Anyone still watching Extra Credits?

[Firia]

Extra Credits, to me, was bigger than Yahtzee. When they decided to leave, and voiced their reasons and position, I almost left the Escapists right along with them. What they're doing is providing a good voice for gamers in a media environment that believes that games and gamers are evil violent gun happy reprehensible human beings. On top of that, being a quality lecturer for game designers every week.

If you're not a fan of PA, you can go to their site once, find where they upload videos, and bookmark that section. Then it's one click every week. Or follow them on youtube, and they provide the link for you.

 

[AdmiralMemo]

I do, but I tend to not visit weekly and do more of a "binge" of them and CheckPoint every month or so. I just finished my Extra Credits binge and am getting back to my CheckPoint binge.

 

[Benny Blanco]

I just finished watching this week's episode about lazy game design. I wish the escapist could get another web-series to show on Thursdays. Some new animated show with a decent story-line. No Right Answer is cool and all but I want something I can really get invested in.

That episode was potent. It was amazing to see the Extra Credits team take the designers of Call of Juarez to task- both on matters of technical accuracy and through the scope of critical deconstruction of the game's messages to the public.

That said, the guy always sounds like he's taken a big ol' lungful of helium, which somewhat detracted from the gravitas of the show. Still, good to see that one of the most highbrow parts of the Escapist isn't afraid to take the gloves off sometimes.

 

[lumenadducere]

Still do. I've been watching 'em since their old YouTube days years ago, and I'll continue watching as long as they keep making stuff for me to watch. I <3 those guys and I think the more discussion along those topics the better.

 

[minuialear]

Nope. There's a number of reasons. But the biggest is that I'm lazy. For some reasons, PATV videos don't play right on my browser of choice. I can play them alright on my other one, but I don't want to bother with it. So I don't. I have a lot of respect for most of the EC team. But in the end there are just too many things making me decide not to watch them.

I used to watch them here. I really admired everything they said, word from word. However, they broke their morals when it came down to the issue with The Escapist. I thought they'd handle it much better, resolve the conflict and get back running episodes on here.

Nope.

They left... just like that. Sure, it was both parties fault.. yet I can't get over James getting lawyers first thing before even talking this out. Along those lines, I even gave them a shot on Youtube. It's not the same, so I stopped watching them. Yea, you can quote me and defend Extra Credits if you'd like but just know I felt betrayed personally. Just me though, and I know they needed money but just the way they handled that situation... it sort of reflects on how they preach in their videos. Bad impression overall.

That's another reason for me. While it seems like the majority jumped on their side, I feel it was 50/50, if not tiny bit more Jame's fault for making things unclear in the first place. Not only that, but how he took care of the situation also bothered me. I don't blame Allison or Daniel as much as they seemed to be mostly on the side-lines while James took control. But since James is the one writing the episodes, that did effect my desire to actively seek them out again.

This ^ also outlines my reasons for not following EC much anymore; even if I felt like going to a site I otherwise have no interest in just to watch it, the whole debacle that caused them to leave the site in the first place seemed...off, to me.

Plus I guess I wasn't terribly attached to the show; EC had its high points, of course, but my life doesn't feel empty now that I don't watch it, so it's hard to motivate myself to go the extra mile to find it elsewhere.

 

[RaikuFA]

Yep, every week. I liked the latest episode, where they ripped Call of Juarez: The Cartel a new one.

Same here, I think that was the first time they ever cursed that I can remember.

 

[generalvash]

I went around looking for UR episodes and somehow came up with his site. So thats the only show I saw on here i still follow.

Is he actually making new episodes now? His whole "buy my dvd's until these guys get to the mountain" bit seemed a little patronizing to me, like he really didn't care about his fanbase or something.

 

[C2Ultima]

Absolutely, every week. They're still as enjoyable to watch as ever.

 

[Vault101]

I stumbled upon them being at penny arcade by accident...since they arent on escapist i kind of forget

 

[Vancleef]

Sadly, no. The show is not bad or anything, it's just that I'm rather lazy and forget easily.
I guess I have some catching up to do this afternoon.

 

[awsome117]

Personally, I find Jim to be a more entertaining and interesting than EC. Nothing wrong with EC, I agree with a lot of what they say. I just to find them boring.

I might watch them every now and then if I've run out of stuff to do, but only a few episodes before I move onto something else.

 

[New Vegas Samurai]

I cannot seem to catch them at the proper times anymore, though I do keep updated

 

[aashell13]

every now and then. i'm not on PAtv nearly as much as i am here, so i don't see extra credits as much as i used to.

 

[Belaam]

All the time.

They brought me here. Movie Bob keeps me here, but that's about it.

 

[vivster]

yes i still follow them
the main reason for that would be that i go there anyway to watch checkpoint(spiritual successor to ENN)

 

[TheLoneBeet]

Every Wednesday. And it's still great.

This. I'm so happy this has already been said. Extra Credits is just as good if not better than before. I continue to watch it and support them. In my opinion, Extra Credits leaving the Escapist website was only a loss for the Escapist.

 

[harvz]

I watch them and checkpoint (what used to be ENN).
generally, the best way to keep track is that they post a little video on youtube for each video released so it comes up in my new vid's on youtube.

 

[Gudrests]

Every now and than I'll go a watch the new episodes. It's not something I particularly wait for. Even though I did enjoy them, I have been losing interest. I feel they have lost their spark and they don't offer me as much anymore.

I think that money business killed them a little bit. I don't feel they put as much "heart" into it anymore. Maybe it's just me though.

It's just you. Did you even see their game addiction episodes? It ended with james pouring his soul out on camera. Lost their heart my ass. What show have you been watching?

Those video's damn near made me cry, That video itself just might of swayed me completely.

 

[-|-]

No. The show was ok at first, but then it just became too smug and self-satisfied.