London: EDI The Unfailing

It is worth noting that I am actually worse at Geography than art.

At a small diner in Cincinnati:

While that horse shit is going on, let's check in on London.

So what was it that they were supposed to be defending, anyway?

This:

(Did that bother anyone else? Hey homie, you been in all three games and also you narrated every time Ken Burns took a squat, we know who you are.)

After mowing down eight or nine of those, this goes down:

Alright, EDI, shoot them reapers!

Dem missles! This is happening!

Light that reaper up, EDI!

Yeah okay so those missles just sailed right the FUCK over the reaper's head.

sing it shepard

Wednesday Post!

HA HA OKAY SO HERE'S WHY I'M AN ASSHOLE

I had this lovely post typed up, set it to post, and then somehow SAVED IT IN MY DRAFTS. It's an announcement about Wednesday night streaming.

"Bean, have you been streaming to literally no one this whole time like some kind of jackass?" Oh hell yes.

So, uh, Wednesday night streaming. See y'all tonight. Here's the announcement in full, from I don't know a fucking month ago.

Some of you noticed that I haven't been posting on Wednesday. Hilariously, it isn't laziness.

With Andromeda coming out in 2017, I cannot tap dance any more waiting for that release. So, for one, you're getting Mass Effect on Fridays now just to give me some time. I don't know that I can bump up the ending to Mass Effect 3 right with Andromeda's release day, but this gives me a more fair shot if that makes sense.

But I still want to give you all some mid-week content, because I like you all. Another game isn't totally off the table, but I'm keeping my mouth shut on that front and instead doing this:

You should join me for some streaming! Go check out https://www.twitch.tv/mspixelblog. Tonight at 8, me and Husbando~ will be on doing the Star Fox 2 prototypes. I felt it timely.

(Our plumbing is busted, so Husbando~ may or may not be there, but he sure wants to be.)

Also I wanted to do Star Fox and couldn't think of a way to draw it. That's a game you really need to see and hear to understand!

Here's a twitch hint: if you have an account, you can hit the little heart to follow me. That way, you can get email updates and even smart phone notifications when I'm on!

See you tonight, can't wait!

London: Horsin' Around

You should know, before I did MSPixel, my first MSpainting gig was drawing comics with myself and my pal Butterchops there. I've had friends ask me if Butterchops was coming to MSPixel ever.

So, yes.

#truefacts

You should know that our cat actually works like that.

Let's check on what's going on in London.

I feel like making some combat jokes, so I think I will during our trek through London.

London: Bean's Gone Off Script!

The other two games contained Shepard giving an Inspiring Speech to the team, so once more unto the beach I guess.

Ahem. The speech that is in Mass Effect 3 ... well. I'll yell more about this later, but I really honestly believe that Bioware entirely missed the theme of their own game.

So, it's my goddamn blog and my goddamn copy of paint. I'm going rogue and rewriting it, if you'll permit me.

YAS SLAY werk gerl

Here's the paragon version of the speech, if you were wondering. I'm copying it out of my notebook, so it's mostly accurate, but I can't promise that it's not missing a word or two.

"War has brought us pain, suffering, loss. But it's also brought us together as soldiers, allies, friends. Reapers don't understand that. More powerful than any weapon, stronger than any ship. It can't be taken or destroyed. The next few hours decide the fate of everyone in the galaxy. They trust you to win them a reaper free future! But you're not in this fight alone! We face this enemy together, and together we will defeat them."

... Whether or not we agree about the thematic material of Mass Effect, I'm just not even sure Shepard is that eloquent.