remnant_phoenix said:
Can helpful and informative things be gleaned from ZP? Of course. That is, if you look past the exaggerated comic effect, ZP does provide some helpful information on games. Is it possible to tell by Yahtzee's opinion whether or not you'll like a game? Sure. That is, if you have a good understanding of how Yahtzee's taste compares to your own.
I'm just asking that people use a little pattern recognition and critical thinking before they let Yahtzee's opinion have any effect on their purchasing decisions.
SECOND EDIT: Okay. I apologize. I probably shouldn't have made this thread. I wrote this up in a reactionary moment and the main point that I was trying to make overall got mostly lost in my words. Can we just let this one die out quickly?
To the second edit, apparently not.
To the first - what is that, if not a review?
For game reviews, I don't use any source BUT Yahtzee (not even Jim Sterling, even though I greatly respect his opinions as well).
Yahtzee is very good at analysis. He breaks things down and explains how they work, or how they don't work. That is what I'm looking for in a game review. I don't give a crap how much anyone else enjoyed the game, or how awesome any part of it was - screw that, I don't care. What I want to know is how the bloody game works, and what precisely those elements are. And for that, Yahtzee is an excellent reviewer.
His opinions have nothing to do with it. I don't want (or need) a score, or even a positive or negative opinion. I've bought games that Yahtzee hated, because the reasons he hated the game were things I liked. I've bought other games that he liked because the things he liked were things I also liked. His opinion didn't matter to the equation - his analysis of the game is what I care about.
I'm patiently awaiting his review of Skyrim before I decide if I want to put it on my Solstice list or not.