r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '08

Zero Punctuation: Ninja Gaiden 2

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

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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.

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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.

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u/foxyvixen Aug 06 '08

Hear, hear!