E3 2019 (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

Watch next week's Zero Punctuation on Blood Fresh Supply a week early at the link: www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/06/26/blood-fresh-supply/

[@CyberLink70]

BLOOD?! Oh, hell yes...!

[@ShinkuHadouken]

More popups then a p0rn website Shame.

[@JoshuaEFinley]

You ought to quit it with the shoe horned in Trump jokes. I thought "Hey, this show used to be funny. I stopped watching over a year ago but maybe yahtzee has finally stopped being a super liberal wanker and finally learned not to alienate his audience politically and just stick to his fucking job reviewing games and game stuff.", but nope. I and a number of others I know shall continue NOT watching this channel or it's content.

[@vids2002]

@@JoshuaEFinley You seem angry lol

[@tikho3795]

@@JoshuaEFinley Imagine getting upset at a Zero Punctuation video.

[@PrinsaVossum]

Yahtzee's Fallout 76 review: "You can always patch in a battle royale mode." *8 months later* Bethesda: "We're patching in a battle royale mode." Me: "Dang it, Yahtzee. You should know developers don't understand sarcasm!"

[@Wastingsometimehere]

Honestly as someone who did the entire story and sidequests twice, this was a reason to go back. Fallout Royale is fast becoming the main game.

[@SomeRandomJackAss]

@@Wastingsometimehere Of course it is! There is no other "main game" in Fallout 76!

[@julioan94]

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

[@ramiel7666]

@@Wastingsometimehere Wait.....you actually managed to play it?! I tried it during the free week and after 6 disconnections in 4 hours, I deleted it all and felt much better after a session of New Vegas!

[@Wastingsometimehere]

@@ramiel7666 I've had less dcs than the launch. That was really bad! Honestly I don't feel it's as bad as some think and community is fine, but it's a watered down version of the Fallout experience. This PVP is more playable than Survival which is just terrible.

[@waaaaaaah5135]

Yahtzee sounds more jaded then usual...must be from actually having had to attend E3 this year

[@Enchie]

Well he did say two games look good. Which is much better then his usual zero.

[@RacingSnails64]

waaaaaaah e3 also kinda sucked so i cant blame him

[@Sir_Bucket]

To be fair, he desperatly held his cynism for 3 entire days because he wanted to look professional in the interviews

[@jasonblalock4429]

If you had to actually sit through Bethesda's conference in-person, wouldn't you be ultra-jaded too?

[@Shaymin0]

@@jasonblalock4429 Yea you couldn't exactly scream out how boring it was in person like you can in chat of a stream.

[@thetruth4863]

*Bleeding Edge* alright gang let's see who this game really is *Agents of mayhem* i knew it

[@umberto8365]

It's actually anarchy reigns

[@thebronzedragon1]

And it would have gotten away with it if it weren't for us meddling consumers

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

Wait a minute... (Pulls off Agents of Mayhem mask to reveal Saints Row) *Old Man Saints Row?!*

[@IamJacksColon4]

its battlecry

[@brainstorm623]

Jinkies

[@Mathmachine]

I did not see that ending coming. That was absolutely worth the wait.

[@shadowjezzter]

Mathmachine he’s a SCP now

[@ASTROPLANET13]

The hazmat mat suits killed me.

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

Hey but he didnt add in "ICONIC" for the watch dogs merch

[@DeaconBlues117]

@@shadowjezzter Would that have been MTF Beta-11 (Savage Beasts), Kappa-10 (Skynet), or Mu-4 (Debuggers)?

[@shadowjezzter]

Jon S. it’s the Escapist, a new SCP.

[@yuurou7927]

Now we have a tag line. BotW sequel -- made Yahtzee say "It could be interesting" and got him quarantined.

[@roguevector1268]

He went full code twenty three nineteen right there.

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

Can't wait to read this on the BotW 2 box

[@E1craZ4life]

@@roguevector1268 300 years into the future!

[@discountchocolate4577]

Yahtzee could have saved himself by entertaining the alternative scenario that BotW2 would end up a dud like Phantom Hourglass (the direct sequel to Wind Waker).

[@azzzanadra]

@@discountchocolate4577 phantom hourglass was on the ds

[@BugsyFoga]

Sort sad you didn't mention your encounter with a Yatzhee stand you came across.

[@ariellubonja7856]

Wait what? What happened?

[@BugsyFoga]

@@ariellubonja7856 Apparently at E3 Yatzhee came across a Cardboard Cutout of himself

[@Punnikin1969]

I hope he was graceful enough to wipe it off when he'd finished.

[@myrixica4222]

@@Punnikin1969 Ohh you just know he left it drenched in so much spunk that it's now indestructible.

[@elcheshireilustracion9396]

Wasn´t that a cosplayer?

[@illegaljetmantw1]

Yahtzee seems to be really the only one showing any actual skepticism about cyberpunk, which is oddly refreshing.

[@verdiekus___6084]

Been waiting for this game so long I’m sure it’s become trash which makes me incredibly depressed.

[@nether2905]

@@verdiekus___6084 I think the reason people form such negative opinions about the game is because of the toxic CDPR fanboys spouting mindless babble, i.e. how it's "game of the year 2020". If you think otherwise do say so, but I for one am certain the game will be nothing more than Deus Ex with Keanu.

[@Wizuu0274]

Most of the skepticism is just because "dude Keanu Reeves" brings haunting ghost whispers of "Terry Crews is in this game" from Crackdown 3's grave. Celebrities are always distraction tactics.

[@namkha209]

@@nether2905 Dude. Deus Ex is one of the greatest games ever made. Keanu Reeves is one of the greatest humans ever made. What's there to hate?

[@mohammedsami6907]

@@Wizuu0274 its probably also because not much was shown after that demo they had a year or 2 ago, which they stated was subject to change. Also as a reaction to all the cynical gamers who always mocked hypebeast presentations saw john wick on stage and decided that CP 2077 was the game of the decade because this seasons celeb that the internet loves now is in the game.

[@zwergz1122]

"Let's all laugh at the industry that never learns anything tee-hee-hee"😄

[@TraustiGeir]

Classic.

[@Shaltinanwenor]

Isn't that basically the Devolver conference in a nutshell tho

[@anthonydeadman]

@Shaltinanwenor Well, Devolver knows they aren't taking things seriously and are just having fun with it these days. Besides, most of their bootleg games they announced this year honestly seem pretty fun actually.

[@Shaltinanwenor]

@@anthonydeadman I'll be honest mate, most devolver games are actually really fun. Not something I'd spend hundreds of hours on, but still pretty good timekillers o/

[@distance7721]

Honestly, I'd still rather not have my games as a subscription: I just want a library I can download them out of whenever I want

[@justinfarischon7868]

I'm still physical only for games, except for small indie games. My internet can barely stream one SD video, much less download a game in a day. I'm terrified for the future of streaming games.

[@willowism]

@@justinfarischon7868 man, same

[@shadowjezzter]

Distance that’s why I like steam.... and disks

[@sofija1996]

I have a data cap, so downloading large games is kind of a no-no for me. Also, I'd like to keep other things on my laptop's disk, not just your poorly compressed files, video game developers.

[@aprofondir]

That's how they work

[@DiggyDougSauce94]

"Fine, you want cynicism?" Well up to that point we had 4 minutes and 30 seconds of it.

[@MelodicQuest]

Square really thought it could sell an Avengers game on hype alone.

[@christopherallen4358]

They could have if Steve Rogers laid off the donuts

[@apricotmadness4850]

Christopher Allen and black widow then decide to have an awful gender transition procedure done.

[@DYNEadvance]

Seemed to work for the movies

[@ShoXwavee]

Isn't that the case with Kingdom Hearts? Disney characters and what not

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

Square Enix's Marvel game(s) are the reason why Edios isn't making the next Deus Ex sequel any time soon. Given that the last one had a five-year development cycle we'd be lucky if the game ever releases eventually. Hopefully by then I'd be content with multiple DXHR-DXMD, and Cyberpunk 2077 playthroughs.

[@gdaygerman29]

"run out of colours, gemstones and chromosomes" is the best summary of Pokemon to date

[@crazymaniac3000]

That uh...that quarantine joke didn't age to well huh?

[@matthewmuir8884]

No, no it did not.

[@Sol_Invictus_]

SCP [EXPUNGED] - Designated "Yahtzee" has breached containment

[@notloopers1110]

GET THE MTF

[@notloopers1110]

@@DrewFr33m4nn he Appolyon

[@lettuceman9439]

have yathzee ever tried containment breach it could to be his go-to horror game since most of the horror element of it is very much player based

[@claw836]

" Okay lock it down. Containment breech! " killed me!

[@user-il9qo4qc4n]

I didn't get it. What did he mean(

[@JPTQJR]

Waited for a week just to comment about the E3 swag thrown in the trash Shame, the Cyberpunk 2077 jacket looks really nice

[@ivandekad7249]

Right? He coulda been the one guy selling it online for NOT $400.

[@Blockistium]

bag

[@TheLordAizen]

“Took as long to cool down as an impeachment preceding” I died at this idk why

[@dirpyturtle69]

Tylericous Because your easy to please?

[@Raptor302]

E3: Maybe Yahtzee will be nice to us now that he has to look us in the eye. Yahtzee: Oh, so that's what you think...

[@coffeetext]

Subject “Yahtzee” is awaiting SCP classification.

[@bernardoluis7699]

@@armorhide406 Apolion

[@staticcharlie3398]

Yahzees hype for doom eternals is what cause the quarentine

[@adamsagehorn3520]

Show me some gameplay.... Ummm.... no. Yup thats E3 2019.

[@KidSnivy69]

I kind of miss the days E3 wasn't a big deal (because then they were forced to show gameplay to investors).

[@Shaltinanwenor]

And then you have the glorious scene of indie and indie-ish, where there's some gameplay available And that includes the one fucking game I'm most hyped for, and I'm surprised Yahtzee didn't mention given how much he seemed to like the first one : Hollow Knight - Silksong

[@robertpalmer8080]

And now I'm glad I didn't waste my time watching any of it. I googled announcements and watched 2 trailers and that's it.

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@i_am_ergo We also got Devolved Digital. Fall Guys and Carrion look sick

[@Nuvendil]

I mean, Nintendo gave you something like 15 hours of gameplay from nearly every game they showed. But most of the others, yeah

[@cannonfodder4000]

0:35 "Come up with an even worse name for the fucking thing" Well, he called it!

[@systemfan23]

0:27 “...and they’ll presumably come up with an even worse name for the fucking thing”

[@josuebartley7272]

This video predicted too much

[@TheBrianJ]

The craziest thing of E3 this year is the fact that there's a new Panzer Dragoon game and it only got like one minute of showtime.

[@arenkai]

There's an old Panzer Dragoon game remake*

[@minecraftman6376]

Looked like shite Kid Icarus

[@JINORU_]

Phantasy Star Online 2

[@miguelpereira9859]

What's Panzer Dragoon?

[@raxelleon8189]

I know! It's awesome right! Personally, I think that regardless of whether they figure out if they can remake Saga, they should also try to make an actually new PD game in the style of Saga.

[@Tawleyn]

Small visual gag but Pokemon Salt & Pepper? I could see it happening.

[@irondragon1785]

That ending is pure hilarity

[@markointhesky]

The last E3 zero punctuation

[@CmdrVoltaire]

Nobody seems to be talking about how Yahtzee predicted the whole quarantine thing...

[@jayarby8494]

“I like you 3.” -Tony Satrk

[@OcarinaForDummies]

I try not to upvote anyone with a fursona display pic, but - goddammit, you got a laugh.

[@JimJava007]

"That is the buttocks of the US." -Stevie Roger

[@Corusame]

I love you 2986 - Tony Satrk

[@FamousWolfe]

I like. -Yont Karts

[@ikmnification5737]

"I call that a partial victory" - Bruce Allower

[@Gojira176]

TLDR: He loveeed Doom Eternal. Not surprising at this moment. Pretty sure it'll be the best game to release this year.

[@QuestionmarkTimes2]

@Vazazell which indie game?

[@jackgarcia5926]

There are a metric fuck ton of extremely promising titles on the horizon, but I am positive Doom Eternal is _at least_ gonna be the best FPS this year by a mile.

[@satan7350]

guess none of you guys are borderlands fans?

[@QuestionmarkTimes2]

@@satan7350 Guilty :P

[@satan7350]

@@QuestionmarkTimes2 Nice.

[@Nahyeahnah]

Quarenteen jokes hit different in 2020

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

This is the video I wait for every year when E3 comes around.

[@jamesrichie7844]

It looks like the hype disease really got everyone.

[@SpiralDownward]

On Doom Eternal, I really wish he would've repeated the line about "Halo 2, but instead of Master Chief, it's a bear in power armor"

[@acuny4516]

Of course it was yahtzee's first E3 in person.

[@Donut690]

Doom eternal is getting universal praise and this makes me so happy

[@The_Encrypt3d]

Been waiting for this, go get em Yahtzee

[@BlackSteelKeyChain]

I love it when my refresh give me those few new uploads I'm actually looking forward to.

[@arenkai]

I unsubbed, and KZbin still recommends every ZP video to me when it comes out. Working as inteded

[@isabellamorris7902]

surprised Psychonauts 2 didn't get a mention!

[@BlackNomad1]

I’m surprised you mentioned it

[@Darkgun231]

He actually likes Tim and the original Psychonauts. Probably didn't want to say anything lest the Dark Void rip open and steal the good out of the game. Honestly, I hope it's as fun and wacky as the first. It's a truly underrated classic.

[@isabellamorris7902]

@@Darkgun231 I did wonder if he just didn't want to jinx it.

[@CoqPwner]

@@Darkgun231 Except for the final Level, that goddamn circus can burn in hell

[@BoostedMonkey05]

@@Darkgun231 I remember him saying there wasn't anything particularly interesting about Psychonauts 2. It was just Psychonauts another one.

[@TiredItalian]

The outro music made me think that autoplay had switched over to Fact Fiend

[@srlong1123]

I watched today’s fact fiend episode right before this one and I wasn’t looking at the screen when the ending of this video came up. I was thoroughly confused for a little while.

[@justingem3825]

Basically directly quoted the conversation between Yahtzee and that one guy at E3 he interviewed about Bleeding Edge.

[@omenoftheundead7099]

Well consider my refresh perfectly timed

[@Saltybooboo]

Refresh squad?

[@omenoftheundead7099]

@@Saltybooboo refresh squad!

[@konstantinkh]

I think this is the first time Yahtzee mentioned a game I've actually worked on, and I'm going to go cry in a corner.

[@maf579]

Konstantin Khitrin which game

[@maf579]

Konstantin Khitrin if it was bleeding edge I’m sorry

[@WolfyFancyLads]

E3 nowadays can be summed up in one simple piece of advice: Find a good game. Found it? Good. That's the only good thing, the rest is shit. Move on with your life, never attend E3 again.

[@oscarmccormack1611]

Clearly made before Pokémon announced the National Dex wouldn't be coming, as I'm sure he'd have some choice words about their games costing 50% more and having less content.

[@NathanCassidy721]

Except he wouldn’t because he’s not really a Pokemon fan. And more to the point, I’d rather have a more fleshed out world and a better quality in the game over having Magmar in every single game.

[@brandonmikell9223]

@@NathanCassidy721 yeah, like have the pokemon act like their description more. You see wild pokemon fight each other or they travel in a herd and jump people. You see it actually happen as gameplay and not as a cut scene

[@oscarmccormack1611]

@@Ceece20 Firstly, the games being hacked isn't suddenly going to stop, and the method of transferring Pokémon, the Pokémon Bank, was so attuned at disallowing hacked Pokémon that even legitimate event Pokémon would be flagged. Transferring isn't the problem. Secondly, even if one decided to stop transferring Pokémon, it'd be relatively easy to incorporate the rest of the Pokémon to be found in game, or of that would affect the story, as part of the post game.

[@jackgarcia5926]

@@NathanCassidy721 Yeah, the problem is you are not getting either a better game or the mons. What you will get instead is a glorified 3DS game, with considerably less content, and a price hike. But hey, T posing wingulls are indeed, priceless.

[@NathanCassidy721]

@@Generic8864 Graphics ain't everything. Hell, one of the best games that I've played in the last 5 years, Yakuza 0, looks like it came from the PS3 era.

[@68020845865]

At this point they should just give the escapist magazine KZbin channel to Yahtzee

[@boltonatorsaomd9368]

Been waiting for this one

[@uncontrolednit3mar3]

Thanks for the taking one for the team Yahts an showin up in person, A FEW games I'm waiting for myself, enjoy your quarantine :)

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

Yeah, not the best e3 to be the first you attend in person

[@KidSnivy69]

The last 3 E3s weren't worth going in person for the first time.

[@Haan22]

@@KidSnivy69 The best parts of e3 were and are the snarkathons and Devolver Digitals LSD inspired blood fests. Any interesting/cool moments/games are luck or Keanu Reeves.

[@KidSnivy69]

@@Haan22 That equals to about a 5/10 looking at the event as a whole.

[@TheMarkoSeke]

5:22 those were my exact thoughts on the Fallout 76 E3 announcements lol They were so proud of not having NPCs last year, and then this year: "we did something mind-blowing... we added NPCs!!!"

[@Patar_man]

Thank you for pronouncing Project Scarlett like that.

[@VexonYTG]

*willing to buy that cyberpunk jacket from anyone who attended at a reasonable price*

[@pogsothoth]

Square Enix: "No guys it's the comic avengers" but the public is way too familiar with the MCU so they can't exactly excuse that

[@fleeb2675]

2:05 "these days" *shows a game from 7 years ago*

[@benjaminc924]

And Rage 2, a game from this year (I think it was this year)

[@donvid8969]

Yahtzee's first and last time attending E3, eh?

[@axe693axe]

*Me sees this video: "Let the bloodbath begin!"

[@hulkman245]

I was looking forward to this more then E3 itself

[@realsteel9877]

This was honestly as hilarious as usual 😂

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

This E3 will be forwvor remembered by me as “The New Doom Game And others” because nobody else made much of a splash compared to the veritable “Castle Bravo” Doom brought to the table.

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

I'm more excited for Hollow knight silksong and Ori 2.

[@pelieskola5708]

Those were the two games that caught most of my attention.

[@dankirt15]

I've been waiting for this all year

[@The5lacker]

False alarm people, false alarm! It’s not hype after all, it’s just a case of cautious optimism, repeat, cautious optimism! Remain on standby in case of enthusiasm escalation.

[@jackgarcia5926]

Figures that the only member of "games media" to actually give Cyberpunk it's very much deserved dose of skepticism would be Yahtzee. Also, apparently the only other person in the planet to realize the FF VII remake has a giant development gap.

[@theescapist]

Our whole team that went to E3 saw the demo weren't overly impressed by it. This was probably due to a big portion of the demo focusing more on the RPG aspects and not the world / combat, etc that made the first 45 min gameplay footage they showed look so impressive. If you're an RPG fanatic, what they showed off looked good. However, The Outer Worlds seemed more impressive in terms of actual choices you can make in an RPG - Nick

[@jackgarcia5926]

@@theescapist huh...neat

[@El_Descarriado]

At least it isn't "Cyberpunk is X-phobic for pisspoor reason Y" like the rest of the fraudulent, colluding corporate leghumpers.

[@Darkgun231]

@@El_Descarriado I just think it'd be better if it was a Shadowrun game than whatever story and plot they choose to give it.

[@ScarlettRoseword]

I miss e3

[@Mad77max77]

Thank you for everything you did.

[@toelintetch635]

I doubt anyone here even got the Tank Girl reference, but I and assumedly the 3 other people that knew her, loved it.

[@skyscreamstudios]

I think I'm anyone. Or at least someone. Maybe. I'm not sure. Existence can be squiggly. Either way, this is a thing .. www.tank-girl.com/

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

E3 may be getting worse and worse, but Yahtzee cutting through the bullshit of it all will never not be great.

[@Dylan_Otto]

Lmao that ending is absolutely amazing XD "Alright lock it down, containment breach!"

[@blackbeltbap]

'hello! do you remember the force unleashed? well, don't!" ya that about sums up everything they showed

[@ethan_jackline]

I'm surprised that nobody is talking about how he doesn't just have the little ending comics, but instead just has an entire little skit

[@WannabeWryter]

I'd watch and entire 10 min video of yathzee's reviews. Hell, I'd watch a zero punctuation game review talk show.

[@willsmed]

please never stop making these Yahtzee, they're awesome

[@togekiss1995]

God I needed this after a long night of work. I don’t know what Yahtzee identifies as, but he’s an angel. A swearing, over the top, down to earth, cynical angel, but an angel nonetheless.

[@grfrjiglstan]

Well I bet he didn’t know it at the time, but this was the last E3 ever. It was a good run.

[@alexbuhl1316]

I love that E3 is now a full-fledged SCP.

[@ShiroKage009]

CONTAINMENT BREACH! But I have to say, I'm really into the look they chose for the remake of Link's Awakening.

[@dumpsterjedi9323]

E3 was just a big presentation for giving doom eternal a release date. And I'm not even disappointed.

[@manderic5436]

It's especesally weird to watch this and realize that Yahtzee's only time at E3 was possibly his last chance ever. He probably would wish he had gone years ago, if not for the livestreams that have functional replaced e3.

[@Valkyrie1166]

Attention all staff; we have a Containment breach in the eastern wing of the facility. But I'm doing fine, thank you for asking.

[@anthonyglenn770]

I’ve certainly been waiting for this

[@HORRIOR1]

RIP Yahtzee's E3 merch haul.

[@makeda6530]

Ah Jet Set Radio, loved that game.

[@BmoreAkuma]

Thank you finally someone wasn't on some "fanboy" with Square. Just Blandvers, remakes or release of old games

[@djivoodoo1751]

"Alright, lock it down! Containment breech!" 😂

[@ArkaynAdrian]

YAY Yahtzee listened and brought back the credit zingers. Thanks Mr Croshaw!

[@ericquiabazza2608]

I am just happy that Age of Empires 2 is being actualize. :)

[@brningpyre]

Cubic inches? Sounds like someone's spent too long in the colonies!

[@SuperSmashDolls]

I forgot what's 0.0 inches in metric

[@stigrabbid589]

England still uses the Imperial measurement system for some things, they stopped metrication (switching to metric for those who never heard the term) further along the process than we did here in the States.

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

This video is even more evidence that Yahtzee is an SCP entity of some sort

[@WhiteHartJames]

“Pretty sure there was an indie game with pastel colours and sad piano music at one point.” Hats off to you sir.

[@Lex-LutherS]

I needed this

[@monkeeee]

He nailed the prediction of Project Scarlett having an even worse name when it came out

[@ArmorFrogEntertainment]

Halo Infinite marks the moment when 343 threw their hands into the air, said "okay, fine, we'll stop trying to make Halo our own thing," and proceeded to make something that looks fanservice-y but also potentially good.

[@Lunarice98]

He's breached containment.

[@jamesverner9132]

Swag accounting was a gem of a joke

[@societyman9219]

Rip etika, you had the best E3 reactions out of anyone

[@CerpinTxt87]

Your E3 vids and TBs Snark-a-Thons were my favorites...

[@alduinfeetpic9250]

I've been waiting for this for a year

[@alduinfeetpic9250]

Okay, short and sweet, but certainly not warranting a whole year's worth of anticipation. See you next year

[@Mad77max77]

Soon, Zelda will have the same kind of game as Mario: Zelda party, Zelda kart, Zelda golf, Zelda tennis...

[@JTRAPDOOR1]

You complemented my favorite Zelda Game(Majora's mask) and I love you even more now