Zero Punctuation: No More Heroes

[weightedcompanioncube]

As anyone could guess, such a unique game creates polarized opinions.
Seems I'm not a hardcore gamer as I couldn't get me to finish Killer7 but with such positive review coming from ZP, I should at least try it out.
I'm not usually basing my video game consumption on his reviews, it's just that it's always so funny.

P.S.: I don't know if he id it purpose but when the joke about the baby seal first comes up, he describes Travis as being a "fuckbend". It might be funny to know that, in french, seal is pronounced exactly like fuck: "phoque". Yahtzee's habit of making references with frogs (e.g. "Je suis Cap'n twat") may have altered my brain to see the slightest unexisting jokes. It may be because I watch his reviews too much.

 

[Necro82]

Maybe it's just because of the game but that one sucked. Is Yahtzee losing his touch?

 

[renard]

Maybe it's just because of the game but that one sucked. Is Yahtzee losing his touch?

I suggest you to watch the CoD4 and psychonauts reviews: it seems that people can't stand yahtzee being nice to a game or liking it... seriously people give yahtzee a fucking break, he isn't a white black-outlined dummy who squirts liquid hate by every porus of his body created to amuse us.

And about saying directly "this review sucks": This one isn't one of his best reviews. At least for me. But saying that it sucks, sir, is a huge load of stupid bullshit.

 

[gungrave45]

yah maybe u get games late cause you say they all suck... ur turok review sucked and u had no good arguments why modern fps suck. stronger grenades? please u just suck so u need to grenade spam. plus the reason of no health bars is so u dont run around looking for health for 5 hours or if u just defended and epic battle and then get shot by the last guy u never saw ud have to restart.

if halo 3 sucks so much how come so many people play it everyday. over 900,000 average.

 

[renard]

yah maybe u get games late cause you say they all suck... ur turok review sucked and u had no good arguments why modern fps suck. stronger grenades? please u just suck so u need to grenade spam. plus the reason of no health bars is so u dont run around looking for health for 5 hours or if u just defended and epic battle and then get shot by the last guy u never saw ud have to restart.

if halo 3 sucks so much how come so many people play it everyday. over 900,000 average.

Then let's eat shit gentlemen! over 900,000 flies can't be wrong!
seriously... did you register just to write that nosense?

 

[Sylocat]

Apparently many are unaware of the fact that there are other JRPGs in existence besides FFVII, FFVIII and FFX. Ah well, what else is new?

I'd vote for your site, except that it looks like I'd need to sign up for yet another fucking web site account that I'll probably never use again. Just what I need... another pathetic "Web 2.0" circle jerk site spamming my Inbox with announcements and "special offers" even though I made sure to click the "don't fucking e-mail me, you stupid piece of shit" checkbox.

Somehow, I think that Yahtzee will understand.

I think he will too. Of course, these sites say in their terms of service, "we will not sell your e-mail to any third party," but what they don't mention is "the way we see it, the sites we do all our business with don'tcount as third parties, and since they want to tell you about their offers too, we don't think giving them your personal e-mail address is a bad thing."
Thank you for reminding me why I have my e-mail spam filter set to Exclusive.

yah maybe u get games late cause you say they all suck... ur turok review sucked and u had no good arguments why modern fps suck. stronger grenades? please u just suck so u need to grenade spam. plus the reason of no health bars is so u dont run around looking for health for 5 hours or if u just defended and epic battle and then get shot by the last guy u never saw ud have to restart.

if halo 3 sucks so much how come so many people play it everyday. over 900,000 average.

Hmm, I smell something... it smells like the banhammer approaching, although I can't possibly think why...

 

[gungrave45]

ummm George bush didnt win by votes and id like to see anyone here be a better president then him cause i bet its a hard ass job to run a war and to deal with terrorists. but of corse u just think its easier to jump to conclusion. and yatzee! your vids are getting dull say more hatefull shit!!!

 

[Voodoo Child]

New rule. Anyone who consistently ignores grammar and puncuation (Ironic considering the name of this feature) is not allowed to have an opinion.

Nor shall they be allowed to procreate. We don't need any more of their kind.

I really wasn't planning on getting NHM before this, but thanks to this, I'm going to rent it for a "test-drive" before I actually pick it up. You know, just in case.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Good thinking. My EB Games has a "Bring it back if you don't like it" policy if I remember correctly.

 

[Slimby]

Not nearly as funny as before. The ending was quite nice, but cutting out the music at the start ruined your flow. C+, down from an A- average.

Slimby

 

[ohnoitschris]

wait

No More Hereos?

 

[renard]

Gay

Thanks for your comment, it's reeeeeeally helpful...
Seriously, there are almost 4 people who registered just to bray in this thread... what's wrong with you people? If you don't like it, don't fill the thread with illiterate pointless crap.

 

[ridik_ulass]

0 comments Gamasutra.com http://www.gamasutra.com/ 4th
211 comments The Escapist http://www.escapistmagazine.com in the lead!
0 comments GameLife Blog on ... http://blog.wired.com/games/ 3rd
0 comments Gamezebo http://www.gamezebo.com 5th
0 comments ROCK BAND.com http://www.rockband.com 2nd


done and done.

 

[Uszi]

0 comments Gamasutra.com http://www.gamasutra.com/ 4th
211 comments The Escapist http://www.escapistmagazine.com in the lead!
0 comments GameLife Blog on ... http://blog.wired.com/games/ 3rd
0 comments Gamezebo http://www.gamezebo.com 5th
0 comments ROCK BAND.com http://www.rockband.com 2nd


done and done.

Seems the escapists underhanded strategy of recruiting ZP fans to vote for them has paid off.

Gay

Thanks for your comment, it's reeeeeeally helpful...
Seriously, there are almost 4 people who registered just to bray in this thread... what's wrong with you people? If you don't like it, don't fill the thread with illiterate pointless crap.

I don't see why you shouldn't be allowed to express your negative opinion.

I think the phenomenon is actually kind of interesting. Yahtzee went for months without receiving anything but unanimous praise. And I don't find this review particularly different from all of those other ones. So what's different? I personally wonder if as time goes by he won't attract more and more negative comments.

And none of this is said in any offense to Yahtzee, mind you. Perhaps I am slightly the anarchist for believing that having a diversity of opinion represented here trumps the need for everyone to have valid, well constructed posts, with college level grammar. Negative opinions I think will keep Yahtzee honest.

I mean, think about it, if everyone loves what you do, no matter WHAT you do, then you will spend as little effort as possible on what you do, so you can use the rest to pursue other ventures. Obviously, if the pay-off for breaking your back over an excellent review is equivalent to the pay-off for producing a so-so review, then you will only produce so-so reviews.


... Eh, let me reinforce that I'm only playing devil's advocate here. I believe my initial posts were along the lines of "As funny as usual."