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Anyway yeah, this joke can basically apply to just about every RPG in recent memory.
"Save the world/universe! But first, would you be so kind as to deliver these reports to Captain Whatsisface at Outpost Bumblefuck?"
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That's true, which I think is part of the joke. It's just thrown into ultra-sharp relief in this game because civilization is being destroyed as they speak and the game keeps (rightfully) reminding you of that. Most RPGs, despite having some terrible danger that must be thwarted, do a pretty good job of allowing you to forget about it for hours on end.
Also, it's funny because it's a volus.
A volus with expressive eyebrows on his suit.
sure, except the character's name is actually "Shepard." i know it's an easily made typo though.
i chuckled at the comic, but yes, this is a well-worn trope of RPGs. it's even worse in JRPGs.
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I liked that you could call out a merchant in FFX, when he sold you items to help you defeat the giant dragon that was about to destroy your airship (that he was also riding in).
'Look, I'm -so- confident that you're going to win, I feel that 'business as usual' is an entirely acceptable tactic.'
They do tend to comment on these sorts of things. For instance, Batman collecting trophies when he should be rescuing people who are getting mugged. That said, the gold for me in this strip is the way they scripted it. It's original in its delivery and so funny! "That's not a good enough reason." !!!
My personal favorite strip like this:
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I'm Commander Shepard and this volus is my favourite person to punch on the Citadel!
To me, this is on the same level as the Mega Man X fiasco.
Unless I'm missing a big part of the UI, the whole quest organization seems like a big step back from ME2. You get like one sentence per quest in your journal, with almost no indication of progress or where (for example) in the Citadel you're supposed to go for the next step. You have to open up the map and look on every level for the new name.
Plus the fact that when you get a new email asking you to meet someone, apparently that doesn't get added to your journal either. And you can't look at your email except when you're on the ship.
Thank you, I had forgotten that episode and it was well worth revisiting.
That is the correct opinion, as this is by far the best PA comic based on the trope.
If only because you can read half of it in the "WHADDYABUYIN?" voice.
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I agree. While the comic did make me laugh (probably because Volus are inherently funny, and Shepard punching people or on the verge of doing so is also funny), the fetch quests in ME3 are actually pretty well thought out. Very few people actually ask you for help, and the ones that do ask you do save people who will unquestionably die without your help. The artifact quests are just people talking to each other, with one of them saying that if their people had such-and-such artifact it would boost morale or provide a tactical advantage in the overall fight.
But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
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