Game Theory bills themselves as "The Smartest Show in Gaming", and while I'm sure it's somewhat tongue-in-cheek in the first place, more often than not they're at least in the right ballpark. Probably there's someone out there with an even tighter grasp on physics and science and all that stuff—after all, the most well-known scholar in any field of knowledge is rarely the most superlative—but Game Theory does a crackin' job of entertaining while educating.
Perhaps GT's most efficacious quality is its wild mass guessing, that—if not "derived" from stuff originating on This Very Wiki; I've heard accusations—puts many of our crazy theorists to shame in not only how audacious and far-out they are, but how much the evidence—both circumstancial and scientific—backs up what MatPat says. Rosalina being Peach (R.I.P.) and Mario's kid from a parallel timeline is irrevocably canon, now. (Let's just hope for AU!Peach's sake that Mario's proven sociopathy didn't manifest in her beau as well, or we may well have a good explanation as to her death...)
Other things GT does well is apply science and physics to prove how certain game mechanics might work in real life—albeit at the price of our dreams of ever owning a working real-life Hookshot—in a way that not only doesn't condescend toward people like me whose brains aren't scientifically inclined, but explain them in terms that can be easily understood (given a dab or two of synaptic elbow grease).
Most of all, I gotta give Matthew Patrick and friends big props for handling subjects that many others wouldn't touch with a barge pole out of fear of losing any of their so-called internet "fame". This includes issues such as perceived anti-LGBT sentiment in games, to the slimy marketing tactics the big gaming companies employ to turn you into a tool of marketing. These issues are handled relatively impartially; letting facts speak for themselves, and leaving it to you to make up your own opinion. Pretty much the anti-Sarkeesian approach to debate.
Though I'll admit that MatPat's repetitive inflections can become a bit of a bore, Game Theory delivers most of what it promises, rarely if ever sacrificing education for the sake of entertainment, or vice versa.
...But hey, that's just an opinion; My opinion! Thanks for reading!
WebVideo Smart? Yes. Smartest? Hmm...
Game Theory bills themselves as "The Smartest Show in Gaming", and while I'm sure it's somewhat tongue-in-cheek in the first place, more often than not they're at least in the right ballpark. Probably there's someone out there with an even tighter grasp on physics and science and all that stuff—after all, the most well-known scholar in any field of knowledge is rarely the most superlative—but Game Theory does a crackin' job of entertaining while educating.
Perhaps GT's most efficacious quality is its wild mass guessing, that—if not "derived" from stuff originating on This Very Wiki; I've heard accusations—puts many of our crazy theorists to shame in not only how audacious and far-out they are, but how much the evidence—both circumstancial and scientific—backs up what MatPat says. Rosalina being Peach (R.I.P.) and Mario's kid from a parallel timeline is irrevocably canon, now. (Let's just hope for AU!Peach's sake that Mario's proven sociopathy didn't manifest in her beau as well, or we may well have a good explanation as to her death...)
Other things GT does well is apply science and physics to prove how certain game mechanics might work in real life—albeit at the price of our dreams of ever owning a working real-life Hookshot—in a way that not only doesn't condescend toward people like me whose brains aren't scientifically inclined, but explain them in terms that can be easily understood (given a dab or two of synaptic elbow grease).
Most of all, I gotta give Matthew Patrick and friends big props for handling subjects that many others wouldn't touch with a barge pole out of fear of losing any of their so-called internet "fame". This includes issues such as perceived anti-LGBT sentiment in games, to the slimy marketing tactics the big gaming companies employ to turn you into a tool of marketing. These issues are handled relatively impartially; letting facts speak for themselves, and leaving it to you to make up your own opinion. Pretty much the anti-Sarkeesian approach to debate.
Though I'll admit that MatPat's repetitive inflections can become a bit of a bore, Game Theory delivers most of what it promises, rarely if ever sacrificing education for the sake of entertainment, or vice versa.
...But hey, that's just an opinion; My opinion! Thanks for reading!