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** [[Visual Pun]]: Sometimes does this with the background pics when narrating, such as with a nuclear explosion transforming to the shape of the Metal horns when he mentions [[Metal Gear]].
** [[Visual Pun]]: Sometimes does this with the background pics when narrating, such as with a nuclear explosion transforming to the shape of the Metal horns when he mentions [[Metal Gear]].
** [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]:
** [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]:
{{quote| '''Johnny:''' Does Mass Effect 2 suffer the original’s sin?}}
{{quote|'''Johnny:''' Does Mass Effect 2 suffer the original’s sin?}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: When Maria thinks Johnny called her fat.
* [[Berserk Button]]: When Maria thinks Johnny called her fat.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: He says a few words in an [[Gratuitous Greek|obscure language]] after transforming into Big Mac in the [[Punch Out]] review.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: He says a few words in an [[Gratuitous Greek|obscure language]] after transforming into Big Mac in the [[Punch Out]] review.
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* [[Colon Cancer]]: Shows up often in the episode names, perfectly lampshaded in [http://twitter.com/#!/magrippinho/status/40090364677193728 this tweet].
* [[Colon Cancer]]: Shows up often in the episode names, perfectly lampshaded in [http://twitter.com/#!/magrippinho/status/40090364677193728 this tweet].
** ''Almost'' parodied in the very first scene of the very first episode:
** ''Almost'' parodied in the very first scene of the very first episode:
{{quote| Metal Gear Solid 4<br />
{{quote|Metal Gear Solid 4
Guns of the Patriots<br />
Guns of the Patriots
Tactical Espionage Action<br />
Tactical Espionage Action
That’s not a Title, it’s an eye exam }}
That’s not a Title, it’s an eye exam }}
* [[Double Entendre]]: Most obviously done in the [[Punch Out]] review.
* [[Double Entendre]]: Most obviously done in the [[Punch Out]] review.
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* [[It Gets Better]]: Johnny seems to be getting more comfortable in front of the camera, and using better and better microphones as the series progress.
* [[It Gets Better]]: Johnny seems to be getting more comfortable in front of the camera, and using better and better microphones as the series progress.
* [[I Will Show You X]]: When Maria takes offense to Johnny saying all of his friends can’t throw a decent punch. He was talking about multiplayer fighting games though, Maria took it rather literally.
* [[I Will Show You X]]: When Maria takes offense to Johnny saying all of his friends can’t throw a decent punch. He was talking about multiplayer fighting games though, Maria took it rather literally.
{{quote| '''Maria:''' Was that punch good enough for you?}}
{{quote|'''Maria:''' Was that punch good enough for you?}}
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: "And that’s how you break the fourth wall, my beloved videocamera!"
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: "And that’s how you break the fourth wall, my beloved videocamera!"
* [[Let's Play]]: Hasn’t done any so far, but the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] review is pretty close to being one.
* [[Let's Play]]: Hasn’t done any so far, but the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] review is pretty close to being one.
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* [[Recycled in Space]]: In [[Mass Effect 2]], he brings up [[BioWare]]’s comment that Shepard is [[24|Jack Bauer]] IN SPACE!
* [[Recycled in Space]]: In [[Mass Effect 2]], he brings up [[BioWare]]’s comment that Shepard is [[24|Jack Bauer]] IN SPACE!
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: In Part 1 of the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] Review.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: In Part 1 of the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] Review.
{{quote| '''Johnny, stroking the [[Right-Hand-Cat]]:''': How Evil.}}
{{quote|'''Johnny, stroking the [[Right-Hand-Cat]]:''': How Evil.}}
* [[Running Gag]]: Mentioning power-point presentations throughout the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] review.
* [[Running Gag]]: Mentioning power-point presentations throughout the [[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots|MGS4]] review.
* [[Shout-Out]]: When he has an issue with a game, he usually points to earlier games that dealt with it better.
* [[Shout-Out]]: When he has an issue with a game, he usually points to earlier games that dealt with it better.
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* [[That's What She Said]]: Prevalent in the [[Dance Central]] review.
* [[That's What She Said]]: Prevalent in the [[Dance Central]] review.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]:
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]:
{{quote| '''Johnny:''' Chocolate: My [[Achilles Heel|only weakness]].}}
{{quote|'''Johnny:''' Chocolate: My [[Achilles Heel|only weakness]].}}
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]: Apparently loves saying these [[Exact Words]] in a sarcastic tone, as seen in the [[Mass Effect 2]] and [[Back to The Future|Back to the Future: The Game]] reviews.
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]: Apparently loves saying these [[Exact Words]] in a sarcastic tone, as seen in the [[Mass Effect 2]] and [[Back to The Future|Back to the Future: The Game]] reviews.
* [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: Good luck placing Johnny’s accent.
* [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: Good luck placing Johnny’s accent.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Appropriately, in the [[The Secret of Monkey Island|Monkey Island: Special Edition]] review.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Appropriately, in the [[The Secret of Monkey Island|Monkey Island: Special Edition]] review.
{{quote| '''Maria:''' You direct like a dairy farmer!<br />
{{quote|'''Maria:''' You direct like a dairy farmer!
'''Johnny:''' How appropriate... you act like a cow! }}
'''Johnny:''' How appropriate... you act like a cow! }}


Revision as of 05:17, 7 August 2014

Sometimes comes with extra Art Shift.
"And that’s exactly what games of this type should be about. Video Games are, after all, Escapism, so if you can, say, play tennis adequately in real life, a realistic tennis video game should eventually make you feel like Roger Federer."
—Johnny Magrippis, on how Kinect Sports should have been.

A Video Review Show with surprisingly high production values, Johnny likes to overanalyze Video Games, to the point of each episode averaging at about 15 minutes, despite him talking in nigh-incomprehensible speeds.

The JRT Show focuses on current-gen stuff, but the videos never come out closer than two weeks after the game’s release, so they aren’t really meant to be a buyer’s guide. They always seem to include a brief history lesson and a couple of sketch bits, in order to be enjoyable even if you aren’t familiar with the franchise / genre and especially if you’ve already played the game in question.

Despite this, he always wraps up with a multiple choice verdict, guessing at the type of person you’d have to be in order to buy and enjoy the game and, for multiplatform games, he even compares the different versions against each other.

The review alternates between Johnny narrating over game footage and him getting in front of the camera to talk directly to the viewer. In either case, he talks crazy fast, but the audio quality during the narrated bits has been improving over the years.

Hasn’t settled on a "trademark genre", wildly going from Sports Games to Point and Click Adventures and RPGs.

Can be found here.

Tropes which Johnny Reviews Tonight provides an example of:

Johnny: Does Mass Effect 2 suffer the original’s sin?

Metal Gear Solid 4
Guns of the Patriots
Tactical Espionage Action
That’s not a Title, it’s an eye exam

Maria: Was that punch good enough for you?

Johnny, stroking the Right-Hand-Cat:: How Evil.

Johnny: Chocolate: My only weakness.

Maria: You direct like a dairy farmer!
Johnny: How appropriate... you act like a cow!

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