Awesome analogy.madwarper said:
I too still enjoy it. There are still some reviews that still make me laugh (Duke Nukem, Fifa2013, Halo 4, Orange Box), but I know what you mean. It does start to get a little old after awhile
Poll: Do You Still Like ZP?
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I too still enjoy it. There are still some reviews that still make me laugh (Duke Nukem, Fifa2013, Halo 4, Orange Box), but I know what you mean. It does start to get a little old after awhile
Only people who don't like him have any motivation to leave a comment.felbot said:
I liked his videos when I first discovered him. I still like them now. There isn't really anything to explain there. *shrug*
I used to absolutely love it, watching them all. Then I got bored and didn't watch it for a while. I've watched the past few, but keep finding myself thinking "oh, shut up" and closing it halfway through.
I used to find him funny, but now the way he just moans about everything really grates on me. I don't think the quality of the show has changed though, and he's obviously still entertaining lots of people, so I guess I must have just changed or got tired of it.
I used to find him funny, but now the way he just moans about everything really grates on me. I don't think the quality of the show has changed though, and he's obviously still entertaining lots of people, so I guess I must have just changed or got tired of it.
1) He didn't say he knew better because he was older, he was biting back at people who said he didn't know what a shooter was; despite the fact he is old enough to have been around for the glory days of the FPS.Gorilla Gunk said:
2) Siren: Blood Curse WAS a bad game. Just because it was an old school survival horror game, does not mean it was good. Borderlands 2 is good, but I can see how he didn't like; same goes for Bulletstorm.
3) Silent Hill 2 pushes the boundaries of what constitutes a sequel. It's very different from its predecessor (new story, characters, lore, etc), to the point where it could almost be considered a new IP; albeit one which drew influence from the original game.
Also, I still really enjoy ZP. It's rarely laugh out funny any more, but it has been going for a few years and is no longer fresh or cutting edge. I consider Yahtzee, along with Charlie Brooker and Noah Antwiler, to be a great influence on my own writing.
I still like it but it's more fun having Yahtzee play a genera he likes instead of the bland paste we call shooters these days.
If you expect Yahtzee to like the game you're gonna have a bad time.
Just enjoy the humour.
I like him, like I liked the Nostalgia Critic, it was a weekly laugh at things that I enjoy whether it gets ripped to shreds or hailed as a classic, I just enjoy watching people find ways to blow it up. And sew as many silly lines of adjectives and verbs to the pillowcase as possible.
He's a reliable source of a giggle, and I can't ask for anything better, some are better than others but I certainly couldn't do any more than what he does. So I say here's to more Zero Punctuation. *raises glass*
Just enjoy the humour.
I like him, like I liked the Nostalgia Critic, it was a weekly laugh at things that I enjoy whether it gets ripped to shreds or hailed as a classic, I just enjoy watching people find ways to blow it up. And sew as many silly lines of adjectives and verbs to the pillowcase as possible.
He's a reliable source of a giggle, and I can't ask for anything better, some are better than others but I certainly couldn't do any more than what he does. So I say here's to more Zero Punctuation. *raises glass*
I voted 'Very Little' - woohoo super minority!David Huff said:
I did like it a while back, but something happened, I'd say this year, it might be mostly centered around he doesn't review games properly (you don't yahtzee, don't pretend you do) which didn't bother me so much when there was enough humour to cover it up, but when the humour is based on a failed game mechanic, which he just failed at using, especially because he has a shit pc or is using it on a console when the pc version doesn't have that problem, it starts to drag
*looks through library for last ZP recalled seeing* Diablo 3 or E3 2012, somewhere around there, maybe the lollipop game, but it didn't ring too many bells.
idk, he clearly would have to put effort into the videos, but if he spent a bit more time on the games (and on games I want to play to come to think of it) and a little less on the videos themselves, it might improve them, who knows, the latest ones might be as great as some of his classics, I guess it's been long enough to give him another chance.
But he did go from, 20+ awesome jokes per vid, to 2-3 awesome jokes, with many lame ones.
Not sure if it's due to me becoming acclimated to his sense of humour/video style or an actual measurable decline in humour - the former seems more likely, but maybe he's not as into it any more either - but I think I'm appreciating his humour a bit less. I think the all-limerick Wolfenstein episode was one of the peaks in my ZP experience - maybe more off the wall episodes like that would renew the spark of funny. 
Still like, still watch, but the older ones were funnier.
I think it may be creative fatigue, and he would probably argue that's what the videogame industry is going through. Might not make me laugh as hard as they used to, but ZP is still consistently entertaining in my opinion. That's more than most people who make internet videos can boast.
At least he updates once a week.
I think it may be creative fatigue, and he would probably argue that's what the videogame industry is going through. Might not make me laugh as hard as they used to, but ZP is still consistently entertaining in my opinion. That's more than most people who make internet videos can boast.
At least he updates once a week.
I still like Zero Punctuation but I do have a few gripes with the show. While Yahtzee is funny, to mee he seems to be a better comedian than critic. His 'reviews' (He doesn't like to call himself a reviewer, but instead refers to himself as a critic) lack substance and it feels like the ranting is mostly played for laughs. At the end of a review I mostly don't know if actually he likes a game or not.
His endless nitpicking makes me feel that he makes a game seem a lot worse than he actually thinks. He said in his Bioshock review that people didn't like it if he was nice to a game, so I think he keeps nitpicking for the sake of keeping it entertaining. I don't think a critic should focus only on the negative things (Critic =/= Cynic) and I think Yahtzee's reviews would really improve if he actally justifies why he likes or dislikes a game and actually tells us some positive things or what could be improved or what elssons can be learned for future games. I think that he actually shows his real opinion more in Extra Punctuation than in Zero Punctuation.
His endless nitpicking makes me feel that he makes a game seem a lot worse than he actually thinks. He said in his Bioshock review that people didn't like it if he was nice to a game, so I think he keeps nitpicking for the sake of keeping it entertaining. I don't think a critic should focus only on the negative things (Critic =/= Cynic) and I think Yahtzee's reviews would really improve if he actally justifies why he likes or dislikes a game and actually tells us some positive things or what could be improved or what elssons can be learned for future games. I think that he actually shows his real opinion more in Extra Punctuation than in Zero Punctuation.
I think it's been getting MORE funny over the years, actually.
Granted some episodes are more hilarious than others, but the past year and a half have had some LEGENDARY moments.
Stuff like "But it's still a good-HANGONTHEPROTAGONISTHASABEAAAAARD!! What did you do with the rest of the body Insomniac?!?!"
and "Isn't there something PROACTIVE we can do? You know, dress up all the soldiers in wigs and make then stand around going 'AHEM! I hope nothing interrupts this LOVELY PICNIC!!'"
AND
And my personal favorite:
Granted some episodes are more hilarious than others, but the past year and a half have had some LEGENDARY moments.
Stuff like "But it's still a good-HANGONTHEPROTAGONISTHASABEAAAAARD!! What did you do with the rest of the body Insomniac?!?!"
and "Isn't there something PROACTIVE we can do? You know, dress up all the soldiers in wigs and make then stand around going 'AHEM! I hope nothing interrupts this LOVELY PICNIC!!'"
AND
"*spends whole review reviewing anything BUT Fifa 13* ...Wait, how long have I got? 8 SECONDS?!?! Umm...Fifa13isagameinwhichyouachieveaballsdreamofbeingkickedintoanetandIthinkwecanallagreethat'sapositivethingnightynight"
And my personal favorite:
Very Little
Absolutely loved the show for the first 10 or so episodes and then it quickly got old.
I'm interested enough in his opinion and commentary on the negatives of a game to be a regular viewer, but it's been a very long time since any of the episodes have gotten a laugh.
Similar thing goes for Jimquisition.
I love the topics that Jim brings up and his one or two points on the topic. But then he goes all Saturday Night Live and runs his points into the ground for four more minutes while acting like a spoiled child. I know he does this for entertainment but it's not my kind of entertainment.
Absolutely loved the show for the first 10 or so episodes and then it quickly got old.
I'm interested enough in his opinion and commentary on the negatives of a game to be a regular viewer, but it's been a very long time since any of the episodes have gotten a laugh.
Similar thing goes for Jimquisition.
I love the topics that Jim brings up and his one or two points on the topic. But then he goes all Saturday Night Live and runs his points into the ground for four more minutes while acting like a spoiled child. I know he does this for entertainment but it's not my kind of entertainment.
I personally still really enjoy ZP. I find that people can take his opinion too seriously, especially through reading some of the replies people have posted to this topic.
Yahtzee gives his opinion on games, cracks a few jokes, and makes me laugh. If I disagree with what he says, or he slates a game I love, it doesn't matter. That's his opinion, I have my own.
Just my two pence worth!
Yahtzee gives his opinion on games, cracks a few jokes, and makes me laugh. If I disagree with what he says, or he slates a game I love, it doesn't matter. That's his opinion, I have my own.
Just my two pence worth!