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The Escapist : Zero Punctuation Game Reviews

dazftw · 2008-01-17 04:13:57

They say we should give the man a sticky, I think we should aswell! If we cant do this heres a handly link to subscribe to the videos so you will get a email when the new one is put up! His Hompepage His Essays His Games Subscribe The Escapist : Zero Punctuation The Darkness(demo) Fable: The Lost Chapters After getting the…

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#932 13-08-2009 12:03PM

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Burgo wrote: »

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?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61166869&postcount=891

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#933 13-08-2009 05:14PM

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I just watched the Red Faction: Guerilla review on lunch today.

That bit where he compared himself to Conan getting revenge because he saved up for a PS2 as a young lad and wasted money on the first game was great.

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#934 19-08-2009 05:20PM

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Bit of a retro review today...
Silent Hill 2

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#935 19-08-2009 05:31PM

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Doofy the doofus!

Best one in a while, laughed out loud a few times.

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#936 19-08-2009 05:39PM

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great coincidence with our topic on game narrative

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#937 19-08-2009 10:46PM

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Mr E wrote: »

Bit of a retro review today...
Silent Hill 2

SH2 & 3 were awesome. Haven't experienced anything like it since.

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#938 19-08-2009 11:23PM

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efla wrote: »

SH2 & 3 were awesome. Haven't experienced anything like it since.

Nice to agree with him for once, would have enjoyed it even more hd the storyline not been ruined by a certain retr0ga....player, Retr0player.

Are the other silent Hills even worth my time?

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#939 19-08-2009 11:31PM

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Big man with a face made of trigonometry is the best ever description of pyramid head

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#940 20-08-2009 11:07PM

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noodler wrote: »

Nice to agree with him for once, would have enjoyed it even more hd the storyline not been ruined by a certain retr0ga....player, Retr0player.

Are the other silent Hills even worth my time?

Not really... The Room was ok, but not of the same standard in terms of atmosphere.

3 is my personal favourite

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#941 26-08-2009 07:06PM

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Yay, I'm not the only one who remembers Lost Vikings.

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#942 02-09-2009 05:16PM

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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/901-Tales-of-Monkey-Island

oh dear I feel bad that i laughed at the protestants joke.

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#943 02-09-2009 06:24PM

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I was happily surprised to hear him mention the Rose of Tralee

(not that I'm a fan...)

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#944 02-09-2009 07:58PM

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is there anything yahtzee cant do?

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#945 02-09-2009 08:33PM

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Give a fair review of valkyria chronicles

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#946 02-09-2009 10:35PM

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Retr0gamer wrote: »

Give a fair review of valkyria chronicles

Oh dear god its been weeks, get over it! (I realise its close to your heart)

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#947 02-09-2009 10:58PM

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Just like with the holocaust:

'Never forget!'

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#948 09-09-2009 04:59PM

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Wolfenstein this week - in Limerick form!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/916-Wolfenstein

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#949 09-09-2009 06:00PM

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pixelburp wrote: »

Wolfenstein this week - in Limerick form!

He sure gave that game lots of scorn!

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#950 09-09-2009 06:24PM

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But the review was the best!

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#951 09-09-2009 11:39PM

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humanji wrote: »

But the review was the best!

he definatly put it to the test

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#952 10-09-2009 12:03AM

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...And a new form of reviewing was born

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#953 10-09-2009 02:34AM

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Yahtzee likes porn.

Now that we're done rhyming, did anyone else find it a very boring review? My head actually sank when I realised he was using another gimic. Last week it was a bloody stupid Irish accent, this week a Limerick.

Is it so much to ask for a competent review phrased in a witty manner?

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#954 10-09-2009 03:24AM

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Zillah wrote: »

Yahtzee likes porn.

Now that we're done rhyming, did anyone else find it a very boring review? My head actually sank when I realised he was using another gimic. Last week it was a bloody stupid Irish accent, this week a Limerick.

Is it so much to ask for a competent review phrased in a witty manner?

come on lil neddy, why you have to be such a square man

i thought he was funny and good today. first ever 'star' rating too

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#955 10-09-2009 09:03AM

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Zillah wrote: »

Is it so much to ask for a competent review phrased in a witty manner?

So go read the gazillion other game sites that do bog standard "competent" reviews. Dunno about you, but I make my weekly trip to Yahtzee's corner for his comedy ranting. He's a critic, not a reviewer.

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#956 10-09-2009 09:05AM

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I think it was an excellent review. As he said himself, the game offers pretty much nothing new and isn't even that good. Since the game isn't particularly entertaining, he made the review entertaining instead.

His reviews are becoming fairly generic now, anyway. It's pretty much the same thing over and over again. At least he tried to mix it up a little this week.

And I have to say I was pretty impressed how he made a fairly accurate review in limerick form. I was half expecting him to run out of rhymes halfway and give up, but he made it all the way through.

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#957 10-09-2009 09:10AM

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really good review was a bit disappointed though as I was expecting Batman

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#958 10-09-2009 09:46AM

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I had similar thoughts about the gimickyness, but it was still really awesome... Also, after I came across the transcript for the Irish part of the last one, I found out

"I'm also negotiating appearances... at GenConOz in Brisbane."

Teehee... That's next week... I'm in Brisbane...

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#959 10-09-2009 11:58AM

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The fact that Wolfenstein was so bland Yahtzee had to reply on the rhyming gimmick was a warning sign for me. It was pretty funny but not of the same quality as his other reviews.

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#960 16-09-2009 05:01PM

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Nana, nana, nana, nana; nana, nana, nana, nana - Batman!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/926-Batman-Arkham-Asylum

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#961 16-09-2009 05:16PM

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did he refer to schindler's list as comic book writing? :pac:

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