http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Hylian-Battle-Cry&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Hylian-Battle-Cry en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:02:43 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/27661075/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/27661075/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:06:19 PDT
So far Digipen has been incredibly intense. There's tons and tons of drawing homework every week (easily at least 15 solid hours/week D: ), and aside that there's even more to stack on top (animation, art history, etc.). I'm trying my best to get a head start on things so everything doesn't snowball, but as far as I can foretell, it feels like there's always more to do no matter what. Unfortunately, in order to keep up I've had to make drastic sacrifices to my video gaming time as well as net surfing and the like. Free time is a real blessing really, but I can always hope for snippets of time here and there. I thought it'd be kinda dull to not be able to play around much, but despite that it feels good to be drawing my brains out. I just have to always remember that the next drawing that I do is my opportunity to improve and grow. It makes this colossal amount of drawing satisfying to do.

All in all, even though the workload is massive, college has been pretty awesome so far. It's interesting that I can say that even though I'm so thoroughly tired.

As free time arises, I'll try my best to upload my work and respond to messages and such. I just wanted to throw it out there that I haven't died, since I've been so dormant DA-wise.

For now, I'd better try to get solid night of sleep. I'd really like that.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/26828572/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/26828572/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:41:36 PDT Approximately 760 drawings in all. From the first workbook exercise, I've been working on this project for nearly two whole months. It's such a load off of my back to be finally finished with it. I'll need to set up my scanner so that I can upload a few of the neato ones. I still have to finish reading the textbook that goes with the project, but that'll be a cakewalk compared to all of the drawing I had to do. *nods*

I'm also pretty much done moving my stuff here in Redmond, and I've been here for around..a week in a half now. Orientation starts in less than a week, and school starts a week after that. So I'm really trying to relax as much as I can for these last few days of vacation. I've done lots of walking the last few days to explore the area, and it's great to see that nearly everything is within a comfortable walking distance. Lately I've also managed to get a few hours of video gaming in. I've really missed the puzzles and brain teasers from the last Professor Layton game, so all day I've been playing the newest one. I can't put it down. XD

Soon enough I'll need to get the last of my art supplies and work out a few more errands, but right now I think I can afford a nice break. I could use the extra sleep. I'm considering heading to PAX at the end of the month since my brother might not be using his 3-day pass for one day, but I'm not sure. I found it funny that PAX is also an optional part of the student orientation for Digipen. XD They have a few buses going to the convention center from the main campus. I guess I'll have to think about it.

Anywho, it's time for sleep. =__= I have a feeling I'll really regret it if my sleep schedule's out of whack when school starts. I'll have to sort through this hefty stack of messages and deviations later.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/26330425/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/26330425/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:57:26 PDT

I realize that this is probably ultra late to mention, but I've been accepted to DigiPen Institute of Technology, and will be attending this fall. I would've posted this earlier, but I've just been incredibly busy working on well, the infamous summer sketchbook assignment. That and organizing the paperwork and errands for college stuff. Ugh.

I'd write more about this, but frankly I need sleep, and it's a busy day tomorrow D:
So maybe I'll include more in an edit later whenever I manage to find free time.

Ah and about that summer sketchbook, I'm about 240 drawings away from finishing it I think, so there's definitely a light at the end of the tunnel..

(EDIT)

Okay, I've finally found some breathing room to hang on my computer for a bit. Every day for the last week or two have just seemed non-stop. A few days ago, it felt like my brain was absolutely fed up with drawing and I could hardly pick up a pencil to mark a page. D:

Now though, after resting for a good day or two, I think I should be able to manage a couple dozen drawings a day for a bit longer. It would be great if I could quicken my pace. I continue to hear stuff from other students about doing ungodly numbers of drawings per week for the ART 101 class, “a hundred of this, two more hundred of that..”
They're never completely clear about that. =/
Heh, I might just have to assume the worst and prepare myself for drawing in perpetuity for a couple of months.

I am getting a bit anxious now that school is just a month away. With all of these drawings and errands it feels like that month will go so quickly that it'll seem like it never existed. Currently I'm looking for roommates to room with in Redmond and I'm also as getting ready to move up there. I'll at the very least be getting my stuff up there in less than two weeks. It's all coming so soon. =0

Hopefully I'll have at least another week or two of summer left to relax until school starts. After finishing these drawings, I might consider hanging back and going through a couple of these neat looking art textbooks. And a bit of video gaming wouldn't hurt. The sword fighting on WiiSports resort is so satisfying with the new motion control. It'd be a crime not to play with that.

But first things first! Another 216 or so drawings to go, including a few more drawing exercises. I hope that they accept them even though they're slightly out of order. >>

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/25736068/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/25736068/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:35:31 PDT
As far as I'm hoping at the moment, I'm going to be accepted to the DigiPen Institute of Technology, which in short is a video game college. New students in any of the art programs up there have to do a summer sketchbook project for the ART 101 class that they take first thing in Fall semester. So some of the basic requirements of the sketchbook are that you have to repeat these drawing exercises from this workbook 3 complete times, (Almost done with the first time through!) which takes..well, a while. And after that, you need to fill the rest of the sketchbook from drawings from observation.

It sounded simple enough until I looked at the sketchbook that I had to fill, which is almost 200 pages, and that each page has to have 4 drawings. D: It's a good thing I'm starting early, as far as what I think is early. With a project with this much work, I guess it's sorta hard to tell if I'm starting -too- early or not. It's a good thing that the observation drawings aren't meant to be fantastical, photographically rendered pieces of art. Each one should take, 5 or 6 minutes tops, so not super detailed, but enough for practice.

So I guess it goes without saying that I'll be working on this for the next several weeks, provided I get accepted. If anything cool comes out I'll try to upload it when I get the chance.

Oh yeah, and a happy 4th of July to everyone. =] Be careful with all of the neat-o pyrotechnics that you're eager to play with. I always find it funny that everyone is also inadvertently celebrating my brother's birthday.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/23956727/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/23956727/ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:15:41 PDT 's latest journal, which sent me for a loop. =0 It's probably swirling around a bit now, but Nintendo has released a trailer for a new DS Zelda game to come out some time this year.
Here's the [link] (no pun intended)

Apparently it's from the GDC, which is something I should be following to some extent..
Anywho, the title of the game is "The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks" and when you see the trailer, it kinda speaks for itself. From what can be seen it looks like it might be related to Phantom Hourglass, and that Link has ditched his steamboat for a railroad train. He uses the train in order to travel throughout a great and wide land (Hyrule?). He also has a new sort of train conductor getup, which is kinda strange for me, considering I'm used to seeing Link in the good ol' green tunic and hood attire, although the trailer does show scenes in dungeons where he's wearing those.

The whole trailer raises a bunch of questions in my head, and I suppose there's not a lot of use postulating until more info gets out. But the biggest one on my mind is really, "Why a train? And what is he doing with the train?" I've heard that Link's new costume suggests that he might be like a mailman or something similar (edit: I realized that I totally got this from this fanart - [link] ), but I guess that might seem a little lackluster of a career for the hero of time. *shrugs* Then again, I forget the whole Windwaker backstory...I think Windwaker Link is actually just some guy that looks like the hero of time and has his same name...But egh. I digress. Mailman or whatever, we'll just have to see where it takes us.
I'm also curious about where the game takes place, considering that Hyrule was totally flooded, which obviously creates a setback for the whole railroad deal. >>;

On a last note, I was hoping more for a new Zelda game that had a more mature atmosphere, like Twilight Princess, but I suppose Spirit Tracks will have to do for now. If it's anything like Phantom Hourglass, I bet it'll be fun for quite a bit.

Spring break's about to end for me, which is fantastic considering that I got my wisdom teeth pulled and that I've been recuperating for most of the week. Anything beats laying in bed with an ice pack while only being able to eat mashed potatoes and applesauce for a week. I'm also going to be taking another drawing class and a graphic design class this quarter, so it's probable that I'll have some stuff to post from those classes soon.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/21999353/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/21999353/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:48:04 PST Lots of well deserved rest as well as playing video games till 3 am sorta stuff. I actually even fell asleep while playing Persona 4. >>; The prologue can be sorta boring considering how tired I was. It takes about 2-3 hours of gameplay time until you can start freeroaming, so I had to get over that hill until I could really start playing it.

I also finally have some drawings I can start uploading from my art class. It was kinda my first time having a college drawing class, and I think it was pretty worthwhile. The teacher was really great at helping me see my strengths and weaknesses. Just overall, my teacher was totally better than the art teacher that I had in high school, who pretty much neglected parts of the class (me included =/ ).
I don't usually draw a lot of still life drawings, but after finishing this class, I felt that going back to basics was pretty beneficial for me. I might start doing a couple more 'from life' drawings rather than the anime I typically do. It can't hurt right? My tablet is also getting pretty dusty, so maybe soon I can do something with that..

Oh right! The kiriban. Turns out no one got the 2000th hit. So I'm setting the redo at 2100 views. This time, if no one gets it, I'll just do a piece just for the kiriban and no one will get the free drawing. So good luck to everyone again.
That aside, I think I'm about done sorting through my messages and stuff. I kinda let them build up for a while due to my laziness. =]

Anywho, 'sbout time I eat some breakf--
Lunch? I might as well just start eating cereal around one in the morning and call it breakfast.

*hopes it snows again*

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/21178344/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/21178344/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:38:43 PDT
So yes. It's that time again. This kiriban will be set at the 2000th view. Whoever gets the 2000th view gets a free drawing from me. We can negotiate and work out what you want the subject matter to be, or what medium that you'd want me to use, (most likely will be photoshop or pencil). I'll also try to get it done as promptly as I can, providing I don't get more distracted than I usually do. >>
Now just to avoid any confusion like from last time's kiriban, there will be only one winner in this one. I had like 3 or 4 last time, and that was not too entirely fun to deal with.
And I think that's about it. If you get the 2000th page, save that page and send it to me as proof. Good luck to everybody.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20783275/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20783275/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:11:45 PDT Anywho, there is a scanner in the living room that I could use. But I think I gotta set that up too. So I'm hoping it works.
The reason I bring it up is because I'm finally taking a drawing class at college, so I'll try to upload stuff that I do in there, providing the scanner works. Of course, I could always just do more digital work too.

I also kinda wanted to apologize for not really uploading stuff in the last few months or so. I don't really have such a fantastic excuse, but if I had one, I'd say it's mostly these video games that are distracting me.

Ah, and one last thing! I've noticed my pageviews are steadily increasing by every other day, and when I get to around 1900 I'll start the kiriban contest for the 2000th view.

Sorry if this entry seems a bit scattered, I'm not feeling too energetic, and I'm pretty tired. It could be worse. Good thing it's not. *nods*

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20330163/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20330163/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:47:30 PDT
I was speechless when I first entered the Expo hall, where all of the company booths were, and where everyone was showing off their new games and demos. It was crazy. Never before have I seen so many video game related stuff in one building or room. I didn't really know where to start. Since Nintendo didn't really get my attention so well at E3, I wasn't really looking out for a certain game or demo at PAX, so I figured I'd just wander around and see what I'd get. The expo hall was pretty huge, so I had a lot of ground to cover, not to mention it was really easy to get lost in there. But eventually I think I managed to see everything in the expo hall. Excluding everything with really long lines of course.

Nintendo wasn't giving away a lot of swag, but I managed to get a bunch of posters from other games (some I probably won't be able to play) but they looked cool anyway. I picked up some wall scrolls too at the manga/anime booth, I've been looking for a Zelda or L wallscroll for a while. It was really painful getting those up on my wall, but they look so spiffy up there .

When I got tired from walking around the expo hall, there was a rest spot on the 2nd floor of the convention center where there was some freeplay Rock Band. I didn't really have a group to play with, but it was just fun to watch. Some of the people that went up there were just nuts. One group all had Joker makeup, just like from The Dark Knight. Or there were these two other guys that cosplayed from TF2. On the topic, some of the cosplayers at this con were really good. Others were..just kinda sad. I saw some Link ones that made me cringe. =[ But there was a guy that walked around with the Weighted Companion Cube from Portal. That made me laugh. XD

One game that looked really good was the new Prince of Persia. I attended a live demo of it in the theater room. I know I saw the demo that E3 showed, but it looked better being right there, especially with a huge projection screen and with the killer audio. X3
I wasn't able to go to a lot of the other good demos that were there, mostly because of how crowded it was and how long the lines were. I only got to play a handful of demos really, some games more obscure than others. My brother said that Sunday was less crowded than Saturday, so the lines were much shorter, and even some of the consoles or PCs were empty. I was able to see some of the video game panels, one for designing MMO/Tabletop worlds and another for video game blogs, both of which were interesting and..informative? Maybe.

The last big thing I did before I left the con was the concert. X3 Really only two of the bands were that great, but I thought that if I was just going for one day, the concert had to be something I *could not* miss. Which reminds me, I gotta look up Anamanaguchi's stuff, who do some interesting 8-bit music. Them and the Minibosses, they 'metalize' old NES songs. I listened to the Minibosses' stuff before, but I really wanted to listen to them live. It was great.

At the end of the night, my ears were kinda shot, and I was dead tired. I was at PAX from 10 AM till 2 AM. The whole darn day. When I got home I just crashed...wait. I may have eaten a sandwich. I couldn't sleep, strange as it was. >>

Next year I'll have to plan more extensively so that I can stay all three days. Plus a camera. I really should've had a camera. Some pictures would've made for some great souvenirs. I also couldn't do one of Elizabeth's (Persona 3 character) Expo Hall quests. Basically I had to hunt down Mario with a camera. Which I lacked.

Ah, geez. This journal's gone too far. I could go on forever about the stuff that happened. I thank you people that managed to read all of my pointless prattling.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20228731/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/20228731/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:10:11 PDT I suppose I should explain myself, not everybody knows what PAX is anyways. >> PAX is short for the Penny Arcade Expo:

[link]

It's a video game/PC game/Tabletop game convention that comes to Seattle every year at the end of August. It's pretty big. People come from all over to see it, it's sorta like E3. My brother is a frequent PAX goer, and he usually tries to get me to go. This year I really didn't want to miss it. I'll only be able to go tomorrow, but I'm going to try to see as much as I can, not to mention I'm going to try to grab every free thing in sight. Hopefully they'll have some swag left from Friday..

I suppose I really should've just waited till after I got back from the convention to make a journal entry, but I'm just really jittery and nervous right now. I just gotta do this to vent. I'm kinda afraid that there'll be too much to see that I'll just overload. On the other hand, it feels pretty exciting. I'm looking forward to the concerts particularly, I heard they're the best part of convention. I can't wait. X3

Well, it's getting sorta late considering how early I'll be getting up. The waiting lines are going to be epic. =/
In any case, I hope it goes well. Look forward to another journal entry about how it goes.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/19508814/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/19508814/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:34:50 PDT ..Well, nothing's happened, if you don't count the three birthday parties I've been to, including my own. >>
The video game blog thingy idea scattered away pretty quickly. I can rant about games so much to some of my friends...but on the internet, I'm not so sure. I can't really formalize it, so I suppose I'll just let the rants come naturally. Kinda like this:

I've been playing too many games lately. I am pretty burnt out. I have finally finished FFXII and Persona 3 though. Those no longer will bother me by collecting dust. But there's still more to go..
I borrowed Radiata Stories (PS2) from my friend a few months ago, and played about an hour and a half on that game before dying without saving..haven't played it since. It has a kinda refreshing comical feel to it, if I remember correctly. Perhaps I'll pick that up next. I need something to rest my right hand, which is kinda sore from: roughhousing, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, and perhaps most of all, Trauma Center: Under the Knife for the DS. I love it. It's a similar feeling to when I first picked up Phoenix Wright. This game super-simplifies advanced medical surgery (like what Phoenix Wright does with law XD), and makes it possible to be done with a touch screen and a stylus. (-Spoilers Ahead-)

It can sound pretty chessy at first, but this game is intense. No joke. D: The first operation is easy, you just have to take out small shards of glass out of this guy's..leg? No, I think it was in his abdomen. After which you sew up the guy's cuts, treat the small boo-boos, and then you stitch him back up. No big deal XD. But 6 or 7 surgeries later..holy crap. D: You have to treat..like, live parasites that are cutting the patient's insides all over as you try to kill it, tumors that multiply AND explode all over the place, all the while the patient is near death, and dies if you're not fast enough. Heck, there's this one mission where you have to diffuse a live bomb before it blows you to smithereens. A BOMB. WTF?! Aagh! *pulls out hair* I don't really envy this guy that much. That's just too much stress.

The missions do almost too good of a job keeping you on your toes, and the pressure can really build up, but that could be just how I play it. As a result, I'd usually tense up and often tire out my right hand. Like halfway through the last mission, I paused and noticed my hand twitching pretty bad. O_o Luckily, I was able to get through the first game today, so I'm going to put down the DS stylus for a bit.
As for art, I've been a bit preoccupied with other drawing requests as well as this birthday present I drew a friend of mine, so I haven't been keeping up so much as far as my own work is concerned. Video games have been contributing to that too. Just a big nasty distraction that also cripples my right hand at the same time. XD At least I saved many, many patients. Plus I rocked out in Rock Band.

I'll try uploading something I've been working on soon. I just gotta motivate myself to plug in that tablet and finish it.
I guess on an ending note I'll say that the Batman movie that recently came out is pretty darn awesome. It's too bad that the guy that played the Joker died in the middle of making the film. He played that character flawlessly.

Guess that's about it. Keep enjoying your summer guys.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18927497/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18927497/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:26:05 PDT I now have a graphics tablet. I knew it would be useful and all, because drawing with a mouse (or touchpad ) took so much time and effort. I didn't think it would be so completely impressive, but this thing is so darn nifty! I'm quite sure that I'll be playing with this for the next few days.

Now that summer's started, I guess I have a lot of time to do stuff, most of which has included sleep so far. It feels so great to be able to sleep in. But I have a sinking feeling it's going to get boring real fast. Hm, I need to finish up a bunch of games that I've been neglecting anyways, that should give me something to chew on. I realize its kinda sad, playing this many games feels like homework at a certain point. It's too bad I couldn't take any summer classes down at the community college. Maybe I should get a job, but I'm not so sure where I'd get one.
Half-Price Books should be understaffed and hiring. But they're not. ..Jerks. xD

I've been also thinking about doing a sort of video game/art blog/journal or something like that, which is a bit inspired from Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's video game reviews. I always like to rant a bunch about games and stuff, but I never really formalized it. I certainly have enough free time to do it. Guess I could start with the video games I have to chew through.

..And House. Gotta watch House. I knew somehow I'd keep myself occupied.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18509072/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18509072/ Mon, 26 May 2008 10:56:26 PDT
Tagged by

The rules are:
1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

8 Random Facts:

1. I always wear socks around the house.

2. Favorite Desserts in this order: Cookies, Cake, Donuts/Ice Cream.

3. Prefers chopsticks over plastic forks or spoons.

4. Has had several bad experiences with haircuts.

5. I have a 3rd degree brown belt in Judo.

6. Has eaten octopus before. (takoyaki)

7. My current fastest time for solving a Rubik's cube is 2' 38''. Which isn't saying much really.. (EDIT: Fastest time is now 1' 57'' )

8. My given Japanese name is Ryunosuke. Meaning "Herald of Dragons."

I tag:

, , , (sibercat), (Bitosi) and any 3 others that want to do this, I'm too lazy to tag any more people.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18465772/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18465772/ Fri, 23 May 2008 15:35:49 PDT

Much to my misfortune however, it seems that multiple people managed to get the 1050th pageview. At first I didn't know how to really settle this, but since everyone that got it are people that I know, I think I know how I'll work this out.
As for who exactly got the pageview snapshots, you know who you are.

So, addressing to those people..
I will do drawings for each and every one of you, standard letter paper size or so, unless you would prefer a photoshoped work. As for the subject matter, I guess I can't really stop any of you from picking what you want -____-
But keep in mind that the more complex and more..suggestive kind of subject matter that you request, the less inclined and motivated I'll be to finish it. That's my only condition. So if you pick something that's really out of my ballpark, good luck making me finish it any time soon.

So that's about it. Congrats to everyone. I'll have to consider accounting for this in my future kiribans.

On a side note, I also finally got my cellphone fixed just this morning. It almost feels like walking on a crutch or something to not have one in this day and age.

And Hotel Dusk is not like Phoenix Wright. (Just gets kicked out of hotel again) But its still pretty deep, and some of the elements are quite creative. Guess I should eat after I'm done interrogating this guy..

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18313348/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18313348/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:23:38 PDT
Thing is, apparently the person that got the 1000th view either didn't notice or send me the page, so I'm going to reset the kiriban to 1050 views. Same concept as before: Email or note me with the saved page with 1050 pageviews exactly, and you win a drawing. So again, good luck to everyone.

On a side note, I'm looking forward to this week. Last weekend I had to write a term paper for history which pretty much killed my free time. It's hard to enjoy doing anything when I get assignments like that. Anything other than work felt like procrastination. So playing Okami or anything fun went out the window..
But fortunately now I'm done with that whole mess. So I was able to get my fix of Okami for a couple of hours today.
All in a nutshell, its nice to have free time. I just hope it stays that way for a few more days..

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18141210/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/18141210/ Fri, 02 May 2008 22:49:03 PDT So good luck to everyone that manages to stumble over my gallery.

It's also the weekend. Thank goodness. =__= I've been so tired lately, I've barely managed to trip and stumble through this week. I don't have a lot of homework either, so this weekend should be relatively painless. Maybe I'll upload some more stuff later, I was going to go through my old paintings soon.

I'm also a little burnt out on Okami. I overplayed it last weekend, and ever since I haven't had the same motivation to play it. That plus I've been trying all these new DS games. Nonetheless, even though I'm not playing it a lot at the moment, it's still a really great game. It has a lot of similarities with Zelda (even like Twilight Princess). That makes me happy. Not to mention all the Japanese stuff that makes me happy too.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17888735/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17888735/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:00:38 PDT My.
Gosh.

Okami for the Wii came out today. And I didn't have any money on me to go buy it when I was out. T_T
I'm sad to say the least. I NEEDS to get that game. All of the PS2 copies are gone to the wind. I can never find them where ever I go. So I need to make sure to get that. Soon. Befores alls the copies ares gones.
Realistically though, I don't think it'll be the same case as the PS2 copies anytime too soon.

I've wanted to play this game for a while, but I think the reason I never got it was because I was too preoccupied with other games, I can't really remember which..
Anywho, I look forward to playing it. If I can get this Chinese history paper done soon I'll be able to take the long weekend to play it. Sweeet.
Now its all a matter of disciplining myself to work on this paper before playing Okami. >>;

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17429829/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17429829/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:49:06 PDT As of last Tuesday afternoon I have been on break from college. Finals could have been much worse, but then again, they could've been better.
Since I have all of this free time, I have been playing Brawl and a number of other things. I need to really make a list of games that I need to play and I need to find the discipline to stick to that list. In fact, lemme do it now:

1. Persona 3
2. Radiata Stories
3. Shadow of the Colossus
4. (Play Brawl in between)

That's about it. I gotta finish Persona 3 before I forget the general plot of the story XD. And I've already had bad experiences with Radiata Stories in my first 3 hours of gameplay -___- but I will play it nonetheless since I'm borrowing it from a friend.

Lastly, I want to post my Brawl code here for anyone that wants to Brawl with me online. I'm not entirely keen on four man free-for-all time matches, I like one-on-one stock matches better, so you'll be doing me a favor if you want to play with me. Helps with the bandwidth too, I think.

Anyway here's my Brawl Code, if you want to Brawl with me, send me a note with your code and we'll settle something.

BRAWL CODE: 3909-7203-2477
Profile Name: HBC

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17151057/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17151057/ Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:49:57 PST

A number of my friends have contacts and connections, so they'll be able to play the game early. Shame on them.
Of course, since the game has been out in Japan for about a month already, a lot of leaks and youtube videos have been made showing all of the characters of the game plus all the other bells and whistles, like the final smashes. We already know so much about the game before it has even been released. I'm not too fond of spoilers myself, but for this game, I'm making a special exception.

My friends were discussing different Brawl strategies, and were talking about which characters they'd pick up in the new game.
As for me, I'm thinking toward playing with Pit, Link, and Ike, in that order. I've been too dedicated to playing as Link in Melee, its time that I actually try new characters >>;

Word is also that there is a Brawl tournament that is taking place on its midnight launch. I've also just learned that the tournament is actually going to be played on Brawl and not Melee. So much for my Melee practice..
Well, the practice should carry over. Link hasn't changed too much from the two games as far as I see.
But I'm starting to have second thoughts about this tournament though, considering its going to be played on Brawl, and that the store I'd be playing at isn't the store I reserved my copy at. The mall store isn't holding a tournament. Also shame on them

I may just get up Sunday morning and get my copy at the mall. I want my copy of the game ASAP. I wants it so bad XD. Not to mention the Wi-fi is going to be great, since a number of my friends are getting it too.

Gah, I could go on forever about this. I think you get the point. I'm excited. Just one more week to go..

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17048809/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/17048809/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:31:53 PST
Rules:

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. The age you will be on your next birthday:
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2. A place you'd like to travel:
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3. Your favorite place:
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4. Your favorite object:
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5. Favorite food:
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6. Your favorite animal:
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7. Your favorite color:
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8. The town/state/etc in which you live:
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9. Name of past pet:
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10. A dream come true:
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11. Your nickname/screenname:
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12. Middle name:
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13. Favorite Smell:
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14. Bad habit of yours:
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15. Your first job:
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16. Favourite Movie:
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17. What are you doing right now?
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18. Whats The Weather Like?
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19. Favourite Sport:
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20. Favourite Music/Style/Band:
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Too bad I couldn't use thumbs. -__-

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16856007/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16856007/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:24:48 PST My Japanese version of the word 'Calculus.' And I'm not liking it as of yet. My math teacher dropped a bombshell of info on us today that we should've known since last week, and tomorrow we have our first test of the semester.

So he's just now giving us the necessary info for the test tomorrow. The class wasn't happy. And I'm hoping that the other calculus class revolted just as much, maybe we'll get the test delayed. But that's probably too much wishful thinking -_-;
So tonight I'm going to pull an all-nighter, hopefully I can make sense of all of this stuff..
At least high school will be off in a few days, they're getting like a five day weekend. Which is great. At least I'll be able to sleep in an extra hour or two till I gotta go to college classes.

I also cosplayed as L today. Casually as L, so I didn't really enforce his mannerisms as much, I just wore the shirt and jeans and drank tea. That and I ate granola bars for sweets.
And I noticed something peculiar during history class while I was cramming for the calculus test. I was able to study better during that time while drinking the tea and wearing the outfit. Maybe L's clothes help his reasoning power? *shrugs*

I also finished watching Black Cat last weekend finally. The ending was okay. I notice that a number of the animes that I've watched don't give me a good sense of closure, almost like a cliffhanger feeling that will never be fixed. (since there aren't any more episodes to fill it in) It just feels like something more should happen..

Well anyways, guess I ought to get back to studying, these integrals won't solve themselves..

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16508251/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16508251/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:30:40 PST _<
I have to do a Theory of Knowledge presentation tomorrow afternoon, and I am soooo nervous already. I'm going to try to spend the whole day preparing for it, I get really nervous whenever I have to give a presentation for a grade. Half my grade no less T_T. I tried talking out the presentation this morning, and even then I got tongue-tied and brain-freeze. And even after my presentation I still have to undergo "cross-examination" by my teacher. His questioning goes up to 20-30 minutes -_-;
I'll just have to hope I don't rant or contradict myself..

Aside my presentation, this has been a okay weekend. I saw the Sweeny Todd movie on Saturday, after finally finding time between studying and stuff. I also got a brand-new guitar, but I almost feel like I don't deserve it. It's just so...new. Plus its kinda awkward for me to play it, its a bit big..
*yawns*

Gah, I can't be tired already..
I was playing Zelda earlier to wake me up, maybe I could play another hour or so..
>>
<<
Mkay then, I guess I'm off to retrieve the pendant of wisdom, *pegasus boots*

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

Oh and on a side note, my brother reformatted the living room computer, so the printer/scanner needs drivers again to run correctly. I'll upload something as soon as I find time to get the drivers.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16101637/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/16101637/ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:52:21 PST
I hope you all got what you wished for. I sure did xD
Except Guitar Hero III, my folks couldn't find it anywhere for a week. I'll have to go hunting for it later. Speaking of hunting, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles is really fun. All of that (Link's) Crossbow Training paid off ^_^ But it sure is tiring after a while, my arms are kinda sore XP..
In the game you shoot objects and stuff to find ammo and documents, but there are some wierd spots to find some things..
e.g: Shooting a chair and finding a shotgun, Shooting a light and finding classified documents
@_@ it doesn't make sense..

I'm about to start up Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, I'm taking a break from the shooter game. A nice strategy game to rest my brain
All the while I still have essays/projects I need to get done >_<
gah..I'll be so happy when this semester is over, I want to have free time in my afternoons again..

Well, might as well enjoy break while it still exists. There's still plenty of time left..
(wishful thinking)

So anyways, Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all enjoy your presents and your winter break.

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15909458/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15909458/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:14:11 PST
You know though, I'd thought it'd feel really freeing, being done with college for the year and all. But just quite the opposite -_-
I still have projects to do for high school over break, and I have to settle that stuff for that soon before break starts. Just when I thought I could get some rest..
Plus, I've been having a cruddy day today. Ergo, I'm not feeling too great. But things oughta look up like usual. Hopefully..

In other stuffs, I finished watching Gundam Wing last weekend, and I'm making steady progress on Super Mario Galaxy (its still not that exciting for me to play ). I'm thinking about taking up Ouran High School Host Club next, my friends say it's really funny. Currently that and Black Cat are on my "anime to watch list". I'm also thinking about picking up Trigun again, since I haven't watched that in a while. One of my favorites ^^

Eh, I guess that's about it for now. I feel like I'm missing something imperative..
Oh well. I'll update it again if I remember anything.

Till then,
-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15625652/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15625652/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:34:29 PST . Gah..I ate too much pie..><. So much for a salute to L..
Anyway aside that, things have been more or less eventful. There have been a butt load of video games that have come out in the last few weeks and I'm trying to balance things out. Still, even then, there are games my friends have that I'm dying to play: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Assassin's Creed.
Ergo, I'm hoping for a relaxing weekend so I can 'stay ahead' in the video game portion of my life. Lately I've been playing Link's Crossbow Training on the Wii, and OmG is it fun. ^_^
It brings back so many good memories of Twilight Princess too, I miss that game dearly ever since I've beaten it. The Wii Zapper is also nothing short of genius. Holding it feels just right, and it works great for steadying one's aim. Can't wait to try Umbrella Chronicles with it.
Super Mario Galaxy is also pretty good, but in my honest criticism..well..
Well the game is great, top-notch, the designers couldn't have done a better job for creating a next-gen Mario game. However, for me, I can play it..but I'm just not *glued* to it. Unlike Twilight Princess on the other hand, I couldn't get enough.

Wow, that kinda felt like a rant ^_^;. I should stop yakking about video games, it's going to get me in trouble one of these days.
Well, for everyone else, I wish you a happy thanksgiving, and I hope you all enjoy the turkey.
I just showed up for the pie anyways..teehee..

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15237492/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15237492/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:28:22 PDT Lately I've been really addicted to Persona 3, gosh..I never thought living as a Japanese high school student would be so exciting. Throughout this past week I've only been able to play about an hour total of it, so I've been feeling a little deprived -_-
But of course, now I have the whole weekend to take care of that. hee..
Playing Melee right now, I haven't practiced in ages, and friends of mine are playing it tomorrow, so I have to be ready -_-;
That and the new Phoenix Wright that came out this week. Oh, my, god. Finally. I just started the first trial today. Soo fun. I am going to totally regret it when I finally beat that game, that's how good it is. Aside the nonexistant replay value I guess.

Wow..so many video games. I heard a funny quote today when my friend overheard a game designing/programming teacher talking to his class:
"You know you guys are like drug dealers right? I mean, you make games for people that do nothing but play video games. And it consumes their lives. Do you want to know how many people died this year because of video games? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? TWO. Two people!"

My friend said that this teacher sounded just like House, after that I couldn't stop laughing.
Instead of a cane, he uses a wheelchair.

Mkay, I guess that should just about wrap up things. I've got some pics I need to scan and upload, hopefully I'll gather the energy to do so soon.
OH, and over 100 pageviews! Yay! I feel recognized

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15016156/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/15016156/ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:21:54 PDT It just feels like an overdue feeling. I dunno..gah.
Gee, what am I saying? Anyways, lately I've just been feeling more inspired to get back into art a bit more. First thing on the list: L painting. As soon as I get it done I'll take a pic and upload it. "It *can* be fixed" I'll just keep telling myself that.
That and I've always wanted to make an actual fan comic, but I've never really made one that's successful in my mind, so its time to start brainstorming ideas.

*stomach growls* erg...need lunch.

Until later,
-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14704602/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14704602/ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:14:50 PDT
I'm trying to look for music from the band Nightmare, or Naitomea if you spell it in Japanese katakana. I need more music..I'm getting a bit used up with the music on my MP3 player right now.
Well, anyway, I guess I should eat soon, its already five and I haven't had lunch.

Hmm, Trigun, makes me want to eat donuts.

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14560625/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14560625/ Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:04:37 PDT Well, I'm back, and school's started too. The school work is alright, but that's considering I only have three classes right now, my college classes will start later this month.

Lately I've just been addicted to Metroid Prime 3, right now I'm taking a break to eat breakfast.

My vacation to Hawaii was okay too, but it got cut kind of short when I got severe sunburns >_<. I will not live anywhere where I can be literally cooked by the sun. Sometimes I don't understand totally when people say its nice weather, its searing hot outside..

The cold is much more comfortable..just wear a sweater, or get some blankets for heaven's sake.

*sigh* guess I should finish breakfast.
Hoping for the best. Expecting the worst.
Feeling not so well.

-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14172024/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14172024/ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:51:24 PDT *sigh* It just kinda feels like a cycle kinda thing..and I'm a little worried about when that cycle breaks..its either going to be refreshingly good, or just crappy..

Well anyway, I've been drawing L lately from Death Note, and I've been going through the series again, now I'm at episode 19. He just has the most peculiar mannerisms and personality. He's very cool. He goes on *THE* list. Along with Link, and Vash and well..maybe that's about it at this time. It still counts as a list >_< .

Well, I guess I oughta eat now,
Till later,
-Hylian-Battle-Cry

]]> ~Hylian-Battle-Cry http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14088302/ http://Hylian-Battle-Cry.deviantart.com/journal/14088302/ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:17:09 PDT _<
So nowadays, I've been going to friend's houses, trying to shake the boredom. Thing is, well..I dunno. Just something's troubling me. But I can't quite put my finger on it.

As for DA, I've made a little routine of at least getting one deviation done a day. I think it's kept me in the art loop..I haven't been drawing as much as I do during the school year. So I plan to keep it up,
//^ ^\\ b. << (me doing a thumbs up)

Breakfast seems like a good idea right now, haven't eaten breakfast before noon in...eternity..or even woke up before noon.. 9_9
need more sleep..

Well, till later,
-Hylian-Battle-Cry

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