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    Well, it's nice that he actually took the time to produce a nice video that both highlights a game and has decent production values. However, he pretty shamelessly rips off AVGN's format and theme music, when he should have just done his own thing.

    Plus, ripping games is more funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snapple View Post
    However, he pretty shamelessly rips off AVGN's format and theme music, when he should have just done his own thing.
    It's a parody. The theme music and style were intentionally "ripped off" and it was well done. There are a ton of AVGN knock-offs on YouTube now and this was one of the better ones I've seen.

    He's right about Metal Storm, too.

    BTW, Gentlegamer, as one of the apparently 10 fans of Stroker and Hoop, I love the avatar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryborg View Post
    BTW, Gentlegamer, as one of the apparently 10 fans of Stroker and Hoop, I love the avatar.
    Thank you, sir! I took a still from the episode where ninjas are trying to kill Stroker and Keith. In this moment, Stroker and Keith are playing a Mortal Kombat like game while Stroker has a beer.

    *Keith keeps using a leg sweep to knock down Stroker's fighter*

    "Keith, stop using the same move like that . . . it's not fair, let Dad get up!"

    It is a real crime that Adult Swim didn't pick up another season of Stroker & Hoop, especially considering the absolute crap they did pick up.

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    That was a really good -- and it wasn't just the AVGN gimmick I thought it would be. It was a great review, and I actually want to get ahold of Metal Storm now!

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    Man, That Was good! I've never heard of metalstorm, But i'm going to pick it up if I see it. However, I think he should use other words in place of swear words. Like "Flipping" Instead of "F---" If he is going to be the opposite, Then he should be completely opposite of the AVGN.

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    Is it, like, one day this guy and AVGN are going to meet on the street, and there will be this epic battle between light and darkness that will decide the ultimate fate of teh Internets once and for all?
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    Hey, thanks for the share! Never heard of that game before and it looks fantastic. I guess it looks like they're getting video game review nerds together and use lots of colorful language because that's what it takes to be cool.
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    This dude rules.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho View Post
    Is it, like, one day this guy and AVGN are going to meet on the street, and there will be this epic battle between light and darkness that will decide the ultimate fate of teh Internets once and for all?
    Oh, and remember that Otaku fighting video that was done in the style of Dragon Ball Z? Only live action? Throw those guys in there too.

    Actually! Let's hope all four of them get put into Super Smash Brothers.
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    It wasn't funny, IMO. And just a AVGN rip-off again...

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    It's currently loading for me, but I will say this:

    He's going to get his balls sued off for using the AVGN theme song. :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gentlegamer View Post
    This review was good too. IMO, he should concentrate on the review part rather than the Angry Video Game Nerd parody, though.

    Journey to Silius is a great game, by the way. I just came across it a couple months ago and loved it.

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    that was quite entertaining, hopefully he does some more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamingking View Post
    It wasn't funny, IMO. And just a AVGN rip-off again...
    "In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject."

    It's SUPPOSED to be a rip-off. That's the idea. Hell, the Metal Storm video is almost a word-for-word parody of AVGN's Karate Kid video.

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    And all this time I thought that I was the only one that actually liked this game. Seriously, if you're on the fence about this one, just go find a copy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryborg View Post
    It's a parody. The theme music and style were intentionally "ripped off" and it was well done. There are a ton of AVGN knock-offs on YouTube now and this was one of the better ones I've seen.
    I know what a parody is.

    The point I was making, is that if he wanted to highlight Metal Storm, it would have been more enjoyable video and less distracting from the point if he had done his own thing, rather than using the AVGN format as a crutch. The "parody" aspect of the video doesn't really accomplish anything, because it's not trying to be funny, and like I said, it distracts from the subject of the video.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snapple View Post
    I know what a parody is.

    The point I was making, is that if he wanted to highlight Metal Storm, it would have been more enjoyable video and less distracting from the point if he had done his own thing, rather than using the AVGN format as a crutch. The "parody" aspect of the video doesn't really accomplish anything, because it's not trying to be funny, and like I said, it distracts from the subject of the video.
    I can mostly agree with that -- I think he's a good enough reviewer that he doesn't need the AVGN stuff in there. His stuff would stand on its own. (Though I'm sure he's gotten some attention -- here for example -- that he wouldn't have gotten as a straight reviewer.)

    Nevertheless, I think the wine-sipping bit is great -- I'm going to start doing that when I sit down in the evening to enjoy a vintage classic NES game. "This one's 1985. A very good year."

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    It seems to be a tad derivative at the start, but it's above and beyond the best AVGN parody/rip-off to appear before it.

    Plus, it's certainly a good sign when the first person to subscribe to this newcomer's reviews is the AVGN himself.
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