Trying to rinse that one Gallows song for a gag about the rain but it's a bit too aggressive for that...

The song in question is The Riverbed, if anyone needs context for that (probably a bit of a niche reference at this point, to be fair), and it's not one of their best, to be honest, but that's not what this post is about... although if you do want a recommendation (y'know, to balance out the karma after opening a blog post by randomly slagging off a song), then The Vulture is worthwhile, especially the drums - mmm!

Anyway, the other night, I got to thinking about Silent Hill Downpour again; that's another game that's not on GOG yet, although I was quite pleased to see a lot of people have voted for it and put their tuppence worth about it on the dreamlist. Again, I would be very grateful if anyone else would like to lend their vote and their thoughts on that one, because it's got plenty of genuinely interesting and creative ideas going for it. Look, it may not be considered a classic or owt but it deserves to be given a second go in the spotlight, rather than wasting away in PS3/Xbox 360 purgatory. Also, while rummaging for more screenshots, I found this little video from a couple of years ago, covered in dust and cobwebs, so here we are. Murphy may have been a bit of a shit-stirrer, but he refuses to be judged.

Now, onto these pictures. This lot was taken either with some strategic cropping or very fussy positioning of the camera. As endearing as Murphy is, it's not conducive to getting arsty shots when he's standing there looking like a little lost dog in every picture. There's no photo mode in this game, which is a shame; it would've been nice to tootle about with the camera and get fancy scenery shots. Still, sometimes you've just got to work with what you've got, so let's have a gander...

 






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Twa Thousand Corbies

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Going to start this post with an illustration, because of this blog layout, posts lacking images tend to look a bit pants. The art here is by G. Howell-Baker. A while back, I was joking about gathering together as many versions of Twa Corbies as possible, and finally, here we are. This is going to be a continually evolving list, so if you know of a version that needs to be included, or if you've recorded one of your own, then by all means, let me know. You can put a comment here or e-mail me at looksinnocuousnenoughchaps [at] gmail [dot] com. Part two, with versions 50-100 can be found here . Let's begin! 1.  Folly Bridge - My personal favourite, performed completely a capella with some beautiful, eerie harmonies. 2.  Hamish Imlach - A live version, and a very close second favourite. Hamish's distinctive voice works wonders here and we're treated to some elegant sitar as well. 3.  Ayreheart - This one features the lute and a passionate vocal performance, it's qui...
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Some doodles from last night

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I went on a bit of a spree last night, trying out some different brushes in Rebelle 7, trying to work out what approach I might want to take for reviving Facts About the World, and here are some of the resulting doodles. First, a swoonicorn investigating Blarglflorp, the tiniest comet in the cosmos. Ara, done entirely using ink brushes with varying degrees of water. It's been a bit of running joke that their markings are different every time I draw them, and this time is no exception. (They were initially based on a striped dolphin but at this point, it's anyone's guess. Cynosure was a futuristic thing with cyborgs anyway, so what kind of dolphin Ara resembled wasn't exactly a pressing logical concern.) And one from the end of the night, which didn't end up being coloured because I'd been up since 3am again and needed to go to bed.
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Fridayposting

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It is Friday, continuing the theme of the spooky video games, I'm currently revisiting Still Wakes the Deep and trying to finish up the blog post about that (it's a good job this isn't an audio effort because noone needs to hear yours truly going "Fuckin' 'ell, McLeary!!!" in an incredibly questionable Glaswegian accent whenever the mood so takes me.) Sod's law, I completely forgot to actually get the pictures off of Mariner... it was late at night. For now, it's time to return to the comfy slippers of The Callisto Protocol, not in chronological order and not really with a theme in mind either, just a bit of fun for today. Starting with these artfully arranged Crunchy Creatures, with a bit of an HR Giger kind of vibe. I also appreciate the elegantly flowing mist around here. Hmmm . (This one's off the PS4 version, I redid it on the PS5 but a big cloud of mist was obscuring one of the monsters and we can't have that.) This hexagonal effort...
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