#thatoneshowfun

[melblancscream]

i popped into the stream of a youtube funnyman i like and he was playing rollercoaster tycoon. i offered the name “the crungler” for a ride he was building, he used it and it immediately turned into a chat meme, someone even made a shirt on redbubble with ‘i got crungled by the crungler’ on it

after having a rotten couple of days it makes me pleased as punch to have made ppl be tickled by one of my dumb jokes even if it was just like 20 people tops :^) 

[20thcenturyfuxtelevision]

First, watch the above video. Then, listen to this: 

These are courtesy of The Eggbuster via his new, second, non-Eggbusting channel ThatOneShowFUN. (Check ‘em out!)

Have a wonderful day. :)

[20thcenturyfuxtelevision]

Honestly… my fave youtube channel 58-years-running. Happy Diamond -2 anniversary, Austin. 😚

[videogameologists]

How to Praise Skyward Sword - Cross Examination Skyward Sword Part 4

How to Praise Skyward Sword – Cross Examination Skyward Sword Part 4

  The final part of ThatOneShowFUN‘s Cross Examination on The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword and it’s a good one. I share Austin’s sentiments that a lot of game reviews out there can just be boiled down to whether “I like it or not”, and while I think a reviewer’s place isn’t necessarily in the realm of passing critical judgement, it…

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[videogameologists]

Cross Examination Bares Criticism Against Criticism for the Controls of Skyward Sword

Cross Examination Bares Criticism Against Criticism for the Controls of Skyward Sword

  Another Cross Examination by ThatOneShowFUN looking at the criticism aimed at the controls of Skyward Sword. I love his weird style of humor and of course I agree with all his points. Saying something like controls are “bad” or “good” isn’t really useful to anyone. I for one found the controls for Skyward Sword to be perfect. I…

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[videogameologists]

ThatOneShowFUN's Continued Dissection of Game Criticism and Skyward Sword

ThatOneShowFUN’s Continued Dissection of Game Criticism and Skyward Sword

Here is part two to ThatOneShowFUN‘s video essay on creating better criticism in games, using Skyward Sword. If you want part 1, it’s right here.   It once again highlights the flaws in a lot of game criticism, relying on anecdotal and personal experiences to make broader and more objective statements about game design as a whole,…

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[videogameologists]

ThatOneShowFUN Discusses The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword and Criticism I'm glad someone said it. Though I wish it was me, this discussion on criticism and Skyward Sword by…

[zelda-informer]

ThatOneShowFUN, a user on YouTube best known around here for glitch testing videos that work in a Mythbusters style called Eggbusters, has decided to start up a new series called Cross Examination. In the latest episode he talks a lot about variable pacing. The idea he puts forth is that the internet has been wrong at nearly every step of the way when criticizing Skyward Sword. Almost every complaint about the game can be summarized as a feeling - if handholding frustrates you, that's a feeling that makes you conclude that Skyward Sword is bad. For someone else it may not bother them, thus the game is good.

He goes on to point out how that's a flawed way to criticize video games. While it can be entertaining, he wants to get to the core of objective criticism - which means eliminating feelings from the equation on a personal level. One way he proposes to do that is with the variable pacing argument. Essentially, frustration and boredom doesn't on it's own make something bad. In fact, variable pacing practically calls for such instances to exist as it makes the great parts that much better.

So, how can this be used to analyze and criticize Skyward Sword? Well, he doesn't quite get that far here because this first episode is just explaining why the sort of criticism Skyward Sword typically receives is illogical. Still, it's worth watching as this will be a vital setup to the real conversation occurring in part 2. I don't know when part 2 is arriving, but we're hoping it's fairly soon. Do you agree that Skyward Sword is often not looked at objectively when being criticized?

Fan art found here.

- See more at: http://www.zeldainformer.com/news/cross-examination-skyward-sword-gets-setup-for-criticism-based-on-variable#.VZM4XPlVhBc