I he says it sucks, I won't care and will look into it myself. If he likes it however, I may gain some more interest.
Poll: Does Yahtzee affect your game purchases?
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No I watch more then 2 or 3 reviews before thinking of buying a game. Yahtzee is one man and the reviews are his opinion of a game and his alone. With that I must say ZP is one of the best and funniest game review shows ever.
Depending on what he complains about Defenatly yes!
I don't have anymore the recources to buy a new game every month and the local gaming Press seemes busy tounghebathing some franchises so it seemes like he got a more neutral view on things then most of the gaming press by ripping rip offs and bugfest apart and praising the few diamonds from the Industry wich sometimes brings out a flow of games in certain part of the year like a Tzunami wave.
I don't have anymore the recources to buy a new game every month and the local gaming Press seemes busy tounghebathing some franchises so it seemes like he got a more neutral view on things then most of the gaming press by ripping rip offs and bugfest apart and praising the few diamonds from the Industry wich sometimes brings out a flow of games in certain part of the year like a Tzunami wave.
I'm a huge Yahtzee fan and even the article you mentioned I heavily disliked. Some of his articles are pretty crap to me personally, but that one was just... Eh... Was especially funny that he couldn't even convince his own bio at the bottom of his pages to not call him a gamerJaded Scribe said:
I mean seriously, what's wrong with "Gamer"? We know it isn't your only hobby, nobody is implying that...
Anyways, back on topic.
No, I've never taken his reviews that way. They're strictly for comedy to me. I'm always surprised to hear many people not buy a game because he gave it a bad review (since you know, that happens so rarely). He's a comedian to me, not a reviewer. Is he a critic? Somewhat, yes. He does criticize games after all.
I haven't bought any games on his recommendation yet, but there are a few well reviewed games that I may buy that I wouldn't have heard of if it wasn't for zero punctuation. Like Minecraft- awesome, but I only heard of it in Yahtzee's review.
If you like him and want to read his works, that's completely up to you. I just don't see why. Sorry, I'm not going to waste a lot of time reading/viewing something I don't enjoy just on the off chance I'll find something there, or to try to find why others like him. I find him to be an arrogant ass, and therefore I don't waste my time with him.KalosCast said:
Yes actually. I bought a number of games based on Yahtzee's reviews.
Condemned, which didn't disappoint.
Saints Row 2, which did.
Alpha Protocol, which is now one of my favourite games.
Condemned, which didn't disappoint.
Saints Row 2, which did.
Alpha Protocol, which is now one of my favourite games.
Well yes, it does. If it weren't for Yahtzee, I wouldn't have bought Painkiller. And STALKER. (Although I steered clear of Clear Sky, and got Chernobyl and Pripyat instead.) Other than that, no, I just watch it for the lulz, and there are plenty of those to be had. He tears my favorite games a new one, and most of the time I'm laughing, and even when he says something that really falls contrary to my views, I just say "Eh. To each their own."
Maybe it's because he's British? I don't know. Can I get somebody to berate me in a British accent very fast, and see if there's any correlation between these ideas?
Maybe it's because he's British? I don't know. Can I get somebody to berate me in a British accent very fast, and see if there's any correlation between these ideas?
Why do you care so much? I gave his work a try, decided I didn't care for him or his work and moved on.KalosCast said:
Do you seriously take the time to give every article author a large reading just to feel that your opinions are justified? Must be nice to have that kind of time on your hands.
I pointed out that I don't like him. If you do, that's good for you, I guess. Why does my opinion of him mean so much to you?
Not really, If its something Im interested in I will buy it regardless of what he says. I bought Psychonauts cos I felt that it would be something I would enjoy, after all I bought Brutal Legend and I liked that so I thought it would be more of the same style, and Yahtzee review of it just added reassurance to my purchase.
I have a buddy of mine who worships Yahtzee and thinks everything he says about a game is the end of everything that needs to be said on a game. i wont even bat an eye if he fills out a form with his religious affiliation "Zero Punctualist." It does not matter how many times I've shown him games that Yahtzee has reviewed, called a piece of crap, and yet he still enjoys them, even aspects that have been ranted on, and yet he thinks yahtzee is some sort of gaming god.
Mostly anecdotal, but OP, i have purchased Psychonauts on his suggestion (as many have stated) past that, his Wednesday videos haven't swayed me at all in my game buying/playing/enjoyment.
Mostly anecdotal, but OP, i have purchased Psychonauts on his suggestion (as many have stated) past that, his Wednesday videos haven't swayed me at all in my game buying/playing/enjoyment.
Mostly just because you're being such an ass about it, honestly, pretending to be an expert on a guy's entire body of work by reading one article that was poorly-received even by the people who call themselves fans of his work. That and it's pretty adorable how riled up I can get you on one-statement replies.Jaded Scribe said:
Afraid not. If there's a game that I've been waiting for and he suddenly slams it, it doesn't change my opinion on it. He is known for hating nearly every game he reviews, why? Because it's entertainment and he's good at what he does.