Hi, sorry. lemme just butt in right here- Ah, that's better.
Now, I'm not sure if this has already been said or nothin', I kinda just skimmed the thread, read a few points here and there and generally saw the same kind of junk going on one can find in any forum anywhere, a bunch of trolling, baiting, laming, etc. with a few good posts here and there.
I consider myself a small fan of Yahtzee overall, his videos are always entertaining and hold some great points. I get the feeling he really is a person, not a spineless reviewer just going on either side of the spectrum based on their "professional" view of things. He has a voice is what I'm saying.
Now, I'm also a fan of the Borderlands series. That didn't stop me from having a chuckle from his first review, and I agreed with what he said about it for the most part. This review is the only one I've ever seen him do that seemed absolute garbage, like he was paid off to call it crap. I didn't get the same Yahtzee feeling from it. Instead of being all aflutter, I left the video feeling enraged, disappointed, and honestly shocked that a man who usually goes about his reviews so well turned up with nothing. The only comforting thought I had was, "Maybe he made it copy-paste of his first review to make a point that he feels it's the exact same game."
Honestly, his review plays as if he hadn't himself touched the game at all. More like he read up on the game, watched a few gameplay videos, and went on from there. Mentioning things like, "Go kill these bandits because they stole a component needed for the story quest." I've played through a few times on a few characters, and don't personally recall any story bit where bandits had stolen something that was central to the plot. Perhaps he was making reference to the power core or the stuff needed for the bandit technical? Not too clear on that one, sir. You sure you played the game?
Beyond that, he goes on to say not a single thing has changed about the game. Last I checked, I breezed through the first game due to its poor AI, limited enemies, and ammunition falling out of my armpits. 2 opens up with a can of whoop-ass, giving you a dinky gun and telling you to fight that boss who, with one hit, has you down to 30 health and summons large enemy types to assist him. Meanwhile, no matter the character you're playing, you're fighting with an almost worthless gun, an incredibly limited bit of ammunition (and that's if you raided claptrap's place and got lucky)running around trying to survive the next Fight for Your Life.
He failed to mention any real specifics about the game, doesn't improved cover bases he whined about in the first game, and seems to hate it merely because he hated the first. Yes, it's the same as 1, but they never advertised it as anything BUT more of Borderlands. (Disguising it as new and improved, indeed.) I didn't expect Yahtzee to like the game, RPGs don't seem to be his cup of tea. I expected, as is normally the case for his videos, that he would actually review it instead of bash it the way I would expect a fanboy of MW to bash CoD, not bringing up any valid points, not mentioning the differences, making generalized accusations and spewing "facts" that anyone that had played the game would understand.
I'm not pissed because he bashed a game I enjoyed, I'm pissed because he seems to have fractured his integrity. This wasn't a ZP video to me, it was a cheap attempt to recreate a truly wonderful web series.
P.S. No, I'm not proof reading this wall of text, just like you likely won't read it at all.
