Bad game reviewers

[leathco]

Anyone ever watch any of these guys?

My faves are the Angry Video Game Nerd, Irate Gamer, and Armake 21. I also enjoy Hellsing920, as well as a few others on youtube. Just something about seeing someone so pissed off at a game, well, it's quite amusing.

Anyway, who else watches em?

[Guitar Woman]

AVGN isn't funny in any respect, and I"m sure those other guys aren't either.

The only one I like is the Ukranian fat guy.

[Esuohlim]

I like the guys from AWESOME VIDEO GAMES but I don't think they count as reviewers

[Fathom Zero]

VIDEO GAMES ARE AWESOME

[Schimid]

AVGN is funny if you've played the game. I usually turn it off once he goes into his final thought though.

[Esuohlim]

I'd like AVGN better if his anger wasn't so contrived, but half the time he just sucks at the game.

[Codiekitty]

I've seen one of Irate Gamer's, the one where he reviewed Goonies 2 except instead of actually reviewing it he went on about "Where's Goonies 1?" and Donkey Kong 2 and how nobody played Castlevania 3 before Castlevania 1, and threw in a comment about how bottomless pits suck.

[Mockery]

AVGN isn't funny in any respect
Gotta agree with you there. I've seen that guy's stuff and his so-called "anger" is so forced and scripted... it's just unfunny as hell.

[Emu]

I like AVGN :\

[Seven Force]

AVGN isn't funny in any respect, and I"m sure those other guys aren't either.

The only one I like is the Ukranian fat guy.

Something we can all agree on!

I like AVGN :\

Aw fuck

[Kingofeurope]

I like AVGN, Irate Gamer, and some others. I usually forget their names.

[darkvare]

i like AVGN i like it because some games can really be frustrating

[Chojin]

AVGN has his moments, but it's usually buried in a heap of suck ;<

[Emu]

The skit around his Texas Chainsaw Massacre one was pretty good :< Because that's exactly what I imagine his fans to be like

[DuFresne]

I like his reviews, but yeah, there's always at least two or three times per video where he delivers a line EMBARASSINGLY badly, and these are usually his trademark "angry" moments. I just cringe and try to imagine how a good actor would say it. So I guess you'd say I like the reviews themselves, just not particularly the guy doing them. :\

[RaNkeri]

AVGN kicks ass IMO. He's the only bad game reviewer who makes me laugh hard. Although some of his early videos were somewhat "bleh"

[Chojin]

I thought this thread was going to be about Game Informer.

[Neen]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B3Vh--awqmQ

Pretty funny. Better than AVG, I think.

[Esuohlim]

AVG is Awesome Video Games.

Which I already mentioned.

They even posted here a couple times :eek

[Neen]

I thought that AVG meant Angry Video Game..... Uh.....:melt

[RaNkeri]

http://http://youtube.com/watch?v=hbT3n--c_hI

I prefer RSG, but hey, I'm a SEGA fanboy :/

[El Oh El]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B3Vh--awqmQ

Pretty funny. Better than AVG, I think.
thats awesome if for no other reason than the theme song.

[The Mighty Pinto]

I'm more partial to The Spoony Experiment; but his shtick is more with D&D and tabletop, but he's still got his funny moments (and it doesn't feel as contrived as AVGN).

[ElPila666]

Anyone ever watch any of these guys?

My faves are the Angry Video Game Nerd, Irate Gamer, and Armake 21. I also enjoy Hellsing920, as well as a few others on youtube. Just something about seeing someone so pissed off at a game, well, it's quite amusing.

Anyway, who else watches em?

I didn't know Armake 21, he is so funny thanks:bestthread
but who's the ucranian guy that some says

[Fat_Hippo]

I've checked some these out, and AVGN really isn't very good. Spoony Experiment isn't bad, and he reviews games that might actually interest me, as opposed to games that I will never play or even hear of ever again.

[Supafly345]

I like AVGN because it reminds me when I first started playing nintendo and I get all nostalgic. But damn, any game reviewer based on the internet or started on the internet seems to be horrid. If they want people to like them they are way too nice, if they want people to think they are savants they hate everything.

[Emu]

That's basically my opinion. I think my favorite part of AVGN is seeing his massive collection of peripherals. :(

[Nick]

I checked Angry Video Game Nerd, Irate Gamer, and Armake 21 out. None of them are funny.

PS: What is so funny about making fun of NES games? It is like mocking a 3 year old for not being as knowledgeable as a 30 year old.

[Emu]

Bad NES games are funny because they make us nostalgic. It used to be there was no source of information to tell us which games were worth playing. There was no gamereviews.com, and magazine subscriptions were expensive as hell, and at the time, it seemed like that for 50 bucks, nothing could be put out that was such pure shit. We were wrong, and now we can laugh about it.

And I gotta say that that analogy doesn't hold at all, because they're not saying the NES games are bad by today's standards -- they're bad by the NES's standards.

[Zbu Manowar]

Bad NES games are funny because they make us nostalgic. It used to be there was no source of information to tell us which games were worth playing. There was no gamereviews.com, and magazine subscriptions were expensive as hell, and at the time, it seemed like that for 50 bucks, nothing could be put out that was such pure shit. We were wrong, and now we can laugh about it.

And I gotta say that that analogy doesn't hold at all, because they're not saying the NES games are bad by today's standards -- they're bad by the NES's standards.

No kidding. This lack of reviewing is what made the rental business much bigger than it was. Back in the days of carts, you basically had to rent or you would never even use your console. Buying games was a pain in the ass and when you occasionally got one, you better be sure it was something you liked or otherwise you had a very expensive paperweight.

It's one thing to thank the reviewers and the internet, but when Sony started putting out 'Greatest Hits' for less than half the price, that was a true godsend.

[ValientKid]

http://youtube.com/user/UltraNeko
The reason for her fanbase is pretty obvious.

http://youtube.com/user/MJCreviews
The only few of the reviewers that actually reviews. No gimmick.

[Dr. Boogie]

http://youtube.com/user/UltraNeko
The reason for her fanbase is pretty obvious.

... because she wears glasses?

[Nick]

http://youtube.com/user/UltraNeko
The reason for her fanbase is pretty obvious.

Female nerds are creepier.

[Seven Force]

No kidding. This lack of reviewing is what made the rental business much bigger than it was. Back in the days of carts, you basically had to rent or you would never even use your console. Buying games was a pain in the ass and when you occasionally got one, you better be sure it was something you liked or otherwise you had a very expensive paperweight.

It's one thing to thank the reviewers and the internet, but when Sony started putting out 'Greatest Hits' for less than half the price, that was a true godsend.

Funcoland was the best ever :lol

Back then you had to either rely on word of mouth, pick at random or how pretty the box art was, or hope that the guy working there has no life and played every single cart (no problem these days of course)

[Seven Force]

Female nerds are creepier.

guy nerds that pretend to be girl nerds are extremely creepier

[Kilgore Cod]

Anyone remember PC Accelerator? I loved that mag

:(

[Samfucius]

AVGN is horrible... most of the time.
However, his review of Bible Buffet is spot-on. So spot-on in fact that I can completely ignore his (lack of) acting and laugh my ass off. Because that game truly is a trippy piece of shit.

[Chojin]

http://youtube.com/user/UltraNeko
The reason for her fanbase is pretty obvious.

She looks exactly like doopa when she's wearing the lab coat :<

[Pub Lover]

:<