{"id":54110,"date":"2024-06-29T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T09:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2064913"},"modified":"2024-06-29T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T12:23:36","slug":"the-bear-fans-react-as-deranged-video-game-parody-arrives-online","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-bear-fans-react-as-deranged-video-game-parody-arrives-online\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bear fans react as deranged video game parody arrives online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m not the same person I was five minutes and thirty-seven seconds ago&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 29 June 2024 at 09:59 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Okay, we didn\u2019t see this one coming, but it kind of makes perfect sense \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bear-season-3-release-date\/\">The Bear<\/a> has been turned into bizarre video game by a group of fans, and the show\u2019s wider community of followers is reacting in a major way.<\/p>\n<p>With The Bear season 3 now reaching its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bear-season-3-ending-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bittersweet ending<\/a> \u2014 having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bear-season-3-characters-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invested in its characters<\/a> along the way, whilst managing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bear-carmy-sydney-romance-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avoid a certain romance<\/a> being forced in \u2014 the impetus is now on fans to make their own fun, while they wait for the show\u2019s future to become clear.<\/p>\n<p>One such fan is a chap named Michael Kandel, who took the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the utterly hilarious video below.<\/p>\n<p>This, if you couldn\u2019t tell, is a fan-made parody project that imagines what a particularly deranged video game version of The Bear could be like. Take a look!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the bear video game actually looks pretty cool <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pijrftMFDr\">pic.twitter.com\/pijrftMFDr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Michael Kandel (@K_A_N_D_E_L) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_A_N_D_E_L\/status\/1806687243819790723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>From the deadpan dialogue (\u201cSo, what\u2019s your generational trauma?\u201d) to the weirdly chilled vibe of \u201cNo Rush mode\u201d, this video game version of The Bear looks like it could actually be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>The video has 2.5 million views on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/K_A_N_D_E_L\/status\/1806687243819790723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a> at the time of writing, and fan reactions have been pouring in over the past day or so.<\/p>\n<p>One viewer said: \u201cI\u2019m not the same person i was five minutes and thirty-seven seconds ago\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201chow do y\u2019all make this?? like the skill and creativity?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is legit incredible,\u201d said one fan. Another simply posted: \u201cW.T.F did I just watch?\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cAlready played the prequel. Still have PTSD\u201d, said another fan, whilst sharing a screenshot from Overcooked.<\/p>\n<p>There are no shortage of cooking games out there (and Overcooked is one of the best), but we can\u2019t think of another kitchen-set game with panic attacks, freaky flashbacks, floating heads, a \u2018resting heart rate\u2019 health bar, and feral Chicago dogs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should work with whoever did this [for real]\u201d, another viewer said, suggesting that this barmy The Bear video game concept deserves to become an official release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be stuck in front of my PC 24\/7\u201d, another fan said in agreement.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>The Bear video\u2019s original poster Michael Kandel went on to thank a number of other contributors, including voice actors and animators, in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/K_A_N_D_E_L\/status\/1806710629840851362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Give that link a look if you\u2019d like to see more of what these comedic content creators have been making.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by their video game idea for The Bear, you should probably expect a fair amount of oddity form the rest of their output!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on the crossover between gaming and TV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/james-buckley-football-manager-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Inbetweeners star James Buckley: \u2018I was playing Football Manager when my child was born\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alex-horne-taskmaster-vr-exclusive-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Horne shares Taskmaster VR advice, admits he got \u201creally frustrated\u201d as a contestant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Bear season 3 is available to stream in the UK on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1652592&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a34.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a> now.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d653\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\">Gaming<\/a> coverage or visit our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. 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