Parallax City

The Closet

David — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:30:11 +0000

Noah and I were discussing what today’s comic was going to be about earlier this week. I tend to overwrite these things, so I tossed a couple of ideas his way. Nothing was working, though, and it seemed all hope was lost. And then hope walked out the door and sat down for a smoke. This dude [...]

Valve Teases Announcement

David — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:01:01 +0000

via Kotaku –> Valve Teases Upcoming Mac Announcement, Not So Subtly Fuck. Yes.

Heavy Rain – A Short and Glowing Review (Minor Spoilers Ahead)

David — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:55:38 +0000

Somewhere around 3:00am on Sunday morning, before the PS3 Fat Meltdown, I finished my initial play through of Heavy Rain. It’s bloody brilliant. Let’s start things off with a bit of clarification; Heavy Rain is not what I would call a “game”. It certainly has game elements, but I would definitely classify it more as interactive storytelling. [...]

This is Promising

David — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:57:37 +0000

A new literary blog entitled Trick with a Knife has popped up in the last few days, and they’re updating like mad with interesting articles. If you like writing, or even reading, there’s something for you here. I’m keeping my eyes on it for now.

Heavy Rain’s True Contribution to the Medium

David — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Heavy Rain has a lengthy install right up front, much like Metal Gear Solid 4. Instead of taking the weird television show route, however, Quantic Dream went with a much more hands on time waster. They give you a little origami lesson. They even provide the paper. I thought it was genius. The whole paper folding [...]

Mae Day, Mae Day!

David — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:28 +0000

It’s already been established that I’m a big fan of Kevin Smith’s. It should come as no surprise then that I have an opinion when it comes to this situation. For those not in the know, Southwest Airlines recently kicked Smith off of a flight, citing their “customer of size” policy. Supposedly the rule on their [...]

Some more headshots

Noah — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:43:06 +0000

I got a request from my sister and a friend to do a PXC-style headshot of them, so of course I obliged. Click the thumbnail for the full version.

Paternal Bonding

Noah — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:28 +0000

Yeesh, I hoped I wouldn’t have to ramble this one. Anything harmful to children gives me the heebiddy bajeebs. Perfectly decent story ideas are constantly being ruined by unnecessary acts of child cruelty. This is why I will never see Law Abiding Citizen or The Lovely Bones, and why I will probably [...]

Multiple Kill

Noah — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:14 +0000

MAG is awesome!!! That is all.

A 2 Comic Week!

David — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:54:04 +0000

Jump for joy, there’s gonna be 2 Parallax City strips this week. Maybe… Edit: Confirmed!

Misplaced (With a Hint of Citrus)

David — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:40:20 +0000

No show in the history of television has captured my imagination like LOST. I don’t care what else is happening on a new LOST night, I’ll be sitting in front of my television, ready to catch any nugget of revelatory information the new episode cares to throw my way. This season being the last, I suspect [...]

More on the iPad (and why one might show up in my house…)

David — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:25:11 +0000

The iPad is not for me. I have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone sitting in front of me as I type this. I’m deeply in love with both of them (sometimes, when nobody is looking, I soul kiss my iPhone). I use the MBP for accomplishing many productivity tasks, but my main reason for [...]

Pure iMagination

David — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:00:52 +0000

Expectations were high for the rumored Apple tablet. I’d read that it had facial recognition built in, that you could actually lift the thing up, look at it, and it would load up your preferences. According to one whispered intimation, I would be surprised at how I interacted with the new tablet. Oh my! Was [...]

Conan O’Brien FTW

David — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:39:00 +0000

The Future of Entertainment

Noah — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:00:11 +0000

mmmm, porn.

My Shit’s Dynamite

David — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:44:36 +0000

When forced to display the package publicly, you can’t blame a man for trying to represent. Here in the midwest we’re still sitting below a very thick blanket of snow. It’s cold. It’s wet. It requires shoveling. I hate it. After hearing tell of a flavor combination months ago that was probably conceived by angels, I have finally [...]

Just Your Typical Round of MW2

Noah — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:00:30 +0000

So here’s the [RAGE] clan, or at least the best representation I could muster. From left to right we have BillyT30, luckystrikes77, NominalAeon, Ellismate, tylerdurdenks, Jestmeister, and vomit2008. Serious honorable mentions go out to the rest of the clan: DAAteam, Senecal, thedude714, cowhawks, ksdirtdog, and anyone else I’m leaving out. If you [...]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

Noah — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:35:27 +0000

I hadn’t experienced a midnight release for a video game until recently with Modern Warfare 2. And it. was. awesome. It was an interesting mix of that ancient feeling of tribal excitement we all get when huddled in massive amounts of each other and that overwhelmingly awkward feeling we all get when surrounded [...]

Hardcore Only

David — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:29:58 +0000

One of my favorite things about Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 is the ability to join games in progress that your friends are in. Sometimes you get stuck on the same team. Other times you are at odds. Nothing is more frustrating than thinking you’re playing a game with a bunch of anonymous people, racking up [...]

Creative Differences Are a Bitch (Hiatus Explained)

David — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:01 +0000

We are back. Doing something like Parallax City as a creative team has its ups and downs, and we admittedly hit one hell of a down early in the summer. What started as something we were doing to derive enjoyment had turned into something frighteningly similar to…work. I have sworn a solemn oath to myself to [...]