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Editor-in-Chief  Posts: 2276 Joined: 1 May 2006     | |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 975 Joined: 22 May 2008     | We all made the TFU mistake at some point. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 598 Joined: 13 Dec 2008     | Well, I guess there are negative aspects to jobs even as awesome as those that involve game criticism. *Sighs* |
Muckraker  Posts: 233 Joined: 25 Dec 2008    | [scratch that]Either I'm a medium (cool, now I just have to figure out the winning numbers of next lotto), either I've read that article before, [either I'm a sleepwalking Timelord], wasn't it in the anniversary pdf ?[/scratch that] Edit: note to self, read the WHOLE article before posting. Sorry I missed the footer. Edit2 : damn, so I'm not a timelord. Oh well, I still can try to take over the world. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 875 Joined: 20 Jul 2009     |
I was in it for the fancy light saber selling point |
Paperboy  Posts: 37 Joined: 23 Mar 2009     | as usual theres a lot of things I can relate to here, as with other pieces of writing/ZP reviews. I think thats probably what does it for me, i can usually relate. it doesnt feel like a review. more like when a mate picks apart all the funny/irritating parts of a game with crude humour. which i think we can all relate to.. if we see them. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 135 Joined: 8 Jul 2009     |
Yes it was |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 492 Joined: 12 Dec 2007     | Huh? I have strange sense of deja vu... I think I've seen this interview somewere.... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 930 Joined: 15 Apr 2009    | isnt this the same interview that where in the birthday edition pdf escapist issue 210? either that or your reporters are pretty hive minded. edit: |
Copy Clerk Posts: 61 Joined: 14 Jul 2008  | In ZP's spirit: that was no interview, that was a mutual blowjob :P |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 518 Joined: 24 May 2009    |
My thought exactly. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 780 Joined: 7 Jun 2008   |
I think it's in The Escapist's birthday PDF exclusive issue. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 518 Joined: 24 May 2009 |
Ahh, there you go. But why has it reappeared? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1916 Joined: 11 Mar 2009  |
Wasn't this interview included in the Escapist birthday PDF issue? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1218 Joined: 25 Nov 2007   | You know, I can understand where Ben's coming from with his comments about Internet fame (not that I've ever had any myself), and so I would hope that all you cats and kittens heading out to Philadelphia for the GameX Expo (like I might be) will be on your best behavior for Yahtzee and all the Escapist staff heading up that way. Seriously, he does not want you all following him around shouting "Stonking great tits!" at the top of your lungs. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 202 Joined: 22 May 2009   | Yahtzee complains sometimes that he's the only one in a certain opinion. But, Yahtzee, if you read this comment board, I almost have the exact same thoughts on the games that you review man, on almost every single game I have the same opinion. You're the best reviewer ever and the coolest person alive. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 492 Joined: 12 Dec 2007 |
Maybe to show it to the 'tards who were too 'tarded to download the anniversary PDF issue... |
Paperboy Posts: 39 Joined: 11 Feb 2009   |
meee >_< good read though |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2794 Joined: 28 May 2009     |
Because most of the games that he reviews negatively are shite, whereas the games he reviews positively (or have large sections of positivity) are good. Sure you can have some differences, but when it all boils down to it, good games are reviewed well and bad games are not. I for one agree with Roger Ebert on most of his movie reviews for the same reason: good movies reviewed well, bad movies aren't. |
BANNED Posts: 23 Joined: 28 Aug 2009  | Yahtzee actually knows his shit when it comes to critiquing games unlike most "professiona" game reviewers. He doesn't suck up {Or suck the developers cock} to all the hype a game generates, that's why he rightfully pans mediocre fanboy fest crap like; Halo 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Grand Theft Auto IV. He's honest to know retro games suck and fighting games are shallow button mashing garbage. This man is a true gamer. If you don't agree with anything he says, you're a tool! User was banned for: Poll: Halo fans have never played a decent PC shooter before Halo. (Permanent) |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 690 Joined: 17 Dec 2008 | "What you said was exactly what we said to our publishers, but they wouldn't give us any more time ..." If that's true, then it would explain why 1st party Nintendo games are good. They don't have anyone telling them what to do and when to do it, so they can develop at their leisure. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 153 Joined: 11 Mar 2009  |
Downside: a new Mario every decade or so. Not that you're wrong, just being fair. |
Paperboy  Posts: 39 Joined: 19 Mar 2009  | Fans is really a loose term. Yeah, that's my only thought in response to this whole interview. |
Beat Writer Posts: 202 Joined: 22 May 2009 |
I'm sorry, but at some games the *critics* tell us that that's a good game, and Yahtzee thinks it's atrocious. Again, On almost any game he reviews I agree with him. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 141 Joined: 18 Jul 2009  | Can't wait till some TV program buys Game Damage, cause if it's improved then it would be even more fun to watch :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2149 Joined: 25 Feb 2008  | This is probably the wrong place to put this... but he looks and sounds like one of my mum's friends. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 5 Joined: 6 Feb 2009   |
Ok, now I just have to ask: have you tried to play PS3 version (AitD Inferno)? As far as I know they at least tried to fix most of the things that you (and averyone else) hated about the original version. Maybe that really is a "AitD Good Edition"?.. (haven't played it yet, so I really don't know it myself). |
Paperboy  Posts: 35 Joined: 31 Jul 2009  | I wasn't around when the 210 issue was released, so thanks Russ for reposting this interview. Granted that Yahtzee at least glances at the issues of the Escapist, seeing the last few be practically dedicated to gaming whilst dating must've been irking him like Courtney Cox giving an in depth lecture on sobriety. Actually, Courtney Cox giving whatever length of a speech on anything must do wonders to the human mind. |
Paperboy  Posts: 46 Joined: 13 Aug 2009   |
O.K, I get it now. I'm NOT entitled to my own opinions. Thanks for confirming that for me. Yeah, I played Super Smash Bros. Brawl and I hadn't even heard of the other ones! (I have now tho) Does that make me a fanboy, it is one of my favourite games ever, to the point where I dont have to button mash to win! Am I a fanboy for enjoying this game? Wow. Yeah. Believe everything Yahtzee says. That's the only way to NOT be a tool? Ha, I dont know what you were smokin' when you posted this, but it was HARD! XD |
Muckraker  Posts: 258 Joined: 21 Jul 2009 | Good read. Actually I am one of those who was introduced to the Escapist because of Yahtzee. A friend linked me to the video and I have been fan ever since. It's funny that I like him so much and my roommate absolutely hates him. I liken Yahtzee to John Stewart. While his initial angle is comedy, he has turned that 'weakness' into a strength, allowing him to be more honest and straightforward then others in his field. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4052 Joined: 23 Dec 2008    |
haven't played the others, but i enjoyed brawl. and your saying if my opinion doesn't quite match his, i am a tool? a tool is one who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used, so surely that would fit you better in this situation. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 382 Joined: 2 Jan 2008   |
hehe, this =) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3259 Joined: 3 Aug 2008  | See, I knew he was a lovely guy deep down!
That freaked me out. That was the exact same situation I was in a couple of months ago. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1587 Joined: 9 Jul 2008  |
That's why when you look at his reviews and you laugh and you don't take them as seriously as most other reviews. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2941 Joined: 4 Oct 2008   | Well, this is certainly an interesting treat. It's interesting to find out more about how Zero Punctuation got started and why. I actually owe Zero Punctuation a great debt; it was Zero Punctuation that first sparked my interest in the Escapist. Had Zero Punctuation never come along, I might never have discovered the Escapist forums, and that'd be a shame. So Yahtzee, if you're reading this, you've got my thanks. Keep up the great work. |
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