Maiden Voyage
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I love this shit.
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[Action Button] Tim Rogers reviews Boku no Natsuyasumi
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I love this shit.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
intriguing
Can you explain to us what is special about this game please?
Can you explain to us what is special about this game please?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
It's like reading a Japanese man's childhood diary.
Bragr
Banned
Almost every game journalist thinks they are funny and have this lackluster deadpan humor that sucks. Tim Rogers pulls it off though.
I looked at this 3 hours ago. It's still going. Not sure if this is looping or if this is a 4+ hour review of an obscure 22-year-old Playstation game that substitutes as some sort of Tim Rogers autobiography, cause he's talking about burrowing some treasure in the sand when he was a kid with Raheed.
I looked at this 3 hours ago. It's still going. Not sure if this is looping or if this is a 4+ hour review of an obscure 22-year-old Playstation game that substitutes as some sort of Tim Rogers autobiography, cause he's talking about burrowing some treasure in the sand when he was a kid with Raheed.
bender
What time is it?
His Cyberpunk 2077 review was done in a choose your own adventure style and I think all of the videos together clock in at around ten hours.
Kuranghi
Member
Will definitely watch, you've reminded me I'm nearly finished fhe Tokimeki Memorial video but had forgotten it.
I get bored with movies before they end these days unless they are brilliant but I can just watch this guy for literally hours.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I bought Shin-Chan Summer Vacation and you get a very similar experience, but the license deal with Shin-Chan sorta kills it. I don't have those awe child like moments with Shin-Chan. It feels odd catching bugs because he doesn't make some disgusted comment about everything.
Icymanipulator
Member
Yes, like many of his videos. But I watch them all.
Thabass
Member
Yes, that what I was inferring to, but, sure I can see why it was confusing.
names are for friends
Member
The title means "my summer vacation" right?
I like Tim Rogers but I also find him intolerable. His FF7 translation videos were epic. His longform videos are basically unwatchable for me. He's a pretentious piece of shit. Love him though.
I like Tim Rogers but I also find him intolerable. His FF7 translation videos were epic. His longform videos are basically unwatchable for me. He's a pretentious piece of shit. Love him though.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
I respect the man and his work ethic and flavor, and I'm happy he has a fan base who enjoys what he does. I, for the life of me, can't stand him, but
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
GymWolf
Gold Member
Same, 10 min in of his DS review and i was ready to cut my veins with a piece of glass.
Dude is unfunny AF and doesn't know the meaning of the word concise.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I don't view him as a 'funny' reviewer. I am a fan of good writing and he checks those boxes for me. It helps that he is often humorous, but the meat of the appeal is in how he expresses his opinions and the narrative webs he lays out to expound upon those opinions.
Having a unique take on things, especially when they involve Japan or Japanese culture, is a rarity in the gaming world. I feel like most reviewers just complain when games don't get translated into English. Tim learned Japanese and lived in Japan instead of complaining. He played those games. And not only that, he also learned the context in which those games are revered and celebrated.
I get that verbose expounding on minor Japanese culture points is not interesting to the masses. I'm just grateful there are enough people out there who do enjoy his musings to allow him to continue to do the work. There is no other person in gaming that I would drop everything I'm doing just to watch / read their work. His takes are truly and uniquely his own.
ozz ex machina
Member
I won't watch this full vid either but this is such a dumb take.Some people have too much time
Most poeple absorb 10 hours of a shit tv show over a couple days. There is no difference.
Meicyn
Member
Some people have too much time
Hugare
Member
I listen to his reviews while workingSome people have too much time
Dude's writting skills are sharp and his humour is on point. He could write a 6h video about his own vacation and I would probably listen.
A Most Virtuous Cat
Banned
Gotta hand it to this guy for his commitment to the art of reviewing games.
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
Tim Rogers rules
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Action Button arrives to save this shitty Monday. All hail the Rogers…
bender
What time is it?
To be fair, concise isn't what he's trying to accomplish. The opposite really as he's trying to push the limits of long form gaming essays. He's a storyteller who weaves interpersonal stories in with gaming history in revels in going far off tangent. His reviews can be pretty hit or miss with me. This one is pretty great so far.
Shifty1897
Member
He's so weird. I always enjoy his long form stuff.