Drew🖨️

Allen making a, uh… face

Allen Ridgley making a face

Allen Ridgley making a face

Allen Ridgley making a face

Allen Ridgley making a face

uh.. is he ok?

Kos-mos from behind, a cool depth of field shot as she stares down a large robot

I would be.. surprised. As much as the first two games would benefit from some QoL, I just don’t think the gameplay holds up unless you are rpg or retro gaming enthusiast with sufficient interest/patience. I don’t think it would be well received. 3 feels like a big step in the right direction though

The outfit is unhinged but I’ll take it

A good course correction here, in both looks and writing/personality. It’s actually wild how bad they fcked the art style and Shion specifically in episode 2

Shion in Xenosaga 3

Shion in Xenosaga 3 in profile

Shion in Xenosaga 3 in GLASSES

Shion in Xenosaga 3 in unbuttoned shorts

oh my 💗

Shion in her mech during the intro monologue

Shion’s secluded island hideout. She stands in front of her mech wearing a bikini

It’s only been a couple months but I don’t remember a damn thing that happened in Xenosaga 2 tbh

First hour of Xenosaga 3 is promising, like for the the first time it feels thoughtfully designed and inviting to play. Shion’s design is acceptable in fact I would even say it is good but still wish she had her glasses back. Already had it with the obnoxiously loud and narcotic rhythm of footsteps

Mario Golf ad Camelot Gameboy Advance 1999

Mario Golf ad (1999)

#retro #art #gaming #Mario

Xenosaga III title screen PS2

Ok, finally time for this 💫

I guess this is to say I’m not even sure exactly how I feel about where trails has ended up. It kind of feels like a victim of overinflated scope BUT i am very fascinated by it. It occupies a lot of my thoughts today. I am extremely curious to see where it goes next. The games are too long tho

Not the highest quality analogue but it reminds me of playing ffx-2 and discovering vegnagun under bevelle and being like holy shit I can’t believe all of this was just low key going on during ffx lol. My feeling and mindspace are very similar to how I felt then. It’s kinda nostalgic (cont)

Looking back on past adventures now, with context of the present, I feel an intense bewilderment that the whole time right below the surface of all the interpersonal and political drama we are actually barreling towards.. all that stuff that just happened (cont)

In a long running series like trails, I think very likely they did not have the events of horizon in mind when they set off on Estelle’s humble journey. like any shonen it scales, the ante always has to be going up and typically the longer it goes the more wacky (and/or questionable) it gets (cont)

Xenosaga promotional illustration of KOS-MOS Ver.1 (2014): A serene watercolor-style illustration of an android woman with long flowing light blue hair and red eyes, wearing a form-fitting white and purple bodysuit with black lace-trimmed thigh-high stockings and gloves. She stands confidently on a large mechanical structure with one hand resting on a massive futuristic weapon or blade, gazing forward with a calm expression. Her pointed ear-like headgear and detailed mechanical accessories are visible against a vibrant sunset sky with warm orange, pink, and purple gradients.

Xenosaga (2002-2006) promotional illustration by Kunihiko Tanaka from 2014 of KOS-MOS Ver.1 for Kotobukiya 1/12 scale full action model kit.

I finished trails beyond the horizon last night. 😵‍💫

Trust me and we will escape from the city Sonic Adventure 2 Battle GC on Wii

Follow me, set me free

Masami the host of the game holds up a title card for the CD audio version of Flicky // Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 for Sega Mega CD, photography on CRT TV

A scan of a brochure with a PC Engine and controller, and various cartoon superhero personifications of system and hardware functions and what they do in this fancy new console that'll take Japan by storm.

The World of PC Engine! Its super-futuristic components and capabilities personified as superheroes.

This is adorable stuff from a PC Engine brochure from the end of 1987, with Mask/ROM, Palette, HYPER CPU, and GOD HAND the Bus Robot.

Im all for losing LRG but $280 and what in the fuck is panax store??? Their entire website is just a preorder for this one game

Ran time crisis 2 to try it out. Playing on a nice crt, with oem GunCon2 (via component video thanks to the SCPH-1160 multi out pass thru) and digital audio out to 5.1, is a glorious experience

A female version of Little Caesar's mascot in the iconic pose from the logo.

This Little Caesar's package looks unusual 👁️👁️

A good friend of mine told me about this Little Caesar's lady thing from the other place so I wanted to give it a try 😅

Great success!! It looks awesome

YPbPr image of blue and red smearing

RGB picture of a CRT TV with all colors solid as hell

elden ring screenshot from PC displayed on a CRT TV

xenosaga episode 1 screenshot from PCSX2 at native res displayed on a CRT TV

RGB mod success!! ghosting and smearing from Component are *Gone*! this feels like a brand new (CRT) TV now!! pretty Sharp, hehe

Bluerigger toslink 3x1 switcher

I got this toslink switcher and some optical cables today, now I can use my surround setup for the ps2 and dvd player (and eventually, the superstation one) with the CRT. It sounds awesome. I will need an analog to digital converter for the Wii since it does not have digital audio out.

Commission prices. Cel shaded illustration $75 Ink and screentone illustration $65

vgen comm prices
vgen.co/drewprints

the mummy PS1. Rick and Evelyn are looking in the dark as she's holding a torch

a character is judging you for awaking the dead as you enter ruins of Hamunaptra

Rick is looking at ancient Egyptian art

two mummies surround Rick as he fends off with two pistols.

revisiting a game from my childhood based on a movie from my childhood, the Mummy!

expect derpy faces and scary encounters. no wonder i never made it past the first level. yet it is more pleasing & fun than the average tie-in PS1 game.

and now i feel like watching the movie too!
#ScanlineSunday