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Any Austin's sunset tour ends in Red Dead country

His ranking puts Red Dead Redemption 2 at the top, while viewers nominate the skies they would have included.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

The (Objectively) Best Video Game Sunsets

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0:48Austin introduces a calculated sunset score, separate from his personal tier rankings.
3:54Skyrim earns his S-tier rating as he examines its older skybox techniques.
9:00The formula combines article appearances, discussion mentions and logarithmically scaled engagement, with Subnautica as an example.
14:57Minecraft's sunset matters to Austin because it changes the flow of the game.
21:05Red Dead Redemption 2 takes the top calculated spot and receives Austin's personal S-tier rating.

Minecraft's sunset isn't just scenery: it changes the rhythm of play. That's one of the distinctions Any Austin draws in "The (Objectively) Best Video Game Sunsets," a tour that finds room for blocky horizons alongside elaborate clouds and carefully colored wilderness.

The week's biggest upload has reached roughly 1.5 million views. Austin separates a calculated ranking, built from articles and online discussions, from his own personal tiers. Those don't always agree. Firewatch and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt place high in the countdown but receive more modest personal grades; Red Dead Redemption 2 gets both the top spot and his S-tier endorsement. He singles out how its light transforms streets and landscapes even when you're looking away from the sun. The video includes a paid Mint Mobile segment.

Viewers have been filling in their own horizons: Cyberpunk 2077's desert, the sky islands in Tears of the Kingdom, and Halo Infinite's ring. One math teacher also says Austin's logarithmic scoring formula will become a classroom example, an unexpected destination for a sunset countdown.

Across the channel, the week brought about 4.4 million views, while the subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is now more than triple its usual level. Digital Foundry is also drawing above-usual daily traffic, while BeatEmUps and Iron Pineapple are having quieter days.

Austin's other new upload, "how many boys and girls are in Cyberpunk 2077?", returns to his interest in counting virtual populations. And beyond the sunsets, "The Most \"Normal\" GTA Game" remains a busy regular video, with his earlier Short about CD Projekt Red and NPC employment also gathering views. Landscapes or residents, his attention keeps landing on the parts of games that aren't the mission.

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Im surprised that Cyberpunk 2077 wasnt included, watching the sunset while beign in the middle of the desert feels so good and dystopian.
@nisx2012See it on YouTube
8:42 Should've shown the TOTK sunsets from the sky islands' perspective, they look absolutely insane from that high up and they're frankly the biggest reason I still come back to the game even after completing it. They also really complement the colour scheme of the sky islands
@aarne602See it on YouTube
Not quite a sunset, but I sure love watching the sunsetting of the sun in Outer Wilds. Can't help but pause and look
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The first dying light sunset is quite wonderful.
@AngeI-_-ForsakenSee it on YouTube
Halo Infinite has beautiful sunsets, and the ring makes it very unique
@GarciaFGFSee it on YouTube
22:44 special shoutout to the awesome song picked for the end of this episode, wow, i love it so cozy
@eyzmasterSee it on YouTube
17:05 I believe what you're describing is one of my favorite words: sprezzatura. Means the art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that someone would assume it's effortless.
@AveryCorvusSee it on YouTube
Any Austin has changed my ENTIRE perspective on games. I don't just play them anymore, I watch NPC behaviours and I'm finding myself appreciating the little things. Any Austin is a process and he's imperative to gaming development
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Rdr2 you will be in my glowing heart for the rest of time
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