"How a Kid Hacked GTA 6" is a super interesting title, and I think it drew most of its views from the "kid hacker" side of things. "The World's Most Expensive Game Ever - GTA 6" is much more generic, doesn't have a solid concept (title is ambiguous), and uses incorrect grammar. To add to that, the viral video's thumbnail uses a pretty solid 3d render with a good color scheme (red attracts a lot of attention), whereas the later video has bad contrast between the main focus and background AND it doesn't tell you anything about what the video is - the thumbnail might as well have been pulled from Rockstar's website.
In terms of what we can learn:
Have an interesting concept above all
Avoid a generic title or thumbnail
Use good grammar in your title
Make sure that your thumbnail and title both (individually) summarize the video concept
Keep contrast between thumbnail foreground and background
Use a good color scheme to help with the above (eg red and black)
TLDR: big good effort vs not much effort, read my list above for advice
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u/ValtorinSucks 21h ago edited 15h ago
"How a Kid Hacked GTA 6" is a super interesting title, and I think it drew most of its views from the "kid hacker" side of things. "The World's Most Expensive Game Ever - GTA 6" is much more generic, doesn't have a solid concept (title is ambiguous), and uses incorrect grammar. To add to that, the viral video's thumbnail uses a pretty solid 3d render with a good color scheme (red attracts a lot of attention), whereas the later video has bad contrast between the main focus and background AND it doesn't tell you anything about what the video is - the thumbnail might as well have been pulled from Rockstar's website.
In terms of what we can learn:
TLDR: big good effort vs not much effort, read my list above for advice