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The irony of that last sentence is that Linkara made an April Fools Day episode parodying Bores, who clearly can't compete with his own deep plots. He also used to post occasionally on the Irate Gamer Sucks blog.
Careercow The Irate Gamer / Chris Bores / Chris Neo Show - AVGN Copycat Turned Ghost Doctor
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video was AIDS.
Like how he is trying to bait Nostalgia Critic into doing a collab.
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All I want to know is this; who in the year 2020 was itching the see the Irate Gamer and AVGN review a game together? Anyways, the AVGN's cameo reminds me of some of the old shitty TGWTG "crossovers" where they just randomly splice in footage of some other reviewer to interject for no real reason, argue for a few seconds, and then fuck off of the rest of the video, because that's exactly what happened here.
If you just wanna see the AVGN's cameo since it only lasts like 2 minutes, I'll save you all the trouble, jump to 13:45. Once Chris gets back to the game, you can jump to 23:20 to get to the ending where AVGN appears again. The AVGN's appearance is the only part of the video that isn't completely terrible because while James is by no means a professional actor, he at least delivers his lines okay. Irate sounds like he's trying waaaaaay too hard.
Bonus points for just outright stealing music from the Avengers movies for the end, I'm sure that's going to get copyright-claimed by Disney.
If you just wanna see the AVGN's cameo since it only lasts like 2 minutes, I'll save you all the trouble, jump to 13:45. Once Chris gets back to the game, you can jump to 23:20 to get to the ending where AVGN appears again. The AVGN's appearance is the only part of the video that isn't completely terrible because while James is by no means a professional actor, he at least delivers his lines okay. Irate sounds like he's trying waaaaaay too hard.
Bonus points for just outright stealing music from the Avengers movies for the end, I'm sure that's going to get copyright-claimed by Disney.
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Meh. Was kinda nostalgic for me, I guess. That's the best I can say for it.
This did inspire me to check if Chris's biggest A-Log is still active, and he is. Still running a blogspot page to bitch about how much he hates some vidya game man that hasn't been relevant since at least 2009:
This did inspire me to check if Chris's biggest A-Log is still active, and he is. Still running a blogspot page to bitch about how much he hates some vidya game man that hasn't been relevant since at least 2009:
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Well... it wasn't the worst, do i dare to say, he's improving from utter shit to otter shit?
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AVGN and Irate Gamer Make a Video TOGETHER!? WHAT!?
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I don't know what I was expecting but fuck me that was utter trash. I had not seen the trailer or anything so I thought they would be in the same room, and then when it became clear they were not going to meet up I thought it would at least be 50/50 footage... but the AVGN is only in it for a moment. And you can tell James did his own lines because they are competent unlike the usual Bores "paint my walls with shit" lines.
He even changed the banner on his Youtube channel to hype up this review. Reminds me of the time that Doug Walker did that pretend feud with the AVGN to drive traffic his way. And did James know that Chris would be making fun of Doug? It was only minor but James has always stayed away from drama and probably wasn't aware he would do that.
Chris and Doug should make videos together because the one thing they share in common is that they have not changed or improved one bit over the past decade.
Also I could be wrong but was Chris such a dick that he told James to film himself saying that he didn't beat the game but used a "win button" (WTF does that even mean?) just so that Chris wouldn't be the loser in this fake competition?
He even changed the banner on his Youtube channel to hype up this review. Reminds me of the time that Doug Walker did that pretend feud with the AVGN to drive traffic his way. And did James know that Chris would be making fun of Doug? It was only minor but James has always stayed away from drama and probably wasn't aware he would do that.
Chris and Doug should make videos together because the one thing they share in common is that they have not changed or improved one bit over the past decade.
Also I could be wrong but was Chris such a dick that he told James to film himself saying that he didn't beat the game but used a "win button" (WTF does that even mean?) just so that Chris wouldn't be the loser in this fake competition?
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While I don't think James has publicly said anything about it, I do know he's distanced himself heavily from Doug since the whole #ChangeTheChannel shitshow, so ripping on Doug a bit might have been a small bonus for him. James has removed links to Doug's sites from his youtube and cinemassacre, and he even had the developers of AVGN Adventures 2 patch the game to remove the Nostalgia Critic from it entirely (he was in the intro and a recurring miniboss), he was replaced with "Fred Fucks" as depicted by Gilbert Gottfried in one of the more recent AVGN episodes.
To be fair to James, the "win button" thing is a reference to a very specific joke/skit in an older AVGN video.
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Bores is more passionate, but lacks the charisma. James is more charismatic, but lacks the passion. And this made it painfully obvious.
The crossover - if one can legitimately refer to this as one - is another example of Bores overly selling. He has done this before. That said, there is some context to consider:
James has been (mostly) underperforming for the last few years. Having children and a wife, for him, appears to have exhausted a lot of the energy he used to put into Cinemassacre. On top of this, Covid-19 has contributed to complications in general, but with James he still keeps isolated while the Screenwave guys are getting together. This may have been a covenience for James, as he could do something without tremendous commitment.
Since Screenwave came along, James does significantly less work, as these guys handle scripts, editing, even gameplay footage. This is why AVGN has been waning, and why folks are subjected to cringey crowbar songs. Why is this important?
Even without Screenwave or Covid-19, James would still not commit himself to a project. His inner fire died when the AVGN movie flopped, as movies are his real passion. AVGN was supposed to be the springboard, but it has become his crutch. Bores was lucky to even get what James gave, which was a rehash of older lines and gags. James wants the easy money, and considering the ridiculous amounts of money Bores spends, he got it.
The crossover - if one can legitimately refer to this as one - is another example of Bores overly selling. He has done this before. That said, there is some context to consider:
James has been (mostly) underperforming for the last few years. Having children and a wife, for him, appears to have exhausted a lot of the energy he used to put into Cinemassacre. On top of this, Covid-19 has contributed to complications in general, but with James he still keeps isolated while the Screenwave guys are getting together. This may have been a covenience for James, as he could do something without tremendous commitment.
Since Screenwave came along, James does significantly less work, as these guys handle scripts, editing, even gameplay footage. This is why AVGN has been waning, and why folks are subjected to cringey crowbar songs. Why is this important?
Even without Screenwave or Covid-19, James would still not commit himself to a project. His inner fire died when the AVGN movie flopped, as movies are his real passion. AVGN was supposed to be the springboard, but it has become his crutch. Bores was lucky to even get what James gave, which was a rehash of older lines and gags. James wants the easy money, and considering the ridiculous amounts of money Bores spends, he got it.
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Can't AVGN just end already? It's been dragging off for too long and honestly haven't seen any quality out of it since 2011ish.
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If AVGN wasn't the cash cow, maybe it would. But even then, I am curious how the original plan would have turned out, which was, following the AVGN movie, to do 1 or 2 AVGN episodes a year.
When Screenwave took over operations, James crafted the Majora's Mask and Earthbound episodes. Those are post-2011 and enjoyable enough for me. Why? James handled those independently, and the difference is staggering. I feel those are what we would get in a 1 or 2 videos a year universe.
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Two whole minutes of cameo? That's a big improvement from Ernie Hudson's.
Armake is still around? I thought he was dead or retired from Youtube.Armake's take on it.AVGN and Irate Gamer Make a Video TOGETHER!? WHAT!?
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The only videos I look forward to from James are the videos where he is sitting there alone talking about movies, when he is talking about something he is passionate about it really shows.
Is Armake in that video somewhere?
Is Armake in that video somewhere?
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Nah, he just made a reply video to it.
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*ArchfiendArmake's take on it.AVGN and Irate Gamer Make a Video TOGETHER!? WHAT!?
Check out The Archfiend: https://twitter.com/TheArchfiend?s=09
Armake21 is here. They look different and their voices are nothing alike.
TheWaste0Time
2020 and what I view as a fresh start to things. I'll still reference old jokes and such, but for the most part? I'm simply just going to play video games, i...
And to stay on topic, here's Armake21's old rant on Irate Gamer.
Armake21 vs A certain gamer
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Haven't seen armake in like 300 years, thought it was him y'know, older.*Archfiend
Armake21 is here. They look different and their voices are nothing alike.
TheWaste0Time
2020 and what I view as a fresh start to things. I'll still reference old jokes and such, but for the most part? I'm simply just going to play video games, i...www.youtube.com
And to stay on topic, here's Armake21's old rant on Irate Gamer.
Funny thing, when I searched "Armake21" the second suggestion I got from Youtube was "armake21 irate gamer rant"Armake21 vs A certain gamer
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How has Bores not gotten better at acting in 13 years?
The passion in games is there but damn, he cannot act to save his life. It ruins the video.
The passion in games is there but damn, he cannot act to save his life. It ruins the video.
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In an unintentional-to-Bores way, his acting is fitting for an excessively obsessed gamer that takes video games 'too seriously'. The problem is, instead of owning that about himself, Bores wants to be seen as a heroic figure. This is one reason, of many, as to why he falls short time after time.
In my opinion, the "best" part (and there are not many) of an Irate Gamer video is when he reveals his idiocy. It reminds me of a train wreck, so I wait and see what dumb shenanigans he'll do or say. Again, if he built around being a pompous, misinformed loser, it would help. Instead, he plays it as serious or witty, and comes off as laughably naive.
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One thing that always strikes me is how often he looks away from reading a line, like he never grasps to stay in character for a couple of extra seconds for the editing.
Oh and of course there are lots of other autistic things, like he didn't think we would realise how he changes the NES port of Ghost & Goblin's to the arcade version mid-video, wich means he just gave up and went with the version he could cheat his way on by dumping fake quarters.