Accursed Farms: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, ""Games as a service" is fraud.", it is the go-to explanation of why games that die when servers shut down harm consumers, and it is repeatedly cited in Stop Killing Games and game-delisting threads.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2019–2024commentaryIt is the go-to explanation of why games that die when servers shut down harm consumers, and it is repeatedly cited in Stop Killing Games and game-delisting threads.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2017–2024commentaryHN recommends it as a deeper look at Deus Ex's themes, and as the best essay on its politics and economics.
- 4 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2024commentaryRecommended as a thought-provoking critique that makes people notice how poor everyday GUIs are.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2022commentaryHN commenters recommend it as a witty critique of the game, and cite it in discussions of the yellow filter in games.
Questions
Which Accursed Farms video does Hacker News recommend most?
"Games as a service" is fraud.: recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users between 2019 and 2024.
Is this every Accursed Farms video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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