Zero Punctuation: Console Rundown

[Stammer]

Additionaly, since I play Horde and not Alliance, I tend to think turtling is for cowards and stupids.

...AUGH!! World of Warcrap reference! *holds his fingers like a cross to ward off the evil game*

...AUGH!! Reruns!

Nah, but I'm glad Yahtzee got to go to this thing. I just don't understand why he didn't make one earlier and post it when he had the time. How long could it take to make one of his little video things? It only takes the Brothers Chaps something like one night to do an entire Strong Bad Email. Oh well.

 

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

reruns?

Since a great many people are overlooking the text next to the video, and also copied into the thread at various points/pages (including post numero uno), and then inquiring about the "madness", here it is again, brought to you at great effort and expense:

This week we're all (including Yahtzee) in New York to accept our Webby awards. We'll be back next week with a new Zero Punctuation, but for now, have another look at this encore presentation of one of our favorite episodes, Yahtzee's review of the console war. Cheers, and thanks again to everyone who voted for us.

As for why the "madness" (rerun) this week, I suspect that since travelling from Yahtzeeland to NYC can sometimes involve time travel, "preparations" had to be made - "preparations" that could have affected the quality of this week's finished product to below what the distinguished and sophisticated fanbase has come to expect.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

@paulgruberman:

The point of my initial post was not to talk about the "madness" but it's particular flavor. I simply don't see Console Rundown as one of my favorites.

 

[pilf]

I really don't see the point in this video been shown again. If i want to watch it again (which i sometimes do) i just search the videos for it. Oh well, congratulations on the award anyway.

 

[UpInSmoke]

I really don't see the point in this video been shown again. If i want to watch it again (which i sometimes do) i just search the videos for it. Oh well, congratulations on the award anyway.

I'm sure the idea was to keep all the "where the F is ZP?!?!" complaints localized in one place.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Personally, after the unadulterated crap like Kung Fu Grip and Video Game Theatre, I was really looking forward to my weekly bile fest from Yahtzee.

The new episode of Unforgotten Realms [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unforgotten-realms/49-Episode-One-The-Remaking-of-Heroes] will be up tomorrow, and it's very good (I got an early look). So you can end the week on a high note.

But I'm at work tomorrow But ta Virgil, we don't mind waiting if we know there's something good coming.

 

[hollow-soull]

An oldy but a goody.

 

[pilf]

I really don't see the point in this video been shown again. If i want to watch it again (which i sometimes do) i just search the videos for it. Oh well, congratulations on the award anyway.

I'm sure the idea was to keep all the "where the F is ZP?!?!" complaints localized in one place.

True, I guesss it would keep many people quiet. It is afterall a pretty good episode, very true.

 

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

The point of my initial post was not to talk about the "madness" but it's particular flavor. I simply don't see Console Rundown as one of my favorites.

Was more in response to another influx of "WTF reruns?" posts (not including the ones marked as sarcasm).

Console Rundown isn't one of my favorites, either. Clive Barker's Clive Barker's Jericho by Clive Barker would probably get my vote for favorite, if pressed to choose. I'm sure Console Rundown has plenty of fans, as well.

 

[WubbaArmy]

I was going to post that this was already done, but I noticed that there were 4 pages discussing this already. Ah well.

Oh wait, I just posted that this video was already done, but just more subtly. Great.

 

[BlueInkAlchemist]

Clive Barker's Clive Barker's Jericho by Clive Barker would probably get my vote for favorite, if pressed to choose.

Goodness. I haven't seen that one in ages. *hunts it down*

 

[mechalynx]

Haven't I seen this before? I could quote him word by word as i was watching the video.

Edit: *facepalm*

I got stuck some fire-related railway disaster for three hours and didn't watch this the second it got released...

 

[Lord Amazing]

Ugh, what was the point of this? If I wanted to see this again I'd just go back and watch it again. I had a small glimmer of hope when I saw the video length was 6 minutes and thought maybe there would be something interesting tacked onto the end of the review like Yahtzee sometimes does but no, it's some advertisements for the oh so racy movie "young people fucking" (the title probably sums up the whole movie, the experience is probably like being hit with a nerf bat while someone screams "I'm taking on a mature topic!!") and a trailer for video game theater, a podcast that takes wholesome video game characters and inserts them into unwholesome situations, because that premise is never ever unfunny.

 

[HighLucifer]

Thats funny as hell. But I have to ask why repost something he already did almost a year ago? well its still funny I can see why it become one of the favs of the site

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Thats funny as hell. But I have to ask why repost something he already did almost a year ago? well its still funny I can see why it become one of the favs of the site

Yeah I was hoping we could get something like GDC or that Valve Travel Log.

Whatever, good luck/congratulations.

 

[BGH122]

Why on earth would Yahtzee think that reposting old stuff was a clever thing to do? Chances are that he won his award through his originality and his unwillingness to let we fans down (except for that Valve trip fiasco - like anyone wanted to know how he did at Valve). Stuff like this is just a giant fuck you to the fans; just like the ads stuck on the end of his videos now. I mean, if they were paying for new Yahtzee vids then I'd be utterly fine with them, although clearly they're not. Yahtzee: don't let us down again.

 

[AtxAxLoss]

Aw, no new Yahtzee vid. I was looking forward to one all day. Now I have nothing to look forward to except Metal Gear Solid 4. :[


/facetiousness

 

[Anton P. Nym]

Anybody ticked off that this week's ZP is a repeat can relax; apparently the Webbies award show was punishment enough [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25099109/]. (No mention of the Escapist directly in that article, alas.)

-- Steve

 

[andsoitgoes]

Sheesh - Firstly, everyone who's complaining that "This is old" - READ FIRST. You're posting with a ton of explanations as to what is going on, and you ignore them, and post "Isn't this old?!?!" - It's getting old.

To no new ZP, sure I'm miffed there isn't a new one, but so be it. Anyone who is upset needs to move on and realize no complaining or bitching will GET them a new one. Next week there'll be another one, he's been pretty darn consistent so far, so one week I can get over it.

Now - to HD vs SD. There is an OBVIOUS difference, BluRay is a ton clearer.

HOWEVER, these are all heavily zoomed in pictures, and none of us are sitting inches in front of a TV watching this stuff, unless you really WANT to go blind. I know for me, I sit about 8 feet from my TV, if I notice it that badly, I'd be quite shocked.

Not to say I won't get INTO the BluRay market, but hell - Most of the movies I watch are DivX quality, and I survive. /shrug

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Ya know, I say he should "redo" the console rundown, this one is a little outdated. It would be interesting to see a "new take" on the consoles, now that the PS3 actually does have games and such.