First article is up about my adventures at E3, more to come for other websites. Lots of games are mentioned that I got a chance to play and enjoy. Which games are you guys excited for?
New fandom means new art from me :) This is just a progress picture, but soon it will be a woodburned coaster. When doing the coasters, I sketch on them first, then I burn over the lines and add shading, sometimes paint, and it ends up looking like this: http://cutiechibi.deviantart.com/gallery/30062385#/d4pniak well… depending on how much I burn it, but you get it :)
I couldn’t help but fall in love with these two, especially after a certain episode take my tears, Fate/Zero, you’ve earned them. Heart-shaped coasters are meant for my OTPs ^^ I may do other coasters of the other characters, just because Fate/Zero is so awesome.
As always, I do take commissions, feel free to check out the shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/snowtigra?ref=si_shop
Another clock finished (actually, it was finished before I went to L.A., but I didn’t get a change to put it together until now). This time it’s the Yasogami High pin. I tried to make the side of the clock look like their uniform collars.
I also want to do one for Persona 3 :)
This clock will be posted on the Etsy store for sale soon, of course you can just send me a message on here, too. Check out the store if you haven’t already: http://www.etsy.com/shop/snowtigra?ref=si_shop
Found some new pictures of Naoto and her novel~
And looks like her new assistant Sousei is, in fact, a robot who’s able to transform into a motorcyle!
this sounds really ridiculous but hey, it’s fiction
…Hmm. Not optimistic for this novel. Sounds like a bad fanfiction (and I say that as someone who has written bad fanfiction). But I do like that they’re trying different things with the IP.
Well I guess it was about time we got a new robot in the Persona universe? I mean, we got the male Velvet Room guy, now we got a male robot person. Uh… yes?
Though imagine how strange that would be if she used him to visit Inaba at the end of the book. "Hello, Tatsumi-kun, it has been a long time,“ as Kanji glares at the tall guy behind Naoto, thinking he’s competition, then said guy transforms into a motorcycle and Kanji realizes that he has nothing to worry about… or something, I dunno.
So…
… that Persona 4 movie, any word on how it is? Or what happens in it? I know it’s a recap of the anime, but it’s got the “True Ending” with it. So… any news? anything that supports my Kanji and Naoto feelings?
People asking about source and stuff: http://blog.livedoor.jp/p_boxes/archives/8348846.html
It’s from the novel, “Persona x Detective Naoto,” which is on sale on the 10th, and is supervised by the P4 team. The pic here is of Naoto and Rise, 1 year after the events of P4. Also, ponytail Naoto now confirmed to be top tier, second only to megane Yukiko.
((I only managed to see half of this picture for some time. Now that I’ve managed to see that Rise is in the other half, suddenly Naoto’s pool clothing appearance makes a great deal more sense.
…Though I would advise her to cover them in a much more efficient manner. Crossing the arms from a lower angle such as that only pushes them upward and makes them appear both bigger and more obvious.))Rise-san! That bathing suit hardly qualifies as one! It barely covers my body! *blushes*
So… does this mean that other characters show up in the novel?
The Persona’s name is Amatsu-Mikaboshi.
In Japanese mythology, Amatsu-Mikaboshi (ja:天津甕星, “August Star of Heaven”), also called Ame-no-Kagaseo (ja:天香香背男, “Brilliant Male”), is a god of evil and of the stars, specifically the pole star.[1] He is mentioned in passing in the Nihon Shoki as an opponent of Takemikazuchi-no-kami during the latter’s conquest of the land of Izumo, and is sometimes identified with the figure of Takeminakata in the Kojiki.
((…So Naoto’s new Persona is the enemy’s of Kanji’s?
Did they get into a fight?Do not get me wrong, I am very excited for this novel, and I will go through hellfire to get a translation… but all these short previews and teasers are starting to make me nervous.
Naoto… your life suddenly taking a much more complicated route is beginning to make me think of myself this year.…Part of me still hopes Souji/Yu will make a cameo.))
((Is it her new persona? If so why did it change?
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. HURRY UP JUNE 10th!))
[[ What? Enemy of Kanji? ;; A;; You’re not the only one getting nervous over here! ]]
A Persona adverse to Kanji-kun’s? Irrefutably impossible!
I swear I go to E3 for a few days and THIS happens. What?!
More pictures of Persona 4 Arena and just the Atlus area in general from E3. There were red and yellow couches in the middle where you could sit that had free candy though blue couches would’ve just blew my mind, they still fit the color scheme though As you can see, the walls were decorated with P4 Arena, and there was a giant T.V. overhead that played trailers to Atlus games (mostly Persona 4 related, let’s face it, the Atlus area was mostly Persona 4 con).
The badge holder has already been posted, so no need to post mine.
As you can see, there were also Atlus booth babes, which I thought was kinda cute (I didn’t expect there to be any) it would’ve been super ridiculously cool if they had Teddie ears or something. The Chie picture, I was mostly trying to show the badge from Destructoid of P4 being nominated for best fighter. It’s got tough competition with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Street Fighter X Tekken for the Vita, and I’m not sure if they’re counting Injustice since it wasn’t playable, but from watching the demo they were showing… wow, just… fighters are REALLY making a comeback!
I played more P4 and I think I’m getting better! I was amused when one of the boys asked if I played “these games” and I just kind of chuckled like, “Oh yeah,” then proceeded to beat the crap out of him with Chie, to which he was like, “Oh shit.” I tried Naoto again and I’m at least learning to put her gun away, lol! Chie is just a warrior though, I really, really like using her, but I’m the type that wants the small and fast characters ^^ Kanji is still an unfair jerk, definitely the one where you think the attack is over then his persona comes crashing down to stab you with a lightning bolt.
There was this guy there who was really pretty amazing with Naoto, and we chatted about Persona 4 in general while fighting. It’s really cool how each character’s intro sayings seem to change depending on who they’re fighting, it’s like, they REMEMBER that this group is a group of friends. Kanji, of course, gets flustered around Naoto. But hell, even YOSUKE says something different to Naoto compared to like, Chie or whatever, and his interaction with her is pretty limited in P4. He actually calls her a “pint-sized detective,” which… yeah, he would TOTALLY call her that and get his ass kicked for it I also tried the fight stick, which was fun too, but I’m use to sticks having six buttons and this one just has four. But they really are the only four buttons you use, so that makes sense.
And yes, in the dub, that’s Johnny Yong Bosch as Souji/Yu. I’m not sure what they’ll do for the anime, if they do anything at all, since him and Adachi are the same. It’s kinda weird hearing Souji/Yu talk, not because it’s a bad voice or anything, but because as far as P4 dubs go I’m use to him being silent. Now he has a voice!
It’s not the same fight stick that was shown before, but I think it still looks gorgeous. I believe the guy at the booth said it was coming out in the U.S. to go along with the game release :)
Persona 4 Arena
So I’m in L.A. for E3 and I knew that the one game I absolutely had to play was Persona 4 Arena. All right, P4 fans and fighting fans in general, this game is pretty awesome. It’s one of those games that can be pretty simple to get into, or can get ridiculously complex with its combos. It was kinda nice playing at E3, because everyone was still kind of learning, so not too many people knew how to cancel a combo with a combo and a side of fries.
The game was dubbed, but it was hard to hear because… well, E3, crowds. Each of the characters have their insulting tag-line under their name (like Naoto being the high IQ Killjoy or something) and the announcer’s phrases are just… wacky, in that dramatic, “Let’s enjoy a great showtime,” from Guilty Gear sort of way. For P4 fans, the characters are, well, in character. Kanji gets a bit embarrassed when facing Naoto, and his win quote when he beats her is so adorable, something along the lines of, “I just fought you as an equal, you know, because… I-I respect ya,” or something Kanji-like.
As far as characters go I tried as many as I could (went to the area twice today because in the last hour of E3 today we were like, “What the hell let’s go back). I tried Naoto immediately, but I’ll tell you right now, she will take some getting use to. Rule number one: always remember to put your gun AWAY after firing, or she will just stand there. She does seem to specialize in shooting and setting traps and such, but she’s so small and awesome that you want to run in and combo the hell out of someone. You can do that, sure, sort of. NOT like you can with Chie. Naoto’s whole point seems to be to set traps, have said person run into traps, and run in and take them out. I did, however, accidentally pull off Hamaon. It didn’t work because the person blocked, but I was actually like, "WHOA!”
Kanji is… really strong. Like… he’s obviously the large character type, but he’s not nearly as slow as most large characters and will bash your face in. I swear, he’ll hit you like four times and it’s just… yeah. I’m use to Hulk slow, or Potemkin. Kanji isn’t fast, by all means, but he works terribly well with his persona. It’s one of those, “Oh sweet the combo’s over… wait, no, it’s not, FUCK!” Yosuke is fast. Fast like, running behind you and twirling kunai and chuckling as he hits you twelve times and jumps around like a ninja. Chie is super fun to use. She’s got great kicks and combos, and her and her persona work together really well. Souji/Yu isn’t bad, but I kept thinking I was going to have Ky from Guilty Gear and he is/isn’t Ky. He’s not as fast as I want him to be? I dunno what it is, but he certainly looks cool. And last, but not least, I tried Aegis. Lots of guns. Lots and lots of guns.
All and all, great game, and apparently some fancy fight stick is coming to the U.S. it sounds like? They also had the Vita video, but no demo :(
