Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2017-01 to 2026-09.
The people on the most episodes about this topic over the trailing three months, excluding their own shows — ordered by VoiceRank, their score across the whole corpus. The chart tracks each one’s episodes month by month.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Games should be difficult or offer challenging settings because overcoming adversity is core to the experience.
45 people · 38 episodes
The fan-made game Emerald Rogue is a brutal and difficult experience.
“I have found a new Pokemon fan game pain experience. It's brutal and it's destroying me.”
Distractible Podcast · Feb 2026 · 20 episodes · 5.5M views on this topicHe believes that the player should not just stand still but rather should move through the game to make things happen.
“it's one of those games if you keep doing things things will happen so if just if you just keep moving”
KSI · Feb 2024 · 3 episodes · 10.6M views on this topicThe host believes playing on hard difficulty is necessary to be considered a strong competitor.
“To be the man, you got to beat the man.”
Pardon My Take · Feb 2025 · 13 episodes · 1.5M views on this topicHe thinks that the EAFC 27 game looks promising and enjoyable.
“I've seen this on I think it was X. I saw the first preview. It looked pretty good, man. It's um it's something that we have never seen before. I'm so excited.”
KSI · Sep 2026 · 18 episodes · 18.6M views on this topicHe feels that the handheld Pokemon games are significantly easier than the console versions like Pokemon Colosseum.
“I will say though the handheld ones are ridiculously easy i liked these a lot because they're much harder i think okay like just playing the straight right now like you can see i'm actually struggling in battles which like doesn't happen”
SuperMega · Jun 2021 · 8 episodes · 1.8M views on this topicModern industry practices like microtransactions, forced online connectivity, and developer layoffs harm the gaming experience.
40 people · 34 episodes
Linus finds the necessity of constant updates and login processes for gaming to be frustrating and inconvenient.
“And that is such an annoying thing about modern gaming that even with a fast internet connection, I need to be seated at my computer if I haven't played in a couple months. So there could be like a major patch on the game or there could be like a game ready driver or you know whatever, right?”
Linus Tech Tips · Feb 2026 · 67 episodes · 149.8M views on this topicElectronic Arts' practice of introducing microtransactions for features previously available by default is an exploitative business move.
“In 27 they added microtransactions for those where you can speed up progress or you can make it to where you earn more experience features that were actually just by default in the game last year and years prior.”
Distractible Podcast · Jul 2026 · 20 episodes · 5.5M views on this topicUbisoft is a worse gaming company than EA because they run everything into the ground.
“I don't even think they're the worst game company. I think Ubisoft is worse than EA. >> Oo, that's contentious. Why? >> Ubisoft, bro. Ubisoft runs everything into the ground.”
Trash Taste · Jul 2026 · 19 episodes · 20.5M views on this topicParis Lily believes that developers being furloughed shortly before their game launches is a negative trend that has become typical in the current gaming industry.
“This is unfortunately the new normal in the gaming industry right now. This is not the first story that we've heard like this and it won't be the last. So, it's like just when does it end? It's like making a good game is no longer good enough.”
Kinda Funny Games · Sep 2026 · 7 episodes · 215K views on this topicXbox should have prioritized publishing AAA cinematic action-adventure games on Game Pass day one to better align with its core demographic.
“if Xbox's platform would have gotten more games like Ghost of Sashima or like the Gears of War, which are kind of those, you know, those AAA cinematic experiences, those action adventure games, and those were available more readily on day one for the game pass. I think maybe they I'm not say”
Gaming illuminaughty · Aug 2026 · 16 episodes · 558K views on this topicGame developers should carefully manage difficulty, balance, and pace to keep gameplay fair, accessible, and engaging.
13 people · 12 episodes
He thinks they should keep using mouse and keyboard because it makes the game more balanced.
“can we ban it from this keep it keep it's good it makes it more Bal”
KSI · Feb 2017 · 14 episodes · 38.1M views on this topicSplatoon Raiders is a highly recommended and rewarding looter shooter with excellent performance and depth.
“I think if you're in any of those like lud shooter, build crafting, etc. with really good fun combat, I think you would dig the game.”
Gaming illuminaughty · Aug 2026 · 16 episodes · 558K views on this topicWith enough practice, it is possible for a player on a 60 Hz monitor to play just as effectively as someone on a 144 Hz monitor.
“I do really think that if somebody played on a 60hz long enough they would play just the same as playing as 144 long enough i guess we'll find out”
Linus Tech Tips · Nov 2019 · 1 episode · 21.9M views on this topicLeague of Legends remains his favorite game of all time and he still enjoys playing it despite not playing as often.
“I don't know it's hard cuz like League I feel like League has has been my favorite game of all time. Like even till this day it doesn't matter what game I play. Like when I play League I have the most fun.”
OfflineTV Podcast · Oct 2022 · 11 episodes · 5.8M views on this topicMat Best argues that gaming facilitates real-world community building and connections, similar to military unit cohesion, because it requires communication and teamwork.
“It sounds really stupid but like being in the actual military and having small unit tactics the comparison is very similar to like a gaming community because you have someone that makes the overall like 20 000 foot view of like the battle space how we need to maneuver teams left”
Unsubscribe Podcast · Dec 2021 · 1 episode · 127K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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