Chief Smokey
@chiefsmokey
Developer of indie shooter The Last Goodbye | Occasional Artist | Sometimes talks about trash games and 60s TV
Putting some final touches on Sherwood Vale, an up-market shopping hub nestled deep in Prava's west end. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
Now, 007, your next mission is to go to the newsagents and get me a loaf of bread, a pack of paracetamol, one of those little cartons of milk and a packet of Monster Munch. Q branch has all of your equipment prepared. Try not to make an international incident out of it like you did before.
Restoring power with some questionable technology. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
Been a hot minute since I did some illustration. Getting back in the groove with something simple.
Playing HL1 in TLG is a rather offbeat experience. Most NPCs are missing or broken and it crashes occasionally, but gosh doesn't the game look great in black and white?
Future games, especially the 2006-2009 Legend Trilogy, bite massive chunks out of this film. Croft Manor is almost 1:1, USP Matches become Lara's weapons of choice, the Q-esque Bryce evolves into Alistair and Underworld features a Cambodia level. Even the franchise logo changed!
The film went through a three-year development hell, with several writers and directors on and off. Eidos also interfered and clashed with Jolie's desire to make the film R-rated via nude scenes. Ironic given Eidos' marketing was responsible for Lara becoming a sex symbol in the first place.
To me the most unexpected highlight was how mad the casting was in places. A pre-Bond Daniel Craig seems to be channeling Christopher Walken in his attempt at an American accent and Lara's usually decrepit butler is replaced with Rimmer from Red Dwarf (Chris Barrie).
Rewatched the first Tomb Raider film with some friends for the 25th anniversary. Gets messy in the third act and is ground zero for all the family issues guff that plagues future games but on the whole is a glorious romp. Jolie is having a blast and her joy at playing Lara is infectious. Good fun!
Dealing out some pressurized propane punishment. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
Things aren't looking too dandy in Prava's subterranean network... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
I still occasionally tinker away with my little pepperpots in #blender. Some day I'll put them in the Source Engine. #doctorwho #dalek
Now that the new 007 game is a hit and encouraging young folk to check out the older films I hope Casino Royale 1967 gets its due, considering it's basically two hours of what brainrot humour was like in the '60s
Godmother of Goth Siouxsie Sioux turns 69 today. She was one of the major influences on TLG's Lucille.
I've put some of TLG's concept art up for sale on my Ko-Fi. For a modest fee you can get them in full res without logos or compression.
All cutscenes for TLG Act II are complete! These were really fun to work on. Trying to capture a vintage 60s TV feel with low-poly models in #blender was a very engaging challenge! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame