My Friend Pedro & Sea of Solitude (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

Watch this week's special history episode of Zero Punctuation on Acclaim Entertainment via our shiny new website: www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/07/31/acclaim-entertainment-hall-of-shame-zero-punctuation/

[@BoostedMonkey05]

Let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything tee hee hee

[@Newby1]

Hey idk if it was brought up when you were in charge of these vids and stuff, but if you go back to the first "Zero Punctuation collection" put out by your channel, the old creator of a ton of them in many formats is the top comment and offered to forward y'all the files. Could be worth a look.

[@emmay3241]

but your website sucks

[@madmandrawings2922]

Yahtzee would you review postal 2 if you ever do another retro review

[@spence0703]

My friend Pedro: who needs story when you have fun gameplay? Sea of solitude: who needs fun when you have depression?

[@burnerheinz]

Huge depression

[@nick_tl_ouma7167]

"depression"

[@armaggedon390]

You see, the depression is actually an allegory for the....(goes on for 4 more pages).

[@Stroggoii]

self-indulgent depression even

[@wobblysauce]

Even still that SoS review was spot on.

[@thecatwithatophat4069]

I like the fact that we can clearly hear Yahtz smacking his hands on his desk as he's ranting about sewer levels, 10/10 so realistic

[@nicholasrockstroh6920]

Civvie 11's sewer level counter: *BING*

[@duelviper9871]

theres only 1 game where sewer levels should be a thing and thats teenage mutant ninja turtles

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

That's not a desk, My Friend Pedro simply has a hollow wooden head.

[@jaymac7401]

My friend Pedro is a remake of a 2014 flash game. That's not an excuse, but explains the slight 'XD random' use of Pedro being a Banana, used to be in the style of the matrix too.

[@lilwaterpump3289]

I remember playing the original and loving it when I was younger, maybe I'll have to give this new one a shot too

[@Dreggsao]

@@tmdiz4579 Banana is at least 2002 internet.

[@Scroteydada]

@@tmdiz4579 how about.......Eggzdee :O Thank you for your time.

[@GeneralCodeBlue]

Surly if you are remaking a free flash game and are now charging money for it, you would try a little harder.

[@typoded]

so you're saying it's a remake of a 5 year old flash game that is 10 years behind the times?

[@useraccount333]

*"If you know it's bad, why are you doing it?!"* Remember, kids: Ironic shitposting is STILL shitposting!

[@nickg131]

*bored teenager voice* Yeah...but we are only executing people iiiirooonnicalllyyy. Now, where'd princess raven hair go?

[@danielcockerill8504]

Ha! Nice

[@scoticvsgossage9378]

nickg131 have my like you cheeky bugger

[@DuckoftheDraw]

I think you missed the point of that line

[@6Qubed]

"you dippy moo" is easily the mildest insult I think I've ever heard Yahtzee use with genuine frustration

[@Dr.Kornelius]

he's just trying to be sensitive 😂

[@stitchfantommy]

"You dippy moo" is now my favorite insult

[@xiphosura413]

I lost it at that

[@t.p.3456]

That one really made me laugh.

[@lutherholayeahme7449]

Moo alludes to cows which alludes to milk which alludes to breasts which alludes to women

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

I’ve been using it as of late

[@Crazelord91]

It's weird how symbolistic surreal and artistic games exploring mental illness has started to become a trope. Never thought I'd see the day

[@gidofter_lukge]

An annoying trope

[@AdmiralAwsm]

It depends on how well it's done. Hellade was fantastic, for instance.

[@LizardLeliel]

And by mental illness, its depression. There is a whole variety of mental illness people suffer from that have extremely poor understanding in the general populace - like OCD - but all the artsy games depict depression. Although I have to give a shout out to Celeste for touching on themes of anxiety and Night in the Woods for depicting disassociation.

[@skarn6633]

​@@LizardLeliel Tetris is all about OCD

[@Scroteydada]

My game would be about an average day in my life and the symbolism for depression would be a gremlin that rugby tackles my leg at random intervals before running off into the woods. It would be called déprimé because French makes words better.

[@merrittanimation7721]

But does Kay have a big head? Can’t give her the “Most Artistic Indie Game” award without one.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

Pretty normally proportioned head actually. So much for that

[@viyhexe131]

For how important she thinks she is, I'd say she has one of the biggest heads in all of gaming.

[@aldar8240]

it's hard to be sure, it's well hidden within her stomach, all we can see is the neck sticking out of her ass

[@stickbugorozzie6371]

I started watching this series with my stepdad when I was four... It’s one of the earliest memories I have with him. Here I am, over a decade later, still watching them with him. I don’t think I would’ve been as close to him without it... so thanks and whatever

[@LichLordFortissimo]

Why was your stepdad showing you Zero Punctuation at FOUR YEARS OLD

[@technomorph6798]

Probably just watching it by himself and the kid needed something to do, so the step gave in and let him watch too. One of those “sigh.. c’mere then” moments.

[@dastvan8002]

@@LichLordFortissimo Probably for the same reason someone brought a pram into Deadpool

[@stickbugorozzie6371]

We started watching it together because my parents decided that learning those words and meanings earlier would be better

[@skalty9868]

@@LichLordFortissimo I watched these videos with my dad and his friends at roughly the same age

[@gregorycomey]

Wow this made me laugh my durians off.

[@RanockIronfist]

It does tickle the ole' Açaí berries.

[@midas2092]

*frantic fruit googling*

[@useraccount333]

I respect you for actually using the correct spelling of "Açai".

[@bfkc111]

Uninteresting shit comment. Oh look, it gets lots of votes, surprise...

[@joevenespineli6389]

@@bfkc111 Ironic

[@ZaydinTTV]

Honestly, the "If you know it's bad, why are you doing it?" bit is probably one of the funniest things Yahtzee has done. I think it's the sound effects that elevate it to hilarious.

[@Axl4325]

I can't get enough of Yahtzee pronouncing Gris with disinterest and contempt

[@holyloli69420]

Monster: Rrrraaawrr Gordon Ramsay: RAAAAAAAW

[@merrittanimation7721]

Clearly this represents that time Kay competed on MasterChef and undercooked her steak.

[@supereldinho]

I just came here straight from a Kitchen Nightmares episode. Are you following me by any chance?

[@oGRYzki]

jobless artist: RAW

[@OninRuns]

Adrift youtuber: DA RAWEST OF DA RAW.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

FUCKING RAW!

[@Heavysweating]

3:58 I really love the completely deadpan delivery of this line

[@yurimastermind1601]

Riding a ostrich through a bouncy castle? There's your next game, yahtz! A 2D sidescroller like classic sonic with bouncing instead of spinning.

[@alexbuhl1316]

To make it even more random, the last surface you touched defines the direction of gravity. Or the reveal is: you were playing as the ostrich all along

[@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller]

Mischief makers for the N64 had levels in wich you ride giant bees, ostriches and cats to fight killer robot assasins who are on transforming motorcycles. Pretty fun.

[@johnclifford369]

@@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller Mischief What for the N6what had WHAT

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

Wasn't that the old Atari game Joust?

[@cameronhoy5383]

You know Yahtzee, when you started the 12 games in 12 months project, i was worried that it meant you where getting bored of zp and that would mean less zp eventually. But, I'm now seeing that the project is actually making you a better critic, that bit about how pedro has sunken too much effort into the core gameplay loop and none into anything else was really insightful. Also congrats on getting married! (whenever that was.)

[@Shaymin0]

Yahtzee is getting married?!? Where did you hear about this was it on stream?

[@Sir_Bucket]

I don't think Yathzee is better than before, he always had that "critic style" where he seperate gameplay and story

[@levesteM]

@@Shaymin0 He's been married for whole year now(July 2018 according to Wikipedia). I learned about it around last fall during a post-ZP stream(can't remember which one)

[@princessthyemis]

Shallow core gameplay and nothing else reminds me how AWFULLY thin Moonlighter was!!

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

Bro he's been making games for ages

[@Overlord0011]

A game called Sea of Solitude has no depth? Guess they should have called it Wading Pool of Solitude.

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

More like Piss Puddle of Solitude.

[@Darkgun231]

Puddle of People is a good name for it. Not so much 'solitude' as 'beset by demonic apparitions at every turn.'

[@vantretiredargumentativedu7763]

Got em

[@Oryxification]

Sunless sea on the other hand

[@johnclifford369]

@@Oryxification I cannot adequately express my love for Sunless Sea in mere words. But what I can say is that it's the only game where I've tried to have sex with a fish person and been turned down.

[@kebm1388]

Hey, I'm the dude goofing off at work watching old homestarrunner videos!

[@Ash0512]

Kebm we all are

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

Wasn't expecting him to name drop H*R

[@Betta66]

Everybody to the limit!

[@Pattyobrien3]

Then you too are qualified to make indie games!

[@hollandscottthomas]

✓ - I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[@zwergz1122]

I too have a life similar to the title, except I don't have any friends and my "sea of solitude" is merely my room

[@princessthyemis]

Me too!!! Seriously!!

[@android19willpwn]

yes, my Sea of Solitude really is more like a puddle. But it's a puddle in a hole so its still hard to get out of. I guess that's a well. Well of Solitude doesn't really have the same ring to it.

[@sdfkjgh]

Android 19: But, it does make for an excellent _Magic_ card name.

[@Littlelovelady]

The trailer for My friend pedro was hilarious and i loved it.

[@Ajehy]

The bit with a sewer level reminds me of Casino Royale (the 1967 spy comedy). Two of the characters are fleeing from bad guys, and James Bond’s daughter pulls aside a manhole cover. She sticks her legs in, the music track changes to “Whats New Pussycat”... for about two stanzas. Then her bodyguard drags her away to a much more sensible escape route, namely his car. Edit: spelling

[@Betta66]

That was a weird ass movie, but I enjoy it as a sort of absurdist Pythonesque sort-of anthology.

[@Link0304]

Despite Yahtze's verbose catalogue to choose from, 4:19 stands out as one of his most utterly savage burns in recent memory.

[@demonofrazgriz5764]

The part where Yahtzee pulls the whole "Gris" pronouncing out of nowhere made me lol like a madman. Well done good Sir ^^.

[@htz11235]

I appreciate Yahtzee's use of different guns in his animations. I'm sure not many people would notice but rest assured I do

[@morningvideo]

Yo, this was a really good episode! So happy to see that the quality of your work isn't suffering with the busy schedule. Thanks for all you do!

[@drunkdrag0n]

"Stop texting him so much, you dippy Moo!" Most teenage girls these days could stand to do such a thing.

[@GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches]

A lot of women in their 30s could learn a similar lesson about Facebook.

[@500bees5]

They're texting the teenage boys who text as much as they do.

[@Cudgeon]

@@500bees5 yeah, both are a bit insecure, hence teenagers.

[@Gitaxianjack]

I think uf they stopped they would spontaneously combust.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Had a brief and frustrating relationship with a woman in her forties who could have taken that advice as well. 2 in the fucking morning was the last straw.

[@SigmaSyndicate]

*"IF 👏 YOU👏 KNOW👏 IT'S BAD👏THEN👏WHY👏ARE👏YOU 👏DOING IT?"*

[@YunsAvatar]

What we all needed in our day was to have Homestarrunner references. Now my day is better. I know that Yatzee doesn't normally do "bringing joy to others" but he did today.

[@Betta66]

SO GOOD

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

You might paste away if you Dinty Moore.

[@E1craZ4life]

The day Yahtzee reviews Roller Coaster Tycoon Marks the day I sold my soul for a cupcake.

[@puskajussi37]

Not sure if one soul is enough now since dark souls flooded the market.

[@Iyasenu]

I thought everyone already sold their soul for a cupcake the first time they played through Doki Doki Literature Club.

[@E1craZ4life]

@@Iyasenu That's the reference.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

I too would sell someone's soul to see that. or maybe huniepop.

[@mushymcmushington7176]

"I am a banana." ~ Yahtzee, Far Cry 3 Review

[@jeevithrai7994]

How is Yahtzee still so funny after all these years? Truly, a giant of the internet.

[@AshenDruid]

So both games are about what goes on in the minds of teenagers

[@fredrikolsson7568]

Not a bad thing if it's done well. Now it seems mostly exploitative, like that awful TV-series about teen suicide (can't remember it's name) which seems to have triggered a wave of..... suicides.

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

Fredrik Olsson - 23 Reasons Why. What you’re referring to is called the Werther Effect, after the uptick in suicides after the publishing of the 18th century novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther.”

[@BucketOfFuk]

@@SomeFreakingCactus *13 reasons why

[@digitaltoaster4956]

Boys: Guns are cool and lol random newgrounds humor. Girls: Depression because mum won't by me a chihuahua or something.

[@Games-tx1zc]

2:30 Sound effects? Somebody's feeling creative!

[@OneLegFlamingo1]

I need to play a game where you ride an ostrich through a bouncy castle. I need it now.

[@justviewing8387]

the sea of solitude review is one of my favourites in recent memory, keep it up!

[@sirfailalotful]

“Adrift in a sea of wank”. Oh, how I missed the end cards.

[@cocoTr33]

4:50 "you dippy moo" Sometimes I'm reminded how British Yahtzee is

[@gaedikus]

one of the few gems of youtube. thanks for being consistent in your content, yatz

[@sentretsparkle]

My Friend Pedro reminded me of a flash game from 2014. So I looked it up. My Friend Pedro is based on a flash game from 2014. That explains a lot.

[@strategossable1366]

The mention of the core gameplay loop made me think; are you every going to review your own games for the 12 games/months challenge?

[@GuvernorDave]

I couldn't remember the game title so I literally just searched "zero punctuation dippy moo" and this was the first result. This algorithm is damn near self-aware.

[@Evilnicko]

Makes me chuckle imagining Yahtzee banging his desk by the microphone at 2:29

[@willstribling3351]

“Ya dippy moo” is definitely a top 5 Yahtzee insult.

[@FoxyAlice93]

"If you know it's bad why are you doing it." My criticism on that ME!ME!ME! video that came out a few years ago.

[@joshuaarmstrong8664]

lost it at "you dopey moo!" and the banging of a newspaper on the first game xD

[@alexfranz817]

I'm glad you brought bad the text gags at the end of a video. I missed those when they went away.

[@RazTheBaz]

Well the banana thing was started back when bananas were considered random in the age of flash games.

[@sambutler953]

1:04 to 1:19 sounds like the most badass sequence of events this side of kick-ass gun reloads.

[@Diesel_Budgie]

3:58 New message alert tone. Ty

[@SmashBrosOdyssey64]

When Yahtzee does the monster voice, he sounds like Gruntilda from the Game Over cutscene of Banjo Kazooie.

[@damiancrowley569]

My 2 year old head banged to your intro. I've never seen her do that

[@Knightess]

Quick note on Moby Dick from someone who finished reading it for the first time last year: It's actually more like a man vs whale sea adventure got stuck in a wood chipper with a 19th century encyclopedia on whaling and then someone tried to tape the pieces of both back together into one book.

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

I blew off basically a whole semester watching old homestar runner videos, I feel seen

[@The_BiscuitBoy_PastStream]

"You dippy moo" this made me lose it hahaha

[@BenSalernoMedia]

"You dippy moo" is being added to the ol' phrasebook for sure

[@Nitrinoxus]

'Journey through surreal symbolic world: still cheaper than therapy.' And how.

[@alamaxout]

0:40 HOME STAR RUNNER reference! Woo!

[@JoeStuffz]

Why do some indie games insist on having voice over that's not trained? I was watching this one indie trailer, amazed by the quality, especially of the musical score, and I cringed when the voice actor started to speak. It's better to use text over an untrained voice actor. In fact, some let's play communities love games that have no voice acting.

[@Stroggoii]

@@BJGvideos Adventure Time had a good director and a VA coach so they could make whomever sound decent to great. Random indies don't have CN money, connections and equipment.

[@magicoddeffect]

@@BJGvideos You do, however, need talent to find and encourage talent. Just a different kind of talent than the one you're finding and encouraging.

[@VanessaMagick]

There's a new game out called Songbird Symphony which is a full-on musical with lyrics and all despite having no voice acting whatsoever. Well worth checking it out.

[@Dendarang]

It can occasionally work. The Cat Lady had mostly amateur voice actors except for Susan Frost doing Susan Ashworth the main character and pretty jank sound engineering (the entire game was made by one guy except for voice acting) but it kind of really works and actually adds to the atmosphere.

[@nets9970]

We're not seriously sacrificing people for Crazy Bob, we're ironically sacrificing people for Crazy Bob.

[@redditor001]

“Stop texting him so much, you dippy moo” Best line ever.

[@Mrkabrat]

2:28 Its so well voiced I can almost hear the newspaper slaps

[@ZaydinTTV]

For people who are curious what durians are, I lived in Singapore for about seven or eight years and they were there. Supposedly they taste good but you have to get past the stench first. Quite possibly one of the worst smelling fruit on the planet. You could smell them being sold at open air markets from like half a mile away.

[@XShrike0]

4:50 That got laughing harder than it was probably intended.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

"you dippy moo" will be added to my lexicon of insults, forthwith.

[@SyThiCProductions]

"Glad she didnt quit her day job." Live him or hate him Yatzee spitting straight facts here

[@duncanlambert7219]

So sea of solitude is the game equivalent of updating your Facebook status as *sigh*

[@RacingSnails64]

this was a really good episode. not only great jokes but also insightful game critique. feel like i havent gotten that in a while so it's very refreshing :)

[@scruffmutt]

Gonna have to file away “dippy moo” as an insult for later

[@erinbishop4937]

Dippy moo is my new favorite insult.

[@Jo-ew7lw]

did we not disclose that yahtzee is a banana?

[@Kittyhat]

deep zero punctuation lore

[@barthvader95]

Also worth noting that he did that joke in late 2012, so the point about it being old hat still stands :P

[@42Mrgreenman]

Surprised the shit outta me too, a banana that's anti-banana based humor? Looks like we got an Uncle Plantain over here...

[@knju1monsterhunt656]

5:08 K: "Gee, must've taken a wrong turn at Alburqurke!"

[@paulslight6867]

"Dippy moo" is now my favourite insult.

[@InstrucTube]

Never heard it before, but "you dippy moo" is now my go to insult.

[@aberrantpotato7605]

This outro just gets better

[@fatherpucci-madeinheaven362]

Wonder if hell do Baba is You. He seems to like brainshattering games

[@technomorph6798]

He’d note how needlessly specific the game gets later on, for a game thats mechanic was to allow manipulation of the level yet restricts you to complete it a specific way sometimes. Not a personal issue with the game, just something i believe yahtz would complain about

[@Rhyusfox]

And/or for shiggles, try to start the review in the game's own kind of syntax?

[@hewhobattles8869]

I would like to play that "ostrich through bounce castle" level

[@Cao-Cao-Blue-Army]

"Dippy moo"

[@t.p.3456]

"Stop texting him so mush you dippy moo!" Congratulations. Something on KZbin actually made me laugh. (That wasn't just a clip from a stand up comedian special.)

[@MoonLight-zj8iu]

An ostrich riding level through a giant fucking bouncy castle would be pretty fun

[@animaefan932]

Gonna need to start using "Ya dippy moo," in my day to day now.

[@archangelofstories5565]

5:03 that metaphor though XD

[@permeus2nd]

OK when Yahtzee does the monster voice it reminded me of the trolls from the Discworld games, I need to find them and replay them, it's also a shame they didn't make more of them but if they did them now it would probably be messed up like the latest attempt at making a guards guards show was.

[@soldatsie5]

dippy moo. love it

[@K4RN4GE911]

2:28 Sorry, just need to put a shortcut for my new favorite forum weapon.

[@PleasantWhale]

4:49 I actually had a hearty laugh. I love how mad and annoyed you are at her, AHAHAHA!

[@grayaj23]

The world needs more Homestar Runner videos, tbh. Or Strongbad Emails at least.

[@Klontruppe]

Yahtzee nails my 'problem' with Sea of Solitude. Its themes are rather heavy-handed and don't say anything that hasn't been said before and better. Though as it is quite quick to finish, I am not really bothered by it. If you get it for free (e.g. through Origin Access), give it a shot. It might draw you in.

[@rndmcmmnt]

funny coincidence- I did that since it was cheap on steam this month, and I was still annoyed. On top of that: ze narration ist awfool, its leik, ze designer sinks "Hey ei doont neet tu hire ze english talkers, mein englisch ists just pörrfect." I got it on EA-Play though, so maybe that's why I found it worse.

[@cvbhuiop1]

Yahtz you killed these reviews keep up the good work homie

[@chrismorris6865]

Nicely done! This is the best episode in a while.

[@addex1236]

Artsy hypocrocy is Devolvors studios trademark so naturally its in My Friend Pedro

[@PikaLink91]

"Gris" means pig in Danish.. you're welcome :P

[@Defiler86]

As much flak Gris gets, I adored it and cried when it suddenly hit me.

[@Darkgun231]

@@Defiler86 Most people cry when a heavy or sharp cornered object, like, say, a video game box/case, hits them. Doesn't mean it was good.

[@vapv3656]

@@Darkgun231 A game could be good or bad, but if it appeals to someone, there's nothing wrong with it. I've played games that get my emotions fucked up that other people don't think are good lmao

[@Darkgun231]

@@vapv3656 That's fair.

[@Defiler86]

Yup, all fair. It just triggered an emotion and probably better in a single play through (played it in a single evening and was absorbed in the artstyle). Probably won't have the same impact again.

[@BugsyFoga]

So basically a 2d version of Max Payne 😁👌

[@parabellum9367]

With a banana :)

[@smokinggnu6584]

I don't remember intentionally ricocheting bullets off of an airborne fryingpan to shoot dudes around a corner, though. Because that would have been farking epic for Max Payne.

[@Fadez77]

I was on the floor laughing at each progressive pronunciation of Gris. Griiiii 🤣

[@MrOzy8080]

4:51 may be my favorite thing Yahtzee has ever said

[@alwest4472]

Well Pedro was based off an old flash game, so the banana thing was basically needed, and it's implied you're on enough drugs to kill the rest of the 10 elephants or 2 whales

[@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220]

The day job joke got me lol 😁

[@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller]

As soon as yahtzee mentioned the ostrich i got mischief makers flashbacks. Riding a cat, an ostrich and a giant bee to fight agains motorcycle assasins.

[@CturiX.IREALLY]

A new level of respect for you that you are aware of HomestarRunner

[@alamaxout]

2:28 when your friend starts dating their ex after you warned them not to & now they are heart broken and asking 'why?'...