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β | This was the forty-seventh comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[49: Want]], and the next one was [[54: Science]]. It was among the [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd | + | This was the forty-seventh comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[49: Want]], and the next one was [[54: Science]]. It was among the [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|last eleven comics]] posted both on LiveJournal and on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] after the new site was launched. This comic was published on the same day across both sites, but not all of them shared the same posting day. |
[https://www.penny-arcade.com Penny Arcade] is a popular web comic that focuses on video game culture. The character in the comic is Tycho Brahe, one of the two main characters of the webcomic (the other being Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel). Penny Arcade has a reputation for making obscure references to video games without explaining, expecting the reader to be as well-versed in gaming culture as they are, represented by the attitude shown in this comic. 'Seiken Densetsu', as mentioned in the strip, probably refers to ''Seiken Densetsu 3'', an {{w|Action role-playing game}} (Action-RPG) released for the {{w|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}} (SNES) in Japan in 1995, later to be known by the English title of ''{{w|Trials of Mana}}''. The game was neither released in the North American region nor officially translated to English until the release of ''{{w|Collection of Mana}}'' on June 11, 2019, more than thirteen years after this strip. However, many North American game players might also have recognized ''Seiken Densetsu 2'', the predecessor in the series, by its North American name of ''{{w|Secret of Mana}}''. | [https://www.penny-arcade.com Penny Arcade] is a popular web comic that focuses on video game culture. The character in the comic is Tycho Brahe, one of the two main characters of the webcomic (the other being Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel). Penny Arcade has a reputation for making obscure references to video games without explaining, expecting the reader to be as well-versed in gaming culture as they are, represented by the attitude shown in this comic. 'Seiken Densetsu', as mentioned in the strip, probably refers to ''Seiken Densetsu 3'', an {{w|Action role-playing game}} (Action-RPG) released for the {{w|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}} (SNES) in Japan in 1995, later to be known by the English title of ''{{w|Trials of Mana}}''. The game was neither released in the North American region nor officially translated to English until the release of ''{{w|Collection of Mana}}'' on June 11, 2019, more than thirteen years after this strip. However, many North American game players might also have recognized ''Seiken Densetsu 2'', the predecessor in the series, by its North American name of ''{{w|Secret of Mana}}''. | ||
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[[Category:Video games]] | [[Category:Video games]] | ||
[[Category:Fiction]] | [[Category:Fiction]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with lowercase text]] | [[Category:Comics with lowercase text]] |