How to be a Good Game Reviewer

[@Djindas]

"Your critizizing the game, this is not a proper review" is _definetly_ one of the Top 10 Quotes of all time

[@mattlarrubia]

absolute gamer moment

[@mangosarefun]

I literally had to rewind it to see if I heard that correctly. that comment is wild

[@Goosavich]

Not just criticizing but “Critizizing”

[@Abraham-Kaykski-Steinberg]

Your critizizing*

[@Santoryu90]

The lack of self-awareness is strong

[@seymorbuns5363]

“Finally, an unbiased review!” is just code for, “Finally, a review that agrees with me!”.

[@TieGuyTravis]

Yuuuup.

[@Talon3352]

"Finally, a review that confirms my biases!"

[@supermegaguy666]

More like "Finally, a review that agrees with me even though I haven't even played the game myself yet"

[@spinyslasher6586]

Reminds of the Dunkey quote 'You're nitpicking and biased!'.

[@ceryxfigmenti5377]

finally, an unbiased comment 😌

[@TonyDeGuglielmo]

The fundamental problem with game reviews is that the intended audience is people who are on the fence about buying a game, but the majority audience is people who have already bought the game and just want someone to tell them how good their purchase was

[@EPMTUNES]

Hi Murr from impractical jokers

[@msingleton82]

perfect summation

[@dhimandutta9376]

Sush, don't write so much truth in one comment. It might make some people cry.

[@justanape9149]

Literally. That why there’s so many people whining under bad starfield reviews.

[@clamhands42069]

The fundamental problem with this comment is that the intended audience is people who will believe anything they read on KZbin without any statistics to back up these claims.

[@grunkleg.2934]

Game Review rules: - 7 or lower is a bad review - 8 and above is a great review - If you're reviewing Xenoblade, only God can save you - Never under any circumstances reveal your thoughts about Pokemon, they will find your house

[@michellemadel3929]

As a xenoblade fan I can deconfirm, god actually won’t be able to save you

[@zluurkeaksz]

But what if the game has 7.01-7.99 score? Is it bad review? Or good one?

[@Anna03359]

@@zluurkeakszit’s just OK

[@CaH6633]

It's fine the Xenoblade fans actually legally can't come anywhere near me because I live within ten blocks of a school.

[@literallyjustgrass]

Its like the general vibe of the review is influenced by it's score, and then the viewer conflates a positive vibe with a good review, and a negative vibe with a bad one

[@hiimpixl]

"7 is a piss poor score. This game deserves an 8 minimum" is the funniest statement I've seen in a while.

[@DioBrando-qr6ye]

Starfield fanboys in a nutshell

[@Zectifin]

mid games that don't break the mold or try anything new. gotta give it at least an 8/10. you can't criticize it.

[@MaikuKokoro]

"you're critizizing the game, this is not a proper review" this is why the console wars rage on.

[@f.e.dassociated9137]

@@DioBrando-qr6yeyknow you could just play the game instead of hating on it, it’s really not bad but it could be better ofc

[@Gabo2oo]

Really puts in perspective how people think that the bad-to-good spectrum is 7-to-10 and any scores below that are a myth.

[@halkon4412]

It's hard to imagine that there was a time when reviews were supposed to help inform your purchasing decision, and not validate a purchase that you've already made. Edit: Some people are misinterpreting this as "old good, new bad". That was not the intended takeaway at all; I'm merely making an observation on the changing market for game reviews. To further clarify, I think that the demographic of people who search out opinion content related to the media they're currently invested in has grown massively in the past few decades, and has mostly eclipsed the "help me decide whether I should buy this thing or not" crowd. Opinion content fills a void left by the decline in real-life friendships; validation of one's experiences must now be attained from the collective zeitgeist rather than from neighbors and colleagues. Mainstream review sites like IGN and Gamespot represent this zeitgeist to many people; to others, Twitter or Reddit does, etc. I'm not throwing shade at anyone, as I'm guilty of engaging in this behavior myself. I also didn't mention anything about industry-media relations, which is a separate topic entirely. Finally, there's a lot of really good opinion content out there that *is* designed for people who have already bought the thing in question, because of course nuance exists.

[@SaucersOfficial]

Well said

[@denusklausen3685]

People only bother watching reviews of games they've already played.

[@ExpertPenguin]

This time never existed

[@aoBubs]

@@ExpertPenguin it's called the time before the internet. why would someone go dig up an old magazine or newspaper to read a review of something they already bought.

[@halkon4412]

@@ExpertPenguin A few decades ago, people weren't so antisocial that they consumed strangers' opinions as a form of entertainment. They used them as a source of utility. Today, dopamine is king when it comes to content. Utility is an afterthought at best.

[@buggs2024]

We need more people like Dunkey at IGN! Somebody give this man a raise!

[@Crobcar]

I nearly pissed myself at his delivery of "6/ 10" on cod comment, jesus im still crying

[@drill_don684]

this man "dunkey" isn't a real gamer and I doubt he's even a dunkey. IGN fire him!

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

Has Nintendo hired him yet??

[@Joosher56]

@@DasAntiNaziBroetchennah but don’t worry, he’s a been a sleeper agent for gamespot for 6 years

[@mastershooter64]

You mean Walter White?

[@joejosephi]

A beautiful twist on your classic "video game critics" series, putting the responsibility on the viewerbase. A fantastic new perspective on why the state of video game journalism is the way it is right now. 5/10

[@jacobkosh]

5/10? IGN should have hired a real youtube commenter.

[@mr.floofles3100]

this comment is COMPLETELY BIASED! you were ALL OVER THE PLACE! the video is as least a 7 or 8 outa ten (im watching it tomorrow) you’ve clearly never watched a dunkey video before

[@CasuallyShadow]

Yep

[@tomio8072]

Needed more knack

[@Fortnitesexgamer69420]

​@@mr.floofles3100You forgot the " you're criticizing the game. This is not a proper review."

[@tj_v2]

Only someone who likes IGN can review the reviews of an IGN reviewer. And that really came through in your review. We need more people like you in the reviewer review space.

[@Jokervision744]

Reviewer reviewer review space?

[@Andruthless]

1/10 take.. Will pick it up tomorrow

[@sveeme]

Give this man a raise!

[@madbuddha4587]

Waiting until it goes on sale

[@assassinprohd4539]

Nope that was a terrible review of reviews. Dunkey surly has lost all of my respect. Someone should replace him like a horse or something. Just an outdated overly negative review of reviews. 2/10

[@Bargadiel]

"The way he leaps off of rooftops and flips backwards to face the camera before falling into a headfirst dive is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a black teen. It gives me goosebumps every time he does it." My mouth was on the floor. I don't think I've ever heard a quote so intensely cringe yet made in such a way that was actually dead serious. I thought it was just a meme but I can't believe a real human being said that.

[@SweetKingTanner]

Had to rewind and make sure I heard correctly

[@DemsW]

That's a classic, big meme at the time

[@ziwuri]

Same here, I assumed that meme originated from a 4chan post or something. And this is how I found out it came from IGN of all places.

[@WasntmeNed]

@@ziwuri Gamespot

[@kraziel]

He did really say that, huh

[@SpookyBellman]

“IGN finally gives a fair and great review, super excited to pick up the game tomorrow” So he’s happy that they’ve validated his opinion on a game he doesn’t even own yet. Incredible

[@Will140f]

Hahaha I missed that! That’s just astonishingly dumb

[@tabien888]

Was the game fire emblem three hopes? That game was awful I was begging for it to end and I wasted 60 euros on that shit 😭

[@KM-fb1kw]

Nah. He's going to go buy a second copy because he loved it so much.

[@fkndingus900]

Honestly looks like a comment written by a bot lol

[@SuperFlawless2010]

Bootlegger 😂😂😂

[@MerpyJoe]

This video validates my opinions. We really need more videos like these.

[@flux1940]

The way dunkey reveals the obvious bias of the average hardcore videogame enthusiasts and the pressure they put on reviewers while facing his own community at the same time is just full of the exaggerated swagger of an truly intellectual moke. It gives me goosebumps every time he does it.

[@Mene0]

Give this commenter a raise, he clearly understood the point of the video and enjoyed it. Need more comments like this one

[@lenodas3567]

@@Mene0 Give this commenter a raise, he clearly took inspiration from the video. Need more comment reviewers like this one

[@mchvz_]

Fire this commenter ^ seriously unprofessional In the way they maliciously plagiarized the same parent comment. I'm sick and tired of not having proper commenters here.

[@Igoorboy]

Great job Flux1940, honestly i dont know who else could have done this comment, besides you!

[@flux1940]

you're critizizing my comment, this is not a valid opinion @@I_am_not_alive02

[@lovellrose4972]

The way Dunkey posts quality upload after quality upload is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a black teen. It gives me goosebumps every time he does it.

[@SquirrellyOtter]

Well we all know Dunkey is black so the swagger is both expected and deserved

[@jf3nr]

@@SquirrellyOtter dunkeys parents werent actually white, Kappa

[@cakewolf44]

He's actually of Puerto Rican descent.

[@donpollo3154]

@@cakewolf44 he's actually a black grandma, he confirmed it in one of his videos

[@firehouse5767]

Yeah that review was sus lol

[@honord9166]

Jesus, give this man a raise or something and keep adding more people passionate like him for video game reviews.

[@Element_Doom]

2:25 lmao it's YOU

[@honord9166]

yes sir! ^^@@Element_Doom

[@WolfHaley_HDtv]

🧙🏽‍♂️

[@topkek7587]

CONSOOOOOOM!!!

[@williamshakemilk2192]

[@Sherkel]

"Give this man a raise" means "give this person more money for making me feel better about money I spent". Whoa...

[@soaster4568]

Finally someone who understands game journalism. Dunkey give this man a raise!

[@acmartialarts2227]

Don’t forget the obviously

[@nikshakya7389]

Finally someone who understands KZbin comments. Munkey give this man a raise!

[@ChilisOfficial]

@@nikshakya7389 Finally someone who's passionate and understands youtube replys. susan give this man a raise

[@AlexRejba]

Finally, a true gamer reviews game reviews.

[@tokothegecko]

"Finally a fair review, can't wait to pick this up and play tomorrow" Yes! I also love it when reviews validate my opinions on games I haven't played! Really makes me feel like Spider-Man!

[@cosmicabyss7358]

Don't ever criticize a game when you review it. Just review it without criticism.

[@eliasisaev7060]

Really makes me feel like an exaggerated swagger of a black teen

[@PrincessFelicie]

@@cosmicabyss7358 Look, if your review isn't a long form advertisement for the game I've decided I'll center my personality around for the next two weeks, then is it even a review? Give this man a paycut IGN

[@swaggerb0y69]

Dunkeys greatest skill as a reviewer is his unmatched ability to make points by just reading comments 10/10 review channel, they should give this man a raise

[@bauersporslin522]

Great review of dunkeys reviews, you bring up some interesting points. They should make this guy review more reviews!

[@SyncrisisVideos]

he gave this video a thumbs down tho so he's the last person I'd trust to review.

[@leoguado2]

We need more dunkey like this. Give this review a raise!

[@iplayunity8764]

Just never give overhyped games less than 8/10 and you will be the goat reviewer of the internet

[@HikariSakai]

I find it funny that when they give an 8 they're like awesome review but as soon as you lower it to 7 oh boy you're on the fanboys shit lists lol

[@abuck7909]

Really hits the sweet spot for “good but has some flaws to not make it great”. The reviewer guys have it down to a science

[@FlipFlopGod]

Shhhhhhh Don’t tell the fanboys of (place game title here) about this, they don’t like opinions

[@bernbern309]

When you got dudes like jez corden crying about how giving Starfield any lower than an 8 is cynical it just shows me people need confirmation bias.

[@bringbackdislikes3195]

No I won't, either say what you want directly or keep cowering like you always do.@ForgiveZharion

[@monkyk1ng]

I like how Dunkey has went from a game reviewer to a Gaming Philosopher

[@meestersecure9060]

He sucks at a lot of games and bags on elements that he looked past. He's more like a guy who likes Nintendo games and sometimes plays other games.

[@c3nty2]

He's a review reviewer. And a reviewer reviewer. Truly meta. Can't wait till he's a reviewer reviewer reviewer.

[@noelvalenzarro]

@@meestersecure9060Where is your head at?

[@Loseirdo]

has *gone

[@raviponso3887]

​​@@meestersecure9060If he is truly that bad, how come he can beat Dark Souls with a USB steering wheel?

[@brubmomento9812]

This video was phenomenal. Big Mode, give this man a raise!

[@PROMANIA-q3v]

​@ForgiveZharionI think it translates to: Translating this is a giant waste of time.

[@MercurialStatic]

The last time Dunkey did something like this, Death Stranding came out.

[@koenigvonbayern]

9/10

[@shroomer3867]

Can't wait to watch more munkey!

[@AYVYN]

The video was mediocre. Big Mode, bankrupt this man!

[@overlanderjoe]

ign reviews are great. really in-depth analyses, great understanding of core mechanics and an incredibly deep appreciation of characterization and story. 4/10

[@ap1evideogame44]

A 4/10? Seriously? This guy's gotta learn how to watch IGN reviews right. 10/10

[@GamesRUs-bj2ut]

A 4/10? It deserves a 8/10 at the very least.

[@chickenpng459]

they should get someone who likes ign to rate these ign reviews

[@nidula]

You are too nice, personally, I would give them a 3.5/10

[@infectiontag1328]

4/10 is a piss poor score. this deserves a 5 at minimum.

[@skeetazaurus]

"They should have a fan of the game do the review" is the kind of "quality" control that gave us what The Big Short was about.

[@Arkanna96]

That was probably the worst take from the comments in there. "ah yes, we need someone who likes this already no matter what, so that they only say good things about it instead of attempting to be objective like you should when reviewing something".. great call. It didn't even have that bad of a grade.

[@lucasnadamas9317]

Thanks just wanted to find 1 original/funny comment before leaving, thanks for not making me have to scroll for 10 hours

[@sammyshafty3485]

same @@lucasnadamas9317

[@purplebatdragon]

The joke was that Dunkey immediately shows that the reviewer IS a fan of the series, as he gave KH3 a positive review. People think that if you criticize something, you're not a "true fan".

[@Per_Sun]

@@ahmadmalaki8364 It's obvious you have never watched a Dunkey video and don't even understand the genre.

[@pin9326]

Well done Dunkey. You made SURE it has a little something for everyone.

[@tooshaz3730]

@@feetyeet8538 cool story

[@Xcrindelle]

​@@feetyeet8538did you even read the comment bot?

[@piccoloatburgerking]

@ForgiveZharion Now translate this! ฆ่าตัวตาย

[@samuelpreston601]

And he got 0 dislikes while doing it!

[@jqyhlmnp]

Bailu

[@peteg22397]

Great review Dunkey. This is why they should always get competent reviewers of videogame reviewer reviewers. Nintendo, give this man a raise!

[@sebastianmaidan1796]

No raise until Knack 3 comes out. Come on Nintendo

[@geo_frou]

OMG 😆😆

[@MrDodgeNDive]

This is one of the best games reviewer reviewer review I have ever reviewed! Succinct and to the point. Bravo!

[@davidhong1934]

​@@MrDodgeNDive I don't know, I want a second opinion, preferably from a professional reviewer of video game reviewer reviews

[@laughingwarlock]

Dunkey and Zero Punctuation are the only video game critics I trust. IGN should give both of them a raise.

[@CaptainDoomsday]

ZP is a great way to tell how easily you can optimize the fun out of a game. Perfect for the gamer who wants to keep that "fun" BS out of their gaming experience.

[@laughingwarlock]

@@CaptainDoomsday Hard disagree. ZP is a critic who just doesn't put up with any BS when playing a game. He's a credit to IGN's staff.

[@JG-yk6ny]

I love the way Dunkey gives his reviews with the exaggerated swagger of a black teen, gives me goosebumps every time.

[@NottherealLucifer]

​@@CaptainDoomsdayYou have no idea what you're talking about. Yahtzee Croshaw doesn't optimize a goddamn thing when he's playing a game, with the only exception being if he has to smash through a boring game in just a weekend's time, and even then he'll outright say that that's what he did during the review video. He's consistent, and he's the perfect reviewer because of that. A game reviewer just needs consistency to be used as a tool to determine whether or not you might like a game they're reviewing. A reviewer who has loved every single Legend of Zelda game can't be trusted when they say the new Legend of Zelda game is a 10/10, but since Yahtzee Croshaw tends to shit on all the bad parts of even the video games he loves, him liking the new Legend of Zelda game actually means something. IGN is useless because most of their reviews are 7-10/10 scores, regardless of how bad the game is seen by the majority of its own players. To summarize this entire reply, Yahtzee doesn't need to have fun while playing a video game, _any_ video game, he just needs to have this same opinion about similar types of games so that when he has an out of place opinion, it stands out.

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time

[@olorin_i_maia]

The review of reviewers was really top-notch in its use of reviewing the viewers’ reviews to review the reviewer’s views. 10/10

[@tahunuva4254]

Finally, a fair and accurate review of dunkey's reviewer review that I can trust. I look forward to viewing this review.

[@Brimbo]

​@@tahunuva4254Great review of Dunkey's reviewers review review. KZbin, give this guy a raise

[@mcfarlane2701]

11/10 stroke you just gave me

[@straultzee]

This review of Dunkey's reviewers video is fantastic, it really makes you FEEL like a commenter. 9/10

[@sathvikgurupalli9897]

cringe

[@moc3452]

Great job, Jason! Honestly, I don't know who else could have done this video, besides you! Give this man a raise!

[@williamfalls]

Terrible giving a 7/10. It should have been at least an 8/10!

[@aleksanderzaremba9695]

Dunkey should get a rise from IGN for this review.

[@Gigawat]

Who is Jason?

[@ethyr]

@@Gigawat that guy who played in the movie friday the 13th

[@kingstarscream3807]

It's Dunkey to you, kid.

[@imnotnuggets]

Give this dunk a raise! Absolutely incredible review of a guy reviewing a guy who reviewed a guy. We need more journalists like you!

[@DoubleYouTeeEff]

I read that in dunkey's voice for some reason

[@ricardohoang8452]

Dunkview lol

[@itsmejinxfromleagueolegendsrea]

I'm gonna leave a negative review on this one mate. It's nitpicking and biased. You should have given this video at least a 17/5 doofus

[@ДаниилСоколов-д7ъ]

Game grades: 1-6 - never use these 7 - total shit 8 - average 9 - great one 10 - made by a huge and well-known developer

[@schizoframia4874]

This is why there should not be a number at the end of the review

[@quaza2001]

They should use letters

[@schizoframia4874]

@@quaza2001 in what way lol

[@quaza2001]

@@schizoframia4874 There are 10 numbers, but there are at least 28 letters which means more exact scores

[@ziyair2998]

ah yes, Larian Studios, biggest and most well-known studio there ever is

[@discoolphin4255]

It's amazing dunkey has been able to survive in the game critic sphere without losing his sense of humor or becoming jaded

[@mikeesteves8427]

i think he does it by not reviewing anything he doesnt care about.

[@wspencerwatkins]

@@john_smith_johnhe didn’t make anything up. Game critics are real, so are spheres. He just brought the two together like any famed pioneer

[@lildyo]

@@wspencerwatkinsspheres aren’t real man, wtf

[@wspencerwatkins]

@@lildyo sounds like you’ve got a bad sphere fear

[@brsmax]

@@wspencerwatkins are you seeing the game critic sphere in the room with us right now spencer?

[@zacadam4129]

Really enjoying this Dunkey arc based around people not understanding how reviews work

[@malaria6171]

mans been clowning reviewers for years cause we all know dunkey's opinion is what truly matters

[@TehParismio]

Like he did!

[@FafliXx]

Can we really call it an arc when it has been ongoing since he started making reviews?

[@rinkashikachi]

​@@malaria6171not everytime though. His opinion really sucks when it comes to plot heavy RPGs (regular ones, I can't stand JRPGs too, even though he gives them unfair criticism in certain situations). He has short attention span and needs instant gratification for his actions with rare exceptions otherwise the game is instadoodoo according to him. Also he values mechanical gameplay too much over everything else. If there is no gameplay that keeps you on your toes, he is lost. Such gameplay is obviously good quality, but its absence doesnt mean that the game is instantly 2/10

[@stokkejanraggio9091]

swoosh@@rinkashikachi

[@gratefulcranegames]

This really sends home how reviewers truly understand that my favourite games are masterpieces and anyone saying otherwise is too stupid to get my clear superiority and genius in game choice, epic video Mr. OnkeyDonkey.

[@chadsensei]

What a thrill, watching his descent from being Walter White back into being his dunkey persona was so entertaining. It felt like I was on a roller coaster of emotion through this entire IGN Review and, quite frankly, it has a little something for everyone. 7/10

[@SpaceMissile]

7/10?! this guy doesn't know anything. it should be a 7.1 at the very least.

[@chickenpng459]

amazing review! he gave it a good score and there was no bias there either. give this man a raise!

[@Redhotquagmire]

It really makes you FEEL like a video game critic KZbinr with a funny side who's also good at writing skits and perfecting the timing on their joke deliveries. 3.5/10

[@peterk.2108]

JOKER PERSONA 5 HOW FUCKING COULD YOU

[@Faircraft3]

7/10? You are criticising the video

[@it4040]

This is the best Dunkey video I've seen in a while. Thank you for making a non-biased video. I don't know who else could've done this video besides you.

[@oompadoowop159]

Give this man a raise.

[@hehmde]

@@oompadoowop159 I don't have money

[@oompadoowop159]

@@hehmde a good reviewer would, get him outta here

[@skidm0]

"IGN finally gives a fair and great review." "Super hyped to pick up this game tomorrow." "I haven't played the game yet but your review is in line with my perceived value of the game! Best review ever!" The irony kills me.

[@bobhill9845]

Wonder how many of those comments are from people who already played, but just want to get mad.

[@Chachumbabub]

I wonder how many of those comments are from people

[@PotatoEnjoyer76]

I like the part where he said 4/10.

[@Hellock_222]

Yes but he needs to give every game more or 8/10 to be a good reviewer. as we saw in the video.

[@milonuno361]

​@Hellock_222 you're criticizing not reviewing, this is why we should have gamers review and not jounralist or random people on KZbin 🤬😡 (😂)

[@eskimocheeks9911]

Yeah or a carrot or something

[@xyzephan]

"A critic's power lies in the consistency of their voice." Dunkey genuinely crystallized what I value in someone's opinion 6 years ago when he dropped that.

[@nosferatu4444]

can we all take a moment and appreciate Paulie? I really feel he's the unsung hero behind the success of this channel. Dunkey could never get things on and off the screen by himself

[@enyajungle]

No. Paulie, get the boulder.

[@benjiusofficial]

"Hob. Paulie, bring up the gamplay for Hob." "No, Paulie, that's not right." "GODDAMMIT PAULIE!" The internet does not forget your crimes, Paulie.

[@antoniolewit7852]

And somehow playing Co-op with dunkey when playing breath of the wild; paulie messed up once and got fired but knew he’d be nothing without him

[@RH_Chillin]

Yes... but only true OGs remember Joey Bonzo

[@ciaranpatrick6859]

Paulie is great on the show but what he said when he was invited on the Joe Rohan podcast was not okay. It sorta shifted my view of him as a character on “videogamedunkey” and made me realize it was just an act. I don’t think I can enjoy his work anymore. Plus his excessive use of the hard R… 😬

[@AllBrainsNoSoul]

Calling out commenters with no self awareness was way more satisfying than I was expecting. Please bring this back every year or two.

[@metacob]

As a kid in the 90s, I was reading different game magazines. I remember one that could be pretty brutal with its scores, really taking advantage of the entire spectrum. The top grades were so rare that I could afford to buy a lot of the games that got them, and they never disappointed. Really regretted spending my pocket money on a game that looked good but didnt get a top score, and I had to admit they were right after all.

[@stolensentience]

og psm was the best

[@Gatorade69]

There was magazines like EGM that had 4 people review the same game. It told you a little bit about the reviewer and what they currently enjoyed the most. Like the review for Turok on the N64 one reviewer gave it an 8 and another gave it a 5.5 with the other two giving it a 7. I feel that is a good way for an entity like IGN to review stuff. I cannot name any IGN reviewer and any IGN reviews are simply passed off as IGN.

[@savekittiesgettitties2801]

​@@Gatorade69used to love EGM, especially when they had those mini comics in them with the knockoff pokemon.

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

Multiple gamers reviewing always helps. Especially with different tastes. I've seen KF have one where someone hated it, someone loved it and someone else was in between then they explained rationale. @@Gatorade69

[@SakamotoSuzumiya]

​@@Gatorade69DUDE EGM was my JAM back in the day! I loved the bad reviews because they were usually absolutely hilarious, and the good ones were also great (for obvious reasons). I remember not having certain systems and being able to at least admire the games I really wanted to play via the magazine and whatnot.

[@Ragrock15]

This review mad me want to go out and give this man a raise because he shows only gamers can review reviews.

[@akpsyche1299]

This is the best review of reviews I've ever seen. Clearly this man knows his stuff when it comes to reviews. He deserves a raise.

[@Lamafiasiberiana]

Actually this is a review of reviews of reviews.

[@queuedjar4578]

@@Lamafiasiberiana This comment reviewed a comment reviewing the review of review of reviews. 6/10 Good Comment.

[@jamesfunnymorrison8305]

Thank you for making a non-biased youtube comment. Best comment i have seen.

[@Lamafiasiberiana]

​@@queuedjar4578Thank you. I'll take that with the exaggerated swagger of a black teen.

[@conor7168]

Once again, zero dislikes. Another objective dunkey masterpiece!

[@byakka]

Finally someone gives a fair and great review to this amazing video!

[@hewhoisnamed9050]

Give this man a raise!

[@kolo5141]

There are exactly 420 dislikes

[@fonnyjootball512]

a little something for everyone

[@justinkaz]

740 now

[@L.K.48]

I rate this video 10/10, an amazing masterpiece which will definitely stand the test of time. IGN give this man a raise!

[@shinjiplays2309]

Amazing review. Can't think of anyone who could do a better one

[@ammonoler5786]

​@@shinjiplays2309this is the best review of a KZbin comment I have seen in over a decade

[@fernando4959]

Y'all are clowning right - this is actually such a terrible review. Did you even sorry, too lazy to type the rest

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Great review, get a raise

[@pentbot]

It's really got a little something for everyone.

[@TheMightyKicks]

“great review! Im sure the patches will fix everything , best to wait a few weeks to play!” 2 years later. 💀

[@ReineDelanuy]

104 weeks is a "few weeks" on the scale of the universe. your comment is totally biased and only criticizing.

[@blarblablarblar]

Unironically it looks like the patches did fix everything eventually. Gotta appreciate that the developers stuck with the project and finished it instead of moving on

[@barney993]

​@@blarblablarblaror they could just finish it before putting it out but i guess that's asking too much. Standard are so low now.

[@arthurius_3022]

​@@blarblablarblarWe should aprecciate finished games

[@gliscaldabagni]

U payed full price for an unfinished game (marketed as finished btw) and now praising the developers for making it good after 2 years or more. Is like paying full price for a big mac, then receiving only the bread and then, after one month, a McDonald's employee comes to your house and gives u the other parts and for this u thank him and the company. (This fucking scam of a game won best ongoing game at the game awards)💀💀💀💀

[@coopdakeep]

Well done "VIDEOGAMEDUNKEY" for finally hiring someone who has the mental fortitude to understand the day to day innerworkings of video games at an acceptable level. Give this Dunkey guy a raise won't ya?? Best strand-type reviewer out there.

[@Nate-bd8fg]

How did I KNOW that "strand-type" was gonna be qouted

[@bluexalphatroop4538]

Dunkey’s delivery of the review at 2:12 is Oscar worthy.

[@tanzid5490]

DUnkey's delivery is the USP of this channel

[@cshay62]

SYAUCKHS OUTTA TEHN!!

[@cjmizanin1]

This review of a reviewer, reviewing other reviews is spot-on! 8/10

[@daverayz3064]

He sounded just like eren when he gets angry lmao

[@deadchannel2837]

I’m sampling the sound wave of him saying “10” and turning it into a top chart hit try and stop me

[@yenzpz1374]

I fucking love when the public/consumers get called out every now and then. They can be just as bad with a total lack of self-awareness. Love it

[@fstcsvn]

They are not just as bad, they are worse 9/10 times

[@GT2OOO]

The public/consumers are like 75% of the reason why some of my favourite franchises don't know even what to do with their games

[@rockstonic52]

​@@fstcsvn9/10 is a piss poor score

[@DeeperWithDiego]

99% of online criticism of game developers are just the consumer projecting their faults onto them.

[@yelye9230]

@@fstcsvn 9/10?? Such a fitting score! Thank you for staying passionate for the craft, as always!

[@zachdugan7320]

People's reactions to game reviews reveal something about humans that's critical to understand. By default, we perceive intelligence primarily based upon how effectively someone reinforces our worldviews.

[@johnnysalery7383]

Funny enough, this is almost exactly how politics works lol Unfortunately, when Gaming and Politics mix together, it usually results in the companies outright denying any sort of bias and or personal political views because the public WILL call them out on it. Granted not everyone thinks the same way, so of course there will always be people who try to defend IGN or any other Gaming Journalist site because they feel the larger majority is “Too Harsh” on these critics. When in reality it only serves to muddy the waters for short period of time and causes no real change anyways. It’s for that reason the I prefer to keep my personal opinions to myself. I’d rather enjoy something for what it is then base my entire existence on the opinion of someone else….

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@johnnysalery7383 BTW what are you thoughts on the steam deck?

[@th3mdt]

Man, Dunkey's really sharpening the knives for when he starts releasing games himself.

[@ts4gv]

after all his dunks on game journalism BigMode games will be totally immune to any criticism in his comments lol

[@GiveMeTheRice]

You say that as if he’s not used to causing riots with every review he makes

[@flixbydre]

this video really makes you feel like you work for IGN

[@Cerebrum_Nebula]

It has a little something for everyone 🗿

[@joememes4]

​@ForgiveZharion no one care's lil bro

[@flixbydre]

@@joememes4 u ratio'd them outta existence lmao

[@SpawnOfHades]

This video had no mention of donkeykong and yet dunkey still gave it a proper, unbiased, and enthusiastic review. Your channel deserves more recognition, keep it up

[@franciscofarias6385]

The underrated indie gem videogamedunkey. This is why gamers should review KZbin channels, not journalists

[@floatinggoose9197]

No, Dunkey is nit picking and Bias. I win, bye bye

[@matt4193]

The way he leaps off of barrels and flips backwards to face the camera before falling head first dive is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a Kong protagonist.

[@llamalord111]

Didn't mention Super Mario bros 2 trash vid 2/10

[@SomebodysCrackers]

dude who tf let that "exaggerated swagger" line go to print lmaoo

[@bbbbbbb51]

It is the cringiest quote I have heard in years. That reviewer is mindbroken

[@pauloricardo-wn6ps]

respect for them to keep the video up all these years and don't even disable the comments

[@blaiseoffury4866]

Was drinking some water at work when I heard the “exaggerated swagger of a black teen” line from gamespot and ended up doing an actual spit take on my laptop. Thank you Dunkey.

[@Shnarfbird]

"This is what kids like, isn't it?" - Last words before someone puts memes in their marketing, killing them instantly

[@mikieswart]

i hope your laptop is okay

[@OmegaChungUs]

That spiderman review really caught me off guard lmao. No chance this dude wrote that line down, said it out loud and thought that was completely fine 💀💀💀💀

[@michaelfleming9908]

“It really makes you FEEL like black teen Spider-Man”

[@ghostlyninja125]

People that say that sorta crap wish they were black themselves. Man talked about him like a fantasy race from WoW

[@desperadooshm6961]

@@ghostlyninja125 The reviewer is black tho lmao. I remember him making a video afterwards trying to explain himself from the backlash

[@MaxwellTornado]

I don't see anything wrong with it, so I'm assuming it's because of some yankee racism thing.

[@accountnotfound4209]

​@@desperadooshm6961 that makes sense black teens who are into gaming and comics are excited that their race finally have some space in the industry

[@drewshea8257]

Didn't expect to see the exaggerated swagger clip in here, 9/10 dunk man. We need more passionate guys like this on the platform. I'm gaving this a gamer review of 9/10

[@adamlevin438]

This is the best drewshae8257 I’ve seen this millennia

[@graveyardmilk]

thanks i put a lot of time into this video

[@maecabre]

9 is a piss poor score, this video deserves a 10 at minimum

[@AndyAtHome]

I was kind of zoning out after so many reviews and then "the exaggerated swagger of a black teen" hit me in the face like a bucket of cold water

[@renarduwu]

Dunkey transcendended by reviewing reviews from critically aclaimed reviewers! Dunkey is the best Reviewer reviewer ive seen, he should have a raise!

[@kylerclarke2689]

7 = basically a zero 8 = fair, balanced, give this man a raise

[@Minarreal]

The implication that this video makes is so on-point. Bad scores usually translate to backlash unless the game is deemed to be demonstrably bad by the community already (like Gollum), whereas great scores will be lauded and people will activate their weird ass "best IGN review in a decade" fetish. This happens every single time, and I hope it doesn't stop. Admittedly, that Xenoblade review was indeed originally super bad.

[@peregrine3400]

I believe it's more about the confirmation of bias. These comments expose the way they really think, how they're only looking for someone with a title to confirm their bias. I don't doubt that they were excited when they found a review with a good score and exclaimed out loud "That's what I'm saying!" when it's supposed to be entirely unbiased.

[@NYC_Goody]

It's super obnoxious.

[@schmecklin377]

its even funnier when its like the only 9/10 review and theyre like "finally an UNBIASED review!"

[@Paangu]

"Finally a reviewer who's unbiased, and by that I mean they agree with my opinion. I also felt like _ was a masterpiece and all I could find were biased haters who have always hated games developed by _. They've literally never said anything good about _'s games ever. How could they even review a _ game when they're not even a true fan of the series?! You deserve more views for your unbiased and fair reviews."

[@ammakko]

The opposite happens too: people shitting on high score reviews and praising low ones.

[@paparoxo3606]

I'm just stopping by to say that Videogamedunkey is a genius. This is exactly how people react to reviews. The man is a visionary.

[@nathanhollow0]

this review was phenomenal. we need more reviews like this Donkey. give this man a raise.

[@g0hm47]

Got it, the key to making a great review is to tell each indiviual viewer exactly what they want to hear.

[@Wyvernnnn]

I'm the exagerated swagger of a black teen and this is 10/10

[@laxy9238]

That's the reason why dunkey video is good

[@seashoree1]

Give this man a raise, this is why you get gamers to review gaming reviews

[@tommy_j_jefferson2167]

I was having an absolutely horrible day and this put a much needed smile on my face… thank you for being you, Dunkey :’)

[@devmisra8765]

6 out of 10

[@hellomate2405]

Everything gwan be ariiight bruder.

[@aooide]

7/10 comment

[@sa1f43]

4/10 comment. 5/7 with rice.

[@SummonerGER]

Phenomrnal video finally somebody that understands the intricacy of not only video game reviewing, but also the reviewing of video game reviewers and the smart and whitty comments that come with them. At first i wasn't sure if dunkey is up to the task to do an unbiased review while pointing out all the major and minor points, but i was positively surprised by the end. What a rollercoaster of emotions!! Again, just phenomenal! 6/10

[@SHUTDOWNOfficial]

Pathetic. They should have gotten an actual Dunkey fan for this comment, not a random commenter who obviously knows NOTHING of the intricacies of his work. KZbin comments died long ago.

[@Nif-kun]

Finally, an unbiased review! Truly phenomenal.

[@johnnypopstar]

This commenter doesn't even recognise the swagger of a black youth that Dunkey possesses due to him being a black youth. A travesty. 11/10.

[@yousaidthusly461]

This was a phenomenal review of reviewers, by a phenomenal reviewer! BigMode needs to keep hiring and retaining big-name talent like you, and if they were to get rid of you as a video game critic somehow, I WOULD DIIIIEEEEEE!

[@mattperaica7308]

Great review of Dunkey’s review on reviewers @yousaidthusly461. Give this man a raise!

[@WinterSina]

someone give this guy a raise!!!

[@captaincuttlefish]

Donkey finally gives a fair and great review. Super hyped to watch this video in a few weeks.

[@SplinketWarrior]

3:30 "you're criticizing the game, this is not a proper review" will go down in history as one of the greatest KZbin comments ever made

[@KarhuLP]

Thank you Walter White for this excellent review of review scores. Such a difference, when a professional like you takes their time to give a fair and balanced assessment.

[@kurosu-samaklipleri7090]

When he said "I am not critcising, İ am the critic" I shart my pants 😭😭

[@MisterDoctorProfessorPainbrush]

@@kurosu-samaklipleri7090 Let this meme die

[@razorsharpplays2619]

This review was a 10/10. Give this man a raise.

[@redlunatic2224]

Great review review. I may not be an expert review review reviewer, but I'm sure any reviewer would benefit from re-viewing this review review often if they wish to get a good anual review.

[@shittown3billionbutepic]

huh

[@mungodude]

I had to view this comment more than once to be able to appreciate it fully. Once I re-re-viewed it, everything just clicked into place. 8.9/10 comment, would recommend

[@MindinViolet]

This was a very solid review review. I give it 75.23 out of 82.14.

[@remdot]

despicably solid grammar

[@caleschley]

This is 10/10 the greatest review I have seen about reviewers. If only those guys at those other reviewer review companies had reviewer reviewers like Dunkey.

[@GregoryPrice]

Dunkey is the game review reviewer we both need and deserve.

[@AUserName-fv8zj]

No you dont get it. He’s the game review reviewer reviewer we need and deserve.

[@dirrdevil]

Great video. Good story. Good graphics. Good gameplay. It really makes you feel like a game reviewer. 5/10.

[@spinyslasher6586]

​@@LOLdotEXEThis is the worst reply to a comment I've ever seen. They should get an actual fan of Dunkey's comment section to review this reply. It's obvious you've never seen a Dunkey comment section.

[@bettyspaghetti3018]

@@spinyslasher6586 Did you even watch through the video's content? You spoil all of the Dunkey comment section lore just to flex your reply writing prowess or whatever. At least give it a higher rating than the original comment, as you do with most of the other mainstream comments. But this? This isn't how you do a reply.

[@PickleBeanBoss]

This video really made me FEEL like a good game reviewer

[@DocDocGoose15]

I love how Dunkey immediately dropped the handler bit

[@jorgenjorgensen2739]

This is a great Reviewer-type experience. Can't wait for more

[@stefan5573]

review-type game

[@SpaceMissile]

really made me _feel_ like a videogame.

[@kiyasuihito]

Running a game dev publishing company, AND making these videos. THIS guy is taking over the world 🎉

[@coronaviruscid8202]

I think its just crazy how if they only gave out 10/10 reviews they would appeal to everyone since all games that I really enjoy are 10/10

[@resiseven7407]

you could even say there'd be a little something for everyone

[@dbfzato-1327]

surly even in the games you enjoy can pick a few gripes or things that could be better nothing is ever a 10

[@themodesthavel]

"The way he leaps off of the rooftops and flips backwards to face the camera, before falling into a headfirst dive, is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a black teen" I have not laughed that hard in a while

[@TheIvanMilky]

Absolutely bizarre 🤣🤣

[@KappaTea]

I think a side note that adds to how people react to the more positive reviews is that it’s much easier for a writer to come off as passionate (especially in a relatively short form review) when discussing something they love. As a result, the nines and tens come of as more “human” than the middling and even negative ones

[@BladedEdge]

Well, unless you're Roger Ebert. We miss you, Rog.

[@YourPalHDee]

What would be the purpose of watching a review just to hear something praised? Isn't the ENTIRE purpose of a review to save you the time and money of buying a game and not enjoying it? People are imbeciles. If you want something to tell you the game is good, just go watch the trailer.

[@babatazyah]

I wrote music reviews for a website a long time ago, and I hated writing about stuff that I found bland. At least really negative reviews about something I hated can be fun to write.

[@Katy133]

I like remembering Anton Ego's speech from the movie Ratatouille: "I don't _like_ food, I _love_ it. If I don't love it, I don't swallow." Meaning, critics can also be negative about something _because_ of their passion and knowledge on a subject, not _despite_ it.

[@archermahou8910]

And then there's Zero Punctuation. Now Yahtzee knows how to passionately tear a game a new one.

[@memey822]

Wow, that was actually an amazing dunkview I’ll take my hat off and admit it

[@crosscourttennis1796]

Finally you take your hat off its been so many years

[@pizzaboneztv2879]

I'll put my hat back on, and then take my hat off, then I will eat my hat, then my hat will eat me

[@patrickhanlon2325]

On a serious note, im so glad Dunkey makes these videos. People really do be goofy when they comment about IGN

[@irvancrocs1753]

I don't get it, if people already like and love the game why even bother looking for review and complain about the reviewer's opinion in first place tho. Isn't the point of review to give more insights for people who have no idea or haven't played the game? Instead they went into a rabid mode just because they don't hear what they want to hear despite knowing opinion is subjective for each person in first place 😅

[@Svenson_IV]

@@irvancrocs1753 It's just a bunch of people looking for buyers validation or they're feeling buyers remorse so they either look up the review to see if they made a great choice with the game they just bought or in the other case, they don't like the game, see the reviewer liked it and think the reviewer at IGN doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@Svenson_IV Agreed also what are your thoughts about the steam deck?

[@bucelliLeo]

I really loved this review of game reviews! I can tell that dunkey really is a very big fan of ign reviews and a man who truly understands the genre! I am glad they got him to review it, I doubt anyone else could have done as good a job as he.

[@numnut154]

Great job, Jonathon! Honestly, I don't know who else could have done this review, besides you!

[@shruikan1605]

I love how IGN went from being hated for overinflated scores on their reviews to being hated for actually reviewing games

[@notsofast8568]

Being a game critic isn’t about reviewing games, it’s about the friends we make along the way 😢

[@gamer3ed484]

Wow Dunkey, this was a great review. I’m glad they’re finally getting fans of game reviews to do your videos now.

[@W4iteFlame]

It's really mind-boggling to know that all of it was done by just one guy. Great video as always, Dunk

[@moothecow112]

Great job, Jason! Honestly, I don't know who else could have done this review of reviews, besides you!

[@thricerighthere]

Dunkey is criticizing the viewers for criticizing the critics criticizing the games. 10/10

[@bluedistortions]

It's got a little something for critics of criticism of circuits

[@noname-dp3gn]

give this man a raise

[@mihirx27]

​@@noname-dp3gnNo, give THIS man a raise!

[@bufhakrben]

this was a great video, we need more videos like this. give this man a raise.

[@raphaelzakhm7310]

Dunkey never fails to impress me with his videos. He can say so much with just good editing!

[@denusklausen3685]

Someone should give him a raise!

[@azure5584]

And what exactly did he say here besides people having wildly different interpretations of IGN reviews and not liking IGN reviewers who don't have much experience with the genre they're reviewing?

[@andrevanniekerk6526]

​@azure5584 people only like reviews when they're validating their pre-existing opinion. That's the point. Whether you agree or not is between you and God.

[@leandru7]

@@azure5584 Notice that in the video there is a corelation between review score and how Gamers™ feel about the review. If the review aligns with people's positive opinions about the game it's a good review, otherwise the reviewer has NO IDEA what they're talking about.

[@sleepytattoos]

@@leandru7 i mean, a ton of these clips have single digit like/up votes/retweet ratios. Literally the second clip has 9 likes... You can find people that think the earth is flat, doesn't make it true, nor does the fact that one idiot believes it mean that it's the cultural norm to think that way. edit: third quote has 80 likes, 5th has *zero* likes, 6th has 56, 7th has two likes, 8th has 21, 9th has 7, the "7 is a piss poor score, this deserves an 8" comment has FIVE whole likes, FIVE! WOW GUYS, SOCEITY SURE IS CRAZY THESE DAYS AMIRITE!?!?!?!

[@gone117-r8g]

We need more reviews like this! Give Dunkey a raise!

[@tylersimmons7105]

Wow, finally a great review review from ManInCharge! I agreed with everything you said- this is what happens when you get a fan of Dunkey to review his reviews! 7.9/10

[@gone117-r8g]

@@tylersimmons7105 WOAH! I can't believe Tylersimmons made such a great reply! I think this is what happens when you get a fan of ManInCharge to review his review on dunkeys review! 10/10

[@AWSOMzombie]

⁠@@gone117-r8gwow it's about time we got a good review from manincharge, the amount of detail in this reply is incredible! This is what happenes when a fan of tylersimmons7105 is a fan of manincharge who also happens to be a fan of videogamedunkey i'd rate this a 12/10

[@brett2660]

This Reviewer review was top notch, definitely comes from a place of experience. I just wish you would have reviewed the exact games only I have played and said the exact things that I like to hear and nothing else. Overall, 50 zoinks out of 23 Thunderbolts

[@Bobby_Boozer]

Don't forget to have the same rating as I have!

[@carlwheezer1030]

"give this man a raise" is giving "you get all my reddit gold"