Chris Dahlen just did a good interview on A.V. Club with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade fame. As readers of this blog might know, I've had a love-hate relationship with Penny Arcade-- the vengeance of my exclusion if I don't get the joke, and gleaming, cool-kid cheer if I do.Chris wonders if Penny Arcade might be a little too niche; in other words, if the series might not benefit from extending itself a little more, making the point that the biggest part of PA's charm are universal things-- like the dysfunctional, yet comfortably familiar relationship between Tycho and Gabe-- in other words, that it'd be funny even without insider gaming references that sometimes verge on the obscure, intransible without an accompanying news update.
Yeah, maybe. But without the inside jokes, how can I feel included and special?
Anyway, among the discussion topics is the upcoming PA video game; TIGSource has a trailer of said game for you today, so if you're a fan, dig it.
