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

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Demon’s Souls

Games are scary. And not just the horror ones. Games are scary almost by default, because it’s not just the main character that ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorDecember 22, 2009

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On Remakes and Nostalgia

Recently I attended Gameconnect Asia-Pacific in Melbourne, a sort of conference and networking opportunity for the Australian games industry. I was part of ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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On His Voice

Well, I was going to answer comments from my Assassin’s Creed 2 review, but it seems all anyone wants to talk about is ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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On Multiplayer

South Australian attorney general and professional bugbear, Michael Atkinson, has announced his intention to appeal the MA-15 classification of Modern Warfare 2 for ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorDecember 1, 2009

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On Dialogue Menus

There’s a gameplay mechanic that’s as old as the hills, that goes all the way back to the early 90s PC adventure gaming ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2009

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Uncharted 2

This is your Level 3 spoiler warning. Until the end of this column, there is an increased risk of Uncharted 2 spoilers. Those ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2009

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Guitar Hero: Rock Opera

Yeah, yeah, Washington DC, live-action video, blah blah, shitting all over the history of a proud nation, etc. Let’s move on. I’ve had ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2009

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A Study of Tim Schafer

Brooetal Legend (the umlaut lifts the sound) seems like something that Tim Schafer has been working towards for a while. I don’t think ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2009

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Mario & Luigi

Two issues remain unresolved in my mind after last weeks video. Firstly I must confess that my assurance that all the Mario & ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2009

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Wet

Wet (does saying that name make anyone else feel a bit dirty?) brings with it a forcible reminder of something I’ve been meaning ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorOctober 20, 2009

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Scribblenauts

Let’s go straight into the comments for once, in celebration of the fact that the new Extra Punctuation schedule actually allows me to ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2009

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On RPG Elements

I want to talk to you about RPG elements. This really is becoming to mainstream video games what the iPhone is to all ...

By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2009

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