Were you one of the easily offended, outraged souls who took umbrage with Zero Punctuation's more-than-scathing review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl? If so, then Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw has some feedback to your feedback. That's right: rather than dedicating this week's Zero Punctuation to the usual misanthropic, ranting reviews that we love so much, Yahtzee has answered the numerous critics of his Brawl review, which attracted over a thousand comments on the Escapist's site (and quite a few on here).
Hit the break for the full, NSFW version, and prepare yourself for a chilling insight into the minds of the most irrational fanboys.
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5-07-2008 @ 7:16PM
Makalu said...
I think people are missing the point. He's right, he's a critic. I just read his reviews because I know how critical he is and it's funny. If one reviewer's bad review is going to kill you, too bad, get over it.
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5-07-2008 @ 9:42PM
Jamie said...
I don't agree with half the stuff he says, but I still find it hilarious. Taking it personally is just a little silly.
5-08-2008 @ 10:35AM
TheCoats said...
I dont know i think he is normally spot on with the faults in a gmae and he seemed to love no more heroes......i dont personally like his review style......its just me......but calling brawl a button masher??......I mean really........maybe to an extent but not to the extent as he was trying to say.....like soul caliber 2......but then wait it gets better after he called it a button masher and said any random n00b could beat you he went on to say.....then you'l play it alot and become one of those guys......the one who is sooooo good at the game, Etc......so its not a button masher now?
I dont know i personally dont like his critic style......
5-08-2008 @ 11:25AM
SoshiKitai said...
@TheCoats
Whoah... what happened with your grammar and punctuation? You sound like you got so pissed at the man, you drank yourself to incoherency.
5-08-2008 @ 11:35AM
TheCoats said...
I like him and what he has to say and I respect that but I just don't like his angry style and yes a drank alot!!!!
Actually I am at work, so sometimes I type very fast and don't proof-read.
sorry
5-07-2008 @ 7:18PM
Tom said...
Ripping Gamespot hit the mark for me. This was great stuff.
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5-07-2008 @ 7:20PM
manaman said...
Ha ha!
Honestly one of his best here. I liked how he ended with his opinion of each gaming system and likening them to dogs.
Right on,
manaman
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5-07-2008 @ 7:24PM
sn1per said...
"If I shoved my balls in other people's mouths for a living, I'd be a
prostitute, or a Gamespot employee"
Classic.
Seriously people, if you liked the game, great; don't let some reviewer's opinion bug you so much.
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5-07-2008 @ 7:31PM
Mr Khan said...
Yahtzee done good, i think, though i would assume that some more logical arguments were slung at him
The point he made that should be shouted from the mountain-tops and distrubed to every corner of the gaming internets is that these reviews are too focused on the score. He's absolutely right, an opinion about a game should not be reduced to a single number. The numbers void the better qualities of otherwise critically trashed games like Baroque, and equally void the nagging problems of critically hailed games like GTAIV
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5-07-2008 @ 7:34PM
Drahken said...
"How about four? As in four-k you!"
That right there is some classy shit. Cheers, Yahtzee.
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5-07-2008 @ 7:41PM
velocitystrike said...
"Yahtzee" is quite a good "love to hate" character. If were went to the same school, I'd happily gossip about him but give him a spare pen if he asked for one...
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5-07-2008 @ 7:45PM
velocitystrike said...
*If we, not "If were".
5-07-2008 @ 7:48PM
Wiseguy said...
He's completely right. Even as an unrepentant Brawl fanatatic, I have no problem with differing opinions as they in no way effect my enjoyment of my favorite game ever.
As he so wisely states, the only ones who get their panties in a bunch over a negative review are the ones with "nagging doubts in the back of their minds that they aren't having that much fun."
Go Yahtzee!
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5-07-2008 @ 7:50PM
SoshiKitai said...
Ah~ I love this. :D I absolutely loved it.
Perhaps one of the most agreeable videos I've seen from him (despite the fact that I loved Brawl).
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5-07-2008 @ 8:00PM
Alex said...
God I love Yahtzee, he's SOOOO funny, I hope to meet him... NOW!
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5-07-2008 @ 8:23PM
scissors125 said...
He's right.
Anyone is entitled to their own opinion, and if you can't respect it, then just go on enjoying the games you like, and ignoring reviews such as Zero Punctuation's Brawl review.
In my opinion, Brawl is great, and it's probably the best game on the Wii (not counting the Virtual Console), but it's far from perfect. If you want anywhere near perfect, go play Super Mario Allstars w/ Super Mario World.
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5-07-2008 @ 8:44PM
ultima_omega said...
This guy is great. People need to lighten up and stop taking he's reviews so seriously. Personally i think he tends to be right most the time just the fanboys hate to admit it.
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5-07-2008 @ 9:35PM
Roto13 said...
If he's right most of the time, then the only two good games in the world are Portal and Psychonauts.
5-07-2008 @ 9:47PM
goboColossus said...
And Killer7
5-07-2008 @ 9:54PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Don't forget Paper Mario: TYD
5-07-2008 @ 11:09PM
SoshiKitai said...
And No More Heroes
5-07-2008 @ 11:43PM
manaman said...
. . . And "God of War" and it's offspring, apparently.
5-07-2008 @ 8:51PM
Shogan said...
I literally lol'd at the last sentence. Awesome!
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5-07-2008 @ 9:00PM
Hungryghoast said...
Oh, BURRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNN
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5-07-2008 @ 9:31PM
Matthew said...
Wonderful on sooo many levels, hopefully he doesn't stop! My favourite line is the response to not offering a score. I hope I quote this right.
"How about 4, for 4UCK YOU!." LMAO
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5-07-2008 @ 9:34PM
Roto13 said...
I didn't like his Brawl review because it wasn't particularly funny. Honestly, who watches his reviews because they actually care what he thinks and value his opinions? He's hilarious, but if he's not tearing a game apart, he's worshipping it like some kind of god. The fact that there's no in between should be enough to make people take everything he says with a grain of salt.
This one was funny, though. :P
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5-07-2008 @ 9:57PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Yea, the Brawl was one of his worst(by lulz), but the most you can bash Brawl by is nitpicking.
5-07-2008 @ 11:14PM
SoshiKitai said...
He's a critic with an attitude that can only be described as "has a stick up his ---", with that said, an "inbetween/mediocre" review would be rare from him. :P
5-08-2008 @ 12:02AM
Croove55 said...
I actually see a number of his reviews as middle of the road. Of course, he always seems to be highly opinionated, but I think that might be due to his stylistic exaggeration. That is to say that I think his "love it or hate it" approach is simply a result of hyperbole, and that he usually raises pros and cons fairly where they should be.
Honestly, it's like watching the Daily Show and Colbert Report for the news: it'll make you laugh more, but directness and fairness do have to be sacrificed.
5-07-2008 @ 9:41PM
BlackFreefall said...
SSBB is fun but I find that Yahtzee take on Brawl has some merits.
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5-07-2008 @ 10:10PM
CJLopez said...
"I'm not a fanboy..."
"Yes you are.."
OMG, ROFLD, this one was epic, also
Loved how he came and fixed all those letters with punctuation while he won't use any on his reviews, xDDDDDDDD
This one was made of pure gold, as much as I love Brawl and Wii, I loved this and brawls review!!!!! this one even more!!!!
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5-07-2008 @ 10:35PM
RatMasterD21 said...
that was great he's100% right
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5-07-2008 @ 11:57PM
hvnlysoldr said...
He was right and I'm ashamed of those guys defending Brawl so poorly. It in no changes my mind because I love it; and it's going to be one of the biggest games of this generation played by all Nintendo fans.
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5-08-2008 @ 12:08AM
Roto13 said...
He didn't go after the people who made valid points. In the comments section for that video, lots of people pointed out how you don't have to play single player mode at all to unlock stuff. If he had insulted those people, it would have made him look like a bitter jerk.
5-08-2008 @ 10:41AM
TheCoats said...
he wants you all to say he was right because obviously there was some massive damge after the SSBB review and he needed to make up for it.........so he did with this video to further his point....
5-08-2008 @ 11:32AM
SoshiKitai said...
@TheCoats
Dude, I think you need to calm down. Next thing you know, your future posts won't make a bit of sense... :P Loosen up. Just because a lot of people like the guy and you don't, doesn't mean he's the devil who's tempting us all into his evil kingdom. You could... just NOT listen to the man. And NOT associate with him at all. :P
5-08-2008 @ 12:22PM
TheCoats said...
@soshi
Advice well taken.....I try to avoid him but he seems to be everywhere.......I think he might be a ninja.......I just don't like ninjas......
He's just not for me.....I find him humorous thats about it.....he doesn't offend me at all I just don't get it.....
5-08-2008 @ 1:34AM
andy said...
I had to agree with him on his brawl review. I don't like my fighter to be a tiny cluster of pixels on my screen, so I get easily annoyed when I play brawl. There is a lot wrong with brawl that people just accept, but its a paradox because despite its annoyances that are often mistaken as features, its actually one of the best games I've ever played, and one of the greatest of all time. The fun sneaks out of nowhere past dumb quirks and into my living room to produce some of the most fun (and also angriest) gaming experiences I've ever had.
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5-08-2008 @ 12:55PM
fco. said...
...and I wouldn't expect a better review for Mario Kart either.
Just go to fullyramblomatic and read today's post up to the last line.
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5-12-2008 @ 12:48AM
rawr said...
that made me lol...
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5-13-2008 @ 12:29AM
foobiroo said...
one of his most entertaining videos in a while
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