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Bleh, PA is alright, it's like a political cartoon, sadly it's not worth reading from the beginning.

PvP ... well I think I read through it once. Emphasis on the word "think" , I read the beginning of it I know, but I don' t know how far I got.

CAD... I didn't even know existed till the whohaha that erupted from CAD trying to get people to pay to watch his crappy unfinished flash cartoons. I say this because it's true. Nobody should expect anything less than rotten tomatoes for trying to charge for ... well nothing. It simply went nowhere.

Bonus stage (Flash cartoon, http://www.bonusstages.com ), was funnier and does the same "poke fun at video games" routine. In fact, it even pokes fun at CAD
http://www.bonusstages.com/bonusstage85.html

Serge wrote:reGC wollef a rof eseht fo eno od ton yhw?

I'll be honest, I'm certain that if Buckley were a regular on the forums and we knew him personally and enjoyed his company we wouldn't be so harsh on CAD.

But that doesn't mean I'd like the comic any more or any less, I'd just be more considerate towards a friend. There's nothing weird about that.

Obviously there's SOMETHING good about CAD that appeals to other people, but it's very hard for me to appreciate it after having read comics in general for so long.

I liked Bonus Stage, but If your a hardcore gamer like me, it doesnt provide as many refferences as you'd like. Penny Arcade is the best at this, Crt+Alt+Delete isn't the best but it aint bad.

Yarr, its a matter of audiences if you ask me. Comics like PA and CAD are for hardcore gamers. Comics like VGcats and Bonus Stage are for plain ol' gamers.

mcDuffies wrote:Penny Arcade isn't hated, only a few people including me don't like them. Their creators are sometimes hated, but as with Pvp, it's usually biggest fans of the comic who hate the comic creator..

Kinda like Megatokyo, people I work with love it, I find out after about twenty minutes of ripping on it one day at smoke break. It all started cause one of the guys was weaing a MT shirt *laughs* course I think that people at my work will read anything. hell they think I'm a good artist *snickers*

Sortelli wrote:

Serge wrote:reGC wollef a rof eseht fo eno od ton yhw?

I'll be honest, I'm certain that if Buckley were a regular on the forums and we knew him personally and enjoyed his company we wouldn't be so harsh on CAD.

But that doesn't mean I'd like the comic any more or any less, I'd just be more considerate towards a friend. There's nothing weird about that.

Obviously there's SOMETHING good about CAD that appeals to other people, but it's very hard for me to appreciate it after having read comics in general for so long.

... I dont get why I was quoted...
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...oh, okay. I'm not complaining or criticising dudes, just made a sugjesting for the photoshoping. You guys are entiteld to your opinions.

Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

You might have noticed that we don't usually tear into each other like that. And you should relax.

I put this in the wrong thread at first. Anyway, here's my entry...



Yeah, it's lame. So sue me.

Hey, I liked it.

Sortelli wrote:Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

You might have noticed that we don't usually tear into each other like that. And you should relax.

Meh, I'll give it to CGer too, if I'm provoked. It's just that CGers usually don't provoke me.

Serge wrote:reGC wollef a rof eseht fo eno od ton yhw?

Because Buckley's art is actually viewable, he provides many opportunities for revision that make things funnier. His writing skills are really sub-par though.

On the other hand I really couldn't do anything with this. i did try.

I liked it Rock. Especially if you read it with the American Dad voice in your head.

SergeXIII wrote: P.s. spot the FF refferences to get my respect.

NO.

mcDuffies wrote:

Sortelli wrote:Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

You might have noticed that we don't usually tear into each other like that. And you should relax.

Meh, I'll give it to CGer too, if I'm provoked. It's just that CGers usually don't provoke me.

What if I give you this roasted newt, hmm?

Escushion wrote:

mcDuffies wrote:

Sortelli wrote:Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

You might have noticed that we don't usually tear into each other like that. And you should relax.

Meh, I'll give it to CGer too, if I'm provoked. It's just that CGers usually don't provoke me.

What if I give you this roasted newt, hmm?

Gah, Miyazaki film references, one of my many hundreds of weaknesses!

SergeXII wrote:...being a game related web comic, i think its a given that I read these guys... but this thread doesn't bother me you know? I'm just kinda confused I guess you know? Complaints brought up are reasonable you know?

meh, I bet this can be done to any comic efficiently, ya?

reGC wollef a rof eseht fo eno od ton yhw?

P.s. spot the FF refferences to get my respect.

I think that video game comics are cool and all, but can get really worn out if used too much. VGCats is the only comic like that that isn't annoying yet. Even PA gets a bit annoying (though is still funnier than CAD). But to back it up by the audience bit that it's for "hatdcore gamers" isn't working for me some how. Not to be mean, but if anything, just made it seem worse, video games are video games... not an expressive artform... that is unless you design them for real. And also saying "you know?" at the end of every sentence gets really old and makes me not listen to you. sorry Serge.

[AlmightyPyro] wrote:

SergeXII wrote:...being a game related web comic, i think its a given that I read these guys... but this thread doesn't bother me you know? I'm just kinda confused I guess you know? Complaints brought up are reasonable you know?

meh, I bet this can be done to any comic efficiently, ya?

reGC wollef a rof eseht fo eno od ton yhw?

P.s. spot the FF refferences to get my respect.

I think that video game comics are cool and all, but can get really worn out if used too much. VGCats is the only comic like that that isn't annoying yet. Even PA gets a bit annoying (though is still funnier than CAD). But to back it up by the audience bit that it's for "hatdcore gamers" isn't working for me some how. Not to be mean, but if anything, just made it seem worse, video games are video games... not an expressive artform... that is unless you design them for real. And also saying "you know?" at the end of every sentence gets really old and makes me not listen to you. sorry Serge.

He was trying to reference two annoying characters from FF8 and FFX respectively in a misguided attempt at wit, and then begged people to beg him for respect. So yeah, makes it hard to want to read the argument in the first place. Sorry for being cruel about it, but it was particularly annoying.

The problem with the argument is that there are some comics that are of such poor quality that making fun of them is impossible since they're already parodies of themselves. It requires a special kind of poor quality to really make anything mockable. Otherwise it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

The Neko wrote: He was trying to reference two annoying characters from FF8 and FFX

Wow, could our own Neko be a closet hardcore gamer?

steverules wrote:

The Neko wrote: He was trying to reference two annoying characters from FF8 and FFX

Wow, could our own Neko be a closet hardcore gamer?

Know your enemy

Sortelli wrote:Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

And here I was going through all the trouble of putting it through an Al Bhed translator.

Uh, not that I know what Al Bhed is, or anything.

Cope wrote:

Sortelli wrote:Because your quote, typed backwards for that extra passive-aggressive "NOT IN THE FACE" flavor, read "Why not do one of these for a fellow CGer?"

And here I was going through all the trouble of putting it through an Al Bhed translator.

Uh, not that I know what Al Bhed is, or anything.

I actually looked at that statement for a whiletrying to figure out what 'reGC' stood for. :S