So I made a post last week where I was trying to brainstorm a new way to cover indie games, and I think I took my first shot at it tonight so I'd be curious for feedback.
Basically, instead of being mostly concerned with the video output ("It's a YouTube channel! How do I make a good video!?") I went back to basics and tried to focus on my writing by turning my thoughts on a game into a Medium Post first, then a video that is built out of that script.
The result is this Medium.com post, complete with images and videos to make it feel like a genuine feature, as well as the accompanying YouTube video that'll go up alone on the YouTube channel.
I think this approach has a number of benefits:
- Needing to be a functional article keeps it short and focused
- Focusing on my writing will improve the criticism itself
- I can still lean on images and video as needed just as I always have without needing to explain complex systems or visuals with prose
- It pushes me away from being a "YouTuber" (which was increasingly untenable for what I do) and towards being a general media-savvy critic who can handle both video and written content.
