[Long worded retort explaining why third party is wrong, unintentionally restating third party's statements.]grigjd3 said:[Third party jumping in with unhelpful, antagonistic statement]PunkRex said:[Witty retort]VectorZero said:[pop culture reference]
Thus the boob embiggening!Grey Carter said:Gods of satire, surely. And you think we don't know how writing works.NinjaDeathSlap said:It's just a cheap shot, made by snooty and aloof hipsters who think it makes them the God of Satire, when in fact it just shows that they don't know how writing works.
You know if I had posted that I would have received a low content warning and would have gained another bar.........I guess be a contributor comes with unfair perks T_T.Grey Carter said:
[Comparison between above poster's statement and Nazis.]Mocmocman said:[Long worded retort explaining why third party is wrong, unintentionally restating third party's statements.]grigjd3 said:[Third party jumping in with unhelpful, antagonistic statement]PunkRex said:[Witty retort]VectorZero said:[pop culture reference]
Nobody is as deep as they think they are.Lt. Rocky said:Interesting how a comic showing the cliches in games winds up showing a cliche in gamers. I've lost count of how many people are making note of the girl's chest size.
It makes one wonder: are we as two-dimensional as what we play or are exposed to?
I was thinking a giant crab that has it's weak spot open up periodically to fire a laser beam which can be targeted from the side or while it charges up.mdqp said:I lolled... And then I lolled again. Great comic, but I must say that the evil thing is a bit too original, you should have gone for a giant robot, because everyone love giant robots, even when they are evil.
Sounds a little bit like kotor 2. Except that game is rad.omicron1 said:Guess the game!
Long ago, exiled you. You escaped. So sent raiders to destroy you. They failed. So you travel across the game world, fighting enemies and accruing allies, in order to take revenge on and reclaim your original heritage.
(Not every game ever. Just the unmemorable ones. Heck, in some games YOU're the one who unleashes the ancient spirit of vengeance or whatnot. )
Let's go all the way to the bottom, then, and make it an evil wizard (it's always their fault, anyway).Therumancer said:I was thinking a giant crab that has it's weak spot open up periodically to fire a laser beam which can be targeted from the side or while it charges up.
Hey, thanks for reading.UsefulPlayer 1 said:I feel like this is the moment you maybe realize you're making fun of games because they are unsophisticated. Which is weird since video games are mostly for, you know, teenager/kids.
Its like demanding more variation in superhero cartoons.
Except that's a hand-drawn animation made specifically for this topic. It took Cory a couple of hours and is definitely not low-content.knight steel said:You know if I had posted that I would have received a low content warning and would have gained another bar.........I guess be a contributor comes with unfair perks T_T.
I was thinking Homeworld.lithiumvocals said:Sounds a little bit like kotor 2. Except that game is rad.omicron1 said:Guess the game!
Long ago, exiled you. You escaped. So sent raiders to destroy you. They failed. So you travel across the game world, fighting enemies and accruing allies, in order to take revenge on and reclaim your original heritage.
(Not every game ever. Just the unmemorable ones. Heck, in some games YOU're the one who unleashes the ancient spirit of vengeance or whatnot. )
I'm pretty sure I've read every single CriticalMiss strip, many of them more than once. So big you're welcome haha.Grey Carter said:Hey, thanks for reading.UsefulPlayer 1 said:I feel like this is the moment you maybe realize you're making fun of games because they are unsophisticated. Which is weird since video games are mostly for, you know, teenager/kids.
Its like demanding more variation in superhero cartoons.
1: It's not really about sophistication as it is satisfying narratives. Most games stick to the Hero's Journey arc because it's a very easy story to tell. What's weird is that many games deviate from that traditional arc in odd ways that make the game less satisfying. A great example of this is introducing an antagonist who harasses the player throughout the game, then having the "main boss" kill them, or killing them offscreen. Games are very good at giving players a sense of achievement, yet their narratives often directly contradict that aim.
2: The average gamer is 30, I think it's time we started demanding more from our entertainment.
3: Just because something is aimed at older kids/teens doesn't mean it has an excuse to be creatively bankrupt. "Young adult" lit is currently making a killing because it treats young readers with respect. I think games should do the same.