First things' first, I have probably not touched a F1 game since I was a kid and I can't explain why. This means I have zero reference regarding how F1 2018 compares to its predecessors. When I fired up F1 2018 I was simply blown away! First order of the day, naturally, is to jump into the career. You have the option to create your avatar and mildly customize him as well as pick a helmet design and manipulate the colors to suite your style. Next up is choosing the team you want to join. I would have liked to see the game start you off in a lower team and make your way up the ranks, but F1 2018 allows you to pick whoever you please, I went for the realistic approach and joined Sauber.
I considered myself a bit of a racing-sim-amateur so I went for assists, after one lap I decided to push the difficulty level up by at least 2 levels. Removing the assists and ABS. Suddenly the game came to life! Not only do you have to be so connected and in tune with your race car, you actually need to use your free practice sessions to get to know braking zones, corners and your car in general. A nifty feature that serves more than one purpose, is the training programs that are allocated to you during practice sessions. These range from learning the track. Fuel management, Tyre management and qualifying laps. These challenges reward you with some knowledge of how to go about your upcoming race as well as research points which you car pour into the development of your car.
And so my F1 journey begins. After a brief introduction of the magnitude of screens and settings and adjustments that you have at your disposal I decided to jump straight into the action and headed off to Melbourne Australia. I was met with a barrage of settings and things that I could adjust which, if I had no F1 knowledge would have blown me away. Luckily I could grasp all the technical jargon from listening to many years of Murray Walker and made a few adjustments and set off on my first out lap...
With the introduction of the new halo safety system the cockpit view is somewhat difficult to get used to. You now have a large pillar in the middle of you field of view which complicates things... But seeing as this is a sim-racer i chose to stick with it and i quickly got used to it. The attention to detail on the steering wheel is simply astounding. Not only can you see all your car info from tire temperatures to engine management settings your driver will throw his hands in the air if a fellow driver cuts you off at at turn. All very nice touches which improves the realism.
Graphically everything looks really nice and even though you race along the tracks focusing on the road, not really the surroundings, it really has got a nice feel to the environment around the track. I had hardly gone around the track twice when my engineer told me rain is approaching soon and that is when this game stepped up even more. Suddenly race tactics changed. Drivers were diving into the pits, others staying out to try and take advantage and risk of not going over to wet tires just yet. I was panicking due to the struggle with grip I was having. I cautiously made my way into the pits and got my wet tires. After losing a few spots I had to fight my way back up the leader board. I eventually ended the race in 6th position.
After a few rather average looking scenes of teams celebrating etc I was taken to a debrief where you get shown how your view and rep from other teams change depending on your performance. But what I really found post race was how intense of a racing sim this game is when you turn up the difficulty level. Not only was my fore arms sore from gripping my controller so tensely but I was physically tired. That is part of the beauty of this game. Not only is it just a F1 racing game. It forces you to know your own driving ability as well as understand the sport of F1 and how the cogs of the team work together to produce a great race weekend and how suddenly things can change due to rain. The game seamlessly throws the rain into the mix and everything changes faultlessly. Tyre degradation, team tactics etc are amazing! Not only is it the type of game that focuses on all aspects of the F1 brand like contracts and team development that caters for the more die-hard fans of F1 but it can be played by casuals racers as well.
In between race weekends there are also classic events and short track events to change from the intense racing of F1. You can jump into race cars of yester year and take them around shortened sections of well known tracks like Suzuka. This brings a welcome change of pace and its a nice touch.
Overall I think anyone who is even remotely a F1 fan should get this game. Whether you are a casual- or sim-racer. F1 2018 has enough to keep everyone coming back for more and the multiplayer is sure to attract many more people. Codemasters has taken their F1 game and turned it into a franchise to compete on the level of FIFA, Madden, NBA and all the EA sports titles. If you are any sort of F1 fan and want to play F1 when you are not watching it, this is the game you NEED!
a very special thanks to Apex Interactive for supplying me with this review copy
Fast forward 2 years and Hello Games' deserve some credit, they have been grinding out new updates and fixes to No Man's Sky free of charge, as well as brought it to the Xbox. All of those culminated to the "NEXT" update.
One of the major problems with No Man's Sky is the way it was marketed... It was never really specified what type of game No Mans' Sky was trying to be. What it ended up being is a sort-of Space trader with elements of games like Rust and Don't Starve. You start the game when your spaceship crash lands on a unknown planet with you as a player having zero clue what to do. Apparently the updates have made your mission of finding the center of the galaxy as well as unearthing the secrets of the alien intelligence named atlas. Although this goal still is EXTREMELY vague!
To achieve anything in No Man's Sky you need resources. Your ship needs fuel as well as your spacesuit and your multi tool which is essentially a gun, scanner and gatherer. If you do not need all the resources you have gathered via exploring and using your multitool you can sell it off at trading stations for, hopefully, a good amount of profit. Unlike games like ARK your hunger is not an issue, in NMS only thing you need to worry about is your spacesuits' ability to withstand the extreme heat and cold of the various planets you explore.
It took me a rather long time and lots of forcing to initiate any form of combat and i was rather disappointed with it. Gun play is rather bland and flat, yet it is still easy. It is kind of expected with a game like No Man's Sky seeing as it's not a shooter. Secondly the game is too laid back to have its player do things you should do in shooters. The space combat is better, by better I don't mean great, just better than on-foot combat.
The thing that No Man's Sky really does well is the visual artwork. NMS can produce some tremendous vistas at times which can make you forget about all the grinding less than stellar game play! Realistic clouds float around overhead when you are on the planet surface with lush fauna and flora. Something I loved was how when you come in to land on a planet your ship passes through clouds which can be seen through your cockpit. As much as all the procedurally generated fauna and flora along with the string of dinosaurs, aliens and dragons look great their lack of any form of artificial intelligence becomes glaringly obvious rather quickly.
Multiplayer does make this rather bland game a little bit more exciting. I mean it is always better to be bored with a friend than on your own right?
When analyzing No Man's Sky the way I have now it is easy to think that it is a terrible game. At its core idea and build it has the best foundation for a game, only thing is that with all the updates and changes the foundation is all that has changed, it still has a rickety shed built on top of that foundation. Hello Games can possibly fix this with lots and lots of resources being invested into No Man's Sky but whether or not it would be worth the effort is where it gets tricky. In terms of potential No Man's Sky is endless! Maybe the problem occurred right at the start of this title's life when the hype was aiming at the stars but the end result struggles to get out of the earths' atmosphere...
From the moment you open the box of the Razer Thresher you realize that you have a quality piece of hardware. packaging is sublime and I couldn't wait to pull the Thresher out of its molded foam housing. It has similar design queues as the Thresher ultimate and the Thresher 7.1 but just cuts out some of the expensive bells and whistles to bring it in at around R1 700 give or take a few which is a very good price range to be in considering that its only big name wireless competitor is the Turtle Beach Stealth 600.
I have now been using the Razer Thresher for more than a week and it is easily one of the most comfortable headsets I have ever used. Razer is known for their top quality materials and the Thresher doesn't stray from that. The headstrap is made from light but sturdy metal while it features a floating headband which adjusts to fit most head sizes comfortably. The earcups are covered with thick high quality memory foam that allows for a surprising amount of breathing considering the leatherette-type covering. Earcups are also rather deep and roomy making for a comfortable space for normal ear sizes. One of the positives, but also part of the negative of this headset is the superb isolation effect the earcups offer. Blocking out most of the surrounding sound meaning you hear only what you need to hear and nothing else...including your own voice, but more on that later.
Sticking with the slick design of Razer, the Thresher as a completely retractable mic for when you are not in the need of communications. There are Razer logos on the outside of both earcups which light up (in green of course) when connected and ready for use, or flash when being connected or ready to connect to your Xbox One console. The PS4 variant naturally has blue logos.
All controls, power-on/off, volume, mixer and mute are all neatly tucked away at the bottom of the earcups allowing for easy to reach controls. With a simple press of the respective wheels you can either mute the volume through the headset entirely or mute your microphone which will be signaled by a nifty reg light at the end of the retractable mic.
The Razer Thresher really delivers when it comes to sound. The Kraken, the Threshers baby brother, left me rather underwhelmed by the volume as well as the clarity and destinctive-ness of different sounds. This is not the case with the Thresher. It delivers deep and thumping bass notes considering it is a wireless headset. Personally I always find that wired headsets seem to have a deeper bass note to wireless, whether this is true or whether its just my ears playing tricks I do not know. Mids are clear and even at low or high volumes the sound ranges don't bleed between each other meaning you get clear sound no matter the volume. Voices don't get drowned out by thumping bass or screeching highs. Where the Threshers really shone was when it came to party chat. No headset I have ever used has made a party chat sound this good! Mic doesn't pick up unnecessary noise making that noisy chips that you are eating less of a irritation for your fellow party members.
Overall there is not much wrong with this headset and you have to go really far to find one. The only problem I did have, and I did allude to it earlier in my review is the lack of Mic monitoring. For those who don't quite know what Mic Monitoring is the simple explanation is that mic monitoring simply takes what your microphone picks up and plays it back through your headset so you can hear what you are shouting to your team mates. Many people might think this isn't much of a hassle, and you would mostly be right. But the Thresher does such a great job of sound isolation that without mic monitoring I have had my wife come into the room asking me to keep my voice down on many late night sessions.
Another small disappointment is the lack of virtual 7.1, even though I am not a big fan of it, its a feature that many people love and the lack of these 2 features really makes the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 and the slightly more expensive Stealth 700 become a viable alternative.
When most people think or hear Astro they think expensive, flashy premium headsets, and they are not wrong. the Astro A40 and A50 range are exquisite headsets, one being a wired version and the latter, a wireless version. Astro are known for making exceptional headsets and I, using the A40 TR's as my everyday headset, can vouch for that. You have to fork out some cash if you want to get into the Astro market... Until now!
The A10 ( and even A20) are both premium headsets priced in the budget and middle sector market respectively. So when the Astro A10's arrived at my desk from Megarom Interactive I was very excited to give them a go and to see how they stack up against its big brother the A40.
I was lucky enough to be given time with the Astro A10 with the M60 mixamp that plugs into the bottom of the V1 controller. The packaging is good quality as you would expect from Astro and inside the box you don't find much but a quick setup guide ( which is not really needed) the headset, mixamp with cable and a spare 3.5mm cable to use if you have a V2 Xbox One controller. Personally I would like a sticker or 2 so I can show off that I have a Astro headset.
Upon first inspection and feel the A10's feel light, yet not flimsy light that you would be concerned that they might break. Build looks and feels good, using hard plastics instead of the more chrome and metal approach of the A40 which is surely the reason for the distinct difference in price tag as well. The boom mic is fixed to the one side of the headset and can fold away nicely when not in use.
The headband has adequate padding which is perfect for those marathon sessions. The headband, as advertised, is extremely flexible and can be bent and rolled in many forms but I did not feel comfortable testing this out but it is good to note that the headband allows for lots of flex so large heads or large hairstyles will be accommodated comfortably.
The M60 Mixamp which simply plugs into the bottom of V1 xbox controllers really is nice and simple to use. It comes with a simple 5 button layout, a volume up and down, a mute, which is centrally located and lights up when you are muted, and 2 mixer buttons allowing you to increase, in steps, the mix between game or chat volume. The only thing I would have liked to have seen on the M60 mixamp, like its bigger brother the M80, is a equalizer button. During certain games I found sound to be a little tinny, but after playing with the in-game sound settings I was fine. This would be a nice-to-have feature and makes tweaks easier.
Going over to the mixamp and console gaming the bass takes a little dip but the crispness of the highs and mids are exceptional. Playing games like Rainbow 6 Siege I could hear the slightest of creaks in the floor or a spent cartridge from a rifle dropping to the floor, 2 rooms away! Alternatively when I went over to the dark environment of Vampyr the living and breathing 19th century London came to live with the A10's allowing me to hear the dogs barking in the distance and the scurrying rats from the sewers.
So as being a vampire goes you tend to have a insatiable thirst for blood. But what truly creates a predicament is that Jonathan is a doctor. The game does a great job of trying to tempt you into giving in to your primal instinct and lust to feed which will make you significantly stronger. Or do you stick to your oath of protecting human life... This is a major theme throughout your journey in Vampyr. The game tries to tempt you into feeding on helpless victims as it even gives you more XP. It says so during loading screens as well just to really try and tempt you.
This is where Vampyr really stands out. I was drawn into the dark environment and surroundings, yes the colours and palettes are gloomy and morbid but that's what you expect from the type of game. Upon closer inspection you will find the city is a living organism. Every single inhabitant you come across has their own person story and whether you choose to help them in a number of quests is completely up to you. No matter how large or insignificant their roles in the story seem, they all have a place and a repercussion to what could happen in the world if you choose to sink your teeth into them.
The narrative side of Vampyr is really strong, yes at times it treads on familiar and somewhat cliche grounds at time but that can be looked over easily as you strive to get behind what really happened to Jonathan and how he came to have his affliction and the eternal lust for blood. This is what made me resist the urge to murder every single inhabitant simply to grow stronger and have nothing stand in my way. No, I needed these people to help me piece together what really happened to me. Killing them doesn't always show you its consequences immediately either. I killed off a seemingly insignificant bar maiden and felt nothing for it. She was rude to me. I am a vampire. I did what any normal vampire would. Only much later did I come to curse my actions when her death triggered a significant impact on the story line.
Another aspect of Vampyr is the overall health system of districts in the city. Kill off inhabitants of the district and the general health will decrease. Until you reach a level where all manners of foul creatures will start to inhabit the district. This helps to hammer home the idea of not killing for fun as keeping the districts healthy as well as keeping yourself strong is a continuous balancing act.
DontNod really were being clever, you might wonder why, knowing what you know now, even kill off civilians? That way you keep the health up in all the districts and if you get stuck just lower the difficulty level. Oh no my bloodsucking friends, there is no difficulty level, if you are stuck somewhere, only way to get stronger is to feed. And we are back to the balancing act I have mentioned previously. The civilians are walking XP, and the more you interact with them the more you learn about their families. The more XP they are worth. Again, therein lies the foundation of Vampyr, do you harvest the XP from that beggar on the corner who has told you about how he lost his wife and child to the plague so that you can become stronger and make the game easier? Or do you grind it out and let him be?
On to the more functional things. Visually the game is stunning and disappointing at the same time. It is able to set a mood of dread that permeates through each of the districts. But it is this mood of dread that makes the game seem bland and colourless at the same time. The environments have been fleshed out spectacularly and they feel lived in and alive. I found voice acting to leave alot to be desired and lip syncing was not great.
The fighting system leaves a lot to be desired. It feels clunky and repetitive. You will find yourself dodging and hitting until the enemy is dead. Nothing special here. Vampire abilities do sweeten the pot a little bit but nothing to truly rescue the fighting system.
Vampyr could have been great, and it could still be if DontNod address the issues and patch them quickly. For the players who are looking for a narrative journey that will have to walking away still thinking if you made the right decision long after you put down the controller, then Vampyr is for you. Don't expect stellar combat and bright and vivid visuals. Prepare for moody and eerie beauty.
At a very crude level I suppose you can call OnRush a racing game, but that is the only thing it has in common with the likes of Forza and Need for Speed. In OnRush the aim of the game is not to beat your opponent to the finish... Oh no, in OnRush there is no first place and last place, or even laps for that matter. Simply a winning and a losing team, and the race itself is called a stampede. And that is a very accurate description of it. It is simply a mashup of cars that careen through a course causing destruction and mayhem at frequent intervals. This somewhat chaotic approach to racing takes time to get used to but once you accept that you are not going for hotlaps and fast sectors in OnRush the game has a certain charm to it that keeps you loading up another "stampede".
Another thing I quickly noticed was that during OnRush my acceleration button was firmly planted ALL the time. Most of the time in conjunction with the boost button, because speed makes everything better in OnRush! The boost can be generated in a few ways, namely, taking out other players, getting air, or doing tricks and barrel rolls on bikes or driving over dead drivers tombstones. If with all that you still find yourself without boost, the game provides literal "fodder" yes they are called fodder in-game as well, which you can take out and gain some boost.
Apart from the boost gauge you get your Rush meter, filling the Rush meter activates what is easiest described as your boost on steroids! The screen blurs and a aura appears around your car with the change of soundtrack which really sells the feeling of you truly blasting of after, or ahead of the pack. Although this Rush features surely sells the part of making you seem invincible but in OnRush you will quickly learn that you are far from untouchable!
There is also a fair amount of vehicles to choose from each bringing with them a set of advantages for example the Blade, a motorbike that leaves a trail of fire when you use Rush. The outlaw, drains boost from opponents when you pass them. Many more ingenious features have been built into the vehicles which I really think adds to the fun- factor of Onrush.
In OnRush you have 4 game modes at your disposal of which Overdrive is the most basic. The aim of OverDrive is to simply rack up as many points for your team by keeping the boost going, demolishing opposing team members or activating your Rush. This is a perfect way of warming up. Countdown is a race against the clock where each team is allotted 30 seconds to rack up points while driving through gates which give you a few extra seconds to keep going. Lockdown is the OnRush version of king of the hill. You will find a circle moving along at generally the same pace as the stampede and the aim is to keep your team in this circle for 5 continuous seconds, which sounds like no time at all, until you try it... Lastly you have Switch which ,like the name suggests, has you starting off with the starter vehicles like the blade or outlaw and with every wreck you are required to upgrade to the next class of vehicle until you reach the top class at which time your mission changes to elimination to get rid of the opponents remaining switches.
Superstar mode is OnRush's take on single player mode. Although it feels more like a tutorial to the multiplayer than a actual campaign. Did I mention you can Co-op with up to 6 people, that's a nice touch. Each mission is created and made to suite the vehicle given to you which is more of a way to familiarize you with all the cars and their abilities.
EA came to E3 with many of there games already mentioned or leaked in some way, shape or form. 
Microsoft kicked their conference off with more than 50 titles on show! Smartly dodging the bi question about exclusives. First up was a 
Bethesda is known for its plethora of games and all of them with long histories ranging from the first consoles and early PC's. E3 2018 started with the sequel to the previous-gen masterpiece 
Square Enix had a rather strange E3 conference. Starting out of the blue and having no one even speak apart from the intro. Because many of their titles had been mentioned before their conference I am leaving out the likes of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Just Cause 4, The Adventures of Captain Spirit, and the long awaited Kingdom Hearts 3. So lets get the ball rolling.
The Ubisoft conference was, as expected, completely and utterly crazy! It started with a massive display with dancers and bands, carnival style. Not only was this the intro to the conference but it was the reveal for Just Dance 2019. That jumped straight into the awe-inspiring, jaw dropping, face melting, dare I say i, most anticipated title of this generation, 
The Sony conference, as expected was going to be highlighted by a few key titles and Sony did not waste time with showcasing Naughty Dog's
The Kraken Pro V2 feels great in-hand. All the materials used feel really good quality and the finishes are really nicely done. In its price range it has a very good blend of materials used. My daily headset is a Astro A40 TR which itself is a heavy headset. The Kraken Pro V2 is much lighter coming in at only 322g (thanks Google) which in comparison, felt like nothing on my head which does help for those extremely long play sessions. The headband, which is covered in "leather-like" material, has Razer etched into it which really gives a nice touch as well as the sponge being good quality even tho its almost not needed as the weight of the headset being so minimal.
The top half of the headset also comes with adjustable sliders giving the wearer a large range for all sizes of heads. Coming to the earcups and cushions which is probably one of the more important aspects of any headset. The Kraken Pro cushions are exceptional. the leather covered foam feels magnificent over your ears and they sit snugly enough to block out sound and not too tight causing discomfort. Their size and depth are also perfect, never did I experience any of my ear touching sides of the cushions or even touching the inside either. The comfort level is exquisite and it is up there with my all time most comfortable headsets!
The outside of the earcups also get the expected Razer treatment with its cool mesh finish and a large Razer emblem brandishing the earcups they are unmistakably Razer!
Moving further down the headset, the microphone which is neatly retracted into the earcup allowing for a neat, stowed away look when not in use, is extremely flexible which allows for great positioning of the mic. A added bonus is the fact that the mic is extremely good. It picks up voice chatter really well without allowing for lots of ambient noise to filter through. My party members were thoroughly impressed by the microphone quality of the Razer Kraken Pro V2 and their verdicts were all that I sounded much clearer and closer compared to my Astro... It hurt a little writing that...
This being the stereo version of the Kraken Pro V2, it works with the newer Xbox One controller as well as the PS4 controller and pretty much every device that has a 3.5mm output jack. The braided cable coming from the headset has a inline mute and volume control which is rather nifty. Being 3.5mm connection there is unfortunately no mic feedback but that can be excused.
The PDP Afterglow controller is a wired Xbox One/Windows 10 controller. It has a clear plastic finish which is rather cool to see all the insides on display. It really makes you appreciate all the work that goes into a controller that, on a daily basis becomes our gun, sword, steering wheel or even the item that grants up the opportunity to be true gamers and experience many lives lived.
On the surface this controller simply looks like a wired controller with some cool strip lighting inside, 2 programmable wheel/buttons at back of controller and that is it... But it is not! The Prismatic, as it is called, looks very subtle from the outside but boasts a fair amount of gadgets and features for its measly pricetag.
Firstly, the signature prismatic LED feature can have you quickly cycle through a variety of colours and have you choose your favorite one. Or have the colours just change at will. If you have the need for zero distraction, simply turn it off. All of this without even having to move your fingers off your favorite keys on the controller.
Personally I play alot of FPS games which as most people know really give your analog sticks a pounding. Any hardcore gamer has either had to bid farewell to a trusted controller due to stick lean or dead zones becoming too big to bear. The PDP controller has superb sticks! Made extremely well I find more grip and accuracy with them than the original controller sticks. They are also slightly longer which helps when you need the extra precision to get the game-clinching headshot at the death.
I still have the original Xbox One (someone want to sponsor a X, for review purposes???) so my controllers are still V1 without the 3.5mm jack. So when I do reviews of newer headsets which only come with 3.5mm jacks I resort to using the ever elusive chat adapter. Anyone who has ever needed to look for one of these babies knows what a struggle it is. With the V2 controllers out now at least 3.5mm jack is now a standard but at close to R1000 for a controller buying a new one for just the 3.5mm jack is ridiculous. Luckily the Prismatic is, once again, here to save the day. Coming in at easily under R500 the Prismatic is the logical upgrade!
Dual Rumble drives with Red LED's that flash when vibration is activated also adds a nice touch in games such as racing when you wander off the track, or get shot in a FPS. Great feeling triggers also add to the good feel in hand that the Prismatic brings to the table.
Another way that the Prismatic steps ahead of the standard controller is with its dual multi-function wheels that has 6 programmable actions... Where can you find a macro-enabled controller at this price anywhere else?!
When I was reviewing this controller the PDP hub on the Xbox store did not want to recognize my controller so I did not have any time to play with the app at the moment but I will update the article once I have got it working. But honestly I don't think it is even needed as all features can be used without the app which is a welcome features in my opinion.
While making there rounds and meeting many of the wonderful people making there way through FANCON, our own Alex and Aiden had the opportunity to interview South Africa's most well-known Cosplayer Kinpatsu. For those of you who do not follow cosplay, Kinpatsu has been recognized worldwide for her incredible talent and craftsmanship. This is no easy feat as cosplay is in its infancy in South Africa when you compare it to the larger areas like USA, Europe and Asia. She has won many of the local conventions and many on the international stage as well. Alex and Aiden caught up with her to have a chat and here is what transpired:
Alex: how did you get the name Kinpatsu?
Kinpatsu: I am actually a blonde... And Kinpatsu means blonde in Japanese.
Alex: How long have you been Cosplaying and how did it start?
Kinpatsu: I have been cosplaying for 6 years now. I try my best to get to all the conventions I possibly can. This is my second FanCon. It all started in 2011 when I went to rAge in South Africa. When I saw it I decided I really wanted to try it and do it. a Whole year went by and nothing happened. Then I remembered that we were getting close to rAge again so I may as well try it out. So I used clothes from my cupboard and made a costume in a week.
Alex: Why do you cosplay? And what does it mean to you?
Kinpatsu: For me, Cosplay is a way to combine the two things I love which is being creating stuff and crafting, and then ofcourse videogames, anime and those kind of things so it combines the two things I enjoy most.
Alex: Who are you cosplaying as? How do you choose your character?
Kinpatsu: Today I am cosplaying as X23 from Xmen. I kind of just start making what I'm most excited for or whatever is most prominent at the time. Like for this one there was a big Marvel group so I decided which character can I create in a week because I changed my cosplay plan.
Alex: Do you make all your own costumes? Do you need to spend alot of money to make a good costume?
Kinpatsu: This costume specifically, I started yesterday in a couple of hours, but some of the bigger ones take between 3 to 5 weeks to make. Some costumes are expensive when it gets to creating armours for example when you use a technique called casting then it gets pricey but in general it can be as cheap as you want it to be by using whatever you can find.
Alex: What advice would you give to aspiring cosplayers?
Kinpatsu: I would say do it! Many people say I want to do it but they never take the jump. Start small, its a start. You will love it and you will just want to keep coming back for more. Even if its made from stuff at home. Or even if you reuse a costume just keep doing it.
Alex: Who is your favorite international cosplayer?
Kinpatsu: I actually have three, they are Yaya Han, KamuiCosplay and Jessica Nigri
Alex: Where is your next convention?
Kinpatsu: My next convention will be in Latvia next month. 2 weeks ago I was in Columbia. After this I am off for a month then I head to Germany and then doing my own trip to Las Angeles.
For those of you who want to follow Kinpatsu, here are all her social media links. 