Yahtzee's Opinion
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I agree, even though it was my kind of humour I found little even smile worhty. Stuff that sounded funny on paper failed to amuse me in execution. I also disagree with Yahtzee's "I hope we're not so jaded that we can't allow a few gameplay issues to get in the way of a game that's actualy fun" when it wasn't a FEW issues.Khazoth said:
The gameplay was mediocre at best, the platforming was poor and the combat was way more meh then any other game whos combat he's *****ed about. I liked the characters an design but gameplay MAKES a game a game. If all you've got are pretty levels and interesting characters then you should've made a bloody movie.
Rant over: bottom line, psychonauts was unique but gameplay wise I found it SEVERELY lacking and very frustrating (and yes I have completed it)
I wouldn't have given Saints Row 2 a second glance if Yahtzee didn't say something, and I didn't buy Portal until he said something. I don't take his opinions when it comes down to RPGS mostly.elitepie931 said:Omnomnomnomnom.Khazoth said:
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I kinda agree with Yahtzee,but I don't use his opinion on games to help me choose.
Most reviewers throw out words like "awesome" and "perfect" too frequently and they lose all value. I feel that I tend to agree with yahtzee and have many of the same tastes as he does.
In Tomb Raider Underworld's review I do agree with the Kraken bit, and the wetsuit bit.
In Pysconaughts when he mentions the differculty cuve. That bit is true.
Super Smash Bros. completely true for me.
In Tomb Raider Anniversary, the leap of faith bit is correct. You have to change the the video settings.
Oblivion when I played it I had to agree with Yahtzee on various points.
And those are just off the top of my head.
In Pysconaughts when he mentions the differculty cuve. That bit is true.
Super Smash Bros. completely true for me.
In Tomb Raider Anniversary, the leap of faith bit is correct. You have to change the the video settings.
Oblivion when I played it I had to agree with Yahtzee on various points.
And those are just off the top of my head.
Bungie didn't revolutionize the FPS formula. Halo is a remarkably average game. What it did do was to prove that FPS games could thrive on the console market. However, if Halo had been a PC exclusive, I guarantee you that it wouldn't have been as successful as it was.Vrex360 said:
How is that contradictory? He's right. Return of the Jedi didn't have a standalone plot either and people don't complain about that, so why should they complain about Halo 3 not having one either?Aloran said:
Every time i listen to his reviews then play one of the games he brings out thins i never thought of and that are true, so yes Yahtzee is a video game Shakespeare.
Portal i a good example lol, Uhh Simcity Societies, although i had fun with the game for awhile.
Portal i a good example lol, Uhh Simcity Societies, although i had fun with the game for awhile.
I'd say he has a tendency to point out things that we've all learned to accept or ignore about games, that perhaps we actually shouldn't... and he also has an interesting ability to chip away at the credibility of gameplay mechanics that at first seem pretty functional, but that may actually be poorly chosen development shortcuts. Despite his highly critical bent and flair for offensive language, I only very rarely find myself directly disagreeing with Yahtzee's statements.
I guess I'll have to give it a listen again, but I'm pretty sure he ended up sorta reviewing the series through Halo 3, the same as he did with Chains of Olympus.Indigo_Dingo said:
His Halo 3 plot synopsis thingy was certainly ridiculous. He didn't have any experience with the previous games, so he just spouted a bunch of catchy phrases that weren't really correct. The Elites aren't "arbitrarily" good (Halo 2), and the Flood, while pretty obviously borrowed from the Aliens series, are just a bit more complicated than he implied (again, Halo 2 dealt with this).
I don't have any problem with his verdict, but it's not fair to, for example, take a TV series, watch the last episode and claim the series is rubbish or doesn't have a good story based on the last little bit.
Well knowing that he is the critic that he is (i.e. if he doesn't like a game he will tear it apart) I bought Painkiller on the strength of his review and for what its worth, I really enjoyed it. Having said that however, I don't take his word as gospel because everyone has different opinions so I wouldn't count a game out just because Yahtzee didn't like it.
Umm... Contradicting yourself much? Seriously, Return of the Jedi continues the overall story, but ALSO works great as a standalone title. Aparently, Halo 3 doesn't...scnj said:
Anyway, he is not bashing the series, just that one installment/title/episode (choose what fits your state of fanboyism).
Now, I haven't played Halo 2 or 3, but I can't say I saw anything that great in Halo 1, so I haven't bothered with it.
As for Yahtzee's reviews, I find them hilarious, extremely entertaining and HIS PERSONAL OPINION! I don't let anyone tell me what to wear, eat or think, so I don't let anyone tell me what to like either. On the other hand, the games he's reviewed that I've actually played, he's been scarily right on my own opinion, except as others mentioned, Mirror's Edge. Great fun!