exact representation - a video game comic

Exact Representation (e.r.) has been a labour of love for about 10 years now.

It started when I was living in Japan. I would draw comics about the weird and wonderful things that happened to me. Now I live back in the UK it’s not so weird or wonderful….but gaming worlds are!

I lovingly craft each comic into standalone pieces of art with highly detailed panels, as I not only want to celebrate the games and characters I love, but I want to celebrate the experiences I have had with them too.

Here are a selection of my favourites! Some of the references in them are personal or in-jokey. Some references may be universal to players (like Corvo’s block command in Dishonored).

Enjoy! And if you don’t get it, don’t worry. Just enjoy the art!

Because when I get stressed, I forget which way is left or right.

Resident Evil 5, © CAPCOM, 2009

Who was also a 100% stealth player and got their behind handed to them by Barrett?

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, © Square Enix, 2011

*Those* clunky controls that made you miss that leap of faith...

Assassin's Creed II, © Ubisoft, 2009

This actually happened...! I was playing Dead Space, it scared me, I made my cat jump!
The look on her face way amazing!

Dead Space, © Electronic Arts, 2008

I always had a love/hate thing about Devil May Cry, until I played Ninja Theory's reboot - and absolutely loved it!

DMC: Devil May Cry © CAPCOM, 2013

The most emotional journey I've ever had playing a game. I wanted to capture the feeling of it.
The Japanese at the bottom says 'kandou' - it loosely translated as being overwhelmed emotionally.

Journey, © Sony Interactive Entertainment, 2012

Those impalement death sequences were....amazing.
My Lara died so many times.

Tomb Raider © Square Enix, 2013

Who else got caught sneaking up on a guard because you thought you were hitting the choke out button and ended up blocking!?
(yep...it happened in Dishonored 2 as well!)

Dishonored © Bethesda, 2012

Because....I was trying to make a distraction and ended up throwing the brick at the clicker instead!

Being a pirate was the single best thing about this game. It was addictive!

I LOVE the art direction of both of the Lords of Shadow games....but this gameplay / plot hole really annoyed me...

The Groom was, hands down, the best thing in The Whistleblower DLC. This was the exact exchange my friend and I had whilst playing this section!

I played RE7 'The Lantern' demo at EGX last year, it was an amazing experience.
It was so interesting how much your other senses fill in when you're using VR.