Yahtzee-Do you take him seriously?

[RedxDecember]

Yahtzee offers a lot of flaws in all of the games he reviews in Zero Punctuation, but without a ratings system and constantly looking over the positive things, it's hard to feel like he's told me enough about the game for me to go by his word. I don't take Yahtzee seriously.
Do you?

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Yes, his rating system is the best. Which he says "a complex opinion can't be summed up numerically"

 

[Furious Styles]

he's entertaining, but you can't take him seriously as a game reviewer. Even he doesn't take himself seriously as a proper game reviewer.

 

[cke]

Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don't. I agree on his view on motion controls though. And the whole "games are art" thing. And the importance of immersion. So yea, I guess I take him seriously.
Want to read Mogworld too btw

 

[Thedayrecker]

Meh. If I'm unsure what I should buy, I might base it off his opinion

 

[dancinginfernal]

No. I find him amusing, and nothing more.

You shouldn't take his reviews seriously, since they aren't reviews. They're more critiques if anything. With humor mixed in.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I listen to his opinion of games and either laugh or be really really surprised by his views, but at the end of the day i see it as his opinion and nothing more.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Sure, you disregard the humour and there's his opinion.

 

[Limzz]

I take his reviews into serious consideration when buying a game. I, as he does, think all a game's good can be looked over if it has a few major flaws. The only game I liked that he did not was Dragon Age and I still had major gripes with it. I think people are too lenient and accept a bunch of garbage in their games instead of setting a higher standard.

 

[Mr. Fister]

Of course not. He's more comedian than critic, as he purposely exaggerates the bad things in anything he reviews, even if it's not necessarily bad to everyone.

On a personal note, even if he was serious, I don't really agree with his whole "everything is crap until proven otherwise" philosophy, so I still wouldn't take his opinion into consideration.

 

[Meggiepants]

His first job is as an entertainer, not as a reviewer. I suspect he likes a lot more about the games he reviews than he lets on, but he wouldn't get paid as well to say nice things.

He gets paid to trash on things. I don't think you are supposed to take him seriously.

 

[child of lileth]

I don't take him seriously. He's just there to entertain.

 

[Marter]

Sometimes he does bring actual points in to his reviews, but for the most part, no. They are mostly just there for laughs.

 

[gh0ti]

No. I find him funny, but most games have strong points even if they are weak overall, and Yahtzee tends to overlook these in favour of over-bashing for comic effect.

I think there are better critics out there for a reasoned guide to the quality of a game, although my opinion isn't usually swayed by the pros.

 

[AwesomeNinjaPowers]

Yes. For he is my god and I shall smite down the blasphemers who deny his brilliance

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

He's entertaining and makes me laugh I do agree with him on a lot of things he says but no, no I do not take him seriously. He's a game critic but also a comedian he purposely exaggerates all the bad points he makes in the games he reviews.

 

[IamSofaKingRaw]

Not really. He said God Of War 3 was meh. D :

 

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

In reviewing? No. He's a Comedian, not a reviewer.