Overwatch 2 and other notes

We were joined by PandaSweet for many matches in Overwatch this evening, and I branched out a little playing as a wider variety of characters that I normally doing use, and ended up having some very decent moments as Repaer and Zarya. About a year ago I got the first of Zarya's two character related achievements and tonight I got the other. 

Of course there was a huge issue with running into random who were either choosing not to fight on the objective or going so far out of their way to show off it kept putting us on the back foot. So yeah, I checked out of several matches.

Overwatch 2 will return next Sunday

Tomorrow's stream will feature Borderlands 2 as we turn our attention to the next DLC related thing

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was doing a music stream we dropped in

Finished the NHL related story this afternoon and the next one on my agenda is WWE related, which thankfully should only take maybe a day and a half 

Going to record this weeks Daria reaction before going to bed as we're up to episode 9

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• The Power of Attraction: Capture 4 enemies in a single use of Zarya's Graviton Surge in Quick or Competitive Play.

Persona 4 Golden and other notes

We opened up Persona 4 Golden tonight, and the intro certainly reminded me of the one for Persona 4 Dancing All-Night... and of course I made sure to voice my displeasure for Teddie right off the bat. We're playing this on the easiest difficulty to ensure we can cover a lot of ground, and do a lot of level grinding (already hit level 10 for the 'Hero').

Rather impressed how detail things get with a lot of the dialog, with some jokes really hitting the target perfectly. There is probably more of a sense of urgency with Persona 4 Golden than Persona 3 Portable because of the weather factor. I do wonder if there are save points in the dungeons as well or some sort of safe room or some sort of mid-level save mechanic as with Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5 Royal. 

Also despite my disdain for Teddie... I am surprised that he was really subtle at first... until he hears the 'scoring with studs' from Chie....

Persona 4 Golden will return next Saturday!

Tomorrow's stream will feature Overwatch 2

For the raid we dropped in on foxy_harley as they were doing a Just Chatting theme 

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

Knocked out the My Hero Academia commission request in the afternoon, and I'm going to try and not put any thought into continuity or world building going forward

Started work on the next commission fic, which is NHL related will need to use an awkward in story 'cut transition' to make it so I can probably knock out 80% of it during the day

Persona 4 Golden Achievements

• The Other Self: Obtain the Persona Izanagi.
• Advantage Mine: Enter a battle with Player Advantage.

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

Tonight we knocked out the four areas to find the Khan armor in Ghost of Tsushima, and mostly just roamed around finding a couple of side quests (doing one which had a disturbing twist) and found a few things in the extreme northern part of the map. 

I do have an idea of where two light houses are and we're steps closer to completing several the the collectable lists. Way I figure we should finish the Ghost of Tsushima with at least 80% of the Trophies unlocked.

Also completed the Sly Cooper outfit... for the lone trophy earned this evening.

Ghost of Tsushuma returns next Friday for more wandering around action!

Tomorrow we're starting Persona 4 Golden!

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama who was playing Splatoon 3

Work was solid if unremarkable... will have to reply on my SubscribeStar earnings to make sure I break even after bills get paid next Friday

Speaking of which got a good start on the My Hero Academia story which I should be able to knock out in short order during the day tomorrow 

I did behave myself and not order takeout today... but I did misbehave by having about 5 small meals... and by small I mean at least two of those meals were enough for probably two people.

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• Cooper Clan Cosplayer: Dress up as a legendary thief.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 was a mix of getting things done and over leveling myself for the original story content... as well as seeing the problem with playing with others in it. The big issue is a lot of people want to speed through things while I want to take my time... which was certainly the case in regards to some buried  treasure.

We did finish the Captain Scarlet and her Pirate's Booty story, so we can now either focus on the next DLC content or go back to the main story of Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 returns on Monday

Our next stream on Friday night will feature Ghost of Tsushima

For the raid we dropped in samaell_alwahm who was playing Genshin Impact

Work was bleh... felt barely productive and incredibly long

Finished the WWE story commission so next on my agenda is a My Hero Academia related one.  

I really hate it when people leave my gate open when they come to my front door trying to get me to go their church.

The Xbox 360 store is shutting down soon... a shame many developers never bothered to make many of their games backwards compatible

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• Cute Loot: Killed a Chubby
• Treasure Hunter: Completed the mission "X Marks the Spot"

Sea of Thieves and other notes

Tonight, Striker and Iceman were apart of the fun in Sea of Thieves as we knocked out part two of the Monkey Island cross-over adventure, and the 2nd chapter was certainly a lot more puzzle heavy and cryptic much like the original Monkey Island game. 

I did like the inclusion of the Insult Sword fighting, the appearance of Stan and many of the call backs to the original game Monkey Island game. I am convinced that a full 3D remake of the Secret of Monkey Island game will actually be really cool in regards to how well Melee Island looks.

Sea of Thieves will return next Wednesday, depending on the availability of Iceman and Striker

Tomorrow's stream will feature Borderlands 2 as we continue the Captain Scarlet content

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama for their Zone-Out stream featuring Bravestar and COPS

Work was solid if a little less productive than yesterday

Finished the second of two Fairy Tale commission requests, next up is a WWE related one, which is already about 20% complete.

Sea of Thieves Achievements

• Port of Call: You paid a visit to the sprawling Port Merrick.
• The Quest for Guybrush: You completed 'The Quest for Guybrush' Commendation.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 saw us go into one of the DLC  content of Captain Scarlet and her Pirate's Booty, which has everything scaled to be at the the mid to up 20s in terms of levels, which means I'm getting to grind out levels to put myself in a good position to make the main game's final few mission areas trivial.

Was joined by a couple of people at random, so I got to see how much more damage is needed to be done to enemies with as many as two other people playing at the same time. Only problem is since I don't use a headset voice chat was not possible.

Borderlands 2 will return on Thursday

Tomorrow's stream will feature either Sea of Thieves or Smite, depending on who is avaliable

For the raid we dropped in on gatling_hawk who was also playing Borderlands 2

Work was solid this evening despite a weird moment where I got disconnected even through there was no issues with my internet connection.

60% finished the current commission request based on Fairy Tail, will easily finish it tomorrow, trying to get it as close to 5000 works as possible

Picked up the Grandia Collection for Xbox... one of these days Grandia III will see a port

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• Decked Out: Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot
• Always Improving: Reached level 25

Borderlands 2 and other notes

We got a fair amount done in Borderlands 2 this evening, with several side quests and two big story mission that reunites the Vault Hunters from the original game, which basically puts us on the homestretch of finishing the game.

I need to figure out the level start points for Borderlands 2 DLC as I would like to do them before starting on the final leg of the game which is focused on taking down Handsome Jack. I know at least two require to be at level 30, but there should be others

Borderlands 2 will be back tomorrow night

For the raid we dropped in on sweetlindir who was playing Fortnite

Work was super productive this evening, we closed out an assignment, but then switched to one that broke my brain because of who we were looking to speak to went from listed only to anyone.

Finished one Fairy Tail story for a SubscribeStar request and now working on another story based on the anime / mangafor a Commission. It's about 15%  done

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• Farewell, Old Girl: Completed the mission "Wildlife Preservation"
• Well That Was Easy: Completed the mission "Shoot This Guy in the Face"
• Got The Band Back Together: Completed the mission "The Once and Future Slab"

Overwatch 2 and other notss

Tonight's stream of Overwatch 2 featured several matches in the Mirrorwatch event to progress in that before settling into standard Quick Play matches. Shoutout to PandaSweet for being apart of the fun from start to finish.

Also yes, I do have a pretty damn good success rate when it comes to calling out people for cheating in Overwatch 2, there are somethings that just don't look natural.

Overwatch 2 will of course be back next Sunday.

Tomorrow night we return to Borderlands 2 and progressing through side quests. 

Big thanks to tfalexis1165 for raid following their stream of Minecraft

For tonight's raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV 

Got some writing done on the first of two Fairy Tail commissions, had a hard time figuring out the intro, but when it doubt make a Cheers reference and basically including Norm for a heap gag.

Going to record this week's episode of the Daria reactions before doing some writing and heading to bed.

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and other notes

Tonight we wrapped up the achievement hunting in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, going through and getting the minikits and citizens in peril via Free Play mode. I still find it funny that Supergirl only becomes available after basically 100% completing everything else in the game. Total time spent completing Lego Batman 2 was about 30 hours.

Now we did do some bonus gaming with WWE 2K16, getting a few achievements in that this evening. Took a while to get comfortable with the controls but once we did we put it on Legend Difficulty.

Next Saturday we will be starting Persona 4 Golden... just over a year after we started Persona 3 Portable. P4G will stay on Saturdays only until we finish Borderlands 2.

Tomorrow night we're playing Overwatch 2

For the raid we visited IntergalaticPants who was playing Baldur's Gate 3

Loaded up the fridge with groceries today... and picked up something from Checkers... but they got my order wrong, ended up with a large coke instead of a small sprite and a milkshake instead of a cheesecake sundae

Watched parts 1 and 2 of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, and being very familiar with the original story and how it was told in comic book form, I can safely both films are a disjointed mess. Not to say there aren't great moments and I enjoyed both film to the point I'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion when part 3 comes out.

Finished the Star Wars commission request and next up is the first of two back to back Fairy Tail stories. Will get started on that before I go to bed

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements
My Hero: Rescue all Citizens in Peril (Single Player Only)
City Slicker: Collect all the gold bricks (Single Player Only)
Minikit Hero: Use all the Minikit vehicles
Team Building: Unlock all characters (Single Player Only)
Girl Power: Unlock all female heroes and villains. (Single Player Only)
The End: Get 100% (Single Player Only)

WWE 2K16 Achievements
Playing Dirty: Win a match via dirty pin.
Now that's Hardcore!: Hit an opponent with a foreign object or put them through a table. (Single play)
Oh! My!: Put your opponent through the announce table via OMG! moment. (Single play/Exhibition)

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

After about 14 weeks, we've finally finished Act 2 of Ghost of Tsushima as tonight was pretty much dedicated to major story points to finish up that part of the story after checking to see if we missed anything finding one last Mongol Camp and Fox Shrine before progressing the story. 

The multiple stealth sections in short order I could have done without, but in the end we're in the home stretch, but there is still a lot to do as we now have the entire frozen wasteland to explore!

Ghost of Tsushuma will return next Friday night!

Tomorrow we're back to Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes as we hunt Mini-Kits and Citizens in Peril!

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was playing Lego Pirates of the Caribbean

Work was oddly high paced, but productive... really wish I wasn't dragged into client monitoring for a second straight night.

Nearly finished the Star Wars commission, it's about 90% complete as I aim to get it as close to 5000 words as possible.

Got a birthday present for my oldest niece which I hope she likes... at the very least it can be re-gifted!

Got to consider what groceries to get tomorrow... so far on the list is milk, cereal, bread, and my usual pasta stuffs. 

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• All in the Wrist: Defeat the maximum amount of enemies within a single Standoff.
• Leader of the People: Rally the peasants of Yarikawa.
• Dying Embers: Eradicate the traitors in the name of a fallen friend.
• Haunting Precision: Kill 20 enemies with Ghost Stance strikes.
• Securing Sanctuary….: Liberate all occupied areas in Toyotama.
• The Ghost: Embrace your new identity.
• The Ghost of Legend: Build your Legend to earn the title Ghost of Tsushima.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 saw me focusing on doing side quests that are consider trivial in terms of difficulty, because I tend to engage in a lot of combat when playing in an effort to overpower the game. Certainly need to remember to keep a corrosive weapon on hand at all times because it generally melts most enemies.

We did not get any achievements this evening, as I could of sworn there would be some dedicated to doing side quests. 

Borderlands 2 will return on Monday

Friday night's stream will feature Ghost of Tsushima

Thank you to Oldish22 for a raid following their stream

For the raid we dropped in on la_leyenda_23 who was playing Fallout 76 

Made the decision that after we get the last few achievements in Lego Batman 2, Saturdays will be dedicated to Persona 4 Golden until we we're able to move it the weeknight slots

We did have work today and it was super productive for me in terms of completion. Thankfully it was a very short research assignment.

I'm about 60% finished the Star Wars story commission I'm working on. Having no work the last couple of days allowed for me to put a huge dent into the queue I had built up

Sea of Thieves and other notes

Tonight's stream of Sea of Thieves saw Iceman and I go treasure hunting... and as we found about a dozen pieces of loot, we got ambushed by a ghost ship which blew us out of the water in a handful of shots before we could figure out what was happening.... meaning we lost all that loot.

We were lucky enough to find some more loot, so we didn't end the night empty handed.

Also learned their has been an Alvin & The Chipmunks animated series airing since 2015 

Tomorrow night's stream will feature Borderlands 2

Big thanks to Kalenal for a raid following their stream of Final Fantasy XIV

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama where Zone themselves who was hosting the retro television streaming 

Happy Birthday to long time friend of the channel Striker! 

Picked up some Chinese Food for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow... for some reason they sent a big tub of soy sauce which I guess is to be poured on the rice?

Knocked out a Sailor Moon commission fairly easily, next up and already in progress is a Star Wars one.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 saw the big process of doing side quest, exploring and finding all the lore stuff, such as learning that Moxxxi and Marcus were married, as well as stirring up trouble between Pandora's versions of the Hatfields and the McCoys... and basically just avoiding doing the story because I like doing side stuff.

Borderlands 2 will return on Thursday with more side quest adventures

Next stream will feature wither Sea of Thieves or Smite, depending on Iceman's availability

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was playing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

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Work was on hold as there is issues with an assignment that was supposed to start today, and the stuff  that was on mid-days completely tanked due to a horrible sample... fuck.

Finished a Resident Evil story commission, and next up is one based on Sailor Moon

Episode 7 of The Daria Reactions will be live on the YouTube channel at 9 AM Eastern

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• High-Flying Hurler: Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 was more main story focused, as we reached the point where Sanctuary is transformed into a floating city, which opened up a ton of side quests to do, which will be perfect for tomorrow's stream. This does mean there will be a lot of back tracking but we'll be able to level up at a fair pace to try and over power the game through brute force

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

So the Water Company came by to inspect the pipe and it turns out I have a copper main service line, so no need to have that replace. Thank goodness

Watched Escape from New York in the early evening, always a good movie.

Finished the WWE story commission, next up is a short Resident Evil one. 

The grind to 100% completing Lego Batman 2 continued as I knocked out more levels in pursuit of the mini kits and citizens in peril. Down to the final ten Golden Bricks which all require replaying levels in Free Play mode

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• The House of Luthor: Obtain more than 10,100,000,000 Studs (Single Player Only)

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• Wilhelm Screamed: Completed the mission "A Train To Catch"
• Sky's The Limit: Completed the mission "Rising Action"
• Can See My House From Here: Completed the mission "Bright Lights, Flying City"

 

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Overwatch 2 featured Panda and I tolerating the fact that every match featured Venture in it. Which is understandable considering they are a new character and in general is over powered. We ended the night on a four match win streak

Tomorrow we're returning to Borderlands 2

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV

Tomorrow I'm expecting folks from the water company in the afternoon to see if they have to replace the main service pipe for my home

Knocked out two levels in Lego Batman 2 in regards to the mini-kits and citizens in peril, so we'll be closer to getting every achievements in that game

Finished the Spider-Man commission early this morning and started work on the next one which is WWE related, which is about 35% complete at the moment.

Was unusual hungry, so order a plater from Blowin Smoque

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and other notes

Tonight's stream of Lego Batman 2 saw me doing the Toy Gotham stage three times due to a glitch involving Penguin being stuck, and then not realizing what needed to be done to find the final studs needed to get 1 million on the stage. Got so bad that I needed to look up a video guide!

But once that was done, we  turned our attention to getting the final Gold Bricks in Gotham before beginning the grind of replaying every level in Free Play mode to get the Mini-Kits and Citzens in Peril. We're at 90% completion, with 19 Gold Bricks tied to Mini-Kits and Citizens In Peril To Find

So basically Lego Batman 2 will be back Next Saturday night!

Tomorrow night we're playing Overwatch 2

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

My electric bill was only $10 this month... because I paid the bulk of it in advance thanks to getting a credit the previous month. So this means I get to stay ahead of it like I do with Comcast!

About 40% finished working on a Spider-Man commission fic, that has three separate scenes of dialog in it to set up the action

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• Toy Gotham: Complete the Bonus level

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

Stream started late because I fell asleep watching Mr. 3000... good movie... seen it before, but yeah... totally dozed off. 

Once the stream started we went for four hours to make up for being late, getting two trophies in Ghost of Tsushima while setting up for an easy one to do next week involving getting five kills in a standoff. Was rather shocked by the  revaluation regarding Lady Masako, but the Yukijo stuff hit too close to home as I though about my mom when I realize what was happening

Ghost of Tsushima will return next Friday night

Tomorrow night we're back to Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes in our quest to get every achievement

For tonight's raid we dropped in on lilmoolah_ who was playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

No work today, and it's looking like I'll be doing Mid-Days Tuesday to Friday this upcoming week as well... fuck

Knocked out two commission requests today, one Batman and one Spider-Man related. Next up is... another Spider-Man commission. 

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• Birthright: Recover your father's armor.
• The Perfect Storm: Fully upgrade your sword.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

We got a fair bit done in Borderlands 2 tonight, we rescued Roland, helped an A.I. discover its true purpose, leveled up a few times and met Tiny Tina... so all and all a good time. Also, the TMNT reference for a side quest was rather cute.

Borderlands 2 will return on Monday's stream

Thank you to Oldish22 for the raid tonight

Tomorrow we're playing Ghost of Tsushima as I continue to work my way through Act 2

For the raid we dropped in on misscammi316 who was playing Smite

Work was bleh... as out servers went down for two hours, but at least I got the full shift in, but tomorrow there is no work, so next Friday's check is going to be looking rather lean.

Nearly finished a Batman commission fic, going to knock that out before bed. Since I don't have work tomorrow I can probably fully buckle down to knock out an added story

Actually I'm going to record next week's Daria Reaction before bed... but after finishing that commission fic

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• No Man Left Behind: Completed the mission "A Dam Fine Rescue"
• Build Buster: Killed a Constructor without it ever building another bot

Sea of Theives and other notes

Tonight's Iceman, Striker and I started the Monkey Island content and as a call back to the Monkey Island games I've played, it was awesome, seeing all the references was a real retreat and I loved how faithful it was making a 3D representation of Melee Island.

We'll continue the Monkey Island saga next week is Striker is able to join us, since next week is their Birthday.

Iceman and I also did some Fantasy Baseball chatting to see what tweaks can be made to the team we put together for the twitch channel. Granted a couple of trolls rolled in talking about ceiling spiders, which we no-sold.

Tomorrow night we're back to Borderlands 2!

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama!

Work was cut short today, so I've lost 50% of my hours for the day... took a nap afterward because... yeah.

Did finish a WWE commission before work and start work on a Batman related one, which thankfully can be kept rather short.

Got the new lights for the basements installed so now I can rotate which lights I have on at any given time

Sea of Thieves Achievements

• The Journey to Mêlée Island: You completed 'The Journey to Mêlée Island' Commendation.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Stream ran long tonight because I got lost during the Firehawk Cult finale... and I think the same thing happened years ago when I played the Steam version of Borderlands 2. Still got a fair bit done, popping various achievements and such.

Borderlands 2 will return on Thursday

Tomorrow night we're playing either Sea of Thieves or Smite.

For the raid we dropped in on makaybear4 who was playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare III

Work was better than yesterday, but not by much... and what really sucks is that I have to do mid-day shifts all this week. Was really counting on working evening to get some major commissions done

Speaking of which, maybe about 40% through a WWE related one.

Got to wake up early because I'm expecting a delivery of LED lights for my basement / office.

Managed to get the co-op related achievement in Lego Batman 2 after looking up how to do it solo. Also down to the final 50 Gold Bricks to find... but 13 are tied to minikits and citizens in peril

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• Dynamic Duo: Play a level in co-op

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• How Do I Look?: Unlocked 10 customization items
• Token Gesture: Redeemed 25 tokens
• An Old Flame: Completed the mission "Hunting The Firehawk"
• Better Than Money: Purchased 5 items from the black market
• Bounty Hunter: Completed 20 side missions

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Borderlands 2 saw a huge hang up when it came to making sure I can redeem the SHIFT Keys in order to get top tier gear every so often.Once that was sorted, we made nice progress, knocking out two story missions, high fived Claptrap and did several side quests.

There is one I came across that I know I'm not looking forward to doing and that involves making deliveries. I don't think I finished that quest in the Steam version several years ago.

Borderlans 2 will return tomorrow night for more fun

For the raid we dropped in on SweetLindir who was playing Hunt Showdown

Work today was a complete slog as being so use to working evenings has me fighting to stay away...  ended up taking a nap after ward

Finished the Spider-Man commission after I finished work but before that nap, next up is a WWE related on, which I'll probably have to adjust some things to in order to keep it from being a two-parter 

New Jersey is replacing lead water pipes so now I have to deal with having their licensed pros coming into my home and doing who knows what to the front of my house. Hopefully I don't have a lead pipe and that can be avoided!

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• A Road Less Traveled: Completed the mission "The Road To Sanctuary"
• New In Town: Completed the mission "Plan B"
• Up High, Down Low: Gave Claptrap a high five
• Better Than You Were: Reached level 10
• Sugar Daddy: Tipped Moxxi $10,000

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievement

• Justice League: Unlock all Justice League characters (Single Player Only)

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Overwatch 2 was a test of patience at time when seeing some incredible amounts of bullshit happen involve randoms I was teamed it. Still, had three plays of the game and we were joined by Panda Sweet to end the night on a three game win streak!

New Season of Overwatch starts on Tuesday, looking forward to working on the new Battlepass

Tomorrow's stream will feature Borderlands 2

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV

The Xbox Live issues for backwards compatiable games seems to be resolved... even though its saying I unlocked last nights achievements in Lego Batman 2 OFFLINE 

I have to remember that work tomorrow and Tuesday are at Mid-day.

Currently working on a Spider-Man commission request, going to rock and roll through it, keep it basis and straight forward

The community Fantasy Baseball team won this week, winning 5 out of 10 categories (Runs Scored, RBI, Home Runs, Batting Average and Strikeouts), we tied on Stolen Bases while losing in Wins, Saves, ERA and WHIP

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and other notes

Tonight's stream was pretty casual as we focused on achievement hunting in Lego Batman 2, having completely 60% of the game in terms of various objectives. Going to have to go through every level in free play mode to try and find all the mini-kits and citizens in peril. The Golden Bricks are mostly doable its just a matter of getting to each one and dealing with them as Batman and or Robin because of a couple of their unique suits

Lego Batman 2 will return next Saturday night for more achievement hunting. So this weeks line up will be

• Sunday - Overwatch 2
• Monday - Borderlands 2
• Tuesday - Borderlands 2
• Wednesday - Sea of Thieves or Smite
• Thursday - Borderlands 2
• Friday - Ghost of Tsushima
• Saturday - Lego Batman 2

Which means of course, tomorrow night we're playing Overwatch 2

For the raid we dropped in on ElegentySlays who was playing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 

There is an XBox Live connection for Xbox 360 era games was not working, and I had to spend 30 minutes trying to report it since this is the second time in four months this happened (the last time was back in January)

Pretty much had a lazy Saturday, just chilled and relaxed

Nearly finished the Fairy Tail commission story, just needs about another page to wrap up its loosends

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• Halfway Through: Get 50% (Single Player Only)
• Extra! Extra!: Collect all the red bricks (Single Player Only)
• Super Hero: Get Super Hero in all levels (Single Player Only)
• Super-Villain: Unlock all the Bosses (Single Player Only)

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

Tonight's stream of Ghost of Tsushima saw a major focus on exploration, knocking out Yuna's story arc, finding the remaining duels and basically just roaming around in general. Basically opened up a major area in the middle of the map to explore next Friday.

Also at this point I have about 44% of the trophies in the base game, so doing a fine job getting the most out of it. 

Tomorrow we're doing some achievement hunting in Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes, big focus will be on stud collecting

For tonight's raid we dropped in on annietalksshow who was playing Valorant

Had to work mid-day today because I committed to it... and still lost an hour of work. Of course rebounding from last night to work during the day was not easy.

Then next week I have to work mid-day Monday and Tuesday which is going to suck royallyin terms of getting any writing done.

Got a good start on the Fairy Tail commission request and I should be able to knock it out tomorrow

I'm over half way through  Becky Lynch's book, up to where she getting her first big push in NXT (teaming with Sasha Banks in Team BAE)

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• The Headstrong Thief: Complete all of Yuna's Tales.

Borderlands 2 and other notes

Tonight we started playing Borderlands 2, and we're playing it on the Xbox Series console to take advantage of the texture pack. For this play through, we're playing as Gaige, and I quickly discovered her Deathtrap Robot is going to be used a lot. 

We covered every side quest we came across so far and finished the night where we reach the front door of Sanctuary,  but it was getting late, so next time we play we're going after Reese.

Borderlands 2 will return on Monday's stream.

Tomorrow we're playing Ghost of Tsushima as we explore the western half of the ACT 2 portion of the map.

 For the raid we dropped in on rumhamshmah who was playing Resident Evil 2

I was expecting not to have work today, but turned out we did, so we didn't lose hours, and tonight was a bit better than the last two nights. Of course this means I now have to try and rebound for tomorrow to work mid-day... ugh.

Finished the Mass Effect commission which involved a fuck ton of rewrites... but at least we got it done. Next up on my list is a Fairy Tail commission.

Several chapters into Becky Lynch's book, and yeah, one can see why she is The Man!

Borderlands 2 Achievements

• First One's Free: Completed the mission "My First Gun"
• Not Quite Dead: Reached level 5
• Dragon Slayer: Completed the mission "Best Minion Ever"

Smite and other notes

Tonight's stream of Smite saw Striker and I playing six matches, winning four of them. The final match ended up being quite irky because one player on our team stayed in the spawn area the entire match. Promptly reported them for basically not participating.

Tomorrow's stream will feature the start of Borderlands 2

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama who was having a 420 Special ten days early

Work was another slog tonight, I could have had three interviews done but had issues where the calls ended unexpected on two of them. And chances are I won't have work tomorrow and will have to do a mid-day shift on Friday.

Had a case of rewrite-itus as the Mass Effect commission I'm working on saw me restart it three times before figuring out how I would do it. 

Recorded my review of South Park Snow Daria and next weeks installment of The Daria Reactions (covering the the fifth episode of season one.

Also my copy of Becky Lynch's book arrived today, and it's easily one of the better wrestling books I've read so far.

South Park Snow Day and other notes

Tonight we wrapped up South Park Snow Day, making it the 12th game we've finished this year, and I have to say it's the weakest in terms of story when compared to The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole. Overall it's a very compact game and straight forward game, that rewards a little exploration.

It being a rouge lite is kind of where it needs to shine, and it really is going to need some form of DLC campaigns to really make it feel more than a cash grab or a tech-demo

Starting Thursday we'll be playing Borderlands 2 on the Xbox Series Console

Our next stream will feature Smite due to Iceman not being able to join us for Sea of Thieves this week

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

Work was a real drag tonight... was so bad that when I sneezed and got a headache I thought about laying down. On the positive side, I think I might have earned some extra incentive related cash

Finished the Star Wars commission story around noon today, and started trying ti figure out how to approach the next commission story on my agenda which is Mass Effect related

SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! Achievements

• Grave Dancing: Dance while reviving an ally.
• Powdered Cheese Bath: Heal 150 points of damage with one Totem.
• Ultra-Legendary: Acquire an Ultra-Legendary Upgrade.
• Fully Worthy: Become an honorary Marshwalker.
• Dragon Killer: Defeat Stan at the playground.
• Discerning: Increase the Rarity of 10 upgrades to Rare or better.
• The Cursed Bloodline: Defeat Liane at the church.
• Inevitable Betrayal: Defeat Cartman in the foothills.
• Everyone Needs Ambien: Defeat Mr. Hankey.

South Park Snow Day and other notes

We started South Park Snow Day this evening and from I can tell, it's a fairly short game, but visually it's stunning, there is a low of effort to translate the 2D world of the cartoon to a 3D Environment, all the character models look great.

On the Easy difficulty it certainly presents a fair challenge, but with multiplayer active, it because a total cakewalk. I think we'll do tomorrow on Normal difficulty with the open party from the start. Or I can solo it and try and get three streams out of this game.

But yup, We'll continue South Park Snow Day tomorrow night

For the raid we dropped in on  misscammi316 who was playing Smite

Work started off slow, but picked up towards the end of my shift.

Going to be working on the Star Wars commission request, got a fair amount done during the day but not as much as I would like

SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! Achievements

• Legendary: Acquire a Legendary Upgrade.
• Found the Toot Button: You farted. Good job.
• Death From Above: Defeat 10 enemies with weapon strikes from the air.
• Weed Killer: Defeat Kyle in his sacred grove.
• Bastardly Behavior: Defeat Princess Kenny at the Town Square Amphitheater.
• Put the Ass in Assassin: Fart on 3 Assassins using Fart Escape.

 

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Overwatch was interesting, with the April Fools 'Balance Overwatch Mode', along with some highly questionable teammates in standard Quick Play. Couple of matches were so bad, I checked out of it, But on the plus side were joined by PandaSweet who got a new gaming rig!

Also managed to get the voice lines of Ashe yelling 'Fred' instead of Bob, because of course I would want to use them for my stream. 

Big thank you to those who re-subscribed to my Twitch channel! Greatly appreciate it!

Tomorrow night we're starting South Park Snow Day, and I learned that there is no crossplay for it. I could have sworn it was hyped with having crossplay.

For tonight's raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV

Had a really wonky night after last night's stream, had a hard time just sitting down and feeling all ramped up

Finished the My Hero Academia commission story just before tonight's stream, next up is a Star Wars related one

Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League and other notes

Tonight's stream ended up having the entire first hour talking about wrestling before we started messing with Suicide Squad, mostly doing random stuff and teaming with random players. Things started getting wonky around 9:30 PM with some server issues.

The Spring 'Easter' skins for the main squad are... interesting with Harley's being the best.

Didn't particularly care for the Green Lantern version of the Brainiac fight, while it has the same gimmick as the story version, I did discover there is a major glitch if you're in the wrong spot during an in-fight cut scene, as I got stuck running place.

Tomorrow night we'll be playing Overwatch 2.

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

Took it easy today and rested for the most part.

Going to be working on the My Hero Academia related story, got a good start on it already earlier today after figuring out how I want to approach it since I've never read the manga or seen the anime.

Happy birthday to my cousin Rachel!

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

Tonight's stream of Ghost of Tsushima saw more side adventures with a bit of story advancement. Fell off a cliff a few times, but ended up getting on armor that required liberating six farms. Still have to learn one more technique to complete a series of side objectives. Also learned the locations of two duels that will lead lead to a major combat move.

I figure next week I'll work on covering the west side of the map, making sure we don't miss anything along the way.

Tomorrow night we're playing Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League with the goal of teaming with randoms.

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was playing Genshin Impact.

We had work this evening, it was not quite as super hot as the last two nights, but we hit the target I was looking for at least

There was apparently an Earthequake today at 10:30 AM here in New Jersey... I didn't feel it, but my cousin who lives in Philadelphia says they felt it.

Finished the WWE commission fic and now have started work on my first commission that involves My Hero Academia

Grabbed a steak sandwich from Donkey's Place today... it was quite delicious!

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• Monochrome Masters: Purchase an item from the Black and White Dye Merchants.
• Know Your Enemy: Collect 20 Mongol artifacts.
• Good Riddance: Liberate 8 occupied areas in Toyotama.