Choose your path.
The obvious counter to the previous comic was "you can lose a game".
MY counter is "you ever played the games I'm parodying?" I can't even remember what happens when you die in a Fable game. I'm not sure I've ever seen it happen, and I've beaten the first three games, ...
2020-10-15 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Derailing.
I almost don't want to say anything about this one given that I feel it would be stepping on the toes of upcoming comics to say much of anything, but I do have this commentary down here to fill.
Um... Uh...
OH! Susan original said "Grace rants" instead of "Grace-Gamer-Grievances...
2020-10-13 03:52:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Party time?
My memory is that this is fair commentary about Fable 2. I think there are a few times when one or more of your allies will be around, but mostly, they just stay behind and do nothing.
Which I imagine is actually preferable, gameplay-wise, but it FELT like a mistake to my ju...
2020-10-10 03:17:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Insurmountable!
I don't recall ever needing this much gold to simply progress in any of the Fable games, but were it ever necessary, it'd be doable.
I started a game of Fable 2 and...
2020-10-08 03:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
An old grudge...
This was not posted last night due to technical problems on Patreon's end. I was unable to view my own page while logged in, or post anything. It seems to be working now, however.
As those who frequent these commentaries may know, I didn't have this all planned fr...
2020-10-06 14:33:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Almost at an answer!
Next time, on El Goonish Shive: The explanation for what the heck even.
Well, I mean, enough information to get what sort of happened on a fundamental level in regard to how Grace wound up the Hero of Ranged. The technical specifics, like... Heck, I don't even know ...
2020-10-03 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Honestly not sure how unexpected.
Dun-dun-dun?
There is an explanation for this.
It's not one anyone could reasonably have deduced, as it is an indulgent one that has to do with my own ranting opinions about "a thing", but it's not random, and we'll get to it soon.
Susan't reaction i...
2020-10-01 03:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostMad Scientist Tedd and assistant short curvy femme-Elliot OH NOES!
Can vote for more than one, Halloween-themed to put pressure on to get done by October 31st!
2020-09-30 19:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostVampire Sarah OH NOES!
Can vote for more than one, Halloween-themed to put pressure on to get done by October 31st!
2020-09-30 19:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Escape Plan
- That time the thing happened
Yeah, yeah, I'll put a quarter in the "referenced Star Trek" jar, even if I did avoid mentioning it directly (a holographic simulation of Professor Moriarty from the She...
2020-09-29 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Fallen Susan
"But she's looking at her face, not her—"
I'M NOT DRAWING HER LOOKING THERE AND SHE WOULDN'T STARE THERE
NO
FOR SHAME
2020-09-26 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I am Jay's inner confusion.
She doesn't actually have anything close to enough information to figure this out (neither do we), though it can also be argued that she's not smart enough to realize more information is necessary?
Either way, she's being too hard on herself.
IN ANY CASE.....
2020-09-24 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The plan! Sort of.
There are a few reasons for this twist. One was my decision that, no, this is absolutely NOT something Jay can do!
Which, to be fair, doesn't mean I couldn't make it work somehow. "No, Jay can't do this on her own, but she found the something something of something and d...
2020-09-22 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Robe up.
If it sounds like I'm making this up as I got along, it's because I am.
Well, was.
Some of that's past tense.
Probably not all of it.
I know at least some of what I'm doing.
2020-09-19 03:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It's fine.
- Susan pouring a potion on herself
I mean, realistically, the bottle would probably be dropped prior to reaching normal size, and I'm not sure how she actually held it above herself to begin wit...
2020-09-17 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Moral Evaluation
In fairness, Jay demonstrated the ability to throw magic fireballs around in spite of her shrunken size. If she was to be interrogated as a likely enemy, keeping her arms restrained would not be entirely unreasonable.
Of course, we then get into the question of whether treating ...
2020-09-15 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Possibly not an approved interrogation tactic.
It was a super cool Chrono Trigger reference, SUSAN!
...
Well, it was.
2020-09-12 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Interrogation!
Make no mistake, Jay is, herself, a total dork.
Whether or not "dork" is an insult depends entirely on whether it's said with affection. I've called Elliot a dork plenty of times, and it's almost always been meant as a positive thing (when it's been negative, it's been due to him ...
2020-09-10 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Safe and Whoops
I fretted a whole bunch over where exactly they were going to be after fast traveling, and how I was going to do the background.
Then I realized that, with "Jack" at 1:12 scale, there'd be basically no details worth having, rendering it moot.
Oh well. It's not like I spent ...
2020-09-08 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Reprise.
When I first drew this guy, I figured every guard would be dressed exactly like him.
Then I came up with this moment, and realized I needed it to be possible to tell he was t...
2020-09-05 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Escape!
I just really like how this one turned out visually and am suffering the sin of pride.
I'm sure I will look at it a year from now and cringe, but for now, YAY! SELF ESTEEM!
2020-09-03 03:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Keep it down!
Commentary
- ♫ The guards are alerted with the sound of magic ♫
Staying quiet is SUPER IMPORTANT until it's not.
In most games I've played that allow fast travel, the lore implication ...
2020-09-01 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSarah has accidentally messed up some magic with a wand and wound up shrunk and furry!
(Can vote for more than one)
2020-08-31 16:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostJay with horse pony ears, a tail, and...
(Can vote for more than one)
(I'm focusing on working ahead a bit, but once EGSNPs are being done a bit faster, which I am already sorting out, sketchbooks will return with more regular frequency)
2020-08-31 16:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Bwoing!
Commentary
Oh, like I could pass up the chance to make a Chrono Trigger reference. And I guess a Mario World reference, what with the spin jump.
For anyone not aware, Chrono Trigger was a Super Nintendo RPG in which you could have up to ...
2020-08-29 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Tiny... But FIERCE.
Commentary
I hope it's clear just in context that it's Jay saying "nope", but just in case there would've been fist fights arguing over it, word of Dan is "it was Jay".
I would say "if you've played The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, that first line will sound familiar...
2020-08-27 03:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The greatest plan.
Commentary
I would love to claim that I made Jay smaller to set this up, but nah. I just thought it would be funny if Susan made Jay smaller than herself.
It was only after that decision that I considered the various problems with that and solutions to those problems. It w...
2020-08-25 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
All you had to do was be quiet in the darn dungeon, Susan!
Commentary
Stealth section... FAILED.
Fortunately, this amalgamation of games has options that allow the continuation of play even if stealth fails! Could you imagine playing something in which you had to keep restarting at the most ...
2020-08-22 03:49:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course.
Commentary
Susan is about 1:8 scale, while Jay is 1:12.
Some wondered if it was Susan's halo that made the "clang" noise after the previous comic. Honestly, I'm not sure myself the physicality of the halo.
For comedic purposes, I've had it interact with what it touches, but ...
2020-08-20 06:39:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Whoops.
Commentary
Okay, so maybe this plan wasn't without flaws.
2020-08-18 04:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post
