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Guys this isn't gonna be a great return or anything, and I doubt anyone will prolly even see this (most of my old friends I'm betting won't remember me much).

Long Story Short I'm rereading all my old batman graphic novels and it is giving me nostalgia and melancholy like nothing I have EVER felt before. Guys, I became a Batman fan because I had the hugest crush on Tim Drake as Robin. That character came at me at that time in my life where I was unable to ignore my growing attraction to boys, and comic books as a whole were this intimidating, overwhelming medium that brought me so much joy and yet, intimidation. Having nobody in my real life who I could talk to about these stories or characters, I turned to dA. Comics, and also the crazy talented people I came to meet, pushed my imagination and expanded my worldview in this crazy way. I *HAD* to write and draw and imagine and create.

That was such a wonderful time, you guys.

It makes me a little sad because that unabashed surplus of energy and happiness and wonder that I had coursing through me every single day--and the deep, real love I had for fictional characters, pieces of writing, and people who's talents I wanted to learn from...

...none of that comes easy anymore, now that I'm an adult. (I turned 21 this last December!)

I miss that time, being a kid. Loving this site. Loving Tim Drake. Loving you guys.

This will always be here, so that's a comfort. I don't know if any of you can even understanding what I'm saying. Or remember that time. Or are even reading this, haha. But thanks. I've missed you guys.
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Okay, so, in case you weren't aware, I wrote the creepypasta "The Puppetmaster's Regime". However, for a while now I've been a bit unsatisfied with the product I published, and I've been wanting to do some full-scale revision for a while now.

The problem is that it's already pretty well-established, and MrCreepypasta's already read it. Is it too late to actually revise without anyone calling me out for it?
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SPOILERS BELOW:

 

I find it ironic that TheChineseRoom developers (who boasted and bragged about this game, along with criticizing the first to no end), said that this game would have "several interlocking storylines, some of which may or may not be real."

 

Where are these "several" storylines? The game has ONE story to tell, and it's still a rather shallow story to boot, barely explored and terribly underdeveloped.

 

And as for the "some of which may or may not be real", where WAS that, exactly? Unless they're referring to the whole "YOUR SONS ARE TOTALLY ALIVE--OH WAIT, NO THEY AREN'T LOL" thing...and even that is kind of a stretch.

 

Meanwhile, Amnesia: The Dark Descent managed "several interlocking storylines", and still was a credible game.

 

I like A Machine For Pigs, but not only is it a letdown to the Amnesia Franchise, it's a letdown all by itself. Like I said, the story is pretty shallow and unexplored. "He made a machine, the machine was evil, he killed the machine--the end." That's the entire game. At least Justine had an excuse for it's story flaws--it was an extremely short DLC. I thought TheChineseRoom was known for it's great stories. Oh well.

 

 

6/10

 

PS: Holy SHIT was Mandus boring. And it didn't help that most of his storyline was told through those long, thickly-written notes. With TDD, we have several ways of (for lack of a better term) infodumping--read notes, narrated notes, mementos, those cylinder thingies, vocal flashbacks, the active flashbacks (paint the man, anyone?). This game is just notes. Holy shit the notes. Notes notes notes and more notes. Notes.

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Okay, this is just venting...so pardon my, uh, venting.

One of my stories; "It's Always Behind Me" had it's title changed several weeks ago. Somebody had it changed to "It's Always behind Me", which, I'm sorry, looks completely stupid. Not exactly caring at the time, I got over it.

Recently, ANOTHER moderator/admin thingie guy changed it BACK, agreeing with me that it (not my words) "looks silly."

Last night, the same damn admin/mod from EARLIER changed it back, giving me a lecture about how "looking silly" is not a priority, and that the grammatically correct spelling lower-cases the b.


Now, my point is--is it truly THAT BIG OF A DEAL? Now, I know it's this guy's JOB to make fixes like this, but when the edit you're making clearly makes the pasta seem ridiculous-looking and crude, you need to step back.

Any thoughts?

"It's Always Behind Me"
vs.
"It's Always behind Me"
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My entire life I've just accepted myself as being "weird"...I still do accept myself for being just that. But a few months ago I would look into various disorders, wondering if I fit the bill for any of then (the reason I became absorbed in this search is another story). None of the various mental issues I found seemed to fit just right. Around a week ago I finally understood what the MAIN ISSUE at hand that came with my abnormal behavior.

I daydream.
A lot.

It started as a child, when I would go out and jump on my trampoline for up to four hours at a time, making up detailed fantasy worlds I could escape to. Most of these ended up as fanfiction and book ideas, so I just assumed I was just really creative.

After I had destroyed six trampolines over the years, I began pacing whenever there wasn't a trampoline in sight. The daydreams and fantasies continued, and most of them made their way to paper. Again, I assumed that I was just a really creative writer who had a very peculiar muse.

Turns out, I have this thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladapt…

Cool.



Oh, and by the way: I'm sorry for the long absence. I'll be returning just as soon as I can finish a project I've been working on with a friend. Happy belated New Years!
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