Basurake

Johnny makes a choice… we’ll see if whether or not he gets to live with it! When jacked up violence jockies with swords the size of airplane wings can’t solve a problem, then what can!? I guess we’re gonna find out soon!

Finally got Shiren 3. Compared to the previous games, this one is supposed to be a bit more easy on players, but that certainly didn’t stop me from messing up and dying before even getting to Karakuri Mansion, the actual main dungeon of the game. I found myself alone on the 5th floor of Catfish’s Nest, having lost party members Shiren and Sensei to plot twists prior to entering the dungeon, starving from lack of riceballs, with the game threatening me for lingering on the floor for too long, pursued by freaking spear fish and ghosties, mysteriously missing my jar of holding that contained my Escape Scroll. Lots of herbs and two revivals later, my story ended quite literally on the stairs to the next floor, felled by three goddamn enemies. I discovered later that my Jar of Holding had been stolen by one of the enemies without my noticing… After some prep in one of the easier dungeons, I found my way back, re-equipped, regained Shiren and beat the freaking Catfish with relative ease. Still, this doesn’t bode well…

Watched a clip of God of War III recently, and decided that I hate the game more than I already thought I did. The sex mini game, which was already stupid in the first game, is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever witnessed in a video game. The attempt at sexuality only reveals the games lackluster character models and animation, the writing is worse than even the cheesiest porno parody, and they don’t even have the stones to show the actual act. Its good to see that in a supposedly mature game, we still can’t touch on the topic of sexuality as adults… the fact that anyone over the age of thirteen will play this game and not find it an insult to their intelligence is amazing. PANDER TO MY MASCULINE FANTASIES MORE, SONY!

Some people just don’t know how to adapt their speech to suit the situation. Like, have you ever heard a young guy address a cop or something as “Dude” or “Man”? That’s not getting you out of breathalyzer!

MEGAMAN 10 IS OUT! AND I HAVE IT! AND IT IS COOL! I wouldn’t mind a 16-bit look for one of these new games, as I really really liked MegaMan 7, but I think I’m in the minority on that one.

Speaking of MegaMan, the much anticipated (by me) release of Hitoshi Ariga’s Rockman Megamix in good old English has come and gone, and I can’t seem to find the damn thing in a store anywhere. As a matter of fact, I haven’t been able to find a manga that I actually wanted in a retail store in years! I understand having trouble finding books from smaller publishers, but sometimes there are Viz books that stores don’t stock simply because they are not Bleach or Naruto.

Can’t seem to find a copy of Shiren the Wanderer 3 either… very annoying, but I guess that’s what the internet is for!

I honestly can’t write interactions between these characters. I can’t wait until they kill each other.

ANYWAY, this is hopefully the start of MORE PAGES. We’ll see I guess. ENJOY!

Hey everybody! Sorry about the long wait on that last page, that dragon statue was a total B-word to draw. I was really hoping to be done Johnny’s chapter by now, but I guess it’s gonna take a bit longer. Oh well… hope everyone is still enjoying this, it’s almost over!

I think I should be going. Anyway, sorry about the whole NOT UPDATING FOR LIKE A FREAKING MONTH thing. I’m a lazy jerk, what can I say? Anyway, my tick bite didn’t kill me, which is cool.

I got an assload of old games for my birthday, and the delightfully wonky fighting game Castlevania Judgment. I’m a pretty big Castlevania fan, and have been for some time, so admittedly the idea of taking one of my favorite action franchises and making it into a fighting game didn’t really sit well with me. Nor did the redesigned characters by Deathnote’s Takeshi Obata. Still, now that I’m playing it, I can’t say I’m not enjoying it. It actually is alot of fun, and is actually sorta deep, for what it is. It’s certainly no Virtua Fighter, but it’s still a good deal more complex than say Power Stone, which is probably the closest analogue for it in terms of gameplay. Imagine somewhere between Power Stone and Soul Calibur, and Castlevania Judgment is what you get. Nobody’s gonna be playing this game at the tournament level any time soon (or ever), but quite frankly I think that’s a good thing. If you have a Wii and you want a solid multiplayer game, you could definitely do worse. Or, if you simply like fighting games made by Eighting. Who DIDN’T like Bloody Roar 3?

On the topic of Castlevania, WHEN THE CRAP IS REBIRTH GONNA COME OUT!? The game came out over a month ago in Japan, and it has literally 4 sentences of dialogue. HOW CAN LOCALIZATION TAKE MORE THAN A WEEK!? Lame.

Aha! Johnny has been charged with a sacred quest! Adventure ho!

My day is off to a terrible start so far. I decided to rake my backyard so as to facilitate less crunchy walking, and after about fifteen minutes of raking I took a little break to eat something and have a shower. I’m happily washing my underarm when I discover a painful lump, which of course turned out to be a nasty, bloodsucking little bugger. Being home alone and in the shower, I guess I panicked and fell back on stupid folklore remedies which, after a quick perusal of the all knowing internet, turned out to be the ABSOLUTE WRONG thing to do. So this tick is dead because of my attempts to incorrectly remove it, in pieces, one of which i think is till stuck in my arm. I pulled out most of his head, but it seemed like one little mandible was still stuck, and try as I may I can’t seem to get a hold of it, if it is still there to be gotten a hold of.

This totally sucks.

Hey everybody. I figured that even if I’m not actively posting a page of the comic, it might be nice to simply post some talk on here whenever I have the time, that way, it seems like I’m alot less lazy than I actually am!

I’m really racking my brain trying to figure out a way to get this comic read. I feel like I’m delivering a quality product here, but I just don’t know how to go about getting people to slow down and look at it! As much as I love drawing this comic, it really is discouraging to find the site and forums so empty. SOOO, I’m determined to find a way to change all that. Of course, that’s alot easier said than done, I guess… I’m looking for ad space, I’m making up flyers, transforming my Facebook page into Basurake central, hopefully… we’ll see!

Any ideas? Know a guy who knows a guy? In with the mob? LET ME KNOW!

Okay, maybe not that last one…

More nonsense that moves the plot forward! Hooray.

I’m bored.

FORGIVE ME! FORGIVE ME! I have trespassed terribly against you, imaginary audience! My sloth knows no bounds! Here is a new page to make amends, I hope we can still be friends <3!

Anyway, I’ve been slacking lately, but hey, that’s just what I do after the first 8 pages of an episode, I guess. Hope everyone is enjoying this little distraction for now. I sure do wonder what Johnny boy is up to…

So. More readers. I need them. How do I get them. Talk amongst yourselves. In the comment box, that is…

MORE NEW CHARACTERS! HOORAY! I’m just throwing them at you, aren’t I? Well whatever, get used to it! They’re necessary, I swear!

Sorry about the lateness on this new page, but I’ve had a bit of a cold this week, and was afraid my generally shakiness would affect my inking. Plus the computer was giving me a headache… Sorry!

Well, his motivations are noble, even if his task is somewhat less than heroic. Go get’em, tiger!

With this page we will take a brief leave of Zan Onigiri and Johnny Matchead, and explore this new locale a bit more thoroughly. Next update on Saturday, like usual.

Has anyone ever played that old Ninja Turtles game for the NES? The not so good one? When I was a kid, I could never get through the second stage, with the underwater bomb defusing. Lately I’ve been giving it another go, and I’ve been steadily gaining ground in the game… all for nothing. Despite beating the 3rd, 4th and 5th levels, which I never even knew existed, it would seem that the 6th stage, inside the technodrome, is simply impossible. Even with 99 of the strongest weapon equipped to EVERY TURTLE, the enemies in the last stage are just too powerful. Very disheartening…

I’ve often thought of the action scenes in this game as being comparable to Castlevania. The turtles move very similarly to the pokey Belmonts of old, the level structures look a bit alike, and there are even subweapons to equip. Technically, with the overworld sections, exploration, and multiple characters, Ninja Turtles is even a slightly more deep, complex game than the earlier Castlevanias, even if these elements are poorly executed. In fact, without the Turtles branding, you could have fooled me into thinking this was a sequel to Simon’s Quest! Even more interesting is that this game is actually more difficult than any Castlevania game I’ve ever played, even going as far as to allow only two game overs. Insanity.

On the bright side, the music reminds me of MegaMan Battlenetwork, which is ALWAYS good.

Whooo, that was kinda a long headline. Oh well. Senseless violence continues! WHAT FUN! Just like episode 2, I promise this is going somewhere. I just like to take my time…

ANYWAY, I beat Castlevania II today. Beat the first Castlevania last weekend. Anybody who wants to send me a copy of Castlevania III before next weekend is welcome to! HERE’S HOPING CASTLEVANIA REBIRTH FOR THE WII IS AWESOME!

Seeya.

Wooohooo for senseless violence! I’m sure this isn’t making a whole lot of sense yet, but I guess the same thing happened in episode 2, right? Provided that anyone is still reading, I hope a pattern is becoming obvious in the structure of these episodes. I don’t know how long that structure will last, but for now I think I like providing a bit of repetition every now and then.

I’ve been kicking around a few ideas to try to get people to actually use the forums as of lat, but I can’t say I’ve had much success. I’m considering using the forums to post sketches and various other bits of concept art from upcoming chapters and other comics in the hopes of generating some action. Of course, this plan relies on there being people that would care to look at such things… very tricky, I’d say.

Well, I guess that’s about it! Next update on Saturday, I plomise!

Sibling rivalry comes to a climax? Things aren’t looking good for poor Receptina. This chapter is wrapping up pretty darn soon, so I hope everyone has enjoyed it so far.

I’ve been told that I don’t really say enough in these updates, so today I guess I’ll talk about my recent poor luck with video games. My brother was kind enough to purchase me a copy of Metroid Prime 3 for our newly acquired Wii a few weeks ago, and I’ve been having a pretty good time with the thing. I liked the previous Metroid Prime games, so I was pretty excited to finally play the new one. Unfortunately, about 30% into the game (according to my little progress meter thing), I started experiencing some major difficulty with the disk! Opening doors, scanning objects, even killing enemies causes the game to crash, and although taking the disk out and putting it back in tends to get the game going again, I’ve probably done that about 80 times without much progress being made. I can’t exactly be mad at the store for selling the damaged game, because how could they know the game would break 8 hours in?

Maybe I’ll get a new game to keep me busy…