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videogamedunkey (Dunky) Thread
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FrontalMonk
Banned
getting the song and the areas mixed up in the SOTN section got me triggered af.
It's not, you're just making up excuses.
This video made me realize that James Avery, aka Uncle Phil / Shredder, has been dead since December 2013...which I completely missed at the time due to my own dad dying in the same year around the same far too young age...
...now I'm really sad...
A much belated RIP to this father / uncle figure to a generation.
...now I'm really sad...
A much belated RIP to this father / uncle figure to a generation.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Yeah, it's great that he brings exposure to some lesser known titles.
I feel like this Aladdin thing is some joke I'm not in on. The SNES version is so obviously better but even the creator says the Megadrive one's the best. Glad to hear the truth put out there
Also that drill game looks like it could be really fun
Nocturnowl
Member
Any time I see love for SNES Aladdin I feel a bit better.
Those Genie levels had some pretty slick platforming.
Those Genie levels had some pretty slick platforming.
cryptosporidium
Member
was that jontrons voice during that one part? sounded familiar but i couldnt pin down who it was. not trying to start shit bout jontron n dunks again tho so lets not go there
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Yes dirt yeeeeeeeesh 😍😍😍
themagicalkitsune
Member
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
themagicalkitsune
Member
'' This game's gonna be better than Knack 2''
Greatest praise Dunkey can give for a game.
wesleyshark
Banned
Lmao. That was great
The Armond White part was 10/10
chugen
Member
great vid
Matheulbeuk
Neo Member
Really well written.
disappeared
Banned
I like that he's been able to find a solid blend of comedy and apt criticism.
Someone make a seperate thread for this.
Somebody tell Dunkey that reviewers get review copies weeks before launch plz
Jawmuncher
Member
I'll have the spaghetti and meat balls
Permanently A
Junior Member
I mean, this video was kind of pointless. He tries to have his cake and eat it too when he acknowledges that he lost focus in the video when he goes off on the Crash tangent. Also does the exact same thing with the tired trope of building a strawman from youtube comments to knock down. Also his scale doesn't make any sense, a 3/5 = 60% which is a shitty score. Uncharted 4 isn't a 3/5. What is the additional 40% additional improvements to be made to Uncharted 4? It doesn't exist. A very disjointed and convoluted video. 9/10
RichiRamjag
Member
This is my issue with most youtubers. I can predict jim sterling's video content depending on the major gaf topic that week.
BassForever
Member
Huh when did this happen?
I'm fairly certain the 'lost focus' part was completely intentional...
and his scale makes sense if you listen to what he says. 3/5 isn't 'shitty'. It is when when lock ourselves down to the gaming worlds 7-10 scale for everything, but when using an entire scale and understanding where he's coming from and what a 3/5 means to him, it fits.
It feels like it was unintentional, but that he noticed that he lost focus and tried to make it look like it was part of his point. Even though it didn't back up the point he was trying to make at all.
The loss of focus was intentional but not a very strong argument for his point. You're right about the UC4 part though it's a 2/5.
wesleyshark
Banned
That's a great video.
"Decentralized criticism"...
You mean... web sites aren't intellectual monoliths? I mean, what even is a byline?
Are you fucking kidding me? I swear, only gamers have this much of a chip on their shoulder about reviews. No other fan base does this shit. Contrast this attitude with anything you see in OT about film criticism. It's not even bottom of the barrel it's underground.
The internet will bring up IGN's God Hand / Imagine Babyz review until the end of time.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
dunkey had a real good video today, i feel it deserves its own thread
Which is really funny, considering God Hand should be an example of what people claim to be asking for, in part: A spectrum of perspectives.
A reviewer stepped outside of the 7-10 range, but it didn't benefit a game you like, so it's bullshit. Just exposes how disingenuous these arguments are.
Permanently A
Junior Member
I was riffing his joke on the NSMBU IGN review criticism/review score disconnect, joke fell flat though
I got it. I was like "you son of a..." when I saw the 9/10.
The point I found most important about his video is the thing about getting an idea about your favorite reviewer's tastes. That's the only way reviews can be useful because, honestly, games are too subjective. If someone who hates JRPGs says a JRPG sucks, I won't take it under consideration because of course they'd say that. But if someone who prefers JRPGs also hates that game, then man maybe Arc Rise Fantasia is really a bad game. (It is)
Phrozenflame500
Member
shit he's right