update and Rune Factory 4.

 First off there is four months 127 days. I'm freaking out over that but I am on my way. The cape is almost done, thank goodness as it normally takes me about two months to finish a major costume. That's the sewing part. I've never done fabric painting or a shit ton of hand sewing trim. So this is going to be a big challenge but if I have to hand sew trim while in the car I am okay with that. Although I'd much rather not. So tomorrow after we get a few supplies (Mainly new fabric scissors.) I'll start cutting out the pieces for Abel's cassock. I finally figured out how I am going to shut the front of the cassock so there will not be any big challenges with this outfit. No custom patterns or modifications. Which is a huge relief after making this cape. 

The cape still needs...

• The collar trimmed 
• To figure out how to tact down the collar to get it to stay up and firm.
• Clean some of the edges (Some were cut too short and I need ot use my iron on stuff to make them neater.)

The cassock involves:

• Rounded high collar (Very short, easy to make.)
• Long sleeves with large cuffs
• Modified to be a bit shorter.
• Three slits added to the bottom (Sides and back)
• Hidden panel with eye and hook closures.

Pretty simple. The bias tape may kill me but that's okay. I can deal with that....hopefully. I have learned quite a bit from the mistake I've made with the cape. So I'll just need to try really hard not to remake those mistake when working with the cassock. The cape will be finished within a day or two. I am going all out on making Abel's cassock. I cannot have two months to make it. I'll have to get my butt in gear to get it done. The design is easy so if I work on it every day it may be done in a month. Which would be my goal.

 Then...starts work on Seth. But that's another story. We'll save that for a later post. I promise it will be a long one.

Onto Rune Factory. Ermahgerd. Just got it today and I am in love~ I'm still figuring it out but I really am enjoying the game. It's very interesting. I have played the first one but for some reason stopped playing. This one has a very strong plot that runs the game. Which I personally like in a game, even if its a "casual" game. I'm used to playing computer games so it's a nice break from the more serious games I play. I'm enjoying it so far. 

The female character is okay...I wish we could customize the characters. The hair is too...childish for me. I like more mature characters that are a bit stronger. Strong females are always better in video games than cutesy and helpless maidens. Yuck! So she isn't my favorite. The top....of my god. 

It's hard to see on this picture but there are two strips RIGHT ON HER NIPPLES! Come on! This is just plain stupid. Girls are most likely going to be playing the female character. Why would you ever put strange thingies on the boobs? Where is all the pretty lace and girly things? That's what girls like characters to look like in these fantasy type games.

Not a good idea guys. 

Ruins the character. I'm sorry. I'm guessing a guy designed the character. Sorry for being sexist but I have to. It's just tacky. If it's supposed to be a breastplate or chest armor there would be no loop to attach things. That doesn't make sense. Armor should cover the full stomach to protect the major organs not just the breasts. 

However I do have hope for her. There supposedly more outfits you can buy. Either that or I'm just going to wear the wedding outfit all the time. 

Over all I'm not a fan of the main character girl version.

However, the rest of the characters are pretty nice looking. Although one or two of them appear to be based off well known anime characters, such as Armstrong from FMA. Once you play the game you'll know who I'm talking about. Another issue I have is the design for Leon. I haven't gotten him unlocked in the game yet but I've watched videos of his character online (He's the second to the last on the right.) 

Is he Egyptian or Japanese? Mixing a Jackle and Kitsune does not work. Those two cultures are so different it's like night and day. Jackles are more like dogs. Kitsunes are foxes. He looks like a wolf. Come on. Enough with the lazy designs and lack of research. Pick one or the other. And what the hell is with the fan? Could you please not have them hold anything ALL THE DAMN TIME?

Alright. I'm done ranting over the flaws. This game is pretty good minus what I mentioned. But no game is perfect. I do enjoy it very much. In fact we may cosplay from it.

I'm thinking about Dolce.

I wish the main character look more like this. I really do. I hate it when I'm wishing to play a random character more than the main character. I love the look of Dolce. She's a bit darker but the outfit is very cute and mature. Plus Pico is just darling. 

I may or may not cosplay her, depending on our what we pick for the end of the year. We may have to carry some of our already planned cosplays over to 2015 depending on how quickly I can finish up some of the planned cosplays for Kumori-con.

So that's it for now. I was going to talk about armor and stuff but I've made this post long enough for now. I have a bit more writing to do tonight. My novel is almost to 60k and is coming to an end so I have to kick it into high gear to get that done as well as our cosplays. I'm sorry I was ranting so much but it bothers me a lot when characters who should be girly and sweet look so....ugh. It's just annoying. Luckily the game's graphics are tiny so I don't have to stare at those ugly details all the time. If you like to share your thoughts on Rune Factory 4 and how the characters look, act, ect please do. I'd love to hear what you guys think. 

Thanks for reading!