Comedy Skits and Memes

Another branch of the community uses low-poly visuals as a vehicle for quick humor and internet skits. These creators make short, shareable videos (often under a minute) that parody video game logic or meme absurdities, with the blocky 3D style adding an extra layer of comedy. The inherently clunky motions and simplified models of PS1-style animation can make even mundane scenarios look hilariously awkward, and that’s perfect for comedic effect!

Metroidhunter – A YouTuber who runs an ongoing “RPG series” of animated shorts that parody classic role-playing game scenarios. In these sketches, low-poly adventurer characters encounter typical RPG situations (shopping for items, fighting monsters, etc.), but things usually go ridiculously wrong in a deadpan way. The average fantasy hero trope is turned on its head, often to meme-worthy ends. The retro-3D presentation is key to the humor, as it mimics the look of late-90s JRPGs so well that viewers instantly recognize the setting, and then the joke subverts their expectation. Metroidhunter’s content exemplifies the meme potential of low-poly aesthetics: the videos feel like weird cheat-code outcomes in an old game, scratching both nostalgic and comedic itches.

Lilith Walther (@b0tster) – Though primarily known as a game developer (famous for the fan-made Bloodborne PSX demake in authentic PS1 style), Lilith Walther also engages in low-poly comedy on YouTube. In 2023–2024 she released a series of brief, ironically titled videos such as “DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO” (and sequels numbered 2, 3, etc.), which became surprisingly popular.

These skits are essentially shitposts presented with a retro aesthetic flair. The contrast between the self-deprecating titles and the actual content (which is usually just good fun) is part of the gag. Walther’s “Do Not Watch” series garnered hundreds of thousands of views (the fourth installment alone reached ~1.9 million views at the time of writing), as the internet embraced the odd blend of PS1 nostalgia and quick-paced humor, some of which is slapstick in an overly exaggerated style. Lilith Walther’s involvement also shows the crossover in this community, showing that the same person who can lovingly recreate a FromSoftware horror game with PS1 graphics can also make goofy PS1-style memes on the side. It’s all part of the broader low-poly cultural moment.