"THE HALLUCINAPE LABS" [lost PS2 game intro cutscene]

3D model + anim commission (also designed the game logo and ps2 box front/back cover)

commissioned by @wayneradiotv for @hallucinape

ahhh fucked up little six-nippled snake-handed spiritual dude covered in buffalo fur with heterochromia and a bird beak nose my beloved

oh YEAH? you only got ONE PEENEYE????

im MAD

the nintendo wii had better water depicting ability than the nintendo switch!!!!!!!!!!!!1

the nintendo GAMECUB E HAS BETTER LOOKING WATER THAN THE NENTNIENDO BITCH

what is this nintendo??

what the hell is this?

what is this glowing blue goo?!!

this is the same river and pond in the original game on PS2!!!

yes the point of video games is pretty transparent water that splashes when you touch it there are no exceptions! why am i playing your game as a person afraid of the ocean if the water doesn't look and act like you kissed each droplet on the forehead and told them they can do anything

‼️Lost Media Reseach Call‼️

Hello everyone, like most of you know im SofyTofy... im big fan of an old horror game called Rule of Rose (and more old titles such as Haunring Ground, Silent Hill and more). I've been handling for some years a lil fanpage on Twitter/X where I post and archive everything (besides this one) called Unlucky_Gurl_ on twitter but... Here is the thing, if you heard of this game you might totally know it got srs banned in Italy. This happened because of a newspaper magazine called Panorama made false claims that the game encouraged bullying, child abuse, etc (think of things like GTA and Bully but on a larger scale) but the magazine shut down. Another thing that may have led to its ban to was an episode from a tg5 italian news program which talked abt the game in a very bad way. While I've done my best to find this episode, I haven't been able to on my own. What I'm asking is pretty simple, a little help to reseach and get this video again due its an important piece that caused this game to be banned. I would seriously appreciate if you all share this and help me to get this. I promise when ill have it, i will post it on all platforms i have, including a english translation of it. Before closing up... Here is some testimony forums that claim it existence:

Finished playing Bully for the first time ever since tricking my mom into getting it for me 11 years ago

My entire life seems meaningless now

Since retro games are becoming kind of a trend again, some friendly reminders I want to make, as a preservationist. I really love older games and think they should be open to anyone, but the hobby has run into a lot of issues:

◆ Support physical reprints. You can own physical media for as long as you want. No one can rip it out from under you. On-demand and regular reprints of any kind also discourage scalping.

◆ Physical media shows that art, games and movies are NOT disposable filler. That people care enough about the hard work of creators to preserve it and keep it in circulation so it can be enjoyed as it should.

◆ Support affordable digital reprints too. Everyone deserves to be able to play older games.

◆ Retro games CAN NOT be antiques, and CAN NOT survive being treated as such. They are not baroque chairs, they are fragile discs and carts with dying batteries. They will and do rot - and quickly.

Video games are not meant to be hoarded, nor should a half-broken used copy of anything cost the price of a kidney. Not even if it's Rule of Rose. (The issue with mistreatment of horror games is a whole different conversation though.) Price-gouging and hoarding of older games (including from publishers) contributes only to them becoming lost media.

I personally think copyright on out-of-print games should be lowered to 10-15 years due to how fast they can rot. After that, it should be open to free, legal preservation if the owner has no intention of re-releasing it themselves. I think this would help with so many issues, but I also don't see it realistically happening. These other things can help, however.

(Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch: Lost Colors, PS2)

just played sonic frontiers for the first time for a couple hours and in my professional Sonic Expert(tm) opinion, we need to crowdfund therapy for whoever directed this game. or, if I ever manage to locate the willpower to finish this fucking game, for me

[PS2 Magazine UK] Issue 100 ft. Sonic | Sunday, 11.19.2023

Why is Sonic glaring at us like that?

Issue 100 (and the very last one) of the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK)

So many movies & shows got extremely missing-the-point PS2-era video games but it's always remarkable how even more didn't make it

Like there was almost a GTA clone Taxi Driver game where you, as ~badass~ veteran Travis Bickle, must go on a rampage of revenge when the Mafia assassinates Betsy

Martin Scorsese had this one cancelled personally & deprived us of another entry in the "what if The Sopranos but you do mob hits and also the flashes of dead people in a few episodes are a full-on arc where you talk to a ghost" & "what if Scarface but Scarface gets away with it" & "what if Fight Club but a fighting game?" canon

WAIT HOLY SHIT I CAN PLAY COSTUME ROBO AGAIN TOO!!

im already playing too many games at once but i want to add more to the list

Now Playing: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

…because airplane goggles were always cool in any character!

I'll be having fun around here if you need me!

Yup.Kenzan came out in 2008,and a good chunk of the plot revolves around the relationship between Majima and Kiryu.The main plot of the game actually has a full translated series of videos by KHHSubs on YouTube.Although,there's a few errors in it,you'll still be able to totally understand the story.I won't say too much,but even Kiryu's other relationships in that game (like with Haruka,Date,and his love interests) are pretty fascinating.And maybe they're something more like potential past lives.It can be pretty nice to work off that view of it.

The pair you have to watch for is half Mine.I can't say a whole lot due to spoilers,but you'll have to keep a close eye on what he says,what's pushing him,and his behavior.I'd be happy to explain more whenever you're done with 3.

There's definitely some super worthwhile stuff at the end of the construction bit in K2.I'm trying to play through it myself right now so that I can experience the party interaction,and a semi-private Kiryu and Majima conversation.I've seen vids on both.The first one including all the correct responses which will be very useful.

Your interpretation of Majima after having played 0 first is honestly a lot better than most people's.Its true that in the original 1 and 2 he was much more of a focused crazy (especially in 1).While in 2,we started to see more of his serious side not unlike K2.3 presents some very analysis worthy Majima,too.

And Dead Souls definitely looks like something I'd want to try to play,too.Its got some err very interesting substories- like one between Daigo and Majima- and an overall story that I want to look at for myself.

Thank you for all of this! <3

Mmmm if you end up getting Dead Souls before me, please ee tell me what you think of the gameplay. Yeah I um 1. Intensely miss playing majima, yakuza 0 spoils people with 2 full main playable characters , so playing like 4 people is tempting. Also I really would like to see majima and ryujis whole sections, now that I know who more of these characters are now. Also I love genre Mashups so concept itself is tempting for the stories and whatever wild things it can allow for.

I'll look up the KHHSubs kenzan videos cool! I knew they did ishin videos.

Oh man there's correct answers to the construction side game talks later! Thank you for that heads up! Mm I may wanna check out more of that side game area then before I finish the game... I keep playing these games for like 30-60 hours then once the game hints I'm near the end I tend to just really get excited to see the end and start the next, so I'm missing like 60-70% of the game as far as that % complete says ToT which I'm hoping is at least like 50% high score stuff maybe and not story. But I definitely know when I go back to replay them next time, I'll have new substories and portions I just didn't get to yet. Which in a way is fun knowing there's more enjoyable stories to see even when I'm done.

(Mildly related but if you happen to like games where a LOT of the actual game stuff pays off with story, I highly recommend Nier Automata. One thing the yakuza series really does well is all the player time is mostly spent paying off with stories/side stories or mini games You choose to do - no required level grinding or material harvesting for things with no story payoff, no required hours of play to accomplish an objective that has no payoff. I can waste hours at the karaoke or bowling but one usually get a fun music video or story, and two it happens early so if I choose to keep doing it then it's optional for my own fun. I've played games where I spent over half the gameplay time level grinding or harvesting stuff, often with no story movement and not cause I enjoyed the task a bunch - compared to a fun optional mini game lol. So like I really appreciate that quality in yakuza, I don't feel my time is wasted, I'm always doing story relevant stuff I find fun or optional stuff cause I enjoy it. Nier Automata is like that- every side quest has an interesting side story related to the themes of the game or making the main story richer, mini games are optional if you find them fun - though not as many or as silly as yakuza lol, and if you do choose to grind for some weapon upgrade the weapons have stories which is their own little thing. Weapon upgrades are optional, and level grinding isn't required to beat the game by any means, so it's stuff you only have to do if you enjoy it. Nier Automata has an absolutely amazing story, but it also is really fun for you know not wasting player time and having a lot of care for its story and side stories.)

Whenever I play 3 and start/finish liveblogging yeah I'd love to discuss that game more!

Ugh if only this game was able to come to America!