The Escapist : Zero Punctuation Game Reviews

Rhyme · 03-07-2008 11:54AM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Woah that CAD miscarriage comic is really awful.

The mock-ups of that comic are horribly inappropriate and insensitive but ridiculous enough to make me laugh.

/me goes to Hell

K.O.Kiki · 03-07-2008 12:38PM

As much as I love Yahtzee, this was uncalled for.

Bashing CAD is too damn easy

Nice to see someone high-profile-ish do it though.

R0ot · 03-07-2008 12:44PM

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

As much as I love Yahtzee, this was uncalled for.

Bashing CAD is too damn easy Nice to see someone high-profile-ish do it though.

I'm waiting for the CAD reply :rolleyes:

pixelburp · 03-07-2008 01:13PM

R0ot wrote: »

I'm waiting for the CAD reply :rolleyes:

To play Devils Advocate for a second - could it be said that Yahtzee has gone too far? Picking on large, money driven gaming companies who drop the ball is one thing, but is it a bit too crass & unprofessional to pick on what are often amateur enthusiasts doing these comics in their spare time? Sure CAD is poorly written but is it up to Yahtzee to say this?

thelordofcheese · 03-07-2008 01:30PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Certainly a lot of it can be leveled at Penny Arcade as well though.

Have you ever seen photos of those guys? Certainly very far removed from their comic representations.

Yes one is bald and the other pig-like in appearance.

But i think the difference is that while Ethan, Tycho and Gabe all represent their real life counterparts in some way, CAD's Ethan seems to be some kind of fantasy version of Tim buckley. I mean dispite being a feckless gowlbag the character still seems to have everything gone right for him (the latest dramallama aside) i mean wasn't there an arc where he became head of a religion of gaming or something equally nausiating.
Tycho and Gabe on the other hand seems to be little more than puppets for voicing whatever snide remarks about gaming that Holkins and Krahulik have at that moment.

And if we're talking biggest gap between the comic version of someone and the reality of is, surely Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo is the winner here. By a country mile.

Jack Sheehan · 03-07-2008 03:04PM

For reference, this is the comic:
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20080602

Also, the characters of Penny Arcade are not meant to be author insertions, people just assume they are.

Rhyme · 03-07-2008 03:07PM

pixelburp wrote: »

To play Devils Advocate for a second - could it be said that Yahtzee has gone too far? Picking on large, money driven gaming companies who drop the ball is one thing, but is it a bit too crass & unprofessional to pick on what are often amateur enthusiasts doing these comics in their spare time? Sure CAD is poorly written but is it up to Yahtzee to say this?

He could (and in a way, has) pick on CAD all day long on a cosmetic and artistic level but it might have something to do with Tim Buckley himself being a none too friendly individual.

While other 'successful' gaming web comics have developed their style and improved through practice and/or criticism (both constructive and destructive), Buckley hasn't improved at all, pretty much, from comic one (an exaggeration i know but it feels right). From what i've heard, suggestions and and criticism is met with stone walls and site-bannings on the CAD forums. A person so determined not to improve their work isn't making any friends, his personal record isn't sunshine and lollipops either.

I'm being nice, B^Uckley is an ass.

/offtopic

Yahtzee may cross lines every now and then but he remains my favourite troll. As long as he doesn't make any serious deviations, he'll remain funny and interesting in my opinion.

NunianVonFuch · 03-07-2008 05:07PM

I thought Yahtzee was spot on in his criticism. Whilst I've followed CTRL-ALT-DELETE for awhile, I've been quite tempted to quit as I haven't got a laugh out of the strip for a long time now. After the miscarriage strip though it's like a car-crash comic - you just can't stop staring at it.

More info on Tim's dickheadedness is available here:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Tim_buckley

Also Explosm took the mic out of that comic too:
http://www.explosm.net/comics/1310/

Krieg · 03-07-2008 07:39PM

NunianVonFuch wrote: »

More info on Tim's dickheadedness is available here:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Tim_buckley

Wow, he really is a nob

I was never into CAD, I got sent the odd strip related to WoW. Some made me chuckle, but 99% is cack. I spent an hour one day filing through the strips and I think Yahtzee got nail on the head here.

I don't think CAD will reply, from what I have read so far im guessing the author will just cry himself to sleep for the next week and then pretend it never happened.

Mr E · 09-07-2008 05:41PM

New one - Lego Indiana Jones.

Slutmonkey57b · 09-07-2008 06:45PM

He said we wouldn't like the new titles. He was right.

Rhyme · 09-07-2008 06:54PM

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

He said we wouldn't like the new titles. He was right.

I liked the music he threw in at the beginning and the end of each episode. It was usually appropriate

Tar.Aldarion · 09-07-2008 07:30PM

What are his best games, I've started 5 days a stranger and it seems really good!

ghouldaddy07 · 09-07-2008 10:09PM

I would play bricke stickle babylon 5 any day of the week.

Excelent review best one in ages.

R0ot · 09-07-2008 10:18PM

Want to See Puppet Show Version of the Ring please! :pac:

kaimera · 10-07-2008 07:10AM

Liked the new intro to ZP.

Great review, havent tried the Lego x games but might just!

Top Notch.

pixelburp · 10-07-2008 08:43AM

Very funny - he has a great sense of timing & how to run a joke - the playtoy / scifi show mashups were particularly good

Though I think I'm one of the few net-residing Indy fans who actually like #4. *hides behind sofa*

It was a bit of a surprise to see his traditional start & end titles disappear, but I guess that's copyright for you!

thelordofcheese · 10-07-2008 10:17AM

Indy 4 was a fine addition to the series, anyone who says otherwise is a div.

Ohh yeah, ZP was quite funny too.

madrab · 11-07-2008 08:21AM

Classic review & loved his review of indy 4 at the end

(ps i too would play stickle brick b5

)

silvine · 11-07-2008 11:18AM

The Star Wars one sounds better.

Stev_o · 11-07-2008 01:35PM

I think thats one of his best one's to date we have Stickle bricks Babylon 5 on a loop on our ts server alot of times to brighten the mood.

Mark Hamill · 16-07-2008 05:13PM

New one today: Alone in the Dark

[EDIT] Great review, unfortunately everything he says is completely true, Alone.. has some of the worst gameplay issues I've ever seen

Slutmonkey57b · 16-07-2008 06:50PM

Has the music grown on me yet?

No, sir.

No it has not.

Dyr · 16-07-2008 09:42PM

The music is like something offa WWF but otherwise: best review EVAR

Shryke · 16-07-2008 09:49PM

The music has punch, I wouldn't put it down but it just isn't as good as the way it used to be. It's only a minor quibble though. And great review. I'll make sure never to ever play Alone in the Dark unless I'm bored or something.