Actually, that phrase isn't Bellvedere's; it's my mother's. But neither she nor I got credit for it.4fromK said:
Damn those embedded quote tags, eh?
Zero Punctuation: Duke Nukem Forever
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Damn those embedded quote tags, eh?
Just as a fan's expectations about a game inevitably prove greater than the reality, Yahtzee's tongue-in-cheek Duke Nukem Forever review proved greater than a review about an actual released game.
Imagine if you could go back in time and get hired by 3D Realms to work on Duke Nukem Forever? I could putz around inventing and reinventing a game for 10 years without having to worry about ever releasing because I know it's not meant to be. Waxing their game development mental love-muscle for 10 years free of obligation is the ultimate game developer dream scenario.
Actually, such a waxing would probably produce more results then trying to make Duke Nukem work in a post 9/11 world. I'd end up usurping massive amounts of Duke Nukem Forever development money to make a game that actually had a chance instead. The time-space continuum would break under the displaced pressure of World of Warcraft largely proving untenable because the game I created by screwing around on Duke Nukem Forever's dime turned out to be 10 times better.
Imagine if you could go back in time and get hired by 3D Realms to work on Duke Nukem Forever? I could putz around inventing and reinventing a game for 10 years without having to worry about ever releasing because I know it's not meant to be. Waxing their game development mental love-muscle for 10 years free of obligation is the ultimate game developer dream scenario.
Actually, such a waxing would probably produce more results then trying to make Duke Nukem work in a post 9/11 world. I'd end up usurping massive amounts of Duke Nukem Forever development money to make a game that actually had a chance instead. The time-space continuum would break under the displaced pressure of World of Warcraft largely proving untenable because the game I created by screwing around on Duke Nukem Forever's dime turned out to be 10 times better.
No, it didn't. Stop saying it did. This isn't funny, you morons. I want to hear Yahtzee talk about games he either loves or hates, not games that were never released. Yeah, we get it, the game was never released and expectations were built up. "Duke Nukem For Never" jokes were mildly funny ten years ago. Pointing out the irony in the title was funny for about five minutes in the 90's.
This is a test. Yahtzee knows this is shit, he's checking if he needs to bust his ass coming up with funny shit or if his name is big enough that he can just pump out complete crap and the sycophants eat it up. I get it though, why bother going up to Monty Python level when the average viewer thinks pictures of cats with misspelled words written on top of them is the pinnacle of comedy? Fuck, I hate you all.
This is a test. Yahtzee knows this is shit, he's checking if he needs to bust his ass coming up with funny shit or if his name is big enough that he can just pump out complete crap and the sycophants eat it up. I get it though, why bother going up to Monty Python level when the average viewer thinks pictures of cats with misspelled words written on top of them is the pinnacle of comedy? Fuck, I hate you all.
Jesus christ, I looked at the title and thought "Man, is that out?"
before being slapped with the cold truth: I just don't care anymore.
before being slapped with the cold truth: I just don't care anymore.
Actually, the reason why he chose to do this Duke Nukem Forever thing is because its recent cancellation makes it highly topical to write up commentary on how much of an epic waste it turned out to be.ark123 said:
Knowing that doesn't make you a Yahtzee fanboy. Not knowing that and getting your panties in a bunch because Yahtzee didn't do a "real" review just means the context was too deep for you to pick up on.
So noted. What we want or expect, however, is rarely what reality will deliver.
Yahtzee's job is to review games, not to do commentary on games news. He does talk a lot about current events WHILE he reviews games, and that's great, but we have enough people trying to apply the formula to other shit (hell, half this goddamn site is people trying to do shit like reviewing movies while talking really fast with an English accent).geldonyetich said:
This didn't "go over my head". This hit me like a fucking brick. Yeah, I'd love to hear Yahtzee talk about politics or movies or even food, but this is Zero Punctuation, and it's about reviewing real goddamn games.
But hey, since it's going this way, maybe he can review the iPhone next or talk about Twitter.
Edit - I notice you went back on the wrestling comment because you thought it diminished your point. Good move. My point is that I don't want this to turn into This Week In Tech. As it is right now it's a classic, and classics don't need to be messed with.
