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Thank you for picking up the first edition of the Charisma+2 Quarterly. I created this as a means to showcase gamers, models, and industry professionals who fully realize that, yes, we are gamers, but also real people too! If you would like to have a printed copy of it, please visit Cplus2magazine.com/issues Sometimes we need inspiration, sometimes we have some hope to give. At times, we just want to be fun and silly or play games and cosplay. Other times, we simply want to discover the real story of the lives behind some of the industry’s leading professionals (such as will be showcased in our column, “Level Up IRL”). We also get emails asking, “whatever happened to___ (model)?” You will get to read about some of the incredible things our former and current models have been doing. Eight years ago, I made a very conscientious choice to uplift spirits, provide safe haven, and create possibilities for girls (now guys too) in the gaming industry. I had Three Rules: No Jerks, No Drama, and Always Be Professional. These tenants still stand and have brought together some of the finest guys and girls I have ever met. Each decision at Charisma+2 has been based with some crucial foundational questions in mind. Will this: encourage the hopeless? represent without bias the strengths of those who apply? instill a strong business ethic that can be carried over into the workplace after they move on? benefit those less privileged? and make sound business sense? In addition, choosing to have strict authentic geek standards, narrowed me to reject non-gamer Playboy and mainstream models who would have brought in significant revenue, but not complied with the other requirements. It may have taken a bit more work to get the agency where I wanted by sticking to my principles, but I do not regret it because it meant I was able to keep my self integrity and that of my agency. Going forward in 2015, we look forward to expanding our celebrations of some fabulous geek girls and guys who are friends of Charisma+2 featuring the crafts, charity work, and excitement of people just like you!
Thank you for picking up the first edition of the Charisma+2 Quarterly.
I created this as a means to showcase gamers, models, and industry professionals
who fully realize that, yes, we are gamers, but also real people too!
If you would like to have a printed copy of it, please visit Cplus2magazine.com/issues
Sometimes we need inspiration, sometimes we have some hope
to give. At times, we just want to be fun and silly or play games and cosplay.
Other times, we simply want to discover the real story of the lives behind some of the
industry’s leading professionals (such as will be showcased in our column, “Level Up IRL”).
We also get emails asking, “whatever happened to___ (model)?”
You will get to read about some of the incredible things our former and
current models have been doing.
Eight years ago, I made a very conscientious choice to uplift spirits, provide
safe haven, and create possibilities for girls (now guys too) in the gaming industry.
I had Three Rules: No Jerks, No Drama, and Always Be Professional. These tenants
still stand and have brought together some of the finest guys and girls I have ever met.
Each decision at Charisma+2 has been based with some crucial foundational
questions in mind. Will this: encourage the hopeless? represent without bias the
strengths of those who apply? instill a strong business ethic that can be carried over
into the workplace after they move on? benefit those less privileged? and make
sound business sense?
In addition, choosing to have strict authentic geek standards, narrowed me to reject
non-gamer Playboy and mainstream models who would have brought in significant
revenue, but not complied with the other requirements. It may have taken a bit more
work to get the agency where I wanted by sticking to my principles, but I do not regret
it because it meant I was able to keep my self integrity and that of my agency.
Going forward in 2015, we look forward to expanding our celebrations of some
fabulous geek girls and guys who are friends of Charisma+2 featuring the crafts,
charity work, and excitement of people just like you!
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Iam notafangirl.BythatImean Idon’tjustlove something<br />
because ofitsfranchise affiliation.Itend to judge each game<br />
on itsown merit,which can sometimesvarydrasticalywithin<br />
asingle IP.Often timesthisisbecause once an IP becomesbig,<br />
the studio wiloutsource itto smalerornot“A team”quality<br />
group orstudio.Thishanding itoverhappened with one ofmy<br />
favorite titlesthisholidayseason .maybe two gamescome to<br />
thinkofit.Thatisforanotherday.Let’shop onto FarCry4.<br />
Having played and thoroughlyenjoyed FarCry3,Itried desperately<br />
to notgetmyhopesup too high.Turnsout,from the veryfirstopening cutscene,<br />
Ifelin love/hate with the bad guy,relished the gorgeoussets,loved the game<br />
play,and enjoyed abalance ofvoice,sound effects,and musicso thatIcould hear<br />
whatwasgoing on while enjoying the restofthe audio aswel.The narration was<br />
top notch,aswasthe lighting.The game isnot60fps,which Inormalyfind quite<br />
importantin thisgen’sgames,butthe game isso good,ittrulydoesnotmatter.So<br />
in short,the controlsare smooth,the storyisepic,the voice workand atmosphere<br />
are fantastic,asisthe entire game.Itwasnice to notbe feeling like Ihad to fight<br />
the game orgetthe sense thatthe developerswere justbeing jerksto tauntme.<br />
The game isintuitive and feelsfastdespite itnotbeing 60 fps.Everyaction feels<br />
natural,like asolid 39 fpsasopposed to othertitlesthatfeellike 15.<br />
Menusand Maps:Praise the worldwide Ubisoftand the<br />
Red Storm studiosforone thing:painless,easyto use<br />
menus!Everything isrightthere,plain and simple.One<br />
ofmybiggestpetpeeveswith anygame isthe map.<br />
FarCry4 nailed itin thisarena.There are simple x/y<br />
coorindatesthatare easyto folow and when looking<br />
around the environment,the visualcuesare superfluid<br />
and instincitvelyshow up rightwhen Ibegin to think,<br />
“where do Igo”Voila,Isee the colorfulflag banners,a<br />
climb cue,orsomething indictaing mydirection.Italso hasaFastTravelthat.wait<br />
forit, .doesNOT take foreverto load!There isalso awhirlybird foradirectroute.<br />
Weapons:The developersalso seemed to have actualyheld agun before,which is<br />
notalwaysthe case with games.When you pickup the gun,the view you getis<br />
exactlywhatitislike to lookdown the sights,the motion puling the gun to your<br />
face,the animation ofthe handling,the wayyourhandslookholding the gun,<br />
everything isrighton target.Italso iseasyto see whatammo isforwhatgun.One<br />
ofthe bestpartsaboutthe gun aspectistheydon’trequire you to do the<br />
impossible to unlockgreatweaponseither!
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