History DethroningMoment / GameGrumps

* metamaster54610: Y'know, I was excited to see they were playing ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom''. That game is a huge part of my childhood. It's an incredibly fun platformer that still holds up to this day. However, my hopes for a fun series were very quickly dashed. Arin spent most of the time either not focusing on the game, allowing Dan to comment on the strange events that happen, or whining and complaining about it for literally no reason whatsoever. TEN PEOPLE sent them that game, and they only played for four episodes because Arin was being closed-minded and not paying attention. I shrugged off EVERYTHING that happened up above, but this leaves a very poor taste on Arin's record and cements Dan's status as my preferred Grump. At least he was willing to give the game a chance...

* Please no HePannedItNowHeSucks. Someone having a different opinion than you is not nearly a good enough justification for something being seen as stupid or offensive.

* [=InTheGallbladder=]: ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine,'' part 42. The game outright told them how to unlock the secret of Casino Delfino, and they still misinterpreted it. In the end, they resorted to consulting an online walkthrough to tell them what they'd already been told to do. But in the meantime, the Grumps spent so long helplessly scurrying about that the challenge proper had to be cut for time.

* [=DevNameless=]: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be disputed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique, such as his constant getting lost and forgetting things serving to completely justify the existience of Fi as a helper. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) ''way'' too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it). I think it says something when I've seen people who also hate ''Skyward Sword'' call Arin out on his attitude towards the game's fans.

* [=DevNameless=]: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be confirmed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique, such as his constant getting lost and forgetting things serving to completely justify the existience of Fi as a helper. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) ''way'' too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it). I think it says something when I've seen people who also hate ''Skyward Sword'' call Arin out on his attitude towards the game's fans.

* [=DevNameless=]: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be confirmed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) ''way'' too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it).

* [=DevNameless=]: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be confirmed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) *way* too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it).

[=DevNameless=]: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be confirmed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) *way* too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it).

DevNameless: There's a lot of good Game Grumps moments out there for me, but if there was one incident I consider their lowest point, it would be Arin's rant on the stream of ''Skyward Sword''. For context related to the original playthrough I don't particularly understand why Dan wasn't the one playing the game, considering how notorious Arin's opinions are about the game. It honestly would have been much better as an experience, as Arin's complaints could either be confirmed or validated by Dan as he played through, but instead, Dan has to just take Arin's word for it, even when it's pretty clear Dan is actually enjoying the game a lot more. The actual gameplay on display actively servers to invalidate many of the things Arin wants to critique. However, I still had some hope that the stream where they revisited it might mitigate some issues. Unfortunately, that was soured for me when Arin decided to go into a massive spiel implying anyone who liked the game was objectively wrong, seeming so genuinely sincere in his belief that nobody could possibly like a game he didn't. It's at that point I realized Arin was (and in many ways, still is) *way* too insecure about his beliefs, and feels a need to prove himself factually correct, when nobody would mind if he just said "I just don't think the game will ever be for me" and moved on or let Dan try the game out himself. He just comes off as whiny and insecure, and it comes off as extra grating when paired with the lack of skill he has (which would not normally be a problem for me, as Danny's play through of the Wii ''Punch-Out'' is my favorite Game Grumps series, and Danny clearly struggled to beat a lot of it).

* Asue: When I said that I felt that the ''Game Grumps'' were a mere shadow of their former selves in a previous exemple, I was just being figurative. But with their latest ''Sonic Colors'' video, they are going towards the bottom of the barrel in terms of "humor". The title of the video is "'Chocolate' Craving" and they show a character [[{{Squick}} literally covered in feces, especially around the mouth]]. There's ToiletHumor and there's being pointlessly gross and disgusting akin to a GrossOutShow. And given it's about ''Sonic'', it once again really show how much of a liar Arin is being about [[BlatantLies "being a Sonic fan"]], if he's willing to go there. The video itself is just mediocre, but, seriously, what the hell?

** Tropers/{{Asue}}: What made me FURIOUS was the rant he went on after he got stuck on the Stone Tower Temple's mini-boss on episode 63 of the first playthrough. You would think him being ill-equipped to deal with it would already be a reason to dislike that episode, but no. It's not even that [[NeverMyFault he was still blaming the game when things didn't go his way]], no. It was the rant itself, pretty much everything that is wrong with Arin as a gamer and as an entertainer, what with not only [[BiasSteamroller NEVER giving the game a fair chance]], not even trying to listen to people either trying to help him or asking him to drop the playthrough as a whole sooner (since he clearly didn't enjoy playing the game), being kind of an asshole to Dan a few times [[StopHavingFunGuys by being obnoxious when acting as the game's characters]] (since Dan was trying to enjoy the game) [[FanHater and him pissing on people who DARE to like the game]], as if [[ItsAllAboutMe HIS opinion on it was the only valid one]]. For me, if there was a sign that ''Game Grumps'' was NO longer like before and [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]], it was THIS moment.

** Asue: And now, since ''Sonic Colors'''s ports turned into [[PortingDisaster Porting Disasters]], that's when he ''now'' wants to play the game. If it wasn't obvious before that he only enjoys bashing the series, it's made pretty clear now. Edit: And now that he IS playing the game, [[DearNegativeReader he is shitting on anyone who disagreed with him on Twitter]] about wanting to play the bad port and being an absolute toxic ass about it (and not only that, he pretends that [[BlatantLies the original Wii version was also this glitchy]]). Seriously, the show is a rotting corpse for me now. Anyone who STILL calls him a Sonic fan doesn't know or care how much he's lying to their faces.

** Tropers/Asue: What made me FURIOUS was the rant he went on after he got stuck on the Stone Tower Temple's mini-boss on episode 63 of the first playthrough. You would think him being ill-equipped to deal with it would already be a reason to dislike that episode, but no. It's not even that [[NeverMyFault he was still blaming the game when things didn't go his way]], no. It was the rant itself, pretty much everything that is wrong with Arin as a gamer and as an entertainer, what with not only [[BiasSteamroller NEVER giving the game a fair chance]], not even trying to listen to people either trying to help him or asking him to drop the playthrough as a whole sooner (since he clearly didn't enjoy playing the game), being kind of an asshole to Dan a few times [[StopHavingFunGuys by being obnoxious when acting as the game's characters]] (since Dan was trying to enjoy the game) [[FanHater and him pissing on people who DARE to like the game]], as if [[ItsAllAboutMe HIS opinion on it was the only valid one]]. For me, if there was a sign that ''Game Grumps'' was NO longer like before and [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]], it was THIS moment.

* Asue: When I said that I felt that the ''Game Grumps'' were a mere shadow of their former selves in a previous exemple, I was just being figurative. But with their latest ''Sonic Colors'' video, they are going towards the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality. The title of the video is "'Chocolate' Craving" and they show a character [[{{Squick}} literally covered in feces, especially around the mouth]]. There's ToiletHumor and there's being pointlessly gross and disgusting akin to a GrossOutShow. And given it's about ''Sonic'', it once again really show how much of a liar Arin is being about [[BlatantLies "being a Sonic fan"]], if he's willing to go there. The video itself is just mediocre, but, seriously, what the hell?

* Asue: When I said that I felt that the ''Game Grumps'' were a mere shadow of their former selves in a previous exemple, I was just being figurative. But with their latest ''Sonic Colors'' video, they are going towards the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality. The title of the video is "'Chocolate' Craving" and they show a character
[[{{Squick}} literally covered in feces, especially around the mouth]]. There's ToiletHumor and there's being pointlessly gross and disgusting akin to a GrossOutShow. And given it's about ''Sonic'', it once again really show how much of a liar Arin is being about [[BlatantLies "being a Sonic fan"]], if he's willing to go there. The video itself is just mediocre, but, seriously, what the hell?

* batmany: Their playthrough of ''Danganronpa'' is an absolute trainwreck to the point where I'm not sure if I'm still watching in the vain hope it'll get better or if I'm a masochist and haven't come to terms with it yet. Oh, where to start with what is a prime example of their downfall? Well, how about with their jokes...or lack thereof? Every other joke (and I use the term very loosely) either falls completely flat, gets no more than a pity laugh from Arin or Dan, or is repeated ad nauseum to the point where it's no longer funny. [[SarcasmMode Yes, we get it. "Maizono" vaguely sounds Italian. Now, please say it 30 times over because that makes it hilarious.]] Next, we have the Grumps' (mostly Arin, but Dan is still guilty to an extent) utter hypocrisy when it comes to certain aspects of the game. A good example of this would be how they complain about the game flashing back to previous events only for them to forget what happened in the previous episode. Not only that, but they mock the game for characters being "dumb" only to then say or do something just as (if not even moreso) idiotic. A particularly egregious example is when Arin mocks Makoto for pointing out [[spoiler:Mukuro's]] upper body is soaked from him putting out [[spoiler:her burning body]]. He then suggests that they should look at the face to find out who it is, and that they could probably ID the body via examining the eyes. May I remind everyone that we're talking about a corpse that had been set on fire via an explosion? Arin, how daft are you? Even if the eyes weren't torn to absolute confetti from the blast itself, I'm pretty sure they would've melted from the sheer heat of the fire. Makoto observing that [[spoiler:Mukuro's]] body is wet from him putting out the body isn't stupid. Saying you can examine the now non-existent eyes for clues, is. And, the cherry on top of this DMOS is Arin's absolute laziness when it comes to the "voice acting". Long story short, Arin only does three voices for nearly every character (Dan voices the rest of them). There's the "Friend Arin" voice for Makoto, the "Every Female Character" he does for...well...every female character ([[AmbiguousGender and Chihiro]]), and the "Peeweedidi" for Monokuma. He's not even trying. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem...until you realize that Arin is a [[PunctuatedForEmphasis professional. Voice. Actor!]] Heck, Dan, who isn't paid to do voicework, is doing far more effort at making the characters he voices sound distinctive. I'm not sure if it's from burnout or something else, but I really hope the Grumps take a break from Danganronpa and go on vacation. They need it, especially if they want to get back to how funny and entertaining they used to be.

** Asue: And now, since ''Sonic Colors'''s ports turned into [[PortingDisaster Porting Disasters]], that's when he ''now'' wants to play the game. If it wasn't obvious before that he only enjoys bashing the series, it's made pretty clear now. Edit: And now that he IS playing the game, [[DearNegativeReader he is shitting on anyone who disagreed with him on Twitter]] about wanting to play the bad port and being an absolute toxic ass about it (and not only that, he pretends that [[BlatantLies the original Wii version was also this glitchy]]). Seriously, the show is a rotting corpse for me now. Anyone who STILL calls him a Sonic fan doesn't how much he's lying to their faces.

** Asue: And now, since ''Sonic Colors'''s ports turned into [[PortingDisaster Porting Disasters]], that's when he ''now'' wants to play the game. If it wasn't obvious before that he only enjoys bashing the series, it's made pretty clear now. Edit: And now that he IS playing the game, [[DearNegativeReader he is shitting on anyone who disagreed with him on Twitter]] about wanting to play the bad port and being an absolute toxic ass about it (and not only that, he pretends that [[BlatantLies the original Wii version was also this glitchy]]. Seriously, the show is a rotting corpse for me now. Anyone who STILL calls him a Sonic fan doesn't how much he's lying to their faces.

** Asue: And now, since ''Sonic Colors'''s ports turned into [[PortingDisaster Porting Disasters]], that's when he ''now'' wants to play the game. If it wasn't obvious before that he only enjoys bashing the series, it's made pretty clear now.

* batmany: Their playthrough of ''Danganronpa'' is an absolute trainwreck to the point where I'm not sure if I'm still watching in the vain hope it'll get better or if I'm a masochist and haven't come to terms with it yet. Oh, where to start with what is a prime example of their downfall? Well, how about with their jokes...or lack thereof? Every other joke (and I use the term very loosely) either falls completely flat, gets no more than a pity laugh from Arin or Dan, or is repeated ad nauseum to the point where it's no longer funny. [[SarcasmMode Yes, we get it. "Maizono" vaguely sounds Italian. Now, please say it 30 times over because that makes it hilarious.]] Next, we have the Grumps' (mostly Arin, but Dan is still guilty to an extant) utter hypocrisy when it comes to certain aspects of the game. A good example of this would be how they complain about the game flashing back to previous events only for them to forget what happened in the previous episode. Not only that, but they mock the game for characters being "dumb" only to then say or do something just as (if not even moreso) idiotic. A particularly egregious example is when Arin mocks Makoto for pointing out [[spoiler:Mukuro's]] upper body is soaked from him putting out [[spoiler:her burning body]]. He then suggests that they should look at the face to find out who it is, and that they could probably ID the body via examining the eyes. May I remind everyone that we're talking about a corpse that had been set on fire via an explosion? Arin, how daft are you? Even if the eyes weren't torn to absolute confetti from the blast itself, I'm pretty sure they would've melted from the sheer heat of the fire. Makoto observing that [[spoiler:Mukuro's]] body is wet from him putting out the body isn't stupid. Saying you can examine the now non-existent eyes for clues, is. And, the cherry on top of this DMOS is Arin's absolute laziness when it comes to the "voice acting". Long story short, Arin only does three voices for nearly every character (Dan voices the rest of them). There's the "Friend Arin" voice for Makoto, the "Every Female Character" he does for...well...every female character ([[AmbiguousGender and Chihiro]]), and the "Peeweedidi" for Monokuma. He's not even trying. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem...until you realize that Arin is a [[PunctuatedForEmphasis professional. Voice. Actor!]] Heck, Dan, who isn't paid to do voicework, is doing far more effort at making the characters he voices sound distinctive. I'm not sure if it's from burnout or something else, but I really hope the Grumps take a break from Danganronpa and go on vacation. They need it, especially if they want to get back to how funny and entertaining they used to be.