Zero Punctuation: Hyrule Warriors - Nintendo Holding Pattern?

[Something Amyss]

Australian release dates. Check em. Shadow of mordor only officially came out today in australia (which means that Uncivil War video was a dirty crime for yahtzee).

Assuming he didn't get a review copy/code, that is.

Simple fact is: if you don't like Dynasty Warriors, you will not like this game.

I've seen a lot of comments to the contrary/

Anyways, I find it hilarious how people are finding this caustic critic upsetting when it's their favorite franchise being lambasted. Similar to how Smash was being smashed by Yahtzee. Looking forward to seeing how many will be... upset when he gets to Smash 3DS or Smash 4 on the Wii U.

The best part is that they will almost certainly be the same ones clamoring for him to review it in the first place.

It usually goes something like this:

"Hey Yahtzee, what do you think of this game?"
(silence)
"Yahtzee, when are you going to review this game?"
(Silence)
"Yaaaaaahtzee, tell me what you think of this game!"
"Fine, it's not good."
"Typical Yahtzee, always hating on games!"

Not to mention, why does he bother with fighting game reviews when he's said time and again that he doesn't personally like them? If you don't like a genre then why are you here talking about an installment of one?

Because they tend to get a lot of views and/or responses? I imagine Yahtzee likes that for the purposes of being paid and such, if for no other reason.

 

[Robert Kalmar]

There are a ton of great games, that came out in the past few weeks. Maybe he should have reviewed them instead of bashing Nintendo for the 101st time. Yeah, Nintendo sucks, we got the message Yahtzee. Shall we move on?

Australian release dates. Check em. Shadow of mordor only officially came out today in australia (which means that Uncivil War video was a dirty crime for yahtzee). Alien Isolation thankfully release yesterday along with the international released (really? Alien gets released BEFORE Shadows of Mordor ...). The man reviews what games he can actually get.

I only heard legends of Australian game releases... I thought most game on Steam has international releases (he will probably get the Steam version, PC Master Race and all). So next week we get a bash at Smash Bros 3DS? (is it released there?...)

 

[BX3]

Y'know, I'm actually shocked Yahtzee gave no mention of Lana.

Dude hates Japanese pop-culture with a frothing mouthed passion, and Lana's about as Japanese as you can get in a Zelda game, so I assumed he'd be all over her. Instead he just kept talking about how big Cia's boobs were. Not sure whether to be pleasantly surprised or not....

 

[AndreiCC]

Oh my, Yahtzee, you gonna take some flak from MovieBob for this attack on Nintendo. What next, you gonna say Marvel movies are also just interchangeable tripe?

 

[Robert Kalmar]

"A Zelda fan would get a kick out of a Tingle home pregnancy test because that is what defines a fan of something"

No that defines a fan BOY, which you clearly do not know the difference between. Or you're saying all Zelda fans are fanboys who will like anything. Either way, you just got the bias label pasted on you again for saying that Yahtzee. Just because I like Zelda, doesn't mean I think Phantom Hourglass was good. (Because it wasn't) You should've just kept that line out of the review because it makes you look pompous.

God, and here I thought my happy pills worked but then he had to end the review with THAT. (And the freeze-frame bonus at the end)

Exactly. I found Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks pretty lackluster and two of the weakest game in the franchise. Also, while most people seemed to have high regard of Wind Waker, it didn't set my Zelda fan heart on fire. It was okay, but nothing ground breaking. Zelda fans aren't zombies, i will buy this game next week and not because it's a Zelda game (it isn't), but because we had so much fun with my friend playing Dynasty Warriors 8. Was it a good game? Hell no. Was it fun? Hell YES! I don't care, if a game is bad as long as it's fun. That last line wasn't funny. I don't think he meant it as a joke. He was simply a douchebag, because he can't enjoy a game anymore.

 

[CelestDaer]

I won't be a satisfied Zelda Fan till we get a HD remake of Majora's Mask.

You'll probably find that in the trash bin right next to SquareEnix's (can't believe I had to go back and edit that...) remake of FF7...

 

[Erttheking]

Opening it up, he found a card on which was written a single word. '****'.

Now that's timing.

I can respect that. But was this affectionate or well timed? It feels like it's the same tone I would expect someone to shout at me in the street. I'm sorry if I'm being a party pooper, but this really left a bad taste in my mouth.

Depending on culture, context, tone, and timing, "****" really can be anything ranging from the instigation of a vendetta spanning over centuries, to the expression of deepest and most sincere bromance.

In this case I'd say it's in line with the rest of the review - scathingly acerbic, but hardly offensive.

I think it's pretty clear what he intended it to mean. Not much room for interpretation.

Offensive isn't the word I'd use, but I would say that it's rather mean spirited.

 

[marioandsonic]

Oh my, Yahtzee, you gonna take some flak from MovieBob for this attack on Nintendo. What next, you gonna say Marvel movies are also just interchangeable tripe?

Well, Yahtzee has already stated that he hates Joss Whedon, so...

Anyway, I may pick this up later. I've been wanting to play an old-school beat-em-up, and this might be the closest thing to that I've seen in a while.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

I won't be a satisfied Zelda Fan till we get a HD remake of Majora's Mask.

You'll probably find that in the trash bin right next to SquareEnix's (can't believe I had to go back and edit that...) remake of FF7...

If the crappy FFX can get a HD remake, there's hope. Dammit!

 

[Stabby Joe]

Sometimes I wonder lowest scoring straight faced reviews for any game, let alone this one will less heat than a Zero Punctuation video.

Congratulations for watching your first video I guess to those.

Ah well, I have been enjoying this game very much as a matter of fact, yet I do find the funny narrative quirks brought up rather funny, Cia's castle was *ahem* interesting. So basically the whole conflict was about somebody needing to get laid?

 

[lucky_sharm]

Not to be completely pedantic, but wielding the sword by its blade and hitting people with the pommel is an actual technique in medieval combat.

 

[Clankenbeard]

Thank you for noticing the arrow in the FedEx logo. Some folks still just don't see it.

Just like the "i" in "TEAM"

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I am enjoying the hell out of this game, but I am not without complaints. Like for example, the character you're controlling seems to be the only competent one on the battlefield. It gets exceptionally annoying when I'm in the middle of pursuing the current objective or trying to capture one of the keeps and one of my allies, esp the grunt captains, starts crying for help and more often then not they'll be on the opposite side of the battlefield to where I am.

 

[Necris Omega]

I won't be a satisfied Zelda Fan till we get a HD remake of Majora's Mask.

You'll probably find that in the trash bin right next to SquareEnix's (can't believe I had to go back and edit that...) remake of FF7...

If the crappy FFX can get a HD remake, there's hope. Dammit!

Mmm... give me Majora's Mask wrapped in Twilight Princess+ level graphics with the smooth buttery combat system of Wind Waker and I'll be contented forever more. Only thing better would be if they did an extended cut or the like.

 

[templar1138a]

In case it's not clear from my badges, I am a Zelda fan. However, this review confirmed a suspicion of mine about this game: The mass of enemies aren't really a threat and are mainly waiting to get mowed down. That seems boring and tedious. So yeah, if I ever decide to get a Wii U, it won't be for this game.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

I won't be a satisfied Zelda Fan till we get a HD remake of Majora's Mask.

You'll probably find that in the trash bin right next to SquareEnix's (can't believe I had to go back and edit that...) remake of FF7...

If the crappy FFX can get a HD remake, there's hope. Dammit!

Mmm... give me Majora's Mask wrapped in Twilight Princess+ level graphics with the smooth buttery combat system of Wind Waker and I'll be contented forever more. Only thing better would be if they did an extended cut or the like.

hell, a direct sequel would be cool, he never did reunite with Navi.

 

[Dark Knifer]

Oh my, Yahtzee, you gonna take some flak from MovieBob for this attack on Nintendo. What next, you gonna say Marvel movies are also just interchangeable tripe?

Well, Yahtzee has already stated that he hates Joss Whedon, so...

When did he say that? Was it here or on his youtube stuff?

OT: Yeah not too surprising, I don't think anyone coming at it from a purely critical point of view would enjoy this game. It's meant to be a popcorn turn your brain off type thing, with a bit of "so bad its good" appeal in the story by the sounds of it.

Some people do that with games, some don't whatever works.

 

[Enlong]

"So why is it still called a Triforce when there's only one of them?"

There... isn't? I mean, it's made up of three triangles with differently vague powers. So, three forces: Triforce.

What's a little more confusing is the fact that the constituent parts are each also called "Triforces", but maybe that' because they're triangles, or something.

 

[Something Amyss]

Oh my, Yahtzee, you gonna take some flak from MovieBob for this attack on Nintendo.

Has Bob said anything about the previous "attacks" on Nintendo?

 

[RedDeadFred]

Never enjoyed these kinds of games.

Also, high-five Yahtzee! Windwaker is my favourite Zelda game too.