History WebVideo / Brutalmoose

Ian [=MacLeod=], otherwise known as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/brutalmoose brutalmoose]], is a video game {{review}}er on WebSite/YouTube and (formerly) a part of the (now-defunct) Hidden Block collective. He does reviews mostly of PC titles, though he occasionally does console games too. His style is more relaxed than most of the other comedic video game reviewers on [=YouTube=] with a notably more informative direction, although he does mostly do it for the humor. He has since branched out to include reviews of old movies, videos, TV shows, recipes and frozen meals--anything with a retro or nostalgic charm, really.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: [[invoked]] He expresses this opinion in his Lightning Round of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', as so many others have done walkthroughs or other videos on it and this spoiled any scare potential it could have had for him.

* ''[[Series/{{Wishbone}} Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]''

* ''VideoGame/{{Facade}}''

Ian [=MacLeod=], otherwise known as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/brutalmoose brutalmoose]], is a video game reviewer on WebSite/YouTube and (formerly) a part of the (now-defunct) Hidden Block collective. He does reviews mostly of PC titles, though he occasionally does console games too. His style is more relaxed than most of the other comedic video game reviewers on [=YouTube=] with a notably more informative direction, although he does mostly do it for the humor. He has since branched out to include reviews of old movies, videos, TV shows, recipes and frozen meals—anything with a retro or nostalgic charm, really.

* RapidFireComedy: His Brutalfoods videos are chock-full of weird, nonsensical, [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment often out of nowhere]] edits and visual gags. Doubly so in his newer BF videos, with many commentors often comparing them to [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop YTPs.]]

* NoPronunciationGuide:
** He has trouble pronouncing ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'' at the beginning.
** Invoked for comedy in his review of Hungry-Man frozen meals, where he reads a negative review of the chicken dinner from someone who posted it under the name "nothappy", which he deliberately misreads as "No Thappy".

-> ''[[VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}} I've not seen such bravery!]]''

-->'''Brutalmoose:''' I didn't talk about him because he just needs to shut up.
-->'''Rusty:''' Your strategy worked! ''(screen zooms to Rusty)'' Now you have almost enough pieces ''(screen turns red and vibrates)'' to finish the billboard puzzle!
-->'''Brutalmoose:''' God, I hope you've been robot-neutered.

-->'''Brutalmoose:''' I don't want to talk about that [the sculptures].
-->'''Grace:''' Oh... So, I just had to have these sculptures.

* BlackGuyDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Austin, the only black member of his ''Oregon Trail 3rd Edition'' crew passes away before the rest do.]]
* BoringButPractical: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at the end of "Kid Cuisine - TV Dinner Reviews", in which he considers the corn "the big winner" of the review, and [[FlatJoy unenthusiastically endorses]] giving kids a can of corn over Kid Cuisine.

** Lunchables pizzas are given Ian Points, with results ranging from -67 to [[AC: BAD]].

** Also occurs at the end of ''[=realMyst=]: Masterpiece Edition'' concerning the game's millions of rereleases, I mean, Jesus Chri-[[AC: TIME UP!!!]]

---> '''Commenter on the ''Slender'' review:''' The real jump scare is seeing Ian in the in between stages of "long hair clean shaven" and "short hair full beard". I feel like I'm looking at an alternate timeline that shouldn't exist

--> '''Diva Starz Doll:''' ''Prettier than yours, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]''

---> '''Ian:''' They also add in a bunch of random sound effects, which I just think is a terrible idea. You should never, ever add sound effects.\\

* IronicDeath: Happens twice in his ''Oregon Trail: 3rd Edition'' video. First, [[spoiler: Austin Billings, who claimed to have never been sick once in his life, dies of a severe cold]], and later [[spoiler: Billy Barnes, who claimed to have fought and defeated everything on land and water, gets mauled to death in a bear attack.]]

** In his ''Bad Milk'' video, not only does he not recognize the line "TheWalrusWasPaul" was a [[Music/TheWhiteAlbum Beatles reference,]] but he also [[MondegreenGag mishears it as "the walrus's paw".]]

* {{Retraux}}: While Ian has always tried to go for an early 90's look for his show, it really came into his own in 2020 when he got his hands on a VHS camera. A lot of people have been surprised to see the old Youtube 4/3 display reappear in a world always questing for bigger resolution.

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Ian is the only member of his wagon party to survive the trek to Oregon in his ''Oregon Trail: Third Edition'' video.]]

--> '''Ian:''' Does this make me a professional food critic now? Um... yeah, yes it does. ''[at viewers]'' Obey my food opinions, ''bitch''.\\

-->'''Ian:''' It's interesting to note how little you actually ''see food'' in these [=TV=] dinner commercials. It's like, 10 percent of the screentime ''maybe''. This might as well have been an advertisement for Supercuts.

* GagSub: ''Diva Stars'' includes a bit where he shows a commercial of the dolls. Unfortunately it's in Spanish, but Ian added subs. It seems legit at first, but...
--> '''Diva Star Doll:''' ''Prettier than yours, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]''

** In his Spy Fox: Dry Cereal review, he says that Spy Fox sounds a lot like Series/GetSmart and WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget. Both characters were played by the same actor, Don Adams.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: One of Ian's videos, made very quickly after a trip, is him reviewing Kid Cuisine meals.

** In his ''Bad Milk'' video, not only does he not recognize the line "TheWalrusWasPaul" was a [[Music/TheWhiteAlbum Beatles reference,]] but he also [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears it as "the walrus's paw".]]

* FetishRetardant:[[invoked]] He finds the sexual content of ''Lula 3D'' unattractive due to the poor 3D animation.[[note]]Also, while it's not stated in any of his videos, Ian is gay.[[/note]]

* SelfDeprecation: This is apparent on his Tumblr.

* ShallowParody: [[invoked]]A major complaint about ''[[VideoGame/GeekwadSeries Wacky Funsters!]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Pyst}}.''

* RapidFireComedy: His Brutalfoods videos are chock-full of weird, nonsensical, [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment often out of nowhere]] edits and visual gags. [[UpToEleven Doubly so]] in his newer BF videos, with many commentors often comparing them to [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop YTPs.]]