The PlayStation 4. That's the big news of the week. It's only fitting that I say something about it, in some capacity. If you haven't already done so, Sony's PlayStation 4 meeting video is included for your viewing pleasure.
OK, so it's not really about the PS4, it's more like a Sony mission statement. It's still pretty cool to take a look back at some of the old PlayStation games and to see how far video games have come. Go ahead and take a look at some of the confirmed titles for the new console. Bungie's newest series, Destiny, catches my eye the most. And did you see Diablo III? That one is a bit interesting. Could we possibly see more typically PC centered games show up on consoles in the near future. Maybe a console version of World of Warcraft. All I can say is WoW! Now we just have to wait for Microsoft's response. Oh yeah, don't forget to do your taxes and keep up your school work. This was a PS4 PSA.
I was always amazed at the trajectory Link was able to throw the boomerang in The Legend of Zelda games. In the early days it started as just a straight line and evolved into crazy loops in the current games. Throwing a boomerang is a lot harder than it seems, especially the traditional ones present in Legend of Zelda games. Typically they have to be thrown at an upwards angle, otherwise they'll just land in the dirt and you have to go pick it up like poor Link is doing above.
Mega Man, my favorite video game series. It all started as a kid when I played Mega Man X on my cousin's SNES. I wasn't very good at the games then; I could only beat Chill Penguin and Storm Eagle at that time. It took me years later to learn about the secret Hadouken. I think egoraptor sums it up best in this installation of Sequelitis. The comic deals more with the frustrations of the NES games. Enemies spawned almost every step and would always come back even if you backed up just a bit. It's a good way to farm health and energy, but it sucks when it's happening because you keep getting knocked back by hits. The series is still great. It's a bit of a bummer the Keiji Inafune left Capcom and us fans haven't been able to get a new edition to any of the series (remember the Mega Man Legends 3 rumor and Mega Man Universe?). Here's to you Blue Bomber!
This is my first venture into the world of online comics. It's something I've always wanted to do but haven't really had the time for. My inspiration came from the guys over at penny-arcade, whom I had the pleasure to meet when they were down in SoCal doing a book signing tour a few years back. I've been a fan of there's since the early days and have read every comic at least once. Some other comics I enjoy are PVP, Perry Bible Fellowship, Garfield Minus Garfield, Cyanide and Happiness and Hipster Hitler. Eventually I'd like to animate these into cartoons, but I think I'll stick with these simple one page comics for the meantime (never realized the shit-ton of time it takes to make one of these). The plan is one new comic per week. If I can get enough interest then I'd like to create my own site dedicated to the comic and other musings I'll surely have. I'd appreciate any feedback and am looking forward to continuing this expedition. Expect a lot of video game themed comics. Cheers!
