Pixel Thief  Posts: 65 Joined: 7 Jul 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1893 Joined: 14 Sep 2007     | God, they weren't lying when they said the main characters had ridiculous bisceps. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2865 Joined: 8 May 2008    | Isn't it ironic that escapist is adding a webcomic after ZP's webcomic review? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1537 Joined: 5 Dec 2007  | Hehe, funny and point well made. Welcome to the site. |
Muckraker  Posts: 259 Joined: 22 Apr 2008    | I approve. |
Paperboy  Posts: 43 Joined: 20 Mar 2008 | It's not a flag, it's a "Field Lattice Generator" |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 7 Joined: 24 Jun 2008 | They'll change it at once to correct a horrible, HORRIBLE mistake! Thank you Vaynes! Thank you for saving this webcomic from total destruction! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 363 Joined: 21 Nov 2007 | Awesome, I like it. Is this going to be a regular Escapist thing? If so, how regular? |
Section Editor  Posts: 412 Joined: 9 Jan 2007  |
Twice a week. :) |
Muckraker  Posts: 321 Joined: 25 Mar 2008 |
Fortunately, this webcomic doesn't follow the stereotypical ones that Yahtzee critisized. Or, in other words: looks very promising. |
IT Director  Posts: 905 Joined: 13 Jun 2002    | I wanted to mention that some people might recognize one of Shamus's other comics, DM of the Rings. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2446 Joined: 18 Dec 2007  | As long as we don't see any miscarriages in the near future I give this two thumbs up. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 92 Joined: 17 Oct 2007 |
lol oneS? Plural? No. Yahtzee was critisizing CAD the WHOLE TIME. |
Brand Manager  Posts: 675 Joined: 8 Oct 2007  | Love it! Can't wait to see more of it! |
Muckraker  Posts: 287 Joined: 3 Oct 2007 |
As well as the excellent but sadly unfinished Chainmail Bikini. I enjoyed the guy's comics enough that I've been keeping up with his blog. It's usually great, but he's been sucked into the world of MMO's recently, and if you have no interest in them then there isn't much for you. On the comic, I admit I take issue with saying Ping-Pong having a story feels silly. I feel Ping-Pong can be quite invigorating. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 363 Joined: 21 Nov 2007 |
Awesomeness, I think this could now be my favourite website! |
Anonymous Source Posts: 7 Joined: 17 Jan 2008 |
Chainmail Bikini was the one I saw first, then when it was abruptly ended, I went to check out his blog and saw DM of The Rings, loved it, been keeping up with his blog ever since. Glad to see that his most recent comic is off to a good start. |
Muckraker Posts: 321 Joined: 25 Mar 2008 |
Well, he was also just farting on Penny Arcade a few times. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 115 Joined: 29 Nov 2007  | Hey, first comic and already a dig at my main non-videogame hobby. LARPing's not so bad, as long as you stay away from the people who drag the in-character drama into out-of-character drama. And generally stick to hitting things. And no, not with foam balls while screaming "LIGHTNING BOLT, LIGHTNING BOLT". Even LARPers think that's incredibly stupid. On topic, good point about attaching plot to games. Narrative just isn't always needed. Hell, even at my local LARP we often end up dropping the RP and it's just "CIRCLE OF TREACHERY! Everyone has five hits, all vs all, any weapon, go!" And that's how games like Unreal Tournament should be. Hit and kill and capture the flag and have fun. Is this comic going to focus on Unreal, or is it going to be any game? (is there a name for still-frame comic machinima? like this and Concerned.) |
BANNED  Posts: 302 Joined: 6 May 2008  | I loled in a somewhat sophisticated way. User was banned for: Random answer generator request and also do you have any eccentricities?. (Permanent) |
Pixel Thief Posts: 65 Joined: 7 Jul 2008 | To answer some questions: 1) I'll be making fun of many games, not just UT3. How could anyone limit themselves to a single game when so many of them suck on such a spectacular scale? This is gruesome work, not unlike exterminating vermin. 2) Field LAttice Generator: Is stupid and will be ridiculed in due time. (Friday.) Would that my scythe could strike more quickly. 3) Someone praised me for not making a cut & paste comic. True: My crime is vandalism, not recycling. 4) Thanks for reading. |
Pixel Thief Posts: 65 Joined: 7 Jul 2008 | Also: I wrote the bit about ping-pong long before Paint the Line began. Just in case someone thought I was going for some sort of clumsy tie-in: I'm not. Just an odd coincidence. |
Server Administrator  Posts: 289 Joined: 27 Sep 2004 | I am a giant fanboy of Shamus Young's work, and followed both DM of the Rings and Chainmail Bikini religiously. Him writing comics for us makes me very happy! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 400 Joined: 20 Nov 2007  | pretty good, fairly funny, intelligent, however it kinda felt too complex, like each joke shoulda been its own strip. but all in all pretty good and im excited to see this not fail, like drawn by pain or video game theatre or most of the new content on this site that isnt press b to jump or de rez |
Anonymous Source Posts: 2 Joined: 8 Jul 2008 | Thank you very, very much for not trying to work in the colonel sounding like a rap artist. I never got the spectacular array of accents they used in that game. They were only Scottish and South African short of a complete set! |
Paperboy Posts: 44 Joined: 12 Jun 2008 | hehehe that was funny and a point well made |
Anonymous Source Posts: 5 Joined: 7 Jun 2008 | I enjoyed it, much like the high quality content I expect from the Escapist. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 6 Joined: 22 Jun 2008 |
No Field LAttice Generator pregnancy scare? I mean come ON, isn't that the best way to amass drama for those weird artist ritual things? |
Anonymous Source Posts: 6 Joined: 23 Sep 2006 | As I clicked on the latest announcement trumpeting the arrival of the latest issue, I noticed the extra paragraph at the top announcing a webcomic as the newest addition to The Escapist's media menagerie. With trepidation, I clicked. I saw. I chuckled. As my smile faded, I read the sidebar to the right, working my way towards an italicized paragraph. "Shamus Young, eh? That sounds awfully familiar" I thought as I skimmed the last bit. Before I finished the second sentence I realized "Thats the guy who did DM Of The Rings!" The editors of The Escapist are wise. If only they'd bring back the beautiful widescreen format (and the PDFs). |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 1 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 | I've always enjoyed your work Shamus. Now I just have one more reason besides ZP to visit The Escapist. Keep up the good work. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1847 Joined: 4 Nov 2007  | Good to see Escapist caught on to Shamus Young's genius: poking fun at games with images and words...Waaaait a second. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 10 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 | ZP is a good start, SP is an excellent follow up! More of these, please. :D Note to editors: Shamus being here gave me a reason to actually register, thanks for bringing him on. :) |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 1 Joined: 10 Jul 2008 |
Same here. Shamus' style and humour will keep everyone coming back! |
Paperboy  Posts: 17 Joined: 20 May 2008 | The dude in the battle skirt is Blake, isn't it? That guy has not stopped being a whiny pain in the ass since the first Unreal Tournament. Very enjoyable comic and an interesting review of that portion of UT3. Looking forward to reading more. |
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Stolen Pixels #1: Surreal Tournament
In the inaugural installment of Stolen Pixels, Shamus Young ponders ping-pong, the story of Unreal Tournament 3 and other useless things.
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