Yahtzee's Opinion

[Corpse XxX]

I love his reviews, but i do not base my game buyings upon it..

So really just watch them for laughs, think my favourite has to be his "Army of two" review..

 

[Mackinator]

Yahtzee is simply hilarious for overblowing different games' problems and criticizing them all to hell. Which, admittedly, is fun.

Yeah this. - He criticises the bad things about a game and doesnt just make it "all pretty" and stuff.

 

[Quinny90210]

I disaprove of how he bashes Halo 3 without giving any credible reason, the story seemed basic to him as he did not play the backstory, the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula, and because he only played one part of it he has no right to complain about how the game had 'so little'

That said I find the man to be very funny and I respect him.

If you played a game, and then didn't like it, would you go "oh, but there are many more games before it, I should play them all and then replay this game I hate and see if its better"

I think not.
Besides, I do happen to agree with him, Halo 3 IS nothing special. Yes its better than 1 and 2, but those were on a different platform... really, cause Xbox is a world below Xbox360, be honest now, and really, if you dislike a game, your not gonna play all the other ones like it in order to try and change your mind. Noone would....

Maybe chuck norris....

 

[Vrex360]

I disaprove of how he bashes Halo 3 without giving any credible reason, the story seemed basic to him as he did not play the backstory, the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula, and because he only played one part of it he has no right to complain about how the game had 'so little'

That said I find the man to be very funny and I respect him.

If you played a game, and then didn't like it, would you go "oh, but there are many more games before it, I should play them all and then replay this game I hate and see if its better"

I think not.
Besides, I do happen to agree with him, Halo 3 IS nothing special. Yes its better than 1 and 2, but those were on a different platform... really, cause Xbox is a world below Xbox360, be honest now, and really, if you dislike a game, your not gonna play all the other ones like it in order to try and change your mind. Noone would....

Maybe chuck norris....

Yes what you say is true, if you hated something you wouldn't go back to the prior ones and see what you missed. HOWEVER you also have to accept that you therefore cannot make any comment on how it was popular nor can you say the overarching storyline is poor in quality as you only know what happened at the very end (Halo 3's plot was made for the people who already knew the history, by this point it wasn't trying to be accessible to new players). That's why it annoys me when he made jokes about Microsoft bribing people (sort of) and accusations that Halo fans are stupid. I was especially annoyed when Yahtzee in his Halo Wars review said what was 'standard Halo fare' and all I could say was:
"This accusation is based on WHAT exactly? Having only played the final concluding act of a game story how can you possibly assume that the story is shit?'
It's being biased and having a one dimensional view that isn't justified.

But as I said I find myself agreeing with him on most things, just not his views on Halo.

 

[Quinny90210]

I disaprove of how he bashes Halo 3 without giving any credible reason, the story seemed basic to him as he did not play the backstory, the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula, and because he only played one part of it he has no right to complain about how the game had 'so little'

That said I find the man to be very funny and I respect him.

If you played a game, and then didn't like it, would you go "oh, but there are many more games before it, I should play them all and then replay this game I hate and see if its better"

I think not.
Besides, I do happen to agree with him, Halo 3 IS nothing special. Yes its better than 1 and 2, but those were on a different platform... really, cause Xbox is a world below Xbox360, be honest now, and really, if you dislike a game, your not gonna play all the other ones like it in order to try and change your mind. Noone would....

Maybe chuck norris....

Yes what you say is true, if you hated something you wouldn't go back to the prior ones and see what you missed. HOWEVER you also have to accept that you therefore cannot make any comment on how it was popular nor can you say the overarching storyline is poor in quality as you only know what happened at the very end (Halo 3's plot was made for the people who already knew the history, by this point it wasn't trying to be accessible to new players). That's why it annoys me when he made jokes about Microsoft bribing people (sort of) and accusations that Halo fans are stupid. I was especially annoyed when Yahtzee in his Halo Wars review said what was 'standard Halo fare' and all I could say was:
"This accusation is based on WHAT exactly? Having only played the final concluding act of a game story how can you possibly assume that the story is shit?'
It's being biased and having a one dimensional view that isn't justified.

But as I said I find myself agreeing with him on most things, just not his views on Halo.

All hes saying is that the way gaming is going at the moment, its all about instant gratification - kill this, move on, kill next person, move on.

Personally, one of my favourite games is Final Fantasy X. For its time, graphics were great, story was well detailed, and the difficulty curve was near perfect, although perhaps a bit top heavy with later levels being slightly difficult. Basically, it was a great game.

Halo, not saying that Halo is bad, is different. Its a case of "Aliens take over worlds, kill them" as compared to "Monster killing from the sea, hero from another time comes through and teams up, but he'll disappear at battles end, and the monster is his dad, and.... " etc.

I can see what both you and him are saying, I just think he is alot more accurate. IMO, Xbox360 owners are very.... twitchy. Main one I know is my stepbrother, who I bought Psychonauts for, back when he had an Xbox, and he basically gave up when it took over 1/2 hour to kill something.

I personally think games are more "a movie that is interactive" than "I want to kill things and have it look good"

Thats just me though. Your opinions are your own.

 

[mike1921]

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-snip-. That's why it annoys me when he made jokes about Microsoft bribing people (sort of) and accusations that Halo fans are stupid. I was especially annoyed when Yahtzee in his Halo Wars review said what was 'standard Halo fare' and all I could say was:
"This accusation is based on WHAT exactly? Having only played the final concluding act of a game story how can you possibly assume that the story is shit?'
It's being biased and having a one dimensional view that isn't justified.

But as I said I find myself agreeing with him on most things, just not his views on Halo.

In that very same sentence he made that joke he also agreed your arguement is a possibility, if you're talking about the dopamine sentence atleast. "part of the problem may be that I've never actually played a halo game until this one, maybe you need all the backstory to get the expierience all the other reviewers were apparently having, or maybe microsoft was paying someone to stand behind them jamming needles full of dopamine into their spinal columns every half hour" exact quote.

 

[Agrosmurf]

I am going to have to say the Halo Wars Review was one of his funniest reviews and alot of what he said was true but really the "Select one prick..." joke made me fall out of my chair laughing?

 

[DoctorObviously]

Most reviews are completely true.

 

[NeoDeath90]

Even with all the flaws he mentioned in Too Human, I still got enjoyment out of mercilessly beating the crap out of wave after wave of enemies. It's great when you can recognize how badly designed a game is and yet still get some enjoyment out of it.

 

[Quinny90210]

Psychonauts review lead me to buy the game earlier this year.. or late 08, and I still think it is one of the best games Ive played. The issues he raised in the review are true, particularly the learning curve, which is horrible, but oh well. Thats what happens sometimes, particularly in developers first games. mistakes are made, improvements in the next game.

I just find it stupid when some people expect gaming perfection in games instantly, and want to do nothing but shoot, and are happy with that. Ie, I don't really see the difference between shooting someone in the head, and shooting someone in the foot, yet people seem to love trying to shoot every body part in order to see every reaction - why not get a game where different things happen, expand a little.

 

[tehbeard]

I find he does seem to polarise games as either hevanly goodness or the foul effuluance of satan's hounds. I really dissaprove of how he's rated a couple of games (Halo 3 and EVE included) and didn't take multiplayer into account. I will admit on its own Halo 3's single player storyline is a bit short etc. But what keeps people playing it is the matchmaking, custom games and forge. All of which he completly neglected to mention.

 

[King Yayap]

I'm kind of split between two arguments on the idea of reviews. I read a lot of film reviews, and used to read a lot of gaming reviews. Reviews are meant to state how a film or game is in comparison to the market, and a lot of the time, the reviews are rather true. However, I have found a lot of reviews written have a LOT of personal opinion scattered all across, distorting the overall view of the film/game.

Yahtzee places a comical slant on his reviews, most definately infotainment (informing the audience through entertaining via comedy). However, his personal opinion can be seen in a lot of his reviews i.e. his hatred of JRPG's. I watch his videos and they entertain me, but also inform me of the dangers of some of the worse ones. I don't take the reviews as final, though, we're all entitled to our own opinions.

 

[CNKFan]

I disaprove of how he bashes Halo 3 without giving any credible reason, the story seemed basic to him as he did not play the backstory, the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula, and because he only played one part of it he has no right to complain about how the game had 'so little'

That said I find the man to be very funny and I respect him.

I got to disagree because I played the previous Halo games and although 1 was good 2&3 were serious let downs because the story was severly shortened (I don't have XBL), the weapons got worse, and as a side effect of the game series itself it made the player characters stop being able to carry all of the weapons in the game and reduced it down to sniper rifle and whatever.

 

[Quinny90210]

I find he does seem to polarise games as either hevanly goodness or the foul effuluance of satan's hounds. I really dissaprove of how he's rated a couple of games (Halo 3 and EVE included) and didn't take multiplayer into account. I will admit on its own Halo 3's single player storyline is a bit short etc. But what keeps people playing it is the matchmaking, custom games and forge. All of which he completly neglected to mention.

THAT I will agree with, me and my stepbro have had a great time on the multiplayer. But as a gamer, I think single player is = important.

Multiplayer is an addition, not a subsitute.

 

[King Yayap]

I disaprove of how he bashes Halo 3 without giving any credible reason, the story seemed basic to him as he did not play the backstory, the gameplay was average only because he didn't realise that the first Halo revolutionised the formula, and because he only played one part of it he has no right to complain about how the game had 'so little'

That said I find the man to be very funny and I respect him.

I got to disagree because I played the previous Halo games and although 1 was good 2&3 were serious let downs because the story was severly shortened (I don't have XBL), the weapons got worse, and as a side effect of the game series itself it made the player characters stop being able to carry all of the weapons in the game and reduced it down to sniper rifle and whatever.

Halo: CE was by far the best in the series gameplay wise. The fact that Halo 2 was a severe let down for some shows the side effects of a game released when it really wasn't ready (it had many delays until it was pushed for a release date, which was a shame). However, there were a few good things about it, such as the Battle Rifle and the shield bar with no health, as well as some of the missions became rather iconic (boarding the Scarab in Metropolis). Halo 3 was mediocre, in my opinion, the missions felt rather standalone, seperate scenarios, they did not feel as though the Master Chief was going between places, but more just doing seperate objectives for a new mission.

In response to the only two guns rule, it shows how he can only physically carry two guns at a time. Sure, some people can carry a few more side weapons, but would it really seem real if you could carry every weapon on the battlefield?

EDIT: And multiplayer was where Halo 2 succeeded best, with the introduction of Xbox Live Online Multiplayer Matchmaking (I don't know whether many other games did it at the time of this genre).

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

I mainly watch yahtzee for entertainment a review of his wouldn't stop me getting a game i liked the look of, Having played prince of persia i'd say he was way off the mark in his review of it and i loved the sands of time.

 

[Frusco]

I bought physconaughts purely on the basis of his review and it did not disappoint. I also have many of the games he reviews like Halo and Bioshock and, while I did notice some of the issues he brought up, I think the level of criticism was a bit to high and slightly undeserved.
Although I do love his reviews and what he says is true he just exagerates a little.

 

[hondommond]

Bioshock was amazing

Heavenly Sword was terrible

Just like he said =D

(pretty sure ive played more but cant think of them)

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

I'm pretty sure Yahtzee says something along the lines of if you like a game it really shouldn't matter what other people say... (Mailbag Showdown anyone...).

 

[yourbeliefs]

A few points:

I generally agree with his points on games that I have played as well. I thought his RE5 review was one of the most spot-on I had ever seen. His "Psychonauts" review drove me to get a copy of the game (as well as a few other Lucasfilm Games classics) and his praise of the PoP Trilogy has led me to jump back into those games, which I missed out on as I was deep in college and had very little time for gaming at the time (other than the occasional drug-induced Halo fest.)

As far as him being "off" with the Halo 3 review because he hadn't played the first 2, I think that some games do rely too much on the assumption that a player has delved through the previous ones. A game like Halo 3 maybe can get away with it because it was so popular that probably > 90% of those who played 3 played at least one of the previous ones. But for lesser known titles, at least a basic outline of what happened previously would be nice. For example, I rented Killzone and Saint's Row 2 without playing either of their prequels, and I had little to no idea as to what the hell was going on. Granted, I could just go on Wikipedia and get a synopsis of the previous game's plot, but I'd rather have a produced presentation about what has transpired before instead of reading what essentially is a video game "book report."

I haven't flat out disagreed with any reviews he's done, or at least not understood his view on a game that I had a differing opinion on. I understood how he could dislike SSBB (as my cousins who I played it with shared the exact same views when I brought it to them, and I had unlocked almost everyone at the time) as well as disliking JRPGs, fighting games, and Nintendo's constant reuse of old IPs. The only thing I'll never concede is that MadWorld, as it was made, would have been better off on a system OTHER than the Wii.