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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Fully Ramblomatic

April 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Arclight Halo

@arclighthalo.com

Started watching Yahtzee's videos on the channel that The Escapist refugees started (Second Wind) and I have a lot of respect for the fact that he can deliver witty and effective criticism without taking 20-60 minutes to do it. There is basically five minutes of content here and it nails it.

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviews Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

Stellar Blade | Fully Ramblomatic

April 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM

Darren Mooney

@darrenmooney.bsky.social

I wrote a bit for @SecondWindGroup about #28YearsLater, one of my favourite movies of the year.

LINK: www.patreon.com/posts/column...

28 Years Later is a film about islands. Spike (Alfie Williams) is a young boy who lives in an island community that has survived two decades into a zombie apocalypse, only tethered to the mainland by a causeway that disappears at high tide. This island is itself attached to a larger island, that of Great Britain. As depicted in 28 Days Later, the United Kingdom fell to a viral infection of “rage”, a highly contagious disease that turns its hosts into monstrous predators.

Largely discarding the events of the first sequel, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Years Later suggests that life has continued as normal outside the British Isles. Foreign troops enforce a quarantine of the island. Erik Sundqvist (Edvin Ryding), a Swedish NATO soldier who gets stranded in Britain when his patrol boat runs aground, talks about online shopping and delivery services. He keeps photos of his girlfriend on his smartphone. It is business as usual for the rest of the world.

In that sense, Britain stands apart from the rest of the world. This is part of the culture and community of the island that raised Spike. Before he leaves the safety of the island to journey to the mainland for the first time, Jenny (Stella Gonet) warns him that if he gets lost out there, there will be no rescue mission. “Once you set foot on the mainland,” Jenny advises him, “you’re on your own.” It is a philosophy that underpins so much of how the characters in 28 Years Later see the world.

28 Years Later is very firmly rooted in British culture and history. The film opens with voiceover from Teletubbies, a classic piece of British children’s entertainment. The social club on the island hangs a framed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The first trailer for 28 Years Later, and Spike’s first march to the mainland, is set to the rhythm of Rudyard Kipling’s Boots. The final sequence finds Spike confronted by what is best described as “a feral pack of Jimmies Savile.”

June 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Crane Game de pão

@lbtnunes.bsky.social

O Yahtzee é muito bom cara, não sei de onde ele tira esses textos

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This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Stellar Blade. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Fully Ramblomatic

May 16, 2024 at 3:45 PM

JinxInTheOcean

@jinxintheocean.bsky.social

It's glitchy as fuck and hella dated, but Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has a special place in my heart.

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This video is sponsored by GameMaker, the free, fast, and easy-to-use 2D game engine that’s helped power modern classics like Undertale, Hotline Miami, and Yahtzee’s recently released Starstruck Vagabond – https://opr.as/GM-SecondWind2 This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as voted on by our Patreon community! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

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July 31, 2024 at 8:08 PM

Michael Scally

@fizzvstheworld.bsky.social

Well I'm glad The Escapist didn't retain the copyright to the concept of Blandest Game awards... It's a vital gut check on the industry that Yahtzee is thankfully continuing with Second Wind...
#FizzVsGaming

The Best, Worst and Blandest of 2023 | Fully Ramblomatic

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee picks his best, worst and blandest games of the year.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup

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January 3, 2024 at 7:47 PM

flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

@flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

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Ending The Tipping Conversation Before It Begins | Cold Take

This video is sponsored by Let Bions Be Bygones, the atmospheric future-noir thriller launching on April 30th. Wishlist the game now on Steam -- http://bit.ly/Let_Bions_Be_Bygones We're ending this conversation on tipping in games before it even gets started. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

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June 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM

flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

@flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

Embracer Group Is Ruining the Fun | Cold Take

This video is sponsored by My Lovely Empress, a narrative-driven, kingdom-management game inspired by a mix of East and Southeast Asian mythology. Head over to Steam now to wishlist My Lovely Empress and play the demo today. http://bit.ly/My_Lovely_Empress Embracer Group has done a lot of damage to the games industry. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

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June 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM

flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

@flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

The Baffling Design Decisions of Dragons Dogma 2 | Design Delve

In this episode of Design Delve, J & Ludo try to understand the appeal of Dragons Dogma 2's design decisions. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind Music used in order of appearance: Intruder - Stray OST The Abyss - Hyper Light Drifter OST Checking in - Celeste OST The Notebooks - Stray OST Secret Lab - Stray OST

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April 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM

flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

@flaynefantasy15.bsky.social

Games Are So Pretty It's Ruining My Job | Design Delve

This video is sponsored by My Familiar! Check out the demo and wishlist the game now on Steam -- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1502750/My_Familiar/ In this episode of Design Delve, J & Ludo attempt to understand why the advancements in game visuals is somehow ruining level designer's jobs. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind Music used in order of appearance: Intruder - Stray OST The Abyss - Hyper Light Drifter OST Checking in - Celeste OST The Notebooks - Stray OST Secret Lab - Stray OST

Lost & Found (@lostfound_pr) on X

March 29, 2024 at 3:53 PM

Nick Calandra

@nickjcal.bsky.social

We're currently in the prepping stages of expanding the work that we do with @lostandfound.media so we've opened up a Twitter account as well.

If you're still over there and wouldn't mind giving it a follow, will help as we start ramping up!

Lost & Found is a games marketing agency created by the team behind @SecondWindGroup. We find the games you haven't found yet.

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July 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM

Nick Calandra

@nickjcal.bsky.social

I'm currently signing sponsors for May - July on @secondwindgroup.com!

We make custom ads for every client with good placement that our audience doesn't skip.

Drop me an email at nick.calandra at secondwindgroup dot com if you want to work together!

April 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM

Kerry Ann (She/Auth-her) 🏳️‍⚧️ | Screenwriter

@kerryanncoder.bsky.social

Brilliant video explaining one of the problems with how committee-developed AAA games can't seem to do female protagonists well.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6AJ...

Framing, Agency, and AAA Female Protagonists | Semi-Ramblomatic

AAA games have a weird tendency to treat female protagonists differently when it comes to agency and framing of violence. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

June 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Dork Tales

@dorktales.bsky.social

Kelly is going to be on Second Wind's Twitch for RPG Helpdesk today at 1:30 Pacific / 430 Eastern! Come by and hang out with him as he sits down to talk shop!

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Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.

May 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM

JM8 & Ludo (Design Delve) ➡️ PAX

@designdelve.bsky.social

In ten minutes I’ll be live on @secondwindgroup.com playing some Marvel Rivals 🫨

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Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.

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January 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM

First Last

@tekfiend.bsky.social

The folks over at @secondwind.bsky.social are doing amazing things since splitting off from the Escapist. This week's Cold Take from Frost is definitely worth your time. A savage look at the mindset of game companies, narrated by the best voice in games media.

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Why Does This Keep Happening to the Gaming Community? | Cold Take

The gaming community goes through a lot of the same things... over and over again. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

Multiversus Review | Bytesized

May 13, 2024 at 10:27 PM

Elise Avery

@elisenaps.bsky.social

So I did a Bytesized on Multiversus, and damn. I had high hopes for the retooling of the game, but I like it even less than the original version, which I thought was bad. It fails to compete with other platform fighters and doesn't offer any unique and good experiences.

Elise Avery reviews Multiversus, developed by Player First Games. Multiversus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818750/MultiVersus/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

Nine Sols | Fully Ramblomatic

June 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM

🎀-Emma-🎀

@littledollgames.bsky.social

So first up we have my Twitch Recap.

As you can see I am a dedicated Spiff viewer and if you are vigilant you will definitely see my chat messages pop up in videos (I am occasionally quite chatty and at times both helpful and funny)

#TwitchRecap

Twitch Recap for LittleDollGames.

The following information is provided on the infographic:

Hours Watched: 1.2k
Distinct Days Visited: 298
Chats Sent: 6.76k
Top Channels:
1. AstralSpiff - 884 hours watched, 4,401 chats sent
2. RyeToast - 74 hours watched
3. partlykloudy - 49 hours watched
4. SecondWindGroup - 32 hours watched
5. TheShortSheriff - 20 hours watched

Top Categories:
Lethal Company
REPO
Five Nights at Freddy’s Secret of the Mimic
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Minecraft

December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Laughing Coyote Software

@lcsoft.bsky.social

Oh damn, good to know not to include any Winnie the Pooh references or you lose 30 million potential Steam users in China. Brigand isn't blocked there yet despite the "No Communists" sign on the first map (prolly not famous enough).

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Get your exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ https://NordVPN.com/secondwind It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviews Nine Sols. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

An Explanation of "Post-Punk" Games | Semi-Ramblomatic

July 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Josh D. S. 2 On the Cornucopia

@matrixman124.hellthread.vet

Yahtzee only needs 10 minutes

This episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is brought to you by Last Epoch. Releasing out of Early Access on February 21st, 2024. https://store.steampowered.com/app/899770/Last_Epoch/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Second Wind Merch Store: https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind

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February 8, 2024 at 5:01 PM

🦖RexiconJesse 🏳️‍🌈Jesse Galena🧙🔜PaxU

@rexiconjesse.bsky.social

IT'S CURSED!
RPG Help Desk that is. I'm talking making/using/destroying cursed items with @thejenna.bsky.social on @secondwindgroup.com in about 25 min. See you there!
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#ttrpg

Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.

January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM

🦖RexiconJesse 🏳️‍🌈Jesse Galena🧙🔜PaxU

@rexiconjesse.bsky.social

It's a ask what you want day on RPG Help Desk!
www.twitch.tv/secondwindgr...

Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.

January 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM

🦖RexiconJesse 🏳️‍🌈Jesse Galena🧙🔜PaxU

@rexiconjesse.bsky.social

Will we be on YouTube too next week? Probably.
But this week it's RPG Help Desk on Twitch! Talkin' making character voices with @andersthepirate.bsky.social from @storysquadcast.bsky.social. And wanting to hear your thoughts. See you here:

www.twitch.tv/secondwindgr...

Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.