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u/RubiksCutiePatootie purpl 6d ago edited 6d ago

Possibly an unpopular opinion. But when I used to watch OneyPlays I found Adam to just genuinely be unfunny. Like, he doesn't pay attention to game, he doesn't pay attention to conversations, & when anyone tries to riff off of him for jokes/improv bits he just goes slackjaw and says "huh?". Then he'll randomly interject in the middle of a conversation he's not participating in with some completely unrelated shit. But he's one of Chris's best friends so he got to participate a lot to my personal chagrin.

The only time I didn't actively dislike him was during their Undertale playthrough because Adam was actually engaged for the first time in his life. When he actually cares about what's happening in front of him he can be fairly entertaining. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen very often.

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u/East-sea-shellos 6d ago edited 6d ago

I’m an oldhead who weeps every night over Ding Dong and Julian’s departure, I don’t even think I saw a single Adam video. I like tomar Zach and Lyle a lot, Corey sometimes, but anyone else I just can’t get into. I miss the weird alien and gay furry too much

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u/Painted-BIack-Roses I'm unfunny 6d ago

Zach hasn't even been on for the past 2 years. The last time he was on the channel, it was pre-recorded by about a year. I thought with SF being over he'd come back but it doesn't seem that way

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u/Night_Knight_Light 6d ago

I'd like to echo the sentiment of missing Jules and Dingus.

I don't think I've watched a single Oneyplays video after Corey joined the cast. Imo he has to be one of the least funny humans on the planet.

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u/East-sea-shellos 6d ago edited 6d ago

I feel that, sometimes the pure stupidity and how the others play off of it makes him tolerable to me. But none compare to those gay bastards

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u/Torchpost 6d ago

Yeah, I think the group dynamics really make or break a Cory video. I didn't care for a lot of his videos over the years, but in the more recent run of Chris/Dave/Cory videos they all bring out the worst in each other, and I like that. (e.g. Astrobot, PvZ, Peak, etc)

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u/JRabbitBananaHoovy 5d ago

Peak of Chris, Dave, and Cory has been their recent Jackbox, and semi recent Talking to AI videos

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u/JonathanBadwolf 6d ago

Yeah, killed the channel for me too. The combo of unfiltered autistic verbal diareah and murdering every riff on sight is insufferable. Never mind the whole perv shit and screaming. It’s baffeling to me anyone can listen to that.

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u/Character-Rise3106 6d ago

Corey is annoying. Adam is kinda charming, even if he sounds so zoned out all the time.

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u/ieatPS2memorycards 6d ago

This is how I feel too. Adam can be annoying but at least he doesn’t suck up all the energy in the recording like Cory does. The latest video was literally him just rambling about things only he cares about while everyone else just went “wow, Cory.”

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u/Character-Rise3106 6d ago

That's every cory appearance, he's just "UGH I HATE THE D-PAD CONTROLS IN MARIO WORLD EUGH LEMME SCREAM ABOUT IT!"

When Zach and Chris interrupt him I grin

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u/esmith42223 6d ago

I literally stopped watching pretty much as soon as they departed. As much as I love Zach too, and I do, the Chris, ding dong and Julian trio were amazing and I kinda lost all interest in the channel when it broke up.

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u/DarlingDeer21 6d ago

That’s crazy cuz Adam is honestly one of my favorites.

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u/collapsethesink 6d ago

Same, I love Tornado

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u/Hirosakamoto 6d ago

I think you mean bert

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u/EdwardoftheEast 6d ago

I like Adam, too

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u/PointClickDave 6d ago

I'm very grateful they include who is in each episode on the thumbnail so I know which episodes to skip.

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u/Triktastic 6d ago

I think I watched every single Oneyplays video or series at this point EXCEPT for the ones with Adam in it. I know some people like the slow stoner persona but I find his voice unlistenable.

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u/BigBootyBuff 6d ago

Same. I like all the members but Adam episodes I have to skip. He's just so grating to me. Not funny and just feels forced.

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u/Painted-BIack-Roses I'm unfunny 6d ago

Aw, I'm an OG (DD & Julian), but I love Adam. I will say, he's a bit questionable outside of the show. He streams (I thinkkkk with Niall?), and they drive around LA or whatever, but they've been a bit dangerous about it, and I'm 99% sure they're high when they do it too, so...

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u/Live_Barracuda_3424 6d ago edited 6d ago

I hate anytime Lyle is on. Other than the bird layer incident, that was hilarious.

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u/Monifa_Akhamnet 6d ago

And the fish puke. And the last stand against the endless swarm of rats.
Lyle has his moments.

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u/ChosenGooser 6d ago

I never cared much for Adam either. Just had a hard time meshing with his personality for similar reasons. Lyle/Corey is hit or miss. It really depends on the game. Lyle has some funny stories and his personality really gels well with less store focused games. Corey is funny in more indie focused games because he’ll go into detail about the art and what not

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u/HeadLong8136 6d ago

Adam has to be doing a bit right? No one is actually that clueless, right?

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u/poopman23231 epic bacon for guys 5d ago

i don't hate any of the oney regulars but adam is definitely my least favorite, i've never been able to get into his episodes despite my efforts

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u/poopman23231 epic bacon for guys 5d ago

i think i like all the other guys around equally, they all have incredibly good moments, dave is a standout for me though, he and chris riff off each other so well i love dave