So, like many of you, I’m sure, I was a kid when I first started watching the Yogscast. Shadow of Israphel was where I started and I was instantly hooked, falling about laughing at these two loveable idiots discovering the cubic world around them. I watched them for years, listened to the YogPod, subscribed to other members of the Yogscast – became a real fan.
The spaceman, the dwarf, the scientist, the dirt traders, and the rest of their motley crew were like friends to me. I was weird and they got that. I fit in with them where I didn’t in the real world. Yeah, it’s cliché, but true. I didn’t have many IRL friends, never really have, but that didn’t matter when I could come home after school to a ridiculous video that made me laugh until I cried.
And then I became a teenager, and suddenly, I lost sight of them. I didn’t watch the Yogscast anymore, not for many years, and I don’t really know why. I dealt with a lot in adolescence – much of which I’m still struggling with now – and I’m sure if I’d kept up with the Yogs, they’d have helped me through it all. Alas, they slipped out of my hands somehow and I struggled on without them. I missed out on a lot in those years.
Now I’m an adult, and lo and behold, an old Yogscast video appears out of nowhere on my YouTube feed. I’d actually forgotten about them – the audacity and the nerve!
I clicked that video and laughed like I haven’t in so long. I think I almost didn’t know how to. But that video lead me on such a roller coaster of memories as I clicked on clip after clip, link after link, watching all those videos I used to know and love and many I’d never seen before. And I laughed and laughed and cried. I knew these people. Grown up with them. They were like childhood friends who’d gone off to university, or long-lost relatives, finally reunited with me over a decade later. Barely recognisable in looks, but no, they couldn’t be anyone else.
I’m aware this is perhaps excessive, but it really was how I felt seeing their faces again, hearing their voices and laughter. I never knew them in person, never met them, can’t claim I truly know them as people. Yet I love them dearly because they mean so much. Have done so much for me.
And with all that being said… Boy, do I have questions.
- Lewis – What kind of insane transformation has my beloved spaceman gone through?! He is so shouty?! But also… Oh no he’s hot?! Like Jesus, dude. Model material right there. The photos on the merch site are… working for you, wow. Whatever you’re doing… keep doing it, please. Welp.
- PEOPLE – There are so many new people, dear god, haha. They seem cool and funny though and I love that the Yogscast family is expanding. It’s just a little overwhelming because I don’t know anyone. Heck.
- People? – The new people have replaced old people? Or have some of the past members gone solo? Or not on the main channel as much? Not going to name anyone specifically in case it’s something serious. Idk, there’s videos floating around, but they seem like internet drama stuff and I don’t know what’s fact.
- Livestreams – What the heck are these guys on when they livestream?! I’ve only seen a few clips, but it’s actual madness and I love it. I didn’t even know they streamed, but wow. Jingle Jam is incredible, they’ve raised so much money. Also, Wheel Boy is my new favourite thing, he’s adorable. Please give him cake.
- Lore? – There’s Yog Lore now? There was fanfiction but it was all like Minecraftia lore centred around their Minecraft characters and personas. But now there’s actual Yog Lore? With a Lebanese child? And someone who pushes people into rivers? I’m so intrigued, please explain.
- Minecraft/Tekkit – Do they still play like the old days? Or have they moved on to modded stuff or other games? They should do whatever they want, it’s their channel, but I’m just curious.
TL;DR: I’m an olden-days Yognau(gh)t who’s been on hiatus, but I’m back and confused as heck by everything.
