The Sixth Sense

Posted by Bob on November 26, 2004: Hey gang. Today's comic is part three of my little story. I originally had a different closer, but Steve said it seemed too similar to a joke from Roseanne. Seeing as I watch that show twice a day most days, I guess I unintentionally ripped them off. Whoops! So, Steve said Steve should just not have a line to end things with, but I insisted that he had to, seeing as his mouth was open in the middle of a line of dialogue. So, I changed things a little, and we have the comic you see before you, or the comic you just saw before you, or the comic you will soon see before you. Got it? I'm going somewhere new with the art, as you may or may not notice.

I found this on a site that links to other crap...I don't normally read Dear Abby. Anyway, read the first letter. It's hilarious.

Want to make a portable N64? Here ya go. Pretty neat, though you could just buy a DS and not have to deal with wiring and shit like that.

What were you doing when you were thirteen years old? Think back for a second. Was it something like this? No, me either. That's pretty messed up, right there.

I present to you the Stupidest invention ever. I just don't know what to say.

Here's a neat Flash Sonic the Hedgehog game. Not like, whip out your tits and show Sonic type flash, but more like Flash animation Sonic. I hope that clears things up. But if you really want to flash Sonic, I don't think I can stop you, you freakin' weirdo.

Jesus, people in Texas are messed up. That's the third crazy mom story out of there in recent memory. I'm avoiding that state. Forever.

Here's another cool game. Crash it baby, crash it! Yeah, I'm out of descriptions. It's a fun game though.

And finally, I will leave you with this. Have a good Thanksgiving, people. Back in a week.

Posted by Steve on November 26, 2004: This week's comic is again written by Bob, since we're back in his story arc. I suggested a couple lines, but it's all his, so I'll let him talk about it. Instead, let's talk about last week's comic.

While playing Metal Gear Solid 3 the other day, I finally realized the key to getting into the story, and the story for 2 for that matter. I think the source of my letdown with MGS 2 comes from two things. The first is that MGS 1 is probably one of the best games ever, so there almost has to be a letdown. The second, and bigger problem is that while the villains in MGS 1 certainly have their cartoonish streak, it never really gets over the top silly. (Mantis and Raven come close, but those fights were so fun I don't think anyone cared. The same thing with the Ninja.) And similarly, the there's some liberties taken with some of the weapons, but a lot of it is based on real life stuff. And even in the beginning of two, everything's pretty much on the up and up. ("The arm" not withstanding.)

Fast forward a bit, when a character is getting shot in the head and walking it off, and you're chasing a tubby bitch on rollerblades, and suddenly not sure what to make of things anymore. And as things get more and more weird, the natural reaction is to just go "ah fuck it" and walk away.

So I started thinking about it. Obviously, going into it with a "military themed game with a fairly realistic setting" is the wrong way to go about things. So I threw in MGS 2 and decided to take it in as basically a military themed comic book. After that, everything went surprisingly well. I got to one of the scenes that drove me into hysterics, and didn't even flinch. "Odd," I thought, "but certainly nothing I haven't scene comic book villains do." So that's the thing. Go into it with the right mindset, and things go surprisingly well. That's not to say that that ending isn't the biggest headache a game has ever given me, but still.

Oh, and MGS 3 is still pretty fun. Tougher without the radar, but fun. I'm not so sure about Metroid Prime 2 though. I hate to say it sucks, but im about 15% in and I'm forcing myself to play it. Maybe it's just me, but pretty much everything about the dark world annoys me. But I want to hold off the final judgement on that one until I can put some more time into it.

That's all for now. See you next week.