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[PA Comic] Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - Seven Deadly Sims

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited March 2013 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Seven Deadly Sims


Seven Deadly Sims
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/03/06

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    ...build more police departments

  • Jimmy MarkuJimmy Marku LondonRegistered User regular
    This is a really pretty comic.

    Apart from the murder.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    That road layout is retarded. Whose playthru is that from?

    Great, great comic.

  • FalxFalx Registered User regular
    If this actually was in the game I would have maybe thought about buying it.



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  • VitariVitari Registered User regular
    Holy shit that's spooky. A+, boys

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  • Twenty SidedTwenty Sided Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Falx wrote: »
    If this actually was in the game I would have maybe thought about buying it.

    You beat me to it.

    The notion of a tiny little microcosm where Sims can do things other than be mindless drones is tantalizing.
    Watching a tiny little disaster movie unfold would be pretty rad.
    Or that serial murder scandal.

    Twenty Sided on
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    This goes in the win column with nary a thought.

  • November FifthNovember Fifth Registered User regular
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    I don't know if it's creepier that he's burying a whole bunch of bodies, or that he knows someone from above is watching him do it.

    Either way, fantastic comic.

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    I love this comic.

    And its title.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Robert Khoo wrote: »
    Real strong, facetious.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    i was thinking of buying Sim City.

    I have honestly never played one before

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  • Roger WilcoRoger Wilco Registered User regular
    King Riptor wrote: »
    i was thinking of buying Sim City.

    I have honestly never played one before

    Buy one of the older ones. It'll cost you a lot less and you'll be getting a much better game.

  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    King Riptor wrote: »
    i was thinking of buying Sim City.

    I have honestly never played one before

    Get SimCity 4 Deluxe from Steam instead.

    MKR on
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  • Chris FOMChris FOM Registered User regular
    I can't think of a single thing I dislike about this comic. The title, the art, the gag. It's perfect start-to-finish.

  • Ryan A. ElliottRyan A. Elliott Registered User regular
    November Fifth wrote: »
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

    Notice how, in the second panel, the last grave is a bit smaller...

  • ShowsniShowsni Registered User regular
    I try to play SimCity, but I always end up getting bored and unleashing Bowser attacks. I guess it's like Rollercoaster Tycoon; sure, building a working theme park is fun. But building a rollercoaster that fires people through the air until they crash into a carousel is probably more fun.

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Darth_Mogs wrote: »
    I don't know if it's creepier that he's burying a whole bunch of bodies, or that he knows someone from above is watching him do it.

    Either way, fantastic comic.

    Not only that, but he's also telling the person above him to shush in a possibly threatening manner.

    He's pretty sure he can kill that person too.

  • RaakamRaakam Too many years... CanadalandRegistered User regular
    I spent like 10 minutes looking for the house in the first panel but couldn't find it... is it in there or am I just that blind?

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  • LoxxLoxx Registered User regular
    Raakam wrote: »
    I spent like 10 minutes looking for the house in the first panel but couldn't find it... is it in there or am I just that blind?

    It's there. The one with the white roof near the lower left corner. You can see a dark blur near the street behind it that is the swing set. ;-)

  • deadstickdeadstick Registered User regular
    Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...

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  • RaakamRaakam Too many years... CanadalandRegistered User regular
    Loxx wrote: »
    Raakam wrote: »
    I spent like 10 minutes looking for the house in the first panel but couldn't find it... is it in there or am I just that blind?

    It's there. The one with the white roof near the lower left corner. You can see a dark blur near the street behind it that is the swing set. ;-)

    Aha! I need new glasses

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Darth_Mogs wrote: »
    I don't know if it's creepier that he's burying a whole bunch of bodies, or that he knows someone from above is watching him do it.

    Either way, fantastic comic.

    Not only that, but he's also telling the person above him to shush in a possibly threatening manner.

    He's pretty sure he can kill that person too.

    And so you, as the god of this city who is forbidden to directly intervene in human affairs, become determined to end this arrogance.

    He endures your hurricanes in the shelters. He crawls out from the buildings turned rubble by your earthquakes. He manages a desperate victory over the undying hoards you've unleashed to stop him.

    And then one day you scour the city searching for this devil who will not die.

    And on that day?

    You will feel a tap on the back of your shoulder.

  • RatherDashingRatherDashing Registered User regular
    "Chief, it appears that every one of the killer's victims had his splines completely reticulated."

  • Black_HeartBlack_Heart Registered User regular
    Excellent comic and title.

  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Ryan A. Elliott wrote: »
    November Fifth wrote: »
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

    Notice how, in the second panel, the last grave is a bit smaller...

    That's because he's still digging it

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    If the servers are working, I might actually like this simcity more than the previous ones. The global market, resource sharing, commuting... All of it is a more interesting way of looking at metro regions.

    What is this I don't even.
  • ArbitraryDescriptorArbitraryDescriptor Registered User regular
    RatherDashing made my day with that post, which was promptly ruined by work, and has just been remade by my reading of the the news post. Planetscape spiritual successor? Yes please.

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    There is no Planetscape spiritual successor. There isn't even an original Planetscape for there to be a spiritual successor to.

  • ArbitraryDescriptorArbitraryDescriptor Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    There is no Planetscape spiritual successor. There isn't even an original Planetscape for there to be a spiritual successor to.

    Tycho, buddy, there's been something I've been avoiding for a while now.

    Remember eight years ago, when 40 Year old Virgin came out? It was around August.

    August 2005.

    Well that was the first time I'd ever heard of speed dating, and it seemed interesting enough so I gave it a shot. It wasn't bad, I met a lot of people.

    Anyway.

    This is awkward

    This was my name tag:
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    ArbitraryDescriptor on
  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    Realtalk for the longest time, I thought the game's title was Planetscape too.

  • The Good Doctor TranThe Good Doctor Tran Registered User regular
    November Fifth wrote: »
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

    Oh my god I missed the swing set.

    Oh my jesus this comic.

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  • lordlundarlordlundar Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Wait, you mean you can actually get in to play?
    The Good Doctor Tran wrote: »
    November Fifth wrote: »
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

    Oh my god I missed the swing set.

    Oh my jesus this comic.

    Not sure if the swingset is for that lot or the neighbors though.

    lordlundar on
  • p96p96 Registered User new member
    The game looks great but the required network connection is a deal-breaker. However if this comic’s sort of mischief were in said game, it could provide enough thrust to get my money into EA’s coffers.

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    lordlundar wrote: »
    The Good Doctor Tran wrote: »
    November Fifth wrote: »
    Before you embark on a Sim City journey, dig four graves.

    The swing set is a disturbing detail on several levels.

    Oh my god I missed the swing set.

    Oh my jesus this comic.

    Not sure if the swingset is for that lot or the neighbors though.

    It's bad either way.

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