Boundary Break

Boundary Break is a YouTube series hosted by Derek Forte, better known as Internet personality Shesez. In the series, Shesez explores locations normally unaccessible in video games by using unofficial virtual camera mods.[1] The series started on April 27, 2016, with an episode exploring Super Smash Bros. Brawl. During its run, the show has made multiple notable discoveries in its covered games, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons,[2] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,[3] P.T.,[4] Shovel Knight,[5] Grand Theft Auto V,[6] Untitled Goose Game,[7] The Simpsons: Hit & Run,[8] and Mario Kart 8.[9] For certain episodes, Shesez has spoken with people involved with the development of the covered games, including Kyle Pittman, a programmer for Borderlands 2,[10] and David D'Angelo, a programmer for Shovel Knight.[11]

Boundary Break
GenreEducational
Created byShesez
Directed byShesez
Theme music composerF1NG3RS
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes155
Production
Running time15 min.
Release
Original releaseApril 27, 2016 (2016-04-27) –
present
Related
  • Region Break
  • Sequence Break

Reception

Boundary Break's creator and host, Shesez, was nominated for a Shorty Award in the Gaming category for his work on the series, where he was a finalist.[12] Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen praised the Boundary Break episode covering Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, calling it his favorite episode of the series.[13]

References
  1. Barsanti, Sam. "Boundary-breaking in video games is unholy and wrong". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. Zwiezen, Zack (June 29, 2020). "Your Character In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Never Nude". Kotaku. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Yin-Poole, Wesley (January 4, 2020). "Boundary Break goes inside a Sarlacc with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. Vincent, Brittany (January 11, 2020). "Go Behind The Scenes with New "P.T." Boundary Break Episode". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  5. Good, Owen (April 28, 2019). "Turns out Shovel Knight is a 3D game — seriously". Polygon. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. Gilbert, Ben (January 29, 2018). "Here's how 'Grand Theft Auto' tricks players into believing its fantastical version of Los Angeles". Business Insider. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. Zwiezen, Zack (July 1, 2020). "All The Little Details Hidden In Untitled Goose Game". Kotaku. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  8. Zwiezen, Zack (March 17, 2019). "YouTuber Discovers Strange Things Hidden In The Simpsons: Hit & Run". Kotaku. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  9. Stewart, Sam (August 5, 2017). "Mario Kart 8: YouTuber Reportedly Shows Ridiculous Scale of Tracks". IGN. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  10. Horti, Samuel (August 4, 2019). "Borderlands 2 dev explains why there's mysterious boxes hidden under every level". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  11. Brown, Fraser (July 7, 2020). "Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games is working on a 3D project". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  12. "Shesez". The Shorty Awards. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  13. Zwiezen, Zack (March 3, 2019). "YouTuber Teams Up With LEGO Star Wars Developer To Explain Its Secrets". Kotaku. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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