Now back to playing Left4Dead 2 (Or at least the demo)
I just noticed that I use this side view A LOT...Guess that's my comfort zone. Shame...I really like that portrait...pose...view...look.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
After a long hiatus....
I have finally gotten around to doing something in Photoshop.
Now back to playing Left4Dead 2 (Or at least the demo)
I just noticed that I use this side view A LOT...Guess that's my comfort zone. Shame...I really like that portrait...pose...view...look.
Now back to playing Left4Dead 2 (Or at least the demo)
I just noticed that I use this side view A LOT...Guess that's my comfort zone. Shame...I really like that portrait...pose...view...look.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Don't open that door!
Video games...
They've been a part of my life ever since I was 4 years old. I remember discovering that invisible brick on the first level of Super Mario Brothers for the NES and mumbling my first curse words at that damn dog in Duck Hunt. Forward years later and I'm discovering new worlds in Super Mario World on my SNES while being awestruck by the new technology of Sonic and Knuckles on my Sega Genesis (A CARTRIDGE IN MY CARTRIDGE WAT?!).
I skipped the whole PSX phase (I never had one!) and while my friends were still talking about Bushido Blade and Final Fantasy 7, I was still completely loyal to my SNES and then the N64...Then the Dreamcast (The best console EVER made, might I add) came along and blew my fucking world upside down.
A couple of console generations later, Im still stuck with my XBox (the old one) and a Gamecube and of course...My PC. As I think back on all of this, how video games have evolved in the past 23 years the first thing that came to mind was...
Video Games are fucking terrifying!
From the angry sun in super mario 3, to zombies in Resident Evil to ReDeads and Wallmasters in Zelda. Video Games have known for over the years to trigger one of our most primitive emotions. FEAR. I swear to this day I still refuse to play games with underwater levels...I hate them! I LOATHE them! The mere thought of what could be in depths, lurking and waiting for my character to stay still while I check on the map or read adventure text or dialogue. Made a wrong turn? DEAD! Took too long? DEAD! Oh, this is the home of some powerful sea monster...FUCK!
I acknowledge I am cursing far more than usual but there's no other words to express the sheer terror that has surged through my body every time I play games like these. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the feeling of being scared in a game, it means it's doing its job...However, to say people go unaffected by said levels or events in video games is a complete lie. I bet every person that has played Left 4 Dead literally shit their pants when they heard a loud rumbling, the change in music and the distinct ROOOOAAWWWWWRRRR from a distance, looming ever so closely.
Thank you, video game industry, for the endless nightmares and hours of fun, hopefully someday you shall take me under your wing and I, too can torment the lives of 8 year olds indirectly through a video game.
They've been a part of my life ever since I was 4 years old. I remember discovering that invisible brick on the first level of Super Mario Brothers for the NES and mumbling my first curse words at that damn dog in Duck Hunt. Forward years later and I'm discovering new worlds in Super Mario World on my SNES while being awestruck by the new technology of Sonic and Knuckles on my Sega Genesis (A CARTRIDGE IN MY CARTRIDGE WAT?!).
I skipped the whole PSX phase (I never had one!) and while my friends were still talking about Bushido Blade and Final Fantasy 7, I was still completely loyal to my SNES and then the N64...Then the Dreamcast (The best console EVER made, might I add) came along and blew my fucking world upside down.
A couple of console generations later, Im still stuck with my XBox (the old one) and a Gamecube and of course...My PC. As I think back on all of this, how video games have evolved in the past 23 years the first thing that came to mind was...
Video Games are fucking terrifying!
From the angry sun in super mario 3, to zombies in Resident Evil to ReDeads and Wallmasters in Zelda. Video Games have known for over the years to trigger one of our most primitive emotions. FEAR. I swear to this day I still refuse to play games with underwater levels...I hate them! I LOATHE them! The mere thought of what could be in depths, lurking and waiting for my character to stay still while I check on the map or read adventure text or dialogue. Made a wrong turn? DEAD! Took too long? DEAD! Oh, this is the home of some powerful sea monster...FUCK!
I acknowledge I am cursing far more than usual but there's no other words to express the sheer terror that has surged through my body every time I play games like these. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the feeling of being scared in a game, it means it's doing its job...However, to say people go unaffected by said levels or events in video games is a complete lie. I bet every person that has played Left 4 Dead literally shit their pants when they heard a loud rumbling, the change in music and the distinct ROOOOAAWWWWWRRRR from a distance, looming ever so closely.
Thank you, video game industry, for the endless nightmares and hours of fun, hopefully someday you shall take me under your wing and I, too can torment the lives of 8 year olds indirectly through a video game.
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