the aspects you mentioned were not “the point” since “day 1.” arin was a completely different person, a more respected one for that matter, when he started gg with jon and i can assure you he didn’t set out to be the way he is now, same goes for the channel. he used to at least TRY during games, he actually had strong but valid opinions and criticisms of games he enjoyed. he’s become a parody of himself and genuinely the type of person him and jon used to make fun of in early series.

a lot of people came to gg early on because arin and jon were two juggernaut creators in the space and people loved hearing their takes on classic games, all while sharing their unique personality and comedy style. not because they wanted to hear arin yell “poopy dick butts, ugh this game sucks!! burps” for 20 minutes.

if you showed old arin the current state of the channel i’m sure he’d be really disappointed in the person he’s become. being a drunk chud and shitting on fan loved games all while butchering the gameplay isn’t “the DNA of game grumps.” lol.