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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The channel in a nutshell.]]
3	-> '''Creator/{{Socrates}}''' (from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey''): Our choices are like ripples on water. They seem tiny and insignificant at the beginning, but they can become devastating tidal waves by the time they run their course.
4	-> '''Narrator:''' A lesson the gaming industry never took to heart, thus the reason why my channel exists.
5	--> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qbJM6J5U6I Everything Wrong With E3 2018]]
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7	Game Care Network (also known as Game Centered Nitpicks, but usually just abbreviated to GCN) is a Website/YouTube channel that follows the formula of WebVideo/CinemaSins, but sins video games instead of movies. The first of several channels to consistently mimic CS in this manner, they openly display their FollowTheLeader status, and enjoy making fun of themselves for it (as well as simultaneously [[{{Troll}} trolling]] the [=YouTube=] commenters [[HateDom that attack them because of this fact]]). GCN kicked off its channel with its Gaming Sins series in 2013, and has been putting out sins videos ever since. Visit the [=YouTube=] channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/GameCareNetwork/featured=watch here]].
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9	[[foldercontrol]]
10
11	[[folder: Content Sinned by GCN]]
12	* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''
13	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''
14	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''
15	* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''
16	* ''VideoGame/BeyondTwoSouls''
17	* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2023''
18	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''
19	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1''
20	** ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry''
21	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''
22	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''
23	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''
24	* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''
25	* ''[[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]]'' 2014 through 2019
26	* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''
27	* The Game Awards 2015
28	* GCN[[note]]Parody of [=CinemaSins=]' "[[SelfDeprecation Everything Wrong with CinemaSins]]" video[[/note]]
29	* ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar''
30	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''
31	** ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI''
32	** ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''
33	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''
34	** ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' (Anniversary)
35	** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'' (Anniversary)
36	* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn''
37	* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''
38	* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''
39	** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm''
40	* ''VideoGame/MassEffect''
41	* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
42	* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''[[note]]First video released by GCN[[/note]]
43	* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda''[[note]]First video to be split into several parts[[/note]]
44	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''
45	* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM''
46	* ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor''
47	* ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge''
48	** ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdgeCatalyst''
49	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''
50	** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''
51	** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''
52	* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''
53	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''
54	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0''
55	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil''[[note]]both 1996 original and 2002 remake[[/note]]
56	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2''[[note]]both 1998 original and 2019 remake[[/note]]
57	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''[[note]]both 1999 original and 2020 remake[[/note]]
58	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6''
59	** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7''
60	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''
61	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015''
62	** ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017''
63	* ''VideoGame/SunsetOverdrive''
64	* The Game Awards 2015
65	* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''[[note]]both original release and the [=PlayStation 4=] remaster[[/note]]
66	** ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''
67	* ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886''
68	* ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead''
69	** Season 1
70	** Season 2
71	** ''The New Frontier'' (Season 3)
72	** ''The Final Season'' (Season 4)
73	* ''VideoGame/TheWolfAmongUs''
74	* ''Franchise/TombRaider''
75	** ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013''
76	** ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider''
77	** ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheTombRaider''
78	* ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}''
79	** ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune''
80	** ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves''
81	* ''VideoGame/UntilDawn''
82	* ''VideoGame/WatchDogs''
83	** ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2''
84	[[/folder]]
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87	!!Tropes Referenced by Gaming Sins:
88	* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
89	** While sinning ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' (or ''Mortal Kombat'' 2011), the narrator adds a sin because the devs didn't have Shao Kahn slip in a ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' reference when he has Kung Lao go up against Shang Tsung and Quan Chi simultaneously. However, Quan Chi then says: "No Earthrealm boy can stop this Deadly Alliance!", causing the narrator to burst out laughing, admitting that it was good enough, and retracting the previous sin.
90	** While the narrator fully acknowledges that [[VideoGame/UntilDawn Emily]] is obviously meant to be the stereotypical AlphaBitch horror character, he finds a couple of her moments to be so [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]] and/or SugarWiki/{{funny\|Moments}} that he begins adding likes.
91	* AlwaysABiggerFish: Played with in ''Spider-Man ([=PS4=])'' episode.
92	-->'''Spider-Man:''' Pick on someone your own size, Rhino!\
93	'''Rhino:''' There is no one my size, Pauk! [[note]]"Spider" in Russian.[[/note]] \
94	'''Narrator (coughing):''' [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. ComicBook/TheThing. ComicBook/{{Juggernaut\|MarvelComics}}. ComicBook/{{Venom}}. ComicBook/{{Thanos}}. ding!
95	* AnachronicOrder: They dismiss ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'''s use of this as just being bad writing, as it simply thrusts new characters at the audience and expects a quick flashback to suddenly cause the player to be invested.
96	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Narrator points out that besides the inherent stupidity of ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886'' [[spoiler: making Jack the Ripper secretly a vampire]], Jack the Ripper's murders took place in ''1888.''
97	* TheBadGuyWins: Narrator asserts that by all reasonable accounts, this is how ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' ''should'' have ended.
98	** He approves the VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity's dual choice system within the [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent Catwoman campaign]], where [[spoiler: you can decide to leave Arkham City, abandon Batman to die, and allow Joker and Two-Face's gangs to break out and overwhelm Gotham; however, this is not an actual ending to the game, and should you choose this, [[ButThouMust the game will literally rewind itself and force you to save Batman]]]]. The narrator adds a sin for this, saying that a story with a backbone would have gone through with the bad ending.
99	* BigNo: The narrator does one in "Everything Wrong With E3 2017" after finding out that ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil2'' is going to be a prequel.
100	* BlackHumor: The narrator finds [[InsufferableGenius The Riddler]]'s use of this in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' to be darkly funny enough to remove a sin.
101	* BookEnds: Narrator [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that this is what ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' was going for by having [[spoiler: Cassie Cage defeat Shinnok in the final battle]] just like Johnny did near the beginning of the game. However, this doesn't earn any points from him, as it was unrealistic that Johnny was even able to accomplish this in the first place, simply making [[spoiler: Cassie's victory]] even more ridiculous.
102	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Narrator actually knocks a sin off of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' for doing this.
103	-->'''Chloe:''' Fuck the police!\
104	'''Narrator:''' laughs Hey, she said it, not me. removes a sin
105	** Also, there is Nathan Drake:
106	-->'''Nathan Drake:''' That's convenient.\
107	'''Narrator:''' I love it when the in-game characters do my job for me. ding!
108	* ButNotTooBlack: Sins ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' for doing this to Tanya:
109	-->'''Narrator:''' [[DistractedByTheSexy Damn, Tanya's looking sexier than ever]]. [[SubvertedTrope And I feel ashamed saying that]]. It's like "[[UnfortunateImplications Hey, Tanya. Now that you got lighter skin, you look a little bit more attractive]]." Not cool. ding!
110	* CallBack: Due to VideoGame/UntilDawn having many different gameplay options, as well as GCN really enjoying the game, they released an additional sins video titled "Everything(Else) Wrong with VideoGame/UntilDawn," which contained many of these concerning the previous video.
111	* {{Cliche}}:
112	** GCN has its own list of video game clichés that has yet to be fully revealed.
113	*** No. 5: Hit a boss with 3 major strikes to defeat it.
114	*** No. 6: The Rule of 3 Cliche: destroy 3 of any objects to proceed to the next objective.
115	*** No. 7: Collect 3 components/objects to proceed to the next objective.
116	*** No. 8: Press a button or analog stick 3 times in order to perform a certain task.
117	*** No. 10: Destroy 4 of any object to preceed to the next objective.
118	*** No. 13: One person standing and staring at an obvious threat.
119	*** No. 14: Multiple people standing and staring at an obvious threat.
120	*** The "It's gonna be okay, when it's not cliche".
121	*** No. 17: Final boss can't defeat the protagonist on its own, and thus it must use minions to assist them.
122	*** No. 21: The last place protagonist searches has the item he/she's looking for.
123	*** No. 27: [[StealthBasedMission Stealth sequences in games not based around stealth.]]
124	*** No. 32: People leave their audio diaries for protagonists to pick up and listen to.
125	** It's been implied that they also have a video game villain Cliché list as of their ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' sins video:
126	*** No. 1: Decides to simply torture his/her enemy instead of killing him/her so that the protagonist can save the day.[[note]][[VideoGame/MetalGear Revolver Ocelot]] is exempted due to torture being a major part of his character[[/note]]
127	*** No. 2: Decides to keep his/her enemy prisoner instead of simply outright killing him/her.
128	*** No. 5: Explains all the details of his/her evil plan after he/she is revealed to be evil.
129	** There are also "Rules of combatting Batman" as of Arkham City sins video:
130	*** No. 1: Never taunt Batman directly unless you know for sure he can't escape defeat.
131	*** No. 2: Never claim victory if [[NotQuiteDead Batman is still breathing]].
132	** The so-called "Mortal Kombat Kommandments":
133	*** No. 8: "Thou shalt not speak of thy lame characters such as Bo'Rai Cho/Reiko."
134	*** No. 9: "Thou shalt not show thy lame characters such as Bo'Rai Cho."
135	** Telltale Games also got their own Commandments for Walking Dead series:
136	*** No. 1: "Thou shalt not diss or tamper with thy Clementine's hat."
137	*** No. 2: "Thou shalt not speak of thy worthless child[[note]]Duck[[/note]] that nearly ruined Season 1."
138	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
139	** One of the narrator's Catchphrases is: "Convenient insert plot device is convenient."
140	** He points out the confusion of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' basically naming itself "''Devil May Cry: Devil May Cry''".
141	* DeadpanSnarker: The narrator himself is a ''Deadpan Snarker Incarnate'' at his finest.
142	** Some characters also get praise - and sometimes, sin reductions for their respective video games - for being exceptionally snarky. [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption John Marston]] is one of the finest examples.
143	* DeusExMachina: Narrator points out that this is really how the main heroes of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' survive long enough to foil the villain.
144	** This is also a staple for every similar situation in other sins videos. It even has other names:
145	*** '''Fox-Die Ex Machina''': [[spoiler: Liquid dies from it in final part of Metal Gear Solid. And this happens right before he could kill Solid Snake and Meryl]]. Justification for "Ex Machina" part indeed.
146	*** '''Cancer Ex Machina''': [[spoiler: Ana is slowly dying because of it in Rise of the Tomb Raider]].
147	*** '''Robin Ex Machina''': Robin saves Batman's ass from League of Assassins in Arkham City.
148	* DistractedByTheSexy: The narrator takes five sins off of VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity because through the VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries' unique crouching controls, he can "make ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} drop it like it's hot."
149	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Occasionally. Narrator sometimes ''sings'' to emphasize the point of the corresponding sin... [[RuleOfFun or just for the Hell of it]].
150	* DoWrongRight: They exhibit a bit of this in their VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Remastered sins video, saying that [[MakesSenseInContext Sarah is joking about selling drugs the wrong way]].
151	-->'''Joel:''' ''(seeing the gift that Sarah got him)'' How'd you afford this?\
152	'''Sarah:''' Drugs. ''(laughs)'' [[LittleMissSnarker I sell hardcore drugs]].\
153	'''Narrator:''' Either it's a sin that this girl is pretending to sell drugs and not affiliating herself with [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], or it's a sin that she really is selling drugs.ding!
154	* TheDreaded:
155	** [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]]. So much so that several games were given ''500 sins right off the bat'' because they were simply ''created'' by them.
156	--->'''Narrator''': EA. [[Franchise/StarWars You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy...]] [[TakeThat except maybe Activision.]] ding!
157	*** Speaking of EA, its CEO - Andrew Wilson - is the one person who gets his own ''Bullshit Sin Counter'' which then adds the number of its sins to a total sin counter. This happens in every single E3 sins video so far, save 2019 where Wilson himself is not present; the narrator instead gives the press conference 500 sins, on top of the 1000 sins EA already racked up just for having a press conference.
158	** Creator/{{Konami}} also qualifies. Still, narrator admits that the only person who made one of its gaming [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid masterpieces]] great is Creator/HideoKojima who later left this company.
159	--->'''Narrator:''' ''If you're true Metal Gear fan you'd be like me. Go where Kojima goes and leave behind Konami.''
160	** [[Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment WB Games]]. Mostly thanks to their "bullshit business practices."
161	** [[VideoGame/WatchDogs Aiden Pearce]]. This "colossal shitlord" is the reason why narrator gives 300 sins to the game. Aiden proved to be a douchebag and a liar, and this is what qualifies him as a "protagonist that should die in first 30 minutes of the game."
162	** Revamped version of [[VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry Dante]]. He is so different that he doesn't embody the core essential elements of the original, most-beloved version of the character.
163	*** The fact that this game even ''exists'' earns it [[Franchise/DragonBall over 9000]] sins.
164	** Also, the "enemies of modern video gaming": ''cinematic letterbox'', ''first-person point of view in critical plot moments'' and ''Quick-Time Events''.
165	* ExactWords: In [=MK9=], the Elder Gods try to pull this, claiming that [[BigBad Shao Kahn]]'s invasion of Earthrealm is not a breach of divine law, as it is the ''merging'' of Earthrealm with Outworld that has been outlawed. [[WhatTheHellHero Raiden isn't buying it, and neither is the narrator]].
166	-->'''Raiden''': But Shao Kahn---Liu Kang has bested him twice! Yet he still-\
167	'''The Elder Gods:''' Shao Kahn has not violated the rules of Mortal Kombat.\
168	'''Raiden:''' What? He is invading Earthrealm as we speak!\
169	'''The Elder Gods:''' Invasion is not in itself a transgression. It is the merging of realms that is prescribed.\
170	'''Raiden:''' [[SubvertedTrope A distinction without a difference]]!\
171	'''Narrator:''' Exactly, Raiden. Why the [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] do you think Shao Kahn's invading if not to merge Outworld with Earthrealm? ding!
172	* FailureHero: The Narrator says that [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Raiden]] has failed so utterly and unjustifiably in his task of protecting Earthrealm that he has pretty much become this.
173	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: They have a bit of a problem with [[Franchise/MortalKombat Raiden]] pulling this, so much so that it's approaching RunningGag territory. When the God of Lightning accidentally [[spoiler: mortally wounds Liu Kang]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', the narrator asks why he couldn't simply revive him before he died like he did Jax earlier in the game. The narrator also calls Raiden out on his obliviousness to his own power in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' when the god laments his supposed inability to revive [[spoiler: Liu Kang and Kung Lao from their revenant forms]].
174	-->'''Raiden:''' [[spoiler: Kung Lao and Liu Kang]]... they were like sons. I would move the Heavens to bring them back into the light.
175	-->'''Narrator:''' ''(exasperatedly)'' Really, Raiden? You would move the Heavens to bring them back into the light? [[PunctuatedForEmphasis YOU. ARE. A. GOD!]] ding!
176	* FriendlyRivalry: With WebVideo/{{Dartigan}} and his gaming sins videos. Notable that when Dartigan started doing specialized intros for his games, [=GCN=] followed suit.
177	* GameplayAndStorySegregation: They sin ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' for particularly ridiculous uses of this, in order to avoid explaining how relatively weaker characters keep beating easily more powerful ones. One example is the very first chapter, when [[BadassNormal Johnny Cage]] defeats [[AnIcePerson Sub-Zero]], a trained warrior from a clan that is the Chinese equivalent of [[{{Ninja}} ninjas]], [[PlayingWithFire Scorpion]], the fighter from an actual Japanese {{Ninja}} clan reborn as a demon from a FireAndBrimstoneHell, and even '''SHINNOK''', [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu a former ELDER GOD]]. The last example is when the Narrator goes from somewhat exasperated derision to legitimate frustration:
178	-->'''Narrator:''' Okay, Johnny Cage beating Shinnok. Sell this to me. Justify this. Don't use Story Mode as an excuse. ''Legitimately explain to me'' how this happens. I will count this as a sin as I wait for your response. ding!
179	* GroinAttack: The Narrator pronounces [[ActionGirl Sonya]]'s use of this on [[TheDragon Quan Chi]] at the end of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to be the point where the sorcerer stopped being the badass that he had been originally established as.
180	-->'''Narrator:''' You have ruined the source of his sorcery! ding! (+10 sins)
181	* HereWeGoAgain: The narrator points this out while sinning ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' when Scorpion([[spoiler: now once again Hanzo Hasashi]]) approaches [[FourStarBadass Sonya]] demanding [[spoiler: Quan Chi]]'s head. Sonya tries to refuse, but Scorpion isn't taking "no" for an answer. The narrator quickly remembers the last time this happened with Bi-Han in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'':
182	-->'''Narrator:''' Wow, this is literally Round 2 of "Hey Scorpion, don't kill this guy or else we're all gonna suffer dire consequences later on." [[LampshadeHanging Geez, does this fucker not learn]]? ding!
183	* IncrediblyLamePun: These almost always lead to more sins. Such as in ''Injustice'', for example:
184	-->'''Green Lantern:''' What I miss? Everything ''cool''?
185	-->'''Green Arrow:''' ''Frosty''.
186	-->'''Narrator:''' Hey, guys, ''chill out'' with the ice puns, okay? They're ''snow'' bad. ding!
187	* ItHasOnlyJustBegun: Subverted in VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum:
188	-->'''Franchise/{{Batman}}:''' It's over, Joker!\
189	'''ComicBook/TheJoker:''' Over? Why my dear, delusional Dark Knight---it hasn't even begun!\
190	'''Narrator:''' It hasn't even begun? We're near the end of the game, [[PrecisionFStrike motherfcker]]! ding!*
191	* {{Jobber}}: They accuse several ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' favorites of pulling this in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', saying that many powerful and long-running characters like [[AnIcePerson Sub-Zero]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Sindel]], and [[AGodAmI Shinnok]] are forced by the developers to "exist only to job, and make [the new characters(Cassie, Kung Jin, Jacqui, and Takeda)] look good." The trope itself is name-dropped later in the corresponding sins video:
192	-->'''Narrator:''' And [[spoiler: Baraka]] dies just as he lived---a jobber. ding!
193	* JokeAndReceive: In the beginning of the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake'' video, the narrator jokes that Creator/{{Capcom}} is going to "skip ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica Code Veronica]]'' and go straight to a ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' remake". Cue a news article detailing [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake exactly that]], with the narrator also noting that he wrote the joke in the ''[=RE3=]'' remake sins video script ''two months'' before the game even released.
194	* JokerImmunity: They criticize Franchise/{{Batman}} for taking so long to recognize this for what it is in VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity.
195	* LeeroyJenkins: Invoked in the first part of ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' sins video.
196	* MaliciousMisnaming: Possibly invoked in the ''VideoGame/BioShock'' review when the Narrator repeatedly points out how "Atlus" is no friend. One of the top comments on that video even asks "[[ArcWords Would you kindly]] spell Atlas's name correctly?"
197	* [[MarathonLevel Marathon Episode]]: The Redux version of ''Mass Effect 3'' episode is a whopping '''''2 and a half hours''''' long. By Narrator's own admission, it ''really'' took him ''over 8 months'' to complete it.
198	* MarriedToTheJob: The Narrator sides with Johnny Cage in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' when Johnny points out to Sonya how she always puts her job over her family, causing Johnny to get frustrated that he can't spend time with his wife and that he is practically raising Cassie by himself. The narrator chimes in by saying that a lot of women he saw that had put their careers over their families caused their kids to be complete shitheads since they basically had no mother figure in their life.
199	* AMillionIsAStatistic: Applies to the values of sin counter in most videos. While great (and somewhat good) games can get just ''several hundreds'' of sins, the others will receive astronomical numbers (''millions'', ''billions'' and even ''trillions''). Justified since most of the reviewed games get a '''Bonus Round''', during which the number on the sin counter can gradually and unexpectedly increase, for example, from ''several hundreds to many, way too fucking many'' sins.
200	** The only video to get ''infinite'' number of sins so far is ''Everything Wrong With GCN''.
201	** The redux of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' currently holds the record number at nearly '''1.6 septendecillion''' sins[[note]]a whopping '''54 zeroes''', to be precise[[/note]], ousting ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' with its much lesser count of ''1.3 quadrillion'' sins.
202	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Mostly applies when the games receive a sin reduction. Notable examples include:
203	** Deathstroke's badassery in Injustice sins video. All because he is able to trash-talk with Wonder Woman (who is an ''fearsome Amazon'', by the way) with zero fucks given.
204	** The opening narration of Bioshock. The narrator acknowledges the fact that this is the segment which other developers could use for their games, mainly because it's short, simple and taken straight to the point.
205	** Beating up on Nathan Prescott in VideoGame/LifeIsStrange. Every punch delivered to him reducts 1 sin.
206	** The first-person dance segment in Mirror's Edge: Catalyst.
207	** Alien's inclusion into Mortal Kombat X as DLC.
208	** Rapping in Watch Dogs. Previously in the video, narrator sins the rapper because of the weak lyrics while responding with his own. Later, this particular rapper does much better rhymes, and only because of him Watch Dogs deserves its sin reduction.
209	** The outright hilarious and badass presentation of Devolver Digital on E3 2017. Lady-Swears-a-Lot included.
210	** Creator/MarkHamill at the Game Awards 2015 when he does his iconic Joker voice for a short moment.
211	** Metal Gear Solid has several: Revolver Ocelot's introduction and the dialogue between Solid Snake and Grey Fox right before the battle with Metal Gear qualify.
212	** The climax of The Walking Dead: Season 1 when [[spoiler: Lee Everett is slashing his way through horde of zombies]].
213	** Kratos managing to calmly discipline Atreus in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''.
214	** Dante acquiring Alastor in the original ''Devil May Cry''.
215	** Praising one of the last [[CreatorCameo cameos]] of Creator/StanLee in Spider-Man ([=PS4=]).
216	** Congratulating Creator/RockstarGames for creating one of the greatest villains in all of gaming history: [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption Dutch van der Linde]]. That tragic scene before his DisneyVillainDeath probably helped.
217	** Dante going full ''Music/MichaelJackson'' in ''Devil May Cry 5''... just because he's Dante.
218	* {{Nephilim}}: They think the idea of [[VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry the new Dante and Vergil]] turning out to be this is ridiculous, as, unlike before, there is now no justification for them to look so human.
219	* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: One of Narrator's gripes is when developers release a new game that keeps the original title - especially when the game in question continues the story from previous installments in the franchise. It's evident in ''God of War (2018)'' episode.
220	-->'''Narrator:''' Call it anything else - ''God of 4'', ''Dad of War'', ''Boy of War'', ''Old Man Kratos'', ''The Adventures of Atreus: Electric Boogaloo'', ''The Last of the Witcher Elder God of Scroll Wars Wild Hunt for the Tomb Raider of Horizon Zero Skyrim Dawn''. Literally anything else than ''God of War''.
221	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: GCN notes in its sins video for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' that despite the Elder Gods creating the eponymous tournament as an ironclad method of preventing Shao Kahn from merging Earthrealm with Outworld should he lose: they allow Shao Kahn to create a new tournament on Outworld out of the blue, without their knowledge or consent, after already losing the first Mortal Kombat tournament; and simply observe while Kahn invades Earthrealm despite also losing the tournament that ''he himself created''. This causes the narrator to declare the Elder Gods useless and wholeheartedly agree with [[DragonWithAnAgenda Quan Chi]] when he [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]]:
222	-->'''Quan Chi:''' Shao Kahn's victory is nearly complete. Soon he will arrive to Earthrealm.\
223	'''Raiden:''' [[BigNo NO]]! The Elder Gods will not allow it!\
224	'''Quan Chi:''' ''(disparagingly)'' The Elder Gods are toothless.\
225	'''Narrator:''' [[VillainHasAPoint One sin reduction for Quan Chi speaking TRUTH]]!!! beep!
226	** This is given a ContinuityNod in their sins video of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', where he notes that despite [[spoiler: their ultimate decision to intervene in Shao Kahn's plans at the end of ''MK 9'', they still don't do anything when Shinnok---a former Elder God himself, and therefore a far more pressing and much more personal threat to Raiden than Shao Kahn---conducts his own invasion]], causing the narrator to declare that the divine forces of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' Universe have officially been demoted to "Garbage Tier." Mention is also given to the fact that despite the protection of Earthrealm being his sole responsibility, Raiden fails time and time again at ''this one simple task'', thereby allowing the plot of MKX to happen.
227	* PlotArmor: One of the tropes which gets sinned on the regular basis.
228	-->'''Narrator:''' The power of Plot Armor compels you! ding!
229	* PrecisionFStrike: The Narrator is not afraid to drop these a lot of fucking times. Earlier videos have these censored.
230	* {{Pun}}: Normally, the narrator adds sins for cases of this. However, he finds Harley Quinn's use of this in VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum to be funny enough to add likes instead.
231	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The Narrator lets out an incredibly long one in ''Everything (Else) Wrong With VideoGame/UntilDawn'' due to his exasperation of Mike and Jessica having a ton of teasing for several scenes without even having sex.
232	-->'''Narrator:''' WILL. YOU. TWO. JUST. FUCK. AL. REA. DY!!!
233	** He pulls this off again while sinning one of the episodes of ''The Walking Dead: A New Frontier''.
234	** Here comes another (rejected) example from ''Red Dead Redemption'':
235	-->'''Bill Williamson:''' Dutch always said you were an arrogant son of a bitch! \
236	'''Narrator:''' You. Were in. The same. Gang. Together. You. Should already. Know this. ding!
237	** And another one, directed at Mac Walters - the writer for ''Mass Effect'' series.
238	-->'''Narrator:''' How... in the bloodiest... of all Hells... do ''you''... still have... a job? ding!
239	* QuestionableCasting: [[invoked]] Quite an egregious example in ''Spider-Man (2018)'' episode. Narrator is not particularly fond of the participation of Creator/TravisWillingham and Creator/LauraBailey in the game, mainly because the former "sounds like [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]] got the best of him again" and the latter "sports her usual Laura Bailey-isms from the book". When it comes to Creator/DaveFennoy:
240	-->'''Narrator:''' [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDead Lee]], what the Hell are you doing in this game? ding!
241	* ReplacementGoldfish: Accuses [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil6 Helena Harper]] of being this to Claire Redfield, as she even wears nearly identical clothing to Claire's for a portion of the story.
242	* SequelHook: In ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', when [[spoiler: the human and demon worlds collide into one after Mundus' death]], GCN's response is simply:
243	-->'''Narrator:''' [[LampshadeHanging Uh-oh, sounds like they're setting this up for a shitty sequel...]] ding!
244	* ShapedLikeItself: DefiedTrope. The narrator continues his RunningGag of "This is as close to teabagging as you'll ever get in this game" in the sins videos of the Franchise/{{Halo}} games. While sinning VideoGame/{{Halo2}}(Anniversary), he brings up the fan reaction to this:
245	-->'''Narrator:''' This is as close to teabagging as you're gonna get in this game. [[LampshadeHanging Oh, what's that you say? Halo invented teabagging?]]
246	-->''(Plays clip of Samus Aran teabagging in VideoGame/SuperMetroid)''
247	* ShoutOut: Lots of them.
248	** In ''Sunset Overdrive'' video:
249	-->'''Unnamed Protagonist:''' I'm a Master Assassin!\
250	'''Narrator:''' [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] would have a word with you. ding!
251	*** Similar sin was brought up again in ''The Order: 1886'' video:
252	--->'''Izi:''' Remember: youth always prevails.\
253	'''Narrator:''' [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi Mishima]] would have a word with you. ding!
254	** ''Discount X'' sins. These apply to mechanics/characters/other things that were obviously and blatantly made to look (and behave) like the original mechanics/characters/other things from well-known games and franchises:
255	*** In ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' sins video, Mundus is called "Discount [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex Luthor]]". Also, Bob Barbas is a "Discount [[Series/TheOReillyFactor Bill O'Reilly]]".
256	*** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', narrator refers to Stryker as a "Discount Wrestling/JohnCena."
257	*** "Discount Predator Vision". Detective Mode in ''Batman: Arkham'' series and Hacker Vision in ''Watch Dogs'' are called by that name.
258	** This jab at the ''Star Wars Battlefront II'':
259	-->'''Narrator:''' If this ending was any more random and unexpected, it'd be like [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Mace Windu]] coming back at the end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' and saying, ''[[Film/SnakesOnAPlane I've had it with this motherfucking Sith on this motherfucking Death Star!]]" - and then striking down Palpatine with [[Film/PulpFiction great vengeance and furious anger]]. ding!
260	** If some of the playable characters go through stealth sequences in open-world games, they're called ''VideoGame/MetalGear X''. So far, there are ''Metal Gear [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Watson]]'', ''Metal Gear [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption Marston]]'' and ''Metal Gear [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max]]''.
261	* StealthPun: One in "Everything Wrong With E3 2017":
262	-->'''Rebecka Coutaz:''' And we have had since then a full year of support and continuous development of ''VideoGame/{{Steep}}''.
263	-->'''Narrator:''' You have? Cause as far as I know, that game took a ''steep'' dive out of people's conciousness.
264	* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: With fellow video game nitpicker, WebVideo/{{Dartigan}}, often reviewing the same games within a few months, weeks, or even ''days'', and occasionally even reacting in similar ways to specific scenes. While neither has referenced the other thus far, the coincidences occur so frequently that one has to wonder if the two channels are connected somehow.
265	* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: While sinning VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity, GCN deliberately screws around while controlling Bruce Wayne in the opening level, actively trying to goad [[BigBad Strange]]'s guards into killing him. Due to PlotArmor, this doesn't work, even though [[MadeOfIron Bruce takes enough damage during the opening level alone to ''put him into a coma'']].
266	* TakeThat:
267	** Narrator is not impressed by ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'''s usage of this trope against certain corporate and political parties, saying in response: "We came to play a game, not a lesson in social studies."
268	** The (over-)use of loot boxes in ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' is taken as a sign that it's "time to execute Order 66."
269	** An early sin in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7'' video is a potshot at Logan Paul. A later one overtly fires at Jared Fogle.
270	* TheyKilledKennyAgain: In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', when Raiden accidentally kills [[spoiler: Liu Kang]], the narrator's reaction is an exasperated "Jesus, is [[spoiler: Liu Kang]] dead again? Can this motherfucker ''stay'' dead this time?" before promptly remembering the character's ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' trailer and giving a frustrated "Ah, crap..."
271	* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Said almost verbatim by the Narrator while he spent way too much time nitpicking the ending of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. By his admission, the entire game goes out of its way to abandon the excellent cohesive storyline first Mass Effect had - and suffering for it as a result.
272	* {{Troll}}: The narrator seems to somewhat enjoy [[TheSixthRanger Jake]] screwing with [[TheLancer Piers]] in VideoGame/ResidentEvil6.
273	-->'''[[TheCaptain Chris]]:''' ''(to Jake)''...Have we met?\
274	'''Jake:''' ''({{Beat}})'' You jarheads all look the same to me, pal, sorry.''(walks off)''\
275	'''Piers:''' ''(gets held back by Chris)'' You've gotta be ''kidding'' me!\
276	'''Narrator:''' What? You mad, bro? ding!
277	** The narrator also namedrops this in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' when [[DragonWithAnAgenda D'Vorah]] seems to be willing to spare the protagonists(who have come to negotiate with Kotal Kahn) after [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Kung Jin]] foolishly interferes with the execution of a thief, but quickly implies otherwise:
278	-->'''D'Vorah:''' You interfere in Outworld matters. The penalty is death.\
279	'''Narrator:''' D'Vorah wishes to learn about their diplomatic techniques only to immediately sentence them to death. Yous a troll, D'Vorah! Yous a troll! ding!
280	* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: Played straight and then immediately subverted during the E3 2015 sins video. The narrator says that the best way to make VideoGame/Halo5Guardians awesome on paper would be to have [[TheHero Master Chief]] go up against [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] instead of [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent Jameson "Spartan" Locke]]. However, he then admits that it wouldn't work in practice, as Samus beating Master Chief would be a ForegoneConclusion.
281	** Played with in VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity when Batman discovers that [[spoiler: Deadshot is in Arkham City and hunting down political prisoners]]:
282	--> '''Batman:''' [[spoiler: Deadshot]]'s in Arkham City.\
283	'''Alfred:''' What's he doing there? Is he a prisoner?\
284	'''Batman:''' It's unlikely, but I'm not ruling anything out.\
285	'''Alfred:''' So, it's the [[GuileHero World's Greatest Detective]] versus the [[PsychoForHire World's Deadliest Assassin]].\
286	'''Narrator:''' [[CatchPhrase Unlikely.]] Because Batman is not going up against [[VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Agent 47]]. ding!
287	** And here is this example from ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'':
288	-->'''Marcus''': Wrench. Important question time: [[Franchise/AlienVsPredator Alien versus Predator]].\
289	'''Narrator''': Actually, it's not "important question time" because we all know who wins. It's Alien, of course. A single [[Film/{{Alien}} Alien nearly killed an entire ship crew by itself]]. A group of [[Film/{{Aliens}} Aliens nearly killed an entire platoon of some of the most elite marines in the galaxy]]. And a single Alien [[Film/Alien3 almost wiped out an entire prison of some of the most dangerous men on that particular planet]]. Predator [[Film/Predator2 got beat by fucking Danny Glover]]. [[LampshadeHanging Whatever argument you have is invalid]]. ding!
290	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: GCN occasionally engages in this when it comes to {{Non Player Character}}s, [[EveryoneHasStandards but seems to draw the line when it comes to innocents and/or non-humanoids]]: in VideoGame/UntilDawn, the narrator sins the game for including a choice segment where you can shoot a squirrel, and additionally counts it as a sin on any player who chose that option ([[WebVideo/CinemaSins Jeremy]] actually took that option during a drunken playthrough of the game).
291	** Their review of first season of ''The Walking Dead'' ended with a montage of Lee's most dickish dialog options.
292	* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Classic Villain {{Cliche}}s #1 & 2: Torture/imprison their enemies instead of outright killing them, thus allowing the rest of the game to happen.
293	** They give ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' a sin for [[TheGunslinger Erron Black]] wasting time with theatrical lethargy when he has a gun to Rain's head.
294	-->'''Black:''' ''(kicks Rain to the ground)'' You won't touch [Kotal Khan] again.\
295	'''Narrator:''' SHOOT HIM!\
296	'''Black:''' ''(pins Rain's throat with his foot)''\
297	'''Narrator:''' SHOOT HIM!\
298	'''Black:''' ''(DramaticGunCock)''\
299	'''Narrator:''' SHOOT HIM BEFORE SOMEONE STRIKES YOUR HA---\
300	''(Black takes a sai to the hand from offscreen)''\
301	'''Narrator:''' Ope! Too late.ding!
302	** The same works for [[VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider Lara Croft's hesitation when she can't shoot the thief out of the window in time]].
303	* WorfHadTheFlu: They refuse to accept that [[TheDragon Quan Chi]] is suffering from this in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', as it somehow even extends to [[FireAndBrimstoneHell the Netherrealm]]---Quan Chi's own home, where he is at his strongest. And later...
304	-->'''Narrator:''' And Quan Chi died just like lived in this game... a bitch. ding!
305	* WorthIt: The narrator's reaction to [[MsFanservice Harley Quinn]]'s Game Over screen in VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum is to burst out laughing, shout '''[[LargeHam "WORTH IT!!!"]]''', and considerably inflate the game's "Like Counter."
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308	!!Tropes That Apply to GCN:
309	* CaptainErsatz: They are essentially this to WebVideo/CinemaSins in all but the fact that they cover video games, not films.
310	* CatchPhrase:
311	** Saying that a particularly bad mechanic is "a FAILURE OF GAME DESIGN," or that a certain sales or developing tactic is "a FAILURE OF THE GAMING INDUSTRY."
312	** "DETAILS, man. They are important." Whenever a game glosses over crucial plot details.
313	** Whenever a certain scenario unfolds in an extremely improbable manner, or someone invokes a set of circumstances just as far-fetched: "Unlikely."ding!
314	** Whenever BottomlessMagazines comes into play: "UNLIMITED........AMMO!!!"ding!
315	** Whenever someone makes an IncrediblyLamePun: "Puns! Quips! Jokes!"ding!
316	** Whenever any form of law enforcement makes an appearance: "[[PrecisionFStrike Fck]] the police!"ding!*
317	** Whenever a SequelHook appears: [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Obvious setup for an obvious sequel is obvious]]ding!
318	** Whenever a character uses a gun and shoots it for no reason beyond its intended use: "What a waste of ammo." ding!
319	** When a character sees how absurd someone or something is that also resonates with the player: "X would be excellent at GCN. We'd hire him/her if they were real." ding!
320	** When a game being sinned is made by WB Games: "WB Games." ding! (Also applies to Creator/{{Konami}} and Creator/ElectronicArts)
321	*** The major companies are sinned by name every E3 by name alone, whether it be the worst offenders (EA, Bethesda or Ubisoft) or console developers like Microsoft or Sony. {{Hilarity ensue\|s}}d when the sin counter for E3 2017 went rogue and refused to sin Nintendo.
322	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJUck8VPgEI Mass Effect 3 review]] went a lot farther into background details than they usually do and maintained a distinct "by fans, for fans" feel (with attendant refusal to explain anything) that the show would later abandon.
323	* TheFaceless: ''Kidd Atari'' - the narrator of sins videos himself.
324	** Averted by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-uW0h-1J54 this video]]. And he turns out to be a nice and funny guy.
325	* FollowTheLeader: Although, they do use a more bombastic and less objective style than WebVideo/CinemaSins' sarcastic, neutral commentary.
326	* HypocriticalHumor: During the sins video for VideoGame/ResidentEvil6, the narrator says that Main/{{God}} doesn't exist to mess with fanatical viewers. While sinning VideoGame/TheOrder1886, [[UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} when Galahad offhandedly denies God's existence]], the narrator calls blasphemy and adds a sin.
327	* {{Irony}}: They're the first channel to dedicate a consistent series to video games in a manner identical to WebVideo/CinemaSins' deconstruction of films. In other words, they were pioneers of imitation.
328	* LargeHam
329	* PetTheDog:
330	** While sinning E3 2015, GCN comes across a speaker who is very nervous about promoting his game and actually brings a puppet on stage to help with the anxiety. The narrator acknowledges that the viewers are probably expecting him to sin the guy's lack of composure, but ends up actually commending the speaker for showing actual investment in his product, saying that it's an attitude that the industry needs more of, and continuing without adding any sins.
331	** During E3 2017, the narrator realized that Sony did not mention ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs 2'' at all and, because they wanted to throw people off guard from time to time like they suspected Sony did, deducted a sin.
332	** Also during aforementioned E3, the sin counter goes rogue and refuses to sin Nintendo, bringing up the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime4'' announcement trailer in response; the narrator was delighted to hear Nintendo was not neglecting Metroid after all. The announcement trailer, on grounds of not being an actual gameplay teaser, was still sinned, however.
333	** While they sin Capcom at the start of the ''Resident Evil 7'' video, they don't use the ''Crap''com name, plus they admit that it was the best RE game they played in years, thus immediately retracting the sin.
334	* PunctuatedPounding: Used to remove several sins from ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' when Warren is beating the shit out of Nathan Prescott (who really has it coming at this point in the game).
335	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The narrator mentions that at one point, GCN was a group of twelve thinking of starting its own gaming enterprise---now it's three best friends who like to pick apart games.
336	* RuleOfCool: Even though they usually sin this in games, not even the members of GCN are always immune to this. While sinning VideoGame/MirrorsEdge, the narrator considers the SlowMotion unlocking of the "Sweet Goodbye" achievement(which entails jumping from a high place, pulling a 180, and nailing the British equivalent of FlippingTheBird while falling backwards) to be so cool that it's worth taking off ''300 sins''.
337	* RuleOfFunny: This contributes greatly to their sin counts, as many of their sins are sly references, astronomical multiplications due to things that they just don't like, or just stuff that they make up(for example, choosing to shoot a garden gnome in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', and then sinning [[PlayerCharacter Joel]] for being "[[WhatTheHellPlayer a d*ck to gnomes]]" ''and'' for wasting a bullet). On the other hand, things that are enjoyably hilarious can have sins taken off, like the 200 sin deduction at E3 2017 courtesy of Devolver Digital's presentation.
338	* RuleOfThree: GCN is a channel run by three people (the narrator and his two partners), and they have three listed enemies of modern gaming (cinematic letterbox, first-person cutscenes in third-person games, and QTEs). Also, the first game that they ever sinned was VideoGame/MassEffect3.
339	** See No. 6 and No. 8 in the {{Cliche}} list above.
340	* RunningGag: Many, both borrowed and original:
341	** Often uses WebVideo/CinemaSins' "X is a d*ck to Y" sin.
342	** "[[MoreDakka Turret]] {{Cliche}}".
343	** Sinning RegenerativeHealth in Shooter Games.
344	** FAILURE OF THE GAME DESIGN/GAMING INDUSTRY(See CatchPhrase above).
345	** The three enemies of modern gaming: cinematic letterbox, first-person perspective at critical plot moments, and QuickTimeEvents.
346	** Calling Capcom by a nickname given to them on the Internet: ''Crap''com.
347	** Saying that [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries Batman]] should be able to easily do something awesome [[MemeticMutation BECAUSE HE'S]] '''[[MemeticMutation BATMAN!!!]]'''
348	** In any game that doesn't allow [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Halo]]-style teabagging, the narrator will play a clip showing the PlayerCharacter performing the closest approximation possible, say "This is as close to teabagging as you'll ever get in this game," and add another sin.
349	** When GCN comes across a particularly awesome or hilarious scene, said scene will usually be followed by [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan's laugh]] and either an increase in likes, a decrease in sins, or both depending on the quality.
350	** [[BottomlessMagazines '''UNLIMITED...... AMMO!!! ding!''']]
351	** "Not so subtle foreshadowing."
352	** Inclusion of the "Andrew Wilson's Bullshit Sin Counter" in each E3 sins video.
353	** The ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7'' video has one where every jump scare is prefaced by the video draining out while the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' death music plays.
354	* SelfDeprecation: They frequently label themselves "sarcastic assholes" and mock their supposed status as a rip-off, although, most of the time, it's really meant to mess with the {{Hatedom}} on the Internet.
355	* ShoutOut: Many times. Often to emphasize how much better a certain change would make a game, or just to make a snarky joke. Several examples are noted above.
356	* SincerityMode: Will occasionally engage this if a game impresses them enough. Examples of note being:
357	** After spending about 10 minutes straight ''destroying'' ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', the narrator admits that the dream sequence where Dante uncovers more about his past while also learning to use his new weapons is actually a pretty efficient game mechanic and takes off four sins. He also sympathizes somewhat with the villain at the end, saying "Gotta admit, he's got a point" and taking off four more sins when the antagonist lays out his motivations.
358	** The narrator sins ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886'' extensively for its paper-thin plot, two-dimensional characters, and constant showing off of its advanced graphics to try and hide its failings. However, he does later acknowledge that the game's textures and transitions from cutscene to gameplay are ''seamless'', taking off a sin and saying that this, at least, is an advancement in gaming.
359	** See the E3 example for PetTheDog above.
360	** The narrator goes into this frequently during his sins video of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', often noting certain elements of its story and gameplay that are so intricate that they put modern-day games to shame.
361	** This rant about Aiden Pearce at the end of ''Watch Dogs'' sins video:
362	-->'''Narrator:''' Really, game? Did you seriously decide at the last moment to treat this like a ''superhero origin story''? You really expect me to sympathize with this ''colossal shitlord''? As if he ''actually changed''? This ''fucking'' guy, who has ''not learned anything of value'', who has ''not paid for any of his crimes'', who has ''constantly lied to his own family'', who has ''hid the truth from his own allies'', and who has ''used anybody he could just to gain a little bit of information'', and you expect ''me'' to ''side'' with ''him''? ''Fuck you''. ''Fuck you'' a thousand-times over, game.
363	* TakeThat: This is a channel inspired by a guy who tears apart movies, but without the general objectivity that CS displays, so we're going to need a list for this:
364	** Their sins video of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' is full of quick, yet frequent, uses of these against Dante's new character, the developers of the game, and the game itself.
365	** Their E3 sins videos are pretty much made to facilitate this trope. In their video for E3 2015, the narrator calls ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' the "HIV of Gaming Industry", says that VideoGame/MirrorsEdge was wasted potential, simply sins Minecraft without comment, and verbally tears into several presenters at the events. They even dub EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson "The Son of Satan" and give him his own "Andrew Wilson Bullshit Sin Counter."
366	** Every time they sin a Capcom game, they sin Capcom itself, calling it "''Crap''com."
367	-->'''Narrator:''' [[MaliciousMisnaming Crapcom]]. Oh, I'm sorry. ''Cap''com.
368	** Creator/{{Konami}} gets a lot of this for their marketing practices during the VideoGame/MetalGearSolid sins video. GCN repeatedly asserts that Creator/HideoKojima was the real brilliance behind everything that made the game great. How much do they hate Konami, exactly? Despite the narrator making it clear that VideoGame/MetalGearSolid is his favorite game of all time, he gives it ''100 sins'' right off the bat just for being associated with Konami.
369	--->''Fuck Konami, fuck Konami, fuck Kona-na-Nazi!!''
370	** Creator/ElectronicArts gets this just as badly as Konami, if not worse.
371	*** Among numerous examples throughout the E3 videos, GCN also shows its contempt for EA early on in its sinning of VideoGame/MirrorsEdge: despite saying that they actually liked the game, they still give it '''500''' sins just because EA was involved in its production.
372	*** They also give E3 2016 '''500''' sins at the very start just because of [=EA=], and E3 2017 got that plus an additional 80, one for every minute it ran, ''[[SerialEscalation and then]]'' the Andrew Wilson Bullshit Sin Counter for 320 extra sins.
373	*** E3 2018 gave us '''''800''''' sins right off the bat, plus 90 more for its runtime, ''plus an extra '''670''' for the Andrew Wilson Bullshit Sin Counter'' -- that's over 1500 sins, all because of EA!
374	---->'''Narrator:''' EA. ''(500 Sins)'' Actually, can we make an exception this one time? ''(800 Sins)'' That's more like it.
375	*** Despite EA's side event and Andrew Wilson's no-show at E3 2019, they earned E3 2019 itself another '''''1500''''' sins right off the bat.
376	** WB Games gets this as well, as their association with a game is automatically a sin. The VideoGame/MortalKombatX video goes in depth into this by listing the DLC for the game and saying "And if you ever wondered why WB Games gets counted as a sin it's because they are directly responsible for the bullshit business practices I just listed. So now you know!" before getting into sinning the actual game.
377	* TakeThatAudience: GCN gave one to a good amount of their viewers at one point. As soon as they started their channel, despite the fact that they openly acknowledged their connection to WebVideo/CinemaSins and told people to "Check out the originals (and superiors)," many commenters still complained that they were just a rip-off. They later responded by publishing "Everything Wrong with GCN," [[{{Troll}} purposefully using many of the same jokes that CS used in their "Everything Wrong with [=CinemaSins=]" video, and even having the exact same bonus round]] (1 sin for every fanboy that they pissed off, which subsequently broke the sin counter, and resulted in the sin total being infinity).
378	** In the same video, they put in a TakeThat through a CallBack to their Resident Evil 6 video, where the narrator responds to Leon's offhand comment that it seems that God isn't watching over them anymore with the declaration that "That's because God doesn't exist" and a sin. In EWWGCN, the narrator reveals that they put in that line just to antagonize fanatics, puts up the hate comments that they received, says "And like the good sheep they are, they fell for it," and gives the channel another sin.
379	* Administrivia/TropesAreTools: They assert that they like many of the games that they sin and sometimes end up fully admitting that they enjoy many of the things that they count as sins, even noting some exceptions to patterns that they generally despise. One example is their policy on SequelHooks, which they still sin in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' and ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'', but still follow up with their votes of confidence in any sequels actually being really fun and their considerable anticipation of new additions to the respective franchises in question.
380	* VillainHasAPoint: They actually ''absolve'' DMC (which they have stated repeatedly that they hate) of four sins when [[spoiler: Vergil]] lays out his arguably reasonable intentions behind wanting to rule humanity. That may be a meager subtraction, considering how many sins they would sometimes add, but the fact that they actually acknowledged the villain's motivations as valid in a plot that they are completely biased against is impressive in and of itself.
381	** They also remove a sin from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' when Quan Chi {{lampshade\|Hanging}}s the Elder Gods' TheGodsMustBeLazy status.
382	** They spend nearly the entirety of their sins video for ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886'' ripping apart the game's Idiot Plot. Near the end of the story, we get this when the defeated villain gives his motivation for JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope:
383	-->'''Narrator:''' Wow, this is some good stuff. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, really.]] [[spoiler: Lucan]] speaks TRUTH. The only problem? It took SEVEN HOURS for the game to get that good! ding!

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