Protect Felipe at all costs | Monopoly ft. Matt Mercer [ROUND 14-2]

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  • @josh16358
    @josh16358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2474

    "I mean, I can tell you from the beginning Felipe was a power bottom."
    That's why Fabricio is a top hat.

    • @tyjuarez
      @tyjuarez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I mean, who's ever heard of a Bottom Hat? And don't say cat ears.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@tyjuarez I mean, that's just pants innit?

    • @JBabyLeather
      @JBabyLeather 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tyjuarez cat eats

    • @Local_Sock_Cryptid
      @Local_Sock_Cryptid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JBabyLeather cat eats what?

    • @natezrodlowski9986
      @natezrodlowski9986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Local_Sock_Cryptid cat eats mah di-*a hole appears through my head after a sniper shot rings out*

  • @rmdcade1717
    @rmdcade1717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1765

    Matt's delight at Arin's turn-on-a-dime rage has watered my crops

    • @KiyoshiKat
      @KiyoshiKat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      there should be a machine that, when something like this happens, it actually waters crops

    • @RektorMcGitgud
      @RektorMcGitgud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "It's a great game"

    • @WhyDoesMyCodeNotCompile
      @WhyDoesMyCodeNotCompile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      2:04 , 4:22 , 29:00 , 31:24

    • @lunathedog6489
      @lunathedog6489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WhyDoesMyCodeNotCompile thank you I literally just watched this video but couldn’t recall any of these moments 💀

    • @nickparton5663
      @nickparton5663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "It's a great game"

  • @reveriesyndrome1884
    @reveriesyndrome1884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2137

    Matt has really done the impossible, he’s made Monopoly collaborative

    • @tilly5008
      @tilly5008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      He's invented the board game "consortium"

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      He's the DM boy, he's the one who makes the party cooperate.

    • @greylithwolf
      @greylithwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Nothing brings people together like the power of hatred.

    • @CrazeeAdam
      @CrazeeAdam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's because Dan is so competitive. XD

    • @user-n9990
      @user-n9990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      “OUR monopoly”

  • @vertigatari
    @vertigatari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1005

    Matt creating story plots for Felipe and Fabricio is exactly what I’d expect from a DM 😂

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Atleast we know the name of the leaders of the merchant guild in C3. Imagine he carried it over tho? City run by Felipe qnd Fabrizio

  • @KyoMatsurame
    @KyoMatsurame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1653

    The more I hear Arin and Matt together, the more it sounds like they're related. Matt is just an older brother to Arin.

    • @tenkora1
      @tenkora1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      THAT'S WHAT I WAS FEELING

    • @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802
      @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I mean, they both grew ip in Florida and if I'm not mistaken, from the same area

    • @cheezbiscuit4140
      @cheezbiscuit4140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      they even have the same hair

    • @DeluxeFlame
      @DeluxeFlame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@cheezbiscuit4140 Oh my. God. It's all coming together.

    • @DarkRaen666
      @DarkRaen666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I feel like Arin the older brother. He's just also the unhinged one. And Matt's the middle child, obviously, because he's the most successful.

  • @bobmaster321
    @bobmaster321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    Arin: "I hate this game!"
    Matt: "I love this game!"
    Damn how the tides have turned...

  • @battleframestudios8989
    @battleframestudios8989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    Matt: I wouldn't feel good taking money from other players
    Also Matt: Can you assassinate people in this game?

  • @JackBarlowStudios
    @JackBarlowStudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2257

    Matt’s like, “The only thing I hate more than capitalism is Fabricio.”

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Steve i'd just assume he was exaggerating for humor. a complete denunciation of capitalism would be folly.

    • @TheSuperRatt
      @TheSuperRatt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@charleswisconsin9196 Keep telling yourself that~

    • @XanBcoo
      @XanBcoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @Steve streaming is apparently only possible under capitalism. Don't be a dunce

    • @creepymanchildren
      @creepymanchildren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I love that Matt comes on and completely upends GG's whole "don't get political" mantra. Plus, I generally agree with him, even if he might be slightly playing it up.

    • @megadude967
      @megadude967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "I can accept capitalism, but Fabricio is where I draw the line!"

  • @CedricBale
    @CedricBale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Matt has now created characters in _Monopoly_ and gotten me emotionally invested in them. This man just can't stop creating worlds.

  • @merpins
    @merpins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1232

    "Wow, that's amazing. We would never see Matt Mercer again." -- Arin Gamegrump, 2022

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Garrick Lyng it's like when Doctor Who does a multiple doctor special.

    • @ivanivan744
      @ivanivan744 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Garrick Lyng Is this a Gameranch reference?!

    • @ivanivan744
      @ivanivan744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Garrick Lyng it's a CR let's play series called "Travis Willingham's Yeehaw Game-Ranch". It's...something

    • @aniyilator
      @aniyilator 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah his phrasing was crazy there XD

  • @reveriesyndrome1884
    @reveriesyndrome1884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    15:10 “I’m so sorry Felipe!”
    I love how much Matt has grown to care about our boy Felipe and getting him away from the terror that is Fabricio.

    • @Zibani
      @Zibani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Matt is an innocent cinnamon bun too sweet for this world.
      Felipe too.

  • @Justcallmekai11
    @Justcallmekai11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +814

    When Dan is back PLEASE do more with Matt. He's so fantastic for the show. Maybe Observation duty? I feel like he'd love that.

    • @bee6962
      @bee6962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      or the classic guest grump wheel of fortune

    • @Dyundu
      @Dyundu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Both Observation Duty and Wheel of Fortune would be fantastic for more Mercer!

    • @TTOF_JB
      @TTOF_JB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I think a fair trade for this would be Dan on Critical Role. He can just play himself from "The Mystic Crystal".

    • @Gigaheart
      @Gigaheart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When Dan is back, it is time for more Dangonronpa.

    • @manthacake7881
      @manthacake7881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HARD disagree. I watch videos for entertainment, and Matt Mercer literally does nothing else here except talk about capitalism. So funny 🙄

  • @OldHunterRage
    @OldHunterRage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    "You're up."
    "That's my favorite continent."
    Come on. That was fucking genius 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jerryboba_
      @jerryboba_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm dumb and thought it was in regard to "market" because CR C3 takes place on "Marquet." 😅

    • @AzureKite
      @AzureKite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh god it took me so long to figure that out even after you spelled it out

  • @vanilla_milkshake
    @vanilla_milkshake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    I've never heard anyone root for an NPC harder than Matt Mercer

    • @holdenrounds5882
      @holdenrounds5882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      That's literally what he does with 60% of them on CR

    • @tenkora1
      @tenkora1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Seeing as he usually plays the roll of the NPC, makes sense

    • @lauravturner
      @lauravturner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Almost every job he had in the last decade involved him being the voice of the NPCs. He has a kinship. An understanding like no one else.

    • @SimpleGunner
      @SimpleGunner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      considering what matt does for CR, its pretty expected.

  • @DreamingOfInnocence
    @DreamingOfInnocence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    We got White Whale, Danny and Camilla, and more of Arin playing with Matt Mercer. What a truly blessed day. 💗

    • @ari1758
      @ari1758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Don't read profile photo ok!

    • @KarianDespri
      @KarianDespri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Also the Legend of Vox Machina TV show aired on Amazon Prime TV today, so there's also that. 3 episodes are already up, go watch 'em!!!

    • @DreamingOfInnocence
      @DreamingOfInnocence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@KarianDespri Oh hell yeah, thank you!!!

    • @KarianDespri
      @KarianDespri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Don't read profile photo It's not raining today, it's like -21 Celsius, so I will abide by your requests this time.

  • @hylin4179
    @hylin4179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Matt: "It's unavoidable"
    Arin: *PTSD flashbacks of unavoidable chin move*

    • @ok-yv9dd
      @ok-yv9dd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      UNAVOIDABLE CHIN MOVE

    • @_Lucalan_
      @_Lucalan_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH

    • @Jords250
      @Jords250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BEST GAME

    • @natezrodlowski9986
      @natezrodlowski9986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jords250 2016

  • @Bopperkid
    @Bopperkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    Matt: “I’m bad at promotions.”
    If watching 3 campaigns of critical role has taught me anything, it’s that the whole cast is bad at promotions 😂.

    • @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802
      @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Except for Sam Riegel

    • @mayaenglish5424
      @mayaenglish5424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 He's so bad at it, It circle's back around into being good lol.

    • @AGhastlyGengar
      @AGhastlyGengar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Matt may be bad at promotions, but The Ultra Kodex is a promotional master.

    • @chrisleitzel2659
      @chrisleitzel2659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not true. If anything, Sam Riegal needs to promo MORE things! Give that man a Super Bowl ad!

    • @laylascrimgeour-brown1603
      @laylascrimgeour-brown1603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chrisleitzel2659 I think he'd go mad with power.

  • @liamnicol6467
    @liamnicol6467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    That’s what the real Matt Mercer effect is, someone so kind that even Arin is being kind to the AI…
    But also Arin is corrupting Matt so it’s a double sided coin.

    • @yukikofujiwara2144
      @yukikofujiwara2144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Mercer Effect and the Egoraptor Experience?

  • @FleksAndru
    @FleksAndru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    I love how Arin struggles with Matt's positivity.

    • @kylemccann5303
      @kylemccann5303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What positivity? You mean how he frequently bashes our capitalistic society based on an animated virtual board game? Yea super positive

    • @MrLeFilipfloppyvelarde
      @MrLeFilipfloppyvelarde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think you got it mix-up

    • @T_Skillet
      @T_Skillet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@kylemccann5303 an animated virtual board game based off our capitalist society.

    • @ojisankusai
      @ojisankusai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@T_Skillet That was meant to be a critique of our capitalist society, as Mercer has said. Even after that, though, it still shines through the current Monopoly that capitalism is pretty super bad when it's literally all RNG.

    • @kylemccann5303
      @kylemccann5303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrcloudiesbestfriend that’s exactly what I’m saying

  • @johnsmith-ck4qt
    @johnsmith-ck4qt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Wow, Matt is pretty good at keeping grump/not so grump dynamic. I mean Arin is angry and Matt is laughing))

  • @JT_Lich
    @JT_Lich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    It's only a matter of time 'till Arin appears on Critical Role.
    Start the petition now, people

    • @therealrunesead
      @therealrunesead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Grumps doing a one-shot, please!

    • @zynthio
      @zynthio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Or a power hour with Matt doing a one shot for Dan and Arin..... :)

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dan goes on critical role and plays an invisible man.

    • @robertsissco2439
      @robertsissco2439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      To bad Campaign 1 is over. Imagine Danny playing Danny Sexbang IC with Scanlan

    • @malthevinther2029
      @malthevinther2029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude, that's a brilliant idea.

  • @alococuccoyo6103
    @alococuccoyo6103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    Hearing Matt and Arin have their exchanges really feels like there are two Egoraptors.

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Artist variant and Handsome variant.

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@ChargeQM But they're both artists and handsome

    • @bionicdragon5
      @bionicdragon5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Two sides of the same coin.

    • @rachelmccormack-mcaleer6668
      @rachelmccormack-mcaleer6668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@resileaf9501 same person in different fonts

    • @HafidzMurshidie
      @HafidzMurshidie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rachelmccormack-mcaleer6668 I don’t know if Matt is the Italic or Regular variant… But Arin is definitely the *Bold* variant…

  • @comradeconnolly4538
    @comradeconnolly4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    This series is just Matt Mercer’s one-man campaign against monopolisation.

    • @eksortso
      @eksortso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or capitalism. Whatever. I turned it off.

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@eksortso oh donk off.

    • @NODnuke45
      @NODnuke45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I too, dislike monopolization, that's why I also hate communism.

    • @V3xxe
      @V3xxe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@NODnuke45 That's not how communism works my dude lol

    • @comradeconnolly4538
      @comradeconnolly4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@V3xxe It is a knee jerk reaction they have every time they see the trigger C word. It’s what happens when they consume too much Peterson yt videos and fox news.

  • @Mortimer107
    @Mortimer107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Matt Mercer is such a delight! Why didn't you bring him on sooner?! I want more Matt Mercer after Monopoly.

    • @joshcarbine2191
      @joshcarbine2191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah wheel of fortune with the grumps and Matt Mercer.

    • @bensonprice4027
      @bensonprice4027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Matt is a very busy dude. As much as I love these episodes with him, I didn't think I'd ever see the day that he was on the show.
      I want more Matt Mercer on the show as well.

    • @Mortimer107
      @Mortimer107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@bensonprice4027 Knowing even a fraction of his prolific voice work, I believe it.

    • @thoughtbiscuits1702
      @thoughtbiscuits1702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@bensonprice4027 I love how in the first episode Matt was like "All you had to do was ask."

  • @Lucifersfursona
    @Lucifersfursona 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Matt being so irate he makes up his own plot to have any fun is the most D&D shit I’ve ever heard
    We love a relatable king

  • @quintafox7582
    @quintafox7582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    “It’s a great game” - Matt Mercer, known capitalist

    • @RToast13
      @RToast13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LMAO

  • @c4hamster
    @c4hamster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    We get Legend of Vox Machina, new Dan music, and Matt on Grumps all in the same day. Pretty fuckin rad.

    • @AislinKageno
      @AislinKageno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love how Matt's plug is "...watch Critical Role?" with no reference to the new show that JUST came out.

    • @myrmidonmamori
      @myrmidonmamori 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AislinKageno I guess he might not have known when this would be uploaded.

  • @omnitoad2187
    @omnitoad2187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Hooray for Dan's dog! Automatic like. Just wish that guy with the hair wasn't talking about rubber bands or whatever while dog was on the screen...

  • @ikebeckman1074
    @ikebeckman1074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Matt’s laugh sounds a little like a less evil-cackle Ross laugh it’s very nostalgic of old grumps

    • @zefiro6829
      @zefiro6829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IKR!

    • @handfulmousefly
      @handfulmousefly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was just about to say his laughter at Arin's misfortune is really making the episode for me

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Matt is a perfect fit for Game Grumps, so glad he's here to play with Arin

    • @tiac2325
      @tiac2325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are 100% correct.

  • @jonathanrobinson8926
    @jonathanrobinson8926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    Matt Mercer episode 1: "I hate this game"
    Matt Mercer episode 2, less than 5 minutes in. "I love this game"
    Gentlemen, we did it.

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Matt Mercer episode 2, 15 second before the episode ends: "I hate this game"
      You got got

    • @bensonprice4027
      @bensonprice4027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How did you get an Arin Hansen emoji like that?

    • @JayTohab
      @JayTohab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bensonprice4027 Membership.

    • @anniesmith6165
      @anniesmith6165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your fancy emote

    • @blinkfilms1
      @blinkfilms1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We need more channel member emotes in gg comments

  • @lornaburns1862
    @lornaburns1862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Gonna keep saying it, we need Arin on CR As a guest. The cast would Effen ’ love him

    • @CG-Gravy
      @CG-Gravy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I was thinking the same thing after the first episode!!

    • @Punkadelic2112
      @Punkadelic2112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And have each CR member as guest grumps someday

    • @mugginsttp1396
      @mugginsttp1396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@Punkadelic2112 imagining Travis and/or Laura interacting with Arin and Dan sounds fucking hilarious
      If only they could play P.T. with Travis lol could you imagine

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Could be Arin's next film/series project.

    • @lornaburns1862
      @lornaburns1862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@resileaf9501 maybe, but hey, if it wasn’t an idea previously- might as well spread the word!

  • @ashleyelizabeth6349
    @ashleyelizabeth6349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Dan: "Hello this is Dan."
    Me: "AND?! I THINK YOURE FORGETTING SOMEONE"

    • @kagemarunl
      @kagemarunl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      "You're forgetting me, daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddy~" XD

    • @QuikVidGuy
      @QuikVidGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      also dan

  • @Resuarus
    @Resuarus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I love how, without even trying, Matt has put himself in one of the strongest positions. The game would be over if he was ruthless, but instead he's fostering friendship.

  • @doiu92
    @doiu92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    "you're over here, getting paid $100 for no reason, it's like communism."
    Arin says, playing a game based on capitalism.

    • @DrakonIL
      @DrakonIL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Communism is when money changes hands.

    • @Kane_the_Newschool_DM
      @Kane_the_Newschool_DM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Communism is when venture capitalists get free money to help them buy every house on the board

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Communism is a watermelon.
      or like a panda with a mean face.
      or like sandals with pressure points drawn on them.
      or the smell of a blackboard eraser.
      or a Sunday morning where you wake up and it's raining.

    • @Kane_the_Newschool_DM
      @Kane_the_Newschool_DM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charleswisconsin9196 or like an invisible war

  • @EruptingStars
    @EruptingStars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This half hour of Arin and Matt saying supportive things to Felipe (my name) is enough to sustain me for 25 years

  • @Zweulf
    @Zweulf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I'm so proud of GG for release Dany's last recorded message posthumously. After he died from old age, I thought GG wouldn't have the will to continue on.

    • @JayTohab
      @JayTohab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It was almost timely, how untimely it was.

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      old age is just the official cover story. i hear Japan had secret ninjas take him out because they were threatened by his power.

  • @slimchelmi6940
    @slimchelmi6940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    last episode -> matt: I hate this game
    arin: no it's great
    this episode -> arin: GOD FUCKING DAMMIT (as expected)
    matt: (under tears from laughing) I love this game

  • @LSDeadly
    @LSDeadly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    "The crust has cheese WITHIN?!" LMAOOOOOOOO

  • @lightning_bishop260
    @lightning_bishop260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Matt: Alright, that’s a little wierd, but-
    Arin: NO ITS NOT WEIRD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COOL NAME.

  • @danielroids
    @danielroids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    “You’re up”
    Arin: that’s my favorite continent
    Matt: *laughs* that’s so stupid
    Matt is Dan

  • @Lilly_Sparks
    @Lilly_Sparks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Whoopsie daisy I'm in love with Matt Mercer now.
    His communal drive and hatred for capitalism is strong and goddamnit that's really 🔥🔥🔥

    • @OriginalCreatorSama
      @OriginalCreatorSama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He DMs DnD games and recently started another game so you can watch the 9 existing episodes of Critical Role campaign 3!
      (then watch campaign 2 or 1 if you still need a Matt Mercer fix!)

    • @MeganSmithers
      @MeganSmithers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I only know him as a voice actor, not from critical role, but I’ve met him at a few different conventions & he’s genuinely the nicest out of all of the VAs I’ve met (which is saying something bc the majority of anime voice actors are super nice people)

  • @Greywaren24
    @Greywaren24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Arin's sudden bursts of rage combined with Matt's endless positivity is the exact dynamic that makes me thrive.

  • @SteamCraftOfficial
    @SteamCraftOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I always imagined Camilla as a gremlin dog because of the voice they give her

    • @xxselenaxx2142
      @xxselenaxx2142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, like that’s a normal dog

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "Are you talking about the music video d-a-a-a-a-a-ddy?"

    • @michaelcollins1358
      @michaelcollins1358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw her for the first time on Ashleys tiktok the other day and went “wait a second” bc shes absolutely baby but less gremlin than the voice

  • @MackseatGaming
    @MackseatGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I have loved these episodes. Arin and Matt are both so inspirational, intelligent, and hilarious. I really hope they shoot Guest Grumps when Dan is feeling better

  • @VidGirl88
    @VidGirl88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Arin having a mature adult meltdown whenever he loses money is the best damn thing.

  • @hannahstolz4720
    @hannahstolz4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I've only watched a few episodes of Critical Role but I did really like Matt and as a big D&D fan, I'm happy that he has done so much for the community. However now, after watching this episode, I'm convinced he is the sweetest and most precious person on this planet and needs to be protected at all costs lol

  • @venrvals6129
    @venrvals6129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love Matt's fanfic about Fabricio and Felipe.
    Also that Felipe is now gender fluid.

  • @magicgirl192
    @magicgirl192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Matt in the first episode: The rich narrative of Monopoly????
    Second episode: We need to help Filipe get out from under the stern, uncaring hand of Fabricio

  • @Jedermeister
    @Jedermeister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Matt and Arin are a similar age, both from Florida and sound the same. I like it when the universe gives me two of things.

  • @AEaston
    @AEaston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I adore that at 17:34 they talk about how Felipe can do so much better than Fabricio, and then the game chimes in with *“whatever happens, don’t settle”*

  • @TheLemonLady
    @TheLemonLady 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Shout out to all the Pittsburghers today, with their heads in their hands, listening to Arin yell about faulty infrastructure. I see you.

    • @T_Skillet
      @T_Skillet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tee hee, Pitts burgers.

  • @orinel-croll2064
    @orinel-croll2064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    MATT MERCER is so much funnier when he's just himself and not in dm mode

  • @NurseMcStabby93
    @NurseMcStabby93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how they are both literally the same person. So similar and vibe off each other’s energies so smoothly. It’s wild to see it happen so naturally.
    You can tell they are close friends.

  • @battypumpkin
    @battypumpkin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    4:40 well, it sure didn't take long to get Matt to love Monopoly lmao

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      37:49 He hates it again :D

  • @CheesySlice101
    @CheesySlice101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the peaceful conversations with the occasional "FUCKING GOD DAMNIT" as Arin gets taxed

  • @finnthedoctor
    @finnthedoctor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    “I feel so much pressure to be nice to this thing that I brought into my house.”
    Arin, you have a cat.

  • @Bosstylo
    @Bosstylo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Fabricio: Haha what now losers
    Matt: ...Room.
    Fabricio: I'm in danger

    • @GeminiRosche
      @GeminiRosche 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yare yare daze…
      This game has quickly gone to Shambles

  • @Jamesdalf
    @Jamesdalf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Arin is like "What do you want to LOSE!"
    Arin, he's a Dungeon Master. That's his entire goal every game!

  • @jqze
    @jqze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Actual big brain game choice. Making it into a bit (hate/love banter for the game) seems like the most game grumps thing I've ever seen.

  • @Zagzeroth
    @Zagzeroth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Matt Mercer: “Arin Hanson it sounds like a name of someone who would-“
    My brain: “I’m Chris Hanson with dateline nbc, take a seat.”

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Matt Mercer is such a good fit for Game Grumps, I'm so happy he's here to play with Arin.

  • @MrFiendFyre
    @MrFiendFyre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Hey Dan, hope you and Camilla are doing well.
    Arin, DOMINTATE FABRICIO.

    • @Peeplii
      @Peeplii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don't you mean
      Domintate?

    • @MrFiendFyre
      @MrFiendFyre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Peeplii you're absolutely right, fixed.

    • @beanme100
      @beanme100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      DOMINTATE*

  • @Gyrhoe
    @Gyrhoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Matt is a blessing upon this already blessed channel so it's like... blessed squared.

  • @sapphirewingthefurrycritic985
    @sapphirewingthefurrycritic985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Finally, Arin has someone to work off of. He was slowly going insane. Also, I did not expect Camilla to look like that.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I'm actually not sure what Dan was so worried about, she's definitely big enough to get a coyote to back down. I mean, they're only, like, 40 lbs.

  • @leavemealone802
    @leavemealone802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    And here I thought Dan would start saying "Hey guys I am doing well"

    • @matthewelliott7294
      @matthewelliott7294 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacobm1288 this video was recorded while Dan wasn't feeling well. So Dan should be back in videos with Arin soon. Also, Power Hour may be coming back as well.

  • @masterxl97
    @masterxl97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “I’m, like, really into city planning right now.”
    Ah, yes. That sounds exactly like the next logical step in Arin “Egoraptor Wienerbarf” Hanson’s career.

  • @razerbrownie
    @razerbrownie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Oh my God, why is Matt Mercer such a great fit with Game Grumps?! Can he be here all the time?

  • @NoahCrawfordpostsband
    @NoahCrawfordpostsband 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "fucking build the infrastructure right" really hits different on a day where a bridge collapsed in a US city known for its bridges

  • @LAZERAK47V2
    @LAZERAK47V2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Arin talking about going vegetarian and then getting absolutely scalped by a game that is notoriously dog eat dog feels poetic.
    If you ain't doin the eatin, you doin the eaten

  • @Kezzeract
    @Kezzeract 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I did not expect Matt to turn up on Game Grumps carrying a torch for socialism, but I AM HERE FOR IT.

  • @MagicalPhi
    @MagicalPhi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    13:10 100% what Yusuke would say when having stuffed crust pizza for the first time.

  • @mortua_conjuga
    @mortua_conjuga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i like matt's story of helping felipe to leave fabricio. it's making me enjoy this even more

  • @LetsDrawAgainArchive
    @LetsDrawAgainArchive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A couple episodes from now in critical role we get introduced to a power couple who are trying to buy up land in the spires called Fabricio and Felipe.

  • @amodelmannequin
    @amodelmannequin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a professional planner, it's nice to hear Arin appreciate the field lol also if you go to a California-based school for planning there's a good chance a professor will mention either "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" or "Chinatown"

  • @nicohart6781
    @nicohart6781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how the game got into pep talking Felipe too. "Don't settle." You know what Monopoly man? You're right! Don't settle Felipe! You deserve more than Fabricio!

  • @FOD-x1e
    @FOD-x1e 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You're up" "That's my favorite continent" Funniest joke of the month i love it!

  • @PotassiumPound
    @PotassiumPound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my favorite official rule of monopoly that isnt implemented (which is a rule matt would probably use to no end) is:
    "Note: The owner may not collect the rent if they fail to ask the rent before the next player throws his dice."

  • @jadeneace1408
    @jadeneace1408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Felipe is going through every pronoun, I love that for them

  • @AshlynOne
    @AshlynOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Matt is such an awesome wholesome person and totally the kind of person I would love to just chill with. I'm such a huge fangirl lmao.

  • @Japanlover79
    @Japanlover79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Arin's loneliness has summoned mat Mercer. I though you had to be level 70 to use that spell

    • @JayTohab
      @JayTohab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's why he's the video game boy

  • @ThatBagelWeirdo
    @ThatBagelWeirdo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can’t believe that the greatest dungeon master of all time just defeated America with friendship

  • @IToldYou2DredNot
    @IToldYou2DredNot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    alternate universe where matt mercer was throw into a Chinese prison and slowly became an evil master mind and became a real life BBEG that a group of adventurers had to go and fight

  • @KarianDespri
    @KarianDespri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "The opposite of greasing a pig"
    Gooing a gamer.

  • @RuijaDreampool
    @RuijaDreampool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God I love the chemistry and energy these two have. So delightful

  • @DreamingOfInnocence
    @DreamingOfInnocence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Holy shit. Arin put into words how I feel about Matt Mercer's name. Matt Mercer IS fun to say...
    Matt Mercer. 😐

  • @axelita29
    @axelita29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Matt honestly exudes Dan energy. Especially when Arin lost his shit at 4:22. Like he's just laughing at Arin but he's also just sitting quietly and letting him rage

  • @AislinKageno
    @AislinKageno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Listen. I miss Dan. But if Arin and MattMercer played Monopoly indefinitely, I wouldn't be too mad.

    • @AislinKageno
      @AislinKageno 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacobm1288 He was sick for a few days while Arin recorded some episodes without him. He's fine now, but the channel is still working its way through the episodes recorded without him.

    • @labradorgirl8890
      @labradorgirl8890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unpopular opinion.. I wouldn’t mind if it was just arin and Matt for a few more games

    • @charleswisconsin9196
      @charleswisconsin9196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jacobm1288 he died in a freak basket weaving accident. we have to wait for the clone to finish. now i know what you'll say, we see him in this video.
      well can you see his right leg, or feet? those are the parts we're waiting on.

  • @DatzCanny
    @DatzCanny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like Matt is the cool substitute teacher who happily grins and bears all the antics of the class clown (Arin)

  • @TheSpektrum1989
    @TheSpektrum1989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Matt Mercer hates Monopoly yet it showers him with gifts while Arin loves Monopoly but it keeps dragging him over the coals. wHaT iS iT, a TeEnAgEr WiTh LoW SeLf EsTeEm?

  • @japbstudios
    @japbstudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    28:55
    Arin: "I'm fine as long as I don't roll a 3. And I don't think that's gonna happen."
    Matt: "I don't think it is either. I believe in you."
    31:25
    Arin: *rolls a 3*
    Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
    Arin: *rage*

  • @smoofdoof
    @smoofdoof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Arin and Matt's chemistry is so perfect that I'm almost worried we're gonna see Ode to Dan soon.

    • @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802
      @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It took Matt (and the CR team) 26 4-hour long episodes for Matt to boot one of the most toxic players I've ever seen
      So 2 hypothesis :
      a) He believes in people too much
      b) He's too nice

    • @RToast13
      @RToast13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 ...What?

    • @Skitzaholic
      @Skitzaholic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RToast13 Season one of Critical Role, the one who played the Dragonborn was taken off.

    • @RToast13
      @RToast13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Skitzaholic Uh, ok. I still don't understand the point or intention of that person's reply... 😅

  • @LachoSSJ2
    @LachoSSJ2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    13:10 ...You CANNOT tell me that wasn't Yusuke from P5 saying that line LMAO

  • @Alabaster1223
    @Alabaster1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In an episode and a half I have fallen in love with this man

  • @xgalarion8659
    @xgalarion8659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "What should we name this game of monopoly?"
    "We should name it after it's author of course"

  • @ChocolateUrsa
    @ChocolateUrsa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Two of my favorite people!! Feels good to be a lovely and a critter

  • @jvever4904
    @jvever4904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Matt talking about recording things for Star Ocean: The Last Hope is absolutely wild to me, that was one of my favorite JRPGs for a long time.

  • @ultimatedemon2
    @ultimatedemon2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Matt probably already has a 3 page backstory for filipe

  • @clementstang
    @clementstang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At first i only knew Matt Mercer as a legendary cowboy voice actor, now I know he's also a really cool dude wow.

  • @HxzerSinful
    @HxzerSinful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Arin : "GOD DAMNIT"
    Matt: "Great game!"

  • @nictouris6054
    @nictouris6054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that you timed these with the release of Vox Machina is *chef's kiss *