Zero Punctuation: April Fools

[ethaninja]

Haha what the hell was that all about?

 

[ethaninja]

I think the main joke is that Yahtzee was talking slowly and completly deadpan.

A better April fools might have been a positive review of an obviously bad game, like a movie tie in. However doubt Yahtzee was willing to go that low for a bad joke.

Seconded, that would of been greatly better. Twice so if he 'clearly sold out' during it, praising the company and all the crap in a way that is clear he is being paid to do so. To the point the companies logo was plastered everywhere?

Thirdeded..eded. T'would have been most awesome.

 

[g_X]

so he is secretlly a romantic

 

[Baby Eater]

i don't get it

You sir are quite the helpful poster! Hell,you should be a mod or better yet,why don't we just give the keys to the site! With such brilliant posts and skill in punctuation you're destined for it!

OT:I saw this on Game Dogs and thought nothing of it at first but now I get it!
Happy April Fool's Day Escapist!

 

[Taylor_DeSousa]

Why would anyone assume it was a passage from an erotic novel?

 

[g_X]

Wow -- if Yahtzee's intention was to make April Fools of most of the posters on this thread, he certainly succeeded. How about Google Is Your Friend, and that was an excerpt from 'Ode on Melancholy' by Keats? You know, that dead English poet? They made a crappy movie about his love life recently?

I like to imagine Yahtzee used this opportunity to try and introduce you to something other than games. And the results are in: 80% of you are incapable of handling it. Great.

The poem suggests that when your weariness and sorrow is such that you would want to take your own life, instead feast your eyes and senses upon what is beautiful, and revel in its fading, and in the transience of all things. That in the midst of the bad, you hold to the good, and yet recognise that all of it will pass.


"if thy mistress some rich anger shows,
Emprison her soft hand, and let her rave,
And feed deep, deep upon her peerless eyes.

She dwells with Beauty -- Beauty that must die;
And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips

Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh,
Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips:
Ay, in the very temple of Delight,
Veiled Melancholy has her sovereign shrine".

dude I can't believe you bother to explain it. Ah well is good to know someone has a brain out there. Hey he might be trying to teach us something here: if you wanna play a good game, play a really fucked-up one first haha

FUCK forgot the quote the first time

 

[yaoi1990fan]

interesting...I guess.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one slightly discomfited by his droning, yet somehow malevolent, monotone. It was almost like he was the evil version of Ben Stein. But yes, I get the joke. Well done, Ben.

Why would anyone assume it was a passage from an erotic novel?

...do you even need to ask?

 

[geldonyetich]

I'm sorry, I couldn't understand that, could you speak faster?

 

[ACHVDragon]

Where was it hidden? i had no idea

wait what? where was this hidden? haha

Part-way through an episode of Game Dogs

That would probably explain why no one found it.

This is exactly what i thought! Why wasnt it put into something more popular that came out yesterday?

You know, like... ummmm... uhhhh... wow.
When put on the spot i really cant think of anything; You people figure it out./Sarcasm

 

[twaddle]

Wow -- if Yahtzee's intention was to make April Fools of most of the posters on this thread, he certainly succeeded. How about Google Is Your Friend, and that was an excerpt from 'Ode on Melancholy' by Keats? You know, that dead English poet? They made a crappy movie about his love life recently?

I like to imagine Yahtzee used this opportunity to try and introduce you to something other than games. And the results are in: 80% of you are incapable of handling it. Great.

The poem suggests that when your weariness and sorrow is such that you would want to take your own life, instead feast your eyes and senses upon what is beautiful, and revel in its fading, and in the transience of all things. That in the midst of the bad, you hold to the good, and yet recognise that all of it will pass.


"if thy mistress some rich anger shows,
Emprison her soft hand, and let her rave,
And feed deep, deep upon her peerless eyes.

She dwells with Beauty -- Beauty that must die;
And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips

Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh,
Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips:
Ay, in the very temple of Delight,
Veiled Melancholy has her sovereign shrine".

dude I can't believe you bother to explain it. Ah well is good to know someone has a brain out there. Hey he might be trying to teach us something here: if you wanna play a good game, play a really fucked-up one first haha

FUCK forgot the quote the first time

on the contrary,
what a philisophical way to look at it. Profound really. I applaud your insight on the matter, though i wish the others would see his post this way, istead of viewing it as twaddle (no pun intended)

 

[DarkenedWolfEye]

Never thought I'd hear him speak seriously and slowly ... Must watch the Halo Wars review ... this is too weird for him!

 

[DarkenedWolfEye]

Never thought I'd hear him speak seriously and slowly ... Must watch the Halo Wars review ... this is too weird for him!

 

[Iconsting]

I am a nincompoop, please explain the joke to me.

 

[RicoADF]

I think the main joke is that Yahtzee was talking slowly and completly deadpan.

A better April fools might have been a positive review of an obviously bad game, like a movie tie in. However doubt Yahtzee was willing to go that low for a bad joke.

If at the end he put April fools then he would have been covered

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

I... that was actually more creepy than anything else.

i know right?

 

[Daikun]

A better April fools might have been a positive review of an obviously bad game

That's a great idea! He could've done one for Duke Nukem Forever!

 

[Bunnybeater]

SO it's him reading an erotic novel? o.o

Sweet, merciful fuck. Tell me you're not serious.

 

[Energylegzz]

I actually enjoyed that...it was kind of soothing. Is that odd?

 

[Cid Silverwing]

As tempting as it is to yell "Objection!" at my screen for just how first-impressioningly pointless this video was, I found 2 points of consolation.

1. It messed with the heads of those who can't write a constructive sentence of praise worth a damn (you know who you are).
2. The admittedly creepy slow pace in itself felt like a self-parody.