Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Saints Row '22 is finished!

Good morning everyone,

Last night we finished Saints Row, and I have to say, in certainly went in a direction I wasn't expecting. Obviously the big betrayal angle was well telegraphed, but the reason for it was certainly unexpected The Nahualli wanting to take Kev, Neenah and Eli to be his own friends after seeing how they made The Boss better. Then there was the entire 'Life is Strange' style segment that really got weird, before the epic show down and wrapping up of the story. I really did like it ended with just an old fashion duel, but I feel I had the wrong weapon equipped considering the animation indicated it was supposed to be a revolver.

We did go on to do everything reasonably possible in a single play through, completing every single district, placing every venture.. and the big pay off being the Saints singing Love Shack was pretty sweet. We also went after some 'easy' achievements that I didn't do, so I ended up with 44 out of 50 achievements... and I really have no interest in the remaining six, two of which involve multiplayer. 

In terms of what's the Next Monday-Tuesday game, it's going to be WWE 2K22, and I've already went ahead and knock out a bunch of achievements right off the bat. Now there are two story modes in it, we'll probably do just the female one first obviously, and depending how long it takes we'll do the one for a male superstar. On a side note, not sure if I like the control scheme this game has in comparison to what was sort of the standard for nearly 20 years

For the raid, we dropped in on PowerThumbZ as they were playing Prey over at twitch.tv/powerthumbz

Saints Row Achievements

  • Quality Time: Completed all loyalty missions.
  • Chaos Tamer: Defeated all members of the Idols Collective.
  • It's a Bird!: Completed all wingsuit challenges.
  • Et tu?: Betrayed by a friend.
  • Showdown: Completed Showdown.
  • The Spins: Performed a barrel roll.
  • We could go home, or…: Sang karaoke with the Saints.
  • A Golden Age: Unlocked Criminal Empire Tier 5.
  • The Mechanic: Fully upgraded a vehicle.
  • Statement Pieces: Customized a weapon, a vehicle, clothing item, and your skin with a Cutting Edge material.
  • Free Refills: Refilled the boost bar 3 times in a row with Infinite Boost.
  • Fiesta Time: Hit a launched piñata with the Piñata Stick.
  • All Mine: Completed all 15 districts in Santo Ileso.

WWE 2K22 Achievements

  • Gulak Academy Graduate: Finish the Tutorial (Play Mode).
  • CANNONBALL!: Perform a top rope dive as a Super Heavyweight (Play Mode vs AI).
  • C-C-C-Combo Breaker: Counter an Opponent's Combo Using Breaker (Play Mode vs AI).
  • Getting Creative: Hit your opponent with 5 different objects in one match (Play Mode vs AI).
  • First of Many: Win a match (Play Mode vs AI).
  • Acknowledge Me!: Win a 1v1 match against Roman Reigns on Legend difficulty (Play Mode VS. AI).

Had a nice conversation with my Uncle Abraham who is getting checked out for different things al this week, glad he's taking the precautions to stay on top of his health.

The job hunt is... going... not sure if I would say 'well' at this point

Finally finished the Mass Effect short story commission, and it's up at all the usual places. Next commission request is for a WWE one based on things that happened at the recent Royal Rumble event.

All recorded another VHS box tapes... finding one movie where Chuck Norris plays the villain... yeah crazy I know! That video will premier next Wednesday on my YouTube channel.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Intermediate Combo #1, Triple Combo #2 and Defensive Combo #1

"I don't trust those trees. They seem kind of shady."

Song of the Day: Smile by Vitamin C.

For tonight's stream, we shall lead off with Fall Guys, will we get lucky with a surprise win like last week? Who knows, then if Iceman is able to join us, Fallout 76 or Gears of War 2... or maybe something else entirely, we shall see

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

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