Zero Punctuation: Mailbag Showdown

[bluemarsman]

SSBB sufferd the same fate as halo 3. it was way overhyped and ended up being dissapointing.

 

[Akisohida]

SSBB sufferd the same fate as halo 3. it was way overhyped and ended up being dissapointing.

I liked Halo 3 but then, I never saw Halo 1 and all I saw of Halo 2 was multiplayer when my friends brought over their Xbox's and hooked them all up so I took Halo 3 as a game unto itself. I did not know much of the story (save for what the booklet told me) so it was like an origonal game for me, not a sequel times two. Nor did I pay attention to commercials when it came out because I never thought I'd buy a 360 at that time.

But that is off topic. Another person said most posts here were flaming Yahtzee or kissing his balls. I noticed a few were not..I hope mine was not; who knows who has been licking those things before me.

 

[Ares Draxus]

I love Yahtzee's reviews and more often than not they seem to coincide my own views on gaming. There is only one review I disagreed with him and that was on Mass Effect. I absolutely love that game and in my ever so humble opinion it is the best thing to hit gaming since the original Fallout but I wouldn't dream of sending a reviewer hate mail. yahtzee has his views on games and I have mine and if we agree on a game, great. If not, so freaking what. Everyone has an opinion on something or other. Screaming at someone who doesn't agree with you is just a waste of time.

 

[DonPauliani]

Wait a minute,

When Yahtzee explains his motivation for this piece: "... so I thought: 'rather than dispense bile all the time, it would be nice to sample some for a change'..." (Croshaw, 20-24), it's his own SSBB review vomiting profusely all over him and his desk. So is Yatzhee sampling his own bile? Seems a bit odd to me, really.


-DonPaul

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Wait a minute,

When Yahtzee explains his motivation for this piece: "... so I thought: 'rather than dispense bile all the time, it would be nice to sample some for a change'..." (Croshaw, 20-24), it's his own SSBB review vomiting profusely all over him and his desk. So is Yatzhee sampling his own bile? Seems a bit odd to me, really.


-DonPaul

I think the "bile" he was referring to was responding to hate mail.

 

[sanzar]

Not sure what all the fuss is all about... the way people are carrying on you'd think he'd insulted their mothers

Well, it's like this...

Did you see Fight Club? Remember how Tyler Durden said stuff like "You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in your bank account"? Well, we're dealing with people who have no identity or sense of self-worth aside from the games they play. Therefore, if you criticize the game, they take it personally.

Whereas others will take it personally when Yahtzee himself is insulted. What does that say about the people who are trying to defend him?

Not sure if this was a stab at me or not, but just in case it is; I'd like to clarify that I'm not sticking up for Yahtzee, god knows he doesn't need any help, but rather telling all you precious video gaming zealots take a step back and realise that A: Loyalty to a major corporation (that you don't work for - and if you did I'd advise against it) is about as logical as a prostitute standing by her drug dealer pimp, and B: IT'S A FUCKING VIDEO GAME!
So I guess what I'm trying to say is this: GET A LIFE

 

[m_jim]

Not sure what all the fuss is all about... the way people are carrying on you'd think he'd insulted their mothers

Well, it's like this...

Did you see Fight Club? Remember how Tyler Durden said stuff like "You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in your bank account"? Well, we're dealing with people who have no identity or sense of self-worth aside from the games they play. Therefore, if you criticize the game, they take it personally.

Here's the problem with what you are saying... A) You are quoting a piece of crass commercialism that is a screed against crass commercialism and don't seem to see the irony of it. B) People don't stick to simply insulting what someone likes. These new kids decide that if someone likes a game that Overlord Yahtzee disapproves of, it is obviously indicative of a character flaw, so they insult accordingly.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Damnit of course we would turn this into "SSBB Thread #2" - the other one is a few topics down - keep it there - damnit I liked it better when you were kissing Yahtzee's ass - even though he was pretty much shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[Sylocat]

*sigh* How many more 1-post wonders are going to register just for this stupid thread anyway? At this rate we'll have more 1-post users than actual users here.

 

[Anti-Fanboy]

Another amazing review by Yahtzee.It's about time someone gave those Brawl fanboys a nice,well aimed kick in the face,and who better then the king of reviews,Yahtzee.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

*sigh* How many more 1-post wonders are going to register just for this stupid thread anyway? At this rate we'll have more 1-post users than actual users here.

I think the guy who posted right under you (Anti-Fanboy) registered just because he clicked this thread, looked at the last post, and then did it just to spite you.

 

[The Thief]

*sigh* How many more 1-post wonders are going to register just for this stupid thread anyway? At this rate we'll have more 1-post users than actual users here.

I'm surprised at how many 1's there are considering this is a response to his SSBB thread. You would think all the people who hated SSBB fanboys would have already responded in there and most posts would be at least 2's.

 

[dade-]

white enough to own all three. i can't stop chuckling at that comment. so beautifully racist. warms the heart.

 

[spungemonkey]

SSBB sufferd the same fate as halo 3. it was way overhyped and ended up being dissapointing.

MGS will suffer that fate as well... you can quote me on that. (Also like to point out that I, personally, never thought Halo 3was overrated, I'm still playing to to this day. Although, I agree with Yahtzee on some points)

 

[Vault Citizen]

Though once a game receives a certain level of hype is it possible for it to be anything other then overrated?

 

[DarkLordofDevon]

Wow, this ssbb review has raised quite the fallout. I for one thouroghly enjoy teh game. I do agree with Yahtzees points.
1.Camera zooms out too far
2. particle effects distract from the action.
3. And Sonic/Snake being unlockable was a load of bullocks.
But his button mashing bitching was totally false. Once you learn how to play this game killing buttonmashers is simple. It may look like a kiddy fan-service but really it's totally different game with production values through the roof. And he didn't make one single mention about the games excellent musical selection, but i guess that dosnt matter if your too busy bitching aloud to hear the game.

If you're playing a game for the music that clearly screams 'FANBOY' or at the very least 'NO LIFE!'

I'll admit some music on games is good, but it's an added extra. It's not something which you can prove a game is good for.

Being in the UK I won't expect to see SSBB for a good while but when it does come out I will buy it despite this review. Why? Have my own opinion I reckon despite its flaws mentioned by Yatzhee overall it will be a good game. I enjoyed SSBM and we often have tournaments of said game at the Video Game Soc. Yes, you need to play the game through to unlock extra characters but that's been a feature of the game since the original release. If it'll keep me entertained for a few hours that's all I really care about.

Yatzhee didn't like it. Fair enough I repect his opinions. But I won't let them influence me into changing my mind because I quite like some of Nintendo's games despite their flaws, and I won't stand for those bloody fanboys who are just bringing the rest of the gaming community down with their ignorance and fanatical devotion to companies. Nintendo's made some good games, its made some bad. Same with Microsoft and Sony. Some people like that type of game, some people don't. Get over it.

And that's all I have to say.

 

[Senaro]

Actually, the music in Brawl was fantastic. Many of the pieces were fully orchestrated just for this game. The first couple fights I played on the game were slightly disappointing, but that's just because it was on Mushroomy Kingdom 1-2. Horrible level design for several of the new stages, especially Hanenbow(Or whatever it's called, I don't care to look it up).

I never had any problems with particle effects or people mashing buttons, but I totally agree with the extreme zoom-outs on the bigger levels like New Pork City. At least Snake only takes about 10 minutes to unlock after starting the game. I was disappointed that I had to beat the entire story to get Sonic, but I wasn't really caring too much about him in the first place.

 

[Mauller]

This has to be my favourite part of the review

"I'm not a fanboy. Yes you are!"

Your reviews are seriously the best thing in the video game industry right now. Where everyone is selling out and being paid to offer a good review, you will still tell it excactly like you see it. Thank you.

 

[Mauller]

Indigo_Dingo: "Anyway, at this point, I'm less criticizing him for giving Brawl a bad review but more for just this relatively shameless self-congratulation by presenting all people who oppose his viewpoint as idiots."


Couldn't it also be said that this was his response to all of those people who feel that he's an idiot for opposing their point of view? I'm sure that he got thousands of emails in regards to it. He's well within is right to explain his point of view.

 

[SteveevetS]

another amazing review
i'am actually still going to buy super smash bros brawl, so maybe i'm the kinda fanboy he mentioned, but nevertheless i agree with everything he says,
what a legend