Zero Punctuation: Anarchy Reigns

[AdamxD]

So.. Revise Physics for my exam tomorrow, or watch ZP? That was an obvious choice.

 

[repeating integers]

No mention of the OST or Bayonetta? Those 2 aspects were the best parts of the game IMO.

I think the last time Yahtzee mentioned the music in a game was the main menu music for Dragons Dogma, and only for how he felt embarassed by it.

And barring shout outs, the game itself contains no reference to Bayonetta.

Apparently, she does actually appear in it as a DLC character. Which of course means Yahtzee won't have noticed her, and I can't exactly blame him.

 

[octafish]

I can't believe it's not syphylis!


...that is all.

 

[animeh1star1a]

Cant wait for yahtzee's review of The Cave

 

[kurupt87]

That clam joke, damn. Well played sir, well played.

 

[ExtraDebit]

What'd you expect from a 3D version of an obsolete genre? Remember final fight and street of rage? remember how fun it was? Play it now and see how boring it is.

That's what AR is, a game build around game mechanics which was once fun because people were still enjoying the novelty of controlling pixels on screen. I thought beat'em ups already evolved into fun games like batman AA and sleeping dogs, why the fuck does developers still make boring games like anarchy reigns?

 

[MetalGenocide]

Hello! I'm Steve Blum! Welcome to the latest installment of "Steve Blum's VA tutorials" by Steve Blum, inspired by the Steve Blum series.
You might also be interested in: "Steve Blum voices EVERYONE" with the new Morgan Freeman DLC.

Love, Steve Blum. Buy it dicktits!

*poker face*
I have no regrets.

 

[Strain42]

Just would like to point out (and I'm sure I'm not the only one here)

If our options are big tough guys voiced by Steve Blum or skinny cocky guys voiced by Nolan North...

I'm going with Blum every time.

 

[Grahav]

The game is only $30 so if you like spectacle fighters and normal fighters I'd suggest buying it. Jack's story is arse though.

Wasn't expecting much of story. Yahtzee, pretty much nailed why it sucks.

Still, it seems fun for a mad battle royale with friends.

 

[shiajun]

I hadn't laughed this hard at a ZP in weeks. Good one, Yahtzee!

 

[crimson sickle2]

The game is only $30 so if you like spectacle fighters and normal fighters I'd suggest buying it. Jack's story is arse though.

Wasn't expecting much of story. Yahtzee, pretty much nailed why it sucks.

Still, it seems fun for a mad battle royale with friends.

Yahtzee is pretty good at that.

 

[Triaed]

sorry, but what is the Imp doing to Yahtzee's crotch at the end?

 

[Patathatapon]

Am I the only one who noticed that the Female black character didn't have her chest censored? Or did I overlook that in the comments?

It bugged me for some reason. Usually he censors it with a black bar or something.

 

[Sylveria]

It's awesome and it's $30, buy it! I know it's more overseas, but state-side it's an absolute steal at what they're selling it at.

 

[Sylveria]

Lazy and dull?

This is a game where you can piledrive helicopters into people. It's a game where you can summon a robot Cthulhu to come and destroy your enemies. How the fuck can any game like that be dull?

Problem here is Yahtzee got two wrong assumptions, and ran with both of them.

1) 'It's a sequel to Madworld'. No it isn't. Just as it isn't a sequel to Bayonetta, despite having Bayonetta in it. It's a Platinum games that uses some of their established characters to round out its roster and provide it with a bit of fan appeal.

'The single player is worth a danm'. Anyone who knows anything about this game knows that the real draw is the multiplayer. They've taken a brawler, tried to combine it with online deathmatch a la COD, and by the response so far have managed a pretty good attempt of it. Who cares if the single player isn't as good? People are buying this game to piledrive helicopters into each other.

Seriously though. Yahtzee compains about how all games are becoming brown, gritty and predictable, then the minute a legitimately colourful, insane, creative game comes along, he calls it 'dull'. Kind of makes wonder why developers even bother...

Well said.

I don't even think the story mode is that bad. Certainly no more bland than any other game where the multiplayer is the selling point.

 

[Tohuvabohu]

Lazy and dull?

This is a game where you can piledrive helicopters into people. It's a game where you can summon a robot Cthulhu to come and destroy your enemies. How the fuck can any game like that be dull?

Problem here is Yahtzee got two wrong assumptions, and ran with both of them.

1) 'It's a sequel to Madworld'. No it isn't. Just as it isn't a sequel to Bayonetta, despite having Bayonetta in it. It's a Platinum games that uses some of their established characters to round out its roster and provide it with a bit of fan appeal.

'The single player is worth a danm'. Anyone who knows anything about this game knows that the real draw is the multiplayer. They've taken a brawler, tried to combine it with online deathmatch a la COD, and by the response so far have managed a pretty good attempt of it. Who cares if the single player isn't as good? People are buying this game to piledrive helicopters into each other.

Seriously though. Yahtzee compains about how all games are becoming brown, gritty and predictable, then the minute a legitimately colourful, insane, creative game comes along, he calls it 'dull'. Kind of makes wonder why developers even bother...

Pretty much what I thought.

Seems like Yahtzee picked an easy target this time around. A game with an obvious focus on multiplayer, and the result is another predictable ZP episode. Too bad. I was hoping to hear what he thought about DmC (perhaps he needs more time)

Either way, I can't comprehend how someone who spends an awful lot of air-time complaining about the gritty/brown stagnation of videogames, and then calls a game where you piledrive helicopters into people while being attacked by a kraken who is being bombarded by a carpet bombing "Lazy and dull".

 

[rees263]

It's awesome and it's $30, buy it! I know it's more overseas, but state-side it's an absolute steal at what they're selling it at.

Not just state-side. The link to Amazon.co.uk under the video has it listed as £17.99 for both Xbox and PS3,and that's for the so-called "Limited Edition" which is pretty weird. Maybe it's so cheap because they saved loads on advertising which explains why I've never heard of it.

 

[MB202]

I'm in a bit of a SEGA surge at the moment, I might track down MadWorld and this game just for the Hell of it.

Also, the thing about Steve Blum is that he's actually got quite a range. Yeah he's got that "one voice" that everyone recognizes, but then he also voices the childish Guilmon from Digimon Tamers, and the Donald Duck-esque Yakky Doodle in Harvey Birdman: Attorney of Law.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

I'm glad that Yahtzee brings up tone, because when you're trying to tell a story in a game, tone is very important and is also something that can get easily ignored in a video game. I feel like Anarchy Reigns falls into the same trap that Bulletstorm does - super serious during it's cutscenes, but all smug and smarm during gameplay. Now that's not to say that a game can't ride the line, it's just that I personally feel like both games do a bad job of that.

Remember the opening for Prototype 2? I thought it was setting the tone for a really emotional story. Instead, we got whatever the hell Prototype 2 was.

 

[TrevHead]

Eh the meat of this game is the crazy online Multiplayer not it' so so SP content, which is actually better than taken at fist glace, It's like doing a review on Skyrim and only mentioning the character creation tools.


Review is cool for a laugh though not what I'd call a critical review to sway anyones buying decisions