A Full Fridge Is A Happy Fridge

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday was really cool as my Aunt Grace and Cousin Frances came over with some goodies for the fridge... and as someone who weighs anywhere between 235 and 240 lbs you know I like my goodies! It was great to chat with them for an extended period. I do need to remember to be careful about what I say during the streams, even in joking when it comes to food, since Friday I joked about them saving me a slice of Birthday cake... and the first thing they show me is indeed a slice of birthday cake from my aunt's birthday. (For the record its delicious)

As a lot of folks know I often end my streams by saying tighten your friendship bracelets, stay safe, have a good night and a pleasant tomorrow. The first half of that I got from Fn Dante Savage, and like many things I do on stream, I copied that from him because its such a cool line. Anyway, Frances brought me a Friendship bracelet with ta little charm that is half of a video game console controller and she has the other half. So that is awesome.

Also gave Frances my old Blue Snowball Microphone, and a few things my mom had to my Aunt (one of the Heart Shaped clocks and a couple of other items). It's the first time anything was done with some of moms things since she passed away. 

Last night's stream of Overwatch was the usual madcap nonsense, big thanks to PandaSweet for being apart of the all the fun. I picked up a few plays of the games as Orissa, Moira, Reinhard and Torbjourn. Other characters used included Junker Queen, Ana, Wrecking Ball, and a handful of others. Also to my shock I picked up a couple of achievements

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• Conservation of Energy: Gain 350 shields with a single use of Sigma's Kinetic Grasp in Quick or Competitive Play.
• Incomparable Pain: Block against 300 or more incoming damage and survive in a single use of Nemesis Form.

For the raid we dropped in on GGVexy while they were playing Sun Haven over on twitch.tv/ggvexy!

Tonight we're looking to Finish Agents of Mayhem, we have two story arcs to do, and then it's pretty much clean up detail on any achievements we want to try and get out of the game.

Today is going to be a rough day as the moving of furniture will be happening. Thankfully my brother Leo has a plan and I took the time to move things around so that things could be done with as little obstructions as possible. In fact I got started last night but managing to get a TV halfway towards the door... by literally flipping it end over end

Didn't get to do as much writing as I planned to yesterday, that's my own fault.

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

Another Saturday In ESO

Good morning everyone,

God a small bit of writing done yesterday, a lot less than I planned because I got caught up with some things around the house, laundry, dishes and other stuff. Oh well.

Did have a hard time getting the stream started last night, as my Internet speeds were way down from what I'm now paying. It sorted itself out, but again it proves to me Comcast can really be a pain in my ass at the wrong times!

Last night's stream of Elder Scrolls Online was a lot of fun, as Striker and I got a lot of side quests done. Striker went ahead earlier in the day to find a lot of the fast travel points which cut down on travel time. The story in Vvardenfell is getting pretty good as it turns out the cause of the living god's depleting power is caused by a dude named Chode... not really his name, but I call him Chode. The in-game wanted level is certainly a hindrance, and I can imagine if you don't have a Soul Gem to revive where you die it gets even worse. I mean I get why it's such a thing, but the time it takes to deplete just acts as a real deterrent of going into the towns for quest progression

Anyway, I really did enjoy the side quest for the Scarlet Judge, and love that we were awarded with the attire of the in-game vigilante to wear as a costume.

For the raid we dropped in on Hawleigh who was doing a Food and Drink stream over at twitch.tv/hawleigh

It's Sunday which means tonight's stream will be featuring Overwatch 2! Voice chat will be in my Discord!

Expecting a visit from my Aunt Grace and Cousin Frances this afternoon, which will be really cool 

Something I forgot to get when I did a small bit of grocery shopping the other day was getting some moon pies... I mean come on, they go great with RC Cola! (Yes I prefer RC Cola to Coke and Pepsi)  

Really looking forward to getting some things out of the Basement, it'll really open up things up and I can make it look nicer on camera.

My NCAA tournament brackets are already invalid...  then again I just made picks at random, so I'm not surprised at all!

So I unlocked Advanced Combo #2 in Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star and talk about a nightmare and is probably the most difficult combination of motions I've seen in the Fitness Boxing games so far, because it involves Sways,Blocking Motions and Body Hooks. Doing it on Hard Difficulty and at a Fast pace was just brutal!

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

Spider-Man for the PS4 Is Pretty Fun

Good morning everyone,

Work yesterday was another solid day, but they called shift early because not enough people want to work the final hour on a Friday afternoon. Still it was a productive day and I like that

Did some light grocery shopping to supplement some things, adding a couple to provide some variety to what I've been eating. 

Last night's stream of Marvel's Spider-Man was a lot of fun, we're playing it on Friendly difficulty, and I could take it or leave it with the combat, while trying to keep track with a lot of enemies. I do struggle with larger enemies, to the point the Kalenal pointed out that I should try not getting hit (good advice by the way). Still, I did enjoy a lot of the game mechanics when it came to web slinging and went about getting all of the Backpacks collected and fixing all of the towers. 

Basically I'm taking the same approach I had with Saints Row '22, in doing every new task first before advancing the main story. It's how I get the most out of open world games, plus it keeps me from having to think to much in regards to keeping various game gimmicks in mind.

I did run into one notable issue with Spider-Man, and that's the lack of foresight when it came to quips he says after finishing off a group of villains around the city. In fact I could swear I heard the same line three times in less than five minutes,

Marvel's Spider-Man Trophies

• Knocking Down Kingpin: Defeat Fisk
• Lost and Found: Collect 5 Backpacks
• Spider-Sensible: Perfect Dodge 10 attacks
• Amazing Coverage: All Surveillance Towers activated
• And Stay Down!: Complete a level 1 Combat Benchmark
• King of Swing: Complete a level 1 Traversal Benchmark
• Wing It: Traverse across the city rooftops
• Backpacker: Collect all Backpacks
• The Scientific Method: Craft your first Upgrade

For the raid we dropped in on maximilian_dood as their stream was getting started, they took a look at the King trailer for Tekken 8 and tried out a randomizer for Resident Evil 2 Remake. You can check them out at twitch.tv/maximilian_dood

The plan for tonight's stream is to play Elder Scrolls Online, if things fall through we got several alternatives that we can play instead

I will not be surprised if Square Enix ends up being bought out by Sony within the next two years. Not because Sony wants to keep it out of Microsoft's hands, but because Square Enix has been and is making some of the stupidest decisions possible

On Monday, my brother and I are going to try and get a few things out of the basement through the rear doors. For sure an exercise bike and the old couch that used to be featured on my streams is getting tossed. But I need to literally clear a path to get this huge TV out of here as well. Safe to say tonight's stream will look different as a result.

Here is this weeks stats for Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star

• Punches Thrown: 8224
• Estimated Calorie Burn: 3296 kcal
• Fitness Age: 18
• 41% of Achievements Unlocked
  

Didn't do any writing last night due to the moving of furniture and stuff , but I intend to work on the Daria commission request this afternoon.

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

We're Up To 5 Successful Escapes in Hades

Good morning everyone,

Work yesterday was solid, while not as good as Wednesday, it was still a good day on several fronts.

My brother came by and we now have a good idea of how to get some things out from the basement after I cleared away several things. It'll be a snug fit, but we should be able to get the couch, TV and deep freezer out with hopefully little trouble.

Happy Birthday to my Aunt Grace! Woo-Hoo!

Last night's stream of Hades was awesome, as we escaped a 4th and 5th time... and we nearly had six successful attempts, but came up just a bit short. At this point I'm halfway through the main quest of the game. So we need to get through 5 more runs in order to complete the main story. I'm certainly not going to do the Epilogue grind because that would take forever!

So far,  I have made successful escapes 3 times with the Twin Fists, 1 time with the Heart Seeking Bow and 1 time with the Adamant Rail. Still need to accomplish that with the Stygian Blade, Eternal Spear and Shield of Chaos, but I'm not going to stress over that aspect of the game since I know what works with Twin Fists and certainly Adamant Rail if I get the right combinations of Boons and Hammers.

Hades Achievements

• Blessed by the Gods: Choose 100 different Olympian Boon effects
• Home Makeover: Pay for 50 jobs from the House Contractor
• River Denizens: Catch a fish from each region
• Urge to Sing: Compel Orpheus to sing again

For tonight's stream, we're starting up Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4, I know... I know, yet another open world game. But hey, have to make use of the PS4 and play the games that are exclusive to it!  We went ahead and installed it last night following the stream. And yes, I do have the Game of the Year edition with all the DLC included

With last' night raid we dropped in on TokuShoutSu during a marathon of Ultraman 80 over at twitch.tv/TokuSHOUTsu  

Was given a random giftsub to a channel ran by Caphrine_ last night, they seemed cool. Check them out over at twitch.tv/caphrine_ and the only thing I know is that they were playing Apex Legends.

I am partially attempted to order take out tonight... I mus resist the temptation, because I am trying to eath healthy... 95% of the time.

Saw the trailer for Persona 5: X which is a spin off game with new characters... and I was intrigued... then I learned it was for a mobile game...! Oh well I do have to play the Xbox versions of Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal! 

Finished writing the Dragon Ball commission request and picked up one for one another Daria story based on the episode 'College Bored'. Already have a huge portion of it written.

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

A Full Night of Fall Guys

Good morning yesterday,

Song of the Day: Strokin' By Clarence Carter

Yesterday was an incredible day of work, one of the best days I've had in quite a while! It was super cool to actually interview people who were interested in the subject matter

Last night's stream of Fall Guys was a lot of fun, as we dedicated the entire night to it. While we didn't win any shows, we did make it the final round several times. And we were joined by Iceman, PandaSweet & FelKimchi for several games. That's right we had an entire squad of players! It certainly lead to a lot of hilarious moments.

We also announced that Resident Evil 5 will be apart of the Wednesday night lines ups starting next week, as that will be the next big co-op adventure game for me and Iceman. It's been a long time since he played it, and I only played it briefly several years ago before I even started streaming. Thank goodness it has an easy mode of sorts!

Following the steam, Iceman and I got to talking about Doctor Who... and while I can recite chapter and verse of the order of the Doctor's regenerations, there was a question over how many the character had with the companions around

The plan for tonight is to continue Hades, as I do want to try and complete seven full escapes to reach the credits to get the 'ending'. Here's hoping we can get a few escapes tonight!

For the raid we dropped in on pradoxgamerau while they were playing Stellaris over at twitch.tv/pradoxgamerau

Made another video going through my DVD collection, and this had a big focus on James Bond films. This will be avaliable on my YouTube Channel around April 5th 

Had a talk with my dad this morning... it was interesting... more or less and I'll eave

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

When every achievement I can get in AOM is a diamond achievement...

Good morning everyone,

Song of the Day: Where Do I Go From Here? By Al Kent

Work yesterday was pretty solid, felt productive and the rude gate keepers were not as rude as they can be. I sweat if I answered phones the way they did, I would've been fired ten times over!

Last night's stream of Agents of Mayhem saw the completion of two story arcs, one for Steeltoe and the other for Aisha, with the first basically flowing into the later. The best part about it is that the actor who voices D.va in Overwatch is also the voice of all five personas that make up Aisha, so I got to make 'D.va Is Pissed' jokes the entire time. At this point there are two major story arcs left to complete in the main game, which we'll do on Monday's stream.

Now in regards to achievements, Agents of Mayhem wasn't well received by so many people for some inane reasons that it means after a certain point every single achievements is a diamond one, meaning it was unlocked by less than 10% of Xbox players who have played the game.  Now I'm not insane enough to even consider going for completion, because of how much good fortune is involved in getting certain things to appear.

Agents of Mayhem Achievements

• #SquadGoals: Fully deck out Firing Squad in their signature outfits.
• Wedding Crasher: Complete "Operation: Machine Man".
• Broken Hearts Club: Complete "Operation: Red Queen".
• Contract Killer: Complete 30 MAYHEM & Agent Contracts.
• Globally Offensive: Complete the Moscow Global Offensive.

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbZ as he was still playing Prey over at twitch.tv/PowerThumbz 

Now for tonight's stream, we're just playing Fall Guys on tonight's stream as I continue to ponder what will be the next co-op game to play with Iceman. I'm really leaning in towards playing A Way Out or Resident Evil 5.

Of this also raises the question of what game will follow Agents of Mayhem once it's finished, and I'm really leaning towards Hi-Fi Rush

Still not sure what we're starting on Friday's stream in terms of something exclusive to the PlayStation 4.

Did not get any writing done last night, as I got distracted with a few personal projects

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

Progress in Agents of Mayhem

Good morning everyone,

Song of the Day: Can I Change My Time by Tyrone Davis

Yesterday got off to a good start as a new boom arm / mic stand arrive which is a lot more managable than the one I got a few years ago. The key thing is now I can have the mic even further away from the speakers, but it does end up placing it closer to me. 

Also had two comic books books, one being the RWBY / Justice League crossover, and the other being the Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover. Really looking forward to reading both.

Last night's stream of Agents of Mayhem saw a big focus on story related content and leveling up some characters. With the exception of Scheherazade, every other agents side stories are completed. We'll be getting to Scheherazade tonight as her unlock missions become available only after the Gaunt story is completed. At this point I can mostly focus on main story stuff, because I am debating putting in the grind to get every Agents up to level 20.

That said, I did notice that as far as the Xbox version of the game goes, not many people actually finished it. I think it was something like 7% of Xbox players finished the main campaign, which is kind of stunning to me. But I kind of figure if I stick with the main missions the rest of the way, I'll finish Agents of Mayhem within three streams. 

So the goal on tonight's stream is obvious, unlocked Scheherazade, do her story missions and then tackle the big story arcs!

Agents of Mayhem Achievements

• Super Agent: Reach level 40 on any agent.
• Bombshells: Fully deck out the Bombshells in their signature outfit.
• Three's Company: Fully deck out Carnage a Trois in their signature outfits.
• You Got Gaunt!: Complete "Operation: Star Power".
•  All the Bells and Whistles: Fully upgrade all areas of the ARK

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal while they were playing Pokemon Scarlet over at twitch.tv/kalenal

My brother hooked me up with some food from Checkers yesterday, it made for a nice change of pace of eating healthy.

You know, there are times I truly believe Naoki Yoshida aka Yoshi-P is a complete idiot... and it's mostly due to him trying to justify something stupid like only a PlayStation console can handle anything Final Fantasy related. 

Got some writing done on the Dragon Ball short story commission, using flash backs have allowed for it to flow a lot better.

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