Today in Joystiq: October 16, 2007

by Ross Miller { Oct 16th 2007 at 11:59PM }

Remember, folks: cosplaying should only be handled by professionals. We're not going to say if agius' picture qualifies as good cosplay or not (bonus points for spikey hair, however), but we will direct you, again, to this horrific video. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
How a 681-day achievement streak comes to an end
Joystiq review: The Eye of Judgment (PS3)
Readers pick best webcomic: a forbidden love

News
Guitar Hero II gets three new international tunes
Demo for WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 on Live
First Bionic Commando images, new info
NiGHTS coming December 18 for US, January 2008 for Europe
Game Informer gives Mass Effect a 9.75
Target scan shows 40 GB PS3 coming Oct. 28 for $399
Famitsu publisher says 67% of Wii owners aren't playing
Valve makes patch for Team Fortress 2 lag on 360
PS3 sees sales spike in Europe
PS2 still a contender in the console wars
Peter Moore talks about EA, waxes poetic
Thrill to the first video of Dirty Dancing: The Game
Simpsons Game parodies those crazy Japanese and their wacky games
First Brutal Legend video is ... well, it's brutal
Guitar Hero III competition at E for All
Play WoW with your Xbox 360 controller (for some reason)
Retailers list 360's Tomb Raider Anniversary for Oct. 23 release

Rumors & Speculation
Are poor box office sales Halo 3's fault?
Rumor: GTA IV packing multiplayer for up to 16

Culture & Community
Red Ring of Death condolence cards
ESRB explains how game ratings work
Curses! Madden cover jinx strikes again

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 17th 2007 12:23AM

that lucca is good

Blast Processing Megadrive @ Oct 17th 2007 12:26AM

Lucca is pretty good. Bonus points for the accurate-looking props.

Crono... is alright. Sure the hair is spiky, but is it Crono-spiky? Damn, Toriyama hair is hard to pull off.

Sieged Eagle @ Oct 17th 2007 12:47AM

Lucca and Crono! Damn, I need to find me Chrono Trigger for the SNES (or PS), because that one was an amazing RPG, and I even dare to say that it was even better than any Final Fantasy minus VI.

I once found it(the SNES version) on a game store by my house, but the guy was selling it at 700 pesos (which is about 70 dollars). If I had the money back then, I would've bought it right away...

Also, I remember a picture of Robo-cosplay was posted somewhere in here, but I can't recall where it is...

Dio @ Oct 17th 2007 2:23AM

Anyone should be able to cosplay however they want, because it's for FUN. Not so that people can pick on their costumes on the internet. I'd like to see YOU try cosplay.

rivaldi22 @ Oct 17th 2007 8:36AM

If it's only for fun, why are there competitions with prizes and people who design cosplay outfits professionally?

That's not to say that there aren't people who don't do it solely for fun. But to say that there is no ulterior motive in entering oneself in a cosplay competition or buying a costume online (other than simply having fun) is sort of naive, I think, both to the nature of cosplay, and to the human condition. Things we do in public venues are rarely only for fun. Purely fun activities are usually done in privacy or with a loved one, without concerns of spectator influence.

If people didn't want people to think their costumes are badddd-ass, they wouldn't agree to photos, let alone badddd-ass photos of them. Honestly, if it's just for fun, why are they having their pictures put on the internet? Why do other people need to see them having fun?

I don't know, this is kind of rant-like in nature, and I apologize. But it just irritates me when people post things in a clearly-public venue and don't expect a public reaction, like they're entitled to criticism immunity or something.

The funny thing is that no-one on here said anything really negative, either. They either said it was a good job, or that what they were trying to do was hard, so it's alright that it's not spot-on.

People who making scathing remarks about cosplay (actual, well-done cosplay--not fat guys in sailor moon outfits. that crap is ridiculous, and mildly offensive) are usually the kind of people that would make those remarks about anyone. In other words, an asshole, and people shouldn't listen to assholes, or let what they say get to them.

But yeah. Tangent. Sorry.

Dio @ Oct 17th 2007 12:34PM

Sure there are costume contests, but not EVERYONE enters them. There are plenty of good cosplayers that just walk around and have fun. The costumes are judged on how they were made, materials used, etc. You can't enter the contest if you BOUGHT or commissioned the costume. At a large convention, there are thousands of people. 1 out of 3 are cosplaying.