Game Connect 08 – What Makes a Good Game – a critics perspective 1/4

Posted at June 16th, 2010 by admin

Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw

Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw is a game reviewer who shot to fame with Zero Punctuation, a weekly series of video reviews for the Escapist online gaming magazine, which became widely viewed and beloved by players and developers alike for their quickfire, no-holds-barred approach to game criticism.

He has also worked in development as a writer for several local studios and as a designer with Brisbane indie developer Aberrant Entertainment, as well as his own personal game projects.

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25 Responses to “Game Connect 08 – What Makes a Good Game – a critics perspective 1/4”

  1. Comment by fishfishfish912

    @slyther2 its his …
    @slyther2 its his act kind of like those people u named just then people you see on youtube in interviews or shows are not what they are like in real life
    though he may be a wanker you cant be sure until you speak with him in person as a friend that’s what people don’t get its his act much like someone on a TV its just there act not what they are like in real life
    zero punctuation would be if like every single game or was a nice person because that’s what makes it so much fun to watch.123

  2. Comment by gorginian

    I WANT DAT …
    I WANT DAT HAT
    screw u yahtzee
    having a better hat than my top hat

  3. Comment by CrownedWithLaurels

    Yahtzee, I wanna …
    Yahtzee, I wanna bear your children 0_0

    Well, not really, but that’s one sweet hat.

  4. Comment by kgsolaman5000

    One time Yahtzee …
    One time Yahtzee was House.

  5. Comment by dillllon3

    yahtzee you …
    yahtzee you herculine exemplar would you please take your dick out of my eye socket.

  6. Comment by slyther2

    Sure I find this …
    Sure I find this guy funny but I quite honestly at the same time find this guy annoying and a complete wanker, a rude obnoxious arse with a face that deserves to be punched and he doesnt seem to be that all a nice person.

    More accurately, I’d like to call him the simon cowell or Clarkson of video games

  7. Comment by muscritiq80

    a bit of a wanker! …
    a bit of a wanker! who seems to constantly refer to his notes, an actor for sure, and one big unnatural wanker!

  8. Comment by 27Tyrrell

    fucking 2 minutes …
    2 minutes and 39 seconds of my life wasted…

  9. Comment by 007ToxicVenom

    Probably the only …
    Probably the only Game Critic that is an actual game critic.

  10. Comment by Xziz10ths

    I also wouldn’t use …
    I also wouldn’t use the term God to describe him. He is very enlightened and nihilistic in his basic foundation of thinking.

  11. Comment by somberlight

    … and thief serie …
    … and thief serie sans 3 and psychonauts.

  12. Comment by Damien9607

    @ThisFreakinLunatic …
    @ThisFreakinLunatic Yes. He wears a Trilby. Get it? Like that awesome game he made…

  13. Comment by WarmBread123

    6:14
    6:14

  14. Comment by fallenmink

    Considering almost …
    Considering almost every game barring Portal and Saints Row 2 he’s reviewed he has called trash in some form…yeah.

  15. Comment by marshallzzz

    Yahtzee is cool …
    Yahtzee is cool because unlike ign and gamespot he won’t say “this game is kinda good” He will say “This game is trash, don’t play it!”

  16. Comment by khatholic

    Yahtzee’s character …
    Yahtzee’s character stats from one of his reviews
    (I think it was the soul calibur review)

    CHARISMA – NAUGHT

    MORALS – NAUGHT

    BILE – MAX

    STANDARDS – MAX

    HAT – MAX

  17. Comment by richooo5

    if he was a …
    if he was a disembodied sea slug i found at the bottom of the bottle of water i had just been drinking i would still love him if he was wearing that hat

  18. Comment by MrDantheguitarman

    i love how you can …
    i love how you can see his hat right at the start
    then he gets up

  19. Comment by Lozza10100101

    I like him he’s …
    I like him he’s honest

  20. Comment by arzarkhel

    yahtzee talks fast!
    yahtzee talks fast!

  21. Comment by ninjawraith17

    …and Yahtzee will …
    …and Yahtzee will laugh hard at the ridiculous fanbase we our, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

  22. Comment by ThisFreakinLunatic

    I wouldn’t go as …
    I wouldn’t go as far as to call Yahtzee god, but he is a pretty cool guy.

    Plus he has a nice hat, and everyone knows that you always get points for having a nice hat.

  23. Comment by UTubeSrfr

    Even when that hat …
    Even when that hat is worn and full of holes, it’ll sell on ebay for thousands of dollars

  24. Comment by Hitm47n

    How much for the …
    How much for the hat!?!?!

  25. Comment by floooble3

    Yes.
    Yahtzee is …

    Yes.
    Yahtzee is indeed god.