Scientifically calculating the game of the year | Unraveled

[@MakeVarahHappen]

The saddest part about this is that Brian's roommate gave up his bread baking dreams.

[@kidyomu89]

To get a PHD at MIT/:

[@dinoseen3226]

Is that even the same roommate?

[@alyssashih2895]

Galv Ya gotta give up on your dream! :D 👏🏼👏🏼

[@acube6460]

@@dinoseen3226 yup

[@thesecutor]

Kidyom U. But at what cost, at what cost?

[@Yora21]

I feel like I just watched the most elaborate shitpost ever.

[@alyssashih2895]

Yes. That’s exactly what BDG is

[@eaterofyes9999]

420 likes lol

[@CalvinGriffin91]

BDG in a nutshell

[@achromaticraven1938]

Welcome to Unraveled

[@michaelalbert7662]

Yora hahaha that’s me after each of his videos. Elaborate entertaining shitposts

[@UnorthodoxSoundwave.]

"And they won't click on it, because its 15 minutes long, so your secret's safe with me."

[@lozopenter]

just the best line

[@ThorburnJ]

I lolled hard.

[@dominicboothman]

You literally got 3.5k likes for quoting the video.....

[@4newestaccoun]

@@dominicboothman its youtube likes, dw they have zero meaning

[@delugesofgrandeur]

@@dominicboothman Are you new to KZbin?

[@Becca-bm8rt]

"This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning." Why would you upload a woman murdering her own son to KZbin like this?

[@helenmccauley2890]

I would like put I cannot at 696 likes

[@sethakins4029]

I know your comment is 5 months old, but I’m exactly the 1,200th like

[@Madhattersinjeans]

In other news ignorant people continue to be ignorant.

[@ggrowls]

@@Madhattersinjeans bruh

[@MerkhVision]

Its amazing how accurate that is hahah

[@ellis5058]

This man is Polygon's most valuable asset.

[@simongravel7142]

he is the only asset they have

[@evanpeterjones]

Genuinely, I don't like anything else they put out, and generally dislike the company-but their profit margins support BDG and so I'm here for it.

[@chase_h.01]

He is the Yahtzee of Polygon

[@TowersPreston]

Ever since the McElroys left, yeah.

[@theWeaverofTales]

Well, Pat and Simone and Jeff

[@LoverlyLivia]

First BDG tricked me into listening to math, but then he tricked me again, into believing in myself and my choices,100/100 stars

[@dr.whippersnatch7200]

Tricking you into believing in your choices sounds like the ideal way of combat imposter syndrome.

[@DevilChowder]

I wanted to see the bloopers on him saying "but how many frames does a gamer game in the game frame main frame"

[@themanofmanycroissants614]

I'm just assuming he nailed it on the first shot

[@Silverwind87]

How many frames could a gamer game if the game main frame got lame?

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@themanofmanycroissants614 Well he did so "Gamefrane" from the sounds of it, so technically not. I feel using technicalities is fair game bc Brian sure as hell likes technicalities in these beautiful unraveleds.

[@jasonthesnow]

"that's a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning" There was actual pain in BDG's eyes when his mom said that.

[@MerkhVision]

No no, he was holding back a laugh because he knows it’s true lol that’s kinda the whole point of this series.

[@812558]

That pain is definitely offset by his joy at her pronunciatio of Mario

[@jediarcherbc709]

This also describes me very well.

[@NoriMori1992]

I think I'd ghost my mom if she said that to me during my actual job 😂 Even if she was joking!

[@dongloid]

​@@NoriMori1992I mean tbf Brian's job was professional shitposting 😂

[@sharkofjoy]

I can tell this is scientifically sound by the way the whiteboard is duct taped to the wall.

[@TempestAmethyst]

"This is a lot of research for something with very little meaning!" Roasted by his own mum.

[@Valtharr]

Also the perfect description of Unraveled

[@hentosama]

I died there xD

[@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg]

A guy like that needed to be born out of something that could breed it. Mom 10/10

[@stuartanderson3733]

I know everyone is referencing the “This is a lot of research into things that have very little meaning” line, because it is the best moment in the video. But the fact that it then cuts straight to Brian standing very seriously in front of this massive board of equations about games is the most on point comedic timing I’ve seen in ages. This video is art, bloody gold.

[@lilithstardust7359]

Yea, it's pretty good, that being said now that I'm seeing it for the third time I'm starting to see some really weird flaws in his formula that could be corrected to actually do what he said he wanted to, I think he was on to something

[@uzazi2043]

@@lilithstardust7359 mind naming said flaws?

[@lilithstardust7359]

@@uzazi2043 the first thing I can think of is that the calculation for graphical quality is complete nonsense, since the Frames per Game was already an accurate average of the framerate for each player, so when it was divided by the number of players it makes the cultural effect have more of an effect. The second of my two large issues is how the exponent in the cultural effect calculation A: isn't a representation of what people think of a game. B: ignores nearly impossible to please critics like Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation who have very clear rulesets for what they think makes a good game. C: could have included a simple checklist of characteristics to identify if a game was made with artistic intention or simply to profit as much as possible, adding or subtracting from the exponent. And D: was not ever all that accurate for what it did, even just increasing the sample size to 10-15 people and averaging it would have been more accurate. With all of those changes applied the difference between maximum and minimum values would be decreased significantly, games that were very clearly hacked out to try and bleed the players dry as unregulated online casinos (SW battlefront II, for example) wouldn't just get a explicit penalty for being awful, but their constant bad publicity would wear on that kind of game even harder. Then using the average of those raw values you could use a specialized algorithm I forgot the name of to compress the entire range into -100-100, giving an easy to understand expression of each game's quality, then simply not recalculating that range until the highest score is 150-175 and using some straightforward data manipulation programs to retroactively correct all of the scores, that or store the unmodified scores and release dates and simply limit the initial range to the last time it was recalculated, either way it'd be a semi accurate representation of the value of a game

[@uzazi2043]

@@lilithstardust7359 man, you went all out on this, it's like a full on essay. Also thanks for actually responding, most don't.

[@lilithstardust7359]

@@uzazi2043 it's no problem yo, I'm quite obsessive and pedantic so I had already been thinking of how the process might work lol

[@menicman7044]

Wait a second, his mom has grandchildren. That means that Laura and/or Patrick Gilbert have children. Brian is an uncle.

[@TallMoose]

I mean it's obviously Patrick, right? Seeing as Laura couldn't really handle kids with all the cigars she's smoking on beds

[@Silverwind87]

Brian is the uncle who wants to show you his Civil War books and his collection of swords.

[@farkasattilapongracz2649]

And why is that important?

[@thomasrevill7723]

You mean the gay uncle energy I keep getting off him is REAL?

[@fakename287]

@@thomasrevill7723 he had that energy before he became an actual uncle, energy so massive, in fact, that the universe spontaneously spawned a 7-year-old child in one of his siblings' homes just so that it could remain in balance

[@mayac69]

Just tape a white board to a wall. Just normal Brian David Gilbert things.

[@nanusantos1696]

DUDE, that Jolyne Fanart is amazing

[@indiegum1694]

I didn't even noticed the board is taped

[@TostonDePana]

Polygon should exponentially increase your salary Brian. You are a treasure. Love you, Not Brian’s mom.

[@lckrgl]

Nice try Brian's mom

[@eddiephimansone7273]

YEAH, NICE TRY.

[@Lean42]

"And then you can share them this link, and then they won't click on it, becouse it is a 15 minute video" That is so true it hurts

[@JaydedWun]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Brian's Mum went to the trouble of colour AND theme matching her clothes and background for the video?

[@Madhattersinjeans]

Living room camo.

[@Mark_Goddin]

Professionalism runs in their blood.

[@ShaudaySmith]

Can we all just agree that Brian's mom is fantastic.

[@3footcatheter]

yes. yes we can

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Giggity

[@rd-6137]

yes

[@SchazmenRassir]

Yes.

[@schnoz2372]

definitely

[@AlphabetaThis]

1. The duct tape 2. Absolute fashion icon Brian David Gilbert matching his nailpolish to his tie

[@kaezone8477]

i love this series and him so much

[@vichano2783]

Beginning: "I will use science to figure out the true game of the year." Middle: "So let's ask my mom." End: *flustered* "I'm okay..."

[@etiv409]

Vic Hano can you be more specific on what video this is

[@pixeliien]

Emo teen no.2958 all of them

[@pedromsampaio647]

Moms are the best scientific way... and if you love your mom give this a like... seriously... or... or.... please love your moms (all of them)

[@hansonkerman7286]

PROP WATER

[@jvictor6780]

It was making a lot of sense in the beginning... Then it came the funkos

[@JohnMiller-it7yy]

I appreciated how the kept “GOTY” in the foreground after changing angles at 1:01.

[@squashyhex9818]

I've watched this video like 5 times and never noticed that

[@spaceheroes2]

Genius editing

[@zyaicob]

The editing in this series is lovely

[@leahl5007]

Great editing and great spotting! XD

[@indiegum1694]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what peak performance looks like.

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

indiegum Peak male body meets the peak cognitive performance.

[@maxkordon]

Bdgs are an absolute unit

[@danieleaken6138]

Imagine saying this seriously and then BDG does the PokeRap

[@Corviidei]

This is peak male performance

[@matroqueta6825]

Those game of the year descriptors realy got me >thicc >kafkaesque

[@Rattan-Rat]

That roach is really: -thicc -kafkaesque

[@anyonewanttoplay7922]

1000th like because everyone cares

[@maxmaximum10]

'mouthfeel'

[@EpicZeldaFanCosplay]

K a f k a e s q u e

[@rosePetrichor]

As a mathematician I watched BDG raise a number that was already in the order of millions to the power of mom +1 and just cried. Props to him for identifying that that was what caused the huge difference in scores though, and for being sweet enough to own it. what a good boy

[@Ezullof]

I don't think you need to be a mathematician for that, it's the joke.

[@EduardVE314]

Yeah, as a fellow mathematician, none of the formula made sense (some factors that should count positively count negatively and other factors count twice as much as other factors do) but gotta love BDG anyway

[@athath2010]

@@user-vo8zx1db6m The "frames per game" score was also divided by the number of players who played the game unnecessarily (which actually made games with larger actual playerbases do WORSE in the equation than games with smaller actual playerbases (assuming that all other factors are equal)), since all of those gamers are not sharing just one copy of a game. I believe that that was a part of the joke, however. Also, the playtime of the game was effectively squared and then multiplied into the final result, so games that technically had really long (but boring) playtimes would have done much, much better that games that had much shorter playtimes... if the cultural impact part of the equation wasn't so wacky.

[@strangething7379]

@@user-vo8zx1db6m Not only is a free game but it's a free game with a technically infinite amount of playtime possible

[@gabrielalencar2070]

As someone from humanities, I would like to add that some of the very first criteria are very culturally-oriented, e.g., that the most dollars spent per the less minutes played are the most appropriate. That's a utilitarian approach to gaming which is very much characteristic of the American way of life

[@whawhawhawhaaaa]

I love when Unraveled episodes end on a surprisingly hopeful note.

[@polygon]

Sometimes it be like that.

[@ASCP_Certified]

The fact polygon replied to a comment that came out roughly 2 years after the video means even they binge BDG content too

[@filipemartinho1753]

​@@ASCP_CertifiedI have at least three binge all BDG content phases every year, and they are always unrelated to when he last uploads

[@joelou]

Very glad to see Funko pops negatively effect a score

[@SimonAndthensome4u]

*affect

[@khalifaseck114]

@Gabriel Gouvêa that's deep

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

gears of war is dead

[@manchick7648]

@@iwakeupandboomimarat so are you

[@purpleoctopie7722]

Funko pops are adorable y'all are just soulless

[@EfendyTube]

MOM has drastic changes on the equation.

[@kristianberget6511]

MOM is a very important part of the equation too

[@balrogdahomie]

- Determine which Pokémon are MOST edible (shouldn’t be too hard, you can easily rule out a large number of types.) - Which region in Pokémon is most dangerous to live in?

[@Chvse4U]

Oh what a great topic. Seconded!

[@TheChiefonator]

Vanillish probably seeing as how it's literally an ice cream cone

[@balrogdahomie]

@@TheChiefonator I would like to see them ranked like the robots. theres "Actually made of food" (i.e. Slurpuff)-> "Based on widely used livestock animals and crops" (i.e. Miltank, sunflora)- > "based on animals that are edible but not widely considered staple foods"(i.e. ariados) -> GREY AREA- BASED ON MYTHS (i.e. Dragonite) -> "gross, but you can technically" (reuniculus) -> "theoretically, if processed in a specific way, but no nutritional value" (i.e. all rock, ground, steel, etc. types. except maybe Cofagrigus with edible gold?) -> "What even are these???" (sigilyph, unown) - > Physically inconsumable due to composition (gastly, rotom) -> deadly if ingested (poison types) Thats just kind of a rough outline but you can see what im going for

[@skipws]

@@balrogdahomie if Slowpoke tail (a main part of Gold/Silver) counts as a food, would you eat the entire Pokemon or just the tail?

[@slovakthrowback3738]

*vore intensifies*

[@clowdyglasses]

"But, how many frames does a gamer game in the game frame main frame?" -Brian 2018 Edit: this comment is trah why does it have over a thousand likes

[@putridmoldyman306]

Thats my favorite line from "You cant have a Bord without a Cord"

[@kingtokkii]

6:35

[@peppermint_8]

666th like :/

[@shccer2]

how many frames could a gamer game in the game frame main frame, if a gamer could game a frame in the game frame main frame? try to say that fast over and over

[@featherycoffee1401]

What is your pfp?

[@abdullahigurhan5465]

This man is the only reason why I watch this channel.

[@Sandstimes]

This man is the only thing I know about this channel I dont bother watching anything else

[@graceeology]

Same

[@pizzatime7167]

Trickster Cat same

[@FreyaEinde]

Are we entirely certain he is not Old Scratch?

[@vladtepes2667]

@@Sandstimes ditto

[@genuineinterest]

Brian's little cheeky secret smile at about 9:00 when his mom said _"Mary-o Kart"_ was adorable.

[@sneeb271]

Petition to reboot Mario Bros, the entire franchise and all the spinoffs staring Mary. O from Super Mario maker (especially 3ds version)

[@AceAttorny]

Brian is that weird uncle at the Christmas party who keeps talking to you about conspiracy theories. Except unlike Uncle John who isn't invited to the party anymore after the incident, Uncle Brian gets paid to do it.

[@hugeyuj8675]

uncle brian makes it fun by using the plastic cups as diagrams and nobody can tell hes being dead serious. uncle john isnt invited back because he pulled his trousers down and shit himself

[@maxkordon]

AceAttorny "the incident" we all know what he did

[@milesmiles7809]

I also have a (Great) Uncle Jonny that got arrested in the 1970s (might be late 1960s I don't remember) for growing marijuana in his neighbor's cornfield.

[@SantaFishes101]

Why is he not invited? ;___; Poor John...

[@AceAttorny]

@@SantaFishes101 Uncle John knows damn well what he did.

[@justgimppy431]

8:58 you can see the happiness from when his mom says “Mayrio kart” and the shame he feels from when she says “grandchildren”

[@ステラ死]

"Which is why I am NOT STATING AN OPINION, I AM EXPRESSING A FACT." Me w/ literally any -opinion- facts I have

[@chewcodes]

Aria Zephyr my favorite FACT is trans rights are human rights

[@ObjectsInMotion]

What’s your profile pic?

[@Rue109]

It's actually great to not only see a trans person but also artwork done by Pas

[@harrylatham2603]

What if we had different opinions? I...i mean opposing facts?

[@vyrothevirus5304]

everyone: wow your profile pic is trans!!! thats amazing!!! me, an intellectual: YES QUEEN TRANS RIGHTS

[@0hate9]

"Nick is working toward a PhD at MIT" "Go to MIT, get your PhD, 'cause it's time to give up on your dreams." And if you couldn't tell, that IS the same roommate.

[@Gabgab629]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@Minumer]

@@Gabgab629 #PostsThatYouCanHear

[@g.thompson9125]

Hate9. Sad

[@helper_bot]

Oof

[@Flowtail]

i mean MIT doesn't ban its students from baking, right?

[@DJRoomba]

RELEASE THE FULL LIST BRIAN WE NEED THE FULL LIST

[@PhilieBlunt666]

And a dramatic reading of the lusty argonian!!

[@mutedknght]

#RELEASETHESHEET

[@MisterAppleEsq]

#RELEASETHESHEET

[@alexaka1]

Well that's just the beauty of science. He presented a formula that is reproducible, so you can try it out yourself and come to your own conclusion.

[@janetkraft2782]

@@alexaka1 Peer👏Review👏

[@LeRoiJojo]

Oh, trust me, 2019 was actually a pretty nice fellow when you compare to his younger brother.

[@irshkashirkle]

And the next younger brother. And the next. And the next. And the......

[@danielloewen2857]

Unfortunately you're right :/

[@allaion2897]

As a subscriber, I love this. As an engineer, this hurts every fiber of my being

[@marisolkim9098]

Hahaha same here ;) (Although I'm not a full engineer yet, just an engineering student.)

[@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks]

Why’s that? His math bad?

[@MrUoutthere]

@@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks And the fact that every one of his criteria are super subjective when his stated goal is to be objective.

[@TheCarbonMirror]

@@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks His formula just doesn't make much sense, but to be fair with subjective qualities like this you would have an extremely difficult time making a decent formula. Basically though he just picks random math to do with the values that do not portray any meaningful relationship between his values. So yes math bad.

[@hottertake3818]

Man put "copies sold" in the denominator lmao, based mainstream = bad

[@jadereynolds1204]

bdg just absorbed all of the chaotic mcelroy energy when they left

[@rowan4684]

well not all of it, since their chaos is thought to be infinite. but they left large amounts behind that only the right person would be capable of absorbing - and it just so happened that bdg was the one who could. of course, small amounts of chaotic energy were absorbed by the other polygon employees, but their chaos limits were too low to absorb as much.

[@noellemanfredi3131]

i know you meant to put bdg but you accidentally put bde-- big dick energy. thought that i should be the one to let you know

[@tristansmith8824]

Incorrect. The last few minutes hold some frankly radioactive levels of chaotic Simone energy.

[@rowan4684]

@@tristansmith8824 oh damn u right

[@jessicaAM666]

He's had it his whole life, he's just replacing it

[@garfield69]

brian you truly are a gift

[@Gutstospill]

hysun best part of Polygon

[@Monkeyshaman]

You may suffer from prosopagnosia.

[@jarrodbriley]

I was like "There's no way they're going to end an Unraveled in a calm wholesome way are they?" And then Brian spilled his drink lololol

[@spooniness]

isnt that the roommate from give up on your dreams of becoming a baker? didnt bdg tell him to go to mit and get his phd? did he actually ever bake? did he give up on his dream of becoming a baker? was it all just a goof??

[@mrgray8297]

Plot thickens, he is also in some of bdg's "Dances Moving" episodes

[@souparmsbarraza7206]

I see... Patrick Patrick Patrick ... New shoes?

[@anareginamondragon4971]

I thought the same thing!

[@wittymr8734]

If my uncle had a collection of swords, I would be talking with him significantly more frequently

[@akatoshslayer7599]

My uncle had a collection of swords he stole from his son, before selling most of them to pay for his drug habit. I talk to him significantly less often now.

[@sunflowerscout]

my brother has a collection of swords and we just grew closer somehow. its in the swords

[@Albatross0913]

i'm an uncle with a collection of swords and nobody talks to me, including people outside of family

[@operationallyopaque1257]

@@Albatross0913 this will not dissuade me from also becoming an uncle with a collection of swords

[@josierenaud111]

Same! I have a slight (huge) obsession with swords.

[@ohnmiel9959]

You made Nick give up on his dreams of becoming of a baker! He really became an astrophysicist and he's doing a PhD at MIT. This is a full circle BDG content. Thanks, Brian David Gilbert

[@michaelgoshorn6455]

Jokes aside, Fortnight really did have a huge cultural impact.

[@waywrdvagabond1710]

Brian you really are my ideal man

[@derandi2324]

Pretty much yeah

[@ashareeoo]

Amen to this

[@Miranda-ml6ud]

That's a nice calico ya got there.

[@FrenchToast663]

his old roommate is a cutie too

[@mattie2588]

FatCat Jones Let's be honest - he's everyone's ideal man

[@ngarel9056]

"You put a lot of research into things that have very little meaning." I am pretty sure that is exactly what BDGs whole job is about

[@theramendutchman]

I just realised that he called the unit after himself like a lot of scientists did and still do!

[@JoeyPockett]

13:47 i actually gasped

[@soitssparkie]

golly gosh is that the world famous joey pockett

[@KylerJones]

It's Joey Pockett, world famous pool champion and KZbin's number 2 channel

[@zekekehrman7217]

Is that our god, here, in this comment section?

[@aedandotcom]

is that the real British dunkey

[@trudeus-old]

Same here

[@Minumer]

BDG: "I've finished the formula, and tested it on a few games to make sure it works..." Also BDG: "Wait, that can't be right."

[@codypowpow]

You've come along way since you sold that bed. Subscribed.

[@nagywywy]

We're so proud of him.

[@TheSmallTownNoOne]

"How many games does a gamer game in the game frame main frame?" Smashes like button

[@blissive6408]

i wish i could favorite this comment so i could never lose it

[@Junedude433]

6:34 replay

[@Azure-Flame-Bee]

The GOTY was definitely the game of watching Bryan David Gilbert slowly lose his mind while trying to figure out things nobody cares about

[@davidmorgan758]

Spider-Gwen Are you really trying to tell me that you don’t care who the sexiest castlevania character is? Now thats what I call uncultured. I would’ve thought better of Spider Gwen

[@Azure-Flame-Bee]

Yes. We all know that discovering the best book in Skyrim, is the only video that mattered

[@zauber_]

The hair that makes it look like there's a wind perpetually blowing westward.

[@joshthecoolguy2191]

You do not get paid enough for this.

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

is destruction of mind and body covered by his contract???

[@Dvinven]

I like how one of the descriptors is "Mouth Feel".

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Dvinven FINALLY! Somebody’s talking about the M O U T H F E E L.

[@rivaldealer__]

Charles Boyle, is that you?

[@purplepotato3004]

@@rivaldealer__ Unraveled is the only video series to take into account mouthfeel

[@rivaldealer__]

Purple Potato The inside of your cheeks are very sensitive, it’s like the area between your thighs with a tongue

[@finnfranklin9127]

This video is great, but can we appreciate Brian’s nailpolish

[@doctorkatmdvods188]

Absolutely, they're fabulous.

[@officialprozac]

I already know he didnt use topcoat so no

[@corinnacougar881]

Always.

[@iamcatto9797]

Y e s

[@kajsapennerudmide2174]

*gasp*

[@Celeste-vo5ic]

"Nick is working toward a PhD at MIT..." "Go to MIT, get your PhD..."

[@henrygoggin7131]

It's the same roommate

[@Celeste-vo5ic]

@@henrygoggin7131 Yeah, that's why I made the comment 😅

[@calamaribowl8683]

"... BECAUSE ITS TIME TO GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS *CLAP CLAP* "

[@spookycinnamon3425]

"Nick is working towards his PHD at MIT" ah, so he gave up on his dreams

[@starrats444]

SpookyCinnamon :( it was the best bread he’d ever tasted

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

👏👏

[@arturyeon]

OMG I DIDN'T REALISE IT'S BREAD BOI. This is sad.

[@Emiltee]

Oh my g o d I didn't realize Alexa play "Give Up on Your Dreams"

[@marvelholt21]

OH MY GOD

[@chase8d]

Wow, that was such a great twist when he revealed that Dreamworks Super Star Kartz for the Wii was the scientifically calculated game of the year

[@throwachair4574]

I'm still pushing for my BDG episode idea- Of the 800+ Pokemon, which ones would be the tastiest to eat?

[@rowan4684]

we need to know this brian please tell us tell us the tastiest pokemon I need to know if I can eat mr mime, please brian

[@demonstrablyfine690]

God I hope he does this

[@hambor12]

My guesses Basculin - virtually analogous to bass, albeit river bass Miltank - Sitting-based gram implies at least Angus-Adjacent Tropius- (minion voice) banana

[@rowan4684]

Oh my god I looked up some bug Pokémon to see if you'd eat them whole or have like, bug steaks and they're all massive A caterpie is a full ass foot long what the fuuuuck Scolipede is two metres tall! Two! Metres! I don't wanna think about these Pokémon being this big oh god Why did it have to be the bugs? Why? PINSIR IS ONLY LIKE AN INCH SHORTER THAN ME Who needs a 5 foot fjcking stag beetle in their life oh my god The spider lookin ones are at least like, 50cm each and i Don't Like It

[@HeatherGg15]

holy crap I wouldn’t watch that video in a million years...., (unless it was made by BDG in which case I’d watch the whole video in a heartbeat)

[@aimelle3]

"It was supposed to be prop water, Pat!" The mug has a teabag in it.

[@digilici951]

prop teabag

[@bazookaeliminator1168]

since your BCE equation uses the google searches as a factor. games that came out over the past 2 weeks won't have as many results as games that came out in January of 2018. so you should multiply the searches by the reciprocal of how many days the game has been out. since smash came out 23 days ago, the reciprocal would be 1/23. so then multiply 1/23 to the searches and then divide your answer by the negative results times the reciprocal of the games times the funko pops

[@bazookaeliminator1168]

i don't know if my explanation is good but i can draw a picture reciprocal of date of game (google search results x fancy google search results) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- reciprocal of ( negative search results) x ( 1 x (# of pops ) date of game

[@Andrew1990R]

ur a nerd

[@TheDoubleGrin]

Bazooka, that's a good point well made.

[@sleuthbear9617]

That would encounter the same problem. games that have been recently released like Smash would have a higher value purely by the virtue that they are new, so people are talking about them. So a game like God of War which has been out for a while, whilst still being as relevant as smash on release, due to the very small reciprocal multiplier would have a smaller value.

[@bazookaeliminator1168]

@@sleuthbear9617 you're right, but it would be still more accurate. maybe you could just use search results that were created within a month of the games release and just divide those results by 30. if you see a problem with that tell me and i can try to fix the formula

[@SovietLlamaMC]

9:45 This is all I think about during my undergrad research.

[@RS-gf8zj]

BUT HIS ROOMATE GAVE UP ON HIS DREAMS OF BECOMING A BAKER

[@patrickhodgson292]

Go to MIT get your Phd, it's time to give up on your dreams 👏👏

[@henrywarmoth1792]

Anyone remember when Brian said to 2019, "hope you're not as shitty as the last few of you!"? Cuz I'm watching this for the first time, at the end of 2020.

[@heathercooper6563]

2022 babyyyy

[@genericname2747]

And now it's almost 2023

[@BobTheArchmage]

And now it just became 2024

[@annas6630]

WHY IS HIS VOICE SO GOOD IM CONFUSED? LIKE HE SOUNDS AND LOOKS LIKE AN ANGEL TBH

[@debbiec.9314]

I'm pretty sure he is an actual angel

[@productofmytime]

he's in a band, if you wanna hear him sing more. its called The Altogether

[@AJSnow712]

This is quite literally my new favorite KZbin series. They need to give you your own show, like on Netflix or something, with an average 22 episode season. Also, suggestion for a new video: scientifically determining the most elaborate and best of the 900 Korok puzzles in LoZ: BOTW.

[@caseys2698]

that's a great video suggestion, I'd love to see that

[@maybemc1498]

Also a great suggestion about the Netflix thing

[@GlutenF]

I cant believe I sat through 12 minutes of math for Fortnite. But its ok because my favourite got a quadrillion.

[@Eva-ow7pu]

So heartbreaking that Brian’s roommate gave up on his dreams of becoming a baker

[@thejesuschrist]

Show me the way, Science!

[@keniamatus7680]

Lol

[@chelo2148]

HEHEHHEE

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΤσαραφλης]

I'd rather have you show me the way, Jesus!

[@kimjongchungus7548]

Jesus is my city

[@K-Popsicle]

Jesus I saw you on the GradeA UnderA video. no reason for saying that other than a small shout out to GradeA.

[@Firefly56sminecraft]

That ending made me shed tears and cry a little bit. Because. One: Brian I didn't know you were so damn sweet! also Two: He is right. If you would call your favourite game the game of the year. Then it was the game of the year. Cause the only game that matters is the one you love the most. No one can really tell you otherwise because everyone else just has an opinion on there favourite game. We love you Brian. Have a good year. ^~^

[@znightowlz6585]

ItsmeAmse which is precisely why the game of the year is the game where the largest amount of people all liked it. Meaning their favorite game just so happens to be many many others favorite game also

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

SPOILERS You gotta spoiler alert this--otherwise your linked friends will know the secret!

[@sillygooserose2955]

I thought you were talking about the moment he spilled hot water on himself.

[@jogadorjnc]

Also, PAT WTF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PROP WATER

[@maliciouslyContent]

@@sillygooserose2955 yeah, confused me too

[@haileyhughes47]

i love his nail polish color

[@canihit1ksubswith1video60]

Very interesting

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

Ugh with that suit? I'd have preferred a glossy #13 Ruby Red myself

[@citrusiron7840]

The paint don't match

[@wodnyrak]

I think he colour-matches it with his ties, which imho is wonderful.

[@lakatosfrodo9613]

9:50 I haven’t seen a Mom burning his son so badly ever since my house burned down.

[@ceekroup]

did your mom leave you in the house while it was burning down?? huh??

[@runedudez]

Hey! It's Nick from give up on your dreams of becoming a baker! He's going to MIT, to get his PhD!

[@EvilEugene0]

Holy shit your right. I'm so glad we have some closure on Nick.

[@cermetstears5572]

Pat Riesterer I guess he gave up on his dream on becoming a baker

[@runedudez]

@@cermetstears5572 :'( so sad

[@exxcalibur]

Deep lore

[@AB-sz7mr]

Brian, you’re my favorite person of the year. Every year.

[@UsotheMarshmallow]

You should find, objectively, the best main for Smash Ultimate

[@skylander84]

Plant gang

[@michaelweaver9360]

Yes yes yes Yes Yes YES YES YUS

[@serentique]

Ender Durant it's clearly Ness

[@wf4860]

Is it the Tiny Turtle Pokemon? If yes best main. If no worst main.

[@bigz4349]

Plant

[@jaygallaty8179]

“Knock knock, who’s there? It’s 2019!” Hurt to hear in 2024

[@TempestAmethyst]

"You can't legally make me do that" #technicallycorrect

[@weeniebagel]

cant believe brian lied saying its a 15 minute video when its only 14:58. can i trust anything about this lad

[@maxkordon]

GOTY= Gilbert of the year

[@simonblackwell3576]

Max Kordon BDG is my GOTY, but I ain’t doing the math to prove it

[@robinsparrow1618]

contenders: brian laura pat janet

[@999nightwatch]

To everyone: I'm this far down the rabbit hole. I'm in love with this man. It's a serious crush.

[@jossypoo]

I shaved today and left a mustache and couldn't figure out why i was so attracted to myself. It's Brian.

[@kallistos87]

Me too, me too...

[@giantsbane2475]

Same.

[@LavLightKnight]

If this man was a woman or I was gay he’d be super mega perfect... I know a few people like this but they are either male or taken Q.Q

[@DraemoraH]

same and I have no excuses

[@mobeastie784]

Pause at 8:12 HOW DARE YOU GOOD SIR, I BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND THAT THE WORD "THICC" IS A VERY POSITIVE DESCRIPTION AND BECAUSE OF THIS FAULT IN YOUR FORMULA YOU MUST START AGAIN.

[@oniongolem8157]

I can see the same about many others.... Eldritch. Souls Like. ELDRITCH!

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

Brian: spends weeks coming up with a scientific calculation for the game of the year Also Brian: *throws out his whole formula by saying "if it's your favorite game of the year, it might as well be the game of the year"*

[@thirteen3678]

Thats Brian.

[@StudiousTome]

But if your favorite game = 1 quad. BDGs and Celeste, Brian's favorite GOTY, is the denominator then that means every game = 1 BDG. 🤯

[@akarigoshihime3900]

“Then you can share this video with your friends and then they won’t click on it because it’s 15 min, and your secret will be safe with me. ;)” I nearly choked on my food cause that was a wonderfully unexpected funny. xD thanks for keepin my secret on my fav game of the year and all this stressful work about “meaningless” stuff goes noticed and heavily appreciated. You do this stuff so we don’t have to, but honestly? You’re a hero and I wish you the best 2019.. and all the years to follow

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

Spoilers!!

[@wakisabe]

1:11 "They called me a fool, am i a fool?!" Info tab in left corner : *Definitely a fool*

[@crystalchandler8267]

1:09 radiates the same energy as Hamilton’s “He looked at me like I was stupid, I’m not stupid”

[@cloudbrooks]

omg it DOES

[@BismuthBorealis]

This vid's ending was actually super sweet and wow.

[@BluesMoth64]

Can someone please help Brian like is he allowed to leave that room? Do they feed him?

[@tepigisawesome]

No way! Celeste and Red Dead Redemption 2 we're tied for game of the year using his revised formula! Amazing! They really deserve it

[@onemanensemble5876]

So ive kinda been ignoring polygon since the mcelroys left but this series definitely brought me back. Great premise, great presentation, and a hilarious personality running it.

[@SnowMart]

One Man Ensemble pretty much my exact path regarding Polygon as well. And it wasn’t anything necessarily against the rest of the people at the company, I’m just a massive McElroy fan. However, our lord and saviour BDG has brought me back because no other outcome was possible when they’re releasing things like this show.

[@hollandscottthomas]

I love the Polygon team, but their output has dramatically decreased since the McElboys left (which is 100% coming from over their heads and not anybody's fault). It's not so much that I don't follow their content, it's that there's far less content to follow. The quality is still great, but I miss dem goofs.

[@r2-dj420]

I HAVE NEVER CLICKED SO QUICKLY. WHAT A DAPPER BOY.

[@ErinRobinson314]

Mr BDG, please do which animal crossing villagers would be best to take to either a party or a prom. Or do how many war crimes there are in the Metal Gear series (yeah I wanna make you read laws again). Thanks Bro

[@Zonorheso]

"Because if you liked it enough to call it your game of the year, then it must be pretty meaningful to you, and no one can take that away" That was so wholesome like holy crap that is exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my life

[@cjbren]

Is that the same roommate from give up on your dreams of becoming a baker?? He's literally getting a PhD at MIT???

[@sylviakorman8022]

saddened to discover that nicholas seems to have given up on his dreams of becoming a baker

[@kappaross6124]

Hey, you gotta give up on your dreams *CLAP* *CLAP*

[@chase_h.01]

Every episode of this is a gift

[@tranq_8905]

“How many frames does a gamer game in the game-frame mainframe” is by far my favourite quote of all time.

[@Heebie-Deebies]

Me throughout the video: "Oh no, it sounds like Fortnite's going to be number one. Oh god, it really looks like it." Me at the end of the video: "I've never been so upset to be right before."

[@vinegart3211]

Dylan Norman fortnite didn’t come out in 2018

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

@@vinegart3211 Remember the formula collected games based on an 80% or higher rating, so it must've been some rating of Fortnite _somewhere_ on the internet that happened to be written in 2018, starting a chain reaction

[@syn9908]

If only he hadn't left out the formula for if games are art....

[@danr.5017]

His formula sucks. He misses the impact each game had on it's player base. I listen to teh Celest sound track constaly. I don't knwo anyone doign that with fortnite.

[@mega20able]

@@danr.5017 You... you do understand that the entire 15-minute run of this video is essentialy a joke, and not meant to be taken seriously?

[@illustrativefae2815]

This is FAR too high quality than it has any right to be

[@gn7535]

Can we see the full list? Which game was last?

[@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q]

yea everything sounds like bullshits, there is no list

[@Spaceboyy95]

The mom factor dominates the whole formula, he needs to show the list without that variable.

[@Male_Parent]

The number 0 is because 0*1,000,000,000,000,000=0

[@Calvinatorzcraft]

@@Spaceboyy95 do the math yourself then

[@MedievalSolutions]

@@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q yep, it seems kinda fake

[@cossakrose]

"This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning" - Brian's Mom ...this needs to be on a shirt ASAP.