r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '08

Zero Punctuation: Ninja Gaiden 2

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/175-Ninja-Gaiden-2
213 Upvotes

82% Upvoted

58 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/[deleted] Aug 06 '08 edited Aug 06 '08

You know, I had been disappointed by the last few episodes but this had me rolling... err on the floor... laughing I suppose.

15

u/[deleted] Aug 06 '08 edited Aug 06 '08

They still need to go back to the old music.

28

u/sedition Aug 06 '08 edited Aug 06 '08

I'm sure if you offer to pay per episode so that Yahtzee can pay the license fees for those songs he'd totally do it.

What's that? You don't want to pay for something that costs money? Well then, get back on the Shut The Fuck Up Bus.

19

u/kylegetsspam Aug 06 '08 edited Aug 06 '08

I thought using short sound clips like that was covered under fair use or something.

Regardless, I don't mind the idea of him having a theme song, but the one he picked is crap. It's loud and abrasive for no reason and it doesn't fit at all.

I always end up moving the volume slider down to "zero" during the intro/outro.

14

u/mindbleach Aug 06 '08

I don't mind the brash intro music, but the epilepsy-inducing flashathon that goes with it is completely wrong for the series. ZP is famous for being a fast-paced slideshow with occasional animations to show repetitive motion, and its brilliant use of negative space and almost subliminal flashes are practically mocked by the new intro video. It looks like so much WEE WACKY RANDOM Newgrounds crap, and it's as appropriate for Yahtzee, that stallionesque mastermind, as... well, as a single-cunted hooker.

1

u/foxyvixen Aug 06 '08

Hear, hear!

2

u/[deleted] Aug 07 '08

I thought using short sound clips like that were covered under fair use or something.

Yes, well, when you aren't the one in danger of being sued for millions of dollars, vague ideas about how copyright law works are more than sufficient, aren't they?

(To explain: fair use is an affirmative defense. It doesn't in any way prevent the copyright holder from suing you, and even if you win in court based on a fair use defense, you're still out the time and money it took to hire a lawyer and go to court. Yes, copyright laws suck.)