Yahtzee moan

I really don't like Yahtzee as a critic - he approaches things in the same way Maddox used to, by going: I have something here, what can I not like about it. Charlie Brooker, on the other hand, who Yahtzee claims is his inspiration, seems to at least try and approach things from an objective viewpoint.

Anyway.

His latest review as about Spiderman: Web Of Shadows. I'm going to politely ignore the fact that it's march 2009 and Web of Shadows is a game I myself happen to have reviewed in November last year.

A bit late then, never mind. The review itself is the usual mixed bag of not particularly funny jokes and pretentious snobbery but one thing annoyed me more than it usually does.

He claims, about half way through, that you get an attack that is so useful you never need to use anything else. The combat is therefore rubbish.

Now, I know which attack he's talking about and he's right. You probably could go through the game using just that attack... My problem is- it's a game. You play it to have fun. Why the hell would you go through the game just using that attack? The other attacks aren't so weak you are forced to use it so what is the problem?

It's such a shit criticism because it's clearly coming from the point of view that playing the game is somehow a chore. It's not, games are fun. They're games, that's how you can tell.

If that criticism made any sense at all, every player would go through Far Cry 2 with the 4 cylinder grenade launcher, the uzi and the flame thrower because it's the best combo and no other combo is as effective.

NO ONE DOES THAT, you're supposed to play the game in various ways, to challenge yourself to try new tactics. Games aren't films, you're supposed to put a bit of fucking effort in as well you know.

Yeesh.

Dick head.