Yeah. I'm pleased he's grown up and made a life for himself, and I grade his new stuff on par with his classic review.
It's pretty clear now, what with his Counter Monkey stories that the "old" Spoony everyone fell in love with is an invention, and he was always kind of an arrogant asshole. He couldn't 'fix' that part of himself, because it's ingrained. But he could come to terms with it and tweak it to not be so hurtful.
I'm a skeptical squirrel
I didn't pay much attention to Spoony, but when I did see him at times, he was kind of funny off and on. Then he started his game reviews for Final Fantasy games, like XIII and X and X-2 and he just lost me.
Complaining about stuff in XIII, like how he has no clue what the story is about despite admitting himself that he stopped listening to any dialogue...! And, of course, the idea of Yuna singing in X-2, when it is never Yuna who is singing, it's either Lenne or Le Blanc in the beginning.
His intense hatred for the FANS of something he doesn't like bugs me, too. (I admit, I have disdain for fans of Twilight but I don't wish death upon them, just that they wake up and smell the coffee, to put it lightly) If he doesn't like it, fine. If he thinks the game is terrible, go ahead. But don't hate the fans cause they like something he doesn't.
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How the mighty have fallen...
I was once a huge fan of Spoony's, and I'll even admit that he was the Gateway Series for me getting into TGWTG. He has made some very funny and entertaining videos, and I always looked forward to any new material he would post up.
But then things went badly wrong.
The first problem that arose with Spoony was that (like others here have stated) he seemed to start going way above and beyond with his "angry ranting nerd" persona. Now with Doug Walker, it's easy to tell he's playing a character with exaggerated opinions that don't always match his own. But Noah doesn't seem to know how to separate himself from the character he's playing. Not only that, but circa 2011/2012 he became a lot more bitter sounding and even mean spirited, letting his real life problems seep into his work (which I won't comment on). And as another has said, I really didn't like how he insulted the fans of things he does not like and he behaves as if their very existence is offensive to him, something no reviewer (professional or otherwise) should ever do. Much less "joke" about wanting to murder the fans of a video game.
In addition to that, Spoony just seemed like he was on the verge of burning out altogether. While he has been producing material a lot more consistently nowadays, they just don't hold a candle to his earlier work. There's also the fact that he's left TGWTG, which was not necessarily a career-ending move, but that, as well as the drama surrounding his departure, did lose him a lot of fans and put a very dark mark on his reputation. Just to put this into perspective, I used to visit Spoony's site almost everyday just to see if he posted new material, but now, I only visit once in a blue moon because I know he probably hasn't posted anything that would hold my interest.
While he's been doing much better nowadays than he was a couple years ago, it's clear that he'll probably never recapture his former glory. I know I've largely moved onto different internet personalities.