Poll: Yahtzee... don't forget the good stuff!
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That's what the internet needs - another reviewer who just blindly lists the good parts about the game without mentioned the bad parts!
I go to Yahtzee for the hilarity and also because he generally points out the bad parts about a game that no one else mentions. I wouldn't have him change a bit.
It's great to have a reliable source for the negative points in good games.
I go to Yahtzee for the hilarity and also because he generally points out the bad parts about a game that no one else mentions. I wouldn't have him change a bit.
It's great to have a reliable source for the negative points in good games.
I find Yathzee a very good information source for "How good is the game in single player only" (matters to me) and "Are there quicktime events" (matters to me, too). He cannot and maybe doesn't intend to replace a well balaced review or playing a demo.
Please don't try to change his videos into something they are not.
Please don't try to change his videos into something they are not.
Should Yahtzee be more positive when reviewing? Why should he be? Really, he's got his style and why change that? Would you really want to hear him brag about games? I've seen a few games I like being reviewed and I love seeing his point of view, but as I am not a fanboy I am able to see what he means even when I like the game. He doesn't really come with pointless ranting and profanity, it's actually pretty spot on ranting and profanity. Well, whenever I see someone complaining about someone's work, I will just say, do it yourself. Come up with your own zero punctuation review each week and see for yourself.
As yahtzee says in his batman review "well you dont call a sewage technician to redecorate your bathroom and you didn't come to me to hear if a game is good"
He is a comic reviewer as he will express his opinion but the main draw of zero punctuation is the comedy slating of a game so that what he feels the episode with.
He is a comic reviewer as he will express his opinion but the main draw of zero punctuation is the comedy slating of a game so that what he feels the episode with.
Agreed, that's just his shtick. It's like watching the Nostalgia Critic or the Angry Video Game Nerd. You don't watch them to see them praise a movie or a game, you watch them to see nerdy guys blow their freaking tops, or, in Yahtzee's case, a cockney nerd making absurd similes and observations. AVGN even digs to find stuff that pisses him off about his favorite video games. Likewise, even games for which Yahtzee has mostly praise, like Arkham Asylum, he's obligated to dig really deep for flaws and absurdity.Internet Kraken said:
As they say in the intro to MST3K: Just repeat to yourself "it's just a show, I should really just relax."
I've been noticing an increase in people creating topics specifically to address Yahtzee personally.
The only thing more futile would be installing a turn signal on a submarine.
The only thing more futile would be installing a turn signal on a submarine.
I think using only Yahtzee to base what games you wish to purchase and enjoy is poor. Are you really so weak willed that you need the worlds greatest sadist to think for you?
If a game, film, book, band or game cannot survive a review by people of the likes of Yahtzee and Brooker (Charlie) Then clearly theres is something wrong with the game,film,book, band or game.
Use him as a comparison, not as the bible.
Also: he loves Portal.
If a game, film, book, band or game cannot survive a review by people of the likes of Yahtzee and Brooker (Charlie) Then clearly theres is something wrong with the game,film,book, band or game.
Use him as a comparison, not as the bible.
Also: he loves Portal.
i said no do you want to know why?
didnt think so but im going to tell you anyway
if someone tells you a game is good and it builds up your hype then your going to be annoyed when it turns out that the thing isnt as good as someone told you it was
example: little big planet
also its easier to be funny about something thats bad (its also generaly funnier as well)
remember, it has to be bad to make the news, because its more interesting to hear about the bad stuff
didnt think so but im going to tell you anyway
if someone tells you a game is good and it builds up your hype then your going to be annoyed when it turns out that the thing isnt as good as someone told you it was
example: little big planet
also its easier to be funny about something thats bad (its also generaly funnier as well)
remember, it has to be bad to make the news, because its more interesting to hear about the bad stuff
The game I think of as most consistently praised by Yahtzee is the first Condemned. This suggests he prizes things like storytelling, atmosphere, and innovation (such as that game's focus on melee weapons). He pretty much tells you directly that he values these things in other reviews, as well.
The fact that I think one of his most esteemed games is crap tells me that I should never let him influence my buying decisions. Instead, I listen to him for humor, vocabulary, obscure references, and to listen to a fast-paced British accent say hilariously lowbrow stuff (let's face it, ZP would be nowhere near as funny if it was dictated by a guy with a New Jersey brogue, at least not to me.).
Just because he criticizes a highly critiqued media does not make him a critic. More of a humorist and satirist. I wouldn't have any problem with him espousing a game's good points as long as he was equally funny about it.
The fact that I think one of his most esteemed games is crap tells me that I should never let him influence my buying decisions. Instead, I listen to him for humor, vocabulary, obscure references, and to listen to a fast-paced British accent say hilariously lowbrow stuff (let's face it, ZP would be nowhere near as funny if it was dictated by a guy with a New Jersey brogue, at least not to me.).
Just because he criticizes a highly critiqued media does not make him a critic. More of a humorist and satirist. I wouldn't have any problem with him espousing a game's good points as long as he was equally funny about it.
I belive he honestly said once "No one likes reviews where I'm nice." His reviews aren't meant to be taken seriously anyway. I see him more of a comedian rather then a game reviewer. Mainly due to the fact that he keeps jokes in mind when writing it out.
If he didn't just slag off games then he may as well just have the title screen, fade in to a picture of the box art and the word 'compelling' for every video. Anyone who uses solely his videos as a means to determine whether or not to buy a game is probably a stunt double for a chimpanzee.
"Zero Punctuation" is unique in the way that it points out the negative things that will most likely swing your opinion about a game (it certainly did for Yahtzee). A very recent example is to compare Susan Arendt's review of Assassin's Creed to Yahtzee's ZP about it. Susan told you about reinstating the family villa, but Yahtzee pointed out how futile it was since it only gave more money to fix more in the villa, giving more money to fix more in the villa and so on.
Bottom line is that the mechanic itself is not necessarily godsent or a devil's idea, there will be people in both camps anyway, but "Zero Punctuation" gives us a chance to see games out of a negative light which gives a nice contrast when considering a game as a whole.
Personally I am more prone to drop a game when I've seen it's flaws, and for this end Yahtzee provides a good view of such possible features and could save my money spent on games, even if some of his claims should be taken with a bit of salt. Also, as Yahtzee said himself in his Batman review: "My complaints are still small fissures in a thick crust surrounding a solid core, so you're free to assume that everything I haven't mentioned in this review is fine"
Bottom line is that the mechanic itself is not necessarily godsent or a devil's idea, there will be people in both camps anyway, but "Zero Punctuation" gives us a chance to see games out of a negative light which gives a nice contrast when considering a game as a whole.
Personally I am more prone to drop a game when I've seen it's flaws, and for this end Yahtzee provides a good view of such possible features and could save my money spent on games, even if some of his claims should be taken with a bit of salt. Also, as Yahtzee said himself in his Batman review: "My complaints are still small fissures in a thick crust surrounding a solid core, so you're free to assume that everything I haven't mentioned in this review is fine"
