Punk 101: with Zero Punctuation & No More Heroes
Unlike just about every other videogame blog out there, I have no dedication to quantity. The sweatshop like slave driving of the blogosphere is something that I personally detest, as often times useless or otherwise inconsequential “news” gets posted just for the sake of fulfilling your quota. That’s why I’ve resigned myself to the N64 fanboy mantra of quality over quantity. I swear, once I get the “quality” aspect down, this blog is gonna blow up big!
Note to prospective employers: I will gladly sell out my punk rock ethos and churn out whatever pablum you require of me.
Anyway, one of the tricks of blogging is to essentially act as the audience’s RSS reader. So, for example, when Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw posts another of his world famous Zero Punctuation videos, you do a quick post informing your audience that he has done so. Despite the fact that your readers could have just as easily subscribed to Yahtzee’s RSS feed or have gotten themselves into the habit of checking the website every Wednesday, where a new video is put up like the rhythmic clockwork of a granola munching hippy’s lower intestine, you make your post with maybe three or four additional sentences and call it a job well done. You win, Yahtzee wins, and I die a little inside.
Now, at the cost of being painfully hypocritical, this week’s Zero Punctuation review is on No More Heroes, a game that I consider one of the Wii’s best. While not without its flaws, the game is easily one of the most unique and fun experiences you can have this generation. So, if for some god unknown reason you haven’t picked the game up, Amazon is currently selling the game for the rock-bottom price of $33.99 including shipping. You have very few legitimate excuses at this point. If you somehow need further convincing, why not check out Zero Punctuation’s review, embedded below for your viewing convenience?
Unless Zero Punctuation does something similarly poignant, I will assume you have successfully been made aware of Yahtzee’s existence.
- Rob O’Reilly
