STATUS

At the start of 2022. I started a silly "look back at 2021" thread on discord. It was kind of like a scrapbook of cool stuff from 2021 to get through 2022. I wanna do something similar cause 2022 is already starting pretty rocky. On the RMN Discord, esby started this great thread called "art-school" where esby, orochii and I try to give pointers to other users on how to draw better, because the three of us have had lessons growingup.

Anyways, there's a spin-off thread of that. where orochii and I, just chill with ellie from HBGames and just try and talk about video game box art, magazine advertisements, while we work out some ideas of our own - But interesting stuff comes up like "why is the Box Art for Castlevania SOTN so bad?" "Well because it's based on a real life castle Mont-Saint-Michel And that's really cool!." "...But then why is it still bad?!"

Anyways, today, I was looking at Mick McGinty's box art for street fighter 2. and I just had this dumb idea and it kind of snowballed from there.

LBR:looking at these today:





LBR:it's kind of like
the cover art
is like a neo classical painting
but it's to get, like, peeps to buy it.
...


Super Death of Socrates™️

orochii: XDD


Super Death of Socrates Returns™️

orochii:some people argue that Super Death of Socrates is the better game, I think og Death of Socrates on NES was better, Super Death of Socrates kinda dumbed down the controls, like how you can't socratize in eight directions and instead have to blabber in circles, and the Socrates Time also feels less rewarding, they nerfed it down too much

LBR: XXXXDDDDD

LBR:And the divisive series ender...

Socrates Returns 3™️

orochii:XDD!

orochii:oh yeah Socrates Returns 3, they finally added link cable, but my god the controls are awful, and it lags a lot,
definitely needed more time in the oven, it was rushed.the storyline with the Socrates Shadow was cool tho, and the thing
with unlocking Archimedes after you free him from a cage in a hidden room too they later did a spinoff called Ar-Kid-medes,
it's terrible but the artstyle is cute

LBR: XXXXDDDDD!!

LBR:
8-bit gameboy graphics
???:"Socrates!"
Soc:"...!?"
???"Socrates, Get a job you piece of shit!"
Soc:"No u!"
press A to advance

orochii:XDD!

LBR:
???: "Socrates, it is I, Ceasar"
CSar: "Socrates, you must find a job"
Soc: "...Never!"
CSar: "Very well..."
CSar: "...you left me with no choice,
old friend."
Soc: "...Is that the best you can do?"
-gets into anime stance

LBR:
CSar: "Soc...
coughs up blood
CSar: "...u piece of shit".
CSar: "Rome...will now fall,
...because of you."
Soc: "..."
Soc: "...Eat Shit
----------crates."
white light envelops gameboy

orochii:XDD!



LBR: in america it was called socrates returns 3, in europe there were licensing issues, so they had to rename it super socrates 3™️