Flat Life The Blog

Flat Life - Animated Pilot Episode

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Wed, 01 Jan 3000 05:00:00 +0000

NOTE: Changed post date to keep at the top of the blog for the foreseeable future.

Here is the You Tube version -

You can see the Google Video version here.

And you can still download the Quicktime below.

Download the movie here.

You may need WINRAR and the latest Quicktime if you don't already have them.

Why no updates?

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:51:00 +0000

Sorry folks, my wife and I had our first child (a son) in April and since then it's been hard to find the time for the site. Priorities change when your a parent. We do intend to keep the site going though.

Stay tuned...

Gillian Anderson in Mass Effect

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:15:00 +0000

When I first got outstanding sci-fi gaming masterpiece Mass Effect, I spent over an hour creating my perfect Gillian Anderson based character for the game. Unfortunately I had no idea how good she was going to turn out and never thought to record the creation settings.

Being quite content with my creation I uploaded some videos of her on YouTube -

However I then received multiple requests for the settings which further agitated my regret that I never thought to make a record of them. But I promised to try and recreate her and share the settings with those that requested them. But my first few attempts were horrible, she was close but had some hideous defects, like a broken nose.

With the new downloadable content being released today I decided to try again, and after about 2 hours (longer than the original creation I may add) of creating, recording settings, playing, making notes of facial errors, recreating and making the appropriate changes. I finally got her REALLY close to the original. Thanks to the fantastic depth of the Mass Effect character creation engine it is pretty much impossible to recreate her exactly. But this one is pretty close to my original Gillian Shepard.

For this second play through I will be playing on the hardcore difficulty setting and trying out the soldier class as apposed to my original vanguard. The game is well worth several play throughs, game of the year in my books.

If anyone else would like to create a Gillian Anderson-a-like character for Mass Effect, I have uploaded the settings here -

Gillian Anderson character creation in Mass Effect

New strip approaching!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Yeah I know, slack as fuck. Blame me, Dan finished this strip about a month ago and I keep forgetting to put it up. We have a new project non-comic related that is part of the problem.

The other part of the problem with these delays are the fact that I am about to become a father, and I have started playing Phantasy Star Universe again.

I'll try and get the strip back to a regular schedule soon. Maybe monthly. Although I think most readers gave up checking for new strips months ago. lol.

Expeact the new strip tomorrow, it's almost done. Off to see the Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden tonight :-D

PLEASE VOTE for Flat Life in the Eyeskream awards!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:07:00 +0000

This year and for the first time in Eyeskream history we will ask you, the numerous fans of the Eyeskream webcomics, to vote for what you consider are the best in the following categories:

- Best Eyeskream Webcomic
- Best Eyeskream Webcomic Writter
- Best Eyeskream Webcomic Artist
- Best Eyeskream Webcomic Website Design
- Most Improved Eyeskream Webcomic Art

There is also one other category where I the Eyeskream manager will choose one of our members for:

- Most Involved Eyeskream Member

You have up to the 31 January to cast your vote. And around the first week of February we will announce the winners.

VOTE HERE

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Drew Struzan Poster!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:33:00 +0000

The new Drew Struzan poster for Indiana Jones 4 has been released at indianajones.com.

Head over there and grab it now. Or grab one of these desktop wallpapers I knocked up for myself :)

Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Wallpaper 1280x800 Design 1

Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Wallpaper 1280x800 Design 2

Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Wallpaper 1280x800 Design 3

Temporary down time is over

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:41:00 +0000

We had some server problems that are fully resolved now. And we also managed to get the latest strip up too, enjoy.

Words of wisdom

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:16:00 +0000

From the greatest comedian that ever lived.

New Comic? Update

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:58:00 +0000

We have had the next two comics done for a while but Dan's computer has died again. We will do our best to get this fixed and new comics up as soon as possible. May take another week though at this rate.

Anyway here is a fun link for those with a free mind - The Skeptic's Annotated Bible

Bible quote of the day -

"Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division.--"
Luke 12:51

Bible quote of the day

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:41:00 +0000

If your brother, the son of your father or of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the spouse whom you embrace, or your most intimate friend, tries to secretly seduce you, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," unknown to you or your ancestors before you, gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near you or far away, anywhere throughout the world, you must not consent, you must not listen to him; you must show him no pity, you must not spare him or conceal his guilt. No, you must kill him, your hand must strike the first blow in putting him to death and the hands of the rest of the people following. You must stone him to death, since he has tried to divert you from Yahweh your God' (Deuteronomy 13:7-11)

SWAP WEEK part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:59:00 +0000

I just uploaded the strip that we did for www.suspiciousmindscomic.com

If a new comic has been uploaded since then, you can see it here.

Enjoy

Koo-sin-ich Re-mix

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:10:00 +0000

Oh no he's talking about politics again. Sorry but it has to be done. It's so strange to find an honest politicians it's worth getting excited about.

First you should read these great comics - Comic1- Comic2 - Comic3 - Comic4 - Comic5 - Comic6 - Comic7 - from towncalleddobson.com about Dennis Kucinich. Then you should watch this groovy ad -

After that you should go help Dennis win the primary (if you are in the USA that is). If you are outside the US, then you should cheer Dennis on from the sidelines (or help promote him on the web, on sites like digg.com).

SWAP WEEK

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:58:00 +0000

This week is SWAP WEEK, the annual Eyeskream.com event in which web comic creators (and members of eyeskream) secretly do a guest strip for another member. Check out the sweet guest strip for Flat Life above.

And the coolest thing about this event is that you can win a free “commissioned” drawing from the participating Eyeskream member of your choice! All you have to do is head over to the eyeskream swap week page and check out all the guest strips, then take a guess at who created each guest comic! FUN!

You have up to the 30 September to submit your answers. The winner will be announced here on the 1st of October.

Wake Up! - Zeitgiest

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:12:00 +0000

What does Christianity, 911 and the Federal Reserve all have in common?...

I strongly suggest you watch this amazing documentary. Any documentary that ends with the words of Bill Hicks is a must see. I was going to post this before I even got to the end of it but as soon as they used this quote from Bill, it was a no brainer.

"A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one."

Also you may want to skip the first 7 minutes as it is all intro music. It's good, but way too long.

And if you like that, you may like this one too.

Metal Gear Portable Ops - $20 at Gamestop this weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:11:00 +0000

MGS:PO probably the greatest game on PSP (or any portable for that matter), is only $20 this weekend (in the USA) at Gamestop!

I just finished this game last weekend and loved every minute of the 20+ hours I have logged in it. It also has a great online multi-player mode. And since it bridges the story from MGS 3 and MGS 4, it's a great purchase for those excited to play MGS 4 next year.

Plus it has a cool looking add-on called Portable Ops Plus coming out soon that requires the original game.

Better late than never?

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:21:00 +0000

Long time since we uploaded a comic (why? See the animated pilot above!), but here is the new one.

Expect another in the next 2 weeks :-D

Getting all political up on your ass.

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:04:00 +0000

Possibly the only candidate running in the US presidential race with integrity and consistency in his policy.

MORE KUCINICH VIDEOS

Monkey Island in a few minutes!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:15:00 +0000

This is brilliant!

The comic should be up soon, It's been a hectic week.

You Tube Plethora

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:13:00 +0000

Here are some great You Tube clips that Dan sent me. The first one is a must see.

And for the icing on the cake, here is a clip from the fantastically absurd Evil Dead The Musical (which I saw opening night in NY :-D )

Indy is BACK

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:33:00 +0000

Dan sent me this a week ago and I forgot to post it for those that haven't seen it yet. Best part? George Lucas wearing a "Han Shot First" T-shirt, classic!'

The new strip is coming soon.

INDY ARRIVES VIDEO CLIP

PlayStation 3 Games?

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:56:00 +0000

So the PlayStation 3 has finally had a price cut, although they have announced that it may only be available at the reduced price of $499 (yes that's reduced!) while stocks last on the 60GB model (a 80GB model at $599 will replace it). I know some of you are Still wondering if it worth getting one while they are $100 less, so I am here to convince you that the PS3 is finally a solid purchase. Except in Europe where there has been no price cut, sorry lads it's probably still not worth it there :(

Of course non of this matters to me because I purchased mine 2 weeks before the price cut! D'OH! But I got the no longer available 20GB model at $399, which lacks functions I don't care about so I'm still OK with my purchase.

So many of you will be saying, "but aren't there no games on the PS3 to warrant a $500 price tag?", well it's true that for the first year of it's life the PlayStation 3 has had very few great games worth playing, and most of the ones that were great already appeared on the 360. But I assure you, during the next year there are more than enough great games to convince you the PS3 is more than a great Blu-Ray player. So let's take a look at my picks along with there estimated release dates.

LAIR - 8/14/06

Essentially Star Wars Rogue Leader with dragons and knights, created made by the same people that made Rogue Leader. This game may be one of the best looking games out between now and MGS4.

John Woo presents Stranglehold - 8/20/07

Yes this one is coming to the 360 too, but the PS3 version may be the better choice as it comes with the John Woo/Chow Yun Fat classic movie (of which the game is a sequel) Hardboiled on the disk as a full HD Blu-Ray movie! How freaking sweet is that!

Warhawk - 8/28/07

32 player online battles, described as battlefield for the Halo crowd but with cooler vehicles. Looks like after Halo 3 and Team Fortress, this could be the best online shooter this year. Best of all this will be a PSN downloadable title meaning the cost can be shared between friends!

Oh and did I mention that it looks pretty nice too?

Heavenly Sword - 9/28/07

Affectionately called Goddess of War, Heavenly Sword combines all the thrills of games like Ninja Gaiden and God of War with hot chicks and gorgeous graphics. A demo will be hitting the PSN (PlayStation Network) in the next few weeks!

Haze - 11/20/07
From (some of) the creators of Goldeneye and (all of the creators) of Timesplitters. This futuristic FPS features 4 player co-op and a kick ass story. I have high hoes for this. It will be coming to the 360, but probably 6 months later (it doesn't even have a release date on 360 yet).

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - 11/28/07

Cross Tomb Raider with Far Cry, Gears of War and Prince of Persia and what you get is this jungle adventure with plenty of action game, looks like a must play!

And that's all THIS year. And don't forget HOME is less than 8 weeks away!

Then in January or February next year we have what may be the greatest game of all time Metal Gear Solid 4! Which may eventually come to 360, but I doubt it will be within 12 months and I doubt that it will run as well on the 360 hardware as it was designed for the PS3. Even MGS2 didn't run as well on the Xbox as it did on the PS2 due to being designed for the PS2 hardware.

Also here are just some of the games coming out in 2009 -

Little Big Planet - Create your own levels and play with friends! This game looks AMAZING! Check it out NOW!

Unreal Tournament 3 - Built with the new special PS3 supported Unreal Engine, Epic Games claim this will be the first time the PS3's cell processor is made to sweat. Epic say it already looks better than Gears of War did at this stage of development and the PS3 version is not only the lead version but will feature exclusive support for custom mods (created on the PC).

The Agency - Syphon Filter meets Perfect Dark Zero meets an MMO. One of the games I am most looking forward to on any system.

Heist - A wicked looking bank robbery simulator! This is one to keep an eye on for sure, it's already looking pretty sexy.

Killzone 2 - I presume you have seen the real trailer for this from E3 by now, if not download from the PSN or check it out, although I highly suggest you find a HD version if you really want to see how great it looks.

Folklore - Like Fable on acid, looks pretty cool to me.

White Knight Story - A cool looking Japanese RPG that takes place in England. The battle system looks good but I'm not sold yet. Lot of hype for this game among RPG fans. Check out the video and preview for more info.

So while the PS3 had a pretty crappy first year, the next 6 months are looking pretty fantastic, easily as good as the 6 months the 360 has ahead of it. I think if I had none of the new systems I would still go with the 360, but I would pick a PlayStation 3 over the Wii at this point (although I'm loving RE4 Wii Edition). But it's a great year to be a gamer.

EDIT: Found this amazing list of upcoming exclusives for PS3, put together by "Stunt" over at www.ps3forums.com . Click here to view.

The Flat Life Animated Pilot Episode!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:06:00 +0000

As promised, enjoy -

Download the movie here.

You may need WINRAR and the latest Quicktime if you don't already have them.

A Google Video and You Tube version will be up on Monday.

We will be taking a short break after the intense amount of work that went into this, but regular strip schedule will resume shortly. Expect a new comic within the next 14 days.

Download not working? Alternative download link here.

SAVE THIS PODCAST!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:22:00 +0000

One of the greatest webcasts around may possibly be going away, do me a favour and spend 20 seconds to sign this petition.

And then go listen to the funniest cast on the net.

Oh and the Flat Life Pilot will be online within the next few days! It's all done! So we will get a new comic up some time next week too. Woot!

Flat Life Pilot coming within DAYS!

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:07:00 +0000

We are VERY close to finishing our Flat Life pilot for submission to the New York TV Festival, and shorly after that I will be posting it here! wooot!

Also I just got a 20GB PS3 for $399. Bargain since I have no use for Wi-Fi (have a router and the PS3 is sat by my modem) and I am going to upgrade the HDD to 160GB!

Add me to your friends list -

Star Wars - New Animated TV show

noreply@blogger.com (Parabolee) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:31:00 +0000

Our animated pilot is coming along nicely, we can't wait to show you how cool it is. But speaking of awesome animated TV shows... HOLY FUCK you seen this? Looks AMAZING!