Points where you've disagreed with Yahtzee
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People need to realize that Yahtzee's bread and butter is making fun of every game that they put on his table. If his standards really were as impossibly high as his reviews seem to indicate, there is no possible way he could have been a gamer for his entire life. Sure, he does call out developers on some BS every now and then but for the most part his reviews are just comedy bits. Now, go out there and get some opinions of your own.
When he said that the standard Halo fare was as simple as 'humans rule aliens suck they are stealing ancient weapons and we'd rather they didn't'. he has no right to say that when his only prior knowledge came from what was arguably the weakest story in the series Halo 3.
Willful ignorance is NOT FACT Mr. Crowshaw.
Other than that though I often agree but I don't really take him that seriously I mean he does nothing to warrant his opinions being any more valid than the next man, just because he's funny doesn't mean he is always right.
Regardless I still respect the man for managing to entertain so many people, I just wish people would stop bowing down and following his every word.
Willful ignorance is NOT FACT Mr. Crowshaw.
Other than that though I often agree but I don't really take him that seriously I mean he does nothing to warrant his opinions being any more valid than the next man, just because he's funny doesn't mean he is always right.
Regardless I still respect the man for managing to entertain so many people, I just wish people would stop bowing down and following his every word.
I still don't understand why he recommended we buy No More Heroes. I thought he hated quick time events and tedium.Chaosut said:
I don't mind when he tears apart a game I like, I just hate it when he raves about a piece of crap like No More Heroes. The only game he's praised that actually deserved it was Portal... Saints Row 2 was really fun too.
Yeah, and the bull**** with devil may cry 4. The cinematics were awesome and still are, he wanted to take part in them? So he thinks it would be improved with quick time events?Pezzer said:
Also the game gives you the control over the most of action. And the dice thing appeared only twice and wasn't that annoying.
EDIT: and oblivion, and mirror's edge.
This. I can't understand his/anyone's hate for J-RPG's. The only arguable points i've heard are:LeonHellsvite said:
1) Turn based combat sucks...
2) The character design makes them look too young.
Then there are the idiots who's only arguement is that it is Japanese. That's just un-justifyable prejudice. Aside from the rant...most J-RPG's I play don't have these faults.
The Mass effect review, though he also mentions he generally doesn't like RPG's.
I didn't think Painkiller was really that great. I bought it after his review, but still haven't finished it because I keep losing interest. Ironically, I loved Serious Sam.
I also disagree with him on the ending to COD4, being I thought it was appropriately tragic(or bittersweet) and it hardly "comes out of nowhere". I mean, you are being chased by the guys entire army in the last level, and the game already shows it's willingness to show bad things happening to the protagonists(i.e. the nuke).
Really, the point where I listen to him the most is horror games. After having played his Tribly games and watched his reviews, I've picked up on the fact we share similar tastes in horror and if he doesn't think a game is scary(i.e. FEAR), I probably won't either.
I didn't think Painkiller was really that great. I bought it after his review, but still haven't finished it because I keep losing interest. Ironically, I loved Serious Sam.
I also disagree with him on the ending to COD4, being I thought it was appropriately tragic(or bittersweet) and it hardly "comes out of nowhere". I mean, you are being chased by the guys entire army in the last level, and the game already shows it's willingness to show bad things happening to the protagonists(i.e. the nuke).
Really, the point where I listen to him the most is horror games. After having played his Tribly games and watched his reviews, I've picked up on the fact we share similar tastes in horror and if he doesn't think a game is scary(i.e. FEAR), I probably won't either.
Lots of the things he has said about certain games line up with my own experience of those games. No More Heroes and Call of Duty 4 are two good examples. He does say a lot of things that I disagree with, but that doesn't make him any less funny. I'm not really one to read reviews, instead basing my financial choices on what I personally like and dislike. While I have found Yahtzee helpful, I've learned to take the things he says with a grain of salt apiece. But that hasn't made me enjoy his reviews any less.
Yahtzee's reviews are more entertainment than review, but I think he brings up a lot of good points about most games.
The only reviews I disagree with are ones where he specifically doesn't play the game the way it was meant to be played, i.e. with other people. You can't complain about a multiplayer game being boring if you play it by yourself: it was never intended to be played that way.
He also takes his points to the extreme, but that's where the humor comes in. If you really listen to what he's saying, most of his "WORST THINGS EVAR" are really just nitpicks, and he admits to that. Read between the lines and you'll see that he actually does enjoy some of the games. Of course, he tends to pick ones that he knows he'll hate, just for the sake of ripping on it.
On the other hand, when he says a game is good (or at least tolerable), it's usually well-worth checking out.
The only reviews I disagree with are ones where he specifically doesn't play the game the way it was meant to be played, i.e. with other people. You can't complain about a multiplayer game being boring if you play it by yourself: it was never intended to be played that way.
He also takes his points to the extreme, but that's where the humor comes in. If you really listen to what he's saying, most of his "WORST THINGS EVAR" are really just nitpicks, and he admits to that. Read between the lines and you'll see that he actually does enjoy some of the games. Of course, he tends to pick ones that he knows he'll hate, just for the sake of ripping on it.
On the other hand, when he says a game is good (or at least tolerable), it's usually well-worth checking out.
Like PedroSteckecilo, I like JRPGs, and I also don't particularly care how a story is presented if it's good. There are a few other things, too, like his persistent dismissal of the Wii.