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Music / Re: 2018 In Music

« Last post by 50 Words for Paipis on October 19, 2018, 08:04:50 PM »

Here's a roundup of what I've listened to so far. I felt like alphabetizing them rather than ordering them because it's less effort, but I made sure to bold and asterisk the highlights.

Maurizio Abate - Standing Waters (8/10)*
Tetuzi Akiyama & Noël Akchoté - Tetuzi & I (A Tokyo Evening) (9/10)*
Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes to Us (6.5/10)
Death Drag - Shifted (7.5/10)
Elza - Deus é mulher (8/10)*
Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer (7.5/10)
Filho da Mãe - Água-Má (7/10)
Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread (8.5/10)*
Jonny Greenwood - You Were Never Really Here (8.5/10)*
Keiji Haino + SUMAC - American Dollar Bill - Keep Looking Sideways, You're Too Hideous to Look at Face On (8.5/10)*
Tim Hecker - Konoyo (8/10) *
Hontatedori - Konata Kanata (7.5/10)
Iceage - Beyondless (7.5)
Iglooghost - Clear Tamei (8.5/10)*
Iglooghost - Steel Mogu (6.5/10)
Induction - Concomitance (6/10)
Kero Kero Bonito - Time 'n' Place (7.5/10)
Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts (8/10)*
MGMT - Little Dark Age (7/10)
Toshimaru Nakamura - Re-Verbed (No-Input Mixing Board 9) (9/10)*
Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura (7.5/10)
New Optimism - Amazon to LeFrak (7.5/10)
Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch (7.5/10)
Palm - Rock Island (9.5/10)*
Panda Nurse - Panda Hearse (6.5/10)
Pusha T - DAYTONA (7.5/10)
Ricarda Cometa - Ricarda Cometa 2 (7/10)
Snail Mail - Lush (6/10)
SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES (8.5/10)*
Stern - Missive: Sister Ships (6.5/10)
SUMAC - Love in Shadow (7.5/10)
Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling (7.5/10)
Szun Waves - New Hymn to Freedom (8/10)*
John Tilbury + Keith Rowe + Kjell Bjørgeengen - Sissel (8.5/10)*
Tropical *censored* Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace (8.5/10)*
Twenty One Pilots - Trench (6.5)
Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love (7/10)

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Rusinstein's Illustrations

« Last post by rusinstein on October 19, 2018, 06:36:47 PM »

two more.:)

new cover art for lordwolx.deviantart.com


and a fanart of bowsette. I just had to do it.xD

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Rusinstein's Illustrations

« Last post by rusinstein on October 19, 2018, 06:35:29 PM »

My favourite are the ones with katanas. You really did a great job with their clothes :).

thank you so much! :)

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Manga Writers wanted / Re: (Profit share) manga writer needed

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 06:19:38 PM »

Was the art shown yet?

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Develop Your Story / Re: An idea pitch for possible game

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 06:15:16 PM »

The Idea came to me while playing civilization that I wish they had a game like this with some fantasy.

Get thee to Steam!
Warlock. I love it. I didn't go for Warlock 2 as they went scum bag and added micro transactions.
Endless Legend. Last time I fired it up it had your name on it, right there on the starting screen.
Age or Wonders 3.. Meh.
Or just look for a mod you like. I'd go for the one with your name on it first and then Warlock.

I spent 10 years as a dev. Just go buy your dream game.

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Develop Your Story / Re: Help with a plothole

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 06:04:23 PM »

On its side

he's onto something

Yeah.. But why is the end of that "personal massager" pointed at the back end of that sheep?

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Develop Your Story / Re: i need opinions on my introuction to my manga

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 05:58:40 PM »

If this isn't the first words of the story and instead is the description, I believe it'd work better not coming from the perspective of the mc and just being explained to us by the writer.

This, so much this.
Shonen fighting anime/manga already has the reputation as power tripping wish fulfillment for the weak, rejected, and bullied (Fist of The North Star was literally everyone who ever bullied the creator, getting killed by Kenshiro.). Doing it first person is a bullet train to the cringe zone.

Third person for the win.

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Develop Your Story / Re: GAME[SAVE/LOAD] - Help Critique My First Light Novel?

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 05:32:33 PM »

Gibby vs Marmaduke. How is Marmaduke fighting Gibby at all? A boxer vs a body builder with no fighting experience wins fast. Donkey Kong strength doesn't matter.
The guy who trained me in boxing could tell me which side of my head he was going to hit me on and which hand he was going to use to do it and I couldn't stop him even with experience. Yes, I was a gym rat who was slow but still experience in that art leave you able to really do things.
I had a friend who was a light weight and instead of a handshake on greetings he would simply put a hand in each of my armpits and lift my heavy weight self above his head without using his legs. Real casual and relaxed, no effort. Real boxers are scary strong (I was out of the game and he was doing fights for the Angels)
"Nerds" pushing around boxers really doesn't work. 1 punch and the pencil neck breaks.

Killing was taboo,

“Did you finished with a kick for style?”
“No, to keep a promise.”
“Not to kill,” Tessa answered, reading his mind.
“Well, that’ll be your downfall.”

The threat of the rival gang disappeared with their leading now dead

This is reality, where sparing a life can mean ending your own

So killing is taboo or expected?

Over 20 people sprinted onto the roof, forming a circle around Alex. They were mostly armed with junk that could pass as a usable weapon; trash lids, busted pipes, broken bottles, and a chair.

They all have super powers right? Why would they show up with trash? Superman never shows up with a broken bottle.

As their numbers dropped, the remaining members started to use their power-ups.

Well I showed up at the Indy 500 but only decided to use my car after I got lapped 3x.
If you have super powers and are expected by your boss to win, you start by using your powers.

Now you’re in a gang trying to take over the whole city with just Four members

Yeah, about that.. will it be explained later? 5 people cannot adequately deal drugs to a whole city, they cannot control prostitution for a whole city, even "protection" is impossible for a large city.
Yes, every anime/manga with "gang" leaders forgets why gangs want territory... Oh no! Great Teacher Onizuka, how could you?!
School rivalries, sure but gangs gets a little more gritty. I can do gritty.

He coughed up some blood before he burst into a pile of coins.

I f'ing hated f'ing Scott Pilgrim (the movie).
People read this all they are going to say is "Scott Pilgrim"

Alex removed his MMA gloves and stuffed them inside his jacket pocket.

“No, I just wear these everywhere,” Alex replied, motioning at his MMA gloves.

Umm

Now you’re in a gang trying to take over the whole city with just Four members.” Giovanni said in disgust.
“Five.”

The door behind Tessa was flung open but she didn’t even glance that direction. It was Gibby, out of breath and out of place

Noa makes her way pass Gibby and walks up to Alex. Tessa and Gibby watched in silence as they approached each other and give each other two consecutive fist bumps.

“You’re the other member?!” Emotions flowed through Gibby

Maybe Gibby's gift is that he is psychic and a master of remote viewing. He was not there for "five".

You’re part of The Greats now and your responsibility is to control the North.

So five members.. North, South, East, West, and center? each gets a throne/bus stop? With no support what are they each doing in their area?

“ I am not Link. I am Tessa and I’ve been summoned here to save this world from evil.” This made Gibby crack a smile.

“Listen, since you did most of the work, why don’t you take him. Buy yourself something nice.”
“I will accept that offer,” she said, but they both didn’t move. It was a poly. A test from Alex to see if she’d let her guard down and she didn’t plan on failing.
“Are you going to pick it up or what?”
“Yes, I will do that… Now…”
Tessa began to circle around the pile of coins, all the while Alex mimicked her movements

Alex made his way to the pile of coins and picked them up. Tessa was still tense. Alex handed the coins to Tessa who complied

Why does she care? She is from another world and has no idea what the coins are. They could be manure for all she knows.
In my world if someone gets killed horribly I do not want to touch the end result, especially if it is way different than what i would expect.

“You’re the cat that lead that girl to me. I had to kill your owner, he was trying to play dirty.”

The cat was there, it knows if there was dirty play.

So aside from the "other people's Legos" issues..
Is their power duplication? It seems like every power in the world requires a video game. 7.7 billion people. I'm not sure there have been that many video game things that could become powers. So there is probably duplication.

OH GOD, SOME PEOPLE HAVE POWERS BASED ON Boong-Ga Boong-Ga!!!

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Develop Your Story / Re: My Idea for a story: Shards

« Last post by Crackhead Johny on October 19, 2018, 03:21:49 PM »

Hey, been awhile since I posted (sorry, work and school's a drag lol), but I figured I should take at least a moment to read when I can for tips and advice. For Crackhead Johnny I'll try to answer all his points/questions quickly.

1. Johnny usually doesn't even bother to set an alarm and I used the 8:50 a.m to emphasize his tardy and lazy behavior.

Yep. But the issue is alarm snooze is 9 minutes not 10. Just a little bit of shine to apply.

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Members Workshops / Re: Inktober 2018

« Last post by eldritchmaestro on October 19, 2018, 02:13:35 PM »

I can't believe it but I could rough out hands and they turned out much much better than I thought. I was actually supposed to wait until I hit 1,000 but this is ridiculously encouraging to experience. For once I've noticed something changing in my art, and I'm still terrible and there's a million other things to learn, but this little speck is mine and mine alone.

Btw 200 hands remaining. Almost... there?

Day 19