That was probably one of the funniest videos he has done in a while. And oddly enough, I sorta agree with the games he picked (Obviously the one's I actually played anyway, but the others seem correct too).
Zero Punctuation: Top 5 of 2010
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It was also used in Conkers Bad Fur Day- atleast that's where i remembered it from.dex-dex said:
The only thing I have to say and the only time I have ever disagreed was that Kane & Lynch 2 was not shit, and was better than everything on both lists. It was a huge improvement over the first, (apart from the plot and levels) all the game mechanics worked much better with the exception of some filters, but those werent so bad after some time. It is really just a shooter's shooter and obviously doesnt really offer anything to those who dont love to shoot asians in the face all day long. The co-op made it even better, which is an important part of the fun in games. This, as usual never gets reviewed. It is basically just like getting a blind dog to review cat porn. You have no say in the matter. It wasnt the best game by far but, it was decent, and I thought it was much more uniquely styled and had better gameplay than most games in the past few years.
Oh and Red Dead Redemption sucked. It followed in GTA4's footsteps and offered a vast world of fun and it turns out to just be a hollow shell of a game. Boring and tedious gameplay and missions. I finished it 1000/1000 even did the free co-op achievements too, but it was just awful. The only redeeming feature, also like GTA4 was the online free roam. At least in that you dont have to hold a button to walk, keep taking your gun back out, and not having to manually wipe your horses arse hole clean with a rolled up sombrero.
The best games this year were Fallout New Vegas, and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Infact they are in the top 5 of best games on next gen consoles.
All multiplayer and co-op games reviewed are void, if the whole game hasnt been experienced.
Oh and Red Dead Redemption sucked. It followed in GTA4's footsteps and offered a vast world of fun and it turns out to just be a hollow shell of a game. Boring and tedious gameplay and missions. I finished it 1000/1000 even did the free co-op achievements too, but it was just awful. The only redeeming feature, also like GTA4 was the online free roam. At least in that you dont have to hold a button to walk, keep taking your gun back out, and not having to manually wipe your horses arse hole clean with a rolled up sombrero.
The best games this year were Fallout New Vegas, and Battlefield Bad Company 2. Infact they are in the top 5 of best games on next gen consoles.
All multiplayer and co-op games reviewed are void, if the whole game hasnt been experienced.
Just a couple of thoughts:
1) I actually liked Bioshock 2 better than the original. Yahtzee's criticisms seem to me to be nit-picky: to me the experience was very enjoyable: it refined the good elements of the original Bioshock, eliminated/replaced those elements that didn't work, and while the story wasn't nearly as stellar as the original, it wasn't a complete throw-away- I was invested enough to remain engaged through the end. So while I could understand him leaving it off the 'best of 2010' list, putting on the 'worst...' list, not so much.
2) Laughed out loud at the #3 good blurb before the reveal: All I can say is "you motorboating sumbitch!"
1) I actually liked Bioshock 2 better than the original. Yahtzee's criticisms seem to me to be nit-picky: to me the experience was very enjoyable: it refined the good elements of the original Bioshock, eliminated/replaced those elements that didn't work, and while the story wasn't nearly as stellar as the original, it wasn't a complete throw-away- I was invested enough to remain engaged through the end. So while I could understand him leaving it off the 'best of 2010' list, putting on the 'worst...' list, not so much.
2) Laughed out loud at the #3 good blurb before the reveal: All I can say is "you motorboating sumbitch!"
*thumbs up*
Nice lists. I was surprised to see Just Cause 2 as the #1, but I'll roll with it.
And I'm glad Fable 3 and Halo Reach didn't make the worst list.
Nice lists. I was surprised to see Just Cause 2 as the #1, but I'll roll with it.
And I'm glad Fable 3 and Halo Reach didn't make the worst list.
Great video, much better than the usual awards. I might buy Just Cause 2 now, just because of that harrier jet description.
Also, the jokes about Metroid Other M were brilliant. That game was much more shit than I was expecting.
Lastly, where the hell is Mario Galaxy 2?
Also, the jokes about Metroid Other M were brilliant. That game was much more shit than I was expecting.
Lastly, where the hell is Mario Galaxy 2?
Boooo waaaaah welcome to the Escapist.Kivlov said:
Also, seriously, this shit about invalid opinions with multiplayer games has been shouted time and time again, it's nothing new and I guess you might have a point but honestly, multiplayer games can be the best thing in the world but if you're playing with someone shitty they're always going to suck. It's a pretty unquantifiable experience. So, yeah, I'd rather he sticks to the singleplayer.
I thought his worst 5 were amusing and his top 5 weren't. I guess I'm part of that collective that doesn't like anything positive Yahtzee has to say.
Also, I think Yahtzee is interestingly different from most critics, in that his 'top 5' list wasn't a listing of the 'best' games, but the games he enjoyed the most, meaning it should have been obvious there would be a lot of indie, horror, and sandbox. I don't think this method is particularly better or worse than any other method, since 'best' games would be just as arbitrary, though.
Also, I think Yahtzee is interestingly different from most critics, in that his 'top 5' list wasn't a listing of the 'best' games, but the games he enjoyed the most, meaning it should have been obvious there would be a lot of indie, horror, and sandbox. I don't think this method is particularly better or worse than any other method, since 'best' games would be just as arbitrary, though.
Plenty of people liked the game but public discourse eventually distilled itself into a handful of talking points.teh_Canape said:
1. The game need not have existed.
2. The game was undoubtedly weaker as a result of tacking on multiplayer that nobody cared about
3. The end of the game was markedly better than the start.
Where the first game was launched to unexpected success, the the fact that the second did as well as it did was mainly the result of hanging off the coattails of the first.
I know. I heard that the scariest part was supposed to be the part where...Julian Daniel said:
the monster attacks you every time you step in the water, but I played that part in the demo and learned pretty quick that 1: the monster will leave you alone if you throw a book, and 2: the monster isn't even that threatening if you just jump in the water and run. I swear, the only reason why I used the platforms was because I thought that just running was boring.
Anyway, I was really surprised with Just Cause 2. I don't really remember him liking it that much. /goes and watches review
Really? Just Cause 2? Well OK Yahtzee, you're entitled to your opinion. I guess there weren't many great games out this year to be honest, JC2 was one of the better ones. I personally like Halo Reach a lot but then I actually play the multiplayer. I could feel my fanboy rage building for a second when it came up as bottom #1 but Kane and Lynch genuinely seems deserving of the title, good call there.