The AVGN of Blu-ray is here, and you get exactly what it said it does. The whole set includes all the Blu-ray releases of the AVGN shows to date, including the X2 and X3 sets that were previously out of print, and an exclusive set with videos up to episode 164 from 2019.
Just about everything* that was released related to the Nerd can be found on here, including content provided by Screw Attack, Mike Matie, special segments for certain events (Pat Contra’s charity events, charity auctions, autobiographies, and other Easter eggs), as well as fun one-offs (N64 poop, The Wii Salute, etc.) that are either hard to find these days, or are no longer present online. To put it short, if you had never purchased any physical media, this is the best you can get.
If you’ve been collecting DVDs, you may want to continue that collection. Blu-ray does offer better picture clarity for episodes past 100 (the first 100 being in SD), and the convenience of having as many episodes as possible on a single disc but is otherwise the same sort of content you would expect. Future releases are still going to have DVD versions.
There are a few issues I do have, some of which are not the fault of the people behind this collection. Some episodes are heavily edited for these releases. Mostly music changes with sound alike, covers and other remixes, with more heavy changes being movie clips and other references to relevant media being removed, subdued, or replaced. For some episodes, this disrupts the flow and pacing. For others, it outright changes them around (which for some, can be seen as a unique experiences). For a few, they are omitted so much that it doesn’t flow as well as the YouTube/Game trailers release, namely the TMNT3 movie review (ending only), and the SMB3 review (The Wizard movie half was removed). I always found it weird that the AVGN movie is never included in these compilations, but the review part of it is included here, so if you only cared about that, there you go. In closing, this is an excellent set of blue rays to add to your collection. Great to have in the background while you do your laundry, clean your living room, play with your cat, etc. While the videos can be seen for free online, having the physical media and being able to enjoy it at my leisure is big for me. I hope to see more AVGN content released on disc soon!
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