Blogging Again

Posted by thepharaoh on Feb. 11, 2008, 12:08 a.m.

Hello, all! I haven't blogged for a while and have delelted all my older blogs because they talk about projects that I've dropped or have changed dramatically. I've finally come up with a project that I'm going to stick with.

Matiz - Video Game

Its a rather deep-storied game that should be a novel instead of a video game. The gameplay is basically playing as a 21 (at the start(, and then 23 later on) year-old who can either shoot with several guns, use his blade, etc in a platform style format. You battle demons (I'm trying to come up with a different name for them) and enemy opponents. Your power is basically "evil" power that is controlled by a "good" will.

I have a few screenshots I'll share this time:

I'm kind of into the dark-gothic style - so the game is rather dark. There will be some parts of the game that take place during the daylight but it is mostly going to be at night. The character's hair is going to change when I feel like working on it.

I've made an artwork that I'll share this time:

The character's name is Josue Light. He has a pentagram scar on his shoulder, a phoenix tatoo under his left wrist with a cross scar embedded in the phoenix (it marks his power). He also has a permanet blade scar across his upper chest and a knick under his left eye - they are permanent due to the curse of contracting his evil powers.

Other Stuff

I'm happy that the anime, Death Note, is dubbed (it has been out since last October, and have enjoyed the voices - even though Light's japanese voice is better, especially with the laughing. For example:

(WARNING: Kind of an ending to the series-spoiler) - For non-Death Note fans - hear a crazy evil Japanese laugh.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bjX87N_R8p8

I ordered the DN V.13: How to Read and Death Note: Another note off Barnes and Noble Online and should get it by UPS sometime this week.

Just hanging through the cold temps up here…. soon it will be warm again!

-thepharaoh

Comments

OBELISK 16 years, 1 month ago

Looking great, just fix the hair and make him a little less anime. Look up Johnny the Homocidal Maniac in an image search, he looks similar to your character.

I love that sketch btw, you should get a deviantART.

thepharaoh 16 years, 1 month ago

Thanks!, I want to make his hair a little longer and add shadow/etc to his hair and less anime looking like you said. That Johnny guy reminds me of Invader Zim. deviantArt looks like a good site, I'll probably set up an account later on.

OBELISK 16 years, 1 month ago

Funny you should say that, as Johnny and Zim were both created by Jhonen Vasquez.

If you get a DA, PM me.

thepharaoh 16 years, 1 month ago

I'll do that. Probably towards the tail end of the week or early next week.

Killpill28 16 years, 1 month ago

Quote:
Josue Light

I was just thinking you took that from Death Note, then I saw you writing about Death Note!

Lols.

Call them "The Ruthan"

Singular="Ruth"

As in:

This Ruth is skilled.

Plural-"Ruthan"

As in:

A group of Ruthan!

s 16 years, 1 month ago

The windows could use a lower on gradientism, the bricks clash a bit too much. Otherwise looks nice

I have nothing to say about the sketch really. So I guess that means I like it?

thepharaoh 16 years, 1 month ago

Quote:
I was just thinking you took that from Death Note, then I saw you writing about Death Note!

Lols.

Call them "The Ruthan"

Singular="Ruth"

As in:

This Ruth is skilled.

Plural-"Ruthan"

As in:

A group of Ruthan!
I wanted to make a connection to Death Note, there is also another character in the name called Rafael (the last name is the longer part of L's real name). Josue's name turned out alright.

Quote:
The windows could use a lower on gradientism, the bricks clash a bit too much. Otherwise looks nice

I have nothing to say about the sketch really. So I guess that means I like it?

Yeah, I had some of the windows toned down a little more when I had a blog last fall about an earlier version of this game. I remember you telling me to do that then. :) I'll work on that little. The building aren't going to look the same the entire game, just that one city has a brick theme-so I'll probably adjust them a little.

Amarin 16 years, 1 month ago

Awesome drawing, the game looks nice too.

thepharaoh 16 years, 1 month ago

Thanks. :) The game is going to be full of the drawings. Like during scenes with a lot of dialogue and the actions being to complicated for game maker spriting, I plan on making manga-like scans. But they will be left to right unlike manga which is right to left becuase not everybody on 64Digits is a manga reader.

Killpill28 16 years, 1 month ago

Can't call them death gods….