Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[Len Ikari145]

Dandadan:....Christ.

[Len Ikari145]

Oh yeah. That comes out this year. But I already got my gaming year planned out.

Eh, I'll get to it eventually.

From what I'm hearing of it so far (based on interviews from the devs):

The game will have NG+ at launch
- Multiple endings
- Around 160+ enemy types
- 80+ Bosses
- The game is slightly easier than soulsborne games

Yeah, that's definitely going to take up a good chunk of my time, especially since I'm planning on buying Stellar Blade, Reynatis and Visions of Mana this year (and if Lost Souls Aside is still inbound for a 2024 release...Hoo boy...).

[Iron_Twister]

...God damn, Rey really was the Peter Parker of WWE. I remember he's constantly been screwed over but I didn't realize it was this insane.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

[Dark Soul # 7]

From what I'm hearing of it so far (based on interviews from the devs):

The game will have NG+ at launch
- Multiple endings
- Around 160+ enemy types
- 80+ Bosses
- The game is slightly easier than soulsborne games

Yeah, that's definitely going to take up a good chunk of my time, especially since I'm planning on buying Stellar Blade, Reynatis and Visions of Mana this year (and if Lost Souls Aside is still inbound for a 2024 release...Hoo boy...).

That sounds like a good size game.

Personally I'm playing through Bloodborne and then I got the Elden Ring DLC and Stellar Blade. And I play real slow anyway so it'll be a while before getting to Black Myth.

[master of read]

Dandadan:....Christ.

just..........why?

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

I just saw this, so forgive me:

I’m no artist, but King Charles’ new Royal portrait is…….well, dang. Just………wow, I think someone got taken.

[Tami]

And the best part? It came out right around my birthday! Which is today!

Happy belated Birthday. Sorry I missed it.

[Sharpandpointies]

I just saw this, so forgive me:

I’m no artist, but King Charles’ new Royal portrait is…….well, dang. Just………wow, I think someone got taken.

There's an in-depth analysis of the portrait somewhere (I found it through Tumblr and now will never locate that post) that looks at the artist's earlier works and how they capture a person's character, then goes on to dissect this particular portrait.

It's quite fascinating, and really supports the idea that the artist had a message they wanted to send - a message that the royal family clearly hasn't grasped. But then, the royal family is a tad out-of-touch, right?

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

There's an in-depth analysis of the portrait somewhere (I found it through Tumblr and now will never locate that post) that looks at the artist's earlier works and how they capture a person's character, then goes on to dissect this particular portrait.

It's quite fascinating, and really supports the idea that the artist had a message they wanted to send - a message that the royal family clearly hasn't grasped. But then, the royal family is a tad out-of-touch, right?

That’s cool then. If the artist legit had reasons and a vision for it, more power to ‘em.

I just might be seeing that thing in my nightmares. So much……red.

[master of read]

There's an in-depth analysis of the portrait somewhere (I found it through Tumblr and now will never locate that post) that looks at the artist's earlier works and how they capture a person's character, then goes on to dissect this particular portrait.

It's quite fascinating, and really supports the idea that the artist had a message they wanted to send - a message that the royal family clearly hasn't grasped. But then, the royal family is a tad out-of-touch, right?

bob ross: just remember. there are no mistakes. only happy accidents. you can make your portrait look at evil or as evil as you want.................i know what i said.

[master of read]

these afro-centrists are really making me start to be ashamed to be black. they are now saying that not were black people native to japan but now they are saying that black people were the OG native Americans.

the history buff in me is both laughing and crying at the same time.

[Sharpandpointies]

That’s cool then. If the artist legit had reasons and a vision for it, more power to ‘em.

I just might be seeing that thing in my nightmares. So much……red.

The analysis was that the artist's vision was not complimentary, shall we say. And the artist has done portraits of other people who were less-than-decent people, and their portraits weren't exactly complimentary either. As compared to portraits they have done of people who were, by most standards, good people.

I realize that's all subjective, but.

Granted, the artist themselves has reasons why they did what they did with this painting, but I doubt they're going to come out and just say 'yeah, I wanted to make these statements wrt the royal family and Charles in particular'.

Maybe the artist isn't hiding his true intentions, but I look at that portrait...it's not complimentary at all. Charles doesn't look well. His medals are fading indistinctly into the sea of bloody red that matches his uniform exactly. The butterfly representing his environmental achievements is separate from him, not touching him in any fashion, while both his hands clasp a sword.

*shrugs* It's a hideous thing, regardless of the artist's intentions.

[Postmania]

It's funny because there's a comment floating out there that indicates that Charles in particular doesn't understand it but seems to have convinced himself to consider it a good look

[Iron_Twister]

I might be an idiot but my first impression was that I thought Charles was encased in Carbonite or something and they splatter tons of red.

...But yeah, that is something.