"Zero Punctuation" and "Dev Diary" by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw - The only thing worth watching on The Escapist

[Nigor]

He said many times, how he despises multiplayer games, since it means interracting with other people or having to actually work with others. Heck, he raged in his BF1 review about players congratulaiting each other, even when his side lost.

I had to watch this again to see and I think he gets pissy over his team saying gg and it was a close match soley because hes bad at the game? He described the round as "smashing random particles together for fourth fucking minuites" lol

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Not really, its still greedy dbags in the end. The problem is, you can cry about "da wamens and da trannies" until Dagon rises from the sea, but its still greedy dbags who just look at either social medias or listen to people close to them as "Nah dude, I tellz ya this shit gonna fly high", an thus where it all is. Really, its no big conspiracy or whatever, its just mofos lookin at all this shit and thinking it'll make em big bucks.

At best you can argue upper management allows that shit because it only interacts with those dangerhair types. But in the end those people pop up constantly as artists, designers, social media managers and management, and their resulting games are constant money sinks.

It's not like the days of COD, where you can point at some massively successful faggoty game that justified companies burning themselves to replicate.

 

[30+GameOvers]

Watched the video, don't see what's so special about it. Yathzee is usually harder on the games he actually hates, he said it was fine and offered constructive criticism towards it.
That said, if a tranny is involved then no wonder he had a little cry and overreacted. I agree with Yathzee, this whole "Overly complex and overdesigned Doom mod/Build Engine game" schtick is getting old. Make some other games, we have enough of these fast paced retro shooters at this point. That goes double if the games are going to be infested with trannies, like pozzaco is showing us.

 

[GroundBeefHunter]

Just watched the video ... don't know about this one.

• Says the game is cutting itself in smaller bits than necessary.
• Criticized the game because it does not explain the story directly, then proceeds to explain the story is given indirectly, and that he likes that.
• There is a lot of debris flying on a shootout, that the enemies will flank you, that they make noise before so you know they are there, and that's annoying.

Did he just W+M1 the game in easy mode? For real, what I understood about the game is: Fear in the Doom engine, frenetic firefights and slow exploration.

The game is slow, and it's long, even for the current build, when you engage in a firefight you need to have a plan, there are a small number of enemies but they change tactics and get more equipment during the campaign, the way you fight a grunt in the first level is different than you fight in the last level (the first level he will just be in the corridor, maybe getting in cover, in the last ones they will be putting barriers, drones and smoke bombs). There are several locations with not just different art style but with different layout style and secrets. All of the weapons can be upgraded and the upgrades completely change the way you use the gun.

He didn't pay attention to the game until the game forced him, he did not payed attention to the enemies, he just walked towards them and got shot, he did not like it was hard to see because of the debris because he just wanted to kill the enemy as fast as possible to finish the fight as fast as possible. He found it annoying that the enemies didn't just stayed still to be killed and flanked him because he just wanted to kill then to finish as fast as possible. He did not care the game put him in a different environment because he was just walking forwards to finish as fast as possible.

Dude, if i was the dev of the game i would be pissed. The nigger begs for good indies, then a good indie comes along and he says "your game is like writing the Old Testament in shit in a prison wall", while cuphead-tutorialing the game, and people praised him for it.

I am 100% sure Yahtzee W+M1 the game in easy mode. Sad to see one of the last good game critic become just another game journo.

 

[The tired cat]

am 100% sure Yahtzee W+M1 the game in easy mode. Sad to see one of the last good game critic become just another game journo.

I mean, I'd say the fucker was never a good game critic. Heck, he bitched about games like MGS4 when he played it on Easy Mode with infinite ammo, bitched about Wildlands when again playing it on easy mode.

 

[Chickin BBQ]

The review is whatever, standard game journo bullshit applies, but Selaco-dev is a really annoying faggot.

 

[BlueSpark]

Yahtzee just put a trailer for an update to his new game, Starstruck Vagabond on his Youtube channel:

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Imo it looks terrible and I can smell the stench of autogynophile on those character designs, does anyone know whether he hired a tranny to make them?

 

[Coolio55]

Yahtzee just put a trailer for an update to his new game, Starstruck Vagabond on his Youtube channel:

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Imo it looks terrible and I can smell the stench of autogynophile on those character designs, does anyone know whether he hired a tranny to make them?

I believe that Yahtzee made them himself and this is what he considered "sexy".
When he said "There's Space Waifus!" my penis shrivelled up in horror.

 

[The tired cat]

Yahtzee just put a trailer for an update to his new game, Starstruck Vagabond on his Youtube channel:

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Imo it looks terrible and I can smell the stench of autogynophile on those character designs, does anyone know whether he hired a tranny to make them?

Okay, several things: 1. If you only got praises from ScreenRant and some podcast, I would suggest mail ordering that Glock with a single bullet; 2. This game is 24.50 € on steam and it doesnt warrant THAT price; 3. This game has 43 peole playing it out of the 451 all time peek...

 

[BlueSpark]

Okay, several things: 1. If you only got praises from ScreenRant and some podcast, I would suggest mail ordering that Glock with a single bullet; 2. This game is 24.50 € on steam and it doesnt warrant THAT price; 3. This game has 43 peole playing it out of the 451 all time peek...

I remember several years ago when Yahtzee had that other shitty game of his, the Lovecraft-eque sidescroller that looked like a 12 year-old's first Flash game, and he mentioned that he tried to publish it on GoG but they wouldn't have it because it was so low quality lmao.
His games have literally regressed in quality since the Trilby games he made forever ago. Seven Days a Stranger was his peak and he can't get back there, just like he can't make quality videos any more.

 

[The tired cat]

I remember several years ago when Yahtzee had that other shitty game of his, the Lovecraft-eque sidescroller that looked like a 12 year-old's first Flash game, and he mentioned that he tried to publish it on GoG but they wouldn't have it because it was so low quality lmao.
His games have literally regressed in quality since the Trilby games he made forever ago. Seven Days a Stranger was his peak and he can't get back there, just like he can't make quality videos any more.

What makes me cringe is the price hes charging for this game. I know steam cut an etc, but my guy this game doesnt warrant such a price tag, maybe if this was like 15 or even 10€, that would be fine. But for 24.50? How fucking huge is your ego?

 

[Gravityqueen4life]

I went back to the escapist channel to see if its alive or not.



I expected worse numbers but still, a far cry from their golden age.

 

[Scarthew]

I remember several years ago when Yahtzee had that other shitty game of his, the Lovecraft-eque sidescroller that looked like a 12 year-old's first Flash game, and he mentioned that he tried to publish it on GoG but they wouldn't have it because it was so low quality lmao.
His games have literally regressed in quality since the Trilby games he made forever ago. Seven Days a Stranger was his peak and he can't get back there, just like he can't make quality videos any more.

Consuming shadow is actually pretty good. Its got some balance issues (what game doesnt?) but theres a lot of neat ideas and mechanics. Highly replayable with 4 distinct characters and challenge modes add to that playtime in creative ways.

 

[Pierre D'Olnique]

Yahtzee admitted multiple times that he's shit at art and sidesteps all possible work related to animation. Shitting on that aspect of his games is retarded. In the most recent SR he also said that he makes games that appeal to himself first and foremost.

I do agree that TCS constrols like absolute dogshit, though. He should get around to remastering it with updated visuals and keymapping.

 

[I_Am_Not_Bruce_Willis]

Yahtzee just put a trailer for an update to his new game, Starstruck Vagabond on his Youtube channel:

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Imo it looks terrible and I can smell the stench of autogynophile on those character designs, does anyone know whether he hired a tranny to make them?

I'm gonna be real here: You could've told me this was made by your run-of-the-mill millennial danger-hair CalArts hire and not Yahtzee and I would've believed you.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Is there a torrent of the game? Seems like a prime material for Jaimas, I'd happily buy him a copy.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Is there a torrent of the game? Seems like a prime material for Jaimas, I'd happily buy him a copy.

There is

 

[Xarpho's Return]

Yahtzee admitted multiple times that he's shit at art and sidesteps all possible work related to animation. Shitting on that aspect of his games is retarded. In the most recent SR he also said that he makes games that appeal to himself first and foremost.

That's dumb. The first point that is if you make games YOU like there's literally no mystery or intrigue. Part of what makes games interesting to me is to see what there is in the game, whether the "ha ha, I didn't know I could do that" moment, the "this actually makes me feel emotional" moment, the "HOLY SHIT" moment, and the "I'm glad the developer has excellent taste" moment. Those are the sorts of things that make games likable and memorable. (If it has none of those I either completely hated it or found it forgettable).

The other thing is that any game that would retail for $30 is usually a team effort, Yahtzee is no savant that can pull that off and have it not be ass. He has money, why wouldn't he outsource some of the art? If I promised "space waifus" in my game I would absolutely not try to make that art myself unless I was trying to go for parody.

 

[The tired cat]

The other thing is that any game that would retail for $30 is usually a team effort, Yahtzee is no savant that can pull that off and have it not be ass. He has money, why wouldn't he outsource some of the art? If I promised "space waifus" in my game I would absolutely not try to make that art myself unless I was trying to go for parody.

I wanna say it might be ego or that he doesn't wanna hire artist who can actually draw sexy "space waifus", since he's know for complaining for female characters looking attractive in games.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

since he's know for complaining for female characters looking attractive in games

Glad someone else pointed this out. It confuses the hell out of me that someone like him would make something that he is known to bitch about in his videos. Almost like he's purposefully catering to the lowest common denominator just to get that easy money.