The Coop

It was a joke... sort of

It's a Nintendo system. Getting the price to drop is like asking Square-Enix to quit with the FF game barrage. It isn't going to happen I was about to suggest trying Half.com, but don't bother. Their prices are much the same as what you've found... unless you want to buy a broken one for $60.

Is it playing that?

Forgot about this yesterday, but... Darksiders

U is for...

This may not be 4chan, but we've both seen threads crash and burn with extreme prejudice. Plus, back in the old days, anthro art and artists were at least tolerated to some degree. But that changed after a few years (Gerbilfat was made in part because of the attitude shift). And really, there hasn't been much in the way of anthro art or artists ever since on OCR (or at least, it's not nearly as prevalent as it once was). But, I went ahead and gave it shot, and added some new images as well. Here's hoping.

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It's funny you mention that. The reason I wrote that story was because there were some comments in Razor-man's furry thread that all anthro art was, was a means to make screwing an animal seem more acceptable... that all the artists and writers couldn't keep from centering their work around the concept of sex. At the time, I wasn't very familiar with the fandom (I'm still not really), and as you said, there was porn related images aplenty (Bernal got posted a lot, as did Dr. Comet's... um... weirder, stuff). I thought, Huh. Well, then I guess someone should write a story that has anthros with no sex, no nudity, and no slinky outfits. So, I wrote that story of mine, and since I had been working on several stories that were serious and horror-like, I went with a humorous adventure tale. The rough draft is 112 pages, and I haven't touched it since I originally finished it years ago. But with these character redesigns going on, I may just do that as a means of taking a break from my trilogy. Because some of it is good art. Images like the second, seventh and eight ones I posted show a lot of technical skill, and the ninth one displays a great sense of mood and lighting. Just because they focus on an anthro character, doesn't diminish those traits (IMHO mind you). Yes, there's a LOT of porn in the genre. No one in their right mind would argue that fact. But there are some wonderful works that have nothing sexual about them, and some that feature nudes or "romantic"/"cute" scenes (i.e. no one's fucking) that are also well done either on a technical or mood front. I guess as an artist and illustrator, I don't see how the writing off of the entire genre is warranted because of a portion of it (even if it is a sizable portion). I mean, if the characters in the images I posted were fully human, people would be complementing the artists left and right on their skill. But since they're anthro, suddenly all the qualities vanish and it's solely about masturbating to animals? That makes no sense to me. By the way Timber, you're Photobucket link's dead.

It's not rage, it's honest bewilderment. Perhaps it's because I grew up watching Looney Tunes, Swat Katz, some TMNT, and what have you. Perhaps it's because I've always been a huge fan of the werewolf concept (and written a number of long, novella and short stories with them in it). But I just don't see the issue. Hell, I have a story I wrote (a rather long one) where every character is an anthro, and I designed all the major characters. It was fun, and it fit since it was a more light-hearted tale. To me, it was simply another aspect of character creation, allowing you to go in a different direction than what's generally available for purely human or animal characters. In fact, I've been working on redesigning my characters for that story (along with those in the trilogy I've spoken about before) because I've gotten better at character design. As I said, I can understand people being weirded out by seeing a half human, half animal having an orgasm, or fucking/sucking something. But to get the same reaction from simply drawing or liking the design and result of someone's non-sexual anthro work honestly puzzles me. It's a question I'd love an answer to, and perhaps back in the day with we had a furry thread, it could have been asked. But nowadays? I don't think getting an honest answer without flames all around is going to happen.

You know, I've repeatedly wanted to make a thread asking about how liking the way anthro art like this, this, this, this or this turned out, equates to fucking in fur suits, wanting to fuck animals, or just generally finding the artwork to be disgusting because it's anthro. I mean, I understand that some people being weirded out by the sploogey stuff from Bernal or Dr. Comet, but even simple nudity like this, this, this or this (I love how strongly mood comes across), or poses like this or this that may or may not have nudity (yet no splooge, or spreading and what have you) get the same reaction. Somehow the quality of the work vanishes, and it becomes just about "OMG AMINAL FUKER!". It's always puzzled me, but I know such a thread would be locked in a heartbeat by getting thrown wildly off course within a page. But... seriously, what the fuck? What's the big deal about half human, half animal characters?

Razor-man's furry thread was fun as well. I remember him asking me if he should make one.

I beat The Legend of Sypro: Dawn of the Dragon the other night. It seems the makers were determined to pull a little trick on the players... **SERIOUS SPOILERS** First, Ignitus sacrifices himself to allow Cynder (yes I listed her first... I thought her powers were cooler, and her design was better/cuter) and Spyro through a sea of flames. This of course, greatly upsets Spyro, leading him to feel he's been left all alone... which Cynder tells him isn't true with a little muzzle rub from her. Then, the ending segments paint a picture of Cynder and Spyro falling in love, him sacrificing himself to save the world, and her choosing to stay by his side as he does so (with an "I love you" of course). The end credits have a somewhat sad, ballady song called "Guide You Home (I Would Die For You)" to help drive home the idea that these characters are dead and gone. There's a bit at the end of the credits where the fans of the purple dragon are thanked for all the years of support. At this point, it's done it's best to tug on the heartstrings of those playing. At the end of the credits, you get the option to save the game. You do so, and then... You find out via a final cinema, that Ignitus is alive and with the chronicler (an old dragon who writes down history). Ignitus asks if Spyro is truly gone, and the chronicler says that he can't find entry in the book of dragons (a book where each dragon that dies has their life written down) for Spyro. The old chronicler passes on, Ignitus becomes the new chronicler, and with a pondering question, the scene fades to a sky somewhere in the world that was just saved... where we see Cynder and Spyro flying together. Did I cry? No. I will admit to sitting there with a lump in my throat thinking, "Well shit. That's takes the wind out of the happy ending sails, doesn't it?", since they seemingly killed off three main characters after everything, including the two that had just fallen in love (I'm a sucker for these things sometimes). But, then I remembered that "A New Beginning" and "The Eternal Night" had cinemas after the credits, and waited to see if it really was a sad ending. Afterward (yes, I was happy to see they were alive), I remembered this thread, and it got me curious. I found entries elsewhere online (like YouTube, and a site that had a whole bunch of "saddest video game endings" listed) which had people commenting that they did indeed cry over it. Some never saw that final cinema because they didn't save their game and just turned it off bummed as hell. Others got hit by the visuals and music, and were teary-eyed despite the final cinema.**END SERIOUS SPOILERS** They sucker punched the players

"A _______ a day keeps the ________ away."

A repeat, but I wasn't awake when this threat was made (I HATE getting up early...)

Guy in lower right, thinking to himself- Just keep looking like a 'don't give a shit' badass with my kawaii girl next to me. Oh yeah... we're cool. Woman in lower right, thinking to herself- Dragging me out to this stupid, goddamned thing. 'Put this on. You'll look cool!' he says. 'You'll have fun!' Do I look like I'm having fun you asshole? AND WHO THE FUCK'S THAT DICK TAKING MY PICTURE?!

No, this is some Bad Juju.

TIMMMMBEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr... wolf.

Word, yo.

Given that we're posting in moderated Off Topic, and not UnMod, I think it's safe to say that the forums also changed. Community, PPR and what have you not so much, but this section? Yeah, it's undergone some changes. That's not to say people haven't changed as well. God knows I've seen newbies that were polite and upbeat, turn into quite the opposite after a few years, and I've watched people who got along well begin hating each other. And of course, I've watched as newbies were blamed for regulars leaving, making some of the regulars who stayed become rather intolerant toward the newer folks. So I'd agree that people have changed, but the site itself (or at least parts of it and what those parts allow) has shifted as well.

Actually, it could. Look at what RuneLancer went through after his post regarding his feelings on 9/11.

Check out some of the mods. You can change your pet into one of those zealot demon women. It's cheating kind of, but if you've already beaten the game...

**raises hand**