History YMMV / VideoGamesAwesome

%%* CrazyAwesome: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzNRs4KHG8&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Santa Fraser]].

** Deacon tried to kiss Ben in the [[IncrediblyLamePun Pre Three]] post show.

** Deacon's {{Mii}} wearing a dog suit in ''VideoGame/WiiMusic'' is even funnier once you factor in Dogkwanda in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' Survival two years later.

--->'''Enzo991''': I imagine Fraser's character as a mad man who thinks he is making friends this way :D

* EarWorm: Fraser's impromptu sea shanty in ''Minecraft'' Survival episode 49 ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55oOsnZQQrQ#t=29m22s at 29:22]]). Saaaailing, across the ocean blue...

** The move to Japan proved to be a major base-breaker as well. A significant chunk of the fandom perceived a noticeable lack of effort on Fraser's part post-move, with fewer and shorter streams and alleged unprofessional behavior (such as allowing their cats on set and on-camera eating during the stream, things that Fraser had never allowed before). Beyond that, many believe that Fraser has simply lost his enthusiasm for the project, appearing bored and extremely cynical toward most of the games he plays. One only needs to hop over to the VGA subreddit for a laundry list of similar complaints. On the other hand, there remains a core contingent of fans who continue to watch, enjoy, and sponsor (through Patreon) the show, and consider the show's current state to be just another iteration of its ever-evolving character. Whenever these two subsets of the fanbase interact, things can get pretty heated.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Their movie night screening of ATalkingCat features them providing one of these for every single character in the film. Susan is an unstable drunk; her entire family want to have sex with each other; Phil is senile; Chris pretends to be awkward at romance in order to get with everyone; and Duffy does everything purely because he likes watching young boys in swimming pools. Please note that A Talking Cat is supposed to be a kids film.

** Complaints also poured in when Fraser, Ben, and Becky started a fullscreen Long Haul of ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' that was much more similar to a normal LetsPlay than the usual show and lacked a visible chat. These complaints increased due to the fact that these shows began in October and were taking the place of many promised spooky games and because of the increasing levels of grumpiness and frustration Fraser was showing on the normal shows, which some blamed on having to be taken away from the much easier to produce Borderlands episodes. Of course, many people adored the episodes because of their relaxed atmosphere, the co-op dynamic, the game itself, and the unique experience of getting to watch Becky learn how to play an FPS.

--> Fraser: Remember Becky? If you bring that you don't like something, we'll beat it like a dead horse.
--> Ben: And then we'll fuck it.

* SuperlativeDubbing: Fraser, being a ManOfAThousandVoices, likes to dub over the character's lines in games where there are no voiced dialogue. Sometimes this goes surprisingly well. Especially evident when they LP the Phoenix Wright games.

* CrazyAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzNRs4KHG8&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Santa Fraser]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Deacon has become very popular with fans of the show, if only because it bugs Fraser so much.
** Some Minecrafters are also inordinately popular with the fans [[ButtMonkey EnterMEUN]] in particular.
* HilariousInHindsight

-->'''Enzo991''': I imagine Fraser's character as a mad man who thinks he is making friends this way :D

--> '''Fraser''': Were there any [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII British]] [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassins?]] I don't think so.

* HilariousInHindsight[=/=]HarsherInHindsight: Whichever it is, Fraser's speech about killing wolves in the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' server Genesis certainly has a different feel to it after the death of Ruddadog.
-->'''Ben''': No killing the dogs.
** Likewise, Fraser's refusal to kill the dog Stump in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. Even more awkwardly, when Fraser kills a wolf on a different save, he states that wolves don't count as killing dogs.

*** This line in Part 49:
-->[[spoiler:'''Ben (as Booker):''' I'M NOT COMSTOCK!]]
* HoYay: Near the end of Fraser's vlog on June 10, 2011, the rest of the gang comes into his home with beer for the hockey game. At about 7:36, With Fraser still talking, Ben comes up from behind him and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jOMAsxJxTk&feature=feedu kisses him on the ear]].
** Ben also takes a lot of opportunities to playfully flirt with Fraser (like in their liveshow of ''Earthbound'') and touch him (reaching into his lap when playing ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', in the ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' episode when he first comes back), which Fraser seems strangely used too.
*** With Deacon too, In the ''NHL 2011 Playoff'' game Deacon and Ben were dancing quite closely. They also tend to hug each other a lot as well.
*** And again in the Pre Minecon ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' Show.

* MemeticBadass: Several random characters are joked to be this.
** Miles Edgeworth doesn't know the meaning of the word frightened. Literally.

* MemeticLoser: Deacon

* TheScrappy: While playing ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'', Duck and Ben are treated with absolute loathing by the gang due to how useless, cruel, or incompetent they are. Fraser continually makes all of his choices based on getting them killed, even though both of them are kids. [[spoiler:By the time Duck dies, he's come to peace with him due to how crappy his situation has gotten. He outright murders Ben, though.]]
** Considering how Ben is indirectly responsible for [[spoiler: Duck's death, Katjaa's death, and the near-death of several others]], some may have felt this justified.
** In VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney, even though they love most of the characters, even the villains, Fraser shows contempt for Angel Starr for being so spiteful against everyone, and Lana Skye for being so adamant about not helping Wright defend her.
*** Fraser also ''lost it'' in regards to Acro, mostly because the game was trying to still painting him as sympathetic after he admitted to wanting to kill a little girl and only killed someone else by mistake. Moe the Clown was likewise despised for being too much of a pain.

* SuckinessIsPainful: See BrokenBase. Some viewers simply don't enjoy watching them bumble through games they're particularly bad at, evoking this effect.

** The Silent Hill 2 playthrough was perhaps the biggest controversy in the shows history so far, largely because of ignoring the plot (see above) and unfavourable comparisons to Deadly Premonition (which the team were [[BiasSteamroller much more invested in]]). However, some viewers agreed with much of the gang's criticism and/or saw the massive protests against the gang's mocking of the game as simple fanboyism.

** There are also fans who prefer the recorded 5 to 15-minute shows to the live multi-hour shows, or just want more episodes of AwesomeVideoGames. The "abridged" episodes have since been reintroduced to satisfy those who desire shorter shows.

* MemeticMutation: somke wede[[labelnote:Explanation]]Came up as a guess in ''VideoGame/{{Drawful}] 2'', presumed to be [[RougeAnglesOfSatin a gross misspelling]] of "smoke weed". The answer was [[SoBadItsGood so infamously and hilariously awful]] that it's become a major in-joke for most viewers.[[/labelnote]]

** Deacon's {{Mii}} wearing a dog suit in ''WiiMusic'' is even funnier once you factor in Dogkwanda in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' Survival two years later.

** The Silent Hill 2 playthrough was perhaps the biggest BaseBreaker in the shows history so far, largely because of ignoring the plot (see above) and unfavourable comparisons to Deadly Premonition (which the team were [[BiasSteamroller much more invested in]]). However, some viewers agreed with much of the gang's criticism and/or saw the massive protests against the gang's mocking of the game as simple fanboyism.

* UnwantedAssistance: The Chat occasionally got this reaction from Fraser which lead to the Snarf and Derp system; when this escalated to the point that spoilers were common in the chat, Fraser made the chat for paid members (or Turbos) only during the livestream.
** Ironically, the very first show with a Turbo-only chat featured one of the more infamous moments of chat misinformation: while trying to escape a burning apartment in VideoGame/HeavyRain, the chat told him he was going the wrong way; when he found out he had actually been going the right way after all, he really lost it.
** The SNARF and Derp system has now been stopped because of this very reason. Chat now only gives SNARFs when asked, although chat members are still perfectly free to guess about things in the game they don't know and play along with the crew.

* StopHelpingMe: The Chat occasionally got this reaction from Fraser which lead to the Snarf and Derp system; when this escalated to the point that spoilers were common in the chat, Fraser made the chat for paid members (or Turbos) only during the livestream.
** Ironically, the very first show with a Turbo-only chat featured one of the more infamous moments of chat misinformation: while trying to escape a burning apartment in VideoGame/HeavyRain, the chat told him he was going the wrong way; when he found out he had actually been going the right way after all, he really lost it.
** The SNARF and Derp system has now been stopped because of this very reason. Chat now only gives SNARFs when asked, although chat members are still perfectly free to guess about things in the game they don't know and play along with the crew.

* BrokenBase:
* Making people pay to chat in their stream chat was quite the base breaker years ago. Some people have dealt with it, and others have sworn to never watch their content ever again despite the fact it is a $50 lifetime fee to do so. The reason why they did so was to prevent trolls and such from ruining the experience.

* BaseBreaker: Making people pay to chat in their stream chat was quite the base breaker years ago. Some people have dealt with it, and others have sworn to never watch their content ever again despite the fact it is a $50 lifetime fee to do so. The reason why they did so was to prevent trolls and such from ruining the experience.
** This is likely averted now. Twitch chat is called the "shadow chat", which allows everybody to chat. Fraiser can see your messages as he has both shadow chat, and turbo chat open. There is much more information on their [[http://videogamesawesome.com/forums/topic/faq/ FAQ]]

* BaseBreaker: Making people pay to chat in their stream chat was quite the base breaker years ago. Some people have dealt with it, and others have sworn to never watch their content ever again despite the fact it is a $50 lifetime fee to do so. The reason why they did so was to prevent trolls and such from ruining the experience

* DudeNotFunny: The reaction of some to Fraser and crew's ''extremely'' harsh treatment of Duck in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead''.
** Much of Fraser's trolling against the Chat or sarcastic teasing of his co-hosts will be given this treatment by some of the Chat.
** Fraser himself has some of these moments in ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' the Wrath of the Lamb show to some of the childhood stories being told (admittedly this is the [[SitcomArchNemesis Ch]][[UnreliableNarrator at]] so whether or not they are true should be taken with a pinch of salt).
** Ben's 'getting into character' as [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Comstock]] during the ''Videogame/BioShockInfinite'' playthrough. Fraser joined in as well.
** More recently another example sprung up when it became clear that some users were experiencing sexual harassment. The mods have made clear (and the community agrees) that this is [[BerserkButton NOT]] funny in any way.
** When unwrapping gifts from fans, someone sent Fraser a Christian book, in the hope to convert him. Which then led to a FunnyAneurysmMoment:
*** Fraser: "I'm an atheist, through and through." *stream dies*