The 2010s’ Most Significant Games (Zero Punctuation)

[@15oClock]

I like how Ride to Hell just gets a question mark, not a declaration of quality. That's the best way to do it.

[@makotoplush9776]

The game came out the same year as Assassin's Creed IV and The Last of Us it has no excuse to be that bad

[@kittyplayzz3628]

In Yahtzee’s words “it’s not a game it’s congealed failure”

[@joeyparkhill8751]

@@kittyplayzz3628 He also told us to buy it... Just to fuck with some heads!

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

I fucking cheered when I saw that. That game is something else.

[@Lemau]

Well it already has the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Total Abhorrence" award!

[@dihyaneverforget5163]

you can see that Yhatzee regrets not giving game of the year to dark souls at the time and he tried to make up for it ever since

[@JuicyRocksMinecraft]

Why wasn’t dark souls in his top 10 of the 2010s? Do you think he really thought it really didn’t top Shadow of Mordor?

[@SImrobert2001]

@@JuicyRocksMinecraft He didn't play it until the following year.

[@Kaunte]

What was his goty in the whatever year Dark Souls came out

[@theultimatekody8117]

Dark souls isn't game of the year just looking at the first half (anor londor and before) it is goty but the second half is bad. This brings down the quality of the game overall but nobody talks about how lost izaleth or catacombs are which should've been cut but it wasn't. Still a good game

[@aerodblade1601]

@@theultimatekody8117 yup every one likes to shit on Aids Town but every time I see myself looking at lost izalith and tomb of the giants I want to run back to it so I can have some fun again.

[@nerdwiththehat]

It took me a few minutes of squinting at it to realise that is indeed "Hunt Down The Freeman" sitting pretty at "worst of the decade".

[@MoodyMaestro]

Thank you for your squinting because I completely forgot that this game existed and had no idea who had the (dis)honor to be the #1

[@theeutecticpoint]

thanks!

[@Plauge_Dragon]

I couldn't tell what that was honestly.

[@SirkSirk]

I havent touched half life in so long and I assumed it was half life 2 based on the 2 diagonal marks on it. And was like nooooooo

[@theragepig7636]

Worst *except for Ride to Hell* you mean.

[@seasong707]

And here's a heartfelt cheer for you, Yahtzee, the most significant game critic on the internet. No hiatuses, no drops in quality, no staleness. Thirteen years of stellar writing, punchy delivery both visually and verbally, and a practically unmatched ability for cutting right through the industry's bullshit and trends, and unwaveringly speak about the very core of what quality games are made up of. There's no doubt in my mind he has opened up countless eyes to the power of finely crafted criticism; no matter how much you might disagree, you just cannot dismiss the words of this man.

[@SGresponse]

Yeah. No drops in quality. Really now? Allright. Name a review that is from the last ... let's say 3 years and you would consider a True Classic Yahtzee Review, on par with Ride to Hell. Can you? ... Cause I sure can't. Only recently (past month or so) Yahtz got a few chuckles out of me. Goes to show - 13 years can push the wind out of even the biggest bagpipe.

[@mmorpgkitty]

@@SGresponse What exactly would you chuckle at?

[@MorrisseyMuse]

@@mmorpgkitty he does these vids for comedy, no one takes his somewhat questionable gaming taste seriously lol

[@mmorpgkitty]

@@MorrisseyMuse I like Yahtzee. I'm just talking about that SGr guy

[@uhrguhrguhrg]

@@MorrisseyMuse he is consistent in his questionable tastes, though, as such his reviews can be used to make decisions. Mainly he likes listing a lot of downsides. If any of them sound like a deal breaker to you, there is a good chance you won't like the game. If everything or most of his complaints sound like minor gripes to you, the game might work out for you.

[@EnsignGeneric]

"2020's an important year." Aye that'd be one way to put it

[@Sebass1999]

I am here in November 27th, 2020. This year was like a collective migraine for anyone with a brain.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Actually important year to be remembered as dumpster fire

[@rorysparshott4223]

@@Sebass1999 surprisingly, it got worse

[@gameguild2396]

@@Brandonhayhew more like a house fire

[@roguenoob]

A metal straw up my nose until it hit my brain. Well you fucking asked for it, at least they used cotton swabs so I guess it wasn't as bad as it could have been

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

Man, I can't believe The Binding of Isaac came out almost a whole fucking decade ago. Modern classic.

[@BroskiPlays]

And now we get a final dlc

[@ECL28E]

It's the worst game I've ever played for 300 hours

[@Peanut83176]

@@pantyeater-kun5788 ye

[@OneOfTheLoveless]

"modern classic"... I hate this and I hate you for using it. Good game though.

[@hoodiesticks]

"Undertale would probably be my game of the decade if I were in a room full of people wearing internet meme T-shirts" *Gives game of the decade to Undertale* I guess you know what his opinion of us is, then.

[@filipwolffs]

I don't think he's entirely wrong either. Which is ironic since as much of a fan as I am of memes Undertale never clicked for me.

[@rhodiumthunderbird]

I don't think that was a pure decade end list, I think he was just taking the Number 1s from the last decade of year end lists and ranking those. So just of those 10 games, Undertale was number 1.

[@kitsunefire1]

He's always viewed us with contempt. That's why I like his opinions. He knows that we all hate certain game companies, but some of us still stay with them like we've gotten Stockholm

[@Thegreatercheese]

My sentiments exaclty.

[@guguy00]

@@kitsunefire1 You just described me and my relationship with the Pokemon Company

[@WalkerVA]

Ride to Hell remained holding the Zero Punctuation Lifetime Achievement Award for Total Abhorance through the end of the decade. Here's to the 20's to bring on some new competitors.

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

@@jackdaone6469 Because Ride To Hell came first and spearheaded the "colossal failure on every level" genre of games. It also helps that Ride To Hell's bugs and general brokenness help make the game more amusing, whereas HDTF's brokenness is just aggravating.

[@cIappo896]

@@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 and lets not forget, an actual studio that got paid made ride to hell.

[@Sazazezer]

Ride to Hell earns the reward for Most Confusing Victory for Something!

[@E1craZ4life]

ZPLAATA

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

Reward for Total Abhorance is what it got. Ride to Hell isn’t a game. It’s congealed failure.

[@PopcornLover200]

It’s fucking terrible and you should totally buy it

[@noizepusher7594]

Someone wake them up from their shit comma!

[@Anonymos185]

Technically, if you think about, Undertale is the sole Zero Punctuation review that is 100% positive. "Undertale is a good game"

[@qaasi95]

Portal

[@LuciferonMinecraft]

Are we ignoring Portal?

[@142doddy]

Psychonaughts?

[@Waveboy24]

@@LuciferonMinecraft He did find something bad with it during the portal 2 review

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

I don't know if this counts but he wrote about it in Extra Punctuation and came up with a couple of criticisms there (didn't like the art or the sound design).

[@HonkeyKongLive]

I'm genuinely surprised that Binding of Isaac got that slot considering none of its iterations ever got a proper review.

[@quetzalthegamer]

Exactly!

[@moe4b]

Definitely thought he'd choose Minecraft, he gave it a nice review after all

[@jcohasset23]

I know a lot of people liked the Binding of Isaac games but I always found the rng rogue games to be too frustratingly difficult. If Steam ever makes it possible to regift and give away games BoI is near the top of my list.

[@Gagneto]

@@moe4b minecraft is 2009

[@ijones36]

@@Gagneto Pre-alpha release doesn't count as the year a game came out. MInecraft came out in 2011

[@turnt_barbarian]

Just realised Yhatzee never reviewed Enter the Gungeon.

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

He once mentioned that he didn't like it as much as isaac

[@EeveeShadowBacon]

It's like Isaac, but GUNS and a little less fun

[@flaco3462]

He didn't review Nuclear Throne either but I have a feeling he'd probably hate it.

[@mithrylmoonlight]

Honestly? I don't see the hype in Isaac outside of atmosphere (seriously it fucking KILLS it in that department.) There is such a vast array of better titles that I really don't understand what people see in it, again aside from the atmosphere and visual design. Enter the Gungeon is vastly better imo, it's not even a close comparison. I'll admit that my Isaac playthroughs haven't been completely perfect as I've only unlocked one or two characters but even from high level gameplay I see online the game just feels really, really stale. So does Enter the Gungeon but it at least has more going on to catch my attention. Isaac always felt like a weird romhack of Zelda 1 but just the dungeons to me.

[@TheStrangeBloke]

he did though. I could swear he did.

[@MrWatcher6931]

In 2010 I was watching your videos on 0.5% speed and pausing every 5 seconds to catch up because I was just starting to get into learning English. It's 2020 now and your videos are one of the rare ones where I don't have to put the speed on 2x and fiddle with my phone every 3 seconds. I've heard your sniveling more than I've talked to most of my extended family, so thanks for that.

[@theatomiclemon1]

Here's to 13 years of sweary video reviews and phallic euphemisms as far as the eyes can see! Thank you, Yahtzee.

[@jlshel42]

...oh God, I'm getting old. I remember being in college when I first began watching these.

[@junkmail1337]

Here's to another 13

[@theatomiclemon1]

@@junkmail1337 Indeed, my friend!

[@jmanninja]

I began watching in 2009, so I’ve officially been watching for a decade...

[@TuffMelon]

I agree.

[@KayRHCP]

Is anyone else absolutely floored that Yahtzee gave his 2nd best game of the decade to Portal 2? I remember him being extremely critical of it when it came out.

[@johnrobinson3382]

Iirc his criticisms were more comparisons to the first game which was a tough act to follow. It was his game of the year 2011.

[@BFedie518]

That really shows just how far above most games Yahtzee thinks Portal and Portal 2 are. He shit non-stop on Portal 2 because he was comparing it to Portal 1, but compared to anything else 2 is basically the second coming of Jesus.

[@technobabble123]

He wasn't extremely critical. One of the first lines of the review was him saying it was good. It only came across as critical because he kept comparing it to Portal 1, which he thinks is literally perfect.

[@brentchayka4093]

yahtzee seems like he WAS in a really good mood when he made this.

[@E1craZ4life]

And the Croshaw name is going to be passed down to a new generation.

[@Ward1706]

He's married now and he was convinced that he should breed.

[@Ward1706]

Nah, you're just a cynic.

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

As we go forward with this new decade of gaming we can all take comfort in the knowledge that Ride To Hell Retribution will always hold a special place in our hearts and trash bins💜

[@Crazelord91]

1 thing I really respect about Yahtzee that you rarely see is his openness to changing his opinion. Not bc of pressure (he still does not seem to care) but when he genuinely feels differently about something (like the Switch and DS). Often people perceive changing your views as weak, but Yahtzee is one of the few reviewers and public personalities that respects his audience and himself enough to be upfront.

[@gigaman6]

Glad to see Obra Dinn making it to the top 3. It was Yahtzee's review of it that made me pick it up and it easily topped my list for the decade as well.

[@Richard-jm3um]

Couldn't really understand it, I understand the basics and what I'm supposed to do, but everything gets very confusing very fast

[@manavsridharan3811]

@@Richard-jm3um I finally played it and finished it today, and I have to say I started it and quit in a day about a month ago. Decided to pick it back up now, and absolutely loved it. Just try to keep piecing together stuff that you're sure of and brute force the name. It isn't that hard if you just rewatch the scenes, walk around and take note of which character is where. A bit of googling to understand nautical terms helps. I also googled for the language once, however maybe I shouldn't have done that. I was fumbling like a dumbo for the first 3 hours and then I got the hang of the game slowly and then started ploughing through it. Was very satisfying and I'd put it as my second place in game of the year, first being Outer Wilds ❤️

[@Richard-jm3um]

@@manavsridharan3811 Well thanks, I might give it another try :)

[@TooLateNate]

... I cannot believe I've been watching you for 10 years almost... Welp, time for another 10 down this magically yellow rabbit hole.

[@alexanderwhitney464]

I used to watch ZP on the Escapist site while grinding Netherwing Rep in BC WoW... Now I feel old ...

[@BLZ231]

Yeah, about that…

[@JonMSanderson]

"Waiting around a corner to twat you with a poleaxe"! Dude this line got me good! Love your work! Keep shining a light on good art bud.

[@orangeapples]

Oh Ride to Hell: Retribution 1%. You will never be forgotten.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

No matter how hard we try...

[@tylerfindlay3774]

No matter how hard we drink...

[@ng_canadian]

“A metal straw pushed up my nostril until it penetrates my brain cavity...” I see Yahtzee predicted the COVID swabs

[@ZoruaHunter]

What kind of COVID swabs have you been getting?

[@OneOfTheLoveless]

You do realize those things existed before covid?

[@theescapist]

Watch today's Zero Punctuation episode on Boneworks! www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/boneworks-zero-punctuation/

[@gamer10350]

I was about to ask why he never mentioned ride to hell and then I got to the end

[@gavindillon1486]

It's not a game, it's congealed failure

[@vidblogger12]

It's better we forget... it's better this way...

[@HypnoPantsOnline]

@@vidblogger12 Yes, like the star wars christmas special... and oh shit, I'm forcing you to remember it exists :D

[@LautrecOfCarim]

It's been a decent decade... I just wish I hadn't been forced to spend nine years of it getting kicked off a cliff. Heh...

[@burningstar1793]

*Whips around corner and kicks Lautrec of Carim off a cliff*

[@jargon850]

i wish you hadnt spent 9 years ganking me in Anor Londo with these magic dudes

[@real6562]

@Amalaric GoTH TF are you guys talking about ? Skyrim? Shadow of Mordor?

[@real6562]

@Amalaric GoTH which one are you talking about?

[@real6562]

@Amalaric GoTH oh..k

[@davidb8815]

I hate to be the "I'm surprised X didn't get mentioned" guy, but... I'm seriously surprised Skyrim didn't get mentioned.

[@Illyme]

I would guess that what Skyrim does, The Witcher does better and that's why he didn't mention it.

[@corradoalamanni179]

Also morrowind and oblivion are very like it and from the last century

[@Laticia1990]

@@Illyme The Witcher is like... Imagine Skyrim, but not broken.

[@wesleyscott1633]

animesoul167 imagine Skyrim, but with actually good stories

[@alvedonaren]

But this was about the most significant games, not the best games. Compare the number of games aping Skyrim this decade versus the ones aping Witcher 3, it's not even comparable.

[@azzzanadra]

I love how yahtzee now loves the nintendo switch, when everyone used to dismiss it when it came out

[@Kaunte]

Jim Sterling keeps bangin on about how much he loves the damn thing every chance he gets. Reminded me of him

[@sammybrown5997]

The Switch is the only console which isn't doing what the PC does but worse, making it the only console you need or want if you have a decent PC.

[@Willie_Pete_Was_Here]

Sammy Brown A reminder of when consoles were consoles, not PC wannabes. PC is so great that Xbox and PlayStation copy it.

[@astra_m00n]

Willie Pete was here If they are 'PC wannabes' nowadays, maybe they should try a little harder. Exclusives are almost the only thing that keeps them up-float and I find it hard to compare them to PC's in any way, unless it's the year that a new gen was released, but then they still only look better then their previous gen but only slightly on par with a mediocre desktop. The Switch is the one console that gets rid of most of the complaints and still can give the option to a lazy couch-day.

[@astralharmony3742]

That's how it was for me, too. I love the Switch now and play it most everyday, but I didn't buy it until over a year after the release because there were no must-have titles if you weren't a fan of Nintendo's first party stuff. It took Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to get me to purchase mine.

[@DPCP-h9u]

I love how Yahtzee made Undertale his game of the decade. Then again, the internet is where meme culture is the standard culture. Here for another 10 years of dissapointment, anger, joy, and sexual innuendos, Zero Punctuation. May Yahtzee finds another baby seal to club due to his efforts.

[@flaco3462]

he didn't do it for meme culture

[@Carewolf]

His top game of the year of the decade. Note he only listed games that had already won game of the year. And Dark Souls never got that honor because he only started liking it a year or two after he first reviewed and burned it.

[@b33byt3]

Dark Souls has revived my love for gaming, so I'd say it's the most important for me for the 2010s. Non-stop played it and then DeS, and I still, no matter how much AFPS I'm playing, pick up sticks and play souls games.

[@kingofthewasteland]

ahh my highlight of the week. listening to a middleaged man complayning about everything without stopping for breath... wait?? slight positivity? my world is turned upside down :O

[@BathedInMilk]

Middle aged?! He's in his thirties! Jesus Christ. That is not 'middle aged'.

[@soupgirl1864]

He was talking about the decade that begat Portal 2, Undertale and Dark Souls. Honestly, I'm surprised he hasn't jabbed the forks in his eyes yet.

[@joaomarcoscosta4647]

@@soupgirl1864 And popularized microtransaction/loot boxes-filled games as services with no meaningful campaign or story mode, and open-world giant task lists - plus, AAA games have become so extraordinarily expansive that companies are deathly afraid of taking risks. The "blandest game of the year award" has a lot of competition. Also, this was the decade in which Blizzard fully became Activision, and Konami, a slot machine. Surprisingly good decade for indie games, tough. And some AAA games (especially from Nintendo) do stand out from the crowd. Nice to see From Software joining the major players as well and proving there is still a space for AAA games that actually reward skill and exploration.

[@josephmartins8882]

“Is is strictly necessary that every enemy be themed around feces?” My first thought: Poopdie!

[@JD867]

My first thought as well. Apparently my brain's in need of a good bleaching.

[@Solid--Snake]

i just cherish the fact that yahtzee loved bioshock infinite

[@CashWiley]

Best part of that game was the couple watching the floating barbershop quartet near the beginning. Just stand in front of them and don't move for hours. They never stop. It gets weird quickly.

[@GuestZer0]

I still love that bit from his review of it: "Don't you mean second sequel, Yahtz?" "…GET OUT."

[@fedja4121]

With all due respect, I never really understood why Yahtzee of all the people liked it. It has barely comprehensible story with cliche gritty detective as protagonist, extremly generic guns/powers, boring gameplay with bullet sponge enemies and cartoonish shooting up hordes of racists on the streets...Bioshock 1 is somehow superior in every single gameplay and story aspect even though it came out 6 years earlier, and is somehow even mechanically more satisfying. Bioshock Infinite is one of biggest letdowns I've had in gaming honestly.

[@bobbykbobette7426]

Audiologs: the game

[@Solid--Snake]

i love infinite and yahtzee is with me so yeah that's it guys

[@AthrunTalan]

"2020's an important year." This aged well.

[@TheKidDoc81]

When Yhatzee shows a random map and you can see where you work on it.

[@606hunter1]

Glad to see him distinguish good and significant

[@ctrlaltdestroy91]

“Press X to accuse Fredo” lmao that’s a great blink-and-you’ll-miss-it joke.

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

I feel like I SHOULD know what that's a reference to, but I'm coming up blank.

[@ctrlaltdestroy91]

@@Kiss_My_Aspergers Godfather (specifically 2).

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

@@ctrlaltdestroy91 ahh, gotcha! Thanks! =)

[@grumble2009]

"Press X to accuse Fredo" - I spewed coffee.

[@JDMStav]

That "Tidying up" point is spot on. I even say it when I'm playing... "Just gonna tidy up some side stuff". In other words.... Just get it off my f#*king map. Also, good news: the next Assassins Creed is apparently the "biggest open world yet".... hahaha Facepalm

[@Skrempl]

"Real games never went away, they were here all along waiting around a corner to twat you with a poleaxe." I'm dying, this is the writing I always come back for!

[@pantslesswrock]

0:55 yahtzee predicts the covid test

[@Luis-ij1jk]

The simple statement of “games are games” encapsulated how I feel about Dark Souls. It’s the only thing that I can say to justify why I bash my head into the brick wall in the hopes of breaking it.

[@johanngambolputty5351]

Glad to see Just Cause 2 up there in some capacity, I always thought it was really underrated... I certainly remember enjoying it alot anyway

[@E1craZ4life]

That was his #1 best game of 2010.

[@Skreezilla]

And the novelty Glasses will let you see 20/20! - as an optical dispenser this year is just me making bad jokes at work

[@gelu_4499]

I still feel like Minecraft deserves an 'honorable' Mention on this list due to its Influence on this decade of games, even though it was debatable released in 2009. Minecraft was the Instigator for the huge Indie Wave in gaming, it seems to be responsible for every game needing a crafting system now and it was the first game to go big with an early access kind of system. What do you think?

[@kvjbreaker7054]

I won’t lie. Minecraft was a game that made waves in the industry and for good reason, there was nothing like it before. A game that had the simplicity for children and the complexity to create a fucking red stone computer if you wanted to. I won’t deny that if we didn’t get Minecraft, we probably wouldn’t have had games like subnautica, or Ark: Survival Evolved, or even something as obscure in my opinion As a game like Astroneer. Plus Minecraft also I think was one of the first games to really popularize mods, so much so that even developers have laughably tried to implement their own mods which are usually shit compared to community made mods. Due to this, we were able to fix games like fallout 4 which were full of bugs. What’s everyone else’s opinion on this?

[@Oblivion9873]

Also League of legends was arguably released in late 2009 but its first season was 2011 and is the most significant game in the history of esports at this point bar maybe quake and/or broodwar

[@Oblivion9873]

@@kvjbreaker7054 i disagree, fallout's modding community more stemmed from Oblivion's than minecraft's. Oblivion came out in like 06 too

[@hanakoikezawa8322]

It’s not debatable that it came out in 2009 because it did come out in 2009 and everything you just said about it is wrong

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

@@kvjbreaker7054 lol minecraft didnt popularize modding, modding was popular waaaaaaaaaaaaaay before minecraft

[@greensamurai9102]

That Princess Peach joke was brutal- Yahtzee’s really improving his sexual innuendo jokes

[@beageler]

That was pretty much the definition of "not innuendo"...

[@Endrance88]

honestly i would have mentioned skyrim. it has had such a huge impact on mod gaming in the past decade that people still mod and play it today.

[@davidoutten5879]

Yahtzee, thank you so much for getting the year punctuation correct in the video title to indicate both plurality and possession. You have no idea how weirdly happy this makes me.

[@T4gProd]

When I was thinking about this list, I thought "did not Amnesia spark the gameplay style that made Resident Evil 7 happen?"

[@JuliusCorvus]

Amnesia came out in September '08. EDIT: I'm dumb, it came out in 2010. Disregard.

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@JuliusCorvus no, it came out on september 8th, in 2010.

[@milkworms7839]

Yeah it really redefined the whole horror genre. Resident evil sparked it with fixed cameras and eventually third person, which was essentially horror games for 15 years. Then amnesia came out with a first person horror and suddenly that’s kinda become the standard.

[@gronndar]

Now that you mention it. They added "hard mode" for Amnesia. need to check that out

[@supermikayla]

as a long time hardcore 2007 fan, this has been a trip down memory lane and will be thoroughly watched more times than ive fed my long dead fish

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

I felt Skyrim or Fallout: New Vegas deserved at least a passing mention for the amount of mods being released for them, even today. It’s a hard challenge to make a game people still care about a decade later.

[@matthewvandevort9136]

If I remember correctly he didn't like falloutnjew vegas but he did like skyrim. Honestly I was surprised that skyrim wasn't mentioned for the sheer popularity it had

[@Cloudx7strife]

@Virgil Jones, Jr. same here. Compared to dark souls or roguelike games the combat in most open world games is little more than mindnumbing. You can kill stuff in only so many ways before you realize the game has presented no challenge, and there is no feeling of accomplishment when you dont have to try.

[@MorrisseyMuse]

@Virgil Jones, Jr. Lol don't go all edgelord cos you jumped on the hype bandwagon for Dark Souls kid :) You think Dark Souls combat is amazing because the reviews told you it was. It's not complex, it's all about simple timing, just like Skyrim on hardest difficulty. The difference is Skyrim makes combat fun and isn't a glitchy, clunky mess hidden behind a 'steep learning curve'...

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@MorrisseyMuse lmao skyrim combat comes down to hit with bow from stealth, wack, or fireball. Dark Souls combat is significantly better, the core gameplay loop is significantly better, a fucking dodge button adds more engagement than skyrims combat could ever provide

[@victordrunkenstein3592]

Actually that only proves how pathetic the games are, as the games are shit without the 3rd party mods. The fact you need the players to improve the games to make them fun makes them a failure. Also the 3rd party mods are to blame for the games being shit. Bethesda simply noticed how many 3rd party mods are being made for their games so decided it's pointless to put in any real effort as they knew the players will "fix" whatever they fuck up so why bother if it earns them money regardless? Which is why I said that the next Elder Scrolls should just be a new construction set with improved graphics and the game should be called "Elder Scrolls VI: Do it yourself"

[@drewsmith1758]

I’m a little surprised he didn’t throw in Minecraft because after that came out every fucking game had a some sort of building mechanic

[@Hckerman-fc2uw]

Yhatzee coming around to Dark Souls is like Squidward admitting that he likes Krabby Pattys.

[@franzsanders9573]

1:00 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1:56 - The Call of Duty: Black Ops Series 3:02 - The Nintendo Switch Console 4:01 - Sole Indie Games (I.e., Papers Please, Return of the Obra Dinn, Undertale, Stardew Valley, and The Binding of Isaac) 4:59 - Dark Souls 1

[@maxresdefault_]

Minecraft. No doubt in my mind that it had one of the biggest impacts of any game ever. The indie game boom, the survival game boom, the open world boom, the online gaming scene, casual gaming scene for young people. Minecraft played no small part in making them so big.

[@distractedFreek]

It came out in 2009, just barely edging it out of this video.

[@Toaster_Toastr]

@@distractedFreek That depends, do beta and alpha count?

[@vitorsly]

@@Toaster_Toastr In Minecraft's case, where it was a commercial success already as an Alpha, yes.

[@ChocolateVanille]

Minecraft is not responsible for any of this besides survival. Online gaming?... Seriously? There were games before Minecraft, believe it or not. Indies too. And yes, "young people" played them casually.

[@SnowyK]

While Minecraft is popular and I love Lego, I was surprisingly glad that word wasn't uttered in this video although maybe it should've been(?). Wouldn't give credit to making all those genres "boom" though, you're over-crediting that game there mate.

[@Poixat]

I will never get tired of this content.

[@rorygibson3124]

Absolutely. DS is the most influential game of the decade by far and one of the most influential of all time. That shit was like Nirvana.

[@theragepig7636]

I was gonna say COD 4 was more influential, but then i checked and realised it's from 2007. Fuck I'm old.

[@Nitrinoxus]

It's a little mind-blowing to think of just how much the games industry has shifted over the last ten years. Several major triple-A studios have lost face in a way that might've seemed impossible (do I even need to name names?), while the field of indie game development (that we were all told we'd never make a living at) has _exploded_ in a similarly unexpected way.

[@theatomiclemon1]

It's okay Yahtzee, I forgot Minecraft came out this decade as well. Edit: I know it technically "came out" in 2009. It was officially released in 2011. Feel free to stop pointing it out now xxx

[@nathanclark2424]

In his defense, it came out in 2009. Although it wasn't "completed" until 2011, so you have a point.

[@ijirving]

Initial release date: May 17, 2009

[@leguan278]

to bad for you, it dident, 2009

[@h4724-q6j]

It's not officially done yet as of 2020, unless I've missed some big news.

[@Whiterabbit124]

Stop pointing out someone is wrong on the internet? But how else will they learn?

[@zck2020]

"Unlikely storytelling power of bureaucracy" I died

[@BugsyFoga]

I consider Borderlands to be pretty significant to the Looter Shooter genre , now whether that's a good thing is up to you .

[@vcom741]

I mean, it showed that you can make the simple act of shooting fun...it was everyone else that decided: "hey we can abuse the shit out of that"

[@wolcamophone4783]

Nathaniel Foga It was the only looter shooter, at least that anyone can think of

[@BugsyFoga]

@loafhero Gonna highly disagree with you on that .

[@alakazamhippity3192]

@loafhero someone is upset lmao

[@theweddingsinger1970]

Borderlands came out in 2009

[@SalsaSeth]

1:51 Was not expecting to hear Lord Awesomeo's voice.

[@paradoxacres1063]

Knowing that Yahtzee will one day review *HuniePop* it fills me with determination!

[@zero-gi6gp]

HE'S BACK AT IT EVERYONE!

[@E1craZ4life]

If you're going to pick back up on this, at least wait until the sequel comes out.

[@cavangriffin1514]

I think this video was really well put together, nice job

[@Nugnugnug]

I have the Witcher III paused as I'm watching this.

[@stormwolf4989]

@@imicca I'm watching this during some downtime at work wishing I was home playing Witcher III

[@lightchipster]

What I like is that ZP has been going so long that he's covered multiple entries in a franchise and you can compare them. See Resident Evil, Gears of War, Call of Duty, God of War etc

[@xevpennman3517]

i think everyone fainted when they heard the binding of isaac

[@angeldeb82]

LOLed at the imps jump-stomping on other imps. Also LOLed at the Ride to Hell Retribution drinking wine and going "?". :D Also LOLed at many imps being hammered on an anvil! XD

[@TheDiscoGenre]

3:51 We are probably never getting a 3 Houses review.

[@orinanime]

Well now I have to look up Creatures 2 for the C64. Thanks Yahtzee

[@malachichampion]

Hey Yahtz, might you consider doing a full review of Undertale? We know you love it (we all love it), but personally, I'd like to hear a more specific breakdown of what precisely it did to earn all that love. It'd probably be good for the record keepers, if nothing else...

[@NintendoAddictNAD]

He wrote an article about it when it came out, it's probably the closest you'll get to him doing a proper review of it. Just google "Undertale Yahtzee" and it should be the first result.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

@@NintendoAddictNAD bruh so he is a journalist

[@Hepburner]

Brilliant video. Thanks for the last decade, Yahtz!!!

[@makotoplush9776]

Here's to 13 years of Yahtzee swearing, talking about his balls and pissing on every new CoD game

[@LazarouDave]

The Creatures 2 music used (and mentioned in the end) is "Stage Intro Music", just thought i could save you time if you wanted to find it

[@jamesderosa2041]

The Binding of Isaac isn’t a “solo” indie game. Edmund McMillen doesn’t really program so much. Florian Himsl is given co-credit on design. This is like when people erroneously think Tim Burton directed The Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@JustinCage56]

Did he not direct the film?

[@PenguinAmbassador]

JustinCage well no, it’s Tim Burton’s nightmare before Christmas but somebody else directed it, and he did a damn good job. I believe the same guy did coraline and some other creepy animated movies.

[@pcurd]

JustinCage no, Henry Selick did. Burton is credited as writer and producer I think.

[@yerim24]

It kinda depresses me that Yahtzee is the only critic I've seen so far to put Bioshock Infinite in their top ten list. It is really an underrated game.

[@Telcontar86]

It's too bad he didn't seem to play the DLC for the Witcher 3. They're both amazing, with Hearts of Stone having the best game narrative I've come across in a while, and Blood and Wine being an entire game disguised as a DLC.

[@MrDiehardNoob]

What makes it an entire game to you?

[@Fourtytwo4242]

See those are not DLCs they are really expsion packs. Where the developers make a 40 hour game from scratch, then sell it adding to the game but also you don't need it to enjoy the original. Last time i seen expsion packs was dragon age origins.

[@Telcontar86]

@@Fourtytwo4242 yeah that definition makes sense to me 👍

[@samhay4143]

Cheers for citing the music; was driving me nuts trying to remember which game it was!

[@JustinCage56]

I'll just leave this here for my own reference. Feel free to add your own. : ) Top ten games of the decade 10: Far Cry 3 9: Portal 2 8: Hotline Miami 7: Deus Ex: HR 6: The Wolf Among Us 5: RDR2 4: Fallout: NV 3: The Walking Dead Season 1 2: Spec Ops: The Line 1: Undertale

[@jonweisensale227]

JustinCage for me: 10: Fallout NV 9. Slay the Spire 8. Witcher 3 7. Jedi Fallen Order 6. Breath of the Wild 5. Dark Souls 4. Minecraft 3. Divinity: Original Sin 2 2. Dishonored 1. Bloodborne

[@lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598]

10) Gravity Rush 2 9) Starcraft 2 8) Elite : Dangerous 7) Xcom 2 6) Life is Strange 5) Undertale 4) Transistor 3) Dark Souls 2) Bloodborne 1) Nier : Automata I actually excluded some entries by the same creators otherwise the list would have included DS3, Sekiro, Drakengard 3, Bastion, Pyre and Hades and would have been only 3 studios.

[@whydoistillusethissite8626]

10) Nier Automata 9) Spec Ops: The Line 8) Dark Souls 3 7) Sekiro 6) Persona 5 5) Breath of the Wild 4) DOOM (2016) 3) RDR2 2) Witcher 3 1) Divinity Original Sin 2 Honorable Mention to Binding of Isaac Rebirth.

[@lievenvanloo6011]

My list 10. Ark Survival Evolved (because I love dinosaurs) 9. Terraria 8. Red Dead Redemption (yes that came out in 10's) 7. Dishonored 6. GTA 5 5. Subnautica 4. Skyrim 3. The Witcher 3 (because it's like skyrim but better) 2. Minecraft (because it's the game I always come back to) 1. Undertale (because it's just a really good game) To be fair I never played Portal 2 (or 1 for that matter) but I plan on playing them soon Also I'm a big fan of survival games and open world games, so my list is mostly centered around that. Also also I used to play on ps3, but now I play on pc, so I don't own a ps4 or xbox.

[@hmmyou2544]

"Twat you with a poleaxe" is now my favourite threat

[@Andythedrew1]

Surprised he didn’t mention breath of the wild and odyssey during his Switch bit. The two games that put Nintendo back on the map

[@Crazelord91]

I think his point was the switch overall and his changing opinions rather than the games themselves that was the most impactful. Bc those games, while being modern classics, could have come out on another console (like BOTW did) and still be loved. But the Switch itself was a bold and risky venture that paid off well

[@Iamjimpage]

1:21 i love that you chose Birmingham for the map :D

[@carlrogge94]

I feel the whole cinematic trend could also be represented by 'Until Dawn'.

[@theragepig7636]

Not TLOU?

[@DrTranofEvil]

Thanks for the very last frame. I was gonna be like, ‘HEY! You forgot something!’ No. No you didn’t.

[@twoteesful]

Genuinely surprised that Skyrim wasn't mentioned, particularly given its cultural influence. I also thought Yahtzee would mention some of the bad developments in the industry, loot boxes, Early Access, games in perpetual alpha, pre-ordering.

[@HawlHeed]

Thank-you for your honest reviews over the years. Here's to more. cheers Yathzee!

[@Bucket_Taylor]

I personally think the greatest indie game of the 2010's eas LISA the painful. Amazing soundtrack, art work, combat and isn't afraid to tackle dark subjects like abuse.

[@flaco3462]

nah

[@sarafontanini7051]

oh my god yes its incredible

[@jafidayman4832]

Sounds a lot like a less popular Undertale

[@Bucket_Taylor]

@@jafidayman4832 don't compare the two. They are vastly different but Lisa has more mature subjects than undertale.

[@fernandolemon9204]

I'm personally not a fan.

[@chestedarmor5578]

Yahtzee, you inspired me to try out new things and Im thankfull for that! Without you, I'd be still sitting in my nostalic corner with TF2 and Pokemon.

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

You missed a few question marks above Ride to Hell: Retribution 1% Revengeance Part 2 In Stunning 2.5D

[@oblishoaeeshy666]

And here I'm watching it now as I missed it somehow. Using the music of Creatures unpunctuated it for me even more.

[@LAVATORR]

I'll take any excuse to be reminded of the existence of Undertale.

[@gizmo3702]

A like and a comment to remind you again

[@zombie0ate0my0brains]

As a fat bearded bloke who unironically owns multiple swords, I am vaguely offended.

[@erlendstaavi1151]

I'd love to see a full rewiew of undertale! given he put it on top of his reviewed games, and his only "review" of it is "its a good game"

[@E1craZ4life]

He did a meatier review in Extra Punctuation.

[@erlendstaavi1151]

@@rinnegansr5980 absolutely, but it has been out for almost five years, and i think think anyone who wants to play it has played it by now. giving it some attention, and not revealing the biggest spoilers could be managed, and still being a true to heart ZP review

[@TheRealBrotherGrimmy]

Honestly when I think of the most significant games of the 2010's... I can't imagine a list that doesn't have Dark Souls on it. Until I played dark souls for the first time, I had only played games like COD or guitar hero, crash bandicoot, mario, elder scrolls. Dark Souls brought an actual challenge for me. It wasn't a game I could play mindlessly. It is also the first game that I got Plat for. BB being the second, and DS3 being my 3rd. But I also can't really see a list like this without Overwatch. That game SHOOK the industry when it was revealed

[@mattwetherille1004]

Im surprised Skyrim wasn't included in the list, possibly the only game that was made for 2 generations of consoles and even had a VR version.

[@neilmoffitt8215]

Love Creatures 2 for the C64 music!

[@E1craZ4life]

How would Yahtzee's blandest games of 2015 - 2019 look? 2015: Halo 5 2016: No Man's Sky 2017: Star Wars: Battlefront II 2018: Conan Exiles 2019: Anthem

[@erlendstaavi1151]

well, as this is retrospectively reviewed, no mans sky has gotten a lot better over the years, and might have redeemed itself slighty to him

[@jellyfrosh9102]

Halo 5 came out in 2015? Jesus.

[@guguy00]

@@erlendstaavi1151 He also fairly enjoyed his revisit (well, for his standards) to NMS, so probably would be least bland, at least right now as of 2023.

[@easy2bcheesy149]

That description of Peach's peach was great

[@SafetySkull]

I keep feeling weird that no one in these 2010s retrospectives seems to mention Skyrim. I suppose it wasn't as influential to the industry as its popularity might have suggested but it's still worth mentioning.

[@SafetySkull]

trequor that’s what I said bro

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

"There's no substitute for putting the fucking work in". Truer words have not been spoken.