What Skärva doesn’t know can’t hurt Cyril
on June 14, 2013 at 12:04 amVictor:
Cyril’s getting used to being a part of the gang, clearly.
So, Courtney will be on vacation next week, which means we’ll be taking a break from our story. I know! It’s terrible. But, she deserves the time off. Meanwhile, if any of you would like to do guest comics to fill the void, just speak up!
Also, I did open my Animal Crossing town’s gates on Monday, but I’ve been lazy about doing so every other day this week. On the other hand, my fruit trees took a lot longer to grow than I thought they would, so it was only starting today that I had a second type of fruit growing in my town. I’ll try to open the gates as much as I can this weekend, although I’ll be away from the internet most of Saturday.
Courtney:
What did you guys think of E3? I’m really excited because I’m getting a childhood hero back. Dixie Kong! Rareware games were my favorites growing up, and if you’re familiar with them, you might be able to pick up the influence in my art style.
Also, sorry about the delay! The gods threw all kinds of health and automobile problems at me to keep this comic from you, but here it is against all odds!
Nice job Cyril!
YEAH! High five!
CYRIL DID A THING. I’M SO PROUD OF HIM.
…this comic is like a day early birthday present. :’D
Have fun on vacation! Hope all is well!
Cyril will now play you “Happy Birthday” on his accordion, as well.
I JUST CHOKED ON MY DRINK.
…THAT’D be a good birthday present!
…does it come with earmuffs?
I’m sure Skarva is having a “disturbance in the force” feeling. Then again he might not be able to tell from the hunger brought dementia.
He just had a vision of Cyril beating people up, with a giant steak. Also Cyril is a piece of beef jerky.
And the pirates were leafy greens. Back, leafy greens! Stay away from delicious meat!
E3: …hoping for an industry crash, hoping for an industry crash, oh how I long for an industry crash…
Enjoy your vacation, Courtney! Maybe we could get another strip from the OTHER prodigy artist in your guys’ creator couple relationship while you’re gone, like the one so long ago.
Well, the xbone will likely crash, so that is a plus. It would be a hell of a thing though.
Like, the whole industry? You’re the one who’s 100% for PC gaming now, aren’t you? But you can’t REALLY hope for an industry crash, a lot of people will lose jobs. I think Nintendo and Sony have a great outlook, besides. Wouldn’t mind seeing Microsoft drop off the market, though. Oh, maybe they can sell off the IPs still associated with Rare’s soulless, zombified shell and Retro can make a new Banjo-Kazooie – OK, I may be getting ahead of myself.
YEAH, I agree! We’ll see how bored he gets without me around.
Not a “complete” industry crash…but a near-complete one. I want all the mega-corporation publishers to be cleared out. I want these soulless, thoughtless developers who make uninspired sequels year after year to the ground. I want publishers/developers who decide one day that their moderately popular franchises simply aren’t popular enough, and consequently decide to copycat other, more popular franchises in the hopes of having “wider appeal” to end. I want these horribly bloated development costs, which stifle new ideas and innovation, to stop. Et cetera.
The people who matter to the gaming industry, (individual coders, writers, artists, etc., in my mind), probably aren’t going to suddenly disappear if there’s a crash. They’ll no doubt have a harder time of it, for a while, yes…but if that’s what it takes before things become “good” again…well, that’s what it takes. I don’t think an industry crash, in this day and age, would last very long. People, like me, want their entertainment. We just want it in a way that doesn’t suck so bad. Where there’s demand, there’s typically supply.
Ideally, my vision of a crash wouldn’t actually involve everyone suddenly losing their jobs. Everything would just be downscaled as to make less ridiculous. That would involve some people losing their jobs, yes, but luckily, we live in a world where people have the ability to start new businesses if they’re actually interested in doing something. Except, no, that doesn’t really happen in the current gaming industry, as it’s nearly impossible to make something as a small company for even a moderate audience…hence the need for a crash. Everything is too bloated.
My problem with E3 is not with what happened there specifically, but what’s been happening over the course of the past decade. Up with bubbles, down with air, et cetera.
You make some great points and I am hard pressed to find a retort. I do agree with you, just not in the same course of events.
The only thing I can think of is if the people actually take action and stop buying the games that are the worst offenders. You just have to keep in mind that the only reason they are in buisiness is that people buy the games. This is THE best way to silently protest, just don’t buy it.
I haven’t bought a new “AAA” game since roughly mid-2010. The only things I’ve bought since then have been older games, indie games, or Kickstarted games. I am boycotting EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and any other backwards mega-corporations. My protests, both silent and otherwise, seem to mean little, however.
Actually, the last two “AAA” games I can think of that I’ve acquired have been Fallout: New Vegas and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword…both from generous friends close to the time they came out. Sadly, however, I did not like either of them, (especially Skyward Sword…but I think I’ve enough on that particular title on the Fourth quite enough. :P).
I accidentally a word.
Don’t worry, we all accidentally words sometimes. But, yeah, the only AAA games I bought recently were New Vegas and Battlefield 3. New Vegas was alright, not better than Fallout 3 though, and Battlefield 3 is good, but not as good as Bad Company 2. Honestly, the only EA games I like are Battlefield and the Syndicate reboot, but no one here has probably heard of Syndicate, both old and new. I thought they were really good.
EA doesn’t really own any franchises I like, (I mostly play singleplayer games these days, outside of online, emulated Mario Party and Super Smash Brothers…), which means I’m not really beholden to them like so many others. They’re also one of the absolute worst offenders, in my eyes, to consumers…consequently, I wouldn’t buy any of their games even if I did like any of them.
Now that Cyril has combat experience, maybe he could actually be useful! Just need to get a different weapon though.
Jeez, Victor, way to be forgetful… What times would you be on AC:NL? I have a few dozen pears just sitting around and have already planted a perfect pear (lucky me). Shopping in this game is going to be difficult on a 3rd shift schedule…
Yeah, if he breaks that medallion, Skaerva will break HIM.
Huh? Cyril is evolving!
Congratulations! Your Cyril evolved from an Escourt Mission into a Party Member!
And somewhere Skarva is pressing B furiously.
See, he wanted to evolve back in the bar brawl, but Skaerva was around to stop him.
Cyril learned Flail!
Recoil causes Skaerva to hurt Cyril?
Medallion-compasses “klonk” skulls all the time!
E3, hrm… Microsoft totally blew it, Sony mostly capitalized on Microsoft’s failure, and Nintendo did its own thing and made everyone happy, as it does. It was exciting to see the new Smash Bros.
The new players are all great, and I was also excited at the stages we glimpsed. Skyloft! I’m taking that as a good sign, because my pet hope (although I’m definitely not betting on it) for SSB4 is that Groose will be playable.
…And K. Rool. I will never stop hoping for K. Rool even when Kremlings have long since been forgotten in favor of viking penguins. Which, let’s be real, I’m not going to complain about.
CLARIFICATION: I’m not going to complain about viking penguins. I will still complain about Kremlings being forgotten. But at least I got Dixie back… beggars can’t be choosers!
My hope for Nintendo is that they let Retro Studios make a new Metroid game… Otherwise I don’t ever pay attention to the E3. The new gets to me eventually.However, I hope Microshaft really burns with the xbone.
A lot of people were disappointed that Retro’s new project was another DKC but, welp. Haters gonna hate
The DKC fans were shafted for like a decade, so we get to have our little penguin party now.
WAY TO GO CYRIL! 8D
I love how I always have to comment twice, I can never figure out what to say all in one post!
I really REALLY like where your art style is going! Cyril’s head is more thin and such, He looks more taller and lankier. It’s cool seeing distinct body styles in your characters 8D
Thanks! The comic has definitely been a huge learning experience for me… I used to avoid drawing humans at all costs and was always drawing normal animals or anthro animals or fantasy creatures. I’ve still got a long way to go when it comes to humans, but I’ll keep working on… us!
See, Cyril has a brain in there!
Hidden depths.
Well THAT was unexpected. … The bard seems to have suddenly gone up a few links in the food chain. The circle of life is now an oval. Something about a ladder that I was about to write down and forgot. I’m simply shocked. … Congratulations all around =]
Everyone’s so proud of Cyril, it warms my heart!
Cyril just.. beat up two guys with one attack. How many people has Skarva defeated on screen?
If _Cyril_ has more on-camera combat experience than Skarva right now I will laugh with overwhelming mirth.
Well, let’s see, he and Derk beat up quite a few pirates, but does he get negative points for being knocked out by a flish with a police baton? He was severely disadvantaged, but he did get himself into the situation…