Why agree with Yahtzee?
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I don't always agree with Yahtzee, but that's because I don't aways like the same games he does. For example, he doesn't see the point of fighting games and so he doesn't like them, but I do like fighting games.
And also, when he is giving concrette heavy arguments against a game it's really difficult to disagree. Example: The entire review of Too Human.
And also, when he is giving concrette heavy arguments against a game it's really difficult to disagree. Example: The entire review of Too Human.
No I don't agree with Yahtzee in fact I only watch him for laughs so I tend to completely ignore his opinion altogether since his critques are for the laughs usually there is only the odd one that can be taken seriously.
I don't watch him much anymore. I used to watch him too much, and now his style has lost its lustre. And now that Doomsday Arcade has fallen flat on its face and thankfully finished, and Apocalypse Lane has just plain old finished (actually a chunk better than plain old), I guess I'm turning to LoadingReadyRun, ENN and Doraleous and Associates for my video entertainment.
And don't try to convince me to watch Game Dogs or the Unforgotten Realms reboot.
And don't try to convince me to watch Game Dogs or the Unforgotten Realms reboot.
Yahtzee is critic. Not a game reviewer. What he does is pick up the bad points of a game and flower it all up into something amusing. What he says is true, but it is not to be regarded as a definitive opinion as to whether a game is good or not because:
A. Many good points of games are overlooked for the sake of humor
B. People enjoy different things
I find his reviews generally accurate when presenting a game's flaws, however.
A. Many good points of games are overlooked for the sake of humor
B. People enjoy different things
I find his reviews generally accurate when presenting a game's flaws, however.
I see ZP as more of a funny video about games rather than a review, i guess you can also call it Yahtzee's personal opinion of a game but you shouldn't take it seriously.
There's no crime in that, he makes his personal taste in games very obvious so if he doesn't like something like Resonance of Fate, it's more him than the game... it doesn't mean the points he makes don't have any merit but it's not the aim of the videos.
There's no crime in that, he makes his personal taste in games very obvious so if he doesn't like something like Resonance of Fate, it's more him than the game... it doesn't mean the points he makes don't have any merit but it's not the aim of the videos.
I myself tend to agree with Yahtzee but he obviously over does it for comic effect. I love his series and is the only thing I really watch on the escapist. I think people take his criticisms far too seriously and literal. There is no need to defend your favourite game just because this reviewer doesn't like it. If you don't agree, just accept this person's viewpoint and carry on. It won't be the first time some one disagrees with you about a game and certainly won't be the last.
I watch his videos, for the comedy, not for the reviewing and I'm sure a lot of people are the same.
I agree with Yahtzee a lot of the time, and trust his judgement a lot, because I tend to find the same things in the games I do play that he's tested... but far from always. However, even if he dislikes a certain game and I like it, his observations are usually valid.
For instance, I played EVE online for a fairly brief while, at least in EVE terms. Even when I was enjoying it (had to do with needing to use up a HUGE amount of time, among other things, I believe), I could watch his review of it and go "yep, that's this game right here, he's not wrong in the slightest". In the end I concluded that his comment that having fun with it was pretty much impossible, too, but by that time some new patch to WoW had been released, so I had somewhere to go that I was no longer bored of
For instance, I played EVE online for a fairly brief while, at least in EVE terms. Even when I was enjoying it (had to do with needing to use up a HUGE amount of time, among other things, I believe), I could watch his review of it and go "yep, that's this game right here, he's not wrong in the slightest". In the end I concluded that his comment that having fun with it was pretty much impossible, too, but by that time some new patch to WoW had been released, so I had somewhere to go that I was no longer bored of
As has been said before: I watch ZP because it's funny and to get some kind of awareness of current games (since my budget isn't getting me anything more recent than the Orange Box, I'll never play 99% of the games he reviews). On the other hand, I read and enjoy EP much more because he addresses ongoing trends in media themselves, thus enhancing my own capacity to look at my environment critically. What weaknesses does X have? What will happen to Y given enough or too much time and attention? Not that I'll ever BE a game designer, but in the event that I try to create something - say, the next Great Epic Fantasy - I'll know what hazards to avoid, in large part because Yahtzee will have been there at some point telling me not to polarize moral decisions and female characters.
not alot of things, I thought Metal Gear solid 4 was fantastic, I thought Bioshock 2 was on the same level as it's predecessor; actually I disagree with him with plenty, I just like his humor.
i tend to agree with him ~ 75%.
he indeed notices stuff most critics overlook, and most importantly, i believe he could actually be a decent game designer.
having watched and read his reviews i've come to think that he understands the gaming industry better than most fucktards working in it.
i prefer to read/watch game reviews done by someone who at least seems to be able to do better, if he had the motivation to jump in the cesspool that the industry is today.
oh, and as a side note, i think this guy lives his fuckin' dream. who wouldn't want to work from his fucking bedroom, and get payed to play games bought by the escapist, AAAND have the opportunity to speak his mind afterwards. if i could do that and get payed for it (enough so that in a couple of years i can open my own fucking bar AAAND still afford "herbal baths")i would be sooooo happy
he indeed notices stuff most critics overlook, and most importantly, i believe he could actually be a decent game designer.
having watched and read his reviews i've come to think that he understands the gaming industry better than most fucktards working in it.
i prefer to read/watch game reviews done by someone who at least seems to be able to do better, if he had the motivation to jump in the cesspool that the industry is today.
oh, and as a side note, i think this guy lives his fuckin' dream. who wouldn't want to work from his fucking bedroom, and get payed to play games bought by the escapist, AAAND have the opportunity to speak his mind afterwards. if i could do that and get payed for it (enough so that in a couple of years i can open my own fucking bar AAAND still afford "herbal baths")i would be sooooo happy