Readers pick best webcomic, with or without Yahtzee

by Ross Miller { Jul 8th 2008 at 5:30PM }

Yeah, we figured the Zero Punctuation would do well in the webcomic wrapup, by a large margin. Here's how it breaks down, with and without the Yahtzee factor:

With the Yahtzee Factor

Zero Punctuation (65.3%)
(TIE) Monday Night Crew (9.2%)
(TIE) Castle Vidcons (9.2%)

Without the Yahtzee Factor

(TIE) Monday Night Crew (26.5%)
(TIE) Castle Vidcons (26.5%)
PVP Online (17.6%)

Thanks to everyone voted. We'll be going Yahtzee-less from now on; be sure to let us know of any game-related webcomics you stumble upon this week!

Tags: castle-vidcons, mnc, monday-night-crew, pvp-online, webcomic, yahtzee, zero-punctuation

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

For the first time in a while, Yahtzee put out something funny and relevant IMO so I had to vote for it.

I thought some of his reviews were TOO opinionated in that the perceived flaws were flaws for him alone. Like in the MGS4 review, he mentions how long the cut scenes are..when reviewing a METAL GEAR SOLID GAME...I think he also bitched about the singleplayer for SSBB not being worth it.

Deatharea @ Jul 8th 2008 6:25PM

That odd, I happen to agree with him on those points :P

WiiFTW @ Jul 8th 2008 7:06PM

@ deatharea:

The point is that those two characteristics which he found faulty are hallmarks of the series (for Brawl it's more awesome multiplayer than shitty singleplayer).
It's like he's faulting MGS4 for being in the Metal Gear Solid series. It's like faulting SSBB for having Nintendo characters (it has since the original).

mr mobius @ Jul 8th 2008 7:30PM

Just because they are part of the series and known to be a regular part of each series does not made them faults. He was merely not being subjective by saying it matters for every game instead of giving some games a break because their predecessors did the same, or it's intentional.

That is actually being a good objective reviewer.

Mr Khan @ Jul 8th 2008 8:22PM

Yeah, but the way he sometimes makes up false flaws for a game isn't particularly professional, though it is often hilarious

Geist @ Jul 8th 2008 8:40PM

Just because a game has had a shitty aspect through its entire series does not make it any less shitty.

Ebichu @ Jul 8th 2008 5:44PM

hmm, I still think Castle Vidcons was the funniest. With or without Yahtzee. :(

Zertoss @ Jul 8th 2008 5:45PM

Castle-Vidcons isn't just a webcomic.

Castle-Vidcons is ART.

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jul 8th 2008 6:22PM

Then it's an... artcomic?

Ass Masterson @ Jul 8th 2008 5:54PM

ZeroTalent doesn't write a webcomic, he does a goofy spoken word / cartoon. So why is he in the running at all? Because he turned his carbon-copy 'acerbic wit' on something more successful than him?

Sora267 @ Jul 8th 2008 6:07PM

More successful than him? If webcomics were more successful than Yahtzee, then he wouldn't have walked away with 65% of the vote(Which, I might add since you couldn't comprehend the results before, is the majority)?

Ass Masterson @ Jul 8th 2008 7:36PM

Right, because an Internet voting system is a completely scientific and impartial measure of real-world success and/or quality.

PennyArcade is infinitely more successful than ZeroReasonToExist. This is probably because they actually produce something wortwhile, rather than limp rants about how everyone but them is stupid.

WiiFTW @ Jul 8th 2008 7:46PM

Right, because Ass Masterson's opinion is a completely scientific and impartial measure of real-world success/quality.

Fixed.

Success is very subjective IMO.

Fatass of Rebuttalness @ Jul 8th 2008 7:58PM

I dunno, Ass, the few posts I've seen of yours portray you as a bit of an elitist ass... meaning Yahtzee's reviews should be right up your alley.

Robert @ Jul 8th 2008 5:55PM

Wait, so the "winning" pick was the one that criticized all the crap comics that are being published? And you don't take a hint from that? Most of them aren't funny (seriously... they aren't funny unless you're, well, a moron) and the weekly webcomic roundup just forces us to pick the best of the worst.

My point would be that we need more game blogs that legitimately question the content they link to and factor out the stuff that really isn't important/funny (like most of the web comics). Otherwise you're just a source that links to other video game related sources, and any monkey can do that.

I'm also scared of monkeys.

Ihavepants @ Jul 8th 2008 6:27PM

MONKEYS!

Roto13 @ Jul 8th 2008 7:04PM

"forces"

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

WiiFTW @ Jul 8th 2008 7:52PM

The problem is, that road leads to censorship-ish type things. Not quite censorship because it's not objectionable, just not entertaining. More importantly, it leads to one blogger who doesn't find a comic funny takes it out of the wrap-up, depriving many people who would have found it funny of the (humor?)

What should happen is people should only vote for what's legitimately funny and get rid of (over time) the comics that are deemed not funny by the majority.

Robert @ Jul 8th 2008 8:26PM

I'm pretty sure "forces" was used appropriately.

I also think I'm partially upset that Joystiq took away the option of choosing "none of the above" or whatever they call it. If you want to go the censorship road, then you're taking away my ability to say "these all suck" and "forcing" me to pick one of a bunch of (most of the time) crappy comics.

Roto13 @ Jul 11th 2008 12:45PM

Oh my god. Don't be an idiot. If you want to say they all suck, say it in the comments. Why are you acting like the only way you can speak your mind is through a poll? Why are you acting like anyone is forcing you to take part at all? Stop whining.

Robert @ Jul 11th 2008 3:46PM

Wow. I'm an idiot for wanting the "none of the above" option back for web comics? I'm fine with that. How many other idiots are there on this site then? No, wait... I'm sure no one else visiting this site would want that option either.

Although I do seem to remember that when they had it it was quite a popular choice.

Roto13 @ Jul 11th 2008 8:17PM

You're an idiot for acting like someone is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to take part in something you say you don't find entertaining. Maybe they didn't want the Webcomic Wrapup to be a place for people to bitch and moan.

Long Bow @ Jul 8th 2008 6:40PM

Not to sound like a snob, but web comics really shouldn't be call web comes, since the large majority of them are neither funny, or tell a story.

Geist @ Jul 8th 2008 8:42PM

Not to be a spelling nazi, but web comics shouldn't be called web comes at all.

Long Bow @ Jul 8th 2008 9:21PM

Don't worry, you're not a spelling Nazi, just a douche. It's called a typo. By the way, Nazi is a noun and thus should be capitalized, Mr. Perfect.

TracerX @ Mar 3rd 2009 3:40PM

That would be correct if he was using nazi to define himself as "a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler," but he was using it as "one who is likened to a German Nazi: a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person." Which, according to Merriam-Webster, is often not capitalized...

If you want to get technical...

Long Bow @ Jul 8th 2008 10:37PM

Not to split hairs, but take a look at often capitalize, which denotes that it is correct to capitalize. Anyhow, I stand by my comment, I made a typo which he tried to turn around.

Web "comes" are still lacking in humor, or wit.

Main Entry:
Na·zi Listen to the pronunciation of Nazi Listen to the pronunciation of Nazi
Pronunciation:
\ˈnät-sē, ˈnat-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
German, by shortening & alteration from Nationalsozialist, from national national + Sozialist socialist
Date:
1930

1: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler2often not capitalized a: one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : fascist b: one who is likened to a German Nazi: a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person
— nazi adjective often capitalized
— na·zi·fi·ca·tion Listen to the pronunciation of nazification \ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən, ˌnat-\ noun often capitalized
— na·zi·fy Listen to the pronunciation of nazify \ˈnät-si-ˌfī, ˈnat-\ transitive verb often capitalized

Roto13 @ Jul 8th 2008 7:07PM

Saying webcomics suck because there are so many bad ones out there is like saying music sucks because there are so many bad songs and artists, or movies suck because there are so many shitty student films, or video games suck because there are so many poorly-made browser games and shovelware.

Kiltman67 @ Jul 8th 2008 7:35PM

The thing that's irritated me about the whole Yahtzee vs Webcomic thing is he branded all webcomics as being Penny Arcade clones and then exempted PA from any criticism, despite the fact they haven't had a single funny strip in about 4 months.

The current series about the Cold War ping pong player, or whatever the hell it's about, might be the final straw for me taking it off my list of RSS feeds.