My 5 Favorite PS2 Games

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To get an idea of games I love, I figured compiling a list of My 5 Favorite PS2 games—in my opinion one of the best consoles to exist.

It was tough to choose which of the best games are truly the best, but I decided a series cannot be listed more than once. I confidently believe that additional titles from each series are fun as well. If you’re a close friend of mine, you will not be shocked by this selection.

5) Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Platformers are the bomb dot com. Among the gems of the PSOne and PS2 era, Sly Cooper is my favorite on PS2. I distinctly remember receiving a copy for my 11^th birthday and it consumed all my free time.

I revisited the Sly games and picked up a copy of the SlyCollection on PS3. Unlike most 3D platformers, the games surprisingly still play well. As a child, I never owned Sly 2 or Sly 3 and playing the Collection as an adult, I think Sly 1 is the best in the series.

Don’t get me wrong—Sly 2 and 3 are awesome games that add more depth to the gameplay, but I just don’t like playing as Bentley and Murray. Sly handles more smoothly compared to his companions and you must combine strategy and action. On the other hand, Bentley and Murray are heavily focused on either strategy or action. The constant running and brawling becomes repetitive and Sly is a perfect hybrid.

Even though Sly 1 is easier than its sequels, I think the level design is the cleanest because the game is only tailored for Sly’s play style. The collectables and side quests were equally enjoyable as the main story. Mostly importantly, Carmelita Fox’s voice is sexiest in the first game.

4) Silent Hill 3

The PS2 has a plethora of horror games, both good and bad. I began my journey into Silent Hill as a preteen and don’t understand how I got away with playing it around my parents. The rust, blood and subtle terror excited me as I navigated the foggy streets of SH1 and SH2, but there’s something extra special to me about Silent Hill 3.

Playing video games since practically birth, I always longed-for games with female protagonists. I thought Heather Mason was brave and rare female specimen. Recently replaying it, I noticed she reacts to the disgusting nature of the environment like an actual teenager would.

Around the same time I first played SH3, I played Resident Evil 4. Oh, how I giggled about the similar designs of Heather and Ashley Graham. Ashley, mind you, the daughter of the POTUS, is completely useless and untrained during a similarly high-stress situation. Heather is much cooler by comparison.

I prefer games that are more linear, I like that I cannot get lost in SH3. One of my frustrations with some other SH titles is that it is difficult to know where to go because of the expanse of the town and dense fog. A lot less time is spent outdoors and the claustrophobic buildings make it feel as if there is no place to escape.

Heather never knows what's lurking around the corner...

The last I played SH3 was on the PS3 HD collection. If you want to play two awesome PS2-generation horror games, I suggest downloading the patches before playing. I rarely experienced any issues, the most being an audio delay in a couple of cutscenes near the end of SH3.

A bit of advice before playing: don’t stare in the mirror for long. In all seriousness, Silent Hill 3 has better scares than 2 or 4.

3) Dark Cloud 2

Allow me to preface my Dark Cloud 2 obsession: I more than likely played this game more than any other PS2 title in my life and even went as far as 100%ing it on the PS4 port. Don’t believe me? Look at the insane trophy guide roadmap…

I’m a huge fan of Level-5’s games, starting with the Dark Cloud series, 2 released as Dark Chronicle abroad. As the studio’s first game, Dark Cloud is a pretty solid action RPG and town-building simulator. Once 2 released, I demanded nicely asked my mother to take me to the store. Believing 

that DC1 was one of my favorites games, DC2 blew me away.

The beautiful cell-shaded graphics were a considerable upgrade compared to the first. I didn’t buy a GameCube because of the “kiddy” cell-shaded graphics of The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker. If I could, I would take a trip back in time to smack my 10 year old self over the head as for I thought cell-shading was completely acceptable on PS2. Either way, the audio and visuals of DC2 created a deep atmosphere.

One of the most improved aspects of the game is the Georama feature. I heavily invest time playing simulation games such as The Sims, Animal Crossing, Style Savvy, etc. The Georama feature is a hybrid of such games. Every village you visit is completely decimated and it is your job to rebuild it.

By dungeon crawling, you gain small pieces of information to city plan according to the wants/needs of the villagers in addition to knowing who you should move into the houses. The story revolves around time travel. By placing the proper buildings, environments and people in a village, you gain the ability to progress the story and sweet bonuses if you complete all requests.

Our protagonists, Monica & Max.

The dungeon crawling aspect of Dark Cloud 2 is also challenging. As a seasoned Dark Cloud veteran, there were at least a few stages in each dungeon that made me go mad. This is good, considering I cruise through most RPGs. Let’s not forget the side missions either: I genuinely enjoyed playing Spheda and beating the dungeons with strict restrictions. There are plenty other side missions I could mention, but screw fish breeding. Too slow for my tastes.

2) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

So. I love JRPGs… and I love simulation. Oh, did I forget to mention I have this sick disease called Banjo-Kazooie Fever? I love in-game collectibles. Persona 3 is the love baby of all the above.

A great introduction to the Megami Tensei series, Persona 3 is a phenomenal dungeon crawler where you must manage your daily activities in order to unlock perks to make yourself stronger when you combat at night. By creating bonds with your classmates, teammates and townies, you strengthen the abilities of the personas. Personas can be collected and fused to create bigger, badder ones as you progress through the game. The urge to collect all Personas, complete Elizabeth’s requests and max out my social links feeds my illness.

Everything is blue... and dreary. I love it.

Many of you may be wondering: Why do I like P3 better than P4? Mostly because I like the characters and premise more. To avoid spoilers, nearly all characters in 4 become more annoying and I feel the spin off titles cater too heavily towards fan service. Not to say that P3 doesn’t cater to fan service, but I think the characters are more mature. I don’t have a better reason than to say that I just like them more as a whole and that the stakes of the P3 seem much higher and more dangerous. It is a darker game aesthetically and thematically. That’s what I’m into.

The FES expansion includes The Answer which… do I need to explain? Sans spoilers, it helps explain gaps in the main story and the difficulty is cranked up. When I first played P3 vanilla, it was tough to learn some of the lingo and rules of MegaTen. Now that I’ve explored most of the series, playing The Answer involves more strategy on my behalf, therefore the combat was enjoyable. Although most characters are jaded because of the events in Persona 3, Aegis and Metis hold a special place in my heart. Aegis is my waifuuuuuu

1) Final Fantasy X

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!! My favorite PS2 game is Final Fantasy X. Do I consider myself a fan of Final Fantasy? Not really. I’m quite fond of X series, XII, XIII series and the Tactics series. Shame on me, but FFX is not just a nostalgia trip from my youth.

The game plays well and the rules are fair for a turned based game. If you screw up, it's your fault. The only thing I truly hate is that in the original version, there are unskippable cut scenes. Putting my gripe aside (aka: watching a long-drawn Seymour scene ten times before I beat him), major battles are still nail-biting and still pose some challenge, no matter how many times I've played it.

While playing the remastered version, I spent about a year to 100% it, a feat I couldn't accomplish as a kid. Even if I used a guide to find miss-ables and prepare for secret bosses, I enjoyed almost every part of the process to fully complete the game. Admittedly, some of it is tough. I feel that I got more out of FFX in the last few years than I did when I was younger.

Most critics dislike the characters and story of FFX, but I think it raises intriguing questions about religious organizations, which totally flew over my head when I was 10. The game design was inspired by South Pacific and Thai cultures, creating a universe I am absolutely in love with. There is a sense of oceanic romanticism that gets me every time...

What are your favorite PS2 games?

You may disagree with me, but these are my favorite games just because they are. Do I need a reason?

I'm really interested in your favorites. Share this blog and mention your favorites while you're at it!!

LATER, DWEEBS!

Loverly Liz

"Full Metal Alchemist" vol. 1 FIRST IMPRESSION

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So I hate to admit: I haven’t watched Full Metal Alchemist. Yeah, I’m the worst anime fan on the planet. I’ve maybe seen the first few episodes in addition to catching a few random episodes on Adult Swim. It is difficult to get me to sit down to watch any television show for that matter, but I never doubted FMA’s greatness.

To correct this error, I asked my friend Dan to borrow the manga. Amidst graduating college, full-time working and packing to make a cross-country move, I wanted to share my first impression of Full Metal Alchemist vol. 1, published by VIZ Media.

THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT

Let’s just say that what I remember from the anime is totally different than what happens in the manga. Edward Elric is a state alchemist and his younger brother, Alphonse, travels with him and practices alchemy as well. This is the base similarity between the anime and manga.

There are plenty of
places you can buy FMA!

It’s safe to say that the manga is much more relaxed than the anime. You’re introduced to the protagonists and get a short glimpse of the antagonists all while learning the powers and limitations of alchemy. Edward explains the concept of an equal exchange while procuring items to trick or defeat his enemies.

This explanation lightly touches upon Ed and Al’s history and why their bodies are made of metal. As children, they weren’t aware of this concept and lost Edward’s limbs and Al’s body in attempt to resurrect their passed mother. The anime explicitly shows these sequences through flashbacks to build suspense and drama while the brothers use this as an example of why alchemy can be dangerous in the manga.

STORY AND CHARACTERS

Not much happens. I think that the manga provides a great introduction to the universe and the brothers’ motives. Ed and Al simply want to return their entire bodies back to flesh and seek the Philosopher’s Stone for such power.

They first encounter a cult leader who claims his powers come from a god. The reality is that he’s using a phony stone, which ultimately comes back to hurt him, to practice alchemy. The brothers also deceive a corrupt government and give power back to the citizens. Roy Mustang is introduced at the end of the volume, a most notable character to the series.

At this point in the story, I felt like Ed and Al are more comedic than serious. Ed is witty and can concoct and execute complex plans on the whim. It’s made clear that Ed is an atheist and that he doesn’t appreciate comments about his short stature. His fuse is short whereas Al is level-headed. Despite Al’s armored exterior and hollowed interior, I can tell he is a real sweetheart. I like him most thus far.

Edward revealing his metal arm.

ARTWORK

The art is solid. I think the chimera art is realistic-looking and the backgrounds are detailed given that this is a shounen manga. Since I’m probably spoiled by seeing an exorbitant amount of fanart, I thought the characters just looked mediocre. Ed and Al are the most impressive-looking characters, but I want to see more detailed images of Ed’s armored limbs. Al’s armor is very consistent and never looks odd.

A common issue with manga are bland or repeated faces. There are many generic background and tertiary characters in this volume. I anticipate that regular characters will begin to appear in the next volume.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Overall, I thought the first volume of FMA is set up like any classic shounen manga: there’s an emphasis on character introductions and a showcase of their abilities. Pathetic villains prove the strength of the protagonists while the true enemy is hinted at.

I am aware that Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a faithful rendition of the manga and the pacing of that series is a common complaint. The types of stories in the manga are easy to read, but I couldn’t see myself watching the first volume easily as an anime— but I definitely want to continue reading.

LATER, DWEEBS!

Loverly Liz

FREAKY CHEAP FABRIC

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For those who don't live too far from Chicago, I wanted to share an excellent place to find inexpensive fabric. I've saved a ridiculous amount of money for taking a simple trip out to the city. I hope my discovery saves you some cash and that you can find some specialty materials! Let me introduce you to the Textile Discount Outlet.

WHERE'S IT AT?

To give you an idea of where it's at, the Textile Discount Outlet is just three blocks from the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. I went after C2E2 with Julia and our friend, Ron, and made a day trip out of it. I'm from the suburbs, so I just took the Metra into the city and then took the CTA to the neighborhood. In total, it cost me less than $20 to get there and go home.

A rough idea of how close the Outlet is to the Museum.

Overall, I felt safe walking around the neighborhood. It's less than a ten minute walk from the CTA. You could also drive to the outlet. Personally, I don't feel comfortable driving into the city because traffic and parking sucks. I would only recommend driving if you are going to purchase a ginormous haul of fabric. I plan to drive during my next trip, but I was already in the city for a few things and could only buy a small amount of fabric at the time.

I highly recommend visiting Park View Grill, which is next to the Museum. You may be stuck inside the Outlet for a few hours and need a good lunch. This place is delicious and inexpensive! It's definitely a hidden gem and I really enjoyed my dining experience.


Suck it, Jo-Ann's!

This is literally part of a wall. Now multiply this by a couple
hundred rows of this. Yeahhhhh... tons.

Sooo, the Textile Discount Outlet is a magical experience. It's an old warehouse just filled to the brim with inexpensive fabric. There are three levels with every sort of textile imaginable. The main floor consisted of fabric you would use for clothing whereas the basement and upper level was mostly upholstery and other odds and ends.

I believe the Outlet buys leftover materials from manufacturers and liquidated retail locations. The most expensive cuts I noticed cost about $30 a yard of material that was entirely laced, sequined, beaded or made with antique or rare materials. Basically, think of the sorts of materials you would see on a wedding gown-- that's the expensive stuff.

Look at how much I bought... it's HUGE!

Otherwise, you could find basic fabric ranging from $2 to $10 a yard. These prices can't be beat, considering Jo-Ann's is the only fabric store near me (R.I.P. Hancock Fabrics). Jo-Ann's is kind of like Kohl's where they trick you into thinking you're getting a good deal, but in reality the sale price is just the average retail cost of the item. In the end, you're not benefiting too much. Whoever buys anything at Jo-Ann's or Kohl's full price, boo on you, you dummy.

Aside from fabric, the Outlet does sell beads, decorative sew-own pieces among other fashion-related accessories. You can find them scattered throughout the store in bins and glass cabinets.

My Heart Skipped a Beat

The primary mission during my first visit to the Outlet was to find something to create my Johnny cosplay. As I previously explained, this character literally sparkles and sequins is a must to most accurately recreate his cape. I found two bolts of fabric I liked. One was quite complex, sewn with a bunch of tiny blue sequins, while another cut was similar, but had a more basic sequined pattern. At the time, I wasn't quite sure which I should one I should've purchase, but the simpler cut was a quarter of the cost of the more complex piece. Decision made.

Thanks, Ron!!

❤️

(What a sweetie.)

I bought 6 yards of this fabric. And I bet you can't guess how much it cost. This cut was originally retailed at $300. I spent $20. I almost cried because I never imagined I could find what I needed! I felt like I was practically stealing from the Outlet. Not to mention, students also get an additional 10% discount on their purchase, so be sure to bring your school ID.

Planning My Next Trip

Anyway, this first visit was back in March. I'm using my Christmas money to take another trip to the Outlet, so watch out for a future entry featuring my next major haul. This time, it will require a vehicle to transport everything home, despite my dislike for city driving.

Next time, I'll share what I did on my birthday this year. Hmmm... I'm pretty sure you can't guess what sort of activities I did.

LATER, DWEEBS!

Loverly Liz

This blog is dedicated to the chicken that was eaten by this Quail.

MY FIRST C2E2

'SUP, NERDS!

Julia and I all dolled up.

Greetings and salutations. Aside from being busy from college and experiencing mild college-paperwriting PTSD, I have finally returned to write more about my silly hobbies. What's new? I've been to a bunch of conventions and finished just one cosplay this year and planning for a few to work on this next year! Let's start at the beginning of the 2016 convention season.

What's C2E2?
 
Well duh, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo! From what I noticed, C2E2 primarily focuses on comic books and dabbled into comic/action films. The event usually takes place in March or April at the McCormick Place. Definitely a huge venue. Overall, it was a good convention, but I felt like a fish out of water. One of my best friends, Julia, was my primary con-partner. We definitely had fun, but thought some parts of the event were just mediocre.

*heavy breathing* There was a whole
area dedicated to Yo-Kai Watch!

Prior to C2E2, I've almost exclusively attended anime conventions. And they are completely different. Anime conventions definitely have a younger crowd, while I noticed C2E2 consisted mostly of adults, many of who traveled in packs with their family! It's a bit refreshing because I'm getting to a point where I'm considered to be "older" at anime conventions, being in my early twenties. Sounds silly, right?

Spending my Dollah, Dollah, Billz, Billz

I spent most of my time looking around the vendor hall, which I have to say is a single event in itself. It. is. ginormous. There were plenty of amazing goodies as well as small freebies, but I did not find many items that pertained to anime or video games. Just lots of comic book crap I didn't care for. There was also too many damned booths dedicated to Funko Pop Figures.

(we secretly really like Jacob^2)

I bought my boyfriend a copy of Sparkster on Super Nintendo because it was a little below market value and in pristine condition. He was a happy boy when I surprised him at home. I was, and still am, on the hunt to find him a figure of Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V. With such a huge vendor hall, I literally cried a little because I thought I would find some figures I really want among so many sellers. Nothing. :(

Paparazzi

Both Julia and I cosplayed. She dressed as Peko Pekoyama from Danganronpa 2, while I wore Gracie. Basically nobody knew who we were. Which is unusual because we both get stopped for photos quite frequently at anime conventions, but only a few folks who thought our outfits were cute asked for photos. There's nothing wrong with this, but one of our friends, Jacob^2, literally could not move.

Jacob and his mother worked together and made a Dr. Strange cosplay. I know nothing about this comic series with the exception that some movie came out. We teased Jacob all throughout the convention because he did this weird little pose for pictures. For some reason we love giving Jacob an incredibly tough time, but it's out of love. His cosplay was gorgeous. The quality of his cosplay really stood out and the fabric his mama picked was heavy and intricate. Julia freaked out a little because she loves heavy fabric.

Jacob traveled with his father and another friend, Alex dressed as a Star Wars character. Again, we're speaking a language I don't understand when we talk about Star Wars, but Alex looked cool.

I also ran into my friend Brandon, who is Chris Pratt's doppelganger, dressed in his Jurassic World gear. He's such a cutie, dressed as Owen.

From left to right: Brandon, Julia, Jacob, me and Alex

I saw Yaya!

I've never seen any major cosplay celebrity until C2E2. I was a bit star struck to see someone I greatly respect. Among many firsts, I saw Yaya Han judge the Crown Championships of Cosplay.

Where is the line drawn between prop and costume?

The Crown Championships were enthralling. There were multiple categories with all sorts of cos-folk slowly making their way through the competition. International champions, as well as locals, showed off impressive cosplay. Although the lines were blurred between a costume and what Julia and I considered to be enormous props as some contestants could barely walk onto stage, it was entertaining nonetheless.

I was pleased with all the different winners. The judges were well-rounded and considered both the quality of the propwork and how well each cosplayer actually sewed their costume. The show was balanced and didn't solely focus on the flashy machines people made.

A German metalworker actually took pieces from a real Ford
and brought his fully functioning Transformer to Chicago!

My Final Verdict

C2E2 was fun and I would definitely visit next year. I'm currently making arrangements so I can attend at least one day. To avoid discrediting the vendor hall and all panels/events, the convention isn't bad. Most of C2E2 was not catered to my interests. C2E2 is a great experience for fans of Western graphic novels and general American pop culture.

The only thing bogus was how early the convention ended. Everything wound down at 8pm and I just didn't know anyone I could hang with to attend any after parties. Even if I went to any parties, Julia couldn't have drank either. Though, she can next C2E2! Maybe next year...

LATER, DWEEBS! 
 
Look forward to a few more blogs coming your way! I'll share a bit about visiting this superb textile warehouse, my cosplay birthday party, my latest outfit, and my thoughts on some other conventions I attended!

Loverly Liz 

One last pic, Me and Ludo. His face actually moves!

CONVENTION SCHEDULE: Spring/Summer 2016 Edition

'SUP, NERDS! I'm preparing for the grueling warm-weather convention season. Sometimes I wish they'd spread them out because of extreme exposure to con-flu, not to mention I quickly get burnt out from going to a convention every weekend. Either way, here are the conventions I have scheduled through July.

March

Convention: C2E2
Date: Saturday, March 18
Location: McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.
Cosplay: Gracie, Animal Crossing

April

Convention: Midwest Gaming Classic
Date: Saturday, April 9 (MY BIRTHDAY!!!!) 
Location: Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wis.
Cosplay: Gracie, Animal Crossing
Vendor Booth: April 9 and April 10

May

Convention: Anime Central
Date: Friday through Sunday, May 20-22
Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
Cosplay: Mystery Cosplay 1

July

Convention: ScrewAttack Gaming Convention @ RTX
Date:  Friday through Saturday, July 1-3
Location: Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas
Cosplay: Mystery Cosplay 1 and 2
Vendor Booth: waiting for booth sales

Convention: Anime Midwest
Date: July 8-10, attending dates **TO BE DETERMINED**
Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
Cosplay: Mystery Cosplay 1 and 2

 SEE YA THERE!

Woohoo! I'm getting pumped for these events. C2E2 is going to be my first American comics convention I'm attending. Took me nine years to go to one. I'm very excited because I have final exams just days before C2E2 and it marks the start of spring break.

My boyfriend, Jacob, will be selling his painted retro video game consoles at Midwest Gaming Classic. He is sharing a table with one of my best friends, Julia, who sells anime-styled pop art. If you run into me, don't forget to buy me a drink. It's my birthday.

If you can guess my mystery cosplay, I bring a small treat to give you at that convention.

I'm designing two new cosplay for ACen, SGC, RTX and Anime Midwest. I will slowly reveal what I'm creating over the next few months. Both Jacob and Julia are waiting for information on vendor spaces at RTX. Hopeful we can get a space at a reasonable price.

I want to attend Anime Midwest, but I'm still figuring out days my job will allow me to take off. Not to mention, I'm a poor college student and I need to work during this time. To ensure that I can afford a full weekend at Midwest, I gladly accept donations. No pressure, but anything is appreciated.

Follow me on Twitter to get live updates when I'm at these cons. Let me know if you wanna hang!

Also, I will not have a new blog entry up for another week or so. I'm going through final projects and exams right now and blogging is a low priority until SPRING BREAK!

LATER, DWEEBS.
-Loverly Liz

JOHNNY DRAFTS

'SUP, NERDS! Right now I'm planning out a cosplay I will hopefully be wearing for the summer convention season. I do want to keep them a little bit of a surprise, but I'm going to reveal one outfit I'm working on. The obsession never ends... it's another Space Dandy character.

Johnny, Rock Star

One of the best things in Space Dandy is that there are so many unique characters, even if they appear for an episode or two. Johnny stars in one of my favorite episodes and he actually plays a huge role in the main, overarching story line.

Awesome art of Johnny's commander uniform. It's dazzling.

Johnny leads the other half of the universe and is at war with the reoccurring antagonists
—Dr. Gel, Bea and Commander Perry. He was born into royalty and feels unfulfilled as commander of the Jaicro Empire.

One day Johnny meets Dandy. They become friends when Johnny overhears Dandy humming to himself in a men's bathroom. Hearing such an awesome melody, Johnny proposes that they start a rock band... so that he can follow his dream of becoming a rock star.

Sequin Rage

Such a beautiful cape, such a pain in my ass.

I've barely started this cosplay and I'm already experiencing a huge challenge. Johnny's cape is a bigger pain in the butt that I ever thought it would be. You can't really see in the pictures, but his cape literally sparkles.

I took a few trips to both chain and independent fabric stores on the hunt for either navy or royal blue sequined fabric. The closest thing I could find were peacock or ocean blue colored fabrics or some nasty foiled fabric, reminiscent of what a child would wear for a crappy Halloween costume or school musical.

I did some research in hand sewing the cape together. I went to Jo-Ann's Fabric and got 4 yards of blue chiffon fabric for less than $3 with the intention of sewing individual sequins I found on Amazon. Once I got the sequins in the mail, I realized that the type I found on sale were too tiny and it would cost way too much to do 4-5 yards by hand. I don't mind the amount of time it would take, but I'm too poor for this.

I've never been so angry and frustrated over something so shiny.

I went back to Hancock Fabrics and asked them some advice on where I can go for specialty fabric. One of the workers said that they had old prom-season fabrics online and I looked into that. There is an awesome line of sequined fabric for $40 a yard, but the closest fabric I would order doesn't look quite right.

I can't tell if it's more blue or gray colored. I'm not worried about the cost of the fabric because I get emails every day for 50 to 60 percent off of a single item. I just wish a nearby location had it in stock so I can see it before I spend a lot of money. I can always return an online order, but as I previously stated... I'm too poor to allow Hancock hold my money hostage.

The Rest

Quick sketch of how I would like
to make the dress.

The rest of the outfit is really easy. I'm going to girl-ify Johnny and make his suit into a dress. I want to keep the deep v-neck on the dress, which is a little scary because nobody wants their boobies to slip. I'm looking up tutorials on how to make built in bras and other creative ways to secure my chest. I feel like that's the next most challenging part to the Johnny cosplay, but I'm not sweating it.



Overall, I don't think I can realistically create Johnny for any conventions this year due to having a low income as a student. I only work one day a week off of commission. Either it's a really good day or a really bad day.

If you're interested in supporting my cosplay endeavors... I do accept donations. Don't feel pressured to send me anything, but I use all donations towards whatever projects I'm sharing with you online.

And speaking of money management, I've already purchased tickets to conventions I will be attending this year. I will post my cosplay schedule soon and which cons I will be vending at.

LATER, DWEEBS!
-Loverly Liz