#079 - Prologue

[The Wooster]

#079 - Prologue

Ook. Ook.

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[Guffe]

Can I be healz plz?!
*picks heal*
Thanks now I go tank!!!

 

[RJ 17]

3rd panel got a good laugh out of me with Erin trying to interject and immediately getting shot down before she can even get a word out.

And yeah...that about sums up every FF game in a nutshell: McGuffins good, evil human organization trying to harness their power will kill the world.

 

[Barbas]

Ah, wizard. Always a good decision, even when it's not, because it is the prettiest and most majestic of the classes.

 

[JoJo]

Yup, it's a little disappointing how familiar that storyline is. Even the Pokemon games, as much as I love them, often seem to have a variation of this: legendary trio of Pokemon maintains the balance of nature. A team of well-intentioned fanatics tries to interfere with one of those legendary Pokemon and risks destroying the world in the process... if it was not for the intervention of our plucky young hero.

 

[Gethsemani_v1legacy]

Yup, it's a little disappointing how familiar that storyline is. Even the Pokemon games, as much as I love them, often seem to have a variation of this: legendary trio of Pokemon maintains the balance of nature. A team of well-intentioned fanatics tries to interfere with one of those legendary Pokemon and risks destroying the world in the process... if it was not for the intervention of our plucky young hero.

The only Pokemon games that mattered had a much better story: You need to one up your rival, defeat the Elite Four and be the bestest trainer of all times.

 

[iniudan]

Yup, it's a little disappointing how familiar that storyline is. Even the Pokemon games, as much as I love them, often seem to have a variation of this: legendary trio of Pokemon maintains the balance of nature. A team of well-intentioned fanatics tries to interfere with one of those legendary Pokemon and risks destroying the world in the process... if it was not for the intervention of our plucky young hero.

The only Pokemon games that mattered had a much better story: You need to one up your rival, defeat the Elite Four and be the bestest trainer of all times.

You forgot about having to catch'em all.

 

[BeerTent]

That last panel suits me and my friends so well.

"Okay, so we need this class, and that class. We need a Nova and a Saren... BeerTent, Could you be-"

"I'M GONNA BE A MAG! "

"We really don't need a-"

"I'M FUCKING MAG! WE DOING THIS!"

---

"Alright, We got an enforcer, we got a good crook and a ghost, now we need a Technician, Beer, you-

"I'M GONNA BE MY ENFORCER-MASTERMIND BUILD!"

"I was really hoping you'd-"

"MINIGUN TIIIMMMEEEE~"

---

I don't play many conventional RPG's.

 

[RJ 17]

That last panel suits me and my friends so well.

"Okay, so we need this class, and that class. We need a Nova and a Saren... BeerTent, Could you be-"

"I'M GONNA BE A MAG! "

"We really don't need a-"

"I'M FUCKING MAG! WE DOING THIS!"

---

"Alright, We got an enforcer, we got a good crook and a ghost, now we need a Technician, Beer, you-

"I'M GONNA BE MY ENFORCER-MASTERMIND BUILD!"

"I was really hoping you'd-"

"MINIGUN TIIIMMMEEEE~"

---

I don't play many conventional RPG's.

Question: has BeerTent ever enthusiastically shouted out his name while charging head-long into absolute an certain death for the entire party, a la Leroy Jenkins? From the way you talk about Mr. Tent, it sounds like something he'd (or "she'd", to be fair ) do.

 

[FillerDmon]

Yup, it's a little disappointing how familiar that storyline is. Even the Pokemon games, as much as I love them, often seem to have a variation of this: legendary trio of Pokemon maintains the balance of nature. A team of well-intentioned fanatics tries to interfere with one of those legendary Pokemon and risks destroying the world in the process... if it was not for the intervention of our plucky young hero.

The only Pokemon games that mattered had a much better story: You need to one up your rival, defeat the Elite Four and be the bestest trainer of all times.

You forgot about having to catch'em all.

Quite the tragic ending that one: not only realizing that it is quite impossible for you to actually catch'em all, but that cartoon catch phrases lied to you. It is a life of unfulfilled promises and broken dreams. Then, after the despair sets in you find a way to rip a tear in the universe so you can throw some of your pets into it and get some new ones out of it. Hopefully that doesn't have any serious repercussions on existence, like continually spawning more and more species of Pokemon.

I dunno; it's usually a few years between sequels, and with the evergrowing community and increased frequency of events, it's become more and more easy to catch 'em all and keep 'em all without needing to play by yourself with a cheat-device.

Honestly, if they took the mytical element out, the stories would still be servicable. Terrorists are being assholes; feel free to use them as target practice while you engage in a country wide cock-fighting competition. .... there needs to be a game in which you join the police force and go around catching criminals on both a micro and macro level.

 

[Scarim Coral]

If only certain rpg's have this abridge approach to their story telling plot.

 

[Dalisclock]

If only certain rpg's have this abridge approach to their story telling plot.

"You are a dream. Your dad is Cthulhu. Walk this tube for 40 hours being all angsty-like and kill him"

or

"The bad guy told us that if we kill him the world will be destroyed. We killed him. The world was(almost)destroyed. Turns out he wasn't lying, deus ex machina notwithstanding".

Feel better now?

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Rogue (Ranger) is the best class. But Wizard works great with Rad's personality!
Totes gonna explore those newfound powers in the most enthusiastic ways possible!
KABLAMMM!!!!

 

[NPC009]

Hope he likes poking things with a dagger, because that's pretty much the only thing most JRPG wizards do when not fighting bosses.

 

[sageoftruth]

I'm sure he'll be a totally radical wizard too.

 

[sageoftruth]

Hope he likes poking things with a dagger, because that's pretty much the only thing most JRPG wizards do when not fighting bosses.

Well, that and nuking over-sized groups of mobs.

 

[Basement Cat]

Did this strip give anyone else the same kind of vibes you got watching Unskippable?

Man, I miss those guys.

 

[NPC009]

Hope he likes poking things with a dagger, because that's pretty much the only thing most JRPG wizards do when not fighting bosses.

Well, that and nuking over-sized groups of mobs.

Only if those mobs actually exist (they often don't) and there's MP to spare before the boss fight, which is also unlikely because not all save points restore MP. MP restoring potions? Heck, we all know the player is going to hoard those just in case.

 

[immortalfrieza]

If only certain rpg's have this abridge approach to their story telling plot.

"You are a dream. Your dad is Cthulhu. Walk this tube for 40 hours being all angsty-like and kill him"

or

"The bad guy told us that if we kill him the world will be destroyed. We killed him. The world was(almost)destroyed. Turns out he wasn't lying, deus ex machina notwithstanding".

Feel better now?

Ooh! Or maybe:
"Heroes go on quest to save the world/girl/get treasure/whatever. Turns out the bad guy gets the heroes to make them all powerful, thus the world would be perfectly safe if the heroes just stayed home. Heroes then beat bad guy. The end.