Fantastic writing, absolutely brilliant. You guys straddle the fourth wall very well (which just sounds dirty), the continual game references are paced very nicely, and you even mix them up from obvious to esoteric (I nearly fell out of my chair when he said yoghurt instead of cow), and the characters are great in personality and consistency. Add in the hilariously over-the-top acting and some stellar special effects, and you have one of the most professional web original series I've ever seen.
One question, though. I can understand why Nefarious left the two alive, but why did he let Shanks keep his sweet tie? It makes no sense!