Zero Punctuation: Yahtzee Goes to GDC
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I think people with any sort of predisposition to be offended are bound to get burnt by Yahtzee at some point. That's okay - I think we're probably all doomed to having something we find objectionable even in humour - but the key is realising that this is bound to happen.
To those of you who are finding yourself calling Yahtzee in some way prejudiced towards some groups of people, I implore you to look back on his works. He makes fun of everyone, whenever the context requires it, because his 'job' is to make fun of things.
Evidence: While not an accurately complete portrayal of the whole world by a long shot, I distinctly remember a review (Paper Mario, for the curious) wherein he called the Japanese xenophobic dicks, Americans arseholes and mocked Australia as consisting of sheep (the animal, presumably) and himself.
ZP, simply, is not politically correct, and doesn't in any way strive to be. Enjoy it as what it is. If it offends you, that's all right, but please keep the above evidence in mind before you draw conclusions about Yahtzee (or the editors, or even Zero Punctuation as a whole) from that.
As for the censorship: I don't mind it. I don't think anyone at the Escapist (or Yahtzee himself) ought to feel obligated to (un)clean this video for us to we can enjoy it without the bleeps. This was not made for the ZP audience. It is simply being courteously shared with us - or so I gathered from the alert.
As to my personal opinion: bees. Can't stop laughing. Sides hurting. Argh. *splits into several Tetris-shaped blocks that scatter across the floor*
To those of you who are finding yourself calling Yahtzee in some way prejudiced towards some groups of people, I implore you to look back on his works. He makes fun of everyone, whenever the context requires it, because his 'job' is to make fun of things.
Evidence: While not an accurately complete portrayal of the whole world by a long shot, I distinctly remember a review (Paper Mario, for the curious) wherein he called the Japanese xenophobic dicks, Americans arseholes and mocked Australia as consisting of sheep (the animal, presumably) and himself.
ZP, simply, is not politically correct, and doesn't in any way strive to be. Enjoy it as what it is. If it offends you, that's all right, but please keep the above evidence in mind before you draw conclusions about Yahtzee (or the editors, or even Zero Punctuation as a whole) from that.
As for the censorship: I don't mind it. I don't think anyone at the Escapist (or Yahtzee himself) ought to feel obligated to (un)clean this video for us to we can enjoy it without the bleeps. This was not made for the ZP audience. It is simply being courteously shared with us - or so I gathered from the alert.
As to my personal opinion: bees. Can't stop laughing. Sides hurting. Argh. *splits into several Tetris-shaped blocks that scatter across the floor*
Get rid of the censoring. It really ruins everything and seems extremely forced. Yahtzee's reviews are enjoyable because they're original and untainted by corporate interests (at least compared to GameSpot, but then neither is Halliburton comparatively.) Censoring ZP is like having a nude bar with a dress code requiring a jacket and tie but nothing else -- even with the very forced facade of respectability and sophistication, it fails to hide its point: crudeness and raunchiness.
Summary: The Escapist, make up your mind. If you want to be edgy, the stop with the censorship. If you want to be kid-friendly, don't have a review section featuring a foul-mouthed Aussie. Simple as that. Straddling the fence makes nobody happy.
Summary: The Escapist, make up your mind. If you want to be edgy, the stop with the censorship. If you want to be kid-friendly, don't have a review section featuring a foul-mouthed Aussie. Simple as that. Straddling the fence makes nobody happy.
A reply to all of the people who complain about the censorship in this ZP vid:
Get the over that, after reading all of these stupid and unnecessary complaints about censorship I already started to notice that people (like Czechnmymail, oh and a reply to you, Yahtzee is not an Aussie, he's British...) complaining already about that, I think the escapist needed to censor that because they're attending to a public conference, showing that video without censorship is like throwing swears at the president. This video was made for a public conference and awards, if one of you guys would be the host then obviously you wouldn't be throwing insults and swears at the public, that's what the escapist did, this was not for the ZP and the Escapist audience, this was made to the whole public and audience that attended to those awards and if you are swearing and saying that the censorship takes all of Yahtzee's videos fun then you're out of your mind or have self-esteem problems...
And I think that this is the best ZP so far, I don't mind the censorship but it is still the best ZP.
Get the over that, after reading all of these stupid and unnecessary complaints about censorship I already started to notice that people (like Czechnmymail, oh and a reply to you, Yahtzee is not an Aussie, he's British...) complaining already about that, I think the escapist needed to censor that because they're attending to a public conference, showing that video without censorship is like throwing swears at the president. This video was made for a public conference and awards, if one of you guys would be the host then obviously you wouldn't be throwing insults and swears at the public, that's what the escapist did, this was not for the ZP and the Escapist audience, this was made to the whole public and audience that attended to those awards and if you are swearing and saying that the censorship takes all of Yahtzee's videos fun then you're out of your mind or have self-esteem problems...
And I think that this is the best ZP so far, I don't mind the censorship but it is still the best ZP.
Lmao I feel so sorry for poor Yahtzee. He tries one thing new with the censoring and every review is about how much no one likes it. Sorry to say but I'm kind of with them on getting rid of it too, unless it was intended for some other reason like the escapist wants you to tone it down. Really funny though I was LOLing all the way through!!! Love that saw bit at the end too, give em' hell LOL!!!
Alright I read through some of the reviews and found out why you had used the censoring. I didn't really find it very annoying anyway so as always amazingly funny review <33 I wish all those commenting on "OMG WTF CENCORING U SUK ASS NOW" would hurry up and die, don't worry about them anyway their probably all 12 year olds/ retards... the least they can do is look it up before jumping to conclusions and wetting themselves.
Alright I read through some of the reviews and found out why you had used the censoring. I didn't really find it very annoying anyway so as always amazingly funny review <33 I wish all those commenting on "OMG WTF CENCORING U SUK ASS NOW" would hurry up and die, don't worry about them anyway their probably all 12 year olds/ retards... the least they can do is look it up before jumping to conclusions and wetting themselves.
Is it just me or are alot of you aparently missing the point that this latest ZP was created for another audience & simply ported, aparently without unediting it so us escapists can get our fix of pottymouth, over for our viewing pleasure as fast as they could? Maybe theyll unbleep it in a few days, but frankly if the only reason ppl watch ZP is because Yhatzee is a "comic" reviewer who swears, thats a rather sad reflection on his (vocal) following on this site.
I bought bioshock only because i could shoot bees from my hands.
I mean, fuck lightning. The end to Return of the Jedi would have been a million times cooler if the Emperor had shot angry bees at Luke.
Edit: The console comparison was the best. Period.
I mean, fuck lightning. The end to Return of the Jedi would have been a million times cooler if the Emperor had shot angry bees at Luke.
Edit: The console comparison was the best. Period.
Sad that Yahtzee's review had to be censored this week to protect the sensitive masses. Thankfully his wit was able to shine through. Great review. ZP has become my new favorite thing on the net. Even better than all the free porn...well, almost.