Bioshock review on the BBC features ZP?

[cheatking]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nwqaICKtvQ

For those who are lazy skip 1:10 in.

BBC using Mr.Yahtzee as a reference. Now thats when you know you rule the internets with your trilby crown!

 

[Amnestic]

I hope Yahtzee (and by extension, the Escapist) got royalties for that >_>

Can't listen at the moment as I'm technically in an IT class so no sound.

 

[Sebenko]

Ahh, the sound of someone who knows what they're talking about trying to describe games to the uneducated.

Poor guy.

 

[Kron_the_mad wants to be deleted]

This guy is reviewing a game that he seems to have only heard of, not actually played, it might've been better to just have the whole of Yahtzee's review instead of that suit droning on.

 

[Crazy_Bird]

Funny that they use Yathzee's heavily biased opinion to inform non-gamers about the Game.

Yet I appreciate it very much that they show a not mainstream opinion on a game that was universally praised from the critical mainstream.
But at the same time they are building up the hype.

 

[Amnestic]

I hope Yahtzee (and by extension, the Escapist) got royalties for that >_>

Can't listen at the moment as I'm technically in an IT class so no sound.

lucky bastard.

I fail to see how waking up at 7AM to get ready for a 9AM IT class on a Friday - an IT class which I could sleep through and still pass with no issue - is 'lucky'.

God I hate my timetable.

/wrist

 

[WhiteRat07]

That was great good plug for ZP.

 

[Amnestic]

wait are you at high school? because at my scool wwe cant even get fucking pictures of gordon freeman! -.- that came out wrong.

University. Compulsory 'advanced' IT course as part of my psychology shizz. Not a bad thing exactly, sat next to a cute computer illiterate lass who's constantly asking for help.

 

[Emilin_Rose]

Funny that they use Yathzee's heavily biased opinion to inform non-gamers about the Game.

And you've just lost it.

OT: That is awesome. Nice to see the mainstream-ier media featuring something actually worth hearing about.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

I hope Yahtzee (and by extension, the Escapist) got royalties for that >_>

Can't listen at the moment as I'm technically in an IT class so no sound.

lucky bastard.

I fail to see how waking up at 7AM to get ready for a 9AM IT class on a Friday - an IT class which I could sleep through and still pass with no issue - is 'lucky'.

God I hate my timetable.

/wrist

I feel your pain...sort of. Don't have to go in for IT until 12! ;D

 

[f0re1gn]

It's quite funny actually. Did they at least ask him about using that content?

Otherwise yeah, he is getting pretty famous +)

 

[Altorin]

it's a shame the guy didn't drop yahtzee's name, or even the name of the show, although he did mention the website.

It's also funny to hear yahtzee's Bioshock review voice, because he's gotten a lot faster and angrier since then

 

[Heathrow]

Mm, this'll do wonders for his ego and make no mistake.

 

[cheatking]

Think he'll mention this in his next video?

 

[Angerwing]

To everyone thinking he hasn't even played the game, refer to:

Ahh, the sound of someone who knows what they're talking about trying to describe games to the uneducated.

Poor guy.

When you're describing something to people who have no idea about it, you don't go into too much detail. That just bores the audience (apart from the minority that nitpick).

Besides, if his job is to talk about games and stuff for a major station, you can't expect him to know every intricate detail, can you? Man probably has a schedule.

 

[Altorin]

To everyone thinking he hasn't even played the game, refer to:

Ahh, the sound of someone who knows what they're talking about trying to describe games to the uneducated.

Poor guy.

When you're describing something to people who have no idea about it, you don't go into too much detail. That just bores the audience (apart from the minority that nitpick).

Besides, if his job is to talk about games and stuff for a major station, you can't expect him to know every intricate detail, can you? Man probably has a schedule.

premuch this. In his position, he basically had to explain it the same way he'd explain it to his 90 year old grandpa who'd never played a game in his life.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

BBC news may not always know how to cover games but they can't resist a good dumbing down story.

 

[Charlie_Brown]

Nice to see the BBC bringing games to the masses, shame it's a little dumbed down.

Also, the BBC did not credit Yahtzee at all - there's not label on screen saying "Theescapist.com" or "courtesy of Ben Croshaw" or anything, my guess is they didn't know about this.
If so, while "Fair Use" applies for things under 30 seconds, some sort of reference should have been made more than the off hand mention from the correspondant. This is Yahtzee's work they're stealing after all.

Also, no one commented on how pretty the anchor is?

Wow, it looks very futuristic...

Sigh, maybe not.