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<blockquote data-quote="jeffh" data-source="post: 4543727" data-attributes="member: 2642">No, I meant what I actually said, not something completely different.But I see the &quot;what I actually said&quot; part needs clarification.FK started out as a fairly simple, gag-oriented strip chiefly devoted to making fun of gaming culture, albeit from a different angle than OotS, then decided it needed a deep, epic storyline. OotS has gone down a parallel path.OotS, however, stayed good. FK... really, really didn't. Mostly, I think, because FK decided it needed to hit the reader over the head with philosophically deep themes - and ones very similar to those discussed in this strip, at that - while OotS has focused on telling a really good adventure yarn, hinting at something deeper only when it arose organically from the story.Until now. While I enjoyed, and up to a point I applaud the somewhat experimental nature of, the last two strips, they do seem rather an abrupt departure from the style we've seen in the past. And that sets off warning bells for me, though it's entirely possible they will prove to be a false alarm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeffh, post: 4543727, member: 2642"] No, I meant what I actually said, not something completely different. But I see the "what I actually said" part needs clarification. FK started out as a fairly simple, gag-oriented strip chiefly devoted to making fun of gaming culture, albeit from a different angle than OotS, then decided it needed a deep, epic storyline. OotS has gone down a parallel path. OotS, however, stayed good. FK... really, [I]really [/I]didn't. Mostly, I think, because FK decided it needed to hit the reader over the head with philosophically deep themes - and ones very similar to those discussed in this strip, at that - while OotS has focused on telling a really good adventure yarn, hinting at something deeper only when it arose organically from the story. Until now. While I enjoyed, and up to a point I applaud the somewhat experimental nature of, the last two strips, they do seem rather an abrupt departure from the style we've seen in the past. And that sets off warning bells for me, though it's entirely possible they will prove to be a false alarm. [/QUOTE]

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