Code MENT
This article has been marked for a re-write.
Code MENT is anā¦abridged series based on Code Geass created by PurpleEyesWTF. āAbridgedā probably isnāt the best word to use, because Code MENT goes completely off the railsā¦being very different from something like SAO Abridged. The craziness is so deep that it inspired a sub-genre of abridged series called MENTs or abridgeMENTs.
The original channel the series was uploaded to suddenly disappeared one day because, apparently, PurpleEyes deleted it in a COVID-fueled fever dream. He has since created a new channel where he uploads new videos. This year, PurpleEyes released a teaser for Code MENT, meaning the series is going to continue.
Because the channel disappeared, a guy ended up creating an archive channel where he re-uploaded the entire original series. That guy also started making remastered versions of Code MENT, actively being released.
Re-write progress:
- Writing Pass
- Formatting Pass
- Image Pass
Review
I donāt really know what I could say, so Iāll just say that itās funny, but can be cringe-y. Nevermind, I re-watched the entire series recently. The jokes get better over time, but there are still more good jokes than there are cringe-y ones. Some of the jokes in MENT went on to become more general memes that most people probably donāt know came from hereā¦I was shocked when I saw the scene. If you know, you know.
What makes Code MENT especially interesting is that thereās an actual plot hereā¦that fits together. The characterization of, get this, characters remains consistent throughout. All this just adds to the comedy - especially since some jokes are dependent upon continuity.
Code MENT also actually does essentially follow the plot of the original series, which also factors into a lot of the comedy. Now, obviously, a lot of the original lore is still discarded, but some jokes like The only person who shoots me is ME! Good luck trying to shoot me WHEN IāM ALREADY DEAD!
are based directly on what happens in Code Geass.
Trivilinks
- Music Playlist - Youāll thank me later.
- My mind has this categorized as one of the ātwo great abridged seriesā right next to SAO Abridged. Though, honestly, I donāt watch any besides these twoā¦and the only other ones Iāve seen are honestly pretty bad.
- The archiver is Gilles4Prezudent. He claims that him and PurpleEyes briefly discussed continuing Code MENT on the archive channelā¦though thatās currently a big āmaybeā.
- Gilles4Prezudent also started his own series on Clannad, which I havenāt watched, because I havenāt played Clannad yet.