The Video Game Analyst (Series)

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## Overview

The Video Game Analyst (Series) is a Youtube based video game review show which The Video Game Analyst is the main character of, the show covers topics such as the question of are video games art, Nintendo throughout the 2010's and mobile games including others.

The videos are usually split up into parts depending on what section of a topic is being discussed or what plot point takes place during said part of the video, the videos usually cycle between video content featuring the character making a joke or observation and audio commentary while trailers or other promotional material for a video game or system is played on screen.

Each video in season 1 takes place in the Analyst Bedroom while The Video Game Analyst (often abbreviated to TVGA) will talk to you about different subject matter related to video games, the format follows one similar to others like ScottTheWoz where the video ends with a pun often at the characters expense.

The series as it is today was created in 2019 with the first episode debuting in October 18th of that year with the premier episode "Are Video Games Art? - The Video Game Analyst" setting up the format in which all future episodes followed, but this was in fact the second iteration of the show originally starting in February 2018 with The Video Game Analyst 2018 (Series) which followed a rather different format featuring a character going by the same the name (The Video Game Analyst 2018 (Character)) who has a noticeably different personality and seems to have a consistent uniform reminiscent of The Angry Video Game Nerd. This version of the show was discontinued after 3 episodes due to Jamie (the creator) being unsatisfied with the quality of the series, however in universe this version of the show is still going in the A (Alternate) Timeline.

## Seasons And Episodes

### Season 1

This the first season of The Video Game Analyst and is 8 episodes long. All episodes are set in the Analyst Bedroom. This season lasted from October 2019 - October 2020 and is now finished.

#### Episode 1 - (18th October 2019)

The Premier episode of The Video Game Analyst "Are Video Games Art?" goes over different areas of a video game such as cover art, music, and story and writing raising the point that these are all independently seen as art forms yet video games often aren't.

#### Episode 2 - (31st October 2019)

The second episode and 2019 Halloween special of The Video Game Analyst "The Deaths Of Berzerk" is about the stories surrounding the 1980 arcade game Berzerk and how multiple deaths seem to have been linked with the game, The Video Game Analyst then talks about how bad the main villain of the game is Evil Otto and how its just a lazy smiley face, he then hears crashes throughout the house and when looking around it is revealed to be none other than Evil Otto himself. The Video Game Analyst is then chased up the stairs by Evil Otto but is able to close the online game of Berzerk destroying Evil Otto.

#### Episode 3 - (27th November 2019)

Episode three of The Video Game Analyst "The Best And Worst Selling Consoles" is about the best and worst selling consoles of all time going over why the console either succeeded or failed, also including the sales numbers for each system.

#### Episode 4 - (25th December 2019)

The fourth episode and 2019 Christmas special of The Video Game Analyst "A Very Merry Sports Connection" is about him talking about his love for the 2012 Wii U title Sports Connection (otherwise known as ESPN Sports Connection) and why every minigame is a flawless masterpiece, it is then revealed at the end of the video that each Christmas The Video Game Analyst goes around harassing the neighbourhood and asking if they have excepted Sports Connection as there lord and saviour, the police then raid his house in response to the harassment claims.

#### Episode 5 - (11th February 2020)

In the fifth episode of The Video Game Analyst "Nintendo In The 2010's" he goes over every year of the past decade and talks about what Nintendo games and systems came out that year along with what the general thoughts and opinions were about them.

#### Episode 6 - (25th June 2020)

The sixth episode of The Video Game Analyst "Little Britain: The Video Game" was the first collaboration video of the series featuring InfinitelyBored (Aaron), the two characters both have to meet up when the UFO drops off Little Britain: The Video Game on PS2 at Aaron's doorstep and he comes up with the plan to get rid of it by giving the game to The Video Game Analyst. They both then get given a copy of the PSP version of the game by the UFO and proceed to review the games, once done they destroy both copies of the game in a satisfying conclusion to the episode.

#### Episode 7 - (11th October 2020)

The seventh episode of The Video Game Analyst "Mobile Games" involves him taking a look through ten trending games from the iOS App Store and saying his opinions on them, ending with him vowing to never touch a mobile game again.

#### Episode 8 - (31st October 2020)

This is the season 1 finally. In episode eight the 2020 Halloween special and season one finale of The Video Game Analyst "The Virtual Boy: Nintendo's Favourite Disappointment" he gets his hands on a  Nintendo Virtual Boy in a wasting money contest and gives a brief history lesson and review of the system and games he owns for it, but unknown to The Video Game Analyst this is the same Virtual Boy system that the Demon has been hiding in since 1996 and he is summoned inside the system when it spews out smoke, luckily The Video Game Analyst is able to get out with the power of his spare Gameboy Colour as the Virtual Boy's main weakness is full colour, once free from the system the [[Demon]] has been let out into the Analyst Bedroom and has The Video Game Analyst outmatched in terms of power leaving him no choice but to abandon the Analyst Bedroom for good.

### Season 2

This the second season of The Video Game Analyst and is 8 episodes long. All episodes are set in the Analyst Games Room. This season is still running from August 2021 - ongoing.

#### Episode 9 - (17th August 2021)

In episode nine and season two premier of The Video Game Analyst "Little Britain: The DVD Game" nine months after the unleashing of the mysterious Demon out from a  Virtual Boy. The Video Game Analyst has now built a new games room leaving The old room abandoned and desolate, the Demon then finds the remaining rubble of [[Little Britain: The Video Game]] The Video Game for PS2 and PSP in a bin, knowing The Video Game Analyst despises the dreaded games he fuses with it so he can take on the Analyst in a fair fight. After the Demon finds TVGA he begins his attack forcing him to play and review the game as punishment for disturbing his peace and kicking him out of his home.

In order to help defeat the threat of Little Britain and the Demon once again The Video Game Analyst calls upon InfinitelyBored for help who begrudgingly runs to the bus, while InfinitelyBored slowly makes his way over on a rickety old stagecoach The Video Game Analyst is in an intense battle with the Demon keeping up with every move. The Demon then gives birth to his unholy abomination and pride and joy, Pollard Doll who instinctively attacks the analyst shedding itself of its unusual thick, greasy liquid. Once InfinitelyBored arrives saving The Video Game Analyst from near death they best Pollard Doll in combat and give it a slow painful death, once the Demon learns of the death of its newly born child it sends him over the edge calling in his species ancient mothership responsible for delivering both Little Britain games, upon jumping into the sky and boarding the UFO it begins to rain fire producing more copies of the PS2 game.

The Demon then comes down after the ship takes a considerable amount of bullets and strikes a deal with the two heroes, giving them the choice to surrender and die for a quicker and painless death or continue fighting for a slower and painful one, upon not giving up The Video Game Analyst challenges the Demon to a one on one battle where the Analyst is victorious. While that takes place InfinitelyBored destroys the UFO causing it to explode and release the Sphere Of Elements which is used to send the Demon through time ending up in a branched reality. The episode then ends with The Video Game Analyst becoming enraged after remembering his 24 hour marathon of Sports Connection for Wii U was disturbed after the Demon broke in and disturbed it.

#### Episode 10 - (8th November 2021)

In episode ten of The Video Game Analyst "Video Game Controllers: An Analyst Through Time" The Video Game Analyst meets The Video Game Analyst 2018 (Character) after a strange distortion in time caused by the events of The Gaggling Geese in Timeline E. After both timelines become scrambled into one the two analysts realise they were both reviewing video game controllers, believing this fact to be relevant they both review controllers together until both timelines fade apart and the time glitch is reversed.

#### Episode 11 - (29th November 2021)

In episode eleven of The Video Game Analyst "Stop Smoking With Allen Carr: Nicotine Never Felt So Fun" The Video Game Analyst develops an addiction to smoking Twix bars and must visit therapist and anti smoking activist Dr. Nick O' tine who prescribes him Allen Carr's stop smoking Nintendo DS game as a form of treatment. The Video Game Analyst plays through the game whilst providing commentary on each mini game included and eventually overcomes his addiction thanking Dr. Nick O' tine for his help.

#### Episode 12 - (25th December 2021)

In episode twelve and the 2021 Christmas special of The Video Game Analyst "A Holly Jolly Sports Party" The Video Game Analyst recaps the events of Christmas 2019 and how he was arrested, after praising Sports Connection he goes to church and wishes for a sequel. The next morning on Christmas Day his wish is granted when Sports Party for the Nintendo Switch appears in his stocking, believing this to be a miracle unaware that this is the doing of John Prick he reviews the game blindly praising it until he hits a realisation, he hates the game. Upon realising this he returns to Sports Connection and after replaying the entire game decides the game is dreadful and was just a distraction to cover up past trauma after being shunned for being different. He then lets go of his obsession to the game and leaves it in a field to rot.

#### Episode 13 - (26th May 2022)

In episode thirteen of The Video Game Analyst "My Video Game Journey" nostalgia is the theme and The Video Game Analyst decides to take a look back at his video game experiences growing up going through his most cherished games and what consoles he had at the time. This later turns out would all be fake memories programmed into him by John Prick.

#### Episode 14 - (14th September 2022)

In episode fourteen of The Video Game Analyst "Knockoff Consoles" The Video Game Analyst takes a look at a handheld video game console known as the "Multi Game" or "Super Multi Game" and reviews the games on it along with the general quality of the hardware. He then moves on to analysing the wide plethora of knockoff console s that plague the industry.

#### Episode 15 - (8th October 2022)

In episode fifteen of The Video Game Analyst "The Many Apps Of The DS" the topic of discussion is the Nintendo DS and 3DS systems and the many built in applications that were available on the system. After finishing his discussion his house security camera detects a person, confused by this The Video Game Analyst goes to check who's waiting for him.

#### Episode 16 - (2023)

This is the season 2 finally. The Sixteenth episode and season two finale of The Video Game Analyst "Life's No Game" continues on from where the previous episode left off with The Video Game Analyst answering his front door. It is revealed that at the door is two bailiffs sent by the bank to seize all of his belongings as he had managed to amass a sizeable debt, in order to pay this off The Video Game Analyst is sent to work at a local farm doing menial side tasks such as checking the condition of the fences and clearing the woods. Throughout his stint working on the farm The Video Game Analyst grows to enjoy the outdoors and the feeling of being busy which is a far cry from his normal life and struggles with his internal Analyst who is insistent on getting back to his games as quick as possible. After a while the debt is paid off and all of his belongings are returned, although The Video Game Analyst is left confused and torn on who he really is and what he wants for the future.

## Trivia

* The Video Game Analyst had an over a year hiatus before coming back in its current form.
* The series went through many logo designs and stylistic changes before settling on the current designs.