The Escapist : Zero Punctuation Game Reviews

pixelburp · 24-04-2008 08:54AM

I thought it was very funny, and a good cold shower for all the rampant Nintendo-love that goes on. People almost fall over themselves to give off about EA constantly churning out the same old IP every year, yet Nintendo do it almost more brazenly and people lap it up.

The blatent pimping of the game store was funny

thelordofcheese · 24-04-2008 09:15AM

pixelburp wrote: »

I thought it was very funny, and a good cold shower for all the rampant Nintendo-love that goes on. People almost fall over themselves to give off about EA constantly churning out the same old IP every year, yet Nintendo do it almost more brazenly and people lap it up.

*facepalm*

Anyway, i didn't care much for this one, probably the fact that it starts off going "i don't want to do this, so heres this five minutes of stuff that has a faint hint of brawl, but really i don't want to do this. Did i mention i don't want to do this" and after that it felt like he'd seen the game once, possibly in a book somewhere, and was just winging it.

I don't mind it when he tears a game that i like a new one, like the phantom hourglass review, but at least that centred around the game itself and it's flaws, where as this skipped going near the game just to have yet another go at nintendo, a rant which hasn't changed since the phantom hourglass review.

Davidius · 24-04-2008 09:22AM

pixelburp wrote: »

I thought it was very funny, and a good cold shower for all the rampant Nintendo-love that goes on. People almost fall over themselves to give off about EA constantly churning out the same old IP every year, yet Nintendo do it almost more brazenly and people lap it up.

Ah but the difference is that Nintendo's games are generally at least half decent. Also I don't think people are as quick to lap up the **** like Mario Party 6000 as you think.

Personally I'd rather their old IPs than the newer ones like Wii Fit and watchamacallit training. D=

pixelburp · 24-04-2008 10:27AM

Davidius wrote: »

Ah but the difference is that Nintendo's games are generally at least half decent. Also I don't think people are as quick to lap up the **** like Mario Party 6000 as you think.

Personally I'd rather their old IPs than the newer ones like Wii Fit and watchamacallit training. D=

Well Yahtzee clearly doesn't think they're all great

I think the point he's trying to make, albeit through graphics and vulgarisms, is that as the consumer, gamers should demand more of Nintendo than habitual updates to their IPs. I mean I love love love Mario Kart, but at this stage, I couldn't care less for MK Wii. Big whoop, give me something new. Sure when's the last time you saw a new Mickey Mouse cartoon? Even Disney know to rest their mascots a little. Keep 'em fresh.

Anyway, it's a powder keg mixed with a can of worms, this Nintendo talk. So I'll just back away slowly, keeping eye contact at all times

Shiminay · 24-04-2008 12:00PM

I watched a heap of ZP reviews last night and haven't laughed as much in ages. The guy should get a medal or something.

Frisbee · 24-04-2008 12:06PM

My favourite game reviewer without a shadow of a doubt.
The guy is a hero!

Jack Sheehan · 24-04-2008 03:42PM

I particularly like the quote from his website:
'Smash Brothers Brawl this week, of all things; I hope you enjoy it as much as I've been enjoying the reaction.'

Ciaran500 · 24-04-2008 10:04PM

FFS does no one know how to bump a thread.

Post the damn link http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4845-Zero-Punctuation-Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl

kaimera · 04-05-2008 05:10PM

late bump

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4862-Zero-Punctuation-God-of-War-Chains-of-Olympus

I lolled heartly

Stephen · 04-05-2008 07:44PM

Hah, I like the text at the very end

Necronomicon · 07-05-2008 05:37PM

Excellent this week! Yahtzee addresses the hate-mail he received after the Smash Brothers Brawl review

Ciaran500 · 07-05-2008 05:41PM

Necromomicon wrote: »

Excellent this week! Yahtzee addresses the hate-mail he received after the Smash Brothers Brawl review

DON'T BUMP WITHOUT A LINK!!!:mad::mad:

Have to go find it my self now *mumble*

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4878-Zero-Punctuation-Mailbag-Showdown

johnny_ultimate · 07-05-2008 06:22PM

Ha! He completely destroyed those hate mailers. who the hell would even go out of their way to hate mail Zero Puncuation?

Kudos Yhatzee, kudos.

Mr E · 07-05-2008 06:23PM

Thats the funniest shit I have ever seen from Yahtzee. I laughed ALOT during that. Fair play to him. Loved the way he corrected the punctuation, and the little Gamespot dig.

Mr E · 07-05-2008 06:25PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Ha! He completely destroyed those hate mailers. who the hell would even go out of their way to hate mail Zero Puncuation Punctuation?

Sorry. Blame Yahtzee.

MooseJam · 07-05-2008 06:27PM

whats his email addy, I want to propose

Necronomicon · 07-05-2008 06:28PM

Ciaran500 wrote: »

DON'T BUMP WITHOUT A LINK!!!:mad::mad:

Have to go find it my self now *mumble*

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4878-Zero-Punctuation-Mailbag-Showdown

Pfft. Bookmark ftw.

johnny_ultimate · 07-05-2008 06:38PM

Mr E wrote: »

Sorry. Blame Yahtzee.

:pac:
Oh by the way, loved his line about being "white" enough to afford all the consoles. Biting!

kaimera · 07-05-2008 06:43PM

Damn you all to hell with your watching it.

Another night of frustration trying to get the clip to load.

thelordofcheese · 07-05-2008 07:22PM

Well, that one wasn't funny.

Honestly, cherry-picking the worst of his email inbox and making fun of the ramblings that are within?
Is it 1996 again?

5uspect · 07-05-2008 07:30PM

Quality review this week!

Snake Plisken · 07-05-2008 07:31PM

it was alright funniest bit was the console comparison to dogs and the comparsion of the 360 as "a dependable all rounder that only ocassionally p*sses itself and dies"

humanji · 07-05-2008 08:53PM

I actually quite liked it. I loved the way he kept correcting the grammar and it shows up some of the weirdo fanboys who feel it's their duty to complain about someones opinion. Oh, I also loved the phrase "the Guantanamo Bay approach to reviewing"

pixelburp · 07-05-2008 09:54PM

Very biting, and to be honest, it was ALWAYS going to happen. If what he says is true, he gets truckloads of spam mail sent his way every week from near-illiterate nubbins; it was only a matter of time before he snapped & well, snapped back. As it happens, I agree 100% with his attitudes towards Nintento, and knew he'd get some serious flak for laying into one of its sacred cows.

Gummy Panda · 07-05-2008 10:15PM

I liked it. People need to get over game reviews and treat them as guide. I know people who buy games based on reviews to only be disappointed, especially when they were gamespot reviews :pac:

Stephen · 07-05-2008 10:24PM

Yahtzee for president of teh interwebs.

dazftw · 07-05-2008 10:43PM

He is actually the biggest legend ever.

ciano1 · 07-05-2008 10:50PM

Love the line about gamespot employees

steviec · 08-05-2008 01:13AM

Quality viewing this week.

Although I would have preferred a game review. Picking holes in the Nintendo fanboys arguments was a bit too easy for Yahtzee really, it wasn't as funny as the actual original review.

Ciaran500 · 08-05-2008 08:56AM

steviec wrote: »

Although I would have preferred a game review

AFAIK its GTA next week so he would of needed something to fit into this week. GTA's not really something you complete in a week.

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