1 | Premiering in July 2011, Bro Team Pill is a Website/YouTube series described by its creator(s) as "video game reviews for the modern intellectual." |
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3 | In actuality, Bro Team Pill has relatively little to do with reviewing games in the traditional sense, focusing instead on delivering non-sequitur looks of video games that are equal parts hilarious, satirical, and surreal. Though primarily a comedy series, the "creative" reinterpretations of games' [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation characters]], [[AlternateAesopInterpretation plot]], and [[FridgeLogic mechanics]] often ''do'' serve as a subversive and incredibly sarcastic review of a game's content. The series' modus operandi is using professional quality video editing to distil commentary from the perspective of a stereotypical "bro," [[SirSwearsALot wildly creative overuse of profanity]], [[NoIndoorVoice LOTS OF YELLING]], and rapid-fire clips of gameplay into a potent 2-4 minute summary. The series is also notable for not cleanly falling into any existing category of EditingWorks, coming across as a hybrid of a VideoReviewShow, AbridgedSeries, and sometimes {{machinima}}. |
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5 | Bro Team Pill has been steadily growing in popularity through word of mouth over ImageBoards and news aggregators, amassing a buttload of subscribers and becoming featured content on {{Machinima}}'s Website/YouTube network. In 2021, his channel was removed from Youtube, though some of his videos are preserved by other channels attempting to KeepCirculatingTheTapes. |
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8 | !!Bro Team Pill Provides Examples Of: |
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10 | * AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Used frequently, with a signature pronunciation of "woman" as "WAH-min." |
11 | * {{Angrish}}: |
12 | ** Featured in many reviews, and especially prominent in Blacklight: Retribution. |
13 | --->[[VideoGame/KillingFloor CUM FLAUDE.]] |
14 | ** Different flavors of angrish appear in different videos, ranging from psuedo-German gibberish (''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''), to furious incoherent screaming (''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''), to just plain unhinged. (War Inc.) |
15 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGgeBXcTq4 announcing his plan to start a new channel]], Bro Team's rant about Digitom Productions is greeted by Nelson of that very group, who excitedly asks if he's working on a new video and expresses high hopes for it. |
16 | * AudienceParticipation: "Fate of" video series, where he and some hangers-on party up on random (usually bad) multiplayer games. |
17 | * BerserkButton: Everything, but in a meta-sense, Bro is as harsh as [[CausticCritic other internet critics]] when it comes to big name releases, like ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''. Compared to smaller releases, which usually consist of gibberish, twisting the plot into weird quests for drugs and/or boobs, Bro will often straight-out excoriate flaws in Triple-AAA games with little humor. See CausticCritic. |
18 | * BoomerangBigot: About his homeland of Canada. |
19 | ratings at all. |
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21 | * BrokeTheRatingScale: The series gives decidedly odd ratings when it decides to give |
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23 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Garshasp}}'' gets a "Cool out of Yes". |
24 | ** ''[[{{VideoGame/Tribes}} Tribes: Ascend]]'' gets a "*cough hack wheeze* out of 10". |
25 | ** For ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R. 2]]'', he simply states "I would rate this game." |
26 | ** Ignores rating ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'' in favor of rating ''the review itself'' as being better than his ''FEAR 2'' review. |
27 | ** ''VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior'' gets a Tau Epsilon, with no scale given). |
28 | ** His ''VideoGame/{{Hybrid}}'' review, he would give a hug. [[{{Squee}} (hee hee hee~)]] |
29 | ** He gave ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'' to his brother (and now he won't give it back!) |
30 | * BystanderSyndrome: In-game, dying civilians and allies are generally shrugged off in comedic ways. |
31 | * CausticCritic: Usually delivered in a bizarre, [[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Plinkett-on-cocaine-and-meth]] speedscrew of {{Angrish}} and chopped up with non-sequiturs to the point of nonsense, but he drops his persona to eviscerate big name games: |
32 | ** Bro takes time to not appreciate [[DiscreditedMeme overused memes]], lame jokes, questioning why Angel would return, and criticizing the co-op in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''. |
33 | *** Though he seemed to enjoy it enough to play the DLC campaigns, and ''really'' liked the Bro Team reference in "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep". Still thinks the co-op is dumb, though he blames that on his friends rather than the game itself. |
34 | ** 99% of the ''Skyrim'' rap was attacking the game for being, in his opinion, dumbed down, generic, glitchy, not very improved over Morrowind, and short. "Caustic" really is the word here. |
35 | ** The whole of ''The War Z'''s video was spent criticizing the [[invoked]]ObviousBeta state of the game, the absurd degree of micro transactions (to the point where he accuses it of being a scam in a [[FreezeFrameBonus freeze frame]]), and how monotonous the actual gameplay is along with the ridiculously long respawn queue. All set to a nightmarish rendition of MIA's ''Paper Planes''. |
36 | ** Similarly, the ''VideoGame/DayZ'' video mocked how boring gameplay was. |
37 | ** Bro mocked the enemy design (which varies wildly and is almost ''VideoGame/PaperMario''-esque), dungeon crawling, and characters of ''VideoGame/{{Recettear}}''. |
38 | * TheComicallySerious: All of the Cricket Revolution review is delivered in a calm, dispassionate tone. |
39 | * CouchGag: Many episodes have a unique audio clip after the appearance of the title and Pill, ranging from simple exclamations like "INTERNET!" to [[http://youtu.be/CSxlm6VBpzI whatever the hell this sound is]]. |
40 | * ContractualGag: Combined with his own running gags and mocked in the Guns of Icarus review. |
41 | -->"I sure hope JEFFREY shows up! Or that I end up in a SEWER!" (LaughTrack) |
42 | * CuckoolanderCommentator: As applied to video game commentary and criticism. Especially noticeable in the ''Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine'' video where the game's many doors and elevators take precedence over the ultra-violent battles with hordes of demons and aliens. |
43 | * CurseCutShort: ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' ends with "If you don't stand behind our troops, you might as well stand in front of them and get fu-'''BRO TEAM!'''" |
44 | * {{Determinator}}: Bro Team isn't very good at action games, but this doesn't stop him from sticking with even the worst of them until he's finished. |
45 | * DrinkingGame: His "Life is Dranks" playthrough of ''Videogame/LifeIsStrange'', in which he takes a shot at anything he finds cringey about the writing/dialog. |
46 | * DrivenToSuicide: His avatar in ''VideoGame/TERAOnline''. |
47 | * EverybodyLaughsEnding: A canned-laughter version in the Guns of Icarus review. Bro isn't very happy about it. |
48 | * EyeScream: Bro Team's eyes melt from becoming too good at videogames while wearing GUNNAR Optiks gaming glasses. |
49 | * FusionDance: The explanation for Bro Team seemingly consisting of one person. |
50 | -->"Bros COMBINED to form the team, you fucking guy!" |
51 | * FreeLoveFuture: Combined with CrapsackWorld in Bro Team's take on Syndicate. |
52 | -->"In the future, the human erogenous brain decides when and where shit's gonna go down. Humans are mere victims to their boner motives." |
53 | * FreudianSlip: Played for laughs in the ''Modern Warfare 3'' review. |
54 | -->"This shit's more interactive than your most terrifying wet dream, but in this you don't wake up before you get to suck your teacher's dick!" |
55 | * HurricaneOfPuns: The Singularity review. Doubles as a horribly dangerous Bro Team DrinkingGame if you take a shot for every "time" pun! |
56 | ** The "Fate of VideoGame/{{TERA}}" video is this taken to a new, un''bear''able extreme, courtesy of a few dozen compatriots on Mumble chat.[[note]]Everyone involved played as Popori, which are small, furry, bear-cub-like creatures.[[/note]] |
57 | ** In ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'', Bro proclaims [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe a torso blown in half at the waist]] to have a "leg up in the competition". |
58 | ** The "Conte" NPC name joke writes itself. |
59 | * IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Bro Team contemplates the many round objects of Singularity, including a pair belonging to a female character that seem to rob him of all free will. |
60 | -->"There's even balls on the front of this guy's shirt, and for some reason they make me want to do whatever this guy says." |
61 | * LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In Guns of Icarus. |
62 | -->"We're gonna need a specialist: Me. Specialized in one-handed cranking, and also beatin' off my stupid dick." |
63 | * LastSecondWordSwap: |
64 | ** In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'': |
65 | --->"When we all know it was the '''JEW'''[[Myth/ClassicalMythology piter Worshipers]]. |
66 | ** In ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'': |
67 | --->"We all know you don't rock out with your [[AC:Sit on my lap]]." |
68 | * LaughTrack: Also in Guns of Icarus, apparently to mock his running gags. |
69 | * LogoJoke: When Bro Team mocked the Pill in the introduction to the Singularity review, it refused to perform in the next video. |
70 | * MadLibsDialogue: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFeC1O5UB-I Urgent Message from Vin Diesel]] uses snippets of [[Creator/VinDiesel Vin Diesel's]] interviews to protest Bro Team being linked to Machinima. |
71 | * {{Malaproper}}: Frequent, sometimes even combined with AccentUponTheWrongSyllable. |
72 | * MistakenForPedophile: Bro has to stop and freeze every time he sees his VideoGame/TeraOnline creepy avatar. He breaks down in tears after he makes her commit suicide. |
73 | * MusicalEpisode: |
74 | ** The Skyrim review is delivered in the form of a rap. |
75 | ** The War Z review is set to an {{Angrish}} rendition of MIA's ''Paper Planes''. Itself a StealthPun regarding the game being accused of being a scam (''"All I wanna do is... and take your money"'') |
76 | * NightmareFace: During the ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'' review: |
77 | -->''That's because he knows he's entering a world of SHIHIHSHIHIH-'' (Bro appears, creepily flicking his tongue at the camera) |
78 | * NoIndoorVoice: Gradually ramps up throughout the series, becoming a staple around the Painkiller review. Lampshaded in the following exchange from the Guns of Icarus: |
79 | -->*Knock at the door* '''"HEY!" "WHAT?!"''' |
80 | -->"You got mail, man." "Oh, fuckin' '''THANKS DUDE!"''' |
81 | -->'''"NO PROBLEM!" "FUCK YOU!" "FUCK YOU!" "FUCK YOU, MAN!"''' |
82 | * PunBasedTitle: Alluded to in the April Fools video of Cricket Revolution. |
83 | -->"Well, it sounds like the word 'protein,' but that's not actually what's being said." |
84 | * RefugeInAudacity: One of the mainstays of the series, like the Killing Floor review's insistence that the game is about Irish police officers. |
85 | * RunningGag: |
86 | ** Sewers, the Mace of Trit, MARTIANS, Canada being crappy, "Shit's FUCKED", Jeffrey the giant eagle, murdering the hostage, and EVAC helicopters being blown up. |
87 | ** VideoGame/{{Crysis}} 3 requiring that Bro tear apart and "improve" (read: destroy) his computer to play the [[SceneryPorn sweet graphics]]. |
88 | ** The Fate of ''VideoGame/Planetside2'' video referring to the MAX power armor as "Mexicans" resulted in faux-Spanish gibbering and La Cucaracha blaring over Proximity Chat, which resulted in one fan's visiting Mexican family to call him an asshole. |
89 | ** Rogue Warrior had "isn't expecting A KNIFE TO THE THROAT" and variations thereof. |
90 | * ShoutOut: |
91 | ** The ''VideoGame/{{Hybrid}}'' review has [[Film/BladeRunner "I want more LIFE, FUCKER!"]] |
92 | ** The ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' review has [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd I AM THE LAW]] |
93 | ** ''Many'' videos feature brief allusions to ''Series/TwinPeaks''. |
94 | * ShowerScene: Well, a bath scene. From ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood''. It's interrupted by Bro [[NightmareFace enjoying the fanservice too much]]. |
95 | -->[[AC:It's time to take a bath in olive oil, you greasy motherfucker~. Enter, bitches, and wipe my dink.]] |
96 | * SoMuchForStealth: |
97 | ** Intentionally abandoned for ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfCthulhuDarkCornersOfTheEarth''. |
98 | -->"If anyone sees you the mission's '''FUCKED!''' ....Try to keep a low profile." |
99 | ** ''Literature/RogueWarrior'' has him pull an OverlyLongGag about running up to the Russians and executing the insta-kill knife attack, each time with an increasingly less restrained "THE NEXT GUY ISN'T EXPECTING A KNIFE TO THE THROAT". |
100 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: A few times, most noticeably when he's killed by a surprise melee attack in the CrimeCraft review. |
101 | * {{Squee}}: Terraria. |
102 | -->"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" |
103 | ** He wants to give Hybrid a hug. |
104 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In the "Internet Dating" video, Bro Team (posing as a woman) is questioned whether he's actually a man. |
105 | -->''lol as if i'm a guy who made this entire profile and is streaming this to like 479 people on the internet'' |
106 | * TakeThat: The ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare3'' "review" is actually ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' footage. If you don't get it, it's basically saying [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks Modern Warfare 3 IS Modern Warfare 2.]] |
107 | ** The Skyrim rap, which attacked the game for being generic fantasy, removing or simplifying many elements from Morrowind, and being extremely glitchy. |
108 | ** Most of the ''Borderlands 2'' review was jokeless, and consisted of Bro trashing the reappearance of Angel, the overused jokes and memes, and (in his opinion) bad, needless co-op. |
109 | ** Bro hated ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'' for its slow-paced multiplayer and mocked the [=DLC=], which he deemed unnecessary. |
110 | ** The fake speedrun of ''VideoGame/GoneHome'' might be one. [[MindScrew If you can hear what Bro is saying.]] |
111 | ** Bro thinks ''VideoGame/{{Recettear}}'' (or at least ''VideoGame/MarkOfTheNinja'') "fucking sucks" for its enemy graphics, lack of visitable locations, and anime art style. |
112 | ** Apparently, Gearbox asked Bro to advertise a new {{MOBA}} of theirs. He posted a vaguely coherent video about how you can totally play as previous Gearbox heroes, like [[VideoGame/HalfLife1 Adrian Shephard]] (you can't), "or something like that". |
113 | * TakeThatAudience: The ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' review, which consists almost entirely of him screaming unintelligibly (as opposed to him screaming more intelligibly in other videos). At one point he shouts |
114 | -->"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT!? YOU FUCKIN' PIGS! YOU SKULLFUCKERS!" |
115 | ** The ''VideoGame/DayZ'' review, a game which Bro Team repeatedly refused to review, begins and ends with the audible sound of sheep bleating. The review itself is much more overly negative than their usual videos - which, in a series that has very little negativity, says something... |
116 | ** The Skyrim review ends with Bro saying that only utter retards would think Skyrim is good. |
117 | ** All Sagacious Interrogatives are read in gibbering, retarded voices... except for one or two delivered in perfect, calm English, just for comedic effect. |
118 | * TheTriple: In the review of ''Lord of the Rings Online'': |
119 | -->"You will listen... You will observe... You will EAT TATERS!" |
120 | * UnreliableVoiceover: Comes with the territory of rewriting games' plots for broness, fun, and profit. |
121 | * VulgarHumor: The mainstay of the series. |
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