Homestuck

Discussion in 'The Living Room' started by Vriska, Oct 20, 2012.

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    Vriska

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    It's like the child of Douglas Adams and Jhonen Vasquez wrote a crossover between Dragonball, Scott Pilgrim, Jumanji and the Internet.

    I wonder if this corner of the Internet has heard of this. I'm often bumping into IRL people who are fans but not a peep from over here.

    Some people here might remember Snackman's WOLF thread, where one person plays dungeon master and storyteller to an audience that gives commands that move the story forward. I want to show people the website that popularized this idea online.

    Homestuck is a story that reads like an illustrated book. But it is also a comic, a video game, and a movie all at the same time, sort of. It is audience driven, though having millions of people following it lead to the author disabling the suggestion box and finding more elaborate ways to incorporate fan input.

    There is one caveat about it, and that it takes a little while for the audience to find the actual plot. So, Homestuck starts misleadingly slow. I started it thinking it was a little funny website I could waste a couple minutes on at a time. I never expected that it eventually abandons the tedium before it becomes this page turner I couldn't put down. It is totally not an addictive website. Nope. Not at all.




    Oh, I tried to write this post as non-spoilery as possible. Most people have less success with this and just spoil it all, so don't google it just yet if this is the first time you've heard of it.
     
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    ernieball003

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    Addictive warning heeded. Will try on a day off instead.
     
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    Vriska

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    Dammit

    *fiddles with post*


    OK. I promise that the first two acts are safe.
     
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