YouTube Spotlight: Nerd³ - Rambolic Recommendations

Daniel Hardcastle is the reason I started the gaming side of this blog and also why I don't blog often. 

As a member of the internet community, I am well versed in the goings on of several YouTube "celebrities". However, I feel that some don't get as much attention as they deserve, and this is why this section has been set up. Obviously, this is only my opinion, but this is my blog and only a recommendation so....there.

While thinking of the first person to choose for a YouTube Spotlight, I was thinking why I started blogging like this and reviewing games in this way, and then it hit me - Nerd³.

For those of you who don't know, Daniel Hardcastle, or Nerd Cubed as he is known on YouTube - is a British game reviewer and vlogger. While that isn't spectacular on YouTube, the way he presents his reviews, his amazing sense of humor and his editing skills make him stand out among the others.

I often refer to him as the Eddie Izzard of game reviewers, as his humor can be dry and rambling but, for me at least, it is always hilarious and entertaining. I first saw Nerd³ when he did a collaboration with Martyn Littlewood (or InTheLittleWood as he is known on YouTube). After that First Great Journey, I was hooked on his charm and sense of humor. 

His work includes Reviews, challenges, vlogs on a Secondary Channel, collaborations with other YouTubers (including his Dad, which are hilarious as well), as well as more serious pieces and rants about current problems. He also used to do Let's Plays and the 13 Ways To Die series on Machinima, which had their own charm and the same anarchic comedic value.
There are very few YouTube comedy reviewers who can keep that comedic edge up to a very high standard, but Dan Hardcastle is one of those people, and he deserves his over 1 million subscribers and probably more.

It's very hard to pick a "best" Nerd Cubed video to try and give a good example of his work, as all of his videos have their own merits. There's not formula in place for one of his videos. Handily, he made a video called "Nerd³ in a Nutshell", which is, well, self explanatory:

So there we have it, I believe you should all go and support Daniel "Nerd³" Hardcastle in every way you can, because quite frankly, there is no one else on YouTube who can provide the regular and hillarious content that he can. Just do it. Enter the Domain of the Nerd³...

Links:

Nerd³ Channel
Nerd³ Second Channel
Nerd³ Twitter
Dad³ Channel

A Quick Aside...

Hello there,

For those who view my site, thank you very much. I know I haven't had too many view and I don't exactly post regularly due to real life commitments, but the fact that people actually read or view my ramblings is an encouraging thought for any writer.

First thing I wanted to say was feel free to comment on any of my reviews or ramblings. I would love to communicate with the people who read my blog to see what people think or even agree. It's all well and good me venting on here, but the idea of opening a discussion on some of my pieces is a very interesting concept. So, yeah feel free.

Secondly, if you do want to comment on my things or write to me, let me know what you would like the most on here. From views alone, it looks like my reviews of old PS1 games are viewed the most, but I'd like to post more varied content. Baring in mind I will be doing all of these at some point, but I will put more effort into the more popular stuff:

• Game Reviews - I have a couple of games in mind for reviews. One I'm waiting on to arrive which I'm super excited for. I will mostly do Playstation 1 and 2 games in my reviews, but I do own a GameCube, Xbox 360, Wii and Dreamcast (somehow), as well as a lot of Nintendo handhelds. So suggestions would be nice, or else I'll just wallow in nostalgia if not. I will also continue my 'A Non-Gamer's Guide To Gaming' series, in which I take a popular game and try to explain it through the eyes of a gaming idiot.
• Creepypastas - I do write these on the SomeOrdinaryGamers wiki, and I do plan to continue that. Again, I have a few ideas for stories, it's just getting them into a coherent and, most importantly, scary story. I only have one story up at the moment, called Bead Dice Sky, which was my first real attempt. Be gentle.
• Other Reviews - Again, I have some ideas for non-gaming reviews, including album reviews (which this blog actually started off as), movie reviews and short story reviews, one which I will get crackin on after this is posted.
• Rants - The clue's in the name. Just me babbling about things. You know, like a ....blog

If there's anything else you'd like to see on here, my opinion on different things etc, just let me know. I'd be very grateful for feedback on my pieces to help me grow as not only a blogger, but a writer.

That's all from me, guys. I'm not very good at ending posts....so....