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Hey remember when I lived on the other side of the world and I spammed your Tumblr ask box with <3s and you made your tumblr count down to the day I arrived in Adelaide? Fun Tumblr times~

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:50:33 +0930

I don’t remember that at all!

dirtytalkinbinary: indigobugs: The Drum Fannnnart! For some...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:49:12 +0930

indigobugs:

The Drum

Fannnnart! For some reason my favorite Legend of Zelda dungeons are always the creepiest ones. I feel like there’s more mystery and excitement in the design and decor for some reason.

Illustration a Week continues, this week with Molly (Explosions!), Ivan (Pokemon!), and Tony (A Baddass!).

That whole temple was just the worst.

So scary.

It’s the coolest!

GoldyLockes Update

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:03:39 +0930

Well, Tessa is dead. I got challenged by some dick Hiker on my way out of a cave. He claimed to have just made it out of the cave himself, but had “loads of energy left”.

I had just caught a Geodude in the cave and called him Greg. He was only level 8 though, and the hiker’s leading Pokemon was a level 11 Geodude.

The rest of my Pokemon are level 13, so I switched to Tessa who was the only Pokemon I had with more than half health. Also she had Mud Slap which would be super effective.

Hikerdude used Rock Throw and killed Tessa outright. My throat tightened as I watched her wing stop twitching.

I wish I could say I sent out my next Pokemon and completely destroyed Hikerdude, but that’s not the case. I switched to my female Gastly (whose name is Jill) and used Hypnosis. Then I licked Hikerdude to death. He woke up at the last second so I could see the fear in his eyes.

Then the Hiker sent out a level 11 Machop. I switched to Rupert, my Cyndaquil, and starting torching it with Ember. Machop hit Rupert with a Low Kick which nearly killed him. I knew I couldn’t switch to anything else because they’d be switching into another kick. Rupert used Ember again after Machop missed with its kick and finished it.

Then the Hiker was defeated and had the nerve to ask for my phone number. I scowled and lifted Tessa into my arms. I carried her into the next town and at the Pokemon Center I had them clean her up before I put her into a Memorial Box, never to fight again.

Rupert evolved into a hale and hearty Quilava, so the day wasn’t entirely melancholy.

GoldyLockes Commence!

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:33:25 +0930

Perhaps unwisely I have begun a Nuzlocke Challenge with Pokemon Gold.

My Cyndaquil is named Rupert, and my first catch (Hoothoot) is named Tessa.

Tessa already nearly died in a training exercise. I’m scared.

Also my rival’s name is Rapist.

Yu-Gi-Oh Deck: Watt Untitled

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:04:14 +1030

Either I’m not looking hard enough or the normal ask/message system has been completely superseded by this “fan mail” tripe. I’m not about to send a deck list in fan mail format, so I’m listing it here.

This is a deck based on the Watt monster archetype. I designed it for my girlfriend Sam, who will hopefully see this anyway. It’s untitled because as Sam’s deck, she should be the one to name it.

Monsters:

Honest x2
Shining Angel x2
Wattdragonfly x2
Wattfox x2
Wattgiraffe x3
Watthopper
Wattkiwi x2
Wattlemur
Wattsquirrel x3
Wattwoodpecker x2

Spells:

Mystical Space Typhoon x2
Smashing Ground
Swords of Revealing Light
Wattcastle x3
Wattcine
Wattcube
Wattjustment

Traps

Bottomless Trap Hole
Call of the Haunted
Sakuretsu Armor x2
Threatening Roar x2
Wattcannon x2
Wattkeeper x2

Quilava

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:33 +1030

Quilava

Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito…

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:55:27 +1030

Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito…

darknessandstarlight: justinrampage: Tumblr artist Dean Walton...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:36:40 +1030

darknessandstarlight:

justinrampage:

Tumblr artist Dean Walton created an excellent set of limited edition retro prints inspired by his all-time favorite places in Hyrule. These Legend of Zelda travel posters are now available in various sizes at GamerPrint!

Related Rampages: Nuka Cola Print (More)

Hyrulean Travel Posters by Dean Walton (Facebook) (Twitter)

Submitted by: mrshabba

!!!!!

Plug them to my veins. Or, preferably, my walls.

Dodging

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:38:54 +1030

It is possible to dodge enemy attacks, though not with the B button. If you tap forward on the Circle Pad between when an enemy starts it’s attack animation and when it hits you, you can duck under its limbs and get behind it.

I haven’t ever been able to dodge backwards and I don’t think it’s possible to dodge grapples.

I hope this helps you in your own Resident Evil adventures!

Protip!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:45:24 +1030

Internet Tethering on iPhone doesn’t work unless iTunes is running. Probably common knowledge, but I forgot and spent three maddening hours last night trying to fix it.

Hell Mode Guide

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:54:15 +1030

I just beat the trial on Hell Mode, so if you want some sage advice on how to survive it, read on. (By sage advice I mean a comprehensive, step-by-step walkthrough).

First of all, when you get the Hand Grenade from the bathroom and return to the bedroom to find Scary bursting out of the closet, it’s tempting to throw the grenade at him straight away. Fight this impulse, and run past him (quickly!) to the place where the locked door is. Turn to face him, snap off one or two shots with your handgun, and then push forward on the Circle Pad when he attacks you to dodge past him. Grab the handgun ammunition from the cupboard and then turn again.

You probably won’t have time to fire this time, but that’s OK, a dodge is fine too. When you get to the door, whirl around and aim for his head. I’ve found three or four headshots take Scary down.

In the next room, it’s possible to get past the monster in the corridor without firing a shot. It helps to lure him down and to one side of the corridor (the further down the corridor the better), then strafe to the other side and dodge past when he attacks you. If he grapples you it’s no big deal, it’s not a lot of damage.

Once you’re past him, quickly grab the Shotgun Windham from the next room, quick turn, and run back into the hallway and to the right. Keep running until you burst through the door into the first room of the library.

Run straight down the middle aisle until the creature starts crawling out of the bookcase. Turn towards it, but instead of shooting it shoot the bulbous one behind the bookcase through the shelves. Two shots anywhere on its body are enough, and all you have time for anyway. As it collapses and explodes flee from the monster climbing to its feet and push through the next door.

It’s easy to dive left, hug the wall and escape, but on the shelf dead ahead is a box of shotgun shells. (By the way, picking up items in this game also negates any damage you would have taken during the “pick up” animation, just like in RE4 or 5). Stand by the door gormlessly for a moment, then strafe left, leading the monsters behind you. Quickly run forward, turn right, snag the shotgun shells and keep going around the bookcase to the left and through the door into the next room.

There’s a suspiciously placed Green Herb here. Be wary of the monster hiding behind the corner on the right of it near the only door out. You can easily grab the herb, strafe backwards, and then dodge past the monster to get to the dining room.

Waste no time in grabbing the MP5K (is that what it’s called? I actually didn’t notice, and I feel like there’s an “F” in there somewhere) and running up the stairs and into the room with the Supply Scanner. Pick up the Scanner and then move around the table to get the Machine Gun Ammunition on the chair.

Leave again, and you’ll see two monsters shuffling towards you on the balcony above. Left to their own devices, they will split to the left and right to flank you. We don’t want that, so run up the stairs to your right and wait for a moment in the upstairs corner of the room (southeast corner I believe). Wait until both monsters have turned the northeast corner in front of you before turning and running to the southwest corner balcony.

Pause here a second, to make sure the monsters didn’t get any bright ideas and double back. Once you’re sure they’re coming after you the way you came, continue to the door and shoulder through it.

Immediately strafe left and confront the “normal” monster. If you’re feeling lazy give him a round from your shotgun and while he’s recovering from the blast run past him and leave the room by the door in the back. If you’re feeling awesome instead, make sure you’re slightly to his left or right and then dodge his attack when it comes.

Here is where it gets tricky, and I must confess I was bleeding quite a lot after this segment. Make sure you have your shotgun equipped, and then run to the corner at the end of the hall, but instead of turning it, do a quick turn to confront the monster that just dropped from the ceiling. Give him both barrels (even though the Windham only boasts one) and slip past him to run all the way back to the entrance to the corridor.

Quick turn again and equip your machine gun. Two or three short, controlled bursts should make short work of the normal monster, however the tough one behind him is a different story. I managed to shoot him twice in the head with my handgun before he got to me. He tripped me up, I regained my feet just in time to duck past him and leg it to the other end of the corridor. From there I could dispatch him with my handgun.

Once he’s dealt with, use the Supply Scanner to locate some more Machine Gun Ammunition in the cabinet around the corner.

This next part is crucial. There are three monsters waiting for you in the elevator. Make sure you have your MP5K and your Hand Grenade equipped. Get ready to open the door, but angle yourself so that you can quickly strafe backwards away, because as soon as those doors open a bladed arm is going to be coming straight for your head. If you haven’t used your Green Herb yet and you’re hurting, use it now.

As soon as the doors open and you’ve avoided the first attack, quickly turn and run down the corridor to the corner, quick turn, and throw the grenade into the middle of the throng. Take down the survivors with your MP5K, enter the elevator, hit the button, and weep tears of relief. No more monsters from here on out.

If you can’t finish the demo from this point, then there’s no hope for you.

P.S. I know not all the capitalised items are bolded, I only bold them when they’re important, like when you first find them or when you really need to use them.

Thoughts on Resident Evil: Revelations

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:30:35 +1030

I recently downloaded and played through the demo version of the upcoming 3DS title Resident Evil: Revelations. I then decided to take note of what features I noticed and which features will be present in the full version.

Firstly I should say I really like the level of control the player has over the interface. Revelations follows the 3DS game trend of making 3D a digital “on/off” setting — i.e., the 3D slider doesn’t function as an analogue method of changing the depth of the 3D effect, but as a simple switch. Oddly you can change the depth of the 3D but only through the Options menu. I cranked it up to “Very Strong” just to see what that meant, and the depth was very impressive (although I got a double image on occasion).

The other interface controls are more gameplay oriented, and they’re the controls I immediately changed when I saw that I could. The first is the colour of your laser sight. By default it’s red, but you can change it to green, blue, or even white. The second control is the aiming mode, which you can change from Circle Pad to Gyro Sensor. The other control is the aiming view. By default it’s first person, which may be easier to use in conjunction with the gyro sensor, although I haven’t personally tried it. I switched the aiming mode to third person, so it looks and feels much more like Resident Evil 4 or 5, which works just fine.

In terms of gameplay I greatly enjoyed being able to use L-trigger to strafe and move with my weapon readied, but I’m not sold on using the Circle Pad to control my speed. Throughout the demo I constantly found myself gritting my teeth in suspense as I fled an enemy with the B button firmly held down, not realising it wasn’t affecting my speed in the slightest. It’s something I’ll get used to, I suppose.

Interestingly, there were a couple of times when the mistake of pressing B to flee saved me. Or, at least, I think it’s what saved me. I may be wrong, but it seems that if you press B at the right moment as an enemy attacks you, you can duck past them and escape unscathed. If you’re reading this now and wondering yourself, check back later because I intend to rigorously test the “B to dodge” technique to see if it does exist.

There are a couple of features that I’m looking forward to in the full version but weren’t available in the trial. The first is the game’s co-op mode (called “RAID Mode”), which allows you to play through portions of the campaign with a friend over wi-fi. The only downer is to unlock RAID Mode you have to beat the single-player campaign first ^[1]. The second is the Streetpass functionality. Streetpass is used to trade items and custom parts to upgrade items, as well as unlock new levels and enemies for RAID mode ^[2].

The customised Shotgun Windham

I’m thoroughly looking forward to the game’s release (I think it’s the 2nd of February here in Australia, not the 27th of January as the Nintendo eShop would have you believe).

I’m also thoroughly looking forward to playing through RAID Mode with my bud Jacob. I foresee much womanly wailing and unnecessary fleeing.

^[1] http://www.gameinformer.com/games/resident_evil_revelations/b/3ds/archive/2011/12/25/resident-evil-revelation-39-s-co-op-raid-mode-is-infectiously-fun.aspx

^[2] http://videogamewriters.com/resident-evil-revelations-streetpass-features-detailed-35847/

You’ll receive a booklet with the most commonly asked questions...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:11:49 +1030

You’ll receive a booklet with the most commonly asked questions you will hear including, “who are you?” and “what are you doing here?”.

Don’t forget the straightening gloves and wall lubricant!

Tom’s a sweetheart, despite the Lv8 comment… -Sam~

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:05:16 +1030

Tom’s a sweetheart, despite the Lv8 comment… -Sam~

dirtytalkinbinary: Hi. ^^^^What she said.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34:29 +1030

dirtytalkinbinary:

Hi.

^^^^
What she said.

sam was here tom is a loser

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:06:32 +1030

sam was here

tom is a loser

Photo

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:05 +1030

Audio

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:05 +1030

True fact: my favourite track from any game.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:49:05 +1030

True fact: my favourite track from any game.

Oh, Jaws 3. You’ve aged -terribly-.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:27:00 +1030

Oh, Jaws 3. You’ve aged -terribly-.