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My review for Bungie's Marathon is live. Not that it is a video essay, but if you want a cool 5,500~ words about Bungie's best video game just know ya boy has got you covered.
I've been living all up in Tau Ceti IV these last two months and don't think I'll be leaving soon. I was fortunate enough to get a review code for the game and really poured myself into the review. I wanted to make it personal, but sweeping. My mind was a mashup of old multi-page IGN reviews, Charles Dickens, and video essay brain. I wanted to write a piece that explained why I think Marathon is the bee's knees. I think I accomplished that.
Is anyone reading it? 11 people have clicked on it. Not sure how many of those are me, but yeah, is these were the stats for a YouTube essay, YT Studio would be very disappointed in me. Is the point for more people to see the work or to do the work? Depending on when you ask me in my hobbied career of covering video games, I'd go either way. Today? I channel my inner El Paso Girl—why not both?
My problem is getting people to my blog. YouTube does the work for me there.
I kinda have this idea of printing off the review and reading it to the camera with gameplay coming in and out. Not sure how that'd do or be received. I'm not even sure I want to make it. But it is an idea I am mulling over in my mind.
I also wrote an editorial about Xbox's new manifesto. I love writing pieces like that. I want to write about Journey next. I feel a bit better than the last letter. Maybe this is what my essays become.
Until next time...
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