![]() ![]() Needless to say, the format became lovingly adopted by other animators, and soon there were a slew of fan-animated videos based on the original style created by Egoraptor. This leads to better exposure, decent constructive feedback and a stronger community: all stuff that's admittedly not always easy to find as a budding animator. Crucially, they can do so whilst supporting something they love and knowing that they're going to get some views from other Grumps fans because of the “Game Grumps Animated” brand association. It's an easily replicated style so beginners can jump in, get a bit of practice and put some of their stuff out there. ![]() It's not packed with thoughtful colour palettes, lighting or other beginner-hostile techniques it's just some decent linework with a low number of frames that imaginatively capture the essence of the mood during the clip. The second consideration is that by using this sketchbook, down to basics approach, it encourages other animators to take it up and give it a go. Going with a cut down style makes it possible for him to fit a little animation into his presumably Grump and voice acting-dominated schedule. Looking at Egoraptor's fully animated videos shows you just the kind of polish he puts in. These stylistic choices were likely made for 2 reasons the first being time constraints. The format was simple, but it lit the creative fuse of hundreds of their millions-strong fan base. The textured brown paper bag background gave it a raw, sketchbooky feel. ![]() The initial 3 Game Grumps Animated episodes were all animated by Egoraptor, where he opted for a pretty basic style, choosing an absence of colour and a low number of individual frames. Game Grumps AnimatedĪ few months in, the first Game Grumps Animated appeared, an animated short based on the audio of one of the Grump's Pokemon Emerald episodes. Down to the aforementioned likeability of its gamers, Egoraptor’s (and then-partner JonTron’s) reputation in the video making community, and its honest, no edits, no facecam, no Twitch chat style, it grew quickly. In 2012, Hanson started Game Grumps: a let’s play channel on YouTube that was destined to redefine what a successful video gaming content creation channel looks like. Like a migratory bird, I return to the hilarious Metal Gear Awesome and Sequelitisseries every now and then, in search not of fairer weather, but of a jolly good chuckle. Yeah, that's his real stage name.Įgoraptor’s flash animations were a cornerstone of Newgrounds, the 2000’s era hub of budding, online animated talent. Contrary to the name of their channel, they're actually pretty chill dudes, too.Ī big part of the Grump’s success is down to the talent and personality of their two core members: animator and voice actor Arin “ Egoraptor” Hanson and frontman of comedy band Ninja Sex Party Danny “Danny Sexbang” Avidan. It gives you that comforting feeling that you’re just hanging out with your mates, playing some video games and chatting about whatever pops into your head. There’s something so addictive about watching Game Grumps. ![]()
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