History WebVideo / VideoGamesAwesome

* RhymingWithItself: During their ''VideoGame/GodOfWar Ascension'' play through...

** They (especially Fraser) got really pissed off at Kratos during the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar III'' playthrough because of his tendency to massacre innocent people, especially women, often in cruel ways. Fraser even said that [[spoiler: Kratos impaling himself]] was the best thing he'd ever done.

* FarEast: The "Frasia" build in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', mixing ancient and medieval Japan, China and one Korean turtle boat. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And]] [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers a Megazord]]. Also, the non-build challenge area Shiro Shiro.

** "...and that X was Ben's father." On one occasion, this shifted to Ben saying "and that boy was me".

** Fraser picking up and tossing aside whatever physics object was impeding his progress, saying "Get the hell outta here!"

''Video Games Awesome!'' is an online show centered around five friends who sit on (and behind) a couch and play video games, offering their opinions, cracking jokes, and sometimes just hanging out. It began in June 2009 as a spin-off of ''WebVideo/AwesomeVideoGames'', as a way for the creative team behind that series to release content and stay visible between updates of AVG. Since then it has more or less overtaken its show of origin in terms of content and popularity. Currently, the show is hosted by Fraser Agar, with regular co-hosting appearances by Kyle Huinink, Deacon Publicover, Becky Blow and Ben Taylor (who temporarily left the show to attend college but has since returned). With Fraser and Becky planning to move to Japan by the end of 2018, the show is going to move with them; as such, the other three co-hosts are expected to only reappear in special reunion episodes after the relocation.

* DudeNotFunny: Fraser's [[{{in-universe}} reaction]] during ''Catherine'' to the chat trolling him on the time left in the game.

** The recent playthrough of VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight has exposed one for Fraser: not finishing a particularly hard segment of a game the best he possibly can, the first time. His Frage, usually playful and "Eh, no biggie" style, turned [[SeriousBusiness dark]] and [[AtomicFBomb loud]] when he failed several times at a particular AR Challenge. If you wish to look it up, go to Part 17 and go to around eight minutes. [[YouHaveBeenWarned And turn your headphones down!]]

''Video Games Awesome!'' is an online show centered around five friends who sit on (and behind) a couch and play video games, offering their opinions, cracking jokes, and sometimes just hanging out. It began in June 2009 as a spin-off of ''WebVideo/AwesomeVideoGames'', as a way for the creative team behind that series to release content and stay visible between updates of AVG. Since then it has more or less overtaken its show of origin in terms of content and popularity. Hosted by Fraser Agar and co-hosted by Kyle Huinink, Deacon Publicover, Becky Blow and Ben Taylor (who temporarily left the show to attend college but has since returned).

Much of the show’s appeal stems from its casual and laid-back atmosphere. The show is unscripted and intentionally does not focus on hardcore gaming, instead emphasizing fun above all. Many installments are designed to provide the perspective of gamers approaching a game for the first time; to that end, most of the games played are current at the time of the episode's release (though they have occasionally dabbled in retro gaming with titles like Earthbound and Doom), and usually some or all of the cast has not played the game before, allowing for genuine first impressions and reactions.

Formerly available through Website/ChannelAwesome affiliate Blistered Thumbs, videos are now archived on [[http://videogamesawesome.com their website]] and Website/{{Youtube}} [[https://www.youtube.com/user/farfromsubtle/ channel]] (note that the latter is updated on a more regular basis), and livestreamed on Website/{{Twitch}} [[http://www.twitch.tv/ffstv here]].

Formerly available through Website/ChannelAwesome affiliate Blistered Thumbs, videos are now archived on [[http://videogamesawesome.com their website]], and livestreamed on Website/{{Twitch}} [[http://www.twitch.tv/ffstv here.]]

--->'''Fraser''': (after a long tangent about [[ThePhantomMenace Jar Jar Binks]]) ''Star Trek Episode I: [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock The Search for Spock]]''.

** "We just beat the dragon!", an ''WebVideo/AwesomeVideoGames'' reference, and "We did it! We saved him!", apparently a ''WetHotAmericanSummer'' reference.

** And a double when playing ''NBAJam'':

'''Fraser:''' Portraits... [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci the Mona Lisa]]... [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]]... [[{{FOX}} FOX Broadcasting]]... foxes... the fur shop!!

** The ''VideoGame/EpicMickey 2'' episode turned out similarly, culminating in a puzzle Fraser nearly gave up on because he had no idea how he was supposed to activate the move he needed to do. After concluding the game must be broken but insisting on trying one last time, and then finally figuring out the move and powering through the puzzle, he declared that the game "has some serious design flaws" and quit in disgust.

* RageQuit: Fraser is not the most competent of players, but generally [[TheDeterminator refuses to let a game get the better of him]], even if it means asking the chat for help. But after dealing with one frustrating design flaw after another in ''EpicMickey 2'', he finally decided it wasn't worth continuing.

** During ''Arkham Asylum'', Fraser started trolling Ben by saying, [[TheEmpireStrikesBack "And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!"]] in out-of-context situations. Then they both started trolling Becky by saying it every few minutes. Then Becky trolled everyone by calling it a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' quote.

* CatchPhrase: Fraser's "EM EL GEEEEEEEEEEEE!" and Becky's "Yeah dude."

** "It takes a real kind of jerk/asshole..."

** "She's already dead!"

** "Who are you calling a dummy, dummy?"

--> '''Deacon:''' Bridges are stronger than you think.

--> '''Deacon:''' "Long story short, you're all fired."

'''Fraser:''' Portraits... [[LeonardoDaVinci the Mona Lisa]]... [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]]... [[{{FOX}} FOX Broadcasting]]... foxes... the fur shop!!

* MegaCrossover: While a few pop cultural references appeared in prior ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' builds, the future-themed one has a continuing story arc of the Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'' (portrayed by Fraser) chasing the Doctor, and ending up in a soundstage filled with a multiple-franchise space battle centred on ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s Borg. Later, Fraser discovers [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tomorrowland]], an unmanned Franchise/{{Gundam}}, WesternANimation/InvaderZim's house, Cogswell Cogs from ''TheJetsons'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', 2015 Hill Valley from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', Planet Zebes from ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'', New New York from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' and others.

* GoodBadBugs: [[invoked]] In ''DeadIsland'', Fraser somehow got stuck in rage mode for about ten minutes, with all all the experience bonuses that came with it. The downside was that it made the game scream at him for the entire time.

** Averted in the cases of "DeadIsland Co-Op is...Derped" and "Duke Nukem is AWESOME!...but [[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever his game]] is AWFUL!"

** In Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, Fraser keeps making waypoints on the map, but puts them at the wrong place and then complains about being lead the wrong way. At the beginning he also completely ignores the icon indicating where he is on the map and thinks the waypoint THAT HE MADE HIMSELF TO KNOW WHERE TO GO is his current location.

* TheArtifact: Fraser still introduces the show as "Video Games Awesome Live", even though they haven't done an episode that wasn't live since early 2011.

** The ''EpicMickey 2'' episode turned out similarly, culminating in a puzzle Fraser nearly gave up on because he had no idea how he was supposed to activate the move he needed to do. After concluding the game must be broken but insisting on trying one last time, and then finally figuring out the move and powering through the puzzle, he declared that the game "has some serious design flaws" and quit in disgust.

** Averted in the cases of "DeadIsland Co-Op is...Derped" and "Duke Nukem is AWESOME!...but [[DukeNukemForever his game]] is AWFUL!"

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DubDKtT_TH8 The group makes fun of the time]] a old man asked Ben for a blowjob. Faser than makes up a story about how Ben came home shaking and held his knees in the shower.

** "[[YouFool Fool]]." from ''AsurasWrath''.

* YouFool: Fraser uses this speech pattern a lot while imitating the cast of ''AsurasWrath''.