Love this comment. Dead on the money

this is the best comment

What a time to be alive

Legally distinct copycats are tight!

@@ShaimingLong It will be super easy, barely an inconvenience!

Truly the pride month content we need in our lives

Yeah it's like poetry in motion.

The moment E3 died I realized everyone would have their own showcase which would play around the same time instead of everyone at one place

The world is always changing, but some things never truly change all that much.

The Infinite Review have exclusive rights to E3 now, their coverage is on KZfaq

And "Star Cry" lmao this mf don't miss

Same. Yves Guilmot isn't hiding the fact that he's French Bobby Kotick at this point.

Tres bien

Would someone be so kind as to explain the joke to a guy that doesn't speak a lick of French? Pretty please?

@@FireFox64000000 an oubliette is a kind of pit within a dungeon with no exit save for a single opening at the top. However, because of its shape, it was impossible to climb out of, so any prisoner chucked in there had no way of escaping.

Yhea the problem with those games is that you're on the giving end of the glory hole. You get your face painted white and still have to pay for it.^^

Bruh does he really think people are just gong to stop playing videogames? This is what being terminally online does, do you think the average consumer gives a shit? People are still going to play games.

AAA is the minority of videogames... ​@@DogginsFroggins

Ha, finally I can turn my inability to get over the fact that I grew up poor and and consequently unwilling to spend a lot of money on games into moral superiority. (I've never payed more than $25 for a game)

@@DogginsFroggins Most people who whine about AAA games don't stick by their morals and play indies. Some of us have a much better and affordible time in the indie market than AAA and would be happy for more to join us.

That's usually a good sign. That means he doesn't have much to complain about.

What's the fan name for mario x luigi

@@tahunuva4254incestuous

@@tahunuva4254 I can just tell you how the Rule 34’s content will be named: Mario X Luigi: Ship

@@roboknobthesnob "plumbing" bros.

I remember this early episode of his (maybe for Mindjack or Too Human) where he was specifically grateful to the devs for making such a terrible game he could get mad at.

Amen! 🤬👍

He was really on point in todays episode, and a lot of the jokes actually got a laugh out of me, or rather several. I still find him funny, but his content from the last 3-5 years is still the same, yet different, but not as funny, although, its nice he is one of the only KZfaqrs left who does not give a damn about language and so forth

sad part about it is, that he is right

Look how much freedom they have to do their true good work now that they don't have a parent corporation breathing down their neck on behalf of game publishers.

We know why, they know why. They just don't have the balls to outright say "We are in the business of making money, not games."

​@@JPR3DI mean, they have actually said that

@@JPR3D To be fair, their shutdown was probably alread predestined when they bought Zenimax. They just wanted things like TES and Doom and gave the other studios a 2-3 year grace period, where Microsoft will still support them but after that, good luck with our shareholders. It's still pretty bad, as even if they still retain most of the staff of these studios, people will question why didn't they just let the devs keep their studios. All I'm saying, I believed, that their days were numbered when Microsoft bough Zenimax. Microsoft even made their tombstones with their date etched onto it. I maybe wrong, but that's the conclusion I came to.

There's a fine line between simping for a huge corporation, and being a minute portion of the primary reason why this planet is fucked. A line so fine, so might say it's not even there at all...

They wouldn't even give out release dates for games they are claiming will come out this year. If they can't answer that they are not gonna answer anything else.

Some of us do the opposite, you know!

I stay for the surprise Stephen King references

come for the yahtzee, stay for the cold takes.

Morals always subside when convenience is at steak

I’d make a joke about clapping at CG trailers, but the CG trailers make sense. These companies can’t be bothered to do anything less than $100 million projects, so they have nothing else to show. It’s why Nintendo can show everything coming within the next 6 months, because their games mostly take 2 or maybe 3 years to make as opposed to 5-6.

That doesn't really rhyme properly; other than that, that's pretty good.

@@matthewmuir8884 Yeah, it wasn't until after I posted that I realized "makes me sick" was right there as a better closing rhyme. I blame my tired brain having just come off a night shift at work.

The overall theme of the trailer can be summed up as "Look how queer we are! We support all the right things! Give us ESG money Blackrock!"

Considering they had massive layoffs a year ago, I’m surprised they had gameplay to show off at all.

@@JaimeNyx15 I mean the game has been in development for 10 years at this point. They must've been doing something.

​@@Richforce1 Was there a single mention of queerness or are you just getting triggered by the empty space you're shadowboxing?

@@Richforce1 Given how gay and successful Inquisition was I feel like people can move past criticizing game companies for identity politics and criticize them for just making trash gameplay.

I was disappointed it didn't even get a mention. I hope he'll give it a review when it comes out.

Peak of media Nothing will top it

Indeed. Credit where credit is due to Nintendo, they kind-of have to show off the actual gameplay as the gameplay is what they sell their games on; new ideas are something that haven't appeared from them since Splatoon and Box Boy.

"Let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything, tee hee hee!"

ARMS, Labo, and Ring Fit are all pretty unique new Nintendo “ideas.” Only the last of those was highly successful though.

The majority of games announced at Summer Games fest were indie games. People just focus on the big corporate presentations but Day Of The Devs, Wholesome Direct, Women Led Games and Latin American Games showcases had a shit ton of cool looking indie titles.

@@johnbone0115 ...I genuinely forgot those existed.

It's Hard Core Capital G Gamers - they're like toddlers, in every way. Quick to tantrum over nothings (And deliberately ignorant of *real* problems like the very serious abuse accusations at major studios, but quick to scream at the top of their lungs because characters are showing less tit) and then immediately distracted by a set of keys being jangled in front of them. It's pathetic, and that particular subset of 'hardcore gamers' deserve every last drop of mockery aimed at them. And no, the gaming PR....sorry, """press""", aren't much better.

It's really just an obvious illustration of the hopeless state human society is in.

I agree, but at the same time if you’re to be fair what is the path of retribution if said company wanted to fix it? “Not closing studios” isn’t feasible, nor can it be measured as a goal, because what amount of time passed would be “enough”? I don’t care for Xbox so I’m largely unaffected, but to me I’d have to see quality games consistently. Their “hands-off” approach has not done anything for them in the last decade, and the constant “release and apologize” shtick has gotten old when they learn nothing. It’s why I think those studios closing is a “Bethesda/Zenimax” problem as opposed to “Xbox/Microsoft”. Sure, Xbox veto power, but I think it was Zenimax wanting to close them (maybe Starfield didn’t sell fast enough or those studios had consistently middling sales), and Xbox’s hands-off approach means they let it happen. Sure companies have too high expectations, but let’s remember they weren’t exactly all that successful either. And Xbox coming out to say Hi-Fi Rush “hit all metrics” sounds like a coverup for poor sales, because if it sold well (made money) you’ lead with that instead of hiding behind GP players. Which no one even knows what constitutes as “successful”. Doesn’t matter if existing subs are playing a game, it doesn’t increase profit, only a new sub bump will. And you never know if they would’ve unsubbed until [insert game] came along and kept them subbed.

Any wonder why I think Gamers are a special breed of lobotomized chimpanzees?

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@@mrshmuga9 "And Xbox coming out to say Hi-Fi Rush “hit all metrics” sounds like a coverup for poor sales" Sales is a metric. If they hit all metrics, then there's literally no performative reason to shut them down other than "woopsy, we pissed billions away buying actiblizz (or whomever they've bought recently) and need to now show shareholders we're still making a profit - time to sack some staff to shore the numbers up"

Seriously. If you still want the games that badly after everything they've done, piracy is easier than ever. Doing the right thing only costs $10 for a VPN after all.

To be fair most of the things showed at Microsoft aren't actually part of Microsoft's studios, so games like Expedition 33 and South of Midnight will be spared the Shutdown Curse when they finally release

Same here...

​@@Electric0eye OMG, THEY CUT NON PROFITABLE STUDIOS, THESE FUCKING CORPS, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING... Proceeds to advocate for boycott on other games from other studios, lol

​@@Electric0eye No, that is just as bad as buying the game if not slightly worse than buying the game. The only thing pirating the game tells games studios is that they made a good game and they should increase their anti pirating measures. Since people still clearly want to play the thing. Pirating is never the right answer. If you want boycott, do it properly and don't play it at all. And buy games you don't feel the need to pirate.

It's not so much that I've forgiven them for that, but I'm not going to spite the work of their other teams either. That's just more likely to lead to further layoffs.

@@alexlyster3459 "The beatings shall continue until morale improves" energy right there.

Just do like I did this year: skip all the big name events and any discussion around them and just start watching from the Wholesome Games Direct onward, to see all the hard working indie games and what they’re doing.

​@oldred890 Never said I'm not angry still. Just that I'm not angry at their developers, just the management. Undead Labs and Playground Games for example aren't at fault, so I'm not going to hate on their work. Part of being an adult is being able to hold more nuanced opinions and emotions than a baby throwing their toys out of the pram. Anger at the closure of Tango and excitement about other work coming from other Xbox related teams are not mutually exclusive. But sure, you go ahead and be too mentally undeveloped to comprehend that.

"Weird"? More like, "Unacceptable".

Sounds like one too. I didn't think I'd hear that signature style of music coming out of a new game ever again, but there it was and it was beautiful! Something tells me that Nintendo is going to leave it's customers and/or enthusiasts to deliver a soundtrack release, as usual. And then promptly fight the demand rather than even attempt to satisfy it for themselves, as bloody usual.

@@Bizargh”how fucking dare you peasants ask to play our game! Ye shall receive no internet rations this week” -Nintendo

Yeah considering most Zelda games feature some kind of companion who usually turns out to be the emotional core of the story, it's surprising they haven't done that more with Zelda

Spirit Tracks had the best Zelda because her arc was to become Tetra. Link & Zelda also had a few cute moments which sold me on their romance. Seems strange that Skyward Sword gets the awards, despite Spirit Tracks being released 2 years earlier.

@@pickyphysicsstudent201 Skyward Sword gets the awards because, for whatever reason, Spirit Tracks keeps being forgotten. I've seen people refer to Echoes of Wisdom as the first mainline Zelda game with a playable Zelda; they'd be correct if they were saying it's the first mainline game with Zelda as the protagonist, but Spirit Tracks already had a playable Zelda.

@@MILOPETIT Indeed. I honestly really hoped that Tears of the Kingdom would have Zelda adventure alongside Link like in Spirit Tracks, mainly because, after Breath of the Wild ended on them reuniting and setting out together, the last thing I wanted to see was for the game to open with, "Oh, no! Zelda's vanished again! Link, you must find Zelda!" Phantom Hourglass did the same thing: Wind Waker ended on Link and Tetra setting out together, and then Phantom Hourglass opened with Tetra getting sidelined and spending much of the game as a statue, and fans overwhelmingly disliked it.

I want a game based along the same line as A Tale of Two Rulers. Where they try to reconcile with Ganon. Because killing the poor bastard over and over again doesn't seem to be working.

No, lots of people are happy. This is the negativity channel. When he likes something, he still nitpicks it.

@@uberculex I know, I've followed since the ZP days. It's just that *"Metroid looks like Metroid"* is such an odd complaint.

@@johnnydarling8021 Honestly, I'd take it as a compliment to Nintendo that he didn't have much to say about it. That's just the kind of channel this is.

@@johnnydarling8021 I guess it could be read as him being discontent that the new game looks like it plays identically to Prime 3 despite coming out two console generations later. It's still a strange thing to say, especially considering minutes earlier he challenges games that were radically different from everything that was released before them from well established franchises.

@@BamaTears I don't think he meant it looks like a Wii game. (it clearly doesn't) IDK what he meant, but it just seems like "Water is too wet, 4/10"

Doom 16 already plays like Quake, what does it matter what it is called? Doom has the more interesting world, it's a win.

Doom was on the exact same spot quake was before it got recontinued. Why not have 2 big ips instead of one? Remember, if this was a quake game instead of doom 3, it wouldnt have to live up to doom eternal standards, and no one wants to buy a game that is "not as good"

Yeah, I was unmoived by its reveal. Another Doom, this time with Hexen and Heretic! Can't wait for Doomguy to team up with the Trix Rabbit and face off against the evil cereal mites...

Could've been a completely new game, not sequel to anything.

I mean as a linear narrative is disorienting. But the reality is both statements can be true

Which is an absurd claim because most of those big games don’t even release this year, or for multiple years. It’s yet another “next year” Xbox show. Indiana Jones will release this year, and maybe Avowed but we’re already halfway through and it doesn’t even have a date/window, so I’m betting it gets pushed to 2025.

​@@mrshmuga9Avowed, Indiana Jones, Age of Mythology, Stalker 2 and Flight Sim 2024 are all this year alongside numerous of the other 3rd party announcements and major DLC/Expansions for ESO, Starfield, FO76, Sea of Thieves and Diablo. That's hardly nothing releasing this year. As for 2025 there were a fair few as well. Fable, DOOM, South of Midnight, Expedition 33 etc.. with State of Decay and Gears E-Day both rumoured to also make that year. Xbox are just shy about announcing dates after the lockdown years. I mean, we hadn't even see anything of Indiana Jones until the start of this year and set to launch this year, so it's hardly unfeasible that SoD3 or Gears might get a 2025 launch window come January's Developer Direct. I think we've just got to accept that we'll be getting dates closer to launch than we used to.

@@alexlyster3459 People aren’t going apesh*t because of FlightSim, Age of Mythology, and Stalker 2. It’s from Gears, Fable, and Perfect Dark which aren’t coming this year or anytime soon. Those are the big games I and they are talking about. Indiana Jones counts towards that, and I’d say Avowed but I think whether that releases this year is shaky, but it could happen. DLC is fine, but it’s not the same as getting new games.

@mrshmuga9 A) Eome people are. I for one am VERY excited for Age of Mythology, loved the original as a kid. Stalker 2 is a big one for alot of people as well B) Fable is literally slated for 2025, and Gears likely is as well. Perfect Dark is probably the one aiming for lage 2026. But either way, even if AoM and Stalker 2 etc.. aren't the biggest, that's 5 full game launches and major DLC. Literally what more do you want from them in a 6 month period, as I highly doubt Avowed is getting delayed out of 2024.

At some point you he'll say his ideal game is just a single screen consisting of the word "ART."

​@@Richforce1 Or maybe something with a well designed gameplay loop and immersive narrative. Who knows

I'm guessing he can't muster much for Nintendo given how his comments on that were less than a minute long but I fugre that's more apathy and not much to complain about in general there he ain't attached to their games after all or maybe Nintendo just isn't pulling as egregious much bullshit as the other two are in comparison i dunno

@@MILOPETIT Or in his words, art.

​@@flaco3462 It's hard to get your hate stiffy up for a megacorp that produces tolerable games and doesn't engage in suppervillainesque business practices. Not defending Nintendo, just saying that "Nintendo pumps out another mediocre game, enforces their property rights" isn't exactly non-slow news day material, and we haven't had a slow news day in the gaming community in a while.

The sad part is, it probably is true

That's my headcanon now until proven otherwise.

This is a sound theory, best screenshot the date for later bragging rights. lol

Agree, but call it by it's real name, donkey Kong country returns returns returns

@@ValentinF23 Or, alternatively, _Donkey Kong Country Returns Yet Again._

@@matthewmuir8884_Donkey Kong Country Returns for a Third Time_

@@matthewmuir8884 or, Somehow Donkey Kong country returns

It’s weird after a number of years now, to see people give the “award” to Sony/Xbox. Understandable if you like specific franchises that get brought up (I like some of them), but they’re almost always a year or years away. Nintendo’s MO has consistently been 99% of games shown release within the next 6 months, and only a very select few get announced/teased/shown earlier. But that’s not the entirety of their shows.

this not-E3 episode is only for the "laugh at an industry tee hee hee", no point talking about more interesting stuff

Objectively the most interesting thing from the State of Play.

it's planned to be Sony's best selling game this whole year.

And for those of us with an actual functioning memory, it was like Omni-Man beating Homelander to a whimpering pulp.

The hat... oh... the hat...

the imp is dead, long live the imp

Without Peter Molyneux to overpromise it, it doesn't really feel like Fable anymore...

From what i saw before, it gives off very big "saints row reboot" vibes, in that its not clear who the hell the game is even FOR, because the older fans of the original are gonna hate this attempt to appeal to a more modern audience, and the "more modern" audience wont even give the time of day to this 20 year old brand theyve never heard of, to begin with. On its own, the focus on looking more realistic is already a red flag, the cartoony character designs were a big part of fable's identity in the oriignal games, gave it a storybook feel to it.

Gaming is arguably better than ever, but AAA is a dead, lifeless corpse and it's really starting to smell. If indie isn't the future of gaming then it doesn't have one.

That's a good logic to have, but the average "gamer" doesn't use logic. They use mindless consumerism and genuinely enjoy wasting their time watching advertisements for games that are 2 years away from being released. That they already know deep down won't actually be any good.

just unplug from the news media outlets, look at your game collection, and just enjoy a variety of games you've never played before.

What's more depressing is all the people who would have never bought hi fi rush 2. None of you bought the first game until the studio closed, and you just bought it to complain in the review section. 😂

@@TheJohhnyE I played it Day 1 on Gamepass and loved it, and will buy it on PS5 the day it gets delisted on Gamepass. But no, please, do go on making assumptions about me 😂

there's a reason we call the genre that this IP's initial entry spawned 'Boomer shooters'...

​@empath69 I remember when fps were called doom clones. I think it stopped after halo but then they tried to be halo killers.

@@Mysticgamer that stopped WAY before halo, halo didn't even exist until the 2000s, quake, half-life, team fortress, etc were all well established by that time and FPS was already the common term. don't forget halo came out AFTER the big "golden age" of pc online FPS games.

@@IndustrialBonecraft that was the only part of the video I didn’t like. I distinctly remember yahtzee praising the gameplay power fantasy stuff of doom 2016 and eternal. What makes this one gun so egregious?

Like Nintendo, gummibears are not tasty or healthy for you but manipulate you with sugar.

@@JorgeLopez-qj8pu Whereas Microsoft and Sony will try to sell you their white flour which they swear is actually pretty tasty.

@@theviniso That reminds me of when Yahtzee compared the NES to the Xbox One, as both had been marketed as "entertainment systems": _"The difference is, after launch, Nintendo threw the cover off and went, 'Fooled you! It is a games console!' Whereas Microsoft threw the cover off and went, 'Fooled you! It's s**t!'"_

So you bought one a couple of years ago? Well aren't you the Ubisoft fan.

So you bought Valhalla? Not much of a bar.

I haven't bought one since the First AC was such a huge let down. I know people love it. But I followed that games whoe development from scratch and it did not even come close to delivering on what was promised... and guess what, that is actually ubisofts MO! :D I learned early and laughed everytime people got burned over the years. Once should be enough folks.

@@CloudianMH Never follow along with a game's early development in the AAA space, 80% of what was "promised" is cutting room floor material. Take Bioshock Infinite, much beloved as it was on release, I was deeply disappointed because I happened to read the in-depth GameInformer piece on it 2 or 3 years prior and basically everything exciting about the game died before release.

Only Ubi game I bought was Rayman Legends.

I was rather surprised to see that. Those are much much harsher words than he used in that Extra Punctuation episode. I guess I now have an easy answer if anyone ever asks me what Yahtzee opinion I disagree with.

i don't even buy from Nintendo anymore considering 1) i've grown out of their games, and 2) they're totally disconnected from reality and as a result are assholes to their games' fandoms all the time so basically i don't buy anything AAA

@@ponponpatapon9670 that is absolutely fair! I was completely absent from their Wii and WiiU consoles and I don't think I missed much!

Reject Nintendo, live a happier and more fulling life. 😊

I bet you weren't drinking anything at the time and are just saying that. Admit it