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[PA Comic] Monday, December 9, 2013 - Subtlety

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited December 2013 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Subtlety


Subtlety
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/12/09

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Isn't Peggle the game described as the game that plays itself?

  • El_FunkoEl_Funko Perth, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Would the PATV episode about writing this strip be titled the 5th Panel?

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  • AltacoAltaco Registered User regular
    dag yo

    this comic xbox huge

  • <:__)~<:__)~ Registered User regular
    I can't help but notice that a comic about a lack of subtlety was B^U style.

  • VitariVitari Formerly: Mercade Registered User regular
    That frown.

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    ∩

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    This is me. I love Peggle.

  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Isn't Peggle the game described as the game that plays itself?

    It's a bit like Pachinko, so yes. It's great though.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

    Child's Play auction, I think?

    Oh brilliant
  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Ahh yes, it is towards the end of the year. Child's Play auction coming up, Tycho wakes up in a cold sweat. "Shit! We forgot to make the Child's Play strip. Again."

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Oh my goodness... dat 3rd panel!
    Henroid wrote: »
    Isn't Peggle the game described as the game that plays itself?

    Peggle is Plinko with happy animal, like... sage-wizards and Ode to Joy.

    It makes me sad that I wont be able to play it anytime soon. I believe it's an XBone/PC exclusive? At least for the time being.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    Oh my goodness... dat 3rd panel!
    Henroid wrote: »
    Isn't Peggle the game described as the game that plays itself?

    Peggle is Plinko with happy animal, like... sage-wizards and Ode to Joy.

    It makes me sad that I wont be able to play it anytime soon. I believe it's an XBone/PC exclusive? At least for the time being.

    It's just XBox One for the time being. That time period of course being secret.

    Having played it at PAX, it seemed exactly the same as Peggle.

  • RottonappleRottonapple Registered User regular
    When I saw the title of Gabe's news post and the tiny preview I thought for sure it was going to be another episode of the "We're Right Awards".

  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    I had to go find myself a Peggle clone on Facebook. I attempted Papa Pear Saga, but that devolved quickly into Candy Crush horrors as it's made by the same people. I wound up settling on Hotshot as it's the most similar to Peggle and the least aggressive towards your wallet.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Gosling wrote: »
    I had to go find myself a Peggle clone on Facebook. I attempted Papa Pear Saga, but that devolved quickly into Candy Crush horrors as it's made by the same people. I wound up settling on Hotshot as it's the most similar to Peggle and the least aggressive towards your wallet.
    I was fond of Kickin' Momma for iOS. It's essentially Peggle, but you launch from the upper left, not straight up.

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

    Child's Play auction, I think?

    that's part of the joke of it for me

    small talk during an event with someone you want to donate money to your charity? Sounds like a good time to be making bizarrely insulting demands :)

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

    Child's Play auction, I think?

    that's part of the joke of it for me

    small talk during an event with someone you want to donate money to your charity? Sounds like a good time to be making bizarrely insulting demands :)

    And the correct response is to auction a code off.

  • miaAusamiaAusa GOD Gamer Of Daters ValhallaRegistered User regular
    tycho's faces are the best

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  • TheCanManTheCanMan GT: Gasman122009 JerseyRegistered User regular
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

    Child's Play auction, I think?

    that's part of the joke of it for me

    small talk during an event with someone you want to donate money to your charity? Sounds like a good time to be making bizarrely insulting demands :)

    And the correct response is to auction a code off.

    We all know how that would end.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    TheCanMan wrote: »
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    is Tycho accosting this guy at a funeral or something?

    Child's Play auction, I think?

    that's part of the joke of it for me

    small talk during an event with someone you want to donate money to your charity? Sounds like a good time to be making bizarrely insulting demands :)

    And the correct response is to auction a code off.

    We all know how that would end.
    I don't know, Scott & Kris were the auctioneers. I can't see them not soaking Mike or Jerry in a situation like this.

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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    I have still never played Peggle or even really seen it. Am I really missing out or something?

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    forty wrote: »
    I have still never played Peggle or even really seen it. Am I really missing out or something?
    If you like puzzle games like Bejeweled, tetris, etc... I'd recommend it. The appeal of Peggle is pretty darn broad. Probably the closest analog for me is Bust A Move.

  • Lingering GrinLingering Grin Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    "YoungFrey wrote: »
    Having played it at PAX, it seemed exactly the same as Peggle.

    You say that like it's a bad thing =P

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Peggle is sort of like Candy Crush, in that it's a puzzle game where most of the strategy involves hoping you get lucky.

    Also in that it's pretty addictive.

  • aiouaaioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
    From today's newspost: (waaay at the bottom)
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    life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
    fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
    that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
    bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
  • OmegaDezOmegaDez CanadaRegistered User regular
    Damn, it's been a while since we've seen a 4-panel PA strip, or is it just me?

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    OmegaDez wrote: »
    Damn, it's been a while since we've seen a 4-panel PA strip, or is it just me?

    Based on the the mini archive crawl you just made me feel a compulsion to undertake, it looks like the last time we got a Very Special 25% More Panels Giant-Sized Edition of Penny Arcade was February 1.

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Peggle is sort of like Candy Crush, in that it's a puzzle game where most of the strategy involves hoping you get lucky.

    Also in that it's pretty addictive.

    Actually, like any pinball-esque game, there is a decent amount of strategy involved. The ball always fires with the same force, and gravity is a constant, so you can usually plan roughly where your ball is going to go.

    I used to play it all the time on my iPod nano. Got pretty damned good at it.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Lingering Grin wrote: »
    "YoungFrey wrote: »
    Having played it at PAX, it seemed exactly the same as Peggle.

    You say that like it's a bad thing =P
    Almost disappointing. I've played a lot of Peggle, on several platforms. I'd like to try some new mechanics: like poison pegs, or shooting from a different point on the screen, or selectable ammo. But I guess that is what the new Peggle Masters get you.

  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    OmegaDez wrote: »
    Damn, it's been a while since we've seen a 4-panel PA strip, or is it just me?

    Based on the the mini archive crawl you just made me feel a compulsion to undertake, it looks like the last time we got a Very Special 33% More Panels Giant-Sized Edition of Penny Arcade was February 1.
    Fixed for math.

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    forty wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    OmegaDez wrote: »
    Damn, it's been a while since we've seen a 4-panel PA strip, or is it just me?

    Based on the the mini archive crawl you just made me feel a compulsion to undertake, it looks like the last time we got a Very Special 33% More Panels Giant-Sized Edition of Penny Arcade was February 1.
    Fixed for math.

    That's even MORE panel! I was short-changing.

    Although based on pixel dimensions, it's actually more like 190% more comic compared to one of the regular three-panel comics. Lord deliver us from these incredible savins'!

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  • PeacemakerVIIPeacemakerVII Chicago, ILRegistered User new member
    miaAusa wrote: »
    tycho's faces are the best

    Another reason I shouldn't check the site during class. Got a couple death-stares after uncontrollably laughing at this one.

  • SpaffySpaffy Fuck the Zero Registered User regular
    I read it as a funeral accosting. Which made the strip for me! You can't take that away from me.

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