What does the escapist think of Totalbiscuit?
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I tend to think of him as a reliable critic, but being part of a small caste who thinks gaming on the PC at less than 60 frames per second isn't some sort of grievous offence, I do sometimes get a bit irritated by a few pet peeves he has. To me, they're nonexistent.
On the plus side, however, his Port Reports have turned out to be a good source of info for well-optimized PC games. It's managed to extend the life of my dual-core rig, seeing as several current-gen games are so well tuned as to only need an average RAM count and a decent graphics card.
Of course, that's when he doesn't unearth some kind of poorly assembled and thoroughly buggy mess, which allows me to avoid it. Looking at you, Watch Dogs...
On the plus side, however, his Port Reports have turned out to be a good source of info for well-optimized PC games. It's managed to extend the life of my dual-core rig, seeing as several current-gen games are so well tuned as to only need an average RAM count and a decent graphics card.
Of course, that's when he doesn't unearth some kind of poorly assembled and thoroughly buggy mess, which allows me to avoid it. Looking at you, Watch Dogs...
Meh.
I've watched some of his stuff and it was pretty good. I know he's technically a critic but I think of him more as an entertainer than anything else. He goes on rants but I've agreed with the ones I've seen (stop being transphobic dicks and dude, i have cancer so lay of the hate mail).
hes ok I guess...what more do you want?
I've watched some of his stuff and it was pretty good. I know he's technically a critic but I think of him more as an entertainer than anything else. He goes on rants but I've agreed with the ones I've seen (stop being transphobic dicks and dude, i have cancer so lay of the hate mail).
hes ok I guess...what more do you want?
I watched him fairly regularly until the Dark Souls PC port thing happened. After that, I still kind of continued watching him, but was a lot more weary about his opinions.
I find him one of the better gaming Youtubers, I don?t always agree with him but he explains his argument, is willing to talk about a topic rather than shout it at you, and he brings up mistakes he made in the past (to a certain exstent). Yes he can be elitist and confrontational in some of his videos but I respect him because he explains things from his point of view with a disscution.
I kind of like his videos because I find his port reports and various news/information videos helpful and entertaining. I just can't bring myself to like him as a person though. He just comes across as so smug and pretentious and it irks me. He has VERY strong opinions on certain things and seems fond on drawing lines in the sand rather than be a little flexible.
I've seen a couple of his WTF videos and saw him on the escapist expat panel a couple years back, but that's about it. He's not part of my regular youtube viewing rotation though.
I've been subbed to him for a couple of years now. His "WTF is...?" series is really good. He does an excellent job of going over game features and mechanics and seems to honestly respect his audience.
The one thing that he does that I really like is that even when he is looking at a game he doesn't like for whatever subjective reason (for example, he just hates that genre of games) he provides his criticism in a way that is actually meaningful outside of just his stupid opinion.
This is something that I think a lot of "professional game reviewers" never manage to do. It's like how Roger Ebert used to be able to look at a movie, even if it was a genre of movie that he hated, then understand what the audience of that movie who loved that kind of thing was looking for, allowing him to give them an idea of if they would like it or not as well.
Basically TB is genre savvy when it comes to video games and actually provides a lot of good feedback even about things he doesn't personally like.
I think this is why he probably has such a large following on Youtube, I always feel like I'm going to get something useful out of his first impression videos when half the time if I am reading a proper review these days I wonder if the "reviewer" even understands who the target audience for a game is.
The one thing that he does that I really like is that even when he is looking at a game he doesn't like for whatever subjective reason (for example, he just hates that genre of games) he provides his criticism in a way that is actually meaningful outside of just his stupid opinion.
This is something that I think a lot of "professional game reviewers" never manage to do. It's like how Roger Ebert used to be able to look at a movie, even if it was a genre of movie that he hated, then understand what the audience of that movie who loved that kind of thing was looking for, allowing him to give them an idea of if they would like it or not as well.
Basically TB is genre savvy when it comes to video games and actually provides a lot of good feedback even about things he doesn't personally like.
I think this is why he probably has such a large following on Youtube, I always feel like I'm going to get something useful out of his first impression videos when half the time if I am reading a proper review these days I wonder if the "reviewer" even understands who the target audience for a game is.
He's a human being who like all of us can mistakes and has made mistakes.
Brashness is sometimes good at cutting through. Sometimes is just aggravates.
Unfortunately, personalities such as him or Yahtzee creates the idea that one way to be popular on the internet is to be brash. As I said, there's a time and a place for it. But people cannot see this. So you end up having lots of people who are very rude about others.
I started watching a video of someone bitching about someone else. I stopped watching when it was only about bitching. It was 13 minutes long.
TB is a human. He is fine. I enjoy some of his content. But sheep minded people only see that he is a brash and misinterpret it as "being a dick = makes you popular".
I can't stand watching him play DotA2 because he sounds like he is having such a terrible and unhappy time.
Brashness is sometimes good at cutting through. Sometimes is just aggravates.
Unfortunately, personalities such as him or Yahtzee creates the idea that one way to be popular on the internet is to be brash. As I said, there's a time and a place for it. But people cannot see this. So you end up having lots of people who are very rude about others.
I started watching a video of someone bitching about someone else. I stopped watching when it was only about bitching. It was 13 minutes long.
TB is a human. He is fine. I enjoy some of his content. But sheep minded people only see that he is a brash and misinterpret it as "being a dick = makes you popular".
I can't stand watching him play DotA2 because he sounds like he is having such a terrible and unhappy time.
He's a poor entertainer.
I think he's a good source for honest opinions but I've never been able to get through an entire video of his due to boredom. This is fine of course if that's what you want but I'm watching videos to be entertained and educated. Totalbuiscut in my experience only educates.
Note: Due to the fact that I'm not a fan of the 5 or so video's I've seen I have to base my opinion solely on those. TB no doubt has several shows and 1000's of video's so it's entirely possible he delivers some content I'd enjoy.
I think he's a good source for honest opinions but I've never been able to get through an entire video of his due to boredom. This is fine of course if that's what you want but I'm watching videos to be entertained and educated. Totalbuiscut in my experience only educates.
Note: Due to the fact that I'm not a fan of the 5 or so video's I've seen I have to base my opinion solely on those. TB no doubt has several shows and 1000's of video's so it's entirely possible he delivers some content I'd enjoy.
Who is this person ? Never heard of him...
Oh, a games reviewer...i don't have a need for them...
Oh, a games reviewer...i don't have a need for them...
He has some characteristic flaws but his opinions on the gaming industry are golden. If he says a game is great I believe him and I consider buying it. Also, if he dislikes a game out of personal reasons he's still able to highlight the good parts of a game - something most reviewers aren't able to do.
I'm neutral about him. He's not "funny" (not that he's trying to be), I have Adult ADD, & his videos are lengthy, so he can only hold my interest for about 5 minutes. I do appreciate his efforts to keep the gaming community informed though.
I kinda like the guy and his content.
As a console gamer who has never been, isn't and probably never will be a PC gamer I do think he can be a bit up-himself and snobbish about some things sometimes, but when it comes to the actual games himself he's usually a pretty solid and reliable guy to listen to.
As a console gamer who has never been, isn't and probably never will be a PC gamer I do think he can be a bit up-himself and snobbish about some things sometimes, but when it comes to the actual games himself he's usually a pretty solid and reliable guy to listen to.
I like him well enough, though he does have some issues he gets a bit zealous. His professionalism and personality are pretty good though, so some eccentricities aren't going to make me dislike him yet.
I see him as a strongly opinionated professional with whom I agree more often than not.
He has his bad moments, in regards with his attitude to comments but his WTF is? series has guided me away from some shit and towards many good games.
He has his bad moments, in regards with his attitude to comments but his WTF is? series has guided me away from some shit and towards many good games.
I like listening to him as background noise. Outright watching him is a bore because he spends a lot of time talking about specs and PC jargon that goes way over my head. Then again I'm a console kind of gal so I'm not exactly his target audience. I can't stand it when he gets preachy as hell though. Especially when he goes into politics/game political s, or social issues. Then again I avoid those vids because I know I would get agitated to all hell about it.