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Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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  • SazankSazank Registered User new member
    Intentional or unintentional nod to the first comic?

  • GDT1985GDT1985 Registered User regular
    Sazank wrote: »
    Intentional or unintentional nod to the first comic?

    Well if he mastered his latent psychic abilities, why would he ever lose them?

  • SWATrousSWATrous Registered User regular
    Dawn of The Gabriel Flatline.

  • HeyGafilimoreHeyGafilimore Registered User new member
    I can only guess what Tycho will be doing to the ostrich-looking creature in his game.

  • ArmoredchocoboArmoredchocobo Avian LP extraordinaire Registered User regular
    HeyGafilimore wrote: »
    I can only guess what Tycho will be doing to the ostrich-looking creature in his game.

    Hey, if a man wants to enjoy his Fowl Fucker 2, let him.

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

  • lionheartssjlionheartssj Registered User regular
    Pretty hilarious. Definitely reminded me of the first comic.
    Also, no arcade mode?! wtf?!

  • SwashbucklerXXSwashbucklerXX Swashbucklin' Canuck Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

    Pretty much, from what I hear.

    Want to find me on a gaming service? I'm SwashbucklerXX everywhere.
  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited February 2016
    SwashbucklerXX wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

    Pretty much, from what I hear.

    There are ways to fight an AI. There are (very short and half-baked) story modes for each character and a survival mode. It lacks a traditional arcade mode -- fight a dozen or so characters and then a boss fight, maybe interspersed with some bonus minigames and what-have-you -- like you get when you put in a quarter into the machine back in the day.

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    Zxerol wrote: »
    SwashbucklerXX wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

    Pretty much, from what I hear.

    There are ways to fight an AI. There are (very short and half-baked) story modes for each character and a survival mode. It lacks a traditional arcade mode -- fight a dozen or so characters and then a boss fight, maybe interspersed with some bonus minigames and what-have-you -- like you get when you put in a quarter into the machine back in the day.

    I assume that you can set up "multiplayer" matches against random AI characters, right?

  • The Sneak!The Sneak! Registered User regular
    jothki wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    SwashbucklerXX wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

    Pretty much, from what I hear.

    There are ways to fight an AI. There are (very short and half-baked) story modes for each character and a survival mode. It lacks a traditional arcade mode -- fight a dozen or so characters and then a boss fight, maybe interspersed with some bonus minigames and what-have-you -- like you get when you put in a quarter into the machine back in the day.

    I assume that you can set up "multiplayer" matches against random AI characters, right?

    No. You cannot set up the CPU in VS mode. If you want to play against the CPU, you have each character's story mode, and you have Survival. There is an update in March that will add arcade mode into the game.

  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    The Sneak! wrote: »
    jothki wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    SwashbucklerXX wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    So what does SF5 not having arcade mode actually mean? Is there no single player against AI? Surely that can't be it.

    Pretty much, from what I hear.

    There are ways to fight an AI. There are (very short and half-baked) story modes for each character and a survival mode. It lacks a traditional arcade mode -- fight a dozen or so characters and then a boss fight, maybe interspersed with some bonus minigames and what-have-you -- like you get when you put in a quarter into the machine back in the day.

    I assume that you can set up "multiplayer" matches against random AI characters, right?

    No. You cannot set up the CPU in VS mode. If you want to play against the CPU, you have each character's story mode, and you have Survival. There is an update in March that will add arcade mode into the game.

    Okay, that is completely absurd.

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Why do you scrap in a driveway, but brawl in a parkway?

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

    Battle Toad

    Crap. I messed it up.

  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.
    Boulevard Brawler (alliteration bonus)

  • BRASKYthatSOBBRASKYthatSOB Master (of Physics) AlaskaRegistered User regular
    forty wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.
    Boulevard Brawler (alliteration bonus)

    Trail Trooper

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

    Road Warrior - But really, all of those characters seem more Mortal Kombaty.

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Highway hitter.

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    I wonder if Capcom assumed that everyone was just going to wait for Super Street Fighter 5 regardless of how much effort they put into the original.

  • GiTarinGiTarin Registered User new member
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

    Sidewalk Slapper
    Trottoir Tumbler
    Roadway Rambler
    Curbstone.. Kicker..? Not too happy about that one.

  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    Cul-de-sac Battler.

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  • SmrtnikSmrtnik job boli zub Registered User regular
    jothki wrote: »
    I wonder if Capcom assumed that everyone was just going to wait for Super Street Fighter 5 regardless of how much effort they put into the original.

    I wonder whose fault is that...

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    GiTarin wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

    Sidewalk Slapper
    Trottoir Tumbler
    Roadway Rambler
    Curbstone.. Kicker..? Not too happy about that one.

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  • Jakk FrostJakk Frost Registered User regular
    GiTarin wrote: »
    Gaslight wrote: »
    I want to see how many other synonyms for Street Fighter there are.

    Avenue Assailant.
    Thoroughfare Pugilist.
    Terrace Warrior.
    Parkway Antagonist.

    Sidewalk Slapper
    Trottoir Tumbler
    Roadway Rambler
    Curbstone.. Kicker..? Not too happy about that one.

    Well there's no real need to go for alliteration.

  • BigJoeMBigJoeM Registered User regular
    jothki wrote: »
    I wonder if Capcom assumed that everyone was just going to wait for Super Street Fighter 5 regardless of how much effort they put into the original.

    Not going to be a Super version according to Capcom.

    This will be an evolving platform similar to League of Legends.

    The game was released in its current state because of the Capcom Pro Tour (a series of tournaments with big prize money on the line)

    The first event in the series is Cannes Winter Clash this weekend. February was the absolute latest Capcom could release the game or they might as well have delayed it to 2017.

    Capcom bet that getting everyone to move onto V asap was best for business regardless of how barebones the game is right now.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Ok so instead of a separate game called Super, the current game will morph into Super over time.

    Better than buying a second game, I s'pose

  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    Tarmac Troublemaker.

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  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    Ok so instead of a separate game called Super, the current game will morph into Super over time.

    Better than buying a second game, I s'pose
    It won't fracture the playerbase like multiple versions of the same game would. And people that don't want to upgrade to the DLC characters will still be able to play (I would hope).

  • PhyphorPhyphor Building Planet Busters Tasting FruitRegistered User regular
    darleysam wrote: »
    Cul-de-sac Battler.

    Surely Cul-de-sac Combatant

    Magic Box
  • GDT1985GDT1985 Registered User regular
    No, Kul-de-Sak Kombat.

  • MacMcCrackMacMcCrack Duchess of Manboob Wherever mediocrity is celebratedRegistered User regular
    not hearing great things about this one.

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  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    darleysam wrote: »
    Cul-de-sac Battler.

    Cul-de-Sacker

  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Roundabout Roundhouse.

  • GiTarinGiTarin Registered User new member
    Jakk Frost wrote: »
    [...]

    Well there's no real need to go for alliteration.

    I was led to believe there was an alliteration bonus.

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Gutter Gladiator. Stroll Scrimmager.

    Alliteration should detract points, since "Street Fighter" doesn't.

  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    Phyphor wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    Cul-de-sac Battler.

    Surely Cul-de-sac Combatant

    I considered it, but they'd already used 'Combatant' in the title for this comic, and I figured hey, it doesn't need to alliterate.

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