Zero Punctuation: Brink

[Quiet Stranger]

Thanks for confirming what I already suspected.

Same here, when i first saw a trailer for it, I knew right away it was gonna suck ass

 

[Tonimata]

5 Shots? Come on Yahtzee, you could've done much worse! I actually paused to go get a bottle of whisky, mainly because I don't feel like working this afternoon and need an excuse.

Watch it again with the rule in effect, then add the rule again. It gets messy when you start taking 2 shots for every shot he calls, and just one for the other comparisons.

Done. And man, do I hate being so resistant to alcohol. Worst of all, it's like 36 fucking degrees here. UGH, now I'm dizzy, bored and angry!

 

[Hungry Donner]

I wondered if we'd have a Zero Punctuation about Brink, I know Yahtzee tends to avoid multiplayer games and I figured Conduit 2 might be the more likely target for this week. Maybe we'll see Conduit 2 next week, although then we're getting in to LA Noire territory.

 

[Cptn_Squishy]

It could also be the name of something Japanese people do when they have something in their eye.

 

[Silas13013]

.... WHY MUST YOU NOT LIKE WHAT I LIKE YAHTZEE

Oh well. Fair enough review anyway.

... Just give Brink a chance peoples. PLEASE D:

I did and...

Nope, still one of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune of buying.


For once, I agree with everything Yahtzee said in his review. I knew Brink would suck, I knew it, but I bought it anyway and I'm out $30 bucks (thank you newegg preferred members discounts for hacking the price in half). Oh well, I guess I'll go back to Tf2(take a shot)

 

[DJShire]

Today's episode of Vocab with Yahtzee is brought to you by the word "Battynuggets".

Which I will use in everyday conversations

 

[satoru]

Odd that Yahtzee would criticise Brink for forcing people to unlock content and kindly ignore that TF2 (take a drink) did the same thing with the early class packs, (i.e. tying item unlocks to achievements, which was then supplemented with the utterly horrid random drop/crafting/microtransaction system they have now). Kudos to him for reiterating that the TF2 (take a drink) hats completely ruined the game's aesthetic (which, if you listen to the in-game commentary, Valve spent a *lot* of time obsessing over during development).

I think the criticism is more on a different level. First in TF2 the classes are VERY different right from the start. They each have significantly differnent play styles, so even if you never see the class pack you are still getting a different play style if you switch up between a scout and a pyro. Where as in Brink the criticism is that you are essentially the SAME guy with the SAME guns but a different 'use' key.

 

[Levethian]

Brink was made by Splash Damage not Bethseda.

Indeed. To clarify:

Beth The Publisher:

Beth The Game Developer:

Do Publishers make all the design decisions? Are all publishers as EVIL as EA?

But we like the Game Studio. Yay Bethesda Game Studio.

 

[Goldhawk777]

Ha! I knew it. When I first heard of Brink I saw it as freaking Call of Duty and the freerunning ability from Mirror's Edge. Wait... Ahh Ahhhh LAME! Oh... You can change your outfit, now clearly that game will become one of the best games of 2011....Ahahahahahahahahaaa! I can't even type with a straight face! Brink clearly is the right word for this game, because after coming out, it's already on the Brink of Death. Let it die my fellow gamers, Let it die.

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

summed it up well
very cheeky charging full price for no single player campaign

 

[Snowalker]

Holy cow, an actual REVIEW not a critique...

Yahtzee has said several times that he considers himself a critic rather than a reviewer, so this actually functions as an insult, I think.

But I don't see why you say this one is a review and different from his other videos.

Cause he didn't shred it to pieces, he gave a few.. very minor.. god aspects and told what he disliked about it. Usually he just shreds games... and I know he sees himself as a critic, just thought this one was a bit unusual

 

[CaptainLoser]

+1 for a Seattle skyline!

 

[bharatram1]

Well I am drunk enough to comment.. Should make a Drinking game out of ZP

 

[Thespian]

I did and...

Nope, still one of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune of buying.


For once, I agree with everything Yahtzee said in his review. I knew Brink would suck, I knew it, but I bought it anyway and I'm out $30 bucks (thank you newegg preferred members discounts for hacking the price in half). Oh well, I guess I'll go back to Tf2(take a shot)

By peoples I did not, shockingly, mean the first person to read that post... I was generally addressing the game reviewing community, since they hold so much power over who buys what... and I was also being facetious...

 

[pepitko]

That was a brilliant drinking game. I counted 5 shots, but they were in such a rapid succession, it would be quite a party. So, we'll get to see L.A. Noire next week? BTW, I couldn't get into the comments for the last 5 minutes, it seems that ZP traffic is slowing down the whole site quite badly.

 

[Solo-Wing]

I was scared off this one by reviews. A single player that doesn't really have a story? I'll pass.
EDIT: Multiplayer maps with bots is not how you do single player.

it is how Unreal Tournament does Single Player.

Yeah. Yeah your right. It is a stupid Idea.

I'm going to go play Team Fortress 2 *Takes a shot*

 

[ARKSgtAlpha]

you know normally i dont totally agree with everything yatzee says, but this time? yeah pretty much spot on. the very first analogy in my head was: TF2 with an abysmal attempt at a story that sucked. i tried to keep play but L.A. Noire called like a... like a.... better game.

 

[lordlillen]

Didn't Monday Night Combat already do the Team Fortress 2 rip off, and do it better?

no yust, no. Brink really isnt that much like TF2 the only thing people say are simillair is the classes but there alot more like battlefield.
MNC classes was alot more like TF2 but the gameplay was more like tower defence/third person shooter.

 

[The Great JT]

EDIT: Multiplayer maps with bots is not how you do single player.

it is how Unreal Tournament does Single Player.

TF2 (take a shot) implemented an "offline with bots" mode. They called it "Offline Practice." Which is what it is.

 

[Silas13013]

I did and...

Nope, still one of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune of buying.


For once, I agree with everything Yahtzee said in his review. I knew Brink would suck, I knew it, but I bought it anyway and I'm out $30 bucks (thank you newegg preferred members discounts for hacking the price in half). Oh well, I guess I'll go back to Tf2(take a shot)

By peoples I did not, shockingly, mean the first person to read that post... I was generally addressing the game reviewing community, since they hold so much power over who buys what... and I was also being facetious...

Don't worry, I wasn't singling you out specifically, it was just a segway into my opinion on the game. I apologize if it seemed if I was calling you out in any way.