Here is the Journey review from gamespot! Looking good!!
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Games!
Just thought i'd add something about the games which I have been playing recently...
I shall write them in bullet points...
- Menu System: Navigating through menus and selections in Fable 3 was a terrible design and should have never been made in the final game. It just makes navigation much harder then before. For the whole time I could never find Health Potion, the random jewels i picked up constantly + i could never know what gifts I had received from characters in the game. They tried to make the menu system easier, but in actual fact they made it worse, terrible even.
- No Map : No map in the game made it much harder to navigate, i had countless amounts of times where i was lost and had no idea where to go. Well i kind of lie... there is a map, but you have to go to the useless menu navigation system running around to get to the main map...
- Everything is just too simple: All the way from talking to people to interacting with your dog just feels too simple. It now just seems pointless and stupid to interact with a character in Fable 3. Interacting with you dog is rubbish as well now, there isn't any point in it being in the game, He does nothing (apart from finding treasures.. which kind of ruins the whole idea of 'Exploration', all you do now is run around waiting for your dog to bark.)
- Levelling up: Again another terrible system, just like the menu, it's just too simple!!!
There are somethings that I thought Lionhead did well and that was when you (Spoiler) become king. You have so many decisions to make which really does alter the world you live in. You will also see the world develop as and change (visually) which is a great addition to the game.
The Next game is the Jak and Daxter HD Collection. Used to love the first game when i was younger. I loved the bright colours, the great character animations and the comedy. It felt for the first time you were playing a pixar film. Since getting the HD collection last week I have only just completed the first game and still have the other two to complete, So I'm looking forward to continuing the trilogy! If anyone has yet to try this game then i thoroughly recomend it, remember that it is quite old now, but even now you can appreciatte how advanced it was for its time (Animation alone).
Aaand lastly a game which i am very much looking forward to! Journey. The game looks incredible and is released on the 14th March!
Monday, 30 January 2012
An Update! At long last...
Hey everyone!
I've been pretty busy recently with the whole BB project as well as other projects. You will be able to see all the background work which Ive been working on in the next couple of months (after April hopefully). I will try to keep this blog updated as much as i can!
Music is fun
I have also been trying to create music... which is something of a hobby and an interest. My overal hope is to create animations as well as its soundtracks. Here is a couple of songs which i have created so far (be warned, these aren't that great, but hopefully when i get use to the program things will hopefully sound better)
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Just a Couple of Updates...
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. This is due to me having a bit of a summer holiday (fesitvals etc) I have also been busy working on the BB project which is still in its early stages. I'm designing the backgrounds for the animation and this is the main thing which is taking up my time at the present moment. I'm really enjoying it though! I'll update you on the latest developments on that project.
I have also (very recently) joined a contract with Acretion Studios, creating a couple of Illustrations for their up and coming books and ebooks. I can't really say much but I might be able to show some work later in the year...
Updates to come: Photos from my trips to Dedham and the Zoo, expect these in the next couple of days. After that though I can't really say when the next update will be
:( Sorry!!
:( Sorry!!
