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[PA Comic] Friday, January 17, 2014 - Thanks, Lord

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited January 2014 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Thanks, Lord


Thanks, Lord
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/17

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    I feel like there could be an entirely separate webcomic series of these in one-panel-a-day format.

    and I want it.

    Raiden333 on
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Before anyone links to the Kickstarter for this game to explain the joke, remember that Kickstarter links are banned, so don't do that.

  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    Before anyone links to the Kickstarter for this game to explain the joke, remember that Kickstarter links are banned, so don't do that.

    holy balls it actually is a real thing

  • VitariVitari Formerly: Mercade Registered User regular
    Love the idea of getting a group to "run" Hell. Great strip. Reminds me of
    984465183_m3PGk-L.jpg

    Switch: SW-1909-0466-9585
  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Zxerol wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    Before anyone links to the Kickstarter for this game to explain the joke, remember that Kickstarter links are banned, so don't do that.

    holy balls it actually is a real thing

    I feel kinda bad how much I enjoyed scan reading that kickstarter page.

    There's just something about the mix of 3rd person RPG and Religion that just comes off amusing no matter how frank you put it.

  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?" edit: (whoops, had Abraham on the brain)

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.

    Darkewolfe on
    What is this I don't even.
  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    It's a rare drop. Sodium has only about a 15% LDC normally.

  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Love the third panel!

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • kraughmarkraughmar Kingston, ONRegistered User regular
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    The Hand of the Almighty song

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Anybody making a The Bible MMO is going have do a ton of cherry-picking to create a game that isn't wildly offensive to everyone. The Old Testament especially is crammed with stuff that is totally inappropriate by modern standards. Still, they won't have to try hard to be the best Christianity game ever made. Wait no, The Binding of Issac is pretty amazing. Ok, 2nd best is a lock.

  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    Also, turning back is a metaphor for descending back into sin.

  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    if the priest class doesn't get shadowform then my preorder is cancelled.

    Steam | Nintendo ID: Naphtali | Wish List
  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    Anybody making a The Bible MMO is going have do a ton of cherry-picking to create a game that isn't wildly offensive to everyone. The Old Testament especially is crammed with stuff that is totally inappropriate by modern standards. Still, they won't have to try hard to be the best Christianity game ever made. Wait no, The Binding of Issac is pretty amazing. Ok, 2nd best is a lock.

    "Inspired by historical events and characters, this work of fiction was designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs."

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    A duck! wrote: »
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    Also, turning back is a metaphor for descending back into sin.

    Yeah, but the line from the kickstarter is, "Wouldn't you like to see Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    What? No! That's awful.

    Edit: And the best bible-based game ever made was that platformer where you were Noah trying to collect all the animals before the flood.

    Darkewolfe on
    What is this I don't even.
  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    Anybody making a The Bible MMO is going have do a ton of cherry-picking to create a game that isn't wildly offensive to everyone. The Old Testament especially is crammed with stuff that is totally inappropriate by modern standards. Still, they won't have to try hard to be the best Christianity game ever made. Wait no, The Binding of Issac is pretty amazing. Ok, 2nd best is a lock.

    "Inspired by historical events and characters, this work of fiction was designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs."
    That just proves my point about how easy it is<grin>.

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    A duck! wrote: »
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    Also, turning back is a metaphor for descending back into sin.

    Yeah, but the line from the kickstarter is, "Wouldn't you like to see Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    What? No! That's awful.

    Edit: And the best bible-based game ever made was that platformer where you were Noah trying to collect all the animals before the flood.

    Also, it's a way more interesting game (not necessarily fun) if during the "Run from Gomorrah" event you die if you rotate the camera too far.

  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    A duck! wrote: »
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    Also, turning back is a metaphor for descending back into sin.

    Yeah, but the line from the kickstarter is, "Wouldn't you like to see Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    What? No! That's awful.

    Edit: And the best bible-based game ever made was that platformer where you were Noah trying to collect all the animals before the flood.

    What I said had nothing to do with whether or not you want to see it, but your "capricious" thing.

  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    I hope they do the Song of Solomon scenes tastefully.

  • roflstomproflstomp Registered User regular
    Hot damn, finally the Wow Killer (TM)

  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    Ezekiel 23:20 is going to kick the rating up to AO all by its lonesome.

  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    Samson really shouldn't have used INT and WIS as dump stats. STR only gets you so far.

  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    A duck! wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    A duck! wrote: »
    kraughmar wrote: »
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Is this the one that asks, "Wouldn't you like to see... Abraham's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    And then I wonder if they really figure people WOULD like to see that? The metaphor of capricious judgement on someone murdered for being unable to take one last look as everything she ever held dear is destroyed?

    Edit: Wait, no, that was a single player game. Found the MMO.
    Why would Abraham's wife turn into salt? No one wants that. Lot's wife though, she's salty.

    Also, turning back is a metaphor for descending back into sin.

    Yeah, but the line from the kickstarter is, "Wouldn't you like to see Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?"

    What? No! That's awful.

    Edit: And the best bible-based game ever made was that platformer where you were Noah trying to collect all the animals before the flood.

    What I said had nothing to do with whether or not you want to see it, but your "capricious" thing.

    Well, as a metaphor it's not capricious, but when looked at literally it DOES fit in the wrathful and capricious Lord of the Old Testament thing where people die for really small things that are actually metaphors for more important things.

    What is this I don't even.
  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    I'm just imagining the PvP.

    Mostly just huntin' monsters.
    XBL:Phenyhelm - 3DS:Phenyhelm
  • roflstomproflstomp Registered User regular
    Entaru wrote: »
    I'm just imagining the PvP.

    Or if there will be factions. I'm thinking the Israelites will be a bit overpowered.

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Entaru wrote: »
    I'm just imagining the PvP.
    I'm thinking some Giants: Citizen Kabuto action with Samson verses the Pharisees.

  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    This isn't going to be an MMO :(

    Bible Chronicles: The Call of Abraham is a single player, third person role playing video game which follows the story of Abraham in the Bible.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    this is possibly the best WoW comic ever

    this is a discord of mostly PA people interested in fighting games: https://discord.gg/DZWa97d5rz

    we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
  • marsiliesmarsilies Registered User regular
    Mercade wrote: »
    Love the idea of getting a group to "run" Hell. Great strip. Reminds me of
    984465183_m3PGk-L.jpg
    The link to that game in Tycho's newspost no longer works. A little digging shows that The Bible Online was made by a company called FIAA, and it was later renamed Godstoria. That game also featured the Sodom and Gomorrah story. It looks like that game closed up shop around the end of 2011.

    http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/godstoria-the-bible-online/0153839
    http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/17/godstoria-formerly-the-bible-online-to-feature-sodom-and-gomor/

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    I want a high-res version of the last panel.

  • sullijosullijo mid-level minion subterranean bunkerRegistered User regular
    Mercade wrote: »
    Love the idea of getting a group to "run" Hell. Great strip. Reminds me of
    984465183_m3PGk-L.jpg

    I love this comic so much I have the print hanging in my office.

    I work for a church.

    When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
    "I don't want the world, I just want your half"
  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    Are those priests all cardinal-specced

  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    I read "Call of Abraham" as "Call of Abrams".
    Then it had me thinking what any biblical story would look like if Abrams was the director.

    "Staff turning into a snake? Lame. DRAGON!
    Turning the river into blood? TIDAL WAVE OF BLOOD!
    Plagues of wild animals, Locusts and Darkness? I can work with that"

    "The western world sips from a poisonous cocktail: Polarisation, populism, protectionism and post-truth"
    -Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden
  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    Tycho, with fail hyperlink preserved wrote:
    We’d seen the Kickstarter for Bible Adventures: Call of Abraham mentioned all over, and it reminded us of The Bible Online strip we’d done a ways back. But that was very much in The Far Side vein, single panel type stuff, and I thought there was room to investigate it further.
    Although in this case, Tycho linking to Wednesday's comic almost makes the paragraph funnier.

  • RottonappleRottonapple Registered User regular
    just visited the Kickstarter Tyco linked in his news post. Don't think they are going to kick. They have 5k of 100k goal, and 19 days left.

  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    I honestly don't think that WoW jokes will ever stop amusing me

    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • Viktor WaltersViktor Walters Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    WoW jokes are the bread and butter of the webcomic world because, frankly, MMOs in general are pretty absurd if you don't suspend disbelief. And in some cases, they pretty much require you hang it.

    Not to say that makes them trite. They've got their place, as evidenced above.

    Viktor Walters on
  • DedwrekkaDedwrekka Metal Hell adjacentRegistered User regular
    I think something could be said for an RTS game about Moses's trek through the desert. You know, the parts that generally get skipped over through narration in most christian media like destroying entire civilizations through warfare and crushing cities.

    An RPG though? I've been through way too many of those where game developers were too invested in the worlds they created to allow any modicum of change or effect based on player actions, and much too many where the developers mined every scrap of lore they could find to create content (looking at you Blizzard!).

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    Jesus banned for duping

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  • RottonappleRottonapple Registered User regular
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Jesus banned for duping

    but they didn't ban him for those water walking hax?

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