Do you still watch Zero Punctuation every week?
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Yup, I always watch it on the day it comes out, preferably with a snack and a cold coke in hand. However, since I make it a point to have it be the last thing I watch before going to bed and because of me being an "owl", im usually too tired to comment afterwards.
yes, honestly it is one of the best parts of my week, all the regularly updated videos here are. I know exactly the day and am very excited when i get home to pull it up and watch the episode. Sad days have been completely destroyed by some of yahtzee's videos.
I do almost every week. I always check, but if it's a "brown shooter" then I usually skip it (mainly because I think Yahtzee has already said everything he possibly can about them and I find it tiring to here the same things over and over).
I give Yahtzee a ton of credit. I've been watching him for 4 years now (ever since Assassin's Creed) and I've watched the first 100-150 videos probably at least 3-4 times each (I would marathon them when I was bored or depressed, which used to be a lot). When I started watching, I knew almost nothing about any games from 1999 on; now, almost all thanks to him, I've not only played some amazing stuff, but I feel that I understand the thought processes behind the creative decisions that game programmers make a lot more (although I've done a bit more reading and exploration of it by myself, he was the person that encouraged me to do so).
Having said all of that, I have to admit that sometimes I feel that I don't have anything else to get out of him. I continue to watch, and sometimes his jokes or visual gags will surprise me or make me laugh, but I don't know if I have anything else to learn from him. It's still entertaining, and I still look forward to his reactions to certain games (for example, Shadows of the Damned and Catherine, and whatever new installment in the Silent Hill series), but it used to feel like more than just entertainment.
I give Yahtzee a ton of credit. I've been watching him for 4 years now (ever since Assassin's Creed) and I've watched the first 100-150 videos probably at least 3-4 times each (I would marathon them when I was bored or depressed, which used to be a lot). When I started watching, I knew almost nothing about any games from 1999 on; now, almost all thanks to him, I've not only played some amazing stuff, but I feel that I understand the thought processes behind the creative decisions that game programmers make a lot more (although I've done a bit more reading and exploration of it by myself, he was the person that encouraged me to do so).
Having said all of that, I have to admit that sometimes I feel that I don't have anything else to get out of him. I continue to watch, and sometimes his jokes or visual gags will surprise me or make me laugh, but I don't know if I have anything else to learn from him. It's still entertaining, and I still look forward to his reactions to certain games (for example, Shadows of the Damned and Catherine, and whatever new installment in the Silent Hill series), but it used to feel like more than just entertainment.
Yep every one on the day it comes out, once you have watched it for ages its a little less special but still the highlight of Wednesdays. People who say its getting worse are just becoming too familiar with it and frankly why else come to the escapist in the first place? Just moviebob and unskippable to fall back on otherwise.
I started a bit later but similar sentiment: 2009 was the year I found out about ZP. I've been here ever since. Came for Yahtzee but stayed for Bob and, Unskippable.DanielBrown said:
I started watching him again recently. I forgot how funny he is. I've got lots of free time, since I only work nine hours a week, and a seven-minute review isn't any big time-stealer.
You don't recall the site's infamous "help us raise money to pay Yahtzee to fly out to PAX" lottery?Crono1973 said:
Dude my very first post on the Escapist forums was a 3D model I made of the Zero Punctuation imp. So Zero Punctuation is pretty much the only reason I'm here.
Although since checking out the articles, I also rather like Critical Miss, but that's another thing entirely
Although since checking out the articles, I also rather like Critical Miss, but that's another thing entirely
I lost interest in ZP a few years back. The formula got old for me after about 10 episodes at which point it was no longer funny.
That said, I still watch it weekly as something to watch while eating a meal. I could say the same for Unskippable, Jimquisition and No Right Answer which are the only other shows I watch.
Extra Credits and Lisa's show were the only two that I would go out of my way to watch. EC is always interesting and makes you think, Lisa's show was still actually funny when she left.
Also the Escapist podcast is great...it's a show I look forward on this site these days.
That said, I still watch it weekly as something to watch while eating a meal. I could say the same for Unskippable, Jimquisition and No Right Answer which are the only other shows I watch.
Extra Credits and Lisa's show were the only two that I would go out of my way to watch. EC is always interesting and makes you think, Lisa's show was still actually funny when she left.
Also the Escapist podcast is great...it's a show I look forward on this site these days.
