Who Still Watches Extra Credits?
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Yep. I like extra credits when it sticks to information. I didn't like the preachy 20-minute vlog, though.
Yep, I'm still watching it. I was actually disappointed when I found out that The Escapist had dropped them, since they were the only thing on The Escapist that was really aimed at developers. For a website that tries so danged hard to be The Voice Of Gaming, it feels like they're throwing away their deeper content.
I mean, I'll admit, Zero Punctuation was the only reason I came to this website in the first place for like an entire year, and I was thrilled when Miracle of Sound came along and started making songs that were actually about the games themselves instead of some emotional chick's personal feelings about her one isolated gameplay experience, but there comes a point where you have to wonder if they're catering TOO much to the lowest common denominator. Now that Extra Credits is gone, where does it end? What content are they gonna cut next, for being too niche or not marketable enough or whatever? Are we gonna lose Moviebob next? LRR? The Jimquisition?
The answer, of course is no, we're not going to lose those things. We're just going to *get* them from whatever other website they move on to next. But, rhetorically, how much of The Escapist's deeper content can they afford to discard while maintaining any of the credibility or brand recognition they have worked so hard to build up to this point?
Oh, wait, I'm talking about businesses compromising their fundamentals. We must be in a recession or something.
I mean, I'll admit, Zero Punctuation was the only reason I came to this website in the first place for like an entire year, and I was thrilled when Miracle of Sound came along and started making songs that were actually about the games themselves instead of some emotional chick's personal feelings about her one isolated gameplay experience, but there comes a point where you have to wonder if they're catering TOO much to the lowest common denominator. Now that Extra Credits is gone, where does it end? What content are they gonna cut next, for being too niche or not marketable enough or whatever? Are we gonna lose Moviebob next? LRR? The Jimquisition?
The answer, of course is no, we're not going to lose those things. We're just going to *get* them from whatever other website they move on to next. But, rhetorically, how much of The Escapist's deeper content can they afford to discard while maintaining any of the credibility or brand recognition they have worked so hard to build up to this point?
Oh, wait, I'm talking about businesses compromising their fundamentals. We must be in a recession or something.
Of course I still watch it. They upload a little announcement video on Youtube whenever a new video is posted and I check Youtube every day, so I don't even have to change my internet habits by taking the time to check Penny Arcade every week. But even if it would pose an inconvenience to keep watching, I'd still do it. The kind of insightful commentary they provide doesn't come often, so I'll follow it wherever it goes.
I still do, I just wish I knew how to get it's podcast off PA like I could here, if I even can :/
Personally, I forgot about it for quite some time, then remembered and caught up when I had some time to kill. I thought the CoJ: Cartel episode was interesting. First time I'd heard Daniel sound clearly enraged.
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I think it's pretty nice that you still frequent the forums, after all that turbulence.Daniel Floyd said:Big thanks to everyone who still keeps up with us! I know it's been kinda turbulent with all the moving around and such, so thanks for bearing with us. It means a lot.