I'm not a big fan of countdown channels due to their manufactured feel and faceless runners. PhantomStrider is of the Matthew Santoro crop, being a present personality while conducting his countdowns.
Whatever I may say next, I will say I do like how he doesn't try to masquerade how generic his format is, heck, few animation channels rely on this format so it makes him unique by default.
However when it comes to his topics, if you're knowledgeable of the opinions of the animation community, you're bound to piece together how the lists would go down.
It does feel like he wants to genuinely incorporate his opinions, but at times it comes off as a bit narrow and one-sided.
Whatever the case, you get what you clicked for.
Whatever I may say next, I will say I do like how he doesn't try to masquerade how generic his format is, heck, few animation channels rely on this format so it makes him unique by default.
However when it comes to his topics, if you're knowledgeable of the opinions of the animation community, you're bound to piece together how the lists would go down.
It does feel like he wants to genuinely incorporate his opinions, but at times it comes off as a bit narrow and one-sided.
Whatever the case, you get what you clicked for.