The Escapist : Zero Punctuation Game Reviews

Jazzy · 18-07-2009 06:38PM

Testify!

kyp_durron · 18-07-2009 07:16PM

I don't know how people can feel strongly about Joss Whedon one way or the other.

pixelburp · 18-07-2009 09:18PM

Yeah I don't get it either, even after many people have tried to rationalise it for me; to me, Whedon's a scripter who can write some very snappy, quotable dialogue and memorable characters. He has produced some competent, decent material (Firefly), but has also done some horrendous garbage (Alien Resurrection). I suppose the key factor is that he writes for the geek demographic first and foremost so it's only natural that his work garners high emotions, geeks don't know the middle-ground. Me? I just feel conflicted; I either want to shake his hand for Firefly, or stove his head in for Alien 4

Jazzy · 19-07-2009 10:06AM

pixelburp wrote: »

Yeah I don't get it either, even after many people have tried to rationalise it for me; to me, Whedon's a scripter who can write some very snappy, quotable dialogue and memorable characters. He has produced some competent, decent material (Firefly), but has also done some horrendous garbage (Alien Resurrection). I suppose the key factor is that he writes for the geek demographic first and foremost so it's only natural that his work garners high emotions, geeks don't know the middle-ground. Me? I just feel conflicted; I either want to shake his hand for Firefly, or stove his head in for Alien 4

YOU ARE WRONG STOP BEING WRONG.
you are either wrong or simple. choose one. i dont care if you dont like it. facts are facts

Jack Sheehan · 19-07-2009 12:41PM

The depth of Joss Whedon hate has only come about as a result of the pants-wetting adoration he recieves from 90% of the internet. Try saying that something like Battlestar Galactica is good and you will be told that it's just a poor mans firefly. His fanbase are incredibly annoying, always whining about how Firefly was cancelled after one season. Guess why? Because it didn't get the ****ing viewers!

Also there is no excuse for supporting dollhouse. It's a creepy old mans fantasy masquerading as feminism.

thelordofcheese · 19-07-2009 01:03PM

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

Try saying that something like Battlestar Galactica is good and you will be told that it's just a poor mans firefly.

You know, you could kill a man for saying that and not a jury in the world would convict you. Not even texas.

pixelburp · 19-07-2009 01:23PM

Jazzy wrote: »

YOU ARE WRONG STOP BEING WRONG.
you are either wrong or simple. choose one. i dont care if you dont like it. facts are facts

Assuming you're not pretending to be an angry-net-kid ...

I enjoyed Firely, I thought it could funny and had some good characters, even if it was a bit too knowing sometimes. So what, it's not like Whedon wrote every episode anyway. It's just a TV series, get over it guys, it's easy enough to ignore the Whedonites (you avoid their forum *puke* for one).
*shrug*

noodler · 19-07-2009 01:28PM

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

The depth of Joss Whedon hate has only come about as a result of the pants-wetting adoration he recieves from 90% of the internet. Try saying that something like Battlestar Galactica is good and you will be told that it's just a poor mans firefly. His fanbase are incredibly annoying, always whining about how Firefly was cancelled after one season. Guess why? Because it didn't get the ****ing viewers!

Also there is no excuse for supporting dollhouse. It's a creepy old mans fantasy masquerading as feminism.

Haven't tried Dollhouse yet.

thelordofcheese wrote: »

You know, you could kill a man for saying that and not a jury in the world would convict you. Not even texas.

True, I really enjoyed Firefly and mayeb it would have went on to better things but BSG is the best TV show I have ever seen.

pixelburp wrote: »

Assuming you're not pretending to be an angry-net-kid ...

I enjoyed Firely, I thought it could funny and had some good characters, even if it was a bit too knowing sometimes. So what, it's not like Whedon wrote every episode anyway. It's just a TV series, get over it guys, it's easy enough to ignore the Whedonites (you avoid their forum *puke* for one).
*shrug*

I didn't like Buffy, Angel or any of that other crap aimed at pre-teen girls.

pixelburp · 22-07-2009 05:05PM

Red Faction: Guerrilla this week.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/834-Red-Faction-Guerrilla

Gingervitis · 29-07-2009 05:12PM

Wii Sports Resort is probably his funniest in ages. He's still got it (whatever it is...)

BlitzKrieg · 29-07-2009 05:23PM

i agree with him that the whole motion control is pointless until they work out some way to create a genuine feedback to your motion.

oh and direct link ftw http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/844-Wii-Sports-Resort

cherryghost · 29-07-2009 05:48PM

best one in ages, got tears in my eyes the whole way through

Twilightning · 29-07-2009 06:03PM

He's the man!

ProjectColossus · 29-07-2009 06:06PM

Great one today. I loved the tiny pause before he said fruit at the end, not really sure why though.

K.O.Kiki · 29-07-2009 06:22PM

ProjectColossus wrote: »

Great one today. I loved the tiny pause before he said fruit at the end, not really sure why though.

It's called... "timing".

Mr E · 29-07-2009 07:02PM

Loved it, very funny. Best in a long time.

anonymous_joe · 30-07-2009 02:31AM

He remains a hero.

ProjectColossus · 30-07-2009 10:43AM

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

It's called... "timing".

Well yes I know that, I mean I just don't know why such a small detail amused me as much as it did.

pixelburp · 05-08-2009 05:05PM

100th epi-sod! Call of Dut... uhh Juarez: Bound in Blood.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/860-Call-of-Juarez-Bound-in-Blood

Jilm · 05-08-2009 06:09PM

That was fun.

James Howlett · 06-08-2009 11:16PM

I had never heard of Zero Punctuation until I accidentally came across this thread.

Thank you very, very much, its brilliant.

wayhey · 08-08-2009 03:57AM

I came across Yahtzee's reviews a few months ago and they're absolutely hilarious, especially his simple but effective animations. Kinda like South Park I guess in that regard...

But do you ever feel that his extreme sense of humour gets in the way of actually reviewing a game properly? I wouldn't trust them too much.. and for all his complaining The Art of Theft is pretty crappy

pixelburp · 12-08-2009 05:06PM

This week: The Conduit, and guess what? He's hates it!

*monocle falls off*

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/869-The-Conduit

Jumpy · 13-08-2009 08:33AM

pixelburp wrote: »

This week: The Conduit, and guess what? He's hates it!

*monocle falls off*

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/869-The-Conduit

He generally only mildly hates. This he hated beyond any hate I have seen him hate before.

Jazzy · 13-08-2009 08:51AM

yahtzee is right about everything whether you like it or not. FACT

pixelburp · 13-08-2009 08:53AM

Jumpy wrote: »

He generally only mildly hates. This he hated beyond any hate I have seen him hate before.

Well he does hate the Wii something special all right

Retr0gamer · 13-08-2009 09:54AM

Jazzy wrote: »

yahtzee is right about everything whether you like it or not. FACT

He was wrong about Valkyria Chronicles. Ridiculously wrong!

Burgo · 13-08-2009 11:31AM

in the conduit vid,who is the guy that appears at 35 seconds? he appears in most of the reviews lately and i havent got a clue who he is?

Jazzy · 13-08-2009 11:45AM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

He was wrong about Valkyria Chronicles. Ridiculously wrong!

joss whedon

Retr0gamer · 13-08-2009 11:52AM

Ok he was right about joss whedon.

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