Poll: Have the Game Grumps hit a slump?
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Im more of a Two Best Friends play kind of guy. I tried watching Game Grumps a few times but it never really caught my attention very well
Watch their new Sonic '06 videos (specifically, part 85, 86 & 87).MajorTomServo said:
They are solid gold, and the best ones I have seen in a LOOONG time.
I never really could get into their brand of comedy to begin with, but I definitely see how the appeal could wear thin after a while, both for viewers and the video makers who pump out a frankly flabbergasting amount of videos.
i'm hoping egoraptor stops making game grumps so he can make his own videos and animations.
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SEQUELITIS FOR MGS 1 VS 2 WHY!
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SEQUELITIS FOR MGS 1 VS 2 WHY!
They're definitely still putting out funny stuff. The Sonic 06 video where they fought as Silver against Sonic was hilarious. I suppose its a saturation thing. They put out two vids a day, so it's easy for viewers to get very used to them and the shine to wear off. Hell, if Zero Punctuation was every day, that would feel less funny.
Plus, it's hard to be really funny, consistently, over the course of long games, when it's all improvised.
Plus, it's hard to be really funny, consistently, over the course of long games, when it's all improvised.
I don't watch let's play videos. I find watching other people play video games to be insanely boring. But my GF does and she obsesses over Game Grumps. More than she does the Yoggscast anymore which is saying something since I'm... pretty sure she'd leave me for Simon if she could...
They look the same. To me it looks like what happens with TV shows, people start saying "it's crap now" or "they ran out of ideas", but in reality usually it's the same shit... but you have been watching the same shit for months and got bored of it, take a break.
Oh, but of course why blame yourself when there's others to blame, right?
Oh, but of course why blame yourself when there's others to blame, right?
A few gags hit their mark, but on the whole the entire premise of Game Grumps is Arin and Jon messing around in vidyagaems because people apparently find that funny. I still get chuckles out of the "TENOUTTATEN!" joke from the Zombies Ate My Neighbours episodes, but that's about it.
Egoraptor, as a whole, tends to wildly oscillate between stuff like this nugget of brilliance:
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...and these... things. Whatever they are:
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It's either really awesome observations on game and game culture in general or, you know "GLUH, ACTING STUPID RAKES IN VIEWS BY THE FUCKTON, HERPADERP".
Your Mileage May Vary.
Egoraptor, as a whole, tends to wildly oscillate between stuff like this nugget of brilliance:
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...and these... things. Whatever they are:
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It's either really awesome observations on game and game culture in general or, you know "GLUH, ACTING STUPID RAKES IN VIEWS BY THE FUCKTON, HERPADERP".
Your Mileage May Vary.
I would have gone with "MOAR LIEK GRUMP SLIMP AMIRITE?!"MajorTomServo said:
Frankly I want more Sequelitis from Egoraptor as I couldn't really get into Game Grumps...
Used to watch it a lot. Now I've come to realise this is what they do now... 
John isn't a funny retro reviewer with a talking parrot any more, and Egoraptor isn't an animator any more.
I know they still both do those things John made a sapce ace review and Arin made poke awesome 2 (which was ok if a bit fucked up). But now they are primarily letsplayers, which I think sucks. I've never been a fan of lets plays why watch it when you can play it? and their jokes sort of devolve into noises, which can sometimes work but not all the time like they try and do.
The novelty has worn off. Gamegrumps needs to be a secondary thing for them not their primary youtube show.
John isn't a funny retro reviewer with a talking parrot any more, and Egoraptor isn't an animator any more.
I know they still both do those things John made a sapce ace review and Arin made poke awesome 2 (which was ok if a bit fucked up). But now they are primarily letsplayers, which I think sucks. I've never been a fan of lets plays why watch it when you can play it? and their jokes sort of devolve into noises, which can sometimes work but not all the time like they try and do.
The novelty has worn off. Gamegrumps needs to be a secondary thing for them not their primary youtube show.
There's a lot I don't like about it now, couple of examples:
- This game is badly made, because I didn't read the text that was on screen and now I'm stuck
- I know everything about this game from my childhood, but in fact don't know anything
- "Didn't we talk about this before on the show", you're repeating conversations that's a sign to slow down on videos
- Nothing is being said, need to burst into song
You could say it's the format with two people doing let's playish videos, but I watch best friends play videos on TheSw1tcher's channel and it's a lot more enjoyable. It doesn't ooze stupidity and loud noises when stuff doesn't happen in game, instead you'll get an anecdote or references to stuff.
The last game grumps I enjoyed was the one with Grant Kirkhope as a guest because he made me laugh more than them and he had interesting things to talk about.
Kinda feels like the fans are carrying the series more than the creators now with all the animations and artwork
- This game is badly made, because I didn't read the text that was on screen and now I'm stuck
- I know everything about this game from my childhood, but in fact don't know anything
- "Didn't we talk about this before on the show", you're repeating conversations that's a sign to slow down on videos
- Nothing is being said, need to burst into song
You could say it's the format with two people doing let's playish videos, but I watch best friends play videos on TheSw1tcher's channel and it's a lot more enjoyable. It doesn't ooze stupidity and loud noises when stuff doesn't happen in game, instead you'll get an anecdote or references to stuff.
The last game grumps I enjoyed was the one with Grant Kirkhope as a guest because he made me laugh more than them and he had interesting things to talk about.
Kinda feels like the fans are carrying the series more than the creators now with all the animations and artwork
I really liked Game Grumps at first. Lately though, I find Jon more often than not to be annoying and oblivious. Not just with the games, but his responses to Arin show that he often doesn't understand what Arin is saying when they actually do try to discuss something interesting. I still find Arin entertaining, but Jon tends to ruin it for me, which is weird because I only discovered Egoraptor through Game Grumps because I was subscribed to Jontron.
They have made me smile while I've been in a lot of pain waiting for an operation so I do have an affection for them. I think they need to concentrate a bit more of what they are playing though. They get off topic a lot.
I was never into the GG videos, but they do have a tendency to go on on off-topic stuff.
My friend pointed out that there's a hilarious moment in Sonic 06 that other let's players made certain to point out, while GG did not.
My friend pointed out that there's a hilarious moment in Sonic 06 that other let's players made certain to point out, while GG did not.