When comparing Jim Sterling vs Yahtzee, the Slant community recommends Yahtzee for most people. In the question“Who are the best game critics? ” Yahtzee is ranked 3rd while Jim Sterling is ranked 9th. 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 Not afraid to speak his mind
Jim Sterling is known for stepping on toes once in a while. In 2009 he gave Assassin's Creed II a 4 our of 10 when most reviewers praised the game, he heavily criticised Peter Molyneyx, a respected industry figure, for constantly overselling and under-delivering his games and manipulating the consumers, etc.
Pro Pro-consumer attitude
Jim Sterling has criticised Valve's Steam Greenlight for having a lack of quality control, multiple developers of "asset flipping" (presenting ready-made game engine assets as a game), the mainstream media for portraying games as causing violence, etc.
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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.
Cons
Con Can be seen as overly hostile
As Sterling has a tendency to cover (often touchy) topics in a somewhat inflammatory, unapologetic manner, he often gets perceived as being needlessly hostile.
Con Is little more than a populist rabble rouser
Whatever gamers are upset about this week, expect the Jimquisition to be following along promptly with a preachy, whiny summation of things everyone said already.
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.