Zero Punctuation: Valkyria Chronicles
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"Dats just yoor opin-i-un", Evil Tim.Evil Tim said:
Anyway - did some asshole just say further up in the thread that their "faith was restored" when it comes to Yathzee's reviews? Seriously, apart from the one "republican" reference, it's a xenophobic rant about sexually confused and imperial evil Japan, interspersed with hitler- jokes, that only dipshits with the brain of a pea find funny. And that's who it's written for - utterly fractured tripe with no thread going through the writing or the jokes, except for the fact that all the individual pieces slag foreigners and their stupid fucking habits, while making retarded assumptions about their history, whether it is last week or last century.
Bah. Fuck it.
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I don't know if you could classify Parasite Eve as a JRPG..but it's about the only RPG game I've ever played..but I did like it..the whole mitochondrial science thing was cool.
Not a fan of anime and certainly not a fan of JRPGs.
Bear in mind,the previous administration (Clinton) allowed OBL to get away so 4+years of rage against the "infidels" builds up and guess what happens?
How many world wars has the USA had to get in and win while Europe couldn't?
How many other groups have broken away from mainland Europe and started their own country?
Democrats are no better..the economic collapse sailed just fine through 2 terms of a democratically controlled congress..but it's Bush's fault. Hurricane Katrina? Can't point the finger at the people that had PLENTY of warning and waited for the government to rescue them..so blame Bush.Don't hold FEMA accountable..just blame Bush.
Kayne says Bush doesn't like black people..who knows?..maybe he doesn't,but that is his choice.
Can you blame him? Slavery did not start in the United States,it was brought here.
If all the african-americans are so much for wanting their "motherland" by all means..we can send them back. Will they live with ethnic cleansing? Malaria? AIDS?
What color skin is BHO's mom?
There is a good chance I might get banned for voicing my opinions and posting this may make me seem racist..but as minorities go..my ethnic group is pretty low population wise.(I'm native American) I say the Native Americans did not have strong enough borders and laws..which coincidentally the USA has a problem with now.
I don't have a problem with most races,unless their stereotypes reinforce their perceived stereotypical behavior.
Yes your a PROUD (insert race/gender/sexual preference here) but are you anything else?
I don't consider myself a PROUD native american or any of my other ethnic background,I don't have to make it known to everyone around me just who I am and where I'm from and who my relatives are.
I don't know if you could classify Parasite Eve as a JRPG..but it's about the only RPG game I've ever played..but I did like it..the whole mitochondrial science thing was cool.
Not a fan of anime and certainly not a fan of JRPGs.
The world had it coming did they not? 8 years and no terrorist attacks.A scare of avian flu..granted flu kills 34,000 worldwide annually,but the media seems to forget facts like that.SandroTheMaster said:
Bear in mind,the previous administration (Clinton) allowed OBL to get away so 4+years of rage against the "infidels" builds up and guess what happens?
How many world wars has the USA had to get in and win while Europe couldn't?
How many other groups have broken away from mainland Europe and started their own country?
Democrats are no better..the economic collapse sailed just fine through 2 terms of a democratically controlled congress..but it's Bush's fault. Hurricane Katrina? Can't point the finger at the people that had PLENTY of warning and waited for the government to rescue them..so blame Bush.Don't hold FEMA accountable..just blame Bush.
Kayne says Bush doesn't like black people..who knows?..maybe he doesn't,but that is his choice.
Can you blame him? Slavery did not start in the United States,it was brought here.
If all the african-americans are so much for wanting their "motherland" by all means..we can send them back. Will they live with ethnic cleansing? Malaria? AIDS?
What color skin is BHO's mom?
There is a good chance I might get banned for voicing my opinions and posting this may make me seem racist..but as minorities go..my ethnic group is pretty low population wise.(I'm native American) I say the Native Americans did not have strong enough borders and laws..which coincidentally the USA has a problem with now.
I don't have a problem with most races,unless their stereotypes reinforce their perceived stereotypical behavior.
Yes your a PROUD (insert race/gender/sexual preference here) but are you anything else?
I don't consider myself a PROUD native american or any of my other ethnic background,I don't have to make it known to everyone around me just who I am and where I'm from and who my relatives are.
Ratings are shit. You're supposed to form your own opinion from a review. Also the impression I got was he thought the game was on the upper end of bad, lower end of OK.Mr. Blond said:
You don't need to finish a game to make a judgement on it, that's ridiculous.
So do I, in fact, I was hoping they'd get perma-banned eventually.MaxTheReaper said:
I don't get why this is such a big deal. I wasn't expecting him to like the game. I however am a fan of JRPGs and anime, and will probably enjoy it quite a bit. Old Ben saying he doesn't like it isn't going to deter me. If it does deter someone else from playing who actually might have enjoyed the game, well, that's why you shouldn't base your game purchases on one review.
Though I will say that most of the next-gen JRPGs seem a bit...meh as opposed to what they used to be. I say seem because I only have a Wii, so I don't get to play a lot of them. So yeah, I am generalizing without full proof. Maybe it's just because I'm one of those "gaming's not what it used to be!" old timers. NOW GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU DARN KIDS!!!
Though I will say that most of the next-gen JRPGs seem a bit...meh as opposed to what they used to be. I say seem because I only have a Wii, so I don't get to play a lot of them. So yeah, I am generalizing without full proof. Maybe it's just because I'm one of those "gaming's not what it used to be!" old timers. NOW GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU DARN KIDS!!!
Ratings are useful in some instances. Specifically, on the back of game boxes, since if there's no rating beside the quote it generally means it's an out of context quote from a bad review or preview.mike1921 said:
A big old 3/10 might seem like the reviewer making up his mind for you, but it prevents other people trying to paint a review intended by the writer to be negative as positive, and makes it easier for the reviewer's lawyers to argue he's being misrepresented on purpose. Call it bullshit insurance.
good review my mate loves this game so your review made him sad but over all good review pity how this game isn't for 360 it looks fun =)
I own Valkyria Chronicals and I have not finished it yet. I can safely say that the last battle, where I am currently, is a crappy battle compared to the rest of the game. Since I have not finished the game yet, is my opinion on how much I like or dislike the game valid? I happened to enjoy the pseudo-WWII story-line (which I think they told that way just to avoid stepping on peoples toes, in my opinion), although I thought a great number of the characters were tripe, as are most JRPG characters. I thought the game was a good first attempt at blending two genres that don't normally go together, and I eagerly anticipate more.Max-Vader said:
I can totally understand where Yahtzee was coming from with the menus. I had commented on those myself. They are unnecessarily clutter, and very excessive, leading to more load time navigating the menus than playing the game. As well, the cut scene "choosing" was absolutely pointless. I can see choosing individual ones "after the fact", but not on your first playthrough. Many of the characters were terrible, but that is less a fault of this game and more a fault of the Japanese game development community that really doesn't put any thought into making their characters believable.
Why does a person have to finish a game in order to form an opinion on it? There are many games out there that I know I will dislike playing, just based on the style they are, and my preferred playstyle being at odds. That doesn't necessarily mean they are bad games, just that they are bad games for me. To have to sit through an entire game only to then decide if you like it or not...well that's kind of silly, and pointless. He dislikes JRPGs, so why harp on him for sharing that opinion, when we already know it? He was just giving us his reasons, and if you can't accept that, then you have no business reading/watching reviews as you are easily swayed by other peoples' opinions.
Onmi said:
From what I've seen the women wear skirts in combat, that IS silly. Especially when it's called "Universal Millitary Uniform".
Great review as always. Funny that pretty much everyone with an anime style avatar that's commented seems to hate this review
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Kinda weird that yahtzee decided to review this jrpg when its almost a year old; and also what a weird coincidence that the new valkirya chronicles anime is airing right now in japan. something tells me that a certain british game reviewer is a closet otaku
anyway for those valkirya fanboys that are raging cuz of the review and to those that wont buy it because yahtzee trolled the shit out of the game; i just have to say that if you read between the lines you can see that yahtzee really loved the game, in fact his totally tsundere for it.
after all halo wars was also a strategy game, and it didn't convert yahtzee, yet Mr. trolly mcspeedytongue here admitted that he had fun, and we all know thats the best complement he can ever give to a game.
P.S. yahtzee please review shadow of the colossus. please, pretty please, with sugar on top. ^^
anyway for those valkirya fanboys that are raging cuz of the review and to those that wont buy it because yahtzee trolled the shit out of the game; i just have to say that if you read between the lines you can see that yahtzee really loved the game, in fact his totally tsundere for it.
after all halo wars was also a strategy game, and it didn't convert yahtzee, yet Mr. trolly mcspeedytongue here admitted that he had fun, and we all know thats the best complement he can ever give to a game.
P.S. yahtzee please review shadow of the colossus. please, pretty please, with sugar on top. ^^
Take THAT you otaku boy lovers, right up your bum next to your lubricated figurines! =^^=
On a more serious note, I've laughed out loud at many of this years reviews. I feel like they have the spirit of the old ones, but I don't know exactly why those few in the middle of it all didn't.
On a more serious note, I've laughed out loud at many of this years reviews. I feel like they have the spirit of the old ones, but I don't know exactly why those few in the middle of it all didn't.
This again? I see a pattern forming pretty fast. So, let's go about it once again, even though you'd think people would've got it in their thick skulls by now.
1) Yahtzee is a critic. It's his job to point out the things he didn't like.
2) A review or, especially, a critique is there to help people decide whether they should buy a game or not. This stupid industry has become so bloated that people tend to forget that. It's great if you folks who can buy a game every week want to pick x game up, but for those of us who can afford a title per two months, any other kind of review won't cut it.
3) If seeing a review you disagree with makes you feel sad inside, you are a fanboy. If you're not a fanboy, then you just have issues. As simple as that.
4) I find it kind of funny how people crucify Yahtzee for reviewing genres he's made clear he doesn't like, but conveniently ignore the fact that he reviewed the game on its own merits; 2/3 of the video was about the gameplay.
5) People really should look up the word troll before using it next time.
1) Yahtzee is a critic. It's his job to point out the things he didn't like.
2) A review or, especially, a critique is there to help people decide whether they should buy a game or not. This stupid industry has become so bloated that people tend to forget that. It's great if you folks who can buy a game every week want to pick x game up, but for those of us who can afford a title per two months, any other kind of review won't cut it.
3) If seeing a review you disagree with makes you feel sad inside, you are a fanboy. If you're not a fanboy, then you just have issues. As simple as that.
4) I find it kind of funny how people crucify Yahtzee for reviewing genres he's made clear he doesn't like, but conveniently ignore the fact that he reviewed the game on its own merits; 2/3 of the video was about the gameplay.
5) People really should look up the word troll before using it next time.
