So the best thing about the Irate Gamer is all the other stuff other people make? That's like saying Piers Morgan is great because Private Eye keep writing funny, disparaging articles about him. You're reviewing the wrong people.
The Irate Gamer gets a bad press. But then I saw his stuff before I saw AVGN or any of the other, better received reviewers, and so I watched his shows without any knowledge of the plagiarism accusations, and without the catty flaming between his and the Cinemassacre fans. Without that baggage, I actually enjoyed his stuff a lot. In hindsight, AVGN is far better in most respects, but I can forgive the IG for a lot more than most.
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"So the best thing about the Irate Gamer is all the other stuff other people make?" <- As long as they're making fun of the source material. Don't forget that last part, which is very important.
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One of the greatest, unintentional comedians the Youtube generation has ever spawned
At first glance, the title may be a little misleading, though don't worry; we'll soon tackle what Chris Bores has really brought to the table when it comes to the video game reviewing scene.
Mr. Bores work (his last name being the most adequate indication you're gonna have a hard time trying to enjoy his videos) is not what you could call "stellar". His flaws have been addressed a lot of times, so I'm gonna pass listing all of them again (but quick reminder just in case: poor research abilities, lack of charisma, poor scripting, and most important: tries too hard to be funny without actually pleasing anyone).
Then what is Bores' real addition into the mix? What's the reason why I'm addressing him like one of the best things Youtube (and internet in general) has brought to the world?
Two words: Parody. Reviewers.
Irate Gamer's videos have been addressed as the main source of inspiration for a lot of people mocking his work, and actually succeeding in doing so. Taking the "comedy" element into account here, I'd say a lot of these guys are such a blast to watch. Whether it's Third Rate Gamer, Save State Gamer, Irritated Gamer, etc. I'm surely forgetting at least another 5 or 10 of them, but that's what happens when there's so much high quality material all around the tubes: you only take to remember the ones you've watched the most.
Making intentionally wrong remarks for the purpose of comedy is one thing, but making intentionally wrong remarks to remark the intentionally and unfunny wrong remarks Bores remarked in the first place to make fun of them/him is taking things to the next level. The way these reviewers take some liberties to even fire shots at everyone else (EG: AVGN, Game Dude, Nostalgia Critic and the Screw Attack team among others) is so blatantly obvious and bile you can't help but have some laughs. Only in Chris Bores' mind would he have thought to be so influential to the game reviewing scene he's almost the Trope Codifier for a whole new genre. And that's never a bad thing, right?
Overall, the source material may not be that brilliant (as in, not at all), but that's exactly the reason why those parody reviews work so damn well. I'd say: go on, give 'em a try. You can't be wrong when you have a good time, as long as you're aware they're intentionally making fun of everyone else.