Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and other notes

Tonight we finished Star Wars The Force Unleashed II and boy did the final two areas of the game feel padded, in fact everything after about the second walk through the Salvation and the return to the clone planet felt either really drawn out or an excuse to reuse assets. I am aware this game was developed as a 'cash grab', but at least with the first game the return to previous areas felt both earned and justified.And the least said about the final Vader fight the better....

Story wise, Juno being reduced to a damsel in the distress at least has her trying to take a swing at Vader, and if there is no other lore attached the game, we can safely say that she and Starkiller were either killed by Boba Fett or have gone deep into hiding.

We also did the Endor DLC and sure it's blatant alternate timeline styled fan service, but it was a fun little romp, with Starkiller taking out ewoks, rebel tropps, empire stormtroopers, Chewie, Han Solo and Leia. I can forgive just how badly framed Chewie and Han's death scenes were because the fight with Leia is actually really good and a lot more satisfying from a gameplay stand point than the fight with Vader.

Tomorrow night we starting up Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

For the raid we dropped in on SweetLindir who was playing Smite

Work was really good with 10 interview done, although now I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to have to swing back to afternoons as opposed to early evenings

About half way finished a Spider-Man related commission which I can easily knock out during the day tomorrow

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Achievements

• Crack the Sky: Destroy the Star Destroyer.
• Meeting of the Jedi: Reunite with Kota.
• To the Face!: Reflect 20 missiles back at AT-MPs.
• Specialist: Upgrade one Power to Rank 3.
• A Measure of Mercy: Complete the game and choose the Light Side ending.
• Padawan: Complete the game on Easy difficulty.
• Challenger: Complete one challenge and receive at least a Bronze medal.
• Sith Kicker: Drop kick 10 Ewoks.
• Don’t let the Wookiee win: Defeat Han and Chewie.
• Victory!: Complete Endor.
• One with the Force: Complete Endor without dying.
• Yub Yub: Complete the level defeating 20 Ewoks or more.

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Overwatch 2 was shorter than normal due to a late start that was accounted for. Big thanks to PandaSweet for being apart of the fun. Played as Junker Queen, Ashe, Moira, Brigitte, D.va and a few others. We probably should have won a few more than we lost, and that last match saw us getting stuck with people who made no effort at all.

Tomorrow night we'll be looking to finish Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, and then I'll have to consider what we're doing on Tuesday night!

For the raid we dropped in on lucyusmaximus who was playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Saw Ghostbusters Frozen Empire this afternoon, and it was fucking awesome! It's been a long time since I've gone to a movie theater and I am super glad that my broker extended the invite! 

Finished the Mass Effect story commission early in the morning, next story commission is based on Spider-Man

The drop in temperatures are driving me nuts!

Ghosbusters Spirtis Unleashed and other notes

Felt a lot better today than last night ,even if I went to bed at 1 AM and didn't wake up until about 2 in the afternoon.

Tonight's stream of Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed was a blast, plenty of wins and great moments as both a Ghostbuster and as a ghost.

Staying on the Ghostbusters track, I got a few new shirts today as I will be phasing out some shirts that I have worn a lot on stream in the past six months.

And we're seeing Ghostbusters Frozen Empire tomorrow! I'm stoked, big shoutout to my brother for making it a family outing. 

Tomorrow's stream of Overwatch 2 will be starting late, probably a 6 PM start, 7 PM at the latest I suspect

For the raid we dropped in on IntergalaticPants who was playing Baldur's Gate 3 

Nearly finished a Mass Effect commission, I will be working on that before going to bed.

I continue to mess around a little with Suicide Squad off stream, and bang out a few achievements. Still waiting for the Blaze of Glory achievement to pop!

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• Killin' Time: Complete an Incursion Mission at Mastery level 10

Ghosts of Tsushim and other notes

Wasn't feeling 100% today, as I thought about not streaming, but instead gave myself a limit that I would go off at 12:30 at max, so we managed to hit that mark right on the nose. 

We got a fair bit done in Ghost of Tsushima, all side quest related close to the Castle Kaneda, so we got to know the Warrior Monk a bit and inch closer to wrapping up the Tomoe subplot. Also found some fox dens.

Tomorrow's stream will feature Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed in preparation for seeing Ghostbusters Frozen Empire on Sunday afternoon!

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was playing League of Legends

I was not feeling right all day, and I did something I haven't done in years and called out of work. Which I know is weird considering I work from home.

Barely managed to get any writing done for a Mass Effect commission, will have to work on that all day tomorrow from when I wake up until the start of the stream.

Passing out early tonight folks! Hope to be more with it in the AM

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and other notes

Tonight we started playing Star Wars The Forced Unleashed II and I have some mixed feelings about it in regards to how very straight forward and streamlined it feels in comparison to the original. The game play mechanics are certainly more intuitive to where you almost don't have to think, there are seemingly fewer puzzles... and I think I'm over half way through the game. 

Don't get me wrong the first game only took me two nights to get through, so by no means am I calling that a long game, but I think I could have torn through TFU2 in one night if put it down to start on a Saturday as opposed to a Thursday.

Still, very good chance we'll finish it on Monday's stream because it's just too short to have on Saturday. Which means this Saturday we're going to play Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, since I'm seeing Frozen Emprie on Sunday!

But for Friday's stream we are playing Ghost of Tsushima!

For the raid we dropped in on SweetLindir who was playing Smite

Work was really good tonight, but the verbiage of the questions really makes things clunky

Finished the 4th of several WWE related stories and now the next one is Mass Effect related, which I can take some time to put some creativity into. 

People are still mad about an clip from this past Sunday's Overwatch stream that is on my YouTube channel lol

So I picked up the console version of Final Fantasy XIV and man, it's a learning curve to figure out how to get the most basic of things done. I get it that it caters to being for PC players first but the menu navigation and figuring out basic combat and the amount of hoops I need to jump through to get anything done is greatly discouraging me from really diving back into it. At the very least I was able to get several achievements to pop based on what I've done before.  

Final Fantasy XIV Achievements

• The Art of War V: Reach level 90 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War IV: Reach level 80 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War III: Reach level 70 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War II: Reach level 60 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• Green Thumb V: Reach level 90 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb IV: Reach level 80 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb III: Reach level 70 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb II: Reach level 60 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of the Land.
• You've Got the Touch I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of the Hand.
• Thrillseeker I: Complete 100 instanced dungeon raids or trials.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Achievements

• Stakross Medal of Excellence: Destroy 12 lightning pylons on the Kamino dive.
• Sky Killer: Destroy 15 TIE Fighters.
• Kamfetti: Kill 5 enemies with the fans on Kamino.
• Escape from Kamino: Escape Kamino in Vader's TIE Advanced.
• Lucky Streak: Defeat 300 consecutive enemies without dying.
• Break the Bank: Smash up 10 game machines.
• Up, Up and Away: Overload 20 Jumptrooper jet packs.
• Fully Charged: Use an entire bar of Force power on a Lightning attack
• The Nemesis in Flames: Destroy the Gunship.
• Bring Down the Giant: Defeat the Gorog.
• Arachnophobia: Destroy 200 Terror Spider Droids.
• Droid Rage: Control the Terror Walker and destroy all the Terror Biodroids.
• The Exterminator: Defeat the Terror Walker.

The Fantansy Baseball Stream

Tonight's stream was dedicated mostly to drafting a Fantasy Baseball Team for the 2024 season, and thanks to Iceman's help we managed to put together a decent squad. Here is who we got

Gabriel Moreno - C
Christian Walker - 1B
Bryson Stott - 1B
Alec Bohm - 1B/3B
Bo Bichette - SS
Corbin Caroll - OF
Evan Carter - OF
Jordan Walker - OF
Thairo Estrada - 2B/SS
Ryan McMahon - 2B/3B
Alejandro Kirk - C
Noelvi Marte - 3B
Zack Wheeler - SP
Tarik Skubal - SP
Josh Hader - RP
Andres Munoz - RP
Baiely Ober - SP
Jose Alvarado - RP
Griffin Jax - RP
Abner Uribe - RP
Brandon Pfaadt - SP
Logan Allen - SP

We also chatted about other stuff, made some adjustments to my Fantasy Hockey Team, dived into the realm of the South Park / LA Kings shorts and other stuff

For the raid we dropped in on zonesama where Ceclilia Littlewing was hosting.

Big thanks to Kalenal for the Raid following their stream of Final Fantasy XIV

Work was really good, as we were doing a major assignment to get feedback for a particuarly government organization that we hope starts making an effort to help people.

Got about 40% of a WWE Story commission done, which I'll be working on during the day tomorrow.

Planning to see Ghostbusters Frozen Empire on Sunday with my brother and nieces, should be a lot of fun!

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and other notes

Tonight's stream of Suicide Squad saw mostly incursions being done with just general casual gameplay, couldn't get the multiplayer to work, but we did get a couple of achievements. Killing Time is pretty cool with how hard it gets the longer you stay in it.

Next time we'll play Suicide Squad will be some time next week when the Season one content drops!

Tomorrow's stream will feature the Fantasy Baseball Draft, we will be taking suggestions from the chat and Iceman.

 For tonight's raid we dropped in on rumhamshmah who was playing Smite

Work was a real slog... but tomorrow I have another shift in hours, so instead of starting at 1 PM, I'll start at 3 PM, at least I won't have to disrupt the writing flow too much

Finished the 3rd of consecutive WWE related stories, and this one was a straight up commission request so we ere able to get paid by the word for it. Next one is for the SubscribeStar Commission Tier, and then I get a break for the wrestling stories for a few weeks. 

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• The Chosen One: Fully complete the Combat Flair checklist 5 times (Single Player Sessions Only)
• Battle Lines: Complete an Incursion Mission at Mastery level 5