Here's some stuff from August... Downtown Austin with my friend, Blitz. I think he popped the idea of us going down South Congress, since I was in town for a few days. Some of the shots were a little screwy, but Ektar did shockingly well.

It has proven to be the most difficult part of portraiture. I'm OK working with sunlight, but in the studio, it gets weird. The particular issue I have is, a lot of my AC work was backlit. Combine that with diffusion and I've got kinda odd colours in the shadows. I've got to be more careful x3

The PS3 version is... Fine. I mean, I'm a Sonic 06 apologist and that's the main version I've played.

All my lighting tricks at AC are coming back to bite me. I am not skilled enough to make these look nice and consistent for print! Hopefully no more bungles like that in the future when I have a better idea what I'm doing with my lighting.

If you give 06 a go, do so on the 360, and then try Project 06 when you're done. You'll appreciate both the original and the remake a hell of a lot more in the process.

There are some fine RTS games from the past 15 years, but they are either fundamentally different from what came before, or not terribly appealing. Wargame scratches the itch for me but it's nothing like C&C. Thankfully plenty of people still play these older games... RA2 has a great community!

I was surprised to see Billy Hatcher wasn't on here! My near misses... Knightshift, Strife, Eradicator, Ground Control 2, Unleashed, Postal 2, Star Fox 64. Some of these mean a lot to me, most that I left out were just in the "really damn fun but not the most special" category.

I'd say... The real top of the heap here are The Shining Force, S&K, Red Alert 2, and STALKER. I am sure you are Absolutely Shocked By Some Of These. STALKER especially surprised me, as a game I had heard a lot about for 12 years, it really met expectation placed on it. A rarity for me.

I thought I was going to have more personal jank in this list, but I couldn't muster it. Maybe SiN is a little controversial, but I think anyone can admit it's cool as hell. This is just what's stuck with me over the years... I don't play games like I used to but I will never forget this stuff.

Are there any of your choices that especially stand out to you? Any "near misses"?