Although I'm actually quite fond of Phelous, I will fully admit that it's easy to see why many fans of TGWTG (maybe even most of them) don't care for him. His voice can be unpleasing to certain ears, and his deadpan delivery isn't very catchy, at least at first. But he can be genuinely funny with his jokes or well-placed sound effects, and his snark can be extremely cutting. He seems to have no problem poking fun at himself, and doesn't try too hard to impress or ingratiate himself with audiences.
Unlike many other reivewers on the site, Phelous doesn't appear to be adopting a persona. Whether this hinders or helps him as a web-reviewer is open to debate; I fall into the latter camp. Bottom line; only certain people will find him appealing, but those that do will get a lot of enjoyment out of his videos.
Not for everyone
Although I'm actually quite fond of Phelous, I will fully admit that it's easy to see why many fans of TGWTG (maybe even most of them) don't care for him. His voice can be unpleasing to certain ears, and his deadpan delivery isn't very catchy, at least at first. But he can be genuinely funny with his jokes or well-placed sound effects, and his snark can be extremely cutting. He seems to have no problem poking fun at himself, and doesn't try too hard to impress or ingratiate himself with audiences.
Unlike many other reivewers on the site, Phelous doesn't appear to be adopting a persona. Whether this hinders or helps him as a web-reviewer is open to debate; I fall into the latter camp. Bottom line; only certain people will find him appealing, but those that do will get a lot of enjoyment out of his videos.