# Zero Punctuation **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 1, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489 "2008-04-01T05:56:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/1 "2008-04-01T05:56:22Z")
No, this is not a thread made for a game where nobody uses punctuation. šŸ˜› It is actually about a website where an Australian guy video reviews a game each week, and usually proceeds to rip the game a new one in fantastically new and somewhat crude ways. (Except, of course, if the game is named Portal.) Anyway, [hereā€™s the link](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/) to the website. Warning: the video reviews themselves are almost definitely NSFW, but the page that is linked to is a-okay. They are, however, funny enough that they will make you pee your pants with laughter. (Am I speaking from experience? You must watch and find out!) My particular favorites are his takes on Turok, Burnout: Paradise, and Halo 3. šŸ˜ƒ (I do not claim any responsibility for anything else on the Escapist site because I havenā€™t bothered to go anywhere else besides Zero Punctuation because itā€™s clearly the best thing on the site and thereā€™s no reason to go anywhere else.) ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/2 "2008-04-01T06:06:23Z")
The Halo 3 one was my favorite too, but he hasnā€™t made a review yet that I thought was boring. This guy is entertaining. Did you see the one for Psychonaughts? I think it might be his most highly rated game. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/3 "2008-04-01T08:07:55Z")
Watch the Orange Box one. He actually apologizes for how much he blows Portal. Not that it doesnā€™t deserve itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/4 "2008-04-01T13:11:36Z")
Wait, isnā€™t this like the third or fourth thread on ZP? Not that Iā€™m complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/5 "2008-04-01T13:18:43Z")
The Guitar Hero III review is gut-bustingly awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/6 "2008-04-01T15:19:32Z")
A huge criticism of his (from me) is that he refuses to play the online components to these games. Heā€™s entertaining and funny, though and I do like his reviews, even when he trashes the games I like. Then again, I play a lot more multiplayer than single player. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/7 "2008-04-01T15:45:01Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] Wait, isnā€™t this like the third or fourth thread on ZP? Not that Iā€™m complaining. [/QUOTE] Iā€™m on a good few gaming-type forums, and itā€™s funny too see at least two new ā€œHey, ZP!ā€ threads spread out among them each week. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/8 "2008-04-01T17:43:05Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] A huge criticism of his (from me) is that he refuses to play the online components to these games. [/QUOTE] Odd, considering his account of Team Fortress 2 in the Orange Box is fairly spot on. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/9 "2008-04-01T17:59:48Z")
Iā€™ve only played one of the games heā€™s reviewed (Manhunt), and yet I find myself waiting eagerly for each new installment. There hasnā€™t been one yet that hasnā€™t made me choke on my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/10 "2008-04-01T19:32:11Z")
Canā€™t wait until Rock Band makes it to Austria. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/11 "2008-04-01T22:16:12Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] A huge criticism of his (from me) is that he refuses to play the online components to these games. [/QUOTE] Actually, sometimes he does, but he seems to be of the opinion that itā€™s not and should not be required unless the game is basically nothing but online play. And heā€™s not terribly interested in playing against other people. Hence he was pised at Halo which, frankly, offered nothing of interest apart from the multiplayer, but keeps pretending its campaign is worth more than five bucks. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/12 "2008-04-01T22:18:40Z")
My hands-down favorite is the Assassinā€™s Creed one. Second would be The Orange Box. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/13 "2008-04-01T22:27:41Z")
Missed the edit window. [Assassinā€™s Creed](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2694-Zero-Punctuation-Assassin-s-Creed) ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/14 "2008-04-01T22:49:23Z")
Hah I doubt you could get much difference Why would it be such a big deal On preview Oops guess I should have read first ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/15 "2008-04-02T01:13:15Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone] Odd, considering his account of Team Fortress 2 in the Orange Box is fairly spot on. [/QUOTE] He also does (admittedly) slurp anything Valve. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-punctuation/443489/16 "2008-04-03T07:17:37Z")
In this weekā€™s installment, _Army of Two_ he acknowledges and apologizes for his tendency to use gay jokes. Still, the choice of music made me laugh.