Zero Punctuation: Halo Wars
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Well, the intro left me somewhat confused. At first i thought yahtzee had taken a vacation and was very sad.
Also i agree that in most rts the infantry are useless as soon as tanks are avalable, the only exception (that i know of) is Company of Heroes where infantry are an absolute requirement at all times.
And everybody has known that rts doesnt work on consoles since the days the first command and conquer was put on a console. There are some good turn based ones though like advanced wars.
Also i agree that in most rts the infantry are useless as soon as tanks are avalable, the only exception (that i know of) is Company of Heroes where infantry are an absolute requirement at all times.
And everybody has known that rts doesnt work on consoles since the days the first command and conquer was put on a console. There are some good turn based ones though like advanced wars.
Same for me. I have never watched Unskippable before and just thought some American fag had kidnapped Yahtzee and took over ZP, hoping his trying to be witty banter would disguis his crime and we would be none the wiser.CarbonEagle said:
Although I don't completely understand the joke with the imps, I thought the entire video was well done and held the classic ZP nature. However, I do have to say that it would have been nice if Graham or Paul spoke a little faster during their review so that he could get more jokes in, but you could tell he was trying his best and so for a first timer I was impressed ^__^
With how many pages these comments go to I'm sure someone else has mentioned it too, but I felt compelled to point out that he was wrong when he was talking about difficulties selecting units.
He mentioned how you can select one unit, a small group of units, all units on screen, or all units on the map, but then gave an example how if you wanted to get a bunch of specific air born units and move them exclusively it isn't really possible. Well, infact it is possible:
Select all units then press Right Trigger to cycle through your units to the specific air born ones you want to move, then issue the move command. Though you still have all units selected, only the specific one you focused your selection down to will actually go where you say. You can then press B to cancel your more detailed selection and go back to the more general selection of units. It's really fast an easy to do.
But other then that, funny review. I definately had a timed level screw me over just like he mentioned, drove me nuts! xD
He mentioned how you can select one unit, a small group of units, all units on screen, or all units on the map, but then gave an example how if you wanted to get a bunch of specific air born units and move them exclusively it isn't really possible. Well, infact it is possible:
Select all units then press Right Trigger to cycle through your units to the specific air born ones you want to move, then issue the move command. Though you still have all units selected, only the specific one you focused your selection down to will actually go where you say. You can then press B to cancel your more detailed selection and go back to the more general selection of units. It's really fast an easy to do.
But other then that, funny review. I definately had a timed level screw me over just like he mentioned, drove me nuts! xD
I found the random x-blades review to be quite funny, sure hes not 'yahtzee funny' but I was laughing.
I love the rts genre but on consoles? lol what a wast of time and money. Its never going to work, developers should just stop trying.
Would be nice if yahtzee was a little more open minded about rts', they're not all the same as he seemed to imply. The genre now spans everything from excessive micromanagement with long ass investment(supreme commander for example) all the way up to no base building and super fast rpg style gameplay(dawn of war 2).
If he was judging the entirety of these games on the laughably horrible example that is halo wars no wonder he still thinks they're all shite. Halo Wars is bogged down on ancient game design as well as a franchise that frankly has less inspiring originality than a pile of dog turds.
I love the rts genre but on consoles? lol what a wast of time and money. Its never going to work, developers should just stop trying.
Would be nice if yahtzee was a little more open minded about rts', they're not all the same as he seemed to imply. The genre now spans everything from excessive micromanagement with long ass investment(supreme commander for example) all the way up to no base building and super fast rpg style gameplay(dawn of war 2).
If he was judging the entirety of these games on the laughably horrible example that is halo wars no wonder he still thinks they're all shite. Halo Wars is bogged down on ancient game design as well as a franchise that frankly has less inspiring originality than a pile of dog turds.
AAA... Wall of text hurts my eyes.vennom said:
If you are going to come onto a forum and proceed to insult its entire population with an angry rant referring to them as 'detritus', first off try using paragraphs because then you might actually have more people read your post and give you the argument you seem to want to start.
I loved this one.
Admittedly the Unskippable duo havent got the same timing as Yahtzee, but they still gave me a few laughs.
Also, the Battle Royale reference had me pissing myself.
But I've noticed that I forget everything Yahtzee says about a game about 5 minutes after I watch it because Im too busy thinking about all the amazing phrases in it.
Admittedly the Unskippable duo havent got the same timing as Yahtzee, but they still gave me a few laughs.
Also, the Battle Royale reference had me pissing myself.
But I've noticed that I forget everything Yahtzee says about a game about 5 minutes after I watch it because Im too busy thinking about all the amazing phrases in it.
The closest break through into the RTS-range of dynamic gaming face-bleeds was Disciples 2. The RPG elements mixed with a grander RTS-style world element helped me to like it a lot more. Other than that though, my friend keeps saying I should play Starcraft. A comment that, like most things, ends up getting being shoveled into my ear and getting strained out the other as I start to care less.
Factor out the wall of text/grammatical errors and I agree with this.vennom said:
It's almost as though people are so driven to believe that only Benjamin can do what he does, and any attempts to show that someone else might be able to are pointless.
I really enjoyed Graham's segment, I thought it was a refreshing change to have a different take on gaming.
So, since you Yahtzee fanboys communicate primarily through Zero Punctutation quotes, references, and paraphrases, then this one could work...
"I never really understood the almost crusader-like fervor that consoles attract..."
Yahtzee is now getting that which he criticized in one of his own videos.
I agree, but if you try to micromanage in Sup Com you're going to be screwed. It's a game that small maneuvers and tactics are horrendously outclassed by thinking on a strategical level and economic finesse. Maybe when you're controlling your commander and trying something fancy like hitting an experimental with his death-ray, but Sup Com is about Macromanagement, not micro.LazyAza said:
I wonder if Yahtzee ever played the original C&C games, those are classics. It's to bad EA bought out westwood though 