Zero Punctuation: Awards for 2009

[virgil_steel]

hell yeah yahtzee!! batman was definately the best game this year. modern warfare...BAH!

 

[Althocke]

I was disappointed he didn't have a category for best sequel. Granted "best sequel" may be an oxymoron for Yahtzee, but it would have been interesting to see if he had a genuine favourite.

 

[Mushroomfreak111]

Haha, well done^^

 

[Belbe]

HA I'd die if I lived in Australia. But either way I still stand by the old styled Resident Evil games!!

Hmm AA for best game...I suppose there really wasn't much choice.

 

[PlasticTree]

Ugh. Not bad, but that music really isn't good enough for more than a few seconds every week.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Heh, pretty good stuff. No complaints.

 

[Shady Shades]

Well done as usual. I'm glad I don't make games cause I don't think I would want any of these awards, good or otherwise.

Maybe if we all concentrate our hatred of michael atkinson we will hit a natural resonance frequency and cause him to disintegrate.

Brilliant!

 

[manbearpig91]

I fail to see how you can do an awards video after you blantantly miss a large release this year. Go review borderlands before you make an awards video.

 

[foxcat0]

He probably already has reviewed borderlands. We just have to wait for it.

 

[Mirroga]

I'm guessing someone was on the receiving end of the delightful British road system this Christmas...

Also (and I bet he gets this all the goddamn time) it's strange how Yahtzee dislikes the PS1-era Resident Evil games when he enjoys Silent Hill 2 so much. The games are very similar - top notch atmosphere, balls controls. I bet he'd enjoy them a little bit.

Maybe it because Silent Hill was much more story-driven, much scarier since you weren't required to kill enemies, and the script is less cliche and laughable than Resident Evil.

As for the video, well done. I loved the awards' names. As for the best game of the year, Arkham Asylum deserves it since its the only non-sequel to ever be good and new last year. I just hope its sequel does not tarnish the reputation too much.

 

[xHipaboo420x]

Maybe it because Silent Hill was much more story-driven, much scarier since you weren't required to kill enemies, and the script is less cliche and laughable than Resident Evil.

I think you might be on to something there m'boy.

 

[Mirroga]

I fail to see how you can do an awards video after you blantantly miss a large release this year. Go review borderlands before you make an awards video.

You do know Yahtzee has a hatred for online multiplayer and him not playing multiplayer on Borderlands is like buying Modern Warfare just for the story mode.

I can tell since I also hate playing online multiplayer against/with strangers.

 

[Snipingkid]

Enjoyed the video. I particularly like this week's credits comic with MW2 sniping Yahtzee.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

I loved the part about Duke Nukem Forever being so awesome it warped its way out of existence.

Happy New Year, Yahtzee

 

[MrLefty]

Talking of new iphones, I'm almost tempted now... did you see the new ipod/iphone controlled REMOTE CONTROL HELICOPTER WITH A BLOODY VIDEOCAMERA ON IT? (http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en)

Want. Will consider defecting to Apple for.

 

[neuromantic]

WHATS WITH ALL THE SPIDERS, YOU COCK?
Ugh, I hate them. Everytime Yahtzee uses them in his reviews I get a fleeting moment of panic that completely derails the humour. They just seem to be getting bigger!

Apart from that ridiculously trivial complaint, that was a great summary of the year. Hurrah for Batman!
And hurrah for iPhones, it seems! Just got one of those for Christmas! Hope you enjoy it, Yahtzee!

 

[Tomasaurous]

It was good, but the theme song is so damn loud!!

 

[Muffinthraka]

Fantastic! "Attack of the Cheeseburger Spiders"! But why stop at just a game; "Attack of the Cheeseburger Spiders" The Movie, "Attack of the Cheeseburger Spiders" Action figures, novels,music videos...

 

[snowman6251]

Ahh this makes Wednesdays worth living.
Now I need something for Thursday and Monday.

I find Doomsday Arcade rather enjoyable here on the Escapist but that's not every Thursday. Then there's the Office and 30 Rock on TV which are also rather enjoyable imo.

Mondays straight up suck too. Nothing to do.

As for Yahtzee's GOTY I have to disagree with Batman. I mean it wasn't bad but I do think it was overrated and fairly significantly. There were a lot of things about it that just bugged me and there were several other games I enjoyed a fair bit more. Assassins Creed II was a massive improvement over 1 imo. To be honest I didn't really like AC1 at all. AC2 on the other hand was really good and it came as a very pleasant surprise to me. I also loved Demon's Souls. Its difficulty is overrated and it has checkpoints. They aren't traditional checkpoints but it definitely has checkpoints (longer levels let you pull a lever or something to open a gate or knock down a bridge that lets you cut through large chunks of the level in the event of a death).

 

[Andronicus]

Hehe, I love me some funny awards. Nice to see Atkinson finally being recognised for his contribution to the industry as well.

However I must point out that Back to the Future 2 was proved wrong when Michael Jackson died. Just so's you know.