Zero Punctuation: Mailbag Showdown
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I hate people who just blindly follow reviewers, and sorry, this includes you Ben
Plus, S.S.M.B. and T.O.B. are the main reviews I can fully agree with.
Plus, S.S.M.B. and T.O.B. are the main reviews I can fully agree with.
What amazes me is that he gets this many reactions from SSBB, but not enough from Halo 3 to justify something similar there.
I thought Halo fanboys were supposed to be the worst?
I enjoyed greatly, and I think people need to take a break if they disagree with Yahtzee. Honestly, not all of his reviews entertain me, because I disagree with him a lot. But really, it's a nice break from GameSpot, who fired their only one good reviewer for an 8.8, and a couple of others.
Seriously, how many 10's did GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas get despite being some of the buggiest pieces of shit imaginable?
I thought Halo fanboys were supposed to be the worst?
I enjoyed greatly, and I think people need to take a break if they disagree with Yahtzee. Honestly, not all of his reviews entertain me, because I disagree with him a lot. But really, it's a nice break from GameSpot, who fired their only one good reviewer for an 8.8, and a couple of others.
Seriously, how many 10's did GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas get despite being some of the buggiest pieces of shit imaginable?
This should really become an annual thing. Yahtzee taking the pick of the hate-mail he gets over the year, then gleefully shredding it into little bits.
Hmm, now to think of a cunning use of the world 'Rebuttal'...
Hmm, now to think of a cunning use of the world 'Rebuttal'...
Don't ppl get it!?! Yahtzee's reviews are fun and funny... If they aren't we aren't watching and they he has failed us. If I want to know if "I" think a game is good I'll rent it, if I want to lol at someone makeing fun of games (and nintendo fan boys) I'll go to (insert shameless shill here)
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation
*Falls out of chair laughing* That was brilliant! It was well worth me waiting up until 2 in the morning to watch this as soon as I could.
Corporate apologists (those who are not paid for their services) and fanboys are the lowest forms of life on the planet. Pathetic creatures.
Regardless of whether or not I agree or disagree with Yahtzee's opinion the man knows how to be funny. Yahtzee's newest video is basically trolling though since I guarantee a whole lot of Nintendo fanboys will post whiny comments about how he points out their inability to spell for lack of a better point. I personally liked SSBB myself, but his review was based on reality and did point out some of the flaws in the game. All in all I say keep up the great work and keep the laughs coming.
I don't think there are enough superbatives to fully congratulate Yahtzee on this review. It is a review too, on how he feels about the hatemail he's received recently. I'm still laughing, complete brilliance.
Hmmm. While I'm all of the opinion that Brawl is shit design, Nintendo's fans have no reason to live, and that this was definitely coming to them, the question is, why don't we get this more often?
Sure, maybe making top notch reviews once a week takes more work than I thought, but you've been hired to do this sort of shit. The least you could so is send the fans a mail bag a bit more often than once every ridiculous game review (as in ridiculously awesome).
I love mailbags because it gives critics the chance to laugh at the viewers poor attempts at reason and grammar, and the smarter ones the chance to laugh with. (I mean hell, Firefox, Opera AND Safari come with a spell checker and you can't spell right)
Also, I loved all the (not really) subtle emphasis you put on things like "whatever console you like" (queue split second lifting of PC).
EDIT: Heh. "...or possibly a gamespot employee." Nice.
Sure, maybe making top notch reviews once a week takes more work than I thought, but you've been hired to do this sort of shit. The least you could so is send the fans a mail bag a bit more often than once every ridiculous game review (as in ridiculously awesome).
I love mailbags because it gives critics the chance to laugh at the viewers poor attempts at reason and grammar, and the smarter ones the chance to laugh with. (I mean hell, Firefox, Opera AND Safari come with a spell checker and you can't spell right)
Also, I loved all the (not really) subtle emphasis you put on things like "whatever console you like" (queue split second lifting of PC).
EDIT: Heh. "...or possibly a gamespot employee." Nice.
W00t! sweet anticipated video, just splendid. Yahtzee always seems to mention the minor flaws in games, that does destroy gameplay. I'm hoping to hear about GTAIV's glitches and some negative feedback. There's only praise for this game right now and i need reasons to hold off until GTA arrives on PC.
Great review? This wasn't a review twats, this was an episode of fanboy slapping. Seriously, this was as good as the normal game reviews. Anytime Yahtzee doesn't have time to finish a review for a game, he should just open his mailbag and make fun of us, that was great. Also, way to go Nintendo for having the most rabidly retarded fanbase.
I think more people should consider listening to what Yahtzee said about not getting upset over the fact a reviewer doesn't like a game that you do, as you shouldn't let their opinions dictate your own. That includes the people who suddenly came out the woodwork after the SSBB review going "LOLLOLOL STOOPID NINTY FANBOIS I TOLD EM IT WASNT GOOD IT SUX AND UR ALL STUPID".
They should perhaps take a look at their own behaviour and see that they're essentially doing the exact same thing; latching onto a critic's opinion because they feel it makes their own point of view somehow more valid. These people completely miss the point and turn into fanboys themselves by imposing their own opinions as if they are fact.
What's more pathetic: blindly following Nintendo and accepting whatever games they toss our way or giving a virtual handjob to some random guy out of the millions on the internet?
They should perhaps take a look at their own behaviour and see that they're essentially doing the exact same thing; latching onto a critic's opinion because they feel it makes their own point of view somehow more valid. These people completely miss the point and turn into fanboys themselves by imposing their own opinions as if they are fact.
What's more pathetic: blindly following Nintendo and accepting whatever games they toss our way or giving a virtual handjob to some random guy out of the millions on the internet?