Yahtzee's Opinion

[Khazoth]

It depends on how pessimistic and cynical you are, I suppose. I agree with him for the most part but there are quite a few times i've disagreed with him.

I liked Mirrors Edge.

AND I HATED PSYCHONAUTS, YEAH, EAT THAT.

Omnomnomnomnom.
:3 there, happy?

I kinda agree with Yahtzee, but I don't use his opinion on games to help me choose.

I wouldn't have given Saints Row 2 a second glance if Yahtzee didn't say something, and I didn't buy Portal until he said something. I don't take his opinions when it comes down to RPGS mostly.

Most reviewers throw out words like "awesome" and "perfect" too frequently and they lose all value. I feel that I tend to agree with yahtzee and have many of the same tastes as he does.

 

[L4Y Duke]

I find a lot of what he says to ring true with me.

I don't go just on his word when he pans a game, though. I DO however pick up games he likes. I got Painkiller on his reccomendation, and it is awesome.

 

[Nomz]

In Tomb Raider Underworld's review I do agree with the Kraken bit, and the wetsuit bit.

In Pysconaughts when he mentions the differculty cuve. That bit is true.

Super Smash Bros. completely true for me.

In Tomb Raider Anniversary, the leap of faith bit is correct. You have to change the the video settings.

Oblivion when I played it I had to agree with Yahtzee on various points.

And those are just off the top of my head.

 

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[DRADIS C0ntact]

the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula

Bungie didn't revolutionize the FPS formula. Halo is a remarkably average game. What it did do was to prove that FPS games could thrive on the console market. However, if Halo had been a PC exclusive, I guarantee you that it wouldn't have been as successful as it was.

 

[Sparrowsabre7]

Why do people think Halo 3 should have a standalone plot? It's Halo 3. The third game in the trilogy. It's pretty obvious that it's gonna be picking up plot points from the previous two games.

Honestly, that's like watching Return of the Jedi and complaining that it didn't spend 20 minutes recapping everything that happened in the Empire Strikes Back.

Errrm...Call me stupid, but didn't you just contradict yourself?
You said Halo 3 shouldn't have a standalone plot...which I get.
But then you said that it's the same as people complaining that Return of the Jedi not having a standalone plot?

:S

How is that contradictory? He's right. Return of the Jedi didn't have a standalone plot either and people don't complain about that, so why should they complain about Halo 3 not having one either?

 

[Aloran]

Why do people think Halo 3 should have a standalone plot? It's Halo 3. The third game in the trilogy. It's pretty obvious that it's gonna be picking up plot points from the previous two games.

Honestly, that's like watching Return of the Jedi and complaining that it didn't spend 20 minutes recapping everything that happened in the Empire Strikes Back.

Errrm...Call me stupid, but didn't you just contradict yourself?
You said Halo 3 shouldn't have a standalone plot...which I get.
But then you said that it's the same as people complaining that Return of the Jedi not having a standalone plot?

:S

How is that contradictory? He's right. Return of the Jedi didn't have a standalone plot either and people don't complain about that, so why should they complain about Halo 3 not having one either?

It makes sense when you put it like that. My apologies, I thought that he was just contradicting himself
Once again, I apologise

 

[Christemo]

i agree with most of them, except tomb raider, SSBB and probably a few others i cant remember.

 

[whaleswiththumbs]

Every time i listen to his reviews then play one of the games he brings out thins i never thought of and that are true, so yes Yahtzee is a video game Shakespeare.

Portal i a good example lol, Uhh Simcity Societies, although i had fun with the game for awhile.

 

[HazukiHawkins]

I'd say he has a tendency to point out things that we've all learned to accept or ignore about games, that perhaps we actually shouldn't... and he also has an interesting ability to chip away at the credibility of gameplay mechanics that at first seem pretty functional, but that may actually be poorly chosen development shortcuts. Despite his highly critical bent and flair for offensive language, I only very rarely find myself directly disagreeing with Yahtzee's statements.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

The only time I've thoroughly disagreed with him is with Condemned 2; no one in that game says 'ancient mystical cult'.

They do if you chose the right responses for forensics. Comes up around the museum level, at the torture exhibit.

But yeah, Halo 3. You can't play the final game in a series and use it to attack an entire series. A game series is NOT as good at its weakest game.

But the game itself is. I don't remember him dismissing the Halo series, just Halo 3. Now he was very dismissive of the Metal Gear Solid series overall, as well as God of War. But did he ever say Halo without 3 after it, except when he said he hadn't played the other two?

No seriously, did he? I can't be arsed to remember.

He's honest unlike other jounarlists who are sellouts to marketing, hype, and fanboys who give mediocre games high scores like Halo, World of WarCraft, Killzone 2, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Whats wrong with World of Warcraft?

Oh wait, yeah, that.

I guess I'll have to give it a listen again, but I'm pretty sure he ended up sorta reviewing the series through Halo 3, the same as he did with Chains of Olympus.

His Halo 3 plot synopsis thingy was certainly ridiculous. He didn't have any experience with the previous games, so he just spouted a bunch of catchy phrases that weren't really correct. The Elites aren't "arbitrarily" good (Halo 2), and the Flood, while pretty obviously borrowed from the Aliens series, are just a bit more complicated than he implied (again, Halo 2 dealt with this).

I don't have any problem with his verdict, but it's not fair to, for example, take a TV series, watch the last episode and claim the series is rubbish or doesn't have a good story based on the last little bit.

 

[Fingerprint]

Well knowing that he is the critic that he is (i.e. if he doesn't like a game he will tear it apart) I bought Painkiller on the strength of his review and for what its worth, I really enjoyed it. Having said that however, I don't take his word as gospel because everyone has different opinions so I wouldn't count a game out just because Yahtzee didn't like it.

 

[HuntrRose]

Why do people think Halo 3 should have a standalone plot? It's Halo 3. The third game in the trilogy. It's pretty obvious that it's gonna be picking up plot points from the previous two games.

Honestly, that's like watching Return of the Jedi and complaining that it didn't spend 20 minutes recapping everything that happened in the Empire Strikes Back.

Umm... Contradicting yourself much? Seriously, Return of the Jedi continues the overall story, but ALSO works great as a standalone title. Aparently, Halo 3 doesn't...

Anyway, he is not bashing the series, just that one installment/title/episode (choose what fits your state of fanboyism).
Now, I haven't played Halo 2 or 3, but I can't say I saw anything that great in Halo 1, so I haven't bothered with it.

As for Yahtzee's reviews, I find them hilarious, extremely entertaining and HIS PERSONAL OPINION! I don't let anyone tell me what to wear, eat or think, so I don't let anyone tell me what to like either. On the other hand, the games he's reviewed that I've actually played, he's been scarily right on my own opinion, except as others mentioned, Mirror's Edge. Great fun!

 

[Thanatos34]

If Yahtzee says a game is good, I will almost always get it on the strength of his recommendation, (Psychonauts, Portal, Painkiller- interesting that they all start with P)- if however, he doesn't like a game, it doesn't mean I necessarily agree with him. For example, I love the Witcher, and I love CD Projekt's dedication to their fanbase. They are still a small enough company that they personally answer many questions that are directed to them in the forums, and they went through the trouble to release a whole new edition of the Witcher. It was the only time I found myself vehemently disagreeing with Yahtzee. Oh wait, there was another time, but now I really don't remember.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

The only time I've thoroughly disagreed with him is with Condemned 2; no one in that game says 'ancient mystical cult'.

They do if you chose the right responses for forensics. Comes up around the museum level, at the torture exhibit.

But yeah, Halo 3. You can't play the final game in a series and use it to attack an entire series. A game series is NOT as good at its weakest game.

But the game itself is. I don't remember him dismissing the Halo series, just Halo 3. Now he was very dismissive of the Metal Gear Solid series overall, as well as God of War. But did he ever say Halo without 3 after it, except when he said he hadn't played the other two?

No seriously, did he? I can't be arsed to remember.

He's honest unlike other jounarlists who are sellouts to marketing, hype, and fanboys who give mediocre games high scores like Halo, World of WarCraft, Killzone 2, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Whats wrong with World of Warcraft?

Oh wait, yeah, that.

Ah I wouldn't know, I'm too good ;D

 

[JanatUrlich]

of course I don't agree with all of Yahtzee's opinions! I watch it for the lulz, not because I trust his opinion

 

[Cid Silverwing]

He doesn't just make shit up =P Most of what he says is based in truth, even if it's exaggerated.

With that being said, don't take everything he says seriously. He does jest a little too much for the intellectually disabled to comprehend.

 

[tenlong]

His assassin's creed review was right on the money. I love the game reguardless.

 

[Knonsense]

Furthermore, if I was to release a five-minute game and give it multiplayer, it would still be a five-minute game.

By this logic, are exclusively multiplayer games zero minutes long?

 

[yuki on high]

I love his movies. They are really funny and thats all I really take them for. I've never bought a game just because he said it was bad. He nitpicks then overexagerates the little things which is why its so funny.