Nice review yahtzee but like everyone has said before me not crazy about the new intro. And I've never really got why everyone hates Kingdom of the Crystal Skull so much. Its better than Temple of Doom.
Zero Punctuation: LEGO Indy
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Great review, don't care for the new intro much.
Is it just me, or are Yahtzee's insults not as elaborate as they used to be?
Is it just me, or are Yahtzee's insults not as elaborate as they used to be?
I'd also like to take the oppertunity to join in with others to complain about the change in opening and ending musics. Not only did the old style add a bit of amusement to the reviews (especially the 'No More Heroes' one, with it being suddenly pulled for being "a bit too obvious"), but because (you/Yahtzee, select appropriate) doesn't really give the feeling of such an awesome rock segment.
If one were to compare (you/Yahtzee) to any given instrument commonly used in such a band, the bass guitar would be my definite choice. Going outside the genre of rock, i think something closer to jazz or perhaps a moderate-pace piece of classical with a good bit of harpsichord could be applied as a far more accurate characteristic. That last bit especially works well considering how much harping the average Zero Punctuation both uses and produces.
To summerize: i don't like it, and since my opinion is clearly the greatest one in the universe, i request that you give in to my suggestions.
If one were to compare (you/Yahtzee) to any given instrument commonly used in such a band, the bass guitar would be my definite choice. Going outside the genre of rock, i think something closer to jazz or perhaps a moderate-pace piece of classical with a good bit of harpsichord could be applied as a far more accurate characteristic. That last bit especially works well considering how much harping the average Zero Punctuation both uses and produces.
To summerize: i don't like it, and since my opinion is clearly the greatest one in the universe, i request that you give in to my suggestions.
Hilarious, and even a holocaust joke. The abortion pic last week apparantly wasn't nasty enough...
The new intro isn't bad, just a shock
The new intro isn't bad, just a shock
"Stickle Bricks Bablyon 5" had me laughing very loudly I must admit - really chock full of good jokes this week.
Okay, okay, so of course we're gonna moan, but honestly the music choices before were always so appropriate and funny - they were part of the whole humour. Plus the new rocky thing is just so inappropriate... Couldn't we have something a little more mellow?
Okay, okay, so of course we're gonna moan, but honestly the music choices before were always so appropriate and funny - they were part of the whole humour. Plus the new rocky thing is just so inappropriate... Couldn't we have something a little more mellow?
I've only played the Lego Star Wars games so far and what I like most about them is that they've given me explicit permission not to take the whole franchise so seriously, the exact opposite experience of watching any of the movies or talking to any average Star Wars fan. They're fun and colorful and full of platformy brick-spraying goodness. I don't know if I'll get the same enjoyment out of the slew of new Lego games, 31-year-old movie cynic that I am, but as long as the gameplay stays fun they'll probably keep sucking me in.
Oh, and the rest of you pricks who keep using the phrase "jump the shark" after every single ZP are just proving that you don't understand what the phrase means, so please just stop using it. If you expect exactly the same thing week after week after week, then you are NOT part of the solution. Yes, I also miss the clever intro and outro music, but that doesn't mean you get to completely ignore the actual -content-, which for my four minutes was better this week than it has been in quite a while. And funnily enough I typed out this whole paragraph before I noticed the blurb at the end of the review that says more or less just that.
Oh, and the rest of you pricks who keep using the phrase "jump the shark" after every single ZP are just proving that you don't understand what the phrase means, so please just stop using it. If you expect exactly the same thing week after week after week, then you are NOT part of the solution. Yes, I also miss the clever intro and outro music, but that doesn't mean you get to completely ignore the actual -content-, which for my four minutes was better this week than it has been in quite a while. And funnily enough I typed out this whole paragraph before I noticed the blurb at the end of the review that says more or less just that.
I like the new music, although I now have neck spasms from headbanging and something worryingly akin to arthritis from "pulling the horns" too much. Litigation!
But seriously, I just get Nazis, squezze them into my microwave and turn it on full power.
But seriously, I just get Nazis, squezze them into my microwave and turn it on full power.
This new intro is horrible.
The format itself is horrible, billions of images flying around at varying levels of opacity -- the direct opposite of the economical, static, frame-based style of the actual reviews...
But the content of it is equally bad. It's nothing but images of ZP's "Greatest Moments" which feels to me like we've cross over from "I'm going to put out my brutally honest opinions and you can agree or disagree" to "This format works, so let's milk the hell out of it whilst reminding everyone how funny it is so they don't catch on."
The format itself is horrible, billions of images flying around at varying levels of opacity -- the direct opposite of the economical, static, frame-based style of the actual reviews...
But the content of it is equally bad. It's nothing but images of ZP's "Greatest Moments" which feels to me like we've cross over from "I'm going to put out my brutally honest opinions and you can agree or disagree" to "This format works, so let's milk the hell out of it whilst reminding everyone how funny it is so they don't catch on."
I liked the Lego Star Wars Series, and even though they had a bit of trouble being fun sometimes like when there's 5 really hard to find boxes in every stage left and you're checking every nook and cranny of the level to make sure there wasn't an easily missed door or switch or something, I never stopped playing them because they were atleast somewhat fun, and the experiance as a whole was rewarding, unlocking random Jedi, Droids and Sith, running around aimlessly starting bar fights when you weren't collecting, and trying to complete all the vehicles.
I played a demo of LEGO Indy in a store like a week or two back, noticed that I could now use Bananas as projectiles, but didn't know what to make of it or how to use it at all. Good review, though by the sounds of it Lego Star Wars was better, so I'm gonna just pretend the series is over.
I played a demo of LEGO Indy in a store like a week or two back, noticed that I could now use Bananas as projectiles, but didn't know what to make of it or how to use it at all. Good review, though by the sounds of it Lego Star Wars was better, so I'm gonna just pretend the series is over.
Fun review. I recognize some of the flaws from Lego Star Wars.
I'm not a fan of the new intro and outro. The music selection was part of what made things so funny.
I'm not a fan of the new intro and outro. The music selection was part of what made things so funny.
I'm not a fan of the new intro (Yes, I still said that with your I-acknowledge-the-new-intro-and-you-shouldn't-comment-on-it-unless-you're-a-douche clause in the outro). Still on the topic of the new intro: it seems to corporate, slick and of something you claim to have hated this entire time.
And on to your video: most of the jokes felt forced. I have always been a fan and will still tune in next week. This isn't the bailing point, yet. Perhaps it was the fact that you were reviewing a game you claimed childish that caused your performance to be lackluster. Hopefully, that is the case because it almost sounded like you were forcing your usual sophisticated and brilliant flapping of that mouth of yours.
And on to your video: most of the jokes felt forced. I have always been a fan and will still tune in next week. This isn't the bailing point, yet. Perhaps it was the fact that you were reviewing a game you claimed childish that caused your performance to be lackluster. Hopefully, that is the case because it almost sounded like you were forcing your usual sophisticated and brilliant flapping of that mouth of yours.