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Zero Punctuation Reviews Alan Wake

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw reviews Alan Wake for the Xbox 360.

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alphakennybody5827d ago

lol this gonna stir some heart. That was great!

UNCyrus5827d ago

Hilarious, and informative at the same time... He actually doesn't trash Alan Wake as much as most of the other games he reviews.

D4RkNIKON5827d ago

Yeah he is such a satirical bastard and I love it! He rips apart every game he reviews and it has become expected.

toaster5827d ago

lol His best review was the Orange Box. The opening song said "It's all too beautiful" lol. Skip to the part where he reviews Portal. Classic.

SOAD5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

I've listened to so many of his reviews. He doesn't really seem to like any game other than Silent Hill 2 and some Zelda game.

Go listen to his Uncharted 2 review. He tears it apart, going so far as to criticize it for having good graphics. And he wasn't joking around.

Below: You only trust his opinion and CGRHD's? You must have like 3 games in your library then.

alphakennybody5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

lol calm down, I'm well aware of his way of reviewing games. I'm just saying certain people here can't taker jokes. I've followed all of his reviews and if ever I need someone's opinion about a game This guy and CGRHD are the only ones I trust.

Like I said calm down, Yes I trust their opinion more than any big name site. 3 games? you might wanna read my comment again, I clearly wrote "if I ever needed someones opinion..."

Rucury5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

He likes the Mario RPG series as well. (Watch Bowser's Inside Story review)

And Thief 2, I think.

Just saying.

SilverSlug5827d ago

He basically said stuff that made the game was just bad. That is like me playing COD4 and saying "It has shooting! Horrible!" I think the public knows if you don't like shooting games..... don't but a shooting game.

vickers5005827d ago

@SilverSlug

He liked pain killer, saint's row 2, Re4(I think), inFamous. Those are all shooters. I'm not saying his reviews are credible (they aren't), but he does like some shooters.

@Soad

No, soad, he doesn't criticize it for having good graphics. I don't know how you got that from the review, but he criticized it because in his opinion, that is all the game had going for it. He didn't criticize it just for having good graphics, he criticized it because he thought the good graphics were a crutch to hold the rest of the game up. Listen to him next time and don't cherry pick what you want to hear.

In fact, I'll post the link to the review so you can actually watch it again - http://www.escapistmagazine...

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mal_tez925827d ago

Or are his review not funny at all anymore?

I didn't even smile, let alone laught, at this one.

Rucury5827d ago

I peed myself.

Then again, I'm 15.

=<

darren_poolies5827d ago

I partially agree, all of his reviews up until the review of The Orange Box, I peed myself laughing at but after that I now barley crack a smile. Still I find his reviews very entertaining.

And I'm 16.

CimmerianDrake5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

Is that he isn't afraid to rip a game to shreds, good or not. You could have thrown the $900 worth of merchandise that Microsoft handed out to everyone to give Halo 3 a good review to him, and he'd still rip it apart. That's why people love him. Doesn't necessarily matter if you agree with him or not, but what does matter is that he says what he wants without worrying about who bought positive press for their game.

**EDIT** Found his Halo 3 review.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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nickjkl5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

yahtzee is a critic

not a reviewer his videos are for fun not to be taken seriously

i haven't even watched the video yet but i know hes going to trash it like no ones business like he does all games

Parapraxis5827d ago

...he doesn't trash ALL games ;)

SOAD5827d ago

There's only a handful of games that he doesn't trash.

Halochampian5827d ago

he does.

It's hilarious but he does. Loved GOW3 but he pretty much trashed that game.

But any game that he gives some praise is a pretty good game.

koh5827d ago

And just because he trashes them doesn't mean he's not speaking the truth. Don't base a decision on what to buy because of him, but always worth a listen.

SOAD5827d ago

He finds the slightest flaws in even the greatest games and magnifies them to make them seem worse than they are.

If he found one unlikeable sidequest in a massive RPG, he would go on about it as if it was a major part of the game.

koh5827d ago

Yeah but as long as you know that he blows things out of proportion you can listen to what he complains about and decide for yourself if it is a big deal or not to you. You can learn about all of AW's great qualities from ever other drooling review.

Pandamobile5827d ago

The only games I can recall Yahzee actually liking are Valve games (HL2, Portal, etc) and Psychonaughts.

Unicron5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

Which is funny, because I love Psychonauts, but it's gameplay is clunky as all hell. Did he point that out?

Strange_Evil5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

Actually he loves Saints Row 2 to death.. You can watch that video. After that he compares every open world game to SR2...

http://www.escapistmagazine...

He even likes GOW games, but thats probably it lol.

nickjkl5827d ago

look at those phantom disagrees

disagreeing with the truth

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CimmerianDrake5827d ago

It's a funny review. He does give the game some credit too, so it's not all bad. lol.

Dr-ZOOM5827d ago

Video doesn't work FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

ZombieNinjaPanda5827d ago (Edited 5827d ago )

I love the videos this guy puts out. I'm not sure how he's able to come up with half of this sh*t, but it's hilarious.

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A Late Look: Alan Wake

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "All in all, it’s not hard to see why Alan Wake has received a bit of a cult following (there’s that famous foreshadowing again). It’s a title that blends themes and gameplay, while pushing the limits of storytelling by putting stories within stories and letting you read those stories before you get to that part in… the story. It has flaws, to be sure - the gameplay side can’t quite keep up with the rest of its ambitions - but overall it’s a great game that stands out among its peers and is undeniably… one for the books."

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Alan Wake: Design Works Book Announced

Remedy has announced a new Alan Wake book and more as part of their anniversary celebration.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers761d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran8761d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

jznrpg173d ago

People sometimes call Wal-Mart Wally World including myself

Tacoboto760d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia761d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger761d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie761d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos761d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie761d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh760d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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