#ProJared

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2500

I was just thinkin' about the Wafflecrew the other day and I miss 'em. (Dialogue from yourplayersaidwhat.)

[thiinka]

Any real 2016 Tumblr oldies remember this visual novel?

[tomboymikayla]

The worst fucking time to be a Sonic Fan:

[iftadwascool]

i feel bad for someone who's just waking up from a coma for the last ten years and wants to catch up on his favorite retro gaming youtubers

[luaminesce]

I implore you, young people, especially young people into YouTube gamer celebrities, now more than ever,

Learn to think for yourselves.

This isn't just about thinking critically and checking facts before you react; it's also about forming your own opinions and coming to your own conclusions, rather than blindly following authority.

Speaking up and being critical of what someone says, especially celebrities, allows you to think for yourselves, to learn and grow; to open yourself up to others and be less prejudiced against people (especially in the context of understanding oppressive systems and privilege). It prevents you from developing a cult-like mindset and repeating dogmatic rethortic.

Most importantly, it keeps you safe from harm. If someone is grooming you, radicalising you, even emotionally manipulating or abusing you, especially if that person is an influential figure or a minor celebrity, you can recognise the warning signs and gtfo fast before any harm comes to you (and bust a predator, too).

We've seen too many young folks fall down the alt-right pipeline, thanks to the likes of Pewdiepie and Andrew Tate; or worse still, be abused by internet celebrities. And I've seen a lot more partake in harassment campaigns against those who "attack" their favourites (see, ProJared and Chuggaaconroy fans) or parrot bigoted comments by them.

Please, for the love of God, learn to think critically.

[severeprincesheep]

The Co-Optional Podcast Animated: The Biscuit Federation Pt. 1

TotalBiscuit continues his tale from his experience in the game "The Last Federation"

[captainbritish]

Ah yes, we have uncovered the cursed Banjo Kazooie cart featuring the signatures of two disgraced YouTubers. Some say if you play it while wearing a Sailor Moon costume you will be forced to start a scam charity and sue Mutahar for defamation...

[ratgill]

THE AUDACITY????

[trashwitchcoven]

I just hope OnlyFans has some kind of fake ID scan at least, or gets you banned if you try to fuck fans even if they’re adults again.

He wouldn't get banned because really, fucking of-age fans is predatory and hella sketch - but not illegal.

I do, however, hope they have some way of scanning ID's. In fact, I just joined a NSFW server on Discord and to gain access to the 21+ areas, I had to go through a verification process involving sharing photos of my drivers license with the non-relevant information blacked out. It took a grand total of like 30 minutes (and the vast majority of that was waiting for the people on the other end to do their verification process because it's not a 24/7 process).

If a discord server can manage it, so the fuck can a guy who just barely escaped a sex scandal once already.

[heidiofans]

So I guess Lolcow is rousing a theory that Jared has been dipping out of alimony payments to Heidi for nearly four years. Their proof of this is...Jared's rent and Heidi selling her games? 🤔

[lukewholey-blog]

Thought of doing this Blog but not sure if I should due to how controversial it is as it’s about youtubers I used to like but not so much anymore. Its not a callout post or me going on about how much I hate this people, these people are just doing their jobs and I have the Utmost respect for those that are fans of these people and you have the right to still like them and their content. It’s just the stuff they do or the stuff they did that make me not be a fan of them anymore and hit ‘unsubscribe’. I wont link them their channels out of respect. If you like these youtubers and their channels that’s great. all the power to you. I thought it would be a way to get it off my chest and Explain why I don’t like these people so much anymore.  So without further ado here are my:

YOUTUBERS I USED TO SUBSCRIBE TO BUT NOT ANYMORE. 

5. The Completionist

Man, this one is the most heartbreaking. Jirard was one of my favourite Gaming youtubers where he makes you proud to be a gamer. I did feel his reviews were best during the Greg era as Greg was the comedic foil to Jirard’s straight man. And even after the fallout and the episodes he was in were re-reviewed for ‘New Game plus’, they were still good. Sadly after December 2023 where he was exposed and accused of Charity Fraud, his team left and his reviews went downhill to becoming just..basic reviews. No in-depth list of things to do and collect to fully complete the game and his ratings were just meh. His fanbase has been split with those that still like Jirard and those that hate him and want him to go down. I still like Jirard and I hope he recovers from what’s going on but with the state of his channel it’s hard to say. I finally unsubscribed to him as he only uploaded 2 videos in the last 4 months. No update video or at least his finale review of Diddy Kong’s quest. I will check in on occassion to see if the channel might one day bounce back. 

4. Projared.

I used to like this guy from the early 2010′s as he was sorta part of the new wave of online Video game Reviewers along with Jontron & The Completionist (as well as Caddicarus later down the line). I liked his Video Game Reviews and is a big fan of Final Fantasy. Then there was this massive controversy that he was accused of some things ,and everyone turned on him wanting to see him fail. I’m usually an Innocent until proven guilty kind of guy so I wasn’t sure if he actually did those things but everyone believed he did. Then Projared came out with a video proving his innocence and although he was cleared of what he did, everyone then started liking him and was on his side again and was like “it’s cool man, we knew you were innocent the whole time”. What dissapointed me was that NOBODY was on his side when the allegations came out. Everyone wanted to see him face justice. So now even though he still does videos I now find it awkward to watch his stuff without being reminded of the things he was accused of doing. 

3. Top Hat Gaming Man 

Another Video game Reviewer I used to like and also he’s British as I like to support British youtubers. I also like his reviews of Handheld consoles and games. But I know he needed to make money so he had to appeal to the Youtube Algorhytmn and that is Clickbatey Rant videos which I hate. You know, the videos where people shit on the things you love due to opinions and try to piss you off. Being a nintendo fan myself I started to dislike his anti-Nintendo vids such as where he says the N64 was overrated and yeah I get the problems the N64 has but he makes it out as if you should be ashamed of ever liking or owning an N64 as if it was the worst Nintendo console ever (which it isn’t). And even his fans agreed with him. I understand the problems and dodgy practices Nintendo has done but I think you should have the right to enjoy Nintendo games and consoles.I think the video where he drew the line was that he says the graphics of the 2019 Link’s Awakening remake was awful. I don’t even get why anyone would find it terrible. So the graphics of Animal Crossing and modern Pokemon games get a free pass then? I know it’s his opinion but I found it to be a bit of an insult. I Don’t think he does those videos anymore and I have my respect for the guy and his work but I’m not into his stuff anymore. 

2. Mugimikey

I used to follow this guy from the early days of Youtube where he made Sonic X parody dubs and does really good voices of Sonic & Robotnik. But he really found his niche when he made Sonic Parody animations, and they were funny and disgusting. I liked his Robotniclaus videos and the Sonic Boom Parody set in a coffee shop. But then he only made animations based around one subject “Sonic Meets X” which I guess is to appeal to the Youtube algorhythm.  And I have to say it can get really mediocre if  it’s just ‘Sonic meets this character’ for 50 videos. But there was one I really didn’t like and that I felt he went too far in (which might be a bit hypocritical due to all the disgusting things Robotnik & classic Robotnik get up to in his animations) which was ‘Sonic Meets Mario’. Based on this erotic fan fic series called ‘sonic’s ultimate harem’ where Sonic brags to Mario about all the women he slept with. I know it’s satirical but I found it so awkward to see Sonic bragging about how he’s dating peach and he started groping and sexually abuse her in front of Mario. I do not like seeing Women being treated or touched like that in public and people seem to love it! So I no longer follow his stuff any more. I still check on his animations on occassion and he did do parodies on the second Sonic movie. 

1. Game Grumps

Oh boy, the big one. I used to love Game Grumps in the early-late 2010′s Especially during the Jontron era and the early Dan years. They were pretty much one of the last major Let’s play channels that are still around. The problem is that Arin is no longer remembered as an animator anymore which was what put him on the map in the first place and made the channel popular. Dan’s a great guy but he kinda acts like a confused Dad and both he and Arin are like a couple of boring old guys now. Also Arin hardly pays attention to the games he plays and in recent years they would play really mediocre indie horror games or rubbish simulator games. I was even put off by their clickbait titles where they don’t tell you what game they are playing, but they seemed to have stopped that. Also I feel their videos are too long and have guests on that nobody cares about (seriously who the hell is Wilbur Soot?) But I still respect the guys and still check in on them from time to time. I really like it when they play Visual Novels as it demonstates their voiceacting and I like their riffing too. But other than that they are pretty mediocre now and I can’t really stand how Arin can be so incompetent in playing certain games and trying to be ‘hip and cool’ as well. And I am so fed up with how they now mostly play Monopoly, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy & Mario Party over and over and over with the occasional unique game thrown in.  If you like these guys thats fine and I respect you for that. 

EDIT: Even though I haven’t resubscribed to their channel I still watch Game Grumps depending on what they are playing. They still play retro games on occassion but I mostly watch them on Weekends where they play Danganrompa V3. Most of the week they play either boring simulator games, The same game show games or rubbish Indie Horror games. 

So thats the end of my rant. I don’t really hate these guys I just think their content dont really appeal to me anymore. I respect you if you like them and enjoy their videos. I’m just expressing my own opinions. 

[tomboymikayla]

THANK YOU!

[swoopfish]

To quote ProJared:

"This tree is trying to kill me.

Fuck you, nature."

It cracked me up the first time it happened.

[luaminesce]

So we gonna ignore the fact ProJared solicited nudes from fans and cheated on his ex-wife, that Dan Avidan ghosted women he fucked, and that Mortem3r made racist comments or...?

[swamiswampy]

Just chilling on lunch eating homemade macaroni and cheese and watching ProJared talk about Final Fantasy V. Just trying to chill for a minute.

[wsancho]

True!

This game had a bold story and innovative mechanics. Both of which were so poorly realized. Not only it deserves a remake, but desperately needs it.

Maybe I'll get to live long enough to see passionate creators taking over SquareEnix. One can dream 🥲✨

Shout out to ProJared for his (as usual) excellent review 👌🏼