back when i was 9 or 10 i was actually addicted to these videos, like my entire recommended page was just filled with them, im surprised that its still happening
When I was younger I used to like every video I watched. One day I decided to clean up my liked playlist and I remember going "what the fuck" when I saw a pvz "video" that had a russian title. I was on the verge of keeping it out of awareness
Dying huh. Franchise has it's longstanding community. Kids who are main audience of those videos don't contribute into that. They just watch and forget. And then there are content creators like Fry, Lt Dark Ring, Zack Scott and just players who enjoy playing PvZ games. Any game is as alive as it's player base.
Growing up I have to say the MAJORITY of pvz videos I used to watch as a child were these "hack videos", yes I also watched ZackScottGames but I used to find him "boring" because I didn't even know English and his videos were more relaxed and mature. I already start regretting not even watching WolfyPlayz back at the time. Your video really says the bitter truth about the pvz content on UA-cam and I really thank you for taking time to make this video
@@__JaJa__ it's basically some UA-camrs like Kam cat spams some Ubers or enemies and also makes enemies as cat units Aeg666 makes "modded" units for example he recolored a doge and gives him some random abilities or takes sprites from FNF mods gives them abilities and calls it a custom unit or just enemies as units Zmau plays does some boss war and spam uses enemies And nova pro is just nova pro but sometimes he showcases some cool units and actually gives credits to the creator unlike Aeg666 who took the sprites and music and didn't even credited anyone
Man, I watched these types of videos for some time now and it's crazy how these channels milk so much one of the best games of the tower defense genre to the point where it's like you used a type of hallucinating inducing substance
I get that this is another way these channels appeal to kids, but what makes me REALLY upset is that they use stuff like the Gatling Pea Girl mod for PvZ or stolen art of the Squid Game doll in suggestive poses for their thumbnails. In extreme cases they'll literally use censored/cropped R34 of PvZ.
Stupid channels looking for fake subs use stupid trends Like Poppy playtime and squid game (Also I don't mean Poppy playtime is a bad game it's nice actually if look in it really) This comment was made by 2017's totally not stupid trend.
The best ones are the ones about crazy mods that are actually showcased in the video and not just the thumbnail, or very few of the “vs.” videos you showed in the video that actually featured things from the vanilla games and are actually tested in the video, like the speed of animals one.
Actually the reason the original videos showcasing mods not having thumbnails is due to youtube back then ONLY having auto generated thumbnails, I believe at a set amount of subscribers you were allowed to create one, but back then, it was just the usual 3, which is why in some much older videos you could even see some videos flash a thumbnail for a brief second midway through the video to allow them to select it, though even with this knowledge I doubt the original videos, if made today, would have over the top clickbait, they're just goofy little videos and I miss videos like them
I feel like one thing that should be mentioned is that this type of content isn't new. In fact, it's been around for years at this point. If you've heard of Elsagate, then you probably know what I mean, but for those who don't, lemme break it down. Elsagate was the title of a controversy that happened during the midpoint of the 2010s on UA-cam. It consisted of complaints regarding semi-nsfw content aimed at kids that used clickbaity thumbnails such as the ones in this video. The controversy was named after Elsa from Frozen, who was one of the most popular characters used for these videos at the time, alongside Spiderman and Mickey Mouse. UA-cam obviously shut the whole operation down in its tracks, but that clearly didn't stop these content creators from continuing to make this type of content, as these kinds of videos just so happen to be the same type of content as Elsagate, but toned down for the purpose of appealing to UA-cam's updated standards. If we actually want to stop this from happening, we need to band together again and tell UA-cam that remnants of Elsagate still exist on their platform, and they are spreading like wildfire just like before. Go to their channels and mass report them, that should help with this issue.
the problem is, if you genuinely want to fix these types of things and tell youtube that elsagate is still rampant, that might end up causing worse problems in the long run. I mean, isn't that why the whole COPPA thing spawned in the first place?
Yep, I wanted to make a comment about this. It's not strictly related to PvZ, it's generally a big issue on UA-cam. People abusing the fact that there's so many kids on UA-cam to just use them to print money. And I don't think UA-cam would even want to put an end to this, since they're earning a ton of money through it. This is why we have the very dumb children-friendly rules nowadays, so they can comply with COPPA rules and be able to keep children on their platforms, children who allow them to earn money. UA-cam Kids exist, so why do they keep children content on the main UA-cam as well? Just to keep children there as well and earn more money.
There are so many times I know a problem exists, but never realize how big it is or how connected each event is. No clue where to look except for stray commentors on videos like these. Never would have realized that this stuff caused COPPA. Huh.
It's genuinely depressing to me to see PvZ go down like this. This franchise was my childhood and it has extreme personal attachment to me, to about the same degree as Minecraft itself does. Truly saddened by this.
I do not really watch his content(zomvoid is better)but the quiz filled comments are a fun thing,not to mention their personality,they are like friends.
There is one UA-camr I want to opinion which is Rfm vs Games Use to watch him when I was a kid thinking if there's like Minecraft with mix up Pvz stuff in it It was fun watching that time, until the channel suddenly like disappeared. Man the old videos of Pvz is such a golden era that time
Literally the only people keeping PvZ on life support are UA-camrs like ShyGuyMask and It'sForPea. Otherwise, PvZ is reaching its final resting place. I will always love the franchise.
- ShyGuyMask left - Wolfy Playz left - Fry 'Em Up is probably the only youtuber that still plays Heroes - ItsPForPea is still active - ZackScottGames only does Arena stuff now - Lt Dark Ring is still active - GNVS is still active - ZEROxFUSIONZ uploads at least twice a month - Redhead Gaming is still active - 660nj hasn't been seen in a month
Plants vs. Zombies is like supporting a wall-less house with only a few boards, and those boards are the popular PvZ UA-camrs like Wolfy, Zackscott, etc etc.
I remember a few years ago I banned my little brother for watching these kinds of videos because I thought they were kinda toxic and a bad influence, good to see I wasn't just being petty
you have a little brother? i think it's cute that he likes PVZ content too, but wholesome moments aside i think it was a good decision for you to do that since some thumbnails have things like cropped p@rn on them, basically elsagate but for PVZ content
I think those pvz2 videos exist because of the premium plants. Why? well its because in pretty much every video they showcase a premium plant because no one is gonna grind for one or just buy it so they showcase it off so people don't have to get it while making mountains of money with unoriginal videos.
Yeah I didn't see any problems with their content while their thumbnails seem crazy like the other it actually shows you what they are actually doing and the title tells you what they are doing! And they actually play the game for the game testing out plants versus other plants in their usefulness in certain situations!
I enjoy PvZ mods as much as the next guy (at least creative, cool ones) but its sad to see the game I love, basically devoted my entire childhood to and encouraged me to do youtube, reduced to among us / fnf tier clickbait
I remember when this kind of content was some that were auditions for the Zombies on your Lawn performance and... I really liked those, wonder what happened to them
People hacking PvZ is more distracting than seeing people play battle cats ultimate but I still watch bcu gameplay cuz some people make Uber tournaments which are more fun to watch than hacked PvZ
it's really sad knowing that these types of pvz hack videos are getting more and more dominating the pvz search. I miss the old days where, like in this video, pvz videos are just full of non-clickbaity thumbnails and honest videos. Take example of youtubers like Rfm vs Games back in the day, Zackscott Games, those were the days. As someone who has been a victim of keep watching these type of videos, like from the youtuber MS Games for example, it was really exciting at first, but you will eventually think it's getting more and more repetitive and has zero fun at all. And the most hilarious part is that they add some UA-cam Kids type thumbnail like adding Squid Games, Huggy Wuggy, Hello Neighbour that has nothing to do aside from clickbait. It's kinda frustrating to look at really. This is a really good video that explains these type of videos. As a long time pvz fan, it's just really sad to see how pvz content on youtube has gone for these 14 years.
Yeah this type of channels are the worst sometimes and i hope they somehow get banned off youtube and also isnt there a youtube kids app like why are 5-8yr olds in youtube anyway like this site is 13+
This type of content is very common on youtube not just PVZ videos Minecraft and even GTA 5 (and that a R rated game... at least in Australia) have these videos its plaguing youtube. There is no way to stop this type of content and with the uprise of tic tok It will only get worse.
I also started making those repetitive and clickbait content but I got bored now I'm making videos that have never been seen in pvz2 like new bosses and all bosses of the same level or modifying parameters to make the bosses very difficult.
Bit late to the party, but I think it’s worth pointing out how these kinds of videos and channels are formulaically created. They are often desperate grabs at keywords, even the channel names. If you search up “pvz gameplay,” expecting to find gameplay of pvz, you’ll instead find the channel named “pvz gameplay.” Same for looking up “pvz mini games” leading you to the channel “mini games official.” Many of their choices make sense if you only think about keywords of the algorithm. The video titles are much more obvious in this aspect. The titles are not gibberish, but rather a pile of keywords meant to catch users who search them. Strapping the words “new,” “animation,” “cartoon,” “funny moments,” “(animation)” in case they search it in parentheses, and various other pop culture games solidified into the UA-cam Kids conglomerate like “poppy playtime,” “squid games,” “baldi,” “fnf,” or “shrek,” gives you a potent title designed to reach the most users, not inform them. After reaching those viewers, the thumbnail draws them in with absurdity. In the best case scenario, it’s just something that is out of place in a normal Plants Versus Zombies game. In the worst case scenario, it uses suggestive themes, pregnancy, violence, or anything else that would immediately catch a child’s eye. This “kid-milking conglomerate” is much bigger than PvZ. Take a step on UA-cam Kids and you’ll see that much. Log in to a new account and your default recommendations will be filled with similar videos. These content farms tend to grapple on to any brand a child would recognize. In cases involving movies such as Frozen, little harm is done to Disney itself. In more spontaneously popular games like Poppy Playtime, large and irreplaceable creators like Markiplier hold the backbone for at least some quality content. However, since it is nostalgic as opposed to sensational, actual PvZ content is completely under-swept by these content farms. PvZ-tubers who care about their content are rare gems stumbled across rather than found. Everyone on UA-cam is subject to it’s laws of gravity. Some of the only thriving PvZ content are challenge videos and video essays, since they distinctly break away from “OMG??? Plants vs zombies Cartoon Funny Moments Mini Game gameplay” type videos to the point where you can actually search for them. You’ll be lost immediately searching for “pvz gameplay,” but if you search up “can you beat pvz challenges,” you’ll find creators such as ShyGuyMask, Detera, or indeed, KoalaOM. Similarly, looking up “pvz video essay” has this specific video pop up. Honestly, the state of UA-cam freaks me out sometimes. I’ll try my best to keep some of my local PvZ-tubers alive…
Phamnos : Hp: 44,000 Speed: 1.35 Resistance: ghost One of the rare unlucky to become one of the prophets for the nilean god He was the strongest spirit , it will be difficult to replace him
It’s sad to see some legendary gaming UA-camrs be dying off when these videos are mostly popular because they are brainwashing kids into their videos with their thumbnails. Take Zack Scott as example. He is one of the only gaming UA-camrs out there that is likable for being honest, hardworking, kind, and being himself. He is one of the only UA-camrs that is not over the top and spends time on his videos. And these hacking channels milk off of kids and lie to them to get fame. While Zack’s channel does not get as much attention as it did before.
This video has no BG music in it. I watched this while on call with my GF and her background ambience matches this guy's voice. It's so funny it's like watching a raw video.
I don't know, I mean Wolfy has clickbait thumbnails despite his gameplay, but the only thing connecting those three tubers and the mad channels are that they are in different ranges, kid's content. With the clickbaity hacked videos purely being there to make money from kids. Catchy headlines, adult's or other popular or memetic characters and ideas. But I don't think calling PVZ tubers can all be honest or hard working, that's just not how populations work. But what's more important, these kids manipulating channels being a general trend for a long time. This is just more elsagate if you ask me.
I wouldn't say Wolfy has clickbait thumbnails at all. He has the cliched 'thumbnail faces' but other than that his thumbnails are just of the game he played, and he doesn't exactly bullshit in the titles either
9:06 I remember watching him and being on his 1 million sub livestream but shortly after that I stopped watching him because his content started to feel repetitive and boring and the clickbait wasn't going to improve things either
A lot of these creators are overseas in locations where they will face little to no consequences both legally or through the youtube space because they're both foreign and profiting from a market that adult whistleblowers can't reach.
I Watched One of This Videos when i was younger, when i finished adventure mode in pvz 1 i wondered how they get these hacks, when i tried to get in mobile i was wandering around the settings i accidentaly deleted all my data with all the coin purchasable plants.
if you look at their sub count compared to their view count, the video should get more views than subs they have, so my theory is that some of those subs are sub bots or somethin
man it sucks when one of my favorite games growing up turned into the trash known as "fnf poppy playtime squid games among us fnaf pvz2 6000 peashooters vs minecraft zombies"
![The BEST and WORST PvZ Plushies - Zombies AND MORE! [Part 2]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QJq7ATOrwJ0/mqdefault.jpg)
It seems kind of hard to be a PvZ UA-camr currently there is nothing to really talk about except some new plant in PvZ2. Pretty much it
There are some interesting PvZ mods and challenges.
some youtubers have started making analysis videos on certain plants
so we have quite a few more possible videos before the well becomes dry again
modding"
You can be an animator
Yeah until PVZ3 solely PVZ content creators are not eating
back when i was 9 or 10 i was actually addicted to these videos, like my entire recommended page was just filled with them, im surprised that its still happening
When I was younger I used to like every video I watched. One day I decided to clean up my liked playlist and I remember going "what the fuck" when I saw a pvz "video" that had a russian title. I was on the verge of keeping it out of awareness
@@h3971 i used to do that too
@@_Cambo__ my little sister does that when they ask for it
@@Auriacularia Not only that. EVERY SINGLE ONE. I didn't even watch the videos half the time, I just clicked them and moved onto the next
@@h3971 oh no
Finally someone did make a video about that problem
Yeah and I never really noticed that was a problem.
Are people really this stupid to belive these dam vids doe?
Oh my shad hi I'm one of luna's friend
Same
It's so sad that PvZ is slowly dying, it was such a good game but now people like Koala won't even get a chance to become famous.
Dying huh. Franchise has it's longstanding community. Kids who are main audience of those videos don't contribute into that. They just watch and forget. And then there are content creators like Fry, Lt Dark Ring, Zack Scott and just players who enjoy playing PvZ games. Any game is as alive as it's player base.
Goofy ahh games 💀 quandale dingle
@@badpiggiesvr Shut up
Bro his name is koala?
And i for the longest time though that the nose was a mouth
@@some_body_else3636 same
Growing up I have to say the MAJORITY of pvz videos I used to watch as a child were these "hack videos", yes I also watched ZackScottGames but I used to find him "boring" because I didn't even know English and his videos were more relaxed and mature. I already start regretting not even watching WolfyPlayz back at the time. Your video really says the bitter truth about the pvz content on UA-cam and I really thank you for taking time to make this video
I'm a part of PvZ and battle cats community and i can say that these two communities are not so different
Battle Cats also got horrid clickbait? How bad is it?
@@__JaJa__ it's basically some UA-camrs like Kam cat spams some Ubers or enemies and also makes enemies as cat units
Aeg666 makes "modded" units for example he recolored a doge and gives him some random abilities or takes sprites from FNF mods gives them abilities and calls it a custom unit or just enemies as units
Zmau plays does some boss war and spam uses enemies
And nova pro is just nova pro but sometimes he showcases some cool units and actually gives credits to the creator unlike Aeg666 who took the sprites and music and didn't even credited anyone
battle cats is infinitely harder to get into
@@__JaJa__ name
@@fortnitesexman Can you explain Battle Cats to me? I still don't know what it's about.
im scared of what the next generation will be nostalgic of, like "peashoother + sunflower + cartoon cat + doritos + squid game doll" stuff
DORITOS HACK VIDEO LMAO
Man, I watched these types of videos for some time now and it's crazy how these channels milk so much one of the best games of the tower defense genre to the point where it's like you used a type of hallucinating inducing substance
living to regret i did the same
@@surpriseman as did i...
@@A_pers0n me too but not that much only ones without a goofy ahh thumbnail
@@some_body_else3636 thats good
@@some_body_else3636 i find "goofy ahh" funny and it worries me
I get that this is another way these channels appeal to kids, but what makes me REALLY upset is that they use stuff like the Gatling Pea Girl mod for PvZ or stolen art of the Squid Game doll in suggestive poses for their thumbnails.
In extreme cases they'll literally use censored/cropped R34 of PvZ.
*cough* zomvoid *cough*
@@ALTsquared Yeah, the thumbnail of his Toughest Plant video is apparently literally cropped R34 of Primal Wall-Nut.
@@joelhoon1707 I'm honestly surprised they used primal wall instead of og wall in their r34
@@ALTsquared primal wall is equal in hp, but survives more instakills
Stupid channels looking for fake subs use stupid trends
Like Poppy playtime and squid game
(Also I don't mean Poppy playtime is a bad game it's nice actually if look in it really)
This comment was made by 2017's totally not stupid trend.
He talks about it so seriously it's like he's reading a classified government document
It really feels like one
He got permishon to use one made by the government
@@chasebrainerd5835 It really doesn't. It does no harm to children, this video is quite an overreaction
@@ProjectAudrey when he said ''it really feels like one'' he didint mean it seriously
@@ProjectAudrey L opinion
The best ones are the ones about crazy mods that are actually showcased in the video and not just the thumbnail, or very few of the “vs.” videos you showed in the video that actually featured things from the vanilla games and are actually tested in the video, like the speed of animals one.
there's also sus peashooter
(from a real upcoming mod)
it's just peashooter but better firepower, higher cost, and says amogus every time it shoots
Actually the reason the original videos showcasing mods not having thumbnails is due to youtube back then ONLY having auto generated thumbnails, I believe at a set amount of subscribers you were allowed to create one, but back then, it was just the usual 3, which is why in some much older videos you could even see some videos flash a thumbnail for a brief second midway through the video to allow them to select it, though even with this knowledge I doubt the original videos, if made today, would have over the top clickbait, they're just goofy little videos and I miss videos like them
Ironically enough, I'm actually getting these types of clickbait videos in my recommended right now while watching this video!
Same
Same.
I feel like one thing that should be mentioned is that this type of content isn't new. In fact, it's been around for years at this point. If you've heard of Elsagate, then you probably know what I mean, but for those who don't, lemme break it down.
Elsagate was the title of a controversy that happened during the midpoint of the 2010s on UA-cam. It consisted of complaints regarding semi-nsfw content aimed at kids that used clickbaity thumbnails such as the ones in this video. The controversy was named after Elsa from Frozen, who was one of the most popular characters used for these videos at the time, alongside Spiderman and Mickey Mouse.
UA-cam obviously shut the whole operation down in its tracks, but that clearly didn't stop these content creators from continuing to make this type of content, as these kinds of videos just so happen to be the same type of content as Elsagate, but toned down for the purpose of appealing to UA-cam's updated standards. If we actually want to stop this from happening, we need to band together again and tell UA-cam that remnants of Elsagate still exist on their platform, and they are spreading like wildfire just like before. Go to their channels and mass report them, that should help with this issue.
the problem is, if you genuinely want to fix these types of things and tell youtube that elsagate is still rampant, that might end up causing worse problems in the long run. I mean, isn't that why the whole COPPA thing spawned in the first place?
Yep, I wanted to make a comment about this.
It's not strictly related to PvZ, it's generally a big issue on UA-cam. People abusing the fact that there's so many kids on UA-cam to just use them to print money. And I don't think UA-cam would even want to put an end to this, since they're earning a ton of money through it. This is why we have the very dumb children-friendly rules nowadays, so they can comply with COPPA rules and be able to keep children on their platforms, children who allow them to earn money. UA-cam Kids exist, so why do they keep children content on the main UA-cam as well? Just to keep children there as well and earn more money.
There are so many times I know a problem exists, but never realize how big it is or how connected each event is. No clue where to look except for stray commentors on videos like these. Never would have realized that this stuff caused COPPA. Huh.
and now elsagate has returned
Honestly I feel like this video doesn't highlight other smaller pvz creators who don't get much attention like Creeps20 and 600nj
or even smaller creators like me, Metamelon and Bloop pvz
It's genuinely depressing to me to see PvZ go down like this. This franchise was my childhood and it has extreme personal attachment to me, to about the same degree as Minecraft itself does. Truly saddened by this.
Minecraft was also taken by ea just like popcap games!
@@lordoofingtonxxiv6174 well no, Microsoft bought Minecraft. But they've treated it mostly well, unfortunately PvZ can't say entirely the same.
Gargantuar zombie actually has decent content now.
I do not really watch his content(zomvoid is better)but the quiz filled comments are a fun thing,not to mention their personality,they are like friends.
@@deadhandof9108 Yes. They're all like a bunch of friends now.
There are a lot of pvz hacktubers that are honest:
Zomvoid
Gargantuar Zombie
Happy Sunflower
Flag Zombie (This Hardly Counts)
Ducky Tube
I always wonder the same thing. It's like I'm on you tube kids when I type pvz and these kind of "videos" pop up.
I think the lack of music in the video makes it sound oddly more serious
Dude I swear you are underrated
Any PvZ Channels be like:Enjoying making Content
PvZ Clickbait Channels be like:I LOVE MILKING FOR KIDS I LOVE MILKING FOR KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ayo🤨📸
@@hgf8705 🤨 true
@@randomgapper truest of all truth.
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Interesting, what will they think about this comment
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I think this has taught me a lot. I didn't realise how bad it was. I think I'm gonna stray from pvz content a bit
Eh u Don't really have to stop watching people who post genuine content like Wolfy though
Atleast we have many good videos unlike the minecraft monster school (seriously don't search monster school)
@@cycrothelargeplanet I think everyone knows what Minecraft monster school is and what it is now
@@Someguy-ze7kp Yeah, the original creator quitting has caused the series to descend into pure chaos
Like him or hate him, he's spitting straight facts
Why would I even hate him I don't think he's even that popular in the fanbase-
It’s so bad that if you search “PVZ”, the first video is one of the clickbait hacking videos.
There is one UA-camr I want to opinion which is Rfm vs Games
Use to watch him when I was a kid thinking if there's like Minecraft with mix up Pvz stuff in it
It was fun watching that time, until the channel suddenly like disappeared.
Man the old videos of Pvz is such a golden era that time
Oh yeah I remember his old garden warfare videos, shame he’s left
He uploaded 2 weeks ago
What I think is the reasoning to why he left (at the time) was backlash due to being into NFTs.
Zack Scott and Creeps20 single hand keeping the franchise alive
Creeps20 doesnt have many subs so i dont know how he keeps it alive but hes cool i guess
Literally the only people keeping PvZ on life support are UA-camrs like ShyGuyMask and It'sForPea. Otherwise, PvZ is reaching its final resting place. I will always love the franchise.
- ShyGuyMask left
- Wolfy Playz left
- Fry 'Em Up is probably the only youtuber that still plays Heroes
- ItsPForPea is still active
- ZackScottGames only does Arena stuff now
- Lt Dark Ring is still active
- GNVS is still active
- ZEROxFUSIONZ uploads at least twice a month
- Redhead Gaming is still active
- 660nj hasn't been seen in a month
Rcch doesn't even play pvz vanilla much
Plants vs. Zombies is like supporting a wall-less house with only a few boards, and those boards are the popular PvZ UA-camrs like Wolfy, Zackscott, etc etc.
The only thing still supporting their franchise is our nostolgia
There is a pvz guy that makes quality videos like how to git gud, ability analysis
Name: Lt dark ring
Dang, never really thought that was a problem, thanks for the information.. ♥️♥️
I remember a few years ago I banned my little brother for watching these kinds of videos because I thought they were kinda toxic and a bad influence, good to see I wasn't just being petty
you have a little brother? i think it's cute that he likes PVZ content too, but wholesome moments aside i think it was a good decision for you to do that since some thumbnails have things like cropped p@rn on them, basically elsagate but for PVZ content
I used to watch the pvz2 gameplay as a kid and now I realized that I’ve just fallen for the content farm
I think those pvz2 videos exist because of the premium plants.
Why? well its because in pretty much every video they showcase a premium plant because no one is gonna grind for one or just buy it so they showcase it off so people don't have to get it while making mountains of money with unoriginal videos.
Great video, but I reccomend adding some backround music to spice the video up
Primal gameplay actually does some quality content, showcasing new plants and plants food
Yeah I didn't see any problems with their content while their thumbnails seem crazy like the other it actually shows you what they are actually doing and the title tells you what they are doing! And they actually play the game for the game testing out plants versus other plants in their usefulness in certain situations!
yeah, maybe in 2018
Oh God, it's like the UA-cam Kids situation all over again.
The Hell side indeed
My god, it’s plants vs zombiegate what in the hell. This is a rabbit hole to surpass Elsagate. Holy shit it’s so bad.
I enjoy PvZ mods as much as the next guy (at least creative, cool ones) but its sad to see the game I love, basically devoted my entire childhood to and encouraged me to do youtube, reduced to among us / fnf tier clickbait
I remember when this kind of content was some that were auditions for the Zombies on your Lawn performance and... I really liked those, wonder what happened to them
Found it and...
It's "What's inside x" Minecraft trash content, how the mighty have fallen
Going down, guess those "audition fails" were the only good thing i guess
@@M0mazosMissy I liked all of his videos back then
can we talk about the fact that "zombies gameplay" has more vids in its channel than the other 2 channels that milk pvz hacking format combined
Good job of uncovering all of the bad pvz UA-camrs
In the wise words of one caddicarus: a-actually no that sounds bad; don't milk kids
dont milk kids? i mean its kinda obvious that you shouldnt milk ki-
@@clanka. AYO? 💀💀
@@clanka. You just took it a bit too literally... Now you're stuck in the skeld forever until the imposter gets you
A Caddicarus quote in a PvZ video isn't what I was expecting, but I'm all in for it
Man the hack pvz thumbnail hit me hard, ah good times from 2016-2017
@Safwaan who are you
People hacking PvZ is more distracting than seeing people play battle cats ultimate but I still watch bcu gameplay cuz some people make Uber tournaments which are more fun to watch than hacked PvZ
it's really sad knowing that these types of pvz hack videos are getting more and more dominating the pvz search. I miss the old days where, like in this video, pvz videos are just full of non-clickbaity thumbnails and honest videos. Take example of youtubers like Rfm vs Games back in the day, Zackscott Games, those were the days.
As someone who has been a victim of keep watching these type of videos, like from the youtuber MS Games for example, it was really exciting at first, but you will eventually think it's getting more and more repetitive and has zero fun at all. And the most hilarious part is that they add some UA-cam Kids type thumbnail like adding Squid Games, Huggy Wuggy, Hello Neighbour that has nothing to do aside from clickbait. It's kinda frustrating to look at really.
This is a really good video that explains these type of videos. As a long time pvz fan, it's just really sad to see how pvz content on youtube has gone for these 14 years.
0:31
Peashooter + Eye of Cthulhu + Doritos = ?
a peashooter that shoots and eye that's eating Doritos
Mainly the fault of youtube they only recomand popular videos not qualety (sorry for my bad english)
It's sad that good pvz youtubers are unpopular and small while the big channels are trash(except some of them)
yup, luckily smaller ones, like me, can still grow
I've never heard a video talking about the problems with content farms have no music it's so weird and calm
Ngl, when you tell me “PvZ UA-camrs” I think of GNVS
I just wish they would delete every youtube kids videos.
Yeah i do that i ratter chose pvz2 gameplay
And basically delete like almost everything (there’s technically videos that aren’t for kids that have been transformed into)?
Man I just went to the home page in yt after I watched this video and the first thing I saw was the type of videos you were talking about
Yeah this type of channels are the worst sometimes and i hope they somehow get banned off youtube and also isnt there a youtube kids app like why are 5-8yr olds in youtube anyway like this site is 13+
To be fair didn't we all use youtube as kids though?
@@suquinlan3755 youtube kids didn’t exist when i was under teenager
When i was a teenager youtube just started
Also you: UA-cam kids is trash
True everything for kids that becomes populer now a days is bound to get farmed for money like Minecraft Monster School and anything else
PRIMAL GAMEPLAY UPLOADED THAT JAY AND SILENT BOB PVZ ANIMATION? I WATCHED THAT SO MUCH DUDE!
Now looking more closely in these videos. I've noticed that on the live videos there is a small number of people actually watching each video.
Correction: there are some live streams with few amounts of veiwers.
I just realized your pfp was a koala... i realy tought it was like
:O
Ohh me too
i guess its like milking the cow too much it hurts it
I mean, everything has a dark-side.
I'm not surprised but i liked the video anyway
Pvz 2011: guys look i beat level 250 on survival endless!! Yay
Pvz now: lets use mods and make clickbait thumbnail and title for money!
This type of content is very common on youtube not just PVZ videos Minecraft and even GTA 5 (and that a R rated game... at least in Australia) have these videos its plaguing youtube. There is no way to stop this type of content and with the uprise of tic tok It will only get worse.
My school uses the same ding sound effect as the first subscribe button in the morning announcements.
I also started making those repetitive and clickbait content but I got bored now I'm making videos that have never been seen in pvz2 like new bosses and all bosses of the same level or modifying parameters to make the bosses very difficult.
If the hacking channels can get 1M subs, you deserve 100M subs
Bit late to the party, but I think it’s worth pointing out how these kinds of videos and channels are formulaically created. They are often desperate grabs at keywords, even the channel names. If you search up “pvz gameplay,” expecting to find gameplay of pvz, you’ll instead find the channel named “pvz gameplay.” Same for looking up “pvz mini games” leading you to the channel “mini games official.” Many of their choices make sense if you only think about keywords of the algorithm.
The video titles are much more obvious in this aspect. The titles are not gibberish, but rather a pile of keywords meant to catch users who search them. Strapping the words “new,” “animation,” “cartoon,” “funny moments,” “(animation)” in case they search it in parentheses, and various other pop culture games solidified into the UA-cam Kids conglomerate like “poppy playtime,” “squid games,” “baldi,” “fnf,” or “shrek,” gives you a potent title designed to reach the most users, not inform them. After reaching those viewers, the thumbnail draws them in with absurdity. In the best case scenario, it’s just something that is out of place in a normal Plants Versus Zombies game. In the worst case scenario, it uses suggestive themes, pregnancy, violence, or anything else that would immediately catch a child’s eye.
This “kid-milking conglomerate” is much bigger than PvZ. Take a step on UA-cam Kids and you’ll see that much. Log in to a new account and your default recommendations will be filled with similar videos. These content farms tend to grapple on to any brand a child would recognize. In cases involving movies such as Frozen, little harm is done to Disney itself. In more spontaneously popular games like Poppy Playtime, large and irreplaceable creators like Markiplier hold the backbone for at least some quality content.
However, since it is nostalgic as opposed to sensational, actual PvZ content is completely under-swept by these content farms. PvZ-tubers who care about their content are rare gems stumbled across rather than found.
Everyone on UA-cam is subject to it’s laws of gravity. Some of the only thriving PvZ content are challenge videos and video essays, since they distinctly break away from “OMG??? Plants vs zombies Cartoon Funny Moments Mini Game gameplay” type videos to the point where you can actually search for them. You’ll be lost immediately searching for “pvz gameplay,” but if you search up “can you beat pvz challenges,” you’ll find creators such as ShyGuyMask, Detera, or indeed, KoalaOM. Similarly, looking up “pvz video essay” has this specific video pop up.
Honestly, the state of UA-cam freaks me out sometimes. I’ll try my best to keep some of my local PvZ-tubers alive…
There was a guy called hawk games who makes these across like 5 accounts and some of these clickbaiters are from Vietnam for some reason.
0:40 i mean yeah why else would they make this humiliating content
This is just elsagate extended
Phamnos :
Hp: 44,000
Speed: 1.35
Resistance: ghost
One of the rare unlucky to become one of the prophets for the nilean god
He was the strongest spirit , it will be difficult to replace him
Wait i thought his hp is increased to 55k?
Look at how they massacred my boy.
Some thumbnails are honest and true
I'm glad, i've never across this pvz type of content on youtube when i was kid. As it turns out, they become worse 💀💀💀
Useless fact: Primal Gameplay is Polish, even if his info tab says otherwhise.
Zomvoid is a good Channel for "hacks and quality," content
No he isn't are you STONED???
It’s sad to see some legendary gaming UA-camrs be dying off when these videos are mostly popular because they are brainwashing kids into their videos with their thumbnails. Take Zack Scott as example. He is one of the only gaming UA-camrs out there that is likable for being honest, hardworking, kind, and being himself. He is one of the only UA-camrs that is not over the top and spends time on his videos. And these hacking channels milk off of kids and lie to them to get fame. While Zack’s channel does not get as much attention as it did before.
This video has no BG music in it. I watched this while on call with my GF and her background ambience matches this guy's voice. It's so funny it's like watching a raw video.
Forget about U53rdv
Those videos are the real PvZ creepypastas
I don't know, I mean Wolfy has clickbait thumbnails despite his gameplay, but the only thing connecting those three tubers and the mad channels are that they are in different ranges, kid's content.
With the clickbaity hacked videos purely being there to make money from kids. Catchy headlines, adult's or other popular or memetic characters and ideas.
But I don't think calling PVZ tubers can all be honest or hard working, that's just not how populations work.
But what's more important, these kids manipulating channels being a general trend for a long time. This is just more elsagate if you ask me.
I wouldn't say Wolfy has clickbait thumbnails at all. He has the cliched 'thumbnail faces' but other than that his thumbnails are just of the game he played, and he doesn't exactly bullshit in the titles either
9:06 I remember watching him and being on his 1 million sub livestream but shortly after that I stopped watching him because his content started to feel repetitive and boring and the clickbait wasn't going to improve things either
I thought these videos are animated, confusion 100
Some are, some aren't I believe.
there is also a weird pvz animation channel that makes everything look like ms paint and makes crossover episodes with charaters from other gamess
I love your videos
I think I got eye cancer from those PvZ tumbnails.
10:36 half the time? They were both made in the same year
Good vid still :)
The pvz youtube makes me dissapointed in humanity. It's a shame that youtube rewards people for not putting effort into their videos.
how are so many of these channels verified
A lot of these creators are overseas in locations where they will face little to no consequences both legally or through the youtube space because they're both foreign and profiting from a market that adult whistleblowers can't reach.
yeah, im pretty sure Zomvoid (who did that stuff too) lives in the Philippines, and is 12. but their old channel got banned lmao
@@sericatZomvoid stopped with the clickbait thumbnail stuff and now all he does is test out new plants or test out myths
Primal Gameplay doesn't look as horrible as the other two
It actually isn't that bad, atleast compared to other two
Too bad the creator isn't uploading anymore
0:30 WHAT THEY DID TO MY LITTE BOY EYE OF CHUTHULHU 😡😡😡😡😡
Zombie is angry because these bad PvZ videos are BRAIN rot!
I Watched One of This Videos when i was younger, when i finished adventure mode in pvz 1 i wondered how they get these hacks, when i tried to get in mobile i was wandering around the settings i accidentaly deleted all my data with all the coin purchasable plants.
Gargantuar zombie with the jester pfp is the worst
Most shovelware content like this comes from Asia, where PVZ is very popular (specifically China).
Realistically these things are just mimicing kids channels nit doing much different besides that. 0:48
if you look at their sub count compared to their view count, the video should get more views than subs they have, so my theory is that some of those subs are sub bots or somethin
man it sucks when one of my favorite games growing up turned into the trash known as "fnf poppy playtime squid games among us fnaf pvz2 6000 peashooters vs minecraft zombies"
Man every game gets that these days
5:23 what the fuck “SAVE THE GIRL”
This is what happens if a community is content staved
You can't get money from UA-cam.
That's just stupid.
There's no such thing as ad revenue.
Ads only exist as an interruption.