I’m generally not one for First-Person Shooter style games, but when I heard that Ben Esposito of Edith Finch, Donut County, and the Sonic Dreams collection (we actually don’t talk about that one, shhh) anyway when I heard he was the driving force behind this game - I knew I had to pick it up. This is an indie dev legend dropping a new game. But I wasn’t expecting it to look like… well, like a PS2-era COD mod.
But I braved it anyway, dove headfirst, and I was NOT disappointed. There’s a reason this indie game is a certified hit already, and it’s not for the cringe-inducing narrative. No - this game does an incredible job of re-teaching gamers something that likely forgot about themselves: that performance-driven gaming doesn’t have to be a competition. Even if there is a leaderboard, this game redefines what it means to git gud.
For this video, I want to talk about how Ben does this and how it might help us understand our lives as human beings doing the best we can. Life isn’t about doing everything correctly. It’s about doing every correct thing. Let’s talk about it.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Welcome!
1:40 - Scripture
2:15 - What is Neon White?
3:45 - The Ludology of Ben Esposito
5:15 - This Game Succeeds
5:49 - Neon White Game Design
7:30 - Scripture Analysis
9:16 - Life is NOT Competitive
10:50 - The Nuance of Life
11:18 - What does this mean for us today?
12:27 - Thanks for Watching!
12:53 - Quick Question
13:06 - Three Things
14:09 - Twitch Clip!