Zero Punctuation: Halo Wars
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That last minute or so of the review itself was hilarious. I have not laughed that hard at a ZP in ages. Plus the Unskippable vs. ZP fight was good.
I know Yahtzee wron't read this, but he needs to try RTS games on PCs for condeming them with a console retardation of the genre.
I know Yahtzee wron't read this, but he needs to try RTS games on PCs for condeming them with a console retardation of the genre.
All of a sudden I want to play Starcraft. Also what the hell was with the unskipable guys hosting this at the beginning?
I actually considered the Unskippable dude coming into the review to be pretty funny. He pulled it off like Yahtzee did when he first was a Youtube dude with only 2 reviews. But now that Yahtzee is more popular then any of the shows, the comparison is what killed him. Also, Yahtzee did do pretty well in the Unskippable crossover. I thought the crossover was genius, but then again the thoughts of a misanthropic pill popper are usually as forgotten as the disemboweled teenage mothers in my house.
by far your funniest review in a long time, thank you.
RTS suck balls anyway, i shall be avoiding this one as well
RTS suck balls anyway, i shall be avoiding this one as well
Until they start using the PS3 keyboard/mouse combo for console RTS's, they will never become a viable console genre. The controller just doesn't have enough mobility and preciseness to make it worth using when everyone has a perfectly good computer around.
/Good one Yahtzee
/Good one Yahtzee
Yahtzee, your reviews of the last month have probably been a few of your best and I know, in the short foreseeable future, these will be some of the ones I replay again and again much like Clive Barker's Jericho.
Also, Yug's a nobody; made me snicker though I doubt not everyone got that joke.
Unlike all these other fanboys who hated that your voice was momentarily overridden by another voice from another Escapist thing, I enjoyed it and the jokes / criticism was still there just without the top hat and thick sarcasm.
Also, Yug's a nobody; made me snicker though I doubt not everyone got that joke.
Unlike all these other fanboys who hated that your voice was momentarily overridden by another voice from another Escapist thing, I enjoyed it and the jokes / criticism was still there just without the top hat and thick sarcasm.
To be honest, I had exactly the same troop selection problem mentioned in the video, until I found out that tapping the right trigger will allow you to scroll through all the different types of units you've currently selected. Why they never mention this anywhere in the game is an annoying mystery, since once you learn about this it cuts down the tedium of splitting your main force up to attack from multiple fronts considerably (my favorite use is to have all my aircraft fly straight to the enemy base and shell the shit out of it while my vehicles split up and shell the shit out of the same base from two or more different directions while the enemy forces are distracted by my aircraft shelling the shit out of them. And then I call in MAC blasts and air strikes. you can guess the rest).
I also would like to mention the annoying fact that there's no proper way to lower your troop count. If for instance I'm trying to build extra tanks or aircraft and I realize that I've hit the fairly arbitrary population cap, the only method I've been able to come up with to lower it is to select small groups of marines and send them in one at a time to die. This does have it's advantages, since it lets me force my soldiers as close to committing hara-kiri as the game allows, and gives my enemy high morale at the weakness of my army only for that hope to be absolutely crushed once an entire regiment of tanks drives right up their ass. But I still would rather have an easier and less time consuming method of recalling troops (and I could still do the hara-kiri tactic anyway if I wanted to).
Anyways, really enjoyed the video, hoping you'll review Mad World at some point.
I also would like to mention the annoying fact that there's no proper way to lower your troop count. If for instance I'm trying to build extra tanks or aircraft and I realize that I've hit the fairly arbitrary population cap, the only method I've been able to come up with to lower it is to select small groups of marines and send them in one at a time to die. This does have it's advantages, since it lets me force my soldiers as close to committing hara-kiri as the game allows, and gives my enemy high morale at the weakness of my army only for that hope to be absolutely crushed once an entire regiment of tanks drives right up their ass. But I still would rather have an easier and less time consuming method of recalling troops (and I could still do the hara-kiri tactic anyway if I wanted to).
Anyways, really enjoyed the video, hoping you'll review Mad World at some point.
I meant the intended method of control. Keyboard and mouse for RTS/PC, Controller for fighting/console.alex134219 said:
Some games are good, others stink. It's all a matter of opinion.
I didn't really care for the rant at the end, mostly because it was about nothing other than frustration at his own incompetence.
Of course the day Yahtzee does more than pretend to pay attention to a Halo story is the day Valve makes one.
And there's the whole thing about Yahtzee blatantly ignoring (notably him saying that the d-pad is only for jumping between armies when a look at the control scheme would tell that it is also used to jump between bases, points of interest and the leader (Covenant) or leader powers(UNSC)).
Aside from his shortcomings as a reviewer the humor wasn't so great in this episode. Except for the imp thing, that was gold.
You see, there was actually a very good reason for the time limit, the Spirit was being pulled against its will into an underground dock and because the dock had doors that would close upon its entrance so if the ground troops did not make it back before then they would be cut of from the ship.
"We lost contact." Was not the base referring to the troops, it was the field commander referring to the ship.
"We lost contact." Was not the base referring to the troops, it was the field commander referring to the ship.
Of course the day Yahtzee does more than pretend to pay attention to a Halo story is the day Valve makes one.
And there's the whole thing about Yahtzee blatantly ignoring (notably him saying that the d-pad is only for jumping between armies when a look at the control scheme would tell that it is also used to jump between bases, points of interest and the leader (Covenant) or leader powers(UNSC)).
Aside from his shortcomings as a reviewer the humor wasn't so great in this episode. Except for the imp thing, that was gold.
A big WTF?! When I started watching it until I saw the description. Well it's good to know that even the smartest of game genres can be dumbed down for the Halo Generation.
I think that was one of my favorite ZP reviews ever. It was absolutely hilarious. I was laughing through pretty much the entire thing. Also, it would seem that Yahtzee at least doesn't hate Unskippable.
I would like to point out you can select all of a certain type of unit... (just select all units, then hit the back right trigger... not sure why you can't move left with the left one, but you can cycle through units that way).
Otherwise, funny review.
Otherwise, funny review.
Starcraft is overhyped crap. I have two words for anyone who has been off the grid for the past decade: TOTAL ANNIHILATION
Also, RTS for console has always been an absolutely horrible idea.
Also, RTS for console has always been an absolutely horrible idea.