Fanart From Soul Calibur 2: Nightmare/Siegfried

Hi there! Been too long since I've last posted and new fanart. Anyway! x'D
Here is my latest fanart of Nightmare from Soul Calibur 2 in his Player 2 Outfit.
Nightmare and Siegfried are two of my favorite characters from the medieval fighting game series for how different and how similar they are, especially since they were the same character (Like in Soul Calibur 2).
Siegfried has been a fav of mine for his looks, his character development, and his unique mix-up/mind games play style. He is actually the first character I really liked enough to train and actually play seriously with, when I first played Soul Calibur 4 before I took fighting games seriously (beside Smash Bros Series).
Also I have began to like Nightmare even more nowadays with his looks, his character development, and his aggressive play style.

As for the picture, I drew it after hearing of the exciting news that Soul Calibur 2 is going to be brought into the current gaming consoles in HD and Online!
So Inspired by that news, I drew Nightmare in one of my favorite outfits of his that shows a bit of how both of them were once one in the same.
I just recently had some time and desire to color it in and I tried to add in some shaded details.

Anyway I hope you all like it!
Comments And Constructive Criticism Welcome.

Art By: AJV (Me)
Character Created By: Namco Bandai

My First HomeStuck Fanart! :D

Hello everyone! Been like forever since I've posted any fanart. 
Well I finally drew my first official fanart of Mituna from the webcomic series: Homestuck and it's the first time I've ever officially posted any Homestuck fanart!  

As for the picture, it was inspired by my lovely girlfriend (who I met at a homestuck group when I had just got into it and she also got me even further into homestuck) who's like my Latula and I am like her Mituna (we plan to cosplay them together in the future) and she asked my if "taken" had two "k"s in it and I thought it sounded kinda like "Tekken" (the fighting game series) and well since both homestuck characters are big gamers we both thought it would be something Mituna or Latula would say. xD
So yeah I drew this based off of that lil idea of ours and also... I'm Takken! xD

Anyway I home you all like my first Homestuck art. ^w^
Comments And Constructive Criticism Welcome.

Picture by: AJV (Me)
Homestuck Created By: Andrew Hussie

My Custom SOUL CALIBUR 5 Lego Minifigures!

Click on the Picture above to see close ups of each of the characters.

Been meaning to post pictures of my Soul Calibur 5 customs for a while now and well here they all are!
Most of them stared in my Animated Version that can be viewed here .

I made stickers and sculpted pieces and accessories, and the wield weapons that were modified with paint and clay and weapons from BrickForge.

Also if you have any questions or comment, please be sure to leave them in the comments section :)
Hope you all like them!

My MineCraft Colosseum!

Hi guys! Today I thought I'd show you all a little big thing I've been working on since last Monday when the new update was released for awesome building game on the Xbox 360 (Originally a computer game) called MineCraft!

With the new update came a few new cool things but my favorite of them all:
Creative Mode.
Now this mode is special because unlike the regular mode where you have mine your own blocks and materials (like Wood,Stone,Iron,Gold, Diamond, and etc..), in this mode you are given and infinite amount of every kind of block in the game. Making it easier and less time consuming (getting the actual blocks to build with anyway) and creating endless possibilities!
As you can see with my Colosseum.
Which is rather large as you'll be able to see after the jump as we take a look of it from above the ground after the jump!

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Minimates Review : Super Skrull & Crimson Viper

Hi there!
This here is my review of some Minimates that came out a few months back (that I recently found at my local comic shop  that are from the crossover fighting game: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

Which includes: C Viper and Super Skrull who are fired up and ready to go.

For those of you who don't know what Minimates are:

Minimates are 2 inch Lego-like action figures that have 14 points of articulation, have interchangeable parts, and have various lines like Marvel, Ghost Busters, Halo, and more to choose from.

Anyway find out my thoughts on these minimates after the jump!

Only 3 more days...

...Till Soul Calibur 5 is released for the Xbox360 and the PS3!
I haven't been this excited for a weekday in like forever. :D
Seriously.

Also I am planing on doing my first video review for it too..so this year there will be a lot of new and exciting (well hopefully) things going on around here and the net.

Stay tuned! :)

Tale of Soul and Swords...Eternally retold! My First Tournament!

With today's tale being of my first time entering and competing in a
Soul Calibur 4 Online tournament.
You can watch my journey unfold in the videos below. Also is you want to see the whole tournament be sure to check out Punisher15 64's channel as he uploads the rest of the matches. Be sure to let 'em know AJV sent cha. ;) 





I was pretty nervous that I'd lose my first match and look terrible...but fate had other plans! 
Otherwise I'd have to say that for my first tournament, I did alright thankfully. Could've been much worse.. 
I don't take it personally but I was surprised that I was expected to be the absolute worst out of the other players. Though it seems I surprised them and I'm glad I lasted as long as I did. Had some great matches with IXI Kujo IXI ,Extremedarkvoid (a friend of mine actually),Xlan59 (the best match I had with IMHO), and Aion Strife.Some of my other friends where in it too, like TheWoncho and DeonIV. ^^

Overall it was a cool experience and I wouldn't mind doing it again sometime for Soul Calibur 5. 

News: New Soul Calibur 5 Videos

Well as some of you might know, I am very excited for the latest installment of the popular weapon based fighting game series: Soul Calibur 5
And with only a month or two away til it's official release in the US (January 31st 2012), there has been plenty of new videos and info on what's to come like these two new videos below:

It might surprise you that Soul Calibur 4 was meant to be the last game in the series because the team behind it split up and went to work on other games. But thanks to fans of the series that clamored for a new and improved installment to the series be made. Namco listened and here we are. Now they plan to make up to at least Soul Calibur 9. XD
Anyway about the video, It seems to be trying to show what happened in SC4 and how it will lead into SC5 which I think is a nice touch since the game takes place 17 years after SC4.
I am hopeful that the story mode will be much better and actually have a story unlike SC4.
The graphics look quite nice for the cutscenes and that it looks really good so far.
Also Siegfriedis so awesome in this trailer...as is Nightmare.
Thought I should mention that the music is epic. So glad I'm getting the soundtrack with my Collector's Edition. : )


Most info in this video won't be anything too new to fans that are keeping a close eye on things but it has it's gems and it's pretty good for someone who might not know much about Soul Calibur and possibly getting them interested.
Seeing a clip from story mode, shows how cool Patroclus (the son of Sophitia not "Sofeshea") is.
Also gameplay of Yoshi, Cervantes, Xiba (who seems to have a few of Seong Mi-na's moves), and Aeon Calcos (Formally Lizardman) was also shown.
Also it seems that there will possibly be two original movesets exclusive to custom characters that can be made. Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed makes an appearance as a guest character and fits in with the rest of the cast nearly flawlessly.

I can't help but think that the announcer of the video knows very little about the Soul Calibur series I believe since things like Nightmae's "Living Sword" (Soul Edge) seemed to surprise him and that the "graphics are as good as a FPS" (First Person Shooter).
Yeah...otherwise both are cool videos and I suggest you watch them if your interested in Soul Calibur 5.

A Comparison Between Soul Calibur 2 and Soul Calibur 4

Hi there,
 Today I'd like to discuss and compare two Soul Calibur games from different eras and different gaming consoles.
Recently I bought SC2 (Soul Calibur 2) from my local Gamestop for about 8 bucks since
I've heard a lot about how great SC2 was and how much better it was compared to SC4 (Soul Calibur 4) and I wanted to see for myself first hand.

SC2 was originally released in 2003 for the GameCube,Xbox, and the PlayStation 2 with each of the consoles having exclusive characters as follows: Link (Legend of Zelda), Spawn (Todd McFarlane),Heihachi Mishima (Tekken).
While SC4 was released in 2008 for the Xbox360 and the PlayStation 3 with exclusive Star Wars characters for each console: Yoda (360), Darth Vader (PS3) The Apprentice (Both).

Read on to see if SC2 is actually better than SC4 or just highly regarded by those for it's nostalgia!
More after the Jump!

Fanart Fridays: Swimsuit Edition!

Hi there and welcome to this today's Fanart Fridays!

Today it's all about the Swimsuits!
This is my entry for 8WayRun.com's Fanart Friday: Swimsuit Edition! contest.
Cassandra Alexandra from Soul Calibur 4

Click on it to see it in bigger and better quality

I hope you all like it.

Comments And Constructive Criticism Welcome.

Art By: AJV(Me)
Character Created By: Namco Bandai

Some Tidbits from this year's ComicCon

Well last week was my birthday and the day after it was the San Diego Comic Con.
Sadly I was unable to attend (maybe someday) but there was some news from there that piqued my interest.

One of the biggest things that happened in the toys section was LEGO acquiring both Marvel and DC licenses, giving Lego the ability to make figures and sets from comics and movies with iconic characters like Batman,Superman,Wonder Woman,Iron Man, Capt. America, The Hulk, and many more! 

LEGO Superman,Batman, and Green Lantern Minifigs

I remember when LEGO first made Spiderman and Batman sets and how the figures were so cool (the sets were too most of the time) and now with so many more characters at there disposal how many more neat figures will be made. I haven't really bought any LEGO sets in a long time (except for this one) but depending on how they look (and their pricing), it's possible that I might actually try to get my hands on some LEGO set again.  Can't wait till they hit in stores next year.

  
(Via Kotaku)

On the gaming front, there was some news on a certain game that got me pretty excited to say the least. 
For those of you who don't know, Soul Calibur 4 (from 2008) is probably my favorite fighting game (even with it's flaws) to play and Namco is making a new installment to the series called: Soul Calibur 5.

Soul Calibur 4 (left) and Soul Calibur 5 (right)

As you can see above, Ivy has changed quite a bit since her appearance in Soul Calibur 4 (2008).
Her outfit this time around is less revealing yet still has what one might call "sex appeal" while now looking a bit more classier then her previous dominatrix look in my opinion. It looks a little similar to her previous outfit yet different at the same time.  Surprisingly, her new outfit actually got me pretty excited about Soul Calibur 5. Though seeing her in action in the the new trailer that was released at ComicCon  has got me pretty excited too.

I'm liking the other new characters as well like: Patrokols & Pyrrah (Children of Sophitia) and Natsu (Taki's spunky replacement).  I'm also happy to see Seigfried return, though I'm not liking his new hair style. I liked his bangs..now they pulled his hair back. -_-    But overall I'm looking forward to this new installment to the Soul Calibur series.
(Via 8Wayrun.com)


Also in other toy news, it looks like there's gonna be a crap load of Minimate goodness this year from what was shown that I'm looking forward to like:

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (I still haven't played the actual game yet ^^;)
Marvel TRU series 11 & 12
M.A.X. sets and box set
Vehicles
Halo Series 3 & 4 (just recently got some and their pretty cool)
Halo Reach Warthog sets
MODOK (now if only I had more AIM troops)

Also the Sentinel from MvC3 is something that I wish I could army build.

Wow I got some catching up to do since I still wanna get the Thor,Halo series 1 & 2, and the Capt. America minimates... 8D
 (Via Major Spoilers) (and other Toy news sites too)

Anyway that's my little news story for today.
Thanks for reading.
 So what were your thoughts about this year's San Diego Comic Con? Anything from there tickle your fancy?
Let me know in the comments below.

Later everyone.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Review

Hello Everyone and
Welcome to my Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Review.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is the sequel to the first Force Unleashed game that put you in the shoes of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice: Starkiller.
But there's a twist this time around.
If you saw the ending to the last one, then you know you shouldn't even be playin' as Starkiller.
Though it would seem that Darth Vader thought ahead of time and decided to clone Starkiller and make an army of super powerful Sith. You're a clone that rebels against Darth Vader and goes on a quest to reunite with the love of his life (or previous life): Juno Eclipse.
I'm serious...that's what really drives the story,but I'll get to that in a sec.

Now that I played it after renting it (like I did the first one) I think I can still properly review it since I've already beat it.
(Rented it Thursday night and played it a little,played it Friday night, and then, beat it Saturday morning after an hour of playing)

Click the Read More Button to Read the rest of Review and see how much Force you can Unleash this time around.

Fanart Friday(s)! Oct 1st Addition

Hello and Welcome to my 3rd installment of Fanart Friday (s)!

Today's Fanart is of Ivy from the medieval weapon based fighting game: Soul Calibur 4
(which I reviewed a long time ago....in a galaxy far far away).

Click to see more and the story behind it. ;)

Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

In other Iron Man related news:
Marvel put this up on their youtube page two days ago.
The long awaited sequel to the Crossover Fighting Game Series that pits characters from the Marvel comics against characters from Capcom video games is finally coming!
The cast so far includes Ryu, Morrigan , Chris (from Resident Evil), Wolverine, Iron Man, and Hulk.
The style of the game will be in Street Fighter IV style.
Check It Out Below

When I first saw it on another site, I thought it was fake.
But now I know that isn't the case.
I loved MvC 2 and I've been waiting for a sequel for a long time.
Can't wait till this comes out!

Soul Calibur 4 Blue Bird Opening

I starting to make this video 2 years ago after I played Soul Calibur 4 (which I enjoyed) and during the time Naruto Shippuden used Blue Bird (the song) as it's opening.
I finally got to finishing it today! :D

The first part of it, I used my own drawings.
While I used footage from the trailers and screen shots from various sources like IGN, Game Trailers.com, etc.

Credits:
Made,Produced,and Edited By: AJV Films (That's Me)
Art Drawn By: AJV Films (Me)
Soul Calibur 4: Created By: Namco
Blue Bird Recorded By: Ayumi Hamasaki
Star Wars made by: George Lucas

Enjoy.