Critical Miss: #22
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A Blade Runner reference and a Pulp reference in one comic? Glorious. I'll give a similar speech if proper gaming does die at the hands of Wii Sports and Facebook.
Seriously surprised by how many people haven't seen Blade Runner here... It's one of the all time best and it has one of the greatest endings ever.
Great comic :3
Great comic :3
Despite having read like every book by Philip K Dick, I have yet to see Blade Runner (I blame Harrison Ford, myself), and this entire comic was lost on me. I got the Starcraft reference, and sort of the Quake thing (A rail gun could be from many places, though he IS wearing a quake shirt soooo) but the overall point was empty, which is kind of a shame.
On one hand, things like this that use references a lot are really cool when you get them and can be very clever. On the other hand, they should also be able to stand alone (some excellent examples being a lot of stuff in Arrested Development, and the "No Country For Old Men" scene in the Truth Serum episode of Testees). While it's great for people who get the joke, it shouldn't alienate all others if you want to reach the entire audience. If you can manage to make references and keep something humorous or engaging for everyone who reads it, then you're on top.
Dammit, I don't want this to sound negative, but no matter how often I go over it, I don't like the way it reads. Just know I'm just trying to say, this one can be a bit of an off-putter, have a little food for thought, but keep doing what you're doing! I'm certainly still enjoying it!
EDIT: On the other hand, I forgot to read the music quote this week, and I totally dig Pulp, can't believe I missed that!
On one hand, things like this that use references a lot are really cool when you get them and can be very clever. On the other hand, they should also be able to stand alone (some excellent examples being a lot of stuff in Arrested Development, and the "No Country For Old Men" scene in the Truth Serum episode of Testees). While it's great for people who get the joke, it shouldn't alienate all others if you want to reach the entire audience. If you can manage to make references and keep something humorous or engaging for everyone who reads it, then you're on top.
Dammit, I don't want this to sound negative, but no matter how often I go over it, I don't like the way it reads. Just know I'm just trying to say, this one can be a bit of an off-putter, have a little food for thought, but keep doing what you're doing! I'm certainly still enjoying it!
EDIT: On the other hand, I forgot to read the music quote this week, and I totally dig Pulp, can't believe I missed that!
Wow at the amount of people who didn't get it. I'm shocked. I only wish I could have such cool final words.
That damn dog! I hope he gets put down somehow in the fighting.
The Hardcore/Casual Wars make for some good comics - I could see at least a few more made on that premise. Good stuff.
And Blade Runner's awesome - if you haven't seen it, go rent it or something, ASAP.
The Hardcore/Casual Wars make for some good comics - I could see at least a few more made on that premise. Good stuff.
And Blade Runner's awesome - if you haven't seen it, go rent it or something, ASAP.
This is by far my favourite Critical Miss so far 
I am an absolute sucker for Blade Runner references, though. Brilliant.
I am an absolute sucker for Blade Runner references, though. Brilliant. 
I guess this one was too subtle, I'll explain it as I find the idea worth a deeper chuckle:
This comic is a continuation of the previous Hardcore vs Casual comics, with the death of the Hardcore character mimicking Roy's death at the end of Blade Runner. The implication is that the Hardcore are passing and that all he has seen will be forgotten and inevitably lost to the oncoming crowd of Casuals who ultimately have his group to thank for what they have. In the movie the question was "What is it to be Human?" whereas as the comic is asking "What is it to be a Gamer?".
This comic is a continuation of the previous Hardcore vs Casual comics, with the death of the Hardcore character mimicking Roy's death at the end of Blade Runner. The implication is that the Hardcore are passing and that all he has seen will be forgotten and inevitably lost to the oncoming crowd of Casuals who ultimately have his group to thank for what they have. In the movie the question was "What is it to be Human?" whereas as the comic is asking "What is it to be a Gamer?".
