still think they should make an update specifically focused on it like they did with the Nether, but at the same time... I feel like part of the magic is just how desolate it is. It's so barren, the sky being seemingly star-speckled but still not looking quite right, to beautiful effect, the dragon and endermen being the most unnatural creatures, the stone being yellowed as if it's been around longer than time, and the mysterious crystals on obsidian pillars, seemingly built, but built by no one. Hell, the dimension only has one song. It's quite long, and is more or less just a quiet, distorted, dying amalgamation of many other Alpha album songs. It truly is The End, and that's what I love so much about it. It speaks to me in a way that the other two dimensions don't, with the 'speech' that scrolls after you finally jump through that portal after the dragon dies being the pinnacle of that feeling. A feeling that the game knows who I am, intimately, and loves me. In that sense, Minecraft's End dimension is the only thing in any game ever to make it feel like my soul was laid bare before it, not with any ill intention, but with love, and a blessing. To make me feel whole, despite the desolate nature of it.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

The end reminds me of what I feel when its night in games you only see the torch light while the void surrounds I have often stopped walking at night just to look at the shadows down the sidewalk

[@italianwombat9329]

You know it’s a good day when there’s a new cursed judge video

[@spebtm8017]

Was just thinking this lol

[@Darkfry]

Tears of the Kingdom not being in this video says a lot about society

[@thinix396]

Columbia not being in this video says a lot too

[@neuroveyne9044]

Well you can't just throw a bunch of rocks into the sky haphazardly and call it heaven. The only good part about the Sky Isles was the starting segment.

[@amberhernandez]

The video started with Minecraft, reached hellish lows and heavenly heights, and came to rest once again in the arms of Minecraft. We began with a dream, awoke to reality, and drifted off once more, dreaming hopefully. You are a master of storytelling, Judge. Thank you.

[@sirluc]

Great video as usual but I think you may have crossed some wires when you said Skies of Arcadia drew inspiration from Howl's Moving Castle. The movie came out 4 years after Skies of Arcadia. You perhaps were thinking of Laputa: Castle in the Sky, which is a sound comparison since that has inspired many a game.

[@TheCursedJudge]

Oh fuckin hell, you're right. One thing every video, I swear.

[@Occultist_Anonymous]

my favorite kinds of videos have become the ones that feel like the late night conversations you have with old friends that have a topic but it comes and goes the whole time

[@TheBalthassar]

Floating islands biome was an option in Minecraft infdev/indev. They were going to bring it to the main game, but it got replaced with the end.

[@Azzrenoza]

The Aether feels more like normal Minecraft than any of the recent official updates. You always manage to make banger videos thank you for that.

[@mr.shplorb662]

Because it's been around longer

[@noodlesfan8536]

I would like a minecraft version where is more acidlike, lsd and shit pretty cool

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Weirdcore mod @@noodlesfan8536

[@defrance2728]

I have to say, the atmosphere of your videos is just so impressive. Whatever emotion you’re trying to evoke at any given point during your video is definitely felt by me. The songs you pick at each interval really give the subject matter more depth along with your commentary. Thanks so much for making these. You do a great job.

[@CloudHopperCat]

floating islands are such a special concept to me. sky and clouds and bright, hopeful islands are ingrained in my identity - i'm so glad someone else is so inspired by them

[@sakarain]

The description of the sky levels in sm64 was so good plus the details I didn’t even notice when I played

[@domiino9112]

This is the best video I've ever seen, best piece of media to ever have touched this platform, and I'm truly enlightened by the feels it transmits to us, the viewers.

[@wafagdplqs4421]

Too much ! I'm mean, it's really good but not THAT much.

[@domiino9112]

I wrote this comment 10 seconds into the video

[@TheCursedJudge]

@@domiino9112 lmao

[@HA-ot6uf]

This is my reaction whenever KZbin asks me to rate a random video.

[@NickiRusin]

​@@domiino9112 us mortals can only hope to one day glance at a power like yours

[@stoney9351]

Another great essay mate. you have quickly made it into my list of favorite creators. Worst part about this video (selfishly) was knowing upon its completion I have to wait a bit for the next one. Cheers!

[@tecinplace1316]

8:20 Tail Concerto jumpscare in a good way

[@TheCursedJudge]

Thank the youtuber Chariot Rider for the footage!

[@NontinctumutatingAcipenser]

That wuhu flyover game in wii sports resort was probably the first time a videogame made me feel wonder. Diving through the depths of the tight tunnels using godawful wii controls is one of my favorite memories. Thanks for the great vid, keep it up.

[@MeMelon]

DUDE how do you always seem to perfectly describe the feeling very niche vibes some games give off! I always really liked the Mario worlds that feel real but are in some random void, it feels surreal and dreamlike. I can tell you really found your footing with these genres of videos, keep makin great stuff!

[@Usith]

Your playlist is immaculate. Thank you for citing all songs!

[@jerichode]

As someone who usually watches videos in 2x speed the fact that I didn't realise I wasn't and was completely engaged the entirety of this video is insane. I wouldn't expect anything less from The Cursed Judge of course, thank you, fantastic video

[@waffle4469]

Why?

[@iBenjamin1000]

@@waffle4469 because youtubers are taking too long to get to their point and talking too slowly, because they pad out their videos with other less relevant stuff, because they're making enormous and long videos, some of which deserve the 1 or more hours, some of which are guilty of those aforementioned problems, because you can watch more youtube at increased speeds, because you've watched enough of a type of content that it becomes so predictable that it feels like a waste of time to watch it in full, do any of these answer your question?

[@seven7tr]

​@@iBenjamin1000if every video essay has become that predictable, why do you keep watching them ? Watching in x2 prevents you from enjoying editing, music, rhythm...

[@takimicha7291]

I am genuinely convinced that you are the new SummoningSalt. You are amazing at writing, my guy! I can tell a lot of effort went into this and dear God was it worth every minute

[@ArcNine9Angel]

So happy you talk about Skies of Arcadia, one of my top favorite games for sure. Thank you!

[@End3rMB]

How are this guys videos always so chill to watch

[@TKsMantis]

Your videos are so good. You inspire me, man! Thank you for the hard work!

[@TheRealJeffBezos66]

Congrats on 300k 🎉 love your vids ❤

[@flawless-cowboy]

I found your channel randomly the other night, and I am thoroughly enjoying the content. Thanks for sharing your observations in such a way that it weaves into my own feelings and wounds of nostalgia, with a subtlety that shows how much respect you truly have for your audience.

[@shimmereyes8984]

I think I have to credit you Cursed for your outstanding writing and creative ideas behind your videos. They naturally flow from one theme to another, it gives a sense of evolution that serves to expose your opinion, and how your examples come in full circle as if the circular thought process was a reflection of how these games were influenced by their times and the different focuses they pursue creates a very organic disposition. And that is outstanding. Thank you for this unique content in times where creativity struggles to find ways to surprise.

[@whtiequillBj]

Binary-Space-Partitioning is an amazing feat of Doom and to have even been designed and John Carmack is a stunning achievement!

[@expendableindigo9639]

There actually was an older floating islands setting in the official Minecraft during Minecraft’s Indev phase, but some of the stuff from those updates, such as having a score system before the one that was introduced in 2013, is largely forgotten now.

[@mcspiffy5843]

I’m always brought back to Atlantis in Glover 64 whenever I think of floating 3d atmospheric landscapes along with the chill music.

[@raphadmusic]

This might be one of if not the best video I’ve ever watched. The progression, narration and intelligence this piece of art conveys is something that isn’t always talked about in KZbin these days. Please continue making these

[@ddnava96]

6:31. The song used in the level is actually the same as the one in Peach's Secret Slide. The one you're talking about is actually the song of the wing cap powerup and it playes whenever you pick the wing cap in any level and ends whenever it runs out

[@ugamghadi]

This man can make a video on any rendom ass topic and we'll still just sit down and watch it whole even tho we might not know what the video is even about.

[@SmoinsLP]

For some reason your videos make me tear up sometimes, this being no exception

[@legendarysoil1064]

Exploring the End before and after gaining the Elytra are two very different experiences that were almost certainly engineered to be so. It’s a conventional progression reward in such an unconventional game and that’s why I love it so much

[@shingo767]

another hit classic, i love the way your videos are made, i can’t point my finger on how you do it, but hats off to you sir :)

[@bernardotib.3650]

Amazing video, love the way you dig into themes people dont normally think about

[@Axl4325]

You and Solar Sands are easily my favorite youtubers out there, never miss an upload. Keep it up my man

[@chadonionman8864]

I’ve always been interested in a topic like this, ty for making a vid about it Judge!

[@lobstotsbol]

I love your vids mr. judge, I feel nostalgic for a lot of the games you talked about

[@zachariasmanning2071]

I have very fond memories of the sense of wonder and ennui of the floating levels of Super Mario Sunshine, and this finally helped me understand what those feelings are. Fantastic video!

[@baliistiic]

Really glad I found your videos, dude. Keep 'em coming!

[@Coroice]

Came here because of the title, stayed because of the interesting topic. Would get bamboozled trying to look for game recommendations again. By the way: - I'd recommend checking out Solatorobo (part of the Little Tail Bronx series), a DS game with floating islands that came out in 2010. Just like Skies of Arcadia, it has a very colourful and vibrant world that's very far away from the trend home console games were trying to push with realistic graphics and muddy colours around that time. - As far as I know, there was going to be a "floating islands" biome or world in Minecraft prior to version 1.0 which was eventually remade into The End. I remember being pretty sad that it didn't make it into the game, but it seems Mojang added it as a world generation type at some point (though apparently they've removed it since then; I haven't seriously played Minecraft in a very long time, so I don't think I actually ever tried it). I also remember people finding random chunks generated with floating islands, that must have been surprising. Thanks for reading, have a nice day.

[@Pat12379]

I love how he goes from super poetic and like professional in the actual vidoe than the end hes like oh fuck ok i shit

[@TheCursedJudge]

lmao

[@liam_asbrg7344]

Another great video from this channel! Your hard work is truly appreciated.

[@daniellalloyd1082]

As a person who dabbles in game design myself, I find myself endlessly attracted to your videos. You explore concepts in video games a way that *nobody* else does. Bravo.

[@avatarlegendsrpg627]

I get the "floating island" feeling playing my favorite game, Outer Wilds

[@spruceanime]

I just wanted to say that I watch your videos for you. I enjoy watching your videos for your narrating, script writing, and video editing. I would watch your videos no matter what you make them about, even "Balls." Thank you for creating videos.

[@TheCursedJudge]

Thank you, truly.

[@Thatdankkoala]

The original creator of the Aether mod apparently works for Mojang now, they even included the portal in the recent april fools day update

[@StarNova9]

Man since I've watched your "Games you can never play again" video I've been loving all the content, keep it up!

[@nidoar4383]

Seeing you've uploaded a new video makes my day definitly a big bit better

[@seththepotate]

These videos are so captivating in a way I can't explain. Well done yet again.

[@BoltSpider]

This was a great video to give some nostalgia. I love your videos as they are always relaxing to watch and listen to.

[@ISwearToKira]

Another game about floating islands is Aer: Memories of Old. It was short, maybe three hours long but I find myself opening it back up from time to time just to fly around, it feels very freeing to soar the skies between islands and explore.

[@sicksalt7765]

I really look forward to seeing which games you'll string together for these videos. It'll either introduce me to games I've never played or allow me to appreciate an aspect of ones I already enjoy, and the connections between them that I'd never noticed before :)

[@Rafix]

awesome video man! I LOVE this type of video :)

[@maccamachine]

Awesome video I love random topics and things like this. Floating islands always feel so cool it’s really something nice

[@gameo7]

Such an amazing video on an aspect of video games I didn't expect someone to talk about

[@travisewing8457]

Thank you for uploading these masterpieces I need to get away sometimes and your videos are therapeutic

[@ScoutOW2]

Im actually glad this popped up in my recommendations. I was just thinking about this because i was deigning a game with floating worlds. I am surprised you never brought up Psychonauts though. With its floating, artistic worlds, literally inside a persons mind.

[@gdottothegamer1001]

I first fell in love with floating biomes in fiction thanks to Minecraft Skyblock. Expanding your island to your own liking is just so much fun and if you're really good at it you can make a very beautiful island where you'd spend the rest of the day just going around it without doing anything that's productive. From there, my obsession with floating islands is only getting bigger and bigger. My favorite type of floating island is a beautiful floating island full of plants like Aloft and The Last Guardian. Yeah yeah, I know that TLG isn't really set in a floating island more like really really tall mountains, but the way they presented it really makes it feels like you're on a floating island. Up high in the sky, towering buildings everywhere and the bottomless ground. If I can make a game, I'd love to combine some of my favorite things in videogames: a story driven game where you explore a post apocalyptic city on a floating archipelago. I even want to have a racing game that's similar to Need For Speed but with a mixture of realistic city and some fantasy city such as a floating city and an underwater city. Fck man, I'm really obsessed with it, lol. It's sad that we don't have a lot of it in any media.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

games like Raft are just this

[@gdottothegamer1001]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 yeah but the feeling of crossing the clouds is just different

[@deathwish1284]

Thats what i was looking for, some chill! Thanks.

[@CeasiusC]

Speaking of floating islands, the first game coming to mind for me was Warcraft's outland. A destroyed planet floating in the twisting nether. Predating minecraft's nether, but they always felt similar. Later on, in Shadowlands they added a place called Bastion, also a collection of floating islands in the afterlife that seems very reminiscent of the Aether. The reference coming full circle.

[@gepetto6395]

Your channel is the best thing to watch at this platform right now thank you for all those deep funny and interesting videos.

[@vinnyfromvenus8188]

this video is a masterpiece. I seriously teared up in the end because the desire to be free and unbound is so strong within me, it always was and always will be. I could never put into words why that is or why I always loved the aether so much. seriously, thank you for this ❤

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

My personal favourite of this kind is Skt World from Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space. Not only they are floaring islands with castle like architecture but the "ground" are the clouds and blue sky while the skybox looks like a village and forest.

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

There's a semi-controversial game called Day of Dragons that I love to boot up and play every now and then. It's a nearly empty game with little to do but socialize with the other players, however what always brings me back is how it handles flight. Honestly, it's the most satisfying flight mechanics I think I've ever played. There's weight. It's finicky. You control each wing flap. And it's so damn cathartic to fly around the map because of it. Most video games that let you fly are essentially just letting you "walk" through the air. Very few commit to having flight controlled by gravity, since it's a LOT more work. But when it's implemented well it's so fucking satisfying to just fly around doing nothing.

[@AndrewSego]

Great vid. I, too, was enraptured by the island flyover game in Wii Sports Resort

[@andreszarmach554]

Audibly said "ahhhh yes" when i saw this on my feed. Thank you

[@forty2]

One of your best videos yet, enjoyed every second of it!

[@igormarcautan8888]

Your videos really scratch an itch I had for a long time on KZbin and I really couldn't be more thankful for it. Thank you, your work is beautifully written and deeply inspiring

[@aetheriansunrise5433]

Reminds me of AER: Memories of Old. A game literally built around flying around floating islands. Short and simple, but very freeing

[@michaelwoodward4686]

This man literally makes the best videos on youtube. Keep up the amazing work I'm enjoying your videos an insane amount.

[@BossAwesomeSauce]

I literally listened to the aether ost yesterday and its even better than I remember. The nostalgia trip was CRAZY

[@Avetho]

Its why when the Elytra was added, it was literally the best thing ever. Btw, having to use glowstone to get to the Aether means you could say "Through the gate to Hell, as we make our way to Heaven, through the Nether's grime, Minecraft Victoria!"

[@KevinBrooks_c]

Your vids are always such experience to watch and hear (love your voice)

[@Lost.In.Sunglow]

Another absolutely phenomenal, utterly profound video !!

[@Satori69]

New subscriber here I love the narration In your videos it's so soothing keep up the good work I'm all for it

[@glatzenhopper4655]

Thanks for these insanely well made videos very glad youtube really pressured me into watching all of them

[@FlippinEgg]

8:19 was not expecting to see a little tail bronx game in this video, love that series. started replaying solatorobo recently!

[@pjshaw4797]

"Windforge" is a game that never really made much of an impact, but it's been close to my heart ever since I discovered it, because of the same reasons this video exists. Floating islands, airships, that sense of freedom, just can't match it

[@Whyisthisathing825]

You are one of THE best content creators out there in terms of edits and content, keep the good work Judge!

[@davidguthriemusic]

man, this was a great video--never expected someone to get philosophical about Minecraft but i was here for it LOL. your scripting is fantastic!

[@mozartantonio1919]

I love your voice and the mix with your tone and the music

[@keepcoolgames5896]

It's wild when mods and spinoffs become things like this. People's creativity and talent never stops blowing me away

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

stuff inspired by others often become some the most interesting things like Earthbound is a abstract thing but its connected to childhood an the maturity of the surrounding world the same goes for stuff like Omori

[@keepcoolgames5896]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 or like that Skyrim mod that got its own game about time loops. So cool. Wish there were more hours in the day

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@keepcoolgames5896 Majoras Mask the best Zelda game to me is basically a in house made fan game

[@keepcoolgames5896]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 was it really ? Never knew that. Actually playing ocarina of time for the first time currently

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@keepcoolgames5896 all of Majora was a 1 year asset flip where all the models are reused in new ways sounds pretty fan gamey hehe

[@ArtTheGaleWind]

one of my favorite examples of floating worlds and exploration of the sky is in Pokemon Omega ruby alpha sapphire, where the player is given an Eon flute to fly with Latios or latias above the skies in the Hoenn region, going over every route, town, any location of the game, I just loved that feature so much because while the Fly TM was ultimately faster and more straight foward, that mode stands as one of the most majestic features in the pokemon series, this franchise up until gen 8 was restricted to only see the ground at all times, so being able to soar the entire region gives such a nice sense of place and freedom that it's still stands as one of the best features the franchise ever introduced

[@Crasheranton]

Most underrated channel on all of KZbin

[@coltonk.3086]

You are an amazing writer. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

Such a beautiful video, looking at the desire of flight and freedom, it's interesting to realize that limitations are what brought the sky's and colorful worlds.

[@shadow_roxas]

Bro has Summoning Salt levels of engagement, I swear. Absolutely one of my favorite creators right now.

[@baswijkstra13]

Yeah right before I’m about to sleep :) You and @Redlyne always help me sleep so thanks :)

[@DaGoofyJester]

Another banger, as always, keep up the awesome work!

[@exdii_gd7550]

You have become my new favourite youtube channel keep up the good work!