Why, Batman? Why Do You Hate Me So?

Why do you seem to hate me, Batman? Or is it you, Rocksteady, that dislikes me so? *cues tragedy music and rain whilst doing dramatic hand on forehead gesture* Ok, ok, so I can be a bit dramatic. But when you think you’re almost going to finish something that you’ve invested many many hours in, and then discover that it’s impossible and you’ll have to start again, you would be too.

Batman Arkham City Promo Scene

I’m a huge fan of Batman Arkham Asylum, and thought Rocksteady did an amazing job with it. And when they announced Batman Arkham City, I swooned and my heart raced with excitement. I wondered how they could top such an awesome game. And when it released, I was thrilled that they somehow managed to do so. I spent many hours on my first run through just enjoying it all, soaking in the scenery and the delivering some satisfying brutal justice to criminals. I had stopped playing back in May, all I had left to do was to find the Riddler and beat him (which was very anti-climactic by the way). Or so I thought. Continue reading

Shoes For The Gamer In You

Nine years ago, I met one of the most talented artists I know, and I’ve been lucky enough to call him my best friend. I’ve always been so jealous of how good he is at drawing anything he wants. I remember in high school he sketched a perfect likeness of Gandhi. Recently he’s been doing some canvas shoes, and they came out beautifully. I hope to get a pair from him pretty soon myself, maybe even try some custom heels to appease my girly side. Here are some pictures of his latest shoes inspired by Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask and Portal 2. You can get those, or custom made ones with anything you want on them, here.

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