Zero Punctuation: Bastion and From Dust
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It's not generalizing, it's exaggerating. I also didn't say no-one grasps the concept, I said no-one seems to grasp the concept. Also at the point I was quoting 1 in 6 (actual numbers and that is excluding all posts stating Catherine isn't out) posts mentioned catherine. Of those who posted and did not mention Catherine most were not from USA or haven't entered the country where they reside. So yeah, doing the statistics from page 1 70% (that's a low estimate) of the Americans that posted for me are unaware that Catherine has not been released in PAL regions.KoalaKid said:
Now I am perfectly aware of that there are smarter individuals, but when it comes to games and releases it always seems like at least most need to be reminded that US release does not mean international release, except for when a game is released in Europe or Australia first. In that case I must say I am ashamed to admit that we don't make the assumption that it's out in USA, but gloat about how we got it first until the day they receive it in USA since that is a rare thing.
Well that's convinient! I've always wanted a game where I could throw elements around like big balls!
At first, I was angry at Bastion, since I thought it was XBLA exclusive.
...And then I saw it on Steam. And then my day was made. Adding a positive review from YATZEE of all people to the other great reviews has gotten me to pre-buy it.
And I too think that terrain forming up under your feet as you walk onto it is freakin sweet.
...And then I saw it on Steam. And then my day was made. Adding a positive review from YATZEE of all people to the other great reviews has gotten me to pre-buy it.
And I too think that terrain forming up under your feet as you walk onto it is freakin sweet.
these are the exact two games i wanted him to review...well insanly twisted shadow planet too but i cant have everthing.
i would of taught he'd say bastion was averge and from dust to be under-par but no seemed to like both of them with is insanly high standerts
i would of taught he'd say bastion was averge and from dust to be under-par but no seemed to like both of them with is insanly high standerts
I know you have some kind of "insult the Americans" quota to fill, but you could at least try to make it funny.
had some interest when i saw from dust on steam. maybe i might get it one day. reminds me also about populus. a really old game i used to play way back in the 90s. it was still on a floppy disc, lol.
bastian, no interest. not my kind of game.
bastian, no interest. not my kind of game.
As said before me. Getting a little tired of all the anti-American jokes. I know that's his whole gimmick. But at least make fun of other countries as well. If someone is racist you'll be shunned and then shoved in a coffin of nails, if you're prejudiced against another country it's suddenly fine.
"...that's Out of This World if your country's dumb..."
Guys, I think it's just that Yahtzee will never forgive the U.S. covers for the Genesis and (especially) SNES versions of Out of This World (Another World). He brings up those abominations in this article.
Also, LAVA-SPEWING PENIS. That is all.
And how is controlling dirt worse than controlling fish? Nothing, but NOTHING could possibly be worse than the powers of Aquaman, right?
Guys, I think it's just that Yahtzee will never forgive the U.S. covers for the Genesis and (especially) SNES versions of Out of This World (Another World). He brings up those abominations in this article.
Also, LAVA-SPEWING PENIS. That is all.
And how is controlling dirt worse than controlling fish? Nothing, but NOTHING could possibly be worse than the powers of Aquaman, right?
You know, at times like these, I really hate you XBox360 owners for getting awesome things from the XBLA first. Bastion looked like an awesome game, and I firmly believe that even more when Yahtzee has very little bad things to say about it. Always a great rule of thumb, that.
But then again, maybe Yahtzee is still feeling guilty about letting that unknown boy to suffer fates unknown in his review for "A Shadow's Tale", so he decided not to tempt karma this time around. Who knew big bad Yahtzee had a soul after all? XD
But then again, maybe Yahtzee is still feeling guilty about letting that unknown boy to suffer fates unknown in his review for "A Shadow's Tale", so he decided not to tempt karma this time around. Who knew big bad Yahtzee had a soul after all? XD
I got Bastion shortly after it came out and played through it twice and got all the achievements so I was more then satisfied with it. On a side note I don't see what Yahtzee was saying about the perspective being messy. I thought the game looked great and had no problems with the perspective. That's just me though. From Dust I was interested in until the reviews came out about the AI being retarded and the controls being iffy. If that's your bag more power to you but I've got other things to play.
It's probably because the stereotypical American is fat, arrogant and an idiot. (not saying you are of course) and they choose to change english words for no good reason, simply due to their apparent silly requirement to be *different* from the country that made them. Just sayin'mechashiva77 said:
OT: No bans? Yhatzee has taught the firsters to back the #%$^ up then.
I've been following Bastion since the start thanks to Giantbomb giving video updates of the builds every 3 months, so I'll definitely pick it up because Greg Kasavin is a cool guy and nice to hear the story works out really well.
From Dust, I LOVED the demo and so did my family when I showed it to them, BUT I'd rather get the PC Steam release because of the camera being too slow for a controller.
From Dust, I LOVED the demo and so did my family when I showed it to them, BUT I'd rather get the PC Steam release because of the camera being too slow for a controller.