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Oh I get it

The idea that Killzone 2 will be a savior is as made up as those biblical stories featured in the strip right?

 

[Cheech]

People overlook RROD because of the games they've invested in, not the console itself. There are great things about Xbox Live, but if it had the same exact line up as the 360 does all the way down the line, I would not be an Xbox 360 user.

This is also true. The other killer is that for the vast majority of broadband-connected gamers, the majority of their friends have 360s. So, even if you'd rather play multiplatform game "X" on your PS3, you will still go with the 360 version. It's a cycle that has perpetuated itself throughout this generation for many of us.

A buddy of mine put it neatly when he said that when he plays his PS3, he feels like he's on an island because the rest of us are on our 360s, gaming together and passing messages back and forth. And we're 30+ year old married men, FFS. I can't imagine what the peer pressure does for the younger set's gaming purchases and habits.

 

[Coverly]

Can't really tell, is that private hoffman in the first strip?

Spoiler

I kid, I kid

 

[theBishop]

man... GAF is cranky today.

 

[lastendconductor]

A lot of 360s are going to be RRODed by a Jin-Roh trooper with a magical staff? I don't get it, how is this pro Nintendo?

 

[lowlylowlycook]

Oh I get it

The idea that Killzone 2 will be a savior is as made up as those biblical stories featured in the strip right?

:lol

I'm pretty sure that is just one story. Sort of a famous one.

 

[Pureauthor]

This thread is amazing.

For all the wrong reasons.

 

[AndresON777]

Wait I think I get it!

Spoiler

Egyptians (ps3 owners) have been having shitty lives until now, until moses (killzone 2) comes to save them from their life of "no games lololol". I don't really see the parallel between the red sea and the broken 360s though.

Go watch Prince of Egypt.


anyway :lol :lol :lol


Funniest thing I've seen all year

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

This is also true. The other killer is that for the vast majority of broadband-connected gamers, the majority of their friends have 360s. So, even if you'd rather play multiplatform game "X" on your PS3, you will still go with the 360 version. It's a cycle that has perpetuated itself throughout this generation for many of us.

A buddy of mine put it neatly when he said that when he plays his PS3, he feels like he's on an island because the rest of us are on our 360s, gaming together and passing messages back and forth. And we're 30+ year old married men, FFS. I can't imagine what the peer pressure does for the younger set's gaming purchases and habits.

Yeah, in this case, you're fanboy of your friends, still, not the console.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Up until this thread, the theory that "GAF users can literally not detect sarcasm, even moreso than any other internet forum" was only supported by anecdotal evidence.

I'd say this thread pushes the theory into solid fact.

 

[Haunted]

That people are actually ready to take this comic at face value instead of perceiving it as sarcasm directed at the PS3 fanboys hyping the game as the PS3's lord and saviour just shows how far the delusion has already taken the Sony faithful.

 

[lowlylowlycook]

So a very striking part of the Exodus story is how God in fact keeps Pharaoh from letting the Israelites go. Does this parallel with the whole "We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that developers want." thing?

 

[DeeVoc]

So a very striking part of the Exodus story is how God in fact keeps Pharaoh from letting the Israelites go. Does this parallel with the whole "We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that developers want." thing?

I'm looking more towards the future, who will be the false idol they sony zealots worship when their savior leaves them to their own devices?

 

[DeeVoc]

edit: double post

 

[Jive Turkey]

That people are actually ready to take this comic at face value instead of perceiving it as sarcasm directed at the PS3 fanboys hyping the game as the PS3's lord and saviour just shows how far the delusion has already taken the Sony faithful.

Which makes the comic all the more humorous.

 

[gofreak]

I'm looking more towards the future, who will be the false idol they sony zealots worship when their savior leaves them to their own devices?

There's a steady supply of candidates this year ;D At least there'll be a steady supply of games that might cause excitement among ps3 owners..such that mocking jealousy may continue to emerge among 'non-sony/ps3-zealots/fanboys'.

I'm continually amazed how annoyed some folk get over others' excitement or, even, 'positive fanboy-ism'.

 

[ultim8p00]

:lol took me a while

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Also why must GAF shit on religion every chance it gets?

So the PS3 will now spend 40 years wandering the desert?

:lol :lol

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

KZ2 in a thread topic is like eating greasy food. It'll turn to shit FAST.

 

[Tobor]

I love you guys, but it might be time for some of you to put down the gamepads and crack a book or two.

This thread is like listening to McDonald's employees discuss Shakespeare.

 

[radjago]

The style and tone of this comic is much more reminiscent of Castle Vidcons than PA.

 

[lastendconductor]

I'm looking more towards the future, who will be the false idol they sony zealots worship when their savior leaves them to their own devices?

FF13

 

[Negatronic]

I give this comic a 9.5 for graphics. Some technical issues hold it back from being a completely flawless masterpiece.

 

[lowlylowlycook]

I love you guys, but it might be time for some of you to put down the gamepads and crack a book or two.

This thread is like listening to GameStop's employees discuss Dante's Inferno.

Let me sharpen that analogy for you.

 

[TheRagnCajun]

I'm glad PA didn't post the news segment yet. Its funny to see how different people interpret this comic through their fanboy glasses.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

It means that Killzone 2 will die without ever seeing the PS3 reach the promised land.

 

[Tobor]

Let me sharpen that analogy for you.

Isn't there a new game called Dante's Inferno? :lol

How about Gamestop employees discussing James Joyce?

 

[iapetus]

I like comics that mock multiple systems equally. How people perceive them shows us an awful lot about their biases.

 

[theBishop]

That people are actually ready to take this comic at face value instead of perceiving it as sarcasm directed at the PS3 fanboys hyping the game as the PS3's lord and saviour just shows how far the delusion has already taken the Sony faithful.

It's pretty clear everyone is seeing what they want to see in it. Those who want to laugh at the Sony "faithful" ignore the last pane and focus on the first. Those who want to take it as some sort of redemption for the PS3 focus on the last and not the first.

I don't think PA was taking sides in the system wars with this strip.

 

[Nose Master]

You guys are really reading too much into it. You all got the joke, that's all it was. Not all of them can be winners.

 

[lowlylowlycook]

Isn't there a new game called Dante's Inferno? :lol

How about Gamestop employees discussing James Joyce?

Dante's Inferno is an upcoming third-person action adventure video game to be published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Redwood Shores.[1] The game is based off the cantina of the same name from Dante Aligheri's epic poem The Divine Comedy.

yeppers

 

[gofreak]

It's pretty clear everyone is seeing what they want to see in it. Those who want to laugh at the Sony "faithful" ignore the last pane and focus on the first. Those who want to take it as some sort of redemption for the PS3 focus on the last and not the first.

I don't think PA was taking sides in the system wars with this strip.

I think their overall point does come down against one 'side', and I'm ready to rip them a new one that being the case.. (from a GAF perspective on PS3 game hype, at least).

 

[Kill Your Masters]

FF13

I raise you Secret PS3 Game.

 

[theBishop]

I think they're overall point does come down against one 'side', and I'm ready to rip them a new one that being the case.. (from a GAF perspective on PS3 game hype, at least).

Penny-Arcade laid on the PS3 hate pretty thick back in 2006, but softened considerably ever since. I prefer not to read bad intentions into it on either "side". Maybe that's my bias.

 

[lowlylowlycook]

It's pretty clear everyone is seeing what they want to see in it. Those who want to laugh at the Sony "faithful" ignore the last pane and focus on the first. Those who want to take it as some sort of redemption for the PS3 focus on the last and not the first.

I don't think PA was taking sides in the system wars with this strip.

They were pretty positive about Killzone 2 in the past but I'd say odds are the mixture is 90% mocking Private Hoffman vs. 10% KZ2 praise and RROD lols.

 

[BravoSuperStar]

I came for the comic, but stayed for the responses. AAA thread. Will read again.

 

[Colocho]

There's nothing to "get", bad joke is bad.

 

[Tobor]

I like comics that mock multiple systems equally. How people perceive them shows us an awful lot about their biases.

This is the right answer, by the way.

 

[Esch]

That people are actually ready to take this comic at face value instead of perceiving it as sarcasm directed at the PS3 fanboys hyping the game as the PS3's lord and saviour just shows how far the delusion has already taken the Sony faithful.

Whining and bitching about the Sony fanbase(or is it Killzone fans? I can't remember) again are we? Let it go man.

Anyway, I like the comic. I like how it's drawn(especially the lighting), and the biblical theme and colors remind me of castle vidcons. The ambiguity of the actual message is admirable too. I don't usually dig Penny-Arcade, but this is a good set of panels.

 

[gofreak]

Penny-Arcade laid on the PS3 hate pretty thick back in 2006, but softened considerably ever since. I prefer not to read bad intentions into it on either "side". Maybe that's my bias.

Well, it's quite possible the panel is directed solely at Sony and their presentation of KZ2. But if it's directed at a perceived broader set of PS3 or KZ2 fans prone to 'hype' then I think it's off the mark (in terms of the point it's making, rather than, necessarily, teh funnay).

 

[Coverly]

It looks like the penny arcade site RRoD'ed. :lol

 

[ZeoVGM]

How is it possible that this many stupid people post here? Holy crap.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Oh shit 500 errors at Penny Arcade.

 

[ZeoVGM]

There's nothing to "get", bad joke is bad.

Actually, it was funny.

Wahhh.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Thanks Kioku, this is the best thread I've read all week. :lol

 

[wenis]

you guys 500 error'd the penny arcade site :lol :lol

 

[Kittonwy]

Would have been even funnier had they put a cat with a helmet instead of the guy in the first panel.

 

[Choke on the Magic]

If that is what you get out of it, I feel bad for you.

Perfect.:lol

 

[rollingstart]

Up until this thread, the theory that "GAF users can literally not detect sarcasm, even moreso than any other internet forum" was only supported by anecdotal evidence.

I'd say this thread pushes the theory into solid fact.

shock and awe

That people are actually ready to take this comic at face value instead of perceiving it as sarcasm directed at the PS3 fanboys hyping the game as the PS3's lord and saviour just shows how far the delusion has already taken the Sony faithful.

yes, this is the thing that shows that. As if people liking home wasn't enough.

At least in the case of Killzone 2, it will probably be a good game. I'll hopefully get a taste of that based on the demo tomorrow.

I just hope that this isn't another case of people having negative feeling towards something because of the hyperbole spit out about it...assuming it's a good game and all.

 

[Dunlop]

best...thread...ever

/bows at PA

 

[diss]

goddammit how stupid are some of you motherfuckers