The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage - Kotaku Comments

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

ryuuseiu — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:41:34 MST

*ahem* this takes a proper Chinese person and an art student to explain:

the dude in costume at the middle bottom, with the finger at the boob is Guan Yu (might've seen him if you've played Dynasty Warriors). He's a historical, nearly mythical militant character from the Three Kingdoms' era. His statuette is in every police station, (at least in Hong Kong TV dramas) in its mini shrine, nailed to the wall; the patron saint of chinese police officers.

this is obviously a comparison of GTA style corruption and crime to the lives of undercover officers, using the relatively well known GTA art (which is based on the dramatic and exaggerated world of comics/graphic novels) to suggest their connections to each other.

oh yeah, and that bear/yeti on her breast is distracting and a deviation from the original style.

ryuuseiu

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

JacobB — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:16:12 MST

This kind of cross-cultural reach is exactly why a game like Grand Theft Auto deserves to be studied by academics. It has reached a stature that far exceeds the supposedly simple pleasures of hot cars and hotter coffee.

JacobB

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

Jonn — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:01:12 MST

I always did like that style.

Jonn

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

OftenNot — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:15:59 MST

Silly Hong Kongians and their 28 months!

OftenNot

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

Dr_Zaius — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:04:27 MST

they both stole it from the old tv show "Wild Wild West"

Dr_Zaius

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

caps — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:42:08 MST

In English, it's "homage."

caps

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

Wolfnave — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:51:37 MST

I just want to know what undercover police officer dresses up like Genghis Kahn (bottom middle), and how much success he meets with in the rough and tumble world of the Hong Kong mafioso.

Perhaps the seedy HK underbelly really resembles "The Warriors." In addition to 'The Kahns', you also have the 'Lotus Assassins' and the 'Rickshaw Killas', whose famous trademark killing style involves impaling their victims with, what else, a full-size rickshaw.

Hell, I'd play that game over GTA any day. Trademark that shit!

Wolfnave

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

calum — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:42:19 MST

What's an "hommage"? OH, TRAPPED IN A ZING!

calum

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

Gutzman — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:36:52 MST

I have to admit, that artwork does have a striking resemblance to GTA artwork. Interesting indeed.

Gutzman

The Hong Kong Magazine GTA Hommage

Toneman — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:36:23 MST

Nifty!

Toneman