Comments on: Ready to Brand Yourself a Gamer for Life?

By: Celeste

Celeste — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:32:19 +0000

So have you gotten the tattoo yet?

By: MarkuzR

MarkuzR — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:55:57 +0000

For me, the decision to get my particular design was two fold… first of all, I have never gone off any of my “dedicated” games from even 20 years ago and so I knew it was important to pick a game that would stay with me forever even if I never played it again. Fallout 3 was a very easy choice, in that it has become the most immersive game I’ve ever played – from a gaming point of view as well as the psychological aspect.

Another factor was making sure the symbolism would be something that wasn’t necessarily obvious to anyone that wasn’t a gamer. I can’t imagine something crass like a Pac-Man or a Mario on my arm, and so the tattoo had to be symbolic as well as representative.

My final tattoo ended up being 27cm tall (10.5 inches) by 12.5cm wide (5 inches), which surprised quite a lot of people as they were expecting something maybe 3in x 3in but I’ve never regretted mine for a second and am still immensely proud of it, for what it represents and for the incredible detail that Leesa in Blancolo managed to produce.

http://www.markuzr.com/tattoo_small.jpg

By: Pete/Bearhugger70

Pete/Bearhugger70 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:25:48 +0000

Nice idea but you really have to be sure the tattoo artist you’re going to is up to the job! Especially with something like a game logo or geometric symbols like you’ve shown here :)

Too often the artist is not up to the job and can’t follow the clean lines and perfect curves of that sort of thing and it ends up looking weird and out of shape!! :)

Good luck with it though!! :oD

By: Celeste

Celeste — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:50:06 +0000

The whole tattoo thing in general is something I’ve always been unsure of. As you quite rightly say, you are branding yourself for life. My argument has always been that if you look back 15, 10 or even as little as 2 or 3 years at the things you were interested in, you will no doubt see that these have changed, sometimes quite radically. The chances, therefore, that you are going to be happy with one particular branding for the rest of your life is relatively small.

BUT, I can certainly see the allure. I like the look of tattoos on some people, especially guys, and I have entertained the idea of getting one myself a fair few times, only to decide that it would not be ‘sensible’ where I was concerned. When the hell did I become such a sickeningly level-headed grown-up?

If you really want to know the truth, though, I’ve thought about getting Lara’s fine ass tattooed on myself on a number of occasions.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:38:07 +0000

Get one of the atma markings from Digital Devil Saga.

http://www.digitaldevilsaga.co.uk/chars.php

Cannibalistic tendencies not included (hopefully)

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:40:17 +0000

A gaming tat is something that I’ve always considered but could never decide on the equilibrium between geek and cool. That said 2010 might just be the year for it, but what to get?

By: NorfolkNChance

NorfolkNChance — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:56:00 +0000

I nearly did it with a Mario tattoo over 10 years ago, settled for Hong Kong Phooey. I still think each year what would be a defining gaming tattoo for me.

By: Markatansky

Markatansky — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:32:05 +0000

The cryptic idea kinda worked for my ringtone on my mobile. To the unknowing ear, it’s just a ringing noise and a sharp note – but to anyone who has played Metal Gear Solid it would instead be an incoming call on the Codec and a guard who had just spotted you.

By: GraeXZ

GraeXZ — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:14:42 +0000

That was a really interesting read for me, because I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for years now but I could never decide what to get, I didn’t even consider getting something related to gaming, but when I think about it that would be really good and abstract, I wouldn’t mind getting the N7 from Mass Effect or something on my shoulder, or even the Horde symbol from WoW

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:14:45 +0000

I’ve always fancied getting the Jin Kazama lightning tattoo done one day, Dan Maher (MrPointyhead of Inside Xbox) has it and it looks pretty cool indeed :)

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:55:25 +0000

I have my beloved ‘Chain Chomp’ tattoo on the back of my neck, and soon I will be getting a Space Channel 5 logo, err, on somewhere that has not been decided yet. :)

By: Duncan

Duncan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:21:37 +0000

Love it!

But what are you going to get?! :D (RU Forum vote!)

By: MrCuddleswick

MrCuddleswick — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:24:56 +0000

It’s a nice thought – I’ve considered getting a tattoo before, but I’ve never cone up with anything i’d want permanently etched onto my body.

By: Rhyle

Rhyle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:23:39 +0000

While tattoos are not for me, how about taking something important to you from gaming and applying it to a different view?

A Big Daddy from Bioshock in the style of da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man would look pretty cool and still baffle most non gamers!

Anything Sonic / Mario / Alex Kidd related is a massive no no

By: Darach

Darach — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:51:00 +0000

:D Nooooo! Get a smokin’ hot Bayonetta instead!

Nah, I’m kidding. That’s cool, if you’ve got something that really appeals to you. Just be sure to pick one that will date well. I’ve seen some people with Gears of War death’s-heads, and it really made me think about how five years from now nobody will care about Gears – it’ll all be about Half-Life 3, or whatever the big shooter of the day is; or maybe shooters will be old hat altogether. *shrugs*

Still, good on ya, sister. I’ll be getting a (non-gaming) tattoo myself in ‘10, and I’m going for Japanese characters to get a similar semi-abstract feel to the Half-life lambda, so I’m sure whatever you go for will look really great.

Is it too late for a Ready-Up forum vote to decide what you get? :D
*crosses fingers for Bayonetta*