Penny Arcade - Comic - Conceptual Leakage

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Penny Arcade - Comic - Conceptual Leakage

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

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OctoberRaven

What is this video game talk doing in my dSports comic?

AndreyFantasy&Sci-FiLover

I agree, it will just take some years until another Doom game comes out and Eternal is forgotten, what a clickbait! It is Doom: ETERNAL!

Skull2185

Disney Infinity's demise was a mixed bag for me. I jumped in when Marvel and Star Wars figures became a thing, and I found out the game had light RPG elements where you leveled up your characters and picked skills. Then I found out that you get bonus XP for every figure you own. My carefree spending habits went into overdrive... Probably a good thing it got canned, for my wallet anyway.

zeromh

Hah, I always complain out this very thing when it comes to Japan's bullet trains.

The first ever bullet train was named "Echo." ...A bit of a stretch in terms of the speed comparison, but not completely nuts. So what did they name the second bullet train? LIGHT. Yes, they went straight to the universal speed limit - the one thing that nothing can ever be faster than.

Years later, the next model of bullet train on that line was named "Wish." I award points for creativity, but yeah... they boxed themselves into a corner with those names.

Synthesis

zeromh wrote: »

Hah, I always complain out this very thing when it comes to Japan's bullet trains.

The first ever bullet train was named "Echo." ...A bit of a stretch in terms of the speed comparison, but not completely nuts. So what did they name the second bullet train? LIGHT. Yes, they went straight to the universal speed limit - the one thing that nothing can ever be faster than.

Years later, the next model of bullet train on that line was named "Wish." I award points for creativity, but yeah... they boxed themselves into a corner with those names.

"Quantum", as in entanglement. Unless I'm using that wrong.

Pyrian

Don't forget Bioshock Infinity, in the list of "game series that ended with a temporal superlative".

Skull2185

BioShock: Infinite works as a title, though. The "infinite" refers to the parallel realities.

ani_game_bum

Tycho is probably still upset with the whole EverRoast Chicken deal:



https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2017/07/05

Tofystedeth

If I recall he had problems with WoW having any ores better than eternium as well.

dennis

Tofystedeth wrote: »

If I recall he had problems with WoW having any ores better than eternium as well.

He lists this amongst his many grievances in the newspost.

Pronk

This isn't even anything new for Bungie series. Old timers may remember Marathon Infinity.

Swainwalker

nobody tell him about Final Fantasy

BloodySloth

Skull2185 wrote: »

BioShock: Infinite works as a title, though. The "infinite" refers to the parallel realities.

Also, if I recall correctly, the storyline and name were made up partly to bungle any attempts at further sequelizing the series. In Bioshock's case, the "Infinite" tag being problematic for the franchise was super intentional. I'm assuming that isn't the case for Doom.

I'm hoping that isn't the case for Doom. If the first game was any indication, I'll buy however much more Doom they want to serve up to me.

Hahnsoo1

KalTorak wrote: »

nobody tell him about Final Fantasy

Or Duke Nukem Forever

MarcinMN

This shows how poorly I pay attention. I hadn't even acknowledged that Disney Infinity wasn't around in my local Best Buy anymore, but now that this comic came along I realized, "Hey yeah...it hasn't been around for a while now!"

rahkeesh2000

DNF referred more to its length of development by the end, which was accurate enough.

PLA

How put everroast in mouth?

Overkillengine

ani_game_bum wrote: »

Tycho is probably still upset with the whole EverRoast Chicken deal:



https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2017/07/05

It would be used in a superlative sandwich of course.

E.Coyote

EverRoast chicken is one of the 666 separate meats on a Broodwich.

Skull2185

E.Coyote wrote: »

EverRoast chicken is one of the 666 separate meats on a Broodwich.

Pro tip: remove the tomatoes.

dennis

I am nothing but glad for the advent of EverRoast, as it led to the PA PUBG stream appellation of "NeverRoast".

Grendus

iD actually admitted that DOOM Eternal is a byproduct of their previous mistake naming the last DOOM. The last game was a soft reboot (it's heavily implied that the Doom Slayer is the Doom Marine from the first two games), so they just called it DOOM, but that led to the unfortunate habit of people calling it Doom 2016 to differentiate from the original Doom (though I just call it DOOM - all caps is the new one). So they didn't want to call the next one Doom 2 since it would have the same issue but worse: Doom 2 2019.

They probably should have given it a subtitle from the get go, like the last Tomb Raider series did with Legends, or the last Ratchet and Clank series did with Future. But it's too late for that now.

rembrandtqeinstein

They should have just added an extra 'O'.

What the hell go balls out and add TWO extra 'O's! And some exclamation points, and a little pirate flag, if there is room.

DOOOOM!!!

Skull2185

DOOM II 2019: The Official Sequel to DOOM 2016

Just crank down the font size a bit and it'll fit nicely on the cases.

KoopahTroopah

Not gonna lie, the Everoast is some damn fine lunch meat.

TalonSE

I would have called this comic "Chrono Triggered." Eh? Eh? Get it?

I'll see myself out.

Bursar

That (Sand)Which Can Eternal Lie

Kagera

TalonSE wrote: »

I would have called this comic "Chrono Triggered." Eh? Eh? Get it?

I'll see myself out.

I got it and I snickered.

Kred

zeromh wrote: »

Hah, I always complain out this very thing when it comes to Japan's bullet trains.

The first ever bullet train was named "Echo." ...A bit of a stretch in terms of the speed comparison, but not completely nuts. So what did they name the second bullet train? LIGHT. Yes, they went straight to the universal speed limit - the one thing that nothing can ever be faster than.

Years later, the next model of bullet train on that line was named "Wish." I award points for creativity, but yeah... they boxed themselves into a corner with those names.

Meh, they can always name the next one Ludicrous.