It was a busy Sunday

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Overwatch 2 was very eventful, as we were joined once again by PandaSweet and BangBangBang. Played a variety of characters tonight, Orissa, Junker Queen, Reinhardt, Tracer, Torbjourn, Ashe. Moira, Ana, Brigitte and even picked up four plays of the game as Orissa, Tracer, Moria and Bastion.

Here's the thing, I'm surprised I'm doing fairly well as Tracer on the console side, don't get me wrong, I could in the right circumstances do well as her on the PC version, but it seems to me Tracer is a perfect to play as with a game pad.

Also surprised I got another achievement unlocked this week, and with it I broke past the 1000 gamer score mark for Overwatch. It's an odd streak, and I'm not purposely trying to get the achievements since trying to target certain goals in this game doesn't really help the chances for winning.

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• The Path Is Closed: Destroy 3 of Symmetra's Teleporters in a single Quick or Competitive Play game

For the raid we dropped in on maximilian_dood who was featuring Street Fighter 6 over at twitch.tv/maximilian_dood

Will I played Street Fighter 6 when it comes out? It really depends, I go hot and cold on fighting games all the time, and there's not really any characters in it that I want to play as. As a Sakura main, if she's not in it, then I'm not exactly motivated to play it.

The plan for tonight's stream will be to start up American McGee's Alice, which was included  as DLC for Alice: Madness Returns. 

I don't blame Microsoft for disabling sharing clips and screenshots to twitter. If Elon Musk want's to act like a complete bitch, then he should be treated like one.

Finished the short story commission based on the 2023 Anime Awards, and began work on a short story based on Persona 5, focusing on Tae Takemi. Also picked up another commission story request, and it's another WWE one... ugh.

Spent a couple of hours breaking down CDs and putting them and their liner notes into a binder. If I had to guess, I probably have another 400 to go through. That is going to take a while to do.

Watched Pulp Fiction yesterday, always a good movie. Still wonder what's in the briefcase.

And on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

Disney Speedstorm is a Pay-To-Win Game

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream was supposed to featured Elder Scrolls Online, but Striker was unavailable, so instead we featured Disney Speedstorm, and I played a lot of ranked matches as Belle, getting up to the Silver League and Rank 6. I can certainly hang in most races against other players, averaging finishing in 5th place overall in most cases. Playing on stream certainly was interesting, as for the first time I did beat other players in a racing game, which was fucking awesome.

We did not unlock any achievements, because everything is grind base, as Disney and the Developers are both very optimistic over the shelf-life of this game. I'm not to keen on the Micro transactions style pay-to-win mechanics the game has, but that's part for the course. 

Case in point, once characters unlock a 2nd star they gain access to an extra race pick up for their special attacks. The only way to get characters to a 2nd star is to get shards, and most of the shards from what I can tell can only be earned from the loot boxes.

I'm certainly not going to sink any money into trying to rank up characters, as I'll probably continue to play it as a casual racing game, and get what ever little achievements I can earn along the way. We of course will feature Disney Speedstorm again on Thursday of this week.

For the raid we dropped in on x_lumineee during their s tream of Final Fantasy XIV over at twitch.tv/x_lumineee

The plan for tonight's stream is to play Overwatch 2, and as usual voice chat will be handle through the Discord / Xbox live 

With Embiid questionable for round two of the NBA playoffs, looks like it'll be another year where the Sixers are eliminated in the second round.

Yesterday overall was a meh day, as I stayed in bed for the majority of it... just didn't feel like doing anything until I had too. Just was in a real funk. Which means I didn't finished the short story commission I was working on... damn it.

I did put together part four of the series of videos of making a playlist based on vinyl albums I know, it is the longest of the four videos because I padded  the list by putting entire compilation albums on it

Also finally got the rug(s) down in the main part of the basement, plus got things now stored in the extra space underneath the basement stairs. Still need to figure 

And on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

We Finished Spider-Man, Next Up It's DLC

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday was another day without work, as they are still trying to fix the problems with the assignment we were all on. I'm covered, so at the moment I'm not worried, but I continue to look for new opportunities.

We finished Marvel's Spider-Man last night, and boy did I have trouble with the Doctor Octopus fight, mostly because I didn't see I could leap up off the roof to perch on some poles. Still, it was a very satisfying finished. We got every trophy in the base game with the exception of the one for getting all the suits, but hopefully with the game's DLC, I'll be able to unlock the ones I need that way, because I need base and challenge tokens. 

Of course, we'll be starting the DLC on next Friday's stream, and since there were three DLC releases, maybe we can do each one individually over the next three weeks. Maybe have some extended streams in order to get them all done perhaps? We'll see how it goes.

I of course, do want to talk about the Aunt May death scene, and with it only being three months since I lost my mom, that scene hit harder for me than for a lot of folks. I was fighting hard not to break down to start crying on stream, as I miss my mom every single day. Trust me when I say, there are days I feel so hopeless, and that scene unintentionally was a reminder of the empty feeling I have.

Marvel's Spider-Man Trophies

• Back in the Slammer: Take down each Prisoner Camp
• Superior Spider-Man: Unlock all Skills
• Mercenary Tactics: Take down each Sable Outpost
• I Heart Manhattan: 100% complete all districts
• Grounded: Defeat Electro and Vulture
• Sting and Smash: Defeat Scorpion and Rhino
• Staying Positive: Defeat Li
• End Game: Complete Act 3

There is a question of will I go straight to Spider-Man Miles Morales afte finishing all the DLC, and the answer is we'll probably put a game in between on Friday nights. I of course, reserve the right to change my mind on that!

For the raid we dropped in on TracyDoll during the stream of Friday the 13th The Game over at twitch.tv/tracydoll

The plan for tonight's stream is more adventures in Elder Scrolls Online with Striker, should be fun, depending on how long it takes us to get from point A to point B! 

Watched the first episode of the Higherlander TV series last night, it certainly was a great way of establishing the concept seen in the movies for a weekly program. Also was surprised at how far it was pushing the boundaries of what was allowed in syndication.

Got quite a bit of writing done on a commission request, with luck I'll finish it before tonight's stream.

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

Moved Furniture, Proved The Breakers A.I. Is Cheap

Good morning everyone,

With no work yesterday, I finally dedicated time to moving stuff to where the couch and deep freezer were taking up space in the basement. Also realized I had extra storage space under the basement stairs, which is where I'll be putting several cases of items.

Last night's stream featured the Breakers Collection, and anyone who didn't believe me about how fucking cheap Bai-Hu is a cheap boss for a fighting game that gets priority on everything will have proof of it. Granted I wanted to beat him using Rila, which made things harder for myself because of how her plays style is similar to Blanka's in Street Fighter. Eventually I was successful on that, adjusting the settings to make it possible for me, but even then it was a nightmare.

Also tried to play some matches online, but according to the in game lobbies, only two other people were playing. Breakers Collection is a dead game for online play.

Breakers Collection Achievements

• Just a Normal Day: Finished Arcade Mode on NORMAL (Difficulty Level 4-6)
• Path of Pielle: Finished Arcade Mode with Pielle (Any Difficulty Setting)
• Path of Rila: Finished Arcade Mode with Rila (Any Difficulty Setting)

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal during their stream of Final Fantasy XIV over at twitch.tv/kalenal 

The plan for tonight's stream is to continue Marvel's Spider-Man, with the initial focus being on doing all the Silver & Prisoner Camps and Crimes before dealing with the rest of the main story 

The Oakland A's are no more, or will be no more, as it's confirmed the team will be moving to Las Vegas in a few years. Blame the team's owners all you want, but they tried for over 20 years to get a new stadium. So fuck Oakland, Viva Las Vegas!

Got a copy of Kena Bridge of Spirits for the PS4, looking forward to playing it down the line as it came highly recommended.

Spoke with the FnDanteSavage yesterday, had a nice chat getting updates on his son, talking games and other stuff.

Disney Speedstorm launched, and I gave it a show last night... and while it is a gorgeous racer, the controls and tracks are a little... odd, still I did throw down to get the founder's pack, so I do have a variety of characters to choose from.The Achievement list is incredibly grindy as well.

Next week's line up is looking like this:

Tonight: Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
Saturday: Elder Scrolls Online (Xbox Series)
Sunday: Overwatch 2 (Xbox One)
Monday: American McGee's Alice
Tuesday: American McGee's Alice
Wednesday: Fall Guys & Resident Evil 5
Thursday: Disney Speedstorm

Among the records I sorted through recently that were found, I located one album my dad was hoping would be among them. So that was kind of cool.

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

Chaos In Resident Evil 5's fifth chapter

 Good morning everyone,

Well there was no-work because the assignment got down because they want to understand why it's not doing well... but as I said, a major problem is that the sample we have to work with includes businesses that have nothing to do with the topic on hand!

Heard my Cousin Frances was under the weather, and here's hoping she gets well soon!

Anyway last night's stream opened with Fall Guys, and we were joined by FelKimchi, and while we didn't win any shows, we did make it to the final round several times, coming very close to winning on two occasions.

After the break it was back to Resident Evil 5 with Iceman, as we cleared Chapters 5-1 and 5-2. I was warned about the boss fights in it, and we were able to through the Ouroboros one with the flamethrower on a first attempt. We're not at the part of the game where more monsters are scene like the Lickers and Reapers, the later of which is what killed me when we considered trying to do Chapter 5-3.

The way I figure we could be finished with the base game of RE5 in two weeks time, then of course we'll try and do its expanded content

Resident Evil 5 Achievements

• Completed Chapter 5 - 1: Complete Chapter 5 - 1 on any difficulty setting.
• Baptism by Fire: Defeat 3 Majini at once with a drum or gas tank explosion.
• Completed Chapter 5 - 2: Complete Chapter 5 - 2 on any difficulty setting.

For the raid we sent the fun over to x9abenonymous9x who was playing the 1998 version of Resident Evil 2 over at twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x!

For tonight's stream we're going to play the Breakers Collection, and we'll see just how frustrating that game is when I have the pressure of an audience watching!

Got some writing done, so the latest commission short story request is about 20% completed.

Recorded part 3 of my series of finding vinyl albums on Spotify and building a playlist on the albums top songs. Changed my rules a bit as it relates to compilation records. Also got every vinyl record storied in a container of some sort, so the trunk that we discovered can be used for other things.

Also recorded an video going through a bag of actions figures that my mom had put aside.The bag's contents were mostly my brothers, based on when I was able to place the release of some figures. 

Both videos will be up on my YouTube channel in a couple of weeks, not due to editing, but when I have scheduled them to go live.  

Moved a bookcase and a dresser in my basement, and I totally forgot that I have extra storage space underneath the stairs that lead up into the kitchen!.

And on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

Finished Alice: Madness Returns,

Good morning everyone,

Work yesterday just sucked, if we're supposed to be interviewing people who work in one line of work, then why is the sample including individuals who have nothing to do with the topic! Then we're told the assignment is being downed to try and figure out what the problem is... I mean I can't imagine what could be wrong about contain businesses who does drapery and plant design when the question are about kitchen & bath remodeling!

Last night's stream saw us finish Alice: Madness Returns... and the last portion took maybe a little less 40 minutes... in fact I could have finished it the previous if I wanted to stay up an extra 30+ minutes. In fact, if I really were to consider things, I probably could have one-shotted the final boss of the game with the Tea Pot cannon. Still, since we finished it, we'll continue the fun with Alice in American McGee's Alice starting on Monday!

Now we did do some other things last night, we did a few runs in Hades in an effort to an achievement tied to Achilles's story arc within the game, and we were able to pull that off with no trouble. I still have one more achievement to go in this game to get the full gamer score of 1000.

We also played some Sonic & ALl-Stars Racing Transformed, going one Grand Prix run (beating FnDanteSavage's time by two minutes), then we did some speed runs, and while I'm not quite good enough to get expert times,coming close in a couple of instances... we did discover that some of the top times were straight up cheaters. When the expert time to get around a course is 32 seconds and folks did it in less than 12, then something was clearly screwy.

Alice: Madness Returns Achievements

• The End of Daze: Complete Wonderland Chapter 5
• The Strong Survive: Complete the Game on Easy Difficulty

Hades Achievements

• Divided by Death: Fulfill the 'Divided by Death' Prophecy

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Achievements

• SUMO Wrestled: Beat your first Staff Ghost in Time Attack
• Mega Jet: Did a Reckless Boost

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz once again as they were playing Daymare: 1998 over at twitch.tv/powerthumbz

The plan for tonight is to play Fall Guys in the first half and continue Resident Evil 5 with Iceman, as we'll be picking up in Chapter 5

Have a slight case of writer's block in regards to the latest commission request, mostly trying to deiced if I want to write it more focused on one character with the other just being used as a prop.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits was highly recommended to me as a game to feature on the PlayStation side of game, I will see about making that the game that follows Marvel's Spider-Man when we are fully done with that.

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

I forgot How Long the 5th Chapter if Alice Madness Returns Is

Good afternoon everyone,

Yesterday was another rough day for me mentally in regards just feeling motivated about stuff in general. But on a positive note finally got that second box of contractor bags, along with the storage contains to help with all the additional vinyl records. Want to store them a specific way so I can repurpose the trunk they are in.

Last night's stream of Alice: Madness Returns saw us finishing up the back half of  Chapter 3 and all of Chapter 4 in fairly short order. Completely forgot about the awesome segment when Alice gets to go giant size and stomp on everything! Now I thought we could finish the game last night as we were making fairly good progress in Chapter 5...

But then the puzzles and timing segments happened and of course my bad timing and needing multiple attempts to succeed at stuff, not to mention trying to get various collectables slowed me down in a huge way. Near as I can tell, there are only four segments left in the game, but how long it'll take me toget through them is a real question.

So the plan for tonight is too finished Alice: Madness Returns, and we'll probably play some Smite or Hades, as I do have both games installed on the Xbox One.

Alice: Madness Returns Achievements

• Nothing Like the Smell of Bacon: Pepper All Snouts in a Chapter
• Just peachy: Collect all Peaches in the Scroll of Destiny
• When Worlds Collide: Complete Wonderland Chapter 3
• More than a Mouthful: Fully upgrade a weapon
• Grandmaster: Complete a Chess Puzzle without failing
• 52 Pick-Up: Defeat 52 Card Guards
• Tea Party: Destroy 10 Ruin Barriers
• The Harder They Fall: Complete Wonderland Chapter 4
• Armed to the Teeth: Fully upgrade all weapons

Big thanks to Kalenal for the raid following their stream of Pokemon Scarlett over on twitch.tv/kalenal

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz who was playing Daymare: 1998 at twitch.tv/powerthumbz

Started work on the latest commission request for a short story based on those who were presenting at the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Rewards. It's probably going to barely hit 1500 words.

 Looking at the work assignment for today, I can already tell it's going to be a long afternoon in terms of how beaten up the call sample is.

And on that note we'll see you later tonight over on twitch.tv/fredcasden