The 2021 Games I Didn't Review (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

No new Zero Punctuation episode this week as Yahtzee was out for personal reasons last week. New Extra Punctuation episode dropping tomorrow in its place!

[@stpirate89]

Congratulations to Yahtzee!

[@Surkai25]

will the next every ZP video (2022) also include the extra punctuation episodes?

[@AegixDrakan]

Oh, that explains it!

[@johnwrath3612]

@@stpirate89 what happened?

[@johnwrath3612]

Hope everything's ok with him and the family.

[@fickle_narwhal788]

Hearing yahtzee laugh is genuinely unnerving

[@ooze1982]

It's one of the signs of the apocalypse

[@RacingSnails64]

Like Batman

[@danielamin]

Watch his Let's Play Normality part 4 at 27:11

[@Jibjabberwocky]

@@danielamin Destination unknown. . .

[@Balsiefen]

@@danielamin Thank you for that. I'd forgotten.

[@---_---_---_---___---]

That ending was adorable.

[@-AAA-147]

My guy what is your definition of adorable?

[@---_---_---_---___---]

@@-AAA-147 clearly different than yours.

[@RallyLancer95]

You misspelled hilarious

[@Merlincat007]

@@-AAA-147 You right now ;)

[@-AAA-147]

@@Merlincat007 .///////.

[@LOLquendoTV]

Exo One is the game that for me holds the world record for a game winning me over and losing me in the shortest time.

[@serenity8839]

100% felt like i wanted it too keep growing then shoved us in a hole which really made me only go through it too see if it opened up again.

[@Jitkaas]

Game had me hooked until that jungle planet

[@stupidflandrs4856]

Yep, the stupid fucking jungle planet ruined it

[@Jesse__H]

I never made it there, what's so bad about the jungle map?

[@NoConsequenc3]

@@Jesse__H what grows in a jungle

[@Unclelarry766abc]

The final review of the Dr. Who game….worth the entire video right there.

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

The one for Ascent I believe it was where it's just "EhHhhehhEEhhEhh?" gets me.

[@thereisonlycis3566]

Took the words right out of my mouth

[@thekinginyellow7777]

"Gleefully still not reviewing Inscryption" Jammy bastards.

[@dcen465]

fuck I was watching this hoping he’d review it

[@Chris_Sizemore]

@@dcen465 Inscryption is one of those games that you're honestly better off going into blind than knowing anything about it.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

It's a subversive game that messes with your expectations. He's not going to review it for the same reason he wasn't going to review Undertale (properly, although he did an Extra Punctuation video on it).

[@calicokity1]

@@pedropradacarciofi2517 No??? It was, in broad strokes, why he loves the game and it felt wrong and ungrateful to do a ZP on it

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@pedropradacarciofi2517 There wasn't anything Yahztee disliked about Undertale, apart from the creepy fanbase, obviously. Not as bad as the Steven Universe fandom but fairly carcinogenic in the long-term.

[@ShinyGaara65]

I know one of the artists for Unpacking. Hearing Yahtzee sing praise for her work will definitely make her day.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Name?

[@Contra7311]

@@TommyDeonauthsArchives what's her @???

[@philippak7726]

I've just looked at the steam listing. Absolute props to whoever did that sailor moon outfit on the dummy. It looks amazing.

[@ShinyGaara65]

@@TommyDeonauthsArchives I know her as Mmishee on Twitter. Sorry for not saying, I felt it was slightly unprofessional I only know her by her Twitter handle.

[@inventor4279]

please tell me im not the only one slightly concerned about two people asking about your friend and her @........

[@USMC49er]

Haven is interesting because it is uncommon for video games to have a legit husband and wife be the main characters and aren't acting like they came straight from high school. They've been married for years and they have common arguments like everyday couples do. But they are both willing to sacrifice their livelihood for each other to not end up in prison or dead.

[@newsystembad]

I'm really glad he talked about Haven, even if only in a post-year roundup. I kinda fell in love with the game, to be honest. Besides there being precious few games that are actually _about_ a relationship (and not just the chase up to when the couple get together), there's also not a lot of romance stories that cast a brown guy as the male romantic lead. Really great game all around. I played through it once myself, now I need to drag my girlfriend into playing with me. XD

[@bigrathole]

My wife and I have been doing a sort of Bechdel test on movies looking for stories that center on a stable husband and wife couple adventuring together since that aspect was jettisoned from the Valerion movie. Good examples of it are... Almost entirely non-existent. If it doesn't include animosity, a divorce, or infidelity, people aren't interested in playing with that dynamic. Which sucks. We already have buddy cop movies, it's not that much of a leap. haha /Vent over.

[@cyncynshop]

@@bigrathole If you found more please tell me. As of now, only the ones featuring friendships fill my lonely heart. My favorite is Knights and Bikes. Which feature 2 kids adventuring together.

[@251TheMechanizedSingfantry]

I'm more or less with Yahtzee on this; I liked the characters and the story, but the gameplay mechanics annoyed the hell out of me after a while

[@sid6645]

A game having a mildly mature storyline doesnt mean its worth the jrpg bullshit lel

[@espio87]

F.I.S.T.: "It was alright." "Ohhh, an 'Alright' from Yahtzee is high praise anywhere else! *buzz buzz*"

[@pokemonmanic3595]

*buzz buzz*

[@axelprino]

Wait, if Yahtzee redid all the assets in HD, does that mean that the show is now Zero Punctuation Remastered?

[@GMP1isReal]

Didn't he call "Remastered" the weak no-man's-land between a simple port with light fixes and a grounds up remake?

[@BartlebysCorpse]

Zero Punctuation Retribution

[@makani9004]

Zeo Punctuation: Prepare To Die Edition.

[@nis5e]

We all know that if Zero Punctuation got a modern-game-style update, it'd be called "Zero".

[@takuansoho5836]

If I propose "Zero Punctuation : Warfighter Origins : Absolution", I think Yahtz will began to bleed by his nose

[@theinspiredgamer1949]

5:11 to the end is the hardest I’ve laughed at a ZP in ages

[@Zw285]

animeeeeeeeₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑ

[@slavestudios47]

The Ascent review may be my favourite game review of all time lmfao

[@blayer69]

I feel like he brutalized those games harder in 30 seconds than most bad games he reviews fully LOL

[@ShjadeNexayre]

@@slavestudios47 Having drilled down deep into the Ascent: it's an accurate review.

[@tmsplltrs]

It's impressive how yahtzee manages to stay consistently funny, in a format he's been doing for nearly 15 years.

[@tc2241]

When my wife got the the diploma in Unpacking we were both like “well this relationship is doomed”. It’s amazing how much story telling you get from looking through peoples belongings.

[@xeferial]

I tried so hard to find any spot on the wall for it and when I couldn't I felt so bad putting it under the bed. I could already tell the relationship wasn't going to last when he hadn't made any space for her at all to move in, but that sinched it.

[@msthecommentator2863]

He hadn't made an effort to move or clean anything, you literally have to sort his underwear for him day one. 😒

[@hazukichanx408]

That's why I always spend an extra half hour to an hour doing that every time I'm at someone else's place, until they get home or the police ask me to come with them down to the station again! =D

[@kiernanfisher4842]

completely agree with your take on the doctor who game, was laughing at the same time

[@matthewteo3111]

I was laughing too. It hurt but I was laughing all right. When are we gonna get a good Doctor Who game?

[@garr_inc]

@@matthewteo3111 Never.

[@NetMoverSitan]

Is it because of "get woke, go broke"?

[@lukeskymaster]

@@NetMoverSitan maybe this one, but we just need an actual game company working on it

[@Kaefer1973]

@@NetMoverSitan probably not since Yahtzee doesn't give a fuck about that.

[@mitchwilliamson5552]

The whole end of this video seemed like he dropped character for a bit, and then the laugh really clinched it for me.

[@A4MAce]

Haven has the healthiest and most realistic depiction of a relationship in a video game that I have ever seen. Its adorable and thrilling and the writing is so good it will really tug on your heart strings! Plus anything by that developer has the most vibrant visual style you could ask for.

[@DBM013]

Mmm, just the description of the game alone is endearing. Reminded me of the anime, Banished from the Hero's Party... where it's basically that ^ for 2/3rds of the 12 or so eps out currently. LN prolly even more so... and just having that alone is so, refreshing mmm.

[@ShjadeNexayre]

The voice acting is surprisingly good, too.

[@hazukichanx408]

@@BluntsNBeatz Well, maybe you can with that attitude. Not a lot of things happen unless you believe they can. (Whether they are _currently common_ however is another matter entirely...)

[@omega-kiba7188]

5:28 the embarrassed and sad laughter. the sound of a broken man. ...Damn I laughed so hard on the last 5 title reactions. XD

[@JagdPanther101]

I don't think I've laughed as hard at a ZP in a while as I did at the Doctor Who ending. That was phenomenal.

[@Parrot0123]

I'm nominating that one as his best review to date!

[@sqggle]

Ah, the end showed comedy timing at its best.

[@melimsah]

I ... I don't think I've ever heard Yahtzee laugh before.

[@DarkArtPlaysMinecraft]

True! He sounded genuinely surprised he played that doctor who game

[@origrammar]

He laughed a couple of times in the Let's Drown Out series he did with Gabe (on the yahtzee19 channel long ago)

[@patrickharrington9394]

@@origrammar To the point of tears once, memorably. Although that was a Let's Play, not a Drown Out; Normality pt 4, I believe. I still go back and watch that one on occasion, because listening to him keel over dead laughing is deeply amusing to me.

[@origrammar]

@@patrickharrington9394 Damn, I used to watch that Let’s Play over and over again a few years ago, might revisit it these days. Thanks for reminding me 🤗

[@joeyparkhill8751]

Regarding the post-credit remark, YES I did notice Yahtzee did this in 1080p!

[@michaelmarksman743]

Same.

[@gnyrinn]

Does that make 1080p his new year’s resolution?

[@wilfchapman-gandy8120]

I have to say one of my favourite things about doctor who edge of reality is that the marketing blurb says "features brand-new characters including the Tenth Doctor (voiced by David Tennant)" I'm beginning to question the meaning of 'brand-new'

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Well, he was once.

[@Lord_Numpty]

I think it speaks more about the mental state of those involved, up to -Chinballs- Chibnall and the actors of whatever this is they're trying to tell us is Dr. Who.

[@thisiswhatilike54]

I’m glad I got out of Doctor Who when I did. Sounds like utter rubbish now. And the fan base sounds like they’ve always been insufferable, but moreso in the past five years

[@HaloInverse]

I can understand how someone trapped in a linear temporal reference frame might take issue with that use of the term "brand-new". But if you look at it from _outside_ of linear time...

[@jholotanbest2688]

I hope zero punctuation never ends. You always know what you are signing up for and it is so good almost every time.

[@Signinginasaway]

Still miss "Let's drown out" quite a lot. That was my absolute favourite let's play, and the game choice was fantastic. Alas, all good things must end.

[@gfizzle099]

Zero punctuation is beginning to take over that one internet forum as "most consistent thing in my life"

[@bird3713]

When you're known for going full tilt for the entire duration of a video's length, sometimes a pause is the best punchline.

[@nicklager1666]

Would it be fair to say that exo one is a modern take on marble madness then. A ball, slopes and different types of pace.

[@Rushmore0Miles]

idk, It's not really physics-based in the same way marble madness was (at least by intention) Venineth springs to mind as more a successor to that than Exo One. Exo was more of a gravity game than a rolling game. You're meant to spend your time gliding in the air rather than rolling around.

[@jman2050]

Sounded a lot more like Within a Deep Forest in 3D to me.

[@nis5e]

*"...like adding crutons to my sallad by shaking my keyboard over it"* The most haunting visual in a while. Bravo, Yahtzee.

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

His thoughts on "The Ascent" describe most of the games industry for last 5 to 10 years.

[@ShaOryDow]

eeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

[@xbox1445]

I like that Yahtzee liked Haven just because it was cute and that most of these games are "fine", somehow they feel a bit more approachable being like that. Hopefully this segment returns next year!

[@pokemonmanic3595]

I love how genuine the laugh at the end sounded

[@thescottishaccent]

The speech software saying "Fist Forged in Shadow Torch" while sounding so monumentally fed up of life meant that I ended up in hysterical giggles.

[@dahauns]

For me it's the follow-up with "Tchorvs" that crowns it. Total emotional resignation flipped over to malicious compliance.

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

That and how the AI voice sounded like it was struggling to pronounce the Record of Lodoss War game’s title was rather amusing

[@ben-tendo]

Best review of Doctor Who: Edge of Reality on the whole web. Masterpiece. 👏🏻😂 Honestly why didn’t TT and LEGO just expand upon their Dimensions Level Pack and make a full blown LEGO Doctor Who game? It was the best love letter to the show any video game has made.

[@nicarney]

"Like they've all sworn fealty to the mostly-empty colour printer" is BANG ON and hilarious. Jeez.

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

What a lovely surprise. I wasn't expecting another one of these and hope it becomes a regular yearly list

[@EBroxas72]

I feel a very happy strange joy in my heart now knowing that he's played/ has heard of LISA the painful. Such an underrated game! He wasn't kidding with the depression punch line.

[@larrythebag]

"gleefully still not reviewing Inscryption" he knew

[@CapnShades]

Yahtzee is a prime example of how important it is to "know" your critics. I've hardly heard of this game "Haven" but as soon as Yahtz mentioned it has "awful hybrid turn-based and real-time combat" I knew I had to go look it up because I actually love that shit.

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

You get it

[@therealsulaco]

Unpacking is my GOTY. That they managed to tell a story of decades in a person's life, and give so much insight into who that person is, with not a single line of dialogue or even an image of the character is quite an achievement.

[@Lancefh_ENV]

It has completed... Yatzee's Dark Souls character arc is now complete with a creepy and ominous laugh.

[@20thoughts]

The whole episode is worth it just for Yahtzee's ersatz-text-to-speech fakevoice (edit: where did my fingers go just typing Yahtzee) saying "Choooorvs."

[@rainbowevil]

That made me laugh out loud, the perfect, disinterested butchering of the name by the text to speak was incredible.

[@LordShrub]

0:56 In the elevator at Ubisoft: Imagine™️ if every item was a unique NFT.

[@reala90]

I love how Yahtzee slowly goes insane near the end.

[@insertcoolnamelater9334]

I'd love it if Tales of Arise marketing would list all good review quotes like they sometimes do and just put: "Anime" - Zero Punctuation

[@Silverraptorvideos]

4:55 This is the kind of humor I love from your game reviews Yahtzee. XD

[@michaelpalacios8951]

Earnestly bemused laughter is probably one of the most terrifying emotions I've heard Yahtzee express in all these years listening to him.

[@Baseguy100]

Another day of Yahtzee mentioning Risk of Rain 2 without reviewing it, when will my suffering end.

[@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643]

*Tales of arise appear on screen Me: "Anime" *in excited tone of voice Yathzee: "Animeee" *in pained tone of voice

[@trevorleitner2146]

I am still rather sad ZP never did a review of outer wilds. It gets brought up semi frequently in other reviews. But damn does it deserve some spotlight.

[@maallos334mi8]

He did. Part of the 2019 video

[@trevorleitner2146]

I guess that sort of counts. But I don't quite find it satisfying. And the game had a great DLC come out a few months ago. Just saying I think it deserves an actual review.

[@AdumbroDeus]

Tales of Arise is one game that in spite of being anime as balls I really liked because it explored genuinely interesting issues and interpersonal relationships in heartfelt ways. Tales is generally pretty good on that in spite of being anime as balls, especially recently. I say "generally" cause Zestiria exists.

[@Horvath_Gabor]

"Explored genuinely interesting issues and interpersonal relationships in heartfelt ways" describes 90% of JRPGs, it's just that most people, including Yathzee, have some kind of weird preconceived notion about all of them being dumb compared to the "real" CRPGs and never really give them the attention they deserve. It took Yathzee over a decade to even engage with the Persona games, and even then, it sounds like he felt ashamed in finding them actually really good.

[@beo3828]

@@Horvath_Gabor The anime aesthetic has amassed a number of negative attributes that might not always translate to the games in this style, but sure as hell are a staple of it. You kinda need to know what to pick from the lot, so someone without much experience is just going to treat them all the same.

[@Horvath_Gabor]

@@beo3828 The issue is that the same goes for many other genres as well, and those don't get this kind of instant, no-second-look-given dismissal. JRPGs, on the other hand, are almost always unfairly treated and written off just because of some inane "lol weeb animu bewbs" sentiment that has absolutely no relation to the quality of the games themselves.

[@beo3828]

@@Horvath_Gabor I like manga, and some anime, but I am aware that weeb shit has taken a foothold. A ver undesirable one, mind you, but it's there nonetheless. Won't stop me from trying to advocate to the works that are actually good, but I feel that if you see it from the outside it might not be easy to tell them apart.

[@AdumbroDeus]

@@Horvath_Gabor you're not wrong (and a lot of JRPGs predate the genre getting "anime as balls"). But there are legitimate criticisms in terms of what the genre brings mostly because well... Honestly it's mostly because a lot of weebs demand cheap fanservice at the expense of characterization, and Yahtzee has pointed out a lot of these issues in the past. (I'll note I'm very much an old school jrpg lover, PS2 era and earlier for the most part)

[@illCMAC]

Great ending, I really like this video. I hope it becomes another annual list.

[@Nerdznewznow]

He laughs before the punchline and I laugh after, seems like a good relationship

[@Superellysan]

I’m glad Yatzhee is doing another one of these round ups because there are some games out there that deserve to be talked about but are too simple to hold a 5 minute review and getting to hear about them like this is kinda nice

[@KickMyBucket.]

Surprised I didn't see Sable in the 'rollerskating in space' trilogy

[@skeletonking2501]

4:55 this confirms he knows about Lisa the Painful and that makes me very happy, especially with his comment on it

[@tloz171nfs]

Haven is one of my favorite games of all-time. The relationship between the 2 main characters is very unique for games as a whole, and I didn't mind the lite jrpg and crafting/survival elements (things I usually hate) since they were executed decently and not too tedious. I do wish there were a few more environment types butttt that's okay. I also loved Solar Ash. Mario Galaxy + SotC + Sonic kinda sounds like a dream game of mine. While it doesn't quite reach those heights, I liked it way more than Yahtzee did. Yes, the movement and combat is relatively simple, but that's bc it's all about flow. And it feels great to string together jumps, attacks, grapples, etc all in one sequence. The side stories are pretty interesting too, if you put in the effort.

[@kai9_long]

why did i try not to blink for the entire second half of the video

[@Tyler-gg6xt]

Thank you for NOT giving Tales of Arise any more time than that. Mostly because I regretted trying it myself.

[@Potidaon]

Damn, he did an extra big round up, and still didn't mention Chicory, Wildermyth, Overboard!, Bustafellows, Opus or Grime.

[@deluxeloy]

Recently 100%ed Haven and it was a pleasant surprise! I do have to agree that the combat is that game's downfall, though.

[@bobbymcdobson2153]

"croutons to my salad by shaking my keyboard over it." thanks i gagged

[@RichardBatchelorComposer]

With a laugh like that, Yahtzee is going to make an excellent Saturday morning cartoon villain when he finally gets bored of video games

[@TheNetherlandDwarf]

shame unpacking was like 20 dollars/15 quid. Every time I tried to sell someone on the game they went "sounds great, lemme look it u- oh yea I'm not paying that much for that"

[@arceuskarp4542]

Yes we do appreciate the 1080p assets. Thank you edditor!

[@Myazini]

The Ascent is actually pretty decent. With the amount of people/dev team to the level of detail and love invested into the game ratio being quite impressive. This is the dedication and drive we needed to see in Cyberpunk - at least the world of the Ascent is cyberpunky enough to soothe my longing for a future-set game that doesn't suck schlong.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Yeah! The difficulty scaling was a bit hit & miss and the quest tracking was borked at times, but in general The Ascent was pretty good. I hope the devs keep exploring that universe.

[@NearlyBatman]

It is a rather unfortunate story honestly. The game is a bit buggy in singleplayer and local Co-op, but in online co-op the "bit" flies through the closed window, lands on the road 8 stories down, is ran over by a semi, and is replaced by a crapton. It crashes every 10 minutes or so, along with a plethora of delightful other things. That being said, it is a beautiful game. The unfortunate part, is that most of the main people that had worked on it have left the company, and there will probably be no more bugfixes in the future. Which makes me quite sad.

[@thewideninggyre9132]

How do I get this "Siri having a stroke" voice? The one reading the game titles?

[@monkeeee]

4:19 I demand royalties

[@sempersolus5511]

I misunderstood and wondered how he was going to talk about 2021 games in 6 minutes.

[@CinosTheHedgehog2000]

I only have 2 issues I have with Unpacking: there're a couple items whose purpose I had no idea what it was (like that diagonal wooden thing that is supposed to be a plate holder, I spent half an hour trying to figure out where it was supposed to go) & that there's not enough of the game. I wish there was more. Something like a procedurally generated level creator would be nice.

[@TwoWholeWorms]

"Chorves" I literally laughed out loud at that. xD

[@streamofthesky]

Guess I should just be happy he even mentioned Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth and Tales of Arise

[@babygorilla4233]

Tribes ascend has movement similar to the marble. Super sloped maps and you can press and hold a button to glide over the map and you have a jetpack.

[@hamzafairs3262]

Man hearing Yahtzee laugh for the first time since those light chuckles during his red faction Armageddon and Catherine reviews feels good

[@rubdulbah3201]

I was kind of curious to hear a mention of Sable, but hey it's a new year you can't get em all.

[@KittyConnie5]

I was pregnant when I played Before Your Eyes and was bawling my eyes out by the end. Glad Yatz liked it too

[@abrahamnarvaez1730]

Yahtzee laughing is weirdly wonderful to hear

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Winner of the pronunciation competition absolutely goes to "Chorse".

[@courier4529]

The ascent had so much potential. My playthrough didn't have all of the bugs other people did, but a lot didn't feel fleshed out quest-wise. That said, the environment is so good it makes me a little mad. There's so much going on, so much to see, it all makes sense and feels real while simultaneously feeling like a fever dream. The combat is solid, and progression actually makes you feel powerful. Haven was one of my favorite games of the year. The music was good enough for me to favorite on Spotify and listen to on occasion, the combat wasn't that bad, the survival crafting stuff makes sense since the game is legit about surviving on a remote planet to repair your spaceship. The overarching story is simple and fantastic. They actually do some great storytelling, and you can pick out a few spots of foreshadowing if you pay attention. I actually ended up being so invested that I treated the game like Subnautica, carefully preparing food days in advance and maxing out my healing and combat items ASAP. Guess what? It payed off, with a boss that came out of nowhere and almost crushed me. There's only one boss that will truly test you, and I've seen some reviews that complain about it, but it's a completionist secret boss.

[@scaper12123]

I still think he missed a gem not playing Chicory

[@scarocci7333]

It's probably one of the best episode with the visuals matching the metaphor. Loved the swiss army knife tv

[@MidgetandFriends]

Haven was definitely my game of the year when It snuck into Gamepass, was looking for something different to play, saw it was only 4gbs and decided to give it a go, Fucking loved it. Currently waiting on my pre-order of the physical copy and got very lucky and managed to get the Vinyl of the soundtrack signed by the composer "Danger"

[@jackphillips5215]

I expect him to review ultrakill when it comes out of early access

[@holycheeseduck4729]

An Ultrakill review would be something magical for sure

[@superjew837]

Eyyyy looks like the live chat a couple weeks ago broke him down

[@ratking1608]

Yahtzee laughed and I was genuinely taken aback

[@MrJimberJam]

I am fairly surprised Wildermyth didn't make an appearance. The procedural/emergent story seemed like something Yahtzee would at least be interested in experiencing.

[@lemmingrad]

I was disappointed too it didn’t make this list. That said, I imagine he’d have awkward feelings about the writing style. He would certainly mock "Where are you? Have you grown tired of buildings?"

[@Ash0512]

ZP in 1080p finally!

[@SystemBD]

All in all, this is one of the most positive videos Yahtzee has ever done.

[@speedracer2please]

I rewatched in fullscreen just to appreciate the new assets. Thank you for going the extra pixel!

[@taxevasion2403]

I would have liked seeing him review Tales of Arise just because everytime a game is anime as balls he hates it and the review is hilarious

[@vigorouslethargy]

I don't think there was enough to hate. Arise was actually pretty solid overall and yanked the Tales series out of its recent downward spiral.

[@vKuya]

@@vigorouslethargy I've only played Zestiria and Berseria, but how were the games before them? Personally, Zestiria was whatever, and Berseria was great. I didn't know they were going downhill.

[@Santoryu90]

I thought the recent games were fine enough I don’t know about them going completely downhill

[@vigorouslethargy]

@@vKuya See, for me Zesteria and Berseria were the downward slope. I *will* say Berseria's combat was fluid as heck and enjoyable, but the story wasn't doing it for me. The first 10-15% was great, but the next 80% was basically nobody having any character development except Eleanor. Velvet especially was very bland. She had 2 emotions: "I must get revenge" and "I must protect little brother." If it was outside that scope, Velvet didn't give a shit. If I had to make recommendations based on my taste, I'd say Abyss, Vesperia, Xillia, and Symphonia were among the most memorable high points.

[@_Banjo_]

end bit was fantastic that they actually animated the guy holding up his finger to his eye

[@grimreefer9324]

What a legend, he covers all of the two thousand and twenty-one games he hasn't reviewed yet.

[@SMikhaylov]

I did notice the redone assets!

[@flaco3462]

I really wanna know what Yahtzee thinks of Lisa the painful considering all the things it does

[@fernandoc4841]

He hasnt reviewed that game right?

[@flaco3462]

@@fernandoc4841 no he has not thing is its from 2014 and Yahtzee hardly ever reviews stuff from the past in any specific degree I wish he'd review the BIT.TRIP series or Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze because I think he'd get a kick out of those probably

[@fernandoc4841]

@@flaco3462 I want him to review Omori and Lisa the Painful

[@flaco3462]

@@fernandoc4841 I feel like he'd probably laugh in Omori's face but would have a deep respect for Painful because of its story even though its gameplay can easily snowball and how the game looks kinda shitty

[@letfireraindown]

I played the Record of Loddoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth game. Yahtzee's points are valid, I think I liked the art style and more than him, but all in all there are better metroidvanias out there. The Story is vaguely comprehensible with what I recall from the OVA I watched some 20 odd years ago, but the whole Loddoss War series is kinda the pregenorator Token Fantasy concept for the anime spectrum. I would compare it to Lord of the Rings in the sense that a lot more Fantasy concepts spun off of it than out right recognize the historical tracing. All in all, it was a good game and good value for the cost, but as I recall it released for something like $20 so it was within scope and not challenging to be compared to larger games.

[@maraque16]

I knew it! Too many of you bugged him about Inscryption and now he's not going to play it out of spite!

[@Manganization]

I think he already played it and don't think it's worth criticising for undisclosed reasons.

[@EdShear_em]

I wasn't mad at Yahtzee for any reason during this episode until I read "gleefully still not reviewing Inscryption" at 5:45. I could have forgiven him for being ignorant of that absolute masterpiece but now he's just rubbing it in our faces how little he cares. It's his style, I guess, but it's sad how that one line is all the love Daniel Mullins Games has gotten in a ZP video since Pony Island so many years ago.

[@vigorouslethargy]

Pretty sure he mentioned in an Extra Punctuation that he's not reviewing it for the same reason he didn't review Undertale. It's a subversion of the genre itself and it's best left for people to discover on their own.

[@weebs93]

Loved hearing about some of the other less notable, but still present games Yahtzee played this year. I’m actually going to check Haven out

[@elfbad22]

>2021 games you never reviewed >only 13 games in video Any more lies you want to tell us, Yahtz?

[@TheCreepypro]

great video and nice job on the assets working on all of them must have really put you behind

[@lukedufaur5368]

5:30 Oh god, I felt this laugh. We need more moments like this.

[@zigslotheon]

Guessing you’re saving Security Breach for this year

[@chaoticturtle1553]

If you watch the most recent Slightly Something Else, he talks about Security Breach and his issues with it and how it probably won’t get a ZP

[@EmeralBookwise]

Haven is a game I really want to play, but am just afraid I'd come out to be other side feeling lonely.

[@CodingItWrong]

I like how he got the order of "mishmash of 3D sonic game and Mario galaxy" reversed, but it just enhanced the impression of mishmash