Thursday 30 June 2016

SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT PART 3 - GOTTA SOUL SURGE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNy31If01SM

Arin and Danny are still wrapping their heads around this game. They meet Tails, who's a blacksmith in this game.

They learn how to do Soul Surges. It takes a few attempts but they get used to it. It's a tutorial level but it's presented well enough that they eventually get it.

POKÉMON ACADEMY LIFE PART 3 - MEETING MISTY

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33Q9jGxEMA

Ross and Arin meet Misty and talk about their childhood crushes on her! Woooo! I remember Misty's Song on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master album. It was lovely :) Ross gives her a voice that sounds a bit like Mickey Mouse in drag. Brendan he gives a squeaky-voiced teenager type of voice.

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME FINALE PART 84 - OCARINA IS OVER :(

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlKEvUaeUNI

Arin and Danny beat Ganondorf and begin the Metroidesque escape sequence. Zelda dialogue is back too! Yay! The "Now I can collect insurance!" line is pretty good! The weird crab is here too!

I like that idea of the Stalfos being like "Thanks man!" like Link did him a solid or something!

I love Zelda's sideline commentary and hype about everything other than the battle at hand :)

It takes a few attempts and the chips go down...

Now that I think of it... fighting Ganon reminds me of fighting King Bob-omb in Super Mario 64 and the way he spins really fast immediately after you attack him. You have to let him walk for a moment before he spins slowly again.

Wow... they did the whole Ganondorf battle again off-screen so they could go back outside to collect fairies? Oh man... I don't have the heart to tell them you can just get fairies from the rubble during the Ganon battle like you can with the Iron Knuckles and hearts... Sorry lads if ye're reading this...

So, the epilogue plays through and it's just us enjoying it with the Grumps :) it's quite lovely and things are quiet and it's like we're all saying good night to each other. This was a great series :)

I feel sad, yet happy because the torch is being passed to Sonic And The Black Knight! Woo! Good times ahead! They ain't over!

OVERWATCH WITH BARRY AND EGORAPTOR PART 1 - EXPERT COACHING AND SASSING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7NJf8-rfY4

Suzy, Barry and Arin are here with another Overwatch series! It may be a little difficult to keep up with all of these...

Suzy's playing, with Arin and Barry coaching and being helpful and not at all being sassy or salty!

It makes for a nice episode!

Wednesday 29 June 2016

SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT PART 2 - KNAVE THE HEDGEHOG

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfdwxcCdHA

Barry appears before the video to talk about his new show "How About This Game?" on GrumpOut. I quite enjoyed the Skyward Sword episode! He then looks at his watch-less wrist.

Arin and Danny are still recovering from the awesome debut of this series! They play on and defeat the mist dragon. In the spoils they get a doughnut and it's spelled "doughnut"! Nice :)

Wonderful cheesiness in the cutscenes including Sonic calling Caliburn an "oversized letter-opener" when he calls him "Knave The Hedgehog". I always loved that line!

Aaaaah! I wanna watch the next episode right now!!

OVERWATCH GORILLA WARFARE! - CREW HUH!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90ccYTjipI

Ross, Arin, Barry, Holly, Macho King and Octopimp are back with another Overwatch video.

They all begin with the DK Rap. Gorillas in this one! It's pretty funny with all their repeating voices!


ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 83 - TENNIS WITH GANONDORF

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONbiZZ05siY

Arin and Danny start with a music discussion. I never heard of the artists they're talking about...

After tangling with the Iron Knuckles they reach Ganondorf! The finale will be soon!

ANIMA GATE OF MEMORIES PART 4 - BOOK DUDE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSBOGBbFQuc

Suzy continues, fighting marionettes coming out of the ground in battles bordered with enchanted symbols and walking along ruined paths. This is quite a lot like Bayonetta!

Bayonetta had plenty of still cutscenes too.

Quite eventful with the book turning into a humanoid character and facing the Red Lady in a battle with the weird camera angles and stuff.

Tuesday 28 June 2016

SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT PART 1 - PYTHONESQUE!!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8J7OPAhCU

OMG OMG THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLAYING THIS! This is so awesome!! I can just picture them having a ball with this and talking about the music and the cutscenes... Oh please don't skip the cutscenes guys! They're fantastic! I love this game :)

Arin and Danny are diving into this head first! Neither of them have played it before. I'm dying to see how it goes for them!

Maybe it's a Monty Python And The Holy Grail horse, like with the coconut shells and everything :P

Well... I wasn't wrong. They picked it up and just started laughing :)

Will they have a good time? A terrible time? The latter is unlikely, but in any case, I am GLUED to this playthrough! Good luck guys! :D

JET GRIND RADIO PART 8 - TRICKY RAILS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgELIg5EbXE

Dave and Ross complete that tricky level!

Just looked up that Leonardo DiCaprio Nickelodeon award thing. Pretty cool :)

They talk about ice skating and cold weather. Ross has seen very little of it! From Australia to Los Angeles? He must have experienced cold another time when he visited relatives here in Ireland or something.

Matthew Mercer's his friend? Cool... I saw him at a convention a few months ago. Didn't know who he was before that, but now I see his name in several places like voice credits... etc.

They then talk about seeing live bands.

So yeah those rails seem difficult to catch when you're trying to get up on them.

I like that freestyle beatbox rap at the end :)

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 82 - OH YEAH LV 69 BEEDRILL

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX5AJo5l8s4

Arin and Danny do a funny thing where they say mean things and then end the sentence on a nice thing.

It's cute the way Danny doesn't immediately know that the Pokémon game they played comes on a cartridge. I'm looking forward to seeing them play that again someday and it's great that they have a friend who's grinding levels for them. She's very kind :)

Wow, Danny eats almost no meat besides chicken and turkey etc...? I don't go near those meats! I love pork, beef, venison etc though. Never had rabbit.

They're making good progress and they just dispelled the barrier and they are now climbing the tower. It won't be long now for this playthrough... sadly. I'm really enjoying it.

ANIMA GATE OF MEMORIES PART 3 - DARK SOULZY

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H2FcXhhJmE

Suzy explores somewhere else because the boss is pretty hard. Maybe she'll get something that'll make her stronger this way. Still learning about this game.

She eventually meets the Memory Knight again and beats it! Yay! Well done! Some really skillful gameplaying there!

After some more bad guys she enters the Old Ruins and it looks pretty cool with the sparkly air particles. This stimulates my sense of curiosity and I kinda wanna see more of it!

Monday 27 June 2016

MAD DOG MCCREE PART 3 - PLEASE MAKE MORE EPISODES OF THIS!!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMezdjaWQE

Arin and Danny do the final episode :( I'll miss the mortician jokes...

That "Got a light?" guy is indeed the maker of days :)

They go on to The Last Bounty Hunter. Wow, the player must feel awesome when that army officer points at them and say they're the best bounty hunter. I would not like to be in that situation for real though!

What the heck is with that disappearing horse?!

Oh there are so many laughs from that campsite scene! That poor guy they shoot more than once too. Also, what did that outhouse guy eat?!

This is the last episode of this! Oh my heart is broken! Try Loco or the other guys sometime! I wanna see more!

JET GRIND RADIO PART 7 - MUSIC AND ANIMATION PASSIONS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzzkg4Yb93M

Dave and Ross switch the subject to music! Very cool to hear about Ross' dad being into Celtic music and doing music for Stout Train!

I have something in common in the fact that I didn't care that much about music until the late 90s. Jet Set Radio and Gorillaz I loved back then too!

Ah music and animation... I love both too! Both are extremely important in video games as well. All these passions come together nicely too. Formal education can be really unhelpful alright.

The game is getting very tough! Hope they'll stick it out!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 81 - OMG THE LIKE LIKE EATS TUNICS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqPF5FgnzNk

Arin and Danny have their Goron Tunic eaten by the Like Like! I had no idea it did that! I thought it just ate Hylian Shields!

Yes I remember all the McDonalds characters... They all kinda disappeared.

I was so worried that Arin was gonna miss the Golden Gauntlets... but he gets them! Yay!

When we were growing up we didn't call them spitwads or... whatever it is that Danny calls them.

Aw... that play insult Arin did to Danny's singing... shucks! I like Danny's singing :) I like both of their singing.

Sunday 26 June 2016

HOW ABOUT SKYWARD SWORD'S SKY?

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYgDqWW6ho

Whoa, what's this? Is "How About This Game?" a new show? Sounds like a cool idea. In any case it's on GrumpOut and Barry's doing this one on Zelda Skyward Sword.

Staminaaaaaagh! I like that line :)

Barry does this sweet video essay about Skyward Sword's sky. I love that bit about the particle effects. That would be nice and cartoony to see Link have a cloudy Santa beard for a moment! Otherwise, yes I can just imagine the cloudy poofiness as you fly through them and how cool a sensory experience like that would be. Barry expresses this very well :)

And yes, blue skies in games are very important too, as we know from the UKResistance campaign. He makes some good points about it.

I love the live action skit thing with Brian and Audrey and the "PLAYER" sign. Fun stuff :)

MAD DOG MCCREE PART 2 - THE LOST LAUGHS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXIhO7fqOA

Arin and Danny try Mad Dog II The Lost Gold now!

Lots more great laughs and mortician jokes here :)  love the slow motion falls the baddies do!

"OY VEY!".... WOW! That was fantastic! I also love the way he sounds like Peter Lorre!

"I don't wanna hang out here!" Is another fantastic line! :) what an entertaining movie/game thing this is!

Don't sweat it Danny! I'm having a ball watching these Mad Dog episodes ye're doing! :D I'm very happy there's gonna be another one!!

JET GRIND RADIO PART 6 - BEE YOURSELF ROSS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee2-YIVMA-o

Dave and Ross play a level as Garam now.

Ross continues to talk about bullying and offers a message that it'll get better. That's nice of him :)

Ross also talks about growing up with ADD.

They meet another rival skater named Mew and do her challenge.

I think it was around this point I stopped playing because I couldn't get any better at the game. I'd love to come back to it myself!

Ross talks about a lot of other stuff too, about choosing peers, about when Steam Train started...

But yes, I remember when Steam Train started. It was all very confusing and upsetting when Jon left but I solidly believed in giving Ross and Danny a chance. It didn't take long for me to absolutely love both of them to bits :)

I think I do remember the bee at the beach story... I like the way Ross rationalises things with it too. I need to watch him on Twitch again sometime!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 80 - OVERWATCH INTERRUPTION

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozmaozo2Rm4

Yay! Arin and Danny are back to playing this :)

Yup Arin! Reversed controls was what the N64 generation was all about! To this day it's what I prefer! (developers, please always include the option!)

So it looks like the Zelda playthrough was on hiatus due to the recent Overwatch fever gripping everyone. At least they're back :)

Saturday 25 June 2016

MAD DOG MCCREE PART 1 - HELLO AGAIN MORTICIAN

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eajqdV6cIQ

Arin and Danny play this arcade compilation on Wii!

That mortician shaking his head is seen a lot! I love the quips Arin and Danny give him!

In the draw sequence, I wonder if you can just cover the Wii Remote's pointer with your hand instead of moving the cursor away? It's an old trick us Wii veterans picked up :)

All in all, it's a laugh filled episode! I'm so glad Danny begged to do another one! But hey, there are other games on the compilation too!

JET GRIND RADIO PART 5 - ROUGHED ROSS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4R_5XmNS5k

Dave and Ross have helicopters and paratroopers after them now! Ross talks about fights breaking out when he was growing up.

I remember Garam's challenge being pretty tough.

So yeah... Ross' bullying stories sounded really sad. Awful stuff. :(

GODZILLA PART 4 - ECOVIPER DESTROYS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIdaKtaKJE

Arin and Danny face Mechagodzilla 2! They beat it and then face Rodan.

Then they face EcoViper as Destroyah online! Yeah it's pretty close to Arin's handle Egoraptor! After they get their butt kicked they look for another one but it's the same guy again! This time as Burning Godzilla though.

They throw in the towel but then plan to buy costumes of Mechagodzilla 2 and Jet Jaguar. Sounds nice :)

CREEPY PASTA ASMR FRIDAYS! 12:19

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHWfvUGUNEs

Suzy reads another story for an ASMR video. This time I'm wearing the headphones again! I'm still using the Wii U Game Pad, but using its headphone jack.

This story is about someone checking out creepy websites. They look at this one site that they found disturbing but didn't bring any action for a long time. Then they notice something strange happen in the real world offline and got freaked out. Some stuff happened on the website then and it was spooky enough for the main character to not visit the website again.

Friday 24 June 2016

DISNEY BOOTLEGS - JONTRON

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ghGWWfzq-o

Thank you for this video Jon! I've seen many Disney knock-offs in the supermarket and was always too afraid to venture them for myself.

I love the knock-off puppets at the beginning. Bootleg Mufasa, the unbelievably gross bootleg Zazu and of course, Bootleg Jacques!

Ah, so this is about the weird Chinese knock off games of Disney stuff. Those Phoenix games are European though aren't they?

Love the squats Jon does here :)

Yes I remember those insane game over Lion King suicide animations from other videos I've seen. They are profoundly mind boggling.

Wow that talking rubber boot is brilliant!

Those Frozen games are stranger than fiction. Is that website satirical or something? Girl games are all kinds of crazy now!

JON & ETHAN LEARN KUNG FU - JONTRON

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1Vk_vOXFs

Jon and his friend Ethan decide to sign up for Kung Fu training. What an unusual thing for Jon to do! No video games in here at all but there's a ton of situational comedic stuff and it makes for a fun video!

Not the painful receiving ends of the Kung Fu attacks though... those aren't so funny! Yeesh!

At the end they do an ad skit for Crunchyroll, which is pretty cool.

IMAGINE PARTY BABYZ PART 5 - BABY PUZZLIN' AND DANCIN'

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ5oONM1tks

Arin and Danny have another laugh filled mad dash. Then it's moving statues or red light green light! I like the way Danny's baby kicks the dirt when he loses and grumbles to himself.

Next is a giant jigsaw puzzle and the sounds they make are bizzare!

The comforter game then and then a musical note minigame thing.

Another round of the really long dancing game and Danny wins it this time.

They're really burnt out on these minigames! Their arms must ache after all the Wii Remote shaking.

I'll have to check out Brian Regan's stand up stuff sometime.

POKÉMON ACADEMY LIFE PART 2 - GREAT EIFFEL 65 INSPIRED NICKNAME!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfndXfLk6PM

Ross and Arin name Blue "dabadeedabadi" in a genius move!

They meet Brandon and Ross gives him a voice similar to Blue. Then there's May and Arin gives her a heavy set masculine voice, which is pretty funny!

BABY DADDY - BY KLN

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieh7nN1sYFk

WOW! What an amazing cartoon! It's inspired by Ross and Brian's playthrough of the astounding and original "Who's Your Daddy" game, where the daddy player has to stop the baby player from killing itself.

First of all, Brian's character is incredible. He's like an antagonistic Baby Herman type, five o'clock shadow and everything. Ross as the antagonised daddy, which is a kind of a situation flip for his usual known character, completes the cat and mouse situation! Speaking of which, yes, this is miles better than any of the Tom & Jerry cartoons where they have to save a baby from killing itself.

The other grumps are depicted here briefly. Stay 'til the very end!

I love the opening where they're coming out of the Looney Tunes style circles too.

Actually, there are so many references and gags to other stuff like Burgie, Gameoverse, the Chris Pratt watermelon, Channing Tatums, Elevator Action, stuff spelled out in letter fridge magnets, inside fan-jokes like the Twitter prom thing between restaurant franchises etc that you'd have to watch this cartoon several times to catch all of them. It's one of those cartoons that keeps on giving and I absolutely adore this. Well done!

GODZILLA PART 3 - KING OF KAIJU MODE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al9fAGdFiF0

Danny and Arin try the King Of Kaiju challenge mode and play as the 1964 Godzilla. First against larval Mothra, then as Hedorah the Smog Monster. Danny doesn't do so well, so Arin has a go too.

Next up is Battra. Arin's doing pretty well against these! Does smashing up the generators do anything?

DEER MAN PART 2 - THE POWER TO CRASH YOU

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbfB54ogW_s

Suzy continues until she meets an injured Deer Man but all of a sudden, the game crashes! Yikes!

It's kinda weird how there are snowy woods in Australia... It's just not something I'd have expected.

Suzy reaches the end. I kinda like this wave of walking simulators and story oriented gaming. This one cost 2 dollars according to Suzy, so it sounds like an interesting part of the market.

Thursday 23 June 2016

IMAGINE PARTY BABYZ PART 4 - LI'L STRANGE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z9PvHDJUpM

Arin and Danny do this milk drinking and burping minigame. Arin wins it and gets a chicken costume, but will he win at being a father? Stay tuned!

The next minigame is like Hungry Hungry Hippos, but it's about making ripples in the water to make toys come to you. It's gas :)

The wolf costume jokes they come up with are hilarious too!

POKÉMON ACADEMY LIFE PART 1 - ENTER SHDIFLURIND

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUzh6DQlS8E

Ross and Arin start this fan-made dating sim/visual novel thingy!

Yeah that's how visual novels go sometimes. Sometimes there's a big text box that reveals a paragraph at a time and forms into a big wall of text that doesn't feel particularly welcoming.

Arin gives the protagonist, whom they call Shdiflurind, a beach bum kind of voice and Ross gives the Guide his old man voice.

Next thing, a Gary Oak rival type of character shows up and Ross gives him the snide rival voice.

Arin and Ross make a bet on a visual novel trope and it's pretty funny!

GODZILLA PART 2 - HOT GUYA AND MOTHRA

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yNP3-YC9Eo

Danny and Arin meet Hatogaya and do some pretty sweet name puns :)

They head to the colourdy ferris wheel stage. They attack some generators.

Then larval Mothra shows up! She's pretty formidable but they kick her... tail thing.

It is funny the way the narration reveals information! It's like the Waddle Dee in Revenge Of Meta Knight from Kirby's Fun Pak/Super Star saying "I hope no reflect lasers hit the reactor!"

This game has a lot of "hitstop" pauses and that's awesome :)

I like the way the levels branch off like in Shadow The Hedgehog too.

ANIMA GATE OF MEMORIES PART 2 - UNFORGETTABLE KNIGHT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez2rzrsBGKM

Suzy plays with the controller this time. Maybe the book is Austin Powers.

That Memory Knight looks like a toughie. Dodging projectiles looks pretty tricky too. She almost had it though in the end!

Yeah... this game seems pretty hard. Very fast too like stuff just happens suddenly like in the manner of a system menu popping up. Our Suzy will pull through somehow!

Wednesday 22 June 2016

IMAGINE PARTY BABYZ PART 3 - SLEEPY SHEEP SUBTERFUGE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phSdFTjJJvg

Arin and Danny laugh over the idea of "making a mess in the sand box" and "finding balls". Funny stuff :)

Danny gets the most kisses and unlock what looks like a Xena Warrior Princess costume for the babies. Silly stuff!

Sleepy Sheep Subterfuge sounds like a good name for an indie band alright! :)

"Placentre"! So many great puns in this playthrough!

Also, they both get the exact same score in what feels like the longest dancing minigame ever! 23,900 points!

I had to look up what "bustin' a sag" meant. This playthrough is bringing out the best in them!

JET GRIND RADIO PART 4 - CULTURE SHOCKS AND SWITCHEROOS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25OcOPP2SZg

Dave and Ross discuss their culture shock on discovering the rules of the road in the U.S.

When a car drags them out of the level they decide to go for another one instead. They're having the same trouble I had with the game with all the police ganging up at once!

They discuss anime for a bit. I never got into One Piece but I love One Punch Man and Dragon Ball!

That was really cool when they spray the helicopter in mid-air and then land on the steel rail just above the water.

Yeah the "V" sign is offensive over here and I'm surprised sometimes when I see foreigners do it so easily. I once saw Shigeru Miyamoto do it to Arino from Game Center CX. I know that it doesn't have the same meaning though!

I'd love to see that switcheroo thing happening with Ross on Markiplier's channel! Better wait until his voice recovers though!

GODZILLA PART 1 - HOME DISIMPROVEMENT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDbN-8XacGE

Danny and Arin try to imitate Godzilla but end up doing the Tim Allen Home Improvement grunt instead. Hilarious :)

I can imagine Godzilla swimming past on the capture like an aquarium alright :)

Seems like a cool enough game and I like the narration technique with the female human characters.

DEER MAN PART 1 - MYSTERIOUS WINTER FOREST FIGURE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJQS7FjhrE

Suzy plays this atmospheric game about walking alone in the woods in a snowy region. It's quite pretty.

She heads into a deserted cabin. I like the way that chest of drawers says "open drawer", kind of like the "drink me" bottle from Alice In Wonderland :)

Later on the Deer Man shows up! It turns into a scary survival thing then and Suzy jumps back into the cabin. There is a tense atmosphere as she whispers to us, wondering if he's gone.

She wonders if this is a PETA game during the hunting section. You'd nearly be inclined to believe so!

The game ties in with the narrative and we learn more about the Deer Man...

Tuesday 21 June 2016

IMAGINE PARTY BABYZ PART 2 - CONTAGIOUS GIGGLES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GxvA56fLFE

Arin and Danny compete with babies in a fight to the baby death. Just kidding, they're playing nice mini arcadey games.

They get the giggles at one stage because of a baby making a sound like they're having a hard day's work or something? Anyway, they get the giggles pretty bad and it's contagious :)

JET GRIND RADIO PART 3 - TWITCHING TO THE MUSIC

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-utfeP8J6o

Ross and Dave face the Love Shockers. "Suh-weet!". Dave likes that phrase. It reminds me of Peach saying it in Smash Bros.

While spraying and skating around, they talk about advancing A.I. and consciousness and stuff. Wish I had these two guys around when I was playing this game all those years ago!

I remember it being such a struggle alright skating around and trying to gain height. It's pretty funny when it looks like she's dancing to the beat! It's the song with the lyrics "The music just turns me on" and it's perfect for this moment!

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 7 - NYOOOO TENGU!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRrpm2W0idw

Arin adjusts the air while Danny shares some voices with us. They try to woo Ryo Tengu again and it continues to be very stressful with the gift giving!

They both cry "Nyoooooooooo Tengu!" in despair! Nice play on words :) At least it seems like she likes them some bit.

ANIMA GATE OF MEMORIES PART 1 - A GIRL AND HER TALKING BOOK

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnNwdCJ4JbA

Suzy plays this 3D action game about a girl and her talking book.

Yeah the red lady looks a bit like a Red Mage. The main character does look like a Tetsuya Nomura designed character alright with the hair and clothes.

Gosh, that barrier looks like something out of Bayonetta.

Where did this game come from? It looks kinda basic and rough but at the same time looks like it has a decent amount of quality to it. Is it an indie title?

Suzy's using a keyboard but kind of decides near the end to see if she can use a controller instead. I think I would too for a 3D action game like this!

Monday 20 June 2016

IMAGINE PARTY BABYZ PART 1 - NOT A BABY CARE SIM

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZTkNQezVQ

Arin and Danny have the first Game Grumps VS in a long time! The thumbnail has them making crazy faces.

Hmm... I gotta say the boxart makes it look like it's some kind of baby care simulation but nope! It's all arcade mini games to compete for being the king or queen of toddlers!

This playthrough certainly isn't for kids! The competition gets intense and lots of bad words are used. Eek!

Love the "Winner School" thing at the end!

JET GRIND RADIO PART 2 - ESSENTIAL VIEWING ON EDUCATION

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n6U2OBK14w

Ross and Dave talk about Dave's song about the educational system. It's a great discussion! Well worth watching for anyone!

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 6 - SPENT IT ALL ON GAMBLING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQcsrhk0Uxo

Arin and Danny deliberately lose a volleyball game to get the girl Arin's pursuing to like him more... and it works!

Later Danny has a belly laugh when Arin realises he spent all his money on gambling and the way he says it out his mouth.

I looked up duodenum yesterday :) great minds!

More emotional stress with Arin as his girl keeps returning his gifts...

BEST FIENDS - BUGS, MATCHING AND RPG BATTLING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ImhfjAoaKM

Suzy plays this game for another sponsored video! It's very unusual to see a KittyKatGaming episode on a Sunday! Suzy says that this game has a special Father's Day deal going on, so it's quite timely.

Suzy's already a pro at this game so she tells us what it's about and how to play. It's got match 3 puzzle mechanics that's used in its RPG fighting system.

Suzy loves bugs and games like this. Nice to be sponsored to play games you enjoy! Now if we can just get Wendy's to do a deal with Arin :)

Sunday 19 June 2016

COCOTO FISHING MASTER - DRAGON THING FISHING SIM

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSabnvvxek

Arin appears before the video in that heads up thing about Danny's audio. Ivy The Kiwi? was enjoyable anyway so this should be ok too. Again, nice service and consideration :)

Arin and Danny begin with a master "baiter" joke :) I like Danny not being able to keep up reading the narration since it goes too quickly.

Ah yes I remember the Big the Cat fishing playthrough too!

Like I was saying in the other episode how Danny sounded like he was in the kitchen, in this episode he sounds like he's telling Arin to catch something for dinner!


JET GRIND RADIO PART 1 - IT'S JET SET RADIO!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgyCKRMDzzI

Ross is joined by his friend Dave a.k.a. Boyinaband for some Jet Set Radio! Sorry, Jet Grind Radio. Neither of them are American, I'm not American, so why do we gotta say Jet Grind Radio?! It's the American version they're playing I suppose. I played this back in the day on my Irish Dreamcast and it was one of my favourites for that system!

This brings back memories! I remember being interested in roller skating or blading but my feet were always too big to find any in my size.

My favourite thing to do with the Dreamcast analogue stick was doing those directional arrow things while spraying tags!

Yes they drive on the left side of the road in Japan as well :) Ireland too.

Loved the music in this game too. It all just felt really modern and cool.

Ross starts talking about the time he discovered the size of American food portions when he first arrived and tried out Denny's with friends.

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 PART 5 - NOTICE ME, NYOTENGU SENPAI

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plOTA59Dgfc

Arin and Barry appear before the video with an advert for Lootcrate! There's a code at the end of it so have a look! The skit itself is hilarious too, especially all the crazy weird special effects and mistakes they make. It's pretty awesome and funny!

Arin and Danny get a chocolate gift! Yay! Then they go and play poker with some of the others. After that then it's farting roulette again!

After that, more despair over Nyotengu not liking Arin enough. Woe is he!

Saturday 18 June 2016

IVY THE KIWI? - DANNY'S AUDIO ALMOST WENT THE WAY OF THE DODO

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgiGG5Wc9jc

Arin appears before the video to offer a heads up about the audio quality in this episode. Fans on Twitter wanted to see it anyway so he put it up for us anyway. Very considerate of him! What's that live action video in the background?

The audio is out of balance alright but Danny can still be heard it's still quite listenable and enjoyable :) In a way, he sounds like he's in an adjacent kitchen reading recipes for the ultimate Grump snack!

Arin and him play this puzzley game that controls kinda like the Kirby line drawing games.

They talk about dodo birds for a while and how Arin thinks it'd be a cool idea to get a dodo replica skull for Suzy.

Gordon Ramsay as Grump... hilarous :) I'd miss Danny too much though! 

I think Maddox is awesome :)

OVERWATCH BASTION MADNESS - MORE OVERWATCHING WITH ROSS AND CO.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojDMC4EyEL0

Ross, Holly, Arin, Barry, Octopimp and Macho King are back with more Overwatch.

Not really a commentary video but Ross talks the most and it's all team oriented voice chat. He's definitely the PC guy :)

I remember internet cafés full of Counter Strike and World Of Warcraft players. Is Overwatch popular in internet cafés now since it came out?

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 4 - MAKING HER JEALOUS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6b7xjLd-B4

Arin and Danny appear before the video for their third announcement video of the East Coast Game Grumps Live tour! Danny's wearing his Giants American Football jacket! Arin's wearing a Pikachu hat glove thingy. Tickets are selling like hot cakes too!

Arin and Danny stress out over gifting stuff to Helena. Déjà vu! I love Arin's obsession to get a girl to like him, including trying to get her jealous! It's so true to life! Why design video games like this though?! Imagine experiencing this kind of thing at school and then you come home and it happens in your video game too! In a game like this they should like you anyway.

At least in the end, it's time for Helena to take a bubble bath.

CREEPY PASTA ASMR FRIDAYS! THE CAMERAS COULD TAKE YOU HOME

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqSr7AfSyUI

Oh that "sweet dreams" farewell at the end sounded so lovely and sweet!

Ahem... Suzy reads out a story that involves science fiction, time travel and a lot of food for thought. Lots of mind boggling stuff here read in a sweet soft voice from speaker to speaker. If you can imagine an ASMR Twilight Zone... that may be as good a comparison as I can make to describe experiencing this!

I tried listening to this on a Wii U Game Pad with its amazing speakers instead of headphones and it is quite nice. They do give the surround sound effect. I do agree that headphones are more personal and intimate, but this kind of brings it somewhere in between them and regular speakers.

Friday 17 June 2016

HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY ROSS!

Happy Belated Birthday Ross! I'm behind a lot on Grump posts lately. I didn't forget though!

I watched one or two of your Twitch streams and it was nice. Hope Gameoverse is coming along well and I'll look forward to seeing more of it in future!

I saw the picture of you on the gamegrumpsofficial Instagram looking all alone and sad with your party hat and all that food but no people. Funny picture! I know it's just for laughs though, I'm sure ye all had a lovely time.

So you're off to Australia with Holly for a while as I can see on your rubberninjer Instagram? Have a safe journey and a nice time!

DEAD RISING 2 PART 7 - BIKING OVER ZOMBIES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ykRsrjyLM

Arin and Danny have fun trying to choose between sledgehammers. It's the last episode of the session so they're kind of silly tired again!

An insane rival motorcyclist from the competition thing shows up and is just as much of a jerk as some of the other characters they've met in the game.

They get on a motorbike and drive around the plaza, mowing down loads of other zombies, having a bunch of fun :)

HUSTLE CAT PART 4 - CAT CAFÉ'S SECRET

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7f3KtThTk

Suzy and Arin listen to Reese talk about uniforms. They're pranked into wearing a flamboyant outfit with bows and gloves and everything. First day prank for the new girl!

Love the way one of the cats is named Hash Browns!

When they finish their first day at work, they find out (though they have known already) that all the other staff become cats.

After the episode, they talk about what type of cat they'd like to be.

MAD PUSS - BY JAE55555

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDLqHRzhL0

This cartoon was inspired by Arin and Danny's playthrough of Wheel Of Fortune. From the thumbnail you can tell there's going to be a lot of visual chin jokes! With the hair on the blob it kinda reminds me of Putty Thing from The Mask Animated Series.

Anyway I love the way the chins and thumbs animate in reaction to all the hits and misses they get during this cartoon. Some interesting and bizarre movements there!

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 3 - M'LOVELIES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fq3RkJDj80

Arin and Danny appear before the video for second announcement of their Game Grumps Live tour on the East Coast. I like the "M'Lovelies" quip :)

Arin and Danny have farcical discussion about cheating :)

WOW that rock climbing game looks so dangerous! Really amazing to see Helena play it though!

Arin tries to court the rude sassy black haired girl and it's as frustrating as it was in the last game when he tried to court Helena!

The Casino shtick with the roulette wheel was hilarious too with the fart noises and everything :)

DARK SOULS PREPARE TO DIE EDITION PART 4 - INVINCIBILITY FRAMES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ3MnzEqBsc

Chris and Suzy comment on the ragdoll like physics in the corpses and also about how dangerous and immersive the world is in general. You kind of have to like a world like this to enjoy this game I'd say.

Invincibility Frames eh...  interesting. Dodging is kinda like in Smash Bros then. Like Zelda too but rolling in Zelda doesn't give you invincibility frames.

I like those Jason & The Argonauts skeletons!

WHOA! That Crestfallen Warrior has an uncanny resemblance to Barry!

Chris shares a good chunk of lore in the game. He also uses a shield. This is a big difference between the way he plays and the way Arin plays these games! Some thrilling battles here too.

I forget who said it, but Chris is very self-deprecating and modest! We can really see it here.

Thursday 16 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 6 - DURRR TED ZOMBIE LIKE TV

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMmmvrxGAa4

Arin and Danny hang out with Rebecca for a while before they have to go back  They stop at a casino along the way. Back at the shelter thingy Ted Zombie has a problem with them but they explain a few things. Rebecca shows up too and it seems everyone hates her. Trust issues all around.

They have a lovely "I was just gonna say that!" moment that wraps up the episode beautifully!

HUSTLE CAT PART 3 - YOU EAT BREAKFAST HERE NOW

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2Rb9gIls

Suzy and Arin get the job! They head home with a pizza to celebrate. I like the way Arin acts as Mochi crying out in anguish at Avery's playful name calling.

They're almost late for their first day at work but they make it. Lots of other people are here too this time. Arin gives Reese a high pitched rapper's voice. Suzy gives Finley a soft diva voice or a socialite voice? I dunno how you'd describe it. Mason has a tough deadpan girl persona also voiced by Suzy. Finley has nice hair :)

They all seem lovely and they all have breakfast together there. They even insist that breakfast is here from now on. It's like walking into a dream :)

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 2 - TOO OLD FOR GAMES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrsqEODyKEU

Arin and Danny appear before the video with funny hats and a Big the Cat plushie to announce some dates for their Game Grumps Live tour on the East Coast. :)

Arin and Danny shop for stuff. They're right, there are too many zeroes in the price numbers! At least have a thousands separator!

Next they play 21 with a couple of the girls at the casino.

Afterwards they play the butt battle game again and the other girl is pretty tough. There's some battle music too courtesy of Kevin!

I love it when Danny says he's too old for the aspect of the game that's about trying to chase the girls! :)

DARK SOULS PREPARE TO DIE EDITION PART 3 - ONEY PRO TIP

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fj-zKsT1cc

Chris and Suzy show this cool strategy to defeat a couple of hidden archers before they face the first boss. They also beat one of those little treasure filled creatures.

Chris shows us about levelling up statistics and what means what. Nice and informative.

Chris goes on to show us more cool tactics like luring an armoured boar creature into the fire.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 5 - REBECCA THE REPORTER

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h6KnLGeP1Y

Arin and Danny put on some funny foreign accents for a few fun opening moments :)

They come up with funny possibilities for the DLC acronym and meet Chad, a cowboy hat wearing man and they help him shoot off zombies for a while.

They also meet Rebecca, the sassy reporter lady who told the falsehood filled news story that framed Chuck.

HUSTLE CAT PART 2 - ENTER GRAVES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMyo1h4FqM

Suzy and Arin have a Siamese cat staring at them.

They're introduced to Graves, a gothy looking bishie with heterochromia. Suzy's narration gets almost too hot for 'Tube! Arin gives him an awesome elderly vampire voice :)

They meet Hayes as well and Arin gives him an awesome Igor voice! I kinda wish he stuck with it instead of going to the nervous nerd Dr. Alphys voice.

The interview upstairs with Graves is pretty fun and again, I just adore the voice Arin gives him! That coffee kitty art is lovely too!

DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 FORTUNE PART 1 - VERY HAPPY GRUMP FACES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwY09mV9kTE

Arin and Danny start a new series! Their Grump faces in the thumbnail are pretty happy with it!

Mille-feuille is quite popular in Ireland. At least with people I've spoken to. I think it's ok but it depends on how it's done and where you get it.

Lots of nice activities in this game just like the last one, butt bumping off of a platform in the pool and beach volleyball they do here.

It's pretty weird how they decided to release this game. It's in English though at least.

DARK SOULS PREPARE TO DIE EDITION PART 2 - INVISIBLE CAT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odDrw3nOUzU

Chris and Suzy continue the Dark Souls lesson.

Chris mentions how the game is full of story but you only learn about it through stuff you find. A bit like Metroid Prime then.

I like the secret stairs and the shopkeeper with the invisible cat :)

Tuesday 14 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 4 - STRAIGHT UP PLAYBOY

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SS9pN8iOm4

Arin and Danny make some good hot dog related jokes :)

Chuck's clothes remind me of the characters in South Park.

They make a spiked bat. Alright, so you can combine weapons in this game. Neat.

They get attacked by zombies when they check out a Playboy magazine cover. Isn't that always the way? :)

HUSTLE CAT PART 1 - A VISUAL NOVEL WITH KITTIES AND COFFEE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uToss4hDV_U

Suzy and Arin play another dating game recommended by Ross. This time it features cats instead of dinosaurs.

I like the way their shirt says "oh you" on it :)

Whoa! The cat's name is Mochi! Same as their own cat!

The job searching aspect is very realistic.

The cat café is pretty awesome! I love the Scar impression Suzy does with the cats on the shelf!

Landry's body bends like a sideways smile, so I guess that's true in some way. Arin gives him a studly voice. Suzy gives Avery the protagonist a high spirited anime girl voice.

This café even has a grumpy cat!

I went to an anime convention recently and they had a puppy café. It was one of the most popular events there.

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 79 - GANON AND EGGS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tTF771OBsU

Arin and Danny head to Ganon's Castle.

They compare Link's blue and red primary colours to the ones they wear in their new Dead Rising 2 playthrough. I suppose since this playthrough is nearing the end, the torch-of-long-playthroughness will be passed. Ah... I'll miss Zelda.

They talk about first kisses. It's true they aren't that big a deal. Danny's exploding heart thing sounds nice. Not literally exploding of course.

KANPANI GIRLS - FREE TO PLAY MMORPG THINGY WITH CUTE BABES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu8_dzCFtQk

Suzy's sponsored to play this free to play RPG! The girls in this game look really cute. I like the one that looks all brave and heroic.

CEO? Employee stones? This terminology is kinda strange in a fantasy setting! It kinda puts a fresh spin on it though.

Suzy plays a bit of the prologue and it's kinda standard but it's a nice way to start.

Monday 13 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 3 - WHEN'S IT GONNA BE TIME FOR MEDICINE URRGHH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njxStPdMvus

Arin and Danny grab a nice bobble hat and a long pyjamas for mayhem in the mall. Lots of fun commentary, especially the zombie on the escalator and the zombie shop assistant.

I love the way they act all childish and impatient when it's not time for Katey's medicine yet!

Wow, Lulu looks like one of the bunny girls from Dragon Quest games.

Wow, Katey's playing a Mega Man game. She's showing her dad the new power she got. I can imagine a Capcom fan gettin' all broody when they play this :)

DINO DEAREST PART 3 - ROCKIN WITH DUKE AND MIKEY

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErjnCYRBgY

Suzy and Arin try to make other choices to avoid the crazy Persephone. Pity there doesn't seem to be a skip button.

I ADORE the voice Suzy gives Mikey! I love him as a character in general but that voice is great. They choose the path with him in it and they get a nice ending!

I like the voice she gives Duke as well. It's like she's talking into a cone, or in this case, through a long cylindrical neck. He's got a stutter and is super cute! His path has them playing on the drums! They actually can click on the drums and play freestyle at Duke's gig. Very nice path :)

So hey, this game can be pretty nice and not dark and sinister after all! I wonder what the other paths are like?

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 78 - SHEIK IS...!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_AORn8lX9U

Arin appears in a live action skit telling us to exercise at least once a day to be happy. He gives some examples and the words come out of his mouth and up on the screen. He also gives the bat a kiss. D'aw!

Arin and Danny meet Sheik at the Temple of Time. I always thought it was kinda weird when you warped there just before meeting him, but then the cut scene has you walking inside instead of warping there. Arin gives him the Christian Bale Batman voice.

The voice then shifts to other weird masculine narrative voices. He sounds a bit like David Hayter Snake at one stage!

When Zelda is revealed it's a big surprise for Danny! It's lovely to see his reaction to it and the fun continues with more of Zelda's voice speaking. I love the way Arin was trying to keep it under wraps and sometimes almost slipping. That was fun!

Sheik was a "she" in Hyrule Warriors. I wish they kept him as a "he" because I like the disguise.

Sunday 12 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 2 - DILUTING THE LOOTERS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3OQq-3oT-g

Arin and Danny wallop some zombies with a bat, an axe and a mannequin man while singing "It's Raining Men".

There's a golfing minigame here too.

They meet some looters and make minced meat out of them. Gore gore gore... They were jerks though.

Gotta get the Zombrex for Katey too. This kinda reminds me of Pandora's Tower where you had to feed beast flesh to the girl so she wouldn't turn into a monster.

DINO DEAREST PART 2 - DARK DINO

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbE09m5viV0

Suzy and Arin meet Persephone in the library at night. Things take a dark turn when they learn that there's a cult going on! Her voice goes to one of an insane zealous female and it does suit her!

Is there a skip button in this visual novel? It would've been handy...

They start over again and start having fun with other choices.

I love the voices they give to the other characters too!

I wonder how they'll handle this whole cult thing going on and defeat the evil Persephone?

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 77 - SITCOM NABOORU

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0A6rQrG3Ds

Arin and Danny continue to fight Twinrova. It is more difficult to not target them, but could be fun for me to try. In any case, you can switch off the target by pulling back on the control stick and pressing Z. That's in the switch configuration of course.

Lads! Danny! I can't believe ye! Forgetting Britney Spears' debut hit? That was everywhere back then!

Oh man... I love Tenacious D as well... been a while since I listened to any of their stuff. They would make for an amazing Guest Grumps!

Anyway, well done on defeating Twinrova! Nice return for Sitcom Laura as Nabooru too! Next episode should be interesting :)

Saturday 11 June 2016

DEAD RISING 2 PART 1 - TED ZOMBIE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSy1m0GCIgM

Arin and Danny as roboboop begin what may be another very long series! Their playthrough of the first Dead Rising went on for 46 episodes, so let's see how far this one will go!

The zombie killing starts as a gameshow type thing with bikes and ramps. This is a pretty good idea. Soon though, it goes to the traditional clunky combat from the last game. Arin and Danny's commentary will help me get through this survival horror.

Ted Zombie for example. Love that character they created here :) I'll just feed off the joy they're having while playing this game!

DINO DEAREST PART 1 - I CAN'T THINK OF A GOOD DINOSAUR PUN RIGHT NOW

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_bnLHPoWW4

Suzy and Arin dive into this dinosaur high school visual novel! It's cool the way the perspective shifts slightly when they move the mouse cursor.

I love the voices they give the... creatures, especially Persephone!

It's gas the way they woop at the idea of the dino protagonist getting some dino tail. I like the way they speculate all kinds of dark stuff happening at the late night library meeting too!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 76 - HOLD STILL KOUME AND KOTAKE!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6en6uM7A7a0

Arin and Danny face Twinrova! Quite a bit of struggling here, but they at least make it to the Double Dynamite Attack. These witches are scary but still kinda goofy too :)

They're still learning a bit about Farore's Wind. They're severely understocked with hearts and magic. No replenishing items either. It's quite tough.

I love the mechanics of this battle and I remember the player's guide I used when this game came out saying "if you can manage this you are very good at games!". It's quite easy to do, but they often go into awkward positions.

CREEPY PASTA ASMR FRIDAYS! THE CURSED DR.MORTTIS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXFOqAasoxw

Yay! Another ASMR video! Headphone time! I got some new over-ear headphones recently so I'm gonna use them now!

Suzy's quite good at this. Her voice kind of quivers and it's very sweet.

The story itself is about three boys who go to a funfair and one of them is told how he will die. It sounds a bit like Goosebumps and I can visualise the streetlights in the dark as the boys make their way home. I also like the way they hang out together at home and play Mario Kart!

I'm leaving out a lot of details I know. I quite enjoyed this story! Looking forward to more sometime :) and they don't have to be creepy pastas either!

Friday 10 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 62 - END OF THE SESH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFtxdqx733s

Arin and Danny come across some freaky hands coming out of some bookshelves. It's the last episode for their sesh.

Now that we see Brian's face regularly, it's amazing how similar he looks to the JO crystal guy!

SMASH BROS BLUE SHELL SONIC HELL - MAKING SMASH FUN

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFAU89Uguek

Barry and Ross do a challenge match in Smash Bros. For Wii U playing as Sonic and super small, super fast. They also implement blue shells and it actually makes the game look really fun and interesting!

 It's really hard for them to hit each other because they move so fast. I love the way Sonic speaks in a high pitched squeaky voice because he's small too :)

I like Barry's impression of a Whomp :)

In the last two minutes and after extensive testing, they list out the rules of this game for anyone to try out!

MOST TREASURED POSSESSION - BY BUNNYNAUT AND GRIND3H

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cPMDIa92Zw

Ah the Link Between Worlds playthrough! So wonderful. This was a brilliant dialogue with Princess Zelda and I especially love the part where she smacks Impa and says "I'm sorry are you the Princess? Nah I don't think so!"

The drawing in this one is absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE Danny's expressions in this one the best! I also love the way Arin turns into all these Zelda partners! Nice picture of Mouser too as the dead rat!

It was a very nice idea to have Arin as Ezlo do Pingu's NOOT NOOT too!

Also, cute Triforce bra!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 75 - SAVING NABOORU

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BLj_zwepF0

Arin and Danny are back with arrows :) they seem to have learned about Farore's Wind too!

This time they managed to set Nabooru free and open the way forward to the bosses.

I can totally imagine Brian getting into a debate about the "unfunny" term :)

I love that moment where the Iron Knuckle realises it's without its weapon and then clicks its fingers for it to magically appear!

DARK SOULS PREPARE TO DIE EDITION PART 1 - ONEYNG SCHOOLS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrcIHkDkaRs

Suzy and Chris OneyNG are here with another how to play series! These are pretty good actually because I can check out games that are popular and be somewhat informed without having to play them.

Chris has a cool logo!

Thursday 9 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 61 - THE RETURN OF STABBY MCTACO

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG77UjgtnG4

Arin and Danny bring back Stabby McTaco! Yay! Another dude named nevermind me is recruited as well. Together they defeat Dragonslayer! It's a nice follow up to the last episode :)

SMASH BROS: AN ACCURATE SIMULATION OF GRUMPS FIGHTING - AN INTERESTING THING USING SMASH BROS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjCbGb9Z3TU

Barry and Ross have the Mii Fighters with the faces of Arin, Danny, Ross, Barry, Suzy and Brian controlled by CPU duking it out.

My favourite part is when the screen saver came on :) I like the ringside interview with Ross too.

They then have an battle where they play co-operatively as their Miis against their doppelgangers!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 74 - THE GREAT ARROW FAMINE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcfaTirfCAs

Arin and Danny reach a platform I never noticed before! Wow!

They hit a bit of a snag that gets them lost when they miss the Boss Key, but they fast forward to it.

They talk about the TV news report they had recently and how it came about. Interesting story! I watched that report too by the way and it was really awesome!

It's amazing how there were no arrow refills for ages... I actually never bought arrows in this game before.

EPISODE PART 4 - JUST THINK OF KATSU

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7i3WbAQSgM

Suzy helps us through more soap opera obnoxiousness. There's even a choice that you have to pay to take and this option was to accept a present from the main character's brother. I don't like where this storytelling is going.

I'd rather just think of katsu from the lunch with the parents! I don't like chicken but I love sweet potato katsu. I'd love to try pork katsu.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 60 - IN LOVING MEMORY OF STABBY MCTACO

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuR9oid2Lws

Arin and Danny briefly bring back Laura the sitcom lady and Sad Hoshi. I love those two characters :)

They then fall in love with Stabby McTaco, another player they summoned for a boss fight. Another one named Pekoe appears too and oh, how their hearts break when they die! Such a sad thing! Ah well.

SMASH BROS GANONDORF CHALLENGE PART 2 - LEADERS OF THE BUNCH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAhKU0GJjqU

Barry, Ross and OneyNG all take on Ganondorf together! They try various combinations, Zelda characters, other Ganondorfs... but they actually have success with three Donkey Kongs! It's glorious too and such a happy moment when they finally get him!

So Ross didn't play much Melee? I played a bit too much Melee myself! I got very tired of Smash Bros!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 73 - FLOATING AND MIMICKING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OBmmZOvi7U

Arin appears before the video in a skit! This one's about the time he met Chevy Chase!

Arin and Danny start with a belch! Danny then tells the story of this hot hippie lady he knew when he was younger who did the belch and the memory stuck with him. I can really visualise this actually :) a really hot girl doing such a thing and fondly remembering it...ah!

They talk about a game called Stratego. I never played it myself.

They come across those floaty things again that mimic their movements. Danny makes the connection that I never would've made in a million years! That they're like the light green and red things in Link To The Past that follow your movements! (Or the Shy Guys in Link's Awakening) So yeah, they're this game's equivalent! Learning new stuff every day about this legendary game! Thanks Grumps! :)

Also, the strategy that Arin uses is new to me too. I never knew why the block of time could be summoned or why the room is laid out like it is. I always just used Din's Fire or a Fire Arrow to take out these enemies!

However, I could teach them that they don't need to climb up that shifty wall. They can just use the Longshot from below to get a super head start.

OVERWATCH PART 4 - CHARACTER DESIGNS AND ARCADE MODE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuySFA74H1g

Arin and Suzy take a tour of the characters and their costumes. They look really good! It reminds me of a character selection from a 3D fighting game! They really put some effort into this and its appeal.

They check out the arcade mode and Arin explains a lot of stuff to Suzy about how the game works and how the characters have different abilities and designs. I think all the characters look really good.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 59 - WATCHING/PLAYING UNCHARTED 4

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6XF1ZC8oJ0

Arin and Danny start by dealing with enchanted fighters and they gotta flee!

Later on, they discuss the Uncharted series of games and Arin's issue of cinematics and gameplay. So you climb things just by walking up to them? I've heard the exact same about Assassin's Creed. I haven't played either series though.

At one point they get disconnected from Steam and can't continue! Yikes... it's that DRM thing in full swing again...

I guess I'd watch someone play the Uncharted games like Danny did with watching Barry play Uncharted 4.

SMASH BROS GANONDORF CHALLENGE PART 1 - SURVIVAL HORRORDORF

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwtxHQxrdk8

Ross and Barry have Chris OneyNG on board to do the Ganondorf challenge! They explain what it is before the terrifying reign of Ganondorf devastates them all. Ross tries to be a bit cheesy with Kirby but Ganondorf is having none of it! Ross quickly fails.

Their fear is contagious! You do feel the nerves as the ultra powerful Ganondorf chases them around the screen. They even try doing 2-on-1 but still lose to him! It's not finished yet though! To be continued!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 72 - VIRGIN AIRLINES THE MUSICAL

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WhwU_Zbt6M

Arin and Danny talk about their personal trainer watching their stuff!

It's amazing when they recite the entire Virgin Airlines safety video song thingy word for word together! Imagine watching that over and over... Yeesh!

They mention James Rolfe and how awesome he is. I agree wholeheartedly! I watch as many of his videos as I can as I'm a big fan of his. I'm gonna watch the new Ghostbusters and I think he'll eventually see it too. As for the video he made about refusing to review(a refiew? hmm) I don't see how anyone would have a problem with him after watching that video. He's awesome and one of the nicest people online ever.

OVERWATCH PART 3 - COSTUME SHOPPING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SicRNTCnviU

Arin and Suzy choose some costumes. They all look really good and a bit like Samus Aran's suit. I love how Pharah looks so big and powerful :)

Widowmaker reminds me of Bayonetta a bit. Suzy's enamoured with one of her costumes.


Monday 6 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 58 - DEAD DRAGON HEAD

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJLDbTv-5w

Arin and Danny take on this really difficult area with loads of enemies. Danny talks about the dragons in Game Of Thrones having fire glands or tubes and how it's kinda cool.

It's funny to see them clip through the dead dragon's head!

The enemies are quite weak but there were so many of them they were difficult to handle. Not many now so Arin's able to tear through them!

I never heard of that one hit wonder 90s band...

OVERWATCH PROTECT THE PRECIOUS - ROSS & CO OVERWATCHING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aam1APy3cg

Quite an ensemble today! This is Ross' perspective. He's playing with Holly, Arin, Barry, Octopimp and Macho King. They're all playing the hottest online multi-player game Overwatch.

It shifts from different perspectives as they fight too. I wonder what it was like to edit this? I feel like I'm in an internet café when I watch this!

Hmm... one of the characters looks a bit like Goron Link for a moment when he curls up and rolls.

Is this a one-off? Is it a series? I guess we'll see soon...

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 71 - IRON KNUCKLE, GAUNTLETS, BUT TOTALLY NOT HERPES

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJoy5HRbK4

Arin and Danny face an Iron Knuckle! It's funny at the start when Arin teases Danny about herpes jokes! Poor guy! They eventually defeat the Iron Knuckle with bombs.

After the scene with Nabooru, Danny reminisces on the long journey of this game. It is nice and long! 71 episodes and counting too! It's something else :) I remember how happy I was that they were starting it!

Sunday 5 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 57 - TWO COOL DRAGONS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ArdG_3Xkt4

Arin and Danny come across amazing dragons. They avoid it and take on loads of other smaller enemies.

They got killed by this beam of light or something. Kinda jump scary when it suddenly happens.

I never really watched He-Man either. They do good impressions of Skeletor but Ross is the best at it :)

WWF WRESTLEMANIA FEATURING NATHAN BARNATT - PHYSICAL PHUN AND EXCITEMENT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdiq327PR8Q

The one and only Nathan Barnatt is on Grumpcade today! He and Arin play some WWF WrestleMania for the SNES. Lots of wooping and excitement going on between them.

Some crazy moves in this game, especially that rug shaking move! That was pretty nuts.

It is pretty cool that the wrestlers have logos. I never knew they had them.

Nathan Barnatt talks about making a YouTube wrestling league! Arin's right, that does sound pretty amazing! Imagine JonTron participating! ;)

I like the sound of Nathan's parody idea of "The Wrestler" called "A Wrestler". That's great :)

Best Of Game Grumps - May 2016

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqZZQCnkmH4

Many magic moments of May here, including the "Thrust But Hole" moment in Dark Souls III!

"You're not me" is also brilliant and so simple too! Wow... there was so much 1916 stuff here over the last month. Very important of course.

I still love that Onion article Danny reads out! I still haven't gotten round to reading it regularly. I really should.

The fire extinguisher mistaken for a door mechanism in Doom was classic!

Danny's clown laugh is awesome :)

Lots of screamy Arin freakouts during Dark Souls III too.


ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 70 - BRAND JOKES AND GROSS MEATS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWXFgU1HgM

Arin and Danny start with Arin's scary belch! It's funny but when it's going you get the feeling that something's gonna come up! Yeesh!

They have lots of jokes about brand deals. I like these :) maybe they could do a live action thing with a Wayne's World montage of brand deal jokes!

I wouldn't be keen to eat shark fin soup but I wouldn't go near turkey meat either. Bleh...

Saturday 4 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 56 - BIG AXE SKELETON

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWUkSCJlnwU

Arin and Danny face some really tough knights. They come outside and see some awesome scenery. They get killed by a skeleton with a gigantic axe. It really comes out of nowhere!

Danny says how Barry got his butt handed to him by an optional boss that Arin hasn't faced yet. It's fun when friends play a game and you catch up with them and talk about how far they are and everything.

SMASH BROS TREE JITSU - WATCH OUT FOR THAT...!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdV8paV_kCg

Barry and Ross both play as the Villager and do this battle of wits thing where they have to react to tree throwing by grabbing or get hit.

They tell funny stories like how Ross saw a snake one time and I like the way the character is scratching his face while Ross thinks about something. Nicely synchronised!

Barry wins the wits and reactions this time.

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 69 - FLOATING POO STRATEGY

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaLR1W9yQls

Arin and Danny return to the desert as young Link. I love Danny's reaction to the treasure in the tiny hole line :), never thought of it before myself!

Yeah I remember Danny at the end of 2014... he was so exhausted at that point and you could see it in Guild Grumps. Glad he's been good since :)

Wow! I never knew about that strategy Arin used for killing the creepy floaty thing. I always used Din's Fire! I always thought that thing looked really creepy or a bit like a floating poo.

OVERWATCH PART 2 - BIG MUSCLE WOMAN

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvI9x5w9NIQ

Suzy and Arin play more and Arin goes through some more strategies.

Wow! the woman with the pink hair and big muscles is here too! Small world! I don't actually mind what she's like. I kinda like this look for her actually.

Friday 3 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 55 - PWEEF SONG

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMj-jXh9MKI

Arin and Danny try and prepare for the battle again. Gotta be careful because all the souls they dropped are in there!

They arrange a time for Danny to eat Arin's eggs. Such a nice thing :)

They talk about what it would be like to fart out your penis. I quess it would be called a "pweef", 'cos it's like the male version of a queef right?

That improv rap they come up with where Arin struggles to make words rhyme is brilliant! Would make a great cartoon :) also a great Disney song!

YOUTUBERS LIFE PART 3 - IT IS A REAL JOB, MOM

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsE8VQmYSw

Barry and Ross make some more videos.

"This is my real job mom!". This reminds me of those "psycho dad" videos on YouTube :)

There's some party thing here as well.

GRUMP RAIDERS - BY PIXLPIT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5iXT54tdVE

This cartoon was inspired by the various outbursts of rage and insanity that came from the Super Mario Maker playthrough. They're mostly taken out of context but made into a nice cartoon all the same! Nicely done PixlPit!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 68 - SAND, SUN AND SHEIK

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2FV73FXAxE

Arin and Danny progress through the Haunted Wasteland.

They eventually meet Sheik again and learn the Requiem of Spirit. I like this song! The A notes are pretty dramatic.

Arin nearly lets it slip about Sheik's secret! Luckily Danny doesn't cop it!


OVERWATCH PART 1 - ARIN OVERSEES OVERWATCH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j26O8ilrx2E

Arin and Suzy take on the hottest recent game! Suzy's got the cute calm kitty face and Arin's got the Grump face in the thumbnail. Arin gives Suzy the tour as she doesn't know anything yet. Useful for me too! I have no idea what this game is like yet either!

The desert area looks just like the one in Sonic Boom Rise Of Lyric...

It's a competitive FPS with levels and classes. Kinda neat. Kinda like Team Fortress 2( I think. I haven't played that game either. Luckily, they compare and contrast the two games)

Thursday 2 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 54 - CALCULATORS FOR DAYS

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2LwLBFnVI

Arin appears before the video in another new skit! He salutes the troops!

Arin and Danny face the tough boss again with some help and endure all the raining spikey things. They defeat it though :) hooray!

They have a duel with Jubilee but she does healing stuff. In the middle of it, they accidentally minimise the window due to the Calculator button being pressed! Miraculously, that doesn't kill them but they eventually lose the duel. Then Danny makes more Calculator sessions! My keyboard has one of those buttons too :)

Arin says he'd get drunk for charity. Don't do it Arin! I don't drink so I wouldn't be into it! I bet Ross would love Arin as a drinking buddy though.

The next boss is all long and lanky like the dress up boss from Dynamite Headdy. They'll have better luck next time hopefully!

YOUTUBERS LIFE PART 2 - GROUNDED FROM ANIMATING

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPvb6QahNCc

Barry and Ross do some more video internet stuff.

Wow, Ross was grounded from animating? What a thing to be banned from :(

Ross talks about how it feels to be uploading stuff everyday instead of every few months when he was animating on his channel. I'm not uploading video but I do upload blog posts every day and it's fun! It can be time consuming too though!

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 67 - AARGH YOU SABOTAGED US, WANNA JOIN

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBsoi9xJMw4

Arin and Danny take on more Gerudo guards. Refreezing them is not recommended!

You'd think a fast forward would fix everything but nope! It's hilarious though!

No arrows left so they resort to using the Longshot to freeze the Gerudos before swishing the sword at them.

They eventually rescue all the carpenters and Danny is bewildered at how they make them an honorary member in response! Things are barrelling along!

BEJEWELED STARS PART 3 - SAD BEJEWELED CAT

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K57kkhQBcPI

Suzy, Alexis and Jean actually lose a stage. The cat on screen looks sad when they do.

The audio takes a turn for the strange. They sound like they're in a cave.

They do some puzzles and run out of free to play currency so they finish up the session.

Wednesday 1 June 2016

DARK SOULS III PART 53 - GREMLINS AND PING PONG

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luf0mAUr264

Arin and Danny face more weird and wonderful enemies like giant crabs.

They take on another helper to fight a tough boss up ahead. A girl Arin knows from Ping Pong.  They talk about gremlins for a bit.

YOUTUBERS LIFE PART 1 - FLAPPY MOUTH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwIKXrHOzfg

Ross and Barry play this totally realistic simulator!

It's quite fun the detail it goes into. I wonder if there's one for blogging! The titles they come up with are pretty funny. Flappy Mouth might have been a good name. Then again, they're not making games in this game.

ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME PART 66 - MASTER DISASTERPIECE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfdfmdX5D8o

Arin and Danny start with some mic popping... yikes! They recover very quickly though and go to the first duel with the Gerudos.

I love that "I'm an adult virgin" quip they do inspired by that Vine :) I'm looking forward to the new Ghostbusters!

I love that "disasterpiece" rant even more! Poor Arin! Poor Danny too trying to calm him! We know that he's joking but this would make a nice Game Grumps Animated!

EPISODE PART 3 - PARENTS ARRIVE FOR LUNCH

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhfB4hR6sE

Suzy takes us through more of this game. I'm glad she's here. I wouldn't like to face this game on my own!

Oh boy... Suzy has to jump cut to buy passes and then jump cut again to skip the ads, even though she paid for passes. Oh deary me.

I'm kinda wondering what Emily went away for too. Maybe she rolled the eyes out of her head? I'm just kidding but really, she does it a lot. Not so much this episode though. Maybe she's getting better.

Anyway yeah, rich family. I wonder if this was inspired by Clueless? Then again, I don't remember Clueless being mean-spirited.