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Game Commentary, With Funny Added - Zero Punctuation

Posted by Zonk on from the so-good-should-have-sent-a-poet dept.

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw is described as a "British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer with a sweet hat and a chip on his shoulder." That melange of Python and Steve Irwin has combined, somehow, to produce some of the most hilariously insightful games commentary I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Via Gamers With Jobs I came across Croshaw's first video review on The Escapist site, all about the the Heavenly Sword demo and the Resident Evil 5 trailer. He talks a mile-a-minute, does his own wonderfully primitive animation work, and manages to walk that tightrope between jerk and brilliant with seeming effortlessness. He's slated to put one up every week, and since the first post has released a look at the cult classic Psychonauts , and some cutting commentary on the console war. Go watch, please; just make sure you can a.) use NSFW sound and b.) won't get looked at weirdly for laughing aloud.

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  1. Huh...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everybody raise your hand if you thought "Game Commentary, With Funny Added - Zero Punctuation" was a reference to the usual kind of articles here at slashdot :)

  2. Or, you could link to his website! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/reviews/

  3. OMG. by Aladrin · · Score: 3, Informative

    Okay, for those that didn't read the end of the summary, I am going to quote it:

    "Go watch, please; just make sure you can a.) use NSFW sound and b.) won't get looked at weirdly for laughing aloud."

    Seriously. It took all I had not to laugh out loud about the newest rant about consoles... It's amazingly true and with him speaking so fast and the video actually having content at the same time, it's non-stop funny. (Well, okay, the beginning is a bit weak.)

    Oh, and he's right about Psychonauts... That was an excellent game.

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  4. If you liked this, you may like... by NexusTw1n · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's a standard comedy genre in the UK. Fast delivery, fast edits, initially pioneered by Victor Lewis Smith in the 80's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j39oSM9ppo

    These days Charlie Brooker carries the torch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB70wuweyQI

    Ben is brilliantly funny, but owes more to these two men than Monty Python.

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  5. Re:Twing-Twang? by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are another two, pre-Escapist reviews on Youtube. Which are great also.

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  6. Re:I don't find anything by Petrushka · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not sure what's wrong, but when I go to the site, I don't find anything. No article, no link to an article, no link to an external item (like a sound), no player to run an external sound, nothing. It certainly is funny that the article is completely missing. :( Disable Adblock, and laughter will magically emerge from your mouth. :)