Zero Punctuation: Console Rundown

[fco]

64 posts before the video even started? there's gonna be a lot of banings today... : )


Now seriously, when I saw this week's ZP topic I first tought "oh, an update on the clasic 'Console Wars Rundown' video, this will be funny". Then I realized it was just the same video again, but then I saw timer and thought "hey, it's a 6 minutes clip, there will probably be something great at the end..." but once again my hopes were crushed by a self-promoting add.

Dear Escapist Magazine, can I have my webby vote back please?

 

[Kam10]

Lol Great job

 

[VMerken]

If you're doing a rerun, at least let it be The Witcher. Now there was an exemplary "I don't have time for this" review =)

 

[Kronopticon]

Most systems made AFTER August of 2007 will experience little to no problems. Anything before that makes an incredible door stop.

Give the 360 another chance now that they've fixed their mistake. The game library alone is worth another look through. Is it the second coming of Jesus? Probably not. But that jerk off function is totally worth it

Thanks for the heads up info, i am actually purchasing an XBOX 360 soon, well, for my birthday, and im just glad to know it'll be fine, and deliciously sexually gratifying ^^

 

[MLS]

Not that ...(etc)

Please tell me more about the deep interworkings of the Xbox360, Mr. Person who doesn't know how to spell solder.

 

[Dustiness]

It could just have been posted in error....

*remains optimistic*

 

[LusikkaMage]

They should have made the encore Psychonauts!

 

[I Mav I]

I've watched this loads of times! I reckon nothing would have been better than just a re-post...ah well...no point getting my knickers in a twist just have to wait a bit more...

 

[RetardedlyGenius]

Not that ...(etc)

Please tell me more about the deep interworkings of the Xbox360, Mr. Person who doesn't know how to spell solder.

I didn't say I run the National Association for People that Spell Good and Want to Learn to Do Other Things Good Too. I work for a video game store. I didn't realize punctuation and spelling would be graded. I thought it would be nice to be informative instead of arguing about how dreadfully terrible it is that the post we all wanted was a repeat and the guy that makes them took a week off. How incredibly SELFISH of him to take a week off. /insert sarcasm

 

[gRiM_rEaPeRsco]

Not that ...(etc)

Please tell me more about the deep interworkings of the Xbox360, Mr. Person who doesn't know how to spell solder.

I didn't say I run the National Association for People that Spell Good and Want to Learn to Do Other Things Good Too. I work for a video game store. I didn't realize punctuation and spelling would be graded. I thought it would be nice to be informative instead of arguing about how dreadfully terrible it is that the post we all wanted was a repeat and the guy that makes them took a week off. How incredibly SELFISH of him to take a week off. /insert sarcasm

A week off from playing computer games?

 

[peeps]

awww I actually thought this was a more up to date console rundown lol but nope. Surely if you we're too busy this week it would have been better to just say so rather than posting an old review?

 

[Kitari]

Normally, I wouldn't ***** if there was no ZP in a week. Yahtzee has a life, we can't demand anything from him. But it's kind of like your trying to fob us off with a video you've already played and thinking we wouldn't notice.

In short. GTFO.

 

[felixader]

Wasn't that alread out before months?

 

[nightfish]

Yahtzee has a life, we can't demand anything from him.

He may have a life but he's also getting paid for playing games and getting free games. Probably also got an all expenses paid trip to NY, same as he did with his trip to Valve.

Oh how my heart bleeds for his 'hard' lifestyle.

 

[KamikazeSailor]

Ok, how did so many of you learn to type on a forum but are still incapable of reading? They actually did bother to explain the situation in the text of the original post AND on the video site. They're at the Webby Awards. It's a simple sentence right there... you've got to be kidding me.

That video is outdated, but it's still funny, and except for the broader spectrum of games available it's still mostly true.


And to the poster above me... jealousy makes an ugly pantsuit, mate

 

[UpInSmoke]

I can't believe the amount of bitching going on here. I'd rather see Yahtzee take some time off if he's busy rather than throwing something shitty together.

You're not entitled to a new ZP every week.

 

[lady_croft]

As I said earlier he is probably playing Guns of the Patriots, and next week we will have this marvelous review of it.

 

[diligenthunter]

btw. who else doesn't see a difference between DVD and Blu-Ray besides obviously half-blind Yahtzee, or does he actually try to watch them with 3D-Goggles on? xD

King Kong: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u98/adzez/Viewer/c7ff7e16.png

Underworld Blu-Ray: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u98/adzez/Bluray/cfee67bf.pngUnderworld
DVD: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u98/adzez/DVD/96e978e3.png

Underworld Blu-Ray: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u98/adzez/Bluray/e6122f50.png
Underworld DVD: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u98/adzez/DVD/1b36b81f.png

Pirates: http://www.silver-ware.net/movies/potc1unf.png

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/hddvd/comparison_base._V5835714_.jpg

Okay you really can see a difference between Blu-Ray and standard dvd? Look in the backround of the King Kong screen shot, notice on the right how the back round and kong himself are blurry yet on the left its magically crystal clear? And even this is a horrible example as King Kong was one of the first titles released.

Transformers SD
http://www.firingsquad.com/media/hirez.asp?file=/features/transformers_hd_dvd_review/images/03.png

Transformers HD
http://www.firingsquad.com/media/hirez.asp?file=/features/transformers_hd_dvd_review/images/04.png

 

[Kitari]

I can't believe the amount of bitching going on here. I'd rather see Yahtzee take some time off if he's busy rather than throwing something shitty together.

You're not entitled to a new ZP every week.

I'm not pissed that there is no ZP - Well I am, but I'm not gonna ***** - I'm just pissed as well as confused that they've given us this video. I'm not sure if they're trying to fool us but I can't see why else they would put this video up as the latest one.

 

[laikenf]

Yes I do prefer Yahtzee take his time to play the games he shall review; and as much as I want him to stay funny while trashing the hell out of the games he plays, I really whant to see (or hear) him say positive and insightfull things too (the jokes can be on the positive too, not only the negatives), that way things will be more clear in terms of how he REALLY views the games. I say this because I'm starting to get the sense that his reviews are more of a fan pleasing affair lately.