Zero Punctuation: The Witcher

[Poptart Fairy]

The combat is click-time. You click once, click again when the sword flurry occurs (or when the icon lights up depending on your difficulty) and charge up finishing moves if you have them. Signs and potions are also there of course, but also one-click actions.

Dialogue is a flaw though, even if it is "cut". Heck, that could actually count against the game further (a lot of jarring examples where responses are said in a completely different tone to the rest of a speech, or even in a totally different voice).

He calls it a review once as part of a jokey comment, yet the article itself is a first impression. Do you also believe he puts his genitals in other peoples' salads?

He said it was like an MMORPG, and he's right. That's the same feel I got: a lot of the side-quests have that feel to them, as do the respawning enemies and so forth.

Finally, you sound pissed because you're taking things too seriously, not because Yahtzee is making things up. His comments were entirely accurate, based on the length of time he played for. Personally I absolutely loved the Witcher, but I can definitely see where Yahtzee is coming from with his remarks about the game.

 

[TrevWolf]

I loved the painkiller redub; it would be fun to see a few more of those from the early age of PC gaming. Well not the early-early age. The one slightly after FMV and right before they were able to make decent 3D sequences. Sort of a middle bit there, with Diablo and Starcraft and whatnots.

 

[entropy3ko]

Ok, listen you band of numbskulls who didn't play The Witcher:

1. The combat it "time-click" - don't know what it is? Your fault.
1a. The control/combat is clunky? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Morons.
2. The dialoges are cut in the english version - the work by Atari.
3. "First Impression"? Then why the hell does he call it a review? Where?
At 3:30, where he says that "you might have a better time if you're incredibly boring and haven't had a sexual encounter in decades". And then he says that if that is the case, his dad should stop watching his reviews!
4. THIS IS, IN NOW WAY A MMORPG. In the game there are the quests in the: main plot, side quests and side quests #2. He apperently played the last because does are the "go there/ kill xxx of xxx".
5. Why am I so pissed? Because Witcher is buggy and has it flaws BUT what Yahtzee mentions is partly made up.

The same as Two Worlds? Jesus Christ...

1- Are you sure you are not having a seizure?
2- From what I have seen adding more profanities and sexual content would only made the dialog more like a cheese porn movie
3- So what's the point of this comment?! He made a joke, a funny joke. And with all the sexual innuendo and depiction in the game I think it's obvious that the horny nerds are going to buy it only for that.
4- Why a MMORPG does not have quests, side-quests, plots, storylines? LOL
5- So you admit the Witcher is buggy! Your honor the defendand confesses XDDD

I do not really see what is the commotion is. A good review does not mean a good game and vice versa. (I could go back to Dungeon Siege 2 again but better not think about it ... meh)

The REAL review in the end is what gamers think about it, not reviewers. A review is only an opinion by one or two persons. As an example: Oblivion also had great scores and was proclaimed 'game of the year'etc etc... yet it disapponted me greatly. I still like the game a lot, but the absence of real depth in the quests and some changes in the gameplay really prevented him to be divine game. It was actually less fun than Morrowind.

In any case Yahtzee review of The Witcher certainly won't stop me to buy the game or to love the game (if it's worth it). At worst I'll hate it and join our Charismatic Stallion in his rantings LOL

 

[WW]

The combat is click-time. You click once, click again when the sword flurry occurs (or when the icon lights up depending on your difficulty) and charge up finishing moves if you have them. Signs and potions are also there of course, but also one-click actions.

Dialogue is a flaw though, even if it is "cut". Heck, that could actually count against the game further (a lot of jarring examples where responses are said in a completely different tone to the rest of a speech, or even in a totally different voice).

He calls it a review once as part of a jokey comment, yet the article itself is a first impression. Do you also believe he puts his genitals in other peoples' salads?

He said it was like an MMORPG, and he's right. That's the same feel I got: a lot of the side-quests have that feel to them, as do the respawning enemies and so forth.

Finally, you sound pissed because you're taking things too seriously, not because Yahtzee is making things up. His comments were entirely accurate, based on the length of time he played for. Personally I absolutely loved the Witcher, but I can definitely see where Yahtzee is coming from with his remarks about the game.

Everything was good until the "genitals in other peoples salads" part.

He said it was like an MMORPG, and he's right. That's the same feel I got: a lot of the side-quests have that feel to them, as do the respawning enemies and so forth.

Well hell, do you get the same feeling when playing Fallout, Torment or any other classic RPG? Answer me this.

Finally, you sound pissed because you're taking things too seriously, not because Yahtzee is making things up. His comments were entirely accurate, based on the length of time he played for. Personally I absolutely loved the Witcher, but I can definitely see where Yahtzee is coming from with his remarks about the game.

The time he played it was something between 5 min and the half of the first Act - It's very easy to prove for someone who played it.
And what about the manual comment? "Kill a goat"? - seriously if that isn't made up then I don't know.

Dialogue is a flaw though, even if it is "cut". Heck, that could actually count against the game further (a lot of jarring examples where responses are said in a completely different tone to the rest of a speech, or even in a totally different voice).

Are you trying to imply that the Polish ver. is WORSE then the English???

 

[WW]

Ok, listen you band of numbskulls who didn't play The Witcher:

1. The combat it "time-click" - don't know what it is? Your fault.
1a. The control/combat is clunky? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Morons.
2. The dialoges are cut in the english version - the work by Atari.
3. "First Impression"? Then why the hell does he call it a review? Where?
At 3:30, where he says that "you might have a better time if you're incredibly boring and haven't had a sexual encounter in decades". And then he says that if that is the case, his dad should stop watching his reviews!
4. THIS IS, IN NOW WAY A MMORPG. In the game there are the quests in the: main plot, side quests and side quests #2. He apperently played the last because does are the "go there/ kill xxx of xxx".
5. Why am I so pissed? Because Witcher is buggy and has it flaws BUT what Yahtzee mentions is partly made up.

The same as Two Worlds? Jesus Christ...

1- Are you sure you are not having a seizure?
2- From what I have seen adding more profanities and sexual content would only made the dialog more like a cheese porn movie
3- So what's the point of this comment?! He made a joke, a funny joke. And with all the sexual innuendo and depiction in the game I think it's obvious that the horny nerds are going to buy it only for that.
4- Why a MMORPG does not have quests, side-quests, plots, storylines? LOL
5- So you admit the Witcher is buggy! Your honor the defendand confesses XDDD

I do not really see what is the commotion is. A good review does not mean a good game and vice versa. (I could go back to Dungeon Siege 2 again but better not think about it ... meh)

The REAL review in the end is what gamers think about it, not reviewers. A review is only an opinion by one or two persons. As an example: Oblivion also had great scores and was proclaimed 'game of the year'etc etc... yet it disapponted me greatly. I still like the game a lot, but the absence of real depth in the quests and some changes in the gameplay really prevented him to be divine game. It was actually less fun than Morrowind.

In any case Yahtzee review of The Witcher certainly won't stop me to buy the game or to love the game (if it's worth it). At worst I'll hate it and join our Charismatic Stallion in his rantings LOL

1. No comment.
2. Can you tell me what kind of a mysterious connection does the dialogue have with the cards?
3. You have made a good point, the people who will buy this are:
- Horny Nerds
- Kiddies (does will play for 5 minutes the leave it because it’s stupid –“I hate RPG’s&#8221
- RPG fans
(I don’t care for the first two but if more copies will sell then the better)
4. Only and especially for you I will explain it, there are:
- main plot quests (thanks to them you advanced in the plot)
- side quests (you get them from people, similar to the “main plot quests” – but you already know that)
- side quests #2 a.k.a. Monster Contracts a.k.a. Board Quests (does are the “Fetch that…” quests that you do to get exp. points, I didn’t do them because I didn’t have the time to fuck around)
5. Your honor, the public prosecutor is trying to butt rape me (and I assume you know a game that doesn’t have flaws).

I do not really see what is the commotion is. A good review does not mean a good game and vice versa. (I could go back to Dungeon Siege 2 again but better not think about it ... meh)

And this is exactly what the commotion is about (at least 1/3 of it) ”A good REVIWE and vice versa…”.

The REAL review in the end is what gamers think about it, not reviewers. A review is only an opinion by one or two persons. As an example: Oblivion also had great scores and was proclaimed 'game of the year'etc etc... yet it disapponted me greatly. I still like the game a lot, but the absence of real depth in the quests and some changes in the gameplay really prevented him to be divine game. It was actually less fun than Morrowind.

In any case Yahtzee review of The Witcher certainly won't stop me to buy the game or to love the game (if it's worth it). At worst I'll hate it and join our Charismatic Stallion in his rantings LOL

I hope you didn’t only add this to sound smart.

And the commotion is about 3 things:
- Many think this is a review
- Many Kiddies believe this “first impression” to the letter
- Many things are made up by Yahtzee because he hadn’t have the patients to look for the really “mean” parts in this game that made a lot of people pissed

 

[Darkvalor]

Don't get me wrong, I found it humourous to watch, regardless. I just think that if you're going to come up with this thing about a certain subject, in this case video games, you should in fact actually have some solid knowledge on it even for a, "first impression."
The Escapist certainly has the gift of humour, but when you are calling something a "review" or "impression," anything along those lines really you still need to work with actual facts. I don't have a problem with you bashing the Witcher, be it because you didn't like it, or its just got some things that are fun to pick at. Just keep in mind next time, "It's funny because it's true."

 

[Poptart Fairy]

Everything was good until the "genitals in other peoples salads" part.

It was a fair comment, wasn't it? If Yahtzee's line about reviews made this one a review, then his comments about putting his genitals in someone's salad should also be taken seriously.

Well hell, do you get the same feeling when playing Fallout, Torment or any other classic RPG? Answer me this.

I don't, because I can't recall those games being heavy on the "kill ten of [enemy] then come to [NPC] for [reward]". There's nothing inherently bad with those types of quests, but the Witcher handled them in an unashamedly open way. It was rather jarring to be caught up in an epic political plot, but still having to fetch six Ghoul Toes for someone.

The time he played it was something between 5 min and the half of the first Act - It's very easy to prove for someone who played it.

Which, again, makes his comments accurate. The first chapter is perhaps the dreariest and most poorly made. There's very little, if any, of the moral ambiguity in later chapters and the combat seems unbalanced at that point (I'm looking at you, Dog Boss). It's a good game, but a terrible opening.

And what about the manual comment? "Kill a goat"? - seriously if that isn't made up then I don't know.

It's called hyperbole - something he's using for dramatic effect and humour. Like his comments about putting his genitals in someone's salad.

Are you trying to imply that the Polish ver. is WORSE then the English???

No, I just got the idea you were trying to excuse the English voice acting because the Polish one is better? I'm not sure what you were saying initially though; if you clarify I'll answer again.

 

[laikenf]

So what if he didn't get far into the game? Okay, it might skew the review slightly, I can agree on that, but it's still about his personal experience.
I agree with his basic sentiment. If I'm sitting there in front of a game and realizing that I am literally wasting precious moments of my life I could better use to do something useful or at least entertaining, I'm not about to shrug and say "well gee, another couple hours wasted pointlessly being bored sounds like a capital idea!" in reality at that point I turn the computer/console off and run off to hock the game at EBGames. If you're not in any way enjoying yourself why continue to move ponderously forward? I don't think it's too much to ask a game to deliver some form of fun or entertainment within the first few hours, it is after all a GAME, and by definition meant to be FUN.
Would you rather he lie about his experience with the game? I'd much rather an honest opinion on the game, even if it happens to be a bad one.

Yeah but he's supposedly a professional reviewer, you know, he does it for a living. So yeah, I do expect reviewers (him) to PLAY the game (it's his job, not a bad one if you asked me). So now these reviewers are supposed to see a movie, walk out 30 mins. in and then trash it? Don't review it then.

If a reviewer was giving their first impressions, then they'd certainly be justified in commenting on those first thirty minutes.

Which brings me back to my point; it's VERY missleading... Pretty good discussion we're having here eh?

 

[Poptart Fairy]

Which brings me back to my point; it's VERY missleading... Pretty good discussion we're having here eh?

How is it mis-leading? He clearly states he only played for a couple of hours. If he said he played it all the way through in two hours, then yes he would be misleading. But he didn't, so he isn't.

 

[Gollon]

I like when Geralt is holding up his +69 Staff of Penetration and it appears he has three hands (or little circles) which makes me think he could easily play EXPERT songs on Guitar Hero 3.

 

[WW]

It was a fair comment, wasn't it? If Yahtzee's line about reviews made this one a review, then his comments about putting his genitals in someone's salad should also be taken seriously.

I wasn’t talking about that, when I was reading your post I also had dinner…

I don't, because I can't recall those games being heavy on the "kill ten of [enemy] then come to [NPC] for [reward]". There's nothing inherently bad with those types of quests, but the Witcher handled them in an unashamedly open way. It was rather jarring to be caught up in an epic political plot, but still having to fetch six Ghoul Toes for someone.

You don’t recall, oh please spare me. Does games are exactly like that – get a quest, go there, kill/get/save something/someone/info collect exp-points/cash/unique item. Does are the elements that build the main part of an RPG (…and not only an RPG).

“Unashamedly” – my God it’s so filthy. Kalkstein asks you to get for him xxx (don’t remember what it was) and you do it. That’s the only quest in Act 1 (not counting the “Get the Big Downers ass&#8221, the rest is masked as you would call it.

Which, again, makes his comments accurate. The first chapter is perhaps the dreariest and most poorly made. There's very little, if any, of the moral ambiguity in later chapters and the combat seems unbalanced at that point (I'm looking at you, Dog Boss). It's a good game, but a terrible opening.

Marked text: What?
And what do you mean “at that point”?

(I’m getting the feeling you didn’t go far into the game)

It's called hyperbole - something he's using for dramatic effect and humor. Like his comments about putting his genitals in someone's salad.

Believe me or not but I already know that you will pull a fast one with the “hyperbole”.

Let me explain this: Yes, he used a hyperbole but still he was LYING.

A statement with a hyperbole that would be true would sound something like this:
“This manual is for an RPG? Well Shit, it’s so thin I couldn’t even kill a cockroach with it!”
So kids, remember – if someone is using a hyperbole with a statement that is not true it doesn’t change the fact that it still is a BIG FAT LIE.

No, I just got the idea you were trying to excuse the English voice acting because the Polish one is better? I'm not sure what you were saying initially though; if you clarify I'll answer again.

Your are right, it needs to be clarified.
What I mean, Atari was responsible for the English version. Because they aren’t swimming in cash right now they cut the polish version (something like 30% of the script) to save some money, to save some more they hired some lame-ass actors that made the shit you call “English ver.”.

And Yes, the Polish version is superior in every aspect (script and voice acting).
From where do I know – Played both.

 

[Poptart Fairy]

You don?t recall, oh please spare me. Does games are exactly like that ? get a quest, go there, kill/get/save something/someone/info collect exp-points/cash/unique item. Does are the elements that build the main part of an RPG (?and not only an RPG).

Except very few of them rely on the MMO-esque "kill ten of [thing] then return to [person]". At least the "slay giant scorpion" and "rescue squad of trapped warriors" quests in the likes of Fallout having narrative beyond "I need this specific number dead because of, um, some reason".

?Unashamedly? ? my God it?s so filthy. Kalkstein asks you to get for him xxx (don?t remember what it was) and you do it. That?s the only quest in Act 1 (not counting the ?Get the Big Downers ass?), the rest is masked as you would call it.

Huh? Ghoul blood, the Drowner brains, the Hound skulls, etc. It's all very arbitrary.

Marked text: What?

As in things are very clearly good and evil. NPCs are easily seen through with their motives, and there's a definite good/bad way to go with things. As opposed to, say, Chapter 4 when you have to make some very significant choices between two factions that are simply fighting for different things - rather than deciding if a horde of screaming, ranting religous nuts should live or die despite burning an innocent woman.

And what do you mean ?at that point??

Precisely like I said: at that point in the game, it's boring. Later on the game really picks up.

(I?m getting the feeling you didn?t go far into the game)

Did you?

Believe me or not but I already know that you will pull a fast one with the ?hyperbole?.

Let me explain this: Yes, he used a hyperbole but still he was LYING.

A statement with a hyperbole that would be true would sound something like this:
?This manual is for an RPG? Well Shit, it?s so thin I couldn?t even kill a cockroach with it!?
So kids, remember ? if someone is using a hyperbole with a statement that is not true it doesn?t change the fact that it still is a BIG FAT LIE.

Um, the entire point of hyperbole is to exaggerate. "A manual big enough to kill a goat" - when the manual is pretty chunky compared to most other PC games - certainly fits. I seriously doubt anyone other than yourself is taking that line so seriously. But again, if you take that bit of dialogue so seriously, why aren't you calling Yahtzee out on his other reviews?

By your interpretation of 'hyperbole', Yahtzee is a complete and utter liar, totally incapable of telling the truth; simply because all his reviews and first impression segments are done in the same humorous manner.

Your are right, it needs to be clarified.
What I mean, Atari was responsible for the English version. Because they aren?t swimming in cash right now they cut the polish version (something like 30% of the script) to save some money, to save some more they hired some lame-ass actors that made the shit you call ?English ver.?.

And Yes, the Polish version is superior in every aspect (script and voice acting).
From where do I know ? Played both.

Which really doesn't excuse anything in the English version, IMO. Poor acting and wobbly dialogue is still poor acting and wobbly dialogue. If something could get away from criticism by not having a big budget, then Uwe Boll is one of the finest directors around.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Is anyone else wondering what the critical mass is going to be on Zero Punctuation before the whole thing collapses on itself and everyone finds the new flavor of the month? I thought this phenomenon had capped at about 180 comments, but with the review of Mario and Crysis, the boards have been getting even crazier, although half the comments are bitching and moaning about how unfunny/terribly misrepresentative the "review" was.

Uhhh wait till he reveiws Cod4 (he said he would), the forums will run red with fanyboy flaming. It only takes one link to another website to destroy another.

Come on guys, Yahtzee takes the piss out of everygame he reviews, its what he does, its the whole point of his reviews. Not to give an accurate description of the game and an non bias opinion. Hell the only reason they are actually called reviews is because he says if he likes the game or not. The description should read "This week on Zero Puntuation Yahtzee makes fun of blah blah blah" not "This week on Zero Puntuation Yahtzee reviews blah blah blah"

 

[Um...TE]

I thought his video would have been better had he played enough of the game to make his criticisms ring true. Even though I loved the game, I listed a whole bunch of things he could have teed off on.

The points Yahtzee was critical of were either "meh" or "huh?"

 

[ShmenonPie]

LOL, best review so far IMO, Painkiller at the end was inspired, and washing the gimp of course.
On the more serious side, I don't understand why developers feel the need to exclude huge numbers of people by making their game so complicated, it seems as though it would just slow sales and lower review scores; who enjoys trawling through lots of complex manuals? Most of my friends think FFX is too complex, they would hate this game with a passion!

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

Silverookami
I like RPGs and I find the witcher average....hell most JRPGs are grind whores now a days theres lil fun to be had its all about power grinding for one thing or another and strategy in combat is mindless button whacking..or in FF12s case let it play with itself wat the hell happened to FF the equipment ,spells and items were once upon a time the best in RPGs and now its MMO style water torture....uuhgggg

Okay, I can admit that nowadays a lot of the JRPGs are more about cashing in and grinding through 40 hours of game play, but I still find them preferable to their American counterparts, I can handle playing through slogging battles because I find the backstories and characters more interesting than the traditional heroes in American games who tend to be super soldier buff men, bland impersonal dumbasses, or women with a surplus of boobs and loose morals, which being a chick myself I find hardly appealing. (although I can admit JRPs find giving women huge boobies just as fascinating.)
None of this changes the fact that I still love JRPGs, although I think they probably climaxed back with Earthbound.

The witcher is a euro game

But really whats worse medicoreley detailed game like kotor NWNs or a sloped together MMO reject?

When both are bad they both stink but the US RPGs seem to have a lesser ratio of poorly made RPGs, while JRPGs are mostly grindish cash ins with some fun titles.

Xenosaga and FF are good example of a medicore JRPG that can match most medicore US RPGs in tediousness.

now Xeno is a short RPG very much like any US RPG really(KOTOR,NWN,ect,ect),while FF is just longer(2 worlds?,morrowind/edler scrolls).... while I do like a long game the fun factor on Jrpgs has fell into the casam of mediocrity or worse devoured by the dark MMO grind god lurking at its bottom(BTW it ate oblivion and nawed on morrwind).

I really do not play many Jrpgs anymore without a cheat device even ones like FF12 and DQ8 supposedly the best of the JRPG lot are incessant grind whores and are poorly designed in terms of equipment removing the only thing left to have fun with in the game.

The witcher is a euro game based on MMOs..hell IT IS A JRPG! LOL

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

LOL, best review so far IMO, Painkiller at the end was inspired, and washing the gimp of course.
On the more serious side, I don't understand why developers feel the need to exclude huge numbers of people by making their game so complicated, it seems as though it would just slow sales and lower review scores; who enjoys trawling through lots of complex manuals? Most of my friends think FFX is too complex, they would hate this game with a passion!

FFX.....complex?....... its fcking simplified...FF8 is complex.....and FF12 is incoherent....

here how FFX works you kill things for gems which you use to buy skills and stats on a ONE WAY PATH...a bonus to the oversimplification you are giving 3 equipable equipment 1 acc,1 armor, 1 weapon..at least in FF12 we have some equipment back..only its MMO fair with nothing interesting/ really worth while and are stuck with 1 Gdamn acc....give me 3 and FF12 might be fun to play...hell add the customize weapon system like was in FFX(that came in WAY TO LATE to save the game)....

I just can not stand poorly thought out/sluggish/lagging/annoyng game play design, BTW...... I have the Wild arms remake(alter F?) have you played it? I been putting it off....not even opened it yet LOL

 

[[HD]Rob Inglis]

The humor seems to be changing. The speed of talking is greatly down from the first few episodes, and I'm dissipointed that it is so. The jokes themselves are still funny.

 

[WW]

Except very few of them rely on the MMO-esque "kill ten of [thing] then return to [person]". At least the "slay giant scorpion" and "rescue squad of trapped warriors" quests in the likes of Fallout having narrative beyond "I need this specific number dead because of, um, some reason".

Stop right there! You do know that cRPGs like Fallout and Co. was years earlier then the MMO Era? MMO games are build on “parts”(couldn’t find a better word) of old RPGs – not the other way around.

“Unashamedly” – my God it’s so filthy. Kalkstein asks you to get for him xxx (don’t remember what it was) and you do it. That’s the only quest in Act 1 (not counting the “Get the Big Downers ass&#8221, the rest is masked as you would call it.

Huh? Ghoul blood, the Drowner brains, the Hound skulls, etc. It's all very arbitrary.

I see what you are heading too.

As in things are very clearly good and evil. NPCs are easily seen through with their motives, and there's a definite good/bad way to go with things. As opposed to, say, Chapter 4 when you have to make some very significant choices between two factions that are simply fighting for different things - rather than deciding if a horde of screaming, ranting religious nuts should live or die despite burning an innocent woman.

In Act 3 there was the “The Bank” (for me of course it was obvious because I already sided with the squirrel but still made me think) and “The Vampire Burdello”(“blue eyes” or something) quest – it was a side quest that had 3 choices – that was also not to clear if you know what I mean.

On a side Note: On one of the forums I met a guy that was cretin that in Act 1 burning the Witch was the lesser evil because she was the most guilty – very disturbing.

You are right, it needs to be clarified.
What I mean, Atari was responsible for the English version. Because they aren’t swimming in cash right now they cut the polish version (something like 30% of the script) to save some money, to save some more they hired some lame-ass actors that made the shit you call “English ver.”.

And Yes, the Polish version is superior in every aspect (script and voice acting).
From where do I know – Played both.

Which really doesn't excuse anything in the English version, IMO. Poor acting and wobbly dialogue is still poor acting and wobbly dialogue. If something could get away from criticism by not having a big budget, then Uwe Boll is one of the finest directors around.

Hmmm… I could agree with you partly. Taking into account that The Witcher was made for 8 mln $ BUT you have to agree that a small budget doesn’t help (let’s take Bioware, if it goes for voice acting they always have a BIG budget, dialogue… are quit the opposite? Don’t know.

On the other topic: Do you even know why Boll’s films always suck? And no, it’s not that he sucks.

Um, the entire point of hyperbole is to exaggerate. "A manual big enough to kill a goat" - when the manual is pretty chunky compared to most other PC games - certainly fits. I seriously doubt anyone other than yourself is taking that line so seriously. But again, if you take that bit of dialogue so seriously, why aren't you calling Yahtzee out on his other reviews?

By your interpretation of 'hyperbole', Yahtzee is a complete and utter liar, totally incapable of telling the truth; simply because all his reviews and first impression segments are done in the same humorous manner.

I have to agree with you here.

After thinking this over, I think I know why the “exaggeration”. For a PC Gamer as myself TW manual isn’t anything special but for a Console Player as He is it may seem as something very, very-fucking BIG.