Ben Croshaw
Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw is a game developer with several past games to his credit including 5 Days a Stranger, 7 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice. He is also a popular game critic, posting his "Zero Punctuation" video series, with a distinct visual style.
Yahtzee hates Joss Whedon
Video Description:
Why is Yahtzee a pastry? Well, the first time I uploaded this video, I used Yahtzee's sprite from Zero Punctuation. The Escapist sent me a copyright violation, and the video was removed. So I had to think up a new concept for Yahtzee. At the end of podcast 131, Matt attempted to call Yahtzee "cynical & twisted," except it came out sounding more like "cinnamon twist." So I GIS'd a cinnamon twist, threw on a sweet hat, and had him shooting the bird at almost everything. Seemed good enough a substitute as anything.
The audio, as well as the artwork used for Matt and Yug, is from the Australian Gamer website, which I recommend everyone visit! They're fun to read and listen to, and they're especially awesome for giving me permission to excerpt these bits from their podcast.
"jakob187 said:If that's what you need to believe..."Yahtzee is FTW. Whether you like him or not, he has extremely valid points on video games.And I hate Joss Whedon too."
"HandsomeDead said:I don't know. I used to watch Buffy when I was young and I thought it was OK, which makes it better than most other series these days. Firefly was pure unfiltered shite though. Probably the best cancellation FOX have ever done."Now I love Yahtzee even more. Joss Whedon has produced some of the most WRETCHED TV i've ever seen."FIXED!"
"jakob187 said:Buffy was wretched. Only good thing that came from it was James Marsters getting a name so he could play Zod on Smallville. Angel was pure vomit on a TV screen. Firefly...ugh...I can't even go there."HandsomeDead said:I don't know. I used to watch Buffy when I was young and I thought it was OK, which makes it better than most other series these days. Firefly was pure unfiltered shite though. Probably the best cancellation FOX have ever done.""Now I love Yahtzee even more. Joss Whedon has produced some of the most WRETCHED TV i've ever seen."FIXED!"
And then, for some ungodly reason, people gave the dood money to make a MOVIE based on a CANCELLED TV show!!!
"Yahtzee is a pretentious, cynical, self-aggrandizing cunt. I realized this only after about 20 of his videos, but if you haven't realized by now that he shits on games for the sake of it, poor you."You're right, he is a pretentious and cynical cunt. The thing is...he's right when he does it. You can't honestly tell me that when you listen to the bile he spews, you don't think "fuck, he's right about that"...
I love Yahtzee. I also hate Joss Whedon. However, I know and accept that Yahtzee is a bit of a douche, and love to focus on the negatives of a game rather than it's redeeming qualities. I watch his reviews more for entertainment than for his opinion. He's very frequently right, but I wish he would talk a little more about the good parts of a game instead of just the bad parts.
I trust the GiantBomb reviewers much more than I trust him.
"I love Yahtzee. I also hate Joss Whedon. However, I know and accept that Yahtzee is a bit of a douche, and love to focus on the negatives of a game rather than it's redeeming qualities. I watch his reviews more for entertainment than for his opinion. He's very frequently right, but I wish he would talk a little more about the good parts of a game instead of just the bad parts.Yes, but he has stated quite a few times in his reviews that no one likes him focusing on the good parts of games, because honestly, how funny can you be when you talk about the good parts of games? So I understand why he focuses so hard on the bad side of games.
I trust the GiantBomb reviewers much more than I trust him."
Like Free Radical. How the fuck can you make all those great Timesplitters games and then make HAZE?!
What the hells is wrong with you jakob187, your coming off as a elitist fanatic and enforcing your opinions and views on our throats to everyone as if you're trying make make us all to blindly agree with you. Just because I disagree doesn't mean I'm easily influenced by the gaming media, in fact I hate the gaming media and I think it's a failing industry. Just because you hate Joss Whedon's work doesn't mean we have to as we all have our different tastes and that what makes everyone different. From your profile setting I can see that you're in your adult age but you behave like a twelve year old around these forums. People like you on the internet are the reason why we can't have any civil discussions around forums these days.
"What the hells is wrong with you jakob187, your coming off as a elitist fanatic and enforcing your opinions and views on our throats to everyone as if you're trying make make us all to blindly agree with you. Just because I disagree doesn't mean I'm easily influenced by the gaming media, in fact I hate the gaming media and I think it's a failing industry. Just because you hate Joss Whedon's work doesn't mean we have to as we all have our different tastes and that what makes everyone different. From your profile setting I can see that you're in your adult age but you behave like a twelve year old around these forums. People like you on the internet are the reason why we can't have any civil discussions around forums these days. "OMG PEOPLEZ ON INTERWEBZ HAS OPINIONZ AND EXPRESS THEMS?!?! NOOOOOOO!!!!
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