Why do we love yahtzee?

[Imp Poster]

I think yahtzee is pretty original with his reviews compared to other reviewers, but none as funny as him. No stars, no thumbs up or down,
no 1-10, just putting a bag over the game and hitting it with an ugly stick.

Hell, I would write him a love song but I can't beat Rebecca Mayes's for Yahtzee.

 

[Declaro]

Because he's irreverent. He's an asshole, but he's a funny asshole.
I always find it funny when people get so upset whenever he winds up saying dumb shit, like the Sims 3 review. He's being paid to be an asshole, why are you surprised when he acts like one?

 

[Phantomess]

I like him. Met him when I was still at uni and he seems like a genuinely intelligent guy. I still find ZP funny, but I also find that in between the ranting and the raving, he actually has something to say about the state of games and the industry. It's just that his particular style of critique gets more notice than what he has to say.

Saying that he should respect other people's views on games... why? Why does he need to? He's not getting paid to be respectful, he's getting paid to be entertaining and to stir up the community, getting them talking about the games they play. WHY do you like a particular game? How do you think he's wrong? I read Extra Punctuation as well and he's generally come back with a decent argument for all his comments that have attracted mail.

That said, I'd prefer to make my own decisions when it comes to games. But then, that's my choice, isn't it?

 

[Nomanslander]

Well, he has a very colorful opinion when it comes to video games, I mean look at his career in reviewing video games that is if you'd call it that (since we all think of him more as an entertainer). He made 2 youtube videos and he was immediately picked up by the escapist. That shows talent. His material has a unique comedic value that a lot of other wannabes have failed on youtube to grasp, unable to do what he does best which is to hold peoples attention.

For instance as many fans as Spoony has, his videos aren't as organized and well polished as Yahtzee's. Yahtzee just has that extra touch to really make his videos shine. Although I don't find him that special any more, but that has more to do with the fact that his critics aren't really that professional, and I've gotten used to his shtick.

 

[westhamhaz]

hmm I think I like Yahtzee mainly because he says stuff clever.... huh huh huh

 

[Ambient]

His voice. And he can be so negative about really big games. I love hearing that.

 

[Hosker]

His job is to bash video games, and he STILL couldn't bring himself to bash Portal. That right there shows a pretty deep understanding of what makes a good game. Portal had the best level design I've ever seen in a first person game, and 90% of those that didn't like it forget it was only $20 and/or didn't finish it.

Flame Shield Activate.

I think you're getting slightly off topic here.....

 

[CoL0sS]

He's vulgar, sometimes obnoxious, brutally honest, sarcastic, cynical, never celebrates mediocrity, and doesn't give a shit what other people think. And I wouldn't have him any other way.

 

[Therumancer]

Never met him to make any judgements about what he's like personally. I'm doubting IRL that he acts like he does in his reviews. Thus I can't say how I'd react to him IRL (and I mention this only because other people seem to be talking about it).

That said he makes me laugh. I can see how a lot of people who were attracted to him because he was new and irreveerant are getting bored with him. For me that wasn't really the appeal since I had seen the basic routine before with reviewers like "Scorpia" who I mention once in a while, albiet Yahtzee upped it a notch and moved it to audio and video rather than it being text.

At any rate, I wouldn't be surprised if he's suffering from some burn out after all this time. If he does wind up retiring or losing his audience (at least for this) I do hope he finds a decent job doing something similar eventually.

Also I'll be honest in saying that I'm not entirely sure why Yahtzee hasn't tried to do any voicework for video game characters or whatever. I honestly think he'd be fairly good at it.

 

[RollForInitiative]

For the same reason that people enjoy talk shows and reality TV; they like to watch somebody rage and hate on something or someone that's not themselves.

It says a lot about humanity as a whole, to be perfectly blunt.

 

[Syrus Vikeruce]

'Cause he's a right asshole and honest about the games in spite of his bias.

Guess you can give 'im that at least.

 

[pyrosaw]

I like him, but not as much. I don't think it's his fault either. It's our fault. When Yahtzee first started, there was no body like him. He hated on every game that came out. Shooting down games like a duck hunt. I'm sure I wasn't the only one that was blown away when he hated on Halo, or Smash Bros. But now we've all gotten use to it. It is now status quo amongst his fans. The only game I see people excited for him to bash would be Portal 2 to see how he will react.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

He can be funny and it's an entertaining... thing to watch every Wednesday. Plus he's introduced me to several different games. He's really not as funny as he used to be though... I remember coming here over two years ago and watching the Spore video for the first time and laughing so hard I cried. I personally think that he hasn't made a video as good as his Spore review... ever. But nonetheless, he's still relatively enjoyable, if a bit hypocritically whiny.

 

[Ascarus]

From all his reviews the only one I saw when he did not shit all over a game was Arkham Asylum. I like his reviews because he talks about the game as you would with your friends except alot faster and in a brittish accent. He gives no game a free pass like alot of others are suspected to, hes a hater pure and simple and what does the internet love more than haters. Also IMPS.

Are we talking about the same Yahtzee here? I've never seen him do a review before.

ok, i'll bite .. if he isn't reviewing games, what is he doing during those clips where he talks about the game's story, characters, immersion, game play, tone, atmosphere, graphics, difficulty, the developers, etc.?

ya know, all the elements that go into a game review.

 

[quantumsoul]

I like that he points out all the flaws in popular games. I agree with a lot of his points. Nothing is sacred.

 

[Okysho]

it is funny, and he's got character, but I guess I just enjoy the cheap british humour... just like watching Holy Grail

 

[robinkom]

His philosophy...
Everything is shit until proven good.

I couldn't agree any more with that.

There's so many mediocre throw-away titles out there these days that they really have to prove to me that it's worth investing money and time in. Not to say that there wasn't shitty software in the past, I can just remember a lot more games of previous generations that I still find more enjoyment with.

 

[GeorgW]

I hear a lot of people saying that his declining quality is just us getting used to him, but I disagree. I still love and rewatch a lot his older reviews. I think he's just in a rut. He needs to review fallout, that ought to get him out of it. It's broken as hell, but still apparently enjoyable (I haven't played it personally). That should give a lot of ammo.

 

[kakaomasse]

he points out important aspects of a game when making fun of it at the same time pretty clever, and witty english humour, its priceless and fun ^^ i dont think he's "exclusive" - he simply hates stupid people (and yes, pretty much everything else, shut up!)