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Jan 302013
It’s that time of week again. When the Animus cast get dressed up to cosplay. It’s the Wednesday Mash-up!
As advertised, this week’s theme is Final Fantasy IX. Why IX? Because it’s my favorite of the Final Fantasies. Someday I’ll go back and visit some of the other games in the series, but for now, I’m focusing on IX.
First up, is Todrick as the hero of the game, Zidane Tribal.
Next, is the drawing I previewed on Facebook last week…or was it the week before? Anyhoo! It’s Cyran as Vivi Ornitier. First I drew Cyran using a staff attachment for his wrench. Then, when I decided I wanted to recreate a FFIX poster, I realized I needed a picture of him with his hands at his sides. Rather than start a new picture from scratch, I whited out the middle section and redrew it so that he was in the appropriate pose. The blend worked out fairly well. The one with his hands at his sides looks bigger because it’s narrower so the resizing to a width of 700 pixels turned out bigger.
Last up for this week is Deema as Freya Crescent. Side-note: When I originally played the game, I thought Freya was a bird-type character, when in fact, she was a rodent-type character. Well, now she’s a lizard!
That’s all for this week. Next week we continue with more FFIX!
Jan 292013
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Jan 282013
For the last week and some, I’ve been working on Final Fantasy IX mash-ups. This led to a discussion with the girl who sits next to me at work who’s also played various Final Fantasy games. Well wouldn’t you know it, we both got the urge to play again. She went back to versions she bought for the PSP and I bought Final Fantasy Dimensions on Google Play.
I’ve only played FF VI through X. I came late to the party so I didn’t play the first five. XI was an MMO which didn’t interest me at the time and I never did go and buy XII. When I read up on XIII I decided that the franchise had deviated too much from the formula I enjoyed to even try it.
Final Fantasy Dimensions is a throwback to yesteryear’s Final Fantasy on the SNES. You start the game and the familiar refrain carries you back. The plot seems almost directly lifted from the plot of previous installments, but that’s okay. You come to expect and even like that from the series.
I haven’t advanced very far in the game. I play the game in short bursts and then move on to something else for a spell. I want to make it last.
The first of the FFIX mash-ups go up on Wednesday. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I still have two more to go in the next two weeks. Maybe they’ll make you want to pick up the game too.
Have a good week yall. Talkatcha again soon!