takaiBiscuit

1. How long have you been on DeviantArt? Deviant since Aug 11, 2007

2. What does your username mean? Tall Biscuit. 

3. Describe yourself in three words. I. Am. Tall. (haha) I guess it would be: Kind, Loving and Friendly.

4. Are you left or right handed? Right!

5. What was your first deviation? My first deviation was an ID my husband made for our characters, but the first deviation that I created and uploaded, was a color of one of my husbands' drawings. 

6. What is your favourite type of art to create? I really enjoyed coloring, but did try to create my own works about two years ago, of our characters, mostly of mine having fun.

7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? I'd love to do more realism style of art. Ooh, or photography.

8. What was your first favourite? One of my husbands' first uploads.

9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? Fandom-tyles of artwork.

10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? my husband.

11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? Probably one of my favorite photographers, it's hard to pick which. But they are all very talented!

12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? Again,  

13. What are your preferred tools to create art? I love coloring on my husbands' tablet.

14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? Bedroom usually. Comfort is important! 

15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? Around when we first joined, there was this amazingly tight-knit feel to the community. 

I want to clear a few things up with you all, or anyone who reads this. First of all, the reason that Chibi and I are wary and usually don't want people to write stories or create art based on our characters, about our characters or with our characters is because they are based on US. People have done things in the past that were in bad taste, (in our opinion) completely out of character, and a lot of the time the creators don't even ask our permission beforehand. Chibi and Takai are based on characters that originated over 10 years ago on Second Life -- where we first met. The personalities of Chibi and Takai are based on us, and the stories we tell through our pictures (like the ones of us moving) coincide with things going on in our REAL lives. If we do not give you permission to use our characters, please respect that. 

Second of all, and AGAIN -- YES, I am a REAL person. I am a REAL woman, and I am REALLY married to Chibi. I am not a figment of his imagination. He is not logging into two accounts at once to "play" as a character. I am a real person here behind the screen, and I will not role play with you. That is a line that I will not cross ever, please respect that.

And finally, I don't think I should need to say this but apparently it must be -- when we say that we're busy and might be a delay in responses, we aren't blowing you off. Messaging us two or three more times with the same question will not get an answer sooner, it will more then likely wind up with you blocked. We have real lives, and while we both enjoy interacting with all of you, we have lots of stuff going on right now. We share as much as we're comfortable with, but there will always be things that we keep private, and again, we hope you can respect that.

I'm pretty peeved as I write this, so this is probably full of grammatical errors, and might even come off rude. I don't mean for it to, but there are only so many times I can answer the same questions over and over again without them really getting to me. Thanks.

I have so many GGG to do and write up I've been admittedly avoiding it! But I have completed so many games lately and there's so much to be written up! Eeeh.

This is a bit delayed, but at first I was waiting for Chibi to finish the artwork, and then I sort of got lost in other games for a week or two. I had Uncharted from Gamefly, and once I started to play Tomb Raider I decided to send that back for now. They seem too similar for me to play them back to back, and I think it would really deter me from enjoying Uncharted, and it would be a bit of an unfair comparison.I guess I didn't need to use the pickaxe much...

Finally, the time has arrived! After roughly 105 hours in Skyrim I have completed the two main story lines in the game. I still have a few minor cities to visit, but I have also worked and finished a lot of the side quests as well. I will say, surprisingly, just because I have completed the main quests I can see myself going back into Skyrim and working on all the smaller quests I might have missed, and futzing around with the achievements. As of right now I only have 37 or 75 which is a bit surprising considering how much time I spent in the game!

I have tried to play Oblivion a few times in the past, and I couldn't handle it. I REALLY disliked it, so at first I was a bit wary of Skyrim. After seeing Chibi play through it though, I was more interested but the fact that the world is so open, and expansive I was nervous to start such a large game, especially when I planned to write up a review for it. And as I expected it DID take me quite a while to complete this game, around 5 months. Granted, if you didn't worry about the side quests, or were rushing through things you could probably complete it much more quickly.

Before I get into the real meat and potatoes of this review, I do want to give out a warning to people that will be fiddling with mods. I had downloaded some basic mods, and then later on added to my list with some (new and improved!) houses, with more places to stash things, and they were visually more appealing. At first I didn't have any issue with the house, but one day I had trouble fast travelling, all I got was a black screen. I can't conclusively say that the issue was the house mod, but once I deleted all of my superfluous mods, the problem was gone. At the mention of mods you might wonder if I used any cheats/hacks during my play through, and I did! I hacked my speed, so I would be faster and also edited my carry load so I could hold more between selling. At the beginning I also fiddled with the height modification, which is QUITE fun! I have never used cheats or anything like this prior to this game, but I knew that this game would be difficult enough, so I did what I felt necessary to make it more bearable and playable for me.

Alright! So, what did I love about this game? The environment is beyond gorgeous. The variation in the climates, cities, buildings, and the skies would continuously blow my mind! I feel like most of the pictures I snapped while playing were of beautiful skies, and the moons. I grew to really like some of the main characters, which made some choices more difficult than I expected; it felt much more immersive than I expected - for instance, when it came to choosing between the Stormcloaks or the Empire. And I really enjoyed all of the smaller quests that really don't change much of anything as far as the game is concerned, but they were satisfying nonetheless. I played the game as a warrior, essentially, and I enjoyed the combat a lot. I can't really say as far as being a caster, or rogue-like character. Oddly enough, by the end of the game I was the 'head' of a lot of different guilds and you'd think they would conflict somehow, but it didn't appear to be an issue. I don't think that the list of things I like adequately describes the level of enjoyment I got from playing Skyrim though, so please don't let my "negatives" list weigh too heavily, most of them are silly or unimportant.

The first MAJOR issues I had was the ending to the quest to bring down Alduin. Without going too much into the battle, I will simply say that he was not lootable. And it aggravated the bejeesus out of me! And that happened a lot actually, some key characters that you would kill ended up having nothing more than a common NPC waltzing around. This isn't really a bad point, I actually found it funny, but there are a lot of bugs throughout the game. Some are small, like glitching bears that dance when they're killed - but there also are bigger ones, accidentally attacking an NPC and being unable to finish a quest. (In case this happens to you, you can mod the character to be level 25, and then use a soothing spell, which is what I ended up having to do) After watching Chibi play through Skyrim I realized that taking a companion with you while you're questing usually is more hassle than it's worth (they get in the way of your blade, and die often), so most of the game I played solo, aside from quests where the person was required to tag along. And I suppose the final problem I had was the lack of choices for a decent spouse! I wound up marrying Sorex Vinius from Solitude.

And I suppose that concludes my review, sort of anti-climactic for a five month long wait, no? Honestly the game IS long, there are a lot of quests, and especially if you're a completionist like me, you'll be hard at work for some time. Having said that, the game is very rewarding, fun, and I found myself really invested in my character, and certain NPC's and their well-being. I've considered playing through once more, perhaps as one of the less liked races, and more than likely as a male, just to change things up a bit. Thank you for your understanding, and patience - I really do appreciate it!

I have gotten quite a few requests for some future games, and I promise I will work on them in due time. I am hoping to finish at least ONE series before I continue onto a new game though, plus I have Tomb Raider to finish on my xbox360.