How Video Games Helped Me Confront Death

Night in the Woods helped me confront death. Death is a big topic, especially in video games, but after playing Night in the Woods, I knew I had to make a video essay about it. Video games have made death into a pretty universal fail state. From Elden Ring to Signalis to Death's Door, to Sifu death is a little slap on the wrist and barely means anything in the context of a game's narrative. So when games like Night in the Woods and Spiritfarer really tackle the topic of loss and grief, it's pretty impactful. Infinite Fall did a great job making Night in the Woods feel grounded and real. Unlike a lot of popular indie gaming tropes like roguelikes or soulslikes, death and emotional storytelling take the reigns. If you haven't played Night in the Woods, it's a really personal and expertly-told story. I hope you enjoy this video essay about… well… death, eldritch horror, and nihilistic optimism? 👀 More Filmotter 👀 Support these Videos on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/filmotter Let's hang out on Twitch (18+) :   / filmotter​2   Follow me on Twitter:   / film_otter   👁 Other Video Essays 👁 Why is there Fishing in Every Video Game? :    • Why is there Fishing in Every Video Game?   Why Do You Never Finish Open World Games?:    • Why Do You Never Finish Open World Games?   How Sifu Taught Me Not to Quit:    • How Sifu Taught Me Not To Quit   Did Kingdom Hearts End Turn-Based JRPGs feat. FauxRetro:    • Did Kingdom Hearts End Turn Based JRPGs? f...   Does Walking in Video Games Have to be Boring?:    • Does Walking in Video Games Have to Be Bor...   Can Fandoms Ruin Video Games?:    • Can Fandoms Ruin Video Games? | Toxic Fand...   Are Video Games Gay Enough? Gay Games!:    • Are Video Games Gay Enough? | Video Essay ...   👽Credits Are Below: Links may be affiliate links which help out the channel at no extra cost to you! ⚔ Media Featured ⚔ A Ghost Story Night in the Woods https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ni... Shadow of the Colossus Resident Evil 4 Remake https://www.humblebundle.com/store/re... Rise of the Tomb Raider https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ri... Sekiro Don’t Starve Together https://www.humblebundle.com/store/do... Anger Foot https://www.humblebundle.com/store/an... Have a Nice Death https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ha... Spelunky Sifu https://www.humblebundle.com/store/si... Sifu: Arenas https://www.humblebundle.com/store/si... Hades Ori and the Blind Forest https://www.humblebundle.com/store/or... Absolver https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ab... Elden Ring https://www.humblebundle.com/store/el... Darkest Dungeon https://www.humblebundle.com/store/da... Journey https://www.humblebundle.com/store/jo... Final Fantasy VII Remake Outer Wilds https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ou... Olli Olli World https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ol... Backbone https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ba... Blacksad: Under the Skin Chicken Police https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ch... Resident Evil 2 Remake https://www.humblebundle.com/store/re... Season: A Letter to the Future The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Abzu https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ab... Gris Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Lovecraft’s Untold Stories https://www.humblebundle.com/store/lo... Stirring Abyss Signalis https://www.humblebundle.com/store/si... 🎶 Music Featured 🎶 Carrion OST: Fathomless Elden Ring OST: Limgrave Night in the Woods OST: Menu Theme Night in the Woods OST: Bridge Theme Night in the Woods OST: Cat God Signalis OST: Die Toteninsel Night in the Woods OST: Town Rain Signalis OST: Ritual Signalis OST: Double Back Season A Letter to the Future OST Hope you enjoyed this video essay! #VideoEssay #NightInTheWoods #VideoGames