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ITT: We are unironic Irate Gamer fans

OdradekOdradek
edited 2014-06-17 11:02:44 in General
OMG guys, Chris Bores, is like, the dreamiest!!~!

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  • Previous CalicaPrevious Calica
    (flower path)
    for a second I didn't see the word "Irate" and thought you meant the movie "Gamer".
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Such creatures exist.

    I find that strange.
  • SF_SorrowSF_Sorrow

    That guy's still around and relevant?
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Around, it seems, but was he ever relevant?

    Better question: Is an inferior knock-off  of something already annoying and trivial irrelevant for what it is or relevant for what it represents?
  • Section42LSection42L
    edited 2014-06-17 16:48:49
    We can do anything if we do it together.
    I'm not sure that the Irate Gamer ever had any actual fans, but all it takes to remain around is to get enough people interested in you and what you're doing, even if they're just simply following you because they love to hate you. 

    Patrice Wilson is a great example of this phenomenon.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    SF_Sorrow said:

    That guy's still around and relevant?

    Nah

    Anyone remember those painfully unfunny videos mocking him?
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
  • SF_SorrowSF_Sorrow

    Sredni Vashtar said:

    of something already annoying and trivial

    I don't really agree, but I will say that I am pretty glad that most of the many imitations and mock-imitations had died out just as quickly as they came
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    I've never really been much of a fan of that style of reviewing, let alone of video games, that being a subject about which I have mixed feelings anyway. And while the format is definitely appealing, the riff review tends not to have a very long shelf life. So to me, it feels trivial and annoying. But those who imitate such things and fail to grasp what makes them even marginally entertaining in the first place are decidedly worse.
  • HexartesHexartes
    The AVGN is still kicking, actually. He's still pretty good, too, mainly because he's a good filmmaker and comedian. Other than the AVGN I can't think of many good angry video game reviewers though.
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    The few things I've seen of his I've not cared for, but again, grumpy video game reviews are not my bag. I like humorous reviews and playthroughs of bad or strange games now and then, but the yelling schtick in talking about really any medium does not do it for me.
  • Section42LSection42L
    We can do anything if we do it together.
    I find some AVGN reviews downright unwatchable because of the shitck you allude to. I do like the vids where he's just dramatizing problems that he had with the games he's reviewing when he was a kid, though.

    His Top Gun review is a good example of him doing the latter.
  • HexartesHexartes
    I've always held that the humor inherent in his schtick is that most people who've played games have totally gotten to the level of anger he regularly exhibits. It feels natural, and his talent as a writer makes it much better than the likes of, say, PewDiePie or the Irate Gamer.
  • lee4hmzlee4hmz
    ⚠ THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    We had Top Gun for the NES when I was little, and yes, landing the damn plane really was that hard.
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    Top Gun for the NES seemed rather repetitive and boring to me...

    anyway, going by the above video, the Irate Gamer needs to be slapped and banned from the YouTubes.
  • lee4hmzlee4hmz
    ⚠ THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    Yeah, you didn't do a whole much. You used your guns and rockets to shoot down baddies and Blow Shit Up, avoided enemy fire, and then you either had to land or refuel, both of which were evil.
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    Then again, I had a mild fascination with After Burner which was much the same thing. Eh, well.
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Kexruct said:

    I've always held that the humor inherent in his schtick is that most people who've played games have totally gotten to the level of anger he regularly exhibits. It feels natural, and his talent as a writer makes it much better than the likes of, say, PewDiePie or the Irate Gamer.

    But generally speaking, I like to avoid getting that frustrated at something that is supposed to be fun.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    I like James Rolfe better when he's just James Rolfe.
  • Previous CalicaPrevious Calica
    (flower path)
    I like James Rolfe best when he's reading about living like a windrammer as you fuck.
  • Princess AlicePrincess Alice
    You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Wilhelm said:

    I like James Rolfe best when he's reading about living like a windrammer as you fuck.

    for some reason watching other people lose it with laughter is almost as hilarious as whatever they're laughing about, if not more so

    case in point:
  • ProfessorGatorProfessorGator
    Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
    What you can't see is a man standing in the corner hopping up and down on one foot and clutching his chest desperately trying not to burst out laughing.
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