If I had to say, he focuses reviewing games that are crappy to him to get a audience.

Here an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3YPuBofy6w

If you look at the one comment BTW you can see one single person telling him to review burnout.

LOL, this is a historical discovory, Croshaw accepts to review a game from one blabbing sheep.

JOE COOL:
If I had to say, he focuses reviewing games that are crappy to him to get a audience.

Here an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3YPuBofy6w

If you look at the one comment BTW you can see one single person telling him to review burnout.

LOL, this is a historical discovory, Croshaw accepts to review a game from one blabbing sheep.

No, the kid was asking someone to post the Burnout review on youtube so he could steal it for his iPood.

I usually have opinions before he manages a review, and we seem to think the same of most games.

I really think he was reaching for SOMETHING, ANYTHING to dislike about Super Mario Galaxy, though. The only thing about that game that sucked was the awful voiceover on load... and weegee.

Thank you everyone for your feedback! This community rocks the proverbial house!

No they really don't. Not because his reviews aren't valid but just due to the fact by the time he reviews a game it has been out here for a while and either I have already played/own it or I have already decided it isn't for me.

Considering he doesn't review games(he slates them in a funny way!), all he does is make me think about games definitely not to get, and considering he takes heavy jabs at games he DOES like (the point of his act), then theres not much credence there either.

Theres a difference between reviewing a game and giving your opinion of it, he does the latter.

No more than any other review. He has less BS and more humor than most reviews which is nice.

Fangface74:
Considering he doesn't review games(he slates them in a funny way!), all he does is make me think about games definitely not to get, and considering he takes heavy jabs at games he DOES like (the point of his act), then theres not much credence there either.

Theres a difference between reviewing a game and giving your opinion of it, he does the latter.

IMO they are pretty much the same thing. Although reviews are perhaps slightly more formal in structure and usually assign a grade of sometype.

Well to be honest Yahtzee is one of those strange Games Reviewers who doesn't hold back on a game just because he likes it. I find that refreshing for one, most Reviewers just state the general gameplay and say Yay or Nay, but he actually talks about poor choices in Voice Acting and all the other technical points all the other reviews make such a big bloody show leaving out.

Normally I agree with him, except for J-RPG's because I like Final Fantasy. He is right when he says that Vann and Tidus both look like cross-dressing women. I saw Tidus in X and just wished he would put on a shirt. The last game where I accually liked the character design in a J-RPG was Shin Megumi Tensi: Persona 3

I don't let him bashing a game sway me, but when he actually LIKES a game I know it's a must-buy.

Well, when I first started watching his reviews, he had already released a half dozen (6) or so, and as such, watched all the half dozen (6) or so. Some of those games reviewed I owned, or played extensively, and Yahtzee basically took what i felt about each of those games, and wrapped it up in a nice package of British accent, fast talking, and pure humorous sinisterism.

So, yeah, his reviews are accurate.

I think Yahtzee's very knowledgeable about a lot of games, but like everybody, he's got his favorites. I'd be wary of expecting a fair review of an MMO from him.

I dont agree with some of his reviews mostly how he bashes japanese RPGs, but everyone doesnt have to like the same games I suppose. His reviews are helpful. Im not gonna go and pick up every great looking game that comes out and his review help me decided which one are really Above and Beyond (take COD4) and which ones are just Average (DMC4).

I listen mostly for the comedy, but he speaks lots of truth too. I was glad to hear someone finally pointing out the flaws in games like BioShock and Halo 3 when most reviewers go into ecstatic seizures over those titles. He seems to have a good grasp on the tired cliches and annoying elements of video games, and is pretty good at sniffing them out.

Even when I don't agree with him I have to admit he has good points. Sounds odd, I know, but the best example is Mass Effect. He bashed it a lot, but I have the game and love it to death. But he was right about things like A) The combat being wacky and B) The tendency of the characters to open up quickly to the PC (though that's kind of a theme in all modern RPGs). He also admitted that his reflexive dislike of RPGs influenced some of his complaints.

Either way, he points out the flaws of a game mercilessly (whereas I've found that many game reviewers these days don't), and that's what counts. I can look at the flaws he hilariously explains, and then I can decide if I can live with them or not.

I've noticed that although he goes for that comedic effect in a game, he also gives his honest opinion on it. He's unbiased and is strong in his opinion, which is something I personally admire about his reviews. I think he reviews it seriously, but in his own way. Therefore, I do take him seriously. His opinion however, does not really affect what I buy. We have different tastes in what we play, after all.

I listen to his opinion for games, some of them, he points out mostly the comedic flaws and makes them stand out like a birthmark on an albino. He also reviews with opinion a bit and helps me a little with decision to buy a game, but not that much.

This may sound odd but I don't rely on the reviews themselves as much as the rules he puts forth in said reviews.

Allow me to clarify. His review for the Witcher actually changed how I look at games, what should constitute a good game and opened me up to more types of games. He covers a bunch of general rules in regards to games dos and don'ts (outside of mechanics) that are really important.

"I would rather be stupid and having fun than bored out of my huge genius mind"

This led me to a game that for all of the 'standard' reasons is bad; "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty". It is linear, the hit detection is terrible (nothing like shooting a Nazi point blank in the abdomen with a machine gun and missing) and though I have no problem with it many people dislike the game because it is short.
On the other hand I thought the idea of being a cab driver (that's what the trailer indicated) who in the middle of the attack on New York picks up a gun and starts fighting the Nazi invasion sounded fun. Despite the fact that I was a construction worker (close enough I guess) I am having tremendous fun with the game and am glad I purchased it.
With games like Call of Duty 4 and Rainbow Six Vegas around I know the fact that I liked and bought Turning Point, but didn't like or buy Call of Duty 4 means I should be hanged. But I don't mind sitting here saying such a statement because well...remember the quote I am clarifying. ;)
I found Call of Duty 4 to be boring which I am sure responders will say proves I am an idiot. But hey at least I am having fun killing Nazis in the Supreme Court building. (Fun by the way I am still under the silly impression was the main point to buying, renting, or playing games. Not how gory it is, how complicated it is, or how pretty it is.)

"I guess I don't have the right to complain seeing as I didn't spend all weekend memorizing the documentation."

This is all I can think when people ask me how I enjoyed Last Odyssey. While this may not seem to fit the general premise of what I am talking about the quote has a point. Which turns it into a rule for socially interacting with other gamers.

"A game that generally feels like work isn't looking at a good writer"

For the longest time I would trudge through terrible games for the sake of the story or script (Legend of the Dragoon is a prime off the top of my head example.) But how good can the story be if it feels like work and playing it makes me die a little inside?
This realization chopped a whole bunch of games out of my collection and off my play list.
*Waves to Silent Hill 4, Condemned, and Final Fantasy X-2 as they find themselves dumped on my front porch*

I bought Portal because of his review and it is THE BEST GAME EVER. GlaDOS is F***ing hilarious. It doesn't hurt that it comes with Half Life 2 either

Yes I take caution of what Ben says but usually I don't let it affect me that much. If I like a game and he doesn't oh well it's fun to me, and that's what counts. And if he likes a game and so do I well there, more power to Ben. But honestly he should keep reviewing. It's hilarious and it's fun to listen to him rant on about absolutely nothing. He doesn't have poor judgement or anything it's just that he's kind of mean to games. Even if he gives it 5 golden stars he'll still find something bad to say about it. You know minus Portal.

I don't base my gaming purchases on his, or any other reviews oppinion for that matter.
The reviews are hilarious of course and they often contain very good points - I agree with a lot of what he says, but that isn't going to stop me from purchasing - or enjoying games.

He can hate this game, and that game or this one coming out and he can tell me that in a funny and also informative way but at the end of the day I've been gaming pretty consistantly since I was five, I've played enough to know what I like and I'm going to buy it reviewers be damned.

I don't think it ever was his idea to influence others to buy or not buy something, the man states his opinion and we turn it into something greater or lesser. This is abundantly clear from something as early as the Darkness Demo review (To paraphrase: "A demo is made to make me want to buy the game. Based on this demo, I won't").

But the thing is that whatever he says at this point will make no difference.

His words matter because the people listen.

We think about what he says and discuss his point of view. It matters not whether you agree or not, you're bound to think of arguments why he is or isn't right. He's become the king of subjective reviewing and through that he's also tackled objective reviewing. Through us.

When I hear his latest reveiw, if it's a good one I think "why haven't I got that game now?"