Zero Punctuation: E3 2014 - Deflate Your Hype Balloons
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I loved that smug-looking cat. I laughed out loud at the Nintendo summary. That purple ass-rupturing dildo looked downright terrifying.
I agree with Yahtzee on this video completely. E3 was nothing but a big let down for me this year. There just wasn't anything that got me super excited like previous years. In fact, the week came and went and I was still going, "I'm sure tomorrow there will be something up on the web...what? You mean it's Monday already?"
Nintendo is to new IPs what TV Land is to new shows: there might be one or two kicking around but bugger all if anyone knows what those are when they're buried in the mountain of rubble that is repeating series. People complain EA just puts out new iterations of what we have and then pop a boner because Smash Bros. increased the roster and that's worth $60.Madmonk12345 said:
There.
The only good thing to come out of E3 was this ZP. This generation is so lame, a mauled, dying gazelle could out run it. The only money I'll spend on games this year and maybe the next will either be for PC(new build of course), 3DS(doubtful it'll be much though), or if I can see some more good games in its future, a Wii on U.
Also, as Jim Sterling noted Monday, Nintendo were actually showing off lots of GAMEPLAY for their games, in situations where things couldn't possibly be entirely scripted, which seemed like a foreign concept to everyone else at the show.Carbo said:
A sound effect at the end? That was hilarious.
So far, Yahtzee's missed the games I actually cared about, so I'll be off then.
You need premium membership to watch Zero Punctuation in High Quality now? D:
So far, Yahtzee's missed the games I actually cared about, so I'll be off then.
You need premium membership to watch Zero Punctuation in High Quality now? D:
I am truly sorry if it sounds idiotic, but my sarcasm detector is completely broke at the moment (current football/soccer world cup really doesn't do any favor for my kidneys, liver and my brain after x beers, sorry). Was that remark serious? No really, this isn't an insult (it might sound like that, because I am a Sony fanboy, but really, no snarky comment or malicious intent here), it's just they look incredibly similar. If it wasn't sarcastic, I'd love to hear what makes it a superior controller, from sheer curiosity. My gaming combo is PS3/4 + good PC, but I do use 360 controller for many games, so if XBO controller is even better, I'd like to hear why.Evonisia said:
E3 2013 perhaps im just talking for myself but being constantly being told NEXT GEN NEXT GEN NEXT GEN and being kinda let down or at least filled with hope for next years E3. Now we have E32014 the NEXT GEN consoles are out and still no real next gen games......i dont know it just feels really underwhelming these days
Cool so when Yahtzee says Nintendo should make something new and they do he's allowed to deny what he previously requested and claim they are doing the exact same while praising a 4th game in a Sony series while also just being plain PC only?, cool I guess that means I can become a complete pompous goit to anyone around me and deny claims/requests off the bat because it fits my cynicism so damn well.
I'm just going to say I don't think he should be allowed to get away with it though because really it;s just shown that he's willing to feed the ego of morons and people who strictly follow the PC master race brigade and tells them it;s okay to make requests but to deny others actual evidence even if it appears in your face.
This is probably why I tend to watch his drown outs on Youtube rather than Zp anymore, it just seems like trivial shit that plays the same tune and as time goes by we know by each show that he's more than willing to feed the PCmasterrace ego and willing to just play the same old tune while a good chunk drown in hypocrisy without realising how wrong that is.
But yeah apart from that I thought this years E3 was interesting for me seeing as how Nintendo sold me even more on their Wii U, Microsoft now has my attention towards grabbing an XB1 while Sony has left me out to dry because they just don't want me to buy a Vita or a PS4 if ever this gen, especially since I know know No man's Sky is also going to PC so that's one less reason for the PS4 for me.
I'm just going to say I don't think he should be allowed to get away with it though because really it;s just shown that he's willing to feed the ego of morons and people who strictly follow the PC master race brigade and tells them it;s okay to make requests but to deny others actual evidence even if it appears in your face.
This is probably why I tend to watch his drown outs on Youtube rather than Zp anymore, it just seems like trivial shit that plays the same tune and as time goes by we know by each show that he's more than willing to feed the PCmasterrace ego and willing to just play the same old tune while a good chunk drown in hypocrisy without realising how wrong that is.
But yeah apart from that I thought this years E3 was interesting for me seeing as how Nintendo sold me even more on their Wii U, Microsoft now has my attention towards grabbing an XB1 while Sony has left me out to dry because they just don't want me to buy a Vita or a PS4 if ever this gen, especially since I know know No man's Sky is also going to PC so that's one less reason for the PS4 for me.
Man you made me laugh more than the video did, I can so see Unity ending up exactly like that. I hope they have a way to lock the game down to only friends can join or people who are invited to prevent that sort of stuff happening.LobsterFeng said:
Nintendo won for me because they actually showed sizable amounts of gameplay via Treehouse - I don't think the Splatoon trailer would have done much for me if I'd seen it first, but I'm hyped for that game after just watching gameplay of it for about an hour straight. It just looks fun.
(...it's just a pity it's going to be online-only, and my college campus's wifi refuses to have anything to do with video game consoles. Well, I guess I've still got a year to figure out a way around that.)
The only other two games I'm really interested in from E3 are a game with a really cool concept that I'm not sure I have faith in the developers' ability to follow through on (No Man's Sky - it looked gorgeous, but there just wasn't enough shown of it to really see what the game can do) and a game that's just four games I've already played (the Master Chief Collection, which essentially constitutes the convenience of having all non-Reach main Halo games on one disc, a prettier-looking version of my favorite Halo campaign, access to the one Halo multiplayer I never got to play, and the chance to see ahead of time whether I'm going to stick with the series for Halo 5 - is that worth 60 bucks? I have no idea). So the three games I might actually want are all on different consoles from each other, because of course they are. Woo.
At least my first Steam summer sale is on the horizon, so that's something, I guess.
(...it's just a pity it's going to be online-only, and my college campus's wifi refuses to have anything to do with video game consoles. Well, I guess I've still got a year to figure out a way around that.)
The only other two games I'm really interested in from E3 are a game with a really cool concept that I'm not sure I have faith in the developers' ability to follow through on (No Man's Sky - it looked gorgeous, but there just wasn't enough shown of it to really see what the game can do) and a game that's just four games I've already played (the Master Chief Collection, which essentially constitutes the convenience of having all non-Reach main Halo games on one disc, a prettier-looking version of my favorite Halo campaign, access to the one Halo multiplayer I never got to play, and the chance to see ahead of time whether I'm going to stick with the series for Halo 5 - is that worth 60 bucks? I have no idea). So the three games I might actually want are all on different consoles from each other, because of course they are. Woo.
At least my first Steam summer sale is on the horizon, so that's something, I guess.
Code Name STEAM and Splatoon makes 2. IPs was correct.irishda said:
OT: Hasn't E3 always been unnecessary and unfounded hype about stuff that will inevitably disappoint people. Hopefully something good will come from at least a few of these games, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.
I don't watch Zero Punctuation a lot, I come for the Jimquisition mostly, but I think people should give Yahtzee a break, his extreme cynicism is probably his character at work. I won't say I understand him or his video much, but every one of his videos I watched is him ranting about something, its his character, though I do find it quite annoying I think its necessary, nothing's ever perfect, and his character is just out to prove that.
1. He hasn't mentioned Transistor yes, and considering he liked Bastian you know he's going to do it sooner or later.ravensshade said:
2. If he does a mutiplayer only game, it'll be like it always is, similar to a hungry dog finding a fresh steak on the ground. The only thing he hates more the mutiplayer games are COD/MoH/Modern Warfare shooter games.
Well I say more comfortable for a number of reasons.Yossarian1507 said:
The lack of battery pack on its back is irrelevant for PC gaming (I think, it's been a while since I used a 360 pad on my PC), but it still makes it easier to hold and it lives for a longer time than the 360 pad (at least in my experience).
Triggers and shoulder buttons are now essentially connected, and the triggers are shorter and more sensitive.
Thumbsticks have these grooves in them which I find easier to use and it means they don't wear away like the 360's (as fast, anyway).
D-Pad is far, far superior because it's actually in the pad rather than acting like this very bizarre button pad.
Start and back buttons are more flattened so they're easier to use and are less likely to get dirt/dust in them. They have different symbols now, though.
All in all the Xbox One controller is just more comfortable to use and I've only two complaints. Those being that the vibration on it is awful (at least when compared to the 360's) and makes a horrible noise, and that it's not very encouraging for local multiplayer. That said I don't think the local multiplayer thing will be much of a concern for a PC.