YMMV / Caddicarus

• Alternate Character Interpretation: The Real Life Caddy takes medication to help with depression and anxiety, and the character Caddicarus has been proven to take similar medication (albeit exaggerated into "crazy pills" for comedic effect). Is the Surreal Humor of the show all just a part of his little corner of the Reviewerverse, or does Caddicarus have a serious mental illness and he's just imagining most of it?
  Caddy: [Casually singing] Taking my pills so that I don't murder you. Taking my pills so that I don't murder you. Taking my pills so that I don't murder you.
• Broken Base:
  • Notable for the "Blossom Blast Bastards" episode. Some viewers see the video still having the usual Caddy charm and jokes. Some others see it as the definite rock bottom when it comes to his main reviews, possibly even beating out the Ballz collab review, which also left a Broken Base on its own. There are also other viewers that see the video more fitting for a Current Quickie video instead of being part of the main show. It helps that Caddy acknowledges at the end of the video that this particular work was shoddy and of very low quality, simply wanting something out for January.
  • The Do It with Puppicarus series quickly fell into this territory at around the same time, with the comments section divided into whether it was a cute sketch show, or a cringy mess. It got to the point where Caddy was forced to cancel the show based on all the negative comments.
  • As one can tell from reading the comments section, opinions are split on Caddy's negative review of the Hercules PS1 videogame, which is often considered (for example, by JonTron, whose review was even cited in Caddy's video) to be an example of No Problem with Licensed Games. Some agree with him that the game is too difficult, while others say that he was too harsh on the game and that it deserved a slauvage at worst. It should also be noted that some of his criticisms (such as control lag and long load times) do not apply to the PC version of the same game.
  • As the main show goes on: Are the main Caddicarus videos still staying consistent or at least raising in quality? Or have they lost their appeal (or outright declined in quality) as newer episodes are pumped out? Look no more than the comment section of his post-Bubsy reviews for the hints of this.
  • Cinemaggots is either a breath of fresh air away from video game reviews or is it a poor version of Caddy trying to review films and at times invoking the Bias Steamroller if certain films doesn't fit his quota. This is especially apparent if one frequents his Twitter and notices how incredibly blunt he is if a movie doesn't impress him or pushes a Berserk Button towards a younger audience (if his comments about Ferdinand gave indication). The only factor everyone approves of is Cerys being involved in the series as a secondary option of the reviews.
  • One question: Has Caddy become more negative in recent years? Some fans have noted how incredibly cynical and borderline caustic Caddy has become with his recent videos, in particular with games that tend to fall into the realms of So Okay, It's Average or something that he's familiar with. 2018 didn't help matters where he'd declare something as being "the worst" and went much more ludicrous with videos like The NEXT WORST THING EVER! (It being the long awaited review of Animal Soccer World) and his take on Advent Calendar videos called BADVENT CALENDAR! where he focused on 25 games he called the worst.
    • This particular one has died down a bit in the wake of his videos on Resident Evil 2 (Remake) and Kingdom Hearts III as both videos are him gushing about the games; the latter is his longest video to date.
  • Caddy's two angry videos directed to Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled's Microtransactions. Are they justified or not? The YouTube comments mostly agree with him, though a few are either neutral or do not see the problem. Ironically, the Crash Team Racing subreddit appears to dislike them, with one of the reasons being that they think Caddy is too childish to make more than one video addressing it (especially with the Think of the Children! justification). Another reason being that this mechanic will be the norm for the game according to datamine and thus will not go away any time soon, defeating any hopes of Activision rethinking about their business decision.
  • Caddy's constant snark at Peppa Pig and by an extent, his constant Papa Wolf / Think of the Children! attitude in many of his videos have slowly grown into this as well. Some find his attacks at Peppa Pig to be justified, as is his heavy Papa Wolf elements due to caring for Cerys's daughters because of it, but some feel the constant snark and videos on Peppa Pig have overstayed their welcome and his heavy defensive towards children at times invoke the Bias Steamroller for some. Caddy himself eventually came to hold the latter opinion, believing he was taking a crappy kids' show way too seriously.
  • Some feel Caddy really should stop commentating about movies in general, with most fans thinking he tends to act Holier Than Thou when it comes to criticizing films (especially when aimed at children) and always acting like he knows a film when he doesn't and believing he only thinks he's an expert in film ever since the Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase review.
  • His video on the supposed PlayStation 5 development kit leak has quickly become this. Some believe it is a fun video that exists only pokes fun at the odd design the development kit has, while others believe he was overreacting over something that is non-indicative of the final project. To his credit, Caddy does acknowledge the second point multiple times in the video saying he is aware of that fact and is just commenting on the odd design, however many viewers who fall into the second camp question why he was treating it as though it was a big deal if he was aware of it in the first place.
  • While Caddy considering everything he made prior to December 2019 to be an Old Shame isn't anything controversial on its own, the way he acts about the videos on streams (particularly Crash Bash) whenever people mention how much they like them, as well as his increasingly spiteful Take Thats towards them in his main videos, has some people worried that Caddy might be gatekeeping his own videos, while others just think that Caddy should be entitled to his opinion and leave it at that. This would somewhat die down after Caddy addressed it during his Behind the Scenes video, acknowledging a lot of people still like his old videos and that he's happy people still enjoy them, even if he no longer does.
• Critical Backlash:
  • The inverse version. A Current Quickie video gave Gone Home an 8/10. Fans are not happy at all, as if they think that the "game" deserves severe trashing instead of praise. Some even decided to swear off Caddy's channel simply because of his opinion. Tread the comments section carefully...
  • Prior to that, Caddy admitted to liking "interactive movie" games like Heavy Rain. The backlash isn't as noticeable as the above, but a few fans have called out Caddy for liking something that (debatably) shouldn't be considered a "game" to them.
  • Watch Day 3 of Cadvent Calendar, then read the comments section. You'll be guaranteed to have a truckload of salt (or more) from the viewers' thoughts alone.
  • His "My Top 10 Unpopular Gaming Opinions" video got a lot of it. Namely, he stated not liking Street Fighter, thinking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time isn't as good as everyone says it is, and admitting to liking around only 12% of Sonic the Hedgehog games and not liking any of the characters (besides Dr. Eggman).
  • This goes back as early as the Fade to Black review. Comments show that most people actually like the game (with some even calling out on him for unfairly panning the game). Also helps that despite its flaws, it's one of the early 3D third-person adventure games. Doesn't help that most critics pan the game as well, landing this game's status more on Cult Classic.
  • An odd case with his Shadow Man review, as even fans of the game agreed that the PS1 port was a mess. However, once the game showed up on the BADVENT CALENDAR and Caddy expressed no interest in playing the more polished versions, it rubbed them wrong way.
• Crosses the Line Twice:
  • Towards the end of his Bratz review, he shoots a little girl in the head! It's gruesome, shocking and very much in poor taste. What pushes it over the line again? The little girl was his girlfriend's daughter, who was standing right next to Caddy as he murdered her child! And then he gets her other daughters to destroy the Bratz game like nothing even happened, no one even daring to try to stop him. It's just too messed up to not love.
  • During his "BADVENT Calendar" video, after explaining how much he hates the PS1 game Cheesy, Caddy talks about how much of an asshole his friend Daz (friend status pending) is for giving him the game in the first place. As Caddy says this, a picture of Daz appears...with him sitting in a hospital bed and a tube up his nose.
    Caddy: You've lost at least twelve friend points giving me this game.
  • This quote in "I Spent $1200 On A Console With No Games": "Well, it may be nothing more than a tech demo, but, as Prince Andrew once said, I can't say "no" to a free go in a playroom."
  • During The Stupid World of Portable Crash Bandicoot Games, the segment on Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage tells the story of a bunch of children approaching the United States capitol to demand a crossover between Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, which came in the form of this and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy. Their growing resentment over the quality of the games apparently led to them storming the Capitol again in 2021, including images of the actual storming of the Capitol that took place in January of that year.
  • The Unholy World of Jesus Games is loaded with jokes making fun of The Bible that would be downright blasphemous if they weren't so hilarious. Of special note is Caddicarus suggesting that Osama bin Laden is Jesus after one of the games quoted Bin Laden on a loading screen.
    Caddy: But hey. At least I know that if I want to get to heaven, all I gotta do is fly a plane into a building.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • ROSIE, Caddy's sister, who appeared frequently at times, who's maybe even more of a Cloud Cuckoo Lander than Caddy himself. Helps she has her own YouTube channel!
  • Caddy's stepdaughters, who appear in the Kids Explain videos, are also very popular.
  • Nathaniel Foga, who frequently leaves comments on Caddy's videos, is loved for his funny comments and for giving him George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret.
  • Cerys, Caddy's girlfriend. Her editing is considered the highlight of his "Caddy Plays" videos.
  • Out of all the one-off joke characters Caddicarus has used in his videos, Long Dennis has proved to be perhaps the most popular, even becoming a recurring character .
• Growing the Beard:
  • Season 3 is generally considered to be the era where Caddicarus truly became what it is, with Caddy's editing and joke quality taking a big leap that steadily continued upward for years.
  • Caddy adopted a new format in 2020, ditching his critical style and instead taking quick looks at multiple games in one video each. This change resulted in a huge jump in quality, giving the channel a rejuvenation after it had stagnated in subscriber counts. The new videos frequently reach millions of views while older videos only reached around 200k, and the channel finally reached its elusive 1 million subscriber milestone because of it.
• He Panned It, Now He Sucks!:
  • Caddy's own thoughts on Ocarina of Time in his "My Top 10 Unpopular Gaming Opinions" got the ire of many fans, especially when it felt he was blatantly agreeing with Arin's own retrospective on it. He even admitted the video pretty much solidified his thoughts on it.
    • "My Top 10 Unpopular Gaming Opinions" also earned him the hate of the Sonic the Hedgehog fanbase after he panned everything about the series. However, in his review on Sonic Mania, he does start to have a soft spot for the franchise and understood the appeal after playing the game.
    • He got as well some hate from the Street Fighter fanbase in that same video.
    • He got also a inverted case (He Didn't Pan It, Now He Sucks) in, again, the same video, when he said that he doesn't understand the hate towards mobile gaming.
    • The video's sequel got even MORE hate with its even greater controversial opinions, even some of Caddy's most steadfast fans feel the video is clickbait at best.
  • As he himself mentions, he got crucified by Twitter when he mentioned he doesn't like Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase.
  • Caddy tends to do this on his own Twitter, as seen at the many comments when he bashed the Goosebumps movie and any movie done by David F. Sandberg. He arguably does this with any movie he goes to see, immediately commending them if they don't fit his high standards.
    • He got the ire of fans especially when he complained about how Incredibles 2 was gonna essentially erase the events of the game The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, which is a fan favorite.
  • Caddy brought this in spades with his mentions of how he didn't like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain over its story, with some pointing out how Konami's Executive Meddling is the reason the story became the way it is. This hasn't stopped him from reminding people how it sucked in his eyes.
  • Caddy got immense flack for his primarily-critical review of God of War (PS4). Not helped that the first title of the review was "GOD OF DISAPPOINTMENT" and garnered a slew of people calling him out on it and Caddy's more or less than stellar response which led to him begrudgingly changing the title to "IS IT REALLY 10/10?". It's even become a sore point for people who watch his show, if his movie comments gave more flack.
  • It didn't take long for Caddy to receive some guff for his Top ten WORST things in Spyro Reignited Trilogy, many feeling the list was riddled with nitpicks outside of the game's glitches and some outright calling Caddy a nostalgic contrarian (despite assuring everyone that he loves the remake).
  • He caught a lot of flack of Twitter when he criticised Fall Guys, specifically its price tag, thinking it isn't worth $20 and would be much better as a Free-to-Play game, because he found it barebones and repetitive, though he stated he enjoyed it with friends and doesn't dislike it, it wasn't enough to extinguish the fire. He did go back on this when the game did go free, however, as revealed in his video on Crash Bandicoot bootlegs.
  • He caught some flak in his Demonic World of Disney PS1 Games for calling Atlantis: The Lost Empire, a movie well-known for its status as an underrated Disney classic, "forgettable."
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • In Destruction Derby 2, he jokes about the shortness and incompleteness of the game's Wikipedia article. The article was greatly revised since then, and became a "good article" in 2017.
  • In his review of Rascal, he calls a boss he fights "a big, smelly goat" who's too cute for him to fight. A few months later...
  • In his roster wishlist for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, he included Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. Then he got in Super Smash Bros..
  • In his "Cringing at my First Video", Caddy was about to slaughter Miracle Space Race before his birthday celebration. A few months later, he ended up reviewing the game.
  • Not long after his review of Peppa Pig a news story broke out that kids had been inadvertently exposed to graphic parody videos of kids TV shows including Peppa, with scenes of animated violence and bad language. Some wondered if Caddy had anything to do with it.
  • Way back in his Crash Bash review, Caddy notes that Rilla Roo- sorry, "Gorilla Monkey Anus Face" only ever appeared in this game, never to show up again in any future installments. Come Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and like it or not Caddy, Gorilla Monkey Anus Face has made an unexpected return in full HD.
  • One of the commercials he shows in "The Insane World of Video Game Commercials" is for the Sega Saturn, and it depicts a man having his eyes sucked out through two glass tubes. A couple of months later, the poster for Saw X was unveiled, and the guy on it looks like he can relate.
• It's the Same, Now It Sucks!: Back when Caddy's focus was across multiple regular shows, some people felt Caddy didn't offer anything new and was just repeating himself through his Caddicarus show.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • WHOA, SLOW DOWN SONY! ^ExplanationIn Caddy's Playstation Classic review, he notes the lack of optional features for the device, with the most notable feature being the option to dim the screen after 5 minutes, prompting the over-exaggerated reaction.
• Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales: Reactions to the Christian satire made all throughout The Unholy World of Jesus Games from Caddy's Christian fans have been mainly positive, with them citing that Caddy has clearly Shown His Work in the topics present, and overall finding the light-hearted jabs made at their culture to be well-done.
• Nausea Fuel: In his Top 10 SCARIEST Moments in NON-HORROR Games!, he talks about how some Mudokons in Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus have their eyes stitched shut, which is already horrifying enough, but it's accompanied by an animation showing a needle piercing through eyelids to stitch up an eye, Caddy himself is disgusted.
• Retroactive Recognition: Caddy's sister started making regular appearances on PlayStation Access in 2019, making her appearances in his videos this for Access fans.
• Squick:
  • The Beard Burger skit from the PaRappa the Rapper 2 review.
  • From "The Ripoff World of Crash Bandicoot Merchandise":
    • At one point, Caddy is sitting in a bathtub while a pot of boiling hot water is poured on top of him, which looks incredibly painful to the point of being wince-inducing.
    • Another part of the video has him (in his "Sam Widge" persona) cooking instant noodles with G-Fuel energy drink. When he eats them, he's visibly struggling to keep it down.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!:
  • Many people don't like the new thumbnail and intro that were introduced in the Bubsy is 3D in Furbitten Planet review.
  • The same reaction happens when he changed his channel icon to match the art style used for the updated thumbnail.
    • By some extension, the abrupt change to the channel's theme song, going more electronic based.
  • As a more meta example, Caddy made not just one, but two rant videos in which he makes it very clear that he's not pleased with the introduction of Microtransactions in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.
  • To satisfy YouTube's algorithm, the Caddicarus videos' titles have been changed into the name of the reviewed subject, or simply something straightforward. While the content itself remains intact, fans quickly notice this and begin to mourn the older titles.
  • Caddy did it again when he began to criticize and slam his old content pre-December 2019, seeing them as Old Shames and has made it vocally clear that he finds them terrible and his old trends of those videos (aka the "Salvage/Slaughter" gag) to be dead.

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