PlagueOfGripesRest in peace to the originator of all shonen. I grew up drawing the characters, and can't imagine a world without Dragonball. The news of Toriyama passing arrived the day before the video was meant to release. But it wouldn't be a Dragonball video without unexpected controversy.
0:00 Akira Toriyama's passing 1:23 Intro 3:16 Goku's premise as a character 4:11 Dragonball kill counts 5:12 Red Ribbon Massacre 7:12 Is Goku "good?" 9:23 Born "lower class" 10:24 From Pilaf to Z 13:39 Demanding danger from Gero 16:15 Super Saiyan Goku is a different person 18:49 Senzu stupidity! 22:18 You can't eat family! Normally 23:45 Super! SUPER GOKU!!! 27:25 Being a saiyan is his rationalization for everything 29:10 Would Z Goku do what Super Goku do? 34:07 Casually dooming multiple universes to annihilation, very cool 36:55 Destined to be bored to (your) death 38:28 Conclusion 41:27 You get what you want, and you didn't know what you wanted
Surviving Super: is Goku still Goku?PlagueOfGripes2024-03-08 | Rest in peace to the originator of all shonen. I grew up drawing the characters, and can't imagine a world without Dragonball. The news of Toriyama passing arrived the day before the video was meant to release. But it wouldn't be a Dragonball video without unexpected controversy.
0:00 Akira Toriyama's passing 1:23 Intro 3:16 Goku's premise as a character 4:11 Dragonball kill counts 5:12 Red Ribbon Massacre 7:12 Is Goku "good?" 9:23 Born "lower class" 10:24 From Pilaf to Z 13:39 Demanding danger from Gero 16:15 Super Saiyan Goku is a different person 18:49 Senzu stupidity! 22:18 You can't eat family! Normally 23:45 Super! SUPER GOKU!!! 27:25 Being a saiyan is his rationalization for everything 29:10 Would Z Goku do what Super Goku do? 34:07 Casually dooming multiple universes to annihilation, very cool 36:55 Destined to be bored to (your) death 38:28 Conclusion 41:27 You get what you want, and you didn't know what you wantedTendi and TAna (Lower Decks): an Imperfect Lens for a Perfect FuturePlagueOfGripes2024-10-17 | Behold as I ramble for an hour and a half about the nature of the human condition in Star Trek through the lens of a cartoon with the hot green lady.
0:00 Pre-Game Banter 26:00 Storm King (4-3) 52:19 Storm King (Spy's) (4-3) 1:13:28 Valley of Defilement, Dirty Colossus (Spy's) (5-2) 1:53:40 Maiden Astraea (5-3) 2:31:50 Maiden Astraea (Spy's) (5-3) 2:41:10 OutroDemons Souls with German Spy (3)PlagueOfGripes2024-08-27 | Broadcasted August 26th, 2024 on twitch.tv/plagueofgripes
0:00 Pre-Game Banter 17:40 Opening Discussion 23:35 Shrine of Storms (4-1) 50:33 The Adjudicator Destroyed 54:15 Collecting and Series Discussion 1:46:26 Shrine of Storms Spy's World (4-1) 2:17:05 Adjudicator Archstone Spy's World (4-2) 3:48:05 Old Hero (Spy) 3:57:30 Fighting Connection Issues 4:06:00 Adjudicator Archstone (4-2) 4:49:50 Old Hero 4:55:15 Old Hero Destroyed, OutroDemons Souls with German Spy (1)PlagueOfGripes2024-08-14 | Broadcasted February 7th, 2024 on twitch.tv/plagueofgripes
0:00 Pre-Game Banter 19:47 Opening Discussion 24:21 Character Creation 49:45 Tutorial 1:08:37 The Nexus 1:21:17 Boletaria (1-1) 2:17:11 Return to the Nexus 2:49:57 Valley of Defilement (5-1) 3:54:10 Leechmonger Destroyed 4:01:12 Valley of Defilmenet (5-2) 4:56:09 Dirty Colossus Destroyed, OutroDark Souls to Elden Ring: What is everyone getting wrong?PlagueOfGripes2024-07-19 | One day I'll remember to put in a reminder to subscribe and contribute to my Patreon. But not today.
0:00 A Video about Dark Souls 1 1:29 Personal Tastes Split Creative Directions 4:39 Miyazaki's Personal Tastes 6:50 The Tastes of "Souls-like" Imitators 10:37 "Fan Fixing," Projection and Participation 14:47 Current "Identities" of the FromSoftware Games 19:58 Dark Souls 1's Current "Identity" 22:57 What I Love about Dark Souls 1 29:29 Two Types of Players: Creatives vs Survivalists 34:40 What I Hate about the Other FromSoftware Games 42:48 Dark Souls 1 Gripes: THE LIST 43:22 The "Halfway" Problem 46:11 Estus, Weapons 46:47 Havel's Ring 48:25 Strength and Dexterity 49:40 "Engendering" Dodging and Shielding 51:51 Following the "Script" of Combat 53:35 Obtuse Upgrading 54:43 Obtuse Quest Stages 55:26 Magic/Range is Lame 55:45 Statuses aren't Robust 56:00 Obtuse Humanity and Co-op System 57:33 Invasions and Entitled Narcissists, Toxicity and Bullies 1:00:50 Bloated UI, Bloated Items 1:01:30 "Rolodex" Commands 1:02:03 Griping is Fun! 1:03:35 What Would I Make? 1:04:04 Core Goals: Fairness and Unpanicked Exploration 1:04:42 More Health, Less Healing - Fighting Levels and not Bosses 1:05:36 Confronting Enemies, Contempt for Action 1:06:44 No "Artoriases" - Bosses as Finales, not Challenges 1:08:00 Reducing Item Bloat, Cosmetic Focus 1:08:35 "Closed World" Interconnected Map Design 1:10:30 The Unreachable Magic of Incomplete, Liminal Spaces 1:12:08 Human Stories, Differences of Love 1:13:59 Miyazaki's Admission: Dishes it Out, Can't Take It 1:16:02 Modern FromSoftware has Flanderized Itself 1:17:43 The Painful Comedy of the Genre's Future 1:19:13 Outro: the Search for Completion, as CreationWaking up to Chronic Pain, Depression (and Why)PlagueOfGripes2024-07-02 | Winry seemed appropriate as a subject. For those interested in process, this time I tried going with almost exclusively sketch lines with a small amount of lining after doing color zoning.
I can guarantee even though it's in the title, description and comments, people will still ask where.Hazbin Hotel Review, Niffty and World BuildingPlagueOfGripes2024-02-02 | I saw the final two episodes a few hours prior to publishing this. Same criticisms but at least a couple of minor things got explained.
0:00 Intro 3:03 Video games can't replicate tabletop 5:20 Did BG3 fix rolling for content with karmic dice? 9:49 Morality and writing in Baldur's Gate 3 15:01 Content-locking based on alignment? 16:44 Dialogue choices aren't a mine field anymore 18:02 Character creation is fine 19:30 Respeccing 20:04 Missable permanent stat buffs 20:41 General gameplay and builds 21:55 Other GOTY contenders 22:54 BG3 is GOTYBotan and AdaptationPlagueOfGripes2023-11-28 | deviantart.com/gannadene/art/Botan-s-Bat-997926731 newgrounds.com/art/view/plagueofgripes/botan-s-bat
0:00 Gon, the superhuman 5:22 Gon's "goal" of being a Hunter 9:20 Gon's "parents" 11:28 Kite's influence on Gon 13:05 Fan gaslighting Kite's presence 15:08 Hunters are animals 17:49 Gon's confusion with "unnatural" behaviors 21:08 Animals, Gon and nature's "innocence" 23:39 Hunter moral codes 25:12 Gon is dominated by his animal impulses 30:48 Obsession over Kite isn't warranted 33:03 Ging and Gon's similarities + Conspiracy! 37:02 Gon's projection of Kite 39:05 Chimera Ant Arc: Humanity vs Strength 40:18 Netero's animal behavior 41:21 Komugi, the most powerful human 42:27 Gon is the incompatibility of humanity and strength 44:42 Why Gon really broke 46:25 Weakness and strength of characterPlague Tales: The Russian Sleep ExperimentPlagueOfGripes2023-10-31 | My first try at narrating something. I always liked this story, even if it got farcical at the end. It also has a LOT of run on sentences and awkward composition.
Picarto: picarto.tv/PlaguePurahs New GlowupPlagueOfGripes2023-05-23 | Sometimes when talking over this stuff I imagine it's a stick figure drawing. The Emperor's New Drawing.
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