Zero Punctuation: Top 5 of 2010

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

Interesting music choices, Yahtzee.

While for some Bioshock 2's arrival on the crap end of the list is a shock, to me it doesn't surprise. The reasoning behind this is my uncle pre-ordered the game and has YET to open the package, prefering instead to play the shyte out of Fallout 3: New Vegas.

And yes, 2010 was a generally disappointing year for most things. Though, when it comes to games, I've come to realize and accept the fact that when developers have little to work with, the result can be surprisingly awesome (reference FFVI, Chrono Trigger and a host of other awesomeness from the SNES era) while the other end of that spectrum is also generally true (reference this video's 5 Worsts), given a few exceptions that you can place at the end of this sentence.

 

[gardyna]

XD he had me going for a second with Halo Reach but in all honesty I completely agree with his top five worst games. However my top five of the year is probably not the same (and i can´t be bothered to think up a top 5 games i played this year) but i think Assassin´s Creed: Brotherhood would be up there along with Civ 5 (i have spent way too many hours "one more turn"-ing that game) but still have to agree with him (Dead rising never interested me so much cause from what I could see in game play videos the character controled like a tank i.e. realy stiff - could someone tell me if I am right on that suspicion or not)

 

[HentMas]

*is still in shock that Final Fantasy 13 wasn't considered his worst*

Just Cause 2 is something I can see at GOTY, though.

I did go for 100%, and then gave up around 45%. Huge game is huge.

I still liked FF13 and Bioshock 2, though.

do as i do, plug in, play 5 hours straight, realize you just made like %5 progress get out and forget about it for a month, then look at it again and think "damn, that game was fun!! i´ll put it in again", play 5 hours straight, realize you just made...

you get my point haha, getion %100 is hard when you end up faffing about in the towns killing everything in sight, or stealing various flying vehicles to ram them as hard as you can to the floor right after jumping and saving yourselve by "hook shooting" you to the floor.

its fun and good, but progress that way is waaaay to hard hehe.

 

[Giest4life]

Review

I don't get why People like Amnesia. I couldn't find anything scary about it. It's just boring.

It's not overtly scary. Most of the scariness comes from your own mind, that requires a certain level of intelligence.

Is that in defense of the game? Because that is borderline retarded.

That's the foundation of any good psychological horror. Clearly this concept is wasted on you.

So say those who chew glass and claim it to be therapeutic within the right mindset. I'm glad the concept is wasted on me, because there must be something else that made me like this game. What's this, someone likes a game for a reason other than your own? *gasp*

 

[Srdjan Tanaskovic]

Also Did he ever finish FF 13? Because he doesn't really have much right to put it on the list if he hasn't finished the game

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

[HEADING=2]Hey![/HEADING]

No bans on commmenting before watching the video? Is that a fi.... Actually better not say that.

Did love the burns though

 

[DTWolfwood]

wow amazing that he actually wanted to keep playing Just Cause 2 XD

 

[bam13302]

HAZA, have the top 2, and didnt buy any of the worst games
though i do agree, Just Cause 2 was fun, but didnt deserve the top 5
Metro 2033 should have been on the list... did he review that game... *checks* ... dam... he might actually like that game...
shame limbo isnt on the pc, i kinda want it from what iv seen

 

[Eddy-16]

I sort of agree with the list, except I don't think DR2 should have been that high up. When he said Fable 3 for the worst I was like that's pretty resonable, then he changed it

 

[C117]

I'm somewhat perplexed at his rank for Just Cause 2... oh well.

I'm just gonna assume that everything on Top 5 Best is a must-buy, everything on Top 5 Worst is to be avoided at all cost, and everything not mentioned might be worth a look.

 

[mjc0961]

I was expecting FF13 to be higher actually. Ah well. Also I'm rather surprised by Just Cause 2, now I'm going to have to go learn more about it and see about picking up a copy someday. Someday far far in the future when I'm not buried under a backlog of Christmas and Steam Sale games, which includes Fallout New Vegas of which I've already played over 20 hours and it seems like that's nothing because I'm already thinking of making three saves of my first playthrough and beating it at least 3 or 4 different ways because I'm not sure what I really want to do.

And also Dead Rising 2, but after seeing all the DLC the 360 got, it makes the PS3 version feel left out.

The 360 and PS3 versions of DR2 got the same DLC, some costume packs. That's it. Case Zero and Case West are separate games that don't require DR2 to run, so they aren't really DLC for DR2. The only way you're missing anything by not having access to those games is in the same way you're missing things by not having Dead Rising 1 on the system: sure you're missing some story bits, but what you get on the DR2 disc is its own complete game with no pieces missing from its own experience.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

Christ! You gave me a heart attack at the end...Twice!!

 

[Mechsoap]

is anyone else having trouble making the link word?

 

[madmsk]

is anyone else having trouble making the link word?

Absolutely. I can't get any of them to work.

EDIT: Working fine now.

 

[Les Awesome]

is anyone else having trouble making the link word?

yeah i am
i really hope they fix this

 

[The Great JT]

I'd just assume every game was in his "Bottom 5." Nothing against Yahtzee, it's just his reviews make every game sound like they're not worth it and praise is very hard to find in his reviews. I know in his Batman: Arkham Asylum review he said everything he doesn't mention is fine and all, but even so it's kind of hard sometimes to distinguish between, "not mentioning it because it's fine," and, "not mentioning it because it's so wretched I can't bring myself to talk about it."

 

[DiMono]

It took me about a dozen attempts before finally getting to see the video. The page was failing to load, just showing me the video title, program link and tags. Seriously, it was the only HTML that loaded on the page. Weird.

I have to say, I like the format. And I find it amusing the theme that was present in the top 5: all sandbox and/or horror/suspense.

 

[Thespian]

The ending of that had me in most rambunctious chuckles! Heh. I nearly clobbered him when he said Fable 3, but then he burned me v_v

By the by, REVIEW FABLE 3, You indy-supporting integrity-retaining non-conformist glutus maximus.

I'd just assume every game was in his "Bottom 5." Nothing against Yahtzee, it's just his reviews make every game sound like they're not worth it and praise is very hard to find in his reviews. I know in his Batman: Arkham Asylum review he said everything he doesn't mention is fine and all, but even so it's kind of hard sometimes to distinguish between, "not mentioning it because it's fine," and, "not mentioning it because it's so wretched I can't bring myself to talk about it."

That's a fair point, but you should understand that Yahtzee's reviews are not so much enjoyed when he's being positive. He realises this, admitted it, and is intentionally overly negative about everything. He is supposed to shine a dozen spotlights on every minute flaw of a game. Really, I tend to stop thinking of his videos as reviews and more like a paparazzi who just got pictures of a celebrity beating a small child with the chihuahua from her purse and is now spreading the bad press all over the net. If you watch his Infamous review though, you'll notice that sometimes he (albeit reluctantly) admits that he is looking for flaws too enthusiastically and acknowledges that the game is good. I tend to couple his review with another before judging a game.
I think he has to be highly negative to remain marketable, though.
Wow, now I sound like a Yahtzee fanboy.

 

[Dectilon]

I like the "the list is right/wrong" comments that should be "I think that" comments.

 

[Two Angels]

I was shocked that Batman wasn't the number one game seeing as it was awesome and Yahtzee gave it much love!