Poll: Do you take Yahtzee's reviews seriously?

[Lt. Vinciti]

I find them amusing

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[Nyquisted]

Yeah, I take him seriously.
Although he makes inappropriate jokes, his criticisms of a a game are often spot on.
For instance, I played Fallout 3 to death but I have to agree with Yahtzee comparing all the females to Natalie Portman from V for Vendetta and the game being many shades of brown.

Maybe the balanced way is to enjoy the jokes and listen for what he doesn't moan about.

If he doesn't moan about something, it's probably good.

Besides, it's not like the man cares if you take him seriously, just that you watch him.

 

[McNinja]

Sort of. He points out all of the faults in a game, but mainly for humor. I still prefer other sites. and numbers too.

 

[Thundero13]

Naw, I just enjoy watching them, but if he does say that he likes it, which is rare, then i'd definitely be interested

 

[faspxina]

I do. Because most of the stuff he says about the game is actually true, even if exaggerated.

Then again, he exaggerates.

 

[Zaydin]

I'll watch his reviews and note his critques, but also keep in mind that what he's saying is his own opinion, not mine. He has bashed some games I liked, like Halo Wars, or Ghostbusters, for example. Your own opinion on a game is what you should consider, not Yahtzees or any other reviewers opinion.

 

[Lost Cause]

No; I just sit back and laugh.

 

[xXAsherahXx]

His reviews are meant to make me laugh, and so they are comedic, not truthful. Yahtzee exaggerates a lot for effect, and throws in a bunch of jokes. His reviews aren't entirely facetious though, there are some truths in what Yahtzee gripes about.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

It's a mix for me. I'll take them as what they are, comedic. But subconciously I'll judge a game based on some of his 'nitpicks'. xD

Seconded, I couldn't help play a game like Mass Effect and not feel his nitpick soaking through, but I do generally watch them for the lolz...

 

[Commander Jack Rankin]

Nope. While Yahtzee makes good points much of the time, I watch ZP because it's funny.

 

[faspxina]

Sort of yes, and sort of no. He's able to point out glaring flaws in any game, but he also has incredibly high standards.

These standards ARE nessicary, mind you, and they help us appriciate what is TRULY good in the games we play. Heck, hearing his oppinion on Halo made me re-think my own.

I've had people come up to me and tell me how 'Halo's story is amazing!', and immidiately think, "Are you nuts?"



Halo, in my oppinion, is a fun game nonetheless. The weapons are balanced and fun to use, the asthetic choices appeal to the eye and are decidedly non-brown, and its a great game to socialize with. (Seriously, I made some of my best friends over games of Halo 2 at my local church.)

Getting back to Yhatzee....if I listened to his reviews as to wiether or not I buy a game, I'd...never buy any games. Heck, I have my fair share of games that I loved, that the 'world' didn't. Rayman 3....Final Fantasy XIII.....you get the idea.

Basically, one should use reviews as a guideline, but not a final verdict. If YOU'RE having fun with a game, then it shouldn't matter what other people think. Thats your personal decision.


As for Yhatzee, he's an intelligent man, who knows what he's talking about, but at the same time, he's a cynic.

Exactly.
Also, complaining cynically about flaws goes better with comedy.

 

[Reaper195]

I watch his stuff for his incredibly exaggerated analogies. Aside from the funny stuff he comes up with, he's just another reviewer, only with slightly more more of a longer stick up his royal ass.

 

[Spencer Taylor]

Yes, I find when he reviews a game i have played, even if it is my fav (mass effect 2), I find myself saying "that's true" or "oh yeah i forgot about that"

 

[malestrithe]

Much like all of the reviewers on this site, he should be taken with a grain of salt. He is an entertainer nothing more or less. He finds things that are bad because it is easy to make fun of shit that does not work that it is to make fun of the good.

Similar advice I give to everyone: find out what genres you like, and read a good selection of critics until you find one that generally agrees with you. If he like a game, you are more than likely going to as well.

Does not always work, but so what?

 

[Chibz]

Why would you do that? Yahtzee is a comedian, not a reviewer.

Hey now, that's not fair either. Calling Yahtzee a comedian actually implies he's funny.

OT: He's a total failure as a "reviewer", and a moderate failure as a "comedian". To this day it baffles me that The Escapist keeps him around.

 

[NickKuroshi0]

Although his critism is a bit heavy he speaks the truth when talking about the games and makes valid arguments for why their should not be any excuses

 

[Naqel]

To a certain level.

I get the humor, and know where it means the game is trash, and where it's just poking out small imperfections.

 

[JillsSabre]

Yes, I do take his reviews seriously. Games that I have played that he has reviewed, I find him to be correct. I don't think there is one game that he has reviewed and been wrong about (in my opinion).

 

[Ickorus]

I take them with a jar full of salt, he's a critic and an entertainer so he'll often take small petty details and make a big thing of it, he is however someone I feel I can take as a counter-balance to all the 'THIS GAME IS PERFECT BUY IT NOW!' reviews out there for any given game.
For instance his review on The Witcher 2 was a bit ridiculous yet I find that the bare bones of his argument were mostly true, the game is very complex and some of the menus do feel fairly pointless.

 

[charlest92]

I take them seriously simply because if you pull the comedy from them he's still the only "Critic" who accually critisizes a game, and berates it for having flaws.