I want to do Video Reviews.

[Urzu402]

But I don't want to talk and I don't have good writing skills. Is there any thing I can do? Also i don't have a capture card.

[intvsama]

You could change your aspirations.

[Baloo]

That's like saying:

"I want to eat but have no money and don't know how to cook."

You've only got two options, choose one or starve.

[Urzu402]

I mean I can buy a better camera than my Cellphone but still I need an idea

[GarrettCRW]

Yes, because someone needs to make Chris Bores look better.

[scooterb23]

No writing skills? You're 90% of the way there.

[Ryaan1234]

But I don't want to talk and I don't have good writing skills. Is there any thing I can do? Also i don't have a capture card.
You could ask Game Dude.... He has the same problems.

[Urzu402]

My idea would be the Silent Video Game Nerd but I don't know if thats taken. but its also not terribly original.

[Baloo]

My idea would be the Silent Video Game Nerd but I don't know if thats taken. but its also not terribly original.

What are you going to do then in the review? ACT OUT the video game? Use sign language?

[Tupin]

No writing skills? You're 90% of the way there.
Ooh, and don't forget special guests, playing bad on purpose, and being unable to pronounce the word "frustrating"!

[Urzu402]

Shoot Clips of the game, then write on paper what I think and then mash it all together.

[Bojay1997]

Why don't you start by moving to another web site? You have posted multiple things here today, several of which had to be moved. Not every thought that pops into your head merits a post and I believe you have been warned before.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Haha, for a moment there I thought someone had replied to my old thread.

[Einzelherz]

Stop motion videos with silent film text interjections.

Screw "talkies"

[Urzu402]

Why don't you start by moving to another web site? You have posted multiple things here today, several of which had to be moved. Not every thought that pops into your head merits a post and I believe you have been warned before.

I posted one thing here today that got moved. get you're facts straight. and that was because I made a simple mistake in thinking GBA was Classic. I'm being serious here too. This is the third thread I started today.

[GarrettCRW]

I posted one thing here today that got moved. get you're facts straight. and that was because I made a simple mistake in thinking GBA was Classic. I'm being serious here too. This is the third thread I started today.

And that's about 5 threads too many.

[Urzu402]

The two other Threads I Started were My Mega Man Collection Thread which is valid, and the GBA box thread which I believe to be also valid just posted on the wrong forum. So they aren't just "thoughts that entered my head".

[GarrettCRW]

And you still owe us two threads back.

[Cryomancer]

show only gameplay. don't talk, let it be the game sounds. skip cutscenes and loading. call it "reviews of the part that matters".

[Pichu]

show only gameplay. don't talk, let it be the game sounds. skip cutscenes and loading. call it "reviews of the part that matters".

Wouldn't that just be called....."gameplay?"

[Cryomancer]

Yeah, you know, the part commercials always leave out.

[Pichu]

Yeah, you know, the part commercials always leave out.

That is false, I saw a Prince of Persia commercial with about 5 sec of gameplay. I think......er nevermind. >_>

[Bugbear]

I really think there are enough reviewers on the internet. Don't embaress yourself my copying the AVGN, but if you feel you have something to say, start a twitter page or facebook or something. And sorry, but you'll have to end up communicating with people if you want to tell them something.

[Cryomancer]

Honestly if you want to get into this form of entertainment, I think you should specalize. Like, only play games on some obscure Japanese PC. Cover ground no one else bothers to do.

[Urzu402]

I mean my reviews would be very short only like 2-3, 4 at the most, minutes long nothing major.
Also most of what I have is for pretty common systems

[Robocop2]

You should review games via interpretive dance. No one else does that but there's probably a very good reason.

[mnbren05]

Well unfortunately game reviews are very common place and their are literally thousands of them out there to view. The problem is most of them do not really put time into being themselves and try to go for shock/comedic gags to gather views. If you really want to review a game, sit down with a pen and paper and play the thing through from start to finish while keeping notes.

After you have done the necessary homework, begin forming a idea of what you want to talk about from your notes. Other than that you need a good camera and some editing software if you plan to make it viewable. Also, as previously mentioned pick something unusual like Japanese imports or games with few reviews. I doubt anyone would sit through 5 mins on Duck Hunt.

[Sonicwolf]

Yes, because someone needs to make Chris Bores look better.

Definitely a contender for "Post of the Year - 2010"

[Gameguy]

I so want to see this happen. :popcorn:


But I don't want to talk and I don't have good writing skills. Is there any thing I can do? Also i don't have a capture card.
There's a few options you could try.

-Mime reviews

-Plagiarize/steal other reviews and call them your own

-Pay someone to make reviews for you and call them your own

[dreamcaster]

But I don't want to talk and I don't have good writing skills. Is there any thing I can do? Also i don't have a capture card.
This pretty much sums why you shouldn't.

Nothing you have said in this thread so far would make you stand out from anyone else - and most people who do video reviews are awful.

Of course, it's the internet - you can do as you please regardless of people's opinions, just don't expect anyone to watch.

[Rickstilwell1]

I don't use a capture card for mine and I've got over 2000 views on some of my older ones.

But of course I talk a bit. but mine are mostly gameplay videos, and show and tell. Not real reviews.

I position the camera at the screen and the 60 or so subscribers I have usually say they enjoy it just as much for the fact I try to go ahead and beat the games that end, or get as far as I can in others.

Youtube is free. you can do whatever you want on there. just let people use the like and dislike option to tell you whether you are good or not.

[Urzu402]

Though before I even atempt this I would need a new camera. any recomendations? this doesnt have to do with classic gaming but in the end I will be reviewing classic games so it does? One thing I don't want to do is Plagerize. Plagerizism is bad. Rickstilwell1, you just gave me an idea. I consider myself an average gamer with average skill, so maybe I can make a video of me getting as far as possible in a game then add my thoughts in text afterward. So instead of a review show, it will be a look at my not so great gaming skills show. Hows that idea? Also when I said I wasnt good at writing I meant with proper grammar.

[Urzu402]

Hmmm maybe I really don't want to do reviews like I've said. But what i really want to do something just to show off my collection as unimpressive as it is. I mean people here wont be impressed by it but people on youtube probably would be lol. I made my top 20 Genesis and top 20 SNES videos but they were a pain to make.

[The Shawn]

You should review games via interpretive dance. No one else does that but there's probably a very good reason.


This made me laugh.


I made my top 20 Genesis and top 20 SNES videos but they were a pain to watch.


Fixed.

[Urzu402]

I know this is horrible, but this is a test of what I want to do, it's not serious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LeB-5dtOrs
something like that

[Urzu402]

Also something like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_45y-nX_-A
That is exactly what I want to do.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Lots of people do those sorts of videos so it's nothing out of the ordinary.

[p_b]

Basically, you'd like to do something that thousands of other people already do. Some of them do it well, some of them not.
Only that you have no idea of how to do it, you haven't got an interesting idea and you lack the equipment to do it.

You've got two options:
a) Do something else. Not video reviews. (The videos are horrible, even if they're only a test. Sorry.)
b) Go on and make a video review. You'll either fade into anonymity or get ridiculed. Or a mixture of both.

I'm sorry, but that's probably the truth.

[Enigmus]

And that's about 5 threads too many.

When no one was looking, Urzu made five threads. He made five threads. That's as many as five ones. And they're all terrible.

Also, screw filming. Just use still frames with a Microsoft SAM voiceover. It always works, and it's never annoying.

[Urzu402]

I have an idea, now for what I would like to do as a video. but I would just need to get the equipment to do it. My idea is only for one video and it has to do with Mega Man X.

[p_b]

Good!

Go and work for a few weeks/months/years and buy the equipment you need. Do the video. Post it on youtube.

Come back here and post a new thread (or several) with the link to the video.

The End...

[Richter Belmount]

You should totally do it! You would be right up there with the big stars like Reymon14 and BeeBee890.

[Enigmus]

I have an idea, now for what I would like to do as a video. but I would just need to get the equipment to do it. My idea is only for one video and it has to do with Mega Man X.


ALWAYS record at 480p or lower. It looks quite amazing on today's HD monitors. Either that or dub it from a VHS tape or a camera with 1.1 megapixels. It'll have nice ambient static and looks super cool on a 52 in. HDTV! Also, swear a lot! You'll become a star in no time, Chris B- I mean, Urzu!

[Kitsune Sniper]

When no one was looking, Urzu made five threads. He made five threads. That's as many as five ones. And they're all terrible.Dude, STFU!

Do you want El Dragon to pop in now? DO YOU?!

[motley6]

No writing skills? You're 90% of the way there.


Zing!

[Urzu402]

I'm thinking about buying a USB capture adapter, because they are cheaper than a camera and will give me higher quality videos.

[Richter Belmount]

Also do research on Irate gamer hes the best person to model yourself after.

[Urzu402]

Also do research on Irate gamer hes the best person to model yourself after.

No lol.

[Enigmus]

No lol.

Chris Bores wants you, Urzu! to be his butt buddy in crime.

By the way, how's your Axe-scented SNES? Douchnozzle scented, I'm sure.

[kupomogli]

Here's a question in order to be able to record my own videos on an HDTV.

My PC has an HDMI input on the back so I could just hook my PS3 directly to that to record, but what if I happened to be interested in playing the game on my HDTV while recording what is playing on my PC.

There's no way to just get a second HDMI cable and hook it from the TV to the PC because I'll need to because the PS3 would be connected to HDMI1 and obviously the PC will receive no signal from the PS3.

Is there any sort of HDMI for input to the PS3 and then two on the other side where one can go to my TV the other to my PC?

[Kitsune Sniper]

There are such things as HDMI splitters which take one signal and uh, split it into two, so you could plug your PS3 to it, run one cable to your TV, and one to your PC.

In theory.

Who knows if there's any quality loss.

[HappehLemons]

You don't need skills to make video game reviews, just common sense. Don't rush them and actually think about what you're doing.

[Urzu402]

Well I ordered an Easycap, I know you'll probably rag on me because of its quality. I don't plan to make reviews any more, I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well I ordered an Easycap, I know you'll probably rag on me because of its quality. I don't plan to make reviews any more, I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

Wasn't the Easycap mentioned in an earlier thread, with people saying it was decent?

I'd go for games that aren't very common on Youtube. Most of my hits came from complete playthroughs of games people don't like very much (Bad Boys: Miami Takedown) or decent yet overlooked games (The Terminator).

[Urzu402]

Well most of what I will be doing will be on the Genesis because of my Nomad will make it super easy to play Genesis games and record them at the same time.

[Richter Belmount]

Will you be complaining about the size of the game sprites?

[Enigmus]

Well most of what I will be doing will be on the Genesis because of my Nomad

What's up with Nomad? Get more screen size.
What's up with Urzu? Get less threads about recording equipment. Better yet, less threads, period.

Also, putting $20 on his complaining about its battery life.

[tomaitheous]

Well I ordered an Easycap, I know you'll probably rag on me because of its quality. I don't plan to make reviews any more, I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

Do you do any research for yourself, instead of asking these annoying questions? Oh and you're weird.

[kupomogli]

I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

You can't. If you want to make gameplay videos just do either stage by stage videos or just play through a portion of the game as a reference to those looking at the game.

Like my videos for example. Here's Dracula X Chronicles(my favorite PSP game.) I've already gotten 100% before doing the videos and I only run through the stages. Every two bosses I've switched boss music through the games ability to change music in game. I also switched stage 3' music to Bloody Tears PCE CD version instead of the, in my opinion, crappy remade version, stage 5 music to SotN Tower of Evil Fog since it fits better than the pretty bad music stage 5 originally has, and also Cross Your Heart for stage 7 because I don't like stage 7s music on either version, it fits the stage well, and it's a bad ass track.

Here are a couple of the videos. I've even supposedly helped people who couldn't get through the stages just by them watching my videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJIateKABtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoIeNGOKe80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exteURMj1Tg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHG_8zBdL2s

[buzz_n64]

I don't plan to make reviews any more, I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

Ummm... Game play video your own? Hard to do, but doable. Maybe 2 player co-op games where the 2 players just try to kill each other all the time. Maybe play games, and make the character do sexually suggestive activities. Maybe add crazy zoom and color effects. Maybe side by side comparison game play. Well, not much to work with here, but maybe these ideas will get your mind going.

[Urzu402]

What's up with Nomad? Get more screen size.
What's up with Urzu? Get less threads about recording equipment. Better yet, less threads, period.

Also, putting $20 on his complaining about its battery life.

AC Adaptor FTW. I already have the Nomad lol. do you even know where my sig is from? its a misquote from something. meaning I forgot the words and miss typed them but it still pretty much conveys the same message. This is the only thread i made about recording equipment. I have been making Significantly less threads than when I came here

[Urzu402]

Do you do any research for yourself, instead of asking these annoying questions? Oh and you're weird.

I wouldnt know what to research. Also why am I weird?

[Ryaan1234]

Do you even know where my sig is from? its a misquote from something.
It's from that Saturday Night Live parody of Insane Clown Posse's "Miracles"

"F---in' video game reviews, how do they work?"

[Sonicwolf]

I don't plan to make reviews any more, I want to make gameplay videos of classic games but how can i make them original?

The chances of anyone making videos of old games in an original way is very, very low... Unless they are video reviews on top of Mount Everest.

[Kitsune Sniper]

What's up with Nomad? Get more screen size.

Doesn't the Nomad have an A/V out cable?

[Gameguy]

Play the games while blindfolded, it would have a Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman kind of vibe. Also mute the sound, put on some other background music from some CDs that you have lying around and try to sing along to them. That would be unique.

[Foofie]

Three steps to success:


Only play RPGs in foreign languages. Bonus points if you have no idea what the game is about.
Invent your own dialogue.
Do all the voices yourself.

[Enigmus]

Doesn't the Nomad have an A/V out cable?

That was meant as a response for Richter.


Heh, first Urzu's sig is nothing but "douche nozzle," now it's misquoting, with topics about Axe-scented carts, Mega Man Blur 2, broken Sega CDs and video reviews.

[Urzu402]

That was meant as a response for Richter.


Heh, first Urzu's sig is nothing but "douche nozzle," now it's misquoting, with topics about Axe-scented carts, Mega Man Blur 2, broken Sega CDs and video reviews.

The Axe was about spraying an SNES 2 to clean it with Axe and someone made a joke about the SNES smelling like a huge douchebag, can't argue with Mega Man Blur but if I had a better camera it would have been better, and only one broken Sega CD.

[Enigmus]

The Axe was about spraying an SNES 2 to clean it with Axe and someone made a joke about the SNES smelling like a huge douchebag

Considering I've had to wear some of the tangerine spray, which smells like spicy shit, it becomes obvious that washing an SNES with Axe is a good way to derp the day away.

[kupomogli]

Three steps to success:


Only play RPGs in foreign languages. Bonus points if you have no idea what the game is about.
Invent your own dialogue.
Do all the voices yourself.


This isn't original. I've actually seen youtube videos of people doing this.

[Urzu402]

The Nomad still plays on it's own screen while outputing to A/V cables right? I think it does but I'm not completely sure. What about the sound?

[elvis8atari]

Whats everyones favorite episode of AVGN

[Urzu402]

Just leave the reviewing to AVGN. He's good at it. He started the whole reviewing trend. We don't need any more imitators or poorly done junk.

I already said I'm not going to do reviews in this thread multiple times. But rather gameplay videos. Probably of obscure Genesis games because that would be easy for me with the Nomad.

[Enigmus]

I already said I'm not going to do reviews in this thread multiple times. But rather gameplay videos. Probably of obscure Genesis games because that would be easy for me with the Nomad.

In short, nobody wants to be a Squidward or Chris Bores.

"Rare" games exposed 5,263,741 times by other weird people from the darkest, weirdest corners of the world on Youtube? SIGN ME UP!!!1!11! Heh, no.