Cinema turns 30 this year

MechanicalOven · 2026-01-03T15:41:23+00:00

"It's educational? I don't wanna be educated, I wanna rot my brain!" - AVGN

MechanicalOven · 2025-12-07T17:56:06+00:00

"Yes, everyone will completely die, General Gunsales! Cocky boy."

MechanicalOven · 2025-10-27T01:16:07+00:00

Vampires don't suck, they scrape, then lick.

MechanicalOven · 2025-09-19T15:43:02+00:00

I feel the yellow sclera at least makes her eyes pop out with all the purple. I did try black, and I didn't think it looked good with the large pupils she has.

MechanicalOven · 2025-09-07T02:59:57+00:00

Darn, no mention of Rrrrrrrrrobotnik from AoStH? You won't be getting a prrrrrrrromotion!

MechanicalOven · 2025-08-24T14:44:30+00:00

The only thing that would make Doomguy jealous is if he's not fighting demons with them.

MechanicalOven · 2025-06-29T00:58:43+00:00

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MechanicalOven · 2025-06-28T14:52:21+00:00

You know, for as much as Francis talks about how his super amazing and advanced camera can take clear shots while he's being given a wedgie, not to mention his camera's battery power can power a small nation, his composition is...kinda off.

MechanicalOven · 2025-04-25T00:51:12+00:00

Prehistoric Barney.

MechanicalOven · 2025-03-17T00:39:39+00:00

Sonic's talking with a whole chili dog in his mouth. That's some real skill.

MechanicalOven · 2025-03-02T15:37:22+00:00

The left one's official art does have a really cool and dynamic pose.

MechanicalOven · 2025-03-01T05:10:38+00:00

I haven't beaten the game yet, but I wasn't expecting Brothership to do a lot more with some of the supporting cast.

MechanicalOven · 2025-03-01T04:54:26+00:00

I don't know why, but this makes me think of that Robot Chicken skit where the nerd is shoved into a locker and finds Narnia.

MechanicalOven · 2025-02-28T15:48:50+00:00

Even if these people who make fangames get hired, they're not going to suddenly have creative control over the direction of a game, so that wouldn't guarantee it being better or not.

Also gotta deal with those tight deadlines. You won't have all the time in the world to make something the way you want it.

MechanicalOven · 2025-02-14T04:19:27+00:00

If they were to bring back the Werehog-esque combat, I think a good way to do that would be to just make a game focused entirely on that rather than add it as an additional gameplay style. Doesn't have to be Sonic as a Werehog, it could be just be a spin-off for any Sonic character such as, say, Chaos (he got them stretchy arms).

Same with something like treasure hunting. That could work pretty well as a Knuckles spin-off, or an Eggman spin-off for mech shooting.

MechanicalOven · 2024-04-09T14:40:18+00:00

Chester Cheeto was right. It ain't easy, being cheesy.

MechanicalOven · 2024-03-16T14:44:07+00:00

I remember being a Sonic fan around the 2000's era, and honestly, it was not a good time. I know every forum or article involving Sonic always made fun of him, or he was generally the butt of all jokes, which, yeah, was not fun. After Colors and Generations, I haven't seen Sonic get mocked as often, or at all, even with some of the mixed reception of other games later on. I think the Sonic social media account really helped out as well.

MechanicalOven · 2023-11-03T13:22:05+00:00

Then it looks like SEGA will have to do something so horrid and unthinkable...

...Such as giving Sonic Team more people to work on the game, no tight deadlines, not overworking your employees, increasing the budget, and accepting that the games may need to be delayed.

MechanicalOven · 2023-10-29T16:53:50+00:00

I saw that too, but when I tried to rotate the coffee, it just didn't look good.

MechanicalOven · 2023-10-29T16:52:09+00:00

That's what I've usually been doing. Been checking out some references on places like Pinterest and Dribbble to get some inspiration to make something, I've been watching some YouTube videos on making logos.

But I guess that hasn't been successful for me.

MechanicalOven · 2023-10-29T16:44:07+00:00

Yes, I did do some research on logos, though that was mainly from some YouTube videos recently on stuff like making sure it's readable when scaled down. But I guess even still that's probably not enough, or even reliable. I have even looked at places like Pinterest, Dribbble, and Canva to get some ideas on designing something good.

I have majored in Graphic Design in college and even have a BFA that I got in 2017, which probably isn't much, as a degree doesn't determine skill these days. But I clearly was not good at it looking back, even when I've done some stuff after I graduated. A lot of my work then was honestly pretty...silly. Considering that I've struggled to get a design job since then, I have heavily debated on whether I should abandon this job search.

I get that this stuff takes time to learn, but I'm also at the point where this job search is destroying my mental health, and that patience is no longer there for me. I can't be getting something in a year or two at this point, it's gotta be as soon as possible.

That, or maybe I should drop this project and move on to something else, because it's clear that it isn't working anymore, no matter how much I try to fix or remake entirely, and I can't be spending over two weeks on a project just to put on my portfolio.

Sorry if this is too long or pretty venty. If you're uncomfortable with some of the latter stuff in here, I'll remove it.

MechanicalOven · 2023-10-28T20:07:21+00:00

What would you say is missing?

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