The Completionist

YouTube video by The Completionist We Only Had 7 DAYS Before Anthem Shut Down FOREVER

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New video! It was the first week of January, and I wanted to get the Platinum in Anthem before it was delisted. I had no idea what to expect but the hunt was on, and I had 7 days to do it!

I just finished Anthem please god not another one

I did

As the industry tightens its belt to keep shareholders happy, the devs at the lowest rungs are the ones that get hit the hardest. It's this, or exiting public trading for private equity, usually Saudis now.

Turns out, the game has been made unavailable to purchase ahead of the shutdown. Physical copies still connect, but that clock is ticking hardcore

I'm going for the platinum before it dies. Wish me luck

If you know anyone who worked with BARB, especially prior to 2022, and they'd be willing to do an interview regarding their experiences, please reach out! If @gameworkers.co.uk could put me in touch with anyone, that would be very helpful as well.

In fairness, it is pretty bad, but in a boring way. There's so many stories here, but I'm not sure what kind of NDAs have restricted the devs from telling their stories more widely. I'm gonna do my best to put it all together for this next video.

I wanted to do a straightforward video on Mindseye, but the more I learned about its production and how the devs were treated, the more complicated things got. The story is so much worse than the game itself, and a lot of people only touched on that story in favor of "game bad".

YouTube video by Summoning Alt Is Speedrunning Dying?

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This was a phenomenal video by @summoningsalt.bsky.social that examines the nuance of whether Speedrunning is dying. I feel like this change in trends can apply to the wider Youtube gaming sphere as a whole. Great work and impeccable research as always!

No but Cody Rhodes asked me to play it so I guess I have to

I know they've updated Mario Kart a few times to fix completion, but it doesn't fix how unrewarding completion is, and I'm just not interested in going back in when there's such a long list of games I haven't played from last year. That soundtrack was unbelievable though, there's no denying that.

Several games didn't make this list, but honorable mentions were Hades 2 and Mario Kart World. Hades 2 would've probably been there if I had the time to play it, but there were genuinely too many games this year, and I didn't have time!
On the other hand, Mario Kart World was unfun to complete.

YouTube video by The Completionist Top 10 Best Games of 2025

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Happy holidays everyone! It was a little bit in the making but new year, new list of best games! This has been one of the best years for new games in a long time, so picking ten was tough but a lot of fun. Hope you all enjoy!

I am incredibly devastated hearing about this. Lamarr was a wonderful person and a great creator, and I'm so sorry for his family, friends, and loved ones. I'm lucky to have known him, even very briefly.

Just beat Prime 4 today. Overall, it wasn't one of those "blow me away" kind of games but I genuinely liked a lot about it.

Tonight: The Game Awards!

We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.

Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏

I've been really enjoying Metroid Prime 4, but I've had a few friends say they were annoyed with the game telling them where to go. I actually got lost at a few different points so far, so maybe it just depends on the person?

Bumping for the weekend crowd! It's easy to go full rage-bait on the internet, especially with Nintendo, but the truth lies somewhere in between. Voting with your wallet isn't as easy or simple as some folks make it seem.

They're the richest company in Japan by a wide margin, and largely control legislation in multiple countries around the world. Your decision is less about what it means for Nintendo, and more what it means for you.

They're industry-leading bad guys and there's pretty much always a valid reason to hate them, just like Apple. They're also inescapable in many ways, and we shouldn't kid ourselves that anything will "stop" them from being horrible.

If all of this is, in fact, enough to cut Nintendo out completely, then by all means: make that choice. Unfortunately, because everything is driven by shareholders and somewhat divorced from consumer sentiment, Switch 2 will be a success no matter how many dozens of folks decide to boycott Nintendo.

Execs can re-interpret your decision however you want, and you can only vote "for" something, never "against". However, every purchasing decision you make does have a demonstrable impact, and I wanted the conversation to be more focused on your own personal decisions, and "ethical consumption".

I've been wanting to branch out to other kinds of videos besides just normal Completionist videos, but those are still going to come out as always! It's about trying to have a more sustainable workflow so that I'm not killing myself trying to complete a game each week like before.

YouTube video by The Completionist The TRUTH About Nintendo Price Gouging | The Completionist

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Today we're taking a look at the insane world of Nintendo's pricing

Cannot let this incredible intro go unseen either, thank you SO MUCH to @downstait.bsky.social for the incredible new theme, plus the amazing artist who put this animation together.

I think the Silksong vid got buried a little bit on Friday. I really think it's one of my favorite Completionist episodes we've ever done, but that's how it goes sometimes.

YouTube video by The Completionist I Lost My Save File TWICE… But Still Completed Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Here it is! New Completionist episode all about my journey completing Hollow Knight: Silksong!

Real quick, want to highlight the new Completionist intro that premiered in today's episode! I'm so incredibly thankful for this, it was a phenomenal effort and it's just so damn HYPE.