GameSpot did a great job picking Jonathan for this series. Obviously he is an expert in firearms but his knowledge of pop culture, his style, wit, humor and charm just makes him perfect to engage with a gaming community. It seems like he's a really cool guy and I hope to see this series keep going with him because I look forward to watch more of these videos in the future.
@McGregor432 жыл бұрын
The fact Jonathan plays and understands games himself also makes him much more enjoyable to listen to. You never get any boomer moments from him when he talks about games, unlike a lot of other subject matter experts.
@squillz83102 жыл бұрын
@@McGregor43 agreed! Even if he does talk about a game he hasn't played, the charm and wit that OP mentioned makes up for that lack of game experience. Love him to death lol
@Ballisticbob5172 жыл бұрын
He is literally the savior of the channel. If you compare view count between Jonathan vs non Jonathan videos it's pretty laughable
@sban83772 жыл бұрын
@@McGregor43 Exactly! It's important to be adept at both virtual and real to draw the best comparison between the two. Factors like gameplay balance wouldn't make sense to someone who's just a weapons expert but never played games. It's the same thing in the case of driving simulators. The best comparisons are drawn by race drivers who both race in real as well as on simulations like iRacing, etc.
@franciscoguinledebarros44292 жыл бұрын
He quickly rose to be Gaming's Gun Jesus (Ian is still gun Jesus, but Jonathan is basically THE name where both cultures overlap)
@Sebastiantynkky2 жыл бұрын
Finally Jonathan doesn't have to suffer.
@tonypeppermint53292 жыл бұрын
Yay!
@joe125ful2 жыл бұрын
Lol he need to watch Borderlands 3 weapons:)
@titaniumwo1f3902 жыл бұрын
@@joe125ful 2 then follow with 3.
@caprise-music67222 жыл бұрын
Haha
@maotisjan Жыл бұрын
The good sir deserves some break
@shakie60742 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable you guys have been only making these vids for around a year. Easily one of my favorite series on the whole site and I cannot wait to see what 2022 brings. Much love to Jonathan and the entire staff!
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, it's crazy - we filmed the first season of Loadout before the pandemic hit, and Expert Reacts might not even exist if it wasn't for The Event :)
@shakie60742 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanferguson1211 well heck, might be one of the few good byproducts of “the event”… because I know I, and thousands of others have really enjoyed it. cheers my friends 🍻 🤘
@ThunderbirdAnthares2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanferguson1211 these videos are easily one of the "i see i click" content on youtube for me, thank you for your work and the work of everyone involved, i enjoy them very much and i suffer internally with you on some of the horrible mangled guns :D merry christmas :-)
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
@@ThunderbirdAnthares Haha, thank you :)
@TheLacunae2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanferguson1211 I want to thank you. You've helped me to look closer and become more interested in firearms in games. It's improved my enjoyment of games, and my knowledge of firearms in general.
@AyCe2 жыл бұрын
"You need to fill the depression with powder" same mate
@mrglock5682 жыл бұрын
Works every time irl, unlike in the game.
@dylanparr68802 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit, champ. 😤😬
@SerotoninCrunch2 жыл бұрын
lol I needed this laugh today, thanks mate
@Minnevan Жыл бұрын
Snort the pain away
@RiKSh4w2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing the increase in the quality of mic that Jonathon uses over time.
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
Oddly, it's the exact same mic from the very beginning!
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
@@userise222 The audio is recorded locally via OBS, and has been since the first few episodes, so I've no idea what's going on :)
@sgt.eclair2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanferguson1211 The Machine Spirit must be pleased with your contributions
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
@@sgt.eclair Or possibly the Elders of the Internet.
@redbasher6362 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanferguson1211 More than likely they just edited the audio in post as time went on to try and make you sound better, Johnathan. Also thank you for making my Saturdays bearable at work with these videos.
@jamiepeter35672 жыл бұрын
No, thank YOU for producing this content for us to watch for free, thanks especially Mr Ferguson for being such a good sport and leaning into the banter to keep us both entertained AND educated. You’re so lucky down in the south, having that firearms museum. The closest we get is the small collection in the local regimental museum, which is cool but limited
@Vilamus2 жыл бұрын
Erm....the main Royal Armouries is in Leeds. The down south one is Fort Nelson. Unless you are really up north in GB xD
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
Guessing you live in Scotland? Have you visited the War Museum at Edinburgh Castle? I was Assistant Curator of Military History for NMS for 3 1/2 years :) Thank you for the kind words.
@nokachi33392 жыл бұрын
Just come to America friend, go actually shoot these guns
@TheSundayShooter2 жыл бұрын
@@nokachi3339 Range time and rentals were already overpriced before the crises of 2020, not worth it
@jamiepeter35672 жыл бұрын
@@nokachi3339 actually I’d rather go visit the Jamestown settlement or Colonial Williamsburg if I came back to the states, loved them when I was on holiday as a kid!
@USAirsoft2 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite series on the GameSpot channel!
@hideoschwartz89702 жыл бұрын
Probably the only reason to subscribe to GameSpot…
@maineithsauls54212 жыл бұрын
second comment
@zeallust85422 жыл бұрын
@@Blama_ whats his channel called?
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@BlueMatter_2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see Johnathan be able to interact with some of these games, rather than just watching. Would spice up things every other episode or whatever :)
@MansMan420692 жыл бұрын
Experts Play like they did with Martial Artists and fighting games.
@TheSundayShooter2 жыл бұрын
The man has barely enough time reacting to computer game models and animations
@cpuwizard92252 жыл бұрын
IDK why Gamespot couldn't just send him a decently spec'd laptop with a company steam account and just queue up the games he'll be checking out ahead of time from corporate. Technically, the hardware and software could be written off on the taxes if I'm not mistaken.
@Cheesepuff82 жыл бұрын
@@cpuwizard9225 Cause it would take ages and maybe not be possible for him to see all the right guns But from what he says in his vids he has played some of them like I think Fallout, COD, Battlefront
@arda2132 жыл бұрын
Next please: What weapons Jonathan would choose if he was to develop a video game. You can even make it a series like what he would choose for a western game, a zombie game, a modern warfare game, a ww2 game, a Cyberpunk/futuristic game etc.
@Cpt_Katsuragi2 жыл бұрын
That is a great idea.
@Guilherme_Sena2 жыл бұрын
That is a great idea.
@LipColt2 жыл бұрын
Considering EA/DICE called Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons to help them out with Battlefield 1's roster of experimental, prototypes and actual service weapons, I'd like to see something similar with Johnathan too.
@Mr_T_Badger2 жыл бұрын
@@LipColt wait, so we might have Ian to blame for the proliferation of the Helreigal in BF1? 😋 That is pretty cool actually.
@LipColt2 жыл бұрын
@@Mr_T_Badger yes. Check the Special Thanks section of BF1 credits. Ian's name is there.
@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz2 жыл бұрын
I came here originally for Jonathan, I'm still here for Jonathan. He just seems like a great guy, I like his book, he appears to really enjoy his work and this series.
@CasualKillZz2 жыл бұрын
Watching this series over the past year has been incredible, so much so I’m going to college for museum studies! Thanks for helping realize a passion of mine Jonathan 👍🏻
@jonathanferguson12112 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's incredibly rewarding to hear, thank you so much for commenting! Best of luck with the course.
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@shukshinite2 жыл бұрын
Recap so far: Johnathan reacts to accurate depiction of guns in tarkov Johnathan reacts to guns in popular games like bf2024, far cry 6, etc.. Johnathan needs a emotional support StG44 in vanguard
@ek87102 жыл бұрын
>2042 >Popular game Pick one
@PHoMi1262 жыл бұрын
@@ek8710 It's notoriuosly popular
@da994362 жыл бұрын
@@ek8710 ah yes, of course, game called bf 2042 made by an indie company that nobody has heard about, truly an underrated masterpiece.
@tentrix85052 жыл бұрын
Thanks, God.
@ek87102 жыл бұрын
@@da99436 the 3 month old game that has less players than an 8 year old previous installation of the series, where people struggle to find populated servers?
@mr.kittee90462 жыл бұрын
Jonathan has to be one of my favorite people. Cheery, humorous, and knows how to do his job.
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@kitsune_jones2 жыл бұрын
It took us a year to realize it but the best Christmas present we could've gotten was Gamestop finding and working with Jonathan. What an absolute lad. Thanks for the almost year's worth of entertaining and educational content, guys.
@ColdestDay2 жыл бұрын
I only came across this series this week but have binged the entire collection. I immediately watched this when I saw it. I love the passion and knowledge yet also he can accept when changes are made for gameplay. Just a fascinating watch!
@suzuzusu2 жыл бұрын
I love videos with Jonathan. Matter fact, I only subscribed to watch him preaching lol
@HendarsChannel2 жыл бұрын
haha same xD
@chrisiooo2 жыл бұрын
Hes probably the sole reason GameSpot is still alive
@suzuzusu2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisiooo kinda
@miggssamonte52922 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Happy Holidays and happy new year everyone!
@ReprobiCrucesignati2 жыл бұрын
*squad mate gets killed by an enemy using the kolibri* Squad: We shall never speak of this
@qzo-faith2 жыл бұрын
Now, can we have the HATED weapons versions?
@michalsnaiberg27342 жыл бұрын
It would just be a rerun of the CoD Vanguard episodes really
@tentrix85052 жыл бұрын
It’s just him frowning and squinting with displeasure for 10 minutes
@buttertool62112 жыл бұрын
Here's to another year full of firearms, both blessed and cursed firearms
@mniakan35442 жыл бұрын
We’re more on the cursed side of things but yeah
@olavrell2 жыл бұрын
Could we get another look at Hunt: Showdown, given the changes to certain reload animations, additional weapons added and plenty of those not covered in the first video, would be fun.
@RiKSh4w2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention alternate ammo. Would love to hear insights on that.
@olavrell2 жыл бұрын
@@RiKSh4w True
@Mr_Fancypants2 жыл бұрын
Hunt showdown is so underrated, i want more people to play it
@onji52132 жыл бұрын
@@Mr_Fancypants It's slowly getting more attention. More content creators start covering. In last 30 day it had an 11% playercount increase. And you can see they increased budget for things like trailers so I think the game is growing more and more. Especially after Tarkov making high risk shooters more popular.
@Mr_Fancypants2 жыл бұрын
@@onji5213 neat!
@gh0st3x722 жыл бұрын
Is it odd that a almost found this nostalgic to watch?
@toaolisi7612 жыл бұрын
I subscribed to the Royal Armouries channel because of this series. I just couldn't get enough of Jonathan and his expert knowledge.
@_LazyTiger2 жыл бұрын
I've really loved following this series over the year. Thanks for making my Saturday mornings more enjoyable!
@n161612 жыл бұрын
I lived in Leeds city centre for about half of 2018, and I loved visiting Royal Armouries! Beautiful downtown canal area and a very cool museum.
@TheChadPad2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see this guy out on the range demonstrating these historic firearms
@Slake22 жыл бұрын
I doubt he shoots guns.
@absentmindedshirokuma85392 жыл бұрын
@@Slake2 he does, however not every gun in museum can be demonstrated due to how rare most of them.
@TheChadPad2 жыл бұрын
@@Slake2 oh I don’t!
@MyKelvin892 жыл бұрын
Someone that well versed in guns definitely shoots them
@Khrrck2 жыл бұрын
Check out Ian from Forgotten Weapons. They're friends and have quite a similar vibe, although I don't think Ian plays games.
@lucvdk11552 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best show i have ever watched on youtube since episode 1 came to my recommended. Thank you so much GameSpot and Jonathan for dragging me trough if i had a bad day.
@Torenhire2 жыл бұрын
Johnathan honestly seems like just an all-around swell guy. I am pretty sure I could listen to him talk about basically anything, whether I have any prior investment in the topic or not. This has been one of the most enjoyable series. I've absolutely learned a lot and appreciate his ability to be critical but not insulting! Game devs consult this man for your video game firearms! Ha!
@tom_fitz2 жыл бұрын
Jonathan is the MAN. Iconic.
@BallisticAero2 жыл бұрын
Never knew what gamespot was till I saw clips of Mr. Jonathan Ferguson. Really awesome idea to do this whole series
@I_Komang_Ari_Putra2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your service this year Jonathan 👍👍 Merry Christmas 🎅
@spethmanjones29972 жыл бұрын
I’ve had such a good time watching Jonathan’s videos over this past year. I’d love to buy this guy a pint and let him know how much we appreciate what he does!
@vonvard2 жыл бұрын
Said this in the last video, but Jonathan is a national treasure. Merry Christmas everyone x
@tacticalteager79202 жыл бұрын
Love this series! Being a gun enthusiast and other this is great. It's educational as well. Hopefully it will encourage developers to strive for accuracy in games.
@thenecrolept2 жыл бұрын
This guy is 100% of the reason I'm subbed to you guys. Keep him coming on, and keep up the quality content!
@Sturmjager2 жыл бұрын
You should do more Hunt: Showdown videos. A lot of guns there are pretty rare in video games like the vetterli and berthier.
@paecmaker2 жыл бұрын
I like that apart from a few weapons, all of these come from the games who are more tactical than your standard fps. It really shows the thought and care they take in creating their armaments.
@187Blondie2 жыл бұрын
Everytime i watch Jonathan it makes me wanna get the train to Leeds so i can go the Museum, havent been fir years! Definitely going in 2022
@Always_Cruising2 жыл бұрын
Just found these videos beginning of this month and it's really wanted time fly by during long days.
@NineteenEighty82 жыл бұрын
BEST KZbin SERIES EVER! Jonathon is a LEGEND in my book and that's coming from an US Army Airborne veteran. Thank you GameSpot!
@tidmouthmilk122 жыл бұрын
Been seeing this series popping up in my recommended a lot, finally got around to actually watching it a couple months back and have found it really interesting. Something I'd be interested in seeing next year would be the Half-Life series (and maybe Black Mesa)
@thcollegestudent2 жыл бұрын
I hope we get to see more of Jonathan in 2022, these video have been really fun to watch
@Mr_T_Badger2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Johnathan, Dave, the staff of the Royal Armories, and the staff of Gamespot. Thanks to all of you for making my 2020 a better year with all these lovely videos. Yes, I know most of you are probably sitting down to supper but it’s not even 1500 hrs here in Canada right now. ❤️
@rainiernqc2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to GameSpot, Jonathan and Royal Armouries.
@Szalami2 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, I hate gaming journalism, Jonathan is the sole reason I'm subbed to this channel.
@GameplayRunner2 жыл бұрын
Iam so hyped for 2022 with Gamespot Jonathan. Thx for 2021 !!! Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
@noahwilliams63912 жыл бұрын
Jonathan is going to love Marauders. It has a Viper Mk 1 in it and a bunch of well modeled WW2 guns but in space
@ryleighs95752 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Jonathan AND GameSpot staff! Thanks for a year so far of great content with this series :)
@BlackBlazeGaming2 жыл бұрын
As much as I hate Gamespot, this is the one thing they do that I fully support. Jonathan is a true expert and fun to watch.
@a10thunderboltii252 жыл бұрын
You guys should totally do ready or not!
@davidcopperfield35362 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Ferguson is my hero, I've loved every second watching him
@scruffiestofnerfherders73972 жыл бұрын
I love that in one segment he is wearing a Steel Panther "Death to all but Metal" shirt
@bossninjacat59582 жыл бұрын
11:42 "I've grabbed an AK not because none of you have seen an AK before... you have" that got me 🤣
@Roach_Dogg_JR2 жыл бұрын
I love how carefully he handles the guns, like when he was demonstrating the SAA Colt he wouldn't let the hammer fly forwards on its own and dry fire when he was pressing the trigger.
@rexone48632 жыл бұрын
Jonathan has served us well this year. Thanks for the videos guys!
@unwanted_zombie2 жыл бұрын
Great way to get guns off the street is to just give em to Jonathan. I enjoy him looking and talking about them probably more than I like shooting em.
@Gunbudder2 жыл бұрын
6:41 I think they are showing that the character shoots mainly by holding the trigger down and just releasing the hammer to fire instantly. This is technically faster than to set the hammer, then pull the trigger. Its also massively unsafe, as its how Baldwin killed his DP while filming Rust. Keeping the trigger held down is also how you would "fan shoot" from the hip by just slapping the hammer back, and its how cowboy trick shooters can shoot so insanely fast
@judgem0rt1s23 Жыл бұрын
Okay, the Aoka pistol really threw me for a loop. Primarily because I was DEAD CERTAIN he was going to talk about how implausible such a gun would be, and did not in any way expect for him to pull out a REAL LIFE VERSION OF SAID GUN! But that's been most of this series for me, really: Guns and gun accessories I thought would be impossible actually aren't all that implausible.
@Democracy-is-non-negotiable2 жыл бұрын
J.F. Such a legend at this point.
@h1tsc4n402 жыл бұрын
Haha! This series just gives and keeps on giving. Merry christmas to Johnatan, the Gamespot crew and Royal Armouries!
@kraja152 жыл бұрын
Man... It's wild to think that a whole year went by... ...without a single KF2 episode.
@fatherdex81742 жыл бұрын
Let Johnathan know that I at the very least will be visiting the royal armories next time I'm in the UK. I hope a bunch of others have been inspired to do the same by this absolute unit of knowledge and presentation.
@PedroRodrigues-je6xp2 жыл бұрын
I might pay to see Jonathan cooking, that man has some interesting aura of charisma that's quite neat
@Leon-fo9mj2 жыл бұрын
I'm seriously jealous of this dude's job..just be amazing working with history like that everyday..great input of obviously a knowledgeable guy
@Baby_Beers2 жыл бұрын
Honestly can’t stop watching this guy he’s great, funny and actually has played video games I hope he does every video game eventually
@boaz63462 жыл бұрын
one of the best parts is jonathan just casually pulling out guns
@noodle96212 жыл бұрын
this is the video I needed for Christmas day
@thetoastlord53552 жыл бұрын
This one man has saved this channel simply by explaining how bad or good games have made guns.
@amiraliahmadkhan69042 жыл бұрын
First of all thank you gamespot, royal armouries and most of all Jonathan for the amazing work that you guys do and I hope that this year will bring good fortune and happiness for you all and I have an request if it isn't too much to ask can Jonathan react to the weapons of the devil may cry series I really want to see his opinion on some of it's guns
@romanf96722 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite shows of 2021. Thank you guys
@crktritual2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Jonathan. It has been an honor, and privilege to watch your videos.
@venmosh48222 жыл бұрын
Very cool video! Thank you Jonathan Ferguson, Firearms & Artillery Expert at The Royal Armouries Museum & Thank you Gamespot. Merry Holidays to you all!
@NanoFromNichijou2 жыл бұрын
honey wake up new jonathan ferguson
@Ad_Asterisk2 жыл бұрын
Can GameSpot PLEASE pay for Jonathan to get a gaming PC? He could speak even more authoritatively about some of the game experiences he analyzes in this series and to be honest he deserves it for his great work.
@Comeechawaylama2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Jonathan and Dave!
@zeallust85422 жыл бұрын
I like how he mentions checking whether the gun is clear before loading a new belt. This is a man who knows his rules.
@tonypeppermint53292 жыл бұрын
Such a great time with Johnathan.
@DannyArcher19832 жыл бұрын
love your work Jonathan Ferguson
@christianbeck27922 жыл бұрын
We love you Jonathan
@piggosalternateaccount49172 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and big thank you to everyone involved
@ecrogue4496 Жыл бұрын
I really need to get over the pond and check out your armory. Seriously a life goal for myself.
@izaacthebeatchef2 жыл бұрын
I am subbing to GameSpot specifically for Jonathan. What a cool, witty, intelligent man. I never knew (really until I played Tarkov and came across these videos) that I'd be a gun nerd, and between Jonathan and Forgotten Weapons I am utterly fascinated. So please, keep going, and if there's any chance someone could pass on to Jonathan that he's the grooviest gun expert that'd be fantastic. Love your work
@jekizjenkins76902 жыл бұрын
Amazing series, happy to see it will continue next year
@ryxtan2 жыл бұрын
"I like that!" The unltimate compliment.
@ErwinPommel2 жыл бұрын
Woo! Nice Christmas present!
@slamshift69272 жыл бұрын
The Kolibri is what I'd call a "Proof of concept novelty piece". They wanted to prove how small they could make a semi auto pistol.
@xGamermonkeyx2 жыл бұрын
TY Jonathan for such a fun year of interesting videos! Can't wait for next year and more fun stuff ahead, and please, PLEASE do a Killzone series video in the new year!
@Bruhidk88352 жыл бұрын
Okay, this is at least more pleasant to see, than jonathan suffering from looking at the guns of Call of Dogshit: Cashgrabguard, it's like watching him being forced into a torture chamber, we can now at least see his top pics of his favorite firearms, we can all agree that this is much more peaceful to watch.
@HKG11Prototype2 жыл бұрын
those amogus drip tho 😩😩😩😩
@robert38592 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos, Jonathan!
@weeblbob2332 жыл бұрын
Best guy to know in the apocalypse.
@gbrading2 жыл бұрын
Here's to another year of the Royal Armouries and GameSpot collaboration!
@ufcfan19852 жыл бұрын
A Johnathon holiday special! Epic! It’s like a greatest hits!
@Prisoner_8492 жыл бұрын
I love the FN P90 it is hands down my most favorite weapon. I was actually happy when SG1 replaced the HK MP5 for the FN P90. The HK MP5 is a great weapon under certain conditions. I love how Amanda Tapping(Major Samantha Carter) demonstrates the FN P90. Funny enough Stargate is the Demonstration video for the FN P90.🤣Why not.
@gonzo862 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Jonathan!
@janfrancoelchikapu2 жыл бұрын
Royale armor museum 🤝 this channel
@Bigcat7262 жыл бұрын
The more of these videos the entertaining it is Everytime
@MrDirt2 жыл бұрын
next year you got to react to the guns from Borderlands 3. They are a highlight on their own.
@Liam.Lacoste2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the series! I can't get enough.
@TheGamingHellhound2 жыл бұрын
My friend has TWO German MG/08s and a C96 Mauser with the red 9 still on it
@deanospimoniful2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Jonathan, Royal Armouries, Gamespot, and Viewers.