I like him, he is funny the cursing and stuff ok that is not always needed but that does not bother me, I do like his other non nerd reviews better.
Poll: Is the AVGN immature?
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His poorly tacked together strands of profanity are usually more annoying than funny, but there have been some gems.
Even if he use such words I still like him.
One of the reviews I liked the most was this one.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/37368
Skip to 5:22 if you can't stand him using bad words but there are honestly not that many. But at 5:22, that's when the fun starts. Seeing him getting real mad too.
But for some reason I can stand him but not That guy with the glasses. Meh I'm a sucker for games I guess.
One of the reviews I liked the most was this one.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/37368
Skip to 5:22 if you can't stand him using bad words but there are honestly not that many. But at 5:22, that's when the fun starts. Seeing him getting real mad too.
But for some reason I can stand him but not That guy with the glasses. Meh I'm a sucker for games I guess.
yes, he IS immature, he has to be the most immature grown up there is, that's the focus of his show, but he's also mature enough (lol irony) to actually be good and show his points, even though he tends to nitpick sometimes, you actually understand what he says when he points stuff out
and yes, I love him (in a manly, non gay kind of way)
and yes, I love him (in a manly, non gay kind of way)
He's the original, and thus he has his flaws. Take reviews he's done, and compare them to the works of other reviewers. A perfect example would be his Street Fighter 2010 review, also done by SpoonyOne of The Spoony Experiment and TGWTG. While both are enjoyable videos, Spooney's is much more in depth, as well as he beats the game. AVGN just sort of talks about Street Fighter, then brings up 2010, talks about it, end of review.
He follows an older retro reviewer style, the style in which the game is handled much like a child would. A kid in the eighties wouldn't have the internet, forums, gamefaqs, youtube walktroughs. The Nerd often only works with a few issues of Nintendo Power. Its kind of cool in that way. Makes it feel like an adult reliving his traumatic experiences in the dark ages of games, when reviews were hard found, games were bought with luck involved on if it was good, and a cryptic challenge remained that way until you and a few friends shared info on the playground.
As for immature he does do a few too many toilet jokes. And he does use swears alot. But it adds to the style.
He follows an older retro reviewer style, the style in which the game is handled much like a child would. A kid in the eighties wouldn't have the internet, forums, gamefaqs, youtube walktroughs. The Nerd often only works with a few issues of Nintendo Power. Its kind of cool in that way. Makes it feel like an adult reliving his traumatic experiences in the dark ages of games, when reviews were hard found, games were bought with luck involved on if it was good, and a cryptic challenge remained that way until you and a few friends shared info on the playground.
As for immature he does do a few too many toilet jokes. And he does use swears alot. But it adds to the style.
yes he is immature but i like to watch stuff that is funny. now too much cussing ruins it but i still find it funny and entertaining.
Actually AVGN did play through the game but it's just that he got side tracked on it because it shared the Street fighter name. He also finish the game as well.HeySeansOnline said:
Not to mention he brings up a lot of flaws with the games he review and from time to time he state how it can be done better.
In some reviews he knows like everything about the game he plays and one clear example is the Indiana Jones games. Like the one on Atari.
AVGN is a character, and isn't everyone's cup of tea, I suppose. I'm from England, and therefore his level of swearing is generally what I experience on a daily basis, so doesn't bother me.
However, I much prefer James Rolfe's other work. His Movie Massacre videos are great, and he has a really genuine affection for the art of filmmaking. Some of his short films show real knowledge of genre and he seems to put a lot of effort in to them, which is respectable.
However, I much prefer James Rolfe's other work. His Movie Massacre videos are great, and he has a really genuine affection for the art of filmmaking. Some of his short films show real knowledge of genre and he seems to put a lot of effort in to them, which is respectable.
Jay and Silent Bob?The3rdEye said:
I think AVGN's immature humour is rather hit and miss. In his recent videos, the glitch goblin or whatever the hell it is sort of looked only dumb to me. The whole Super Mega Death Christ thing still makes me lol though.
I totally agree with you on that, I still have an account but I hardly ever visit. The funniest video they made was the eating contest when Ben practically passed out after drinking loads of hot sauce.Banksey said:
OT : I still watch his videos and find them funny at times, but I do have to agree that the scat jokes/excessive swearing are mostly unnecessary, but since he started out with that style in his earlier video's, it's sort of what people come to expect from him. Any radical change and the really hardcore fans would most likely get pissed off, kind of like the new DMC look people are ranting and raving about at the moment. Also I just found out that he is making a movie around the whole AVGN character.
Yeah the movie announcement... at first i thought it was a poorly timed april fool, then just kept thinking 'is this a fucking joke!?'
But good on him. Maybe it'll work. Who knows.
But in answer to OP, i love AVGN, can't get enough of it.
Agree on the ScrewAttack site comment, eugh.
But good on him. Maybe it'll work. Who knows.
But in answer to OP, i love AVGN, can't get enough of it.
Agree on the ScrewAttack site comment, eugh.
I've never seen/heard of him until this thread, so I watched the video you linked me too.
The cursing seems to be just for the sake of cursing, and isn't really all that funny to me.
The whole thing just feels very "low-budget" to me. Like a random high schooler decided that he wanted to talk about games on youtube. I dunno, the whole thing gave me a 'cheesy made for tv sci fi movie' vibe.. if that makes any sense at all. Like the guy is taking it really seriously but shouldn't be.
The cursing seems to be just for the sake of cursing, and isn't really all that funny to me.
The whole thing just feels very "low-budget" to me. Like a random high schooler decided that he wanted to talk about games on youtube. I dunno, the whole thing gave me a 'cheesy made for tv sci fi movie' vibe.. if that makes any sense at all. Like the guy is taking it really seriously but shouldn't be.
