Ever Bought A Game Based Solely On Yahtzee's Review?
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Well not directly becuase of his review more as a reminder I got Painkiller on steam I Had it before but never finished it, watched his review and said "Oh shit I remember that game! Oh is it on steam!" Sure black edition was for ?9.99
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No because Yahtzee does not review games as he is a critic. I have never and will never buy a game based on Yahtzee's opinions as they are purely comedic based and he goes out of his way to tear down games. The fact he only played FF13 and the Witcher for 5 hours then decided to form opinions about them shows how well thought out they are.
I got Painkiller after seeing his review . . . I still play it to blow off steam from time to time.
Saints Row 2 and Fallout 3. I think those were the last 2 games he genuinely liked since he started reviewing.
nah, never have i gotten any based on his opinion, and ones i do have that he's reviewed, i got about 1 week before he reviewed them.... but i really want to get the orange box
Waiiiit.... Yahtzee has positively reviewed $500 worth of games?T-Zero said:
Frankly, there's way too much review information out there for me to rely on a single source as the absolute standard for approval or disapproval of games I buy. I appreciate the angle that Yahtzee takes, that he isn't prone to forgiving games for awful storylines or generic gameplay, and that he can raise credible arguments for why games that are other reviewers' darlings aren't all they're cracked up to be or why other games have been unfairly overlooked or abused despite having interesting and original elements.
I trust Yahtzee significantly more than most game critics. But using his opinion alone? Not so much.
Once. I was looking for a game to play for this new 'wii' thing whilst waiting for that genuine wii zelda we were promised and Yahtzee said No More Heroes was pretty good. Or something to a similar effect. I personally didn't love the game, but I did appreciate how unique it was.
Oh. THAT.
Oh. THAT.
I bought Psychonauts (which was fucked up, thank you Steam), The Orange Box, Bioshock, Fallout 3 and Super Mario Galaxy based on his reviews, and none of them disappointed. I think if Yahtzee likes a game, you generally have to give it a go to see what all the fuss is about.
well the only games u could buy based only on yahtsee's reviews are:
portal
psychonauts
maybe COD4
those are the ones i remember being the most positive
portal
psychonauts
maybe COD4
those are the ones i remember being the most positive
His portal review was pretty much what I felt. And I think me and him are the only 2 people that though Darkest of Days was good enough to buy based on the blurb but then were severely disappointed when it turned out to be polished crud. But no, I don't think I have bought a game based soley on his review.
I usually ask a friend's opinion on a game, since I know what they like and don't like and whether or not it's what I like. Also some members of the Escapist. I don't trust professionals (no offense to anyone.) Still, doesn't mean I don't agree or take into consideration some of Yahtzee's reviews, I just listen to other as well.
Yeah I bought The Orange Box(PS3) and Saints Row 2(XBOX360)because he said they were really good.