Captain Pancake said:
Would you mind not trying to demean me? if I say i'm sorry, will you people stop trying to execute me over such a trivial thing? you know, it may be the internet, but words still hurt regardless.
I apologize. Just don't make wide, sweeping statements like that without source.
Journeythroughhell said:
First of all, it's funny that you explain the point of the game to a professional reviewer and think you're 100% right. If a game should encourage different approaches and creativity, it at least shouldn't be broken. By the way, it's fucking irritating to hear the words "your argument is flawed and idiotic". I mean, I disagree with Yahtzee on a lot of games but I don't just outright say that he is wrong and I am right.
Yahtzee is a critic, it is his job to point out the flaws of the game he is reviewing. Still, he does enjoy games (Batman: Arkham Asylum, Cod 4, Portal, Burnout Paradise etc.) that suit him much better than an improperly functioning sandbox.
It's funny that you assume that, because he's a critic, he's correct. The game is not broken in any way; as I said before, the only people who complain of this sort of thing lack the creativity necessary to pull the full level of enjoyment from the game. Have you played Scribblenauts? I'm assuming not. Remember that Yahtzee is paid to do these things; if his ratings start to fall, he loses his job. Therefore, he's almost certain to care more about entertainment than actual journalistic quality.
You want a really unbiased review? Visit the User Reviews section of the forums. That's where you'll find reviews that are at least mildly reliable. Or you could, you know, form your own opinion.
chalkin said:
I don't see where all the "idiotic" parts are coming from. Yahtzee never made any flawed "arguments", he simply said that the game isn't fun because if someone has every means to achieve something, it just doesn't hit them as fun because certain people probably need limits to a game in order to generate fun. Even in the Sims, the omnipotent player has limits to what they can do, measured in simoleons. He never personally assailed anyone who likes the game and I certainly don't see a reason why anyone who likes the game would rage over criticism of a game by a game critic.
Unless the designers of Scribblenauts are paying you a large sum of money to put a shield over their game on escapistmagazine.com, none of that was necessary. Moreover, none of his arguments were flawed. Most people, even those who enjoy the game, agree that the controls are screwed up and him not finding the game fun is just his opinion. Needless to say, when he told the designers of the game to look up the definition of "fun" at the end of the video, he was being facetious while accrediting to his dislike of the game.
By the way, what's this sense of freedom that you speak of when the one and only goal in the game is to get the starites? That just sounds a lot like Super Mario (hey I'm alluding to Super Mario again) with extra props. Or, if you didn't like my analogy with Super Mario, we can use your own: that just sounds a lot like playing World of Warcraft and raiding all the end game instances with 24 priests and a rogue; it's wacky.
I'm assuming you haven't played the game, since you don't understand the "sense of freedom". It's simply awe-inspiring how much you are able to do; if you can think of a solution to a puzzle, 99% of the time, you can try it. Yahtzee
completely glossed over that in his review in favour of trashing on the control scheme (which, as I've stated earlier, takes roughly five puzzles to get control of) and the ability to solve every puzzle the same way. Which is hilarious, considering that the point of the game is not to "win", which is something that we as Westerners seem to have difficulty grasping.
That's my gripe. That he avoids talking about the positive aspects of a game in favour of trashing the most minute criticisms. That is idiocy. Or, some as some might put it, entertainment.
The problem is that most people don't realize that his reviews aren't meant to be unbiased; Yahtzee goes into a review looking for nothing but flaws. He doesn't care about the positive aspects, only destroying it to satiate his sheep.
Ramthundar said:
Scribblenauts is one of those few games that gives you almost as much choice as Life does. If you just chose the easy way out, that's your own fault, not the games.
So great it had to be said twice. Excellent way to put it, Ramthundar.
Just as long as you're not mentioning Russ Abbot we'll be ok.
