Yeah. This is the reason, they just said that they both having just feeling like it's time to call it quits.
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Sad to see Pre Rec is coming to an end.
I mean, yeah we'll continue to see them on the usual RLM videos, but still, having consistent vid uploads from Rich and Jack having a chat while playing games will be missed.
Sad to see Pre Rec is coming to an end.
I mean, yeah we'll continue to see them on the usual RLM videos, but still, having consistent vid uploads from Rich and Jack having a chat while playing games will be missed.
Indeed. Instead of getting better it just seemed to get worse and worse. I unsubbed several months ago.
I laughed so hard at that one, at the same time feeling like a horrible person and I felt so damn sorry for the poor fucking Varmits.
I'll shed a few tears for PreRec. I know they're not the best reviewers, but I enjoy their company. I have a lot of people I watch anyway and they always have their own spin.
Obviously they're just clearing the way for GameStation 3.0.
Obviously they're just clearing the way for GameStation 3.0.
I didn't realize they were ending streams all together. I assumed they'd do streams less frequently or something. Shame on that regard.
Their streams weren't always great, but I really liked watching them play the Friday the 13th game for some reason. Rich was pretty good at it, which led to some fun moments. Plus any stream where Jay showed up was great, because he would tell some cool stories, and show off that crazy movie knowledge of his.
I haven't watched a stream in a while since they're really long and I haven't seen a game I care to watch them play in a while. I'd watch Spelunky if Jack played it, but their Zelda streams were way too long to invest time in. (I only watch them on YouTube)
It sounds like they were getting really burned out on the fact that the videos people liked the most were the ones where they were just ripping on games for an hour, rather than the ones where they have a long-tail discussion about a game's strengths and weaknesses, and they don't really like doing (or think they're any good at) the angry-reviewer shtick.
It's weird because they seemed to making pretty good money from the streams for basically doing nothing but talk shit about movies and games... pretty much the Twitch dream. :p
The website (and trailer) for Neil Breen's new film, Twisted Pair, is live. God help us all.
http://www.twisted-pair-film.com
http://www.twisted-pair-film.com
In that recent video where The Nerd Crew breaks up, it's funny that that's what "Rich" goes off to do...because that's kind of what he does already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2pg4s2J0Y
This is where they give their reasons for stopping PreRec.
This is where they give their reasons for stopping PreRec.
But, that's why I watched their reviews and their streams.
Oh hey Breen's been learning After Effects.
Is he going to kill hundreds of millions of people in this one too?
Is he going to kill hundreds of millions of people in this one too?
Woah, the Oscar for best make-up and costume is a hard lock for this one.
Incredible mustache. convincing
Best Digital Effects! Look at that amazing After Effects moustache.
still better than the harry potter old people makeup
Incredible mustache. convincing
He's going to literally be Jesus in this one, isn't he?
Incredible mustache. convincing
Literally Jesus is in I Am Here...Now. And it's not just boring old Jesus, it's Space Jesus!
Or Robot Jesus, I guess. It's really unclear even after watching the movie.
Or Robot Jesus, I guess. It's really unclear even after watching the movie.
Unclear? Shocked.Literally Jesus is in I Am Here...Now. And it's not just boring old Jesus, it's Space Jesus!
Or Robot Jesus, I guess. It's really unclear even after watching the movie.
Literally Jesus is in I Am Here...Now. And it's not just boring old Jesus, it's Space Jesus!
Or Robot Jesus, I guess. It's really unclear even after watching the movie.
Do we see his ball sack?
So, Jack and Rich did explain why they're ending PrevRecord in their last stream. I've linked it below, they talk about it right at the start. But, to quickly sum up:
-They felt they were getting stale, they didn't feel like they had a whole lot new to talk about and were just circling the same stories over and over again (Jack grew up on a farm and doesn't like Farscape, Rich doesn't like cinematic games, etc.)
-The streams are still fun, but they could see it soon slipping into not fun and wanted to end while it was still fun.
-Their felt their reviews weren't that great as it was basically them speaking about games without any nuance or in-depth criticism and, as it turns out, no one really cares for that (Jack's words).
-They're still might do stuff with games or maybe stuff not related to games, thus they aren't shutting down any of their Twitch or YT channels.
-While they were steadily growing, they weren't taking off and that wasn't likely to change given their style.
-They felt they were getting stale, they didn't feel like they had a whole lot new to talk about and were just circling the same stories over and over again (Jack grew up on a farm and doesn't like Farscape, Rich doesn't like cinematic games, etc.)
-The streams are still fun, but they could see it soon slipping into not fun and wanted to end while it was still fun.
-Their felt their reviews weren't that great as it was basically them speaking about games without any nuance or in-depth criticism and, as it turns out, no one really cares for that (Jack's words).
-They're still might do stuff with games or maybe stuff not related to games, thus they aren't shutting down any of their Twitch or YT channels.
-While they were steadily growing, they weren't taking off and that wasn't likely to change given their style.
Not that I recall, but it does have the most awkward "sex scene" I've seen in my entire life. You can just tell the actress told him "Hell fucking no!".
You can't see them in the pic but he also has RAM sticks on his wrists.
im a little glad they acknowledged this, since this was my major issue with prerec's reviews. the thing that works for me about rlm's content is the mix of casual banter filtered through the prism of their appreciation of film as a medium. prerec wound up being two dudes talking very casually about games with no real insight into how games work beyond their most functional level. that's all good for casual conversation, but it doesn't make for particularly interesting videos.
sad to see the end of an era though, i tuned into the streams occasionally. hopefully they actually end up pulling Mike in tomorrow after all