History WebVideo / NitroRad

* WhatAnIdiot: [[invoked]] 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!!!]]'''''

** James absolutely ''despises'' turret sections and rail-shooter segments in platformer games, pointing out how they are often the worst parts of those games, are generally boring and tedious, and can bring the pace of the game to a grinding halt if executed especially poorly. Though his re-review of ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger'' ''did'' see him let its turret section off lightly, since while he wasn't a fan of it there either, it was the only one in the entire game and thus barely affected the overall quality.

* UncannyValley: [[invoked]] Discussed.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNbMQ94B0g 2020]] brings yet another livestream, coupled with a review of ''Under The Skin'', a little-known game created by Creator/CloverStudio. While parodying ''The Eric Andre Show'' yet again, it gets significantly... darker at the end.

** Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation that Canadian animation gets]] from American fans based on [[AdoredBytheNetwork overexposed]] and widely-reviled imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and the ''WesternAnimation/{{George of the Jungle|2007}}'' reboot that have gained extreme notoriety in the cartoon community.

** More generally averted in that he tends to focus on the good aspects of games he reviews, and often finds something to like even in very janky games. There are however rare times where he plays the trope straight, most notably ''[[VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} Bubsy 3D]]'', which he explicitly stated that literally '''''everything''''' about it sucks, calling it the worst game he's ever played, to the point of causing him to have a CriticBreakdown. Another rare exception is in ''Frogger: The Great Quest'', when he admits he's totally at a loss for anything positive to say about the game.

* PortingDisaster: [[invoked]] James discusses this with a few games. The [=PS1=] port of ''VideoGame/{{Glover}}'' got hit pretty bad with it, with CameraScrew worse than the original, and he notes that you jump higher than in the original version, but the level design was not changed to accomodate this, leading puzzles to be way easier to solve than intended.

** A less severe case of this is in his review of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''. The PS2 version is undeniably inferior to the Xbox and PC versions, and he doesn't understand why the PS4 has an emulation of the PS2 version instead of a remaster, but he said it's a [[SoOkayItsAverage fine enough]] way to play the game if all you have is the PS2 or PS4 to play it on.

* BrainBleach: James has a NoJustNo reaction to ''Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water'''s plot twist that [[spoiler:Miu is the result of an [[BrotherSisterIncest incestuous relationship]] between Miku and the ghost of her brother Mafuyu.]]

* AgonyOfTheFeet: He mentions that he accidently dropped a Wii on his foot while playing VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin.
* 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.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDREnTaUb8 2019]] had a livestream parodying ''Series/TheEricAndreShow''. The first "segment" has a fairly straightforward review of another licensed game-- ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' for the Game Boy Advance. The next few segments are just comedy with various guest stars.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNbMQ94B0g 2020]] brings yet another livestream, coupled with a review of ''Under The Skin'', a little-known game created by Creator/CloverStudio. While parodying ''The Eric Andre Show'' yet again, it gets significantly more... darker at the end.

* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: He criticizes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHG6fdw_sk Ruff Trigger's]] awkward swearing of being this.

** At one point in the VideoGame/HauntingGround review, he notes that one of the games puzzles bears a similarity to [[{{Toys/Bionicle}} Matoran text]]. Later on, when discussing the ending of the game, the "Spoilers End Here" warning is written in the aforementioned script.
** In his VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGeniusJetFusion video, he points out the low-quality model of Jimmy's brain during a Brain Blast and wonders to himself whether Jimmy had been taking crack. During the tribal section of the game, Jimmy begins fighting the inhabitants of a village [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Jimmy had just stated he planned to save]], causing James to break into a rant ending with "are you on crack again?!"

* 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.

* DartboardOfHate: One featuring [=AntDude=] pops up for a moment during the VideoGame/RaymanM crossover with him. Doubles as a FunnyBackgroundEvent as no attention is drawn to it.

* BrickJoke: At one point in the VideoGame/HauntingGround review, he notes that one of the games puzzles bears a similarity to [[{{Toys/Bionicle}} Matoran text]]. Later on, when discussing the ending of the game, the "Spoilers End Here" warning is written in the aforementioned script.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N0Q2aLcH2c 2021]] has yet another licensed game review, that being ''Series/ICarly'' for the Nintendo Wii. Initially James believes the game is [[invoked]] SoOkayItsAverage and the actual review is barely over 15 minutes, one wouldn't expect that much from it... except as the video goes on, James discovers that he's stuck in a GroundhogDayLoop [[spoiler:(Actually a LotusEaterMachine)]] and he's stuck reviewing ''iCarly'' with Brady, who initially seems oblivious to his torment but then reveals that he knows more than he lets on about James' situation.

** Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation that Canadian animation gets]] from American fans based on [[AdoredBytheNetwork overexposed]] and widely-reviled imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and the ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' reboot that have gained extreme notoriety in the cartoon community.

** Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation that Canadian animation gets]] from American fans based on [[AdoredBytheNetwork overexposed]] and widely-reviled imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and the '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' reboot that have gained extreme notoriety in the cartoon community.

--> '''James''': Why do I have to wait for her to walk this slow? Why does she take this long? Why does she take this long? Why is she taking this long? Please, walk faster. Walk faster. I swear, I'm going to blow my own dick off with a rocket launcher.

** Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation that Canadian animation gets]] from American fans based on [[AdoredBytheNetwork overexposed]] mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and the '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' reboot that have gained extreme notoriety in the cartoon community.

** Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation that Canadian animmation gets]] from American fans based on [[AdoredBytheNetwork overexposed]] mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and the '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' reboot that have gained extreme notoriety in the cartoon community.

* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation]] that Canadian series get from American fans based on mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle''. Also more generally averted in that he tends to focus on the good aspects of games he reviews, and often finds something to like even in very janky games. There are however rare times where he plays the trope straight, most notably ''[[VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} Bubsy 3D]]'', which he explicitly stated that literally '''''everything''''' about it sucks, calling it the worst game he's ever played, to the point of causing him to have a CriticBreakdown. Another rare exception is in ''Frogger: The Great Quest'', when he admits he's totally at a loss for anything positive to say about the game.

* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted in regards to Canadian cartoons in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkkkDtF_5Q "How Canadian TV Shaped Me"]] video, in which he reminisces about Creator/{{Teletoon}} and Creator/{{YTV}} and the shows he loved as a child, such as ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' and ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'', in order to counter the [[MadeInCountryX bad reputation]] that Canadian series get from American fans based on mediocre imports like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' and '' WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle''. Also more generally averted in that he tends to focus on the good aspects of games he reviews, and often finds something to like even in very janky games. There are however rare times where he plays the trope straight, most notably ''[[VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} Bubsy 3D]]'', which he explicitly stated that [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible literally]] '''''[[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible everything]]''''' [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible about it sucks]], calling it the worst game he's ever played, to the point of causing him to have a CriticBreakdown. Another rare exception is in ''Frogger: The Great Quest'', when he admits he's totally at a loss for anything positive to say about the game.