Persona 4 Golden and other notes

We got a a lot done in Persona 4 Golden tonight, acing the Finals, getting some personality categories maxed out, and took advantage of my Social Link screw ups to access the Chagall Cafe and do a little fishing. 

But the big thing we did was grind out levels while looking for items related to side quests in order complete Margaret's Social Link. I did not like doing the Fusion Requests in Persona 3 Portable or Persona 5 Royal, but knowing they were coming meant that I was going to grind as much as possible to ensure we got them done.This has resulted in the Compendium being 72% complete, so that can take a backseat going forward. 

Next time we play we're going to deal with the Copy Cat Killer, going right into the dungeon which should... FINALLY... open the door to Naoto's story arc! 

Persona 4 Golden will return on Monday's stream

Next stream will feature Overwatch 2

For the raid we dropped in on lilmoolah_ who was playing Fallout 4

This week's line up will be the same as last week

Sunday: Overwatch 2
Monday: Persona 4 Golden
Tuesday: Persona 4 Golden
Wednesday: Sea of Thieves of Smite
Thursday: Persona 4 Golden
Friday: J-Stars Victory Vs
Saturday: Persona 4 Golden

I did go back and forth on including MultiVersus, but Persona 4 is the major priority game.

Need to do some laundry, granted it's mostly shirts and shorts since I don't go anywhere

Finished the Spider-Man commission, next one on my list is a WWE related one. Will start on that before I go to bed and with luck we could bang it out during the day tomorrow

Persona 4 Golden Achievements

• Head of the Class: Rank #1 in your class on an exam.
• An Acquired Taste: Drink the coffee at Chagall Café.
• Special Fusion Expert: Use 4 or more Personas in a special fusion.
• A True Bond: Max out a Social Link.

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

Starfield and other notes

 Hi everyone,

Tonight's stream of Starfield saw me mostly doing side quests as I came across them, some find of interesting, as we stuck mostly to one planet. I did find it really odds that my characters got roped into being recruited by two factions as I turn down one and then automatically got stuck with the other. Also learned there is no way to break down stuff from the inventory... which makes sense I guess because you are supposed to go out and search for resources, but at the same time inventory management is a fucking chore, not to mention finding vendors who will accept various items is a nightmare because trying to remember where shops are is quickly becoming a pain.

Now we did complete the first big mission for Constellation, so we now apparently have choices on how to proceed on the main story. Anyway, night time we play Starfield will be next Saturday night.

Out next stream on Sunday will feature Overwatch, with a start time of about 5 PM Eastern

Starfield Achievements

• Dust Off: Reach Level 5

For the raid we over to twitch.tv/kalenal for some Final Fantasy XIV

Didn't get as much writing done as I wanted to today for a WWE related commission, but it's nearly finsihed so after I post this blog I'll get write to that. Then I have two more story commission, one based on the Flash CW series and another one for AEW (thankfully the person who wants that included a nice big outline for me to follow)

I have been watching the Team Four Star commentaries on Dragon Ball Z Abridged, and it's become increasingly fascinating over what they do and don't remember.

At the time I'm writing this, the Phillies were up 6-1 on the Diamondback in game 5 of the NLCS... hopefully they can hold on and return to Philadelphia up 3 games to 2.

So with that, have a good night!

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

Thank You

Good afternoon everyone,

Yesterday was mom's funeral, and I want to express my sincere thanks to everyone who came, from family and friends, many of whom I've met for the first time, it was a shining example of just how much my mom was loved. To everyone, I wholeheartedly thank you. 

Again I want to express my thanks to Mr. Theo Stanley, Jr and his staff at Stanley's Memorial Chapel in Camden. I could not imagine anyone doing as good as a job as they did in preparing mom, and making sure everything was conducted with the kindness and compassion they have shown. 

I want to thank the good folks of La Cocina Latin Cuisine in Pennsauken for catering the event as well. I really hope the next time we need their services it would be for a much more happy occasion. 

Next I want to thank you to Rev. Stephen Robbins and everyone at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden for a beautiful service and in welcoming my mom when she started going to mass on Sunday mornings.

Also I want to thank my Twitch community: FelKimChi, PandaSweet, Kalenal, FnDanteSavage, Iceman7667, BangBangBang, LvlStrkr and so many others for your kindness and support over the past couple of months. Though we have yet to meet in person, ya'll are the best friends a guy like me could have.

I would go more in the detail of how everything went, but I went through the details on stream, and trying to do a step by step recap is tough. For me, personally I feel getting to connect with a lot of family again was important... knowing that they have my back because... really for the first time I'm alone, is a huge comfort.

Last night's stream itself was saw my cousin Frances make their debut as Mod for the channel, and again, huge thank you to my communities of long time friends for welcoming her into the fold. She already saw what a great bunch ya'll were, and it really made me happy to see how well she just slipped right in like she's been there for years.

We played a lot of Fall Guys last night, teaming up with Felkimchi, and we made it to the final round twice, coming up short in roll off. Also played some Fallout 76, being joined by Iceman as we helped him progress his in-game story.

For the raid we dropped in on GGVexy as they were playing Potion Permit over at twitch.tv/ggvexy

I did not do any writing at all yesterday, I hope to get back into the swing of things shortly. 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Difficulty Challenge Combo #2, Sway Back Combo, Straight Combo #2 and Difficulty Challenge Combo #3 for 32 minutes.

"What did the zero say to the eight?" "That belt looks good on you."

Song of the Day: Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits.

For tonight's stream the plan is to play Final Fantasy XIV, we'll mix in side quests with raids.

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

The Night I Cried: My Twitch Community Is Awesome

Good morning everyone,

Saying yesterday was rough... is an understatement. At about 3:30 PM, I was in a telephone conference with my Aunt Hillary, my brother Leo and the care team for my mom at Cooper Hospital, where in no uncertain terms they basically laid out the fact that my mom's battle against Lung Cancer is going to require Hospice care. Considering my mom is only 63 years old... and we were reaching milestones to where she could start dialing back and taking it easy for her senior years... this is devastating. See... I had hope, and I still hope, that mom can fight this and make it back home. To live the life she worked for.

After the call, I called my dad, who lives out in the North Dakota... and we had the longest conversation we had in probably ten years or so. Granted we ended up talking about his replaying of the 1953 Baseball season using APBA Baseball for Windows. It certainly was the first breath of levity I needed, all things considered.

Then came time to for last night's broadcast... and for the first time, I cried on stream... and prior to last night, the only folks who have seen me cried was my brother a few weeks ago, and my aunt who came by to pick up some things. I've been open and honest with my viewers, as few as I have, regarding my mom's condition, and ya'll know I've posted updates here in this blog day after day. But last night I openly cried on stream... it's just surreal that i just... talked for an hour, talk about mom, what she means to me and all sorts of stuff... and opened up about a whole lot of things, my failures, and how we both expected things to be.

I want to thank everyone who was in the chat during that, ya'll are awesome for just letting me just talk, because it's not easy for me at all, and just vent like that, with no real judgement. Those in the chat, including new viewers were really kind. And once I started talking other stuff like the VHS tapes I've been finding thing started to get on track a bit.... which lead to me recalling the theme for Felix the Cat, of all things.

Now I've been broadcasting regularly on Twitch since January of 2017, and it has been the only thing I've done where I feel like I could actually be good at something, and while I may have a small community of folks that have stuck with me along the way, they are the best people that I know. It's why I say without question, my twitch community is awesome.

Now once we got into playing Fall Guys like maybe an hour into the stream (I kept saying we'd get to it but I wouldn't shut up lo)l, but when finally we did, I was joined by long time friends of the channel Felkimchi and PandaSweet for a run in the 'Squads' show... and somehow, some way, we won, with me being the last person standing. Talk about surreal. To have that moment was incredible.

Of course we also played Fallout 76, and Iceman joined me for that, and since he's gone through this sort of things, we ended up just talking during an extra final hour of the stream, in addition to our usual hi-jinks that ensured during our adventures in West Virginia.

Last night's stream will be preserved in an uncut state over on my YouTube channel, and I also segmented out the entire first 90 minutes to keep on Twitch as well. 

Stream Clips

• Round Over... WE WIN!!!!
• Just Crash Right Into The Sign 
• We're still here!
  

With everything going on, I barely managed to finish a short story commission based on things in WWE, and got another one to work on, but I'm going to have to delay writing it until probably Friday, because I intend to see my mom today. The person who requested said story understands.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Defensive Combo #1, Front-Back Step Combo and Uppercut Combo #2 for only 21 minutes. Woke up later than I intended.... sorry.

"What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet?" "Supplies!"

Song of the Day: Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

For tonight's stream the plan is to play Star Trek Online, which has a new episode out that sees the STO debute of Gates McFadden who played Dr. Beverly Crusher on TNG. In addition, we'll also play  Final Fantasy XIV, we'll do some side quests, maybe some raids and other things. We'll see.

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

Still Taking The Casual Approach To Saints Row

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Saints Row was a lot of fun as I really focused on the ventures and side jobs for a good portion, with the big realization being that the ones for acquiring the cars was a lot more obvious than they were in other games. We did advance the plot a little in terms of quests associated with Eli, Kev and Neenah that advanced their sub stories and get to know more of what their characters are like in various situations.

Perhaps the highlight was the final mission we did that introduced the LARP aspect Saints Row, and it's a big reminder as to why I prefer Saints Row over Grand Theft Auto, which is how the series is not afraid to be silly and over the top in various ways. 

Something very apparent is that I'll hit Level 20, which is I think max level sometime during the next stream where I feature Saints Row (Monday), because of my focus on avoiding the main story. I just really like being able to take a casual approach to it, getting the most out of the game where I can set my own pace.

Big thanks to TheInsanityInc for resubscribing to my Twitch Channel for a 19th month! It's greatly appreciated! 

For the raid, we dropped in on TokuSHOUTsu, a channel that is always on and features things like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Ultraman and many other Japanese shows and movies courtesy of Shout! Factory TV! You can check the channel out at twitch.tv/TokuSHOUTsu!   

Saints Row Achievements

• Kitted Out: Fully upgraded a weapon.
• Shopping Spree: Bought 1 item from every store.
• Wrecking Ball: Killed an enemy with a towed object.

Stream Clip Links

• Coming Down!
• "Mess" 'Em Up! 
• Pew Pew Pew!
  

I couldn't reach my mom at all yesterday via her cell phone... and I had a pretty bad blow up as well with a lot of hits coming my way. I know I'm not alone, but I'm not the best at expressing myself. Doesn't help that the longer things go on, the more the fact that I'm failing on so many fronts is coming to light.

As a result, I didn't get any writing done at all yesterday in terms of the commission requests that I do have that helped cover some expenses and odds are that won't be the case today either. 

For anyone wanting to try Hello Fresh, use code POGHF64483 when you sign up at HelloFresh.com for a discount on 21 meals plus free shipping, or sign up via my affiliate link at https://strms.net/hellofresh_fredcasden!  

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Biceps Shape Focus Combo, Triple Combo #2, Intermediate Combo #1 and Defensive Combo #2 for 32 minutes

Also Fitness Boxing 2 had a surprised update, with a new instructor named Leo being added, which is funny to me because that's my brother's named. Other features added was the option to remove Blocking from the daily workout settings, the ability to customize the order of songs on the Song List and check the courses played on the Exercises Results Screen 

Also stepped on the scale, and my weight seems to be down around 238 to 240 pounds, so lets split the difference and call it 239

"Dear Math, grow up and solve your own problems."

Song of the Day: Bury A Friend by Billie Eilish

For tonight's stream the plan is to play Fall Guys and Fallout 76 as part of the usual Wednesday night double header. 

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

The Middle Of The Week

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream was plagued with frame drops, but everything seemed stable as Twitch only showed once instance of stream instability. It was rather peculiar as we dropped frames off and on throughout the entire night.

In Fall Guys, I ended up in the Final Round a few times, gained a first place finished and had some very questionable eliminations with last minute failures on squads. It was the usual silliness of pretty much. We did pick up an achievement during it because of the one first place finish, and if I can finish a race in first place 15 more times that'll be another achievement down the road!

We also played Fallout 76, helping Iceman with his main story quests, as he's in the Wasterlanders portion of the story, which means on track for the Treasure Vault raid which is going to be very interesting considering how much of a pain that was for me solo. At least I'll be able to help him out when he reaches that point!

For the raid we dropped in on x9abenonymous9x while they were playing God of War II over on twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x!  

Fall Guys Achievements

• Quite Dashing: Get first place in a racing round 5 times

Stream Clip Links

• You All Get Hoops!
• You're still alive! 
• Run Away!
  

Update on mom, they drained some fluid from around her lungs yesterday, and when I talked with her, she sounded better than she did when I saw her on Monday, but from what I understand they are draining more fluid today, so I think that obviously would delay her chemo treatment that was scheduled. If anyone would like to help my mom in her fight against Lung Cancer, please donate to her gofundme at https://gofund.me/6adf8354!

Wrote another short story commission based on the world of Dragon Ball yesterday, and have another lined up for today to work on as I wait for work to pick back up while also looking for a more stable gig. At lease these tales are keeping my brain occupied.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Beginner COmbo #1, Body Hook Combo, Weaving Combo #1 for 28 minutes

Found boxes filled with VHS tapes the other day, and I figure a good idea for content for my YouTube Channel is to go through them and see which films have I seen and which ones I haven't. Recording the first one yesterday, which will be viewable on Monday

"What do a tick and the Eiffel Tower have in common?" "They're both Paris sites."

Song of the Day: Gloria by Laura Branigan.

For tonight's stream we shall be playing Final Fantasy XIV, with the first main goal being to play the new Alliance Raid... which I should've done last week, but I was unaware of it. So once that's done, we'll get back to side questing!

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

So Saints Row '22's origin for The Saints actually makes sense in context

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Saints Row '22 saw us start with off roaming around, doing the side hustles, finding stores and any landmarks we could find before making some headway when it came to the main story, which saw the unlocking of the JimRob's Garage, and the advancement to where The Boss gets canned by Marshall because of the other factions crashed a museum. This lead to mission where the two companion characters who had affiliation with the those other factions basically quitting and which leads to the creation of the Saints. 

Now that may seem convoluted, but one has to remember in the original Saints Row, the Saints were already established, and because of the events of Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell, Johnny Gat basically has an option to reboot the universe, which means the Saints don't come into existence until much later on. So with that in mind, the story actually works.

One thing that was cool was that folks realized that I made The Boss character apart of the LGTBQ community, which just makes sense because of the 'Romance' scenes in Saints Row IV. Regardless of the gender, the Boss has relations with all members of the Saints in that game. 

On a side note: I found an Indiana Jones style hat, jacket and pants with a whip in one of the in-game stores, which was pretty awesome!

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz while they were playing Prey over on twitch.tv/powerthumbz! 

Congratulations to Monicaneo who is getting married in October! Hope they and their partner have a long and happy marriage!

 Saints Row Achievements

• Tune Up: Customized a vehicle.
• Food for Thought: Staggered an enemy with a vending machine.
• Performance Review: Got fired.
• Making a Name: Named your criminal empire.

Stream Clip Links

• Sorry Marshall
• Achievement: Food For Thought 
• That screen effect going wonky
  

There was some miscommunication regarding what was going on with mom, but it was discovered that she has some fluid around her left lung that may be causing some shortness of breath. Had a long talk with my brother and one of the doctors who are taking care of mom, and the subject of how weak she has gotten because she's basically been bed ridden since initially going to the Emergency Room back on December 28. If anyone would like to help my mom in her fight against Lung Cancer, please donate to her gofundme at https://gofund.me/6adf8354!

Continued my string of daily commission writings with another Dragon Ball tale, and I have another one in line.as well that is apart of the established series of stories featuring Videl... even if she won't be featured in the next one that was requested. 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Advanced Combo #2, Left-Right Step Combo and Hook Combo #2

"Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth. Then it's a soap opera."

Song of the Day: Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons

For tonight's stream, Fall Guys will lead thing off then after the 9 PM break, we'll switch over to Fallout 76 as I work my way to level 100!

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

We had a fun night

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream opened with Fall Guys, and we had several good runs, making it to the final round a few times and coming fairly close to winning. To my surprise, we did get an achievement to pop when it came to qualifying from 500 rounds. I didn't realize that was a goal to accomplish, if I did, I would've been pushing for it a while ago! Big thanks to Felkimchi for joining in lot for a lot of the shows!

Following the break, we switched over to Fallout 76, with the big goal being in helping Iceman finish the Steel Dawn / Steel Reign story arc, and I did forget at how many Super Mutants there were around and inside of the West Tek facility. Still, it lead to a comedy of errors but the mission was accomplished. Will be interesting to see what is the next quest on Iceman's list of things to do.

For the raid we dropped in on the twitch channel for Mystery Science Theater 3000 over at twitch.tv/mst3k!  

Fall Guys Achievements

• Veteran Status: Qualify from 500 rounds

Stream Clip Links

• Live Long and Prosper Rhinos!
• Following A Coffee Table worked! 
• Why?! COME ON?!
• I got 'em! 
  

Mom had a 2nd round of physical therapy yesterday, and was very tired. Not sure if it was because of the medication. When I called to check on her his morning, she was being taken on oncology appointment... so here's hoping for some good news. If anyone would like to donate to her gofundme dedicated to covering medical related costs, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354 

Finished up the 16th chapter for the series of Mass Effect related commission requests, and there are for sure two more planed for the Mass Effect 2 era. Rather glad folks have been enjoying these little tales. That said, I am seriously considering opening up an subscribstar account since I have been doing so many commission short stories.

There was a Windows update that actually seem to fix some of the issues created by the previous one with a lot of sudden freezing. Well at least I think it fixed that.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Sway Back Combo, Hip Shake Focus COmbo and Intermediate Combo #2 for 31 minutes.

I'm not a big fan of stairs. They're always up to something.

Song of the Day:  Deja Vu by Olivia Rodrigo.

For tonight stream, we're playing Final Fantasy XIV, and I believe there is new main story content that came out. So we'll focus on that to take a break from the usual side quests that I've been working on.

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

 

Fall Guys, Fallout and a Mom Update

Good afternoon everyone,

First an update on my mom, there is a lot to be determine over what is next for her, in terms of making sure she's comfortable and being able to get her to and from places easily. Based on what I know and understand, I feel there one course of action is best, but in the end, it's up to her. That said, we are still raising money to help cover medical costs. If anyone wants to help, visit https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Last night's stream opened up with Fall Guys, and for the first time, I actually won a Solo Show. It came down to Roll Off, which I'm terrible at, but it was a shocking win. I came painfully close to win another Solo Show and a Duos Show as well, but my good fortune in Roll Off being in the final round did not last beyond the fluke win I had. Still it was a great moment.

We also played Fallout 76, knocking out the dailies and working on leveling up to 100. Big thanks to Iceman for being apart of the fun, as we were able to help him through one of the final Brotherhood of Steel story related missions. The plan is to help him with the final chapter of that next week so he can go from Initiate to Knight Erant.

For the raid we dropped in on x9abenonymous9x  who was playing the original God of War over at twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x!  

Stream Clip Links

• SOLO WIN!!!!
• Not taking the chance... FIRST! 
• It's Coming!
  

My Aunt Hilary came on down to help out with a few things and to make sure some basic matters were taken cared of. Always nice to have her visit.

Did some cleaning out of various things upstairs yesterday as well, and took advantage of the fact there are two rooms on the 2nd floor of my home not in use, which makes them perfect for storage.

I was asked about a continuation of a couple of Dragon Ball short stories that I did via Commission Requests, I told them if the original client wants it to continue then it would/ That said, I finished up one Mass Effect commission request, and got another one from the same person to continue it, giving it eleven episodes already. Already have the justification of the plot written now I need to simply write the action sequences

It appears Hover.gg has gone off line, a shame because I really liked posting my clips there.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Defensive Combo #1, Front-Back Step Combo and Uppercut Combo #2 for 28 minutes.

Why did the teacher love the whiteboard? She just thought it was remarkable!

Song of the Day: Safe And Sound by Capital Cities

On tonight's stream, Final Fantasy XIV is on deck as we'll continue side questing, and will probably do a drew roulette raids as well.

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

We Finished Pokemon Violet! And It Was Awesome!

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Pokemon Violet saw us basically breeze through the Elite Four, the League Champion Geeta, the 6th match against Nemona and have a leisurely stroll to the bottom of Area Zero to finish the game. I'm not kidding, as I had the match up list for each major battle, so I was prepared in advance. I did make sure Meowscarda got the final hits to defeat Geeta and the Turo AI in terms of the standard battles. 

That said I loved how the story played out in regards to Arven finding out that his father died a long time ago, Miraidon having to face a bully version of itself (which ties in nicely with the Team Star story arc) and everything wrapping up nicely while setting things up for 'post credits' content (Gym battle rematches, and so forth.

Oh, my six Pokemon to close out the game were Ceruledge, Meowscarda, Vivillon, Medicham, Raichu.& Floatzel. Outside of Ceruledge who I got in a trade and Medicham which I caught mid-game, the other four were in my lineup since damn near the start of the game. 

Overall I did enjoy playing Pokemon Violet a hell of a lot more than I did Pokemon Shining Pearl. There was never a point where I felt I was under prepared outside of not knowing the Ghost-gym involved 'double battles'. 

As for what will be the game to be featured on Mondays and Tuesdays? I thinking the Xbox 360 version of Bayonetta. I have never played it before.

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz who was playing Prey over at twitch.tv/powerthumbz! 

Stream Clip Links

• Defeating Geeta In A Snap!
• Do It Meowscarada! 
• Miraidon Gets The Job Done!
  

Tried to keep taps on mom yesterday, but missed her several times when I called. She did have a radiation therapy session, and they gave her shots to the stomach to try and deal with the tumors. If anyone would be kind to donate to her GoFundMe to try and cover medical expenses, it would be greatly appreciated. The link is at https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Did a fair amount of writing on the latest Mass Effect short story commission request, granted I'm including EDI a lot more than one would assume in terms of setting up the plot. I should be able to finish it before tonight's stream... or before I go to bed after the stream. Whichever comes first.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Defensive Combo #2, Intermediate COmbo #1 and Triple Combo #2 for 31 minutes.

What kind of dinosaur loves to sleep? Well, now, all of them.

Song of the Day:  I’m Not The Only One by Same Smith

For tonight's stream we're playing Fall Guys to start and then we'll switch to Fallout 76 after the 9 PM break.

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

Mom stayed over night at the hospital

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday at 11:30 AM my mom went off for her 2nd Radiation Therapy session... but she ended in the Emergency Room at 4 PM with some pains on her right side. According to the nurse in the ER I spoke too, a lot of of tests results looked fine, so it might be a bad reaction to the Radiation, or she might of badly pulled a muscle. By 11:30 PM, she was finally being put into a room to get some rest. Spoke with her first thing this morning, and apparently it's more of an issue of pain management. We are trying to raise money to cover all her medical expenses, if anyone can help, please donate to her GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Now I did do a stream last night while keeping tabs on my mom, in fact she called in during the stream and for the first time she was able to thank those in the chat for their support. It was a really cool moment.

In terms of what we played, we opened up with Fall Guys, selecting both solo and squad shows... we didn't make a single appearance in the Final Rounds, but we did knock out all of the dailies. There were a few silly moments for sure.

We did end up Playing Fallout 76, mostly to just do the daily challenges, so it was roaming around doing finding things and doing events. Ended up teamed with a random player and followed them around for a good amount of time. Also picked up one achievement as a result.

Did experiment with Green Screen Gifs, introducing the random John Travolta appearing when someone redeems it of it I just want to be silly.

For the raid, we sent everyone over to Mystery Science Theater 3000 at twitch.tv/mst3k! Because if I no one else to raid, dropping in on the Satellite of Love is a great idea

Fallout 76 Achievements

•  Field Medic: Revive 20 Fallen Players

Stream Clip Links

• The Focus To Come In First
• I Just Came In First... Again! 
• Did Homeboy Boop Me Out The Way?!
• Of course... 
• Bad Monkey!!!
• Achievement: Field Medic! 
  

Finished the WWE Short Story commission yesterday afternoon, and the next commission request is for a continuation of the Mass Effect series of short stories this time featuring Aria T'Loak.  Got a lot of it written last night before I feel asleep.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured  Double Combo #2, Straight Combo #1 and Triple Combo #1 for 31 minutes

What do you call a dog with no legs? You can call him whatever you want, he's still not coming.

Song of the Day: Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi

For tonight's stream, we shall continue our side quest grind in Final Fantasy XIV, with maybe a raid or two tossed in to break things up!

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

Two More Gyms and One More Titan Conquered

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Pokemon Violet was certainly more the 'how the hell do I get to where I need to go' aspect, but following a plan of doing things in a set order does mean I'm pretty much over powered in a number of different aspects. Meowscarada can basically one shot most things at level 56, since I have her with two dark type moves, one grass type and one fairy type moves. I'm certainly leaning into doing the rest of this game as I did Pokemon Shield and just over level my core team to brute force my way through the elite four. I mean it worked in Shield & Let's Go Eevee... and technically did in Shining Pearl.

We did conquer two Gyms, the ones for Ghost type, which happened to be the one 'duos' style of battling area I've seen in game, plus the Psychic gym. Again Meowscarada basically did all the heavy lifting in both areas. Figuring out how to 'catch up' with Iron Treads, the Quaking Earth Titan, took way too long for me to realize, but we made short work of him.

Noat this point, I have One Gym left, two Team Star Bases and one more Titan to conquer before starting the string of end game battles. But also discovered there are Shrines where if certain things are removed Legendary 'ruin' Pokemon may be freed to possible battle and / or captured. I doubt I'll go that far as most sites are calling the pursuit of the Shrines to be 'post-credits' content.

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

Stream Clip Links

• Final Hit In The Ghost Gym
• Flower Trick For The Win... Again 
• Victory In The Psychic Gym
• Defeating Iron Treads, the Quaking Earth Titan 
  

Mom first day of Radiation Therapy went well from what she told me, the biggest issues yesterday being with the prearranged Uber and Lyft rides which clearly are not taking into account how quickly she can move. Most of her therapy sessions are in the afternoons, which gives plenty of time to get her ready... but I'm worried about the ones that are schedules for mornings. If anyone would be kind to donate to her GoFundMe, it would be greatly appreciated: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Started writing the latest WWE commission story request, may end up going with the promo set up route for it, since it's easy to write without me having to track down actual TV segments. Did got a large portion written after the stream.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2  daily workout featured Weaving Combo #1, Body Hook Combo and Beginner Combo #1 for 28 minutes.

What did the clock do when it was hungry? It went back four seconds.

Song of the Day: Big Fun 2017 by Inner City

For tonight's stream, Iceman made me aware that he may not be able to join us, so we may still only with Fall Guys or pair it with Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed or MultiVersus if I decied no t to play Fallout 76. Regardless Fall Guys will be featured to start things off!

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

 https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Just your typical Wednesday

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream started off with Fall Guys, and we were joined for several Duo shows by FelKimChi. We managed to get to round 3 or round 4 a few times, but we had some wonky luck. As a solo, I only made one appearance in the final round. Also had some really bad attempts in Stomping Grounds. I swear (a lot) that the hit boxes on the Rhinos in that mode change week to week!

After the mid-stream break, we switched over to Fallout 76, and was joined by Iceman in order to help him with some of quests in his trip through the Brotherhood of Steel story arc, with the missions 'Missing Persons' and 'Out of the Blue', the first of which he helped me with... and the later being one I did solo. Was super glad I was able to help him out because the Assaultron Sheep-squatch in 'Out of the Blue' was a real bullet sponge.

Stream Clip Links

• Kobe!
• Lost My Tail But Got It Back 
• Using The Ammo I Normally Don't Use
• Really? The Dog Gets Me? 
  

For last night's raid we dropped in on SweetLindir who was playing Rogue Company over at twitch.tv/SweetLindir!  

Update on my mom, she is scheduled to start radiation treatments on Friday... that's one hell of a birthday present for me. Big thank you to everyone who has been supportive and to those who have donated to her GoFundMe, considering her insurance, its helping covered a fair amount. For more information, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

I put together the 2022 Gaming Tour Video yesterday, highlight all 60 games we finished on stream. The video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/0n_MHTIXQeg

Finished work on the fourth straight Mass Effect short story commission. Unlike the recent string of the WWE related ones, these have been fun to write back to back.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Difficulty Challenge Combo #2, Straight Combo #2 and Block Combo for 31 minutes. By my rough math, we should wrap up Martina's Champion EX achievement on either Sunday or Monday.

Why was the snowman looking through a bag of carrots? He was picking his nose. 

Song of the Day: ‘Never Forget You’ by Zara Larsson, MNEK

For tonight's stream we'll be playing Final Fantasy XIV as we'll continue on the Side Quests plus maybe do some daily Roulettes.

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

Abzu is the 60th we finished this year

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream opened with Abzu, a game that is more of an experience because of how gorgeous it is and how incredible the musical score is. I did try to find everything for a 'possible' 100% completion run, but some areas are just too difficult to see where some things are  Still, it does give me an excuse to play it again on stream to try and get the other achievements.

I hope to have the highlight reel featuring all 60 games we finished for this years tour ready by New Years Eve

We did play Smite, and there were two quests that tied into one another, play as a Warrior and play as a Chinese God... so with that I ended up playing as Mulan for the first time, picking up one of her two achievements and coming painfully close in picking up the other, which involved leveling up her weapons. She kind of feels like a less dive heavy version of Nike.

We loaded up Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 to try and get an S-Rank achievement... never got hire than an A-Rank. There has to be a trick to it.

Lastly we closed out with SoulCalibur II HD Online, and I totally forgot that earlier in the year I was messing around with it to try and get several achievements done. Was surprised to pick up one achievement for defeating 50 male warriors. Did do an arcade run as Heihachi, and I have to giggle at his ending basically coming across as it was all a dream.

ABZÛ Achievements

• Breach: Leap from the water.
• Jetstream: Burst 15 fish schools in the jetstream.
• Food Chain: Witness predation while meditating.
• Ballet: Perform a flip while riding a creature.
• Connection: Ride the Great White Shark.
• Leviathan: Breach the water on the back of a blue whale.
• Reflection: Complete the adventure.

SMITE Achievements

• Two For One: Unlock the SMITE Award "Two For One."

SoulCalibur II HD Online Achievements

• Exemplary Fortitude: Defeated 50 Male Characters

Stream Clips

• Achievement: Leviathan
• Achievement: Two For One 
• WakkaWakkaWakka 
• Is that all you got
  

By the way, here is the full list of every game we finished this year.

01/07 - Pokemon Shining Pearl
01/17 - Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
01/20 - Life of Fly
01/24 - Battletoads
01/25 - Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
01/26 - Gears 5
01/29 - Disney-Pixar Brave
02/08 - Life is Strange: Remastered
02/13 - Life is Strange - Before the Storm: Remastered
02/15 - Kingdom Hearts III
02/19 - Life of Fly 2
02/22 - Tell Me Why
02/26 - Mortal Kombat IX
02/28 - Light Fairytale Episode 1
03/01 - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
03/01 - Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper
03/01 - Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
03/07 - What Remains Of Edith Finch
03/09 - WWF SmackDown 2: Know Your Role
03/12 - Teen Titans
03/14 - Sonic Generations
03/15 - P.O.W. Prisoners of War
03/15 - Beast Busters
03/16 - Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
03/21 - Contrast
03/23 - Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
04/02 - Apocalypse
04/19 - Mass Effect 2
04/23 - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
05/17 - Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
05/22 - Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes EX Edition
05/30 - Lego Batman: The Video Game
06/02 - Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360 Version)
06/11- Capcom Fighting Evolution
06/18 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
06/21 - Persona 5 Royal
07/11 - Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
07/18 - Persona 4: Arena
07/23 - Tekken Tag Tournament 2
07/25 - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
07/30 - Persona 5: Strikers
08/06 - Stray
08/12 - My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure
08/22 - Mass Effect 3
09/02 - Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
09/05 - LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
09/12 - Murdered: Soul Suspect
09/16 - The Quarry
09/20 - Tekken 7
10/03 - Overwatch
10/10 - The Last of Us Remastered
10/14 - Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
10/28 - Until Dawn
11/18 - Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
11/21- Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
11/22 - Dragon Ball FighterZ
11/23 - Fallout 76
12/09 - Persona 4: Dancing All Night
12/13 - Games of Thrones: A Telltale Series
12/20 - Abzu

For the raid we dropped in on FelKimchi as they were playing Genshin Impact over on twitch.tv/felkimchi! 

Found out that mom will probably start getting radiation treatments on my birthday, and the major areas of concern are in her hip and right shoulder. If anyone wants to help with my mom's medical expenses, you can donate to her gofundme at https://gofund.me/6adf8354

The streak of Mass Effect shorty commissions request is now up to four, and I should have guessed that there was a possibility of including Matriarch Benezia. Will have to ponder how to make that work.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Sway Back Combo, Hip Shape Focus Combo and Intermediate Combo #2

What's the best way to carve wood? Whittle by whittle.

Song of the Day: Rocket Man (I think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) by Elton John

For tonight's stream, the plan is to play Fall Guys and Fallout 76, so silliness and action is expected. 

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

Fall Guys, Fallout and Getting Follow Bot Bombed

 Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream opened with Fall Guys, and surprisingly I ended up in the Final Round 4 times, twice as a solo and twice in Squad mode, which was amazing... and I came within whiskers of actually pulling off some wins. But it was a lot of fun regardless. We were also joined by PandaSweet for a few rounds as well.

After the break, we switched over to Fallout 76, and we helped Iceman with a few of his Brotherhood of Steel quests that were combat heavy, and we were joined by PowerThumbZ as well in an attempt to get one of the nukes launched to go for it's related achievement. Unfortunately, someone else beat us to it and we got kicked when maybe 75% of the way through. We'll give it a shot in a private session down the road. 

Now unfortunately, we ended up getting Followed Botted towards the end of the stream, 2,500 new followers. It didn't take me long to realize what was happening and I have to laugh. I did clip the incident and reported it to Twitch.

Fallout 76 Achievements

• Code Cruncher: Hack 50 Terminals

Twitch Clips

• I was in the final 3...
• Stay In The Light! 
• Give me my penguin back!
• Things happening 
• Shin go in front!
• Back here again 
• Being Followed Botted
  

For the raid we dropped in on x9abenonymous9x as they were were playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II over at twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x!

Mom had an okay day yesterday, near as I can tell, but we do have major concerns. Full details on what's going on can be found on her GoFundMe page at: https://gofund.me/6adf8354. All donations go directly to her medical expenses.

It's that time of year where work slows down because of the Holiday season, but I did plan for it this go round, wish some of my usual expenses already paid in advance.

Today's Ftiness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Body Uppercut Combo, Double Combo #1 and Body Straight Combo for 28 minutes.

What do sprinters eat before a race? Nothing, they fast.

Song of the Day: Arcade by Duncan Laurence

For tonight's stream, we're playing Final Fantasy XIV, with a focus on Side Quests in areas associated with Shadowbringers. These will be more difficult as I won't be able to one or two shot every enemy I come across. 

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

Fall Guys Success and Helping A Buddy In Fallout 76

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream started with Fall Guys, and we were joined by the one and only PandaSweet. Now we did have an issue setting up a party and with the game claiming one of us cancelled match making, which was very weird. Still we did have a blast, and even some success, winning three bouts of 'Sweet Thieves'. Not often to be on the winning side of things in Fall Guys, so it was a real treat.

After the break, we switched over to Fallout 76, and we were joined by Iceman, so we made sure to focus on story content he needed to be done associated with the Steel Dawn arc. Because I two of the more combat heavy ones solo a couple of months ago, I was able to basically walk him through it, including dealing with hacked doors very quickly. Was fun being able to do these again with a buddy considering the nightmare of doing them solo. Going to be real fun next week because his next quest involves the Super Mutant invasion of Fort Atlas

Twitch Clips

• I will never be able to do that again!
• Over The Top! 
• We Win!!!
• Insult Bot!!! 
• Mothman!!!!
• And it goes Boom! 
  

For the raid we dropped in on x9abenonymous9x as they were playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II over at twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x

Work was another mediocre day, possible leads and stuff, but no progress to feel productive.

Picked up another WWE commission which I was expecting based on the return of Sarah Logan to the promotion. Will probably start writing that before tonight's stream.

Managed to ear a few King Crazy's in Persona 4: Dancing All Night last night, and with how I have the Free Dancing set up, I wonder how it'll throw off my timing for the Story Mode dances for tomorrow night's stream because of the slower pace.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Waist Shape Focus Combo, Hook Combo #1 and Weaving Combo #2

What are the biggest enemies of caterpillars? Dogerpillers.

Song of the Day: Heather by Conan Gray

For tonight's stream we'll be focused on Final Fantasy XIV, we'll continue to Carrier series of quests, and depending on how long that takes, we may start up the Endwalker side quests or do a couple of raids.

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