History WebVideo / NitroRad

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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: He says this upon revealing that the boss of the penultimate stage of ''VideoGame/{{Illbleed}}'' is [[spoiler:a CorruptedCharacterCopy of Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JyvFBakQuY 2016]] had James review ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. He "praises" many of the game's [[ObviousBeta common]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading criticisms]], claiming they make the game a complete masterpiece.

* NightmareFace: At the end of the ''VideoGame/Siren2'' video, the screen starts to [[OminousVisualGlitch fill with static and the audio becomes somewhat garbled]] as James wraps things up, then freezes for a moment when he finishes talking... then we get [[https://imgur.com/BFxRS5R this]].

** ''[[VideoGame/KaoTheKangaroo Kao The Kangaroo: Round 2]]'' obviously draws considerable influence from ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'', though in this case, James doesn't hold that against it as he feels it does enough on its own to be entertaining in its own right.

** James notes that ''VideoGame/KingsleysAdventure'' takes quite a bit of influences from the 3D ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games (in terms of exploration and equipment gathering), but executed in a much less involved and interesting way.

* NightmareFace: At the end of the ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}'' video, the screen starts to [[OminousVisualGlitch fill with static and the audio becomes somewhat garbled]] as James wraps things up, then freezes for a moment when he finishes talking... then we get [[https://imgur.com/BFxRS5R this]].

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: The plot of the [[ColdOpen Cold Opens]] of the three ''VideoGame/{{Siren}}'' reviews. Brady is chased by a Shibito, falls into a river after getting shot, and comes out possessed by the curse.

** The ''{{VideoGame/Siren}}'' franchise took a nosedive with its final game. While not a bad game per-say, it did away with a lot of the scary elements from the previous games, had a cast full of unlikable characters, and the main gimmick of the games, the sight-jacking, was rendered nearly useless.
** While ''VideoGame/ClockTower: Ghost Head'' is more of a spinoff than a straight sequel (despite being called ''Clock Tower II'' outside of Japan), he felt that while the game's story was strong, the actual gameplay was tedious at best, and full of FakeDifficulty at worst, with many requirements essential for beating the game [[GuideDangIt not even being hinted at]], requiring loads of trial and error and SaveScumming unless you know what to do ahead of time. Because he still enjoyed the story, he noted that it had a few adaptations, admitting it was [[EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame to give people an alternative over actually playing the game]].

** Comparisons to ''Ty 3'' pop up in almost every platformer review. He eventually lampshades it, complaining that he had to choose ''that'' game where other reviewers have much more memorable games like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy1'' (WebVideo/ProJared) or ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'' (WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd) as their running gag.

** He felt that too many fans wrote ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' off as this. On the whole, [[EvenBetterSequel he enjoyed Galaxy 2 much more than Galaxy 1]] and feels that the game went out of its way to clear up many of Galaxy 1's issues and was much more creative with its ideas.

* ShaggyDogStory: His playthrough of ''Bubsy 3D''. He managed to finish the game, only for the game to end on a DownerEnding where the Woolies invade Earth. He then acquires all the collectible rocket parts (using a cheat code, as he refused to put himself through any more of the game than he had to) to achieve the 100% completion... only to find out that it still ends with the Woolies invading Earth, only with Bubsy stranded in the Stone Age.

* SpeechImpediment: James had a noticeable lisp back when he was wearing braces. He lost it once he got them removed.

* TooDumbToLive: During his playthrough of ''Ruff Trigger'', James has this reaction to Ruff drinking a random test tube of unknown chemicals at a spaceship crash site.
-->'''James:''' Ruff, what are you doing? ''Why did you do that? Ruff, what is wrong with you!?'' You're on an alien planet, you're at a ''crash site'', you find this disgusting green ooze in ''chemistry tubes''! Your initial reaction is: "''What the hell is this?'' (''gulp'')" '''''[[BigNo NO!!!]]'''''

* CreepyChild: Notes in the ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'' review that he doesn't really get affected by this kind of character, noting that he feels it would be easy to overpower them due to their small size.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: James states in several videos that he really enjoys this trope in horror games, especially when the costumes are really goofy. Of note is the ''VideoGame/FatalFrameII'' review is when he initially decides to not go for the remake's [[GoldenEnding Promise ending]], deeming the requirements (specifically defeating [[FinalBoss The Kusabi]] on Nightmare difficulty [[TimeLimitBoss in under a minute]]) too hard for him, but changes his tune when he finds out about the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]] costumes locked behind it.