Today's Notes 7/17/21: Relieving Valkyries Of Their Heads

Good afternoon everybody,

Last night's stream of God of War was pretty eventful on several fronts, for one it was revealed that the boy is a god, Kratos got his blades from the original games (which are pretty fun to use), and we managed to progress the story pretty far along to where I think I could possibly finish the game in two more streams. My judgement for that is based on the fact there ate 17 chapters in the game and I've finished 10 of them already (with the Black Rune in Tyr's Vault). Some of the puzzles in this game did lead to me looking up solutions, mostly on the Norric runes. The boss battles are getting bigger in scale, or so it seems, but it does seem like there isn't much in terms of enemy variety. 

Now the biggest hing from last night's stream was the fact I accidentally stumbled across the Valkyries, which are said to be the toughest enemies in the game... and I defeated the 2 I found... with the notable detail being I died to them first and needed to figure out what the hell I was doing. It was certainly an experience as I've managed to pick up on the tactics of every other enemy in the game, and these things are the ones who gave me trouble! So with two defeated, there are six more... don't know if I'll go hunting for them, but if I come across various sealed doors, I'll face them if I have too.

Anyway, we did get some achievements... I meant trophies unlocked... 

1. Troubling Consequences: Defeat Magni and Modi
2. The Best Moves: Fully upgrade a Runic Attack
3. Hello, Old Friend: Retrieve the Blades of Chaos
4. Promise Fulfilled: Heal Atreus

And of course here are some clips as well:

Twitch Clip: Groovy... That was a real Eye Sore!

Twitch Clip: I made a mistake there

Twitch Clip: Valkyrie #2 Defeated!

Twitch Clip: We brought them down to earth

We added two more old games for the PlayStation 2 to the collection, the first is Street Fighter EX 3, a game I did have years ago, so it's good to have it back in the collection. I am looking for Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha and Street Fighter EX 2 for the PSOne, but those are pretty damn pricey. And the second is Drakhan: The Ancient Gates... a game that is a sequel to a game that was on PC back in the late 90s. Apparently this game is considered to be a hidden gem for the PS2, so we'll have to give it a shot some day!.

Finished that commissioned fan fic featuring a particularly WWE Hall of Fame who won 7 championships during their career yesterday... and it's up over on HF for those interested and know what I'm talking about.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout went 31 minutes with an estimated calorie burn of 456 kcal...  and we did some extra today, so the total session went 43 minutes with an estimated calorie burn of 668 kcal. We are now up to 75 out of 100 for the Evan's Best Friend achievement. Overall this was day 376 of both Fitness Boxing & Fitness Boxing 2.... and day 218 of just the sequel since the switch over in December. My weight is still hovering around 250-250 lbs.

For tonight's stream, I'm either going to check out RWBY Grimm Eclipse on the Nintendo Switch to see if it plays as well as the Steam and Xbox One versions... or we're gonna start up Pokemon Let's Go Eevee... which means having to use the Switch's Joy Cons! Should be fun either way!.

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