Author Archives: Big Shell
How to Shep a Shepard – A cosplay help guide
(Cosplayer: Elizabeth DeLoria) This isn’t a step-by-step tutorial. Partly I didn’t leave a good paper trail, partly because I found it’s next to impossible to replicate a cosplay armour because of the lack of standardisation. Instead, I hope this works
How to Shep a Shepard – A cosplay help guide
(Cosplayer: Elizabeth DeLoria) This isn’t a step-by-step tutorial. Partly I didn’t leave a good paper trail, partly because I found it’s next to impossible to replicate a cosplay armour because of the lack of standardisation. Instead, I hope this works
(Do it like a brother), do it like a Molydeux
Game Jam, noun. The event of a group of indie game devs get together and create a game in a limited period of time. Peter Molydeux, noun. A parody Twitter account that creates outlandish video game concepts in 140 words.
(Do it like a brother), do it like a Molydeux
Game Jam, noun. The event of a group of indie game devs get together and create a game in a limited period of time. Peter Molydeux, noun. A parody Twitter account that creates outlandish video game concepts in 140 words.
.Hack: Falling through the happily ever after
(Warning: .Hack games series spoilers) You started off as a newbie player. Just as it happened, the character you created happened to be special, and with that you were given this fate to be a saviour. You formed your
.Hack: Falling through the happily ever after
(Warning: .Hack games series spoilers) You started off as a newbie player. Just as it happened, the character you created happened to be special, and with that you were given this fate to be a saviour. You formed your
In defence of Vanille's accent
Here’s the audio version I have narrated. Yes, this different, but equally messy accent do exist in real life/ (Spoiler warning: Final Fantasy XIII and Black Swan) As someone well primed to North American accents through entertainment, and Australian accent
In defence of Vanille's accent
Here’s the audio version I have narrated. Yes, this different, but equally messy accent do exist in real life/ (Spoiler warning: Final Fantasy XIII and Black Swan) As someone well primed to North American accents through entertainment, and Australian accent
The freedom of having no choice
Linearity in games never bothered me. Not back in the days when Final Fantasy VII was the god tier of video game storytelling, nor that in the current age where open-world is seen as a mandatory “good” tick box to
The freedom of having no choice
Linearity in games never bothered me. Not back in the days when Final Fantasy VII was the god tier of video game storytelling, nor that in the current age where open-world is seen as a mandatory “good” tick box to
Retelling Nier Replicant into Nier Refrain
(Warning: complete Nier spoiler, head to toe.) NieR isn’t particularly well liked by the critics. This commercial failure also didn’t manage to save the studio from dissolving, and the game is likely to be forgotten. For good reasons
Retelling Nier Replicant into Nier Refrain
(Warning: complete Nier spoiler, head to toe.) NieR isn’t particularly well liked by the critics. This commercial failure also didn’t manage to save the studio from dissolving, and the game is likely to be forgotten. For good reasons
GGJ 2012 Melbourne(2) – 25 no 24 hours left no tiem for spell check ohmyg
(Part 1 here) Sunday Spent the night dreaming that I lost my ability to walk, could only roll in circular motions. Breakfast consisted of cereal and coffee. Ate some coffee ground too. Running out of space on paper, just
GGJ 2012 Melbourne(2) – 25 no 24 hours left no tiem for spell check ohmyg
(Part 1 here) Sunday Spent the night dreaming that I lost my ability to walk, could only roll in circular motions. Breakfast consisted of cereal and coffee. Ate some coffee ground too. Running out of space on paper, just
Global Game Jam 2012 Melbourne – game making in 48 hours with 107 brains, 107 potential zombies.
Friday I don’t usually have the feeling that the rest of the day will be a hell of a blast when I’m backing out of a ditch with a half naked man on a tractor laughing at me. On the
Global Game Jam 2012 Melbourne – game making in 48 hours with 107 brains, 107 potential zombies.
Friday I don’t usually have the feeling that the rest of the day will be a hell of a blast when I’m backing out of a ditch with a half naked man on a tractor laughing at me. On the
Looking through Rule of Rose’s sepia ending tinted glasses
(Spoiler warning. Trigger warning for violence, childhood bullying and implied sexual assault.) “I am the Bucket Knight, keeper of promises. …Yet, time can be so cruel, for I have aged and cannot remember the past. You know what I refer
Looking through Rule of Rose’s sepia ending tinted glasses
(Spoiler warning. Trigger warning for violence, childhood bullying and implied sexual assault.) “I am the Bucket Knight, keeper of promises. …Yet, time can be so cruel, for I have aged and cannot remember the past. You know what I refer
Terror when walking in their shoes, terror when running in their stilts
What makes survival horror terrifying is a well discussed topic. From the ambient sound to the ambiguous environment, there are plenty of articles already regard to how to stir up most fear in players. Fear, like humour, is such an
Terror when walking in their shoes, terror when running in their stilts
What makes survival horror terrifying is a well discussed topic. From the ambient sound to the ambiguous environment, there are plenty of articles already regard to how to stir up most fear in players. Fear, like humour, is such an