I think it's more about how the series narrative gets constructed. I just see the influence of the MCU when I see these new videos. It's like how you can tell Filthy Frank was a series made in the 10s and not the (late) 00s like AVGN. Sure, AVGN had characters, but there wasn't a conscious effort to create an AVGN universe while Filthy Frank had 30+ realms where a bunch of those characters came from in some Filthy Frank cinematic universe.
There was stuff back then that built up a narrative. Things like Final Fighting Fantasy or the Shock stick fight series.
I think it's more about how the series narrative gets constructed. I just see the influence of the MCU when I see these new videos. It's like how you can tell Filthy Frank was a series made in the 10s and not the (late) 00s like AVGN. Sure, AVGN had characters, but there wasn't a conscious effort to create an AVGN universe while Filthy Frank had 30+ realms where a bunch of those characters came from in some Filthy Frank cinematic universe.