Jimquisition: How Sony Can Make it Up To You

[Mr. Omega]

Ok, first off: the jab at the posters here. Awesome. Haven't had a chuckle like that in a while.

Second: Only briefly heard of Tomba. Sounds interesting. And I agree with the firmware BS.

Third: Less MS Paint with dicks. This makes it sooo much better.

Fourth: Glad to see a steady improvement. Here's hoping the trend continues next week.

 

[Macrobstar]

Pah this FREE entertainment isn't enough for me! Work harder! /sarcasm
Seriously keep it up jim, lovin the vids

 

[A Curious Fellow]

This episode was marginally better than the last two. Plus 1.

Yes Jim, marginally better. I actually watched the whole thing, anyway, which is the first.

yet you will gladly sit down and watch a blonde rattle off lists that have been made a hundred times? I see no sense in this logic.

Jims tits are not entertaining.

True fact.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I'd be happy if they put Tomba! in the playstation store. I loved that game. I think they may have made a sequel to it too, but it's been a while. XD

 

[Drakos.Amatras]

... Not to be rude, but what was the purpose of the episode again? Less frequent firmware, I can understand; not every PS3 user has a cable-connection, and wireless takes so long. But aside from that one point, I don't see how the two classic games (which certainly aren't going to be interesting for every single PSN user) has anything to do with Sony's current ordeal. Wouldn't something practical and universal like "custom online avatars allowed for everybody" be at least sensible?

 

[Iron Lightning]

Big points just for making an episode without pictures of cocks flashing on screen every minute like subliminal advertising for gay porn. I hope that you continue this trend in the future.

I really don't have much of an issue with firmware updates. They're not that bad just once every couple months. I suppose I really don't mind wasting a few minutes, after all I do enjoy playing video games.

This is the first I've heard of the two games that you mentioned (I never really gamed much on the PS1, I was more of an N64 player at the time.) SO I'll have to take your word that they kick a bit of arse. Also, the Playstation Plus membership means that we can get a couple free games, so that's pretty neat.

 

[NiPah]

After reading several of his articles on Destructoid I've had much more respect for Jim, after watching this video I'm hooked. There's a lot of ranting on the Escapist, but ranting about games you like is a great recipe for getting lots of happy viewers.

Hell Sony had me interested when they said they were offering free games and a PSN+ subscription, I guess I'm just a cheap date.

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

I still don't find him very funny, but this video was an improvement on the last two, so I guess that is good.

 

[Verlander]

It's load better than the other two, but still not great, and I think these are the reasons why:

1) He's on the screen. Of the other popular videos on this site, the only ones with people actually in, are the ones where the people are bubbly, not to mention pretty, girls. The episode where Yahtzee unveiled himself was disappointing, and luckily he didn't include that in his videos since. Similarly, MovieBob's Escapist videos are more accessible than his Overthinker series, because of the animation, and lack of, well, MovieBob

2) The British camp thing doesn't work well with the image. A dictator style podium, simple but bold back drop, and the aggressive name don't match the personality. People could forgive the fact that the name doesn't match the content if the content was really good regardless.

3) A lot of this stuff has been said before. Everyone on this site has a niche, such as scathing criticism, reviews on movies, lectures on gaming concept, a list show, a comic strip, a "lets play" style show featuring only unskippable scenes, a reality tv show with porn stars, a bizarrely out of place show that drops stuff... and all (or most) of those guys cover topics like the ones addressed here, in their written columns. A video of it seems rather moot and unoriginal, no matter what your approach or individual take on events are.

4) The paintshop effects and use of memes needs to change or improve. Sorry, it just contrasts too harshly with the fine tuned, and polished (although deceptively simple) efforts of the other contributors.

I guess this is too much like a youtube blog to be taken seriously, at least by me. The other contributors stand out, and give me something to look forward to every week, like a great television show. This is a bit like something I might stumble across on youtube, and while I may enjoy it, or agree with points made in it, I wouldn't book mark it.

tl;dr This show feels like it lacks professionalism in the production department, and won't be enjoyed, regardless of content, until this issue is addressed.

Sorry

 

[beema]

I ... uh

ah forget it

Sorry Jim, this was the last episode for me. I tried.

 

[Princess Megatron]

I don't know how the self-aggrandizing isn't thoroughly obviously false. I mean, I simply can't understand how *anyone* is taking that seriously. It's so blatant and out there.

It's but one of so many different kinds of comedy vehicles. If that's not your thing, alright; but to carry on as if it could actually be construed as genuine, or as if a person should have to objectively kick himself in the balls to make viewers feel like they're doing him a favor by watching his videos? Come on.

TE is in serious need of an enema. Might dislodge some sticks.

 

[CurtDogg]

Reading some of the replies Jimquisition episodes is one of the highlights of my week. So many whiny, entitled, hypocritical people.

But anyway, good episode as always Jim!

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

The jab at the posters made me laugh quite a bit, well done!

I forgot about Medievil, and that would be awesome if they brought Tomba to the PSN, I'd play the hell out of that game if they did.

 

[Archmike]

The problem I think he's having is that British humour doesn't translate well over to you fellows in the colonies. Hence why you get utter travesties like the US version of Red Dwarf >.<
To me it's fairly obvious the arrogance is a put on, it's definitely a joke to cover up insecurities. I do it all the time and I'm utterly wonderful

I think he's brilliant, keep it up dude!

 

[2xDouble]

I don't even... I... What does it mean? heh.

Nice bit of self-deprecating counter-trolling in the beginning Jim.

I want to like this series, I really do. I feel like I'm supposed to somehow. But it still hasn't quite resonated with me. I wouldn't call it "bad", I'm still watching it after all, but I'm sorry to say I haven't seen anything especially "good" either. At any rate, keep it up. I'm sure there's a chord to be struck in there somewhere.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

Jimquisition= Captain obvious, or more specifically, Captain Rehash.

 

[Gincairn]

I want Medieval 3 more than I want to become part of the mile high club... with Kiera Knightley... and Gemma Arterton... at the same time!

Good luck fitting all of you into the 1x1 that constitutes an airplane bathroom.

Surely if you were going to join the mile high club with them, it would be in the main body of the plane just to make everyone jealous?

OT: This was actually a good one from Jim (If that came across as surprise, that's because I was surprised, if that's not how it came across. . . then it should have been)

Tomba/i was an awesome game and one of the only titles I ever regretted selling, seeing that on the PSN would make me a happy chappy indeed.

The other 2 ideas didn't bother me too much, I tend to like FW updates as it means te possibility of new gadgets (Granted there haven't been any for a while but I can hope) and Medievil was a game that never quite did anything for me.

 

[subtlefuge]

Thanks for choosing something topical this time.

As a result, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Simply put, production could use a bit more work, but it was entertaining.

 

[garethxxgod]

I don't know how anyone with a straight face could actually respond to firmware updates with "acquire some patience". Seriously? Okay so recently my brother and I popped in our copy of MAG into the PS3 to play a few games. It'd been a little while since I'd played so I'm sure there were some updates. Apparently the new game mode was one of them. Needless to say we had to wait 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES to play MAG. Do you know how RIDICULOUS that is?

When I bought my Xbox 360 I ended up rebuying Bioshock for it because installing Bioshock on the PS3 had literally taken an hour. When I got home I popped in Bioshock and was playing instantly. As others have said, nobody has the same connection speed but one of my biggest problems with the PS3 has to be the amount of time you watch a progress bar, something that mostly takes seconds on the Xbox 360 unless it's a huge chunk of data. It's not so much a matter of console preference as it is convenience to the person and I'm pretty sure it's damn annoying having to wait a fucking HOUR AND A HALF to play a game. Jus' sayin.