The War Z

[The Wooster]

The War Z

In Which We Admit Defeat

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[Eruanno]

No! Wait! I have a joke on this! What if we--Oh wait, no. He actually said those things too. Huh. But what about... Okay, I got nothing.

 

[nin_ninja]

In situations like these, you just let the story speak for itself.

 

[Toasty Virus]

So, you admit, you cannot come up with a good joke...about 200 strips after this became obvious to everyone who has seen this series.

Well a lot of people seem to find it funny, so this point doesn't really stand :]

OT: I commend you for trying your best, this whole situation is so stupid it's hard to joke about.

 

[Arakasi]

I find the fact that they couldn't make a joke about how stupid the guy was just as funny as any other strip that makes a joke.
The humor of reality sometimes outweighs any joke that can be made.

 

[Bvenged]

Just him SAYING the quote is funny enough. A panel without satire isn't going to end the world...

...pun not intended.

 

[Fappy]

Cory drew himself slightly more rugged than I remember him... that is unless these last few months of tirelessly drawing have hardened him >.>

 

[Sabrestar]

From the man that brought you Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing...

Because really, by comparison, War Z is almost functional.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I think another way of describing this situation is 'You couldn't make this shit up'.

 

[Tentaquil]

War Z? More like Lay Z.
Both the servers AND the developer.

Oh! [em]SNAP[/em]!

[HEADING=1]BUUUUUUUUURRRNNN ![/HEADING]

Now I'm really glad I didn't buy this game.

 

[2xDouble]

Simple. Keep letting him talk. You don't have to change what is inherently funny. All you need is a simple final panel with a large number of caricatures of mildly internet-famous people (such as yourselves) giving him the same reaction we've all given him: awkward, puzzled looks expressing "Really?"

Or you could take it from different critics' angles, Yahtzee sicking imps on him, Jim sicking mini action-figure Willam DeFoe on him, Justin using his "tank ninja" powers, TB using his "lawyer powers", Angry Joe setting him on fire or something, Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade doing something... weird.

...come to think of it that would be awesome, like a game-critic "Superfriends". How has this not been done before? oh right, image rights and copyrights... dangit.

PS: Love the derp-face on him. That's pretty much all you need.

 

[lockgar]

Well here are some words to live by from Homer..... Simpson.

"So you tried and you failed miserably, the lesson here, is to never try."
--Homer

Wait... That's horrible... So that's what happened to my life.

 

[Namechangeday]

1. cat. lazy cat
2. War Z is tragic enough to be funny
3. Least you tried?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Wait, he actually said that??? Yeah I'm not sure how you'd satirize that either.

 

[The Wooster]

So, you admit, you cannot come up with a good joke...about 200 strips after this became obvious to everyone who has seen this series.

Hah. You just earned me $5, man. Thanks.

Knew that bet was worth it.

 

[2xDouble]

Wait, he actually said that??? Yeah I'm not sure how you'd satirize that either.

Yup. Real quote, and it gets better. They also claimed the maps would be very large, "up to" 100 KM^2... with all available maps measuring (by players, and later openly admitted by the devs) only about 12 KM^2.

For more information on this wacky scenario, TotalBiscuit has some lovely videos explaining (and openly mocking) it.

Spoiler

 

[MetalMagpie]

War Z? More like Lay Z.

OK, that took me a moment. In my defence, I pronounce the letter Z as "zed".

 

[j0frenzy]

So, you admit, you cannot come up with a good joke...about 200 strips after this became obvious to everyone who has seen this series.

Hah. You just earned me $5, man. Thanks.

Knew that bet was worth it.

I am now interested in the terms of this bet, because from the context, this seems less like a bet and more like a sure thing.

 

[WanderingFool]

War Z? More like Lay Z.

But seriously, just because the servers can support 100 players each, it doesn't mean they...

*puts on sunglasses*

...half to.

Your post was literally better than today's strip...

 

[MetalMagpie]

War Z? More like Lay Z.

OK, that took me a moment. In my defence, I pronounce the letter Z as "zed".

Really? Where are you from?

UK. (Specifically London.)