Does Walking in Video Games Have to Be Boring? | Video Essay on Death Stranding, The Pathless

Does walking in video games have to be boring? In a lot of games, walking is the most boring part. Something we try to avoid. But a few really creative games like Death Stranding, The Pathless, and other indie games make walking the most exciting part. Not enough people are talking about how immersive and innovative walking in games can be, so here's a video essay about it. Walking Simulators like Firewatch prove just how immersive walking can be. And Ghostrunner and Mirror's Edge turn the walk into a heart-pounding experience. Walking… it can be the most exciting part of a video game. No open world fast travel needed. A video game essay about walking? I know. 🤣

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⚔ Games Featured ⚔
Florence, Mountains 2018
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/fl...
The Last of Us Remake, Naughty Dog 2022
Horizon Forbidden West, Guerilla Games 2022
Shin Megami Tensei V, Atlus 2021
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sh...
Astro’s Playroom, Team Asobi 2020
Death Stranding, Kojima Productions 2019
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/de...
QWOP, Bennett Foddy 2008
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda Games 2011
A Short Hike, Adamgryu 2019
Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Nintendo 2022
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ki...
Shadow of the Colossus, Team Ico 2005
Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix 2020
Marvel’s Spider-Man, Insomniac 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games 2018
Little Nightmares 2, Tarsier Studios 2021
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/li...
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Ninja Theory, 2017
Mirror’s Edge, DICE 2010
Ghostrunner, All In! Games 2020
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gh...
BotW, Nintendo 2017
Everybody’s Gone to Rapture, The Chinese Room 2015
Firewatch, Campo Santo 2016
What Remains of Edith Finch, Giant Sparrow 2017
Gone Home, Fulbright 2013
Dear Esther, The Chinese Room 2012
SOMA, Frictional Games 2015
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/so...
SuperHot, SuperHot Team 2016
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/su...
CyberPunk 2077, CD Projekt Red 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog 4, SEGA 2010
Cuphead, Studio MDHR 2017
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cu...
Resident Evil Remake, Konami 2002
Anger Foot, Free Lives 2023
Ori and the Blind Forest, Moon Studios 2015
Untitled Goose Game, House House 2019
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/un...
Inside, Playdead 2016
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/in...
Sonic 06, SEGA 2006
Infamous: Second Son, Suck Punch 2014
Undertale, Toby Fox 2015
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Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, UsTwo 2020
Animal Crossing New Horizons, Nintendo 2020
Dark Souls, FromSoftware 2011
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/da...
Sable, Shedworks 2021
The Pathless, Giant Squid 2020
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/th...
Crypt of the Necrodancer, Brace Yourself Games 2015
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cr...
Journey, thatgamecompany 2012
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Abzu, Giant Squid 2016
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The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, Crows Crows Crows 2022

🎶 Music Featured 🎶
“Prologue”, Firewatch by Chris Remo
"Ephemeral", SMT V by Ryota Kazuka
"New York's Only Spider-Man, Spider-Man Miles Morales by John Paesano
"No Expectations", Red Dead Redemption 2 by Woody Jackson
“Ropeburn”, Mirror’s Edge by Solar Fields
"Bridges", Death Stranding by Ludvig Frossell
"The Timefall", Death Stranding by Ludvig Forssell
"Thorofare Hike", Firewatch by Chris Ramo
"Introduction", Mirror's Edge by Solar Fields
"The Plains", The Pathless by Austin Wintory
"Travelers", Outer Wilds by Andrew Prahlow

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