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![]() My biggest issue with Evoland Legendary Edition lies with its performance – specifically, in Evoland 2. Time traveling can often become overly convoluted and, potentially, detrimental to the package as a whole, so playing it a little safe makes it easier to understand and more enjoyable in the long run, at least to me. While it may seem like a fairly basic time traveling plot, Evoland 2 supports it with well-established, relatable characters. By traveling over the span of a century, you find out that some truly tragic events have indeed taken place, but can the hero of our tale really be responsible for it all, and what repercussions will time traveling have on the world as we know it? As you progress, you find that people recognize you as the world destroyer, but you have no idea why. References to classic games are sprinkled throughout both titles, and are sure to give you a chuckle here and there.Įvoland 2 has you following an amnesiac hero that happens upon an ancient device that sends himself and a new-found companion back in time, which ultimately puts in motion events beyond what any normal / sane person would think to be possible. ![]() Both games have their own story, but Evoland 1’s is very light at best, coming secondary to gameplay while Evoland 2 is more along the lines of a standard storytelling affair. Storyīecause going to and from different aspects of gaming is the name of the tune in the Evoland series, it is only natural to expect their plots to feature some sort of time-travel component. Regardless, both games are worthy of experiencing for their uniqueness factor alone. If anything, Evoland 1 serves as an introduction of what to expect in the second title, giving the latter the ability to skip more of the trivial things covered in the first game in favor of heartier gameplay. While the same concept of going back and forth between game types still applies, it is a more focused experience overall. Although it is very easy and incredibly short (I clocked in 3 hours at 85% completion), Evoland 1 is still an incredibly unique game that allows you to experience a large spectrum of adventure / RPG gaming history within the confines of a single game, and should be commended for such a feat.Įvoland 2, on the other hand, is more along the lines of a traditional, medium-length title. Honestly, Evoland 1 is more of a wayback machine for the adventure / RPG scene rather than being an actual game, and I only say that because it is very rudimentary in actual gameplay mechanics despite evolving over the course of the game. Evoland 2, however, does feel like more of a traditional RPG than the first game despite featuring those aforementioned scrolling shooter and fighter sections. That said, if I had only a single label to define these games, I’d classify them as action-adventure games first and foremost. Of course, these methods aren’t locked in for the entirety of the experience, as you’ll also take part in traditional ATB / turn-based battles akin to Final Fantasy, jump your way through 2D platforming sections, and even experience a throwback to a Diablo-like gameplay loop. Naturally, both games play differently depending on where you are at in the story, but for the most part play similar to old-school Zelda games – from the dungeon delving and puzzle solving, to downright hack-and-slashing the opposition. The constant changing of graphical styles and its accompanying gameplay limitations, whatever they may be, make it so that no one graphical or gameplay style gets stale. Don’t get too comfortable with those fancy aesthetics just yet though, because both Evoland games will frequently revert back to the designs (and limitations) of the past, often as part of the story process. Both games will bring you through the minimalistic Gameboy-esque color palette and design limitations, all the way to more “modern” (albeit cartoony) three-dimensional graphics. Over time, you will continue to add to the world in the form of additional actions and, sometimes, completely new graphical overhauls. Quickly, though, you will begin to unlock things such as multi-directional movement, sound, and the ability to interact with the environment. You will start both of these games under the guise of an original Gameboy game, and will only be able to move in a single direction for a time. While Evoland 1 closely follows the history of the adventure and RPG genres – starting from the 80s up to around the PS1 era – Evoland 2 takes it a step further by applying additional genres, such as the fighter and arcade scrolling shooter. As alluded to earlier, both Evoland titles are best described as a collection of game design concepts spanning multiple decades, stitched together to be consumed through the framework of a single game. ![]() Ashoka, which originally opened in 2017, served Indian food with “northern and southern influences,” Gauri Shankar, the owner, wrote on Yelp. The space has been cleared out and the phone is disconnected. (Thanks to Leslie for the tip.) Photograph by Lisa Kava.Īshoka, the Indian restaurant at 489 Columbus (between 83rd and 84th Streets), appears to be closed. Just Salad has an UWS location at 2056 Broadway (between 70th and 71st Streets) and another one is opening on Broadway between 110th and 111th Streets. A representative from Just Salad told WSR that an opening is planned for this March or April. Just Salad, the salad chain, has signage up at 670 Columbus (at 92nd Street), next to Trader Joe’s in the former location of Petco. The space has been vacant for a few years it was previously an Italian restaurant, Gina La Fornarina. The space will combine several different restaurants at one location, bringing “menus from top chefs and iconic restaurants delivered to your door.” The restaurants advertised on the storefront include: Chuko (“ramen, steamed buns and more Japanese favorites”) Chios Taverna (chef Michael Symon’s take on Greek flavors) Alanza (“best of old school red sauce joints”) Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue and Chai Pani Indian Street Food. Wonder, the new restaurant concept backed by Jet.com founder Marc Lore, is opening in February at 2028 Broadway between 69th and 70th Streets. The name refers to how objects can “cue experiences, memories, achievements, attitudes, escape or transformation It is true that material things themselves don’t matter, but the moments they signify in life is all that does.” The store is divided into two sections: jewelry on one side of the archway, and home decor on the other side. Scott and Ruth Bienstock, owners of Outlette, opened Poetry of Material Things in December 2022. Poetry of Material Things at 222A Columbus Avenue, between 70th Street and 71st Streets, has a new archway combining it with Outlette, the jewelry store next door, turning the two stores into one. ![]() (Thanks to Bonnie and Nora for the tips.) Photograph by Ruth Bienstock. The closest Marshalls to the Broadway store is at 125 West 125th Street (at Lenox Avenue) and will remain open, the clerk said. Marshalls, which sells clothing and shoes, home decor, and accessories, has been at this UWS location since 2014. We are grateful for the loyalty of our New York City customers,” a company representative wrote in a statement to WSR. “We are always assessing and reviewing our real estate strategies, and our decision to close this store reflects that thinking. A store clerk told WSR that the lease was up and the company decided not to renew. Marshalls, the discount department chain, is closing its store at 2182 Broadway (on the corner of 78th Street) on March 25th. “They had good prices and it was just a calm, nice space to browse.” (Thanks to Harriet, Sue, Robin, and Gretchen for the tips.) Photograph by Scott Etkin. “I preferred shopping there compared to a traditional pharmacy,” said Sarah, a regular customer who lives on 75th Street. The parent company is closing all of its 50 Harmon locations (in addition to dozens of Bed Bath & Beyond stores). ![]() Harmon was founded in 1971 and was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond 2022. All products in the store, which opened in December 2020, are on sale at 20% off. Harmon Health & Beauty, the cosmetics shop located in the Belleclaire Hotel building on Broadway between 76th and 77th Streets, is closing in the next few weeks. Jackie also appeared alongside a clearly apprehensive Greta Garbo in a famous 1926 MGM publicity still. ![]() In addition to the MGM logo, Jackie also appeared in over a hundred films, including the Tarzan film series that starred Johnny Weissmuller. Jackie would make his last film appearance at the beginning of the film Hearts of the West (1975). (both 1950), a still frame of the logo – sans growling-was used at the beginning. For the films Westward the Women and The Next Voice You Hear. A colorized variation of the logo can be found on the colorized version of Babes in Toyland (1934), also known as March of the Wooden Soldiers an animated version created using rotoscope appeared on the 1939 Captain and the Kids cartoon Petunia Natural Park. He also appeared before MGM's black-and-white cartoons, such as the Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper series produced for MGM by the short-lived Ub Iwerks Studio, as well as the Captain and the Kids cartoons produced by MGM in 19. Jackie appeared on all black-and-white MGM films from 1928 to 1956 (replacing Slats), as well as the sepia-tinted opening credits of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Jackie's roar and growls were recorded long after he was filmed and at least four different recordings of roars/growls were used (some of the roars likely don't even belong to Jackie), first heard via a gramophone record for MGM's first production with sound, White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). 1933), there was a slightly extended version wherein, after looking off to the right, the lion would return his gaze to the front a few seconds later. Jackie roared three times before looking off to the right of the screen (the lion's left) in the early years that this logo was used (1928 – c. Born around 1915, he was a wild lion cub brought from the Nubian Desert in Sudan, and trained by Mel Koontz. Jackie was the second lion used for the MGM logo and the first MGM lion to audibly roar. Jackie (1928–1956) Jackie, used from 1928 to 1956, pictured in the opening of “ The Wizard of Oz” 1928 poster promoting a traveling tour of Jackie Later, Phifer planted a pine tree directly above the grave so that the roots would "hold down the lions spirit", replacing the granite block. ![]() Upon his death, Phifer buried the lion on his farm and placed a plain block of granite to mark the grave. At that time Phifer retired to his farm in Gillette, New Jersey, where he kept other animals used on Broadway. However, it is rumored that Phifer trained the lion to growl on cue, despite the fact that synchronized sound would not be used in motion pictures until 1927. Unlike his successors, Slats did nothing but look around in the logo, making him the only MGM lion not to roar. The first MGM film that used the logo was He Who Gets Slapped (1924). Born at the Dublin Zoo on March 20, 1919, and originally named Cairbre ( Gaelic for 'charioteer' ), Slats was used on all black-and-white MGM films between 19. Slats, trained by Volney Phifer, was the first lion used in the branding of the newly formed studio. Names of the first 2 lions used for the Goldwyn Pictures logos are unknown.ġ923-1924 (seen in Wild Oranges) Slats (1924–1928) Slats, used from 1924 to 1928 Dietz was most directly inspired by the university's fight song, " Roar, Lion, Roar". The lion was chosen as the company's mascot in 1916 by publicist Howard Dietz, as a tribute to his alma mater Columbia University, whose mascot is a lion. History Goldwyn Pictures lions (1917–1924) In 2021, MGM introduced a new CGI logo which features a lion partially based on Leo. Although MGM has referred to all of the lions used in their trademark as "Leo the Lion", only the lion in use since 1957 (a total of 66 years), was actually named "Leo". Mayer's company in 1924, there have been several different lions used for the MGM logo. ![]() Since 1917, and through the time the studio was formed by the merger of Samuel Goldwyn's studio with Marcus Loew's Metro Pictures and Louis B. Reiss, who served as art director at Paramount Pictures. Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures. ![]() Look and Feel of the true fresco has allways been "in style" and in high demand. Our Third Tutorial covers Immitation - Faux Fresco Techniques, variety of techniqes and applications to simulate look and feel of aged authentic fresco painting: (Results are not as durable or deep and brilliant as Buon Fresco.) The consistency of the paint should be also as thin as for buon fresco technique and not as thick as customary for an acrylic mural. The whole work may be secco or secco may be used for additional details or corrections to works which are "true fresco." Traditionally Pigments are mixed with egg yolk or egg white (depending on artist preference) or adhesive such as gum arabic, casein, animal glue ore more contemporary acrylic mediums resulting in somewhat "tempera like" paint. Secco, also known as "fresco secco" or "dry fresco," is a method of mural painting in which pigments are applied to dry plaster. Our Second Tutorial covers Dry - Secco Fresco Techniques, mainly used as a substitute for buon (true) fresco and for changes/corrections to the existing buon frescos: Distilled water for mixing color and plaster which aside from lime putty contains either sand, marble dust or marble meal, lime stone, volcanic tuff or any combination of those.Ĭontinue to: Buon Fresco Technique Online Tutorial. ![]() True Fresco pigments are all earth oxides and minerals that come from the soil itself. There is no worry about contaminating the environment with ANY of the true fresco materials: high calcium lime, the same as we use in agriculture for enriching the soil and in medicine for heartburn medications and dietary supplements, the same stuff our bones are made off. Technically speaking the plaster does not "dry" but rather a chemical reaction occurs in which calcium carbonate is formed as a result of carbon dioxide from the air combining with the calcium hydrate in the wet plaster.īuon Fresco is the most environmentally sound painting technique ever known to people. When it dries and hardens, the colors become one with plaster. The colors can thus be absorbed by the wet plaster. In true fresco the artist must start applying his colors on the wet (or fresco) intonaco as soon as it has been prepared and laid on the wall. As both dry they become completely integrated. Painting done on freshly laid wet plaster with pigments dissolved in lime water. Our First Tutorial covers True - Buon Fresco Technique, the main and technically, the only real fresco technique:Īffresco ( In English usage, "fresco" ). In addition, our illustrated Art Periods Time Lines will guide you through over 40,000 years of fresco across Cultures and Continents from Neolithic Caves to Renaissance and to Present!į Fresco Technique Video Tutorials If you are a collector you will be able to competently review and destinquish a work of fresco art, no more walking in a blind! Whether it would be Buon (True) Fresco, Secco Fresco or Faux Fresco you will have the knowledge and on-hand tutorials to complete a wall fresco, fresco panel or decorative fresco tile. This site is dedicated to provide you with detailed guides for creating and recognizing Real Frescoes. Fresco techniques have guided thousands of artists on this path! I see the flight of Imagination in Art matching the beauty and power of Modern Grand Architecture and go beyond, expanding environment from within the structure and far beyond the limits of the new art - old art into the realm of a vision. Somebody once said "The most frightening thing is to see arrogance in action". Our Vision is to fascilitate the development of New Art Concept lead by New Breed of Artists independent and free in their art, highly educated professionally and spiritually, fluent in traditional art forms and styles as well as open-minded for anything new willing to experiment and discover, but with merit not with arrogance. Fresco artists are capable of conducting and executing virtually any art project whether it is a buon, secco or faux fresco acrylic mural, oil portrait, period finish or "free hand" painted decorations for a major event. Fresco also requires confidence and strong organizational skills. It involves drafting skills, knowledge of water and oil mediums, understanding of composition, perspective, traditional techniques and history of styles. Practicing fresco painting involves thorough knowledge of other forms of fine and decorative arts, mediums and techniques. Fresco Techniques are the oldest known form of painting, during the Renaissance it was regarded as "Mother of all Arts". ![]() Most come in weights of 140lbs (300gsm), but a few 300lb (640gsm) cold press options are also available. Apart from a few 10-sheet cold press options, all Arches’ blocks are 20 sheets and come with a black protective sheet as the first layer.Īrches’ watercolor block paper consists of 100% cotton fibers instead of wood pulp (commonly the case for cheaper watercolor papers), creating a sturdier canvas for your work.Īrches offers a wide variety of watercolor block sizes, ranging anywhere from 3.9×9.8 inches to 18×24 inches. They aren’t cheap, but they’re easily some of the best you can buy. And nowhere is that more evident than its watercolor blocks! ![]() If there is a gold standard for watercolor blocks, it has to be Arches.Īrches is a well-known, trusted name in the watercolor art community and prides itself on high-quality products. With that handy info out of the way, here are my picks for the best watercolor blocks you can buy! Best overall: Arches Watercolor Blocks Taking a few watercolor classes will also help you put these blocks to good use! Best watercolor blocks you can buy If you’re just getting started with watercolor, check out our watercolor for beginners guide to learn the basics around materials and techniques before going all in. This avoids any wrinkling or bowing!īecause watercolor blocks are bound on all sides, they’re also perfect for artists who often travel or like to work outside - they’re easy to carry or toss into a tote to take wherever you feel inspired. just one (or none), it helps the paper dry flat. Watercolor blocks eliminate the need to stretch your paper because the paper is pre-stretched and bound on all four sides. Improperly stretching the paper can cause the image to become distorted, damaged, or even destroyed.Įven when the watercolor paper is stretched correctly, you will need to secure the edges with tape or staples, which will cause you to lose the outer edges of your artwork. Stretching solves many of these issues, but it has its risks as well. It can distort your artwork or make it impossible to frame. Rough watercolor blocks are very textured and great for artists with a more freeform, loose painting style.īecause watercolor sketchbooks and watercolor pads are loose (unless stretched and held down), the paper tends to wrinkle and buckle as it dries. ![]() ![]() Hot press watercolor blocks have a smooth surface with little to no texture, making them great for detail and fine brush work.Cold press watercolor blocks have a slightly textured surface suitable for blending large areas of color and fine detail.There are three different types of paper found in watercolor blocks: cold press, hot press, and rough. Just slide a dull knife or bone folder into the unglued section and slide it all the way around the page. It’s sold in all sizes and qualities, although I recommend sticking to 100% cotton paper for the best results.Īll you need to do is paint the top sheet of your watercolor block, and then, once the paper dries flat, simply remove it from the block. When painting, watercolor blocks perform the same as (or better than) other watercolor paper. Only a small section is left unglued to help remove the finished painting and reveal the next page. A watercolor block is a uniform stack of watercolor paper that has been bound on all four sides by glue or rubber. The Tensor's aimed more at providing amazing-sounding AI than raw power, with abilities like improved Call Screen feature to block more spammers, improved image processing and clearer voice calls. You'll find the Tensor G3 chipset, with 8GB RAM and either 128GB or 256GB storage, running the Pixel 8 if you were to open it up. Don't worry though, older features like Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser are here too. New to the Pixel 8 is Best Take, which stitches multiple images together to make sure everything and everyone looks their best, as is Audio Magic Eraser to clear up video audio, and the Magic Editor for powerful machine learning-enhanced image tweaking. Google Pixel family's photography prowess relies as much on software as hardware, and software is indeed where we see big strides. ![]() There's also a new 10.5MP selfie camera on the front. For the Pixel 8, these are a 50MP main camera with up to 8x "SuperRes" digital zoom, and a 12MP ultrawide camera with added Macro Focus mode for close-up shots. Once again, Google's new basic Pixel flagship offers two rear cameras. ![]() While that's not surprising given how much the two devices resemble each other, it does unfortunately mean the new Pixel inherited some less-than-desirable traits, such as minimal cooling tech. The refresh rate is not fully adaptive like the Pixel 8 Pro's display though, with a minimum refresh rate of 60Hz rather than 1Hz, which means it's slightly less efficient when showing still images.Ī teardown of the Pixel 8 has revealed an underlying design similar to the Pixel 7. The panel's a bit smaller than the Pixel 7's 6.3-inch panel, but it does get a bump from a 90Hz maximum refresh rate to 120Hz. ![]() As for the screen of the phone, it's a 6.2-inch FHD Actua display, Actua referring to Google's new brightness technology that gives the Pixel 8 a 2,000-nit peak brightness rating. ![]() However, Margaret apparently felt she could not convert because of her loyalty to her sister, who – as Queen – is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The author, Noel Botham, claims in his book ‘Margaret: The Last Real Princess’ that Margaret did seriously consider becoming a Catholic – and that Dazzle was involved.Īccording to Botham, Dazzle himself was convinced that Margaret wanted to convert. ![]() The roots of this storyline in The Crown seem to have come from a Princess Margaret biography published in 2002, very shortly after the Princess’s death. Did Derek ‘Dazzle’ Jennings try to convert Princess Margaret to Catholicism? He died on January 23rd 1995 at his friend’s house in Ealing, with Catholic bigwig Cardinal Hume praying at his bedside. He wrote in his autobiography that Dazzle was “adored by aristocrats”, was “not always blessed with an even temper” and could be seen “cycling round town on a sit-up-and-beg bicycle wearing a homburg.” He took his students on a weekend trip to a monastery, and would spontaneously perform operaĪfter his diagnosis with lymphatic leukaemia, Dazzle quickly became very ill, although in 1994 he was able to take Alec Guinness and his wife Merula to meet the pope. ![]() This was where Richard Coles first got to know him. He found them as stimulating as he often found the faculty members infuriating.” The Times wrote: “His encounters with students were a different pastoral challenge. From there, he moved on to King’s College London where he became the chaplain to Roman Catholic students. This is the point at which we meet him in The Crown, as he breaks the news to Princess Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter).Īfter this, Dazzle went off to the English College in Rome to begin his training for Catholic priesthood, before returning to London to serve first in Camden and then in Chiswick. After graduation he entered the civil service and climbed the ranks, but in 1984 – at the age of 38 – he abruptly resigned to take Holy Orders. He would turn up at country house dinners, theatre festivals, auction houses and modest student gatherings, always yearning to argue the toss, always with an admonitory finger at the ready, always loyal.”ĭazzle first converted to Roman Catholicism when he was still a student. He was a civil servant who surprised his friends by quitting his job to take Holy Orders – and he did have many, many friends, including Princess Margaret, Alec Guinness, and the Reverend Richard Coles (of The Communards and Strictly fame).ĭazzle’s obituary in The Times reads: “The death of Father Derek Jennings deprives London’s religious life of one of its most eccentric comets… graced with the nickname of “Dazzle”, Jennings was ubiquitous. Who was the real Derek ‘Dazzle’ Jennings?ĭerek “Dazzle” Jennings was born in 1946 and died in 1995 at the age of just 48. You can read more about him in our The Crown cast feature. ![]() The role of Dazzle Jennings is played in The Crown by guest star Tom Burke. Who plays Derek ‘Dazzle’ Jennings in The Crown? Here’s what you need to know about the man behind the drama. He is a central figure in episode seven, titled ‘The Hereditary Principle’, which focuses on Princess Margaret and her discovery of a painful family secret. Looking at the real-life stories behind The Crown really can take you down some interesting rabbit holes, and one of the most interesting additions to the Netflix drama is a man named Dazzle. ![]() On the last loop, as I shouted my final instructions to MVP Galerius, I was genuinely torn, knowing I'd have to say goodbye to this lost city and nobody would ever know what I went through to save it. The time-stuck Romans, meanwhile, are a likeable, or at least interesting, bunch, even when they're being antagonistic. That knot was Greek, but you get the point.įraser: Anachronistic ziplines and magical timeloops aside, The Forgotten City still revels in history and makes you feel like a time-travelling archaeologist-an enviable job. The wonderful Galerius greets you each day, and when you barrel up to him shouting instructions to save the lives of people you figured out how to save in the previous loop, he just gets on with it. ![]() The Forgotten City gets around that with two inventions: an arguably anachronistic zipline, and a sensible human being. Timeloop games seem like a great idea, but it turns out redoing the same thing even more than videogames usually demand is actually super frustrating. You're in a timeloop, reliving a single day in ancient Rome. There's only one gladiator, but you get the point. The battles themselves are entertainingly over-the-top, but it's the experimentation and strategising that keeps me coming back. You construct a roster, ideally based around the major synergies of that season, and watch them battle your opponents' teams. Nevertheless, as someone who's also terminally bad at MOBAs, Teamfight has been a welcome excuse to explore the peripheries of Riot's most popular game. Phil: Fraser, you're going to get emails for calling LoL "rubbish". I love the constant reinvention of characters and mechanics, and building my loadout of heroes mid-battle, but the real appeal is how easy it is to just hang out and shoot the shit with friends while my diligent little warriors duke it out or die. Teamfight Tacticsįraser: TFT is one of the last autobattlers left standing-the product of a short-lived trend that no doubt benefited from sharing a launcher with the rubbish but immensely popular League of Legends. It's inherently cool, as you painstakingly plan out multiple takedowns, to hit a single button and watch the synchronised action play out. Shadows Tactics' coup de grace is Shadow Mode, which lets you queue up moves for your whole team to perform at the same time. This leads to myriad options within a single level, creating a playground of possibilities. Others are stuck to the ground, but bring traps and tricks to help clear a path. Some are nimble, able to navigate rooftops and tricky terrain. Your motley crew brings a variety of different ways to distract, dispatch and disappear your foes, and it's these asynchronous abilities that make the difficulty so satisfying to overcome. The real pleasure here is being dropped into large maps full of guards, and slowly picking apart the puzzle of their intricate patrol routes as you work your way through. Phil: One of the most rewarding stealth games of recent years, embracing the hardcore, unforgiving attitude of the genre but still modernising it where it counts. Every mission is a lovely puzzle and there's an immense joy in meticulously setting up and pulling off the simultaneous kill I envisioned using all of my party members. Lauren Morton, Associate Editor: Shadow Tactics is the immaculate tactical stealth success that proved Mimimi Games had the chops to take up the Desperados series. I can't think of a suppurating psychic wound I'd rather spend my time in. It's the perfect cyberpunk setting: grimy, dank, and claustrophobic, soundtracked by the thrum of distant machines, and always, always raining. Josh Wolens, News Writer: Dragonfall is my favourite Shadowrun game, but Hong Kong's take on Kowloon Walled City is a triumph. It's a great magical cyberpunk yarn, but just as great as a story about cities, and how they-and the people living in them-can become victims of the machinations of the wealthy and powerful. Hong Kong, and especially the Walled City, are messy, chaotic and feel even more alive thanks to the magic that alters them in ways both subtle and significant. Robin Valentine, Print Editor: The excellent Shadowrun: Dragonfall has been in our list for a few years now, but I definitely prefer Hong Kong for its brilliantly evocative setting.įraser Brown, Online Editor: I've got a big soft spot for urban fantasy, and Shadowrun: Hong Kong does it a lot better than most. They're one of the best RPG parties around. Your whole crew is made of misfits, including a rat-spirit shaman who treats garbage like gourmet. Bringing him along on heists and infiltrations means fast-talking guards and civilians to convince them he's an actor or a cosplayer. Jody: One recruitable companion in this cyberpunk-fantasy RPG is a Japanese ghoul samurai. The intense cratering of the lunar highlands and the absence of a similar heavily cratered surface on the Earth were long recognized as due to an early pregeological bombardment. 6.2 Lunar Cratering History and the Lunar Cataclysm. I worried that if we put it in, people would never believe it." The crater also appears in the same scene during the film adaptation. Stuart Ross Taylor, in Encyclopedia of the Solar System (Second Edition), 2007. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. According to Gibbons, the similarity "was almost too good to be true. Appearance in Watchmen Īs the smiley is a key motif in the comic book Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the crater was used as a story location after the coincidence was noted by Gibbons. The formation was first photographed by Viking Orbiter 1.Ī second "happy face crater", smaller than Galle and located at 45.1°S, 55.0°W in Nereidum Montes, was discovered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on January 28, 2008. Galle is often known as the " happy face crater" because pareidolia causes a curved mountain range in the southern part of the crater and two smaller mountain clusters further north to appear to be a smiley face. Observing them over several nights, he noted that they. 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei noticed three other points of light near the planet, at first believing them to be distant stars. ![]() Peering through his newly-improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter on Jan. It is named after the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. 410 Years Ago: Galileo Discovers Jupiter’s Moons. It is located on the eastern rim of the huge impact basin Argyre Planitia in Argyre quadrangle. |
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