Poll: How seriously do you take what Yahtzee says?
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Not even a wee bit.
His "Reviews" are for entertainment and nothing else, I never miss an Episode though.
His "Reviews" are for entertainment and nothing else, I never miss an Episode though.
When he praises a game for whatever reason I will generally think alot more about buying it. Thats not because yatzhee has said so but because usually he just points out the bad points so if a game is good enough for him to point out something he really enjoyed then yeah ill look into it. I definitly think he has a better way of doing his reviews then most. Alot of game reviews i have read seem to only really go on about the good stuff while skipping over the bad.
I don't really watch Yahtzee for his opinions on a game, since it's almost ALWAYS negative. That's his style, that's how he's funny. So, when he bashes a game I like, or one I was looking forward to playing, I always take his advice with a grain of salt.
The only time I really pay attention is when he reviews something positively, because I know he wouldn't do that unless the game was SERIOUSLY good. Frankly, his review of Skyrim is the only reason I'm actually considering getting the game.
The only time I really pay attention is when he reviews something positively, because I know he wouldn't do that unless the game was SERIOUSLY good. Frankly, his review of Skyrim is the only reason I'm actually considering getting the game.
I always take his opinion seriously and into consideration. But I also know what I personally like and my tastes can obviously not be the same as someone else's. So even if he recommends a game wholeheartedly, it doesn't mean I'm going to get it and vice versa.
If he praises a game. I usually at the very least give it a look. I tend to be very picky about games anymore cuz I've played so many over 30+ years and as a grownup I don't have time to devote to something that turns out to be a dud.
He may use extreme hyperbole in his criticism but the flaws he is criticizing are for the most part there. Quite frankly even though he's comedic I still somewhat applaud him for putting games under extreme scrutiny, maybe if he tried to pinpoint exactly what was wrong and how it could be fixed rather than finding vaguely what was wrong and blowing it out of proportion I'd take him a little more seriously. I also wish he'd be a little more consistent too, and maybe approach his extra punctuation column with a little for seriousness.
Pretty much like I do any other critic. I respect his opinion, but don't let it influence my own. All he is is a critic with a shtick, so why should I let him influence me any more than anyone else?
Sometimes there's some good points buried underneath all the sarcasm, but I don't generally take what he says seriously.
Especially not as an actual opinion of whatever game he's discussing, because on several occasions I've noticed he actually likes games where from the tone of his review you'd think he considers it the worst thing ever made.
So... Mostly I just take it for what it is. Incredibly sarcastic comedy.
Whatever points he makes can be serious at times, but it's rarely a meaningful statement about the games he reviews as a whole.
Especially not as an actual opinion of whatever game he's discussing, because on several occasions I've noticed he actually likes games where from the tone of his review you'd think he considers it the worst thing ever made.
So... Mostly I just take it for what it is. Incredibly sarcastic comedy.
Whatever points he makes can be serious at times, but it's rarely a meaningful statement about the games he reviews as a whole.
Yahtzee gives good critiques so long as you go in with the understanding that even when he loves a game his critique is going to be about 90% negative.
He's very good at pointing out the short comings in even great games; but he's not really a good barometer for figuring out a good game to play because he hardly mentions anything positive about a game.
As a critic he's exceptional as a reviewer he's not particularly helpful.
He's very good at pointing out the short comings in even great games; but he's not really a good barometer for figuring out a good game to play because he hardly mentions anything positive about a game.
As a critic he's exceptional as a reviewer he's not particularly helpful.
I don't take him seriously at all. He can sometimes get a good laugh out of me, but Zero Punctuation is certainly not my first stop for in-depth, critical analysis. Even the games he says he likes get almost entirely negative reviews, because, let's face it, negativity is funnier. I'm pretty sure I could take some of my favorite games of all time, and still fill a 5 minute video with only the negatives, since I've yet to find a perfect game in my 20 years as a gamer. I think anyone that looks to ZP for purchasing advice is a bit foolish, but viewed as the entertainment that it is, I still enjoy it.
He is a comedic critic and gives games ludicrously harsh critiques for the sake of comedy and even admitted slightly to caving to fan pressure after giving an actual review of Psychonauts. So I take everything he says with a grain of salt except for JRPGs with which I take a mountain of salt. He has good core points but explodes them too much too often.