GameTZ

30-Apr-20 12:35pm
#1

Frank


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As some of you may know, I've been on and off working on my YouTube channel GameFrank. Recently, I've been wanting to get back into it, and try to create content at a more regular pace. I figured I'd create a topic, not only to share/post my videos, but also to get some feedback on what you like/don't like about my content, and what I can do to make it higher quality entertainment.

Current Topics of Discussion:
What changes can I make to the channel to help improve the quality and entertainment value?
Do you have any game suggestions/topic suggestions for future videos?
What type of content would you like to see on the channel?
Should swear words be left uncensored?

Help Wanted:

I am looking for someone to help me with the brand a bit. I’d like to get a standardized logo, background, and a few video intros/outros made.

Latest Video:


https://www.youtube.... (August 2023)


Video Directory:

Please watch the actual videos from YouTube.com if you can, as that helps with my stats vs watching through the forum. Any views, either way, are appreciated!

https://youtu.be/PtJ... (June 2023)


https://youtu.be/WNv... (June 2023)


https://www.youtube.... (April 2023)

https://youtu.be/-N8... (February 2023)

https://youtu.be/_E8... (November 2022)

https://youtu.be/BFY... (October 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (September 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (August 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (July 2022)

https://youtu.be/Jot... (June 2022)

https://youtu.be/jYw... (April 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (March 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (February 2022)

https://www.youtube.... (January 2022)

https://youtu.be/sEW... (December 2021)

https://www.youtube.... (October 2021)

https://www.youtube.... (October 2021)

https://youtu.be/82g... (September 2021)

https://www.youtube.... (December 2020)

https://www.youtube.... (April 2020)

https://www.youtube.... (June 2019)

https://www.youtube.... (April 2019)

https://www.youtube.... (March 2018)

31-Jan-22 5:20pm
#61

Frank


My latest video is live. It acts as a soft-launch for a new series "Frank's Five" I've been working at for a while.

https://www.youtube....

31-Jan-22 6:36pm
#62

nonamesleft


"My Nintendo exclusivity deal."

I'm actually looking for a game to play. Maybe I should pick up a copy of that one. :)

How heavy is that suit of armor?

Nice job on the video. I wonder what the cat thought.

31-Jan-22 7:36pm
#63

SwiftJAB


Nice

31-Jan-22 11:50pm
#64

MrBean


Well done @Frank! Seriously, I'm impressed.

Also never heard of Kena and now I want to play it.

2-Feb-22 10:40am
#65

citizen_zane


I really appreciate your video. Since I had already played Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U, I didn't give any thought about it on the Switch and I knew absolutely nothing about Bowser's Fury, but after watching your video, I want to play it so bad! If Bowser's Fury every gets released on it's own, I'll snatch it up in a heartbeat.

3-Feb-22 1:56pm
#66

Frank


nonamesleft wrote:
"My Nintendo exclusivity deal." I'm actually looking for a game to play. Maybe I should pick up a copy of that one. :) How heavy is that suit of armor? Nice job on the video. I wonder what the cat thought.
haha that suit of armor is so small, I have yet to wear it again. I just thought it'd be a cool nod to an older video, if I used that image for that little sketch.

@SwiftJAB Thanks man!

MrBean wrote:
Well done @Frank! Seriously, I'm impressed. Also never heard of Kena and now I want to play it.
I was given a free review code to write my review, and I enjoyed it enough to seek out a physical version. I highly recommend it

citizen_zane wrote:
I really appreciate your video. Since I had already played Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U, I didn't give any thought about it on the Switch and I knew absolutely nothing about Bowser's Fury, but after watching your video, I want to play it so bad! If Bowser's Fury every gets released on it's own, I'll snatch it up in a heartbeat.
Thanks buddy, glad you learned something! Yeah, I'm dumb and purchased it for $50, but if you can find it on sale for $40 or less, I'd say definitely pick it up. 3D World is actually fun on the Switch, and Bowser's Fury is like a really really good tease for a potential future full Mario title.


Thanks everyone who checked it out. Remember, interactions with the video really help me publicise the channel more. I'm still trying to learn the YT algorithm so I can get more hits on my content. My goal is to push at least 1K views on new videos, by the end of the year.

I made a Steam group as well. Plan to use it as a curator down the road. Anyone on Steam, please consider joining my group

https://store.steamp...
https://steamcommuni...

3-Feb-22 8:45pm
#67

MrBean


Just watched your Ghostrunner overview. Had no idea on that one either. Looks fun! Your videos are getting quite good! Keep it up man.

25-Feb-22 1:58pm
#68

Frank


@MrBean thanks man! I really appreciate it!

My latest video is live. This time it's a top 5 changes and features added to Pokemon Legends Arceus...

https://www.youtube....

25-Feb-22 2:38pm
#69

Shane12m


Frank wrote:
@MrBean thanks man! I really appreciate it! My latest video is live. This time it's a top 5 changes and features added to Pokemon Legends Arceus... https://www.youtube....
This is great, my only feedback is you are a little late to the game. If you are looking for more views and what not it’s gonna be hard posting that subject right now. Otherwise good stuff :)

25-Feb-22 2:44pm
#70

Frank


Shane12m wrote:
Frank wrote:> @MrBean thanks man! I really appreciate it!> > My latest video is live. This time it's a top 5 changes and features added to Pokemon> Legends Arceus...> > https://www.youtube....> This is great, my only feedback is you are a little late to the game. If you are looking for more views and what not it’s gonna be hard posting that subject right now. Otherwise good stuff :)
Yeah, unfortunately, I really don't get early access to stuff. Most of the time, early builds and early review copies are designated to those working for large outlets like IGN or GameSpot. I literally started this Pokemon video the day I finished the main story.

My next video (or at least one of the upcoming ones) is going to be on Horizon Forbidden West. Yeah I'm going to be late to the party, since everyone is releasing their content NOW, and I am only about an hour or so into the actual game.

This is an issue I, unfortunately, have no control over. I COULD release some content for Horizon early, but it won't be polished, won't be accurate, and it'll come across as a rush job. To make quality content it takes time. Something companies unfortunately don't give small-time content creators.

For example, Sony Europe actually sent me my review copy for Horizon. Only issue, I received it 12 hours before the official US launch. Definitely not enough time to have content ready to release, during the zeitgeist of the game.

25-Feb-22 3:25pm
#71

Shane12m


Frank wrote:
Shane12m wrote:> Frank wrote: |>> @MrBean thanks man! I really appreciate it! |>> |>> My latest video is live. This time it's a top 5 changes and features added to> Pokemon |>> Legends Arceus... |>> |>> https://www.youtube.... |>> > > This is great, my only feedback is you are a little late to the game. If you are> looking for more views and what not it’s gonna be hard posting that subject right> now. Otherwise good stuff :) Yeah, unfortunately, I really don't get early access to stuff. Most of the time, early builds and early review copies are designated to those working for large outlets like IGN or GameSpot. I literally started this Pokemon video the day I finished the main story. My next video (or at least one of the upcoming ones) is going to be on Horizon Forbidden West. Yeah I'm going to be late to the party, since everyone is releasing their content NOW, and I am only about an hour or so into the actual game. This is an issue I, unfortunately, have no control over. I COULD release some content for Horizon early, but it won't be polished, won't be accurate, and it'll come across as a rush job. To make quality content it takes time. Something companies unfortunately don't give small-time content creators. For example, Sony Europe actually sent me my review copy for Horizon. Only issue, I received it 12 hours before the official US launch. Definitely not enough time to have content ready to release, during the zeitgeist of the game.
No excuses, step up your game!

Yeah, YouTube is def a super competitive place. So as long as you are having fun and enjoying yourself then the total views isn’t a huge deal anyways

25-Feb-22 4:07pm
#72

MrBean


Great new video @Frank, but cut your hair hippie! Haha. Another game that now I feel like I want to play but will never get to.

25-Feb-22 5:08pm
#73

loztdogs


Great job Frank, always enjoy your videos!

26-Feb-22 3:07pm
#74

theJaw


@Frank This may be strange advice but while watching Corridor Crew, in one of their videos they talk about how making something just a little "off" about a human face in a video's thumbnail subconsciously draws viewers to them. If you were to whip your face in the thumbnails and enlarge your eyes just a little bit, for example, some folks are bound to watch the video to see if that's what your face really looks like or what. That gets em in, the content will hook em.

I use eyes as an example because of, say, Screen Rant's "Pitch Meeting" videos - all the thumbnails have weirdly large eyes, but the Corridor folks talk about how just exaggerating any common facial feature just slightly can potentially help draw views when folks are scrolling through thumbnails of similar topics.

I dunno if that made sense but figured I'd throw it out there. Wonderful vids as always.

4-Mar-22 1:38pm
#75

Frank


@MrBean @loztdogs Thanks guys! Appreciate it

@theJaw I actually experimented around with enlarging my eyes for that Pokemon Thumbnail, but I couldn't figure out a way to get it to look right. I'm pretty lousy at making thumbnails. Something I need to either improve on, or outsource to someone else

31-Mar-22 10:45pm
#76

Frank


New video is live. I guarantee you won't guess what's on this cartridge!!

https://www.youtube....

1-Apr-22 9:20am
#77

MrBean


Frank wrote:
New video is live. I guarantee you won't guess what's on this cartridge!! https://www.youtube....
haha, well played sir

23-Apr-22 1:08pm
#78

Frank


Progress on the latest video is coming along nicely.

On a side note, I am looking for Mario Party Clones and Mario Kart Clones for some future videos!

23-Apr-22 3:11pm
#79

SwiftJAB


Pummel Party on PC for Mario Party clone

Kart clones:
- Crash Team Racing
- Sonic Team Racing
- Garfield Kart
- Meow Motors
- SuperTuxKart

23-Apr-22 11:45pm
#80

citizen_zane


Frank wrote:
Progress on the latest video is coming along nicely. On a side note, I am looking for Mario Party Clones and Mario Kart Clones for some future videos!
Disney Party and Pac-Man fever were some Mario Party clones that I used to play. The Pac-Man one wasn't too bad, but the Disney one was a bit worse as I recall.

For Mario Kart clones, Look no further than the Nintendo 64. For a good one, I would recommend the Mickey Speedway USA or whatever it was called. There was also a South Park kart racing game that was pretty bad. Hell, you could probably do a video solely on Mario kart clones on the 64. It seems like there were many of them.

One of my favorite kart racing games that wasn't Mario is probably the Little Big Planet one. It was quite good!

27-Apr-22 5:30pm
#81

Frank


Great suggestions guys!

Newest video goes like Friday at 1:30PM EST