Line #15 YMMV/MandaloreGaming


1	* BrokenBase: Creator/GianniMatragrano's LargeHam take on [[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} Durandal]] where he channels Creator/HarlanEllison's spirit into the character has largely been very welcomed as a FountainOfMemes and overall being what many people think Durandal should have sounded like, had the game shipped with voice acting. However some people have said that Durandal would work better as a more subdued ColdHam or CreepyMonotone to make his [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]] or more unhinged moments more terrifying or unsettling. This is actually been mentioned on a stream to have been discussed between Mandalore and Gianni themselves when talking shop about Marathon and part of the reason why the two of them agree that Marathon shouldn't actually have voice acting at all (with the voice acting in the videos being done primarily for viewing convenience) due to [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation the multiple interpretations possible]] from the text making a vital part of experiencing the story.
2	* HilariousInHindsight:
3	** In his review of ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'', he mentions how the game was a StillbornFranchise that had two more games planned before going nowhere because of the game's timing. He then mentions wanting a hypothetical sequel being set on a jungle planet fighting [[ZergRush Tyranids]]. Several years later, ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarineII'' was revealed, and while not really having a jungle planet, it more or less was exactly what he had described.
4	** Several commenters said after his lengthy ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' video that ''Marathon Infinity'' would take him an hour to cover. Come the ''Infinity'' video, and lo and behold, it runs for nearly fifty-nine minutes.
5	** In his ''VideoGame/StarWarsRepublicCommando'' video, he made a comment about the male choir, not being aware that the ConLang they are singing in is ''Mandalorian'', as he had picked the name because it sounded cool and not realized it was a Star Wars reference. Later, he would voice Mandalore the Preserver as a gag in Sul Matul's analysis of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords''
6	* MemeticMutation:
7	** "EVIL IS JOINED TONIGHT!"[[note]]A phrase that became popular with Mandy and his audience due to the "evil" ending of ''The Last [=DeadEnd=]'', where the player can join the forces of evil. Expect it to appear anytime Mandy has moral choices to make[[/note]]
8	** Lowry Check[[note]]Mandy's dedicated stream chat is called Lowry, in honor of the character from ''VideoGame/TheMysteryOfTheDruids''. Since Mandy's chat is quick to make memes on streams, checking chat itself has become a meme for people, often being singled out by uploads of his streams by viewers.[[/note]]
9	** Cycles of Guilt.[[note]]A recurring trend among some of the game's Mandy has streamed or reviewed is what he has dubbed "The Cycles of Guilt". Essentially a story about the main character struggling with guilt or regret, the meme started with his ''VideoGame/EYEDivineCybermancy'' video, and has become a common joke, either being referenced when abstract and deeply personal stuff happens in a game, or when he is stuck at a point in a game.[[/note]]
10	** "They're going to [[FateWorseThanDeath turn me into a crypto server]]!" [[note]]From Creator/GianniMatragrano's LargeHam take on Durandal in the ''VideoGame/Marathon2Durandal'''s review.[[/note]]
11	* NightmareFuel:
12	** The animated sequences of the security officer during the extended plot summary in his ''[[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} Infinity]]'' video are this, with both {{Overcrank}} and the odd bit of BodyHorror, underscoring just how unexpectedly ''bizarre'' the game's story gets.
13	** Similarly, the "Pathways" segment that ends his ''VideoGame/{{Myth}} II'' video depicts a lone soldier fleeing through near pitch darkness from something that is not seen while ominous visions appear. Then [[NightmareRetardant the Myrkridian appears]].

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