Why Your Body Rejects “Popular” Games

🕹 Stop torturing yourself and get Opera GX: Sponsored by Opera GX! I have a weird handful of friends that… even if they don’t explicitly say it, are less likely to play a game if it’s too “popular.” And strangely, I get it. I’m like that often as well. So naturally, it was time to dig into the psychology behind this. Support Daryl Talks Games on Patreon! ▶▶ Bonus content, early access, YOUR name at the end of videos, and more all for $1/month! Twitter ▶ Twitch ▶ DTG Intro motion graphic by Icaro, if you’d like to hire him for a Twitch overlay/motion design just like this one, hit him up here! ▶ This sound familiar? (0:00) Opera GX is just better (2:01) The Mere Exposure Effect (3:34) Feeling like an imposter... (7:21) Intergroup Threat (10:12) The internet is a catalyst (13:12) Ending and post credit scene! (15:48) ▶Games Shown Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) NieR:Automata (2017) Ghost of Tsushima (2020) Resident Evil 4 (2023) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019) Undertale (2015) Tekken 8 (2024) Outer Wilds (2019) Super Smash Bros: Ultimate (2018) Elden Ring (2022) Resident Evil 4 (2023) Fortnite: Battle Royale (2017) League of Legends (2009) Minecraft (2009) Alan Wake 2 (2023) Persona 3 Reload (2024) Celeste (2018) Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023) Pokémon Scarlet (2022) Control (2019) Palworld (2024) Among Us (2020) Helldivers 2 (2024) Lethal Company (2023) ▶Media/Clips/Considerations: ▶Music Sources (in Order): TEKKEN 8 OST | Tekken Fight Lounge Entrance City Trial - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OST 1080 Snowboarding OST - 12 Review Story: Comical - Melty Blood: Type Lumina OST TEKKEN 8 OST - Gallery Mayor Es Cade Pokémon Colosseum OST Luigi’s Mansion OST - E. Gadd’s Lab Luigi’s Mansion OST - Training 1080° Snowboarding OST - DB Street Fighter Third Strike OST- Twilight Stellaris OST - Spatial Lullaby Rasetsu Alternative OST - Sky Shot Chainsaw Man OST - The End of Childhood Wild Arms OST - Into The Wilderness ▶Research Sources (C) The science behind ’killing’ a song when you listen to it too much Why We Dislike Things We See Everywhere Criticising popular things: why is it so popular? (A) The Mere Exposure Effect: Understanding how marketers can optimize emotional responses to OOH ads (B) Trait and state anxiety reduce the mere exposure effect (D) Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music (E) When mere exposure leads to less liking: The incremental threat effect in intergroup contexts THE ATTITUDINAL EFFECTS OF MERE EXPOSURE