Have these annoying Zero Punctuation threads finally reached thier end? Apparently not but I wish they had.
ZP lost its edge?
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i have to say that his reviews are not really a review anymore but normally bullcrap(funny bullcrap sometimes).but think about it this way:its only video game reviews im sure u can find soemthing else do.
I do have to admit that it did seem a lot funnier back when I first saw it... Maybe it was because of the games or that I hadn't seen it before or something... But, I still do watch the new ones when they come out and still enjoy it...
If you don't like a movie you don't go back to the cinema 3 more times just to make sure.Kanashe said:
Zero Punctuation is just one of the many things to the escapist, so get used to "coming here mostly every Wednesday and getting bored eventually" and actually do a lot with the escapist. If commit yourself to one thing, of course it will get boring, but if you add variety (post A LOT, watch different Escapist shows like unskippables, unforgotten realms, etc..) things won't be so boring =pMorganL4 said:
I think he was just making fun of what he thought were poorly done accents in the game.Johny_X2 said:
I agree completely with the OP. For the Far Cry 2 review it sounded like he occasionally decided to jam 20-som marbles in his mouth. Some of the more recent jokes are just silly. However I still think they are unnaturally funny. I was better in the good old days but its still damn good.
People said he had lost his touch after 2 reviews.
Why must people make a big deal of changing their viewing habits? Just stop watching quietly.
Edit - and after watching this weeks episode, I have to say I agree with Yahtzee again.
Why must people make a big deal of changing their viewing habits? Just stop watching quietly.
Edit - and after watching this weeks episode, I have to say I agree with Yahtzee again.
Given the 'NewClassic' post on the Tomb Raider underworld review I figured this would come up.
To be honest when I first started watching the reviews I would be fighting back tears of laughter, I usually watch it at work when it's released so people in my office started to assume I had some kind of clockwork epilepsy or something. These days it's much easier to keep a lid on it.
You might not agree but the most powerful elements of what makes a ZP review great is an in-depth knowledge of game play AND the gaming industry PRESENTED in a rapid fire allegory rich way plus his sniper deadly similes, in short excellent game reviewing, amusingly put together. I'd have to agree that there now seems to be an emphasis on being funny rather than the kind of detailed expositional analysis of the games that were the core of the earlier reviews (which haven't lost any laughs in my book I can always go back and watch them again), which means we -like the fickle bunch we are - are turning on him for...well what...I guess you could call it selling out or pandering to the masses but that strikes me as contradictory to his style.
You've got to admit that we would be the cause of the change, the more we praise his sarcastic assassination of the games he's playing the more incentive there is for him to perpetuate that, so is it really fair for us to criticise him for it afterwards.
I don't think it's over, tomb raider never really had anyone?s hopes up, far cry isn't something I'd ever cared about anyway, he needs something...important, something groundbreaking to excite him and subsequently us. I'd like to hear about games he does enjoy because he'll be more motivated to discuss in detail, but that's the gaming industries problem, not Yahtzee's
To be honest when I first started watching the reviews I would be fighting back tears of laughter, I usually watch it at work when it's released so people in my office started to assume I had some kind of clockwork epilepsy or something. These days it's much easier to keep a lid on it.
You might not agree but the most powerful elements of what makes a ZP review great is an in-depth knowledge of game play AND the gaming industry PRESENTED in a rapid fire allegory rich way plus his sniper deadly similes, in short excellent game reviewing, amusingly put together. I'd have to agree that there now seems to be an emphasis on being funny rather than the kind of detailed expositional analysis of the games that were the core of the earlier reviews (which haven't lost any laughs in my book I can always go back and watch them again), which means we -like the fickle bunch we are - are turning on him for...well what...I guess you could call it selling out or pandering to the masses but that strikes me as contradictory to his style.
You've got to admit that we would be the cause of the change, the more we praise his sarcastic assassination of the games he's playing the more incentive there is for him to perpetuate that, so is it really fair for us to criticise him for it afterwards.
I don't think it's over, tomb raider never really had anyone?s hopes up, far cry isn't something I'd ever cared about anyway, he needs something...important, something groundbreaking to excite him and subsequently us. I'd like to hear about games he does enjoy because he'll be more motivated to discuss in detail, but that's the gaming industries problem, not Yahtzee's
You're not alone, I've noticed that some people can get away with racist slurs, implied threats and calling people cunts.fish food carl said:
Without wanting to label groups of people, most of these offenders seems to be young (less than 18) Americans, who's posts are also plagued with bad grammar and spelling errors.
Maybe a lenient view is taken with them because they're essentially still children and don't know any better, or maybe that's the demographic which is trying to be attracted.
Who knows, maybe a behind the scenes deal has been struck with the pharmaceutical company that makes Ritalin.
I wouldn't say that the mods are sell outs, but maybe their hands are tied.
I'm sure their integrity as individuals is as staunch as ever, but as you say they're following orders.
Barbara Tuchman said:
As it have already been said to the point of numbness, ZP haven't lost it's sting, it's us who're getting used to the humour.
If he did anything else we'd call him a sellout instead - the masses will always have some complaints, unless it get's something the equivalent of golden rays of chocolate and cocaine launched right into our wide-open eyeballs.
I have watched several ZPs a day for the last month and I still find them funny. The fact that I think the Mirror's Edge review is one of his best totally convinces me he still got it.
If he did anything else we'd call him a sellout instead - the masses will always have some complaints, unless it get's something the equivalent of golden rays of chocolate and cocaine launched right into our wide-open eyeballs.
I have watched several ZPs a day for the last month and I still find them funny. The fact that I think the Mirror's Edge review is one of his best totally convinces me he still got it.
It ebbs and flows. Before, the schtick alone made it funny. Nowadays, it relies entirely on the jokes which, I presume, rise and fall on whatever they are aimed at. Unfortunately, since Yahtzee has a week to come up with new material the quality of reviews is often highly inconsistent. Today's Far Cry 2 offering fell flat for me, the South African thing didn't do anything for me.
Everywhere I turn there seems to be a thread about Yahtzee lately (and yes I've been on this site a lot longer then I've had a profile) and most of them negative. To top it off usually people just write that they no longer find ZP funny without really giving a concrete reason why. There's a difference between not liking something and offering constructive critism to just whining.
Several people have mentioned that maybe he needs to take a break from ZP. Perhaps, if you no longer find it enjoyable to watch you should take the break. Seperate yourself for a while and then come back after a month and see if it is funny again.
And no, I am not a rabid fanboy of his - far from it. There are sevreal of his episodes that I didn't particularly find humerous while others made me laugh out loud. Quite frankly I don't blame him for having his view of fans that he does. No matter what he does, what he changes, he will not be able to please everyone. There is always going to be a group that dislikes it. That's just the way it is. So he choses to do it his way instead of trying to appease those who watch his videos. I mean he tried to do a positive review and was bashed because being positive isn't seen as being funny. So now he tries to make negative reviews and people complain that his videos are one long rant. Talk about not winning.
Honestly, what he does is a lot harder then it looks - and he definitely makes the whole process look simple. I don't think I could do it better and I keep in mind how much work has gone into making one episode of ZP when I want to criticize it. Humor is a very hard art form and I do not envy anyone who dos it as a career.
Several people have mentioned that maybe he needs to take a break from ZP. Perhaps, if you no longer find it enjoyable to watch you should take the break. Seperate yourself for a while and then come back after a month and see if it is funny again.
And no, I am not a rabid fanboy of his - far from it. There are sevreal of his episodes that I didn't particularly find humerous while others made me laugh out loud. Quite frankly I don't blame him for having his view of fans that he does. No matter what he does, what he changes, he will not be able to please everyone. There is always going to be a group that dislikes it. That's just the way it is. So he choses to do it his way instead of trying to appease those who watch his videos. I mean he tried to do a positive review and was bashed because being positive isn't seen as being funny. So now he tries to make negative reviews and people complain that his videos are one long rant. Talk about not winning.
Honestly, what he does is a lot harder then it looks - and he definitely makes the whole process look simple. I don't think I could do it better and I keep in mind how much work has gone into making one episode of ZP when I want to criticize it. Humor is a very hard art form and I do not envy anyone who dos it as a career.