Zero Punctuation: Kirby's Epic Yarn
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Regenerating health can be kinda ridiculous, but it's not normally game breaking.
Therefore, Nintendo proudly presents to you a main character with infinite health... wait, what.
Therefore, Nintendo proudly presents to you a main character with infinite health... wait, what.
I saw this game at E3 and it looked so good, without even playing it I just thought I had to have it.
I also live near Australia and had to wait forever before it came out. What a disappointment. It looks great and is fun to play for about 5 minutes but it's just boring. No fun at all. (and that's coming from someone who thought Yoshi's Story was fun). All style no substance.
I also live near Australia and had to wait forever before it came out. What a disappointment. It looks great and is fun to play for about 5 minutes but it's just boring. No fun at all. (and that's coming from someone who thought Yoshi's Story was fun). All style no substance.
I like the line, "Suddenly, Kirby turned into a car!"Taunta said:
Just insert THAT into casual conversation.
For me, the biggest disappointment about this game is the fact that you can't die. That really killed it for me. I don't really mind the whole "kiddie" aspect, since I've always had a soft spot for Kirby, but this was just taking it a little too far.
Yahtzee himself explains in the first minute of this review why he shouldn't have done this review at all. His blind hatred of children and anything to do with them leaves him completely unable to rationally analyze the game as a game ("could have been on the SNES", indeed). Better to just take a week off than to release something this inferior.
EDIT: And since when do games not located in carnival midways have to "reward" you at the end? Isn't the experience of a game, the gameplay and graphics and so forth, generally considered its own reward. Ah well, if you're determined to give something lousy marks, better make sure the goalposts are nice and far away.
EDIT EDIT: And since when are we, especially the subset of "we" who consider children awful and useless anyway, expecting games to teach kids useful ANYTHING? Has Yahtzee joined the Australian Board of Censors (or whatever it's called) since last week or something?
EDIT: And since when do games not located in carnival midways have to "reward" you at the end? Isn't the experience of a game, the gameplay and graphics and so forth, generally considered its own reward. Ah well, if you're determined to give something lousy marks, better make sure the goalposts are nice and far away.
EDIT EDIT: And since when are we, especially the subset of "we" who consider children awful and useless anyway, expecting games to teach kids useful ANYTHING? Has Yahtzee joined the Australian Board of Censors (or whatever it's called) since last week or something?
Was it just me, or did anyone else feel that Yahtzee was talking a bit more cynically than usual. Good review non-the-less.
I hope he reviews The Sims Medieval next week (seriously).
Great review, first time in months I actually lol'd at a ZP. I'm going to get this game now, my nunchuck is shit and I assumed this used one. Now that I know it's only Wiimote controlled I'm going for it!
Great review, first time in months I actually lol'd at a ZP. I'm going to get this game now, my nunchuck is shit and I assumed this used one. Now that I know it's only Wiimote controlled I'm going for it!
Honestly, this one was not half as funny as any previous ZP I have seen since I started watching them on You Tube. This one was just too preachy for my tastes. Much more so than any other review. It had less 'funny jabs at the game' and more 'this is what I don't like about X, that is unrelated to the game'. Please try again.
Ok, so I've gone through and found the only letters you don't have on your list are Q, X (I don't count Xbla) and Y
Suggestions:
Q- Sorry, all I can find is Quake, Queen Singstar, and Q-Bert. Help me out guys! Maybe there's a Quest of the blah blah type game somewhere.
Y- You Don't Know Jack (oh please oh please oh please), Yogi Bear (oh boooooy a movie license game), Yoshi, Yakuza, Yugioh
Edit: X removed from list- Mydnight brought up the X-Blades review!
Suggestions:
Q- Sorry, all I can find is Quake, Queen Singstar, and Q-Bert. Help me out guys! Maybe there's a Quest of the blah blah type game somewhere.
Y- You Don't Know Jack (oh please oh please oh please), Yogi Bear (oh boooooy a movie license game), Yoshi, Yakuza, Yugioh
Edit: X removed from list- Mydnight brought up the X-Blades review!
Loved the review - probably the best so far this year!
Yeah kids have it too easy these days - bring back the "You Suck" life lesson fanfares.
Yeah kids have it too easy these days - bring back the "You Suck" life lesson fanfares.
