Damn, well said.
Colin Moriarty is leaving Kinda Funny Games.
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Damn, well said.
butman
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Because is fans talking about their celebrities.
ScientificPizza
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Austin retweeted Dave Lang calling Colin a fuccboi
I just think it would create a tension at Waypoint and they're really not about that
...okay.
Could also be other people just honestly like Nintendo more than Colin or yourself, but no...they got to be deluded by the brand to like that kind of game so much.
Also have to ask why what is popular and successful on PS4 should be taken as the metric for the quality of a game.
It isn't the only sort of platform. It isn't the ideal exemplar of video game platform.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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You can be 100% right about hypotheticals that will never happen lol
You're just 100% in agreement with his opinion, just like everyone else who finds him compelling
Yeah, not happening lol
People have really deluded themselves about Moriarty
MrS
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Yes it is.
Ninja Scooter
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He'd be a terrible fit, but I can imagine debates between he and Austin Walker being like watching a third grader play one on one with LeBron James.
Human Trashcan
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lol. there are good politics and bad politics, they are not created equal. And Colin's politics are very very bad. The notion that liberals must entertain all arguments as if they are equally valid, because they are liberals, is something that uhh... isn't true, or reasonable.
ScientificPizza
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Yeah that is true. I'd support Colin going there just to see him get ripped apart politically by someone who actually knows what they're talking about
lol
https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/839546491425472512
https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/839547775633264641
i'm not going to speak for them and say they wouldn't because of his political views, but i will say he wouldn't fit in because of his knee jerk reactions to his viewpoints being challenged and himself being criticized
but that's just a conspiracy created by his "best friends" to cover up stabbing him in the back! /s
Ninja Scooter
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You mean to tell me his rabid fans aren't reasonable? But I thought we were the echo chamber?
Holundrian
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But man the real problem is the people that were so outraged to make him leave.
Also why we gotta focus on something unimportant and get upset over a joke there are real problems out there! Lmao.
Wouldn't be surprised if those same people do suddenly have the time to dislike videos and twitter all about this shit.
Toxic person, toxic fans.
All these resignation tweets always start "It is with a heavy heart". They've probably never said those words until that point. It's probably what every publicist tells their client to start there "good bye" with.. and it comes across as the complete opposite of how they wanted it to come across.
He stands for everything they don't. Austin would eat him alive.
SpideySenses
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Nintendo has had more badly reviewed games in the past couple years than any time in their history, if there's ever been a Nintendo reviewer bias, it sure as hell isn't happening right now. I mean Jesus, the same day that Zelda released we had 1-2-Switch, a game that is being widely praised as being a lot of fun but it still ended up getting middling reviews.
beau_beaumont
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Does anyone else think Colin might end up doing talk radio or at least a podcast focused on politics? Glen Beck seemed to be pretty impressed that a "tatted-up" atheist gamer could be a conservative.
There is probably a potential audience of young people that would find someone like Colin appealing. Not that it's something I would ever listen to in a million years. Just a thought.
There is probably a potential audience of young people that would find someone like Colin appealing. Not that it's something I would ever listen to in a million years. Just a thought.
Definitely liked 311 back then, too.
Without hating, he's not my cup of tea either this guy, never been, especially when he was with IGN. God help me for not breaking some of my monitors.
Booker Dewitt
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I know what he was trying to express, but going from your response, you don't understand what I was.
SolidSnakex
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Have their Patreon pledges changed by any noticeable amount since this whole thing started? If not then they probably aren't too concerned since it'd show the down votes aren't really coming from those people that support their work.
H.Cornerstone
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Yeah, plus didn't Austin grow up on food stamps living with a single mother?
Can't imagine he would see eye to eye with Colin.
elshoelace
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He has looked completely disinterested this entire gamescast and then basically just talks out his ass. "Well I've barely played through the tutorial part but welcome nintendo to 2008", is all he had to say. Then rags on splatoon saying it wouod have been a failure anywhere else, without ever playing it. After this episode I'm fine with him leaving.
Edit: Forgot the best part, all nintendo games in the past decade or so probably should be docked a point or two, besides galaxy 2.
Only 2-3K down, which is about 10-15%.
There's one less person to share the pie with, so it looks like a net positive for now.
Dangansona
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I'm going to make an active effort to watch their videos and like them to counter the brigade. This basically is a nice reboot for me and KF after I kind of lost track of their non PS I Love You content.
facetheslayer92
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I stopped watching the Gamescast ages ago. It's downright miserable and boring.
beau_beaumont
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Yeah, it basically has no structure and they ramble on for 90 minutes. The other shows seem to stick to a formula that works. I only ever listen to Gamecast if they talk about a game I'm interested in.
excelsiorlef
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I'm going to talk in general here this is not every gamer and every youtuber
It's funny how much youtuber and video game culture mirror each other...
Video Game culture wants games to have all the glory of being held up as art without any of the responsibility of dealing with criticism that comes with it (and I don't mean criticism of the gameplay and graphics)
They want to say but it's art and also say come on it's just a video game.
Youtubers want all the glory and benefits of being a celebrity without nay of the responsibility of dealing with criticism that comes with it.
They want to be famous but also claim they're just some nobody youtuber when they get criticized in mainstream press...
It's probably why a lot of Youtuber Gamers end up so toxic... There is, and we have to admit it, an immaturity in both "communities"
ScientificPizza
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SolidSnakex
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Yeah, it shows that this is very much one of those very loud minority situations. When you take into account their standard KF as well, it means they're still bringing in nearly 50k every month. There's barely any change even with the controversy and one of the main people leaving.
Not to mention Federation Force, Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard, Tank Troopers, Super Mario Maker 3DS, Mario Party Star Rush, Mario & Sonic, Hyrule Warriors, Mario Tennis eltra Smash, Pokemon super Mystery dungeon, Tri-Force Heroes, Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer, Amiibo Festival.
All low to middling reviews.
To say Nintendo gets a free pass and treated like the underdog when it comes to review scores, and to say journalists are trying to sell games for Nintendo is ignorant and malicious. But it's clear what type of audience Colin is looking for. The ignorant types that believe reviews are bought and paid for, and believe a more middling or lower score are the real honest reviews.
He might, but it wouldn't be because he impressed Glenn Beck. I don't think either the right nor the left like him very much nowadays.
Koopatrol
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You can see the numbers here:
https://graphtreon.com/creator/kindafunny
https://graphtreon.com/creator/kindafunnygames
I thought he would've had heaps of Best Friends to play with? Poor ColinThe version history is just sad
ValeYard
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I just don't think there's anything to add to this post.
IMO Colin jumped the shark a while ago. Glad Kinda Funny recognised that too although I stopped backing them a while ago, as I couldn't identify with the stuff Colin came out with.
beau_beaumont
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I was thinking some producer somewhere might have been listening and contacted him about a potential show. I have no idea how the radio industry works, but Glenn Beck seems pretty high profile.
I might be out of the loop, but why does the right not like him? Because he was against Trump?
Trump seems to have woken him up to what a real threat to the US looks like.
He sort of turned a corner on a lot of his BS in the past twelve months; he admitted he was too critical of Obama, started supporting Black Lives Matter (sort of), thinks Trump's travel ban is bigoted and unhelpful.
Though I'm sure he still believes plenty of questionable stuff; I don't follow him that closely.
VyechnayaSlava
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All politics aside, as a Nintendo fan Colin made Kinda Funny nigh unwatchable. Looking forward to subscribing again
Its the "all those other reviewers are biased for Nintendo and etc, but you can trust me for your video game opinions!" that a bunch of video game personalities have started to use.
This is doubly ironic giving Colin's blinders for Sony (as exemplified by the PS4 Pro talk)
excelsiorlef
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And the funny thing is even if we ignored all that (and why would we), the reality is he supports Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, he completely under his own volition decided to let everyone know that he's supports a man once too racist to be a Judge to be the top Law guy in the country...
Moriarty is socially liberal but would have voted yes for Jeff freaking Sessions
Glenn Beck is in the middle of the biggest pivot of his life, and understandably, some of the people who were on board with his prior message are confused and angry.
More at the link. Honestly, why would he want to do radio anyways. It's not a dying medium, but AM talk is definitely a medium that skews older and therefore less into video games.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...a3817ac21a5_story.html?utm_term=.19ab959d825b
Glen Beck probably did some soul searching after the 2016 election and the shitshow since then into now.
And realized his antics during the Obama Presidency helped lay the groundwork for the alt-right environment that is flourishing now.
Before the recent stuff with Trump and Steve Bannon and Conway, he was the prominent spew bullshit and lies and see what sticks and see if people start believing it, person in the National Media.
I still remember his crazy theories on that chalkboard.
My take is the common link is being contrarian.
excelsiorlef
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Can we stop acting like Glenn Beck is reborn... dude still runs the Blaze, still invites people on his show like Sandusky-truthers who believe Sandusky was innocent (and his victims liars and Paterno was set up.
Compares folks who believe in their guilt to black hats who believe in global warming...
He's losing money and wants to pull a fast one to stay alive.
Compares folks who believe in their guilt to black hats who believe in global warming...
He's losing money and wants to pull a fast one to stay alive.
Bruh fuck Nintendo
pretty much. dude has no room for leeway from me. as far as i'm concerned this is less "coming to jesus" and more "rebrand my dumb ass"
excelsiorlef
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It'd be different if The Blaze changed, or his web interviews changed. In many ways he's a perfect example of a guy like Colin (probably further but honestly who knows) claims a lot of things but his actions show otherwise.
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