Psychologist Diagnoses Video Game Characters

Pyschologist Sam Greenblatt takes a look at some of the most troubled characters in gaming
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[@buzzfeedmultiplayer]

If we were to make a follow-up video with Dr. Sam, which video game character(s) should he review next? 👀

[@ladyhitchhikerjackmanson8097]

Link, Zelda

[@andinarcee]

Beyond: Two Souls!

[@mangoweasel]

Please please PLEASE do Mae from Night In The Woods!

[@tsl129]

You absolutely have to review Senua from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. A pict woman who's lover is killed by Vikings. She believes she must travel to Helheim to save his soul. She suffers from psychosis and struggles to decipher what is real and what is not on this fantastical journey. The game was thoroughly researched and consulted with psychologists to realistically depict what it would be like to be somebody with psychosis. It achieves this through innovative use of 3D sounds. It was an absolutely profound gaming experience for me like I've never had before.

[@fernandatovar211]

Dutch Van Der Linde!

[@XxMIAKeeseexX]

As a studying clinical psychologist and game fanatic I really enjoy the crossover! I hope to see more of this as a series!

[@buzzfeedmultiplayer]

Good luck on your studies!!

[@bartekwojownik959]

Yeah this is good video idea

[@nguyenanhkhoa1437]

Ha

[@Poke-ladd]

I hope he reviews RDR2 either Dutch or Arthur

[@elmandarin1002]

Especially Dutch, also John

[@proctorritter5176]

Dutch: Narcissistic Personality Disorder Micah: Antisocial Personality Disorder (sociopathy)

[@evg2785]

This is a really cool series! So much psychology in these games let’s get more of Sam!

[@suivatra123]

I'm going to be honest, this guy seems less like a professional and more like someone who just happened to graduate. Even his question of how someone can be jacked while drinking so much is very absent minded.

[@3869426384]

Not to mention the genderbaiting. Trevor doesn't have 'toxic masculinity', he's just toxic, period.

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

He found Max Payne uninteresting because he has a masculine voice and is muscular 😐

[@dawbra]

We all known that best PTSD movie is NEMO , where Father after lose of his wife and childs imagine having a son and all..

[@mr.minion2981]

Loving the videos, keep up the good work Buzzfeed.

[@KatieT97]

CAROLINE DELETED still gives me chills every time I play Portal 2

[@champsammy13]

How is he that jacked while drinking so much? You'd be surprised how many jacked functioning alcoholics are out there. Ric Flair was intoxicated throughout his career. There's ways.

[@RKO1988]

The dude has no clue I mean him complaining of toxic masculinity should tell you how much time he spends at the gym

[@MedievalFluff]

Loving these Dr Sam videos :D

[@KaleidoSTARPH]

I wish he covers Silent Hill 2, it would be exciting to tackle its psychological issues there

[@anastaziaqtt]

Next video: serial killer react hit man

[@Unidan]

MORE 👏 SAM 👏 MORE 👏 SAM 👏 MORE 👏 SAM

[@bjigga]

This has to be a reoccurring thing right? this'll be a big series I can see it

[@Z3r-0]

I would love to see Krieg from Borderlands (2/3), and the medic from TF2, in the next part, this two characters really has a lot of mental problems. Oh and i think it would be interesting to hear something of the theory of mental disorders taking Darkest Dungeon as an example

[@Bthakilla4rilla]

That guy lost me when he said toxic masculinity

[@TheColdestWater]

This is so good! Way to go, Buzzfeed 🤩👌🏻

[@princessbrennyn7611]

I’m not gonna lie, Trevor is my favorite gta V character. My messy bisexual bean. He just needs a little therapy is all.

[@Zeroshiki]

I wish he could've seen better scenes of Trevor, like the ones with Johnny and his mom. They show more of his actual personality.

[@natedoggaming5279]

Max Payne actually had such a cool movement system just to be running on an old ps3

[@brittanylove9636]

I want Dr. Sam to be my psychologist!

[@mrterry1756]

Good to hear the opinion of an expert about my favorite characters.

[@Theblood-ke1xz]

Love this

[@theretard7827]

Love the video

[@ladyhitchhikerjackmanson8097]

I loved this!

[@cityofpawnee]

aw he's so cute. i disagree with his assessment of trevor though. can't just write off trevor as toxic masculinity, antisocial, the end. did we skip over the part where he is actually a deranged sociopath that enjoys torture? not really... the typical... male fantasy. and i disagree that we've seen a lot of characters like trevor - he's very 3 dimensional and well written.

[@Vermilion77]

Agreed you have to look a bit deeper for him

[@RKO1988]

He was pretty loyal to Mike and the team look at the endings it’s a little bit more complex than just “toxic masculinity”

[@marcus-bob]

also completely wrote off max payne

[@RKO1988]

@@marcus-bob I am shocked he didn’t diagnose Max with major depressive disorder

[@suivatra123]

On top of that, Trevor shows clear differences in emotions depending on who is being acknowledged while also dealing with his own PTSD and drug problems. Nothing about him is typical.

[@unifiedfuck]

great video but i was so enamored with how clear his skin was the whole time

[@Ledeee]

It will be at least 60 min video if you trying to analyze James sunderland from silent hill 2

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

I am surprised Hellblade wasn't mentioned considering the main theme of the game is schizophrenia. And obviously Silent Hill 2 like many mentioned in the comments section.

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

Seems he found Max Payne uninteresting because he has a masculine voice and is muscular, oh dear 😐 Max Payne's story if he knew of the first games, was his wife and baby were murder.d by psychotic inmates given a banned experimental military stimulant. And poor Max happened to come home at the exact moment of this test, he then goes after the mob and government people responsible.

[@KIMSMAKER]

can someone tell the headphone he's wearing?

[@End_91]

Nice Video

[@choe3521]

Might need to diagnose her. I like that

[@tsardean7438]

I read it too fast and thought it said “real sociopath” next to Trevor soooooo

[@jessyavila5317]

Red redemption 2, dutch or Arthur.

[@Jeipillow]

yes

[@Mintylight]

Love the observation on Trevor being a comedic hopeless character, and Max Payne being the tired cliche' of weak men who never can recover or better themselves because they can't get in touch with and work with their emotions in a constructive way. Both are weak persons but Trevor is funny and Max is just sad.

[@alyssamarquez6562]

I like this channel, buzzfeed ,cut , jubilee ,tasty with Alix and Rie

[@cuyxjrplays]

Gamelogy should copy this idea

[@gefnuppland4810]

when will the episode for diagnosing a psychologist ? are they perfect ?

[@ulisesolvera3506]

With a character is pretty easy to do a diagnose because it's pretty unidimensional, so there's little to lose Giving a diagnose to Someone just by looking at a video is as wrong as unprofessional as it could be

[@lilb1432]

What happens to this dudes eyes at 3:50. We have an alien on our hands

[@emilydenny5276]

Lara Croft

[@supert5678]

Omg i still know this hunk :D

[@akashagrawal2158]

Hii

[@alyssamarquez6562]

Heyyy

[@moccalou]

Should you really be encouraging esports players to play better and therefore likely more? You'll just be adding more work for the traditional doctors with the obesity crisis. lulz

[@dzv8281]

lesss goo

[@madvidz9819]

He’s flaming and yummy 🤤 with the beard ;)

[@linchubbard3711]

Hate to break it to you but that dude is definitely gay

[@notkarin666]

@@linchubbard3711 So is the guy who posted the original comment….. lmao

[@mrterry1756]

@@linchubbard3711 I think this comment would be funny in 2008

[@javiergonzalez.6150]

I think he's adorable HSAHSAHSAHSH

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

Noooo he said male fantasy nooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo noooooo

[@gnarlydabs]

Good video idea but this guy ain't it chief

[@notkarin666]

This is Buzzfeed what did you expect? Most of the staff are fruits lmao

[@wallyjackson9543]

Lost me at “toxic masculinity”. It doesn’t exist

[@temporaryname8905]

Toxicity exists. Masculinity exists. Toxic Masculinity is just somebody actioning gender stereotypes of bad behaviour.

[@ravengaming7853]

@@temporaryname8905 dislike

[@howtopasstime]

That sounds like something a toxic masculinity affected person would say

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

@@howtopasstime sounds like something someone tired of that term being thrown around every opportunity, but not actually seeing it exist, would say.

[@cuyxjrplays]

Gamelogy should copy this idea