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By: joshschr

joshschr — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:09:40 +0000

FGJ – I had the same initial reaction, but the joke really doesn’t work with familiar characters. We can assume that any of the critics would know enough about Watchmen to get the jokes as they play the game. This is more of a one-off than a story arc, although I’d love to see an arc about more casual comic fans reacting to the deeper stuff.

By: JG

JG — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:47:35 +0000

I lol’d.

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:02:41 +0000

I’ve never played an RPG in any format, either, but your points are well taken.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:38:29 +0000

I can’t really “imagine the concept of a Watchmen game,” because any game that’s not played … I dunno … 52-card decks or game boards or balls happens to be foreign to my experience.

There you go, instead of playing a Wii, pretend it’s a board game or a an RPG (I’ve never played a pen and paper RPG, but I’ve gathered the basics over the years).

But just to be clear, like people who get scared of Scott Pilgrim because it references computer games (a complaint I’ve never understood as it’s a lot more about music than games), I think you’re more worried about missing something in there due to not having played videogames than you actually are.
‘Press A to jump, B to punch, Z to break smallest bone in man’s hand’ really gives you all the info you need to know, for instance, as does the kid getting sadder and sadder as he plays.

I’m actually surprised there aren’t comments here saying ‘where are the usual characters? Is Marissa a boy in the future? Who are these characters – I can’t laugh if I don’t know everything about them’ etc.
I’m proud of y’all!

By: Conn Seanery

Conn Seanery — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:51:25 +0000

You know, when I saw some of the production shots of this strip many months ago I just knew it was going to suck. I was so confident it would suck that I proceeded to describe just how much in the 42906 post strong (and counting) “Comic Critics #40: Sucky Strip, or the Suckiest Strip?” thread at CBR.

But now? Hurm…

(Great job guys, loved this one.)

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:44:01 +0000

But see, that’s the problem. I can’t really “imagine the concept of a Watchmen game,” because any game that’s not played … I dunno … 52-card decks or game boards or balls happens to be foreign to my experience. Would you, as a non-driver, get every nuance if I tried to make some joke about standard transmissions vs automatics? Maybe so … maybe not.

I have no doubt that this particular installment of the strip is excellent (everyone else’s reaction certainly indicates that). I’m just saying that because of my own areas of ignorance, most of it’s lost on me. Why that’s apparently some sort of crime against humanity (not that *you’re* the one acting like it is), I’m not sure.

I do know that 9 times out of 10, I’ve liked the strip a lot.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:03:26 +0000

Well, I have read WATCHMEN, but I must admit I was far from bowled over. I put it *several* notches below V FOR VENDETTA, for instance.

Well that’s more your business, your opinion of the work has little to do with the strips gags – I’m just saying that if you’ve read Watchmen, and can imagine the concept of a Watchmen game, then you’ve got all you need to know to laugh at his strip.
I mean I don’t have a drivers license, but I still know about driving etc
Also, I showed a guy I work with who hasn’t read Watchmen the strip, and he laughed – although he took ‘you lost 35 minutes ago’ to be more a ‘life sucks’ type theme.
He’ll learn.