Resident Evil Musicals

HULLO!

Anyway! It's Thanksgiving for us Americans so happy Thanksgiving to all ya'll Americans! For the Thanksgiving Finland lacks, is made up for in Christmas spirit, which began around, oh, let's say Halloween. I swear, people had lights and decorations and store sales that early, it was maddness. So I'm on the hunt for turkey, thus furthering myself from the general population.

Well we all know Thanksgiving is the time of... giving thanks, lawl. I of cours have my blessings of a big, funny family, a loving husband who I met by lucky chance, a BFF lawlz who I can confide in and treat as a sister, my many other close friends from school days, as well as online, and the stability to live a happy and fruitful life. And of course, they all know this, no matter how far away phisically I am from some of them. It's all happy and fluffy and yay :3 I'll have time later on today to share with them all personally, via phone and such, so it'll still be a nice holiday.

I figure also, since I don't say it often, I'll give my thanks out to the fans of both Youtube and devART; Whether they be fans of just RE Musicals, my other videos or my drawings. Long-time and newcomer fans; even just the passer-by who just enjoys a video or two. I know most of my public announcements are either lectures or rants, and I can't take back that having fans is indeed both a blessing and a curse, but for once I'd like to focus on the blessing half.

It's been a long 3 years, technically longer on devART; Though I didn't start really using it til after the whole Youtube thing. But anyways, it's hard to believe how much has happened over this time. It's been long, but at the same time, passed by quickly when I look back at it all. There's a lot of memories, both fond and dark. But really, I just like to look back at all the fun times, good experiences, people I've met, and really, through all the crap that's ever happened, it just boils down to having fun and connecting with people. If someone screws you over, ah just forget about em, move on and focus on the good things around you. Don't feed the drama llama!

I'm not trying to be a downer on myself or anyone else, but I think I owe a couple apologies as well, for things I've noticed but never really fessed up to out in the open. In faact, just the opposite. I feel good about it, and hopefully a few other will too, though I don't expect in the least to be forgiven by all, if any. But in the beginning... and trust me, if you knew me back then, you'll agree; But I was uber arrogant. At first it started out as honest surprise and modesty, but over time when the views gained more and more, my head swelled up a bit and I acted pretty stupid. At one point I'd backsass any bad comments, make bulletins of constant complaint of haters or "annoying fans", I over-generalized, and worst of all, I was no better than a dictator, making bulletins about "Hey! Go flame this guy cause he said something to me." I know I acted that way a little bit on devART as well in the past. It wasn't fair to the fan base at all, it was taking advantage, I was being a little bitch, and it's the epidemy of what I dislike in others today. I know there's plenty of people who hold that phase over my head to this day. Forgiven or not, I'd just like to apologize; I'm sorry for that whole ordeal.

I can't honestly say I hold no arrogance in present times. I like to think I've matured at least some though; I've tried in little ways to make ammends and show the fans I don't see them as a herd of sheep, or a tool I simply use, because that's really not the case at all. Also, I don't idolize or view myself as some kind of internet goddess, nor do I condone anyone who actually feels that way about me themselves. but like I said, I'm not without any pride or arrogance, I just hope it's at least noticable that I try not to be a total Mary-Sue attention whore XD.

So now, let's get to the main point: My thanks to all of you! This applies for devART, Youtube, the people who visit my Forums and Blog, and to anyone out there reading this from the outside who doesn't have any actual online accounts. Like I said, 3 years of a community that slowly grew into something pretty big. Though it is true that I make videos based on my own enjoyment of it; Without the fans, I probably wouldn't made as many videos or drawings as I have, so really from all the fans came a form of inspiration to keep on going with it. A hobby became... Well, a bigger hobby XD But one with quite a few opportunities opened my way, and that's all thanks to the fans.

I'm thankful to all the honest support I've been given, whether it pure compliment or constructive critisism. I'm even a bit thankful for some of the more... excentric fans, who usually just give blind compliments. Even if it's not as, say, in-depth or thought out, or even honest, I'll admit it's flattering in some cases. Just don't overdo it, okay? XP Also, of course as always, everyone who has ever done something for me, like make a video tribute, a drawing, or anything along those lines have all my thanks. I'm sorry I haven't kept up with my Fan-Website as of late, I'll have to do a mega-haul sometime. (Keeping the drawings organized is HURGH!)

But yes, thank you everyone! I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving, at least the Americans anyway! XD

-Leggy

P.S. Sorry about all the spelling mistakes, which I'm sure there are... This new (old crappy) computer I have doesn't have the online spellcheck. My stupidity is revealed.

...Although not much different from the original.

I'm talking about RE5.

This will contain SPOILERS!

I got, played, and beat it in about 2 days; only a couple hours. Granted, I picked amateur mode because I have it for PC, and the control scheme was based on Xbox, so I had no idea what the buttons were. (The controller I use is only marked by numbers, and I'm used to the Playstation controls). Also lacking the joysticks to look around, mine has a D-pad only so.... fuck XD I'm a little more used to it now though, so I'll try harder modes later on. Now that that's clarified... The Review itself.

Let me just say before, there are spoilers in here, as well as very strong opinions. So read at your own risk. I did watch a playthrough prior to playing this game myself, but it was a while ago, and I zoned out through most of the playthrough cause it was taking forever and I got bored; even fell asleep literally at some parts. I only remembered a couple small parts from the game, but it was mostly just the cutscenes I watched.

Let's start as a basic game, nothing about RE itself or the story, just plain old:

As a Game:

Graphics:

Obviously great. It's a next-gen system, how could they not be? Though I guess maybe that's why it took them 3 unnecessarily long years to make this, guess all they cared about was the graphics I suppose *shrug* But yeah, we all knew this anyway; graphics are fine.

Sprite/Animation:

I consider this different from graphics; What I'm talking about is how the characters actually move, protagonists and enemies alike. On a number scale, they get a 3 for laziness. Is it really THAT hard nowadays to make new sprites for next-gen systems? The original RE games, not 1, 2, 3 and obviously Code Veronica had any re-used animations of zombies, monsters, and I don't believe so for the playable characters either. The only old-school one that re-used sprites was RE Survivor, that one used the same enemies from RE2, just into a 1st Person perspective. But no one gives a shit about Survivor anyway. That was one of the things that made it cheap, they should of used better details then RE2, cause everything looked pixel'd as FUCK. But back to the game in spotlight here; Maybe someone actually has an answer for me. Were they really that rushed on time that they had to use no only the same 'Ganado' animation, but 'El Gigante', the playable characters, etc. I know there was some new animation/sprites put into the game, but was it really so hard to make a new game completely? You think in 3 years they could of done better. Guess not.

On a personal observation note:

I dunno if this is on the Xbox and PS3 system or not, but Sheva has an alternate outfit that's a Business Suit. And, if you haven't noticed, it's basically Hunnigans outfit from RE4/Degen. At first I thought it was a lame homage to RE4, but thinking back... Hunnigan never seemed to be 100% Caucasian to me, she had a bit of a tan about her and fullness to her lips that most of us whities don't have without a botox. No, it couldn't be... right? Were they lazy enough to take Hunnigans sprite, tweak it slightly and create Sheva? That would explain the last-minute addition of Ms. Alomar as well... Oh shit, racist claims, better make a black character FAST. Ashley is too obvious a sprite to use... Ada as well... mmm... AH! QUICK! GET THE HUNNIGAN LAYOUT! Maybe I'm just looking in too deep, but you decide for yourselves:

Sound/Music:

I guess sound was fine, some of the music for boss battles was decent... I dunno I wasn't paying attention. XD

Convenience/Saving:

Awful. But most games are like this nowadays. Someone tell me please... When did gamers get SO stupid that they need every little itty bitty thing spelled out for them? RE4/5 aren't the only ones guilty of this either, it's just sad that they've fallen into the same stupidity. I'm talking about 2 very big gameplay-hindering 'features'. The first one is the tutorial that follows you the entire game. And I don't even mean the actual tutorial mode. I mean: PRESS X TO OPEN DOOR, PRESS X TO JUMP, PRESS X TO DO THIS, PRESS X TO FUCK YOURSELF! Like.... ok... that's fine for the first maybe 10 minutes of the game when everything is new and you need a little help. But no. That shit haunts you throughout the entire game, as if we're fucking morons or something. At the end of the game... HAY LEGGY! DON'T FORGET! PRESS X TO JUMP!!! and I'm like............... -_- Oh, really? I had no idea. Thanks, pointless game feature! : D! Sigh. Might as well have up there, when you're aiming, PRESS X TO SHOOT YOU FUCKIN' IDIOT! Imagine if the old RE games had that? I mean fuck. I wonder if they realize how un-scary that makes the game. Imagine RE2, walking down a dark hallway, no sound, very dark, you find a door... and a bright blue X pops up like you're an infant playing the game. Kinda kills the mood, don't you think?

Next inconvenient shitfuck is the saving. When and how did gamers give off the air that they needed to be told where and when to save without any free will whatsoever? Are kids really that dumb nowadays? Did people complain: OHHHH I keep savin the wrong files and fucking myself, someone please, give me a metaphorical baby bib so I don't drool all over myself and fuck myself over! It's extremely annoying to not be able to save of my own will. Maybe that's personal preference, but I'm not exactly an infant gamer. I think I can handle saving on my own. And again, it's not only RE that's doing this. A lot of games lately seem to take on an infantile appeal, even the goriest and mature games out there. Nintendo Wii games... maybe I could understand since that's always kind of been family-oriented and not-so dark games. Especially with even parents gaming nowadays, that makes sense. But for PS3 and Xbox games that are about killing and sex? Okaaay...

Gameplay:

Like I already predicted, it's fun, of course. You run around mindlessly killing things with little to no plot involved. You're basic brain-dead game of instant gratification. Sadly, it's an RE game we're talking about, that's the only flaw. But I promised I wouldn't bring in the aspect that it's RE so let's continue on, unbiasedly.

It's fun. But what's the deal with over-the-shoulder? Is it too much trouble to have a center-placed character so you can actually see what's going on to your left? Is it supposed to be realistic? If so, I think if I was running around, I wouldn't keep my left eye shut the whole time. My guess is, it's the only aspect that could make the game at least a little challenging. But, challenging isn't even a good word. More like annoying. It's cheap to get nailed by a monkey wrench just for poor angling. See, in the old RE games, people bitch about bad camera angles hiding enemies. Difference was, the old RE games are actually SCARY. It's set up that way so it BUILDS TENSION AND FEAR. RE5 you already know there's shit running all around, there's no worry or tension at all, so it's just annoying having to spin in a circle just to see what you already know is there. Nice try, guys, but not scary at all.

I think the only part that scared me even a little was the part with all the crocodiles in the water, and that was only cause I already knew it was a one-hit death. That built up some tension since, gasp, you couldn't actually see where all the crocodiles were! I just thought it was sad though, that the one scary part/enemy in the game was just a real-life animal and not some Plaga/Uroburos monster. What a shame. XD

As a Resident Evil Game:

Let's move on to what the people have really been waiting for; how this game is as a part of the Resident Evil series. I think I can cover most of my main woes through breaking down each character and kind of branching off from there, and maybe a few other topics as well..... Enjoy.

Chris Redfield-

Honestly, I never saw Chris as having much personality to begin with other then the cliche hero against evil. But I kinda liked that about him. I derived my own jokes from his personality such as being dumb, or a meathead, since he starts RE1 with just a knife. He strives to keep people protected and destroy those who threaten to harm that. I guess they kept his personality decently enough... he certainly is still a meathead and has the steroid arms to prove it. He goes out of his way to protect Sheva which fits in with the old Chris, kinda like how he protected Rebecca and such. Just that whole pointless speech about "Is it all worth fighting for" was well, pointless XD Trying to make Chris seem all emo and such... no no no Capcom, save that for Leon since you fucked him up enough already XD But aside from that, his scenes with Jill were so brief, you'd think he'd be a bit more emotional about it, but I guess that's Capcoms fault for wanting to rush the game along.

I guess everyone's cimplaint is Chris' physical appearance. It's disgusting XD My only guess is after fighting Wesker in Antarctica, he got deprezzed that Wesker was so strong and started training ever since. Other then that, I hated the stupid RE5 trailers that involved the live-action actors. They made no sense, and they made Chris look like a fuckin' loony bin dweller. I highly doubt they're considered cannon to the story, but if they are... fuck my life, RE has gone to hell.

Sheva Alomar-

Anyone care for another cup of pointless? I believe some of you may already know my opinion on her, and after playing RE5, it hasn't changed. If you read above, I have yet another bit of proof why she most likely was added in at the last minute due to people's complaints about racism. And hell, she isn't even fully black me doesn't think. They should of made her into mocha love, like Josh was. But I guess they were too scared to try it or something. But anyway, what else can I even say? She's just kinda tossed in there, pointlessly. Considering the circumstances in RE5, it does make sense that Chris would have teammates on his side, but a girl who's my age doesn't come to mind first. I guess they wanted to keep in the spirit of boy/girl main characters; But Sheva's age, race and figure only says "We aren't racist, and look, sex appeal!!" her importance to the story and past with Umbrella are nothing amazing nor needed.

As for Sheva's A.I. in the game; I guess it's ok. For me it was weird, she'd UNLOOOAD her handgun on people in about 12 seconds, but with the machine gun it was like.... BAM...... BAM....... BAM.... one bullet at a time. I was like, Okay then. At least that's how it is on Amateur mode, she seemed to be able to take care of herself, but we'll see. The worst part was her dialogue though... I swear to god, you say 'Potnah' one more time and this machete is going up your ass. It was worse then Leon saying 'Ada wait!' And I mean even in cutscenes outside of actual gameplay, SHE. NEVER. STOPPED. I wanted to kill her. XD

Josh-

I dunno, he was just a generic side character.

Ricardo Irving-

Before I played I thought he might be a love-to-hate bad guy... But he's just a Salazar clone, seriously. Even his transformation was exactly the same, except rather then being in a tentacle monster, he was inside a fish. Like... I hope I wasn't the only one who noticed. It was almost exactly the saaaaame, how fucking lazy can you be?! I swear, that whole game was basically a prettied-up homage to RE4, like a fan game of their own game, like.... wow. Ok sorry, got off topic. About Irving... Well... he's there, what can I say. I swear they picked his voice actor on purpose just to make people think it would be Steve, just to stomp all over their hearts and theories. But I guess he was a little entertaining... I dunno, his appearances were brief so there isn't much to say. Nothing all that memorable about him except his voice I guess.

Excella Gionne-

Well, she's a slut with a beehive. Haircut, I mean. Another wasted, pointless existence from Tricell: The company no one gives a flying fuck about. Was Tricell mentioned in Degeneration or something, or was it just another out-of-the-ass idea? Well, whatever. She wasn't even in the game as much as I thought she was gonna be. Basically pointless eyecandy, one of Capcoms trump cards for saying 'Oh yeah, this Tricell shit is LEGIT motha'fukkas.' Sure, ok then. I dunno, just like Irving, there's nothing amazing or deep about Excella, she's just kinda there, and not memorable at all. The only reason people will pay mind to these random characters is cause it takes Capcom so long to make a new game, we have nothing else to cling on to.

Albert fucking Wesker-

I never did like Wesker. Well, that's a lie, I guess I like him as a bad guy, sort of a love-to-hate deal. Many say he's what makes the RE series... RE. Kinda BS though, no one knew he was alive until Code Veronica; 3 games (including Survivor) after he apparently 'died' in the first one. Only until after that did Capcom start to milk him for all his worth and say he was 'behind the scenes' the entire time. Which, I can handle that. They had a good explanation for it and everything. But now, oh boy, talk about the fuck-up of the century. It was one thing to say he was alive and working for Umbrella. But now saying that he was basically born into Umbrella... ugh, it's like the ultimate cliche thing they could of done. Taking an out-of-the-mold antagonist and basically turning him into Frankenstien's monster, that's all they did.

I was though, happy to know that he wasn't a test-tube clone baby, that would of just put me over the edge. But still, the lingering fact that he was purposefully born into Umbrella, given viruses and vaccines as an infant and all that cliche bullshit really just kills everything that his character ever was. Call me crazy, but I think it would be cool just to have a self-centered, sociopathic, power-hungry guy as the main antagonist. What was so wrong with just having him as a brilliant, manipulative man who worked his way up in life and wanted to take it all? It's almost like now they're saying he's 'evil' and acts like he does because it was implanted into him at birth, and that's bullshit. Now all the idiot fangirls are gonna go apeshit with the fanfictions on why Wesker is actually a sweet and tortured person deep down, no, it was only the viruses that made him bad!! I swear!! ...ugh, it makes me sick. Can't we just have one decent villain? Nope, they gotta take that away too! The Wesker you know is now dead, and I don't mean because he was killed in RE5. I mean Capcom took a perfectly cool and decent asshole badguy and fucked him up royally. So have fun with that thought!

Also, he looks like a retarded Matrix reject.

Jill Valentine-

The blonde hair is just nit-picking, but I still hate it. Going deeper though, honestly.... WHY would they do that so randomly? Growing her hair out would make some sense, that's kind of a good way of expressing how time passes. But blonde? Something is weird. I honestly do not believe that it was originally supposed to be Jill in that tube. Now let's think. Who's a blonde girl who would be an adult in these present times, possibly working with Wesker, and has been missing for years? NOT Jill that's for fucking sure! How about, duuuu, Sherry fucking Birkin? I've seen debates about this before, and I'm going to honestly take the side that it was originally supposed to be Sherry, but for whatever retarded reason, they changed that, as well as many other things at the last minute. Why? Who the fuck knows.

But anyway, more about Jill now... What is there to say? We've gone from zombies in mansions to ancient parasites and mind-control in Africa. Makes sense to me..... Anyway, I guess Jill is Jill. her face looked the same from REmake, but she hardly got any conscious screen-time. Like I said about Chris, she's been supposedly dead for a long ass time, and not only that but she'd gone through hell most likely after spending all that time as Wesker puppet. You'd think she and Chris would be a little more emotional then "lol, forgive me for actin' liek i did." "lol n/p." But again, I suppose that's Capcom's fault. Jill should of been the one to team up with Chris and kill Wesker, there's really no excuse for that either. It just sucks. At least she's alive though; if they killed her off without another thought, and especially not allowing us to play through it and go through the emotions first hand, that would of been utter shit.

Ozwell E. Spencer-

Dear. Fucking. Christ. How can one company ruin a game series SO badly?! Ok, ok, ok. I'm not saying I hate Spencer. Well, in the game sense, yes. I mean he's the head hancho of fucking Umbrella! UMBRELLA! OUR WORST ENEMIES OF THE RE SERIES! That is until RE4 raped that shit out of life anyway. But Spencer was still around! We gotta find him! The ultimate battle of STARS vs Umbrella right? Right?! NOPE! We got FUCKED out of that too! maybe some people think Albert fucking Wesker is the biggest bad guy in RE, but unless he ever actually took over Umbrella, no sorry, he isn't. And I don't consider Umbrella Chronicles as 'taking over Umbrella' all he did was steal some shit right before they got shut down. Key word: Shut down; don't exist anymore. But Spencer, no, he's the main bad guy. He was the mysterious head behind everything, responsible for everything since the beginning. Wesker was just a power-hungry asshole trying to force his own self to the top.

So most of you prolly know this already, Umbrella = gone, then in RE5... no, not even during RE5, but apparently a few years before thsoe events took place, Spencer is already dead by the hands of Wesker. What kind of shit is this. First they take away Umbrella, and now the one we've been hoping to confront in an RE game since the beginning. let's put this into perspective by taking the most classic of all games.... Super Mario.

Imagine playing through that hell of a game. So many levels, so many enemies, confusing as fuck castles. All that hard work, all to defeat Bowser and save the Princess. So imagine going through all of it, with those two desires burned into your head. You finally reach the end of the game... and what do you find? Someone has already defeated Bowser, and the Princess is already saved. Imagine how THAT would feel; So if you get that, now you understand how I at least feel. I dunno about the rest of you. To make it blunt, I feel fucking ripped off. Two huge things I dreamed about from the RE series just ripped right out of my chest. Thanks a lot, Capcom.

Las Plagas/Uroburos-

I just have to bring up Plagas from RE4 cause that's where all this bullshit started. I don't care what anyone tries to force feed me; the Plagas are pointless bullshit. They have literally nothing to do with Resident Evil, Umbrella, or anything. They were just made up as an excuse to make something other then zombies as yet another excuse to make different enemy A.I., and just turn it into a brainless action game. That's all. Cause everyone knows destroying a zombies head/brain is the end of it, so since Capcom wanted to make a basically FPS action game with specific aiming, it'd be all too easy. So hey, instead of sticking with the classic style that most people liked, let's not only change the entire gameplay to generic brainless shit, but let's also fuck up the series entirely by getting rid of zombies and making a whole new thing that no one gives a shit about! And of course, with the idiot gamers we have today, they ate it up right quick.

Couldn't they have come up with something.... better? I know I'm a nerd, but Resident Evil is science fiction/horror basically, right? Or, it was anyway. Stuff about secret laboratories creating illegal BOW's and viruses, creating zombies, it all kind of flowed together nicely. But now all of a sudden.... Oh, well, in Spain we have this guy with a magical stick who can control a prehistoric parasite that we JUST discovered right now..... Am I the only one who thinks that sounds a tad retarded and out of place? God I sure hope not. RE5 only continues this nonsense. And I guess now it's only gonna keep going and going and going until we have... RE9: The Lost Chapters of Mecha-Leon in Space. The tagline can be... "Umbrella... Plagas... Uroburos... You thought they were abominations made by man, but try telling that to the aliens above that manipulated them all from above!" Seriously. I don't think that would surprise me at all.

Originality-

Don't get me wrong here. I know the RE's of the past have had their copy-cats. For example, the Eagle and Wolf medals appearing in RE1 and RE2, as well as putting 4 items into a wall to open a door. But see, those were puzzles. And honestly I can only think of those and maybe a couple other little details that make the older RE's a bit similar. When it comes to things like the animation/sprites, story, characters, enemies, locations; They all vary very much and give each game its own unique and memorable charm. I know I said it once before, but RE5 seriously seemed like nothing more then a remastered homage to RE4. SO much stuff was the same, I'll try to name some off the top of my head.

*Sheva = Hunnigan, I know I went over that already.

*The opening in general, the Assembly area was exactly like RE4's opening in every way.

*Irving = Salazar, again, mentioned but just so... ugh.

*Fanboat = Motorboat; no lake monster at least but still awfully similar.

*Osama Bin Gigante.... need I say more?

*The entire game span itself was even a mimic of RE4, the beginning is a somewhat primitive village, then you move on to a weird organized area (cult castle, oilyard), then going back to a more primitive area as well as underground, a hidden lab-like place, then finally and industrial-like place full of armed soldiers. I know the earlier RE's kind of had a theme of first being in the normal area then finding the lab... but at least the areas before hand weren't all identical.

*Well, I guess all the enemies in general were the same as RE4, just with new skins. Do I really have to name them all? Even an idiot can tell which ones reflect what.

*The lab elevator scene = RE4 castle elevator (with the boxes)

*Burning mirror puzzles... why is that SO familiar?

There's more, but it's aggravating just thinking about all of em right now. Feel like my head's gonna explode. So anyway...

I guess that about covers all of it. Well, for the most part anyway. In conclusion, I say RE should of died with Code Veronica. Well, not die, but just.... they really fucked up after that. Really, really, REALLY fucked up. I said it once and I'll say it 100 more times if I have to. I know some people think it's great that RE took a change. I could honestly deal with it if they didn't fuck with the story so terribly. But really now... Id Capcom wanted to make something so 'cool' and so new... Why didn't they just make a new game series entirely? Why did they have to completely fuck up a classic series that so many loved for the way it was? My only guess is they new RE = fans and fans = money, so they chose to mess with something they knew people would buy, and that's just cold. Especially to the hardcore, oldschool fans. Speaking of which...

Lemme just talk to the oldschool fans 1 on 1 for a minute. I meant he people who, in the least, played one of the original RE's first, then the others in order; the Playstation 1 games in the least. Okay, got you guys attention? Ok. Now tell me, back being young, playing RE1 or RE2... playing back then, did you honestly think that one day, you'd be playing the same series, except now placed in Africa, with no T or G virus, but instead these weird parasite things, and not to mention no zombies at all? Cause I sure didn't. I was sad enough when Raccoon was destroyed, but from there, I dreamed of a day when Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire, Rebecca, Barry and the rest, would all join up and go in to take Umbrella down themselves, to get rid of or arrest Ozwell E. Spencer, even Wesker; All together for the final fight against Umbrella and their other adversaries. Doesn't that sound... perfect? Forgive me if I'm tooting my own horn, but that to me sounds like a pretty decent and realist ending to put a smile to all RE fans. I mean hell, the series has to end somewhere, doesn't it? We all have favorite movies and TV shows. What makes them so good? A huge climactic ending that either leaves us happy or in the least, satisfied that it came to some kind of conclusion. To me it just seems like Capcom is going to try and drag us on and on for more and more money, totally losing sight in what was once a great series, now completely monopolized. It's terrible, and it's saddening. I really don't wanna become one of those pathetic fangirls who has to make up her own fanfictions and pretend everything is ok, but they're starting to leave me no choice, honestly XD

So yeah... there's my full honest opinion, and now no one can bitch about: BUT YOU DIDN'T PLAY IT, FILTHY WHORE!! Well, now I have. You can take my opinion as you will. Discussion is fine, disagreements are fine. I hope you'll notice how I didn't say anything along the lines of anyone not being a "true fan" or any of that crap. So if anyone gets all bent out of shape over this and tries to insult me about it, I'll just block you, cause this an an opinion and discussion, so fuck off. : D

But yeah, that's it, have fun reading and leaving comments or whatever, I'M OUT!

-Leggy

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I finally wrapped up my firstofficial art contract. I worked together with the owner of a PaintballCourse here in Finland to design a banner for his website, which maylater become a full sized billboard. We worked together in designingtwo original mascots for the company as well, I simply listened to hisplans and ideas and put it on paper. If you'd like to see the banner,it's on this website for JT PaintBall Adventures. So yeah, it's official, I'm gettin' paid for my art and ideas! So withthis, I've now been inspired and given the confidence to start my ownart commissions here on Deviantart. Just about everything you need toknow will be lisited here.

~Rules For Commissions~

Mediums & Pricing

• The mediums of art I use are Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, and pen & ink line art.
• Drawings can have up to two characters; adding any further characters will have added charges.

Microsoft Paint Drawing: $5.25

Microsoft Paint + Photoshop: $6.35

Line Hand Drawing (black & white): $7.35

Line + Photoshop: $8.50

Extra Characters: $2.05

Comic Strips

Priceswill vary, depending on the medium of art used. You will recieve three(3) frames for the regular price. Any more then three (3) frames, willcharge $1.10 per extra frame.

Pictures for company use negotiable.

Requesting

• Requests will only be accepted in e-mail and/or DeviantArt Note form. The e-mail account I will be using is Double0Legato@comcast.net
• Requests left in comments, replies, or e-mail accounts besides the one listed will be ignored.
• Iwill only work on four (4) requests at a time; first pay, first serve. I will keep personal and public notifications of the order of customers.
• You must include your name (or the name on the credit card) and your Paypal account e-mail address in the e-mail so I know who is who; and who has paid.
• I have the right to deny any individual or request I choose.
  
  

Content

• Be descriptive as possible! If you can, send your own version of thepicture you'd like me to draw. The character, the style... if not, beas descriptive as you can, every little detail counts, both to appearence and pose! If you want your money's worth done right, please do this, it will help us both.
• I draw characters and backgrounds.
• Drawings can have up to two characters; adding any further characters will have added charges.
• Comics I will accept, but will be charged extra per frame.
• I will take requests of original characters, self likenesses or fan art (video game, anime, etc.) and anything else specified.
• I can draw action shots, poses, however you'd like said character to look.
• Style by request; Original Cartoon (ex. [link]) or Anime (ex. [link])
• If done in classic RE Musical cartoon style, it will still be a detailed picture, Photoshop or not.
• I'm able to draw anthro, but just to warn, I'm not very good at drawing things like monsters, reptiles (dragons) or insects, so I recommend not requesting as such.
• I will not draw full out pornographic material/hentai, nor frontal, sexual nudity. Artistic nudity will be considered.
• Gay/Lesbian pairings are allowed, just as above, nothing graphic.
• I won't draw anything hateful to any races, religions or anything like that. Silly stereotypes are another story... Fry dat chicken.
  
  

Payment & Delivery

• Payments can only be made via Paypal. Directions here: [link] It works exactly like donating, except now you get something in return.
• You must be over 18 to make these payments. If not, you must have a parent or guardian do this for you. If a child takes action alone, there is noway of me knowing, and therefore I am not responsible.
• I will not start the comission until I have recieved full payment and banked it.
• All artwork is sent digitally, not physically!
• All drawings will be personally e-mailed in their original (desired) size and of highest quality.
• Drawings will be posed on Deviantart unless requested otherwise.
• Drawings submitted to Deviantart will not be downloadable and will contain the watermark.
• Sorry, no refunds!
  
  

Copyright

• If it is an original character(s) I am drawing, I will of course credit the person who created them.
• I am aware that I do not own copyrighted characters and will say as such.
• If an original character of mine is requested, or the likeness of meand/or my friends, I/they have the right to decline the drawing be made.
• I will post your online account(s) in the art information. Real name included per request.

Special note:

Comissions are for DRAWINGS ONLY.I will not be including any original characters, self likenesses, orideas for Resident Evil into my videos. Just so that's clear.

As some of you may know the only form of instant messaging I use is MSN. For the past month I've been getting a ton of random adds. I had a feeling Freewebs was involved, because in the past I've gotten an invite or two from people who claimed to have gotten it from Freewebs e-mail system. But like I said, it rarely happened, maybe less then five times. But this past whole month, I've been getting from 1 - 3 invites a day. When I get a random invite, I'll tell you now 9 times out of 10 I don't even accept it, I just block and remove outright. There's been a few times though when an invite popped up during mid-convo and I accepted by mistake. Those accounts I also blocked as well. And not only do I get IM invitations, but just regular e-mails in general.

Yesterday though, I finally got an e-mail that was actually helpful. I wasn informed that when the person went to make a post on the Blogs and entered their e-mail, they recieved and e-mail back that had my personal MSN username attached. So I'm here to tell you all now that was NOT my intention. I looked for a way to block Freewebs from doing this, but I couldn't find a thing, so it looks like I'm stuck. Thus, I'm making this new Blog to basically tell anyone who stumbles onto my e-mail: Don't bother trying to add me or write an e-mail. I won't reply, I'll just block any stranger usernames. Nothing personal, just... that's my private instant messenger for close friends and aquaintences. You can always just send me a Youtube E-mail or a DeviantArt Note. Contrary to belief, I DO answer e-mails there... just not short ones that say 'Hey' or 'Hi I like your work'. And in my latest video, I don't answer questions that you can just find in the FAQ I made.

So anyway, this also has made me consider making a new MSN account all together. Like specifically for fans, or people I don't know all too well. I dunno if that's a good idea or not though, I probably wouldn't use it too much, but I guess it's better then nothing, since I don't have a Stream anymore. What do you guys think? Like maybe instead of blocking people who find my normal account, I can just link them to my alt e-mail... THEN block them. I'm so damn nice XD But yeah, leave some feedback if you want, and... that's it.

*EDIT*

I have an e-mail/instant messenger account specifically for fan contact now, or anyone who wishes to talk. ShadowLeggy-Live@hotmail.com If you wish to contact me, please use that account.

~Leggy

PLEASE NOTE:

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THIS WILL MORE THEN LIKELY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Now that that's out of the way; For the first question I've been getting:

No, I do not own a 360 or PS3 so I have not played the game myself. Before anyone starts freaking da fook out; I've pretty much been spoiled of the entire plot. This ranges from character personalities, storyline, whos-who, the ending, and of course gameplay, moves, etc. I'm also watching my friend Keith do somewhat of a playthrough, so I pretty much know all there is to know, just without holding the actual controller in my hand.

Now, for what I feel. To ease some minds, let's start with what I think is good about the game.

Just so no one gets me wrong, while I am a big fan of the 3rd person perspective (original RE game angels), this new over-the-shoulder view is ok too. The entire gameplay itself isn't something that I would consider to be a game-ruining factor. While it is new and slightly un-REish, I'm not that picky, because afterall, RE4 WAS fun. Also, the graphics in RE5 are really beautiful, there's no denying that. I'm glad they took away a merchant character, I personally found that kind of stupid from RE4 (as much as everyone loves him, they could of at least given him a backstory).

The partner system also seems pretty cool, especially the fact that it can be 2player. I always thought, even back during when I got RE2 that it would be cool to have multiplayer options. Though back then, I thought more along the line of separated at the beginning of the game (Leon & Claire) and having to exchange needed items, solve puzzles and such to help each other progress through, and of course fight off the undead, eventually side by side. Kinda similar to RE0 now that I think about it, minus the multiplayer option. But anyways, Yeah, that part of RE5 seemed cool. Although I hear that Sheva's AI when not a human player is... Not so competent. But that's just what I've heard from various people.

The last thing I like is somewhat bittersweet. The little loading screen tidbits of information they give about previous games. It's a nice, reminiscent visit for long-time players. In turn though, I realize they probably did it more so for new fans; people who know NOTHING about the old RE series, and have to be filled in with little paragraphs of info. Well, at least they learn SOMETHING about it, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

Now on to what everyone's probably been wanting to hear and argue with: What I dislike and/or HATE WITH THE BOWELS OF MY SOUUUUL... About RE5.

Where the hell do I begin? How about the beginning? Opening scene, immediately showing Jill's grave. PAUSE RIGHT THERE! One thing about this game that irritates me so much, is all this 'history' that they make up, and we know NOTHING about until right at that moment. It seems really shoved on and unfair in ways. That whole scene about Chris and Jill going to the (lawl) 2nd Spencer Estate to find Wesker? Come on now, am I really the only one who would of wanted to actually PLAY that in a game rather then just watch it in a fleeting flashback cutscene? That's something about both RE4 and RE5 that bugs me. Capcom's attempt to 'keep up with the times' has really put a damper on the timeline and storyline of RE. I'd still like the game if it took place back in 1998, or hell, even in the early 2000. They could still design a few things to look more modern, I don't think it would be that much of a stretch to make a few designing sacrifices? Not nearly as big a stretch as what they've already done with the series. So basically what I'm saying is: The jumps in time are really pulling this all down, in my opinion. And adding in all this 'history' and flashbacks, etc? If they're so deeply thought out and 'cannon', why couldn't they make an actual game about them? Having Jill vanish at the end of an RE game would be an amazing cliffhanger, and to have her return in a later RE with the backstory would have much more of an OMG JILL IS ALIVE! Impact rather then the sorry excuse slopped together in RE5.

The same thing goes for RE4. The beginning of that game shattered my soul. BTW LOL UMBRELLA ISH GONE! I felt my stomach drop. Granted yes, they made Umbrella Chronicles later on, but that game was more slopped together and hastily made then RE4 or RE5. That's a whoooole other story. To make it brief, I pretty much believe it was made to simply shut fans up about RE5, as well as the fans who complained about the HUGE GAP between RE:CV and RE4. But moving away from these spur-of-the-moment histories and stoylines?

Why don't they fill in the gaps of already started but never finished storylines? Or characters for that matter? If you sit and think, just how many unanswered questions does RE have still?

Where is:
Barry Burton? Rebecca Chambers? Billy Coen? Carlos Olivera? Sherry Birkin? Ark Thompson (lol)? Bruce & Fong Ling? Does Wesker, or some secret Agency still have Steve Burnside? Is he dead or was he really revived? What happened to the T Virus and G Virus? Wesker''s entire mission in Code Veronica was to obtain the T-Veronica Virus. It was made out to be one bad-ass mother-fuckin', rare virus. He got Steve, didn't he? He got a sample, right? So where did that story go to? Even if Steve did die for good, what about this all-powerful virus that was in him? I'm sure there's plenty more questions where those come from? So why can't Capcom at least answer SOME of those questions before just making up even more confusing bullshit?

I know some of the files in RE5 mention the viruses Wesker stole, as well as the fact WHY Umbrella set up in Africa to begin with. But from what I rememeber, Uroboros is made from Plagas and Progenitor virus (correct me if I'm wrong though). So where are all the others? It was a nice attempt to bring some nostalgia told old RE fans but... still is generally unanswered. Not to mention most of the nostalgia is brought back via files... besides Lickers actually, I think ALL old references are in files. I dunno, I know some of the older RE's do some file flashback... but damn, remember CV, the Mansion replica in the Arctic Base? I got chills. It was so cool. And seeing the R.P.D. station in RE3. Actual, physical visits to the past, that's good remeniscing.

RE4 and RE5 are just pathetic reaches at current events, in my opinion. Terrorism? Foreign countries? Sounds a little familiar if you ask me (war on Iraq lol?). Sure, I can understand Capcom wanting to sell out and give into a gameplay style and theme that?ll get them some cash off of brainless, trigger happy kids, sure. I just wonder why they had to pick the RE series to be the sacrificial lamb. As I earlier said, I'm up for new gameplay, it is fun and all. But changing the story like that for such obvious reasons is just mind boggling. Then again, it's not even the same writing team, so I guess it's not at fault of the original people. Hell, the original writer of RE himself shook his head in shame over the turn this series has taken? That's gotta say SOMETHING to you people XD

Moving on to more history butt-fucking... the Wesker thing. Hones-fuckin-ly. Les Infantes Terriblesese lefook? Wow. Wowwww. I could of sworn Wesker was just an ordinary human at first... a power-hungry douchebag with some smarts, but normal nonetheless. Til he injected the virus into himself, anyway. So he's part of some Umbrella experimantation, he didn't find out til Spencer told him in RE5 and... yeah. No kidding he didn't know. Because the creators of Resident Evil back in the day didn't even fucking know! DON'T YOU JUST LOVE SPUR OF THE MOMENT MADE UP HORSE SHIT! !!!!!!!!! Just... the whole fact that Wesker was apparently raised in some Umbrella lab, with a bunch of other kids nabbed away from their parents... all named 'Wesker' and given some 'inner desire to seek out Spencer' really kills his character. It gives fan-girl-twats reason to be like AWW WHAT A SAD DISTURBED PAST! No, just no. Wesker is just a cold hearted bastard, fuck all this dramatic past bullshit. It really doesn't bother me that he died (possibly), but the final battle was a fucking joke. Sheva shooting a rocket? Bitch please. Fuck off already.

Also, let me make a comment about Spencer. The Spencer Estate. Something that's both haunted and mystified RE gamers since the beginning. Who is Spencer? Where is he hiding? When will our heroes find him and take him down? Well, it's all answered in RE5, but very, very, very SHITTILY. Hay guess what! He's in Africa. Guess what else?! He's got a cliche dream of 'purifying the planet'. Moonraker, anyone? Oh and guess what else, else?! Wesker already killed him in a flashback. Mystery solved, lol. That's just as bad as Umbrella being pre-destroyed. Fucking bullshit.

Ok, let's all take a breath and move to a calmer, but just as retarded topic. Sheva. I talked about the ability of 2player and AI already, but her as a character. Her personality so far seems kind of annoying, a little anyways. Like as soon as Chris tells her about what happened to Jill, she's all like I'LL BE YO PARTNER~~ and proceed to use the word 'partner' 400 more times throughout the game. And her backstory is almost identical to Angela's from RE Degeneration. LAWL BOOHOO UMBRELLA KILLED MAH FAMILY SO REVENGE TIME! We're all SO fucking sad for you, your story is truly moving. -_-! But personality aside, let's talk about her creation for a bit. Did anyone else notice in the early releases of RE5 gameplay? hmmm something's missing? Oh! Sheva isn't fucking there. That's strange... and yet there she is not long after the racist claims arose? So my theory is: A hastily created, pointless character just to ward off angry mobs. Sad, really. BeeTeeDubb, here's some proof:

I got plenty of other things that make my piss boil, to briefly name them: The advertisements for RE5, the sad little homage to the original RE, that was insult onto injury, the non-scary environment, recycled animations, a piss poor ending, the fact Jill is... Blonde? And many more. But I won't drone on and on about em, I've made all my bigger points. *EDIT* I know Jill is blonde cuase of her bullshit virus. But come on, when you were wee children playing RE1... Did you think the series would ever in a million years turn out this way? To mind control and other completely unrelated bullshit? Sigh. At least she can dye her hair back and what not.

So now, in conclusion, you can say that I'm not a 'true' for clinging onto the old games and not accepting the new. But with everything I've stated and feel, I don't see how I can NOT be appalled with the turn this series has taken. I'm not saying that people who DO like this game though aren't real fans, I'm sure there are quite a few who are hardcore old RE fans.. just.. I dunno, a little too easily pleased as long as Resident Evil is slapped on the title. And I've been hollered at a few times like OMFG Leggy, it's a game just shut up and enjoy it!1!!11? Well, I say this with all the power of my geeky nerdom and pride of it... It's more then a game to me! XD It's my favorite fucking game series ever, it's like... the ONE thing in life I'm a die-hard-core fan for. If you felt the one thing you were an uber-nerd fan for was slowly dying... you'd be upset too. I love RE not just for omg lol shoot zombehs!!! I love the plot, the storyline, the characters, the pairings, the old school gameplay, the cheesy lines, the history, everything! ....Until now, at least. But I'm sure you figured that part out.

So like.... Yeah. There's your answer.

Fuck.

-Leggy

Everyone on YT has had their fair share of fuck-overage I'm sure. Just recently I experienced some of the worst of it myself; Before I only had to change audio on two lesser videos, changing the music was no big deal. But last night I found out three of my more personal favorites had been taken down: Silent Hill Particle Man, Richards Story (Snakes are a Pain), and Welcome to Africa. I've already changed the audio, and proceeded to upload them on a different video website (I'll link it at the end of the post). I might of been too hasty, now that some information has come to my attention, but I hope the information I'll share will be a help to everyone for future references.

*OPTION 1 - DISPUTE!*

The most intriguing information so far I got from the help of pigfish99 (YT). He sent me this link: [link]

If you follow that link, YT user DarkxiderX basically explains that all he simply had to do was dispute the claim made against his removed video. He says that his video was purely fan made, non profit, and properly credited. With that said, his claim was lifted the next day. Now, I don't know if it's only with certain songs/companies/artists where it's that lenient, but I think that video is enough to encourage people to at least try to dispute a claim. The worst that can happen is getting ignored. I'm not 100% sure HOW to do this though, as I've never done it myself, you'll have to look around. Also, another important note: Once you do an audio swap it's PERMANENT. You cannot restore your video to it's original audio. So don't make the same mistake I did; at least TRY to dispute before changing or muting your audio!

**EDIT ONE**
A few sources now have told me that if your dispute is rejected, your account may face a penalty as sever as FULL video deletion, or even account suspension. I wasn't aware of this until just now so DO AT YOUR OWN RISK. But, what they mean by that is that if you simply lie. DO NOT LIE. Do not say you have permission to use a song if you really don't. Don't claim to own the song either. And don't constantly send them complaints/emails. Constant bothering and disputing when you've already once been rejected will also result in penalty. It may not be the best way to go about it after all, but one try without lying shouldn't hurt.
**EDIT ONE**

*OPTION 2 - SPECIAL YT LINK*

I'm also looking into a certain link that seems to be somewhat of a scapegoat for certain music/companies/artists. Maybe some of you have noticed, but here's an example of what I mean: [link]

If you notice there's a small link/picture on the right, this one in particular says "Contains Content From: Rick Astley Official Channel". To take an educated guess, I'm assuming this only applies for music/songs/artists that have their own official YT accounts. I'm still looking into exactly how to attain that link, because I'm almost positive that having that link will immunize your video from copyright infringement. I'll post the info when I find it.

*OPTION 3 - LEAVE OUT TITLE*

Some of my friends have brought to my attention that in some cases if you leave out a song title/artist, then it's a lot harder to track down and flag the video. Like, leave the song titles/artist out of the main title, description and video tags. This only works SOMETIMES though and probably isn't 100% effective. For example, my FAQ2 video had no such mention, but somehow was discovered and flagged anyway. So be careful with it.

*OPTION 4 - DIFFERENT SONG VERSIONS*

This isn't a tested theory yet, but as some of you may be aware, videos of covered songs (amateur fans playing well-known songs) are not taken down from YT. The same appears to go for karaoke versions of songs, as well as remixes. So, if you get permission from the one(s) covering the song or creator of the remix/karaoke and use those versions instead, chances are you wont have your video taken down for copyright. Maybe even covers by other mainstream bands are accepted, but I'm not positive. I may do this with my removed videos later on.

*OPTION 5 - DON'T GO MAINSTREAM*

It seems that the only removed videos/songs are mainstream American, even much older American music. Music from things such as video games, anime, TV shows and generally anything un-American (company) seem to remain untouched, so if you can take a good song from one of those categories and use it well in a video, go for it! As always though use proper credit in case it IS removed, you still might be able to dispute the claim.

Hopefully this information can help some people out who either lost videos, or lose videos in the near future. If you yourself have any information that I might've missed or can add on to, just let me know. This copyright stuff is kinda bullshit. If YT were to really be a 100% original content site, the only thing left would be like.... V-Loggers. I mean if you wanna get technical, they'd have to remove Smosh videos, like for example the video that made them big: Singing the Pokemon theme song. I'm pretty sure Smosh doesn't own that song, so that's an infringement right there. And hell, Smosh makes MONEY from YT so that's even worse if you look at it that way! (I'm not tryin' to bash Smosh, it's just a good example of why YT is getting corrupttarded).

*OPTION 6 - UMG*

New suggestion!

Use music from the company UMG.

I dunno about other people but I had 3 videos with an attempted claim from UMG. But they were never removed or muted, and now all it says is 'claim retracted', meaning they just left my video alone and allowed it to stay. UMG seems really forgiving.

So if you wanna use a song, I suggest look it up on Wikipedia. A song/band page will usually also show what record company it's for, and chances are it's either WMG or UMG. WMG can suck my left nut, UMG has been very nice. And on a happy note, I looked up Ozone (The people who made Numa) and that's owned by UMG... so I'm happy.

**EDIT TWO**
I've heard from a source that YT is not fully responsible for video deletions, but it's more along the lines of Warner Music Company (and others). Apparently there is a huge 'war' going on between Google and Warner, and the artists/bands themselves are furious over the silencing of free publicity. I'm not sure what WE can do about it, but it's not exactly Youtube's fault per say.
**EDIT TWO**

-Leggy

Well, I already saw this coming. Believe me, I was prepared.

But yes, a new breed of haters is on the way! I probably already saw the worst of it, but who knows what else could be in store. Granted, it pales in comparison to the amount of positive support I've been getting. It's about 1 jerk per 200 supporters, so I can count my blessings there. I'm glad for the support, and I'm well aware that this time I have no reason to generalize the fan community as I've done so in the past. This is just a nice little blog of my feelings out there for the 30 or so (probably more) people who are trying to hurt me emotioanlly over this.

I say there's probably more out there because not everyone is brave enough to voice their opinions. While in the least, I can respect the beligerant ones for at least being out and honest with, doesn't mean it makes them any less wrong and/or an ass about it. But anyway, yeah. Am I a monster for doing this? I might be biased, but I feel I asked in a decent, polite, and comedic way. While it's not an OMFG DEMAND, it's not down-on-my-knees begging either. But I guess with some people, they just simply can't accept it one way or another. If people donate, that's great, and it's very appreciated. If not, that's fine too, I have been getting a lot of moral support. I think 75 - 80% of people said they can't. or don't want to donate. As long as they aren't a jerk about it, then that's fine too.

I just don't see the need people have to trash-talk those who ask for help, especially those who, well, DO something for others. I've been making freelance animations, entertaining people for over 2 years now. The most I ever asked in return is people be decent to me and each other; to be honest in opinions. In the past, I did ask for support in terms of against people who tried things against me, like spreading lies/rumors or hate videos, but I haven't really asked for something like that in a long time, considering it doesn't bug me anymore. But in terms of physical means, I don't think I ever asked for anything. I know I get things like video tributes, drawings and even fan websites, but those were gifts, not requests (I'm still happy and thankful for them though).

One of the common things said by these hate-filled individuals is complaining of the fact that THEY have a job, THEY have financial problems, THEY go to college and have the same isues I do, etc. etc. Some claim to have worked for it entirely themselves with NO help whatsoever. I'm sorry but, unless you paid for a simple community college, work a full-time job that pays... more then any average college student could DREAM of making, then I highly doubt it. Aside from scholarships that can vary between great or little amounts, the average college student is supported by family, or work together with friends. If the case is though that these hater-type-people have amazing above-average paying jobs, or milk the money from a company owned by mommy and daddy, then pardon me for being a starving artist who doesn't have the same opportunity or skills as you. Forgive me for not having the talents to brown-nose my way into a probably corrupt industry. Pardon me for not being born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Truly, I'm SO sorry.

If the truth must be known, I've had 2 jobs over a course of 6 years, since I was 16 years old. They were both part-time. My first job I even had a few promotions. I generally worked 8 hours a day, 4 days a week for slightly-above minimum wage. I was also attending a community college nearby (when I was 18+), since obviously back then I didn't have much money either. My parents helped me out some. We're not exactly rich, either. I had to quit when I travelled to Finland 4 months ago, but when I got back home I started training with a family member for a family buisness, although by the time that's done I'll probably have to just leave again. So between the jobs and school, I was pretty much busy busy. I've had other payments too obviously, phone bills, a car along with its payments, other nessesities, and eventually, two round trip flights to Finland. The "need" to go on said trips to Finland can be argued. But considering my finace lives there and it's the place I want to live and have my life with him, in my opinoin yes, I NEED to get there. This is my life, and no douchebag has the right to say what I do and don't need.

So that's my response to the people who believe that I either do nothing with my life to earn money, and/or feel that my reasons of going are purely for 'fun'. Yes, it is my desire but it is also my LIFE. If you wanted to go live somewhere and had your sight set on it for years and years, have been making plans all the while, trying your damndest to achieve it... how would YOU react to someone telling you that no, it's not importat and you don't need it? I'd personally slug them in the face, but that's just me. It's no ones right to say that to another. You live your live, I'll live mine. So fuck off XD

Then of course, there are those who on top of what's mentioned above; that asking fans is a disgrace, horrible, wrong, unheard of. Well. Not only is it not a demand for them to (nor begging), but the way I see it, in what way have I not earned the right? Call me egotistical if you will, but I've gone for 2 years, making videos that have somehow become decently popular among R.E. fans, even a few curious others who are now interested in the series. I've been doing it for free, entertaining people across the world, bringing people together to laugh. And despite what some skeptics may think, despite the fact I enjoy making these videos does not make it any less hard work. It consumes hours of my time.

Just because something is fun to do, doesn't make it 'not work'. There are thousands of people who do something they love for a living, and they still get paid. Take sports for example. Grown men and women.... playing a game. A GAME. Something that even little children do for fun. I'm pretty sure most sportsmen began to play because it was something they love to do. Something they loved, yet happened to be good at. They got an opportunity to make money from something they loved to do, where good at, and entertain those who had become fans. If that alone is perfectly OK to do, then what may I ask is so downright horrible of me to ask fans of mine for help? Think about that.

I'm pretty sick and tired of using the J-word, but it seems like again and again it's what this all boils down to. Yes, I've been given an opportunity to ask a community for help, and chances are I'll recieve something from it. I've been given that chance, and I'm taking it. Just because YOU (the haters) have the same problems as me, but don't yet have an opportunity such as I have now, doesn't mean you need to get all bitter about it. Yes, I can understand why you're angry and jealous (gasp, the j-word). But instead of venting out hate, anger and jealousy towards a stranger, how about taking that engery and investing it into something like your oh-so-dreadful job(s), or whatever skills you may have so maybe you too can hit it big in whatever field you wish to work in.

So, to sum this all up, and clear up the untrue statements of ignorance I've seen:

I have worked 2 jobs, I'm working/training in one, I do respect my fans, and you're a douchebag. get over yourself and your petty jealousy. I'm emabrassed for you.

Statements proved wrong; if you don't believe me or are skeptical, well, ignorance is bliss, as the saying goes. Have a nice life and good luck with your own hardships! I wish you the best, oh simple haters.

-Leggy