There really needs to be an AC paddling pool that where you get used to the water temperature before you start doing laps. That being said it's not as bad as it used to be here, when I first arrived this place was the critical equivalent of Mike Tyson's right hook.
I'm pretty sure we used to have a lurker thread for exactly this purpose. Maybe it's time to remake it and lure a few more lurkers from the woodwork?
There really needs to be an AC paddling pool that where you get used to the water temperature before you start doing laps. That being said it's not as bad as it used to be here, when I first arrived this place was the critical equivalent of Mike Tyson's right hook.
Oh man, but that's why I loved it. Even though I was a noob, I could see how seriously everyone took their shit, and it was like for reals without being too for reals like ConceptArt.org, but also 100x more for reals than the CAD forums the I had migrated from (the horrors...). It's a nice environment here of people who are actually in the industry, people who are trying it out/starting, and hobbyists.
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@Seigfried your melodious prose fills me with warm fuzzies.
@magictoaster My new job is basically to sell vacuums door to door. The commute is pretty bad though. But Titmouse did not get back to me yet so I'll have to go with this one.
@earthwormadam My web comic isn't launched yet. I'm going to try and get 30 in the buffer before I launch. I'll be premiering a comic at wondercon and then later in an online store.
oh goddamn.
that really makes me want to pick up real painting again. I have got to get a bigger apartment.
still haven't finished my secret santa and would you believe I haven't even finished my christmas cards? I'm having trouble getting motivated on that, though. Christmas is terribly uninspiring.
I was going to say that I was gonna copy that dudes art skillz, but after seeing him paint at that skill level, I think I'll just try to copy his beard style. (minus the grey)
Soul Calibur doesn't need to resort to that kind of shit; people are excited about it. It's got Ezio. Etc..
Uggghhhhh
UGGGHH
I re-tumbled a post I saw the other day that is relevant:
"Gamers get hella uncomfortable over male sexuality too. Can you imagine a “good male character who just happens to be wearing sexually exploitative outfits because he’s ok with his masculinity?” Constantly has the camera pan lovingly over his asscrack and firm glutes, and big ole dangly ballsack that is totes sweaty from all this MMA and soldiering. Time to hit the showers, and do you, personally, think it’s ok to have a long slow pan up the dude’s package (indiscreetly hidden in a jock of course), to his chiseled physique and erect nipples (pierced). He’s not even a Bond-esque confident man, he’s basically a weird Bowie caricature that’s constantly having near-dickslips in every single cinematic as the completely nonsexualized female characters do their business of being gruff and shooting dudes and advancing the plot. Finally, at the end he falls in love (out of nowhere) and/or is killed by the big baddie."
-a forum post I read recently, trying to give a solid example of what ‘male objectification in gaming ’ would actually look like if it was anything equivalent to current female objectification in gaming. (via nothingbutsurrender)
But Tynic!! The, "completely nonsexualized female characters do their business of being gruff and shooting dudes and advancing the plot" are sexy to male gamers too!!
Except I can't even make that point jokingly, because it just leads to your brain going, Then why don't they actually do that if those portrayals are considered appealing and attractive as well?
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“good male character who just happens to be wearing sexually exploitative outfits because he’s ok with his masculinity?” Constantly has the camera pan lovingly over his asscrack and firm glutes, and big ole dangly ballsack that is totes sweaty from all this MMA and soldiering. Time to hit the showers, and do you, personally, think it’s ok to have a long slow pan up the dude’s package (indiscreetly hidden in a jock of course), to his chiseled physique and erect nipples (pierced). He’s not even a Bond-esque confident man, he’s basically a weird Bowie caricature that’s constantly having near-dickslips in every single cinematic as the completely nonsexualized female characters do their business of being gruff and shooting dudes and advancing the plot. Finally, at the end he falls in love (out of nowhere) and/or is killed by the big baddie."
That sounds like the funniest thing ever.
However, having Ezio had already turned me off Soul Calibur 5 in the same manner that Vader and Yoda turned me off 4. Boobs ain't going to fix the fact that they have to use other peoples IP to sell their game.
I dunno; I think of all the random other-IP characters they've pulled in Ezio is the best fit. Soul Calibur has a ... uh ... renaissanceish aesthetic and Ezio is made of knives. It seems a far saner crossover to me than Vader or Yoda (which annoyed me too) or Link or Spawn.
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To be honest I find the whole sexy video game girl all kinds of ridiculous too. Though it's less ridiculous than it used to be, Lara Croft I'm looking at your pointy pixelated mid 90's breasts and angular backside.
Now all I can think about is how much I want a Bayonetta sequel with local coop where player 2 is a hypersexualized male with similarly ludicrous proportions and all the aforementioned stuff. Maybe his clothing is in fact his magical schlong, wrapped around his body to form a catsuit.
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To me, the crazily muscled guys are the male version of the super sexy girls. I guess they aren't sexualized but they are stupidly over the top like the super sized tits.
There has to be at least a couple games that sexualize the male character. Probably from Japan because they seem to be more comfortable with that kind of thing.
To me, the crazily muscled guys are the male version of the super sexy girls.
Super muscly guys are a male power fantasy, not a females.
Also yeah, there are a lot of instances where Japanese games purposefully make a male character sexy. But they do it without removing 95% of his clothes or having him bend over furniture constantly.
holy wow
for me it's far more gratifying to see the process of a painting being made than it is to regard the finished product
there's something magical about seeing that image being constructed from scratch
To me, the crazily muscled guys are the male version of the super sexy girls.
Super muscly guys are a male power fantasy, not a females
Also yeah, there are a lot of instances where Japanese games purposefully make a male character sexy. But they do it without removing 95% of his clothes or having him bend over furniture constantly.
I agree that they aren't the same in practice but I think they have the same intent.
Also,
Vagrant Story had men in assless pants. Atleast... i think that's what those were.
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I'm pretty sure we used to have a lurker thread for exactly this purpose. Maybe it's time to remake it and lure a few more lurkers from the woodwork?
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I actually am! Look forward to it you guys. I've posted some stuff on my facebook. Page 3 should be finished in a couple hours.
No word from titmouse. I might have to become a vacuum salesman.
But at least I will be employed!
Thanks for the birthday wishes.
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@magictoaster My new job is basically to sell vacuums door to door. The commute is pretty bad though. But Titmouse did not get back to me yet so I'll have to go with this one.
@earthwormadam My web comic isn't launched yet. I'm going to try and get 30 in the buffer before I launch. I'll be premiering a comic at wondercon and then later in an online store.
Here's a preview: http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/proxzee/sando_1.jpg
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that really makes me want to pick up real painting again. I have got to get a bigger apartment.
still haven't finished my secret santa and would you believe I haven't even finished my christmas cards? I'm having trouble getting motivated on that, though. Christmas is terribly uninspiring.
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Then it got all mind blowing and I have no idea how he went from scratchy pencil lines to smooth nearly edgeless paints.
One of these days I'm going to have to fool around with some real paint and then commit seppiku when I realize i'm not capable of doing that
Also I really want to learn how to paint, but real paint frightens and confuses me.
I'm not familiar with most artists. I like art but I never really track an individual artist down and look at everything they've done.
Soul Calibur doesn't need to resort to that kind of shit; people are excited about it. It's got Ezio. Etc..
Uggghhhhh
UGGGHH
I re-tumbled a post I saw the other day that is relevant:
it was a good one. Good post.
Except I can't even make that point jokingly, because it just leads to your brain going, Then why don't they actually do that if those portrayals are considered appealing and attractive as well?
and then I get sad
That sounds like the funniest thing ever.
However, having Ezio had already turned me off Soul Calibur 5 in the same manner that Vader and Yoda turned me off 4. Boobs ain't going to fix the fact that they have to use other peoples IP to sell their game.
But yeah, I haven't played a Soul Calibur game in a long while.
There has to be at least a couple games that sexualize the male character. Probably from Japan because they seem to be more comfortable with that kind of thing.
Super muscly guys are a male power fantasy, not a females.
Also yeah, there are a lot of instances where Japanese games purposefully make a male character sexy. But they do it without removing 95% of his clothes or having him bend over furniture constantly.
holy wow
for me it's far more gratifying to see the process of a painting being made than it is to regard the finished product
there's something magical about seeing that image being constructed from scratch
I agree that they aren't the same in practice but I think they have the same intent.
Also,
Vagrant Story had men in assless pants. Atleast... i think that's what those were.
Also: bacon, thanks for telling me not to listen to the soundtrack before hand. Made it that much better.
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