Poll: Do You Still Like ZP?

[Alcoholidayer]

I too find his old videos more amusing, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the newer videos. The newer ones, while not as funny, still contain very correct and logical arguments and give a great picture of the game.

I disagree with those of you who think he's unpleasable, he merely has high standards. Just because you disagree with him does not make him wrong.

 

[debra_ beretta]

I still love ZP. I'd love to see a collaboration between Yahtzee and Charlie Brooker. The bile generated would be immense.

 

[snappydog]

I do still find it pretty entertaining, although I think lately I've been more of a fan of his other stuff - I went on a bit of a Yahtzee binge a month or so ago and I love Extra Punctuation and Mogworld (watching ZP after listening to the audiobook is something of a shock, since he reads it at what passes for a normal, even slightly slow pace), I've just bought Jam and I absolutely adore the Chzo Mythos games.

I still love ZP. I'd love to see a collaboration between Yahtzee and Charlie Brooker. The bile generated would be immense.

Also, this.

 

[Legion]

IMO, it's like spicy food. After a while, you build up a tolerance to it. So, it's not the food that's changed, it's you.

This, really.

It's still good, but it's been a long time since I laughed out loud while watching it. I can appreciate the jokes, but it's not as funny (for me) as it used to be.

 

[The_Waspman]

I still watch it every week, and I enjoy it. Though I think there are a great many reasons that I don't enjoy it quite so much as I used to. Firstly, I came here to watch the review of Hunted: The Demons Forge (a shit game for twats), so I had a hell of a backlog to get through, which took a few months, if I'm honest. Once I'd 'caught up', and had to wait for new episodes, watching it less regularly kinda made me lose a bit of interest.

Secondly, as some others have pointed out, the line up of games that have been released over the past year have beet complete wank. This years summer games drought has been the worst one in a very long time, and even this years christmas release slate is pretty barren.

Thirdly, Yahtzee has been doing this for years now, every week, without a break. Naturally there is going to be some amount of burnout over that time, coupled with the above fact that recent games have all been shit (except Borderlands 2) then there is going to be a general downturn in quality.

Captcha: I like you! Um, thanks Captcha.

 

[wabbbit]

It has gone seriously downhill in the last 6 months or so IMO. This probably isn't helped by the more and more intrusive ads that T.E use.

It used to be funny (I remember loving weds/thurs as it meant a new video at lunch break!), now they are just a several mins of random swear-word-generator output. Shame really as the guy is genuinely quite witty.

Just seems like he is trying too hard to get laughs in the more recent stuff.


50 cent blood in the sand is still one of my favorite videos on this site however.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Way back in his LEGO Indy review, at the end of the credits he said 'Whine because I don't want to rip off copyright music anymore!' and the intro looks more professional, compared to the pervious one. That's probably the reason why he stopped with the music.

Did not know that! Now I have homework to do

Reasoning and other minor trivialities such as the law and professionalism matter not however to the end result!

 

[natster43]

I like his videos. They aren't as good as they used to be in the sense that I don't laugh as much at them, but I still enjoy them.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

So for a while now I just haven't been enjoying Zero Punctuation I don't know why it just doesn't make me laugh or even smile anymore, whats you opinion sorry if this had been done before and your tired of it but I haven't seen any.

Still love it - and I've been watching since his Guitar Hero 3 review.

I also find Yahtzee one of the most reliable sources for video game criticism.

Not reviews, mind - I find reviews useless. Criticism.

I bought games he liked based on his descriptions. I've also bought (and loved) games he hated based on his descriptions. The thing is, he explains in great detail why he loves or hates something, and sometimes when he talks about how much he hates something, I go "wow, that sounds pretty awesome!" And, more often that not, I've been right.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I still enjoy them. The trouble is it's not always easy know if he likes a game as it's 90% critique/criticism.

Here's a question - why does it matter if Yahtzee likes or dislikes the game? Why do you care?

That 90% criticism is the reason I watch his videos before I buy a game - because that criticism allows me to decide if I will like the game, rather than relying on whether or not Yahtzee does.

Yahtzee hates turn-based combat. I love it. He can hate a game, and talk me into buying it, by criticizing the right aspects of it.

I've never understood why people want to know if a critic likes or dislikes something - who cares? It's the analysis - the critique - that tells you if you will like what's in there.

Oh and I don't mean to harp on you in particular - lots of people say this, and it baffles me just as much when they say it. This is more an open invitation to anyone to explain this to me rather than just you, KingsGambit. Although feel free if you like.

 

[Nomanslander]

I haven't enjoyed his videos as much lately. His last review was especially bad. Flip-flopping on his opinion of Doom 3, completely misinterpreting why people criticized him for naming MW3 and BF3 his 'Worst Games of 2011,' using the "I'm older than you so I know better" card, etc. It was just embarrassingly bad.

He really is just unpleasable. He complains about there being no good survival horror games and when he's given one (Siren: Blood Curse) he shits all over it. He complains about realistic grey/brown shooters and when he's handed some fun, colorful, and decidedly unrealistic shooters like Borderlands 2 and Bulletstorm he shits on them as well. He rages against sequels and reboots for merely having the audacity to exist yet the one game he can never shut the fuck up about is a sequel itself and some of his other favorites are sequels and reboots as well.

He really does flip flop around and shoot himself in the foot, doesn't he.

I get the feeling he could be a legitimate critic AND a comedian if he wasn't so petty but....there you go.
Still watch his videos, but his voice is kinda drilled into me. I just hear him talking but I don't process what he says anymore.

These aren't what you call in consistencies - in depth - they're just flaws that undermine what you would generally like. Just because Borderlands 2 is a cartoony shooter doesn't give it the pass card, the game is also built like an MMO so it's repetitive and based entirely on fetch quest. Now, I like cartoony shooters, but I don't like any Borderlands game, does that make me flip floppy? No, because there are other elements at work that can undermine my interest in at least this cartoony shooter (MMO repetitive shit - plus characters suck).

On the other hands I loved Bulletstorm.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Yeah, why wouldn't I? True, sometimes they're a bit hot-or-miss, but I enjoy them anyway...

 

[Nomanslander]

Oh, as for OT, I'm guessing most of us have been watching him for years now. We know his humor, so therefore it's quite understandable why we find his work predictable now.

It's not about quality, over time, all shows eventually lose their flavor to older audience.

 

[II2]

Yahtzee still makes me laugh or at least "brain smile" every Wednesday going on ... fuck, 4 years or somesuch now?

Yeah yeah, novelty can't service time, but he's found a place between interesting and comfortable I hope he keeps up for the foreseeable future.

 

[Pink Gregory]

His vids are OK, but they are not as organic as they once were. I miss the music that he would choose from his personal collection and replaced it with that generic rock track. There is literally no soul in his videos. They were a big part of the humor and I have no idea why they were replaced.

The possibility of getting stomped on by the companies that license the music in his personal collection, that's why.

I don't like the ZP theme either, but there's a reason for it.

...Doesn't really explain how Escape to the Movies uses that Paul Gilbert piece, unless Moviebob personally cleared it with the artist.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

I enjoy his videos. But like all critics, I don't agree with his criticism to be valid 100% of the time. I still respect his opinions miles more than say Movie Bob.
I agree the older ones were much more lively.

Only time I found his opinion VERY hard to accept was when he crowned Portal 2 GOTY.

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Left 4 Dead could maybe benefit from some sort of back story, but I actually loved the ambiguity inherent in the game, and didn't really feel like the game needed a story.

No Backstory =/= No Story. Ambiguity can work well in stories, in-fact it's why Dark Souls is one of my favorite games.

Anyway, I don't think that guy is arguing against MP-only games. Just games that destroy the chance for a good singleplayer campaign due to dev-focus on multiplayer that runs parallel to what the game is about.

It's like what the Spec-Ops: The Line developer said:

"It sheds a negative light on all of the meaningful things we did in the single-player experience. The multiplayer game's tone is entirely different,"
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119332-Spec-Ops-Multiplayer-Is-a-Cancerous-Growth

 

[SonOfMethuselah]

Hellz yeah, I still watch ZP every Wednesday, and I still get a fairly good laugh out of them. Last week's whole 'spunkgargleweewee' bit was particularly enjoyable. Quite honestly, if the Escapist ever got rid of ZP, I would stop coming to the site. It's not the only reason I come here, (I watch Jimquisition, the Big Picture and Escape to the Movies every week, and have just started watching Unskippable, Feed Dump, Loading Ready Run, and No Right Answer), but that's how much I enjoy it.

 

[BeeGeenie]

Yahtzee is still good. I'll admit I haven't cracked up nearly as much lately as I did, but maybe he just hasn't found the right games. He has to work with what he's got, after all. Every once in a while he'll find a game that will inspire him with some great material, and that's what keeps me coming back.

His vids are OK, but they are not as organic as they once were. I miss the music that he would choose from his personal collection and replaced it with that generic rock track. There is literally no soul in his videos. They were a big part of the humor and I have no idea why they were replaced.

One word: Copyright.
I miss the carefully chosen intro/outro music too, but sacrifices must be made for professionalism.

 

[Psycomantis777]

Well, some of the comments don't seem to get that he's taking the piss for the sake of humour. He exaggerates a lot about what he likes and dislikes...
So yes, I do still like his stuff, He's a cynical fucker and such is the way life should be.

 

[Auron225]

I used to be crying with laughter when my friend first showed me them - now I'll still laugh, just nowhere near as much. But there's usually one line per episode that has me properly laughing out loud. So yeah I do - not as much but still more than enough to enjoy it.