Zero Punctuation: inFamous

[TraumaHound]

Wait...Yahtzee "liked" this game?! I had to watch the video twice to make sure I understood this correctly...then I set fire to the orphanage I was stealing wireless access from skipped merrily down the street munching on some Red Vines I'd found in one of their cupboards. Next time I'll try just buying them all balloons, see what that gets me (stupid morality games!)

 

[Mirroga]

You know what would be awesome, a sandbox game with no plot whatsoever, no missions and a damn decent character customization system all of which would let me do whatever the fuck I want and have a damn good time doing it.

That'd be awesome. But what would be more awesome is if you can actually have plenty of choices for powers to create a "Conquer this world" sandbox game. Imagine combining Fallout 3 + Prototype with missions (BUT no story relevance whatsoever, seriously who played Fallout 3 for its story?).

 

[Zersy]

Holy? crap. He actually liked it? I mean, aside from the moral choice system? I may have to pick this game up now?

Any game that Yahtezee likes deserves to be played !

(even if it has gay characters)

 

[AddictedToVideogames]

for a split second in the credits it reads *finally a hero in a sandbox game that can justify not being able to swim* after finding and reading that i could not breath becuase i was laughing so hard good one yahtzee

 

[Deadwings]

Yahtzee is trolling his audience with the republican joke. I think I love him even more then I did before I clicked on this review.

 

[Possum]

I felt the whole moral system would frustrate him (which it did) but there is enough innovative and polished content that I can see Yahtzee finding merit in inFamous.

Once again though, he references Indigo Prophecy / Fahrenheit, which I would like to see more discussion on from Yahtzee. Though it wouldn't warrant a full review, a smaller rant upon next mention of the game would be pretty good, as I'm sure there was plenty to critique from it.

 

[hcig]

so whats with the last joke?

i mean, he literally just made an obama joke, only to turn it around and claim the repubs would vote for him?

im confused, down under, its basically labor party versus liberals, i assume the liberals are republicans, because they are right wing, so what the hell am i missing?

WHAT I MISSING?!

i didnt like it...he didnt rip on the game very much, or very well, needs more hate.

 

[Lazzi]

Am I the only one who felt that this one was a bit short?

I mean I liked it and all, but still...

 

[SomeUnregPunk]

if he likes this game, i wonder how he'll react over prototype.
I did like the end comment "Finally a hero in a sandbox game who can justify why he can't swim"
Although his second comment can be easily remedied with a friend.

 

[Akramelag]

The truth never gets old.

Yeah! Those slavery-loving Republicans! Trying to secede from the Union just so they could keep all that slave labor their economies relied on! Then trying to keep all those Jim Crow laws on the books all those years to try to stop the "Negroes" from voting! Then trying to enforce and uphold segregation for all of those years!

...oh, wait a minute, I don't think those were Republicans come to think of it. I wonder which party would go and do something like that...

To even compare today's Republican Party to Lincoln's 1860 Republican Party is just idiocy. Surprise, parties change a lot over the course of 150 years. Go outside, watch the news, and realise that today's Republicans are no longer the progressist party that they were a century and a half ago, and that just because your great-great-great-grandfather voted for them for all the right reasons, doesn't mean you have to vote for them now.

Because, yes, if you haven't realised it, Yahtzee's joke isn't even about the party itself. It's about the voters who vote blindly for a party, without questioning its actions or values. It could apply to many Democratic Party voters, too...but it just so happens that the Republicans are easier to laugh at right now, for obvious reasons.

Now, to be on topic: good review, as always. Sorry if it's already been asked, but out of the two "belly-dancer" games that stand out from the rest of the junk, I could only make out Portal. What was the one on the right?

 

[hcig]

I never really saw what was so controversial about rupert murdoch and fox news. They give an outlet for people on both sides of the aisle to speak, and the host of Red Eye is a libertarian. Soft christian fascism? Come on now...... Yes, there are idealogues on fox news, but they exist on every network. How come John Stewart isn't a "talking head." He has a massive writing staff and only talks for about maybe an hour a week on the air. Viacom played the liberal game for decades. Why are they not as evil as Fox? Personally, I don't watch fox news because it is boring and still not real libertarian news. But when I do watch it, I just have to ask, "What is all the fuss about?"

i didnt either, and remember, most teens young adults (like, under 30) use the daily show as an actual news source, so it only keeps that shit train rollin.

also, greg isnt a libertarian, he is a conservative, bill is an old school democrat, and andy is the libertarian. red eye is the best example of the balance (and the fun)

hannity and colmes was good too, until colmes left for fox radio, but now hannity does balance with two left wing guests and a right wing one to accompany himself.

i blame whackos like olbermann, and stewart, who are able to convince people there is something wrong with a news station having an ever so slight right leaning (i admit that there are more independants than liberals, but the truth is, the indies outweigh the conservatives. ) but fox is hardly a problem(it was created because of the media's left wing bias, doncha know?)

MURDOCH IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE, YOU IDIOTS. he is an independant

 

[hcig]

The truth never gets old.

Yeah! Those slavery-loving Republicans! Trying to secede from the Union just so they could keep all that slave labor their economies relied on! Then trying to keep all those Jim Crow laws on the books all those years to try to stop the "Negroes" from voting! Then trying to enforce and uphold segregation for all of those years!

...oh, wait a minute, I don't think those were Republicans come to think of it. I wonder which party would go and do something like that...

To even compare today's Republican Party to Lincoln's 1860 Republican Party is just idiocy. Surprise, parties change a lot over the course of 150 years. Go outside, watch the news, and realise that today's Republicans are no longer the progressist party that they were a century and a half ago, and that just because your great-great-great-grandfather voted for them for all the right reasons, doesn't mean you have to vote for them now.

Because, yes, if you haven't realised it, Yahtzee's joke isn't even about the party itself. It's about the voters who vote blindly for a party, without questioning its actions or values. It could apply to many Democratic Party voters, too...but it just so happens that the Republicans are easier to laugh at right now, for obvious reasons.

Now, to be on topic: good review, as always. Sorry if it's already been asked, but out of the two "belly-dancer" games that stand out from the rest of the junk, I could only make out Portal. What was the one on the right?

did you sign up just to tell us that?

you are right, todays repubs are not yesterdays, but not for those reasons

the repubs have been taken over by RINOs, THATS why they are not the same, and dont you dare call them "pregressives" they were liberals

and when a liberal meets his goal, he becomes conservative. its that simple, and starting with repubs like teddy, the party began to go the pregressive, and terrible route.

also, im sorry, whats that bit about republicans only voting cause their grandpap did?

where have you been? the dems have had a HIVEMIND for ages now, SOME republicans dont care about politics, and just vote for the "R" though its harder to find a free thinking leftard, hope you realized that (which would mean you werent one of them)

 

[Halfang]

I like his opinion about moral choices aka murder everyone to death several times in a row or escort this very nice young NPC to safety.

Also, did anyone say Crackdown?

 

[selath]

I think I'll prefer red faction

 

[Astropunk]

I feel the same way about karma systems in games today.

There needs to be a game where a player can roll play towards a character goal such as the example shown in today's review. A person can't be 100% good or evil, but will gain titles that effect other NPCs/Factions in a variety of ways, and will unlock stuff based on who you are. It should be left in the player's hands to decide if they are being "good" or "evil" in a open sandbox game.
Like in Fallout3 I thought i was doing the right thing when i killed all the ghouls in 10penny tower after they killed everyone else.... the game judged me differently -_-

Anyways, great review as always!

 

[kaljtgg]

This one had me pause the video so i could stop laughing, nice one Yahtzee.

 

[Dommyboy]

Very good review. Actually made me laugh for once after Yahtzee's latest stockpile of shit.

 

[Mr. Blond]

wow...an actual review...he didn't spoil anything, and he actually said he liked it...he must just put his big boy reviewer pants on for the games he actually likes...as for the good vs. evil argument i agree on everything except for the fact that he scoffs at the idea of playing a game more than once...not everyone can afford a new game a week and the time to play them like a full time job...despite my shitty tone I still love this series...i'm just glad he avoided just ranting and using spoilers as cheap laughs