Games that Make You Part of the Ecosystem

Discover the virtual ecosystems that make you part of the food chain. A meditation on games with worlds designed to make you feel like a small player in a much wider environment. Its a unique experience when a game makes you feel truly unimportant like youre just a tiny part of a much larger environment. When a title successfully instills this feeling, it can be like witnessing a sort of magic trick. So what Id like to do today is take you backstage and explore how different games succeed in making you part of their ecosystems 0:00 Video Game Ecosystems 1:09 Part of the Food Chain 4:06 Changing Perspectives 6:07 The Power of Insignificance 8:47 Tears of the Kingdom 12:13 On Biomes 15:09 Endling 17:52 A Dark Future 20:02 Hope for Tomorrow Media Shown: Planet of Lana, Webbed, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Rain World, Minecraft, Endling, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Horizon: Forbidden West