Post the First

Hey!

So, this is my first time posting here, as should be evident. I am, in a fashion, the latter of the trio+1, despite only ever having met 2 of the 3. I also happen to be the artist creator of the crappy webcomic Base2. I figure I'll start out with something simple, with a bunch of recommendations from various aspects of our culture.

Webcomic: Homestuck
Essentially deriving it down to brass tacks, Homestuck is a story of a few kids who start to play a new game, one that is initially similar to the sims; one player acts as a server player, able to manipulate the house and environment of their client player. It soon takes it up to eleven, exploring great swathes of facets from internet relationships, both existing and new, to themes of birth and rebirth, coming of age and so forth. Of course all of this deeper meaning business is very easily overlooked what with all the weird plot and time stuff going on. Wait, did the frog-ghost-girl just inhabit that soulbot, rip her heart out and roboslap that guy before they embraced in a passionate kiss?

Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion
One of the most iconic shows of the mech-anime genre. Basically, a city is under attack by strange powerful beings called angels, and the only ones able to pilot the last remaining defense (mechs, of course) are 14 year olds with SERIOUS ISSUES. It starts out nice enough, comparatively speaking (the first episode ends with the protagonist's mech being mercilessly stabbed in the head multiple times, the pilot naturally being able to feel everything), but eventually you watch as the creator spirals down into the depths of depression. There is currently a series of movies underway, titled Evangelion Rebuild, that are in a sense a reconstruction of the original into beautiful effects. These are able to be watched without having seen the original, but I don't recommend it.

Game: Portal
Hey look, something that isn't about a bunch of young kids. The game is simple, short, and oh so sweet. You wake up in a testing facility, where an AI proceeds to guide you through an increasingly difficult series of portal based puzzles. Very simple concept: go in blue portal, come out orange. Go in orange, come out blue. It all may seem pointless, but you do get to have lots of fun, meet a really nice friend who loves you unconditionally from the very beginning, and there is the promise of cake at the end...

So I'm going to leave it at that for now, and probably leave another bunch of recommendations next time.

Yours rantingly,
~AR