Tunic

Tunic was finally released for Nintendo Switch yesterday.

I hate to say this, but I'm not a fan of the game so far. I really dislike that style of shiny, generic, textureless graphics, and the controls don't have any heft to them. As far as I can tell, there's no real sound design, and the music isn't so much "ambient" as it is "forgettable."

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I usually love games like this, so I'm probably more annoyed and disappointed than I should be, and I'm probably being unfair in my initial impressions. In any case, I'll keep playing and see where Tunic takes me.

It's that time again lads

i made a realistic art challenge for this october! give it a try!
https://twitter.com/jrjresq/status/1574810257825693699

I am mentally preparing myself to appreciate and support every artist who does Inktober. But at the same time, I am getting very sick and tired of timed social media art challenges. Make content for the content machine? How about I don't! I think I will do a "go outside and enjoy the perfect weather" challenge instead.

ETA: I am in fact going outside! The Woodlands Cemetery in West Philadelphia is extremely nice, and extremely empty, and extremely free. As much as I love horror, I'm not actually "goth" in any way shape or form. I don't have any special attraction to cemeteries, but I am very turned on by free and readily available streetside parking.

I find drawing graves to be a little morbid tbh, but there's a lot of shade and plenty of trees and flowers to sketch. I equipped myself with a super cheap discount hardcover sketchbook from the bargain bin of the ghetto Michael's, as well as a free plant photo identification app, and both have been serving me well. As an added bonus, the Woodlands is right next to the UPenn Hospital complex, and it's apparently where all the hot doctors and lab techs go jogging. Obviously I'm not trying to pick up people in the cemetery, but I can't say I don't appreciate the view.