When comparing Yahtzee vs Idiotech, the Slant community recommends Yahtzee for most people. In the question“Who are the best game critics? ” Yahtzee is ranked 3rd while Idiotech is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Yahtzee is:
Yahtzee is mainly know for his Zero Punctuation show in which he delivers highly critical reviews at a very fast pace. It's combined with unique minimalistic cartoon imagery to help illustrate topic at hand.
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Pros
Pro Unique presentation style
Yahtzee is mainly know for his Zero Punctuation show in which he delivers highly critical reviews at a very fast pace. It's combined with unique minimalistic cartoon imagery to help illustrate topic at hand.
Pro Often criticizes damaging practices of publishers or developers
Yahtzee criticizes overuse of quick time events, obsession with graphical fidelity at the expense of story or gameplay, motion peripherals, yearly franchise releases, etc in many cases as hindering the advancement of interesting games.
Pro Insight on the gaming industry
Idiotech channel is run by a person who has been a developer in the gaming industry for most of their adult life and so have a view on gaming that many other Youtube critics may not have, making ofr some insight that may not be gained elsewhere.
Pro Provides Twitch streaming of games on top of Youtube channel
Idiotech uses Twitch streaming for games the channel is planning on reviewing. This allows users to see some of what the channel thinks of the game before a review comes out as well as see the gameplay before the full review.
Cons
Con More of an entertainer than a serious reviewer
Doesn't spend enough time with games to get very in-depth with them. Videos often have errors or misconceptions about games. With longer games he might not even get halfway through.
Con Narration speed can interfere with comprehension
Because the speed at which Yahtzee delivers his reviews has virtually no pauses, there's not a lot of time to consider the points he's bringing up.
Con Small channel with few followers
While being a less popular channel may not degrade the reviews it does mean that there may be less reason to continue their job in reviewing games, so time invested in following the channel may lead to an abandoned channel at some point due to not making enough funds for the time spent reviewing games.