Nope. I watch Yahtzee´s reviews for entertainment purposes. Sure, he usually ends up exposing most games flaws, but it doesnt affect my judgement.
Poll: Does Yahtzee affect your game purchases?
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Yahtzee has some effect but not a huge effect. Magazines can be corrupt, while the average person on a forum may be ill informed and probably has different tastes to mine. All sources are subject to error. There is no reason to entirely discard his opinion just because he greatly exaggerates problems way beyond their real importance and has urinated on several games I rather enjoyed.
I like RTSs, while Yahtzee compare them to RPGs,which always makes me lol (silly aussie RTS noob 
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And I'm not fond of horror games like Silent Hill like he is.
Though we share a profound love for stealth games, so I usually take those reviews 0.350% more seriously
)And I'm not fond of horror games like Silent Hill like he is.
Though we share a profound love for stealth games, so I usually take those reviews 0.350% more seriously
I'm a lot more likely to look at a game he gives a positive review. Even for his negative reviews, I take his criticisms into consideration. Not that I base my purchases on them, but I do take them into account.
I think that if you see him reviewing a game, and not declaring that it's an abomination, then you should buy it, since it was big enough to get on his list.
Yes, he does. Although his scale is a bit off, it's better than most other reviewer. I don't know how much better a game that got 9.0 on GameSpot is compared to a game that got an 7,5.
But I do know that if a game got just a hint of positive from Yahtzee it's worth looking into, and if he enjoyed it, I probably will to. Also, his taste in games is pretty much the same as mine, except I like RTSs.
Nobody can say that his reviews are inaccurate, just a bit taken to a extreme.
It should also be said I'm a student, and I buying a game will result in me eating noodles for 3 weeks, so a game have to be awesome, or I would starve for no good reason.
But I do know that if a game got just a hint of positive from Yahtzee it's worth looking into, and if he enjoyed it, I probably will to. Also, his taste in games is pretty much the same as mine, except I like RTSs.
Nobody can say that his reviews are inaccurate, just a bit taken to a extreme.
It should also be said I'm a student, and I buying a game will result in me eating noodles for 3 weeks, so a game have to be awesome, or I would starve for no good reason.
That would be a no on my end, for two reasons.
1. He shouldn't really be called a "reviewer". He's more of a comedic critic, and accentuates only the negative points on any and all games he reviews, nearly to the point of nitpicking. It's purely for entertainment, as I believe he has said in the past, and...
2. The majority of my game purchases don't include any games he mentioned. For example, the last few games I've bought (SMT: Strange Journey, Mega Man Zero Collection, and Dragon Quest V) have not been talked about by him in any ZP or, well, anything, unless he's said it off the record somewhere.
1. He shouldn't really be called a "reviewer". He's more of a comedic critic, and accentuates only the negative points on any and all games he reviews, nearly to the point of nitpicking. It's purely for entertainment, as I believe he has said in the past, and...
2. The majority of my game purchases don't include any games he mentioned. For example, the last few games I've bought (SMT: Strange Journey, Mega Man Zero Collection, and Dragon Quest V) have not been talked about by him in any ZP or, well, anything, unless he's said it off the record somewhere.
i heard about some games through him, and if he strongly reccomends one, i'll look into it, but if he hates it, i won't tie myself to his words. (although i agree with him a lot)
He usually reviews games that I either don't have the platforms for (all I have is a little Wii)or that are rated M that my mom won't let me have until I'm 17.
But he did make me want to eventually get other platforms because of the games on PS2 and 3 that he said were really good. So basically I'll be giving Sony hundreds of dollars thanks to him. So I suppose, yes, he does influence my decisions as a video game consumer.
But he did make me want to eventually get other platforms because of the games on PS2 and 3 that he said were really good. So basically I'll be giving Sony hundreds of dollars thanks to him. So I suppose, yes, he does influence my decisions as a video game consumer.
Not really. I think Painkiller was the only game I actually heard from from him and decided to buy. Most other games I already have an opinion on before he does a review or his review doesn't change it at all.
Sometimes. If he gives a positive review, I'll probably remember the game and if I see it somewhere I'll remember that. I bought Dark Void off of his vague recommendation. But he gives a bad review, I won't care because his job is to point out the flaws, not talk about whether he liked the game or not. That's actually the way that reviews should work. I don't want to know what you personally found enjoyable because everyone else has different tastes. I want to know if the gameplay is bad or the story is dumb or if the graphics make things hard to tell apart. He just goes a little overboard with the criticisms sometimes...
It's Yatzee. He gets paid for bashing things. But when he recommends something I might take a look.
(btw, I see no poll here)
(btw, I see no poll here)