Adachi's P4AU story fills in the gaps

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream saw us featuring Persona 4 Arena Ultimax one final time in order to see Adachi's story play out, and it certainly filled in the gaps as to why he was out of police custody and why he was 'helping' in his own way during the P4 version of events. It does however raises a question as to how much of the P3 side of the story is actually canon because both side contradict one another yet complement each other at the same time, particularity once the True Ending is considered.

Anyway, we did do one Score Attack run as Elizabeth to get its related trophy and also a few attempts a flows 41-50 in the Golden Arena to see if we could get further in that, but a lot of grinding is involved as far as that goes, since that mode is more of an RPG.

We also revisited Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight, picking up a couple of King Crazy's and setting a few new high scores on some songs. I was a tad bit rusty at it since it's been about a month since I last played it any of the Persona dancing games.

One thing I did reveal during the stream is that next Friday... the PS4 game will be Final Fantasy VII Remake

For the raid we dropped in on Flint_Locke while they were doing a VRChat stream over at twitch.tv/flint_locke! 

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Trophies

• Score Attacker: You completed one Score Attack Course.

Stream Clip Links

• Adachi vs Hi-no-Kagutsuchi
• I ran right into it! 
• Why yes is his yelling at them to...
  

My brother and one of my aunts visited mom at the hospital yesterday, and I talked to her a bit, she sounded better for sure, so maybe what the doctors did for her throat helped some. There are lot of concerns for sure still. I didn't get any updates or news regarding her condition, but if anyone would like to help out, please donate to mom's gofundme at https://gofund.me/6adf8354, all funds go directly to covering medical expenses in her fight against lung cancer and other ailments!

Also went and saw mom this morning, but she was sedated because they took her to get an MRI earlier, so she was partially asleep

Managed to finish the Gotham Knights commission request rather easily, despite not playing the game and not having any context as it relates to how the four characters interact in it, but I'm not complaining as it was nearly 4000 words long. Got another short story request for a WWE, I'll get to work on that in the afternoon. And all these little commission requests I've been doing with work being slow has certainly helped out in covered my electric bill for this month.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Weaving Combo #2, Hook Combo #1 and Waist Shape Focus Combo for 28 minutes

"How do you follow Will Smith in the snow?" "You follow the fresh prints."

Song of the Day: Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches & Herb.

For tonight's stream, we're resuming Catherine after completing the first five floors last week. And if the giant bride is any indication, things in the second half of the game is going to get crazy.

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

Thoughts on the New Alliance Raid in FFXIV

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Final Fantasy XIV saw a huge focus on 6.3 content, namely the story associated with the new Alliance Raid. The Raid itself certainly is incredible, as all the gods introduced for the boss fights looked great... but with it being my first time doing said raid, I had quite a lot of trouble picking up on some of the mechanics, particularly on the final two bosses.

The story on the other had, while cute when going to the Marks of the 12, certainly revealed that there is not anything subtle with the fact that the character of Deryk is the 13th 'god', who is unnamed. At least that is my theory, but a lot of things point to him because of dialog he says.

Beyond the new stuff, I did a couple of side quests and also some roulette runs... and boy did I forget the mechanics on a lot things, granted some of the ones that I was randomly put in were big battles that I only did once. So my gear took a punishment. On the plus side, did discover that that the awesome Hildibrand dance sequence can be viewed again!

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal while they were also playing Final Fantasy XIV over on twitch.tv/kalenal!  

Stream Clip Links

• So much for doing this without dying
• Where are we Running too?! 
• Had to see it again!
  

Update on mom is that the doctors discovered an issues in her esophagus that was making it tough for her to swallow but apparently that was easily treatable. They also discovered some apparent spine compression that may be the cause of her weakness in her limbs. As far as the fluid in her lungs, the cause has not been determined but the words of possible heart failure was mentioned... if anyone wants to help out in her fight against lung cancer and these other medical issues, please donate to her gofundme https://gofund.me/6adf8354!

Finished another Dragon Ball short story commission yesterday afternoon, and the streak of those is broken, because the next commission is to be based on Gotham Knights, but I have not played it yet... so I'll have to wing it a bit and rely on what I know of the Bat Family. Should be fun to write!

With Star Trek Online's anniversary coming up, next Thursday's stream will be split between STO and FF14. 

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

"What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie?" "Sofishticated."

Song of the Day: Star Shopping by Lil Peep.

For tonight's stream, we're returning one final scheduled time to Persona 4: Arena Ultimax to see the Adarchi story which was originally DLC for the game's initial PS3/Xbox 360 release. Once the story is done, we'll probably jump into the Golden Arena mode or try and knock out a few score attack runs to see if we can get a few achievements.

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! 

Mom's back in the hospital; The Saints Row '22 Game Isn't Bad

Good morning everyone,

First off, an update on my mom, apparently she had an appointment at MD Anderson that no one knew about, and she wasn't feeling well while over there. She was admitted to the Emergency Room at Cooper Hospital in the late morning, early afternoon. I went over to check on her in the late afternoon, but wasn't able to speak to a nurse or doctor, but mom seemed a little loopy, which I guess was from whatever medication they gave. I do know she was moved to the medical / surgical floor of the hospital, and she may have gotten an infection on top of everything else, there was an increase of white blood cells. I spoke to her this morning, and she was in a lot of pain, and according to the nurses station, they'll be doing tests and other evaluations of her today.

With everything going on, if anyone can donate to her gofundme to help, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

As for last night's stream, we started playing Saints Row, the reboot of the series released last year, and we're playing it with the licensed music turned off, which probably dings the experience, but I've done that with several other games in the series. I'm not particularly sure where exactly people said this game was bad, but then again I'm fairly early into it, only done two missions and spent a lot of time exploring and doing side quests because that's how I played other Saints Row games.

When it comes to visuals and the audio, Saints Row '22 looks and sounds great, and funny enough I managed to find a character voice that is fairly similar to Laura Bailey's performance in Saints Row The Third and Saints Row IV. There are enough customization options to tweak things to how I want them when it comes to combat and just wanting to get things done. It's clear that the flight suit is in the game because of the glide mechanics in Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell. 

If there is one draw back, it's that Saints Row '22's character creation suite seems more limited than the ones in Saints Row The Third and Saints Row IV, as I do like making the Boss look a certain way. I wonder if some things are unlockable. 

Big thanks to BangBangBang for resubscribing to my Twitch Channel for a second month! It's greatly appreciated!

For the raid, we just dropped everyone off over at Mystery Science Theater 3000, the movie that was playing was Invasion of the Neptune Men! You can check out old MST3K episodes at twitch.tv/mst3k! 

Saints Row Achievements

• First F#@!ing Day: Completed First F#@!ing Day.
• To The Nines: Opened the Style app for the first time.
• The Side Job: Completed a Side Hustle.
• Wet Work: Completed a job on the Wanted app.

Stream Clip Links

• We Got Some Air Time
• That Redemption Of The Price Is Right Horn 
• Another one for the win column
  

Despite everything that happened yesterday, I did manage to finished two Dragon Ball commission requests featuring Future Trunks. I have another commission request to work on that is still based in the world of Dragon Ball, but with the focus being on Videl.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Double Combo #1, Body Straight Combo, Body & Body Uppercut Combo for 28 minutes

"Why do fathers take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"

Song of the Day: Fortune Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival

For tonight's stream, we shall continue Saints Row '22, I'll probably resumes exploring and doing what side stuff I come across before we dive into the next mission.

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

A Good Night Of Overwatch 2

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Overwatch 2 was a lot of fun, first big thanks to BangBangBang and PandaSweet for joining on matches, as it's always great to be playing with friends. We all ended up getting plays of the game at different points which was really cool. For myself, I picked up four POTGs, two as Junkrat and two as Torbjorn. Other character sued during the night included Moira, Ana, Mei, Junker Queen, Orisa, Reinhardt and several others.

It was funny that I was able to get up to 8 of the weeklies done considering wins were really tough to come by during the course of the week, since I often play Overwatch 2 following the Monday to Saturday streams. Then again, I can almost instantly tell when a match is won or loss pretty quick, so often times I end up just looking to finish the match!

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

Stream Clip Links

• En-Tire-ly Unavoidable!
• One By One By One 
• Molten Core For The Win!
  

Been having a little trouble reaching mom yesterday, but I do know my Aunt Grace and Cousin Frances were visiting her, and mom said she was doing okay. We are raising funds for her fight against Lung Cancer, if you'd like to help please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Finished another 2 Dragon Ball short story commissions based around Future Trunks and was given the go ahead to continue this unexpected series of stories. I really should consider starting that Subscribstar account.

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

"My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward."

Song of the Day: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

For tonight's stream we're going to start up Saints Row, which was released last year. Now it launched with a ton of bugs and issues, so I waited several months after it go various patch updates. Now I heard it was a mixed bag... but as long as its as fun as Saints Row The Third, Saints Row IV, Saints Row Gat Out of Hell and Agents of Mayhem, I'll be pleased.

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

Catherine is a Crazy Game

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream featured only Catherine, namely the Xbox 360 version of it. It's a story driven puzzle platformer, and even on easy difficulty it's a nutty game. The plot is that Vincent ends up cheating on his long time girlfriend named Katherine with a woman named Catherine right when he's starting to have nightmares based on his fears (commitment, being a father, etc). Being a game published by Atlus, there is a ton of surreal imagery including some 'what the fuck' moments.

In terms of progress, we cleared the first five stages (Underground Cemetery, Prison of Despair, Torture Chamber, Inquisition and Quadrangle), and more often than not, it was my own mistakes that lead to me falling to my demise... except  when it comes to the fifth boss, that Hell Bride certainly threw in some pain in ass mechanics that caught me way off guard. In fact that was where I had the most trouble... so I can imagine how the remaining stages are going to go.

At this point, I think I'll slot Catherine in for Next Saturday's stream instead of trying to finish it on Monday, because I have a feeling it'll take me a while to finish it! 

On a side note, I did notice the Teddy plush in the Stray Sheep bar for obvious Easter Egg for Persona 4. Which makes sense because from what I understand, the team that worked on Catherine also worked on the Persona games (or at least Persona 5).

For the raid, we dropped in on Kalenal while they were playing Final Fantasy XIV over at twitch.tv/kalenal!  

Catherine Achievements

• The Nightmares Have Just Begun.: Conquer Stage 1.
• The Great Escape: Conquer Stage 2.
• Play It Again, Vince...: Use the jukebox to change the music.
• Let My Sheep Go: Conquer Stage 3.
• No One Expects the...: Conquer Stage 4.
• Push It to the Limit!: Push 5 blocks at once. (Golden Playhouse)
• Crossing the Courtyard: Conquer Stage 5.

Stream Clip Links

• Well we die!
• I'm doomed! 
• Whoa... Well That happened!
  

While going through some boxes to see what is going to go to the trash, I found a bunch of games of the Sega Genesis, which were NBA Jame, Sonic & Knuckles, Mortal Kombat 3, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, X-Men, Ghostbusters, Madden '94 and NCAA Football. We have the carts and the cases... just not any of the manuals! Still what a find! I know we had more, so I wonder if the others will turn up?

Spoke to mom a few times yesterday, the weekend staff of the facility where she is at for physical therapy wasn't exactly on the ball... hope they'll do better today. We are raising funds in her fight against lung cancer, if you'd like to help out please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

My hot streak of completing short story commission continued with the finishing writing another Dragon Ball story featuring Future Trunks, and I have another request in the works.

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

I'm afraid for the calendar. Its days are numbered."

Song of the Day: Someone You Loved by Lewis Capald

For tonight's stream, well you know what day it is, its Sunday night which means its time for Overwatch 2!

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