Some of them actually make me angry for Philip. I'm quite impressed with Philip's patience about these. Honestly I don't get how could anyone be hostile at Philip because of his content. The kliks empire is genuinely one of the most enjoyable sources to come to for interesting videos.
I don't think this even qualifies as 5 minutes with Phil anymore. Honestly, this felt more like a standard video than a 5 minute with Phil podcast, and in my opinion that's great.
@@kliksphilip And THAT is important. I know if I click this video I have a great video to listen to in the background while I do monotonous tasks in my room.
@@kliksphilip To parrot what the parent comment said, it does feel like regular kliksphilip content and I love that, I just hope it's not too edit-heavy that you'll end up burning out on this series or anything because I'm loving this content.
Yeah but i feel like they were better of at kliks. I mean 3kliks is about CS, 2kliks about other Games and PC stuff, and kliks about phil himself, and the things he does offline.
I made a rule that really helped me with any jealousy that crops up in my head, I just say "if I feel jealous I have to compliment the person on what caused me to be jealous." This usually results in my jealousy quickly fading into admiration. Vent to the void over. have a good day.
That's a great mindset. It's important to know that just because someone else is good at something, it doesn't mean that I myself is worthless. It sounds obvious when it's written out black on white, but I think this can be unpacked quite a bit. I just can't be bothered on a cellphone x).
That pro attitude is why I stopped playing csgo. The fact that games were no longer about having a good time with friends but instead about leveling up saddened me and completely changed games from something fun to an obligatory chore in which you sacrefice years of your life to gaining some Internet points.
Yep, I'm happy growing up in a time in which games existed to flee into another reality and have fun. I tried playing csgo for fun, but it's rly frustrating if good friends insult each other.
I feel this so hard. Used to play so much CS:S back in the day, but I can't for the life of me enjoy the modern game since everything is matchmaking and leaderboards and ranks and all that. Thankfully there's still a good amount of server browser oriented games out there, but it's always sad to be excited for a new title's gameplay, only to realize that it's going to try to be an esports game, as it never fails to take the sense of fun out of the community.
I feel like competitive games change me in some way. I used to play games just for the fun of it, but even tho I haven't played a competitive game seriously for years now, I just can't escape the mindset. When I'm playing F1 games for example, I'm just trying to have fun, but get angry at myself all the time for not doing better, even tho that was never a goal I set myself in the first place. I just want to go back to just having fun.
Guess I'm guilty here. It's sometimes frustrating to play csgo games with irl friends because: 1) I play to improve and it's impossible when playing against lower-skilled opponents and teammates (I even feel like I'm getting worse), 2) I play to help them improve - I want my friends to WANT to improve at the game, but some of them want to play more 'just for fun'. I has sometimes become an issue, I'm trying to relax more and not think about how others play, though. Sorry, friends! Btw, I do think it's completely unnecessary to insult sb for being bad at the game.. as if it wasn't allowed. Sooo many people do it still.
Your discussion about Doom Eternal hits home in an interesting way. I think a lot of these 'experts' are gatekeeping in a mean spirited way, but some of them might be projecting their own experience onto you. I can feel this urge myself. Little background (not trying to brag I swear lol): I completed Doom Eternal on normal difficulty and got completely destroyed along the way. I had fun, but it was incredibly hard, especially those damn marauders which I wished got deleted from the game back then. But for some reason I returned to the game two months later and just for fun booted up the first level as new game +, but now on the highest difficulty. Simultaniously I started watching RUclips videos about the games' mechanics and how to get better. Long story short: my skill grew, I got this ''I won't let this game beat me'' mentality, became addicted and now I've completed the game multiple times and take great joy in killing the marauder comfortably within a couple seconds. The point? I'm having so much fun and I believe in Doom Eternals design so much, that I want others to have that same experience that I fell in love with. In this case, replaying the game, setting it to nightmare, doing specific moves and watching RUclips videos are exactly what ended up making the game so fun for me, so those are what I immediately want to recommend. But unlike the other 'experts', I keep my mouth shut because 1. I understand that your skill level after the first playthrough won't be on par with those who've played for months (after all, I was probably way worse at the game than you) 2. I understand that 'recommendations'/'tips' come off as dismissive at best and downright condescending at worst, and most importantly: 3. I understand that passion comes naturally, and I can't force my own passion onto anyone. It just doesn't work that way. I think some of this 'expert' behaviour stems from people being genuinely passionate about a game and wishing someone would enjoy it in the exact way they enjoy it. But a lot of it is certainly just elitism and people wanting to brag. In your case it's especially annoying, because you clearly liked the game! It'd be one thing if you didn't like it, in which case I understand people want their viewpoint heard. But telling someone they're enjoying something the wrong way is just toxic. Should you actually read this, have you seen that Doom's game director, Hugo Martin, talked about your review on stream and complimented it, even taking interest on your comment about the difficulty spike? I imagine you got sent that a lot, but you didn't mention it this video, and I think it makes the point even more clear. Even the developers don't side with this nonsense. And because there's nothing better than a long comment: in case anyone wants to see Hugo talk about his video: it's in the Doom Eternal game director playthrough p.8, around 1:04:20 (nice). He actually talks about it quite a bit.
That comment about your " " " warped ego " " " made me laugh... this guy is trying to act superior to you just because you posted videos of you juggling...
it's laughable like, it's "broadcast yourself" everythird known YTer is doing some "showing off" about something xD just Kliksphilip isn't allowed to lmao
It's pure jealousy. Juggling is one of those things that seems prohibitively difficult to learn to do (like playing piano) to many. When they see someone who had taken the time and dedication to do it, and then feel personal pride afterwards, they take it as some kind of personal slight. An insult if you will, because it has forced them to look inward and face their own failings in that regard, it embarrasses them. Juggling is cool. If someone want to talk about how they figured out how to do it in a completely free and voluntary video on the internet, all the power to them.
And emphasis on him following the guy's rather personal channel for years, and not his csgo channel but personal channel. Like you wanted to see him in his personal life and then you criticize showing it.
i've been guilty of this myself once. i watched a streamer a while back play one of my favorite games, f-zero gx, and he SUCKED at it. completely understandable, it's a very difficult game. i guess i thought i was being helpful, but deep down i really just wanted to show off my knowledge of the game. thankfully i quickly realized what i was doing was really rude and i shut myself up the rest of the time. and wouldn't you know it, i still learned something new from watching him play it! it's almost like most people aren't actually an "expert" at anything and there's always room for improvement. or, y'know, just letting people enjoy themselves without having to make everything about yourself.
Love your videos, hopefully one day i'll be able to shake your hand, your videos are just amazing. Every time i'm bored i come back at you channels to see if there's a video i haven't watched yet and its not, so i'll re-watch an older video Idk what makes your videos so great, maybe your voice, your knowledge or just the way you are.
I think it's his attitude, he just feels so damn genuine. I'm sure many people think this about many RUclipsrs but I think Philip would be just as nice or even nicer in person than he is in his videos.
I actually studied Quantum physics as a part of my degree. I remember one time I posted on a RUclips video something absolute rubbish about the subject (recently) that made me look l like I was 14 and pretending to be smart. I read it back after someone called me out. I was embarrassed, because if I had seen someone else write the same thing, I would've also called them out. The good thing about the internet, is that nobody knows you're a dog. Therefore by simply not replying, my mistake has been forever forgotten about and there was no consequence. Until I wrote this.
I totally agree, this is something I've noticed on many videos from other youtubers as well. What is the ratio (if you had to guesstimate) of the negative, non-constructive, 'you are wrong and it's a fact' comments compared to those that consider the youtuber as a real human with a life and soul?
I love the esports scene, but I can help but feel the scene has partly (or more so) had an impact on the casual gaming experience. Maybe I just grew up, maybe it was always competitive - but my memories seem to be more fond of playing Mario Kart Wii with friends, or playing Call of Duty World at War without having to spend 100 hours learning strategies to stand a chance. I feel the newer generation of gamers try so hard to be like their favorite esports role model that the casual community is a dying one, at least in most fps. Why did I decide to spend time commenting this? I don't really know to be honest. Must have had something to do with Phil talking about the twitch gamers. Anyway
My problem with playing games casually is that unless everyone playing is bad, it ends up not being fun. That spot where you're too good to play with your friends, but not good enough to be a pro is annoying.
I'm a part of that group you mentioned - those who didn't play single-player games, or rather I had been. When I was younger, I made it through a couple - Mario Galaxy 2, Portal 2, and a couple other odds and ends. I took advantage of my covid isolation to fill out my Steam library, partly because of the content I've seen on your channel. Every time I watch one of your videos, I'm reminded of why I'm so passionate about games and the stories they tell. I could blame my oppressive amounts of coursework or the dark patterns that keep players hooked in online games, or not having the cash on hand to pick up the latest big-budget game, but I realized that I was the only thing keeping myself from enjoying what makes interactive storytelling beautiful. In the last few months, I finished The Witness, Dishonored 2 (twice), Half-Life and its sequels, Doom, Celeste (twice), Hue, Titanfall 2 (4 times), portal, portal 2 (again), and Inside, not to mention my XCOM 2 campaign. Thank you for continuing to tell people why the narratives of single player games are impactful, and I hope you'll keep doing it so that those younger than myself, who are growing up not on portal but on games-as-services like Fortnite and Valorant, can see why games are unique. I know this was a long comment on an already 4-day-old video, and I hope you'll read it. (If you replied, you'd make my day) Thanks.
All you can do is ignore them and get on with things. :) You're the guy people are watching & looking up to, not the 'internet experts' in the comment section that barely has subscribers to their name.
For me, people like this really take the fun out of playing games. I remember a long time ago you could go online to a forum and actually discuss games and what was good or bad about certain games. Now it just feels like people watch people play games and share the same feeling for it as they do. These same people go on forums, the few that still exist, and just insult you for enjoying yourself and not playing like their favourite twitch streamer does. It really makes me miss the old forums and asking people on them for help or just having a general discussion with people who share the same love for a game.
that music is just a soulsoother in a otherwise stressing period. id love to hear different music as well, but that track fit this subject very nicely.
I don't know how I found your channels, but hearing the ramblings of a fairly normal bloke talking about completely random stuff makes me happy. I love your content across all your channels, please keep up the ace work I'll keep watching and enjoying the ride.
I have been thinking a lot about how the creators I have watched years impact me. I'm 18 now, and I'd estimate I have been watching Phillip now for 6 years. This online personality of his has literally raised me. Every time I click on one of these introspective videos I am surprised at how much my thought processes resemble Kliksphillip. Does anyone else relate to this feeling?
Huh. I always thought I had a personal issue with perfectionism for the last few years, but it‘s interesting that so many others seem to have this completionist mindset and almost a (self-)expectation towards it. I know it went to a point where I couldn‘t even bring myself to launch a game at all, even with a Steam library full of untouched gold in it. Though arguably I don‘t have as much time on my hands as I used to back in school, but it‘s still kinda sad.
I feel this so hard as a game developer. Everyone's an expert. No, I don't make AAA games, I make fun free-to-play indie games. I don't need to make AAA games. No, just because you learned Python doesn't mean you know how to fix that bug better than the person who made the system. No, your opinion about balancing is not objectively correct. I used to joke when I made TCSAOU that I got so many players telling me it's impossible to lose as Defender & an equal amount of people telling me it's impossible to lose as Attacker that it meant I had achieved balance lol.
my opinion is that those ''experts'' do this to feel better about their slightly above average skill and think or try to convince themselves that they are good
I've seen subreddits full of people saying they are "doctors" "I have a Phd" and "I go to harvard" it's really dumb, and when someone asks about a certain topic, these "experts" start bragging about how smart they are and how the person that asked the question is a total idiot.
As someone who has recommended you to switch to other editing programs, thank you, I needed this video. While I wouldn't say that I don't know what I'm talking about (I work at a post house and worked as an online film and TV editor for a few years) what I used to do is clearly very different from editing for youtube.
Interacting with that toxic crowd never leads anywhere. I know you have been told thousands of times not to feed the trolls, but I totally can relate that it isn't something you can just ignore or leave under your videos uncommented. A tricky situation and I appreciate that you open up and talk about your view on these topics here! Been watching you for over 5 years probably and never really commented, so I just want to say thank you for all the great time I have watching. I don't always agree with your opinions, but I like your professional approach to talk about these subjects and have respect that you're so brave to share so many of your thoughts and life online! Appreciate ya!
This entire situation of how a large group of people on the internet seem to be so confident in their opinions that they treat anything that deviates from it as being seemingly objectively incorrect, is something that I have reflected over and been annoyed with for a long time now. This video was therefore a really compelling watch for me, as it explored the situation while also adding a lot of insight into it that I hadn't thought about before. I don't watch a whole lot of different creators on RUclips on a regular basis, but your channels will likely always be among the ones that I keep coming back to. Aside from the exceptionally high quality of your videos and their scripts, I have such a large amount of respect for how you seem to be as a person. The fact that you rather remain diffident rather than overconfident, even on topics where I feel like you should have all the right to take the latter approach, is always a relief to observe in this sea of people who do the opposite. Not to mention all of the other cool traits that you have, like your high levels of integrity in regards to sponsorships, and such. It is really dishearteing to see that you recieve some of these comments that you do, but I certainly hope that they are in a small minority. I hope that you won't be discouraged by them, and that you'll keep making videos in the ways that you see fit. Thank you for being such a cool dude.
My gf and I have only just recently started a RUclips channel together. Your little blogs talking about your experiences over the years on the platform are extraordinarily insightful. We've already had to deal with trying to understand metrics, the algorithm and even dealing with weird/creepy commenters despite our most popular video being no more than 40 views. There's always people who think they know better. Often they don't, sometimes they're right. But there's something I learned a long time ago: a million people can tell you the fire is hot, but you won't find out until you get burnt. Basically, you learn from your own experience, not anyone else's.
You're supposed to spell your name phillllllllllip with 10 L's, you've been misspelling it this whole time. Yeah I'm actually an internet expert of spelling names, you're welcome phillllllllllip.
Moreso than just the fact that some gamers never touch singleplayer, I'm worried by how obsessed people seem to be with the competitive aspect of multiplayer games. It's like people only play to get better and win, not to just have fun with some friends, or even make some new ones. Most games don't even let you browse servers anymore. Servers were once chances to make communities, now it's all handled by algorithmic matchmaking. For all my hours, I don't think I've ever had a real social experience with Overwatch. I've never made a friend in solo queue, and whenever I've played with a friend we spent too much time strategizing and trying not to let down the rest of the team to have fun in each other's company. Other players aren't really there to connect with. You're all just parallel with each other, everyone trying to win and grind skills. It seems like yet another way that the internet is ironically making us more isolated instead of more connected.
Thing is most non competitive multiplayer games get boring after like 4 hours. Whereas most competitive multiplayer games tend to get boring way slower especially if you play with friends. Without algorithmic matchmaking competitive games would probably not be nearly as big as they are now. And nowadays most people that play on custom servers are either gods who have 5000+ hours on the game or weird people who you wouldn't want to be friends with. Maybe online games in general aren't a good place to find good friends.
This part of not having touched singleplayer games resonates well with what I just realised the other week when I bought a Nintendo Switch - I can't remember when I last played a singleplayer game. I remember it was The Witcher 3 (I think?) but I can't remember when and I realised this as I booted up Zelda and was like... "oh, singleplayer exploration in an open world, long time no see... now what the fuck do I do?"
Phillip, I would love to hear you talk more about your time making maps in Source. Not stuff like "how to make a door" but your thought process when you were making maps. Or something about the joys and frustrations of map-making in general. You have a few videos like this and I loved them
I really like how you seem to talk about things i notice but others dont i know quite a few people whos only single player experience is fifa and f1 considering im a fairly new gamer only playing seriously for 5 years now.
Honestly, "5 minutes with Phil" is some of your best content. It has your opinions on things - I have no clue why I care but you always seem like a reasonable and intelligent man with an opinion worth considering and respecting. Now, you have regular uploads of your opinion without video that I should be paying attention to.
This was so well put into words! I think that another good reference point is "grinding-games" such as Runescape and other MMOs. In the 2000s where the internet culture was still young, it seems people had a much more explorative approach to playing these games. You took things as they came and played for the journey rather than the result. Today with "optimization" culture and an enourmous availability of guides etc, it seems to be turned around. That you play for the result rather than the journey. And in that way I feel that the game loses some of its magic. That a certain livelihood is gone. But afterall, I haven't played runescape since I was a kid in the 2000s and much of what I just wrote is based from what I've heard from others. So maybe I fall victim to the very thing you just talked about in the video ;)
Honestly I myself used to never play singleplayer games. I just find it weird to play by yourself (although of course people I understand people who enjoy it). I did try playing skyrim a few times but I could never find the dedication to finish it. Up until 2 years ago I never touched a singleplayer game, but then I decided a change. I got ac odyssey with the goal of actually finishing it, and of course I played for a bit and then stopped. But! After a few months I saw it on my desktop and decided to play it. I didn't understand anything at all (presumably because I wasn't listening to the story) but slowly I did start to realize how the game works and soon I was addicted. After I finished it (enjoyed it so much that I finished it a 100%) I started to understand singleplayers a bit. I realized that in open world rpgs I am usually overwhelmed by the size and order of quests/missions, which is why I usually quit after a few days. Yep, nobody asked, but since Philip said that his mind was blown of by kids today not touching singleplayer, I think I can't really blame them. (Although being 17 I think I'm a bit older than the kids referenced, but just in case.) Our generation's dedication ability and attention span simply is much lower than the ones older, and we were born into the internet. We don't know what it's like to not be with friends, which means that playing singleplayer is to get out of our comfort zone, a thing that most of us simply don't have a reason to do.
Can't wait for the analysis video about these 5 minute videos each day having an impact on the youtube algorithm. As an internet content consumer expert I just know these things.
this is actually turning out to be such a fascinating series. it's a shame that oftentimes the videos with the most positive comments and feedback are also often less viewed, but i'm really glad you're sticking with this, as this channel is actually my favorite among the three, and getting daily content about random things to think about is pretty great. (its actually perfect for finding something to watch while eating dinner every day lmao.) cheers
I love the kliksphilip empire, ive watched long enough that it actually plays an importmat role in my life, from getting me to juggle to getting into one of my biggest hobbies, game development. With every video i feel like im getting to know the person behind it better and better, and because these videos have so little views it feels like our little secret. I look forward to these videos everyday and i hope you keep making them. Much love from germany
1:43 Oh, yeah. Well, I'm not an expert in anything, but the more I learn about some topic, the more I realize, how many people just confidently blabber nonsense about it everywhere. It's kinda strange really. I sort of get the appeal on an individual level, but when it's whole comment threads full of people passionately discussing something none of them actually understand, it gets bizarre.
yeah, to be honest, when you released that Dirt Rally video, I was kinda dismissive and feeling almighty when I learned that you used keyboard. But-- I do actually realize that this kind of gatekeeping, telling you how to play... it's just me being an asshole. Like, what goal I am trying to achieve by posturing? By engaging in this fallometry, who is the greater gamer... It's just-- such a primal thing, and-- it's driven by lack of emotional control. It's bad and I should never do it.
I remember making some really cringe comment a long time ago about someone not doing something the right way, and I hate remembering it. Not realizing at the time that you're gatekeeping makes it all the more painful to see later.
I stray away from Team vs. Team games like CSGO at this point because of what a negative experience it can be for me when I get anxious that I'm ruining someone's game because of how seriously some people take their rank, to the point of rage and insults hurdled at how I'm playing Even if nobody insults me, it's so stuck with me that I tell those insults in my head to myself, thinking about what my team must have going through their head when I lose
I had the urge to post a similar comment on the Doom Eternal video because I am used to watching high level gameplay, but I didn't and now I feel nice. (I also have played the game)
A word I discovered a few years ago, and has been so useful that I remembered it, is "ultracrepidarian" - someone who gives advice and opinions on matters they don't fully understand. It fits the people you are describing exactly.
It's even worse when the "experts" all have the same source. You can clearly see this at play when on a thread discussing the cool S where everyone either talks about themselves drawing it in middle school or lemino's videos.
Episode I haters always use Red Letter Media's arguments and Star Wars Legends haters always use Hello Greedo's argumenta from his one video. It's so obvious and the best part is that many of them don't even know that, they're just parroting what other people say.
@@wilhufftarkin8543 worst thing is that Red Letter Media was all in jest, it's quite obviously a love/hate review made for fun. I mean how many real ones have a kidnapping and dungeon subplot baked into them?
The cool S? Yeah my grandpa taught me to draw it... it's really cool. I think it was the symbol of the electrical company he worked at. But they had to close down because they got bankrupt or something...he is weirdly attached to working there tho, even tho he worked at many other places for longer.
4:20 If anything, when I watch the best players of something, I just realize how bad I am even more, it helps me know how high the skill ceiling is compared to what my skill is, really do have to admire the people who put in that much time into the game. Unfortunately I always get burnt out on a game before I actually get close to getting good at it.
What I find fascinating is how consistently good they are. If I'm good at the game I still have to focud hard to be really good and it's quite exhausting, so I can't do it all the time. Even in games I'm really good at which I've played for years I play like a total noob sometimes.
@@wilhufftarkin8543 Maybe you have focus issues? I have adhd myself so idk. Modafinil is a great enhancer for focus, but it's considered like a doping agent for competitions.
I know you only mentioned it quickly, but I really appreciated your dirt rally video, I didn't think I would enjoy a racing game but seeing how much you enjoyed it I gave it a go. It is easily my favourite game now! Please continue to share games you enjoy as they are excellent videos to watch and they may inspire people to try something new.
I love the fact your open and honest been with you for a long time and it might sound weird but your voice is calming and j feel like a friend. Dont make it too much of a chore unless that works for you :)
Your attitude Towards making these videos is wonderful! Regular Kliksphilip is something unusual but very welcoming! I hope you dont restrain yourself to 5 minutes because I’d love 10 minutes with Phil too, and when you have an idea and an interest in what you talk about it becomes interesting for others almost automatically seeing you branch out in content makes me happy AF
I used to be one of those Internet 'Experts'. I wanted to be cool and noticed and I couldn't achieve it by being myself/normal cause I had trouble socializing or sharing my original thoughts. Been a douche for a long time to others. My friends got me back in the correct path but I still had trouble examining my behaviour, it's just so time consuming and tiring to be vigilant all the time, more so when I'm carrying emotions that aren't even mine - like dirt that gets collected on you as your day at work goes by. But thanks a lot Philip, I can now just watch this video over and over again every few days to remind myself of what not to become. Thanks to all the friends I have and will get in the future and the nice redditors I met when on my naive quest to coolness.
I have an audience too (elsewhere) and this is a common isssue - it’s not their suggestions that bug me, it’s their certainty that the way they do something is superior, or that they assume you don’t know shit all about the subject, so they suggest inane advice - what’s worse is when they suggest advice on something you know better than them, and you know their suggestion is just plain incorrect
@@kliksphilip reddits a particularly nasty echo-chamber - The worst case is when a hobbyist subreddit groups together to shun an aspect of the hobby because it isn’t the “right” way to do it - a lot of craft and game subreddits are like this
I knew some of the people you are talking about, some of them are in my group of friends and I feel always sad for them, when I get too cynical and I don't want to play any games usually because I've seen too many reviews, is incredible how videos on the internet create prejudice on something that you never experience, I hope one day they will find a game they will enjoy and be able to play the game by themself forgetting about opinions of people being burnout from games. I wish all the people that like videogames, or things in general, being more open to having a "first-person" without knowing anything about it, doing like this I've always found being able to enjoy things on a personal level, feeling almost "intimate".
This is great stuff, thank you so much for the insight kliksphilip, the idea of a gamer having never enjoyed a single player experience is mind boggling to me as well. It really does put into perspective why people can have such a different understanding on what games should be. As well those who merely watch games, I can admit I've been in that boat about specific games, I watch a lot of context from a skilled player and when I get my hands on the game myself only to realize I'm rubbish and don't have the muscle memory at all. So I can understand some people might not expect this to happen to them if they've never challenged themselves.
Hi Philip, I think the trend nowadays is that everything should and have to be competetive and be an esport. I noticed this first with Overwatch in 2016, when it was an esport with tournaments even before the game was out. People with beta keys became pros from being good at other games like how csgo and overwatch pros today play valorant. Even a game like fall guys whos supposed to be this super casual battle royale filled with random elements became an esport, and it died because of it (and among us) I grew up playing cs source, but i mostly played team fortress 2. Im only 17, so i was too young to realize i had to GIT GUD and understand proper English :) And esports were super small back then, and a large part playing cs s played community content like sirf and zombie escape unlike in csgo where people might just play matchmaking. team fortress 2 is special because it is a very casual game in disguise. You have servers where players have gotten tired of shooting each others and will outright scold you for killing others and capturing the objective. I dont think youd get a game like it today, and i think the trend influence peoples mindset when it comes to games.
Only reason I'm here is just to listen to you :) I love how you, in your videos can make something so mundane look so interesting! Like your juggling, or a vacation to a hill and climb it! Or just video's about csgo. I played that game quite a lot, but now lost the passion for it :/ But I still love to see all the updates that the game gets! I'm pretty much here just to enjoy someone being enthusiastic about making videos. No matter how long in between them, or how sloppy or amazing! (the amazing ones truly are Amazing) If it's Skyrim, CsGo or about ray tracing or the VR stuff!! (more of those please) It's all good to me. Just keep doing what you like, and i'll probably like it as well
I really enjoy watching your reviews. Not because I see eye to eye with all your opinions, but because often we like the same games but for different reasons. It is interesting to hear from someone who likes the same things as I do, but brings up some of the things I like as negatives and vice versa. It is refreshing to have a new perspective on things I love. If you are reviewing a game I haven't played I am always looking forward to finding out what we agree and disagree on.
Phil, I do want to point out when it comes to science, anecdotal evidence is on the bottom of the evidence pyramid. This is not the case when it comes to non sciencey stuff of course. I'm enjoying this new content, keep it up man
man that doom eternal stuff you brought up pissed me off, perfectly normal gameplay always gets shit on because of those turbo virgin who play 8 hours a day on average, and thing that if your sens is below 75cm that you must be crazy.
Love this series. Doesn't matter what you say I just LOVE hearing your voice everyday. These Videos are giving me something stable right now. Sometimes i even just start watching your older Videos over and over again to hear this voice. Ok that sound kinda weird... Hope you have a great day reading this.
Singleplayer games are fun, online multiplayer games are also generally fun, but god damn coop with a few good friends/family is and always has been the way to go in my eyes, and has allowed me to enjoy games which I otherwise wouldn't have.
As someone just starting out making RUclips shorts of CS:GO for fun this happened almost immediately. I'm no pro, I know, but I just wanna make funny/awesome (from my pov) videos. I don't care about pros being better than me nor do I care about how to improve (well, I love winning but I have no intention of becoming a pro player). But people still wants to point out that I'm not a pro in a very condescending way... I can imagine new content creators being deterred from making any more videos after receiving a few of these comments. Keep up the good work Philip!
I respect the fact that you read and address your comments, as it feels some youtubers don’t do this. You’re one of the only channels nowadays where it truly feels that the viewer is still connected to the content creator, and I respect you for that. There are some topics I never thought I’d be interested in before watching it on your channel, but afterwards got me interested in it. Who thought a 7 minute video on stair clipping could be interesting, but after watching it I was actually fairly captivated.
I think the reason many youtubers nowadays don't read their comments (outside the fact that there's too many) that youtube comments have kinda become their own ecosystem so to speak. when i look at the comment section of an average popular video, most comments i see seem to be written more so for the other commenters reading, rather than for the video creator. so it's understandable that after a certain size many video creators feel like it would be a waste of time to engage.
I remember watching your review of Doom Eternal, and there was something you talked about that bothered me, but I didn't care enough to comment or even remember the specifics because I value my experience with the game more than the differences of opinion about it.
@@themaskedkid8495 I mean I was just saying that I don't have a stick up my ass because there were some things I disagreed with, y'know, a complete contrast to the kind of people he talked about in this video, but okay.
@@themaskedkid8495 Oh! I'm sorry, I'd completely misunderstood your intent by me misreading it. A good reminder for me to go over the comment I'm replying to as to make sure I'm understanding things correctly :)
@@JediPloys I read over my comment again and it seemed really sarcastic I am real sorry for the misunderstanding and I am glad we could not argue over such small things.
These "Internet Explorer Experts" can sod off. I love your videos, from CS:GO to other game/hardware reviews and these down-to-earth ones. Honestly your videos have never felt anything like "I'm an expert" (aside 3kliksphilip on CS:GO stuff ;-) ) at all, which combined with your honesty makes them (to me at least) so enjoyable to watch. So thank you for them. I'm looking forward to the next ones.
Actually it was 7:12 and not 5 minutes but I enjoyed listening to it from start to finish and I have to agree with you. I also think that toxicity is really a big problem in the internet and that everybody needs to chill a bit more and don't try to be the best every time -- i think that's the reason behind lots of the hate. Also games should be about having fun (together) and not about being the best, except when its a real competition, but who of us really wants to be a pro all the time? If I were a pro I could no longer play a game for fun but I am not, luckily, I play to relax and have fun after/before work. Can somebody recommend multiplayer-fps with a nice non-toxic community? And Philip please continue this series, great content so far 👍
I was watching a video of divinity original sin 2 for some scenario options i missed and a bunch of the comments were criticising the creator for doing a bad character build. Like it wasn't even the point of the video. Gaming culture is in a weird space as it's becoming more and more normal for people to become part of the culture without any desire to play games. I remember a couple of years ago a heavily mocked twitter pole asked a similar question to 'can you be a fan of a gaming if you have only watched let's plays' with 'Yes' winning 60-40. I do find quite often though that i recognise sentences that read like something i've already seen somewhere else and are often word for word arguments made by some random youtuber. Too many people using 3rd person references as their primary resources.
The last part you talk about is an interesting bit that younger players that only know growing up with in depth youtube guides by people that get paid to play and teach the game maybe don't understand. The efficiency-paradox that turns the own adventure into a list of tasks to not waste time and minimize the risk of failure, because someone else already figured it out. I think it's easy to avoid in singleplayer games, but in the multiplayer realm where your decisions impact other players (and their time) it becomes more difficult.
In a couple years time a comment like these is going to come back and haunt me, i can feel it. Weird Napoleon Complexes have become more common with the kids on the internet now, but i wouldn't be surprised if i was exactly like them 5-10 years ago
Just wanted to write a comment for once. Been watching you for years on all channels and I never disliked a video or thought it was boring. You make high quality, thoughtful content that has actual information or original entertainment. I always know a video of yours is not a waste of time. I very rarely write comments, since as stated above I have nothing to comment and just give a like since I like it. So I thought I offset it a bit with this one
Honestly, whenever I see comments like those, I like to just treat them as automated spam bots and imagine there was no reasonable human intent behind the comment to begin with. Sometimes that may even be true, or as good as true, considering how many comments are written with the sole purpose of trolling. This mindset has helped me cope with a lot of the garbage I always keep seeing no matter how good the community is surrounding it. Hopefully it will inspire you as well, because with the massive reach your videos get, I believe there's always bound to be at least a sizable chunk of viewers who are either legitimate assholes or just too young to understand what they're doing, and I would consider them to be more like "internet background noise" that deserves no attention, rather than a part of your actual audience.
I'm trying to live by an old saying, If you do not have something nice to say then you do not need to say it, or something similar, am doing this both in Real world but also on Internett, youtube, twitter, etc, more than often i watch the video and click like :)
This. This is good. 8) I'm the kind of person who 100%s a game just because I enjoy it, so I can understand the drive in people to get better at games. The toxic "Holier than thou!" attitude some people get from the drive to get better is just kind of diminishing the experience for everyone else.
I'm addicted to 5 minutes with Phil, I didn't realize how good regularly uploaded kliksphilip would be.
Edit: I like Fuzz Distortion bring it back.
It's similar to his older (but not very first) stuff. Maybe go back 5 years and most content feels personal like this.
yes
yes I'm OK with him continuing these :)
you are so addicted that its actually 7 minutes
Hmm this makes me wonder what he thinks about comment like these, is he flattered? creeped out?
holy god i regret pausing to read all those comments, the stupidity is tumour-inducing
Some of them actually make me angry for Philip. I'm quite impressed with Philip's patience about these. Honestly I don't get how could anyone be hostile at Philip because of his content. The kliks empire is genuinely one of the most enjoyable sources to come to for interesting videos.
@@fuhrerhosty 110%, it baffles me how some people have that mindset
I wouldn't have the nerve to awnser seriously holy fuck.
Well this comment and these replies have restored a little bit of hope.
@@mushroomcrepes why its so much fun lol
5 minutes 132seconds with philip
it should be called 1 page of phil
5 philips with second
Dont use ugly as prof pic
I don't think this even qualifies as 5 minutes with Phil anymore. Honestly, this felt more like a standard video than a 5 minute with Phil podcast, and in my opinion that's great.
@@kliksphilip And THAT is important. I know if I click this video I have a great video to listen to in the background while I do monotonous tasks in my room.
@@kliksphilip To parrot what the parent comment said, it does feel like regular kliksphilip content and I love that, I just hope it's not too edit-heavy that you'll end up burning out on this series or anything because I'm loving this content.
i liked 2kliksphilip's juggling videos a lot
Same!
Yeah but i feel like they were better of at kliks. I mean 3kliks is about CS, 2kliks about other Games and PC stuff, and kliks about phil himself, and the things he does offline.
same
@@Geerow i would call juggling as a game, similar to how solitare is a game. maybe phil had that in mind
@@GameChaos songe bob vent
I made a rule that really helped me with any jealousy that crops up in my head, I just say "if I feel jealous I have to compliment the person on what caused me to be jealous." This usually results in my jealousy quickly fading into admiration.
Vent to the void over. have a good day.
Nice rule, I will use it from now, thank you!
Nice one!
:)
Hmmmm, jealousy is maybe my worst flaw, I'll try this on future
That's a great mindset. It's important to know that just because someone else is good at something, it doesn't mean that I myself is worthless. It sounds obvious when it's written out black on white, but I think this can be unpacked quite a bit. I just can't be bothered on a cellphone x).
That pro attitude is why I stopped playing csgo. The fact that games were no longer about having a good time with friends but instead about leveling up saddened me and completely changed games from something fun to an obligatory chore in which you sacrefice years of your life to gaining some Internet points.
Yep, I'm happy growing up in a time in which games existed to flee into another reality and have fun. I tried playing csgo for fun, but it's rly frustrating if good friends insult each other.
I feel this so hard. Used to play so much CS:S back in the day, but I can't for the life of me enjoy the modern game since everything is matchmaking and leaderboards and ranks and all that. Thankfully there's still a good amount of server browser oriented games out there, but it's always sad to be excited for a new title's gameplay, only to realize that it's going to try to be an esports game, as it never fails to take the sense of fun out of the community.
and that's why i don't play competitive games. they're not fun to play.
instead i play tf2 and a lot of roguelikes
I feel like competitive games change me in some way. I used to play games just for the fun of it, but even tho I haven't played a competitive game seriously for years now, I just can't escape the mindset. When I'm playing F1 games for example, I'm just trying to have fun, but get angry at myself all the time for not doing better, even tho that was never a goal I set myself in the first place. I just want to go back to just having fun.
Guess I'm guilty here.
It's sometimes frustrating to play csgo games with irl friends because:
1) I play to improve and it's impossible when playing against lower-skilled opponents and teammates (I even feel like I'm getting worse),
2) I play to help them improve - I want my friends to WANT to improve at the game, but some of them want to play more 'just for fun'.
I has sometimes become an issue, I'm trying to relax more and not think about how others play, though. Sorry, friends!
Btw, I do think it's completely unnecessary to insult sb for being bad at the game.. as if it wasn't allowed. Sooo many people do it still.
Your discussion about Doom Eternal hits home in an interesting way. I think a lot of these 'experts' are gatekeeping in a mean spirited way, but some of them might be projecting their own experience onto you. I can feel this urge myself. Little background (not trying to brag I swear lol): I completed Doom Eternal on normal difficulty and got completely destroyed along the way. I had fun, but it was incredibly hard, especially those damn marauders which I wished got deleted from the game back then.
But for some reason I returned to the game two months later and just for fun booted up the first level as new game +, but now on the highest difficulty. Simultaniously I started watching RUclips videos about the games' mechanics and how to get better. Long story short: my skill grew, I got this ''I won't let this game beat me'' mentality, became addicted and now I've completed the game multiple times and take great joy in killing the marauder comfortably within a couple seconds.
The point? I'm having so much fun and I believe in Doom Eternals design so much, that I want others to have that same experience that I fell in love with. In this case, replaying the game, setting it to nightmare, doing specific moves and watching RUclips videos are exactly what ended up making the game so fun for me, so those are what I immediately want to recommend.
But unlike the other 'experts', I keep my mouth shut because 1. I understand that your skill level after the first playthrough won't be on par with those who've played for months (after all, I was probably way worse at the game than you) 2. I understand that 'recommendations'/'tips' come off as dismissive at best and downright condescending at worst, and most importantly: 3. I understand that passion comes naturally, and I can't force my own passion onto anyone. It just doesn't work that way.
I think some of this 'expert' behaviour stems from people being genuinely passionate about a game and wishing someone would enjoy it in the exact way they enjoy it. But a lot of it is certainly just elitism and people wanting to brag. In your case it's especially annoying, because you clearly liked the game! It'd be one thing if you didn't like it, in which case I understand people want their viewpoint heard. But telling someone they're enjoying something the wrong way is just toxic. Should you actually read this, have you seen that Doom's game director, Hugo Martin, talked about your review on stream and complimented it, even taking interest on your comment about the difficulty spike? I imagine you got sent that a lot, but you didn't mention it this video, and I think it makes the point even more clear. Even the developers don't side with this nonsense.
And because there's nothing better than a long comment: in case anyone wants to see Hugo talk about his video: it's in the Doom Eternal game director playthrough p.8, around 1:04:20 (nice). He actually talks about it quite a bit.
Well this comment was actually worth reading unlike most.
Thanks for referring to the director playthrough, it's cool to hear of others speaking about Phil.
That comment about your " " " warped ego " " " made me laugh... this guy is trying to act superior to you just because you posted videos of you juggling...
"i can show you how to juggle"
"stop bragging about your juggling!"
"are you jealous?"
"ha! you think i'd get jealous just to fuel your ego?"
it's laughable like, it's "broadcast yourself" everythird known YTer is doing some "showing off" about something xD just Kliksphilip isn't allowed to lmao
It's pure jealousy.
Juggling is one of those things that seems prohibitively difficult to learn to do (like playing piano) to many. When they see someone who had taken the time and dedication to do it, and then feel personal pride afterwards, they take it as some kind of personal slight.
An insult if you will, because it has forced them to look inward and face their own failings in that regard, it embarrasses them.
Juggling is cool. If someone want to talk about how they figured out how to do it in a completely free and voluntary video on the internet, all the power to them.
And emphasis on him following the guy's rather personal channel for years, and not his csgo channel but personal channel. Like you wanted to see him in his personal life and then you criticize showing it.
i've been guilty of this myself once. i watched a streamer a while back play one of my favorite games, f-zero gx, and he SUCKED at it. completely understandable, it's a very difficult game. i guess i thought i was being helpful, but deep down i really just wanted to show off my knowledge of the game. thankfully i quickly realized what i was doing was really rude and i shut myself up the rest of the time.
and wouldn't you know it, i still learned something new from watching him play it! it's almost like most people aren't actually an "expert" at anything and there's always room for improvement. or, y'know, just letting people enjoy themselves without having to make everything about yourself.
This is very true, except obviously for when I'm the one providing unsolicited advice
Hey that's NOT TRUE. CLEARLY, you've **been able to be self-critical, hehe**
Lol every time these videos showing off bad comments pop up I 100% agree but my heart is hanging in hope none of my comments show up xD
Love your videos, hopefully one day i'll be able to shake your hand, your videos are just amazing.
Every time i'm bored i come back at you channels to see if there's a video i haven't watched yet and its not, so i'll re-watch an older video
Idk what makes your videos so great, maybe your voice, your knowledge or just the way you are.
I think it's his attitude, he just feels so damn genuine. I'm sure many people think this about many RUclipsrs but I think Philip would be just as nice or even nicer in person than he is in his videos.
Mad - I recognise the background of the first photo!Used to live minutes from there lol.
Five minutes, perhaps?
@@hellelujahh hahaha... Slightly more but we'll round down for the sake.
@@hellelujahh LMAO
SORRY BABE KLIKSPHILIP UPLOADED
I actually studied Quantum physics as a part of my degree. I remember one time I posted on a RUclips video something absolute rubbish about the subject (recently) that made me look l like I was 14 and pretending to be smart. I read it back after someone called me out. I was embarrassed, because if I had seen someone else write the same thing, I would've also called them out. The good thing about the internet, is that nobody knows you're a dog. Therefore by simply not replying, my mistake has been forever forgotten about and there was no consequence. Until I wrote this.
I feel like a member of secret society now, one of the few who knows that you messed up, hehe
Everyone knows I'm a dog. Please help.
@@Spunney you're on the Internet. Nobody knows you're a dog. Nobody.
0:34 pov: you're nearsighted and you put on your glasses
no..
Lmao.
I totally agree, this is something I've noticed on many videos from other youtubers as well.
What is the ratio (if you had to guesstimate) of the negative, non-constructive, 'you are wrong and it's a fact' comments compared to those that consider the youtuber as a real human with a life and soul?
Look at this garbage Doom Eternal gameplay, clearly just a static image.
Ha! What a scrub, couldn't even beat a speedrunner's record on this video; Pathetic.
So slow it counts frames per minute
Doom Eternal: HD 7730 Edition
Sure fooled me
I love the esports scene, but I can help but feel the scene has partly (or more so) had an impact on the casual gaming experience. Maybe I just grew up, maybe it was always competitive - but my memories seem to be more fond of playing Mario Kart Wii with friends, or playing Call of Duty World at War without having to spend 100 hours learning strategies to stand a chance. I feel the newer generation of gamers try so hard to be like their favorite esports role model that the casual community is a dying one, at least in most fps.
Why did I decide to spend time commenting this? I don't really know to be honest. Must have had something to do with Phil talking about the twitch gamers.
Anyway
My problem with playing games casually is that unless everyone playing is bad, it ends up not being fun. That spot where you're too good to play with your friends, but not good enough to be a pro is annoying.
I'm a part of that group you mentioned - those who didn't play single-player games, or rather I had been. When I was younger, I made it through a couple - Mario Galaxy 2, Portal 2, and a couple other odds and ends.
I took advantage of my covid isolation to fill out my Steam library, partly because of the content I've seen on your channel. Every time I watch one of your videos, I'm reminded of why I'm so passionate about games and the stories they tell. I could blame my oppressive amounts of coursework or the dark patterns that keep players hooked in online games, or not having the cash on hand to pick up the latest big-budget game, but I realized that I was the only thing keeping myself from enjoying what makes interactive storytelling beautiful.
In the last few months, I finished The Witness, Dishonored 2 (twice), Half-Life and its sequels, Doom, Celeste (twice), Hue, Titanfall 2 (4 times), portal, portal 2 (again), and Inside, not to mention my XCOM 2 campaign.
Thank you for continuing to tell people why the narratives of single player games are impactful, and I hope you'll keep doing it so that those younger than myself, who are growing up not on portal but on games-as-services like Fortnite and Valorant, can see why games are unique.
I know this was a long comment on an already 4-day-old video, and I hope you'll read it. (If you replied, you'd make my day)
Thanks.
All you can do is ignore them and get on with things. :)
You're the guy people are watching & looking up to, not the 'internet experts' in the comment section that barely has subscribers to their name.
For me, people like this really take the fun out of playing games. I remember a long time ago you could go online to a forum and actually discuss games and what was good or bad about certain games. Now it just feels like people watch people play games and share the same feeling for it as they do. These same people go on forums, the few that still exist, and just insult you for enjoying yourself and not playing like their favourite twitch streamer does. It really makes me miss the old forums and asking people on them for help or just having a general discussion with people who share the same love for a game.
Soo... today i'm having DINNER with phil!
Woah! Lucky you!!
With my videos I just tend to remind myself that you can't please everyone, and there will always be people who disagree or say you are wrong
good way of thinking about it
that music is just a soulsoother in a otherwise stressing period.
id love to hear different music as well, but that track fit this subject very nicely.
I don't know how I found your channels, but hearing the ramblings of a fairly normal bloke talking about completely random stuff makes me happy. I love your content across all your channels, please keep up the ace work I'll keep watching and enjoying the ride.
there's got to be a "Internet 'Explorers'" joke in here somewhere!
you're the first one
1:51
Ngl, I fucking love Philip in these shades
I have been thinking a lot about how the creators I have watched years impact me. I'm 18 now, and I'd estimate I have been watching Phillip now for 6 years. This online personality of his has literally raised me.
Every time I click on one of these introspective videos I am surprised at how much my thought processes resemble Kliksphillip. Does anyone else relate to this feeling?
"""Hold onto your papers"""
"""Two more papers down the line"""
"""What a time to be alive!"""
I love Two Minute Papers so much lmao
I literally watched his newest video right before this one so that hit home for me
Huh. I always thought I had a personal issue with perfectionism for the last few years, but it‘s interesting that so many others seem to have this completionist mindset and almost a (self-)expectation towards it. I know it went to a point where I couldn‘t even bring myself to launch a game at all, even with a Steam library full of untouched gold in it. Though arguably I don‘t have as much time on my hands as I used to back in school, but it‘s still kinda sad.
Phillip, just because you are an 'expert' on 'experts' does not make you an 'expert' on 'experts'
But maybe he is an 'expert' at finding 'experts' who thinks they're 'experts' at being an 'expert'
lol
Yup. I LOLed. irl.
What even is an 'expert'
I feel this so hard as a game developer. Everyone's an expert. No, I don't make AAA games, I make fun free-to-play indie games. I don't need to make AAA games. No, just because you learned Python doesn't mean you know how to fix that bug better than the person who made the system. No, your opinion about balancing is not objectively correct.
I used to joke when I made TCSAOU that I got so many players telling me it's impossible to lose as Defender & an equal amount of people telling me it's impossible to lose as Attacker that it meant I had achieved balance lol.
my opinion is that those ''experts'' do this to feel better about their slightly above average skill and think or try to convince themselves that they are good
Or it could be the dunning Kruger thing and they could be really bad. But what do I know.
I've seen subreddits full of people saying they are "doctors" "I have a Phd" and "I go to harvard" it's really dumb, and when someone asks about a certain topic, these "experts" start bragging about how smart they are and how the person that asked the question is a total idiot.
When I was 14 using your hammer tutorials to create css maps I could never have guessed I'd still be watching your content 10 years later
As someone who has recommended you to switch to other editing programs, thank you, I needed this video. While I wouldn't say that I don't know what I'm talking about (I work at a post house and worked as an online film and TV editor for a few years) what I used to do is clearly very different from editing for youtube.
Interacting with that toxic crowd never leads anywhere. I know you have been told thousands of times not to feed the trolls, but I totally can relate that it isn't something you can just ignore or leave under your videos uncommented. A tricky situation and I appreciate that you open up and talk about your view on these topics here!
Been watching you for over 5 years probably and never really commented, so I just want to say thank you for all the great time I have watching. I don't always agree with your opinions, but I like your professional approach to talk about these subjects and have respect that you're so brave to share so many of your thoughts and life online! Appreciate ya!
This entire situation of how a large group of people on the internet seem to be so confident in their opinions that they treat anything that deviates from it as being seemingly objectively incorrect, is something that I have reflected over and been annoyed with for a long time now.
This video was therefore a really compelling watch for me, as it explored the situation while also adding a lot of insight into it that I hadn't thought about before.
I don't watch a whole lot of different creators on RUclips on a regular basis, but your channels will likely always be among the ones that I keep coming back to. Aside from the exceptionally high quality of your videos and their scripts, I have such a large amount of respect for how you seem to be as a person.
The fact that you rather remain diffident rather than overconfident, even on topics where I feel like you should have all the right to take the latter approach, is always a relief to observe in this sea of people who do the opposite.
Not to mention all of the other cool traits that you have, like your high levels of integrity in regards to sponsorships, and such.
It is really dishearteing to see that you recieve some of these comments that you do, but I certainly hope that they are in a small minority. I hope that you won't be discouraged by them, and that you'll keep making videos in the ways that you see fit.
Thank you for being such a cool dude.
I miss this series :( I listen it everyday of work and I love all 5+ minutes
My gf and I have only just recently started a RUclips channel together.
Your little blogs talking about your experiences over the years on the platform are extraordinarily insightful.
We've already had to deal with trying to understand metrics, the algorithm and even dealing with weird/creepy commenters despite our most popular video being no more than 40 views.
There's always people who think they know better. Often they don't, sometimes they're right. But there's something I learned a long time ago: a million people can tell you the fire is hot, but you won't find out until you get burnt.
Basically, you learn from your own experience, not anyone else's.
You're supposed to spell your name phillllllllllip with 10 L's, you've been misspelling it this whole time.
Yeah I'm actually an internet expert of spelling names, you're welcome phillllllllllip.
thanks jacccccccccccccccccccob, can you help me figure out how to spell my name though? really need an expert on this one.
@@helper_bot Yes, it's actually spelled Choosen Boot, yw.
Moreso than just the fact that some gamers never touch singleplayer, I'm worried by how obsessed people seem to be with the competitive aspect of multiplayer games. It's like people only play to get better and win, not to just have fun with some friends, or even make some new ones. Most games don't even let you browse servers anymore. Servers were once chances to make communities, now it's all handled by algorithmic matchmaking. For all my hours, I don't think I've ever had a real social experience with Overwatch. I've never made a friend in solo queue, and whenever I've played with a friend we spent too much time strategizing and trying not to let down the rest of the team to have fun in each other's company. Other players aren't really there to connect with. You're all just parallel with each other, everyone trying to win and grind skills. It seems like yet another way that the internet is ironically making us more isolated instead of more connected.
Thing is most non competitive multiplayer games get boring after like 4 hours. Whereas most competitive multiplayer games tend to get boring way slower especially if you play with friends. Without algorithmic matchmaking competitive games would probably not be nearly as big as they are now. And nowadays most people that play on custom servers are either gods who have 5000+ hours on the game or weird people who you wouldn't want to be friends with. Maybe online games in general aren't a good place to find good friends.
This part of not having touched singleplayer games resonates well with what I just realised the other week when I bought a Nintendo Switch - I can't remember when I last played a singleplayer game. I remember it was The Witcher 3 (I think?) but I can't remember when and I realised this as I booted up Zelda and was like... "oh, singleplayer exploration in an open world, long time no see... now what the fuck do I do?"
Phillip, I would love to hear you talk more about your time making maps in Source. Not stuff like "how to make a door" but your thought process when you were making maps. Or something about the joys and frustrations of map-making in general. You have a few videos like this and I loved them
I really like how you seem to talk about things i notice but others dont i know quite a few people whos only single player experience is fifa and f1 considering im a fairly new gamer only playing seriously for 5 years now.
Honestly, "5 minutes with Phil" is some of your best content. It has your opinions on things - I have no clue why I care but you always seem like a reasonable and intelligent man with an opinion worth considering and respecting. Now, you have regular uploads of your opinion without video that I should be paying attention to.
i've always loved, and always will love, how you explore topics most people don't. thanks for the video!
Michael Crichton's "Why Speculate?" speech touches on this in a great way.
This was so well put into words! I think that another good reference point is "grinding-games" such as Runescape and other MMOs. In the 2000s where the internet culture was still young, it seems people had a much more explorative approach to playing these games. You took things as they came and played for the journey rather than the result. Today with "optimization" culture and an enourmous availability of guides etc, it seems to be turned around. That you play for the result rather than the journey. And in that way I feel that the game loses some of its magic. That a certain livelihood is gone. But afterall, I haven't played runescape since I was a kid in the 2000s and much of what I just wrote is based from what I've heard from others. So maybe I fall victim to the very thing you just talked about in the video ;)
Good Sir, where is my daily episode of "5 minutes with Phil"
Honestly I myself used to never play singleplayer games. I just find it weird to play by yourself (although of course people I understand people who enjoy it). I did try playing skyrim a few times but I could never find the dedication to finish it. Up until 2 years ago I never touched a singleplayer game, but then I decided a change. I got ac odyssey with the goal of actually finishing it, and of course I played for a bit and then stopped. But! After a few months I saw it on my desktop and decided to play it. I didn't understand anything at all (presumably because I wasn't listening to the story) but slowly I did start to realize how the game works and soon I was addicted. After I finished it (enjoyed it so much that I finished it a 100%) I started to understand singleplayers a bit. I realized that in open world rpgs I am usually overwhelmed by the size and order of quests/missions, which is why I usually quit after a few days. Yep, nobody asked, but since Philip said that his mind was blown of by kids today not touching singleplayer, I think I can't really blame them. (Although being 17 I think I'm a bit older than the kids referenced, but just in case.) Our generation's dedication ability and attention span simply is much lower than the ones older, and we were born into the internet. We don't know what it's like to not be with friends, which means that playing singleplayer is to get out of our comfort zone, a thing that most of us simply don't have a reason to do.
Can't wait for the analysis video about these 5 minute videos each day having an impact on the youtube algorithm.
As an internet content consumer expert I just know these things.
this is actually turning out to be such a fascinating series. it's a shame that oftentimes the videos with the most positive comments and feedback are also often less viewed, but i'm really glad you're sticking with this, as this channel is actually my favorite among the three, and getting daily content about random things to think about is pretty great. (its actually perfect for finding something to watch while eating dinner every day lmao.) cheers
I love the kliksphilip empire, ive watched long enough that it actually plays an importmat role in my life, from getting me to juggle to getting into one of my biggest hobbies, game development. With every video i feel like im getting to know the person behind it better and better, and because these videos have so little views it feels like our little secret. I look forward to these videos everyday and i hope you keep making them. Much love from germany
1:43 Oh, yeah. Well, I'm not an expert in anything, but the more I learn about some topic, the more I realize, how many people just confidently blabber nonsense about it everywhere. It's kinda strange really. I sort of get the appeal on an individual level, but when it's whole comment threads full of people passionately discussing something none of them actually understand, it gets bizarre.
Exhibit A: Console Wars
yes, I had that at my work aswell.
yeah, to be honest, when you released that Dirt Rally video, I was kinda dismissive and feeling almighty when I learned that you used keyboard.
But-- I do actually realize that this kind of gatekeeping, telling you how to play... it's just me being an asshole.
Like, what goal I am trying to achieve by posturing? By engaging in this fallometry, who is the greater gamer... It's just-- such a primal thing, and-- it's driven by lack of emotional control. It's bad and I should never do it.
I remember making some really cringe comment a long time ago about someone not doing something the right way, and I hate remembering it. Not realizing at the time that you're gatekeeping makes it all the more painful to see later.
I stray away from Team vs. Team games like CSGO at this point because of what a negative experience it can be for me when I get anxious that I'm ruining someone's game because of how seriously some people take their rank, to the point of rage and insults hurdled at how I'm playing
Even if nobody insults me, it's so stuck with me that I tell those insults in my head to myself, thinking about what my team must have going through their head when I lose
I had the urge to post a similar comment on the Doom Eternal video because I am used to watching high level gameplay, but I didn't and now I feel nice. (I also have played the game)
I feel like this is a following of the bots in multiplayer games video
Ooh, that is why I like your videos, it is just stories. They were always so nice and...not really personal but just closer and nicer.
A word I discovered a few years ago, and has been so useful that I remembered it, is "ultracrepidarian" - someone who gives advice and opinions on matters they don't fully understand. It fits the people you are describing exactly.
It's even worse when the "experts" all have the same source. You can clearly see this at play when on a thread discussing the cool S where everyone either talks about themselves drawing it in middle school or lemino's videos.
Episode I haters always use Red Letter Media's arguments and Star Wars Legends haters always use Hello Greedo's argumenta from his one video. It's so obvious and the best part is that many of them don't even know that, they're just parroting what other people say.
@@wilhufftarkin8543 worst thing is that Red Letter Media was all in jest, it's quite obviously a love/hate review made for fun. I mean how many real ones have a kidnapping and dungeon subplot baked into them?
The cool S? Yeah my grandpa taught me to draw it... it's really cool.
I think it was the symbol of the electrical company he worked at. But they had to close down because they got bankrupt or something...he is weirdly attached to working there tho, even tho he worked at many other places for longer.
4:20 If anything, when I watch the best players of something, I just realize how bad I am even more, it helps me know how high the skill ceiling is compared to what my skill is, really do have to admire the people who put in that much time into the game. Unfortunately I always get burnt out on a game before I actually get close to getting good at it.
What I find fascinating is how consistently good they are. If I'm good at the game I still have to focud hard to be really good and it's quite exhausting, so I can't do it all the time. Even in games I'm really good at which I've played for years I play like a total noob sometimes.
@@wilhufftarkin8543 Maybe you have focus issues? I have adhd myself so idk. Modafinil is a great enhancer for focus, but it's considered like a doping agent for competitions.
I know you only mentioned it quickly, but I really appreciated your dirt rally video, I didn't think I would enjoy a racing game but seeing how much you enjoyed it I gave it a go. It is easily my favourite game now! Please continue to share games you enjoy as they are excellent videos to watch and they may inspire people to try something new.
Not to sound like an "expert" or anything but I love all the kliksphilip channels and I think he's a wise man with lots of good advice
I love the fact your open and honest been with you for a long time and it might sound weird but your voice is calming and j feel like a friend. Dont make it too much of a chore unless that works for you :)
Keep doing these types of videos Phil, they're great!
Your attitude Towards making these videos is wonderful! Regular Kliksphilip is something unusual but very welcoming! I hope you dont restrain yourself to 5 minutes because I’d love 10 minutes with Phil too, and when you have an idea and an interest in what you talk about it becomes interesting for others almost automatically seeing you branch out in content makes me happy AF
I used to be one of those Internet 'Experts'. I wanted to be cool and noticed and I couldn't achieve it by being myself/normal cause I had trouble socializing or sharing my original thoughts. Been a douche for a long time to others. My friends got me back in the correct path but I still had trouble examining my behaviour, it's just so time consuming and tiring to be vigilant all the time, more so when I'm carrying emotions that aren't even mine - like dirt that gets collected on you as your day at work goes by.
But thanks a lot Philip, I can now just watch this video over and over again every few days to remind myself of what not to become.
Thanks to all the friends I have and will get in the future and the nice redditors I met when on my naive quest to coolness.
Phill We NEED more "You are what you eat special"
What am I supposed to eat
when and where?
Only you can answer that
I have an audience too (elsewhere) and this is a common isssue - it’s not their suggestions that bug me, it’s their certainty that the way they do something is superior, or that they assume you don’t know shit all about the subject, so they suggest inane advice - what’s worse is when they suggest advice on something you know better than them, and you know their suggestion is just plain incorrect
@@kliksphilip reddits a particularly nasty echo-chamber -
The worst case is when a hobbyist subreddit groups together to shun an aspect of the hobby because it isn’t the “right” way to do it - a lot of craft and game subreddits are like this
I knew some of the people you are talking about, some of them are in my group of friends and I feel always sad for them, when I get too cynical and I don't want to play any games usually because I've seen too many reviews, is incredible how videos on the internet create prejudice on something that you never experience, I hope one day they will find a game they will enjoy and be able to play the game by themself forgetting about opinions of people being burnout from games.
I wish all the people that like videogames, or things in general, being more open to having a "first-person" without knowing anything about it, doing like this I've always found being able to enjoy things on a personal level, feeling almost "intimate".
I just love these uploads! Something about more uploads or just more personal content
This is great stuff, thank you so much for the insight kliksphilip, the idea of a gamer having never enjoyed a single player experience is mind boggling to me as well. It really does put into perspective why people can have such a different understanding on what games should be. As well those who merely watch games, I can admit I've been in that boat about specific games, I watch a lot of context from a skilled player and when I get my hands on the game myself only to realize I'm rubbish and don't have the muscle memory at all. So I can understand some people might not expect this to happen to them if they've never challenged themselves.
Hi Philip, I think the trend nowadays is that everything should and have to be competetive and be an esport. I noticed this first with Overwatch in 2016, when it was an esport with tournaments even before the game was out. People with beta keys became pros from being good at other games like how csgo and overwatch pros today play valorant. Even a game like fall guys whos supposed to be this super casual battle royale filled with random elements became an esport, and it died because of it (and among us)
I grew up playing cs source, but i mostly played team fortress 2. Im only 17, so i was too young to realize i had to GIT GUD and understand proper English :)
And esports were super small back then, and a large part playing cs s played community content like sirf and zombie escape unlike in csgo where people might just play matchmaking.
team fortress 2 is special because it is a very casual game in disguise. You have servers where players have gotten tired of shooting each others and will outright scold you for killing others and capturing the objective. I dont think youd get a game like it today, and i think the trend influence peoples mindset when it comes to games.
Love u Phil, went to uni in Plymouth and seeing odd clips and images of places I know is always nostalgic. Always hoped to bump into u haha
Oh gosh this reminds me sooo much with most of the individuals on csgo subforums in steam
Only reason I'm here is just to listen to you :)
I love how you, in your videos can make something so mundane look so interesting!
Like your juggling, or a vacation to a hill and climb it! Or just video's about csgo. I played that game quite a lot, but now lost the passion for it :/
But I still love to see all the updates that the game gets!
I'm pretty much here just to enjoy someone being enthusiastic about making videos. No matter how long in between them, or how sloppy or amazing! (the amazing ones truly are Amazing) If it's Skyrim, CsGo or about ray tracing or the VR stuff!! (more of those please) It's all good to me.
Just keep doing what you like, and i'll probably like it as well
I feel the need to mention that the Internet is in dire need of another "HOW TO X LIKE ME" video. That'll show these internet know-it-alls!
I really enjoy watching your reviews. Not because I see eye to eye with all your opinions, but because often we like the same games but for different reasons. It is interesting to hear from someone who likes the same things as I do, but brings up some of the things I like as negatives and vice versa. It is refreshing to have a new perspective on things I love. If you are reviewing a game I haven't played I am always looking forward to finding out what we agree and disagree on.
2:48 average reddditor be like
"I'm just laughing at your innocence"
Phil, I do want to point out when it comes to science, anecdotal evidence is on the bottom of the evidence pyramid. This is not the case when it comes to non sciencey stuff of course.
I'm enjoying this new content, keep it up man
Not to sound like an “expert”, but I do hope these can get compiled somewhere like Spotify or audible so I can watch these videos on the go.
Downlaod them and put them in a folder.
@@pico4996 Wow ok, are you some kind of "expert" on downloading?
man that doom eternal stuff you brought up pissed me off, perfectly normal gameplay always gets shit on because of those turbo virgin who play 8 hours a day on average, and thing that if your sens is below 75cm that you must be crazy.
Love this series. Doesn't matter what you say I just LOVE hearing your voice everyday. These Videos are giving me something stable right now.
Sometimes i even just start watching your older Videos over and over again to hear this voice. Ok that sound kinda weird...
Hope you have a great day reading this.
Singleplayer games are fun, online multiplayer games are also generally fun, but god damn coop with a few good friends/family is and always has been the way to go in my eyes, and has allowed me to enjoy games which I otherwise wouldn't have.
As someone just starting out making RUclips shorts of CS:GO for fun this happened almost immediately. I'm no pro, I know, but I just wanna make funny/awesome (from my pov) videos. I don't care about pros being better than me nor do I care about how to improve (well, I love winning but I have no intention of becoming a pro player). But people still wants to point out that I'm not a pro in a very condescending way... I can imagine new content creators being deterred from making any more videos after receiving a few of these comments.
Keep up the good work Philip!
I respect the fact that you read and address your comments, as it feels some youtubers don’t do this. You’re one of the only channels nowadays where it truly feels that the viewer is still connected to the content creator, and I respect you for that. There are some topics I never thought I’d be interested in before watching it on your channel, but afterwards got me interested in it. Who thought a 7 minute video on stair clipping could be interesting, but after watching it I was actually fairly captivated.
I think the reason many youtubers nowadays don't read their comments (outside the fact that there's too many) that youtube comments have kinda become their own ecosystem so to speak. when i look at the comment section of an average popular video, most comments i see seem to be written more so for the other commenters reading, rather than for the video creator. so it's understandable that after a certain size many video creators feel like it would be a waste of time to engage.
I remember watching your review of Doom Eternal, and there was something you talked about that bothered me, but I didn't care enough to comment or even remember the specifics because I value my experience with the game more than the differences of opinion about it.
Wow aren't you nice instead of making a small stupid comment you made a big good comment this is the comments we need on youtube.
@@themaskedkid8495 I mean I was just saying that I don't have a stick up my ass because there were some things I disagreed with, y'know, a complete contrast to the kind of people he talked about in this video, but okay.
@@JediPloys What no I mean like you made a great comment that's what I was saying.
@@themaskedkid8495 Oh! I'm sorry, I'd completely misunderstood your intent by me misreading it. A good reminder for me to go over the comment I'm replying to as to make sure I'm understanding things correctly :)
@@JediPloys I read over my comment again and it seemed really sarcastic I am real sorry for the misunderstanding and I am glad we could not argue over such small things.
why do i like your voice so much?
the way you speak makes me want to listen to you.
These "Internet Explorer Experts" can sod off. I love your videos, from CS:GO to other game/hardware reviews and these down-to-earth ones. Honestly your videos have never felt anything like "I'm an expert" (aside 3kliksphilip on CS:GO stuff ;-) ) at all, which combined with your honesty makes them (to me at least) so enjoyable to watch. So thank you for them. I'm looking forward to the next ones.
The way the picture suddenly JPEG'd at around 0:54 really caught me off guard
I believe the Dunning-Kruger effect is very common online. Anyway really enjoying these videos, always been a fan of 5 min-ish videos :)
Actually it was 7:12 and not 5 minutes but I enjoyed listening to it from start to finish and I have to agree with you. I also think that toxicity is really a big problem in the internet and that everybody needs to chill a bit more and don't try to be the best every time -- i think that's the reason behind lots of the hate. Also games should be about having fun (together) and not about being the best, except when its a real competition, but who of us really wants to be a pro all the time? If I were a pro I could no longer play a game for fun but I am not, luckily, I play to relax and have fun after/before work.
Can somebody recommend multiplayer-fps with a nice non-toxic community?
And Philip please continue this series, great content so far 👍
I was watching a video of divinity original sin 2 for some scenario options i missed and a bunch of the comments were criticising the creator for doing a bad character build. Like it wasn't even the point of the video. Gaming culture is in a weird space as it's becoming more and more normal for people to become part of the culture without any desire to play games. I remember a couple of years ago a heavily mocked twitter pole asked a similar question to 'can you be a fan of a gaming if you have only watched let's plays' with 'Yes' winning 60-40.
I do find quite often though that i recognise sentences that read like something i've already seen somewhere else and are often word for word arguments made by some random youtuber. Too many people using 3rd person references as their primary resources.
The last part you talk about is an interesting bit that younger players that only know growing up with in depth youtube guides by people that get paid to play and teach the game maybe don't understand. The efficiency-paradox that turns the own adventure into a list of tasks to not waste time and minimize the risk of failure, because someone else already figured it out. I think it's easy to avoid in singleplayer games, but in the multiplayer realm where your decisions impact other players (and their time) it becomes more difficult.
In a couple years time a comment like these is going to come back and haunt me, i can feel it.
Weird Napoleon Complexes have become more common with the kids on the internet now, but i wouldn't be surprised if i was exactly like them 5-10 years ago
Just wanted to write a comment for once. Been watching you for years on all channels and I never disliked a video or thought it was boring.
You make high quality, thoughtful content that has actual information or original entertainment. I always know a video of yours is not a waste of time.
I very rarely write comments, since as stated above I have nothing to comment and just give a like since I like it.
So I thought I offset it a bit with this one
Honestly, whenever I see comments like those, I like to just treat them as automated spam bots and imagine there was no reasonable human intent behind the comment to begin with. Sometimes that may even be true, or as good as true, considering how many comments are written with the sole purpose of trolling. This mindset has helped me cope with a lot of the garbage I always keep seeing no matter how good the community is surrounding it. Hopefully it will inspire you as well, because with the massive reach your videos get, I believe there's always bound to be at least a sizable chunk of viewers who are either legitimate assholes or just too young to understand what they're doing, and I would consider them to be more like "internet background noise" that deserves no attention, rather than a part of your actual audience.
I'm trying to live by an old saying,
If you do not have something nice to say then you do not need to say it, or something similar, am doing this both in Real world but also on Internett, youtube, twitter, etc, more than often i watch the video and click like :)
This.
This is good. 8)
I'm the kind of person who 100%s a game just because I enjoy it, so I can understand the drive in people to get better at games. The toxic "Holier than thou!" attitude some people get from the drive to get better is just kind of diminishing the experience for everyone else.