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

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Today on "what, this guy is still alive? and still doing this?"
Yahtzee lost me on that cringe-ass “review” of Hogwarts Legacy. I don’t give a fuck about reviews outside of their entertainment content but that one was just a tranny dick sucking attempt for, I dunno, clout? Get fucked lmao
Haven't seen anything from him since 2014 or so, looked it up and boy that was pathetic, also how come he's not getting called out for being a misogynist using the C-word? are any actual biological women watching his videos or is it just locomotives?
the reason given by Nick is that he was fired for "not achieving goals", which reads like corpo speak for "we just want you gone".
Looking at their numbers and their abysmal content they really were doing nothing.
I mean, Lucasfilm owns Darth Vader's voice...James Earl Jones couldn't use it in other contexts
Funny how with all the woke shit in soywars and all the mediocre poorly written blogs trying to deconstruct obtuse minutia about the movies nobody ever brings this up, and really when you think about it its some bullshit that an actor can't do a voice (which is not that far from his normal voice) anymore because some mega corp owns it.
What could they possibly do with the IP rights for Zero Punctuation? What are they going to do, get Bob Chipman to voice it?
With 15 years of voice and scripts they could easily get AI to write an episode and then voice it.

Shit, I just did, check it out:

Ah, Sonic Spinball, the unholy amalgamation of pinball and hedgehog-based platforming. If there ever was a game that made you question the sanity of its creators, this would be it. It's like someone took a pinball machine, fused it with a Sega Genesis, and force-fed it a bucket of chili dogs.
The premise is simple, I suppose. You, the player, control a perpetually jittering blue hedgehog named Sonic, who for reasons beyond mortal comprehension has decided to take a break from running around at the speed of sound to fling himself into the depths of a demented pinball machine. A task not dissimilar to sending a lamb to the slaughter, but with more loops, ramps, and robotic abominations waiting to shatter your hopes and dreams.
As you launch Sonic around this mishmash of metal and hazards, you'll quickly come to terms with the fact that the controls are about as responsive as a brick wall. There's a level of imprecision here that makes performing even the most basic tasks feel like trying to thread a needle while riding a unicycle on a tightrope.
The visuals, on the other hand, are about as pleasant as a root canal. If you've ever wanted to experience the visual equivalent of a migraine, look no further. The game's color palette seems to have been hand-picked by someone with an intense grudge against the concept of harmony. It's a neon nightmare that'll leave you questioning your own ocular health.
But let's not forget the sound design, which is a masterclass in annoyance. From the grating, repetitive tunes to the ear-piercing sound effects, every auditory element seems tailor-made to drive you into a state of perpetual irritation. It's as if the developers crafted the audio with the sole purpose of making your ears beg for sweet, sweet silence.
In the end, Sonic Spinball is an exercise in frustration. It's a game that takes two perfectly fine concepts—pinball and Sonic the Hedgehog—and proceeds to mangle them together into a twisted, nightmarish abomination that serves as a cautionary tale for future game developers. Unless, of course, they want to be reminded of what not to do when combining two genres.

Hell I'll do it, escapist call me.
some let's play threads on Something Awful
How am I not surprised the obnoxious pseudointellectual fedora-wearer 40something that defends trannies online was in SA?

Seriously its like a meme at this point, was any of these aging idiots not there?
The thing that always amazed me about the escapist is how much of a one man show it was but they had like 20 people working for it. If you look at the view count differences between Yahtzees videos and the other people working there it's night and day. On average non Yahtzee videos get about 1/10th of view views.
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How you pay 20 people with videos that wont even break half a mil views?
this shit was written on the wall ever since they apologized to Zoe Quinn
Shit, when did that happen?
Here's the post on the forum you mentioned, read dramatically by Demolition D.

Now that's another blast from the past, whatever happened to that guy?
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Ah yes being a shut-in woke retard is so much better than having a normal job in a growing industry with people who aren't bipolar or suicidal...

Always ironic how the people talking about privilege are always the most privileged, you never hear the son of a plumber who has to unclog a toilet with his dad to pay the bills talking about privilege. No, its always some entitled twat like this guy whose dad probably won the IPO lottery during the dotcom boom.
His next game has a little bit of hype around it
What is it about?
 
That's beyond cucked considering that by 2019 zoe blowey's shtick was already more or less over, all her grifts had hit the wall: the chuck "game", the shitty comic book, the GG movie that never happened with starring scarjo whose agent likely threw the script in the trash rather than bother an A-lister with the story of some fat canuck whore's hijinks with thirsty nerds.

To be this cucked at this point its pathetic, not in a lightly insulting-sort of way but like seeing a man dancing for nickels, its so pathetic its not even funny.
 
I have always wondered how these gaming publications can support having so many people working under them, even though they are essentially a dying form of media. I know that The Escapist have like what? four different ways to donate? But is there some rich guys just throwing money at these gaming news sites like they do with traditional newspapers?
Good question, and a lot of industries in America seem to have the exact same problem. Creative Assembly is still in the middle of their ritual suicide and have sacked like half their employees, but then you have to ask "what the hell were you doing with 600 people". Same deal with movies and shows from the big studios, it always sounds like there's a 0 too many in the budget, specially when you see the result. I assume the big boys were coasting on 0 interest loans, but what is something like the Escapist doing to keep 20 people paid? Specially when the only relevant content that actually brought money can be done by 2-3 max.
Here's the post on the forum you mentioned, read dramatically by Demolition D.

Ah yes, the "I'm not gay bit I sure want some tranny dick" gambit. Much heterosexual. Mom and Dad are proud.
I mean, he has a rich wife he can prob mooch off. He can write his books (that nobody outside of his cockwarmer fans will read) and make games (which he'll either have to put on steam or swallow his ego and try GoG again)
Another ask for who his wife is. But that's what he should honestly do, just sod off into the sunset and keep focusing on his games and books that won't sell shit and focus on his family. Hopefully his wife isn't a harpy and he's involved, so he doesn't have to fear the dreaded divorce.
 
Haven't seen anything from him since 2014 or so, looked it up and boy that was pathetic, also how come he's not getting called out for being a misogynist using the C-word? are any actual biological women watching his videos or is it just locomotives?
Because few women are into gaming, and even fewer are into watching washed up reviewers saying the same opinion of every journo rag only slightly more edgy. I don't think Yahtzee rocked the boat at all the last years. Just usual indie good, AAA bad unless Nintendo, his main viewers were trannies.

Funny how with all the woke shit in soywars and all the mediocre poorly written blogs trying to deconstruct obtuse minutia about the movies nobody ever brings this up, and really when you think about it its some bullshit that an actor can't do a voice (which is not that far from his normal voice) anymore because some mega corp owns it.
If people actually called out megacorps for draconic behaviour they might actually improve the state of things. However talking about whether said megacorp claiming "Capitalism bad" in the unnecessary casino planet bit is much safer.


Was that before of after she caused a guy to kill himsel?
 
Yahtzee and the rest of the old guard can go fuck themselves, anachronic dinosaurs left behind from an era of different prosperity, it makes the same sense as current year DSP, like, I thought media cycled through its human resources, but no, we have the same tired british faggot from 2000 saying le foony on 3 minute videos.
 
Fully Ramblomatic is going to be Yahtzee's next new show involving short form video reviews of video games. They're also going to be doing various streaming of games and other shit that the others will do.
 
That sounds nothing like Yathzee, it's going to be hard to replicate his sense of humor with just an AI.
It totally does, he's just a series of generic and predictable quips and "opinions" with pop culture references sprinkled about, that's why it gets old so fast.
his main viewers were trannies.
Shocker!

This is his game... it's full of tropes he makes fun of! So get ready!
That's it? shitty FTL imitator with le quirky writing? that's what he got to fall back on?
 
It totally does, he's just a series of generic and predictable quips and "opinions" with pop culture references sprinkled about, that's why it gets old so fast.
True, but there is certain pizzazz to it, for a lack of a better term. Plus, the AI will hardly know when to make timely cultural jokes or talk about how evil Hitler was.
Be mad all you want, the dude made a living essentially writing short comedy skits for 5 minute videos once a week. It was a good gig, and one that can't be replaced by an AI. There was an episode where someone else tried doing the first segment of ZP as a joke before Yathzee took over again, this is about the apex that the nu-ZP will be able to reach now.
 
I mean, what were ya expecting from the guy? Even his previous games show his level of skills and development.
After 15 years of talking shit of other (better) games and all the cash and clout he got I would expect something better than a game most on newgrounds would give it 2 stars.
True, but there is certain pizzazz to it, for a lack of a better term.
That's because its just the script, if I had the time I would train an AI on his voice but its doable. As for the animation it was basically a powerpoint presentation so anyone can do that.
 
After 15 years of talking shit of other (better) games and all the cash and clout he got I would expect something better than a game most on newgrounds would give it 2 stars.
I think the deal is either Yahtzee doesn't know, or wants too, work with other people (which shows if one watches that GameDamage pilot) and thus decides to do all the work himself OR he views himself as the Jack of all trades type. He can make reviews, write books and hell he can code this game that will totally be awesome.
 
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