Poll: Do You Agree With "Yahtzee's" Reviews?
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I agree with everything he says.
Even games I love to bits have faults, oftentimes the faults he points out are things that even if they didn't bother me, I can say "yeah I can see how that might bother someone"
I guess I can just handle criticisms of the things I like, unlike many raging fanboys.
Whatchagonnado.
Even games I love to bits have faults, oftentimes the faults he points out are things that even if they didn't bother me, I can say "yeah I can see how that might bother someone"
I guess I can just handle criticisms of the things I like, unlike many raging fanboys.
Whatchagonnado.
First of all: Just because Yahtzee has a humorous approach, that doesn't mean that he's not a "legitimate" reviewer. In that sense, who is legit? The IGN hype-machine? Seriousness doesn't equal legitimacy.
Second of all: As mature human adults, it should be possible for us to find ANY review insightful. The more insightful we find it, the better the review, naturally.
As a reviewer, Yahtzee is good at basically two things: Bringing forward a games's flaws and making snide jokes about said flaws. He does these two things consistently and beautifully. You can be entertained by the review, even if you don't agree with it. It's a mark of good writing, even if he's also a tad grating.
If that fits what your definition of insightful is, then Yhatzee is a good reviewer. If you find him biased and abrasive, then it's your duty as a responsible consumer to look elsewhere. Personally, however, I thank the Heavens that he's got a memory that's older than the release of "inFamous" and taste more discerning than 50% of the US populace.
Second of all: As mature human adults, it should be possible for us to find ANY review insightful. The more insightful we find it, the better the review, naturally.
As a reviewer, Yahtzee is good at basically two things: Bringing forward a games's flaws and making snide jokes about said flaws. He does these two things consistently and beautifully. You can be entertained by the review, even if you don't agree with it. It's a mark of good writing, even if he's also a tad grating.
If that fits what your definition of insightful is, then Yhatzee is a good reviewer. If you find him biased and abrasive, then it's your duty as a responsible consumer to look elsewhere. Personally, however, I thank the Heavens that he's got a memory that's older than the release of "inFamous" and taste more discerning than 50% of the US populace.
Sometimes, but everyone has their own opinions. For example, I loved Jericho and Brutal Legend.
Exactly my feeling. It's his opinion and I have doubts it is as black and white as his reviews. His bread and butter are the faults he can make sound even funnier. "It's a great game you should play it.", has fewer openings for humour.Assassin Xaero said:
I didn't get psychonauts because he said it is great. It was a combination of my friend Colm saying "Psychonauts is Great" and that ?2 special on steam a few weeks ago. Yahtzee is entertaining, my friend is my friend because we have enough parallel opinions to hang around and talk.
Yeah, same here. I bought it because it was $2 and because a few people I know said it was great, oh, and it was buy the same guy that made Brutal Legend, but I think I loved that because I'm a huge metalhead. Come to think of it, I think I tried Jericho just because Yahtzee hated it.manythings said:
I'm much too poor/cheap to get games on a whim. I know I could trade them in later but something about that idea irks me unless the game is so vile (I mean you Just Cause) that the only way to extract value from it is to just hand it over. Also Psychonauts is great.Assassin Xaero said:
he is somewhat objective and points out the good and the bad. cant ask for anything more from a reviewer.
Yeah you can definately take him too seriously but it's important to look past that and ask yourself if you would enjoy it yourself.
Certainly when I first started watching him I thought "wow that's kinda weird that I thought that aswell (in almost exactly the same words :-0)" but ultimately you should just judge for yourself.
I don't find it as funny when he reviews games I haven't played because I can't relate to the same frustrations that he brings up. However it is still funny on a certain level. I must admit I did laugh a hell of a lot at the last review (RAAR SHEPARD SMASH!) ha! XD
The only reviews I ever really see are his because I hate to muddy the waters, so to speak, before I play a game and I know his are more about the comedy than really exploring a games strengths and weaknesses.
EDIT: there was one bit of advice I took from him however - yes Painkiller is fucking awesome!
Certainly when I first started watching him I thought "wow that's kinda weird that I thought that aswell (in almost exactly the same words :-0)" but ultimately you should just judge for yourself.
I don't find it as funny when he reviews games I haven't played because I can't relate to the same frustrations that he brings up. However it is still funny on a certain level. I must admit I did laugh a hell of a lot at the last review (RAAR SHEPARD SMASH!) ha! XD
The only reviews I ever really see are his because I hate to muddy the waters, so to speak, before I play a game and I know his are more about the comedy than really exploring a games strengths and weaknesses.
EDIT: there was one bit of advice I took from him however - yes Painkiller is fucking awesome!
Sometimes you have to take some things that Yahtzee says with a pinch of salt. Without playing the game, you cannot truly tell how bad/good some things are just by a description, a picture referencing said thing and Yahtzee's banter about said topic.
His Mass Effect 2 review didn't mention something I would have jumped down the throat of: Regen Health as opposed to ME1's health Bars and Shields.
His Mass Effect 2 review didn't mention something I would have jumped down the throat of: Regen Health as opposed to ME1's health Bars and Shields.
Except for the glaring exception of Mirror's Edge, a lot of what he says is correct at its base (although a lot is hyperbole). 75%.
Yes, I agree with him on his comments.
Mostly because he playes games in a genre as far as possible from my game genre of choice. So without him reviewing anything I play, I'm free to laugh my my ass off. He does rag on the wii though,and I do own a wii. But so far I agree with him on the wii.
Mostly because he playes games in a genre as far as possible from my game genre of choice. So without him reviewing anything I play, I'm free to laugh my my ass off. He does rag on the wii though,and I do own a wii. But so far I agree with him on the wii.
well half the games he reviews i've never played, and the other half i tend to like... doesn't bother me though since its entertaining but even if i did have a problem with it, the fact that i'm basically no-one means that it would be completely irrelevant... so meh
Just because I enjoy his reviews doesn't mean I actually agree. Half the games he reviews I haven't even played yet so I'm not going to be influenced by him on how I enjoy a game. Even if he does bash a game I like, do I care? It was still worth watching the review for all the jokes in it. If you really find yourself offended by his reviews, take a good look in the mirror. You may just be a fanboy.
(Forehead slap)Neonbob said:
Guys...
Critic (noun):
1. A person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes: a poor critic of men.
2. A person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes literary or artistic works, dramatic or musical performances, or the like, esp. for a newspaper or magazine.
3. A person who tends too readily to make captious, trivial, or harsh judgments; faultfinder.
This is off dictionary.com.
A critic's job is to analyze something by pointing out its negative qualities. A critic is the antithesis of a product's ad campaign, which is meant to make you focus on the best qualities of a game. Based on that, you're supposed to be able to decide these things for yourself:
a) If the negative qualities of the product that the critic evaluated would so irritate you that trying it out wouldn't be worth your time/money
b) If the negative qualities of the product that bothered the critic aren't really things that would bother you
Essentially you have to decide whether the things the critic pointed out are things that would bother you as much as him, or are things you'd be able to overlook.
Example: Yahtzee hated Dead Space for its reliance on "jump" scares. However, he neglected to mention the extremely effective atmosphere and superb moments of suspense throughout the game. Based on the negative points he brought up, I decided that, given my tastes in games, it would at least be worth a look. I tried it, enjoyed it, and later bought it.
You don't have to listen to everything Yahtzee says, you're just supposed to consider the points he makes and make the decision to buy the game (or not) yourself. Don't listen to IGN or GameInformer or Gamespot; their methods of evaluation basically consist of gushing about how awesome the game that their superiors told them to talk about is, while giving mediocre scores to games that are underhyped.