Column: Welcome to the GameSetWatch Comic - 'Welcome to the Shinra Board Meeting'
['Welcome to the GameSetWatch Comic' is, once again, a weekly comic by Jonathan "Persona" Kim about the continuing adventures of our society, cultural postdialectic theory, and video games. He's back!]
The last of the previous run of Persona's GameSetWatch comics ran in October 2006, before it lapsed into extended and much-missed hiatus.
For those who didn't spot it - or were too miseducated to be reading GSW at that time - you neglected such delicacies as bizarre Pokemon pastiches, the misadventures of Shen Mue's Ryo Hazuki, and, of course, the totally disturbing Mario cartoon that should not be named.
In any case, we're delighted to welcome his return with a weekly comic that promises to dwell on the 'Welcome To The...' theme, with this first one taking aim at the... new world of Final Fantasy's evolving business practices in these Wii-tastic times? Bravo, Sir:
[Jonathan "Persona" Kim is a 3rd year character animation student at the California Institute of the Arts. When not working on cute low poly models, he posts stuff on the Mecha Fetus Visublog.]
Comments
Persona is back!!!!
Yay!
Wheee!
Hooray!
blarp
Posted by: mathew | May 6, 2008 4:20 PM
What a blast from the past! As a kid growing up in the 00s, I can state that these commercials truly capture the feeling of the times.
Posted by: TALLMETROS | May 6, 2008 4:32 PM
This comic violates official canon in the following ways:
1. The Bahamut Zero materia in the game uses a whole lot more than zero MP.
2. Shinra never made the Bahamut Zero materia; it was a product of one of Bugenhagen's giant materia.
Other than these "creative" changes, I feel the comic itself to be a delicious commentary on the overcommercialization of the video game art form. Final Fantasy 7 is fondly remembered by many as one of the first "adult" video games, one that started a trend that began the decrease in Nintendo's market share, and--as the Shinra Corporation is doing--Square Enix is attempting to give their own history-making a dollar value, by capitalizing on its value to the consumer.
Posted by: TOLLMASTER | May 6, 2008 6:42 PM
BRRAAINNSS
Posted by: zombie | May 6, 2008 7:09 PM
Yay Persona is back in action!
Do some more Metal Gear comics dude. I always liked those the most...
Posted by: Mr. Mechanical | May 6, 2008 7:16 PM
I approve of this message or product.
Posted by: brandon | May 6, 2008 11:26 PM
TALLMETROS, dude, you are putting way too much thought into enjoying a comic.
Posted by: mgroves | May 7, 2008 4:52 AM