Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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The thing about horror games is that the protagonists are never on time. Your average big-bollocked flashlight-wielding space marine hero tends not to ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2010

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Interactivity

BioShock 2 inevitably made me think of BioShock 1, and BioShock 1 always makes me think of intro sequences. I’m just going to ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010

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The Tragedy of Alone in the Dark

When it comes to games that are “almost great,” the one I keep coming back to is Alone in the Dark, the 2008 ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010

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Dante’s Inferno

Dante’s Inferno comments off the port bow! “The lustful being blown around on the wind is supposed to be a reference to how ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMarch 2, 2010

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Connectivity

When I was a kid, riding the bus from the school to the local swimming baths so that we could all humiliate ourselves ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 23, 2010

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Goth Mercenaries

I’m a little surprised by how much agreement I received in response to the Borderlands review. The fanboys are really letting their side ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2010

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Space, Flying and Space Flying

“Thank you for the hilarious review of Dark Void. We’re big fans of Zero Punctuation here at Airtight Games, and we were thrilled ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2010

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Character Design

Last week on XP I wrote at length in a rather unsympathetic tone about the appearance of a Darksiders collectible figurine representing the ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorFebruary 2, 2010

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Darksiders

“After watching your review of Darksiders, I looked up some character sketches, and thought to myself, ‘Hmm… Looks like Joe Madureira’s work.’ Turns ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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