Despite it's name, X-Play isn't some X-Rated show. It's about video games. (That's what the "play" stands for- playing video games.) Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb rate all the new video games on a scale of one to five; Five being the best, and one being the worst.
There are only about two to four reviews for each episode, and about one preview- if they have them. Luckily, they are in depth, just like many of Roger Ebert's reviews, and not like many of mine. (I'm trying people!) Obviously, they know quite a bit about video games, and live up to their claim about being "brutally honest."
However, there is one thing about the show that gets on so many people's nerves: the jokes. X-Play seems to make at least one joke per review, and they can get annoying. I'm not saying their a bad thing, but X-Play does overdo them at times. For example, I didn't laugh once at the "Continuation of God of War" skit. However, despite that, X-Play has very many decent jokes. ("The blood in this game floats around like lotus blossoms. Damn, that's a lot of lotus blossoms!")Some of them also relate to pop-culture, and many other things. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it does help the viewer relate to the jokes.
Morgan: Your opponents will leave you with words of wisdom right before they die.
Video Game Character: Women are...scary.
Morgan: Charles Foster Kane, you are not.
I remember constantly re-watching the "Meet the Sess" skit, because I found it so hilarious. I remember that my friends and I were going over all the funny parts today during recess.
However, there is one thing that really bugs me about X-Play. What it is, are those pointless episodes with perhaps one review, and skits the rest of the time. I mean, it's a REVIEW show, for crying out loud! Well, X-Play is decent, and very entertaining.
But, if you want reviews that aren't covered waist-high in jokes, go to g4tv.com and visit the X-Play section to read them. Or, you could just watch Judgement Day. (which isn't as "in-depth.")
Good: In-depth reviews, and sometimes funny, and always entertaining
Bad: over-drawn jokes and skits. Full Metal Alchemist fans won't like it either.
There are only about two to four reviews for each episode, and about one preview- if they have them. Luckily, they are in depth, just like many of Roger Ebert's reviews, and not like many of mine. (I'm trying people!) Obviously, they know quite a bit about video games, and live up to their claim about being "brutally honest."
However, there is one thing about the show that gets on so many people's nerves: the jokes. X-Play seems to make at least one joke per review, and they can get annoying. I'm not saying their a bad thing, but X-Play does overdo them at times. For example, I didn't laugh once at the "Continuation of God of War" skit. However, despite that, X-Play has very many decent jokes. ("The blood in this game floats around like lotus blossoms. Damn, that's a lot of lotus blossoms!")Some of them also relate to pop-culture, and many other things. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it does help the viewer relate to the jokes.
Morgan: Your opponents will leave you with words of wisdom right before they die.
Video Game Character: Women are...scary.
Morgan: Charles Foster Kane, you are not.
I remember constantly re-watching the "Meet the Sess" skit, because I found it so hilarious. I remember that my friends and I were going over all the funny parts today during recess.
However, there is one thing that really bugs me about X-Play. What it is, are those pointless episodes with perhaps one review, and skits the rest of the time. I mean, it's a REVIEW show, for crying out loud! Well, X-Play is decent, and very entertaining.
But, if you want reviews that aren't covered waist-high in jokes, go to g4tv.com and visit the X-Play section to read them. Or, you could just watch Judgement Day. (which isn't as "in-depth.")
Good: In-depth reviews, and sometimes funny, and always entertaining
Bad: over-drawn jokes and skits. Full Metal Alchemist fans won't like it either.