Watch this week's ZP episode on Shenmue III early - www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/shenmue-iii-zero-punctuation/

I appreciate how "Frankensteined from other good games" went from a mild criticism to mild praise

Ah yes, finally an EA star wars game has reached the lofty heights of "basically good".

"It's competent!" - Review quote on the game box

"Why didn't Palpatine just buy out the Jedi Order's parent companies?" He kind of did... from a certain point of view.

"Good storytelling after all requires a soul." "Not the rotting corpse of canary in a tiny cage made of share certificates." Shots fired

Joke's on you, Yahtzee. My life went downhill years ago.

That opening aged really well. "Maybe that's the moment your life started going downhill!" -person in November 2019

"Wow, EA have done something which isn't total arse" is pretty much the only thing i've been hearing about this game. The game itself looks pretty good, but talk about being "damned by faint praise". It says something about the industry, though, that "This game contains a surprising absence of crippling flaws" has become a genuine sigh of relief for the consumer... as they briefly pull their face out from beneath the corporate boot heel.

"Perfectly satisfactory" "Technically original" "Perfectly fine" Wow, high praise coming from Yahtzee

"You're a space wizard, use space magic to cheat" a lesson a lot of Jedi and Sith need to learn.

“A robot that speaks like Stephen Hawking learning to whistle” fucking slayed me

"Good story telling requires a soul, not a rotting corpse of a canary in a cage made of share certificates." Damn, what a line.

Star Souls : Revenge of the Fallen Order .

I think I know why Yahtzee recommends this game. It's a half decent game that's come from ea. That means someone worked really really really hard against all odds to get this out. This recommendation is an act of mercy for that good soul or team.

Would not recommend the use of any seamen replacing coolant that shit heats up and it’s horrid smelling

Well. It turns out that missing out on that zp merch really was where everything started going downhill.

I did quite like how they handled actual Darth Vader. When the game suddenly turns into a horror game, and Darth Vader is the unkillable monster.

Star Wars Jedi: Uncharted TitanFallen Order

3:46 oh no someone hit the button that ruins everything.

The sentiment of this review reminds me a lot of the Far Cry 3 review. “It’s fine. It fills the space. What more do you want from me, I’m only a banana! “

"Its adequate" legit question have we ever had more unarguable praise from yatzee???

Raider of the Mirrors Edge Tomb: Lightsaber Souls Edition.

"in a tiny cage made of share certificates" was my favourite Yahtzee line in a while

“Stephen Hawking learning to whistle.”😂😂😂

3:24 - "Fighting some of the melee enemies can be frustrating when they keep blocking your attacks, not because of the physics of the situation but because 'nu-uh, everything-proof shield'." I know the term "LOL" gets tossed around a lot, but when you said this line, I literally burst out laughing. Thank you, Yahtzee, I needed that today.

You know we're in a wierd timeline when Girlfriend Reviews completely roasts this game but Yahtzee sort of recommends it.

"robot pal who talks like steven hawking learning to whistle" you've outdone yourself with that one yahtzee. jesus christ.

I feel you missed an open goal in ‘Darth Labia’

it's a fantastic 7/10 action game, something we've been missing from the AAA landscape in the last long while.

"Has a robot pal, who talks like Stephen Hawking learning to whistle." - literal nuclear assault.

It's nice to see that Yahtzee also misses when Kyle Katarn was canon.

First time I actually finished the game before I watched his review, and I gotta say, he is spot on!

The whole theme seems to be survival and choice, which is pretty ironic since player never has any choice as to how the thing ends. Then again the ending didn't matter from the start, we've seen star wars movies and this is a prequel, ending was spoiled four decades ago.

I can't believe you didn't even mention the damn Poncho's.

To me the meditation spots were explained because any time I died my excuse was that was just a vision from when I meditated... which only makes since the first time you go through an area but whatever lol I tried

The plot was an exploration of ptsd, Kal starts out haunted and broken from the massacre of order 66. This is clear in both Kal and the mentor and much of the rpg elements are centered around Kal actually starting to pick up the pieces of himself. After all he isn’t growing “stronger” so much as he is regaining what he lost. Before you meditate he said he was having trouble with it, each step is a step toward regaining who he was. Later in the game he even has the line “back to where I used to be” Honestly I appreciate that a game tried this hard to tackle that subject. And it wasn’t heavy handed which is why people who haven’t had ptsd or similar mental illness issues might not pick up on it. Tldr the Story is about overcoming trauma by slowly regaining yourself bit by bit and finding something to give you new purpose.

Second sister: I am Trilla Me: Who?

Wow, either Yahtzee is getting soft in his old age or the AAA game industry has beaten him down so badly that "alright" is worthy of a recommendation now. EDIT: It's even more apparent comparing to his old reviews. There was a time where even games like Bioshock, The Orange Box, etc were nit picked to hell by him. Now if a game isn't actively trying to screw you over and is decently fun, it's on his good side (This isn't at all a critique on Yahztee btw, it's more how the games industry hasn't lived up to the potential he saw it had)

doesn't matter if it's been a good or a bad day, a new Yathzee video always improves it.

I love reading everyone's takes in the comments of these videos. They all think they're Yahtzee... but they're not Yahtzee.

I love these videos, it's always to hear the little stinger at the end. This one in particular was great.

I wonder if people realize Hero with a Thousand Faces is supposed to a general guideline and not a checklist.

Yahtzee: “the unlockable cosmetics aren’t a good incentive to 100% the game” Me, who 100% completed the game on the first playthrough because I like ponchos and cool lightsabers and neat little robots with buzz lightyear paintjobs: I’m going to pretend like I didn’t see that (I know I’m late to the party but I only got the game a few months ago on sale)

Yahtzee is my fav thing to watch on youtube

I love those difficulty settings, 'Dies Irae' is just fantastic

Ironically the beginning of last December was when my life started going downhill

I love the call backs to Kyle Katarn and I am invigorated that another one I trust sees through Disneys burning of canon to sell their worse knockoff of it Doing it in EP9 to boot, burned EP6 galactic peace so we could have another galactic peace but with worse characters and with nothing making sense.

Yahtzee: "Remember that great ZP merch you could have bought? Maybe that's when your life started going downhill." Me: *looks at publish date: December 2019* Me: Oh no! What have I done?!

Fucking thank you. Finally a vid where the ad in the beginning isnt an hour long. Straight to the point and satisfying I truly thank you.

Saw a commercial on Nick Jr. between Paw Patrol Episodes. Kerplunk is definitely still a thing.

Damn you Yahtzee, now I want a chocolate sundae.

I've watched so much ZP, that as I was playing through Fallen Order, I pretty accurately predicted just about everything he'd have to say about it. Metroidvania stuff is there but the bad type Combat is fun but melee gets infuriating Force powers are pretty much just cheating The Prince of Uncharted exploration is extremely well executed, to the point where I don't have any gripes with it at all. The story is kinda meh and the protag is as boring and featureless as ever. And that he'd probably recommend the game in the end because it was very perfectly adequate and pulled off pretty much all of its things well. About the only thing I didn't see coming from this was his bit about the map, but in hindsight, I should have.

“Kapow! You are now sad” made me chuckle quite a bit

The merch warning at the start of this video hits different after 2020.

The day my life started going down hill? Sorry, Yahtz, that ship has long sailed.

I was literally waiting for this review for weeks now because i knew yahtzee would be surprised he doesn't hate a massively hyped AAA game based on a movie franchise.

The intro rock riff gets me everytime! *Bangs head!*

loving the video from the moment kyle was mentioned

"Today is the last day to order stuff!". It's th 4th, offer ends on 6th. Someone stop messing with time again! Also i needed an xmas shirt so ofcourse i ordered :p

I mean, I was never gonna drop my EA boycott, but it's gratifying to hear that while it's functional, missing out isn't going to keep me awake at night. "What's that? Nike came out with a new set of cleats that weren't made from the boiled skin of newborn infants? Okay, think I'll stick with the shoes I got, thanks."

Little robot pal that sounds like stephen walking trying to whistle best thing I’ve ever heard

Yahtzee coming at us with the Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction reference. Great unlockables in that one

I watched my friend play this once while I was obscenely high on marijuana. Like "I seem to have misplaced my body" high. The only thing I remember from it is thinking Kal was having an existential crisis on the pause screen because he'd fidget for a while all shifty eyed, then have one moment where he'd seemingly steel himself, hands clenching slightly as he straightened to his full height, then go right back to fidgeting.

I was on the fence about getting this game, but if even Yahtzee himself recommends it I guess it's worth a look

*covers Yahtzee's face with a pillow* DONT! RUIN! LIGHTSABER CUSTOMIZATION! FOR ME!! Love you Yahtzee c:

I majorly LOLed when he called out the game for making you leave a planet right before the big boss fight to go somewhere else first. I was so pissed about that, the jump on Dathomir. XD

Wow, a glowing review, well by yahtzees standard anyway.

wow he actually recommended it at the end, he usually just ends on a joke

My heart sang the moment you mentioned Kyle Katarn :D

"(Jedi) Fallen: Hors d'oeuvre" is just brilliant, Yahtzee

YAHTZEE! I thought you knew by now not to trust EA. The reason for this one being decent is it was Respawn who are reverse EA but are somehow owned by them

Reviewers: "Eh, yeah this is pretty good, I suppose." EA: *popping champagne* WE DID IT. Raises for everyone!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO OH MY GOD

Ive already bought my zero punctuation shirt, hat, and some pins! They are great quality and comfortable to wear. Great merch and great video!

I hate these "hey google" ads. They always confuse my phone.

"Maybe missing out on that is when your life started going downhill" If only I'd bought a hoodie, maybe Covid wouldn't have happened

And now I know what “ickle” and “dies irate” mean now. Thank you Yahtzee for expanding my vocabulary.

That is the most positive review I remember from you in a very long time!

I'd be more interested if the main character didn't look like he just walked out of an Archie Comic.

Oh yahtzee. My life already started going down hill years ago.

Wait, wait, wait. You mean to tell me the guy playing the Luke knockoff in a Star Wars property also plays the Joker knockoff in a Batman property? I think someone's gunning for Mark Hamil's career.

"Maybe missing out on that was when your life started going downhill" -December 2019 Well looks like it fuckin' was, wasn't it?

Given that yahtzee recomended both this and titanfall 2, I have the feeling he hates EA but has something of "respect" for respawn (then again all sensible people come to that conclusion)

Oh, praise the bloated neck folds of George Lucas - Yahtzee Croshaw, 2019

i liked when cal broke the holocron because of the bruh moment on jedi han solos face

Yahtzee: "Maybe this is the point where your life started going downhill." Looks at date posted "Dec 2019"

I love seeing people defend this game because "EA finally did something good". What is that? 1/20 in the past 5-10 years? A company that has the tech and money like EA should be pumping out THE HIGHEST quality products. But they have no reason to do that when fools buy their products year after year

Let's be real here, the only reason there aren't any microtransactions in Fallen Order is because Disney doesn't allow EA to taint the brand further.

Minor gripes, there definitely was a main theme, failure and moving past failure (which the soulsborne style of gameplay works out great for), maybe it's because you predicted the plot twist but withholding that was the whole trust issue thing. Oh and she can't be lady Vader because actual Vader shows up in a spectacular fashion.

An alright from yahtzee is high praise everywhere else

but... my life is already going downhill

But should i play it for 60 bucks? The short answer is "no." The long answer is "nooooooooooooooooooooooo"

I appreciate the fallen order felt like a celebration of the games it borrowed from-- it took their mechanics and abilities and put them all together to make a game that i feel like surpasses any of its individual elements

BTW, his face is from the actual voice actor of the character, Cameron Monaghan.

Why does the first few seconds of Yahtzee have acne?

Let's all wait 6 months for EA to add microtransactions, you know once the game as actually sold and been praised.

Not related at all to your review, but I’m so glad you brought back the little end credit comedy sketches Yahtzee. Freaking mint!

Wow. I think that's the first time he recommended a Star Wars game. I enjoyed this review as Star Wars Force Unleashed was the first zp review I ever saw. It's been a treat ever since.

I liked this game better when it was called 'Force Unleashed'.