I hope you’re feeling better Jirard! I agree that is important to talk about the Blizzard situation as no one should have to experience a toxic work environment.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

You misspelled Deactivison-bLizard 🦎

@maikkeliplays9647

2 жыл бұрын

When i heard that he has that.......thing...i started hoping that he gets better fast.

@hugoland9027

2 жыл бұрын

"toxic work enviroment" a worker killed herself because of the harassment. Understatement of a lifetime.

@KairuHakubi

2 жыл бұрын

People would take that more seriously if they didn't cry wolf so much. It's positively _weird_ hearing _credible_ allegations for once.

@TimberCreates

2 жыл бұрын

@@hugoland9027 oh man, I didn’t know that, I thought it had only been sexual harassment at this point but didn’t know it drove someone to that. That’s really sad. Toxic work environment is definitely an understatement then! I really hope the ones perpetuating this awful stuff face what they deserve.

You know the gaming industry has gone to shit when two of the Completionist's top 6 worst "games" are shitty situations caused by people being selfish and greedy.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

The Industry isn't making games anymore. They are making NFTs.

@gamingawesomeness222

2 жыл бұрын

At least #2 is a case of “dont mistake stupidity for malice” ane yuji naka as a director is almost guaranteed to be the former

@thundageon5962

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marinealver BRO WTF

@Mac_Omegaly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marinealver They are still making video games, but video games that are surrounded by NFT's, loot boxes and general monitization as core mechanics to suffer to go around.

@crunchysalmons

2 жыл бұрын

this video very much interested me when he said he’d include not only bad games but bad gaming industry practices

The whole Activision-Blizzard thing needed to be said, Jirard. They deserve every ounce of scrutiny and shame.

@kerred

2 жыл бұрын

Now lets hope it doesn't get forgotten with PR as usual.

@UltimateGamerCC

2 жыл бұрын

no, it needs to stop for a bit, it's all people want to talk about, the literal definition of beating a dead horse.

@fanofgodjimindiva2497

2 жыл бұрын

@@UltimateGamerCC I disliked the video because Jirard's bitching about activision ¨situation ¨ like a bleeding heart was unwelcome, unnecesary, and out of place in a list like this

@TheDoomBlueShell

2 жыл бұрын

@@fanofgodjimindiva2497 People like you is the reason why every shitty thing that is happening gets throw under the rug

@weregretohio7728

2 жыл бұрын

And a reminder that Ubisoft hasn't even done the bare minimum in addressing their toxic culture. Yes, even AB has done more at this point.

10:38 I like how you got the name wrong, acknowledged it then immediately said it wrong again afterwards haha.

@Spacething7474

2 жыл бұрын

for real, why didn't they name it wonderland?

@tsvtsvtsv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spacething7474 possible they just wanted to avoid any chance of running into copyright issues

The fact that multiple games on this list ended with you saying that you didn’t play them on the channel to either preserve your emotional stability or your professional relationships, really sure how far you’ve come and it’s really great to see you blossom into someone who is doing what they love while still preserving their morals. I love your videos and the fact that you are a person behind these videos and not just a machine pumping out content is why I keep coming back. Jirard, you’re my hero and I can’t wait to see what you do this year.

It’s sad you have to talk about these things, but in the end it’s necessary. People deserve better and it’s nice that someone with such massive reach is talking about it, well done

@quentinparhiala9415

2 жыл бұрын

That's true

I got Baland Wonderworld on clearance for $4.00 for my four year old daughter and even she told that it's a bad game after playing it for 20 minutes.

@asmodeus58XX

2 жыл бұрын

This is really telling. I enjoyed some pretty crappy games back when I was a preschooler.

@red5robb1

2 жыл бұрын

i only played the demo so i never paid anything for it, but just having a dedicated jump button would improve the game so much

@chidaluokoro9104

2 жыл бұрын

why would you do that?

@RyanYeehaw

2 жыл бұрын

I hope what she did was horrible, because this is quite the punishment…

@trollunderthebridge8696

2 жыл бұрын

Of course she did, youngsters nowadays don't understand oldschool 3D games that 90's kids grew up with, nor throwbacks to them. Balan Wonderworld wasn't meant to be one of them fancy shmancy super high-quality HD modern games that everyone was misguidedly expecting it to be, it's actually a retro throwback to old 3D platformers from the era of the PS1, N64 and Sega Saturn, and it encapsulates everything magical and special about those types of games! (Although I'll admit it may also contain some of the outdated technical and design choices a lot of old 3D games had, which didn't age so well compared to modern games. That much I'm willing to admit)

Not a disappointment at all for that situation to be spoken out about. It is frankly disgusting, and important that we do not forget. Tons of real people suffered (and are still suffering, I am sure) from working there, and as you said, it is most certainly industry-wide. I really appreciate you using your platform to continue to call attention to them.

@stardustdragonx3612

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is they're gonna continue to suffer because the blind wow fans and Call of Duty fans that keep buying garbage despite them complaining all the time about the game being broke or grindy bs.

@limitbreak2966

2 жыл бұрын

@@stardustdragonx3612 look man don’t put down the gamers for somehow causing this. that’s like saying everyone in the US military supported dropping nukes in Japan and thought it was a great thing for civilians to experience. *like no man, sure some fans are supporting them which they should be getting hate rightfully so, but others are ignorant to the situation or are having terrible life experiences similar to the women being harassed and are suicide but these games made by the companies help them keep it together* So cmon man, don’t put the blame on people who have nothing to do with it

@tsvtsvtsv

2 жыл бұрын

@@limitbreak2966 lmao sorry buddy but most of the us military is culpable in imperialism and genocide even if they're not the ones pulling the strings. this excuse should have died after fallujah, or hell, my lai. "ordinary troops" are perfectly capable of despicable, inhuman crimes

This whole Blizzard situation breaks my heart. No developer in the history of games has been a bigger deal to me than Blizzard. Blizzard games are important piece of who I am as a person; they're my childhood; they're my home. It absolutely kills me to find out about all the horrible things going on behind the scenes and even though it pains me to say it, I hope they rot.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

I miss Blizzard ❄ the makers of Diablo I loathe bLizard 🦎 the makers of Warcraft 3 Reforged

@Fabriciod_Crv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marinealver hard to think that way, when you hear that even the OG people that made the company either allowed this horrible shit to happen, or even worse, partaked in it

@GradMeat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fabriciod_Crv in that situation separate the games from the company and the people who made them. Honestly may feel worse for them to know that when people think about these games they won't think how good blizzard is. While the blizzard situation is worse I think like that with nintendo and how they make it hard for us to play old games as well as their bad online service and other anti consumer practices as well as shutting down fan games and such. I like their games just not these business practices

@samus20018

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marinealver Blizzard did seem to be slowly going downhill after they let Blizzard North go.

@NicoTheCinderace

2 жыл бұрын

@@samus20018 From what I've been hearing, Blizzard seemed to be evil from the start.

Thanks for taking time to highlight the Activision/Blizzard scandals. Hopefully it will encourage a few more people to get informed about these allegations and increase the pressure on them. As consumers we have tremendous power to push these companies make changes in their work culture, even as outsiders, but we all have to be pulling in the same direction.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

You misspelled Deactivison-bLizard 🦎

@ScooterinAB

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, people will vote with their wallets and make it ok for the company to continue acting like this. Playing WoW will be more important to too many that some nebulous alleged problem that doesn't affect them.

Wtf was that G4TV stuff dude? Just wow... Go to beeyyyytttaaaa hell bro

@mrdudetou

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like attacking people by association is not exclusive to SJWs.

@WonderfulWino

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrdudetou look at this simp simping for a beta

@mrdudetou

2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWino Looks like you have nothing intelligent to add that is actually against besides hate for someone you don't even know. Just like a SJW.

@lucasyoshikawa5933

2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWino bruh the completionist is fine, he is not like the others, yes he did clap and said some bad takes, but look at his position there, barely spoke, was extremely unconfortable and everything he said was to please the angry lady so she would stop, he's a beta, but he's innocent

I'm honestly surprised that you didn't include eFootball 2022 or Popeye on Nintendo Switch on this list... Then again what is there to "complete" in those games?

@leoultimaupgraded9914

2 жыл бұрын

You can complete your meme collection as every second of the animations in eFootball is a gold mine

Coming here to tell you to get out Jirard.

The reason I follow you and your team is because of honesty. The fact you would turn down a pay check because you didn’t t want to lie to us or make them take bad pr. That’s legendary

Walked into target yesterday to buy a series S. All they had was a series x, which was way more than I thought I'd be spending

@brettquimby3274

2 жыл бұрын

I’d consider myself lucky if I were in your shoes.

@BloodRedFox2008

2 жыл бұрын

@@brettquimby3274 Same here. Yes the Series X costs more but I feel it’s worth it because the Series S is a digital only console, and I still want physical media.

@brettquimby3274

2 жыл бұрын

@@BloodRedFox2008 As a bonus, the visuals on the Series X are in 4K and it has more memory storage.

@joesnider880

2 жыл бұрын

it's worth the extra. my friend has the S and although it's great the x can handle 4k visuals and is just more capable.

Calling out terrible corporate behavior isn’t political, it’s just being a decent human.

@BJGvideos

2 жыл бұрын

Not even just corporate. Calling out ANY sort of terrible behavior is our responsibility as members of society

@yeoldewar1014

2 жыл бұрын

@@BJGvideos True, generally though those in positions of power are less likely to be held accountable.

I love that it wasn't just games on this list, but events within the gaming industry that has a harder impact on the medium than a game release. I think these events need to be covered just to inform people or remind everyone that yes- this sadly does happen, and we shouldn't just forget about it because that's what the offenders want. I support a more "Worst events and releases of " since it could also cover updates and expansions to games that may not have came out that year, but had some sort of impact, and of course, important events such as acti-blizz.

@SuperSisby

2 жыл бұрын

I also support "Worst Events and Releases of X." That sounds way more diverse and interesting then the usual "Worst Games of the X." Plus, there could still be funny moments, like bad game presentations or commentary on awful video game implementations.

@Cheezmonka

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah new titles for these kinds of videos would be great.

Way to address your point on the Activision Blizzard case. I uninstalled many of their games, and some of which are some of my favorites. Gaming should bring out the best in us, not the worst.

@Marinealver

2 жыл бұрын

You misspelled Deactivison-bLizard 🦎

@HanDaimond

2 жыл бұрын

Friends of mine wanted to play some Blizzard games with me, but I refused to even install the Battlenet launcher. I simply don't want to pay any attention to Activision Blizzard, ever.

@jacksonteller3973

2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe in boycotts so I will do no such things, besides it's not like that's going to magically fix the problems, I will however speak out about them and support the movements for a better ABK.

@Undomaranel

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewbraith0411 There's a difference between separating the art from the artist and supporting the artist. Playing the games/ installing/ giving them traffic IS supporting the artist. Down the line it may be possible to play something pre-owned or watch let's plays or something to show interest in the art, but if you're paying them money you are supporting them. It's like buying Harry Potter vs borrowing from a library or a friend if you're anti- J.K. Rowling, or listening to Michael Jackson on Spotify with ads/ subscription vs busting out some cds.

@surrealbrain4227

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller3973 I can't really do much other than speak out and refuse to buy their products myself. For me, it's more about the principal than anything.

After the G4TV "incident" i don't feel like watching and being subscribed to anyone associated to them.So long Completionist...

The GTA Trilogy isn't just about the game itself, but how Rockstar handled it. First, they started issuing cease and desist to large projects in the mod community. They then removed the PC release from all other digital storefronts, so the only way to play the game was through their own. The icing on the cake was that their own launcher was so broken that PC players couldn't access the game for days. All in all, it's clear that they were trying to remove the option to buy the classic version of the games for cheap, then mod in fan made improvements. They wanted the $60 Trilogy to be the only way to experience these games going forward.

@leoultimaupgraded9914

2 жыл бұрын

Thank god they put back the originals after the Trilogy flopped, but even if it didn’t, we’d still want to play the originals. The fact that they tried to force us to play the clearly inferior version of the games is horrible

I'm glad that you talked about the Activision-Blizzard situation. Personally, there are some games I would love to try such as Overwatch, Diablo, or Warcraft, but it does not feel right to me. Nobody should experience a toxic environment, whether in work, school, family, or with friends. Toxic environments are a big problem in the world, and that makes me sad.

@xandercivinskas3884

2 жыл бұрын

As a person part of the overwatch community as well as a huge diablo fan. Its tough but one thing I was reminded of is you can support a game, but not support what a company stands for that's what makes up majority of Blizzard's fanbases. It is tough at times especially because you feel like you're encouraging the problem so reminding myself what I said is helpful.

@DodgeThisBam

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to play a Diablo game try Path Of Exile. It's free and just a better game overall.

@xandercivinskas3884

2 жыл бұрын

@@DodgeThisBam I haven't heard of that game I will have to give it a look, thanks for the advice :)

@DodgeThisBam

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandercivinskas3884 It was made in the vein on Diablo 2. It came out in 2013. It gets a new season every 3 months or so.

@HonkeyKong54

Жыл бұрын

Lack of crunch and coddling whiny employees like babys is creating this shit industry filled shit games. When you hire a bunch of college hacktivist devs who don't respect authority and are entitled you end up with the industry as of now. Once being a game dev became "cool" the industry was infiltrated by twats. Bring back the older devs from the early 2000's when gaming was Peak.

Despite the quite dour message of the no.1 in this video, as well as you getting covid (hope you'll recover fully!) I must say that the comedy skit of you lying facedown on the floor at the start was really fucking funny to me.

2:44 "the chip shortage should come to an end in 2022..." Jirard bringing the comedy gold

@Phyrrax

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, dont know if it was meant sarcastic. Most sources already said that the most optimistic forecast is maybe that at the end of the year things get better. I really hope 2023 really is finally the end of the chip shortage.

I appreciate your message in the #1 spot. Something does have to change, and we should encourage that. Thank you for talking about it. Have a good year bro.

One thing I always find funny is balan wonderworld flies right into peoples heads when this is discussed

@cactisanderman

2 жыл бұрын

lol isn't this the same comment as jared's video?

@solidskullz5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@cactisanderman basically, it’s a sentiment I feel strongly about

To be fair, from my perspective as a GameStop worker, it seems to be getting better when it comes to system restocks, especially around the holidays as towards the end of the year, my store managed to sell the PS5 twice in the last 2 months. And there were a great number of PS5s, too. Almost 100 total by my count. All of them sold out with the quickness. The Switch OLEDs have also seen a great increase in restock as well, starting off slow earlier that year as we had 4 to 8 every couple of weeks or so, to having a great number of them available along with the other systems. In fact, my store STILL has XBOX Series X systems from before Christmas. Whether or not that's a good or bad sign is yet to bet determined, but the fact remains, getting a next gen system seem to have been easier in 2021 than it was in 2020.

Sorry to hear about G4TV going to shit. At least you can focus more on your own channel again.

I completely support your decision to cut the video short, it's important to be aware of such awful things happening in the games industry, what's going on at Blizzard and Activision is not okay. It's very yucky, and bringing light to these issues is the first step in solving the problem. Thanks for talking about it!

Sadly, HR (from my understanding) functions as the protector of the company's interests and not so much for their employees. In other words - they don't exist to serve as whistleblowers. They're similar to how insurance claims agents operate, where they will listen to any/all accounts per incident (and may often convey a level of sympathy during direct interactions), but ultimately, act towards a path that minimize loss for the insurance company.

@jackawatkins87

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@CaptainPikeachu

2 жыл бұрын

Systemic problems like the ones we see happening will not change until the whole system itself is revamped, including HR. Things like this needs to be eradicated root and stem and rebuild. HR should honestly be given more independence, instead of being protectors and relying on the companies.

Thank you for being honest and upfront, Jirard. Glad you’re feeling better and wishing you and the team a great new year!

Jirad thank you for all you do for the gaming community at large, hope you're feeling better.

Thanks for the video even though you where going through COVID. You are one of the most consistent video game KZreadrs. I see a Completionist video, I know it’s gonna be worth my time.

Finally an award Balan Wonderworld can win

@lukes.854

2 жыл бұрын

And it didn't even win that

@julianx2rl

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Kotick won't let that happen.

Extremely disappointed in this guy, at first I assumed he was just in a uncomfortable position that he couldn't do or say much about but then he starts clapping supporting Frosk and her crazy rants as she labels every single little thing as sexist and goes talking about things she clearly knew nothing about.

*I* always call it 'Wonderland' too! I have no clue why. It's gotten so bad that I honestly think that 'world' is wrong until I look it up. It's some weird mandela effect.

Clap clap buddy. Good boy. You may hope its forgotten but we will always be here for you my man. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Sucks cause I’m having a hard time separating your channel from G4’s…best of luck rebounding from that train wreck

COVID stinks, but I'm so happy you guys are hanging in there and still posting videos! Hope you get well soon!!

You should distance yourself from G4TV.

@hyrulehollowtitan9657

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@scottydog771

Жыл бұрын

@@hyrulehollowtitan9657 indeed? Understatement of the year. The organisation literally broke down and Jirard found out he no longer had a job when they announced it on twitter

what a badass. Doesn't take the money from a company asking him to post a gameplay, EVEN THOUGH they tell him he can talk shit, THEN ENTERS THEM INTO A WORST GAMES OF THE YEAR. completely badass.

Hope you're feeling better Jirard. Thanks for this great message, it's important that gamers step up when something gross is happening in the industry. I wish you a Happy New Year full with joy, respect, fun, and great games! Thank you for your content that always amazes me.

Jirard, I hope you know very well that this is one of the "best" worst-of videos to date. You didn't just dunk on games for the sake of dunking on them as some would. You highlighted the good AND the bad in each, and also made some VERY important conversation about things that need to be addressed in gaming itself. Your content is always wonderful and thoughtful, and I'll always appreciate that.

Happy New Year Jirard & Team! Thanks for another great video and another great year! I agree that it’s unfortunate that the Blizzard Activision culture has taken centre stage, because I’m sure that like most gamers, we wish to believe that everyone in the industry, from developers to games, are all happy & safe. One thing I’ve heard is that it’s important to still support the actual developers by playing the games they produce, even though they may work in environments that aren’t as supportive or respectful as we may hope. Here’s to hoping that 2022 is a better year for all in our much-loved gaming industry!

Your Number 1 is the best for a list like this. I am so proud to see more people with a platform talking about it.

@sytherwusky

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, while Microsoft may be able to restore order they’re leaving things the same for now the people responsible for the situation are still in charge, on top of that Microsoft doesn’t exactly have the best track record for acquiring companies and making them work. Let’s not forget what happened to mixer.

I love you Jirard! And Alex and Brett and Ted and the whole crew! You all work so hard no matter what is happening and consistently deliver content that's great!

For anyone curious about what he meant about MercurySteam: some former devs who worked on Dread for a short while found they weren’t listed in the game’s credits despite their work still being in the final product. A higher up in the company said it’s because MercurySteam has a thing in their contracts that says you have to work on a game for a set period of time to get your name in the credits. Obviously this is a poor look on MercurySteam’s part, but I will be selfish and say it shouldn’t be something that deters people from buying Metroid Dread to support the franchise and devs who did get credited, as the game itself is amazing and should be supported. Now that said, one way I could see MercurySteam changing this policy is if Nintendo eventually buys them and makes changes to the work culture like they did with Retro Studios back in the early 00s. Back then Retro’s old management made the devs crunch hard during the development of Metroid Prime 1, and when Nintendo found out they put a stop to it and enforced a strict “no crunch” policy. But of course remember that Nintendo owns Retro so they can enforce those changes, but MercurySteam is still a third party company, so Nintendo doesn’t have much authority to enforce positive workplace changes unless they eventually turn them into a first party studio. It could happen, the only question is how long it might take to happen, because Nintendo took 15 years to finally outright buy Next Level Games despite working with them since the GameCube years. Might be down to if someone like Sakamoto or Miyamoto convinces the people in charge of acquisitions.

@AldenBunagCDAD

2 жыл бұрын

I mean if they're publishing the game, then they still have some say in how the game gets made, which should also include treatment of workers. Nintendo can make it clear in their next contract that every developer is credited otherwise they'll just hire someone else.

@byronlyons3548

2 жыл бұрын

@@AldenBunagCDAD Again, not really, as they literally explained with this being the case with Retro Studios. Nintendo may have a say in how the product is ultimately made, but not so much of the work space.

I’m glad you mentioned the issues discussed in #1. Extremely important. I hope you’re feeling better!

I appreciate you addressed the final topic. Sometimes all we can say is exactly how we feel about it. To help bring light onto that issue.

I bet Jirard is happy he has his actual channel to fall back on.

Thanks for speaking out on this, only a handful of gaming specific channels I watch talk about the Activision/Blizzard thing. Going out of your channels comfort zone when you could get backlash shows you care. Hope you feel better and love your videos!

Thank you, TOVG. The ending of this video was 100% necessary and I really appreciate you attempting to talk about it.

I respect you and a lot of others for dedicating time to talk about the gaming industry problem brother. It can't be fixed by putting our heads in the sand and praying that the money hungry sex offenders will just leave when they feel like it. Giving your voice to these issues is important and I like the support I see for the workers that had to put up with this kind of mistreatment.

@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205

2 жыл бұрын

Just wanna say I love your dp. Might change mine to Uka Uka now😂

I hope you feel better and thank you for speaking your mind about the gaming industry. This is your channel and if you find something important enough to talk about, do it and don't you dare feel any regret for that! The only youtuber i know who talks about this is jim sterling ( who also goes by a different name nowadays) but i like to see more people talk about this. Not forced but because they find it important to share, thanks you!

How's it going over there in G4TV?

Hopefully you are feeling better Jirard. Start the new year with great recovery!!

"It's the Cats of the video game world" Is the most accurate way to summarise Balan Blunderworld tbh 🤣

Thanks for mentioning the whole Blizzard/Riot/etc situations and not backing down/regretting it. It's such a shame that the industry has been so messed up for so long. Here's hoping that it will finally change and get better for everyone.

Wishing you a quick recovery!

I hope you feel better Jirard man. I hope none of your other ailments get any worse because of this. Stay healthy and recover well man

So...what are your worst games though?

Sooooooooooooo how’s G4TV going for yeah?

@mrdudetou

2 жыл бұрын

He just wanted to get off screen so fast. He knew that the backlash would have him painted as a target. Looking at the comment under he has already been flagged as a republican hating person because of Frosk. Looks like attacking people by association is not exclusive to SJWs.

@alihamadqabazard2857

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrdudetou Yeah it’s pretty messy. I hope he finds a way out of this otherwise it’s not going to be pretty for him and his reputation.

@gay_dentists

Жыл бұрын

​@@mrdudetou I've no clue what you're talking about, but hating republicans is based

You are a treasure to the gaming community. Thank you so much for your words, as much as your entertainment.

Wishing you a speedy recovery fam

Wait if there's only 6 worst games why is there a toptenworst tag?

Unsubbed cause your recent associate is weird…..ITS WEIRD!!!!!

Great vid and great message, feel better soon man!

Catching COVID-19 in the first ten days of 2022 ... That's a hell of a way to o start the new year . Hopefully this only means it can get better from here . Hope you recover soon

But isn't Blizzard and G4TV the different sides of the same coin? Both are toxic.

@ezzahhh

2 жыл бұрын

But one lines his pockets so it's all good!

It's not a letdown, I'm glad you ended the video talking about the situation, legit, it's atrocious that workers are getting sexually harassed while being put on crunch time Activision really need to get their sh*t together

Feel better Jirard, wish you a very speedy recovery. You do such amazing work, and I just want to say Thank you for all the great videos and content you have given us all during 2021. Cheers to you and the entire crew and all the amazing things I'm sure you have coming your way in 2022........It's okay Jirard, you have another 12 months before you need to do this again.

@neilarnold5506

2 жыл бұрын

Dark Alliance was my Worst game, well more Disappointing game of 2021, had such potential and it turned out just bleh. Honestly would rather go back and play the PS2 Dark Alliance ones than this, or at least the state it was when I played it. Still need to go back, and I will platinum it at some point.

Jirad you have nothing to apologize for man, thank you for bringing attention to these situations because things have to change. You know not finding a PS5 isn't my issue, it's affording one. Keep being you man, we appreciate you.

the activision blizzard situation is such a awful problem.

@GreenTomas2372

2 жыл бұрын

I also know that Activision had also ruined Radical Entertainment

@TevyaSmolka

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenTomas2372 that's also true sadly

Man, I just saw that G4TV meltdown, it's messed up. I'm sorry you got roped into this whole thing, judging by your facial expressions during that particular moment you weren't having a good time. It's too bad there wasn't anything you could do to not attract attention other than giving in. You could've have probably said nothing, but I don't think you were in the calm and comfortable situation to make the best decision, especially since any of those decisions would have a lot of consequences for your public's overall outlook on you. Not everyone can afford to call out something they clearly don't like or stand up for themselves, especially when their whole image is built on not delving deep into stuff like politics and simply sticking to video games. The people in this comment section have become really hateful after that particular mess and even started putting names on you that you never claimed to associate with. The best thing to do right now is to try to disassociate yourself from that channel and focus on your own. You could probably try to quietly sit it out until it's over, but that might end up being pretty damaging to your reputation in the long run judging by how a lot of people react to it all right now.

@TerraWare

2 жыл бұрын

l'm pretty sure it was staged.

@thebigdawgj

2 жыл бұрын

You know he supported that thing's behavior, right?

@superplayerex2431

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebigdawgj Did he really have a choice there? Something tells me he didn’t.

@Crono1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@superplayerex2431 He gave her his support after her rant and he hasn't come here to straighten it out. I would say that it's obvious that he supports what she said.

@superplayerex2431

2 жыл бұрын

@@Crono1973 I wouldn't be so quick about it. He was quite uncomfortable when she was ranting on camera, it was written on his face. It even took him a bit to start clapping when everyone else started doing so. Anyone can easily say one thing to someone's face while having another drastically different view in their head, so it's not exactly certain if those are his true feelings. Also, people often don't know how to deal with drama such as this, so he may be way over his head. I think he is staying quiet because he knows it will backfire him online regardless of what he says, and that's true. People are now going after him on social media and even in this comment section and are posting a lot of hateful messages, including a lot of ones that aren't even true to begin with. It would be best to not trust complete strangers online (I suppose I am one too, but at least I don't jump straight to conclusions). It's a pretty delicate matter at the moment and I suppose only time will tell, but for as long as I've known him online, Jirard was always a good guy. I've never seen him getting roped into something like this before, and this whole thing just sucks.

Happy you are alright hope you feel better and at least got to game for enjoyment over the holidays.

Stay safe Jirard! I hope you are now healthy and if not, I hope you feel better soon!

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I think you should abandon your TV contract and go back to making native KZread content.

@jinmark9453

2 жыл бұрын

No going back now mask have slipped.

On the final point, I just want to take a moment to remind everyone, HR is not there to help the employee, its there to protect the company.

@tsvtsvtsv

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, sometimes that can be exploited but what really needs to happen is unionization across the entire games industry

I fucking applaud you Jirard. I am grateful that someone with your platform has the willingness to speak up about what has been going on with activision blizzard, because even though we have people like James Stephany Sterling who will not rest till it is engraved into the minds of people who play games, I have noticed it already being slightly brushed under the rug by alot of people who don’t talk about it or move on and ignore it. This was a desperately important part of what needs to be said and revealed about the atrocities of these past years and I appreciate that you took it in stride to denounce the actions and abuses of the company with the viewership of gamers who enjoy your videos.

Great list. Glad you are bringing up important circumstances up. Keep up the good qork y'all.

Hello Jirard and everyone from this channels team. First of all Jirad I wish you to recover soon and congratulations on this very good video. I just want to say how proud I am for seeing my favourite content creators exposing not only the good things of gaming but also the ugly side of this industry and to be honest with you im 1000% with you. When I found out about the situation of the studio and the release of metroid dread I decided to not purchase the game, despite my love for metroid. That kind of treatment is disgusting and in my opinion we as gamers should inform in any way other people who aren't aware of crunch or the unpaid overtimes of a lot of developers

The blizzard situation and the resulting choice we as fans face because of it is difficult. I can see both sides of it, what happened was wrong and I can see why people don’t wanna give that company money. On the other hand I can see people say it was a collaborative effort and that the game was a collaborative effort and they are supporting the hard work of those who weren’t guilty of anything… that I can see too. It’s the whole “death of the artist” thing. Can a persons work once into the world be disconnected from the person that created it? Can you enjoy Rosemary’s Baby even though it was directed by Roman Polanski? Can you enjoy Pineapple Express even though James Franco is in it? Can you enjoy The Usual Suspects even though Kevin Spacey was in it and Brian Singer directed it? Can you enjoy a Marilyn Manson song? Can you not like the Harry Potter books/movies cause of JK Rawling? Can you not like the Bill Cosby show because of what he did? For me I try to gauge it, the more people involved in the creation and release of “the work” the more likely I will support it because I respect the work those people put into it even though one of them was a piece of garbage. That’s just me though.

@DeadlockDrago

2 жыл бұрын

@@monotaroleader7805 The sad thing is if he ever leaves, he'll have an armada of golden parachutes to sustain him, while the company falls (if it does) and the many workers on the ground floor who were victims will now be out of work struggling even more. Stay or Leave, he's going to be more than fine.

@jlev1028

2 жыл бұрын

Your money isn't going into the developers' pockets, it's going into the higher ups' coffers.

@angryyordle4640

2 жыл бұрын

we cannot solve issues like this through individual boycotts. People have to realize that this kind of stuff i an intrinsic feature of capitalism. As long as we live in a capitalist framework, there will be crunch times, union busting or even way worse stuff that happens in other industries, like literal slavery. Only recently there was a story that uncovered immigrants being used as slaves on farms in Georgia, US and here in germany similar stuff is happening to lots of guest workers from eastern europe. Give capitalism its final bow.

@DeadlockDrago

2 жыл бұрын

@@angryyordle4640 Capitalism is fine when kept in check. That last part is very important, and you can see widely that it hasn't been, no one has kept them on a leash to stop this kind of behavior.

You know. I'm glad you keep it real here. Much respect. Subbed for about 10 years now holy shit.

Wishing you a quick recovery 🖤

It may not be a "fun" end to the video, but I think that was probably the *best* way to end a video of the worst of video games in 2021. My thanks to you and the team at the Completionist for putting out a great show. Feel better sir.

I feel like you could have addressed the industry in another video

Thank you for talking about the problem at number one. It was very important and glad to see such a big figure as yourself isn't afraid to speak out about it.

That intro bit with jirard on the floor screaming had me on the floor screaming. Hysterical

Major respect on your number 1. Thank you for shedding light on the issues.

What better way to start the year than to note all the things wrong last year.

Thank you Jirard. The Dark secrets of the industry need to be brought to light. All this has been going on for far too long and I'm really hoping for some change.

This video was great. Jirard, hope you're recovering well!

Real quick, I wonder how he deals with working with such hateful and bigotted people like Adam Sessler.

@rib_rob_personal

2 жыл бұрын

What's up with Adam Sessler? Idk the guy. :P

Jirard don’t saddle yourself with G4s problems. Refocus on your own content! Your views at the end of this video are of course perfectly agreeable. People that do bad things are bad and your viewpoint is in good faith.

@thisiswhatgarbagelookslike3864

2 жыл бұрын

@The Conundrum he only applauded at the end and you can tell only out of desperation since he didnt know how to react! You act like he was gonna stand up during her rant and tell her to stfu smh rewatch the video he even said in the beginning "I didnt know you where gonna take it their"

I wish more famous KZreadrs talked about the industry wide problem. Thanks for doing it, the best for you.

Get well soon and hope you recover swiftly!

Knowing Jirard, I assumed he'd be a little more lenient towards Balan Wonderworld, being the lover of 3D platformers and retro throwbacks that he is... Well at least he gave it some fair and valid criticisms worth pointing out, rather than just flat out shat on the game like everybody else did... Also the "Cats of the video game world" joke was actually pretty funny. XD Though IMO Balan Wonderworld's cutscenes and musical numbers are way better and more entertaining than anything from sCats (Then again what isn't?) XD

@mombijombo

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@gamingawesomeness222

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much everything about Balan except the gameplay is like the cats stage musical Gameplay is the movie

At least... 2020-1 is over... Can't get any worse... This year...

Thank you so much for highlighting the conditions under which some game development teams work. How games are made are just as important as if they're enjoyable or not and I really think we need to take that more into account these days.

Heartfelt speech at the end while wearing a Gfuel tshirt…

Thank you for speaking out about the big issues. It's important for people like you to do that. You have a big audience and you can make more of an impact than the average gamer. If we want to honor the hard work these people put in to make the games we love, we have to also fight for their rights to be treated properly.

@KyleEvra

2 жыл бұрын

Humans are always going to be shitty. Talking about it won't make it go away. Talking about it is useless.