Poll: Do You Still Like ZP?

[CarlsonAndPeeters]

They seemed to involve more subtle humor.

I don't think anything about the humor of a man who compared gaming to a "triple c***ed hooker" can be described as "subtle."

I agree that I don't enjoy his videos as much now as I used to. Maybe its because I'm more used to them, maybe its because he's been doing it for so long. I will say, though, that lately I've thought him to be on something of a role. The FIFA review in particular; he's still a smart funny guy so I'll always say its worth the five minutes a week to watch his videos and get a good laugh or two out.

 

[Barry93]

I don't fall out of my chair laughing anymore, but I still enjoy it. However, I do miss the unique intros and endings to each of his reviews with the different songs each week.

 

[Olas]

I find the quality of his videos has been surprisingly consistent over the years. Maybe I'm jut going mad, but I don't see how he's changed at all. Actually if you go back and watch some of his VERY early videos you'll see that he actually wasn't as good when he first started.

 

[Pink Gregory]

Sure I do; of course some of his criticisms are going to be a little predictable if, being in Australia, he only gets to review games after the rest of the press does, and of course there might be a few drops in quality if he has the weight of expectations and a weekly deadline to meet.

I really like his Let's Plays, too.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

He's been a part of my Wednesdays since 2007. Although I watch Feed Dump first these days, I still enjoy my ZP.

So yes, I still like it.

 

[AlbertoDeSanta]

I still watch ZP and I still enjoy it. But by know you're probably sick to death of "His Still enjoyable but not laugh your ass off Comedy". That's my opinion.

 

[Rack]

No, it was a good schtick but I think he said most of everything everything he had to on the subject in the first dozen videos or so. Now he's just repeating himself. That seems to be what the public want though so I barely watch them any more. Why would he change the formula?

 

[JediMB]

Flip-flopping on his opinion of Doom 3

...Seeing a game in a new light after 8 years of different experiences is "flip-flopping" now?

Watering down the term much?

 

[Something Amyss]

this is odd the poll mostly loves him but the comments dislike him, weird.

Not really. There's not much to discuss unless you have a problem, so people who are fine with ZP tend to just answer the poll and leave.

I still enjoy ZP, for the record, but I have little to say as to why. He's always had lazy/bad episodes, so that's not new, some of his jokes aren't funny, but that's not new.

 

[Guffe]

Yeah still enjoy it.
I think he is still as good as ever and I enjoy the puns and information on games he gives, even if they might be a bit blurr at times.
I noticed he has started to have a 5 second summary at the end in some videos were he actually sais if he thinks it's worthwile getting or not.
But might just be me...

 

[NeutralDrow]

Honestly, I just watched a dozen or so of his recent videos after not watching any for a few months, and I'm wondering why I stopped. Yes, I do still like ZP.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

They're enjoyable, seeing as I don't come to Yahtzee expecting giant bucketfuls of ha-ha oh-my-sides humour. I pop by Mister Croshaw's weekly dose of verbal acid reflux because he's an honest reviewer underneath all the funny sarcasm.

 

[Don't taze me bro]

I can't say I've watched any recently, but I do enjoy his reviews when I do watch them. I'm probably like many others that first came to The Escapist due to his videos, but I find myself watching The Jimquisition and The Big Picture more frequently now.

 

[Sandjube]

I agree with the guy who made the spicy food simile. It's still awesome but after...how many episodes is at now? Like a hundred? It doesn't hit like it used to.

 

[Gameguy20100]

They dont make me laugh like they used to in fact i think yatzhee has turned me into a cynical git just like him and i swear this is true i cant play a game anymore without pointing out flaws that i used to not care about

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

I still enjoy them. The trouble is it's not always easy know if he likes a game as it's 90% critique/criticism. But when he hates or loves a game you know about it.

If he had more valid and real complaints then that would justify his opinions. Also, his view on Multiplayer games is all over the place. His extreme dislike for Borderlands could be justified if he actually explained why MP is bad for a game that has single player in it.

The multiplayer aspect has been mentioned and clarified more than once. The general gist is quite simply that any game should stand up and sell itself on its single player alone. That's been the same for always. If a game compromises on story, difficulty, level design or gameplay because it had to accommodate or worse, was scaled specifically for, multiplayer, then it's a negative. And I actually agree on this point.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

I forgot to mention though, I hate the intro/outro music. Really hate it, always have since it was introduced. I have to hit play/pause rapidly then navigate to 16s precisely to avoid it, and be right on the ball when it ends to stop it immediately.

I miss when he did different and relevant songs. BioShock with the Beatles song, whatever warfare game with the Team America theme, bloody brilliant.

 

[Nazulu]

I reckon he's still got it. He has changed a little with how he see's things and his humour, but he's still got that fire inside him. Plus he's still trying different things as well, like how he kept getting side tracked to indie titles instead of talking about Fifa, and he still scores some great quotes every now and again. Also, he's still spot on with most of his criticisms.

Actually, when you think about it, he hasn't chnaged that much, he's still the main attraction and I would love him to do another mail bag showdown.