Polygon really nailed it by hiring Brian David Gilbert

[Fat4all]

so Brian David Gilbert is this guy

he's been at Polygon for about a year or so as a video producer and ever since then I've started following Polygon's video output more and more. Not to say that this uptick in me watching is entirely because of his work, as there's been some great videos coming out of Polygon for a while now, but seeing his interactions with the other members and his original videos have got me to watch even more of Polygons other content

he's got a really good natural goofy charm and energy to all of his work, even to his editing. his inter cutting of musical or rhyming segments are always good fun as well.

series like Brand Slam and Unraveled have all been really fun to watch, especially Unraveled, which just started not that long ago and is already one of my most look forward to shows on the channel. I'll go ahead an put a link to the playlist here if you haven't seen it yet
its rare for me to stick with internet 'personalities' unless their name is Woolie, but I feel like this one has been a major boon for Polygon (at least to me)

 

[Liam Allen-Miller]

Yeah, I've been nine watching all his stuff this week and he's absolutely ace. Really impressed, honestly.

 

[TheInfinityGauntlet]

His video about the sexy Castlevania monsters was fucking great

 

[SystemBug]

Yep he's very creative and funny. Honestly I'm a little jealous haha

 

[Dyle]

I'm not sure about his castlevania monster sexiness ratings, but maybe I just have a very different perspective on romanceable ghouls. The rug creature is easily a top 10 pick for anyone who's a big fan of cuddling under the covers and the trees have great wood

 

[TheDanimal]

I've been bingeing his stuff this week too and was about to make this thread lol. Love his work!

 

[superNESjoe]

His Mega Man video is one of my favorite things on YouTube.

 

[arturo2666]

 

[Holundrian]

I agree I don't follow polygon outside the occasional article(like the final fantasy one) that gets posted but the guy was funny enough to make me subscribe to their youtube channel.

 

[Hark]

He's very talented, I must agree.
In a similar vein, Tim Roger's was a good hire for Kotaku.

 

[adj_noun]

He's like a long-lost Easy Ally

 

[klastical]

Hes basically the bizarro child of kyle bosman and Ian hinck of eza and that's amazing. Brian is doing great work, I loved the zelda timeline and his video about crystal chronicles.

 

[deepFlaw]

I need to binge his stuff. I stopped following Polygon's output around the same time despite loving it, because my brain is weird and bad, but he seems great and I already was into the rest of them, so...

I'll make some time for it over the holidays whenever I'm not drowning in Giant Bonb's GOTY stuff, I guess.

 

[Deleted member 6235]

oh god i love you

i just watched the zelda timeline stuff and i absolutely adore this guy right now THANK YOU

 

[Deleted member 21411]

He's to polygon what Tim Rogers is to kotaku, true heart for the site

 

[JusDoIt]

Their video content is consistently good.

 

[Ginger Hail]

His new series of vids has been amazing.

 

[Richietto]

I never really watched Polygon stuff besides Mcelroy content but this guy popped up in my recommendations and I love him. Is Castlevania's hottest monsters video is so good.

 

[deftones r cool]

I don't even care about Polygon. I just like this guy and his videos.

He's Giant Bomb-tier on a lesser web site.

 

[Nerokis]

His personal channel has some great stuff on it, as well. This made me shed a tear:



I didn't start picking up on his presence at Polygon until around a month ago, but yeah, he's fantastic.

 

[Neptonic]

Brian and Pat are the best polygon Duo since the McElroys

 

[Fat4all]

The rug creature is easily a top 10 pick for anyone who's a big fan of cuddling under the covers

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but what if its just a cat

 

[Nerokis]

Brian and Pat are the best polygon Duo since the McElroys

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I've watched this video at least 15 times.

 

[CloseTalker]

he's also super cute

 

[Deleted member 176]

is this the guy doing the final bosman at polygon I've heard so much about?

 

[Deleted member 41931]

He's great. I was a little worried about the staff bleed with Nick getting fired and the Mcelroy brothers leaving, but Pat and Brian have been great and worked well with the prexisting people.

 

[Dyle]

but what if its just a cat

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That's still pretty sexy, isn't that the whole reason they had that song everybody wants to be a cat in Aristocats?

 

[Ffog]

I do think they miss the McElroys but Brian and Pat are still great. Also Simone is pretty excellent too.

 

[Soulflarz]

I'm obsessed with him as of this week so yes.

 

[Mesoian]

He is filling the very large, very deep, Griffin McElroy shaped hole that was glaring at Polygon. His stuff has been brilliant.

His personal channel has some great stuff on it, as well. This made me shed a tear:



I didn't start picking up on his presence at Polygon until around a month ago, but yeah, he's fantastic.

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Real talk, I have a steady job with a lot of security doing video. I watched this and I was like, "I need to fucking work on my portfolio RIGHT. FUCKING. NOW."

 

[Soulflarz]

is this the guy doing the final bosman at polygon I've heard so much about?

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Ok so I wasn't the only one

I immediately linked TheDanimal the final bosman when he showed me this guy.

 

[Zacmortar]

I like him a lot but nothing will ever top Simone's SEO Play. She deserves more series hosting.

 

[ForteanMan]

Absolutely! I fucking love his videos! They are great and I hope that he continues to do them.

 

[Binster]

I like him a lot but nothing will ever top Simone's SEO Play. She deserves more series hosting.

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Glad to see some more Simone love. I'm just looking for any excuse to post the video where Simone is playing MGSV for the first time and hasn't quite worked out the controls yet...



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[Pingal Pratyush]

His video cover letter was damn!

 

[AncientReptileBrain]

It's hard for me to not map some of McElroy mannerisms onto him and it ends up feeling kind of like the uncanny valley effect. It's not his fault, he's probably doing a great job, it's just a big role to fill.

 

[TheDarkKnight]

He's like the result of Kyle Bosman & Ian Hinck did a fusion dance

 

[Zeroro]

He's like the result of Kyle Bosman & Ian Hinck did a fusion dance

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Pretty much, lol. I'd love to see him on some of EZA's content in a collaboration (specifically with Kyle) or something someday.

Unraveled got me to realize how great he is, and now I'm making my way through Gill & Gilbert. The video about how he got hired at Polygon is also a treasure.

 

[ScottVan96]

Some say he's Polygon's Kyle Bosman

 

[Spiderz]

I stopped paying attention to their video content when the brothers left, maybe I'll have to scope it out again.

 

[Ultron]

I've been a fan of Polygon's videos for awhile, and BDG was for sure a great hire. Simone and Pat are also treasures.

In addition to the funny stuff, I really like the style of videos they've been doing recently that are just one of them talking about an aspect of a game they really like or are interested in. Like Pat's videos about fighting styles in Spider-man and MGS or Simone talking about the horses in Breath of the Wild.

 

[Masterspeed]

Oh I completely agree. He's bloody hilarious. Cute as hell too.

 

[Francesco]

Don't know him specifically, but I think polygon has been mostly clickbait in the last year or so. Avoided it like ign.


Even Kotaku has surpassed them.


I'll take a look at the playlist though.
Is he better than Tim Rogers?

 

[OrdinaryPrime]

Glad to see some more Simone love. I'm just looking for any excuse to post the video where Simone is playing MGSV for the first time and hasn't quite worked out the controls yet...



Skip to 4:25 if the timelink doesn't work.

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That thumbnail is so cute! Do they really duo play the game? I once did that on a first date with GTAV and it went over quite well :).

 

[Lego Killer Moth]

Pat Gill and BDG are legends. Love the Polygon show lineup too. Polygon's YouTube is criminally underrated. Griffin McElroy's Pokemon XY nuzlocke on there is genuinely the best let's play ever made

 

[The Third Heat]

I still miss the McElroys, but BDG is a fine substitute, I suppose.

I do struggle with the Bosman comparisons. They're both very funny, but Kyle's far more of a misanthropic grump than Brian and outside of maybe some formal similarities (glasses, suit and tie, desk?), BDG's latest series doesn't remind me too much of The Final Bosman. It's far more manic than anything Bosman did. Kyle's brand of chaos is more subtle.

 

[Ultron]

Week in Revue was one of the first things he did and it's a delightful journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6pnvM96FbA&list=PLvJSu6EjHIY29yXDLFoVh4X_t5_ebec7c

Don't know him specifically, but I think polygon has been mostly clickbait in the last year or so. Avoided it like ign.

Even Kotaku has surpassed them.

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It's a bit of a weird thing where their Youtube channel and podcast (Polygon Show <3 <3) feel super distinct from the preview and news stuff on their website. And can be enjoyed pretty independently.

 

[goldenpp73]

He's got nothing on this guy

 

[Zacmortar]

Glad to see some more Simone love. I'm just looking for any excuse to post the video where Simone is playing MGSV for the first time and hasn't quite worked out the controls yet...



Skip to 4:25 if the timelink doesn't work.

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god i need to rewatch those vids after my SEO rewatch

she is just so fun to listen to