Blatant rip-off of The Game Station's recent series. Worse, it's not even as entertaining as TGS's series. How long did the video stay on the bunch of people "WHOA"-ing and "AWW"-ing? I got bored after a few seconds. It didn't even look like everyone was following the "rules" or even drinking at all.
Drinking Games: Mariokart DUI
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Great idea (a drinking game around Mario Kart) but this whole episode felt too forced, like they were trying too hard. Especially when it cut to the scenes of people playing, I didnt get the impression they were drunk but rather pretending to be drunk and wheres the fun in that? 
Also confused by the tag line, "Dont try this at home"? I thought that was the point?
Also confused by the tag line, "Dont try this at home"? I thought that was the point?
I like the concept, but could do with a few changes. Namely, remove the people playing the game and just explain rules for the game. So, make the rules more complex and demonstrate how each works. Also, no offence but the don't drink drive section, whilst excellent in content was very poorly acted. Other than that, I can get behind this show.
Hey Cool New Series! I love drinking, and I love gaming! This should prove interesting! I can't wait to try this new drinking game idea with my friends the next time we get together for some fun!
Welcome to the Escapist!
Welcome to the Escapist!
Yeah... this one doesn't work.
No Right Answer is good, this one just isn't going to hold up.
You know I've not been wrong yet.
No Right Answer is good, this one just isn't going to hold up.
You know I've not been wrong yet.
Quality of the show? Whatever, the escapist isn't about high-budget, tight pieces. That said, I'd pick up the pace of your cuts if you really want to succeed here.
Entertainment value of the show? Near zero. Watching other people being drunk isn't often all that fun even when you're drinking at a party with them. This show needs to have more of a story. There's nothing happening here that doesn't happen when you turn a game on and leave it on the title screen for too long. I'm not saying it needs an epic story, just some kind of story. Give people names and personalities. Make them compete. It would inform the commentary and give our brains something to work with. Even MXC gives each competitor a one-line blurb before they run off to wipe out. Then go the next step and stage the races so that they're more interesting than watching someone suck at mario cart. Maybe ask yourselves why people watch normal racing and how that could be enhanced by a drinking game competition?
What this really looks like is a lack of effort. A bunch of people sat around and played a mario kart drinking game, someone had a good commentator voice, everyone had a lot of fun, then they pitched it as a show idea. Its not a *bad* show idea, its just wasn't very well thought through I think.
Better luck next time.
PS: I drink all the time with my friends and seeing a show about booze on the escapist jolted me a bit. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but I do think it isn't necessarily in tune with the rest of the escapist's aesthetic, at least from my pov.
Entertainment value of the show? Near zero. Watching other people being drunk isn't often all that fun even when you're drinking at a party with them. This show needs to have more of a story. There's nothing happening here that doesn't happen when you turn a game on and leave it on the title screen for too long. I'm not saying it needs an epic story, just some kind of story. Give people names and personalities. Make them compete. It would inform the commentary and give our brains something to work with. Even MXC gives each competitor a one-line blurb before they run off to wipe out. Then go the next step and stage the races so that they're more interesting than watching someone suck at mario cart. Maybe ask yourselves why people watch normal racing and how that could be enhanced by a drinking game competition?
What this really looks like is a lack of effort. A bunch of people sat around and played a mario kart drinking game, someone had a good commentator voice, everyone had a lot of fun, then they pitched it as a show idea. Its not a *bad* show idea, its just wasn't very well thought through I think.
Better luck next time.
PS: I drink all the time with my friends and seeing a show about booze on the escapist jolted me a bit. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but I do think it isn't necessarily in tune with the rest of the escapist's aesthetic, at least from my pov.
This may be appropriate, yes.Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
It might be more appropriate to fire the person who OK'd it. If the second episode is more of the same, then I could totally get behind that motion.
My friends and I already had a Mario Kart Drinking Game since Double Dash.
First we drive all the course sober.
Then based on our total rank at the end, we drink. The shot number vary but usually:
Fourth takes 4 shots.
Third takes 5
Second take 6
1st takes 8
Then we race all the courses again to see if the alcohol balances everything out. Then we record our results at the end.
First we drive all the course sober.
Then based on our total rank at the end, we drink. The shot number vary but usually:
Fourth takes 4 shots.
Third takes 5
Second take 6
1st takes 8
Then we race all the courses again to see if the alcohol balances everything out. Then we record our results at the end.
Maybe I've missed something, but what is the point of a drinking game? In England, drinking is the game.