Glorious Escapism Roleplay

Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject: Yahtzee

In the mother forum, Toutaku introduced (or reintroduced) us to Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw. He's a witty game critic who also makes old-school adventure games and has even wrote his own book.

This is the website:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:16 pm Post subject:

And for the rest of us who are caught up, here's his most recent review:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1908-DeathSpank-Limbo

I honestly have never heard of this game.

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject:

Well, it's two games. And they're indie games, so that's not too surprising.

Not the first time he's reviewed independently made games like this. Probably not a amusing as his reviews of mainstream titles, but then again, there's probably less to dig into.

But yeah, Yahtzee's an amusing gaming humorist. God way to spend five minutes every wednesday.
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Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:37 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I just realized that and was about to correct it when my sister used the home phone to call her friends, disrupting the connection.

Oh, so they're indie games.

And yep, its the best 5 minutes any person can waste in my opinion.

Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject:

This week, Yahtzee heads into nostalgia territory and reviews Shadow of the Colossus.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1924-Shadow-of-the-Colossus

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject:

I love how adamant he is not to review Starcraft 2, going so far as to pull another old PS2 game out...
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Selrahc · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:00 am Post subject:

Well, that's Yahtzee for ya. If you ask me, it was a pretty good choice. I wonder what game he's going to review next week so as to avoid all the new stuff.

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:31 am Post subject:

he gave me the impression that Starcraft is the only new game he's avoiding, and that he did this only because there aren't many other new games out.

Maybe something else will be out next week.
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Selrahc · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:41 am Post subject:

Ah, I see. Considering its Australia, there probably wasn't many games he could review besides Starcraft II then.

Perhaps, but you'll never know.

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:12 am Post subject:

Yep. Australian release dates are usually late.
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Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:12 pm Post subject:

This week, Yahtzee reviews Split/Second: Velocity.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1939-Split-Second-Velocity

Having seen some gameplay vids (courtesy of the G4 channel), I can't believe it was made by Disney. When the hell did they start making a game that looks so badass? Oh well...

Yahtzee seemed to rip it up pretty good, but I was really looking forward to seeing its potential, oh well. Anyone else have opinions about it?

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject:

Looks like it's gotten good reviews from mainstream reviewers, by in large.

I found Yahtzee's review pretty hilarious though. I love his rip on the title and the completely pointless "/" in it. That was great. As was his bit about what it would take to actually recreate the game.
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Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:57 pm Post subject:

But the fact that it was made by Disney makes me want to regret all my positive thoughts about it.

It was pretty hilarious, I just love how he talks about he about he blew up his opponent, only to run smack into a wall. And that's so true, who the hell has enough money to buy an entire metropolis and thousands of tons of explosives for every racer to use?

Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject:

Granted I haven't played many games made by Disney, but I wouldn't base the sill of their development teams on products made by entirely different parts of the corporation. It's a massive corporation; there are talented people working there.

That's not to defend this game. I've never played it and cant' vouch for it. It does rather sound like what Yahtzee's saying, an attempt to pander to the crowd who loves over-indulgent flashiness, fast cars and explosions. As that sort of stuff does nothing for me, I doubt I'd be very interested.
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Selrahc · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject:

I suppose, but Disney? Really?

Yeah, I know you're not defending the game. As for what Yahtzee said, he did forget to blast the points system, which I saw at the end of each gameplay video. I'm willing to bet that's for buying useless shit or something.