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You were warned that this was coming, ! So it's not my fault if this makes you retch with cuteness!I have an uncanny timing when it comes to cult hits. When I played and finished Beyond Good and Evil for the first time, it was literally about a week before the announcement happened. Just recently, I played the cult... something (Survival horror? Adventure? Open world?) Deadly Premonition, and then right after I finished it, the announce it's getting a director's cut that fixes the janky controls and adds delicious new content. Oh well. To be honest, I enjoyed the game perfectly fine despite the controls. I didn't even hate the combat, which most people do... I think Eternal Darkness has sort of jaded me to awkward combat in survival horror.
But the storyline of the game kind of left me in deep emotional shambles for a couple days after I played it. So I decided to draw some warm-and-fuzzy feel-good fan art for it. Specifically, of the VERY BEST OF ALL VIDEO GAME BEST FRIENDS IN ALL OF VIDEO GAME BEST FRIENDDOM.
If you haven't played the game and don't know what's going on here, I won't tell you. Just enjoy the cute picture of two small boys flying. If you have played it and want some context... I got the idea from the common "divine/angelic being" theory surrounding certain parts of the game. And if you want an explanation of what's going on, I imagine it's... some sort of dream? Yeah, we'll say that. Poor li'l You-Know-Who was having bad nightmares (let's face it, the place he lives in can't be conducive to peaceful REM sleep), so his VERY BEST FRIEND EVER decided to teach him how to lucid dream and took him on a flying dream. Yeah, we'll go with that.
If it looks a bit different than usual (aside from my typical I-Don't-Give-A-Crapground), it's because I drew this on my 3DS in a program called Inchworm Animation. I haven't actually used it to animate anything yet, but I am making an awful lot of doodles in it...
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With a little bit of Lynchian weirdness on the side!
And coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
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Yay for cute VERY BEST FRIENDS! XD
And man, I wish Markers had at least fake pressure sensitivity. (I think the 3DS is resistive, not capacitive, so it's easier to pull off there.) It's seriously tempting me to get a tablet for my lappy so I can do proper brush strokes...I have a capacitive stylus for my phone, and it works okay, but between the lag and the lack of pressure sensitivity, it's kind of a pain to use for painting.
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The program I used for this uses speed as its measure of sensitivity. So that's how I got the thinning strokes. Fake sensitivity, but it still works decently!
You cannot fathom how VERY BEST FRIENDS they are without having played the game. But trust me. They are the bosomest of buddies.
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Ah, I see. I don't think Markers can do that (it's free, so whddayawant), but I'll look into it.
And they're certainly cute, if nothing else.
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Very cute. Especially due to the voice acting. I'm a sucker for good VAs, and the acting for these two sells it like a used car salesman. It's one of those games where there are a ton of perfect lines--even in the ordinary, everyday statements--that say a lot about the characters speaking them. And the acting for these guys is as broffectionate as it gets.
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Oh man. I wonder if there's any video of these two out there; I just looked up the game, and it's only for two systems I don't have.
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Their identities are actually kind of ridiculously spoilery, actually. They do have some wonderful interactions, but it's, like, mega-Big-Reveal stuff. And if you're at all interested in the game, do not spoil it for yourself. It's one of those stories you have to experience as it's told.
But if you are interested, there's some good Let's Plays out there. The "canonical" LP's of it are the two GiantBomb.com Endurance Runs, where two teams played the game in big chunks. However, they don't 100% the game, and you miss a lot of story that way. A YouTube user named "Supergreatfriend" has a very, very thorough Let's Play that 100%'s the game (even showing off missable and exclusive scenes), with good production values and some fun bonus features (he reviews some of the movies from those "car chats" I showed you a while back), buuuut I don't care for his commentary too much (it's a little dry). Another, different YouTuber named "SHShatteredMemories" did another, similarly thorough Let's Play, and while there's no movie reviews, it does have different bonus material in the form of showing off some of the ridiculously detailed Easter eggs in the game, and some of the original promo material for the game--of which there isn't much. This was one of those "came right the hell out of nowhere" games that went from zero to cult hit almost overnight. Plus, I like her commentary loads better, and she's not crazy enough to make hour-long videos like the other three have.
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Hmm. I'll have to put some thought into that one, since I do kind of want to see what the game is like, but I can't afford a 360 or a PS3 right now (and I'd rather have a 3DS in any case).
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The game's greatest strength is its story, which can be experienced pretty well through an LP. But admittedly, part of what makes the story so good is how it's effectively told through the medium of a video game, which is a lot more effective if you experience it for yourself. Then you can do all the fun things like run around the town to spy on people, stalk them through their daily routines, explore all the utterly pointless but still interesting scenery, collect trading cards, and find the fun easter eggs like Bland Name Products (my favorite: A SPAM-style can with the name "MEET") and little hints into the character's personalities through things like their license plates. And "(B) Observe" everything. You must "(B) Observe" everything.
One of my favorite examples of the whole "storytelling through video games" thing: The story is a murder mystery, and one of the characters is the victim's mother. When you talk to her, she acts cagey about what she does in the evenings, and she's always frequenting a particular bar. The bar owner is an old family friend. Drowning her sorrows on the tab of an old pal? Not quite. If you visit her at certain times, the bar owner's with her and he always has an arm over her shoulder. And if you spy into his house late at night, you'll find that both he and her are there... but they're not visible, and the only room in the house you can't see into is the bedroom. It's implied they're screwing, of course, and chatting to them repeatedly implies he's made a move on her because now her daughter is out of the way, and she's accepting it because she's wild with grief and just wants something to feel good for a little while. They're also side characters. You couldn't get that kind of detailed side-plot in any other medium, and the way they just sort of let you discovery it and imply a lot of things through the game itself... it's just cool to me.
But I think you can get the jist of it through an LP still. You just miss some of the atmosphere, and that thrill of discovery.
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Ah, I see. I've been playing around with some of the walkaround games in Homestuck recently, and it's made me think "you know, just watching the LP would be kind of disappointing in this case because I can't really interact, and the game you're describing does seem like it invites interaction." Given that, I think I'll wait.
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Bah. Now I've hooked you. I do recommend, though, actually watching like the first few minutes of the game to get an idea of it first. You will know, within the first segment or so, whether you will like this game. The first forty-five minutes or so are the best way to sell it, because you will know immediately whether or not you "get" it. It's funny--when it first started getting reviews, a lot of people were saying things like "The mainstream will despise this game, but a select few will understand it." But the game started gaining a cult following thanks to a few big LPs (like the GiantBomb ones), and it's astounding how many people, when they actually saw the darn thing in action, went, "Oh man, I totally get it! This is amazing!" It's still kind of an acquired taste (probably due to the actual gameplay elements being fairly contested), but if you like adventure games and exploring stuff (and it sounds kinda like you do), you'll probably be right at home in the bulk of the game. But for the shooty sections... play on Easy. It will save your sanity. Unless you save up for a PS3 and then get the Director's Cut. Because that'll probably fix that bit.
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Yeah, that actually sounds like it may be up my alley.
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Just be warned, it's one of those games where no matter what expectations you go into it with, you will be proven wrong as heck by the end. There are a lot of different sort of "thoughts" on it floating around out there, and you could read five of them and think you're reading about five different games. It is a hell of a thing.
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Oh wow. Maybe watching one of the LPs would be a good idea, then? Spoilers don't usually bother me unless it's a serial I'm following.
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Woah, I didn't mean to scare you off! D: I just meant that the game is kind of... well, it takes a sledgehammer to the concept of "genre," that's for sure. And it's kind of divisive as well, meaning that the experience people take from it and talk about of it will differ from person to person. Meaning no matter what you hear about it, you're pretty much guaranteed to not have heard the whole story, and even if you get a full description of it, you'll probably notice different things about it. Moreso in my case, because I'm more a part of the gaming community and this game had an... shall we say "unusual" rise to fame. So I first knew about it as a dodgy survival horror that allegedly transcended badness straight into the sublimely WTF. I watched a few LP vids and learned that it was actually a horror-adventure hybrid with some oddball sandbox elements, and the alleged so-bad-its-goodness was more a case of people not understanding either dry humor or the game's emulation of David Lynch--probably both. Then I actually played it, and pegged pretty squarely that most of its detractors probably hadn't played more than a fourth of the way in, because the story is actually really freaking brilliant. And I don't just say that in a spiteful hipster way, I mean, really--you almost have to play through it a second time, because then you spot all the little bits of foreshadowing and odd sidebits and they all come together. Like, there's a scene you see when you introduce yourself to one character, the grocer lady, for the first time. Totally flew under my radar the first time because from the outside, it just looks like the main character being his typically weird and off-putting self. I rewatched it a little while ago while I was surveying LPs and suddenly it was ALL OF THE BRILLIANT because I "got" it.
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Ooh, okay. In that case, I probably would like it. XD
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Yeah, I think you would! Which is not to say that aspects of it aren't dodgy. They are. The combat is pretty repetitive, the graphics are notoriously cheesy, and heaven help the poor game, it's held together with bubble gum and duct tape and glitches often. (Some of them are funny glitches, though, like INVISIBLE CARS and this. ) But in my mind, all of the good waaaay outweighs the bad. And hopefully, that Director's Cut coming out soonish will fix most of the bad nonsense while adding to the good nonsense. Like those movie chats I showed you. XD
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Aha. I'm actually looking into breaking down and getting a PS3 when I have the cash, since I kind of want to get a Blu-Ray player and I figure, why just get that when I can get the PS3 and be able to do both? They're still kind of pricey right now, so it'll probably be a while.
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Not a bad choice for a Blu-Ray player, all things said. And I can recommend other games when you do get one!
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Oooh, okay. They're still kind of pricey at the moment (and I just dropped $20k or so on home improvements), so it may be a while, but I do want to get one!
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Yikes! I didn't know the renovation projects were costing you that much. Then again, although I knew about this infamous bathroom, I didn't know what all you were doing with it.
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Well, that $20 includes new windows and sliding doors, something this house desperately needs because I'm pretty sure the current ones are original (and if they're not, they've got to be 20 or 30 years old).
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Wow, that is a lot. Doors are surprisingly expensive.
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Yeah, they are, especially front doors. Until recently, we weren't able to find a decent one for under $500!
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You would think, basically just being a plank of treated wood with some small metal bits on, they wouldn't run so much.
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Indeed. Either there's not much of a market for them (which I can believe; how often do people replace their front doors?), or the ones that do sell tend to be really fancy.
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Well, I know people put in screen doors often enough...
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Well, screen doors are easier to put in (you don't have to replace the jamb) and they also break a whole lot easier, or at least the old all-aluminum ones I used to see everywhere in the 1980s did.
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Still, it's one of those things that makes me think.
I don't see the purpose of screen doors, to be honest. It's an extra door you have to worry about locking. And here in AZ, there aren't many times you want to ventilate with outside air that wouldn't just be served by opening a window.
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Yeah, in a lot of cases, it's strictly for looks. I wouldn't be surprised if there are HOAs or zoning boards that require them in some places. There once was a time, before air conditioning, when they served a useful purpose, but now A/C is kind of a given.
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Yeah, and in AZ, you wanna rely on the AC. At least down here. In the mountains it's often nicer, but again... I'd just crack a window.
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Oh yeah. If there was one thing that was nice about Palmyra (which was more on the Piedmont than in the mountains, but work with me here), it's how nice the breeze was in the spring, before it got really hot. You kind of miss things like that with air conditioning.
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Our springs tend to be way too gusty for that. It's all gale-force stuff that blows you down.
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It gets gusty around here like that when a storm is rolling through, but most of the time in the spring, it's either steady rain or nice sunny days. It's pretty much in the middle.
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Stable sunny days in spring here--or ones with minimal wind--are really the best. It's not for nothing a lot of the outdoor events here in AZ take place in March and April. It's beautiful when you can get it.
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Yeah, that's pretty much the case here, too...mid-spring (before the summer heat and humidity hit) or early fall (before the first freeze) are the best times to visit DC. You also get cherry blossoms in the spring and fall color later on.
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Speak of the weather devils, today was insanely windy here today. So windy, I decided to go on a long walk to get a hot sandwich, simply because it'd taste so much better if I walked in freezing cold to get it!
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It was windy here, too, now that you mention it. I didn't go outside today, but I could hear it blowing around.
And yay, I remember taking walks like those way back in 1995-1996, since I was in a dorm on the far side of campus and my favorite dining hall was a good half-mile away.
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My campus had two dining halls at opposite ends of the campus. They mostly had the same stuff in them both, but I liked my side's hall a bit better because it had the coffee shop.
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When I was going there, Virginia Tech had three dining halls, and they were pretty much at opposite ends of the campus as well. Dietrick was the one I liked, mainly because they had ALL YOU COULD EAT PIZZA there and occasionally served steak, too (specifically London broil). Shultz was on the other end, near downtown Blacksburg, and while they served many of the same things as Dietrick, they were especially good for breakfast since they were near my dorm. Owens was roughly midway between them, and was like a mall food court. Since it was a la carte, I never went there much.
Dietrick was also nice because they had a convenience store/drugstore-ish place on the lower level, which was good for picking up daily needs on days when I didn't feel like going to Walmart (which was a longish bus ride away). The University Bookstore across from the library also had a convenience store and a Virginia Tech tat store (shirts, hats, etc.) in it.
I understand they changed Dietrick in the ensuing, oh, 18 years or so (
Fun fact: I bought a clothes hamper in 1995 especially for Tech, and while I can't remember if I bought it in Manassas or in Blacksburg, I definitely still have the hamper. It's not even cracked or anything!
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We had a convenience-store type place on our campus, too, right in the middle of the other two buildings. (At the halfway point between them, roughly.) That place also made pizzas to order, too, so I stopped there fairly often. Not bad pizzas... I got bacon pizza there a lot.
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Oooh, bacon pizza. I'm partial to pepperoni and sausage myself, but bacon works.
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I don't always get it, but it's nice for a change. I think I like it a bit more than plain sausage, really. It's a bit chewy for a pizza sometimes, though, unless you pre-cook it a little so it's right crispy.
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Hmm. I'll have to try getting a pizza with nothing but bacon on it sometime. I've never tried it before!
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It's pretty good! I'm not really a meat lovers' person; I usually only really go for one kind of meat on my pizza. Hence, bacon solo. It's best if it's really crispy bacon, otherwise the pizza gets a touch chewy in weird places.
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Yeah, I feel the same way about pepperoni sometimes. I actually kind of like it when Pizza Hut overcooks theirs (one of the few good things about them these days
I do like meat lovers', but I've noticed more and more that it makes the pizza really, really greasy, and I can only deal with that every so often. (Extra cheese will do that, too. Damned full-fat cheese!)
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Low-fat cheese is pretty good on pizzas, actually. I don't know if I would go all the way skim (it's good sometimes, but I think pizza needs just a little grease), but if you can get a really good sauce, you can't even tell. Darn good stuff.
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I should talk Mom into making pizza from scratch sometime. We used to do it all the time when I was little (remember Chef Boyardee Pizza Kits?), and Matt made good pizza when he was still here, but it's been a while.
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We got pizza kits sometimes, but I don't recall if they were Chef Boyardee specifically. But thinking of the Chef and long-deceased products, I remember there being a "Chef Boyardee Jr." line of canned pastas that were pretty darn good. They were like Spaghetti-O's, but the sauce was subtly different in good ways.
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I kind of halfway-remember those. Were they the ones with the commercials where Chef Jr. said "Little bitta sauce, lotta bitta cheese"?
As for the pizza kits....we always used to doctor ours up, usually with pepperoni and extra cheese since the cheese the kit came with was really meager. I seem to remember them tasting OK, and the crust was actual yeast bread.
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