Post by: vudu on November 14, 2007, 08:29:20 AM
And so, for your viewing enjoyment, I have assembled every video to date. If you're lucky, I'll continue to update this post with new episodes every week.
The Darkness demo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=eWS9_nrKOPA)
Fable: The Lost Chapters (http://youtube.com/watch?v=jYQLR7dE5k4)
Zero Punctuation (intro) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOBTN67K0Zw)
Heavenly Sword and Other Stuff (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1350-Zero-Punctuation-Heavenly-Sword-and-Other-Stuff">Heavenly Sword and Other Stuff)
Psychonauts (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1368-Zero-Punctuation-Psychonauts)
Console Rundown (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1383-Zero-Punctuation-Console-Rundown)
BioShock (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1394-Zero-Punctuation-BioShock)
Tomb Raider Anniversary (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1490-Zero-Punctuation-Tomb-Raider-Anniversary)
Manhunt (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2048-Zero-Puntucation-Manhunt)
Peggle (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2280-Zero-Punctuation-Peggle)
Halo 3 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2304-Zero-Punctuation-Halo-3)
Tabula Rasa (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2326-Zero-Punctuation-Tabula-Rasa)
The Orange Box (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2541-Zero-Punctuation-The-Orange-Box)
Super Paper Mario (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2563-Zero-Punctuation-Super-Paper-Mario)
MOH Airborne (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2582-Zero-Punctuation-MOH-Airborne)
Zelda Phantom Hourglass (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2608-Zero-Punctuation-Zelda-Phantom-Hourglass)
Clive Barker's Jericho (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2633-Zero-Punctuation-Clive-Barker-s-Jericho)
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2675-Zero-Punctuation-F-E-A-R-Perseus-Mandate)
Assassin's Creed (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2694-Zero-Punctuation-Assassin-s-Creed)
Guitar Hero III (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2716-Zero-Punctuation-Guitar-Hero-III)
Mass Effect (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2738-Zero-Punctuation-Mass-Effect)
Super Mario Galaxy (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/2768-Zero-Punctuation-Super-Mario-Galaxy)
Silent Hill Origins (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2791-Zero-Punctuation-Silent-Hill-Origins)
Crysis (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2808-Zero-Punctuation-Crysis)
The Witcher (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2831-Zero-Punctuation-The-Witcher)
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2883-Zero-Punctuation-Resident-Evil-Umbrella-Chronicles)
Call of Duty 4 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2901-Zero-Punctuation-Call-of-Duty-4)
Sim City Societies (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2928-Zero-Punctuation-Sim-City-Societies)
Yahtzee Goes to GDC (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2949-Zero-Punctuation-Yahtzee-Goes-to-GDC)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2980-Zero-Punctuation-Uncharted-Drake-s-Fortune)
Devil May Cry 4 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3001-Zero-Punctuation-Devil-May-Cry-4)
Burnout: Paradise (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3016-Zero-Punctuation-Burnout-Paradise)
Turok (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3040-Zero-Punctuation-Turok)
Zack & Wiki (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3059-Zero-Punctuation-Zack-Wiki)
Army of Two (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3083-Zero-Punctuation-Army-of-Two)
No More Heroes (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3554-Zero-Punctuation-No-More-Heroes)
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4742-Zero-Punctuation-Condemned-2-Bloodshot)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4845-Zero-Punctuation-Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4862-Zero-Punctuation-God-of-War-Chains-of-Olympus)
Post-Brawl Mailbag Showdown (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4878-Zero-Punctuation-Mailbag-Showdown)
Grand Theft Auto IV (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4902-Zero-Punctuation-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV)
Painkiller (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/57-Painkiller)
Yes, I realize no one even reads this thread, but I'm still going to update it every week. <img src="http://www.onewest.net/~superty/faustsmiley.gif" border=0>
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 14, 2007, 08:39:17 AM
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2007, 08:42:12 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 14, 2007, 08:46:16 AM
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Originally posted by: vudu
But he does it with an awesome British/Aussie accent!
I will admit I love that accent...
Post by: Caliban on November 14, 2007, 11:56:42 AM
Post by: Shift Key on November 14, 2007, 12:19:15 PM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on November 15, 2007, 08:54:54 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 15, 2007, 11:34:28 AM
Post by: Crimm on November 15, 2007, 02:37:32 PM
Post by: wandering on November 15, 2007, 03:38:12 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on November 15, 2007, 07:13:48 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 17, 2007, 04:18:42 AM
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Originally posted by: wandering
Admit it, you guys stopped liking him because he started ragging on Nintendo games.
Actually, I thought Super Paper Mario was pretty 'meh' so his review of it was spot on. And I don't care much for PH so his review of it doesn't bug me. However, it was more angry ranting than clever reviewing, even if what he said was right.
Oh but there will be a day in which he'll trash a game I cherish dearly and I'll stop watching him for good.
Post by: vudu on January 02, 2008, 07:19:13 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 02, 2008, 09:32:17 AM
Just look at his recent reviews: Guitar Hero 3, Mass effect, Assassin's creed, Phantom Hourglass, Halo 3 and now Galaxy. All of these games have been, at one point, hyped to no end or has received numerous awards and glowing reviews.
I think he was a little off on his Galaxy review, though, and I'm not saying that simply because I loved the game. Its true that the controls feel gimmicky at times (especially on the extra planets with the rolling ball and the surfing manta ray) but he was exaggerating. If he thought the waggle in Galaxy was bad he should avoid Rayman and Mario & Sonic like they were the plague.
The game could've been done on the GC and with a GC controller, yes, but the game makes use of the Wii's pointing abilities (mainly the blue stars). Those levels would've been a pain to play through with just the joystick since they require precise pointing and quick maneuvering. So while Galaxy is not the definitive Wii game it can't be easily recreated on another system.
As for the gravity and camera, again, he was blowing it out of proportion. Its true that the camera does make it hard to see sometimes but there have been worse. The camera in Galaxy is actually one of the better ones. Again, if he thought Galaxy was bad he should get a load of games like Kingdom Hearts.
And really, he's the ONLY person to complain about the gravity effects being gimmicky. I thought that added a lot to the gameplay and made for some creative levels (especially on the final level). Plus, gravity has been tackled in other games before so I don't understand why he would consider it a gimmick and just makes him look like he's complaining for the sake of complaining.
I'm surprised that with all the bitching he did he didn't touch on the one issue every gamer has agreed on: how lineal the game is. Even I was caught by surprised at how the game grabs you by the hand and doesn't let go till the end. I personally didn't mind it but its an issue everyone has discussed and debated like crazy. So again, why didn't Yahtzee complain about that?
Finally, he ranted so much about Nintendo its like he has a personal vendetta against them. Yes, I am well aware that he doesn't exactly treat everyone kindly but at times it felt more like a rant against Nintendo than an actual review. Yes, Nintendo needs to create more new IPs. Yes, Nintendo needs to create more new ideas and yes the Mario spin offs can be overwhelming but it is worth being angry about it?
That said, I do agree with him that some of the bosses feel uninspired (mainly the Bowser ones) and moving around the queen bee did feel weird but overall he was grasping for straws in places.
Post by: Kairon on January 02, 2008, 10:05:50 AM
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Y'all are crazy. His Mario Galaxy interview is GREAT. I laughed so much.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 02, 2008, 10:36:26 AM
I do agree that he makes for a great devil's advocate. Like I said, all the games he has reviewed has been games that the masses have embraced to no end. Sometimes he is VERY spot on, other times he seems to ramble on and on.
I know its all an act, but simply because he's being funny it doesn't mean he is expressing opinion, and an opinion can be debated. Kinda like the Angry Videogame Nerd. Even if he drops a lot of f-bombs it doesn't change the fact that he makes good points about some games.
Post by: Kairon on January 02, 2008, 10:43:52 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 02, 2008, 10:47:09 AM
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He makes good points and he makes bad points, but his value is entertainment first and edification second. Viewed in that light, we can't really criticize him for going after well known titles can we?
I admit that I take Yahtzee more seriously than most comedy based reviews, so to me his opinion comes first, the entertainment comes second.
Its just different priorities I guess
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Post by: Kairon on January 02, 2008, 10:50:11 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on April 23, 2008, 02:23:51 PM
I thought his review was funny, but it doesn't seem like he really cares for fighting games or the Smash series to begin with, so it seemed pretty shallow to me, missing on many of the points about Brawl that are worth ripping on it about.
Post by: that Baby guy on April 23, 2008, 02:26:48 PM
I agree completely about the Subspace Emissary, except I don't think it makes you much better at the game, really. I guess you could say it gets you familiar with most of the characters.
Anyways, I am that guy. Except when my friends get better than me at something. I'll waste you in Guitar Hero, too.
Post by: vudu on April 23, 2008, 02:30:10 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 23, 2008, 02:42:37 PM
Post by: Smoke39 on April 23, 2008, 02:53:43 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 23, 2008, 09:32:51 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on April 23, 2008, 09:38:12 PM
So, are we saying the review suck because its poorly made and the opinions don't make sense, or are we saying the review sucks for the sole fact that its bashing Smash Bros.?
I'd actually say since I'm tired of his reviews, that it probably will suck when I hear it.
Post by: Smoke39 on April 23, 2008, 10:59:22 PM
So, are we saying the review suck because its poorly made and the opinions don't make sense, or are we saying the review sucks for the sole fact that its bashing Smash Bros.?Most of his points not relating to the subspace emissary aren't very good. His primary complaint seems to be that the game is nothing but mindless button mashing, which just isn't true. :/
Post by: Adrock on April 24, 2008, 01:29:55 AM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 24, 2008, 01:36:08 AM
Post by: that Baby guy on April 24, 2008, 01:47:16 AM
Essentially, he contradicts his entire basis of an argument, but doesn't like it anyways. It's really too bad, because it sounds like he played the game one night + ten hours of single player. While I'm one upset that the content addition between Melee and Brawl wasn't of the volume I'd appreciate, he's upset because if you play single player, you get too good, and if you play multiplayer it doesn't matter how good you are when a victor is decided. He doesn't discuss the trophies, the challenges, the poorly constructed "Brawl" battles with the Zako's or whatever they're called. He missed the entire event mode. He missed multiplayer options, and generally, his review didn't hit on much of the game's content. That's why I think it's a bad review. There are legitimate complaints about Brawl. "I just don't like it" is legitimate as well, but not from a "professional" reviewer. He walked into the review with a closed mind and left with the same outlook. Nothing Brawl could be would change that. That's what made it terrible.
Did I defend my point to whomever it was that was saying something earlier?
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 24, 2008, 02:02:36 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on April 24, 2008, 02:29:50 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 24, 2008, 07:24:13 AM
In all honesty, I started getting tired of his stuff right after the Mario Galaxy review, in which he spent saying how the game could have been controlled with a normal controller when the game offers a lot of challenges that couldn't have been done on the GC. Afterwards, I felt he wasn't even reviewing games, just bashing them for the sake of bashing.
I think what kills him is that people WANT him to bash games, even the truly fantastic ones. So that affects his credibility as a reviewer.
Post by: that Baby guy on April 24, 2008, 11:15:01 AM
I suppose now I see that he's really just someone who likes to pander to an audience. I, too, didn't like his SMG review that much, but I felt that at least his feelings about the Wii-Remote were true; the game could have been played on any system from the last generation, possibly looking slightly less pretty, maybe even not. I thought SMG's control, including the pointer, shooting star bits, and spinning were top notch, though, and that he overlooked the co-op end of things, being the friendless bastard he is. Since most of what he said made sense, I let it slide.
I suppose I've got to agree with you, though. As time goes by, he's just going to figure out more ways to insult more games, and his audience will probably expand in magnitudes, so there's no real use in complaining about it, he's doing what his fans like, and no one'll be able to convince him otherwise.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 25, 2008, 12:27:36 PM
For example, in his Phantom Hourglass review he confesses that he got stuck on one part and stopped playing the game. Meaning that he didn't even bother to finish the game before making a final judgment.
Like I said, if a reviewer confesses that he didn't finish a game, much less even play it, he would get killed by the internet. I remember a lot of people criticized Yahtzee for that.
He also kept bitching about the sailing and how Nintendo opted to ignore its fanbase. I haven't played the game, but I have heard Nintendo put at least some effort into the sailing so it was smoother and faster.
Finally, it seems that the main reason he hates QTE (quick time events) in games is because he's not very good at it. While I do agree that these events can be a cheap way of adding difficulty to the game he just thinks that any game that has game sucks, no matter how well implemented they are.
So yeah, it does look like he started out as an honest reviewer, but as the fans kept seeing him as some sort of British Angry Videogame Nerd he forced himself to bashing everything or else people will complain about the review "not being funny".
Post by: vudu on April 25, 2008, 02:21:52 PM
So yeah, it does look like he started out as an honest reviewer, but as the fans kept seeing him as some sort of British Angry Videogame Nerd he forced himself to bashing everything or else people will complain about the review "not being funny".
Started out as an honest reviewer? His first "review" was of the Heavenly Sword demo and a preview movie for Resident Evil 5. I don't think he's ever pretended his videos are anything even remotely close to a real review.
Post by: Smoke39 on April 25, 2008, 02:30:37 PM
Post by: Enner on May 12, 2008, 04:18:20 AM
Also, he's on the job. I think he even admited to wanting to selling out on the Australian Podcast he guest starred in. I think that's why he was reviewing Peggle: it's because his editor asked him to. And that probably brings us to why he talks about Halo 3, Smash Bros. Brawl, and some other games; his editor wanted him (probably to generate some major hits to the site) to do it and perhaps he succumbed to the fan requests.
"Honest/professional" reviewer or not, I welcome whatever thoughts he doles out each Wednesday. They may lack expected formality and be very personal nitpicking, but they are interesting thoughts none the less.
As for SMG linearity, he likes adventure games and has no problem with games being a straight arrow. i'm guessing that why he didn't think mention linearity in SMG as a problem. I think it makes sense when you keep in mind that some of the 2D Marios are a straight 1-2-3 level progression. Well, then there's SMB3 that lets you do 1-2-4.
Post by: animecyberrat on May 12, 2008, 07:30:00 PM
Like my genuwine complaints about Mario Sunshine, but there are people who loved it so much they couldn't accept there are those out there that were disapointed with the game, or what IceCOld said about not trusting my views EVER if I had anything negative to say about Galaxy, as if the game is so good one could not like it. Not saying I don't, never played it, but I had such a hard time getting into Sunshine I am sceptical about Galaxies. Sure it looks fun and from what I hear a lot of what I had issues with Sunshine have been fixed for Galaxies so I may still like it. If I had money I would certainly buy it or at least rent it to give it a shot.
But to say my opinions don't matter at all if I somehow don't find the game interesting to me is a total pile of garbage. I mean there are tons of games I really wanted to like, especially with so many people here bragging about them up and down, but when I tried them out, they just weren't for me.
Last time I tried being open about my views I got flamed and harassed until I blew up defending myself and was banned for it. Maybe I should have chosen a better approach to my argument, but to talk trash on someone because their subjective opinion differs from yours is just ignorant on so many levels.
That is what makes it so hard to write an honest review of a Nintendo game because you can't piss off the fans and at the same time you have to be careful not to over exaggerate. In all honesty I hated Sunshine, but when ever I try and explain *why* I hated it, I face fierce opposition and name calling. Truth is if you were me you would feel the same way and If I was you I would feel the way you do about it, but people are all different and have different experiences, different tastes and different levels of tolerance.
If someone was to write a negative review of Final Fantasy 7 the whole internet would be in a frenzy, but if someone genuwinely hated the game they are a noob or idiot for not being able to figure it out. Not that I don't love FF7 it's one of my all time favorite games, but the point is too many people hold it dear to them that they can't comprehend the thought of someone not liking it, and it is often that way with Nintendo games, especially their Original IP, it's like they can do no wrong in some peoples eyes.
If I made a list of the GC games I hated and the ones I liked most people on here would refuse to take me seriously, which is fine I supposed but it's childish to some degree. But I confess a lot of it is things in my life have shaped my view on everything so there are just somethings that used to interest me, now they either mean little to nothing or they disgust me.
I feel the same way about movies as well. But I am one who is very limited in what types of movies I enjoy so again if I made a list of my favorite movies most people would think the same things as if I made a list of video games I hate/love.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 12, 2008, 09:30:40 PM
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