Mouthwashing (the game, not the concept) has taken my brain by storm, quickly coming in as one of my Top 10 Special Interests in under a week. That said, normally this would mean I’m chomping at the bit for Arin and Dan to play it, but this time around I’m…hoping they don’t ever touch it?

I know a lot of people have a whole back-and-forth with them playing horror games (some people love it, some people hate it, some people just wish they’d save it for Ghoul Grumps), but that’s not my issue. I think it has to do with the subject matter of the game, specifically with Anya. Like, yes, they took Sayori (DDLC) and Sakura (Danganronpa) well, but Anya’s death and the reasoning behind it (along with other parts of the game - like the Feast scene with Curly) might just be too dark for Game Grumps. At the end of the day, it’s a comedy show more than it’s a Let’s Play channel, you know?

Also, Arin’s apparent need to know how the game goes would frustrate me - it’s best to go into a game like Mouthwashing blind, but - like with Inside and DDLC - Arin has a tendency to either complete the game off-screen and ruins the surprises/drops fifteen different hints for Dan or gives a fake reaction that you can easily see through. I don’t hate him for it or anything, it just takes away from those surprising moments where you want to see a genuine reaction.

That said, if they came out and posted Mouthwashing Part 1 tomorrow or next week or whenever, would I watch it? Yes, because I’m a whore for Mouthwashing rn and it’s taking up a good 70% of my thoughts. But can I survive without the Grumps doing a run through? Absolutely. 👍🏻

(Also seriously - if you’ve read this far and there’s a different game you don’t want them to play, I wanna know)