Lets talk the vidjagames.
Lots out in the past little while and I've
been neglecting to go over them. So here's
some quick thoughts on a few games.
No
More Heroes. This is one of those games
where you can over look a lot of it's short
comings just on game presentation. It's a
subtle humor that I just love and to boot
it's fun to play. Don't think you'll be sitting
down for this game either. VERY active. GTA
part is shit but it doesn't make up much of
the gameplay. Try it out as it might not be
for everyone.
Rainbow
6 Vegas 2. You're basically paying for
a run button in this game which I'd gladly
do. The first one kept me and people I played
with online busy for quite some time. None
of the fun was lost in this sequel. You've
got a beefed up story mode with AI that actually
works well and all the multiplayer modes from
the first with new maps. If you loved the
first you've got to pick this up.
Mario
Kart Wii. I can't be more apathetic over
this title. Single player is really quite
a pain to play and you NEED to do it in order
to unlock new tracks and characters. They've
given the CPU opponents full access to the
items which is fun for people... not AIs.
It means you're going to get randomly
hit with any number of lame power ups seconds
before the finish line. The new catch is that
this game controls steering with the Wiimote.
Don't. It's shit and you're better off with
a gamecube controller. This title is a rental
at best.
Army
of Two. Didn't get to sit down with this
one as much as I'd like to but it was a lot
of fun. IF... and that's a BIG if. IF you
have someone to play this game with. You really
can't count on the AI for this game at all.
However if you're playing this with someone
then you can actually implement tactics rather
well. Pick it up if you've an army of two.
Edit Monday, May 5, 2008 8:20 AM: Iron
Man was fucking amazing.
Even if you don't like comics I urge you to
go see it. If only for Robert Downey Jr's
HILARIOUS performance. The new
hulk movie still looks like shit though.
At least there's Batman to look forward to.
Been a while since I talked
about any games. So here goes! We've got Mario
Kart and GTA
IV launching this week. What in the hell
was Nintendo thinking?
This is one of the last big games for the
Wii in the foreseeable future. I mean unless
they pull a miracle out of thier ass at E3
or Spaceworld. Which they may well do. I mean
this IS Nintendo. Good chance we'll see a
new DS very soon. But it's looking like a
slow
year for the Wii and a great time for
the PS3 to play some catch up. With
HD DVD dead in the water this may be PS3s
year to shine.
Now Mario Kart is by no means bad. Shawn
brought over his copy at NY Comicon and I
enjoyed what I played. Feels much more like
Mario Kart DS which is a very good thing.
Here's the thing though... We've seen like3Karts
in the past 5 years. It's starting to feel
same old same old. This one like DS is online
but, like Brawl it's really a half assed attempt.
Anyway I digress. I am looking forward to
playing both titles. However with 15
online modes WITH VOICE and freeroaming
deathmatches. I think one may be played more
than the other. Just a hunch. Nintendo
would have done well to hold on to Mario Kart
Wii until Summer and make it shine. Because
when competing directly with GTA IV... this
is mediocre attempt.
OMG So Tired. Got back last
night. New York was AWESOME. SO going back
next year. Thanks to everyone who came by!
You guys all rock so much! Thanks to Shawn
and Dave and Kari and EVERYONE else who helped
out. Super fun weekend!
Oh
yeah. Got so many Pokemon comic ideas
poolin' around my head. So I decided to do
a new Pokemon based comic series. SUPER
EFFECTIVE! As inspired by this
one. It'll Follow Red from start to end
in the first Pokemon game Fire Red.
Should be easy to update. Expect to see it
Weekly along side VG Cats.
Main comic probably won't be done until Monday
though. Long one!
Edit 4/26/08 6:01 PM: Isn't... GTA IV not
out yet? Because this looks like a live
stream of the game. Edit: Yeah that video
isn't going anymore. From what I'm told it
was leaked out on the internets and people
have been downloading it. Boo.
Deleted the Sonic comic. It
never really was intended for upload. It was
more "Oh hey I'm not sure when I'll have
power again. So I better upload SOMETHING."
So yeah, took it down.
This
comic is more of filler than anything.
Boarding went long on another comic so I did
this one instead. Oh well. NY
COMIC CON
THIS WEEK. Hope
to see you there. (Again booth #1822
across from DC)
Well tornados are pretty awesome
eh? Yeah... No. Got
hit by one on Wednesday and it tore through
our neighborhood. Place around us got hit
pretty bad but don't worry, by the grace of
God we're just fine. Only thing is we've got
no power at the moment. So bare with me for
updates. As I'm typing this up at a Starbucks.
Thankfully I
had a comic saved to my DA account. Wasn't
going to release it but not much of a choice
now. Here's hoping everything gets fixed soon.
Edit 4/12/08 2:05 PM: Everything is back up
and running. Power came back yesterday and
Internet today. Power outage knocked out vista
again but I'm so use to getting it back up
and running it's not a big deal at all. Oh
and to mass answer some email, yes I am Canadian.
Staying state side temporarily for the next
few months. Which is why I'm able to do cons
again. Thanks everyone!
Sorry
I'm a little late on this week's comic. Been
really preoccupied with other things. One
of which I'll be doing Cons again this year.
Yeeeeey. One con coming up really soon is
NewYork
Comicon (April 18-20)! It'll be my first
time in the big apple so be gentle. I'll be
hitting up the place with thesejerks.
I'll have posters, shirts, and a brand new
shirt design. So come on by and enjoy the
show! (We're booth #1822)
In the mean time I whipped this little thing
up for ya. I freaking love that song.
Needless to say I'm really loving this tablet.
Hope I can do more animations in the future
as this one was really a test more than anything.
New comic up soon!
Thought I'd have a little
fun for April fools.
Lots of sites joining in for April Fools this
year too. I'll update this list as I (or you
guys) find them.
Also
this infuriates me to no end. Considering
how much I love going back to play the classics.
CLASSICS. Meaning you can appreciate them
for what they were and the memories you had
while playing. I mean it's not like virtual
console or xbox live arcade are doing well.
OH WAIT. Urgh. Stupid people.
Edit 3/24/08 10:37 PM : Comic
is up. And yeah, after
10 years team rocket is still trying to
get pikachu. You'd think the writers would have
shot themselves by now. Ah well. I am aware
of the copy & paste. Forgot to draw a figure
but I've been up for like 30 hours. SO yeah...
It's not noticeable anyhoo.
One thing I've very glad for now that this comic
is entirely
digital, is the detail. Previously I was
never allowed to go
wild with my expression due to the vectoring
process. Smaller detail would be totally lost.
So lines were drawn larger
and simpler
to compensate. Now everything is what I draw
is what
I get since it's penciled, Inked, and coloured
in Photoshop.
So I'm finally able to do what I want visually
with the comic. Hope ya enjoy!
Also...
VG Cats Gamer pics are online for Xbox
Live. You can grab them under "Blind
Ferret Gamer Pics" for 200 MS Points. Really
excited to have these online. I can finally
stop using my camera to take pictures. Happy
gaming!
No comic today,
just a bit
of an art break this week. Going to use
the extra time to actually get a comic up this
Monday. Doing a comic half way through the week
isn't fun. Anyway. It's a parody of The Beatles
album cover, Abbey
Road. Naturally this is the road to the
Elite Four. Didn't come out exactly the way
I wanted but I've
got a brand new tablet and this is how you
get use to it. For better or worse.
So far I'm really enjoying this tablet. Up until
now I've been using a
Tablet PC which has seen better days. The
PC is huge, bulky, and gets VERY hot. The 12wx
however is super slim, light, and barely gets
warm. While it IS expensive it's not holy
shit expensive. It's also not as portable
as the Tablet PC since you're tethered to a
computer. It's benefits really do out weight
the cons however.
If you're thinking of getting it I highly recommend
doing so from Cool
Graphic Stuff and NOT from wacom direct.
Wacom fuckers double charged my credit card
due to a website error. Now on the other hand
these
guys are right up there with Play
Asia for awesome customer service. Totally
rad.
Yeah... Smash
Bros came out on a Sunday... I AM WEAK.
So started work on
this comic on Wednesday. Still it's an update
for this week. Since I haven't missed a weekly
update for a few weeks now. Oh, I did get a
new Adventure
Log done too. Slacker AWAY!
Edit 03/14/2008 5:13 AM: The more I look
at it the more I hate it. Deleting this week's
comic. Catch a new on on Monday. Sorry, this
one was rushed just so I'd have a comic this
week and that was a mistake. OH WELL. THREE
DAYS WASTED. NO BIGGIE. -_-;
I've always
loved characters who have to express themselves
through actions rather than words. So naturally
I love the Pyro. I am aware of some of the
inaccuracies of this strip to the game but hey.
It's entertainment folks. :D
Well Smash Brothers comes out in less than a
week and already it's been leaked all over the
place. Notable all the voice work. You can check
that out here,
here,
and here.
Well... They're all horrible with the exception
of Vader Knight. Pokemon trainer is going to
be the worst to play against...
GO SQUIRTLE! HANG IN THERE CHARIZZARD! YOU CAN
DO IT IVYSUAR! GO CHARRIZARD! Etc...
No really that's going to be so much "Fun"
to listen too. At least Snake's codec calls
are hilarious. Check those out here,
here,
here,
and here.
Edit Tuesday, 3/4/08 5:28 PM : Well if you havn't
heard about it from like... EVERYONE. Gary
Gygax died. I never was much into DnD. Still,
I wouldn't have made one
of my favorite comics if it weren't for
him. So that's something.
Urgh... SO sick. Wanted to
get another comic up but I just don't have
it in me. So
here's a one panel comic. Been on a Monday
streak so I didn't want to miss one. Anyway
got
the idea while I was doing the 100
Kirbies. Honestly, just looks like he
ripped it off
his head. I'll get something more up later
this week I hope. I don't want to see Kirby
again for a WHILE. Bleargh...
On top of that Vista crashed again. I swear.
It's like a weekly even for this OS. At least
I've gotten really good at recovering
it. SIGH.</emo> Oh yeah, we got
a Ferret. :) Name is Yuki and he is smelly.
SO SMELLY. But cute.
Edit: Thanks for the smell tips everyone (never
thought I'd have to type that... again). His
scent glands have been removed and his two
berries. He gets a bath every so often but
not enough to dry out his skin. Ferrets are
just smelly but, knew this before we got him.
Thanks again for your concern! :)
Then there's SNK
releasing the same game... over and over.
I'll still play it. Because I'm a whore. Just
as I still love Dynasty Warriors. Speaking
of which... They've
got a new one out! I'll letcha know how
that is when I've got more time with it. For
now it's looking like a rental.
And two more random videos. Kirby
Zetsubou and the Sims
Real Life. That dude needs to shave his
teenage stash.. like pronto.
Been working on this
one on and off for a few weeks now. Now
I know they're not actually kirby "hats"
but I wanted to have some fun with it. Decided
since it took so long I'd get it up here as
some filler. Should have a normal comic up
in a day or two. For now enjoy 100
kirbies! (Bored? See how many you can
guess without looking at the legend. GL!)
Edit 2/18/08 1:32 PM : A lot of avatar
requests for a version without the numbers
on 'em. Here
ya go!
Edit 2/20/08 3:58 PM : Been getting an overwhelming
number of requests for posters. We'll try
and have those ready in a week or two. For
now if you feel like making your own Kirbies
here's the template. Sky's the limit!
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