Yahtzee Croshaw takes on E3


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The race is on, what comes first, Team Sonic actually releasing a good Sonic game or Nintendo releasing a successful new IP?

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Sometimes I wonder whether the Zero Punctuation format hinders Croshaw's creativity or he's actually incapable of a more thoughtful analysis. Oh, so E3 was not entirely about new original storylines, gosh! What about all the awesome titles that were presented, ie Dead Space 2, Portal 2, not a word on that? "The 3DS is a gimmick because it's not a storyline yadayadayada". Ok Yahtzee we get it.

Seriously he should critique another genre, like books, if all he ever cares for is original storylines. "Ugh, controllers!" Controllers do matter. "Ugh, sequels!" Sequels make some of the best games (Half-Life 2, Diablo 2, Age of Empires 2).

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Sometimes I wonder whether the Zero Punctuation format hinders Croshaw's creativity or he's actually incapable of a more thoughtful analysis. Oh, so E3 was not entirely about new original storylines, gosh! What about all the awesome titles that were presented, ie Dead Space 2, Portal 2, not a word on that? "The 3DS is a gimmick because it's not a storyline yadayadayada". Ok Yahtzee we get it.

Seriously he should critique another genre, like books, if all he ever cares for is original storylines. "Ugh, controllers!" Controllers do matter. "Ugh, sequels!" Sequels make some of the best games (Half-Life 2, Diablo 2, Age of Empires 2).

The last thing you should do is take him serious. It's just an extreme nitpicking opinion about something to get some laughs and page hits. If anyone takes his "reviews" for real, then that's the real funny thing I'd say.

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It's just an extreme nitpicking opinion about something to get some laughs and page hits.
But often the nitpicking is actually quite relevant (which is part of what makes it fun). And usually the nitpicking is completed by a rather accurate global impression. In this case, it appears to me he just missed the big picture.
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Sometimes I wonder whether the Zero Punctuation format hinders Croshaw's creativity or he's actually incapable of a more thoughtful analysis. Oh, so E3 was not entirely about new original storylines, gosh! What about all the awesome titles that were presented, ie Dead Space 2, Portal 2, not a word on that? "The 3DS is a gimmick because it's not a storyline yadayadayada". Ok Yahtzee we get it.

Seriously he should critique another genre, like books, if all he ever cares for is original storylines. "Ugh, controllers!" Controllers do matter. "Ugh, sequels!" Sequels make some of the best games (Half-Life 2, Diablo 2, Age of Empires 2).

You obviously haven't understood the concept behind ZP :)

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But often the nitpicking is actually quite relevant (which is part of what makes it fun). And usually the nitpicking is completed by a rather accurate global impression. In this case, it appears to me he just missed the big picture.

Well, if you agree with the "nitpicking"/minor bit's he overexagerates then fine, but w/e, I check it out from time to time for a few laughs even if I don't agree with the opinion, which is often the case.

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The race is on, what comes first, Team Sonic actually releasing a good Sonic game or Nintendo releasing a successful new IP?

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