History ZeroPunctuation / TropesUToZ

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Frequently invoked in his reviews of ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequels. He notes that while the game continually tries to invoke pathos by forcing Lara into horrible situations, she also has so little [[FlatCharacter personality]], [[PinballProtagonist agency]], or [[DullSurprise emotive range]] that it's hard to care about her story, not helped by the game [[GameplayAndStorySegregation seesawing so frequently between]] "Lara is [[ItNeverGetsAnyEasier horrified at the prospect of killing even one person]] and basically [[ActionSurvivor alone and vulnerable]]" and "Lara can [[OneManArmy mow down 90 guys]] and is [[ActionGirl a master of survival and weapons.]]" It also didn't help that he got sick of [[MostAnnoyingSound her repetitive "I CAN DO THIS" dialogue]] really quickly.

** [[invoked]] Has alluded to the concept several times, usually in reference to particular poor animation and/or mocap.

* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: He named his [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Tepig]] [[VideogGame/DragonAgeII Anders]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Frequently invoked in his reviews of ''VideoGame/TombRaider2014'' and its sequels. He notes that while the game continually tries to invoke pathos by forcing Lara into horrible situations, she also has so little [[FlatCharacter personality]], [[PinballProtagonist agency]], or [[DullSurprise emotive range]] that it's hard to care about her story, not helped by the game [[GameplayAndStorySegregation seesawing so frequently between]] "Lara is [[ItNeverGetsAnyEasier horrified at the prospect of killing even one person]] and basically [[ActionSurvivor alone and vulnerable]]" and "Lara can [[OneManArmy mow down 90 guys]] and is [[ActionGirl a master of survival and weapons.]]" It also didn't help that he got sick of [[MostAnnoyingSound her repetitive "I CAN DO THIS" dialogue]] really quickly.

-->[[AC:You see a door.]]\\
[[AC:>enter door_]]\\
[[AC:You can't enter the door.]]\\
[[AC:>search room_]]\\
[[AC:You find one door you can actually enter and several guards spinning in place 'cause their AI bollocked up.]]

[[AC:ENTER DOOR_]]\\

[[AC:SEARCH ROOM_]]\\

** "Fans are clingy, complaining dipshits who will never ever be grateful for any concession you make. Incidentally, [[HypocriticalHumor why not buy a Zero Punctuation t-shirt?"]]

** He also mentioned that the somewhat [[AnticlimaxBoss unsatisfying ending]] to ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'' left him so worked up that he felt the need to run out and piss all over the first car he saw with one of these.

--> The actual challenge of the fight is basically 'Go here, then here, then QuickTimeEvent then win. Then cake.'

* ViewersAreGeniuses: In Yahtzee's review of ''Deathspank'', how many people got that he picked the town name of Northampton for a visual gag about a mystical place because it's very close to the real life English town of [[VideoGame/KingsQuest Daventry?]]

--> ''[[DumpStat Don't pick swimming because it's fairly useless]].''

** {{Lampshaded}} by Yahtzee himself in one column, where he mentions that he's caught himself using certain words so many times that he's had to step back and wonder what the hell he's actually talking about. Helpfully, he put together a handy little glossary of some of his favorites.

--> '''Yahtzee''': So [=GTA5=] then. The fifth Franchise/GrandTheftAuto after 1, 2, 3, Vice City, San Andreas, 4, Chinatown Wars and ''all the other ones''. Adding up not being one of Rockstar's strong points.

--> ''We're not the same Ion Storm that made Daikatana.''

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the EpicMickey [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2575-Epic-Mickey review]], Yahtzee says he had a fear of Theme Park Mascots as a Child.

* VerbalBackspace: RunningGag in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' review.
** Also, from his ''ArmyOfTwo'' review, when he starts slipping into gay jokes again though he was trying to cut down on them: "No! Bad Yahtzee!"

* XDaysSince: Parodied in the ''ArmyOfTwo'' review as "X Hours Since the Last Gay Joke".

* UnderusedGameMechanic [[invoked]]: Has complained about this several times, most notably in reference to the "memory remix" sequences in ''VideoGame/RememberMe'', to the point that he wrote [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/extra-punctuation/10450-Remember-Me-Could-Have-Been-So-Much-More a column]] discussing how they might have been more thoroughly implemented.

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* {{Whoring}}: Yahtzee both hates the very existence of and abuses the hell out of moves that can be used for extreme versions of this, including but not limited to [[VideoGame/RedSteel2 a parry that automatically stuns the opponent]], [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} a tentacle attack with way too long a reach]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries tossing his helpless AI opponent around like a ragdoll]], [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw a flipping attack that carves up anything in the same room with you]], and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar the "fuck you" button]]. They're usually described with some variation of "once you get [x], the game's over, plus a few hours of [y]." Indeed, this was part of the reason he disliked ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden 3''; not only did he figure out a highly-damaging combo early on in a game that doesn't provide you any new upgrades or weapons to experiment with, but there are two attacks that essentially nuked the battlefield with minimal effort (and one even gives a full-heal!), making the game remarkably easy.

* {{Whoring}}: Yahtzee both hates the very existence of and abuses the hell out of moves that can be used for extreme versions of this, including but not limited to [[VideoGame/RedSteel2 a parry that automatically stuns the opponent]], [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} a tentacle attack with way too long a reach]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries tossing his helpless AI opponent around like a ragdoll]], [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw a flipping attack that carves up anything in the same room with you]], and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar the "fuck you" button]]. They're usually described with some variation of "once you get [x], the game's over, plus a few hours of [y]." Indeed, this was part of the reason he disliked ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden3''; not only did he figure out a highly-damaging combo early on in a game that doesn't provide you any new upgrades or weapons to experiment with, but there are two attacks that essentially nuked the battlefield with minimal effort (and one even gives a full-heal!), making the game remarkably easy.

* {{Whoring}}: Yahtzee both hates the very existence of and abuses the hell out of moves that can be used for extreme versions of this, including but not limited to [[VideoGame/RedSteel2 a parry that automatically stuns the opponent]], [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} a tentacle attack with way too long a reach]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries tossing his helpless AI opponent around like a ragdoll]], [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw a flipping attack that carves up anything in the same room with you]], and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar the "fuck you" button]].