Poll: Extra Credits: Yay or Nay

Baron_BJ

Tired. Cold. Bored.
Nov 13, 2009
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I'm enjoying the show, however I feel it still needs some improvement, particularly with regards to the art; it's very lazy in my opinion. Please note that lazy does not necessarily mean bad, especially since the woman who creates the shows art is actually quite talented and I actually appreciate the general aesthetic of the show. My point is that it just feels rushed a lot of the time and pointless in the end, my most major gripe regarding that would have to be voice syncing; there's none. There is quite often a character talking and the 99% of the time they're just smiling, no movement whatsoever and the same frame is used for some time (this isn't actually an issue, it merely exaggerates the first problem), show some movement, have the mouth of the character open and for that one damn frame have an appropriate facial expression to go with it, it wouldn't be hard (An example of what I mean is actually ZP, with regards to how framing works, not the art style).

I don't see these as unreasonable things to ask, after all they're working for the Escapist now and they do pay their video posters, sure it's not exactly full-time work cash and obviously posters still need actual jobs, but that's not a reason to be half-arsed.
 

rabidmidget

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Apr 18, 2008
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I love it, I watched back when it was on youtube, I glad that he's finally making money from this (I think it was originally a school project).

I guess one of the reasons I like it is that I'm seriously considering the idea of becoming a game designer/programmer and this show seems to offer more criticism to developers than consumers.
 

Blackality

New member
Oct 18, 2009
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A big, shiny, Yay.

It's good to know that there are people out there that really take video gaming seriously.
 

Eagle Est1986

That One Guy
Nov 21, 2007
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Yeah, I love it, in just a few short episodes it's become one of my favourite regulars on The Escapist.
 

Hawgh

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Dec 24, 2007
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It's like heroin to me.

...Is what I would say if I did heroin. Anyway, I followed it on Youtube, and it remains a wildly solid show here.
 

The Madman

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Dec 7, 2007
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I like it, and I'm glad the Escapist brought them on board. It's well written and the animation style though limited is entertaining enough, they make genuinely good points and generally seem to know what they're talking about.

Great subject for debate as well, which is always nice.
 

Lizardon

Robot in Disguise
Mar 22, 2010
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Yay from me. It's both entertaining and informative. It really gets you thinking and their insights are brilliant. I only hope game developers are watching it to as it is as much for them as it is for gamers.
 

Banana Phone Man

Elite Member
May 19, 2009
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It's slightly funny and talks about relevent, interesting topics and can usually spark off good debates over it. Big yay from me.
 

The Seldom Seen Kid

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Apr 28, 2010
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PoisonUnagi said:
Troll or genuine hater... so... hard... to tell! Oh well.
No, I don't really like Extra Credits. I watched a couple episodes, but it's not my sort of appeal.
Opinionated jackass person.

(Just my opinion, why must I be called a troll?)
 

Raijha

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Aug 23, 2010
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I give it a yay for sure. It gives some really neat and well thought out insights into the industry and some of the directions its taking. And as much as I may get reamed for this one....I actually like the voice... lol
 

child of lileth

The Norway Italian
Jun 10, 2009
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I watched the first episode to give it a chance, and honestly, it's basically just like listening to a discussion I already had with a friend. But that's a bad thing in this case, because I don't like having the same conversations twice.
 

AvsJoe

Elite Member
May 28, 2009
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I've been watching these videos since I tripped over "Video Games and Sex" on YouTube. I vote yay.
 

Kevlar Eater

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Sep 27, 2009
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I like it. It's like that thing MovieBob does, but with videogames, and instead of videogames, a subject about them.
 

Shards97

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Mar 17, 2010
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Eh. It's alright, but I find that I have the same problems with it that I do with moviebob's stuff. I keep watching because there are times of genuine humor in there, but each week is more pretentious than the last, and the delivery is just not very fun. Yes, Yahtzee is also an opinionated, pretentious douche, but he has fun with it and makes sure the viewer has some fun, too, including calling himself out for his own lack of humility on one occasion.

All in all, it's very well done and thoughtful, but presented in such a way that one who disagrees with them on a fundamental level is left out in the cold with nothing to do.
 

Enzeru92

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Oct 18, 2008
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I love watching it every Thursday so its a yay for me since they actually make everything in the gaming world make sense