Continuity:

ingednicol:
does anyone actually know what yahtzee did, cause it's been mentioned on this thread but no one knows

Sims 3 review maybe

Oooh...I get it now. Yeah, I can see why that might have been alienating.

as they say in Bavaria....well i dunno what they say there to be completely honest but rather good in a horrendously overdone British accent none the less

Bloody Fantastic, bravo and hats off to you dear. I loved it.

Well that was... um... I'm thinking Misery: The Musical right now. Yahtzee? Buddy? Avoid the UK evermore. This woman will find you.

In all seriousness, fun song. Kudos to the lady Mayes.

We8ing for Yahtzee's review

It's official. I want to have Rebecca's babies.

It'd involve some pretty complicated surgery, but I'm willing.

Truthfully i found it boring while i fiddled around on my computer. The tone never changes, which can ruin any song at best. Probebly a reason why i never watch this show, only this exception when it involved Yahtzee.

Oh god, now there will be special Zero Punctuation episode tomorrow, this time not about games. But seriously, this song really made my day (even though it's already 11 pm here). *claps*

I enjoyed that, it made me chuckle. I kinda hope Yahtzee has something to say about it. It should be humourous to say the least.

ImprovizoR:
HA! This is awesome. I wonder if Yahtzee will review the song? I know he's a game reviewer but the opportunity is there. It would be a shame to just let this one slide don't you think?

He is a game reviewer, but this struck me as a well-executed move in an intriguing game. ;)

I feel like to understand the context of this song, I'm missing something critical in the back log of the internet. Like, Rebecca, you admire and loath Yahtzee at the same time. And really, who doesn't? :) But you're practically co-workers. To post a love-hate song on the same site as one another works at demands review of that back log. Esspecially if you're going to put what may be a private affair our for everyone to see.

I normally enjoy her songs, but this one was just... well.. odd.

I say Meh! while flicking my wrist in a dismissive way.

If it's private, I don't see why it would have been advertised at the end of one of Yahtzee's ZP segments.

Good going Rebecca! I love the use of irony, the subtle quotations and the excellent video! Well done and I hope it pays off!!!

I can really think of nothing to say that would reflect my opinion of this song, so i'll simply quote Darth Vader by saying: "Impressive, most Impressive"

hamster mk 4:
I hope Yahtzee does a review of the whole geek music genera, because there is so much better stuff out there than Mayes Muses. Perhaps it is my strait white maleness talking but I could never understand her viewpoint on games. Her videos tend to focus on trivial matters like the lack of different body types in 3d models, and not on the core gaming experience. At least with stuff like MC Fontalot's "It Is Pitch Dark," he sings about the very core of the text adventure experience, pointless death for not grasping the developer's moon logic. It is because of this that I considered Mayes's Sims video to be her best work. It was the only time she sung about the core of a game's experience, playing a benevolent/malevolent god over some poor guy's daily existence.

You are seriosly missing the point of her musings. The songs she makes are not pre-planned snipes at particular elements of the game. Some are completly off the wall and may see to have little relevence to the game, at least to you. These songs describe emotion which the game evoked from her and her alone. Beyond that you might say that these songs are not truly vidoegame based at all, but rather based upon Rebecca's own feelings, thoughts, and opinions; which were brought about while playing the game.

Watch her "How to write a song in one Hour" , this may give you a clearer picture of what she does and why. If her songs seem absract, artsy and defiant of logic and reason, it's becuase she doesn't think like you. Anybody can pick out references. She's not doing MLA style citation here, it's music.

And as always with shows on the Escapist... if you feel your popularity waning... Do a show involving Yahtzee to try and prop yourself back up again.

Its sickening.

I like the implications of this video. All of the references and frames from the videos are all from the early videos (GH3, branston pickle, pants-on-head, etc.) and were done in the part that was a love song, then when it turned to hate there were no new references or pictures. What I get from this is that, like me, she started out loving him and somewhere along the way all the hate and dick jokes just started to get annoying.

I'm not quite at hate yet, but I feel like I only watch ZP out of habit at this point.

A hate song? I know of the fine line between love and hate, but this is a fairly uneven video.

I've been a fan of Rebecca Mayes since she first came on the Escapist. Her songs are smart, multi-layered, cultured, and, by far my favorite aspect, deeply observant about games as an emerging art form and what they [the games] imply about our society.

So it goes without saying I love this song! It's one of her best ones (I liked "take me back to the 80s" best myself), and tackles a subject that seems impossible to review: Yahtzee! (Where did he get that nickname anyway?)

That being said, I am NOT pleased with the amount of flak she's getting for this song (and I know she's getting a lot of love too!). As an unpleasable cynical curmudgeon myself, I love me some Yahtzee as well. He's extremely funny, and he's fighting for the good guys! But just like Ms. Mayes, I find myself grinding my teeth every time he casts his ire at the finer sex. I know he does it ironically, as his EP post about Wet clearly states, but it's still undermining women and makes sexism seem socially acceptable. So yes, her disappointment for his sexism, even though it's false, is valid.

To me it seems like she's sure getting a lot of flak for having the audacity to be woman (She shouldn't be on the Escapist! RAWR RAWR), and it's not fair. In the game industry, women are hugely outnumbered, and they're easy targets. I for one am proud that there exists a female game critic as intelligent, observant, funny, and talented as Ms. Mayes. It helps that she has dreamy eyes, but that's beside the point.

And the idea that she's doing it for attention? If you have been watching her videos (chances are, you, the haters, have not), you'd know she's been preparing for this for months. Also, if you read her blog (You don't do that either, haters) she's getting plenty of attention in her home country in the UK, in newspapers and TV and such, and she doesn't even know what to do with it.

Anyway, great job Rebecca, I can't wait to see the response. It was ten times better than I thought would be, and I thought it was going to be great! As a cynical, negative, pessimistic, feminist MALE, I salute you!

Wow...wasn't expecting that. Never seen a start of a flame war in a song before. Heh, perhaps Yahtzee will switch it up and go all hippie in a review of Rebecca. :)

Creepy.

That was fantastic! sadly Yahtzee might have a comeback to this video and as usual I feel it wont be very nice.

I wouldn't worry about Yahtzee shooting you down over this song. The fact that you're a girl and you approve of him means even if he doesn't feel the same way as you he's going to be courteous.

Although I am hoping for the best. Good luck.

Edit: Also, I don't think he will talk about this in the next ZP people, but it could get a mention in the next extra punctuation.

"This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Rebecca Mayes."

Who knew an angry, lazy, European misanthrope could be someones muse. Very Cool.

So this was the first Rebecca Mayes Muses video, and I just got done watching it.

Holy fuck was it awesome. Why haven't I watched this before?!

I registered an account just so I could say how much I dislike this song. the only reason i even visit this ridiculous site is for yahtzee.

Man, I can't believe no one seems to have gotten the joke at the end, with the screwdriver... She says, "Let's go out for a drink," twice. Then, a screwdriver. Sooooo... "The next time you visit the UK, let's go out for a drink... and SCREW."

It wasn't a threat, unless you consider whoopee with Rebecca Meyers to be a threat... though with Yahtzee's "celibacy" thing, who knows?

Come on, it wasn't that hard. ;)

orangeapples:
HAHAHAHAHA, just imagine Yahtzee writting a song and singing it in response. You'll laugh too.

FUUUUUUU i lost

huckleberryhound:

Giantcain:

huckleberryhound:
Need to invoke the name of Yahtzee to get views?

Its a love song it'd be awkward to write a love song with out saying who it was addressed to.

It's the classic attention horse move...i bet half of those who clicked on it did so because she invoked the name of Yahtzee....i'm scared to watch another of her videos because they keep branding me with badges.

...and the attention move worked.

I usually find her annoying, then again, a rarely agree with 90% of the population here anyways. Still I saw, now like an accident you drive by, I wanna see what happens next. So it worked, good on her...But if it is an effort to drum up sales, it will be short lived.

Why did I click this link given my previous experiences with her music?