My mother (pictured with me above) doesn’t know much of anything about video games. However, I discovered that making her watch trailers for upcoming releases and recording her reactions can lead to comedic gold.
This time, I exposed her to a few of the trailers played during this year’s Video Game Awards, which showcased some of the most anticipated games coming out in 2013.
Below each video is the dialogue that took place between my mother and me while we watched. Her words are in red. I know some people accused me of making this all up last time. Again, I swear that this is all 100 percent real.
Dark Souls II
This one’s called Dark Souls II.
Oh, jeez. Why are they all so dark? Why aren’t some happy? No wonder the world’s going to pot.
You said that last time.
‘Cause that’s how I feel. There’s blood. There’s a sword. Oh, he looks like a mad knight. What’s this called?
Dark Souls II.
Is this in medieval times?
I think it’s more of a made-up fantasy world.
But there’s no electricity.
No, there’s no electricity.
Oh, my lord. Are they in the clouds?
I think it’s just misty.
Is he a good guy or a bad guy?
I think that’s the good guy.
What’s he searching for?
Probably things to kill.
Things to kill?!
Like, bad things. Like monsters.
Why does he want to kill them?
Because they’re monsters!
Why doesn’t he just leave them be and get the heck out of there? Oh, he looks like Freddy Krueger. Who’s the guy who wore the mask?
Oh, that’s Jason.
Jason! That’s what he looks like. Oh, there’s a dragon. Is the dragon his friend?
Probably not.
Wow, look at all the arrows in him. How was Dark Souls 1? Was it the same thing?
Yeah. It was really hard.
Well, they must have liked it because they made a Dark Souls II.
Yeah, well, Dark Souls was a sequel to a game called Demon’s Souls, so this is kind of like the third one.
God save your souls.
What did you think of that?
Nah.