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Originally Posted by Peanut
(Post 548257)
Or when they get dull? No one can argue this guy has been consistent. His first two or three videos were great, then it was constantly sh*t. This one was the first good one he's made in a long damn time. And honestly, he still says the same basic sh*t over and over again. "F*cking horse balls! I would rather suck on a dogs anus who had diarrhea!" That stuff does get old, you know.
But it's nice that you think everyone hates stuff because it's popular.
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The #1 rule of making successful comedy (in my humble opinion) is you MUST have your audience relate to your material. You can have the funniest act in the world, but if your audience doesn't know what you're talking about, it falls flat on its face.
Yes, James cusses up a storm in every video he does, and he doesn't tend to stray too far from that format (Although his videos have steadily become much more involved with him interacting with other characters and such.)
I find the cussing and stuff humorous, but it's merely a gimmick he uses to facilitate the show. It's not what makes his videos truly funny in my eye. His videos are funny because he recognizes his audience: Gamers who grew up with the old 2nd - 4th generation systems. People who grew up with the games that he reviews and recognize the frustrations he exhibits while playing these games. I think the key is that a lot of us have these thoughts/revelations/experiences independent of each other. Growing up we kind of assume that we're the only ones that have been through this. But when it's shown that other people have been through the same and it's presented in a humorous way, it's like a x4 funny combo.
I mean come on, I was in tears watching his review of the TMNT game. Everything insanely difficult he pointed out that was, I remember vividly being frustrated with. I also have to admit that it brings back a very pleasing sense of nostalgia. He also brings up points that I hadn't noticed/considered before, which I appreciate as well.
I think my favorite had to be his review of Ghostbusters on the NES. He was attempting to go up the stairs of the Zuul building, which if you've ever tried, you'll know that it's impossible. I remember thinking, "Yeah, no human being alive has ever beaten this game legitimately. I always had to use Game Genie." Not 5 seconds after I had said that, he busts out the Game Genie just so he can get to the ending. That brought a smile to my face. I mean come on, we've all independently been through the same things he has. I don't understand how you could not like someone so relatable?
And even when he reviews games I haven't played before, I still find it funny since he plays the game for us and shows us first hand how hard the game is.
Actually the one review of his that I didn't like is his Jekyll and Hyde because (a) I haven't played it, (b) the video is him bitching about it for 8 minutes without really telling us why save for the 30 seconds that he plays it. And that was one of his first videos! But other than that I've loved all his Angry Video Game Nerd reviews.
So yeah, if you don't like James or what he does. That's fine. You're allowed to have your opinion. Just know that if you don't like them, then one of two things is true:
(1) You didn't grow up playing old school Atari, Nintendo, and Sega games.
(2) You're some kind of robot.
