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- naffets, on 11/15/2008, -9/+343In short, no.
In long, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. - seldon452, on 11/16/2008, -4/+202ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
- coldkill3r, on 11/16/2008, -1/+157o.
- zdiddy85, on 11/15/2008, -4/+130I would say no. They come out way after the game's been released to really make an impact for me.
- dha07030, on 11/15/2008, -6/+106You want the short or long answer?
- Dustmuffins, on 11/16/2008, -3/+87OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Bauer22, on 11/16/2008, -1/+84If I took Zero Pun's review serious the only game I'd own would be Portal
- Dustmuffins, on 11/16/2008, -4/+86OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
- Dustmuffins, on 11/16/2008, -5/+85NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Hobbes24, on 11/15/2008, -22/+99yes and no
no a negative review of Smash Bros isn't going to make and dent in its rabid salivating fan base,
but yes, a glowing review of a game like Painkiller, or Saints Row 2 is going to make a HUGE ***** difference, otherwise most would have simply passed them aside. - slangmann, on 11/16/2008, -5/+60Games I've bought because of ZP;
-Prince of Persia
Games I've stayed away from solely because ZP ripped on it:
- - ajbl, on 11/16/2008, -1/+48and Psychonauts.
- Thorpe, on 11/16/2008, -2/+49Well, usually I find them most funny when I've actually played the game. They 99% point out all the frustrations I had with the title, too.
- klitzbtc, on 11/16/2008, -1/+42and Painkiller.
- UNDERSTAR, on 11/16/2008, -2/+40Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
- NathanielJ, on 11/16/2008, -5/+38I just buried you for replying to your own comment with a "why am I getting buried wah wah wah"
- Phasmorphage, on 11/15/2008, -3/+36I'd say the influence them the same way any reviews do. But personally, it's didn't stop me from buying Fable 2 or GTA IV
- Seantacular, on 11/16/2008, -0/+32the long answer.
- dullnation, on 11/16/2008, -2/+31I like *****.
- sexybobo, on 11/16/2008, -1/+26Games I've bought because of ZP;
-Prince of Persia
-Painkiller
-Psychonauts
-Beyond good and evil
Games I've stayed away from solely because ZP ripped on it:
- - sexybobo, on 11/16/2008, -1/+25and Prince of Persia
and Beyond good and evil - javy925, on 11/16/2008, -0/+24dugg for *****
- spaceman84, on 11/16/2008, -3/+23And Saints Row 2.
- kvgirard, on 11/16/2008, -2/+22i'd like to hear a fallout 3 review from him.
- GawtMilk, on 11/16/2008, -3/+23Anyone here played a game with Yahtzee? I played a round of Team Fortress 2 with him. He was lambasting us for a lack of effort at 36,000 words per minute. He said it "wasn't called Fortress 2 for a reason, Team".
Glad he brings the same humor to gaming even when he isn't accompanied by a sweet hat and a black general-purpose imp. Well, that was until he declined my friend request. DAMN YOU BEN CROSHAW FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME! - internalEr0r, on 11/16/2008, -2/+19No, but I did "snuggle the cute puppy and call him chips"
- BattleChimp, on 11/16/2008, -2/+18DID HE REALLY?? I CANT TELL!!
- Urbanninja622, on 11/16/2008, -3/+18He hates everything, and he's way too nit-picky. But I did buy Pyschonauts because of his review, and that game ***** rocks.
- 83JB, on 11/16/2008, -1/+16and don't forget silent hill 2, a personal favorite of mine as well.
- tidu, on 11/16/2008, -1/+15Depends on if you worship him (like some people I know) or just watch the reviews for entertainment...
- inactive, on 11/16/2008, -2/+16 Yes we want long answer...
- spaceman84, on 11/16/2008, -2/+16His videos aren't viewed by enough people to have a significant influence. People need to remember that moderate Internet fame among a certain demographic translates to a tiny amount of influence in the real world. The reason why Painkiller's sales jumped 7400% is because it was hardly selling any copies on Steam to begin with. It's a ***** old game. Practically nobody was buying it, so ANY uptick in sales would be significant relative to how well it was selling before.
- Hobbes24, on 11/16/2008, -3/+15@nathanielJ
ok, that's a legitimate reason i'll admit - therayven, on 11/16/2008, -1/+12He did: EVE Online. He even mentions in the beginning of the review that he noticed The Escapist was plastered in their ads and "interpret[ed] it as a challenge."
- o5rob5o, on 11/16/2008, -1/+12no, but he does encourage me to use ms paint.
- rockon4life45, on 11/15/2008, -6/+17It helps obscure games (like Painkiller), but games like Fable 2 were going to be bought regardless of MOST reviewers opinions.
- mister331, on 11/16/2008, -1/+12Obviously you haven't been on Digg for more than a week.
- P1um, on 11/16/2008, -1/+12He hates so much, it makes sense that people buy what he likes.
(lol Jonathan Blow) - spaceman84, on 11/16/2008, -1/+12Assassin's Creed is so repetitive I couldn't even bother to finish it. The gameplay consists of the same boring ***** over and over again in order to get permission to do the very brief boss fight in each area. Of which there are nine. Seriously, 90% of the game is spent running around doing the same ***** over and over again in completely non-descript city streets. The graphics are great and the animation is great and it all looks quite awesome, but you will get bored as ***** before you get halfway through the game. There's a reason why even IGN gave it a 7.7 - by no means a stellar score for what was supposed to be a AAA title.
GTA IV is worth a playthrough because the story is pretty good, the characters are memorable and the missions are fun. Yeah, there's no real reason to ever play it a second time, because for a "sandbox" game there's not much to do outside of the missions. And the "relationship" mechanics are annoying as hell. But it is definitely worth playing and finishing. It's well worth renting for a couple weeks.
And definitely play Saints Row 2. Personally, I think the first Saints Row was a better game because the storyline was better and you did more stuff with the other characters, but there is a ton more stuff to do in Saints Row 2 and the missions are bigger and more extravagant. The activities are all pretty cool and you can customize the ***** out of everything. You character, the clothes, cars, cribs, gang appearance, fighting style, gang vehicles. It's quite good. - acegi, on 11/16/2008, -0/+10seeing that he wasn't very fond of oblivion, i doubt he'll praise f3
- PleaseJustDie, on 11/16/2008, -1/+11oh come on, that's a great Pun.
- mbraynard, on 11/16/2008, -4/+14Elaborate?
- KnutTheBear, on 11/16/2008, -1/+10I dugg you not because I agree with you, but because of the pure, unfeigned venom you commented with.
- ericdano, on 11/16/2008, -4/+13About as much as Kevin Rose influences anything............so..........no
- PleaseJustDie, on 11/16/2008, -2/+10I'd say they do to a bit... I never would have tried The Witcher if it wasn't for his review.
I don't blindly buy every game he likes or dislikes, but i've bought a couple games based on his reviews. Both were great games, both were games he didn't seem to like too much either. - ELCad, on 11/16/2008, -1/+9I was planning on getting GTA4 for PC when it came out, but after his Saints Row 2 review, I think I will get that instead.
- Azerael, on 11/16/2008, -0/+8That's a pity, because those are all great games (although AC should probably only be a rental, due to its almost nil replay value).
- ELCad, on 11/16/2008, -0/+7^ Wow, I own almost all of those, I guess I should get Painkiller to complete the list.
- inactive, on 11/16/2008, -1/+8I wasnt fond of oblivious either. It really takes you out of them game when you have to be in it for so long before anything actually happens. Then when something does happen, you are fighting a ***** rat or some *****.
- Wandel, on 11/16/2008, -1/+7Didn't CoD4 get a kinda positive review too?
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