Do you get upset if Yahtzee trashes a game you like?
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Nope.
I watch Zero Punctuation because its funny, if it's a game I like then it's even funnier.
Besides Yatzhee is a critic not a reviewer, it's his job to point out all the flaws and he does it in such a funny way.
I do find his legions of fan boys a bit weird but hey that's the internet for ya.
I watch Zero Punctuation because its funny, if it's a game I like then it's even funnier.
Besides Yatzhee is a critic not a reviewer, it's his job to point out all the flaws and he does it in such a funny way.
I do find his legions of fan boys a bit weird but hey that's the internet for ya.
He hasn't really touched anything I like since he stays as far away from JRPGs as possible and that is sorta my forte (FF13 is the worst game ever made), but no it doesn't bother me. Yahtzee's reviews may be a bit exaggerated but they are not unfair.
I think a very important aspect of being a mature video gamer is to realize no game (or demographic) is perfect. It has flaws and being able to look at those flaws and either accept them or laugh at them, rather than going into denial about it to convince yourself that you spent $60 on "teh best gaem evar", is necessary to really enjoy the media and to find stuff that is of true quality.
I think a very important aspect of being a mature video gamer is to realize no game (or demographic) is perfect. It has flaws and being able to look at those flaws and either accept them or laugh at them, rather than going into denial about it to convince yourself that you spent $60 on "teh best gaem evar", is necessary to really enjoy the media and to find stuff that is of true quality.
Never, if anything I appreciate him pointing things out. I'm not a critic, I usually don't think too hard about the bad things in a game.
I loved Dragon Age 2, Yahtzee pointed out some flaws that I hadnt really thought about, or if I had, hadn't considered important. I still play it sometimes, it hasn;t totally ruined the game, just made me consider my opinion more closely
I loved Dragon Age 2, Yahtzee pointed out some flaws that I hadnt really thought about, or if I had, hadn't considered important. I still play it sometimes, it hasn;t totally ruined the game, just made me consider my opinion more closely
No, but I get offended when I feel he is being soft on a game. Seriously, he seems to be going soft with the last 2 episodes...
No.
There are a few times I've felt he's been a bit unfair about one thing or another, but its never been enough for an episode to leave me with a bad taste in my mouth. If Yahtzee considered himself a reviewer rather than a critic I might feel differently but he's quite up front about where he's coming from and what his intentions are.
There are a few times I've felt he's been a bit unfair about one thing or another, but its never been enough for an episode to leave me with a bad taste in my mouth. If Yahtzee considered himself a reviewer rather than a critic I might feel differently but he's quite up front about where he's coming from and what his intentions are.
I'd say that getting upset about Yahtzee's opinion is a pretty fruitless effort in and of itself, just as much as it would be to let anyone else's negative opinion about a game that you liked frustrate you. If you liked a game, then by all means, you shouldn't care about others' judgements of the game. I have a friend who liked playing Fable 3, while I hated its guts. We got into a discussion about why our opinions differed and it was quite informative and civil. She admitted to some of my complaints about the game being well-founded and I admitted to the some of the points about how the game was enjoyable.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's perfectly OK to be part of the Fandom of a video game; just don't let your defensiveness towards that game turn into FanDumb.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's perfectly OK to be part of the Fandom of a video game; just don't let your defensiveness towards that game turn into FanDumb.
I got upset over his utter trashing of pokemon black/white but I got over it....
after a week of seeving only to decide although his videos are funny he has crap taste in games (in my option)most fps I would not touch with a 30 ft pole let alone play..
I like/love cutisy games like pokemon, katimari, and chibi-robo If he cant see the relaxing art that is these kinds of games that's his problem
after a week of seeving only to decide although his videos are funny he has crap taste in games (in my option)most fps I would not touch with a 30 ft pole let alone play..
I like/love cutisy games like pokemon, katimari, and chibi-robo If he cant see the relaxing art that is these kinds of games that's his problem
Nah, dont be upset, usually he is right about his criticism to call whatever he says "his oppinion" is idiotic, because whatever he says is bound on what the game is like.
Not usually no.
He has an opinion. It's as pointless as any other persons opinion.
He rips on games that he likes, just as he would for games that he doesn't like.
It's his schtick.
If he did a review where he just praised it the entire time, I'd be confused.
On occasion I get annoyed if some of his complaints are unjust or unwarranted.
But, really. Who cares?
He has an opinion. It's as pointless as any other persons opinion.
He rips on games that he likes, just as he would for games that he doesn't like.
It's his schtick.
If he did a review where he just praised it the entire time, I'd be confused.
On occasion I get annoyed if some of his complaints are unjust or unwarranted.
But, really. Who cares?
Map of FF13 |----------------------------------------------()--|. Don't try to pass off that one part as "open". We know it isn't. It is the Safari Zone from Pokemon; a closed off field with a few unique, hard to catch species. Nothing more. You can't do what you want. The entire area adds absolutely nothing to the actual game except grinding and "Kill Named Monster X" missions ripped right from the FF14 design plan. Pulse is "wide" it is not "open" and it deeply, deeply saddens me that people are calling it such.Phoenix_XIII said:
Giving up on something isn't a lack of dedication by the player, ESPECIALLY when it is in a genre they enjoy. It is the failure of the developer to create something worth playing.
Not really. Even games I have fanboy gushiness over I tend to overall agree with his points. He points out goofy things I may not even notice on the playthrough, but once he mentions it, I tend to realize what he is talking about, and how cheesy/weird/stupid it was. Never effects my opinion towards the game itself though.
Just browsing through the answers really and I thought I'd just put this one straight. He didn't actually dislike Portal 2. In fact during the review he said, and I quote: "Is Portal 2 good? Yes." He just also said that it wasn't as good as Portal 1. Tha't seems like a perfectly valid opinion to have to me. =/fare777 said:
What's my answer to the question? Well, I agree with what most people seem to have posted heve already. It doesn't bother at all, because my own opinions are not based on his and personally I find it enlightening to hear about things from a different angle.
And the thing is, I actually like Yahtzee's reviews, because they remind me quite a lot of columns, in the sense that the writer knows that he's being subjective about the matter. And this results in Yahtzee himself freely acknowledging his bias so that he can fully explain his own thoughts.
Also I feel that Zero Punctuation may be the best frame of reference for any game out there. Because being faced with such a harsh critic like this means that games have to actually work for it with innovation and storytelling rather than mere graphics and nostalgia to be praised for their efforts. In short, it's because he trashes so many games, that the ones that make it through the cut are really fun to play.
(Yay, 7th post. Keeping track of my posts here.)
No, because his opinion doesn't affect my enjoyment of the game. His opinion is not more or less right than mine.