Zero Punctuation
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Zero Punctuation is a series of video game reviews by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, accompanied by simple Photoshop stills rebus-animated in Windows Movie Maker playing over the author's "punctuation-less" fast narration. His style is notably critical, cynical and rude, which he often self-referentially acknowledges. A lot of thinner-skinned people get offended when he tears up their favorite games, but the man usually has a point - to fat, greasy Americans who believe that a fast talking man with a British accent is the pinnacle of wit, at any rate.
In other words, he's like every other overly opinionated vidya gaem playing cunt on the internet, though he's arguably wittier than some.
Some would argue that he is a troll king amongst the rabble, but then if we called him that he would probably revel in the title; he is fully aware of how much RAGE he can generate and takes immense pleasure out of it. Of course, anyone dumb enough to get so attached to their franchises and games that they take what he says as personal attacks is leaving themselves open and most likely deserves it. On the other hand, you can find quotes of his scattered around 1d4chan, so either we have a /vg/ spy running around defacing our wiki or we don't hate him as much as we like to think we do. Considering the above, it is no wonder Khorne takes interest in this man, for his ability to induce foaming-at-the-mouth-anger pleases him greatly.
Jokes aside, he discourages players letting reviews decide everything for them, even his, and encourages them to come up with their own opinions regarding games.
Yahtzee and Warhammer
Warhammer and Warhammer 40k are among the many series he's referenced in his videos, which is fitting considering its British cultural origins. At one point in 2011, he wrote an article in his more at-length 'Extra Punctuation' editoral, bashing the setting of 40k based on his impression of the Space Marine game; his calling the setting "juvenile" and overly grimdark has earned him quite a bit of "well deserved" flak, with the resulting nerd rage festering all across the 40k community and seeping even into this very wiki. Of note is that he didn't actually review the game after playing it, which only fanned the flames further.
Even ignoring that it would've been a waste of time anyway, as indicated by an episode where he "debated" between reviewing Space Marine and another game called Hard Reset, this was very likely a conscious decision. ("...given options, I'll go for the one that infuriates tosspots.") In retrospect, this sort of thing is tacitly hilarious, considering the amount of fans overall that give 40k shit for being overwrought and pointlessly dark, especially in the hands of its less skilled; many oft-criticized plot elements and contrivances can also be summarized as reading like so much by-the-book capeshit, especially given the comics industry's own history with regards to laying on the grimdark too thickly.
Sure sucks shit when the tables are turned, eh, /tg/?
As an Author
He has also written a few books. The one of most interest to /tg/ is Mogworld, a hilarious send up of World of Warcraft, which follows the misadventures of an undead minion who just wants to die and stay dead. The other was Jam about a tide of man eating jam that covers the earth in it's sticky, reddish mess. As far as ideas go it is somewhat original... the quality of the story would be another matter. If you're gonna buy this man's books, just stick with Mogworld.
He also used to make some one-hour videos called "Let's Drown Out", in which Yahtzee and his cynical but kinda bro-tier friend Gabe are talking mindlessly about stuff going on in the gaming world, while trying as much as possible to ignore the boring-ass game they're playing (see: drown out). The only relevance it has for /tg/ is that they are extremely good to listen to while painting, simply for how mindbogglingly mindless it is.
Trivia
- Anybody referring to the "Glorious PC Master Race" or "Dirty Console Peasants" is referencing a joke Yahtzee did AT LEAST ten years ago. The fact that the joke has lived this long probably says something. Just don't ask us what.