Have you not bought a game after watching Yahtzee's review of it?

[brunothepig]

I've never dropped a game solely because of a Zero Punctuation episode, but there are times he's influenced my decision not to get a game (or in a few cases, that a game is worth considering).

Basically this. As I've said before, it seems me and Yahtzee have very similar tastes when it comes to games, so the flaws he mentions in his reviews are often big ones for me as well, and generally if he liked a game I will too. There's exceptions, and I don't use only Yahtzee's review to decide, but occasionally I've put off buying a game until it's cheaper, or asked around a bit more, because of a negative review.

 

[Magicmad5511]

I considered buying Castlevania Lords of Shadow, then after watching his video on it I looked on it less favourably. Still other reviews had a large say in it as well.

 

[Macrobstar]

I actually didn't buy Infamous because of his review. Which is funny because in his review of Infamous 2 he made it clear that he really liked Infamous. And I got it for free because of the whole PSN hacking thing and it turned out to be good. I think there may be a lesson in there somewhere.

He gave a positive review of infamous

 

[TheMann]

Yes, actually. I did not buy Bioshock 2 because of Yahtzee. At first I thought that there was no way a Bioshock sequel could go wrong. It wasn't just his review though, but after he slammed it so hard I looked around and found a whole slew of negative reviews on other sites. So, I didn't skip it just because of him, be he did start my investigation on whether or not the game was actually any good.

That being said, nothing will stop me from buying Infinite.

 

[DeltaEdge]

I watch his reviews for the comedy but I've never based my purchase off of a review that he made. Or else I would probably stop buying games

 

[Christopher Bryer]

I wish i watched his review of Borderlands before i preordered it..... FOR SHAME!!!!!

 

[Macrobstar]

He criticizes the games he likes, why would you take him seriously

Sorry but just because you like something doesn't mean you can't criticize it, things you like must have a least one negative thing about them

 

[Marik Bentusi]

Yahtzee said multiple times that he's a critic and that people don't like it if he's nice towards games. That's why you can't call it a balanced thing such as a review.

We share taste however, and just based on that I did actually made a few purchases I wouldn't have done without him, so it had the opposite effect on me. He's using hyperboles for the point he's getting across, and that's what makes it funny, but he does always make more or less solid points at the core you can either agree or disagree with.
For example if he said that he found cover-based-combat dull and tedious and you're a fan of cover-based-combat, then you shouldn't let this factor bother you. That's the absolute minimum amount of thought you should put in every kind of review, criticism, etc.
When I find a title I actually like from the sound of it and for some reason Yahtzee disagrees, I always check multiple sources and watch gameplay videos for further information, then I make or don't make the decision to buy it.

If you stick with him for a while and learn to read between the lines, you get a better feeling for what level of frustration he actually experienced with the problems he talks about. I wouldn't take him completely serious, but I wouldn't disregard his opinion either.

 

[madmsk]

No, but I definitely BOUGHT a game at his recommendation (Shadow of the Colossus, Dead Rising 2, and I'm looking in to Just Cause 2)

 

[42]

You can't go past this thread without mentioned Kane and Lynch 2 Dog Days. And that game was ripped apart by Yahtzee, and if it was that bad than i wouldn't buy it. same goes for Mindjack.

 

[KeyMaster45]

I've usually already bought the game by the time Yahtzee reviews it. His reviews don't sway my opinion at all.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

I watch him for the humor effect
I make opinions on games myself.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Tropico1]

On the contrary, I bought Amnesia, Bastion and From Dust all after seeing his videos on them. I'm also about to start playing Silent Hill 2 with high expectations.

I guess you could say I take him with a grain of salt when he's being negative, but when he says something is good, I'm a lot more inclined to believe that it actually is good and try it out.

Edit: Also Kane and Lynch 2 is one video I can think of where I took him at his word when he bashed a game. You could tell that that one was coming from the heart.

 

[Jonsbax]

Not really, though I really wish I would have listened to his MGS4 review.

*Runs crying back to MGS3*

 

[Vrex360]

Quite often actually. Though truth be told, it's less to do with Yahtzee's opinion and more to do with the fact that I had never planned to buy said game in the first place. Unlike you rich Americans, down here in Australia if I want to buy a video game I have to give up a lot of money. As a result on the rare occassions I do plan to buy a game, I need to know that it's worth it.
Most of the time, the games I end up buying are games that I had already planned on buying to begin with, and Yahtzee's opinion isn't going to sway me. I know that Yahtzee is going to hate Halo: Reach, it doesn't stop me from buying it because I knew that no matter what, he always was going to hate it.
I go to Zero Punctuation to get entertainment, and while there are more then a few times his opinion has made me say 'eep, I'm going to steer clear of that', it needs to be worth noting that I never had a powerful desire to play Hunted: The Demon's forge, Red Faction Armaggedon, Fear 3, Catherine, Call of Jurez, The Witcher 2 or most others in the first place.

 

[Mr. 47]

Nope. I've bought a few games even after watching his negative reviews.

@Cheesus333: Same here. I had no thought of playing it what-so-ever prior to the review, but not It is one of my favorite games.

 

[Sylveria]

Never. Thankfully Yahtzee rarely does stuff I own or intend to own. Final Fantasy XIII was the only one that I own that he had legitimate criticism about. By the time he reviewed it I had already finished and hated it with every fiber of my being.

 

[Apocalypse0Child]

Depending on how old the game is (and how cheap I can get it accordingly) I usually tend to pick up the games Yahtzee has the most fun tearing to pieces to see if they really are as bad as they say they are.

But in hindsight, I wish I had taken his review a little more seriously for Velvet Assassin...

 

[TheLoneBeet]

There are several games that I bought BECAUSE of Yahtzee's reviews. I usually take them as "If you can put up with this, this, etc. you might enjoy the game." so if it's got features or aspects I enjoy, I watch Yahtzee's review to hear about the ones I won't enjoy. I then weigh the pros and cons and make my decision from there. Sometimes I've been hesitant to buy a game and his review can push me to get it.

If I took his reviews entirely seriously and assumed every one of the games he'd reviewed were horrible and not worth buying my shelf would be pretty bare.