So, watch the campaign on Youtube at some point; got it.

I’m also an art historian and a professor (though Renaissance is not really my area of expertise, beyond the general survey courses,) but everything that I’ve read about this painting suggests that there’s really no way to just look at it and say that it’s obviously not a da Vinci. My understanding is that during his…

I honestly kind of felt like they overplayed the naivete of the character in the first film and in some ways actually reinforced common misogynistic stereotypes, like women loving sweets, for example (the ice cream scene.) I definitely thought it was a mixed bag in terms of how well it really handled the women’s…

Yep! I actually mentioned that somewhere in response to someone else in this thread. The original was something called Immersive HUD, and the new standard is called Friendly HUD, which has a ton of other options and basically lets you completely rework the HUD and bind different HUD elements to different shortcut…

How fair is it when the cosplayer is also a celebrity lookalike though? I mean, COME ON. lol

Are we sure this isn’t just a Ubisoft advertisement? In all seriousness though, damn.

Well, it’s definitely not impossible, but without the minimap on, you almost certainly will be pulling up the full worldmap regularly, and unfortunately (at least on consoles) that function was annoyingly laggy (thankfully the PS4 has a shortcut to it by swiping the touch pad.) I can’t imagine anyone could really do…

Agreed. I’ve enjoyed some of the mods that address this for some of these games, too, by making the minimap something that can be toggled on and off with the press of a button. There’s a great one out there for Witcher 3 that links the minimap to the use of Geralt’s witcher sense.

I agree in concept, but it absolutely depends on the world design of the game. The main problem with minimaps, as I see it, is not so much the visual distraction as it is the fact that the assumption of their presence and use changes the way developers design their game worlds. The problem with playing Assassin’s…

I never said there was anything wrong with photo-editing. But this isn’t a an article about showcasing a photographer’s work, it’s an article about showcasing a cosplayer and her amazing costume and props. Let those shine without the digital manipulation. :)

It’s not just basic lighting and color correction. The first two images have painted atmospheric effects and additional painted “aura” effects on the figure herself to make it look more like a video game. They’re definitely going for a painterly effect here. For my taste it just detracts a bit from the overall impact.…

It’s definitely impressive and well done, but there comes a point where these photos are more about the digital painting than they are the actual cosplay. These are so heavily edited.

It’s almost like all of these religions are complete and utter horseshit.

Pedant mode - ON: It’s not a crucifix unless there is a body on the cross.

Carry on, everyone.

Other important tips: Have unlimited mobile data, or be connected to wifi, unless you’re prepared to pay overage fees through the nose. ;)

The Age of Information is largely what got Donald Trump elected though. The terrible consequence of unlimited information at one’s fingertips is that the truth got lost in the shuffle.

It’s still glorified gambling (the only thing keeping this from being illegal is the fact that you can’t win real money at the end), it’s still predatory (aimed directly at people with addictive personalities and problems with self-control), and it’s still shady as hell. That you personally can decide to justify it or…

Hopefully they remembered that what made the original so good was the moral character tale at its heart, and not the shooty-shooty-bang-bang of “robbing and pillaging.” I’m honestly a bit concerned...this trailer doesn’t suggest any redeeming qualities at all for its main character.

In my experience, Gamecube had the absolute worst controller I’ve ever encountered when it comes to longevity and resilience. Just over the original lifespan of the console, I owned SIX controllers, and every single one of them crapped out due to broken buttons or analog sticks within that timespan. It’s the only…