As much as I love his show, I tend to disagree with most of his opinions on games. If you were to take him seriously most of the time, it would almost seem as if he doesn't even like games to begin with. Not to say he doesn't have a point sometimes.
Yes he does. But not in any way you'd think. I use him to know what bugs there are, maybe a bit about the game play, or main character, and, of course, exactly how bad the worst part/bugs/entire story, plot, and game play of a game can/could/will be.cairocat said:*snip*
The thing is, though, that Jonathan Swift wants to be listened to. Not literally; of course not. His satire is purposefully vitriolic and in comparison to something like, say, Pride and Prejudice because he wants to inspire change. He's no different from Jon Stewart, sarcastically embracing the flaws of the argument he wants to undermine, because he wants people to know that these arguments are ridiculous, and that these ridiculous things need to change.Mr. Grey said:But you understand what I mean, correct?TiefBlau said:No. Just...no.Mr. Grey said:No, he's a satirist.
I mean, I didn't start eating babies after I read A Modest Proposal.
That rarely anything he says should be taken seriously -- in the case of A Modest Proposal you shouldn't take any of it seriously, even if it is a well made argument it is one made in jest. Yahtzee even said it himself that he deliberately focuses on the negative aspects of the video games he "reviews" because that's what's funny. It's even funnier when you've played the game yourself and know what he's talking about, he's essentially a stand up comic that relates to you.
this, and he helped me realize 99% of FPS games and JRPGs are samey and not worth my time so i didnt have to waste any of my own personal money on themthatguy1 said:Generally no, but there was one situation where I saw saints row 2 for a unbelievable price and decided to just go for it, keeping his review in mind. That was a good decision.