Source flashlight: 😅 Gold Source flashlight: 💀

Halo: Anniversary is a perfect example of why aesthetics are just as important as graphical fidelity.

If horror games had a good modern flashlight, the enemies would be running from you.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R's flashlight is one of those instances where using the flashlight is a liability more than an aid simply because the enemies will see it and proceed to shoot at the giant ball of light in the dark. Of course the enemies that use them almost never turn off their flashlights so it goes both ways.

4:08 i think what you wanted to say is 'dark and gritty'

In DooM 3 you can also use ur flashlight as a meleeweapon, knocking zombies over

Growing up we had this massive hand-held beam-searchlight. Thing had a motorcycle battery in it. We'd shine it at an island a quarter-mile away and see it perfectly illuminated. Loved that thing. Also, the searchlight in Unreal was awesome.

Half-Life’s flashlight is like summoning a ball of light above the place youre looking at

6:21 everyone does that at least once when they are a child Lamwarp

6:11 FINALLY, SOMEONE SAID IT! I swear, these small flashlights start to give me a lot of headeaches (literally) because I have to keep focusing in that small circle and it starts to hurt a bit. L4D also has the same problem imo, honestly, Valve doesn't know how to make flashlights lmao. And we don't talk about GoldSrc flashlights....

Watching a LamWarp video without subtitles feels cursed

Before I played Half-Life, (the original not the "remaster") I always thought the flashlight was normal like in Half-Life 2, but nope, I was like, "Da fuk? How can they not make a proper flashlight?" lol

In a couple of years, when our sons and daughters be studying videogame development in college, this will definitely be thesis material. Great video man, as always.

metro games: "I HAVE NO WEAKNESS"

Doom 3's flashlight being changed from item to shoulder mount turns it into a completely different game. Instead of having to choose between more visibility and firepower, now you always just get both. The original flashlight forced you to make a difficult choice, which gave the game more depth. The BFG Edition flashlight removes that and lets you focus more on shooting. Now you know the arguments on both sides.

Fallout 4 does a “lantern light” style in first person

Doom 3's flashlight works because there's a combination of things going for it - the swap is fast enough, every enemy attack creates ambient light so you can see where to shoot anyway, most enemies also have some kind of elements that highlight them in the dark (red visors for zsecs, glowing eyes for zombies, etc), many map areas have some kind of ambient light, firing your weapon lights up the area in front of you as well. Plus it's immersive to pull out your flashlight, scan the area, memorize enemy positions and then fire away. But why must it be a vintage heavy ass flashlight instead of a shoulder mounted one? Well, have you seen the state of the base? Nothing works on it properly, they cut the budget so hard your armor barely protects you anyway, and you want working lights, oh you silly... But seriously, the moment you try to "fix" stuff you think are wrong with Doom 3, the game kinda starts falling apart. A lot of things are in it the way they are for a good reason.

I don't remember if Alan Wake's flashlight sucked or not but I do love the concept of actually using it in combat while also illuminates bigger and is stronger based on the flashlight you have.

i thought the video was gonna be about how video game flashbacks suck until i saw the thumbnail lol. thanks for the new vid, i thought you were on some 20-year stasis like gordon.

As a game developer, I agree 100% with what you said. By the way, your narrative style and video editing made me laugh a lot. :)))