The Escapist : Zero Punctuation Game Reviews

madrab · 10-09-2009 12:03am

...And a new form of reviewing was born

Zillah · 10-09-2009 2:34am

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?

Jazzy · 10-09-2009 3:24am

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

pixelburp · 10-09-2009 9:03am

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.

humanji · 10-09-2009 9:05am

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.

jasonbourme.cs · 10-09-2009 9:10am

really good review

was a bit disappointed though as I was expecting Batman

passive · 10-09-2009 9:46am

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...

Greyjoy · 10-09-2009 11:58am

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.

pixelburp · 16-09-2009 5:01pm

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

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

Gummy Panda · 16-09-2009 5:16pm

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

Seifer · 16-09-2009 6:07pm

Gummy Panda wrote: »

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

No?
He rhetorically asked if it was just a bunch of flickery lights on a wall.

silvine · 16-09-2009 11:15pm

I liked how he said 'You didn't come here to find out why a game is good. You've heard that already.'

Kind of like what we were saying in this thread!.

Mr E · 23-09-2009 9:12pm

Beatles Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5....

Jazzy · 24-09-2009 2:00am

ahhh the one chink in yahtzees armour, his like of rock bang & gaytar hero + co.

see retr0, he isnt always right! there is hope!

pixelburp · 24-09-2009 9:00am

Only ever played Guitar Hero once or twice, found it an utterly pointless & boring exercise; so I can't exactly empathise with Yahtzee's position on the series

kaimera · 30-09-2009 5:17pm

this week

SeantheMan · 30-09-2009 7:03pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Only ever played Guitar Hero once or twice, found it an utterly pointless & boring exercise; so I can't exactly empathise with Yahtzee's position on the series

Its not meant to be excercise, its meant to be fun

It also increases in fun with alcohol and friends.

GH/RB = Great
GH/RB + Friends = Excellent
GH/RB + Friends + Alcohol = Partaayyyy

And as for this week..he picked a rubbish game to review

pixelburp · 30-09-2009 7:32pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

Its not meant to be excercise, its meant to be fun

It also increases in fun with alcohol and friends.

It's a pattern matching game, I grew out of that after playing Simon Says years ago

Retr0gamer · 30-09-2009 7:49pm

It's no Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!

kaimera · 07-10-2009 5:32pm

today

Jip · 08-10-2009 10:11am

Ha Ha, harsh. My copy is in the post anyway but still look forward to it. Seems like the perfect short play came to me when you don't have time to invest in a longer playing spell.

humanji · 08-10-2009 11:19am

I'm actually curious to play this now. Must be a case of reverse psychology (or as I call it, stupidity).

pixelburp · 14-10-2009 5:01pm

'Tis a bit Wet tonight (narf narf):

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/981-Wet

Mr E · 14-10-2009 6:54pm

Pretty damning.... I hope the lead designer is nicknamed Pillock because of it.
Names like that stick, you know.

5uspect · 21-10-2009 5:11pm

This week:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1007-Mario-Luigi-Bowsers-Inside-Story

pixelburp · 21-10-2009 5:30pm

Ha, pretty funny this week, with some truly mind-destroying images conjured up

Mr E · 28-10-2009 6:26pm

Brutal Legend

He didn't like it

(shock!)
I probably agree with him, actually. Not really enjoying this game.

Loved the spiderman joke.

L31mr0d · 29-10-2009 11:01am

EA Rickrolls Yahtzee

Classic!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.152308

kaimera · 29-10-2009 11:05am

L31mr0d wrote: »

EA Rickrolls Yahtzee

Classic!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.152308

now that is ****ing quality rick-rollin' right there.

pld EA

Mr E · 29-10-2009 11:06am

Fair play.... thats a great prank.

CCCP^ · 29-10-2009 12:16pm

I'm amazed EA had the ingenuity and creativity to do something like this.

Look forward to being rickrolled from: a lunchbox, a pack of smokes, ham sandwhiches, toolboxes, tiolet roll.

I also heard the Box 2010 will be out for the PS3, 360, PC, DS, PSP, Wii and Atari Jaguar.

Shryke · 29-10-2009 12:33pm

That's a great prank. I haven't watched the last few reviews and I won't bother watching this one. More because I really enjoy Brutal Legend than anything else.

rizzla · 29-10-2009 6:04pm

Nice joke, but Dante's Inferno will probably be banned in Aus.

D4RK ONION · 29-10-2009 8:04pm

I'm sure the ability to commit babbicide wont cause the very open minded Australian censor board to ban it :rolleyes:

Mr E · 04-11-2009 6:23pm

Yahtzee reviews Washington DC. Stick to the reviews, dude. It might get funny after the 2 minute mark, but I'll never know because I closed my browser out of boredom.

Canis Lupus · 04-11-2009 7:41pm

Mr E wrote: »

Yahtzee reviews Washington DC. Stick to the reviews, dude. It might get funny after the 2 minute mark, but I'll never know because I closed my browser out of boredom.

Yikes... that's pretty rubbish.

Retr0gamer · 04-11-2009 7:46pm

That was about as funny as a back street abortion

5uspect · 04-11-2009 7:49pm

oh dear...

pixelburp · 04-11-2009 7:56pm

Wait wait wait ...

why do all the cartoon reviews air uncensored, gratuitous swearing, tasteless analogies and everything, yet within 30 seconds of the video his "f*ck you" gets bleeped?

I wouldn't know if this is all throughout the thing either because like you guys, I got stupendously bored & had what I always presumed, confirmed: Yahtzee needs a script. He can't do ad-lib & just comes across as a twonk (more so!)

L31mr0d · 04-11-2009 8:02pm

I think the guy must think if we like his reviews we actually like him. You'd think he would plan ahead for these things and have some "retro reviews" pre recorded to air when he's away on his hols

Canis Lupus · 04-11-2009 8:25pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Wait wait wait ...

why do all the cartoon reviews air uncensored, gratuitous swearing, tasteless analogies and everything, yet within 30 seconds of the video his "f*ck you" gets bleeped?

I wouldn't know if this is all throughout the thing either because like you guys, I got stupendously bored & had what I always presumed, confirmed: Yahtzee needs a script. He can't do ad-lib & just comes across as a twonk (more so!)

He looks (and yes I appreciate the ironing) quite nerdy in RL :P

Jazzy · 04-11-2009 9:12pm

this episode reminded me of the one about web comics (specifically ctrl-alt-del) and just how right he was.

again, right about everything. including Joss Whedon sucking absolute ass

cherryghost · 05-11-2009 6:19pm

Jazzy wrote: »

this episode reminded me of the one about web comics (specifically ctrl-alt-del) and just how right he was.

again, right about everything. including Joss Whedon sucking absolute ass

yeah but... its terrible compared to what he was doing. there was a slight dip a few months ago but was recently back on form, but this is just a new low imo

James Howlett · 06-11-2009 2:24pm

"If you were expecting Zero Punctuation" this week... then F**k You."

Yeah we know he always try his hardest to be cool but saying that just makes him look like a knob.

Jazzy · 06-11-2009 3:01pm

he'll prob take the piss out of himself for it next week

noodler · 06-11-2009 4:41pm

Awful alright.

Very nerdy, and skinny, and dity and hairy.

He just looks like he smells.

pixelburp · 06-11-2009 5:23pm

He looks like a gamer allright, a board-gamer.

*ducks and covers*

Mr E · 11-11-2009 6:35pm

Not a peep about last weeks humourless abomination.

This week, Uncharted 2.

He is just nitpicking because people expect him to. The "flaws" he finds with this game are ridiculous (apart from the gluey walls one, that's annoying).

Jazzy · 11-11-2009 7:07pm

i liked it.

but thats because he is never wrong

kaimera · 18-11-2009 6:10pm

DA: O this week

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