NeverKnowsBest

Subscribers 367K

Videos 76

Views 48.2M

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NeverKnowsBest covers the history and retrospective analysis of role-playing games and related genres, including RPG history, MMOs, CRPGs, JRPGs, and specific franchises. The content style centers on deep-dives and retrospectives (evidenced by titles like 'The Entire History of RPGs' and 'An Entire Series Retrospective and Analysis'), with a broad exploration of lore, design history, and genre evolution. The channel publishes many long-form videos with high view counts, averaging about 2M views per video, and has released 76 videos since joining in 2018, suggesting a steady cadence of uploads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to NeverKnowsBest?

RPG PHD — 86% match, 7.3K subscribers; The Game Overanalyser — 79% match, 23K subscribers; I Finished A Video Game — 78% match, 221K subscribers. All three channels compete with NeverKnowsBest in the gaming history and analysis niche, focusing on in-depth discussions of RPGs, MMOs, and video game history.

What type of content does NeverKnowsBest make?

NeverKnowsBest creates explanatory, history-based video essays about games, with titles like The Entire History of RPGs, The History of MMOs (and where it all went wrong), and The Entire History of Video Games. The channel appears to upload multiple long-form videos per week, with each video drawing roughly 2M views on average.

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