THE CAVE (Zero Punctuation)

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This week, Zero Punctuation reviews The Cave.
Fast-talking Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw reviews a new game each week in this animated series that combines informed critique with cutting humor. Watch the next episode of Zero Punctuation a week early, only on The Escapist.
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[@hermesy.c.9668]

So this games teaches you that with stubborn denial comes redemption! What a wonderful thing!

[@fireiron369]

Just wait until Yahtzee learns that Camels are unironically amazing swimmers 😂

[@NadDew]

huh?!!!! what?!!!!

[@Shinku_no_sanbun]

Do you mean unsarcastically? Because camels being a good swimmer is actually ironic (something that one would not logically expect to be the case)

[@shadow75040]

Should I be worried that this is my 46th time watching all of the Zero Punctuation videos ?

[@GlobalStrike1]

+ChaosNation Don't worry, you're not alone.

[@shadow75040]

Steven Shurak Of course I'm not alone silly! The voices tell me that all the time...

[@macan6855]

not at all

[@calvinclark9478]

I know the feeling.

[@unknownanonymous2651]

Yes. Because it is not your 152nd time watching it, AS IT SHOULD!

[@CaptainDoomsday]

Talk about artificial length. Also, good to know that if I murder a dog, I'm still a good person if I don't want their corpse.

[@appletau97]

People need to stop asking "Is it really this bad?" when watching Yahtzee because what he does best, as a critic that is, is point out flaws. I personally like The Cave a lot but all of his points are still undeniably true (especially playing it through more than twice, fuck that noise)

[@klimpomp]

Actually while replaying the story for the ginger step child you could do two of the chars bad endings meaning you only need to play though 5 times

[@Foxtrot760]

I love this guy's way with words and metaphors

[@motmahp]

You can get a good ending for one character and a bad one for another can't you? Then you can see all the endings in 5: Game 1: Good 1, Good 2, Good 3 Game 2: Bad 1, Bad 2, Bad 3 Game 3: Good 4, Good 5, Good 6 Game 4: Bad 4, Bad 5, Good 7 Game 5: Bad 6, Bad 7, whatever

[@IkeNicol]

that is still 6

[@motmahp]

I think you've miscounted. Look close. Five games with each ending listed once.

[@IkeNicol]

Jonathan Baker yeah whatever ok

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Ike Nicol Classic response for when you realize you were wrong.

[@IkeNicol]

***** It's been so long since I posted those comments that I'm practically a different person now, I realise now that I sound like a twat now nut at the time I was massively arrogant so I was barely paying attention to the keys I was hitting.

[@natnew32]

Actually, it's only 5 times; Given characters ABCDEFG, capital=good ending, lowercase=bad ending, you could do abc, def, gAB, CDE, FG. Unless I'm missing something.

[@blackwaltz463]

Maybe that's the joke, but the last one (FG) is only two.

[@kathuzada41]

He did that because the last person in the group doesn't matter so you can pick w/e one you want.

[@jhpproductions5478]

Just when you think you've seen every Zero Punctuation...

[@PokerFaceZero]

JHP Productions same here!

[@KingOhmni]

Then along comes Wednesday.

[@Tester-sh1mn]

My thoughts exactly today

[@TheGajknight]

I love that guitar riff at the end of these videos, so awesome!

[@CCartman69]

6 seconds? Dang didn't she get tired from all that Yahtzee loving?

[@Ward1706]

+Core Brute *clears throat* 10 seconds.

[@CCartman69]

+Ben Ward If you would have just waited 10 more days, it would have been a full year before anyone noticed my error. And then I would have gotten away with it, thanks to the Internet statue of limitations laws! "If you go one year without anyone pointing out an error, everyone will think that it is correct." Curse you Ben Ward! You and your little dog too.

[@Ward1706]

Core Brute I don't have a dog. I have a bitch sister though.

[@CCartman69]

Ben Ward Curse you and your meddling sister then. You can tell her I said that-I didn't have a chance with her anyway.

[@yourethatmantis5178]

should I point out the mistake where you place a "-" for no reason or did I miss the deadline?

[@leoschue8071]

5:11 Right.

[@danniruthvan3265]

My interpretation of the game was that the characters were in some kind of dream or purgatory state where they had to keep repeating their stories until they've learned from their mistakes. The repetitiveness kind of plays into that.

[@MintMovies]

Indeed, but to what degree is it worth it to the expense of gameplay? I suppose it comes down to individual tolerance.

[@danniruthvan3265]

I definitely enjoyed it, but I can see how it's pretty niche.

[@DiscardedSlinky]

The analogy "A fish having the mystical ability to talk to camels" made me crack up.

[@Tickerbee]

I can't help but be reminded of Bum Reviews when Yahtzee mentioned 'a drunk man at a bus shelter explaining the plot of Iron Man 2'.

[@blakeroyal-gordon811]

7 chars x 2 end types=14 endings 14 endings / 3 at a time= 4 2/3 playthroughs! Ah, I'm just screwing, keep up the good work Yahtzee

[@666spalony]

1:35 Is that a... Bum Reviews reference?

[@TheReZisTLust]

Pavlovski ihear their reviews are ass

[@dmichand5191]

why?

[@Dusty--]

Widdle plopping..New favourite word lol

[@EXRazeBurn]

Seriously, Yahtzee has got a REALLY good point here. Why on EARTH would giving up the "prize" of the cave at the end constitute the "good" ending over the "bad" one? Your character still committed the black sin in question to get it. What, does the cave magically undo every evil thing the character ever did if they get "buyer's remorse" at the last second? That is simultaniously the WORST multiple ending mechanic and moral in a video game I've ever seen. Double Fine, I am dissapoint!

[@TheTheDontae]

Nothing else matter on this channel but zero punctuation this fast talk wording evil little man we all know and love

[@TreasonousBastard]

To be fair a fish that could talk to camels could tell the camels where the fishing villages were so the camels could then go and carry the fish to market without someone driving them, so that might be useful. Jesus Yahtzee think these things through.

[@PWNDer1337]

How was the fish every going to come in contact with the camel in the first place?

[@epicman13ful]

Why would a fish encourage the slaughter of its own people?

[@Vhargon]

A fish that can talk to camels is impressive, but there aren't any camels that can talk to fish! What a useless power.

[@linusdrury157]

PtNyer The fish could always communicate telepathically.

[@littledustball]

Caroline Drury but its power isn't telepathy, it's talking to camels!

[@TheBlarggle]

There have been plenty of "Let's all unsubscribe" crusades. The biggest I remember was the "Everyone Unsubscribe from FRED day." That never panned out. It never does.

[@Raptanax]

I recommend Hammerfight for a good little one handed indie game that you would probably enjoy either playing or tearing apart.

[@sarahlusher5156]

I mean, I figured out to give the thing back on my first go through. So I only had to replay it 3 times. Which was still stupid because of the 7 character thing, as you noted.

[@ShirpaTheShirpa]

the way u deliver that last line just kills me

[@ZelddaLinkFreak]

the ending crap reminded me of final fantasy adventure on gameboy. you are told to go talk to this guy, you get there, and he says "I know nothing", you have to keep asking him 4 times before he reveals he's the guy you are supposed to see. I guess history really does repeat itself.

[@zacman76]

Well you could subscribe to both topics specifically here on youtube. Or you could check escapist at 11 am Monday for Jimquisition or 11 am Wednesday for ZP.

[@ThudMan67]

Jimquisition, Movie Defense Force, The Big Picture, Escape to the Movies, and No Right Answer are all really good....

[@bevvox]

Now that was a Hilarious review! Plus that Stockholm syndrome reference is, sadly, rather apt....

[@kevangeit]

Stop showing me some of my favorite games that I havent played in years! Loom, MM Zak mcKraken... I miss the good old Lucasarts.

[@superrugby2]

He is the only reason I watch the escapist

[@SirCraigius]

Double Fine also just released Grim Fandango remastered, which was fun! :)

[@1011wrestlemania]

Im crying right Now. 1:44 - 1:48

[@BPhoenixProductions]

Stalactites are the ones on the ceiling, yes. Stalactites hold on tight.

[@HamTheBacon]

This one made me chuckle, BRING ME ANOTHA!

[@DeltaD36]

10 seconds? Yhatzee, you quick-shot Aussie-Brit.

[@firstnamelastname-ev7br]

I know, but I'v been subscribed to it before and it never alerts you of new uploads.

[@ShermTank7272]

I'm glad that yahtzee has embraced HD

[@grimreefer9324]

I’m surprised that no one is mentioning the odd amount of references to actors in this specific review

[@roreksr5147]

I do too but for some reason it is onscenely loud compared to the rest of the video. I find myself having to turn down or mute the volume every time I start/end one of his videos.

[@father042]

They have two, first one where they have their first videos and the 2nd one where they repost from escapist and PA

[@ChillblaineFilms]

You could just not be subscribed and remember to see the video every week on the escapist's channel/website/facebook/twitter etc etc

[@Mjolvunheim]

I almost shrugged this off as "Another escapist video" But then I saw a lot of yellow in the thumb nail :D Yahtzee!!!

[@linusdrury157]

My only comment on this review is that the guitar riff in the ending credits seemed different. I like it.

[@sanm101]

I used to only watch ZP but ive started watching a bunch of their other channels. my favs beeing Escape to the movies and Reel Physichs

[@TheGreatMrYumYum]

I like to scroll through the Escapist's list of videos until I find one with a much higher amount of views than all the others. I then click the video with the higher amount of views and enjoy Yahtzee.

[@father042]

There is a lot of great content on escapist other than ZP Jimquisition - funny rants on video games and companies Miracle of Sound - great and sometimes funny song tributes to games Critical Miss - pretty funny comics Unskippable - hilarious dubs for games No Right Answer - interesting discussions and the best one - Extra Credits, who have however moved to Penny Arcade and make funny and very informative videos on game and science topics

[@TheSweenyToad]

God damn it, I've been stuck on Chive for three hours, then this pops up? It's almost 2 AM, I just wanna go to sleep!

[@revieman1]

with Yahtzee's established love of adventure games one has to wonder if he ever played "I have no mouth and I must scream"? seems right up his alley, hellish horror and all that good stuff mixed with mind fuck puzzles and choices actually affecting the game.

[@DILFDylF]

He did make a pun in one of his reviews, "I have no mouth and I eat ice cream heh heh heh critic critic smarm smarm" so he's at the very least familiar with it.

[@angelfishgod]

I initially subscribed just for yahtzee, but I find the Jimquisition awesome, as well as reel physics. Check those out if you get a chance. The big picture is also good.

[@firstnamelastname-ev7br]

Yes

[@nattyone720]

Ah yes, this is why I subbed to this channel.

[@blackbite50]

The main reason Half life 2 was so successful was that it combine story, shooting and physics puzzles so well that it was hard to tell when the game was switching gears. it gives the player a feeling of freedom whilist still being a linear shooter that so many games have failed to acomplish. There you may now freak out at me......

[@YesIamJames]

Can't argue with that, but still accuracy!

[@srsys88]

Yep, the lack of dialog is kinda surprising now that I think about it. I've been watching yogscast Zoey's walkthrough and she does a pretty good job at filling in for it...

[@Iarinthel]

It's on the title. His channel is called Zero Punctuation.

[@NthDoctorWho]

you, my good Koala, are a rare breed

[@YorkJonhson]

I actually did enjoy the humor and style of the game personally. Cannot deny those issues with the replay value though.

[@the1tacoirvin]

I've sat by a drunk he explained iron man 3 perfectly so yeah in your face yatzee I heard the movie and it was the same experience

[@businessburd2071]

he said iron man two,...

[@the1tacoirvin]

it the closest i could get to it i never say iron man 2 in theaters but iron man 3 i did and the drunk expliained everything

[@semvision]

He already did, a while ago when it was released.

[@KitKatNisa]

Zero Punctuation is the only reason to subscribe.

[@tman2max]

Movie Bob is really great too.

[@0xCAFEF00D]

I agree with this sentiment in definite.

[@FrinkZz]

Extra Credits have their own channel now.

[@Onlera33]

He said how the horse thing makes money. Stud farms. The horses are breeding stock

[@YungSkitty]

There is a Zero Punctuation channel.

[@usurper70]

i loved Kings Quest VI.

[@invghost]

I do enjoy unskippable from time to time, otherwise, yep Zero Punctuation IS the only reason to subscribe.

[@theoversizedsoda]

I just finished his book and it is so good!!

[@AkichiDaikashima]

The layout maybe, but its content is quite good.

[@RunnerRunnerRun]

Sounds to me like you have pretty great friends actually

[@BlackSwift7]

I'm here for Gavin

[@ninjacat230]

i remember finding this instead when looking up cave story

[@STATiSofVITALETHICS]

"owned amigas unironically" hahaha I was one of them

[@bryanadkins6776]

I don't think it's out in australia yet.

[@ThePostalDudeAW7]

same here

[@ryukaiser3]

It isn't the only reason, but it is the only reason I personally subscribed. Is that better, intelligent commenter?

[@6611nitro]

Quite true

[@Sonnyrazer]

you cant have been there very much then because its pretty good compared to a lot of sites

[@marc46o]

The Escapist, surely got themself a cashcow.

[@MysteryFaceX]

Can't you just sub to this playlist? I dunno how thought.

[@Hijynx87]

A bunch of knobs I tell ya! Jimquisition is one of my favorites! Not to mention Doraleous and Associates came from Escapist as well.

[@superlukey3]

BUT if you check the site on Wednesday, you see the videos a week early.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Still getting it.

[@cheezybrotherstudios]

I came for the Yahtzee but stayed for Movie Bob. He iz pretty cool guy.

[@thefartco]

I don't understand why you shouldn't. It's like a packet of Marvels, yeah you don't like most of the flavours but hows it going to effect the one who sold them?

[@saberbladeaxel]

I personally am getting sick of all the comments saying "I only subscribe for Yahtzee", or anything to that effect. While I myself haven't seen many shows on this channel, I don't say they're worthless, I don't even say I hate them. I just haven't taken the time to watch them, and I imagine that's the case with many people who say that every other show here is worthless and that "Zero Punctuation is the only reason to subscribe."

[@attackcat109]

every time i hear that name i keep thinking of the movie...

[@Netherwolf6100]

If you've gone higher than 30 seconds, yes, yes you have.

[@rayanedathodu]

For you!

[@joeldunsdon]

Oh my god Echo the dolphin! I loved that game!

[@gayflower900]

That's a very cool story, bro. Let me call my buddy who's an expert on cool stories.

[@brothermalick]

me to

[@WhisperByte]

Ecco the Dolphin speedrun? I didn't know that Yahtzee was YSG fan

[@darrak95]

Hey Yatzee, how about a review on the game Ib?

[@arukotheblackwolf]

So Dead space 3 is out now with Bioshock 3 nipping at it's heels. =D

[@DarkSolstice]

Im not going to lie i really missed the old intro lol it brings back memories lol

[@stillcantthinkofaname4800]

Actually, camels are fairly avid swimmers

[@Ironfrenzy217]

Not going to lie, I read this in Burter's DBZ abridged voice.