December 13th, 2009
Squidragon Quest part 9
Magic Potions in video games are always bright colours to seem all that more otherworldly, I think. So when I go to a conveience store drink fridge I often wonder if the Energy Drink and boutique soda people are tapping into that subconscious desire of a generation who grew up on J-RPGS and Diablo etc to drink magic. Is the blue one going to allow me to fly over castle walls? Will the orange one restore my lost hit points? Drink the rainbow and see if you gain some sort of permanent powers! I don’t even like soda or energy drinks but I want to try some of them because it feels like it’s gaining treasure. I just want to grab a sack and fill it up with bright coloured beverages, plastic short swords, bracers, chocolate gold coins and XPs!
December 13th, 2009 at 10:11 am
they need to sell candy that goes *ding* when you eat it
December 13th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Also: now we know why he has a face covered in eyes. Well played, sir.
December 13th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Wow, it even regenerated the soldier’s clothes and armor multiple times!
The soldier’s crest is the shark — does that mean the princess sold potent potions to the enemy?
December 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Oh, I guess she sold it to that oracle character.
December 15th, 2009 at 4:07 am
That means it works on metal. Gold maybe…
December 20th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Ribuprissin-If they can make drinks that sound like power-ups that would be great, like those 5 second songs you get when you find treasure in Zelda!
Lars-Most of the kingdoms are at peace anyway. Despite having a vampire shark for their flag, Binkleberg is actually quite peaceful.
KNO3-It probably does. It’s not King Midas hasn’t already ruined the economy, even though no one acknowledges it.
January 2nd, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Commenting late, but they actually made a “Potion” energy drink when Final Fantasy XII came out.
January 3rd, 2010 at 9:42 am
No such thing as a late comment, Andrew. People are still leaving me notes about the previous 6 years of strips and I’m still happy to read them. Also, who is They? Jones soda?
January 30th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
I’ve seen something similar but not associated with Final Fantasy. I don’t know who makes them, I think they are their own company: http://www.manapotions.com
They have mana and health though I haven’t tried either of them.
May 10th, 2014 at 12:02 am
A vampire shark? That bites.