Zero Punctuation: Steam Roundup

[YodaUnleashed]

It finally happened, after years of watching Zero Punctuation.....I'm finally tired of listening to Yahtzee. His fast-paced comedic review style just doesn't entertain me or make me laugh the way it used to; I still think his views on video games are very well thought out with justified opinions and valid criticisms but the same old format of videos has really started to bore me. His jokes are obviously not predictable but his style of delivery certainly is, and that which becomes predictable becomes boring after a while. I think I've only been continuing to watch his videos out of sheer habit this last year or so when in reality I was as probably uninterested in them then as I am now. So long Yahztee, it's been fun but you've just become stale for me, I'm sure me departing will leave a huge dint in your viewership.

 

[Vicioussama]

I still say FUCK STEAM. Fuck them for their annoying auto update of games if I don't want it. Fuck them for claiming I don't own my games. Fuck them for feeling like they have the right to ban or disable accounts who they want... and just fuck DRM in general.

I get that Yahtzee hates multiplayer, but why talk about Orcs Must Die over Dungeon Defenders? I tried both at the same time, but the difference is I still played Dungeon Defenders and their constant expansions keep making the game even deeper and more fun. Then again I guess the traps aren't as visceral as the ones in Orcs Must Die, also there hasn't been a formal sequel as they keep just keep releasing new DLC every few weeks for around $3.

Well, probably because Orcs Must Die 2 just came out, and Dungeon Defenders was released nearly a year ago. I had exactly the opposite experience compared to yours. Out of the 450 games I have on Steam, DD is the single purchase I regret the most. It's the only game I can think of where playing it actually makes me angry, not because of the game itself but because the UI and camera and things like that are absolute garbage and pretty blatantly just poorly ported over from the console version with no thought put into how they'd work on the PC.

It runs great, and there's reasonably interesting/fun gameplay underneath all that, but it's just so frustrating to try to play the stupid thing that I found it impossible to enjoy myself, whether alone or with my friends. There are just so many very basic, simple things that they made much more awkward to do than necessary that would've been trivial to fix that it drove me nuts. Orcs Must Die was still mildly console port-y too, but nothing in comparison to DD, so even with the reduced depth and lack of multiplayer I had a lot more fun with it just because I could stand to play it for more than a few hours.

I say you're very wrong. I've never had a problem with Dungeon Defenders' UI or Camera. I figured it out relatively fast and the camera has never been wonky for me or anything. Maybe the problem's with you and not the game? I dunno.

 

[karcentric]

Good review, I was hoping he'd review Sleeping Dogs.

Can't wait for that.

 

[TheUnbeholden]

I've gotta say, I've never understood the undying passion some people around these parts have for Indie gaming. I have yet to play an Indie game which I thought was good.

No, wait, scratch that, does Torchlight count? Ok, Torchlight is the only Indie game I have ever enjoyed. The rest are generally low quality and very very boring.

You obviously haven't played Amnesia the Dark Descent (excellent at horror, playing with the imagination of players), Limbo, Legend of Grimrock, Fez, Bastion (for tight characterisation and storytelling), Unepic, Terraria and Minecraft... and I'm just naming the few that have come out recently.

 

[bulger_paul]

Speaking of comedy games, I'd like to see your thoughts on The Stanley Parable.