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Does anyone here still like AVGN?
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Knightime_X
Member
I watched, and enjoyed his earliest content, but haven't watched much after maybe 2015?
Sojiro
Member
Loved the videos back in the day, and there are still some current videos I do enjoy, but a lot feel phoned in now. I think that naturally happens if you have been doing the same schtick for over 20 years though. The Doom video he did a little while back was really good stuff, so there are still some solid episodes here and there.
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McGILLAZ
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I understand where you're coming from and the reason this particular multi-part "review" works so well is that he has passion behind it...I can't remember what episode I first felt it, but at some stage AVGN just felt like he was phoning it in. AVGN has almost become written by committee and it rots because I still remember when I first discovered this guy while I was in college - nothing great lasts forever?
Gambit2483
Member
Huh? I'm pretty sure he's been putting out new content in the last couple years...
RagnarokIV
Member
i like brown bwiks in minecwaft
No time 5:40 muh kidz
yeah.. uh huh.. yeah... uh...
the six snix flix
yeah.. mhmm.. yeah mhm..
the WOOFMAN
No time 5:40 muh kidz
yeah.. uh huh.. yeah... uh...
the six snix flix
yeah.. mhmm.. yeah mhm..
the WOOFMAN
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Aldynes
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I've been a fan since the early YOUTUBE '06 era / Screwattack days.
For me it's pure nostalgia and been a part of my teen / adult life since, watched each episodes of AVGN multiple times and his other stuff too.
It's very clear you can't keep the quality and passion for this long and 200+ episodes without diminishing return, in France we got Joueur du Grenier, IMO the best "ripp-off" or AVGN clone that still kick ass to this day, even more so than AVGN, mainly due to being a true duo (Fred et Seb) with a very great writer (Karim Debbache) and they increased production value exponentially as soon as they got money rolling in, check out their videos it's amazing, bottom line they basically surpassed James since 2012 with their Dragon's Lair review that was their break out moment (imo) because of all the above and they worked with other amazing content creators / youtubers to make interesting stuff, unlike James before he did some celebs episodes.
But then again the NERD formula is what I like the most, the shit jokes, practical effect, the rage etc... of all the clones we got over the years (Nostalgia critic, Happy video game Nerd (now Stop skeleton from fighting, Irate Gamer...) the only one I felt genuinely sad was Spoony, Noah antwiler, what a waste man, his stuff was amazing too bad he went completely inept since.
AVGN got so many good stuff, the classic or golden era is still enjoyable to this day, since the Screenwave partnership (and the AVGN Movie) it's clearly hit and miss, AVGN could have ended for me in the Vegas Stakes episode which I consider one of the all time best episode he made.
I still love what he does, now that's the Screenwave guys are out, he's returned to the more classic formula for the episodes which I prefer so hey, long live the king!
For me it's pure nostalgia and been a part of my teen / adult life since, watched each episodes of AVGN multiple times and his other stuff too.
It's very clear you can't keep the quality and passion for this long and 200+ episodes without diminishing return, in France we got Joueur du Grenier, IMO the best "ripp-off" or AVGN clone that still kick ass to this day, even more so than AVGN, mainly due to being a true duo (Fred et Seb) with a very great writer (Karim Debbache) and they increased production value exponentially as soon as they got money rolling in, check out their videos it's amazing, bottom line they basically surpassed James since 2012 with their Dragon's Lair review that was their break out moment (imo) because of all the above and they worked with other amazing content creators / youtubers to make interesting stuff, unlike James before he did some celebs episodes.
But then again the NERD formula is what I like the most, the shit jokes, practical effect, the rage etc... of all the clones we got over the years (Nostalgia critic, Happy video game Nerd (now Stop skeleton from fighting, Irate Gamer...) the only one I felt genuinely sad was Spoony, Noah antwiler, what a waste man, his stuff was amazing too bad he went completely inept since.
AVGN got so many good stuff, the classic or golden era is still enjoyable to this day, since the Screenwave partnership (and the AVGN Movie) it's clearly hit and miss, AVGN could have ended for me in the Vegas Stakes episode which I consider one of the all time best episode he made.
I still love what he does, now that's the Screenwave guys are out, he's returned to the more classic formula for the episodes which I prefer so hey, long live the king!
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fart town usa
Gold Member
I like him. I don't really watch his stuff much these days but I still subscribe. I find it weird that occasionally small YouTube channels appear in my feed, and they are basically dedicated to dredging up "drama" within his production team. It honestly comes off as total unhinged stalker stuff. James is a family man who is just cashing in on the character he created, I doubt he's even involved much in the day to day stuff. He's a hell of a DIY filmmaker and I'll always be a fan of his.
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Hero_Select
Member
That's because for a long while you had Screenwave Media writing the episodes for him and it showed. I think he's moved on from them now though hence the quality of the eps. kind of bouncing back lately but still.
I miss when it was just just sitting in his room with silly skits.
Now it just feels too.. clean?
SaiyanRaoh
Member
Yeah, I agree. It's easy to trash a guy who has been doing this for 20 or so years while they have likely produced nothing of value.
AngelMuffin
Member
Used to, but I feel that it’s run its course.
Radical Dreamer
Member
First 4-5 seasons are still great to watch. For the past few years it became unbearable to watch, he's so forcing it...
dcx4610
Member
I liked him early on but he ran out of steam. Finding out he wasn't really a gamer didn't help. He's one of those guys that played games as a kid and stopped.
I enjoy his movie talk way more than video games. He was way more knowledgeable and passionate. Any channel that gets big production values and brings in a whole bunch of a people, I'm out. That's why I'm still watching someone like Happy Console Gamer. You can watch a video of his from 10 years ago to now and they are still the same. That's comforting.
I enjoy his movie talk way more than video games. He was way more knowledgeable and passionate. Any channel that gets big production values and brings in a whole bunch of a people, I'm out. That's why I'm still watching someone like Happy Console Gamer. You can watch a video of his from 10 years ago to now and they are still the same. That's comforting.
RNG
Member
No, dude checked out a long time ago after he did the terrible movie and didn't make it big in Hollywood. His passion was always in movies and not games. However, his old videos will always remain fun to watch because he had genuine anger in them and the games he played were from his actual childhood.
saintjules
Member
Yeah I watch his vids occasionally.
One of my all-time favs (timestamp)
One of my all-time favs (timestamp)
LaughingStock
Member
His more recent videos makes me sad.
Take a wild guess ...
No time ...
I would answer but I have to be done at 5:40 and its 5:40 right now.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Never watched the AVNs, myself. I’m sure people still like it though.
RagnarokIV
Member
No time for the six snix flix to be remastered for muh DEE VEE DEE better than BLOO RAY
Muh Six Snix Flix ... I once chatted with Steven Speilberg on AOL, he gave me all the tips.
Whoops, there goes the onion! Fuck I wish I had a crew.
RagnarokIV
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RagnarokIV
Member
Lucky he fell asleep before the full moon or he turn into the fucken WOOF MAN hahaha
FF:Enhanced_Reality
Member
I'm mixed. His content is getting quite stale and every now and then he has a great episode. But I do think he should probably start doing less obscure content.
VulcanRaven
Member
I do but I haven't watched every new episode in recent years.
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The newer stuff is a shitload of fuck. Hard to say why, but its a combination of us as viewers getting older, James becoming less interested, having more external people work on the shows etc.
VulcanRaven
Member
I liked James & Mike Mondays when they were making them:
Griffon
Member
You can only go on so long talking about nostalgic games.
He long ran out of good material for AVGN, and he could never pivot into new shows.
Board James had huge potential but he fucked it up and nothing decent came after they stopped doing it.
Dude is getting old, still playing a character he created in his 20s. It's getting sad now.
He long ran out of good material for AVGN, and he could never pivot into new shows.
Board James had huge potential but he fucked it up and nothing decent came after they stopped doing it.
Dude is getting old, still playing a character he created in his 20s. It's getting sad now.
StylishMGTOW
Member
Yes, but once he got all sentimental with his videos, I tuned out and unsubscribed. I don't like feeling all lovey-dovey when watching his videos.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
James is great, really enjoy watching like 90% of his content.
I even read his autobiography.
I even read his autobiography.
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