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Nov 23, 2013 06:49
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People made fun of the boys in Heavy Rain because it was a David Cage game, and David Cage games are written like poo poo, people made fun of every character in Heavy Rain. poo poo the biggest meme I remember from it was "PRESS X TO JASON" which had nothing to do with making fun of the boys. People laughed about Duck's fate because since the beginning Duck was every lovely child character ever, the hyper 'oh he's so precocious' archetype that is just lazy writing. Also his literal first scene of note involved him getting a dude trapped under a tractor and totally loving the group. I treated him like poo poo in the game because he was a poo poo character, not because he was a boy. Hell even then most people felt pretty lovely about how Duck wound up, if only because the writing for his parents was really good in that scene. Meanwhile Clem had some cringe worthy moments, but for the most part was done in a subdued, blank slate way, which made it incredibly easy for anyone with young children in their lives to project them onto her, to bring out our instincts like that. The few moments of unique stuff she had like the final scene were very well written and acted, making them powerful.
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Nov 23, 2013 07:16
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BigRed0427 posted:Tearing apart the worst aspects of reddit and internet culture in general? Sign me up! Sign me up as well. It's a win-win for her as well since reddit also seems to espouse the worst of "gamer culture" too. I'm thinking of the /PCMasterRace nonsense that went down last week. And yeah, the writing of small boys in videogames just doesn't seem to work in 90% of cases. Child characters are extremely difficult to get right. Clem's a huge exception to the rule (maybe Ellie from The Last of Us as well, but she's older.) Actually, there's a perfect scenario you could've reversed genders and still made a good/great story of it: what if the Last of Us had starred a woman who'd lost her son and was now escorting a young boy? I can't think of a part of the story that would need changing. Ironically, I think people would've emphasized with a female main character in that role than Joel. Mokinokaro fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Nov 23, 2013 |
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Nov 23, 2013 13:46
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Managed to get an actual review up for the first time in a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLoEpe8rGEs To The Moon! It's not exactly a well-timed video as the game's been out a couple of years, but I'm too poor to buy new games and then I wait months to play the stuff I buy on sale...I wish I hadn't waited so long in this case. For those of you who aren't aware of the game, it's an indie adventure game set in the future where you control two doctors who can play around inside a dying person's memories and give them new desires, to the point of their lives changing completely...so you can fulfill their dying wishes, at least inside their head. This particular patient, Johnny, wants to go to the moon but he has absolutely no idea why. Just as a warning, this video does contain more than a few spoilers - the game's pretty much all about story and that was most of what I wanted to talk about, so...yeah, you might want to play the game first if you haven't and you're interested in it. Enjoy! (Also, do try and ignore the horrid growth on my neck. My director is to blame.)
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Nov 23, 2013 14:44
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Mr.Radar posted:New Wheel of the Worst, finally featuring Tree Stand Safety  I was not expecting full frontal nudity.
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Nov 23, 2013 16:29
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. Also, does anyone know what's up with Rich's hand? It looks like it's missing a finger and it doesn't look like an effect (especially since they don't reference it at all throughout the video) 
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Mr.Radar posted:New Wheel of the Worst, finally featuring Tree Stand Safety The video boyfriend alone makes this. "Don't feel bad for talking about my ex-girlfriends, they totally deserve it."  "I feel so safe when you're driving!"
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Nov 23, 2013 18:36
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Jesto posted:Because no one really seems to care about male children in danger in videogames? Yes, that would be my point.
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Nov 23, 2013 20:34
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Haven't seen it mentioned on here, but Spoony has started to put up his stuff from his interview with Richard Garriott. There's a section where you get a brief tour of all the different iterations of the Ultima games and it's freaking amazing to see the technology he has to work with at the start. Garriott seems like a good sport, who knows what he's getting into. Angry Joe is there and there's a small Corporate Commander sketch, but it's actually pretty funny because Garriott is clearly trying not to crack up. The videos aren't too long and it's actually quite interesting, so I would recommend checking it out if you're at all interested.
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Nov 24, 2013 14:40
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RedLetterMedia's having another auction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A74HybR4GjE http://www.ebay.com/sch/redlettermedia708/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Including the DICK THE BIRTHDAY BOY SHIRT~!
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Nov 24, 2013 20:24
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I've just uploaded the newest Cheapskate Reviews episode, featuring a look at the Turkish film industry in the 60s and 70s through a typical Yesilcam action thriller, Spy Smasher.
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Nov 24, 2013 22:04
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Wheel of the Worst was just odd this week...
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Nov 24, 2013 22:50
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My review of the fourth episode of Reboot, Medusa Bug.
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Nov 24, 2013 23:20
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What's the general opinion on Bennet the Sage? I've tried to watch his stuff, but the character he plays is just so annoying and gross that I couldn't take it anymore. Like, holy poo poo this video is BAD http://blip.tv/sagereviews/anime-abandon-mad-bull-34-part-ii-5504539.
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Nov 24, 2013 23:23
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He toned it down over time in favour of more straightforward talk. In fact, his style changes a lot around the Ghost in the Shell review. EDIT: \/ He still does goofy reactions to nudity like a dumb teen, but it's definitely toned down. Watch the Ghost in the Shell review as he approaches it a lot more seriously. Mokinokaro fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Nov 24, 2013 |
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Nov 24, 2013 23:29
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Mokinokaro posted:He toned it down over time in favour of more straightforward talk. In fact, his style changes a lot around the Ghost in the Shell review. So he doesn't do the whole creeper thing anymore? That's good, I honestly stopped halfway through that video at the point where he just keeps ragging on a female reporter, calling her a slut and whore for doing her job. Maybe I should skip forward a bit.
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Nov 24, 2013 23:36
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Doug has finally brought his brother Rob in on these Adventure Time vlogs. And after seeing his first episode, he pretty much expressed everyone's thought on Doug's reaction to the show initially. "This show is amazing. What is WRONG with you?"
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Nov 25, 2013 02:02
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cubs2084 posted:Doug has finally brought his brother Rob in on these Adventure Time vlogs. And after seeing his first episode, he pretty much expressed everyone's thought on Doug's reaction to the show initially. "This show is amazing. What is WRONG with you?" I haven't watched any of Doug's Adventure Time videos yet, but I watched the first six or so episodes of Adventure Time and was pretty indifferent to it. Does it get a lot better later on?
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Nov 25, 2013 02:14
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Behonkiss posted:I haven't watched any of Doug's Adventure Time videos yet, but I watched the first six or so episodes of Adventure Time and was pretty indifferent to it. Does it get a lot better later on? It just kind of builds as it goes on, but the first half of the first season is a bit rougher. It does improve a lot as it goes.
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Nov 25, 2013 03:02
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Miss Wallace posted:So I talked about season 7 of Charmed for 2 hours. I'm sorry. My mom loved this show, completely ignored its faults, and even she stopped watching it during this season. This is only tangibly related, but have you heard of Kindred: The Embraced, Lupa? It's a show that Spelling Television worked on 2 years before Charmed. You can kind of see bits of Charmed in it too. (Supernatural shenanigans in San Francisco (I bet they even recycle some of the establishing shots), except it's vampires instead of witches since it's based off of Vampire: The Masquerade.) I think you'd like it. Here's a writeup of the first episode (of 8) if you're interested. Adnachiel fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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Nov 25, 2013 04:10
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Miss Wallace posted:So I talked about season 7 of Charmed for 2 hours. I'm sorry. I've been  'ing Sons of Anarchy for the past few seasons and was set to quit this season a couple months back but goons asked me to keep up with it. Even with as horrible as that show is, I am thankful that it's not Charmed. Phoebe is bad, but Piper is absolutely insufferable. I struggle to see a moment in the recap where she's not a wretched, bitter, condescending harpy. She makes the latter-series Gemma from Sons almost likeable, and that's a hell of an achievement. Love your impressions of her and Phoebe, by the way.  It's up there with SFDebris' megalomaniac, comic super-villain Janeway ("One of you will be in charge of juggling live cobras -- the rest of you won't be so lucky!")Rose McGowan is great, though. She really does seem to be trying to make the best out of it and honestly I'd love to see the show more focused on her. Seeing the direction that the series would go in after her departure puts a different spin on Shannen Doherty's reputation as a difficult actor, because egos have gone berserk in her absence. Anyway, it was a long wait but the wait was definitely worth it!  Mr.Radar posted:New Wheel of the Worst, finally featuring Tree Stand Safety Tree Stand Safety was more disappointed than I ever imagined, but the latter two more than made up for it. I'm honestly baffled by the Incredible Instant Adoring Boyfriend (IIAB). What's even crazier is that I've found it on Youtube and the number of people that are actually, genuinely,  over it tells me that not only was there a market for it after all, but that they were way ahead of their time!
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Nov 25, 2013 05:17
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Ghostpilot posted:Tree Stand Safety was more disappointed than I ever imagined, but the latter two more than made up for it. I'm honestly baffled by the Incredible Instant Adoring Boyfriend (IIAB). What's even crazier is that I've found it on Youtube and the number of people that are actually, genuinely, You are grossly underestimating the number of sad nerds who will fawn over a blank slate hunk telling them how awesome they are at every turn.
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Nov 25, 2013 09:05
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OldTennisCourt posted:What's the general opinion on Bennet the Sage? I've tried to watch his stuff, but the character he plays is just so annoying and gross that I couldn't take it anymore. Like, holy poo poo this video is BAD http://blip.tv/sagereviews/anime-abandon-mad-bull-34-part-ii-5504539. I've mostly seen Sage's newer stuff and I've rather enjoyed it. His crossovers with Spoony are fun to watch, mainly because he gleefully keelhauls Noah through the worst kind of poo poo imaginable and you get to schadenfreude the hell out of it, but I'll admit there's a ton of hurdles to get over just on a presentation level alone. A fat, often-dirty, pimple-faced nerd with a bad haircut, gimmick hat, and a grating voice talking about anime? Yeah, I can see why it's a tough sell. But he puts a lot of heart and effort into it and actually takes the time to deconstruct what works/doesn't work with whatever show/movie he's reviewing and why it does or doesn't with historical context added in for good measure. I guess if you want to see Sage when he's "on", watch both parts of his Macross Plus review, or his Wings of Honneamise review.
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Nov 25, 2013 09:05
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Adnachiel posted:
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Nov 25, 2013 10:38
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Ghostpilot posted:I've been I suppose if you really wanted to, you could argue that Phoebe and Piper were turned into colossal assholes because they have to put up with supernatural garbage all the time and never get any thanks for it, the way old police officers and nurses burn out, but they were pretty clearly jerks from the beginning of the series.
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Nov 25, 2013 11:16
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They did seem to care at some point, but that shifted to always focusing on home or work. If they'd played it like burn-out it might've been interesting, but it's insufferable to watch characters every week who are just over it.
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Nov 25, 2013 21:01
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Regarding the clip of Armin Shimerman talking about his behind-the-scenes experiences (in either your season four or five review, I think) on Charmed, is there any more to that? What sort of stories does he share in that regard?
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Nov 25, 2013 21:56
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I didn't watch much of the clip, I think folks were mostly asking him about Star Trek. He said he didn't have any diva moments there, and that's what led to the Charmed bit. I don't think he had much "dirt" to say outside of that. He didn't say anything else about Charmed.
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Nov 26, 2013 01:04
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echopapa posted:I suppose if you really wanted to, you could argue that Phoebe and Piper were turned into colossal assholes because they have to put up with supernatural garbage all the time and never get any thanks for it, the way old police officers and nurses burn out, but they were pretty clearly jerks from the beginning of the series. Looks like someone just doesn't understand how important Dear Abbey 2.0 is.
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Nov 26, 2013 03:33
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I'd like to suggest people check out SomeCallMeJohnny http://www.youtube.com/user/SomecallmeJohnny?feature=watch. He's a game reviewer who does classic stuff, but he's funny and never really tries to go into the whole I'M SO loving ANGRY ABOUT VIDEO GAMES thing. He's pretty chill and goes into all his games blind and gives them a pretty fair shake. He's done full retrospectives of the mega man series as well as Sonic. He's part of BrainScratchComms, which is a Let's Play group which is also pretty good. They're unpolished, but again, they're never irritating or annoying, it just seems like friends playing games together.
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Nov 26, 2013 03:45
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OldTennisCourt posted:I'd like to suggest people check out SomeCallMeJohnny http://www.youtube.com/user/SomecallmeJohnny?feature=watch. I'm going through his Super Mario Bros. reviews right now. It's hardly groundbreaking analysis, but he's informative and pleasant to listen to, which gives him a huge leg up on the average Youtube reviewer. I like it so far and will check out more of his videos. E: These Mario videos are from 2011. Has Johnny gotten better equipment since then? Because he's barely audible in his on-camera segments. Benne fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Nov 26, 2013 |
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Nov 26, 2013 07:16
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Elmyr posted:I so happened to stumble on the latest video as soon as it was uploaded and the dislike bar was already rising pretty fast, so yeah - not a lie. I know I'm really late to the party, but somehow I missed out on all the hate this lady draws until for some stupid reason someone decided to derail the Adventure Time thread in TVIV of all things talking about her. ANYWAY, I watched this latest video, and my only problem is that it's so academic. It's hardly a critique, just stating and pointing out all these tropes. It'd be more interesting if at some point in the video she actually discussed alternate takes on how to portray gender, such as the Pac-Woman/Mr. Pac-Woman that someone drew up as fanart after the video was made. It'd also be interesting to discuss how gender could even be differentiated on early game systems where sprites were extremely limited and tiny differences like bows and palette swaps were the only way to identify different characters as opposed to today's systems. It just seems like she's presenting all these facts... and that's it. Sorry, I just refound this thread from when it got moved out of PYF forever ago...
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Nov 26, 2013 09:57
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TwoPair posted:It'd be more interesting if at some point in the video she actually discussed alternate takes on how to portray gender, such as the Pac-Woman/Mr. Pac-Woman that someone drew up as fanart after the video was made. She actually did do this in one of her videos, in the form of a short little animation giving an example of what a game subverting the princess cliche would look like. Here's the animated short by itself.
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Nov 26, 2013 10:08
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Benne posted:I'm going through his Super Mario Bros. reviews right now. It's hardly groundbreaking analysis, but he's informative and pleasant to listen to, which gives him a huge leg up on the average Youtube reviewer. I like it so far and will check out more of his videos. Yeah, the quality goes up a lot more in his recent stuff. He's a lot easier to hear and he starts to get a handle on a format as well.
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Nov 26, 2013 13:54
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A pair of Happy Viking's Frothy Pint of Metal reviews for the band Sigh, featuring Diamanda Hagan. I like how their personas play off each other. They're giant hams trying to out-ham each other and it's hilarious. And this is a bonus, but Viking has gotten really good at making his terrible SFX look kinda good. I really like when Diamanda decides to ramble on about music and Dr. Who. Her opinions can be kind of...out there, her regular videos need serious editing, but she has such a pleasant voice. edrith fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Nov 26, 2013 |
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Nov 26, 2013 22:47
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Did anyone watch the new NC http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/41449-man-of-steel
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Nov 27, 2013 02:10
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achillesforever6 posted:Did anyone watch the new NC http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/41449-man-of-steel I did. I liked it. Edit: I also think it's interesting that while Warner Brothers and DC are trying to make a darker and gritter Superman that redefines the character, Marvel and Disney are making superhero movies where just telling a good story and having fun is the main point and it might be the best thing either company has done. BigRed0427 fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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Nov 27, 2013 02:44
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It's pretty hilarious/sad that Marvel is about to release a summer tentpole with a talking space raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper, while DC still has no clue what to do with Wonder Woman
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Nov 27, 2013 03:27
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BigRed0427 posted:I did. I liked it. It's not really redefining the character since that's how the character has been portrayed in a lot of the comics over the past couple decades. It's just trying to have a bit more weight than Marvel films, which are all in good fun but are just shallow blockbusters that don't really stick with people. Man of Steel is far from perfect but I appreciated what it did more than what Marvel does with its films.
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Nov 27, 2013 03:41
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Jimbot posted:It's not really redefining the character since that's how the character has been portrayed in a lot of the comics over the past couple decades. It's just trying to have a bit more weight than Marvel films, which are all in good fun but are just shallow blockbusters that don't really stick with people. Man of Steel is far from perfect but I appreciated what it did more than what Marvel does with its films. Personally, (This is more of a problem with comic book characters in general) it's also that I am sick of characters being taken in a "Gritter" direction just to shake up a character even when it doesn't really fit. I honestly would not mind another Joel Schumacher Batman. Yeah, I said it! 
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Brave And The Bold was the best version of Batman since the 90's animated series.
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