Dammit, teh intarwebs prevented my lengthy post, so I'll keep it short this time:
Yes, I do like Jimquisition, but it's an acquired taste. The looks and sound of the show are cheap, Jim's voice is a tad too high pitched to be called soothing, and he talks in a kind of breathless and too quick way.
Also, I didn't like the content at first, as I thought it would be in depth commentary and analysis á la "The Big Picture", just for video games. But it is obviously not. As soon as I got rid of that expectation, I started to enjoy Jimquisition for what it is: A satire show with a generous topping of intentional "trolling". And as that, it's pretty effective. If you look behind the strong language and inflammatory statements, the show is actually quite thought-provoking, even if I don't agree with everything he says. (For example, I do think that the duke is effective satire BECAUSE it's played straight.)
So keep up the good work, Jim. Just catch a breath, talk a tad more slowly and possibly stand a foot or two away from the wall.
and this post turened out not to be much shorter than the original one...
EDIT: Also, it baffles me how negative his reception is, many people seem to take what he says quite literally and are offended, even though he outrightly states that his show is satire.
Yes, I do like Jimquisition, but it's an acquired taste. The looks and sound of the show are cheap, Jim's voice is a tad too high pitched to be called soothing, and he talks in a kind of breathless and too quick way.
Also, I didn't like the content at first, as I thought it would be in depth commentary and analysis á la "The Big Picture", just for video games. But it is obviously not. As soon as I got rid of that expectation, I started to enjoy Jimquisition for what it is: A satire show with a generous topping of intentional "trolling". And as that, it's pretty effective. If you look behind the strong language and inflammatory statements, the show is actually quite thought-provoking, even if I don't agree with everything he says. (For example, I do think that the duke is effective satire BECAUSE it's played straight.)
So keep up the good work, Jim. Just catch a breath, talk a tad more slowly and possibly stand a foot or two away from the wall.
and this post turened out not to be much shorter than the original one...
EDIT: Also, it baffles me how negative his reception is, many people seem to take what he says quite literally and are offended, even though he outrightly states that his show is satire.
