Big Progress In Persona 3 Portable, Schedule Change Due To Work

Good morning everyone,

We got news, found out there is alternate work hours I can get, it means the weeknight streams will not start until after 9:30 PM, which will begin tonight. It would've happened last night, but I didn't see the text messages until after 6 PM. Still, I need the work obviously for my own financial security, but also for my mental health in terms of feeling normal.

Last night's stream of Persona 3 Portable saw us spent several hours in Tartarus, getting up to floor 65, our level is up to 27, and I realize that balancing the other party members is going to be tough since it appears there is no shared XP for those not with you during an expedition. We did of course take of the next big full moon boss, and the entire Love Hotel was a bit hilarious, though Yukari didn't need to slap us. 

I did see a lot of the plot reveal tying Persona 3 to the first game (I think), as well as Mitsuru's guilt about not being forthcoming with the details, as well as the set up for next story arc involving the summer break and the introduction of Ken. We left off on July 18th, so the goal for our next stream is to get to August 4th in order to ensure we have another big Tartarus night next Monday.

But as I said tonight's stream and for the foreseeable future, weeknight streams will start after 9:30 PM Eastern.

Persona 3 Portable Achievements

• S.E.E.S. the Day: Rescue a missing person.
  
• Hotel Investigation Squad: Defeat the Hierophant and Lovers.

For the raid we dropped in on misscammi316 who was playing The Sims 4 over at twitch.tv/misscammi316

I thought I would have a workout involving getting an HDMI signal from the PlayStation 3 to my capture card with a splitter, but it doesn't work. Last thing I can think of is maybe trying a S-Video set up, would mean trying to find a PlayStation 3 S-Video cable along with a convert to HDMI, otherwise, anything from the PS3 will be at a 480p. Might also give using component cables another try as well.

Got a new commission request for another Mass Effect story, to  go with the one remaining commission request from last week for a WWE story. I'll work a bit on the WWE one before work today, then make the Mass Effect one the priority. Helps that I know both clients habits when it comes to who actually pays me promptly and who makes make me waits for weeks.

Didn't dive into the Sakura box on stream last night, but considering the later start tonight, we might open with a snack.

I do have to remember to take the trash out before 4:30 PM this afternoon... not doing that after dark!

So on that note we'll see you around 9:30 PM Eastern over on twitch.tv/fredcasden

It's A Monday

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday was the first mother day I've experienced without my mom, but it was positive as various family members visited for a full afternoon. I really do miss my mom a whole lot, and I'm doing my best to make her proud, but things aren't fully going in the direction I'm hoping it would.

From the Sakura Box my cousin Frances sent me, we tried the Mochi Taro Crackers, which was a pack of 'okaki' (rice crackers) flavored lightly slated crunch snacks and a peanut... as in there was one peanut in the little pack. Tasted like a fried crunchy noodle mixed with a salt cracker.

Last night's stream of Overwatch was pretty fun, big thanks to PandaSweet being apart of the fun. We had a fair amount of wins and losses. We certainly ran into some questionable random teammates who either didn't push onto the objective or even challenge the opposing team. Picked up one Play of the Game as Bastion, Other characters used were Tracer, D.va, Reinhard, Moira, and a few others.

We did also did a few instances of the Starwatch event, winning all three runs, two on defense and once on offense. I kind of fell it's easier on the console side in a 4 v 4 encounter, vs the PC side, which has the higher intensity between players on all side.

For the raid we dropped in on TracyDoll as they were playing Resident Evil 4 over on twitch.tv/tracydoll

Of course with it being Monday, we're back to our big game with Persona 3 Portable, and we're going into Tarturus, and it'll be a grind for sure, as we'll be trying to reach the next blocked floor. If things work out right we should possibly be in

The 76ers imploding yesterday was shocking, as they were down by 3 at half-time and then just didn't show up to play in the second half, losing in embarrassing fashion. I won't be surprised if James Hardan signs with Houston in the off-season.

Job search continues to flounder as I look for something with consistency, Hopefully a fresh weeks means interesting prospects and leads.

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

Surprise Night Of Kirby Star Allies and A Sakura Box

Good morning everyone

First Happy Mother's day... and yes I miss my mom more and more every day, as I feel a lot of my own headspace struggles are due to trying to make her proud, and things are not flowing the way I would like in that regard. Am expecting some family to be visiting this afternoon, which would mean nothing is getting done today in regards to any writing.

Huge thank you to my cousin Frances who sent me a Sakura Box, filled with snacks and treats from Japan! I figure we'll try out one item per day from it to see what we like and what we don't like. In fact we tried out one of them on stream, the Shimi Choco Corn Stick, which was really quite good. It tasted like a wafer cookie.

Last night's stream also featured a surprise one night, start to finish marathon play through of Kirby Star Allies. Now up to four players can take part, but obviously I was flying solo, and to my surprise, the game's A.I. was actually quite good, in fact several times, it was the CPU controlled teammates that carried me through some dicey situations. In fact we only died a few times and most of that was due to my own mistiming. 

Now on a single, blind play through, we completed 69% (nice) of the game, which is pretty awesome, We did every extra level we unlocked, we were actively trying to find the switches for the bonus levels and the hidden puzzle pieces except when it was clear I didn't have the right combinations of powers to solve a puzzle.

When I can rope my cousin or brother into being apart of a stream, safe to say Kirby Star Allies might be a contender of things to play!

For the raid we dropped in on maximilian_dood who was trying to learn how to do some exploits in Street Fighter II involving Guile over at twitch.tv/maximilian_dood

Now it is Sunday night, which means Overwatch is on deck, we might mess around with the Empire-Watchers 4 v 4 a couple of times as well. 

Did get my laundry and dishes done yesterday, of course, not wanting to dirty any dishes after washing them, ordered a cheese-steak and fries. Been a long time since I had one.

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

Wrapped Up Spider Man The City That Never Sleeps

 Good morning everyone,

Yesterday was another day where I couldn't quite get out of my own headspace, but I did made a lot of calls to wish some family a Happy Mother's Day weekend. My Aunt Hillary is coming down on Sunday for a visit.

Last night's stream of Marvel's Spider-Man saw us wrap up the City That Never Sleeps story which certainly opens the door for sequels and follow ups, which I know they did as it relates to the Miles Morales spin-off game, which has Peter joining MJ in Silver Sable's home country. There's also all the set up with Yuri becoming a blood thirsty vigilante which I hope would be featured in the next Spider-Man game.

That said, the chase for Screwball side-mission can fuck right off, because of all the twist and turns in trying to keep up with her while doing all the surprised challenges she laid down. Still we did get every single trophy in the 3rd DLC pack, which means that some time down the road (way way down the road), we'll do a New Game Plus run of Spider-Man on the hardest difficulty setting.

Marvel's Spider-Man Trophies

• Frenemies: Complete the "Old Friends" mission
• Screwballed: Get Spectacular or better in all Screwball Challenges
• Unplugged: Complete the Screwball chase
• The Wages of War: Complete the "Aiding a Human" mission
• Unacceptable: Complete the "Scales of Justice" mission
• Terminated: Complete the "One Plus One Equals Win" mission
• The City Sleeps: 100% Complete CTNS: Silver Lining

For the raid we dropped in on zdleague as they were playing Persona 3 Portable over at twitch.tv/zdleague

The plan for tonight is uncertain because I don't know if Striker will be joining us for Elder Scrolls Online, if not we'll probably mess around with something small and light.

Oh, the next PS4 game will be Kena: Bridge of Spirits, a game recommended by Striker earlier this year, so we'll start that on Friday of this week. 

With the Mass Effect short story finish, my next focus will be on... the WWE short story commission that came in at the same time last week. Sure I already started work on it, but I really hate writing WWE and wrestling related stories in general, since I'm stereotyped in that regard.

Other plans for today include laundry and dishes... you know mundane stuff.

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

The grind towards Mass Effect Achievements

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday ended up being a day where I felt drained mentality just thinking about stuff  and ended up sleeping during the majority of it. Did apply for various jobs, and got one call back... from a staffing agency, for something I didn't apply for. 

Anyway, last night's stream of Mass Effect did see a big focus on the side quests, leveling and grinding towards certain achievement goals related to being a straight engineer. We managed to get two knocked out tonight, leaving three to get, with the hardest one being the one for Neural Shock, since it has such as long cool. I am tempted to tackle Pinnacle Station to grind it out, since there is also an achievement related to using medi-gel.

In terms of story specific stuff done, the mission regarding the rouge VI on the moon, plus the series of Geth encounters in the Amrstrong cluster were dealt with, we gave Tali the Geth data. Also not sure if we're romancing Kaiden or Liara on this play through because both are simply awful. And while this is a paragon run, taking shots at Williams is always appropriate.

Mass Effect Achievements

• Overload Specialist: Use Shield Overload 75 times
• Sabotage Specialist: Use Sabotage 75 times

For the raid we dropped in on sweetlindir during their table top / board game stream over at twitch.tv/sweetlindir

The plan for tonight's stream is to play Marvel's Spider-Man and to finish the City That Never Sleeps DLC. Now if I can get all the trophies for it, that means down the line, I would be tempted to do a New Game Plus run of the base game on the hardest difficulty. But I heard the Screwball Challenges in the 3rd chapter of the DLC are a major pain in the ass. So we'll see. 

Did picked up two achievements in NHL 21, and seeing as how NHL 23 has the same achievement list, it just shows how fucking lazy EA is with the sports game year after year, if the goals cannot be changed. Yeah you're really not going to see me play any sports game on stream unless the achievement list is worth doing

NHL 21 Achievements

• Someone get that kid the puck!: Play and score your 1st NHL goal in a regular season game in Be a Pro.
• Auctioneer: Buy or Sell an item in the auction house in Hockey Ultimate Team.

Did some writing on the Mass Effect short story commission, and with luck it'll be finished today, unless I have another mental block and feel like doing nothing at all.

Also watched the back half of the Night Court revival series, and seeing Roz back and encountering Dan with him being a judge was just perfect. Wonder if that means there will be some more reoccurring characters from the original series showing up... at least from those who are still alive. 

Twitch changed down clips are downloaded, meaning the usual best of videos I do every week can no longer be done. Damn it.

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

More Wins In Fall Guys

Good morning everyone,

Finally took care of the long tall grass, and the mower I got was not as ideal as I thought, and it's E-snap on pieces broke off. Still used the lawn trimmer and it got things done. That took up a good chunk of the afternoon.

Last night's stream opened with Fall Guys, and the new shorter Fame Pass is a fine gimmick and a change of pace consider how long the last season pass was left hanging around.The new skins are rather cute being themed around Hello Kitty. We picked up two surprise wins in Squads, and came close to winning in both Solo and Duo shows. The new build feature certainly presented new challenges from the demented mind of the players.

We also played the Stanley Parable Deluxe Edition last night, and the comical nature of it certainly, as going off the beaten path quickly reminded me and introduced viewers to all the nuttiness that can occur. We got half of the achievements I believe, of course there are the original infamous ones that involves playing the game for the entirety of a day and the other for not playing the game for 10 years. The new content certainly up to the par, and the fact that you can get the game to launch as The Stanley Parable 2 is a cute twist.

Plus any game that calls me a heartless bastard is awesome.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Achievements

• You Can't Jump: No seriously, we disabled it.
• Get Your First Achievement: Awarded for getting any of the other achievements as your first.
• Beat The Game: Complete The Stanley Parable.
• 8888888888888888: 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
• Click on door 430 five times: Click on door 430 five times.
• Welcome Back!: Quit the game and then start it again. 
• Settings World Champion Set all settings sliders in the menu to all the available numbers.
  

For the raid we dropped in on x9abenonymous9x who was playing Resident Evil 2 Remake over at twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x

Now the plan for tonight's stream is more Mass Effect, with a focus on finding side missions and avoiding the big story stuff. The reason for this is because I am grinding towards various achievements.

Overwatch's new event is clearly inspired by Star Wars with it being a 4 v 4 Empire vs Rebels theme encounter. I personally think it would've been better as PvE content. In fact, weren't we promised PvE content?!

After the stream I did do some work on the Mass Effect story commission, as I do want to finish it before the weekend.

Had some trouble sleeping, so did a video giving some thoughts on My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure's length in regards to when it was relased. It will be on my YouTube channel this afternoon

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

Social Link Grinding Is A Thing

Good morning everyone,

Finally got some feedback about work, and apparently things really went FUBAR in ways that no one was anticipating, so we're just holding steady... and yeah, finally hearing something made me feel a little better, but it does affect me mentally with a lot of things that have gone wrong this year. Hell I did do some writing yesterday, but then I just slept just to avoid thinking.

Which leads to the job search and seeing jobs that I applied months ago for being posted on job boards again. Like what the fuck?! I know I talked about this yesterday, but it really makes me upset. I know crying doesn't do anything, but it's frustrating as all hell. Then there is the blatant hiding of requirements of needing a car to even consider being hired...

However, last night's stream of Persona 3 Portable was very positive, as we rescued Fuuka and covered a ton of the slice of life content that leads up into the evening of July 5, which will be our next extended trip into Tartarus. We got a number of social links up to Rank 5, with at least one at Rank 8, that being Chihiro who seems to be the obvious best girl of the Persona 3 cast of characters.

One thing I do appreciate was the whole Full Moon cycle, which does allow for getting so many things done in a short amount of time, but the whore sick/tired gimmick is certainly annoying to manage, but I got the Courage attributed maxed out so I can pretty much ignore it going forward.

Persona 3 Portable Achievements

• That Special Someone: Enter a special relationship with someone.
• A New Persona-User: Defeat the Emperor and Empress.
• Granter of Your Desires: Buy 5 things from Tanaka's Amazing Commodities.

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz during their stream of Outbreak over on twitch.tv/powerthumbz

The plan for tonight's stream will included Fall Guys, however, Iceman won't be able to join us this week for Resident Evil 5, so we'll either dedicate the whole night to Fall Guys are include something else on the agenda, and I'm leaning towards The Stanley Parable

So Donald Truml's verdict regarding of of his many crimes is finally what is getting some of the psychos who voted for him to question his validity as a candidate? Fuck these people...

To be honest not much is really on my mind at the time I'm writing this to pad this out.

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