The term "hidden gem" has always rubbed me the wrong way, even before Metal Jesus drove it into the ground. [...]
Before the Internet got malwared by MJR, I used to know them as "sleeper hits". ...Or we can start calling them "hidden jewels" from now on just for the fuck of it. Sounds exotic.
I like MetalJesusRocks, been watching him for years. He's a guy that likes video games, beer, and metal music, definitely cool in my book.
Do you think Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are cool, too? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I'm rather indifferent to YouTube personalities like Metal Jesus Rocks. That being said, I don't think it's fair to support allegations like this as there are two sides to everything. On that note, I don't think you watched the video, or else you'd already have the answers to some of your questions.
From the video at 11:29:
Now the reason I'm letting you guys know about this—well, really two reasons. The first one being that I shared some photos on social media, and a lot of people [who] saw that were concerned. [I'm] wanting to get a status update [to] you. A lot of you have game rooms yourselves so you're very interested in how this all works out. The cost, and maybe how it applies to your situation. So that's why I wanted to let you guys now. The other thing is two, is that, I have a lot of other videos in the can that we shot in November before all of this happened. And so, you know that this happened now, but in, like, a week, you'll see where my game room is suddenly fine, and that's the reason why is because there'll be videos coming where everything's back to normal, and you'll be like "what the heck?"
It's all about that pity party, my friend! You can ask people for things without actually asking people for things, and MJR is a pro at doing that—that's like his Jedi mind trick. Also, he worked at Sierra, and you better not dare forget it.
Anyway, basements should be the last place ever to store a video game collection, especially of that size, and especially in Seattle. Reminds me of how Radical Reggie once uploaded a video of how he left a popsicle on top or around a PS1 game and the thing melted and ruined the game, especially the manual, then blabbered in front of the camera trying to pass the video as a cautionary tale. While two completely different scenarios, that's the vibe I got from MJR's basement video, especially when I'm sure there had to be sings throughout the time he spent there that water was seeping through the walls. I keep my collection in my room, and I'm often checking the walls and all around my shelves to verify that everything is in order because I'm that OCD about my belongings, so I can imagine I'd be going over everything every hour like a maniac were my stuff in a basement. Sure, I felt for the guy, but it was all on him, so the video I think was unnecessary—that particular snippet you quoted could've easily been the start of any one of his videos.
Look, we're all a world apart and we like what we like, so to each their own; but I think there are much better people on the platform that easily beat MJR and most of his cronies without trying. For example, if you want a video game YouTuber that feels genuine and actually knows his shit, then check out Adam Koralik. In fact, I used to stumble across people with just a few hundred subs that had more personality and an apt grasp of what they were talking about than MJR. And to be clear, I bear no ill will toward the guy, as I actually at one point watched and liked his videos many years ago, but I quickly caught up to his shenanigans and stopped watching; I don't like confident tricksters.
[...] This guy said said that Cloud from FFVII made big swords popular, so Berserk kind of copied that trend. I had major eye rolls from that because Berserk premiered in the 1980s - long before Cloud was a thought.
That was John Hancock, and no, he didn't say that: he said "made popular", not copied, and there's a big difference between the two. Sure, Berserk came out in 1989, but outside of Japan, not many really knew about it; and even if you were to pick the anime, it was aired in October 1997, while FFVII was released in January 1997 in Japan and in September of the same year in the US. People in Japan who already were aware of Berserk surely saw the similarities between Guts and Cloud using big swords, but that wasn't exactly the same in the US, outside of the select few that knew about the manga.
I may not like the guy, but fair's fair. Now, had you had an issue with him saying Skies of Arcadia is a "hidden gem", then sure, I would've gotten behind that.
