Poll: Is Yahtzee Funny?

[joshuaayt]

Undeniably. A good critic? No. God no, he isn't even pretending anymore.
Yahtzee tells good jokes and spouts amusing anecdotes, then we proceed to laugh at them (Well, except those few people on tvtropes- they just get angry). That's it, that's all there needs to be.

 

[Vhite]

Yes, definitely, but he useed to be funnier.

 

[Yopaz]

He's funny, but he's got some reviews that are worse, but most of the time he's funny. This is a question that has been asked too many times though. I like extra punctuation in addition to Zero Punctuation.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Not always, but 89% of the stuff in his reviews makes me laugh.

 

[OceanRunner]

He's funny and informative. I first bought Saints Row 2 after watching his review.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

I still laugh at the
"...leaving you unsatisfied, like fucking a burning dolphin"
quote.

 

[Nazz3]

It's the only reason anyone's even heard of Escapist

 

[MrFluffy-X]

He used to be, but now he is uninspired and just makes piss jokes. also I didn't realize it was traditional British comedy...
edit: This guy is a lot better. He reviews games before they come out.
http://www.reviewwithextremeprejudice.com/?p=172

Hes funny but does not actually tell us anything about the game. The crackdown one was genius

 

[Jesus Phish]

He used to be, but now he is uninspired and just makes piss jokes. also I didn't realize it was traditional British comedy...
edit: This guy is a lot better. He reviews games before they come out.
http://www.reviewwithextremeprejudice.com/?p=172

This guy is alright. A few smiles, but nothing as funny as ZP has ever been.

ZP at the moment is a bit on and off, but I'd put that down to the games being on and off. Singularity sounded like one of the most boring games made long before it came out.

 

[MirrorSweep]

Not anymore.

 

[seditary]

He gives me some interesting and differing views that due to my own intelligence and mental processes I'd never normally consider consciously.

Humour may come because of what he says or what I think about what he thought, and generally ends up being enjoyable.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Like anyone, he has funny moments and less funny moments. Admittedly I haven't found any laugh-out-loud moments for a while, and those in the past I've watched so many times they've got a bit old now, but he's still amusing enough to keep me watching. So yeah, I'd say he's pretty funny. He's a bit like Charlie Brooker, I suspect deliberately so since he openly admits to being influenced by him, but he doesn't have Charlie's incredible turn of phrase - not a criticism, really, nobody but Mr Brooker himself has that gift.

 

[TheScottishFella]

I still enjoy him

 

[Shemming]

I'd say he is funny, but he used to be funnier with older reviews.

 

[Jet_02]

yes, yes he is

 

[Tim_Buoy]

well as an american i find him funny i dont see him as a reviewer but as more as a critic whos job is to bash every single one of the games flaws

 

[Jed Petty]

In my opinion not much has changed since i started watching his reviews. Yes i laugh.. I keep coming back. For you people that say he isn't funny anymore maybe you should stop watching for awhile? Kinda seems like this thread was made to do nothing more than hate on him. Eloquently yes.. but hating still!

PS: I think he is 100% a reviewer of games. He just chooses to talk about the negatives more. Hypercritical comes to mind.. but does so in a funny way as to entertain people.

 

[conzan]

he used to be funny
but if yo watch someone over a long time they stop being funny
he should try some new stuff in his reviews
he is still very entertaining though

 

[captaincabbage]

He used to be, but now he is uninspired and just makes piss jokes. also I didn't realize it was traditional British comedy...
edit: This guy is a lot better. He reviews games before they come out.
http://www.reviewwithextremeprejudice.com/?p=172

YES. Did you see his review of Just Cause 2? I WANT THE GAME HE DESCRIBED.

 

[cornmancer]

He was, but he just needs to change things up a bit. Regardless of whether or not he's funny though, I agree with most of his opinions and listen to his reviews because of that.