Posts by Aphelion

Quote from Claraviolet

Whoa...it's really something.
I am really bad at art, so I kinda envy people like you who are good at art.
Well, those drawings are really good. I love that pokemon drawing.

Thank you, I appreciate the compliments! I'm not very good at fanart, so I'm happy that you like my Pokemon drawing. :]

I think you would be really good at art. All it takes is practice and time. You have to train your brain to think like an artist, and usually that requires somewhere around 10,000 hours worth of practice to start. That's just the beginning of the journey for a lot of people, so I always encourage other people to start their journey into art whenever the mood hits them. :] Keep it fun and happy.

Quote from alakazam

I use Photoshop CS3, so we're pretty much in the same situation...

I feel your struggle. :/ The programs aren't bad, but having newer ones would be amazing.

@Kaltaka HI GUARDIAN IT'S ME LADYTK OMG I LOVE YOU

@LinkSkywalker had to fill me in on who you were over Steam chat, but I remember I had the hugest crush EVERRR on you hiiiiii (yeah, this reply is like MONTHS late, but it's okay right? XD)

Heya! Welcome back (sorta) :D I hope you're more active here, I've enjoyed your posts so far. :]

*throws confetti EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!*

I just played the Indivisible Prototype on the PS4. I actually really enjoyed the mechanics of the game and the artstyle is EXTREMELY satisfying, in my opinion. It's a platforming, 2-D side-scroller reminiscent of Dust: An Elysian Tail. It's still in the making, and this was only a demo to show it off. I see much more promise coming from this game in the future.

@CM30 I thought your name was a play on C3P0 XD wooops!

Aphelion comes from the word aphelion, meaning:

apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun

It's also the opposite of a perihelion. I started using the name during World of Warcraft when I had a Draenei Shaman. I roleplayed that she was half-Broken, half regular Draenei and unable to access her mother's connection to the Light because of her father being Broken. Yup... XD

Quote from LinkSkywalker

This is all a huge improvement over the last piece of art I saw from you.

Which, granted, was a long time ago. But f'real, this is good stuff. I particularly like the pokemans.

Haha, I'm glad I've improved over the years and it's actually apparent. Sometimes I get into a funk like "WHAT AM I EVEN DOING THIS IS THE SAME CRAP I DREW X YEARS AGO?!" so it's good to hear from you. Thanks. :D

I'd like to draw more Pokemon I think, they're pretty fun. :D I might sketch out an Empoleon sometime, they're pretty rad looking.

Quote from Kaynil

Thank you so much for sharing your art with us.

I think they are all really nice. I like how nice the poses look. I always get my characters so stiff.
I also like the way you draw faces. Pretty cute.
I wonder what's the story behind some of those drawings.

Thank you for the compliments! I end up having a hard time with different poses. I've been trying to branch out but my knowledge of anatomy is pretty terrabad so they all end up looking disjointed. I think my characters look super stiff though, haha. XD

Most of these are RP characters actually. I would go to a large roleplay forum and just crank out a bunch of characters. None of the characters are terribly fleshed out though :/ Maybe I can add more to them someday. I would like to see more of your art though! I'm excited for the next piece. Your Rey Mysterio was amazing.

Quote from Cressel

Really neat stuff. proportions seem sometimes off but your artstyle is appealing.

I completely agree with you about my proportions. I was looking at them after reading your comment. I tend to draw very thin, long limbs and then get all weird in the hip area. I think that Clamp had some influence with that. XD I'll try to broaden my horizons. I appreciate compliments, but I appreciate the critiques just as much (or more)! I hope you keep them coming for my next pieces of art. :]

Quote from alakazam

Those are pretty cool. Good job! Do you have a drawing tablet? What program did you use to color them?

Heya! :D I actually do have a tablet, it's a small little Wacom Bamboo. I DREAAMMMMM of getting a Cintiq someday... *__* I use an extremely old version of Photoshop for pretty much everything. (Photoshop CS2)

I really want Paint Tool Sai or Open Canvas. >.> Gettin' ready to shank some of my artist friends for their's. <.<

^ Pretty much if they had done what you're talking about in your post, I think I would've liked the game better. Sea-bed exploration via iron boots would've been amazing, and adding random land masses and caves to explore in the ocean would've been fun. I like to feel more connected to the game I'm playing. The empty space and artificial (fake feeling, off putting... hard to find the right word for it) design of a lot of the places I went to made me kind of lose interest and put down the game.

Man, I'm still a little kid and I'm 25. xD

Quote from Lexatom

Is Xenoblade really that good? I've heard people say it's amazing, but I haven't seen any footage of it nor played it myself.

In my opinion, it's an amazing game, but it also falls victim to the usual RPG tropes of grinding and lots of side quests (which I personally enjoy). My boyfriend couldn't handle the voice acting in it, but I love the voice acting, so there's that to consider as well if you ever consider watching/playing it. I like the idea of the story and the combat appeals to me. You see monsters on the field and then they're either aggressive or nonaggressive. You can initiate combat with the nonaggressive mobs by targeting them and pressing X. It doesn't load you into a new screen and you still play on the field. The combat has positional skills that allow you to maximize your damage if done correctly, and you're allowed to switch between your party members but they have AI if you'd rather not.

Over all, it's a solid game and worth it. I'd take a look at a reputable Let's Player (Cryaotic has played it) and decide for yourself.

EDIT:

Oh yeah, I forgot. I play League of Legends (LEAGUE OF RAGING) like every day with some friends x.x ugh.

I bounce around MMOs a lot. Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn is a staple of mine, as well as Guild Wars 2, Dragon Nest, and Granado Espada. FFXIVARR eats up a LOT of my time because of how much work is required for just about everything I'm aiming for in the game. The crafting is intense. Dragon Nest is just lulzy fun, and Granado Espada is a different sort of game that not many people I know would enjoy but is amazing regardless. Guild Wars 2 is interesting and engaging, but requires you to have a dedicated guild to do pretty much anything (and all of my guild members play FFXIVARR xD).

As for singleplayer games, I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles for the New 3DS and Skyrim on PC.

Quote from Cressel

Sounds bland and boring to me, the highlight has always been the competitive play, and 6gen did greatly improve on it. Sure, they could focus on the competitive side without needing to sell new games but this formula just works so they'll keep doing it and I don't mind it as much, except for ORAS's new megas that was bs.

It's all a matter of perspective and interest. I implore them to continue their line of competitive games, but I'd like something more for the people like myself to enjoy. You can do all sorts of imaginative stories involving the Pokemon universe, given plethora of material to work with. But it's probably never coming to pass, as it would require more effort and time than Gamefreak is willing to put into it (even though they have an abundance of money, at the very least). I'll satisfy myself by creating and participating in Pokemon RPs on forums.

(I never meant for my posts to be a "bring down the main line of Pokemon games because they're terrible RARARARA", and more of a different outlook on what could possibly be. My apologies if I offended anyone by doing so.)

Quote from Claraviolet

I would like to ask for recommendations.
I am into horror and action genre.
I have seen most of the popular anime out there like one piece, naruto, bleach, fairy tail, another...whatnot.

So, now recommend something really good, for me guys :^o^:

I heard that Parasyte -the maxim- was a very interesting anime. I haven't personally watched it, but it seems to fit into your categories. I'm going to assume you've also seen Attack on Titan. Another anime that might interest you is Akame ga Kill! though I heard that the ending is pretty lackluster. Magi is also pretty good, but it doesn't really fit into any sort of horror genre and the story can be disjointed at times (IMO). Deadman Wonderland might be what you're looking for as well. These are all pretty popular, I know. Most horror/shounen/action anime tend to scale on the more popular side if they're worth watching, so you might have already seen everything I listed.

I would highly recommend Monster as a must-watch anime, but it doesn't exactly have a lot of action in it like the ones you've named. Another good mention is Madoka Magica for how delightfully screwed up it is. (to parrot other posts, Hunter x Hunter is also amazing).

I'm talking about free-roam, open world fully 3D Pokemon roleplaying games on the PC or consoles that are based more on story and actual exploration than competitive play (as the handhelds are). Think Zelda or Skyrim-esque, except Pokemon. Lots of people have expressed an interest in playing a game like that, but they've never done it because they can keep selling the same game, revised slightly to suit the new gen at the same prices (39.99 USD + taxes, don't know what they are for you guys in other countries) + guide books should you want to get them (which are 19.99 USD + taxes usually).

It seems rather cheap of them to never expand their horizons beyond just an overlay of their last game. What a waste of the great potential that is Pokemon, in my opinion. The stories in each game aren't different enough for the price to justify itself. I'm still a Pokemon fan, and I still buy the next games with hope that they'll do anything more innovative, but they never really do.

(edit: With all of this in mind, I do commend them for their Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games and other offshoots)

(Also, sorry for derailing the thread x.x)

So, I've been trying to get more into drawing again lately. It's a love-hate-frustration relationship with me and the pencil and paper, and honestly I'm hoping I'll get better eventually. I haven't shared my art in an online place in a long while, so this will be a fresh experience. Maybe I'll get inspired to draw cool stuff?

These are some of my latest doodles that I have on the computer, I'll get around to uploading things I've doodled more recently today or tomorrow. I rarely finish a piece. x.x

Thanks for the welcome, @Kaynil :] Props to @Link for the layout. It is very pretty, and a welcome change from the usually darker colored forums I visit. They end up hurting the eyes x.x

Quote from Kaynil

So in short booth have become stale.

After the anime, I decided to give a go to Totodile, hahah.
I know I played pearl once upon a time but I forgot my starter. That's bad. I think it was Turtwig
If i ever had the V generation I'd go for the pig... and I'd call it P-Chan. [Ranma 1/2 reference]

I find that the video games are really just updates to an old system to add increasingly convoluted Pokemon into the mix. If they would do anything more interesting in the games, such as Pokemon 3D RPG like everyone has been wanting, I could like them more.

At least the Pokemon movies are somewhat inspired at times. And there's always Pokemon Origins for a good watch.

I liked Cyndaquil as my next starter. After that it was Mudkip, Piplup, Oshawott and Froakie... I never realized just how many Water Pokemon starters I chose. Weird. Also, P-chan would be an amazing name for Tepig. :D

SHH don't tell them these things! XD

I think that the games repeat themselves a lot, and have gotten stale from lack of creativity. However, some of the games are amazing for their playability (such as Crystal which introduced puzzles, and I enjoy my copy of Alpha Sapphire for all of the stuff it incorporates). I love the anime and movies for their storytelling and their ability to make my imagination soar. I love most of the movies for the way that they tell their stories, but the anime has (in my opinion) become lackluster. The first season was pretty amazing.

IS IT A SCARF? I have to know ;^;

I've read most of this page of posts, and I only have one thing to say...

At least I'm not the only one who doesn't like Wind Waker. I'm in love with the idea of Wind Waker, but the actual gameplay always made me question why I would put myself through the slow sailing and numerous, useless cut scenes.