Critical Miss: Children of Steam #2
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I only used Steam for playing Black Ops... all my other PC games dont reqiure it...
so when this happens, ill be like...
so when this happens, ill be like...
Looks like John Funk and Greg Tito, tho i could be horribly wrong on the Escapist pane. XD
Good thing i have a lot of old games still in CD/DVD format. (have since RE-bought them when it was going for soooooo damn cheap on Steam, i.e. the entire TruePC Battlefield series for $10)
fuck that i'm joining the horde! i will be feral, maddened, and hungry! GRRRRR Long Live Steam and Long Live Valve!
p.s. i can always fall back to Blizzard, my other great love ♥
fuck that i'm joining the horde! i will be feral, maddened, and hungry! GRRRRR Long Live Steam and Long Live Valve!
p.s. i can always fall back to Blizzard, my other great love ♥
Well for a start, you don't need a powerful PC to use Steam, especially since many of the games on it are quite old and could on just about anything, eg. Fallout 2 or the Commandos series. Secondly, if you don't have an internet connection, how are you reading this webcomic?Pseudonym2 said:
You are aware that PC game sales make up like 7% of the market right?
PC gamers are what I refer to as a "Megaphone minority" a group that despite not reflecting a majority seems like they are bigger than they are by how loud and obnoxious they are.
PC gamers are what I refer to as a "Megaphone minority" a group that despite not reflecting a majority seems like they are bigger than they are by how loud and obnoxious they are.
Steam has a games catalog ranging from early 90s (Doom) to 2011 (Dead Space 2). Every PC on the planet can run at least a dozen games on Steam.Pseudonym2 said:
Secondly, while it's true that not everyone has an internet connection, the vast majority do.
The 30 million users on Steam alone would like to have a word with you. Along with the 11 million WoW players. There's probably some overlap between those two groups, but my point still stands.Souplex said:
PLEASE, keep this going. I think this Children of Steam arc (yes, I'm calling it a story arc, shut up) is good enough to be a stand alone comic. It could be a humorous yet more critical view of games and the people that review and play them. Children of Steam are my two favorites out your archive. Keep up the good work.
Wow. That wasn't insulting to console gamers at all. I'm just glad to see that when the Escapist magazine sets down guidelines about not sparking off wars by baiting console fanboys they apply equally.
But then again, what do I know? I'm just a console scrub, I don't know my left from right and the only way I can communicate to the people of this website at all is by smashing my head down on this weird thing covered in letters in front of me.
But then again, what do I know? I'm just a console scrub, I don't know my left from right and the only way I can communicate to the people of this website at all is by smashing my head down on this weird thing covered in letters in front of me.
I think it was intended to be a slam against ignorant gamers, not console gamers. There's ignorance on all platforms; it's just a common internet theme that "lol u can't play games on PC."MelasZepheos said:
Very, very slowly, I am starting to like this strip. It has taken a while but it's just starting to wind its way into my affections.
I don't understand how this was a shot at console gamers; if anything it parodies everything but console gamers.MelasZepheos said:
In short let me break it down for you
1. IGN: Only plays consoles and doesn't focus on PC games for the most part. Not insulting the intelligence of console gamers, instead mocking the site.
2. Escapist building: These forums are known for their PC elitism and this comic mocks that
3. Alone in the Dark game: This was a horribly designed game, mocking the game, not the system
So unless I missed something and you would love to point it out so I can correct that, that'd be great
