thread of tim rogers content (do not read if you hate tim rogers)

also his use of repetition is weirdly appealing to me

yeah, i empathize
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthymesia

If anyone wants to read the FFVI essay he mentions in the ULTRA-VIOLENCE section, it's here: http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=3272

yes i do, thank you! i didn't realize he was publishing new action button (written) reviews, last year

i really enjoyed that essay. there's a reveal about halfway through that made me actually say holy shit

i'd read tim's auto-fictional epic

oh yeah i think that FF6 essay was partially incorporated into his 1994 review video

Ok I've watched three hours of the Doom thing, even though it blows up Firefox's memory usage and makes everything crash. I can't always make it through his super long videos but this is good.

(might have to switch back to Chrome even though I was trying to lesson my Google surveillance)

The FFVI essay is good too, as a poignant midwest portrait of pre-internet childhood being obsessed with Final Fantasy games (relatable, except for me it was the original FF). Did he really go to high school with Subway Jared?!

If he did, he went to college near him as well

I am very curious to see how he will spin insight, LOLs, and poignancy from Pac-Man, a game that to my mind, "speaks for itself" even more than Doom. Like what on Earth is there to say about Pac-Man?

I struggled with the doom vid. doom's greatness is somewhat lost in watching gameplay video.

i was ignorant of tim rogers before clicking on this thread a couple of weeks ago, i played doom back in the day and plenty of other fpses but am not a fanboy; anyway decided to start watching this for whatever reason and loved it.

> it blows up Firefox's memory usage and makes everything crash
> might have to switch back to Chrome

how about neither: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/

I thought I was gonna get some projects started this afternoon--NOPE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPzVlTgZoCg

o god how many hours is this gonna be

chat says a shade under three. i am kinda excited.

I can't believe he's still listing instances of the "come a long way" trope

By which I mean I 100% believe it, but man, this bit may destroy me

i appreciate his commitment to the 3 hour format though my favorite video reviews of his were the 20 minute ones (hyrule warriors, forza horizon 4)

When he gets around to Super Mario Bros 3 I can’t imagine him doing anything short of a 10 hour series

TRUCK HECK

omigod this opening

I couldn't make it through the Doom one, but Pac-Man could be good.

saving this for Thanksgiving when I may give it my full attention.

The Tokimeki Memorial video is up and its six hours long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb-DtICmPTY

lol, i have never heard of this game.

finally--i say this very early in the video, though i figure it deserves at least one social media post: WOW. Tokimeki Memorial is an *EXTREMELY* Important Video Game that You Should Know About. it's bigger than chrono trigger, persona, MGS, and GTA. it's monumental. i love it

— tim rogers (@108) January 1, 2021

bookmarked! i don't know anything about it, and i would like to know. perfect tim rogers content

however, he also raved about god of war and i'm still a little mad about that

Lol at the Patreon supporter that cancelled their sub because they didn't want to hear Tim talk about games they'd never heard of. Why would you even bother subbing to a Tim Rogers channel if you weren't interested in hearing him ramble on at great length about anything at all, as that basically is all his videos (and the whole appeal of watching them IMO)?

otm

Desperate for him to actually publish a novel but I don’t think he ever will

yeah tokimeki memorial is kinda the next most elemental game after tetris, mario, and zelda

it's still zelda though by way of the majora's mask sidequests and general ignorance of the chronology of those two games

watched up to the first intermission and this one's goood

YESSSSS!!! i've been wanting to play this game for a while but no english translation :(

He’s really in his bag

best tim rogers content is that bit within pac man episode where he talks about that game where you tie string around pins to trap dudes.

Tangential but for fans of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAJrVXaPe9s

ok that was enjoyable on the whole but i think the first hour where he places the game in historical context was the strongest part

well that plus the creeping horror of the 'successful' playthrough. his ruminations afterwards don't really add that much that isn't already expressed there

HELLO. starting at noon saturday i'll stream a complete game of TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL: FOREVER WITH YOU for sega saturn over at https://t.co/ZM876RMmAc. my goal will be to get megumi mikihara, which as i explain in my review i consider the most interesting route. so follow me please~ pic.twitter.com/AVtnr6fTrJ

— tim rogers (@108) January 7, 2021

Is L.A. Noire really as good as his aside implied in this one?

I'm prepared to believe it when he gets done talking about it

yeah i was surprised to learn he thinks its good, ive only ever heard lukewarm impressions of that game

i kinda hated it!

i always think "l.a. noire is supposed to good, right?" before remembering that i'm primarily thinking about tim rogers raves throughout the years

The one risk with Tim Rogers is he likes a lot of stuff, including NASCAR t-shirts, Conan novels, direct to video martial arts movies…

80s Japanese idol pop…

It’s inspiring to me to learn from someone with the openheartedness to enjoy so much.

i like to let him convince me that something is amazing and then give it a shot, it's fun