History YMMV / RETSUPURAE

** Brent Halligan from ''Mystery of the Druids'' earned a ton of ire for being a general idiot despite being [[DesignatedHero the main protagonist]]. Also, he does a lot of awful things in the game, ranging from poisoning a homeless man ''just to get change for the phone'' to [[spoiler:'''stabbing the female lead apropos of nothing.''']]

** This is one of the things that angered Chip and Ironicus with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UF-yrOX1HI Fusion Media Hub]], whose videos include such gems like the fake images on Hugh's TV, poorly done fade outs, the two main guys greenscreening an upside down image of a TV behind them, very poor oompositing, and no attempts to cover up their usage of other people's footage.

* FetishFuel: This is {{discussed|Trope}} by Chip and Ironicus in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DtwRXeFHWM this RP]]. Chip has realized that every [=LPer=] has a strange fetish, so he decides to have a fetish for bored-looking women.
-->'''General Ironicus:''' So really, all you've gotta do is send this link to every woman you know and have them take a picture of themselves halfway through?\\
'''[=ChipCheezum=]:''' Hell yes. I love me some bored wimmins. When it looks like their eyes are kinda glazed over and they're just kinda staring at a wall? Oh, yeah.

** Certain notorious Lets Players, like LetsPlay/PewDiePie, LetsPlay/TheKingOfHate and Tobuscus.

** It happened '''again''' with their Wrongprae of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow''. Quite a lot of people have come to the defence of that particular game - and the series in general -- in the comments section, pointing out that there were other ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' games that were [[VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone far]] [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder more]] [[VideoGame/KingsQuestMaskOfEternity douchebaggy]]. Near the end of the Wrongprae, even slowbeef notes that ''V'' probably deserved it more, and guess what they went after next? slowbeef has since commented that he doesn't really think ''VI'' is bad, but he dislikes the protagonist.

** Speaking of ''Dark Seed II'', [=ADVGames4ever=], the guy who longplayed the game, is this as well for wasting the riffers' and the viewers' time by talking to every single character in the game after ''every'' plot event, regardless of if that character actually gets new dialogue from it, and for standing still doing nothing for minutes at a time at random points. People have said that the longplay could've been '''much''' shorter (the full longplay as is comes out at just under '''eight hours''') if he were to edit the footage; he even makes Diabetus angry when he ''does'' try to edit, but screws it up and makes the scene in question ''longer''. Granted, his pauses did give us some really funny moments from the duo.

** One of the Kickstarter Nonstarters is an incredibly mediocre shmup game, with the video subtitled ''Bullet Hell? Or Bullet HEAVEN???''. A year or so later on his personal channel, slowbeef showcases a game called ''[[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy Bullet Heaven]]'' (though he decides that it's SoOkayItsAverage).

* UncannyValley:
** The various animations in Newgrounds flashes, such as the weird puppet-people in ''Arrival in Hell'', the incredibly stiff animation in ''The Mike Weiss Show'', or the DerangedAnimation in ''WebAnimation/{{Xin}}''.
** There's also VideoGame/EarnestEvans, with his VideoGame/{{QWOP}}-style animation. slowbeef's then-girlfriend said it best: "Is he supposed to be ''human''?"
** The awkward and primitive CGI cutscenes in ''VideoGame/DeepFear'', a [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn]] game which was ''[[NewerThanTheyThink released in 1999]]'' yet looks almost a decade older technologically.
---> '''Diabetus:''' She's beautiful as far as [[CargoShip things you can order off the Internet]].
** ''Paradigm Shift'' is probably one of the most notable cases, considering there are multiple encounters possible with endless hordes of bloodthirsty zombies, and yet the single scariest-looking thing in the game is the one other ''living, non-infected'' human being you find. A ''car battery'' that just so happens to look like it has a face is more human than an actual human (and [[EnsembleDarkhorse becomes their favorite "character" as a result]]).

** Albert Tokaj from ''Afterfall'', because of his general {{Jerkass}} demeanor and the fact that several {{Shocking Swerve}}s in the story proper render everything he did in the game moot. But the main reason is because the game keeps showing Tokaj as some kind of genius protagonist, while his lines and actions are stupid or hilariously nonsensical.

*** Later installments in the Ambition series feature an absurd amount of [[ShockingSwerve swerves]] that seem to be there for the sole purpose of [[NeverMyFault retconning anything bad Ted did]] to be [[spoiler:part of an insanely-convoluted conspiracy to frame him for several murders orchestrated by his ex-wife Bridget, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rolf Klink]], and [[TheBadGuysAreCops the crooked police force]]]]. It doesn't help make him seem sympathetic and only serves to further muddy an already hard-to-follow plot.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* HarsherInHindsight: slowbeef's enthusiasm for ''Dangan Ronpa'' in the Retsutalk videos becomes this, considering the growing prominence of the overzealous fans for both of the LP threads (which he had been paid to moderate) have basically tarnished his ability to enjoy the game. He's even made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpiym8Dh_KQ a series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvMn729nbSw&list=UU7UdKZ9ujF1sFlP93dfjMgA of videos]] [[TakeThat tearing into the game]].

* FanHater: Most of the comments on a riffed video can be summed up as: If you like this loser, you suck.
** As for the Let's Players that were riffed on, this could apply to some of them. While they might not mind the people of Retsupurae themselves, they may dislike the fans. Of course a number of the fans of riffed [=LPers=] start saying the exact same thing to fans of Retsupurae.

** This goes for the games they rip on as well, despite them claiming that they make their videos for entertainment, not as serious criticism. ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark1992'' suffered a very similar fate to that which ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'' did in the hands of WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd: a game that was generally well-liked suddenly faced mobs of detractors parroting the sorts of things their most trustworthy source said - only much, much more seriously than the actual riffs. The same went for the ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' games as well (even ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', even though they've stated several times that they don't hate that particular game). No matter how sterling a game's reputation, getting the Retsupurae treatment almost guarantees it an immensely expanded {{Hatedom}}, with some even going as far as [[FanHater attacking people who claim to like the games]], often accusing them of wearing rose-tinted glasses.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A lot the criticism aimed during the original Retsupurae era is very clearly colored by slowbeef's and the Something Awful Forum's very specific original concept of a LetsPlay. Thus it might be a bit strange to see slowbeef and Diabeetus rant against what have essentially become major staples of streaming and LPing: facecams, LPing a game as soon as its released, overly dramatic reactions, etc. At the very least Unregistered Hypercam 2 and Camcorder LPs seem to have mostly disappeared though (thanks to much more accessible capture software and hardware).

*** In the follow up series, ''Sir Basil Pike'' (referred to as "''Ambition Babies''" in their channel) has Janine's bizarre rock sequence.

** Mr. DJB, who played and recorded Meet'n'Fuck Kingdom. He later commented that he had a strong urge to delete the uncensored recording from his computer with a sledgehammer.

** Brent Halligan, a detective of Scotland Yard and the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheMysteryOfTheDruids'' is already shaping up to be this. Asking ridiculously incompetent questions of just about everyone he runs into, including having seemingly no knowledge about a month-long series of murders involving whole skeletons being left behind with no skin and not knowing what the word "INITIATION" means! And everyone in-universe seems to hate the guy just as much as the Retsupurae gang.
*** Which was quickly confirmed by the end of the game when Halligan [[spoiler:''stabbed his own love interest in the gut.'' Even if it was to stop the BigBad, [[AssPull it came so far out of nowhere]] and was so over the top that it cemented the Retsupurae crew's hatred of the guy.]]

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq1uiYXWIGY Fun Kids Smile Disney ripoff videos]], while darkly humourous, are also quite disturbing considering [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids they were meant for children]]. Even worse is how slowbeef discovered the first video: his daughter had been using his [[Website/YouTube YouTube]] account to search for Creator/{{Disney}} videos ''and this was one of the first results in the Recommended Videos box''. [[FridgeHorror Imagine how horrified his young daughter would have been if she had clicked on that video by accident, thinking it was a simple Mickey Mouse cartoon.]]

*** ''Ihsoy'' is simply very hard to follow, as it includes inane descriptions of useless information - such as the narrator's trip to [=GameStop=] to buy the game - features incredibly bad action-movie style banter between the narrator and the monster, and the majority of the story is spent with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and Bowser being possessed and un-possessed over and over again with no apparent rhyme or reason for why any of it is happening. All of the possessed characters' names are also backwards, making the possessed Princess Peach's name "Hcaep Ssecnirp", which (as the helpful pronunciation guide in the fic tries to point out) sounds like /hkeɪp sɛknɜrp/. It certainly isn't helped by the fact that the BigBad turns out to be [[spoiler:'''Reznor''', which is almost unanimously considered one of the easiest bosses in an entire franchise that is ''full'' of easy bosses, and doesn't even have the benefit of having an intimidating appearance either]]. It doesn't help that right from their introduction into the series, [[spoiler:Reznors are described as Dinosaurs who have been enslaved by Bowser, and thus don't act on their own will.]] The author [[AttentionWhore whoring his YouTube channel]] at the end of the story did not make things any better.

*** The fifth one, ''Ladder to Hell'', features a protagonist whose brother commits suicide and leaves him a copy of ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'', which apparently causes him to get over ''his brother's death'' instantly. [[spoiler:It turns out that his brother was TheUnfavorite and ''possessed the cartridge'' to get back at the protagonist. [[MisplacedRetribution As opposed to the]] [[ParentalNeglect parents who neglected him]], [[SarcasmMode of]] [[WhatAnIdiot course]].]]

*** The series took on a new format in the form of "Slowbeef's House of Horror," debuting with ''0bl1v10n.exe'', a story about a master hacker whose "hacking" abilities initially seem to be limited to downloading obviously-unsafe torrents and mounting disk images (with great speed, despite complaining about the slowness of his internet connection). Of course, come the end of the story, his hacking skills have grown to such a degree that he is able to literally ''destroy entire websites'' at will. Other highlights include [[spoiler:him miraculously not coming under suspicion for the death of his (unnamed) best friend - despite the fact that threatening messages were sent to the friend from the protagonist's Steam account the previous day -- and the protagonist simply destroying his computer to successfully defeat the uber-powerful, demonic antagonist]]. The story also seemed to be playing with the IdiotBall, as the protagonist claimed that he never broke the law when he found out that he was banned on Steam, yet [[{{Irony}} he]] ''[[DigitalPiracyIsEvil pirated]]'' [[{{Irony}} video games off the Internet]], which is a felony.

** [=AllShamNoWow=] was popular when he showed up on Retsutalk, and became even more so during the ''[[VideoGame/TRAGTacticalRescueAssaultGroupMissionOfMercy T.R.A.G.: Mission Of Mercy]]'' Wrongpurae.

** This is one of the things that angered Chip and Ironicus with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2F6I3k1K7Q Fusion Media Hub]], whose videos include such gems like the fake images on Hugh's TV, poorly done fade outs, the two main guys greenscreening an upside down image of a TV behind them, very poor oompositing, and no attempts to cover up their usage of other people's footage.

** During the ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II'' riff, they hadn't yet had their time limit removed, so they had to upload each part in fifteen minute chunks, once a day. Since there were 34 parts to it when split up in this way, this went on for over a month.

** Somewhat early on in the ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II'' Wrongpurae, they joke about Jack being the same in the Dark World as he is in the Light world. [[spoiler:[[GainaxEnding Guess what happens at the end?]]]]

** In their [[VideoGame/LastAlert first ever Wrongpurae]], slowbeef and Diabetus end up joking over some rapid-fire {{Exposition}} and realize their mistake, feeling like the game's going too fast and they should start paying more attention if they want to make fun of the game properly. Many of their later wrongpuraes (most infamously ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II'') feature glacial pacing, whether due to the game design itself or excessive {{Padding}} on the part of the longplayer, leading to many hilarious moments. It becomes even more hilarious after the insane rapid-fire pace of ''Videogame/ObsCure II'' leaves slowbeef and Diabetus at a loss for words.

** Fictional example: ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II's'' Mike Dawson. You can practically feel the animosity slowbeef and Diabetus have for him as the longplay goes on.

* SlowPacedBeginning: Some of the Wrongpuraes tend to start out with a ''lot'' of exposition, buildup, or even half-hour long stretches of nothing noteworthy happening, both for the viewers and the riffers themselves. But then, [[SignatureScene something particularly baffling or noteworthy]] occurs that cements the reactions from the riffers and the audience from there on in. The Wrongpuraes that fell into this include ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheComet'', ''VideoGame/DarkSeed 2'', ''VideoGame/AfterfallInsanity'', and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfDestiny''.

* UglyCute: ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II'''s Behemoth in its larval form, whom slowbeef and Diabetus affectionately term "Shrimp Baby."

** [=AllShamNoWow=] was popular when he showed up on Retsutalk, and became even more so during the ''T.R.A.G.: Mission Of Mercy'' Wrongpurae.

** The project itself has gained ire from ex-fans who now believe the project has run it's course especially with the rise of modern day social movements fighting against "cyberbullying", which some accuse the [=Retsupurae=] gang of partaking in.

** To elaborate on ''Death Trap'': ''Every single background picture'' looks directly ripped off a 3D art gallery website from the mid 90s. A lit fireplace is displayed in one room at a slight angle. Not only is the fire inside it ''not'' angled, and not only is it tilted incorrectly (so it appears that a second, ''brown'' fire is floating in midair above the first), it is very obviously an animated GIF. In addition, the jump scares are just pictures with slight twitching animations applied to them.

* FollowTheLeader: As mentioned above, there have been a number of smaller RP groups popping up, eventually leading to a hilariously recursive video of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V9l6ZZazg RP group RPing another RP group's RP.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: George Wood's suggestion that [[VideoGame/TombRaider Lara Croft]] get breast cancer got less funny after Creator/AngelinaJolie's double mastectomy.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** slowbeef's enthusiasm for ''Dangan Ronpa'' in the Retsutalk videos becomes this, considering the growing prominence of the overzealous fans for both of the LP threads (which he had been paid to moderate) have basically tarnished his ability to enjoy the game. He's even made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpiym8Dh_KQ a series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvMn729nbSw&list=UU7UdKZ9ujF1sFlP93dfjMgA of videos]] [[TakeThat tearing into the game]].

** The project itself has gained ire from ex-fans who now believe the project has run it's course especially with the rise of modern day social movements fighting against "cyberbullying", which some accuss the [=Retsupurae=] gang of partaking in.

** The project itself has gained ire from ex-fans who now believe the project has run it's course especially with the rise of modern day social movements fighting against "cyberbullying", which some accuss the [=Retsupurae=] gang of pushing.

** The project itself has gained ire from ex-fans who now believe the project has run it's course especially with the rise of modern day social movements fighting against "cyberbullying".

** In Retsupurae Mario Party, Ironicus claims that the [=LPer=] sounds like a German version of Wario. Wario is played by his German voice actor in the first two ''Mario Party'' games.
** The joke about Mike Dawson taking a picture of himself in the ''Dark Seed II'' riff became this after the Selfie fad started.

** In one episode of Retsutalk, slowbeef remembers a fan that had asked the two to sign a copy of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006, finding it odd since they had never done anything related to it. In 2014, slowbeef began playing it for the channel.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Taken to a extreme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzPrmc4kVCo Loneliness]] which says that if a loved one dies, you should ''immediately kill yourself.''