Zero Punctuation: No More Heroes
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First sign up. Then click "select a nominee" on the top right. Select "The Escapist" NOT Yahtzee himself, and the catagory is games-related. Might be games but probubly games-related.Bodo_Fraggins said:
This has to be one of the greatist reviews Yahtzee's done, mabye if only for the "Mabye the universe would end, and it would be awsome!." part. I'm glad that part is at the end, because otherwise I would have to pause to stop laughing which would have taken a while. A long while. Would love a T-Shirt with that on it. *Wink* *Wink*
I love this game. I can't say I love the video. Like most people here have pointed out, Yahtzee's "but I liked it anyway" disclaimer at the end really clashed with the rest of the review. Overall, I think the majority of the jokes were weaker than usual as well. As usual, though, Yahtzee made some great points about the game's flaws, such as the bizarre random elements in the battle system and the repetitive side jobs.
I heard the first part about NMH being a GTA clone, exclaimed "WHAT?!" at the top of my lungs and I died a little on the inside.
That must have been a part of the joke reel that he pulls at the beginning of every review.
I've been listening to Yahtzee's reviews for a while, and I think I finally get the pattern to his reviews, that being,
1. Introduce
2. Rag on the game for the sake of humor and comedy
3. Summerize why he did or did not like it. (the real part of the review)
That must have been a part of the joke reel that he pulls at the beginning of every review.
I've been listening to Yahtzee's reviews for a while, and I think I finally get the pattern to his reviews, that being,
1. Introduce
2. Rag on the game for the sake of humor and comedy
3. Summerize why he did or did not like it. (the real part of the review)
I went out and purchased Branston Pickle from an import food store near my house. This shows how easily lead I am. Obviously I am American (see the easily led comment in the last sentence.) I must say...it was interesting. I tried to re-create a ploughman's lunch. The emphasis should be on tried. I guess this stuff is an acquired taste, because I don't get it. I've eaten a lot of what I like to call "cultural" cuisine and I just don't see the appeal.
Anyway, aside from my "Branston Pickle debacle" as I now refer to it. Great review of an eccentric game. Not that I played it, but great review. Hmmm...perhaps I'm not as easily led as I thought.
Anyway, aside from my "Branston Pickle debacle" as I now refer to it. Great review of an eccentric game. Not that I played it, but great review. Hmmm...perhaps I'm not as easily led as I thought.
Finally beat this thing today, seeing as how I'm pretty lazy when it come to actually sitting down and beating games. The 2nd last boss fight is a long exercise in the described hit and run tactics, but the ending cinematic amused me enough to carry me through. Got to respect a game that barrels through the 4th wall without so much as a backwards glance.
I must admit, this is probably one of the most fun games I've played on the Wii with intuitive controls to match. Playing as possibly the only otaku-- I mean, "anime junkie"-- in a city called 'Santa Destroy' bent on literally destroying people? Sweet Jesus with a Tommy gun, I love it! Mind you, it's a little touchy as to the difference between a "HIGH" stance and a "LOW" one, which can often get annoying when you can't manage to slice the balls off an enemy because your Wiimote is stuck in "HIGH" stance.
The odd jobs are annoying as hell; I absolutely hated punching the trees to get coconuts for the vendor, but for 3,000LB$ a coconut, that's a bloody good haul! But the only thing that compares in poorness are the sub-assassination mission where you have to kill X amount of baddy Y to finally kill annoying fucker Z. But I will say this; the three elements that had me on the edge of my seat the whole freaking time:
- the ranking assassination battles between the top ten assassins in the world (and they just kept getting better... weirder but better);
- playing with my kitten Jeane, which I would do non-stop if I was desperately bored enough to, which sometimes I do get; and
- the random-chance mechanic which Yahtzee seemed to hate so much (going DBZ on random people in the middle of a fight is honestly extremely fun and extremely trippy).
Other things that could use work are the bike-riding system (where turning is pretty piss-poor at high speeds), the collision detection (where I could literally slice through enemies and do nothing, or literally hit a hair on the corner of a building and fly off my bike) and the upgrade system (which is basically one giant fetch quest across the city).
But for what it's worth, I still got it, because after trying to play all the mainstream series like Legend of Zelda, Super Mario and Metroid, things just quit being fun until this came along! I did not regret this decision, and nor will you!
Now see your fate through the eye of the tiger... let your sword guide your heart... RIDE INTO THE GARDEN OF MADNESS!
The odd jobs are annoying as hell; I absolutely hated punching the trees to get coconuts for the vendor, but for 3,000LB$ a coconut, that's a bloody good haul! But the only thing that compares in poorness are the sub-assassination mission where you have to kill X amount of baddy Y to finally kill annoying fucker Z. But I will say this; the three elements that had me on the edge of my seat the whole freaking time:
- the ranking assassination battles between the top ten assassins in the world (and they just kept getting better... weirder but better);
- playing with my kitten Jeane, which I would do non-stop if I was desperately bored enough to, which sometimes I do get; and
- the random-chance mechanic which Yahtzee seemed to hate so much (going DBZ on random people in the middle of a fight is honestly extremely fun and extremely trippy).
Other things that could use work are the bike-riding system (where turning is pretty piss-poor at high speeds), the collision detection (where I could literally slice through enemies and do nothing, or literally hit a hair on the corner of a building and fly off my bike) and the upgrade system (which is basically one giant fetch quest across the city).
But for what it's worth, I still got it, because after trying to play all the mainstream series like Legend of Zelda, Super Mario and Metroid, things just quit being fun until this came along! I did not regret this decision, and nor will you!
Now see your fate through the eye of the tiger... let your sword guide your heart... RIDE INTO THE GARDEN OF MADNESS!
I could've dealt with Yahtzee personally liking the game for whatever reason: childhood head trauma, one too many tabs, schizophrenia...
But I just can't get over the fact that he recommends everyone to buy it. It deserves a rental at best, and that's if you're really tolerant of quick time events and tedium.
But I just can't get over the fact that he recommends everyone to buy it. It deserves a rental at best, and that's if you're really tolerant of quick time events and tedium.
A couple weeks ago, I finally got the game, partially on recommendation... and it's one of the funniest games I've ever played. The violence is so over-the-top and cartoonish it's impossible to take seriously, almost along the lines of Kill Bill, and Suda 51's characters are so gleefully over-the-top that I can't help but love them, even the ones I'm supposed to despise (which makes it a little hard to kill them, but I suppose it's better than despising characters the game wants you to like, which is what happens in most FPS's).
I get a good laugh every instance Yahtzee mentions jrpg's. I'm not crazy for fps games mind you, for me there little more then a techie?s masturbatory method of showcasing his computer specs. Every fps is the exact same game, insert different graphics.
I use to love jrpg?s untill every character in every game started preaching political, theological views and morals. It?s not just their rpg?s either. I allmost wanted to slit my wrists playing metal gear 4. I'm not a smelly pot smoking hippie, so naturaly I don't care to be preached at by japanese philosophy majors. In our country these people graduate to eventual teach the same drek or join the ranks of the homeless.
Anyway keep it up Yhatzee this shits gear.
I use to love jrpg?s untill every character in every game started preaching political, theological views and morals. It?s not just their rpg?s either. I allmost wanted to slit my wrists playing metal gear 4. I'm not a smelly pot smoking hippie, so naturaly I don't care to be preached at by japanese philosophy majors. In our country these people graduate to eventual teach the same drek or join the ranks of the homeless.
Anyway keep it up Yhatzee this shits gear.
Ah well, Yahtzee can't always be right about game reviews... Just curious though; I DID hate DMC4 if only because it was completely inferior gameplay-wise to DMC3 (due to there being half as many weapons) but how could you call No More Heroes' combat 'great' and Devil May Cry 4's 'passable'?
Also, seconding with as strong a voice as I can that God Hand completely obliterates this game in terms of combat, uniqueness and, most importantly of all, humour.
Also, seconding with as strong a voice as I can that God Hand completely obliterates this game in terms of combat, uniqueness and, most importantly of all, humour.
Great episode!;D