Zero Punctuation: Wreckateer and Deadlight

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

Wreckateer and Deadlight

This week, Zero Punctuation reviews two offerings from this year's XBLA Summer of Aracade.

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[windlenot]

Yeah, now I'm definitely not gonna pick up these. Well, Deadlight, that is; I don't have a kinect. But it looked kinda interesting, but now I'd rather not.

 

[Sutter Cane]

well I have t agree, those games do sound disappointing. Also i've never seen momento, so did i just have that spoiled for me?

 

[robinkom]

Great video, Yahtzee. Worthy of several "Gfaw's."

 

[WorriedSandwich]

From what I've heard, Hybrid and expecially Dust; the Complicated Word Tale are the Summer of Arcade heavy hitters this year. I wouldn't count on Yahtzee doing the former, but the latter may acquire his favor.

 

[Rainboq]

Whelp, thanks for letting me know that I don't have to spend some money Yahtzee! I think I'll go keep getting geared up for Mann vs Machine.

 

[Dragon Zero]

Here I was thinking you'd not do an XBLA game this year since you did Fez and I am Alive. I'm quite glad I was wrong about that. I also have to say that this might be the weakest year for the XBLA Summer of Arcade. The only one that looked interesting was the vaguely hack'n'slash one and even then I've played plenty of those types on XBLA that I'll probably no pick it up for awhile.

 

[Balkan]

Atleast Sleeping dogs and Darksiders came out just now . Next week the review will be more interesting , because you can say lots of more funny things about a chinamen wearing yellow and lighting up candles to raise his healthbar than a zomby apocalypse .

 

[Mysnomer]

I'm just super disappointed Yahtzee didn't try to do an actual J. Jonah Jameson impersonation. That would have been a good laugh.

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

I do have one nitpick, and it has nothing to do with your reviews. Those were spot on...and gives me good reason to avoid those like the plague. My nitpick is...

"Summer of Aracade" on your main screen. A minor spelling gooflump...but one you might want to correct lest the fanboys you mocked start laughing at you and sadly neither you nor I have access to the appropriate heavy ordinance to deal with them.

 

[Scrustle]

If you want your artsy indie platforming XBLA game for the summer Yahtzee you should have waited for Dust. I hear it's pretty good.

 

[GenGenners]

Was that.......a picture of Alan Davies?

 

[Pearwood]

Was that.......a picture of Alan Davies?

He plays Jonathan Creek.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

Dust seems like the artsy platforming adventure on the XBLA that's worthy of your time. Has some good voice actors in it too, well known web ones as well. It also turned Jim Sterling into a furry.

As for these games, yes, they aren't great, which is a shame, as I thought Deadlight would be, but now everyone is calling it out on being a dumb affair in mediocrity dressed in pretentiousness, I'm left disappointed. Maybe Darksiders II and Sleeping Dogs, big budget AAA titles will tide you over from this processed, checklisted indie title and this inferior copycat indie game.

Usually the other way around, huh?

Calumon: Wait, aren't those two games you mentioned also copycats?

 

[Garfy]

well I have t agree, those games do sound disappointing. Also i've never seen momento, so did i just have that spoiled for me?

Not really, go see Momento!

 

[GenGenners]

Was that.......a picture of Alan Davies?

He plays Jonathan Creek.

Awww, and here was me thinking Yahtzee watched QI

 

[Squilookle]

Tell you what, a platformer where the protagonist is a shambled, snarky complainer like Jonathan Creek would be a good bit o' fun. Especially if he was constantly freaked out by how nimble he was whenever you directly controlled him effortlessly over platforms.

 

[yeti585]

Just came in to say "It's about an apocalypse, ...with jam in it." Also, I want to see how Yahtzee feels about the first RPG he plays after he gets all Shootered out this season. You know, with shooters being 75% or so of the big names now.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Actually, a dog suffering from mange is quite unlikely to have ticks as well. It's not impossible, just I expect ticks would prefer healthy skin, not ones riddled with mites. Just sayin'