{"id":9,"date":"2012-02-27T21:10:13","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/daikun\/2012\/02\/27\/dueling-analogs\/"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:57:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T01:57:55","slug":"dueling-analogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/daikun\/2012\/02\/27\/dueling-analogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dueling Analogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/daikun\/files\/2012\/09\/duelinganalogs.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Dueling Analogs<br \/>\n<strong>Author:<\/strong> Steve Napierski<br \/>\n<strong>Start Date:<\/strong> 2005<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Gaming<br \/>\n<strong>Update Schedule:<\/strong> Whenever (usually several times a week)<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duelinganalogs.com\">http:\/\/www.duelinganalogs.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Dueling Analogs<\/i> is a gag-a-day webcomic with video game-related humor, brought to you (sometimes) by the author and his friend, Jeremy the Sony PR Gnome.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry for the short description, but it&#8217;s difficult to define comics like these that have no plot and characters who barely recur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Age Group:<\/strong> 17 and up. Not for the kiddies!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author is actually very good at imitating other people&#8217;s art styles. Examples like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duelinganalogs.com\/comic\/heavenly-absurd\">Dr. Tran,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duelinganalogs.com\/comic\/million-dollar-arcade\">Gabe &amp; Tycho,<\/a> and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duelinganalogs.com\/comic\/point-taken\">Finn and Jake<\/a> look exactly like they would in their respective series. There are also many more examples sprinkled throughout the archive. Try to find them!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weaknesses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author seems to only be at his best when imitating other people&#8217;s styles. His own original style looks overly simplistic (though the avoidance of black outlines is an admittedly nice touch). What I find especially bothersome is that Steve has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoutercircle.com\">another webcomic<\/a> <strong>(Warning: NSFW!)<\/strong> where the art looks <strong><i>even worse.<\/i><\/strong> Steve is clearly capable of doing better, so why does he hold back?<\/p>\n<p>The strip&#8217;s other weakness is fairly obvious: the genre. It&#8217;s your standard gag-a-day gaming webcomic, and considering how the Internet has been flooded with them over the past 15 years, there&#8217;s nothing here that makes it stand out from all the rest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I give this comic a halfhearted recommendation. It all really comes down to personal taste. If gaming webcomics don&#8217;t bother you, it wouldn&#8217;t hurt to add this to your collection. 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