Zero Punctuation: Yahtzee cries about DMC4

by Terrence Stasse { Mar 5th 2008 at 11:45PM }

[NOTE: VIDEO DEFINITELY NSFW!]

Known for his withering opinions on popular titles, a gamer in Australia known as Yahtzee releases a new episode of his video reviews via The Escapist every Wednesday. Known as "Zero Punctuation" due to the lack of natural pauses and breathing, Yahtzee takes on games for the purpose of humor and sarcasm. This week his victim is Devil May Cry 4 and boy, does he make it weep. Touching on everything from anime conventions to unentertaining cinematics to the nature of the main characters and plot. Despite giving the game its due for fun and stylish combat, he finds a ridiculous amount of stuff that detracts from it (for him and his review anyway) and really takes the game to task for its retracing of steps and short length. As always, the humor is the highlight and if you disagree with his opinions, best to simply find what you can to be funny and move on. As a final parting note we leave you with this: Old Meat. Wasp+Spider+Slipknot+Gummy Bears.

Tags: dmc-4, zero-punctuation

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tony @ Mar 5th 2008 11:50PM

It's funny since I can kind of apply some of these DMC4 complaints to this review style lol.

Zach Inglis @ Mar 6th 2008 12:00AM

He's British, not Australian. He's lived in Australia for a few years working for the Escapist.

Terrence Stasse @ Mar 6th 2008 12:07AM

I was born in the Philippines, but now live in the US.

Am I a Filipino gamer or an American gamer?

Dac @ Mar 6th 2008 12:44AM

God, the ending the best part. Gummies!
Truth to it I really like DMC, just for the button mashing and keeping myself suspended in the air during the boss battles. I could probably play the same level a billion times. Speaking of that has anyone seen my Adderrall? lol
The multiple difficulties levels and true challenge of surviving some bosses makes it worth it in my book.

Ryan @ Mar 6th 2008 1:02AM

It's cries, not crys. I hope it doesn't take too many trys to get that right.

Feedback @ Mar 6th 2008 1:34AM

Angry wasp, spider and gummies? I know what I'm trying out this weekend.

Sam @ Mar 6th 2008 4:42AM

Ah the moment has finally arrived. He's finally tore one of my favourite games a new one and lets see how i feel....

Yup i pretty much agree.

Now the dmc fanboy in me is saying "but this one had the best story yet, you cant complain about that!" but the gamer in me is saying "yeh, those gameplay bits he spoke about sucked balls".

So to appease both sides of me i'll say this: Personally i loved the story + characters. Being a DMC fanboy this was inevitable but i love the cheesy one-liners and ridiculous invulnerable main characters. It may be an acquired taste though.

I shall also say that the dice minigame was one of the lowest points of fun in any gaming i've ever played until i worked out how to time it and rig it.

Kyle @ Mar 6th 2008 7:15AM

One of the lowest points of fun in gaming you've ever had?! Look, I figured out the dice roll rig during the first time you meet the dice, when it didn't matter what number you rolled, you just had to get to the end. If you couldn't figure out the dice roll trick by at least the second time you faced the dice, then in all honesty you should stop playing video games...and take up, coloring.

SadisticHam @ Mar 6th 2008 8:39AM

Probably my favourite game this year but I would have to agree, even i felt slightly ripped off over the fact half the game was pure back tracking..but it doesn't ruin the fun for me, something about that game that just..it allows me to play the same level 100+ times and not get bored.

Good laugh anyway, i liked the gummies part.