Just here to plug my new blog:

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Despite giving sources, and giving proper credit to rightful sources. All of my [good] deviations have been deleted.

I can fully understand this and all, but I don't exactly find it fair that if all of my work has been deleted, why isn't a majority of things you see here.


I guess amateur graphic designers such as myself, have to limit ourselves to certain stocks. I wouldn't have minded so much if there had been some kind of warning a day or two in advance. It also kind of ticks me off that it also includes the most popular deviations I have uploaded. If everything I made had to be deleted, someone should just go through the Signature Banner category fishing out a good majority of work there.


Don't know if I'm honestly gonna put up with this. I love what I do, and I'm sure most of you understand that I don't simply half ass it, I try to do something different each time. If I give credit it shouldn't be a big deal; especially considering I did no theft. If what I do is considered theft, then so is a grand amount of content on this site. Thanks everyone, and it was nice to meet and talk to some of you.

-Gian-Carlo, or as most of you know me, Ienzo

So since last journal update, Noby Noby Boy, Killzone 2, and the Watchmen Movie have been released.

For those confused, Noby Noby Boy is a new PSN game from the creator of Katamari Damacy. You play as a worm/snake/thing called Boy, and you eat and stretch. That's pretty much it. But it's presented in such a great way, that you'll have constant fun with. As you eat, you can report your length to this creature called Girl, and as she grows, she reaches new planets. Everyone who plays this game helps work towards the next planet, Mars is the planet players are working to unlock, with the Moon already being unlocked. Great game, and a great deal for only $5.

Killzone 2 is an immensely hyped up game for the PSTriple. I have already beaten campaign, and hit general within the first three days, and I loved it. Campaign was a bit standard, but it had enough thrills to make it very enjoyable. Multiplayer is like Call of Duty 4's and TF2' love-child. It's great fun to play, and ranking up isn't too easy, or impossibly hard. It's definitely doable to hit General for anyone who enjoys the game. It's rather balanced(except those rocket guys), and it's very fun; the class system works great. If you have a PS3 and like shooting games, definitely get it.

The Watchmen movie was a lot better than what I expected, it was a great adaption. The movie made a fan out of me, and I went out and got the comic yesterday. Some scenes went on too long, others far too short, but overall I enjoyed it. The only thing that really didn't need to happen, were those constant Dr. Manhattan crotch shots; I'm fine with it once in a while, but at points it happened far too much. But Rorshach's performance more than made up for the other actors, as he was spot-on perfect, I'd say it was even Heath Ledger Joker level. Also happy they didn't try to milk a sequel out of it.


And also wtf is this? This is just flat out stupid. GIRUGAMESH, AND GAY MEN. Really? Stop.

So I got Street Fighter IV the other day, I am absolutely loving it. Best fighting game I've played, it's a blast. I'm probably gonna record some matches and put them on youtube, so yeah. If you like fighting games, do get it.

So dA changed the profile pages a bit, glad to see some more customization.

Started second semester of school, so new classes. First period is just dreadful; I mean, Computer Applications? Really? I mean it's good for people who don't typically work with computers. But kind of silly to shove a kid who's in the school's computer magnet program into a very basic class, if you ask me. Everything else is alright.

Been doing a bit since last update; I've since beat Persona 4, Fable II, and bought Valkyria Chronicles.

I just got the true ending in Persona 4 last night(got the normal one last week or so), and can easily say it was the best game of last year and one of the best gameplay experiences I've had. Everything was simply wonderful, no single complaint about the game.

Fable II was alright. But was severely overrated in just about every department. I can't even see this winning any sort of award. Gameplay was for the most part, boring and dull. Combat is somewhat fun once you get some good skills going(IE: all of the gun skills), but otherwise, it's boring. Too sluggish, button mashing is all you really need. The fact that dying brings no big consequence, you have no fear of dying, and tampers the game. I never bought potions because of this.
The game's big gimmick, involves the whole good/evil thing, which since Fable 1's time, has been done to death. The choices are so black and white in answers, it's just boring. Being good, like most games, results in good rewards. Being evil only gets you satisfaction, and no real reward. The expression wheel, and social interaction is just bad, plain and simple. The best thing about the game is being able to massacre a town after being bored out of your mind.
But otherwise, way way way too overrated, and also painfully generic. Bad for an Action RPG.

Valkyria Chronicles is another good game though. Horribly underrated and underhyped. It is a smart fusion of Third-Person Shooters and Strategy RPGs, very fun. The graphics are an absolute treat to see, the game is beautiful. I know like most SRPGs, I'll get to a hard mission, and just stop; but I'm just happy to support some great new ideas.


Overall though, 2008 was a good year for gamers, something for everyone. It brought out a lot of originality, and a lot of sequels.