Yahtzee and others often make the case that games which have multiplayer features and a campaign/single player mode should be able to stand on the campaign alone. These guys are poking fun at that concept, especially for a fighting game. Yahtzee's more common arguments against multiplayer being the focus is that Australia's internet (which is his provider) sucks and that other people are assholes/morons.

I tend to agree with him for the most part (i.e. Borderlands, which was beloved for its multiplayer, but the single-player campaign was crap, if not downright boring), but for a fighting game, expecting the single player game to be amazing is a bit much. As for "learning your player," I can't say, since maybe the controls ARE really shitty. I dunno. I play games with a keyboard and mouse, anyway.

That's a stupid argument. I've never played Defense of the Ancients, but by all accounts it's a fantastic game. If it was the exact same and had a lame single-player slapped on, would that make it an awful game?

Sounds like Yahtzee and people that agree with him want to justify being bitter about not being able to play / not enjoying multiplayer games.

It's not bitterness, it's common sense. There are things he likes in games, and things he doesn't. He doesn't like JRPGs and multiplayer, he likes a good story and stealth games. He's fully aware other people like these things, but that doesn't mean he can't rapidly and humorously rant about why he doesn't.

People take game reviewers too seriously. It's all subjective what you like, so if they don't like the same thing you do, who cares?

Well, I'm accusing him of starting with a conclusion and then finding a way of getting there, which is an issue with personal honesty. At least, based on SPK's post.

Yahtzee is no different from any ign reviewer that plays a game for 5 minutes and says the game sucks. People just want to hear a guy with a british accent trash popular games.

I know! You know those redlettermedia reviews everyone love? lets do that for video games! we'll get totally internet famous.

I will never understand the people who get angry at Yahtzee reviews. Do they really think people watch him for a critical opinion?

Yes! I agree! They are entertaining!... Also not even because they are well written imo.. Its the delivery that makes them for me. His funny voice + pixelated cock images on various things flashing up.
(Also I really *hate* the intro music. I always skip that)