Current Events > The RISE and FALL of AVGN - A Brief Retrospective

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Philoktetes
02/19/22 9:29:09 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_-fSWys71E

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regina1914
02/19/22 9:30:55 AM
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"brief"
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CaptainStrong
02/19/22 9:31:18 AM
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5 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds = brief
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Hayame Zero
02/19/22 9:31:47 AM
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Better off without Mike tbh

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UnfairRepresent
02/19/22 9:33:40 AM
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When did AVGN fall?

He achieved his dream, made a lot of money, is happily married with 2 kids and is still beloved making content that he likes? He also inspired pretty much a decade of other creators and film makers.

It's more the Rise and Plateau of AVGN

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UnfairRepresent
02/19/22 9:34:15 AM
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Hayame Zero posted...
Better off without Mike tbh
I miss Bootsy

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CaptainStrong
02/19/22 9:35:22 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
When did AVGN fall?
The descent started in 2011 and he really fell in 2014 with the movie.
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SydneySweenHero
02/19/22 9:40:13 AM
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He never fell, he kinda just plateau'd. I still enjoy his stuff but it ain't as good as his old stuff >_> Basically stuff pre-movie was the best

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fohstick
02/19/22 9:40:59 AM
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The AVGN movie killed him inside
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UnfairRepresent
02/21/22 1:15:29 AM
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fohstick posted...

CaptainStrong posted...
The descent started in 2011 and he really fell in 2014 with the movie.
if you say so

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RyuForce
02/21/22 1:20:48 AM
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Yeah, I grew out of enjoying his stuff but I wouldn't say he fell. It probably just sounds better for a title of a video.

Still will kinda give t a side watch playing something else.

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Bishop9800
02/21/22 1:22:38 AM
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fohstick posted...
The AVGN movie killed him inside

Never seen it. Was it any good?

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WarfireX
02/21/22 1:26:07 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
When did AVGN fall?

He achieved his dream, made a lot of money, is happily married with 2 kids and is still beloved making content that he likes? He also inspired pretty much a decade of other creators and film makers.

It's more the Rise and Plateau of AVGN
it's a clickbait title

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_BlueMonk
02/21/22 1:29:01 AM
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i downvoted the video and quit. fuck this shit.

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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 1:39:17 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
He achieved his dream,
His dream was to become a film director, he obviously failed in that regard.

is happily married
We don't know a thing about his love life.

and is still beloved making content that he likes?
He likes his stuff? Since when? He's clearly been phoning it in for years now. He's also been hemmoraging views for years now so "Beloved" is a bit of a stretch.

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pegusus123456
02/21/22 1:40:29 AM
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It's weird how internet content is set to such a different standard than anything else. A show that's been on TV for fifteen years and still gets pretty good ratings would absolutely be seen as a success.

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CaptainStrong
02/21/22 1:48:34 AM
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Bishop9800 posted...
Never seen it. Was it any good?
There's only one part of the movie that's even mildly funny and that's the part where they're upstairs playing World Class Track Meet or some shit with the NES Power Pad.
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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 1:50:12 AM
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while assuming he doesn't like the content he makes in the same breath
https://i.redd.it/yg4r4125tld71.jpg

Does that look like the face of someone who enjoys what he does?

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pegusus123456
02/21/22 1:51:03 AM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
https://i.redd.it/yg4r4125tld71.jpg

Does that look like the face of someone who enjoys what he does?
I've probably made all of those faces while masturbating. A screenshot of one random expression in one moment of time doesn't mean shit.

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Balnazarr
02/21/22 1:53:24 AM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
https://i.redd.it/yg4r4125tld71.jpg

Does that look like the face of someone who enjoys what he does?

Dude is rich. He can tap out whenever the fuck he wants and live off the coattails. The quality has gone down but, he still is passionate about his youtube,
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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 1:53:54 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

"Cherry-picking" lol Fine, go watch any of the latter James and Mike Mondays, see how interested he is to be there.

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ButteryMales
02/21/22 1:56:14 AM
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It sounds like Zach Hadel to me but apparently AVGN is the Devil on smiling friends.
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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 1:56:16 AM
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Balnazarr posted...
Dude is rich. He can tap out whenever the fuck he wants and live off the coattails. The quality has gone down but, he still is passionate about his youtube,
So passionate he hired a company to do most of the work including writing and playing the games while he just shows up and reads a script. He couldn't even be bothered to show up in person for a podcast.

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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 1:59:24 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

He's not passionate about AVGN either, That's just Screenwave at this point, all he does is show up and read a script.

You just sound like someone who spends an exorbitant amount of time on r/TheCinemassacreTruth to the point where you sound like a legitimate conspiracy theorist.
Eh I browse it from time to time, most of it is just memes but occasionally they make some pretty good points about the channel.

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CaptainStrong
02/21/22 2:01:48 AM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
He's not passionate about AVGN either, That's just Screenwave at this point, all he does is show up and read a script.
Same thing with Monster Madness
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AirFresh
02/21/22 2:03:38 AM
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I'm not watching 5 and a half hours of poorly researched shit he got from a subreddit that has a hate boner for him.

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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 2:08:42 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

You do realize most of what I said is just factual observations or things he directly stated himself right?

And as for his love life all I said was we don't know because he rarely talks about it, it's none of our business. Again, that's just a factual observation, why do you have to try and turn it into a bad thing? Try to tone down on the fanboyism.

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ButteryMales
02/21/22 2:12:12 AM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
He couldn't even be bothered to show up in person for a podcast.
I guess you're talking about the latest one.

Can someone clear up if December 8 times up with the omicron surge?

He seems to like reminiscing about AVGN.
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RyuForce
02/21/22 2:17:46 AM
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AirFresh posted...
I'm not watching 5 and a half hours of poorly researched shit he got from a subreddit that has a hate boner for him.

Yeah, I gave up mostly because the heavily edited and poor quality to avoid copywrite claims.

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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 2:23:24 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

We're talking about a youtuber's dying channel on a dying website at 2 AM, do you really think I'm going to bother listing citations for a fanboy to ignore? I pointed out that he's clearly disinterested in the latter episodes of the podcast, James and Mike Monday and even AVGN and there's even a video in the OP that I'm sure will go into it, you're more than welcome to check any on of them out yourself.

I guess you're talking about the latest one.

Can someone clear up if December 8 times up with the omicron surge?

He seems to like reminiscing about AVGN.
Keep in mind these videos are pre-recorded in batches.

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YellowSUV
02/21/22 2:25:26 AM
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SydneySweenHero posted...
He never fell, he kinda just plateau'd. I still enjoy his stuff but it ain't as good as his old stuff >_> Basically stuff pre-movie was the best

I wouldn't really call it plateauing. After his Earthbound review, the quality of content has taken a huge nosedive for the most part. Most of his new stuff is him just reading a script seemingly written by someone else.


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BeyondWalls
02/21/22 2:26:33 AM
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AirFresh posted...
I'm not watching 5 and a half hours of poorly researched shit he got from a subreddit that has a hate boner for him.


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MC_BatCommander
02/21/22 2:32:06 AM
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I'd rather have a buffalo take a diarrhea dump in my ear than watch this video

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YellowSUV
02/21/22 2:34:42 AM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
I'd rather have a buffalo take a diarrhea dump in my ear than watch this video

lmao

Has anyone even watched this "brief" video?

pegusus123456 posted... It's weird how internet content is set to such a different standard than anything else. A show that's been on TV for fifteen years and still gets pretty good ratings would absolutely be seen as a success.

When he started the AVGN in the mid 00s he was essentially the big fish in the small pond of Internet video content creators. His film making skills were top tier for Internet video makers at the time (even though they would be considered basic today).

Nowadays the competition is more fierce AND he is phoning it in for the most part (with a few exceptions such as the Majora's Mask and Commodore 64 episode).

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/9/7/AAA4VzAAC85B.jpg

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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 2:42:25 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Everything I've said has been stated by him or is easily seen in his videos, you trying to deny it as "some gossip from an anti-AVGN subreddit" is what gets you labeled a fanboy.

Then when I pointed out how utterly meaningless that was, you then said "well go watch the latter James and Mike Mondays episodes"... which has nothing to do with his enthusiasm about AVGN or even the other Cinemassacre content.
You didn't believe me when I pointed out he was disinterested in the videos so I told you to go ahead and pick a random video and watch it yourself, you can see how disinterested he is in it showing that no, he doesn't have passion for what he does but in typical fanboy fashion you put your fingers in your ears and chant "la la la la I can't hear you". It's kind of embarassing tbh and I don't know why you're trying so hard to defend him.

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Horungen
02/21/22 2:56:46 AM
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The show today is very uninspired and lazy compared to the stuff he did ten years ago. He's just not as creative anymore, which is most likely due to the fact that he has a family that takes up most of his time.
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Bad_Mojo
02/21/22 2:57:11 AM
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tag

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0x4B616E6A6F
02/21/22 3:03:41 AM
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AVGN stopped being good when James got an ego and wanted to flex his terrible D-movie directing skills
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VitalGetPrank
02/21/22 3:09:53 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Of course not, him being on the verge of falling asleep during LPs, not being bothered to show up for the podcasts, letting Screenwave write the episodes/record the gameplay while he just shows up and reads a script is what's showing he's not as interested. I don't know why you're having extreme trouble understanding this or even why you think it's such a bad thing but I'm starting to get bored repeating myself for you.

Hell another poster even pointed out how much effort went into his videos when he started compared to now and the difference is night and day.

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GrandConjuraton
02/21/22 3:14:06 AM
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Horungen posted...
The show today is very uninspired and lazy compared to the stuff he did ten years ago. He's just not as creative anymore, which is most likely due to the fact that he has a family that takes up most of his time.


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0x4B616E6A6F
02/21/22 3:19:30 AM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
Of course not, him being on the verge of falling asleep during LPs, not being bothered to show up for the podcasts, letting Screenwave write the episodes/record the gameplay while he just shows up and reads a script is what's showing he's not as interested. I don't know why you're having extreme trouble understanding this or even why you think it's such a bad thing but I'm starting to get bored repeating myself for you.

Hell another poster even pointed out how much effort went into his videos when he started compared to now and the difference is night and day.

Coincidentally, he stopped being interested when everyone told him to stop making 20 minute videos with 3 minutes of gameplay. His ego wouldn't let him give a shit.
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0x4B616E6A6F
02/21/22 3:42:30 AM
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