Quip Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wasn't that issue patched in time for the Australian release? I'm betting he had it before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I thought he didn't do multiplayer games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudeauChop Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Always worth a good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I thought he didn't do multiplayer games. Not willingly or happily at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessrook Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Not willingly or happily at least. Not true. He played Vanilla WoW for three months of his own volition. And he seemed happy to review Cataclysm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkerus Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I like his reviews... This review was fair and he hit on some other bigger gripes about the game. The one thing I don't get about him though: He makes mistakes in his reviews that you think he should have known: He constantly makes "controller" mistakes where as he doesn't know the button combinations to do certain things. He constantly doesn't see the value in games like BF3 because he doesn't play multiplayer. Its almost like he's clueless in that area. He makes gameplay mistakes, like in this case where he didn't know that he still got his light side and dark side points. How does a game reviewer that is as "popular" as him constantly get these basic things wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessrook Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 How does a game reviewer that is as "popular" as him constantly get these basic things wrong? He rants, ranting is funny, so people watch him despite the inconsistancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomla Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 He constantly doesn't see the value in games like BF3 because he doesn't play multiplayer. Its almost like he's clueless in that area. Mainly because he thinks a game should be able to stand up on it's own with a decent story and not have to rely on multiplayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWomprat Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Dear Yahtzee, Drugs are bad, mmkay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousooner Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 As far as he goes that's a pretty good review. The only games I've seen him like are psychonauts, portal and Arkham Asylum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadezilla Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Typical ZP review. The part that I enjoyed was his thoughts on the alignment system because i loath the fact that in order to get good rewards choice be damned you better click on the right icon, but a rant for another thread :-p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excedrin Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) He constantly doesn't see the value in games like BF3 because he doesn't play multiplayer. Its almost like he's clueless in that area. If you listen to enough of his reviews you sort of piece together that Yahtzee isn't particularly good at video games. He complains about dying a lot and generally not being effective when it comes to multiplayer in more than one review. Which is fine, because he isn't paid to be good at video games. He's paid to be funny. Edited February 1, 2012 by Excedrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkerus Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 If you listen to enough of his reviews you sort of piece together that Yahtzee isn't particularly good at video games. He complains about dying a lot and generally not being effective when it comes to multiplayer in more than one review. Which is fine, because he isn't paid to be good at video games. He's paid to be funny. You know, I was thinking the SAME thing. Thats totally fine! Everyone has different skills and abilities but it does seem like he's not particularly good at multiplayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haberdasher Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 And Psychonaughts. Don't forget Psychonauts. And Pain Killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talligan Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) edited Edited February 2, 2012 by talligan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The only games I've seen him like are psychonauts, portal and Arkham Asylum. Painkiller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loendar Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 What's a Yahtzee and why should I care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon_Sevigni Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Holy crap. That's what passes for a fairly glowing review from ZP... Good job, BW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qIrwuMfh Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 You know, the British Australian dude who talks really fast and hates everything except Portal and particularly hates MMOs? Yeah. He reviewed TOR. And made a mistake or two as well. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5323-Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic Edit: Fixed the link. Accidentally copy-pasted the link from the wrong tab... Obviously his reviews are meant to destroy and with every review i've watched from him, he was basically right. His irony and zynism is hidden behind a mix of nerdy language and his funny accent, BUT the bottom line is: he is mostly right and certainly, he is right with SWTOR, too. Sorry gus... :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomla Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Which totally defeats the purpose of this amazingly varied media (not criticizing you obviously, but yahtzee). The BF3 review finally convinced me that Yahtzee doesn't know what the [censored] he's talking about. though I can forgive him because we feel the same way about zelda and nintendo. Actually not going to watch this because I know its going to annoy me. Edit: I can't actually watch his reviews on games that I've played because I realize how much about the review is plain wrong. You are right, i'm not saying I agree with every or any points he makes in his videos. I watch him because some of his clips give me a giggle. I do agree with him that games that rely on single player should have a story and not tack on multiplayer as an afterthought for no reason whatsoever (i'm looking at you ME3). However games like BF3 and CoD that are mainly played for the multiplayer NEED to be able to stand up on that alone. I know some people that play them and never bother with the single player campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloro Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) If you listen to enough of his reviews you sort of piece together that Yahtzee isn't particularly good at video games. He complains about dying a lot and generally not being effective when it comes to multiplayer in more than one review. Which is fine, because he isn't paid to be good at video games. He's paid to be funny. He more or less admits as much too, from time to time. Speaking as someone who's seen all Yahtzee's stuff... this was actually a positive review. You have to put it in context; if he likes a game he makes fun of it and points out its downsides. If he hates a game he eviscerates it. There's no mistaking the two once you've seen him really dislike something. Good quotes from this review included: The buzz seems to be that the PvP is imbalanced, but you know how it is: cows go 'moo', dogs go 'woof', MMO players go 'the PvP is imbalanced'. Every time I play a MMORPG I have a moment of self-realization at some point when I say, "What the **** am I doing?" and go back to being a productive member of society. In some games it comes earlier than others, but to Old Republic's credit, it did take a while. In general, Yahtzee doesn't like MMOs, and doesn't like multiplayer games, so I was honestly expecting this review to be a lot more negative. Edited February 1, 2012 by Aloro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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