Deadly Premonition ER

Brad and Ryan. Hearing Ryan's hot takes on the stuff that happened in that game was one of the best things about that Endurance Run.

A Ryan/Vinny duo would have made that ER perfect.

If you're only going for one then VJ is the best to go, since that combo is just magical. But that being said, I'm happy that I watched both, since BR actually lets you follow along with the bonkers story much better than VJ does. BR also has a lot of great moments of Brad being Brad and Ryan taunting him to no end, so IMO both are classics.

@dragon_puncher: Knowing how I go to GB videos when i'm bored, I'll probably watch both eventually. If it was Brad with Jeff and Ryan with Vinny, I wouldn't even be asking this question.

I just started watching this again last night, and then this thread appears. Consider me spooked...

VJ first, come back for BR.

They're both fantastic, but VJ wins by a hair.

You should totally watch BR at some point too for sure.

I vote VJ but Brad Ryan is still really good and has some great moments. I enjoyed the end of BR more and how they reacted to the story. At the least I would try to seek out the big story beats and see how Ryan and Brad react to them because it's pretty great.

Both are great, I think the better team is VJ but BR had the more enthusiasm with the game (even though Brad hates the game the most post ERs).

I alternate watching them every year or two.

Vinny and Jeff are always preferred in all things. They just make a great comedy team.

VJ for sure; I still have never made it through BR after trying several times.

I didn't make it very far into the BR version, but I mainlined the VJ version. Maybe I'll give it another go.

I have watched the VJ 3 times, but never made it more than a few episodes into BR so I would definetly recomend VJ.

it took me almost 3 years off and on to finally finish watching the p4 ER. take your time, enjoy both. no hurry, they'll still be there when you come back.

VJ. Just ask my magic hat.

Watch the first half of the game with Vinny and Jeff, then the second half with Brad and Ryan. Brad and Ryan start off a bit grumpy and sick of the controls, but their enthusiasm for the game builds, especially in the second half of the game. Vinny and Jeff are more fun at first, but they burn out on the game as it goes on.

Agreed. That's how I did it, so it didn't feel like watching the game through twice, and getting to see the different reactions and different things each team did was great. Ryan getting fed up with Brad during the wall-lady sequence was great. And there is some batshit crazy stuff that only VJ or BR encountered. There are so many strange things in this game.

How excited Ryan got when- God I miss that guy.

VJ was better but watch both, they are fantastic.

Confession time, I've watched damn near everything on this site but only a couple episodes of the Brad/Ryan run. I will watch it eventually but the Vinny Jeff combo is hard to beat.

Hearing so many people didn't even bother to watch the BR endurance run makes me super sad.

Ryan's enthusiasm for some of those ridiculous story twists near the end are some of my favorite memories of him on this site.

Hmm...this is making me want to watch the ER again.

While there are more goofy fun in the VJ, but I prefer the BR because while Brad certainly complains about the gameplay, both of them get pretty into the story.

@pekoe212 said:

Also agreed. I simply watched the episodes from both as they came out back in the day, and I think you'd lose something by only watching one of them or even watching one to completion and then the other. Watching all episodes in the order they were uploaded is the only way I can recommend.

How fucked up is it that that was over 6 years ago?

I haven't watched BR to it's conclusion. It tends to make me want to rewatch VJ once again.

I wouldn't swap watching Ryan get increasingly frustrated with Brad for anything.

Both are very good for different reasons. I guess I slightly prefer BR since Ryan actually paying attention to the story, and being interested in the game. But watching them both side by side is in my book the way to go. It's interesting how they tackle stuff differently. Sure, BR got some frustrating parts, for example the first wall lady.

I still like BR better because Ryan was the one most into the game.

Vinny and Jeff is like a buddy cop vibe.

Brad and Ryan keeps you constantly on the edge of your seat.

I enjoyed both, it was interesting to go through them, but Vin and Jef are the greatest team.

VJ for me. I'm glad I watched both but if I had to choose only one to rewatch it would be that.

That was the tail end of their Sausalito days, yeah.

I think BR is severely underrated by a lot of people. I'd put it just barely below VJ. But if forced to pick between the two...you just can't beat Vinny and Jeff's chemistry.

Both are awesome. BR is my favorite, screw the haters.

VJ, all day every day. Couldn't get past the fourth episode of BR. And I tried several times before. Maybe Ryan was enthusiastic about the game but hearing Brad bitch and moan constantly pushed me away from it. It was simply not fun for me.

Aside from a few moments where Brad made me want to throw myself off a cliff I really like the BR version.

Never know what Brad is going to do. He can get shit done, he can spend an entire episode fighting one monster. Its a coin flip really.

Ryan yelling at brad will never get old

Not trying to be contrary because, but that killed my enthusiasm of watching BR-DP. I'm on the last four installments of the VJ, and it is enough feeling Vinny getting sick of the gameplay. They like the story, yes, but... I kind of felt Ryan got too frustrated with Brad. That said, one of the funniest moments is the game starting in combat, and Brad just frozen in place. Obviously his mind had wandered away, and with the zombies coming up Ryan is just FREAKING out. Threatening to leave, blah blah etc. etc. And they did have the giant dog appear in their run.

I guess I would say VJ. It's consistently hilarious. The BR run is great, too, but Brad spends a lot of time being audibly annoyed not to mention playing in a half-assed manner. He seems less annoyed as they get further in, so if you can deal with that it's actually pretty hilarious especially with Ryan around.

VJ is better in the beginning but BR surpasses it towards the end I think. Also, BR gets more invested in the story whereas VJ are typically more irreverent.

I finished the VJ version, but only got halfway in BR. So take that as you will.

On a side note, now you got me downloading the rest of BR. Thanks?