http://search.deviantart.com/?q=gallery:godsavant/10223152&section= deviantART RSS for gallery:godsavant/10223152 en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:33:08 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portraits-335447246 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/portraits-335447246 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:24:11 PDT portraits nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Here are the base portraits of the ground team; Goma will have a greater variety of expressions for various transmissions, and is thus not present.

To anyone mildly observant, these are heavily styled after the redone character portraits of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - same size, and everything. The way they managed to squeeze that much character at such low resolutions (and frankly, such horrendous original portraits) is a real inspiration.

Now, I need your feedback on something: I've recently noticed that the colors in my pictures tend to show up differently depending on the computer monitor; on my desktop, where I draw, the colors appear bright and vibrant, but on my laptop some colors look dull or overly bright, and less saturated in general. Do the colors show up alright for you guys? ]]>
Here are the base portraits of the ground team; Goma will have a greater variety of expressions for various transmissions, and is thus not present.

To anyone mildly observant, these are heavily styled after the redone character portraits of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - same size, and everything. The way they managed to squeeze that much character at such low resolutions (and frankly, such horrendous original portraits) is a real inspiration.

Now, I need your feedback on something: I've recently noticed that the colors in my pictures tend to show up differently depending on the computer monitor; on my desktop, where I draw, the colors appear bright and vibrant, but on my laptop some colors look dull or overly bright, and less saturated in general. Do the colors show up alright for you guys?

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-METAL-GEAR-AC-D-330123443 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-METAL-GEAR-AC-D-330123443 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:27:46 PDT psp adventures: METAL GEAR AC!D nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
The first strike against AC!D is that it's not canon, which distances about 75% of its audience. And not in MGS: Ghost Babel's 'alternate sequel' bent of non-canonicity, either - aside from a main character who vaguely resembles Snake and another model of bipedal tank, the characters and story have barely any relation to the franchise. AC!D has its share of militaristic circus freaks, but gimmicks like 'goth lolita with teddy', 'missing an arm', 'female Decoy Octopus' and 'a really good ventriloquist' come off more irritating than memorable, particularly since there's no voice acting.

Its real problems lie in its collectible card-based tactics. Movement, weapons and equipment are all drawn from a deck of at least forty cards, with a maximum hand size of six. The issue is that doing anything beyond moving and skulking involves a great deal of time and luck, either to draw duplicate cards or a certain combo, and then hope the resultant dice rolls turn up your way.

Using cards costs a certain amount of...well, 'COST', or time units. There's not a set COST limit per turn, but incurring too much forces you to wait longer while the enemy does more stuff. But the kicker is, Snake (who is alone for a third of the game) can only use two cards each turn, which means he can't pull off much of anything without giving the enemies a turn in between. Something as elementary as setting up a Claymore mine takes Snake an entire phase: move to the space you want it (one card), set the mine (two cards, so your turn's now over), stand right on top of it and hope to buttfuck that the enemy doesn't set it off on their turn. Sure, you could move to the designated spot and wait till next turn to place the mine, but most enemies don't move on their patrol routes until you're very close and do tons of COST-heavy actions each turn, meaning you'll spend multiple turns in a row standing around milling through your deck and waiting for the enemy's move if you want to play a reactive game.

Weapons are even worse; since their accuracy is pathetic (50% chance to hit with a sniper rifle? Really?) and each attack requires a duplicate gun card as ammo, you'll often spray an entire magazine at an enemy's back from point blank, missing half the time and barely getting them to half health, then be unable to follow up with another attack or retreat to cover until after the enemy takes his turn, calls the alarm, and five guards rush to empty their AKs in your face.

Since earning an S rank on a mission requires low total COST used and damage taken, the only way to get through a level that quickly without kills/alerts is to abuse Stealth Camo and COST-reducing cards so you can take move after move without ever letting the enemy have a turn. That's right, Stealth Camo - a game-breaking cheat in past Metal Gear games - is now an essential element of stealth here and is available very early on, while classic techniques like choking out an enemy or tranquilizer pistols aren't available till halfway through the story.

Indeed, judging by the multitudes of +HIT (accuracy), +max health, +% chance of reaction shots, healing and attack evasion cards in the game, it almost feels as if the game is trying to encourage sweep-and-destroy tactics, a la X-Com: UFO Defense. But I didn't want X-Com from this game, I wanted Metal Gear, and that's absolutely not what I received. And I will certainly not be playing any other Metal Gear spinoffs in the future.

EDIT: No, there's even more to whine about! Completing missions awards points for buying booster packs of random cards, which means getting what you want involves grinding early missions for more points and more packs. The game attempts to make past missions more replayable by imposing one of these conditions each time:

Kill all enemies in the level.
OR
Reach the end without being detected, or it's mission failure.
OR
One of the enemies has a keycard to the exit. Kill guards until one of them drops it, then finish the level.

The problem is, the selection is always random. And since doing anything is such a hassle, your deck can only be focused around either combat or stealth, not both. So when you load into level with a deck filled with Stealth Camos and COST reducers and are told to kill everyone, your only option is to quit and reload the mission until you get the objective your deck is built for. What's the point? Why not just let us choose which scenario we want? ]]>
The first strike against AC!D is that it's not canon, which distances about 75% of its audience. And not in MGS: Ghost Babel's 'alternate sequel' bent of non-canonicity, either - aside from a main character who vaguely resembles Snake and another model of bipedal tank, the characters and story have barely any relation to the franchise. AC!D has its share of militaristic circus freaks, but gimmicks like 'goth lolita with teddy', 'missing an arm', 'female Decoy Octopus' and 'a really good ventriloquist' come off more irritating than memorable, particularly since there's no voice acting.

Its real problems lie in its collectible card-based tactics. Movement, weapons and equipment are all drawn from a deck of at least forty cards, with a maximum hand size of six. The issue is that doing anything beyond moving and skulking involves a great deal of time and luck, either to draw duplicate cards or a certain combo, and then hope the resultant dice rolls turn up your way.

Using cards costs a certain amount of...well, 'COST', or time units. There's not a set COST limit per turn, but incurring too much forces you to wait longer while the enemy does more stuff. But the kicker is, Snake (who is alone for a third of the game) can only use two cards each turn, which means he can't pull off much of anything without giving the enemies a turn in between. Something as elementary as setting up a Claymore mine takes Snake an entire phase: move to the space you want it (one card), set the mine (two cards, so your turn's now over), stand right on top of it and hope to buttfuck that the enemy doesn't set it off on their turn. Sure, you could move to the designated spot and wait till next turn to place the mine, but most enemies don't move on their patrol routes until you're very close and do tons of COST-heavy actions each turn, meaning you'll spend multiple turns in a row standing around milling through your deck and waiting for the enemy's move if you want to play a reactive game.

Weapons are even worse; since their accuracy is pathetic (50% chance to hit with a sniper rifle? Really?) and each attack requires a duplicate gun card as ammo, you'll often spray an entire magazine at an enemy's back from point blank, missing half the time and barely getting them to half health, then be unable to follow up with another attack or retreat to cover until after the enemy takes his turn, calls the alarm, and five guards rush to empty their AKs in your face.

Since earning an S rank on a mission requires low total COST used and damage taken, the only way to get through a level that quickly without kills/alerts is to abuse Stealth Camo and COST-reducing cards so you can take move after move without ever letting the enemy have a turn. That's right, Stealth Camo - a game-breaking cheat in past Metal Gear games - is now an essential element of stealth here and is available very early on, while classic techniques like choking out an enemy or tranquilizer pistols aren't available till halfway through the story.

Indeed, judging by the multitudes of +HIT (accuracy), +max health, +% chance of reaction shots, healing and attack evasion cards in the game, it almost feels as if the game is trying to encourage sweep-and-destroy tactics, a la X-Com: UFO Defense. But I didn't want X-Com from this game, I wanted Metal Gear, and that's absolutely not what I received. And I will certainly not be playing any other Metal Gear spinoffs in the future.

EDIT: No, there's even more to whine about! Completing missions awards points for buying booster packs of random cards, which means getting what you want involves grinding early missions for more points and more packs. The game attempts to make past missions more replayable by imposing one of these conditions each time:

Kill all enemies in the level.
OR
Reach the end without being detected, or it's mission failure.
OR
One of the enemies has a keycard to the exit. Kill guards until one of them drops it, then finish the level.

The problem is, the selection is always random. And since doing anything is such a hassle, your deck can only be focused around either combat or stealth, not both. So when you load into level with a deck filled with Stealth Camos and COST reducers and are told to kill everyone, your only option is to quit and reload the mission until you get the objective your deck is built for. What's the point? Why not just let us choose which scenario we want?

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Birthday-327630091 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Birthday-327630091 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:20:22 PDT Happy Birthday nonadult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Oh, and uh, get well soon. Probably should have included a bottle of pills with that cake, huh. ]]>
Oh, and uh, get well soon. Probably should have included a bottle of pills with that cake, huh.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Pachi-Go-Hu-Hu-322193700 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Pachi-Go-Hu-Hu-322193700 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:56:28 PDT Pachi Go Hu Hu nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Art trade with

It's Pachi, the titular character from his comic Pachi Go Hu Hu! Originally I'd planned to have some bigger mural of characters from the story, but given that only 15~ pages are available and none of the main characters have even donned their costumes yet, it's hard to make presumptions.

As an homage to Tentaku, I tried to go with as creative and enticing color palette as possible; even though I kind of gave in to my own color stinginess in the end, this is still the most colors I've probably ever used for a single character!

Special thanks to for anatomical advice, I changed Pachi's pose from simply leaning over like in the comic cover to actively swinging her mallet, but neglected to tense her shoulders, so her swing looked limp and unnatural.

EDIT: Added upscaled version. I should really do this as a rule from now on. ]]>
Art trade with

It's Pachi, the titular character from his comic Pachi Go Hu Hu! Originally I'd planned to have some bigger mural of characters from the story, but given that only 15~ pages are available and none of the main characters have even donned their costumes yet, it's hard to make presumptions.

As an homage to Tentaku, I tried to go with as creative and enticing color palette as possible; even though I kind of gave in to my own color stinginess in the end, this is still the most colors I've probably ever used for a single character!

Special thanks to for anatomical advice, I changed Pachi's pose from simply leaning over like in the comic cover to actively swinging her mallet, but neglected to tense her shoulders, so her swing looked limp and unnatural.

EDIT: Added upscaled version. I should really do this as a rule from now on.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazuo-318101856 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazuo-318101856 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:56:58 PDT Police Team Kazuo nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
The coloring first began as a normal, light-to-dark gradient, without any hard black shadows. However, I played around with coloring the larger patches of dark color pure black, and after shopping it around to a few people, they all seemed to find the hard shadows more interesting. As I revised the shadows on the existing characters I decided to add a pervading purple glow beneath, something I feel added a lot more dimension.

By the time I finished coloring Ito I didn't even feel like drawing Goma, let alone her giant robot (thanks to ~Rakugaki-otoko for the design), but over several sleepless nights - including this one - I pushed myself to add everything I'd imagined. Was it worth it? You decide, but in the words of DJ Kariu, "if you don't like it: fuck you. I'm serious, homie, kiss my ass."

MS Paint
15~ hours

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version. ]]>
The coloring first began as a normal, light-to-dark gradient, without any hard black shadows. However, I played around with coloring the larger patches of dark color pure black, and after shopping it around to a few people, they all seemed to find the hard shadows more interesting. As I revised the shadows on the existing characters I decided to add a pervading purple glow beneath, something I feel added a lot more dimension.

By the time I finished coloring Ito I didn't even feel like drawing Goma, let alone her giant robot (thanks to ~Rakugaki-otoko for the design), but over several sleepless nights - including this one - I pushed myself to add everything I'd imagined. Was it worth it? You decide, but in the words of DJ Kariu, "if you don't like it: fuck you. I'm serious, homie, kiss my ass."

MS Paint
15~ hours

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/pause-ahead-314865692 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/pause-ahead-314865692 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:52:13 PDT pause ahead nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant
Maycausesideeffectssuchasincreasedbloodpressurenauseaprojectilevomitingandshortnessofbreath. ]]>
Maycausesideeffectssuchasincreasedbloodpressurenauseaprojectilevomitingandshortnessofbreath.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/comms-292194619 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/comms-292194619 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:09:19 PDT comms nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant 's most popular OC, beyond the idea of "girl with a visor". ]]> 's most popular OC, beyond the idea of "girl with a visor".

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/engineer-292194425 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/engineer-292194425 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:06:30 PDT engineer nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant as part of an art trade. See the original here:

[link]

One more to go! ]]> as part of an art trade. See the original here:

[link]

One more to go!

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Bubble-Tank-291477863 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Bubble-Tank-291477863 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:46:03 PDT Bubble Tank nonadult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/chief-265148458 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/chief-265148458 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:50:23 PDT chief nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Ito is an indomitable pillar of the Kazuo militia, ever vigilant in the wake of a post-war backlash against armed conflict, and almost directly responsible for the leaps of progress in the effort to rebuild Kazuo, not all of it legal. In spite of his bureaucratic responsibilities, he still actively participates in a majority of Kiryu-kai field operations, particularly those involving large-scale squad coordination. Ever since his days staging raids against Anaheim encampments, he has matured from a formidable hot-blooded commando to one of the most powerful and dangerous men alive. This resurgence of Anaheim aggression will not go unanswered. ]]>
Ito is an indomitable pillar of the Kazuo militia, ever vigilant in the wake of a post-war backlash against armed conflict, and almost directly responsible for the leaps of progress in the effort to rebuild Kazuo, not all of it legal. In spite of his bureaucratic responsibilities, he still actively participates in a majority of Kiryu-kai field operations, particularly those involving large-scale squad coordination. Ever since his days staging raids against Anaheim encampments, he has matured from a formidable hot-blooded commando to one of the most powerful and dangerous men alive. This resurgence of Anaheim aggression will not go unanswered.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/why-is-it-so-hot-212526727 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/why-is-it-so-hot-212526727 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:49:56 PDT why is it so hot nonadult manga/digital/oekaki godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
The weather in New York has been muy ridiculo the past couple of days. I go to sleep during rousing thunderstorms and wake up to sweltering heat. Since there's no AC or other utilities in the house and my bottled water's running low (the tap water is vile, even boiled or filtered), I just chill down in the basement for most of the noon hours. It's no wonder I have a mild fever.

On a more related note, I found a ragged copy of the January 2000 issue of GameFan. The editorial content is pretty much the overly snarky and loquacious writers of the 90's who all have cartoon avatars of themselves (like in the old GamePro), and it's kind of funny to read about them gaggling over the graphical power of the DreamCast, debate the possibility of Microsoft producing a gaming console and lauding the graphics of Jurassic Park: Warpath as "gorgeous". How little they knew.

The ads, on the other hand, are a fucking blast from the past, like Dew Prism, Dino Crisis, Evolution (didn't that get remade on the Gamecube?) and Parasite Eve II. One that stood out particularly was an ad for the Pioneer releases of Serial Experiments Lain, which had only put out four of the five discs at the time. For those who don't know about it, that show is OLD. There's even a section at the end for that "Japanimation", "not-for-kids" stuff! Most of it's just reviews of Tenchi Whatever, Darkstalkers manga and gossip on J-pop bands or import DVDs (back when Geneon was still in business), but what really got me laughing was the huge 'Game Cave' mail-order catalog at the end: things like a Game Boy emulator for your PC (only $49.99!) or Rei/Asuka wall scrolls with the prices in big exclamation text boxes.

Oh, GameFan. You sure were a piece of crap. MS Paint, a night and a half.

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. ]]>
The weather in New York has been muy ridiculo the past couple of days. I go to sleep during rousing thunderstorms and wake up to sweltering heat. Since there's no AC or other utilities in the house and my bottled water's running low (the tap water is vile, even boiled or filtered), I just chill down in the basement for most of the noon hours. It's no wonder I have a mild fever.

On a more related note, I found a ragged copy of the January 2000 issue of GameFan. The editorial content is pretty much the overly snarky and loquacious writers of the 90's who all have cartoon avatars of themselves (like in the old GamePro), and it's kind of funny to read about them gaggling over the graphical power of the DreamCast, debate the possibility of Microsoft producing a gaming console and lauding the graphics of Jurassic Park: Warpath as "gorgeous". How little they knew.

The ads, on the other hand, are a fucking blast from the past, like Dew Prism, Dino Crisis, Evolution (didn't that get remade on the Gamecube?) and Parasite Eve II. One that stood out particularly was an ad for the Pioneer releases of Serial Experiments Lain, which had only put out four of the five discs at the time. For those who don't know about it, that show is OLD. There's even a section at the end for that "Japanimation", "not-for-kids" stuff! Most of it's just reviews of Tenchi Whatever, Darkstalkers manga and gossip on J-pop bands or import DVDs (back when Geneon was still in business), but what really got me laughing was the huge 'Game Cave' mail-order catalog at the end: things like a Game Boy emulator for your PC (only $49.99!) or Rei/Asuka wall scrolls with the prices in big exclamation text boxes.

Oh, GameFan. You sure were a piece of crap. MS Paint, a night and a half.

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/bayonetta-211999961 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/bayonetta-211999961 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:39:31 PDT bayonetta nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
I really don't think Bayonetta's character designer thought ahead when he drew her up; she has so many dangly bits and jewelry/ornaments it'd be hell to draw her more than once. Someone showed me some of the original concept sketches, and the front and back profiles don't even match up in places. I did my best to include the details based off the two reference pics I have, but if you find you can't rub one out on account of a missing pendant or inaccurate glove brace I am sorry for your lots.

I've been away from HQ for a few days at this point, back to my old house without heating or Internet, so like last time ([link]) I've spent that time doodling away in Paint until I get a shape or limb I could expand upon. I'm frantically uploading this from a friend's computer so unfortunately I don't have time to look at any replies or other messages you guys have left (sixteen and counting) but I'll definitely get around to it once I get back to the apartment.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FOR FULL SEXINESS, a lot of the details on the face get lost in dA's default view.

MS Paint, over a couple of nights. ]]>
I really don't think Bayonetta's character designer thought ahead when he drew her up; she has so many dangly bits and jewelry/ornaments it'd be hell to draw her more than once. Someone showed me some of the original concept sketches, and the front and back profiles don't even match up in places. I did my best to include the details based off the two reference pics I have, but if you find you can't rub one out on account of a missing pendant or inaccurate glove brace I am sorry for your lots.

I've been away from HQ for a few days at this point, back to my old house without heating or Internet, so like last time ([link]) I've spent that time doodling away in Paint until I get a shape or limb I could expand upon. I'm frantically uploading this from a friend's computer so unfortunately I don't have time to look at any replies or other messages you guys have left (sixteen and counting) but I'll definitely get around to it once I get back to the apartment.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FOR FULL SEXINESS, a lot of the details on the face get lost in dA's default view.

MS Paint, over a couple of nights.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/marksman-202521823 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/marksman-202521823 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:14:33 PDT marksman nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
What I hope will be the final design for the Marksman (and later, Sniper) CO. Her design is probably the one I've changed the most throughout. Still not sure about the eyes, though; do they make her look evil? It's been quite a while since I've worked on this.

If someone does notice a discrepancy b/w this uniform and the Heavy Weapons one, it's b/c Bouquet's still a cadet, so her outfit lacks the beret and shoulder emblem exclusive to commissioned officers.

I found out only recently that the rifle I gave her in early sketches ([link]) is aesthetically identical to an M14 EBR, so I just gave her that, instead (minus the magazine, of course). Since guns can get upgraded and swapped out in the game, it doesn't really matter, anyhow.

I drew this over one of my earliest sketches ([link]), though I made some changes to accommodate uniform designs.

Someone told me once that I like to draw large thighs.

DOWNLOAD FOR BETTER VIEW.

EDIT 3/28: I KNEW something was missing! I'd forgotten to draw the back of her jacket between her legs. Fix'd. ]]>
What I hope will be the final design for the Marksman (and later, Sniper) CO. Her design is probably the one I've changed the most throughout. Still not sure about the eyes, though; do they make her look evil? It's been quite a while since I've worked on this.

If someone does notice a discrepancy b/w this uniform and the Heavy Weapons one, it's b/c Bouquet's still a cadet, so her outfit lacks the beret and shoulder emblem exclusive to commissioned officers.

I found out only recently that the rifle I gave her in early sketches ([link]) is aesthetically identical to an M14 EBR, so I just gave her that, instead (minus the magazine, of course). Since guns can get upgraded and swapped out in the game, it doesn't really matter, anyhow.

I drew this over one of my earliest sketches ([link]), though I made some changes to accommodate uniform designs.

Someone told me once that I like to draw large thighs.

DOWNLOAD FOR BETTER VIEW.

EDIT 3/28: I KNEW something was missing! I'd forgotten to draw the back of her jacket between her legs. Fix'd.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Arkham-City-201284305 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Arkham-City-201284305 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:10:52 PDT Arkham City nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/movies godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
See? I'm not always so serious about this stuff.

As many of you might not be aware, in addition to anime and manga, I'm also way into Batman, and I'm glad he's gotten better movie and video game treatment as of late. Arkham Asylum ahoy.

I drew this while suffering from insomnia at my old house (my family's moved away).

Done in MS Paint, for once, now that I'm on my old laptop. 1~2 hours

EDIT 3/19: Now that I'm back at HQ, I've made some slight edits to Catwoman for accuracy to her in-game appearance (I was working off a blurry screenshot and her animated appearances when I first drew her). Still done in MS Paint, though, to preserve my claim).

EDIT 10/13: Dammit, why didn't they reveal that Nightwing and Robin were also in the game until a week before release?! Also, game's almost out, heard it's alright. ]]>
See? I'm not always so serious about this stuff.

As many of you might not be aware, in addition to anime and manga, I'm also way into Batman, and I'm glad he's gotten better movie and video game treatment as of late. Arkham Asylum ahoy.

I drew this while suffering from insomnia at my old house (my family's moved away).

Done in MS Paint, for once, now that I'm on my old laptop. 1~2 hours

EDIT 3/19: Now that I'm back at HQ, I've made some slight edits to Catwoman for accuracy to her in-game appearance (I was working off a blurry screenshot and her animated appearances when I first drew her). Still done in MS Paint, though, to preserve my claim).

EDIT 10/13: Dammit, why didn't they reveal that Nightwing and Robin were also in the game until a week before release?! Also, game's almost out, heard it's alright.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-dark-hero-days-200173996 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-dark-hero-days-200173996 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:38:56 PST psp adventures: dark hero days nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
Yes, what we have here is a stylistic experiment, in which I tried to mimic the rough, unkempt linework of oekai artwork - particularly, the style of 'gen', whose work usually consists of low-res and solidly-colored pixel portraits. Some examples of his work can be found here (NSFW):

[link]

So, if you were saying to yourself, "this looks kind of shitty and unfinished", that's the point.

Oh, right, Disgaea. Guess I better talk about that shit.

So yeah, as a tactical JRPG, it's a pretty fun game - which it had better be, for a series that expects you to grind to level 9999 repeatedly. I'm playing Dark Hero Days on my PSP, which is my only exposure to the series thus far.

So, if there are veterans of the series out there, tell me: is this one just worse than the rest? I've heard the Disgaea series lauded for its quirky humor and memorable characters. But I've played through this entire game's story mode, and I find all - and I do mean all - of the skits, characters and cutscenes the epitome of panderingly juvenile, panty-sniffing otaku cliché. I've also heard that people love Laharl as a character, but in the numerous cameos he's had in this game, his squealing, adolescent voice and insipid dialogue make me hate him even worse than Adell. Why does a fistfighter like Adell wear a long red tie? Why are there so many battles the player is supposed to lose? Why are Adell and friends trying to fight the Overlord Zenon when they already know he's a fake?

Ugh, it's getting late.

Still, it's a nice change in pace; the series' staples of randomly-generated 'item dungeons' and lifting/throwing towers of teammates (pictured above, on a small scale) are pretty ingenious, and lend themselves to deeper strategy than Final Fantasy Tactics (or Tactics Ogre, but unlike some, I DON'T like taking it up the ass). I'm hoping Disgaea 3 will make it to PSP, but judging by the NGP unveiling and PSP-3000 price drop, Sony is already jumping ship on the platform for North America. If nothing else, I have Persona 3 Portable sitting unopenend on my shelf over there, so we'll see how that turns out.

Oh, and this one's dedicated to my estranged friend , since I know he's into this kind of stuff. He might also have died, though, since he's been inactive for a while and erased a huge chunk of his gallery for no apparent reason. More power to ya, you uncanny pervert, you. ]]>
Yes, what we have here is a stylistic experiment, in which I tried to mimic the rough, unkempt linework of oekai artwork - particularly, the style of 'gen', whose work usually consists of low-res and solidly-colored pixel portraits. Some examples of his work can be found here (NSFW):

[link]

So, if you were saying to yourself, "this looks kind of shitty and unfinished", that's the point.

Oh, right, Disgaea. Guess I better talk about that shit.

So yeah, as a tactical JRPG, it's a pretty fun game - which it had better be, for a series that expects you to grind to level 9999 repeatedly. I'm playing Dark Hero Days on my PSP, which is my only exposure to the series thus far.

So, if there are veterans of the series out there, tell me: is this one just worse than the rest? I've heard the Disgaea series lauded for its quirky humor and memorable characters. But I've played through this entire game's story mode, and I find all - and I do mean all - of the skits, characters and cutscenes the epitome of panderingly juvenile, panty-sniffing otaku cliché. I've also heard that people love Laharl as a character, but in the numerous cameos he's had in this game, his squealing, adolescent voice and insipid dialogue make me hate him even worse than Adell. Why does a fistfighter like Adell wear a long red tie? Why are there so many battles the player is supposed to lose? Why are Adell and friends trying to fight the Overlord Zenon when they already know he's a fake?

Ugh, it's getting late.

Still, it's a nice change in pace; the series' staples of randomly-generated 'item dungeons' and lifting/throwing towers of teammates (pictured above, on a small scale) are pretty ingenious, and lend themselves to deeper strategy than Final Fantasy Tactics (or Tactics Ogre, but unlike some, I DON'T like taking it up the ass). I'm hoping Disgaea 3 will make it to PSP, but judging by the NGP unveiling and PSP-3000 price drop, Sony is already jumping ship on the platform for North America. If nothing else, I have Persona 3 Portable sitting unopenend on my shelf over there, so we'll see how that turns out.

Oh, and this one's dedicated to my estranged friend , since I know he's into this kind of stuff. He might also have died, though, since he's been inactive for a while and erased a huge chunk of his gallery for no apparent reason. More power to ya, you uncanny pervert, you.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-peace-walker-200512317 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-peace-walker-200512317 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:55:52 PST psp adventures: peace walker nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
[link]

Man...what a weird game. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was actually the very first game I bought and played on my PSP, but this one took so long mainly because I tried to draw it using digital brushes first, which was both laborious and frustrating; Paz herself turned out alright, but the rest of the picture was far too big for me to work to my liking (particularly ZEKE). I'll upload the presentable parts of that picture separately to my Scraps, I suppose.

As for the game itself, it's arguably one of the best titles available on the platform, ever; though I haven't tried out its predecessor, Portable Ops, I sunk 50+ hours into Peace Walker, without even touching the full-featured multiplayer.

This time, I was experimenting more with color, rather than imitating a specific style (though I'm sure it resembles some artist or other). I find Peace Walker's color palette particularly striking, especially since the previous games in the series and been based in cooler, more subdued colors.

Special thanks to for his drawing of a confused and embarrassed Snake ([link]), which I converted to pixel form, and also for several snapshots of ZEKE that helped immensely in planning out its proportions for this picture. The man's a true genome soldier, as I'd never have the guts to pull out my camera in the midst of a firefight with that monster.

Also, if anyone (besides Dan) knows what the pic of ZEKE is a reference to, you win.

Dedicated to for her excellent tributes to both Peace Walker and tasteful man-sex, not to mention a pic that almost mirrored what this piece was originally going to be.

Enjoy!

EDIT 3/20 removed the outlines on Paz's hair, did my best to fix the upper part of the peace logo.

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version. ]]>
[link]

Man...what a weird game. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was actually the very first game I bought and played on my PSP, but this one took so long mainly because I tried to draw it using digital brushes first, which was both laborious and frustrating; Paz herself turned out alright, but the rest of the picture was far too big for me to work to my liking (particularly ZEKE). I'll upload the presentable parts of that picture separately to my Scraps, I suppose.

As for the game itself, it's arguably one of the best titles available on the platform, ever; though I haven't tried out its predecessor, Portable Ops, I sunk 50+ hours into Peace Walker, without even touching the full-featured multiplayer.

This time, I was experimenting more with color, rather than imitating a specific style (though I'm sure it resembles some artist or other). I find Peace Walker's color palette particularly striking, especially since the previous games in the series and been based in cooler, more subdued colors.

Special thanks to for his drawing of a confused and embarrassed Snake ([link]), which I converted to pixel form, and also for several snapshots of ZEKE that helped immensely in planning out its proportions for this picture. The man's a true genome soldier, as I'd never have the guts to pull out my camera in the midst of a firefight with that monster.

Also, if anyone (besides Dan) knows what the pic of ZEKE is a reference to, you win.

Dedicated to for her excellent tributes to both Peace Walker and tasteful man-sex, not to mention a pic that almost mirrored what this piece was originally going to be.

Enjoy!

EDIT 3/20 removed the outlines on Paz's hair, did my best to fix the upper part of the peace logo.

EDIT: Uploaded upscaled version.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/JILL-DOZER-193663138 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/JILL-DOZER-193663138 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:56:41 PST JILL DOZER nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
I was never quite happy with my previous fanart for The GBA's late-comer classic Drill Dozer ([link]), so I started doodling a small pixel outline of Jill that eventually became this. I still haven't gone back to the game, but I do wish Game Freak would have the courage to do something besides Pokemon for once (granted, they took a dive with Drill Dozer, but that can't take too much out of their Nintendo millions). ]]>
I was never quite happy with my previous fanart for The GBA's late-comer classic Drill Dozer ([link]), so I started doodling a small pixel outline of Jill that eventually became this. I still haven't gone back to the game, but I do wish Game Freak would have the courage to do something besides Pokemon for once (granted, they took a dive with Drill Dozer, but that can't take too much out of their Nintendo millions).

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dimensional-Fortress-Macross-210854984 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Dimensional-Fortress-Macross-210854984 Sun, 29 May 2011 13:31:02 PDT Dimensional Fortress Macross nonadult manga/digital/oekaki godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
So, was telling me how he and were looking at this picture of a stucco wall for some reason ([link]) and saw various things in the top right (see it? See it now? I didn't). We all decided to draw our own interpretations, which are linked below.

In honesty, I saw a number of different things, but by far the coolest was an image inspired by the recently-revealed cover art for the mech game "Armored Core 5": [link]

That's some raw box art if I ever saw it.

Now, I've never actually played any Armored Core game, nor have I seen Super Dimension Fortress Macross, but I've always liked the ludicrous idea of fighter jets with legs. But twisty lasers? That's going too far.

saw pretty much what I saw at first, a suit of armor with a sword: [link]

apparently also saw a suit of armor, but as always the guy managed to work an anime girl into the picture: [link]

Try it out the next time you're staring at your ceiling patterns for hours in a fit of fevered delirium. It's fun. ]]>
So, was telling me how he and were looking at this picture of a stucco wall for some reason ([link]) and saw various things in the top right (see it? See it now? I didn't). We all decided to draw our own interpretations, which are linked below.

In honesty, I saw a number of different things, but by far the coolest was an image inspired by the recently-revealed cover art for the mech game "Armored Core 5": [link]

That's some raw box art if I ever saw it.

Now, I've never actually played any Armored Core game, nor have I seen Super Dimension Fortress Macross, but I've always liked the ludicrous idea of fighter jets with legs. But twisty lasers? That's going too far.

saw pretty much what I saw at first, a suit of armor with a sword: [link]

apparently also saw a suit of armor, but as always the guy managed to work an anime girl into the picture: [link]

Try it out the next time you're staring at your ceiling patterns for hours in a fit of fevered delirium. It's fun.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/commanding-officers-160782052 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/commanding-officers-160782052 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:26:41 PDT commanding officers nonadult designs/gameart/2dgame/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2010-2013 ~godsavant
For references, see [link] , I uploaded a more recent version with more accurate colors; none of that neon pink nonsense. Never again, Pixen, never again.

EDIT: Oh, and to clarify, Goma does not appear in the roster b/c she remains a support character during actual missions; I believe having her running around visibly killing people is incongruous with 's original vision. ]]>
For references, see [link] , I uploaded a more recent version with more accurate colors; none of that neon pink nonsense. Never again, Pixen, never again.

EDIT: Oh, and to clarify, Goma does not appear in the roster b/c she remains a support character during actual missions; I believe having her running around visibly killing people is incongruous with 's original vision.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/drill-dozer-146860485 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/drill-dozer-146860485 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:17:18 PST drill dozer nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
I got sloppy with the pixelling, sleepiness got the best of me. ]]>
I got sloppy with the pixelling, sleepiness got the best of me.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/special-forces-146393820 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/special-forces-146393820 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:34:36 PST special forces nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/iso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Cadets
Under Kazuoku military protocol, cadets-in-training who exhibit exceptional performance are permitted to participate in battlefield operations as part of their training, albeit under the supervision of various commanding officers. They form the core of the Kiryu-kai reconnaissance, and are denoted by red berets bearing thick shield emblems. They are typically younger and serve to support to superior officers, though they fill the same combat roles of full-fledged Red Berets.

Marksmen
The most elite combat troops, marksmen are few in number and almost never enlisted from the military academies, instead composed of outside mercenaries or private military contractors. Typically, no more than one or two marksmen are present in conventional missions.

Engineers
The force sponsors a separate academy for the recruitment and education of engineers, as they are the force’s most valuable assets. Their specialties include heavy fortification, anti-air/vehicle capabilities, and mechanical repair and support; unfortunately, this versatility also entails carrying a substantial amount of battlefield equipment, necessitating heavy armor and constant supervision by more general-purpose troops. They can also be found piloting a majority of the force’s vehicular arsenal.

Artillery
Technically a branch of the Berets, artillery officers are the more zealous of their kin, demonstrating both proficiency and affinity for larger-scale combat capabilities. They are highly trained in aggressive combat tactics and equipped with formidable weaponry, though this occasionally undermines their reliability in more complex situations; thus, they must usually be supervised for their own safety and effectiveness as the shock troopers of the Kiryu-kai forces.

Medic
These support troops hail from the same academies as engineers, although they were only recently inducted to the Kiryu-kai for active combat roles. Following the unacceptable casualty rate in the months leading up to the Grand Battle, Ito commissioned these trainees for full medical attention in all but the most covert of future operations. ]]>
Cadets
Under Kazuoku military protocol, cadets-in-training who exhibit exceptional performance are permitted to participate in battlefield operations as part of their training, albeit under the supervision of various commanding officers. They form the core of the Kiryu-kai reconnaissance, and are denoted by red berets bearing thick shield emblems. They are typically younger and serve to support to superior officers, though they fill the same combat roles of full-fledged Red Berets.

Marksmen
The most elite combat troops, marksmen are few in number and almost never enlisted from the military academies, instead composed of outside mercenaries or private military contractors. Typically, no more than one or two marksmen are present in conventional missions.

Engineers
The force sponsors a separate academy for the recruitment and education of engineers, as they are the force’s most valuable assets. Their specialties include heavy fortification, anti-air/vehicle capabilities, and mechanical repair and support; unfortunately, this versatility also entails carrying a substantial amount of battlefield equipment, necessitating heavy armor and constant supervision by more general-purpose troops. They can also be found piloting a majority of the force’s vehicular arsenal.

Artillery
Technically a branch of the Berets, artillery officers are the more zealous of their kin, demonstrating both proficiency and affinity for larger-scale combat capabilities. They are highly trained in aggressive combat tactics and equipped with formidable weaponry, though this occasionally undermines their reliability in more complex situations; thus, they must usually be supervised for their own safety and effectiveness as the shock troopers of the Kiryu-kai forces.

Medic
These support troops hail from the same academies as engineers, although they were only recently inducted to the Kiryu-kai for active combat roles. Following the unacceptable casualty rate in the months leading up to the Grand Battle, Ito commissioned these trainees for full medical attention in all but the most covert of future operations.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-3rd-Birthday-213825147 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/psp-adventures-3rd-Birthday-213825147 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:12:18 PDT psp adventures: 3rd Birthday nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 ~godsavant
A few months back I bought Crysis 2 for PC and The 3rd Birthday on the PSP on the same day - coincidentally, both games that involve fighting through a ruined and besieged New York City. Difference is, one is good, and the other is something besides good.

Now, I've never actually played the original Parasite Eves on the Playstation One, but I'd hazard a guess The 3rd Birthday is nothing like the first two; the story is unrelated to - and indeed, spits in the face of - the previous games, with the kind of convoluted, inscrutable story worthy only of Final Fantasy XIII writer Motomu Toriyama.

Maybe it's also the fact that I've been spoiled by the superb MGS: Peace Walker, but as an action game The 3rd Birthday is piss poor. As with most Japanese shooters, the guns are predictably weak, and the lock-on targeting system reduces the player input to running back and forth. The encounters are also split into tightly segregated kill rooms, wreaking havoc on the shoulder camera (though that does allow you to marvel at the visuals).

However, the game really gets intense after the halfway point, where the focus becomes more tactical strategy, jumping rapidly between soldiers for different lines of sight and weapon loadouts or vehicles for enemies with very specific weaknesses. At the time I was really frustrated at how unfairly difficult some stages were, but in hindsight I probably had the most fun while I was desperately dodging enemies with low health, praying for fresh reinforcements to Dive into.

If you're a Parasite Eve fan, don't touch this game. For everyone else, give it a try.

In other news, Crysis 2 was simply amazing.

For those more attentive to motif, I based the original pose off of the famous poster for Army of Darkness: [link] Originally it was supposed to be Crysis Guy in the lead pose, but a certain someone suggested this genius reversal.

This one took me over two months, all told, as I put off doing the background for several weeks at a time, erasing and redrawing all those pesky buildings. In the end it was a lot less grand than I'd envisioned (story of my art) but I just wanted to get it out there and off my shoulders. ]]>
A few months back I bought Crysis 2 for PC and The 3rd Birthday on the PSP on the same day - coincidentally, both games that involve fighting through a ruined and besieged New York City. Difference is, one is good, and the other is something besides good.

Now, I've never actually played the original Parasite Eves on the Playstation One, but I'd hazard a guess The 3rd Birthday is nothing like the first two; the story is unrelated to - and indeed, spits in the face of - the previous games, with the kind of convoluted, inscrutable story worthy only of Final Fantasy XIII writer Motomu Toriyama.

Maybe it's also the fact that I've been spoiled by the superb MGS: Peace Walker, but as an action game The 3rd Birthday is piss poor. As with most Japanese shooters, the guns are predictably weak, and the lock-on targeting system reduces the player input to running back and forth. The encounters are also split into tightly segregated kill rooms, wreaking havoc on the shoulder camera (though that does allow you to marvel at the visuals).

However, the game really gets intense after the halfway point, where the focus becomes more tactical strategy, jumping rapidly between soldiers for different lines of sight and weapon loadouts or vehicles for enemies with very specific weaknesses. At the time I was really frustrated at how unfairly difficult some stages were, but in hindsight I probably had the most fun while I was desperately dodging enemies with low health, praying for fresh reinforcements to Dive into.

If you're a Parasite Eve fan, don't touch this game. For everyone else, give it a try.

In other news, Crysis 2 was simply amazing.

For those more attentive to motif, I based the original pose off of the famous poster for Army of Darkness: [link] Originally it was supposed to be Crysis Guy in the lead pose, but a certain someone suggested this genius reversal.

This one took me over two months, all told, as I put off doing the background for several weeks at a time, erasing and redrawing all those pesky buildings. In the end it was a lot less grand than I'd envisioned (story of my art) but I just wanted to get it out there and off my shoulders.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/The-Guardian-Legend-142007646 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/The-Guardian-Legend-142007646 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:29:52 PDT The Guardian Legend nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant 's contest prize for Tower of Heaven, a Game Boy rendition of the NES game "Guardic Gaiden: The Guardian Legend".

It's about a girl who can shoot lasers and transform into a space jet that also shoots lasers; the game itself alternates between vertical shoot-em-up portions and top-down action/exploration levels; given its age, it's surprisingly vast and amibitious for its time, with multiple environments on various planets for both gameplay formats. However, I must admit that the enemy designs are extremely uninspired, such as "strobe-light hockey puck" or "tentacles in a shell", which made this piece rather difficult. ]]> 's contest prize for Tower of Heaven, a Game Boy rendition of the NES game "Guardic Gaiden: The Guardian Legend".

It's about a girl who can shoot lasers and transform into a space jet that also shoots lasers; the game itself alternates between vertical shoot-em-up portions and top-down action/exploration levels; given its age, it's surprisingly vast and amibitious for its time, with multiple environments on various planets for both gameplay formats. However, I must admit that the enemy designs are extremely uninspired, such as "strobe-light hockey puck" or "tentacles in a shell", which made this piece rather difficult.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/N-Faita-Battle-in-the-Clouds-140870849 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/N-Faita-Battle-in-the-Clouds-140870849 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:41 PDT N Faita: Battle in the Clouds nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant , after all - go check out his end of the deal: [link]

An attempt at an epic perspective of N, Da's protagonist in his upcoming magnum opus N Faita. This takes place on the Airship stage, populated by a fleet of cruisers, hidden rings, and smoke-spewing robots.

DOWNLOAD TO FULLVIEW, IT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS. ]]> , after all - go check out his end of the deal: [link]

An attempt at an epic perspective of N, Da's protagonist in his upcoming magnum opus N Faita. This takes place on the Airship stage, populated by a fleet of cruisers, hidden rings, and smoke-spewing robots.

DOWNLOAD TO FULLVIEW, IT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/video-games-pixelled-138996551 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/video-games-pixelled-138996551 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:17:40 PDT video games - pixelled nonadult designs/gameart/2dgame/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant [link]

I've never had to make any concrete color scheme choices until now, I don't know if they're final...I just wanted to limit my palette as much as possible.

Didn't have time to anti-alias the outside border, my eyes hurt enough as it is. X( ]]> [link]

I've never had to make any concrete color scheme choices until now, I don't know if they're final...I just wanted to limit my palette as much as possible.

Didn't have time to anti-alias the outside border, my eyes hurt enough as it is. X(

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazoku-Mockup-137352039 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Police-Team-Kazoku-Mockup-137352039 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:50:13 PDT Police Team Kazoku - Mockup nonadult designs/gameart/2dgame/environments godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Buildings credited to , and space horizon to .

Feel free to post w/ questions. ]]>
Buildings credited to , and space horizon to .

Feel free to post w/ questions.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Klonoa-Hupo-136421523 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Klonoa-Hupo-136421523 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:08:13 PDT Klonoa + Hupo nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant 's contest prize for third place.

But I'm not done yet...

Klonoa and Hupo (c) Namco and Team Klonoa. ]]> 's contest prize for third place.

But I'm not done yet...

Klonoa and Hupo (c) Namco and Team Klonoa.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Harry-Potter-RPG-136003742 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Harry-Potter-RPG-136003742 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:46:21 PDT Harry Potter RPG nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Made by request for AnarchoElk's contest prize. ]]>
Made by request for AnarchoElk's contest prize.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/tower-icon-132348132 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/tower-icon-132348132 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:04:14 PDT tower icon nonadult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Just gotta make that rotating wall, then the game is done. ]]>
Just gotta make that rotating wall, then the game is done.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/heavy-weapon-126626440 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/heavy-weapon-126626440 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:43:14 PDT heavy weapon nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Download plz, dA makes it really fuzzy and ugly. ]]>
Download plz, dA makes it really fuzzy and ugly.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/artillery-portrait-126070584 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/artillery-portrait-126070584 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:08:01 PDT artillery portrait nonadult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Red-Beret-125144496 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Red-Beret-125144496 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:21:53 PDT Red Beret nonadult designs/gameart/2dgame/characters godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant [link]

I decided to make the color scheme red instead of blue. ]]> [link]

I decided to make the color scheme red instead of blue.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Nissan-Chicken-121774835 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Nissan-Chicken-121774835 Thu, 07 May 2009 14:30:58 PDT Nissan Chicken adult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
Developed by world-famous gourmet chef Nissan Chicken, ®NISSAN CHICKEN instant noodles are renowned for their exquisite taste, texture and price, and come in Mild or Spicy flavors. Each package includes a collectible recipe card that doubles as an additional ingredient! ]]>
Developed by world-famous gourmet chef Nissan Chicken, ®NISSAN CHICKEN instant noodles are renowned for their exquisite taste, texture and price, and come in Mild or Spicy flavors. Each package includes a collectible recipe card that doubles as an additional ingredient!

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Sniper-Mech-120384117 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Sniper-Mech-120384117 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:00:51 PDT Sniper Mech nonadult scraps godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant [link]

Original design is, of course, courtesy of . ]]> [link]

Original design is, of course, courtesy of .

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/a-tower-of-heaven-118801374 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/a-tower-of-heaven-118801374 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:20:27 PDT a tower of heaven nonadult designs/gameart/2dgame/environments godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ I saw the traveler make his way toward the monolith,
That thin gash amidst the clouds;
An open seam between heaven and earth that eluded the eye of God.

Or perhaps it had not; perhaps it beckoned from one realm
To the other, wedded and ruled as one;
For look how clean it splits the horizon 'twain, absorbs it,
Makes it strange,
An indomitable beam,
A tower of heaven."

I'm didn't choose an English major for nothing, you know.

Starting the home stretch for Tower of God, as you can see. Have a happy Easter weekend. ]]> I saw the traveler make his way toward the monolith,
That thin gash amidst the clouds;
An open seam between heaven and earth that eluded the eye of God.

Or perhaps it had not; perhaps it beckoned from one realm
To the other, wedded and ruled as one;
For look how clean it splits the horizon 'twain, absorbs it,
Makes it strange,
An indomitable beam,
A tower of heaven."

I'm didn't choose an English major for nothing, you know.

Starting the home stretch for Tower of God, as you can see. Have a happy Easter weekend.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Computah-116271032 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Computah-116271032 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:43:02 PDT Computah nonadult digitalart/pixelart/objects/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant
'Nless you have Mac o' Vista. You on ya own, son. ]]>
'Nless you have Mac o' Vista. You on ya own, son.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Madotsuki-115613247 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Madotsuki-115613247 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:31:03 PDT Madotsuki nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/iso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant [link]

I was going to do some more, but I'm not so sure now...

Also, some more of that guy's isometric mockups I found:
Poniko's room: [link]

Lake w/ Witch Effect: [link]

Dead Guy: [link]

Guillotine World: [link]

I must say, they do lose a lot of the atmosphere of the original... ]]> [link]

I was going to do some more, but I'm not so sure now...

Also, some more of that guy's isometric mockups I found:
Poniko's room: [link]

Lake w/ Witch Effect: [link]

Dead Guy: [link]

Guillotine World: [link]

I must say, they do lose a lot of the atmosphere of the original...

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Indie-Brawl-Xoda-113652986 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Indie-Brawl-Xoda-113652986 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:41:37 PST Indie Brawl - Xoda nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2009-2013 ~godsavant

My animated Indie Brawl rendition of Xoda, from Noitu Love 2. Play the latest demo here:[link]

The revamped design was a collab w/ , , Xion and Kovski. It's been a long road.

Noitu Love, Xoda, and all related IP's belong to Joakim Sandberg () ]]>

My animated Indie Brawl rendition of Xoda, from Noitu Love 2. Play the latest demo here:[link]

The revamped design was a collab w/ , , Xion and Kovski. It's been a long road.

Noitu Love, Xoda, and all related IP's belong to Joakim Sandberg ()

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Many-Hardships-107291880 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Many-Hardships-107291880 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:01:54 PST Many Hardships nonadult digitalart/pixelart/characters/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant [link]

Another promo image for the game, a more reasonable size than the last. Happy holidays, everybody.

Name taken from an unrelated piece by , for some reason. ]]> [link]

Another promo image for the game, a more reasonable size than the last. Happy holidays, everybody.

Name taken from an unrelated piece by , for some reason.

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Meet-the-Cultivator-106550862 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Meet-the-Cultivator-106550862 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:11:21 PST Meet the Cultivator nonadult fanart/digital/painting/games godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant
Check out the development thread here, as well as michael's own awesome promo art: [link]

EDIT: And while you're at it, why don't you check out his art on his dA? God, I keep finding more and more people I know... ]]>
Check out the development thread here, as well as michael's own awesome promo art: [link]

EDIT: And while you're at it, why don't you check out his art on his dA? God, I keep finding more and more people I know...

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/The-Tower-101661602 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/The-Tower-101661602 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:40:41 PDT The Tower nonadult digitalart/pixelart/scenes/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant
EDIT 11/12/08: New build ready! Download it here: [link] ]]>
EDIT 11/12/08: New build ready! Download it here: [link]

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Rush-99835471 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Rush-99835471 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:52:32 PDT Rush nonadult digitalart/pixelart/other/noniso godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant
EDIT: This animation is now being used for TIGSource's community game, Indie Brawl, as a technique for Nikujin. The latest build can be downloaded here: [link] (Careful when using it, though, you may propel yourself over a ledge to your doom). ]]>
EDIT: This animation is now being used for TIGSource's community game, Indie Brawl, as a technique for Nikujin. The latest build can be downloaded here: [link] (Careful when using it, though, you may propel yourself over a ledge to your doom).

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Artillery-Girl-Concept-92216978 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Artillery-Girl-Concept-92216978 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:04:33 PDT Artillery Girl Concept nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Baldur-86417997 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Baldur-86417997 Thu, 22 May 2008 14:05:34 PDT Baldur nonadult digitalart/animation godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Long-86417354 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Long-86417354 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:58:45 PDT Long nonadult digitalart/animation godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

]]> http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Lip-86352404 http://godsavant.deviantart.com/art/Lip-86352404 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:33:40 PDT Lip nonadult digitalart/animation godsavant http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/o/godsavant.png?14 Copyright 2008-2013 ~godsavant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Edit: now with mouth-opening frames! ]]>
Edit: now with mouth-opening frames!

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