Saturday, March 14, 2009

An engineering solution

SCOUT: Building an enemy sentry in our base? I've got to put a stop to this! Maybe if I go round the other way, I can take it down without straying into its field of view? ENGINEER: Annoying scout! Why don't you just give up? I can repair this sentry as fast as you can shoot it! And every time you have to run for ammo, I can get more supplies from my dispenser! You're accomplishing nothing except annoying me! Now go away! This floor belongs to RED, and there's nothing you can do about it! SCOUT: Are you absolutely sure about that? ENGINEER: What... what are you doing? Don't SCOUT: Thanks. While you wait to respawn, here's a little engineering puzzle for you. If you're so smart, then how come I'm still alive and your sentry's dead?This is a true story. That's what I like about Team Fortress; it lets you tell your own stories. Stories about you killing people.

(I almost couldn't be bothered to add the text, but what can I say? I'm dedicated.)

Monday, February 09, 2009

Congratulations, everybody!

LOTTA: Shucks, Mr Wright, you done saw right through me again! Well, I'm just a simple ol' gal from the heartland, etc... PHOENIX: Hold it!! So you keep saying. With the court's indulgence, can I press you to elaborate on that? It's confusing enough trying to work out whether we're supposed to be in America or Japan. Just tell the court, Ms Hart... where exactly ARE you from? LOTTA: Well, since you asked so nicely! I come from a little place you've probably never heard of! A little town called... INNSMOUTH...I'm sure by now you're getting sick of reading utterly incomprehensible gaming comics, so today I have decided to include step-by-step hints for understanding the joke. To use them, simply highlight the text one line at a time to reveal it! It should be lots of fun. Here goes!

1) The characters are Phoenix Wright and Lotta Hart from the Ace Attorney series of games.
2) In the game it is only stated that Lotta is from "the heartland".
3) Innsmouth is a fictional town created by racist horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
4) Lovecraft is best known for his Cthulhu Mythos, featuring various extradimensional cosmic horrors.
5) In his story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", he tells of a sinister town cult, literally descended from a race of supernatural monstrosities.
6) The hybrid denizens of Innsmouth are described as resembling a cross between a human and a fish/frog creature.
7) (In Neil Gaiman's short story "Only The End Of The World Again" he describes them as looking "a little like Peter Lorre.")
8) These creatures are descended from the Deep Ones, a race of dormant gods which will one day rise from the seabed to destroy us all.
9) The unfortunate subtext to Lovecraft's tale is of course an idealisation of racial purity, with any deviation from this depicted as inherently evil.
10) Lotta Hart looks a bit like a fish.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Beyond the cupboard of ecological shame

Un aventuras con Mr Not-very-good-excuse. 'Can I take some of these plastic bags? I know you're meant to bring your own if possible. But this is the first time I've ever been shopping.'Why do I keep setting them in supermarkets? They're hell to draw. I hope the level of detail makes you pretend to like it.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Silence/Darkness/Poison

ZIDANE: What's all the ruckus next door? TENT SALESMAN: Beats me. Now, how many was it? (Meanwhile, chaos reigns at the poisonous snake zoo)I think my gaming jokes are still a little too specific.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009