31 thoughts on “Square for battle

  1. Those guys were friends! Why are they fighting each other rather than crossing the river where their nemesis is waiting?

  2. not you, bro. man, i wish i had my rush compilation here in japan. this song is great =)

    Come on Parish, you could totally do a whole tournament bracket. The Trees are next, followed by man vs computer in the 2112 cage match, and so on =)

  3. Damnation! That was even more obscure! And I knew you weren’t referring to me, Shivam; I just didn’t understand what you meant. Hell, I still don’t, but thanks for trying! To explain, that is.

  4. well, today’s tom sawyer, he gets high on YOU. His special power? taking the energy you trade and getting by on to the friction of the day.

    oh, and in the bonus stage, he flies a red barchetta.

  5. Rush taught me everything I know about Bastille Day. Now I can impress my friends with random trivia about Canadian holidays.

  6. You’re encouraging me to do a series of esoteric Nickleback and Linkin Park strips. (Though those’d probably be well-received.)

  7. Those guys were friends! Why are they fighting each other rather than crossing the river where their nemesis is waiting?
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    Listen again — Snow Dog is By-Tor’s nemesis, championing the overworld against By-Tor’s army from Hades. ‘sall good, though, since By-Tor was the good guy in “The Necromancer” from Caress of Steel.
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    I do like the idea of Rush brackets — Oak vs. Maple, Analog Kid vs. Digital Man, Apollo vs. Dionysus, Nameless Dude vs. Priests of Syrinx, maybe even Stormclouds vs. Thunderheads.

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    HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEYHEYHEYHEYHEYHEYHEY PARISH I HEARD YOU LIKE VIDEO GAMES THAT’S PRETTY COOL WE LIKE VIDEO GAMES TOO HEY ALSO ALSO ALSO ALSO HEY PARISH ALSO ALSO ALSO ALSO ALSO ALSO ALSO HEY HEY WAIT WAIT ALSO ALSO HEY WAIT HOLD ON HOLLLLD ON HOLD ON (HOLD ON OK SERIOUSLY) OK HI

    HI Jermey I am BIG FAN BUT OH GOD BOURBON caps lock and oh you bshould be here I know love hate and texas but a lovely state you should be p[roud [please come outnext year oh god cN’RT TYP[E enjoy caLIFORNIA!

    Hello Jeremy Perish, my name is Proz and I would be your biggest fanboy but I have no fucking clue who you are. I don’t really care to know either. Your not internet famous to me, but Sardius, Mia, they’re famous to me. Hell, they have statues, comics and blogs they want to rape them. DOes anyone want to rape you? I DONT THINK SO. SO go get famous, put yourself on youtube do some hardcore gay porn while you’re at it because the twins can get famous doing that. Sex porn vids always work, you know that. I have just been called Hurricane Katrina so look out I will be at your house soon finding your dog. Kthxbye.

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  9. Ummm, Half the World vs. the Other Half?

    YYZ should be interesting on Guitar Hero II. Funny coincidence how John the Fisherman by Primus will also be in the game, remembering how YYZ was used as an intro for that song in live performances. (At least it was on their Suck on This live CD.)

  10. Even if Alex’s characterizations were correct, this is the fighting game genre. Any two people who chance to meet have to fight to the death, even if they’re allies, friends, or romantic interests. There is no emotional expression that cannot be simulated through well-placed kicks.

  11. WHOOOOOOOOSHHHHH!!!!!!!

    Holy crap what WAS that sound? It sounded like something just totally went over my head!

  12. “Apollo vs. Dionysus”

    I’d only watch this one if Dionysus agreed to put some friggin’ pants on this time.

  13. dude, all you kids who don’t understand need to pick up Rush’s two disc chronicals collection. it’s freaking awesome, and will help you understand the root of all Parish.

  14. Oh, hey, not to threadjack or anything, but are you quoted on the back of the box for Steambot Chronicles? It would appear they’ve paraphrased your “If Hayao Miyazaki had made a Grand Thefy Auto game…” comment and attributed it to “Hardcore Gamer Magazine.” I apologize for the offtopicitude! More characters from concept albums should be incorporated into fighting games. Let’s see Kilroy in a fighting game!

  15. “oh, and in the bonus stage, he flies a red barchetta.” Instead of demolishing it with his attacks?

  16. That’s not my quote on the back. It seems HCG and I arrived to the same conclusion independently — theirs was clearly published before mine, and I hadn’t seen theirs when I wrote the review.

  17. Pfft, Golbez. I even included a Necrid-style hideous green jewel on his chest to make him less FF, more Soul Calibur.

  18. The only SC character I can barely remember is Voldo. And that’s thanks to Penny Arcade and their “Where’s Voldo now?” strip.

  19. It’s because it said SQUARE for battle. Personally, I thought it was an FF XI judge, and Angelo from VIII… Then I couldn’t make sense of “snow dog,” or why he was holding the bear… And decided it was just a moment of insanity that created it…

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