gem commissioned this adorable artwork of my Animal Crossing character with my best bud, Stitches!
Here’s a look at my character from last year’s Halloween’s adventures that I grabbed from last year’s Animal Crossing Halloween post!
gem commissioned it from @redhoneyvelvet, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s so cute! Happy Halloween from me and Stitches =D
Jean-Jacques Calbayrac posts photos taken with his Game Boy Camera to his interesting themed Instagram account, @gameboycameraman. The earliest photo I see on his account is from May 7, 2016, so it seems like this is a relatively new endeavor despite old hardware. He’s based in London and seems to take photos around his city (despite the recent photos taken of the game No Man’s Sky, which I find to be quite the disappointing subject for a neat experiment). It’s neat to see the world through the more restrictive lens of the Game Boy Camera, an accessory for the original Game Boy first released in 1998. Restriction can lead to beautiful results.
The photo shown in this post can be found here.
The Gamer’s Edition of Papers, Please was just announced, coming with a Steam key for the game, a keyring, a full set of Arstotzkan password and paperwork, Arstotzkan stamps, a Glory to Arstotzka poster, a suitcase, ink pad, approved and denied stamps, an inspector’s pin, and an immigration rule book for Arstotzka. Amazing. You can see an idea of what they believe it’ll all look like above. Note that I took the image from Gamer’s Edition.
Papers, Please is the 2013 game simulating work as an immigration officer in Arstotzka, a fictional, totalitarian country borrowing concepts of Eastern Bloc countries as well as dystopias such as that of the government in 1984. It’s one of the best games I’ve ever played, leaving the player wondering if each action they take is good or bad. For a game based on paperwork, it’s fun and really opens your eyes.
Gamer’s Edition is a new site that aims to deliver “the ultimate version of great digital games,” similar to the collector’s editions that tripe-A, physical titles get. It was designed primarily with indie games in mind, but the important requirement is that it’s a digital game. I think it’s a neat idea.
The Gamer’s Edition of Papers, Please costs $70, and they’re only producing the number that are ordered. I wish I had more money to spend right now, because I don’t have the money to spend on something like this right now. However, Gamer’s Edition seems to be a site worth watching.
Glory to Arstotzka!
There was recently a survey asking customers to pick their favorite Pacman art style between four choices. You can find the survey, at least for now, here. Personally, I voted for the fourth one. I liked the vintage look!
Then I saw Select Button’s fantastic post in which forum members contributed their redesigns. I have a bunch of colored sharpies that I decided to put to good use, especially because I had a 6×6 canvas that I hadn’t used yet. Poor Pacman seems a bit upset at the fact that the monstrous ghost killed his wife.
Polygons and Pixels 