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    Image of starscar.exe starscar.exe
    06/23/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    What happened to the awesome cyber-ninja/Predator hybrid Yoshimitsu?


    He was probably the only badass iteration in the series.

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    Image of Comatose Turtle Comatose Turtle
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    @KommanderKeith: Strangely enough, the discussion is pretty interesting and productive aside from the part where you derailed it into a standstill flamefest. Go figure.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    Pre-order bonus? So Namco will be charging a fiver for it after the game launches. Bastards.
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    Image of superduperm superduperm
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    IS THAT AYANE THAT I SEE ON THE PRE-ORDER BOOK?


    Did i miss that announcement?

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    Image of NeoChaos NeoChaos
    06/22/09

    @superduperm: No, that's a new character in Tekken 6, Alisa.
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    Image of Comatose Turtle Comatose Turtle
    06/22/09

    @NeoChaos: This being the first time I've seen her, I just got flashbacks to Maximum Impact... Now I'm worried.
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    Image of Cheroro Cheroro
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    Pre order only?! Ah man, that makes me sad :-(
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/22/09

    @Cheroro: Pre-order's get it for FREE at launch. Like any good company...they will NOT pass on the opportunity to actually make money off this by later putting it out on the marketplace.
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    Image of bkld18 bkld18
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    Can we get this retarded stuff out of our games please?
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    Image of Kuwabara Kazuo Kuwabara Kazuo
    06/22/09

    @bkld18: Y so srs? @_@


    Seriously, why so serious?!?!?!?!?!?!

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    Image of QualityJeverage QualityJeverage
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    Doesn't seem like Penny Arcade would support their character being used as a Gamestop-exclusive Pre-order bonus...
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/22/09

    @QualityJeverage: I'm guessing it's not going to be exclusive to GameStop. Much like Yoda/Vader weren't exclusive to their systems for long.
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    Image of Niomo Niomo
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    that is stupid as anything. the whole game is based on some kind semi-realism, and then they go and add a character who beats up other people with a tube of paper.


    wow.


    /fail.

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    Image of Detre Detre
    06/22/09

    @Niomo: lol @ realism in Tekken. I love tekken but seriously semi realistic it is not. Theres fighting bears, kangaroos, and a guy made completely of wood. Its only a costume itll be ok.
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    Image of Niomo Niomo
    06/22/09

    @Detre: theyve got a devil...demon...man thing. :P


    idk, when i say realism i mean like, paper does not hurt me if you swing it like a sword. a kangroo does, as does a wood guy's fist.

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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/22/09

    @Niomo: paper does not hurt me if you swing it like a sword. a kangroo does...


    I would love to meet the man who can swing a kangaroo like a sword.


    ...From a safe distance of course.

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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    06/22/09

    @TRT-X: My GOD. That would be EPIC.
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    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    where the hell is his face?
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    Image of Kuwabara Kazuo Kuwabara Kazuo
    06/22/09

    @Boom-Chicka-Ah: Since he is just Yoshimitsu in disguise, he actually has no particular face.
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    He'll only cost an additional 5.99!
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    06/22/09

    @lolgreg with a pulley in the middle: I clicked on another picture way too fast... didn't realize there was a whole article D:
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    Image of solidshake solidshake
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    Namco cannot sell a fighting game without some ridiculous crossover with unrelated IP.
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    Image of DigiMish DigiMish
    06/22/09

    @solidshake: Haha, tell me about it. They seem to think that it's the "in" thing to do right now.


    Of course if I was going against Street Fighter IV on the market, I would also try to get anything in the game that would make it stand out.

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    Image of KirbyMorph KirbyMorph
    06/22/09

    @solidshake: Ya, the next thing you know, they'll have DC or Marvel characters or maybe some Darth Vader and Yoda in there. Oh wait, every other fighting game DOES THE SAME DAMN THING YOU IDIOT
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    06/22/09

    @KirbyMorph: Not really. It's been mainly limited to Namco's Soul Calibur. The last time I can think of that a fighting game went out of its way to feature a non-canon character was Pepsiman appearing in Fighting Vipers. I don't personally count Fighters Megamix and the Super Smash Bros. series since they are intended to be wacky mash up fighters as it is.
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/22/09

    In reply to This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
    I might be the only person who doesn't really care for the cardboard tube samurai. Love Penny Arcade and just about everything they put out, but this guy just isn't funny. The artwork is nice, I'll give it that, but every time the site starts another CTS arc I go "aw damn it" in my mind.
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    Image of Seraphlol Seraphlol
    06/22/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good: Well, the intent for cardboard tube samurai isn't so much to be funny. I think it's more of a way for them to take a break from the typical stuff and just tell a story for the sake of telling a story.
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    Image of MrGone1980 MrGone1980
    06/22/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good: Totally agree, at best it feels like a missed opportunity. Something about it reeks of childhood poignancy but it always falls flat to me, utterly dull and uninteresting.
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/22/09

    @Seraphlol: @Do Kesubei: @Proximity: I know that it's probably not their intention to be funny, and Gabe is certainly within his right to stretch his artistic muscles whenever he pleases. I'm just saying that without any humor, I don't really see the appeal to this character. He seems to have a following, but I couldn't tell you why if you had a gun to my head.
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    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    06/22/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good: Not a big CTS fan either, but I am very happy to see the Penny Arcade crew getting MAJOR exposure like this. I have been a Penny Arcade reader and PAX goer for years. They deserve some props for getting this going.
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    06/22/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good:

    Sometimes it's not about the humor. Everyone has faced injustices, and everyone would love to do something to right the wrongs, and when Gabe found that cardboard tube that fateful day, he envisioned a character in which he could write those wrongs. He's more like a superhero, rather than a comic strip character. However, unlike Superheroes that use clever witticisms and brute force in dealing with their foes, you never see the CTS result to violence, or even exchange words. I think there was one of the first series of the CTS that you actually saw him and some enemies, but even then it was brief.

    I think it's just a cool story, and a nice little diversion from the norm. Don't blame you for not liking it though, I can see how it won't appeal to everyone.
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    Image of Comatose Turtle Comatose Turtle
    06/22/09

    @MrGone1980: Agreed. I always feel like I've seen the exact same thing done 100 times by other artists, except more interestingly. They're trying to be deep, but I don't think they really know how.
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    Image of KommanderKeith KommanderKeith
    06/22/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good: why does there need to be a post in every topic about "I must be the only one that doesn't like such and such"


    there's almost 7 billion people in the world, belive me there's someone that agrees with you.

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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/22/09

    @KommanderKeith: OH GEE REALLY? THERE'S THAT MANY PEOPLE ON THE PLANET EARTH?


    It's just an expression. Don't be so anal.

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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    06/22/09

    @KommanderKeith: I think there is a difference in the quality of the comment here. A comment that follows: "Am I the only one that thinks Xbox sucks?" or "I must be the only one who thinks LBP is highly overrated" and ends as such is inflammatory and doesn't back up what is said. Mister Jack on the other hand used it as a figure of speech while backing up what he said in a interesting way that did lead to some discussion about the character that I didn't know about. In other words, one has content and the other doesn't. Lighten up, its a figure of speech and a exaggeration, I know it must be hard for you to process exaggerations but you don't have to take everything so literal Kommander. I'm sure you're not really a kommander in real life either...are you?


    *hides under bed in fear of impending air strike*

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    Image of PlatformJunkie PlatformJunkie
    06/22/09

    @KommanderKeith: @nworobes: Agreed. It IS possible to discuss dislike for something without that tired old borderline troll "am I the only one" statement.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    06/22/09

    @PlatformJunkie: Disagreed. It IS possible to have a strong discussion while using tired old borderline troll "am I the only one" statements. It all depends on context and content.
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    Image of Billkwando Billkwando
    01/12/09

    In reply to The Joystick Is BACK, Yo
    AJ: You actually CAN use the Steel Battalion controller on PC. I've played mechwarrior with it. It's fun actually having enough buttons on your controller, for once.


    Google VT driver or VTchid (I think) tamenagi.org (or something). It requires a little thinking, but it's easy.


    Let me know if you need help.

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    Image of Atheist Jew Atheist Jew
    01/12/09

    In reply to The Joystick Is BACK, Yo
    What they (they being someone) need to do is talk to Capcom and arrange some kind of driver for the 360 that allows those of us that own Steel Battalion to use the controller with other games made by other companies, damn it.
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    Image of ReconToaster misses garnett :( ReconToaster misses garnett :(
    01/12/09

    In reply to The Joystick Is BACK, Yo
    wow. By the looks of that second one, I thought the price would have to break $100. I'm pleasantly surprised. If I had 50 bucks to spare (mirror's edge pc will take it all away) I would buy it.
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