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Angry Joe finally review a souls game
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Roman Empire
Member
Sometimes I still think if Alex wouldn't better be off with AJ. Angry Joe lost a lot of traction these past few years. I watch him from time to time but I really don't feel like his content is that enjoyable and sometimes he rants just for the sake of ranting. Well, that's the personality he built for himself.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
People like him right up until he gives their favorite franchise a 4/10 and then constantly bring this exact point up every time someone mentions him.
What did it for you?
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tommib
Member
I have no idea what he’s scoring these days. I’m not even clicking the video. I just can’t stand the rant tone and constant fake rage. But he’s called angry joe for a reason… Not for me. He’s clickbait as a person.
scoobidoo112
Member
People might not like him, and I usually skip all of the 'bits' in his reviews because it's not that funny to me, but he's honest and goes in-depth. I appreciate that about him.
Outrage tuber used to be the norm, it used to be not only acceptable but applauded. This man is a dinosaur, the level of outrage his character still exhibits is out of style. He needs to revamp, maybe be "not so angry Joe", he does all the clickbaits and stuff like normal tubers but his standard OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS AWFUL reaction to something quite small and dull isn't funny anymore.
Ristifer
Member
Not sure I understand the dislike for AJ. Yes, he makes rant videos, and in reviews of games he doesn't like, he will go on tangents here and there. But the majority of the dialogue in his videos is just in-depth review discourse. Like everyone else.
I get if people don't like him, but people are acting like he's non-stop shouting at everything, which is just not the case. His schtick may be a tad old hat now, but that's not really a big deal when he still has a massive audience.
I get if people don't like him, but people are acting like he's non-stop shouting at everything, which is just not the case. His schtick may be a tad old hat now, but that's not really a big deal when he still has a massive audience.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
As he ages, it should be renamed to Cringy Joe.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
I like his take on games, but I dislike that character he made, It's annoying to hear him scream all the time.
The Cockatrice
Member
I watched it and it feels like he was "forced" to like it more than actually liking it just so he doesn't lose some of his fans. Also yeah , the new format sucks. Old Joe would've given this an 8 or 7. He was clearly influenced by Alex who is obsessed with the game.
remember_spinal
Banned
I really question people that like this type of stuff
Kusarigama
Member
I like Angry Joe show and Angry reviews. Looking forward to it.
darkangel-212559
Banned
I think he's great. I think his humour is very funny and when he does proper reviews I always enjoy his skits. I also appreciate how indepth he goes in the reviews.
Literally don't get the hate Gaf has for him. Very strange.
Literally don't get the hate Gaf has for him. Very strange.
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
The only angry reviewer I still enjoy is the AVGN. AngryJoe is too annoying for me and his jokes aren't that funny. Idk why exactly, but James just does it the best (even though he also had some stinkers).
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The_hunter
Member
I want to preface this and say I generally like AJ reviews since he's one of the few honest reviewers.
I'm the biggest souls fan, but elden ring is not a 10. Has technical issues, and a less refined game design compare to the rest of the series. It has tons of recycled content, tons of broken content, I would rate it a 8, just because I'm a big souls fan. Conversely I believe Sekiro is a 10 and Demon's Souls remake is a 10, they excel in every department.
Maybe if this is your first time experiencing the series I could see it being elevated to a 10 I guess.
I'm the biggest souls fan, but elden ring is not a 10. Has technical issues, and a less refined game design compare to the rest of the series. It has tons of recycled content, tons of broken content, I would rate it a 8, just because I'm a big souls fan. Conversely I believe Sekiro is a 10 and Demon's Souls remake is a 10, they excel in every department.
Maybe if this is your first time experiencing the series I could see it being elevated to a 10 I guess.
Demon's Souls remake is awful and by far the worst soulsborne in my opinion, the very notion that it is better than Elden Ring seems crazy to me.
Space Runaway
Member
The game has been out for awhile now. Does his review say anything new or have any unique insight that hasn't been repeated ad nauseam by this point?
The_hunter
Member
I liked it, thought it was mechanically tight. Great bosses, great graphics. I like bosses like psyco mantis, so the boss design in demon souls was fantastic from my perspective. World tendency might be seen as a bad mechanic, but I really liked the idea of a game getting harder as you died, and the state of the world changing, the enemies and items also changing because of that. The game is non-linear and can be approached in many different ways. They removed the inventory weight limit, which is a good thing in my opinion.
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Draugoth
Gold Member
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
he is such a casual... and it's fine except he thinks of himself so highly.
The game is great but in no way it is 10/10.
Not with the bloat, repeats, aoe spam bosses and so few legacy dungeons.
I am still playing it every day and helping people beat the shit duo and malekshit.
"there are few repeated bosses". Dude. There are 10 night riders, 13 erdtree avatars... almost no boss is not repeated.
Imo, bb started turning these games in too fast spamfests. Sekiro at least had a way to engage all the time but here, you wait 25 seconds until boss finishes dancing and they you can attack.
I am bad with words. I love the game. I love trilogy more.
This guy is good with words if someone wants a great analysis
The game is great but in no way it is 10/10.
Not with the bloat, repeats, aoe spam bosses and so few legacy dungeons.
I am still playing it every day and helping people beat the shit duo and malekshit.
"there are few repeated bosses". Dude. There are 10 night riders, 13 erdtree avatars... almost no boss is not repeated.
Imo, bb started turning these games in too fast spamfests. Sekiro at least had a way to engage all the time but here, you wait 25 seconds until boss finishes dancing and they you can attack.
I am bad with words. I love the game. I love trilogy more.
This guy is good with words if someone wants a great analysis
fart town usa
Gold Member
I think his two buddies are pretty funny. I watch his reviews from time to time but mostly just skim through them.
There's something to be said about releasing your review almost 2 months after release though, I give him credit for not being rushed with it.
Dude has built himself an empire of sorts so good for him. What a life, literally just playing videogames and getting paid.
There's something to be said about releasing your review almost 2 months after release though, I give him credit for not being rushed with it.
Dude has built himself an empire of sorts so good for him. What a life, literally just playing videogames and getting paid.
Ristifer
Member
It is strange. Especially since AJ just complains about the very things people complain about on this forum. Microtransactions, awful live service models, lazily developed annual sports games, etc. I don't understand it, really.
I see people on this site getting into long-winded fluff all the time, dragging on with page after page of annoying debate over plastic boxes with chips in them. But AJ being angry is over the edge, apparently.
CHEROKEEE
Member
As much as I enjoy his reviews for entertainment purposes, I quickly learnt to avoid them unless I already beat the featured game since he has that bad habit of spoiling the shit out of it... showing late game locations, cutscenes and at times even Final Boss Battles etc... I know, he has to fill those 40+ min reviews but one could easily talk about basic gameplay, technique or story aspects WITHOUT having to show anything from the last two thirds of a game.. as most other reviewers do and respect. Anytime I go back watching one of his reviews after finishing said game I´m amazed how much late game stuff he spoiled this time again... I wish he would put that stuff into a separate ´Spoiler Section´ like he does with his movie reviews.
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
I think the angry reviewer shtick is just outplayed. When you eat the same dish over and over again it eventually becomes stale.
Ristifer
Member
Well, yeah, that's true. But that's why you have different dishes to choose from. Just like you have different tubers to choose from. Then you can come back to it when you want to. It's not like you have your eyes taped open and watching AJ as some form of torture.
March Climber
Member
They should just transition to a Famitsu-style reviewing system and add up the scores out of 30. They're like halfway there already.
Ghost of Caelid
Banned
Bad editing, bad takes, 0 skill at actual criticism. Feels like a YouTuber out of place with the time. But that’s just my take. He has millions of fans.
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
Back then there were a lot of those angry reviewer personalities. It was almost unavoidable. Nowadays there is more variety.
It wasn't only game reviewers. Also movie and music. Even someone like Todd in the Shadows (music reviewer), someone who I dig, used to be a lot angrier. Kinda happy he ditched that to become more insightful, because when he is angry now it comes off as genuine instead of compulsively funny. When your entire identity is based on being angry though, that's a lot harder to pull off. The AVGN on the other hand still works for me. His scripts are just better written, there is more effort put into the reviews, the delivery and the jokes themselves are better, the videos are also more professionally made etc. etc.
Not to say there aren't AVGN episodes that are stale, but for the most part he holds up remarkingly well, while AngryJoe often comes off as a little pretentious and annoying. I still respect his hustle though.
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tommib
Member
And the cringe slapstick…
March Climber
Member
People now do this for his co-host Alex who is said to be overly critical, negative, and wrong on everything, until his opinion aligns with their own.
Lucifers Beard
Member
I like watching his reviews, it’s good to see the contrast between the three guys. I get why people don’t like him though.
Ghost of Caelid
Banned
I never laughed at one of his skits ever.
Portugeezer
Member
They're probably jealous, because he doesn't pretend to be some educated holy game journo.
Just a dude making videos and streaming games.
His reviews are among the best though.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Greg Miller fanboys attacking Angry Joe?
chilleverest
Member
This guy once made fun of Swedish accent in an old BF video trailer as if all trailer must have ''that'' voice. Rich coming from him who is Mexican himself.
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