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Joe "Bert" Flacco
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This one's a favor for Jon "Crion" Bernhardt, my old roommate and hopeless Ravens fan. I couldn't stop giggling while I drew this.
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- 10/28/2008, 9:39 PM EDT
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Portimus Prime
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Another commissioned football avatar, this one is Clinton Portis as Optimus Prime. Definitely one of my favorites so far.
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- 10/27/2008, 7:47 AM EDT
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New Games
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Ok, so maybe Electro Bert is actually a blog. In the interest of finally embracing that, here's the first of many more regular posts.
So I picked up 2 new games for the old 360 last night, Fracture and Dead Space. I'll get to them in order.
Fracture is a third-person shooter produced by Day 1 studios. The game's neat gimmick is that you have a gun that lets you raise or lower the terrain in hilarious ways while blowing holes in everything you meet. I played the demo, and the game seemed moderately interesting. The gun mechanics are passably good, and the graphics are pretty in a Gears-of-War-meets-Halo-3 kind of way. I probably wouldn't have bought this game, except that it was made by Day 1 Studios, the company Dave works for. And though he assured me that it was a thoroughly mediocre game, I like to support my friends in their endeavors. I haven't really played it yet, but I'll get into it soon. The multiplayer at least seems neat, as I can imagine dropping opponents into massive craters online could be a lot of fun.
Dead Space, on the other hand, is a third person game made by EA. It falls squarely into the "Survival Horror" genre and apes pretty heavily from Event Horizon, Doom 3, and Resident Evil 4. One of the neater ideas permeating the game is the lack of a HUD. Instead, game menus show up as a holographic display generated by the character's suit, that you view and access while looking over his shoulder. It's a neat touch, but it creates camera issues, especially when you're backed into a corner for safety. Also, it doesn't pause the game, which can be a bit of an issue while you're trying to heal or change weapons in the thick of battle.
Otherwise, the game is pretty cool. It's certainly atmospheric, which it owes to imaginative environments that tend to be alternate between claustrophobic (corridors) and harrowingly expansive (hangars, larger chambers). The game plays a lot like Resident Evil 4, which is alright, except that like Resident Evil 4, you're never put in a position where you really feel outmatched by your enemies. Unlike in the Silent Hill series, where I was continually convinced that fighting enemies was a bad idea and ran at every opportunity, in Dead Space I have no problem killing them. In fact, there are areas in the game where you have to kill all the enemies to progress. While I don't mind killing things, it definitely reduces the fear level of the game, which I'd place somewhere between RE4 (low) and Silent Hill 3 (high). The sound is what really gives the game its scares though -- the sounds the game employs keep the atmosphere tense, even when I know that I shouldn't be afraid of the game's repeating enemies. Even in rooms I've cleared, the sounds will keep me on edge for some time, and the game uses silence very well.
That's it for now. More when I have new art, or have logged a few more hours in these games.
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- 10/17/2008, 5:05 PM EDT
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Larry Johnson as Nightcrawler
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So the Chiefs aren't having a good year. As consolation, here's Larry Johnson as nightcrawler, by goon request.
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- 10/14/2008, 10:05 PM EDT
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Barrett Rudd as Superman
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Unlike the rest, this was a commissioned request. Somebody wanted Barret Rudd (of the Bucs) as Superman, floating above earth in his usual glory.
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- 10/8/2008, 8:56 PM EDT
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"Super" Mario Williams
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Another fun one, this one was suggested by a Texans fan on the SA forums. After the heartbreaking loss they just had, I feel like he needs it.
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- 10/6/2008, 9:54 PM EDT
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Ronnie Brown as Aquaman
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Not a request or suggestion, but this is one of the avatars I had in mind when I started doing the whole "NFL superhero" avatars. The color scheme with the Dolphins' alternate jerseys is perfect, and Brown as Aquaman just made too much sense to pass up. One of the more complicated ones I've done in this set, though I still think Dawkins and Hester are the best of the bunch. The fun thing about doing these is getting the opportunity to work with lots of different source images and backdrops.
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- 10/4/2008, 8:39 AM EDT
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Michael Turner as The Human Torch
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Another suggestion, this one made too much sense to not do.
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- 10/2/2008, 8:01 AM EDT
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Brian Dawkins as Wolverine
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The next in the series is this avatar of Brian Dawkins as Wolverine, trudging through the snow.
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- 10/1/2008, 9:18 PM EDT
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Patrick Kerney as Venom
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3 updates in 3 days! It's like Christmas for Electro Bert Jones.com! This is Patrick Kerney as Venom.
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- 10/1/2008, 7:49 AM EDT
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LaMarr Woodley as Colossus
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And in trying to keep with a more regular update theme, here's the next avatar. This one is based off a suggestion on the SA forums, for LaMarr Woodley (Steelers Linebacker) as Colossus from the X-Men.
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- 09/30/2008, 6:39 PM EDT
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New Round of Avatars
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Not quite what I promised but hey, it's a start. I got the avatar bug again, and here's the first of a series of SAS avatars I'll be doing based on super heroes. This is Devin Hester as the Flash.
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- 09/29/2008, 11:54 PM EDT
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...Aaaaand I'm back
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Well shit. I got pretty lazy there. Here we are 3 months later and I haven't updated anything. That's going to change, since I myself am tired of seeing this page left un-updated. I'll be putting up some sketchwork I've been working on tonight and tomorrow. In the meantime, sit tight and keep checking this site for the new art stuff I've been working on.
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- 09/23/2008, 2:08 PM EDT
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Logo Design
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Well, that took a while, but I'm finally moved in. After a month of moving (and a week of vacation, plus a week of not posting), I'm back. This time I'm showing off 2 logos I've designed. The more clever among you may have already seen these on my portfolio page, but if you haven't seen them there, then enjoy!
The first is for the Lotame Brand Builder Project, a special service my company offers to brand advertisers looking to track awareness and intent to view/purchase generated by a campaign. The second is a mock-up logo for iffik, a project that I can't talk about yet. I'm very happy with how both of them turned out.
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- 06/20/2008, 4:05 PM PST
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