## [Video] Let's play "Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance"

* Author: u/traverseda  *With dread but cautious optimism**
* URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVMEjDL2fbI&list=PLNC_sRuPtMonAOP46gqW9Q6E4ESFmum6d
* Score: 12

* Created: 2016-12-17T19:52:55

### Post:

[Link to content](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVMEjDL2fbI&list=PLNC_sRuPtMonAOP46gqW9Q6E4ESFmum6d)

### Comments:

> **u/confettibin** [+6]  (3 hours later)
> 
> Excellent series overall. The creator does an excellent job of building a new narrative distinct from the original, and the characters have a lot of chemistry together. If you're a fan of riffing on games for inconsistencies and irrational actors, you'd probably enjoy watching this.

> **u/Grasmel** [+5]  (3 hours later)
> 
> Yeah, this series is great. It's fun to watch if you haven't played the game, but even better if you have. It's its ownself-contained intelligent story, but at the same time inspired by/parodying the original.

> **u/traverseda** [+3]  *With dread but cautious optimism* (18 seconds later)
> 
> I appreciate the social commentary later on. The setting is a feudalistic-captitalist dystopia, and they make good use of it to perform social commentary.
> 
> Episode 4 is when it really starts being acceptable.

> **u/eaglejarl** [+2]  (17 hours later)
> 
> Seen this before, but I may watch it again. Really fun show.

> **u/Bowbreaker** [+2]  *Solitary Locust* (19 hours later)
> 
> Is there any more stuff like this? Games where the narrative is exchanged for a funny yet consistent alternative I mean.

>> **u/None** [+3]  (a day later)
>> 
>> Abridged series. The absolute funniest of which is probably Sword Art Online Abridged, which turns the main character from a one-dimensional heroic archetype to an unloveable but hilarious total asshole who experiences such wonders as character development.

>>> **u/gabbalis** [+1]  (2 days later)
>>> 
>>> Pfffff no, the best abridged series is Helsing Ultimate abridged. Which is more or less the same but with Nazis instead of character development.

>>>> **u/None** [+1]  (2 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> Okay. I will concede. Helsing Ultimate Abridged is *funnier*, but Sword Art Online Abridged is *better*, with more emotional range and story salvaged from some frankly pretty bland source material.

>> **u/traverseda** [+1]  *With dread but cautious optimism* (a day later)
>> 
>> Not that I can recommend. If you're interesting in *finding* some, you might try going through the tvtropes page on [abridged series](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAbridgedSeries).

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