How has everybody been? I've been alright, not very busy artistic wise, but I thought I drop by to let you in on my thoughts. So far two of my buddies on DA, made a journal entry about JRPGs, so I thought I'd post a thought about my favorite RPG series...Shadowrun.

Alright, so it isn't a series that came from japan, nor is it mainly a video game series (though there are entries) but it is quite a unique RPG series, as it's a fusion between magic, technology, and a dash of the post apocalyptic.

Before you continue on reading, let me assure that there was a recent Shadowrun game that GREATLY misinterprets the series of RPG books, and I would love it if you were to hold your thoughts on it...if you must, mention it, but please give a shout out to the old school style, because Shadowrun really is, more than just magic meets machines.

Shadowrun, for some who don't know, is a table top RPG, that takes place in the year 2060 (2070 if you own 4th edition). A lot of bad stuff has happened during those years, such as magic being reborn into the world, ordinary joe's transforming into races of mythology (AKA meta-humans), a huge advancement in technology, and the world being trashed by multi million dollar corporations.

In this game, players take on the role of a Shadowrunner, best described as bounty hunters (though sometimes, Shadowrunners won't work for money, depends on who you meet), Shadowrunners will take the most illegal, most nasty, and most messed up jobs available.

The game is hailed for it's interesting blend of magic, machines, and cyberspace. It's also known for having a ridiculously powered character creator options. You can play the game as just about anything imaginable. You can either min-max your character, or play a multi tasker. You can be a hacker, cyborg warrior, shaman, or even a combination of the three, there really is no limit.

I could go on and on about the game, but I'll just mention one of my favorite aspects of the series in general...the artwork.

No matter what edition, all of the artwork is fantastic, and a lot of talented people have portrayed the dynostopian world perfectly. Heck, even though 4th edition's world looks a lil cleaner, the artwork still looks badass.

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They're a site with mainly third edition illustrations, plus a few second edition stuff in there as well.

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The official site for 4th edition Shadowrun, just thought I throw it in there for any curious peoples out there.

That's all for now, take care peoples.

Before I say anything else here, let it be known that my computer is acting up, to where I can't log in without it being in safe mode.

So I've been caught up with finishing all of the side quests, and getting all of the tiny extras in the awesome game Brutal Legend. Brutal Legend is fucking amazing, and after getting a few more things, I may replay the campagin mode...only on Brutal difficulty.

Want to know more, check out my blog sometime, I'll tell you what is metal, and what is...*shudders* alternative rock.

Anyway, I wanted to dedicate this post to a growing genre of games I officially call the commander genre. Have you ever played a game that had RTS gameplay elements in it, but also let's you sort of mix it up via action or shooter elements in it?

Brutal Legend is, what I consider a commander game, but here's another you may have missed.

Sacrafice: Think Earthworm Jim meets Magic: the gathering, and you got the perfect example of a commander type game. Sacrifice was not only hailed for it's gameplay, but also it's bizarro artwork, and voice acting. There's a demo through file planet, I highly recommend you download it.

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Personally I would love to see more attempts at the commander genre (Heck, I heard the upcoming Warmachine video game will be a commander style game), but here's to hoping someone will be able to manage console controls...Brutal Legend, and Sacrifice needed a little work in that department.

Today marks the beginning of ROCKtober, a month dedicated to the hot new game Brutal Legend. Today would also mean that silver Xbox live members are able to download the demo, as well as Playstation network owners.

Although there is some bad news...Ormagoden, the cremator of the sky, and destroyer of the ancient world, demands everybody, whether it's an Xbox 360 owner, or a PS3 owner, download the demo. He demands 666 million downloads, or else everybody will get Swine Flu.

What? Don't believe me?

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Oh How I wish this weren't a poor joke, made by the developer, just to give Brutal Legend more recognition.

Anyway, I'm sure it won't kill you to take the time out to download the demo...I did, so my ass is covered from Ormagoden. Here's to a ROCKing ROCKtober, and here's to Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, and Double Fine.

Seems like only one or two people have been updating there Deviant accounts...must be a very busy month for artists, and writers.

As for me, I am so freaking board out of my mind. I would talk about the awesomeness that is District 9, but I'm kind of sick of treating my DA account like a word blog. Hell, I even have a blog, but nobody visits.

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But yeah, let's keep it short, but sweet.

Creator of the American version of Dirty Pair, and Empowered. Go visit this guy.

Also, go freaking watch District 9. So far, it's greatest film to have come out in 2009.

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In this latest trailer for the kickass game Borderlands (which I playtested once BTW) the game declared it to be a merge of RPG and FPS, AKA Role Playing Shooter...actually, this isn't true. There was another game that tried to fuse both together, but failed in other aspects of the game, including it's other focus of hype, the AI sidekicks you had.

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Bet you didn't hear that one did yah? Regardless, if Borderlands does well, then this could be a gateway to other RPS games. I've personally gotten sick of RPGs, so why not fuse them together with the genre I grew up on as a kid?