While he has pointed things out that make me thing "holy crap, he's right about that", I don't agree with Yahtzee too much. I still find him hilarious, but I don't think humor equals truth.
Why agree with Yahtzee?
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If it hasn't been said yet (I'm too lazy to read 4 pages) my opinion of Yahtzee's opinion is that his position is NOT in opposition to the fans of the game being reviewed, rather in opposition to the DESIGNERS of said game. Personally, I have played many of the games that he's reviewed. His opinions have never mattered to me, nor should ANY critic of ANYTHING have an opinion that matters to ANYONE. That being said, he's taken the piss out of many games that are on my all-time favorite list yet I find myself and my taste uninsulted by his nitpicking. I have always been aware of the pitfalls of those game experiences, but I feel that the positives of those games more than outweighed the negative. However to his credit, I agree that the game obviously WOULD be better without them. Your job as the viewer is to know the difference between these two statements, using QTE's as an example:
1: "This game sucks because It has Quick-time events."
2: "I personally don't like this game because it has Quick-time events. In my opinion, QTE's don't belong in an FPS."
Even though we're both aware the above statements are lacking in Yahtzee's trademark crass verbosity, let's pretend that he's talking about a game that you've never played. If you decide to get the game because you don't like Yahtzee, fine. If you DON'T get the game because you're a Yahtzee fanboy, whatever. The important thing is, now you know the game has QTE's. Now comes the part where you decide for YOURSELF if QTE's are a dealbreaker.
In closing, I don't care what you think about his reviews... but I sure as hell hope game designers take his commentaries salt-free.
1: "This game sucks because It has Quick-time events."
2: "I personally don't like this game because it has Quick-time events. In my opinion, QTE's don't belong in an FPS."
Even though we're both aware the above statements are lacking in Yahtzee's trademark crass verbosity, let's pretend that he's talking about a game that you've never played. If you decide to get the game because you don't like Yahtzee, fine. If you DON'T get the game because you're a Yahtzee fanboy, whatever. The important thing is, now you know the game has QTE's. Now comes the part where you decide for YOURSELF if QTE's are a dealbreaker.
In closing, I don't care what you think about his reviews... but I sure as hell hope game designers take his commentaries salt-free.
My friend didnt even know that there were other 'proper' reviews on the site, he thought ZP was the only one and that Yahtzee's word should be taken for gospel...'oh dear' was what I was thinking, 'another fanboy'.
OT: I watch Yahtzee for the laughs mainly, and I dont take his reviews too seriously, as he is there really to point out stuff in games that other reviewers might put a little more nicely. (Probably repeating what has already been said)
OT: I watch Yahtzee for the laughs mainly, and I dont take his reviews too seriously, as he is there really to point out stuff in games that other reviewers might put a little more nicely. (Probably repeating what has already been said)
I have my disagreements with Yahtzee, but the reason why he is my number one and (at this point) ONLY source of gaming advice is because he's an incisive, erudite, witty mofo who not only understands the underpinnings of how videogames work and how they're fun but has a respect for them as works of art beyond their entertainment/cathartic value(i.e. he's an uncloseted games-are-art fag). And all of that on is top of being a comic genius. That's the reason he ranks above all the other game reviewers in the world. He's saved me hundreds of dollars worth of crappy games I'll never buy. I only wish I watched his reviews before I paid for a month's worth of EVE Online (that obnoxiously boring grieferfest was one of the most disappointing ventures of my gaming life). That's all I have to say.
I don't ALWAYS agree with him. There are some games I like he doesn't, and vice-versa (for example, I'm pretty keen on Devil May Cry 4, even though technically it wasn't that good by design standards, and I couldn't care less about Saints Row 2) but I tend to agree with him when it comes to, say, multiplayer, and that games ought to stand on single-player alone without relying on multiplayer to hold it up.
So there are some ways he's awesome and some ways he's...well, someone I disagree with, and anyone who takes it too seriously either way - haters or fanboys - need to chill it the fuck out.
So there are some ways he's awesome and some ways he's...well, someone I disagree with, and anyone who takes it too seriously either way - haters or fanboys - need to chill it the fuck out.
He is funny and his reviews aim for humor so i don't take him to seriously.
(though i haven't played a final fantasy past 6 i agree with his review of ff13. a game shouldn't take 20 hours to get goood)
(though i haven't played a final fantasy past 6 i agree with his review of ff13. a game shouldn't take 20 hours to get goood)
Well i never choose one way or the other with what yahtzee says about a game. i wait until i can play the game and make that decision for myself. the reason i say that is that one game that might seem like a bad game to one person, might be a blast for someone else. its like the saying "one mans trash is another mans treasure"
To be honest, I only watched Zero Punctuation for the laughs, which is not to say I agree/disagree with him. If I'm watching a review of a game I've already played, I find myself agreeing with him more often than not (doesn't mean I am even half as annoyed as he is with anything/everything), but if it's a review of a game I have yet to play, I rarely let his opinion dissuade me from trying it out myself.
Long before I heard of ZP I often found myself playing what were considered by many to be the best games of the time such as Halo 3 and GTA 4 and thinking "Wow this is rubbish. But I don't know anyone who agrees with me so maybe games just aren't for me anymore." Then I saw his review for Mass Effect 2 and found he had basically the exact same gripes I did. Hooray, a game reviewer who actually includes being a total hard ass as part of his shtick. I even used to email magazines complaining about the leniency of their reviews and the fact I could predict which games they would give an automatic 10 (5, whatever) to.
The only time I'll ever really agree with Yahtzee is when he rips on a game I have actually played before, and especially so if he points out the annoyances or problems that seemed to bother me. Not to say though that I agree with all of his points on those games either...
As for the ones that I haven't played yet (mostly all of the ones he's reviewed) I just watch with an open mind and for entertainment. If he considered it extremely bad, and I was thinking of getting it to try it, his opinions will more than likely cause me to research other reviews and aspects of the game before I either skip it or go and buy it (since I can't really rent games anymore thanks to this shit economy closing all the movie/game rental stores >:C
As for the ones that I haven't played yet (mostly all of the ones he's reviewed) I just watch with an open mind and for entertainment. If he considered it extremely bad, and I was thinking of getting it to try it, his opinions will more than likely cause me to research other reviews and aspects of the game before I either skip it or go and buy it (since I can't really rent games anymore thanks to this shit economy closing all the movie/game rental stores >:C
Sometimes I agree with Yahtzee, and sometimes I don't.
I don't rely on Yahtzee strictly to help me pick what games to, or not to get, but I take a good look at his reviews and use his opinions to help me consider what games I want or don't want.
though depending on how Yahtzee describes the game, I admit I sometimes take him as my guide of 'what not to get' list of games, so far the only games he reviewed I didn't agree about were Fable 2, Soul Calibur 4, and another game that I forgot about.
I don't rely on Yahtzee strictly to help me pick what games to, or not to get, but I take a good look at his reviews and use his opinions to help me consider what games I want or don't want.
though depending on how Yahtzee describes the game, I admit I sometimes take him as my guide of 'what not to get' list of games, so far the only games he reviewed I didn't agree about were Fable 2, Soul Calibur 4, and another game that I forgot about.
As with all critics I use them as a sort of sounding board to help me make informed decisions but always reserve judgment for myself. Never has any review of a game or film or book that I wanted to play or watch or read dissuaded me from doing so. They just help me adjust my expectations. 
Well, some of his opinions I agree with, like his review of Saints Row 2 (And his attack in that review of GT4.) but at the same time at times I think that he looks for every reason to hate a game at times as well, which is not always a bad thing but at times I think he kills the fun he could be having with a game by doing this as well.
So usually I agree with pieces here and there but regardless I play what I like regardless of his opinions.
So usually I agree with pieces here and there but regardless I play what I like regardless of his opinions.
Look, I agree with his points 100% (until he's dishing out the 'THIS IS COMPLETE SHITE!' with a side of 'FUCKINGCOCKTITTYBLOOD!!!!!') but i use it as a way to gauge if a game is going to bother me.
There's also the trick where you hold up all of your fingers, and put one down for every insult he makes to the game. If you still have a few up by the time the video's over, It's alright.
Mostly, people watch it because he's hilarious, and when he's not hilarious, he's pretty darn funny.
There's also the trick where you hold up all of your fingers, and put one down for every insult he makes to the game. If you still have a few up by the time the video's over, It's alright.
Mostly, people watch it because he's hilarious, and when he's not hilarious, he's pretty darn funny.
I realize that his reviews are more rants than actual reviews. However I often take into account what he says simply because I find myself agreeing with him more often than not and because we have surprisingly similar taste in games. As a result I find his 'reviews' a lot more helpful overall than most of the more 'official' politically correct reviews out there that give mediocre games 10/10 scores.
By the responses of a lot of people on this site, I was beginning to think I was the only person who thought this...
He rarely gives his actual opinion of a game and instead just points out the negatives. He does that because, as he himself said, it's funnier that way.
I also love your comparison to the Colbert Report. That pretty much sums the show up exactly.
He rarely gives his actual opinion of a game and instead just points out the negatives. He does that because, as he himself said, it's funnier that way.
I also love your comparison to the Colbert Report. That pretty much sums the show up exactly.
