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[sheriffofmagic]

So you’ve gotten into Polygon.... now what?

This is basically a master post of recommendations for people who are new to Polygon fandom/not deep in the polygon lore and are looking for some recommendations/direction. 

Things I assume you’ve already seen but if you haven’t you should check out: Unraveled, Monster Factory, Overboard

Personal Faves:

Gill and Gilbert - A series in which Pat and Brian do weekly challenges while they play video games badly

Peacecraft - Griffin plays a pacifist run in World of Warcraft. No spoilers but it has a super satisfying conclusion and very good goofs.

Please Retweet - Pat desperately tries to get Nintendo to retweet a very good picture of toad that he made (Warning: if you’re looking to avoid N*ck maybe skip this one as he’s in a few episodes)

Video Game Theatre - The Polygon video team acts out iconic video game scenes.

Griffin’s Amiibo Corner - Griffin reviews Nintendo Amiibo’s based on the most important factor: can you vore it?

Jackbox - Ensemble series where a rotating group of Polygon people play Jackbox games and give us Good Content.

Series Recs/Underappreciated Gems:

Law Abiding Citizen - VASTLY underappreciated. Russ is a normal video game citizen trying to go about his life and Justin is the devil on his shoulder telling him “Aren’t you tired of being nice? Don’t you ever wanna go apeshit?”

Game Ogre - Simone and Pat have been cursed and now have to play video games using one hand each on the same controller. It’s chaos.

Filmbreakers - Brian and Simone fuck around in VR to create a cinematic masterpiece.

Yellface - Jeff and Simone play horror games and see how long Simone can go without causing Jeff physical harm.

FiendZone - Jenna uses her Knowledge to educate us about horror tropes in gaming. A good place for anyone who wants to appreciate Jenna. (these videos aren’t in a playlist and are hard to search for :/)

Brand Slam - Pat makes brands fight to the death in a symbolic destruction of capitalism

Individual Vids not part of a larger series:

American Truck Simulator - Griffin and Justin fuck around. I can’t describe it better than that.

Pat’s Pets - Pat ranks animals in games on how good they are.

Polygon Investigates: Lootboxes - Probably one of my favorite stand-alone vids. I can’t adequately explain it. It’s an Experience.

Spy Party - Griffin and Justin Fuck around

Simone’s 2017 Games of the Year - This video isn’t inherently funny or anything but it is the video I found out she was Not Straight from so it’s special to me okay?

Which Super Smash Bros character is Your State? - idk it’s a mess and it’s wonderful

Pat Fixes Anthem - He has a few vids like this that aren’t in a playlist but are worth your time (I’ll post links to others if requested)

Good Shit Ruined by the Presence of a Slime Human:

imo a lot of these are still worth a view but I understand people wanting to avoid videos with N*ck

Touch the Skyrim - Car Boys - First Half of Awful Squad - Griffin’s Infamous Cronch

Streams Worth Your Time:

Awful Squad - the Gang playing PUBG with limited success

Brian Plays Half-Life for the First Time - pretty self-explanatory

The Baseball Game - Pat and Allegra rank video game intros. It’s good content

E3 2019 Streams - tbh i think all the e3 streams from any year are worth your time but in the 2019 ones Brian commits crimes against nature on his body (food crimes) 

Smash Party - A bunch of different people play Smash Bros. It’s a good time.

I tried to be comprehensive here but I probably forgot a few and I haven’t personally seen everything I’m sure in a couple of months there’ll be more (new and old) that I’ll see that belongs on this list. 

Hopefully, this is a good start!