![Do Easy Modes Ruin Video Games? [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EasyModes-Thumbnail.jpg)
I’m a firm believer in an easy video game. The challenge isn’t what drives me. And that’s what I want to focus on in this video. Video games aren’t simply a vehicle for challenge. And if we can accept that, then the rest of the video should be easy as pie
What are your thoughts on game difficulty? Should games have variable difficulty selections or should games ship with a single difficulty inherent to the experience?
![Bulb Boy Video Game Review | Nintendo Switch [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bULBbOYThumbnail.jpg)
Bulb Boy is Ren & Stimpy meets The Binding of Isaac by way of point-and-click minimalism.
Have you played Bulb Boy? If so, what are your thoughts?
![Why Do PewDiePie’s Words Matter (Except for the Obvious Reason, of Course)? | Hey Future Caleb [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pEWdIEpIEtHUMBNAIL.jpg)
Recently, video gamer and YouTube celebrity PewDiePie said some divisive things. But I don’t watch much PewDiePie. I’m not a subscriber. So why do I care? Well, I’m interested in the idea of a person’s “Why” (as described by Simon Sinek), so I’d like to take a slight detour from my normal gaming content to talk about PewDiePie’s “Why.”
![Am I afraid to finish NieR: Automata? | Hey Future Caleb [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AfraidtoFinishNierAutomata.jpg)
Recently I learned that I never completed ending E, one of the 26 endings in NieR: Automata, which is apparently considered the official ending. Of course with the discovery that my current favorite game of 2017 has some key unplayed elements, I immediately started playing it again to experience those key unplayed elements…right?
No. I think I have a problem. And this problem may have to do with fear.
![Announcing Masters of Unlocking, a new video game news and commentary podcast! [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MoUThumbnail.jpg)
Myself and VGCollectaholic have been hard at work on a brand new video game news and commentary podcast called Masters of Unlocking. I know what you are thinking. The answer is “Yes, the world does need another video game podcast.” The more places we have to discuss video games, the more valid the medium becomes.
![Just how great is NieR: Automata? A video game review [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NierAutomataThumbnail.jpg)
The credits have rolled on NieR: Automata. It’s amazing, but has it taken over The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as my favorite game of 2017?
Have you played NieR: Automata? If so, what are your thoughts?
![Are Video Games Medicine? [VIDEO]](https://calebjross.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/HeyFutureCalebTemplate.jpg)
Video games could be thought of as proper medicine in the future. That’s exciting. I’m excited by the idea that video games could help people with ADHD, could help us prevent contagion epidemics, could help us understand mental health issues better, could help us find a cure for that auditory hallucination thing that happens after playing a game for way too long and you start hearing the game’s sound effects in your waking life.
What are your thoughts?