Bayonetta's Story Makes No Sense, But It Was Fun!

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream of Bayonetta certainly drove home the point that the plot of the game makes no sense what so ever. Between apparent time travel shenanigans, the resurrection of a 'god' to destroy and remake the universe, lost memories and more plot holes than an Ed Wood film, it makes my head hurt trying to have it all make sense. Also didn't help with the number of long cut scenes in Chapters 14, 15 & 16 that tried to justify everything.

Still, it was a lot of fun, the boss battles got more over the top, and the reuse of earlier bosses made for a great call back, even if that is a bit cliche. The music in the later half of the game certainly was awesome to listen to, and this certainly was a game that justified my usual 'watch through the credits' because of the 'extra fights' that take place during it, and the dance video at the very end.

Now will I play Bayonetta again? More than likely yes, as there is the Xbox One version, so if and when I play this game again, it'll be that version, just to play it with superior visuals! Real question is, do I feel like I could handle the game on normal difficulty.... I'm not sure, I got dodging down pretty good, but combos could be a pain to pull off.

Question is, what will be the next Monday-Tuesday game, at this time I'm not completely sure as of yet, as I do have plenty of options!

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

Bayonetta (Xbox 360) Achievements

• Commander Of Magic: Purchase all techniques.
• Treasure Collector: Discover half of all the Umbra Witches' final resting places.
• Iustitia, Giver Of Life: Defeat Iustitia on any difficulty.
• Feels Good, Doesn't It?: Execute 50 Torture Attacks.
• Sapientia, Controller Of Seas: Defeat Sapientia on any difficulty.
• Double, Double, Toil And Trouble: Create 20 Concoctions.
• Master Of The Heavens: Defeat Father Balder on any difficulty.
• Taste Of The Witching Hour: Complete all Chapters on any difficulty.

Stream Clip Links

• Stylishly Cool!
• So sorry! 
• We just punched it in the face!
  

Mom had an okay first day at the nursing / rehab facility, she is getting along with her room mate. She had her first session of physical therapy, they had her walking a little bit, which is good. If anyone would like to donate to her gofundme dedicated to covering medical related costs, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Had a 45-minute telephone conference that could probably help resolve a few worries I've had since mid-December, fingers crossed!

I've been really working on knocking out these series of Mass Effect short story commissions, and now gradually working to where things can reach the Mass Effect 3 era of the franchise, but there are some lingering tales the client wants based on Mass Effect 2.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Advanced Combo #1, Beginner Combo #2 and Uppercut Combo #1 for 34 minutes.

What did the drummer call his two twin daughters? Anna one, Anna two.

Song of the Day: Malibu by Miley Cyrus

For tonight's stream, we're playing Fall Guys and Fallout 76, if Iceman joins in, we'll be wrapping up his run of the Brotherhood of Steel story arc!

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

Bayonetta certainly has style

Good morning everyone,

So last night we finally started Bayonetta, and yes, we are playing it on the Easy difficulty, since the three available difficulties were Very Easy, Easy and Normal. Still I'm amazed at the pace of play, as we cleared the first seven chapters of the game. Now after playing it, I can safely see why Bayonetta as a character connected with players because of her rather raw, unapologetic personalty and..'unique' way of showing off her looks... it does make me wonder... how the hell did she end up in Super Smash Bros other than Nintendo basically owning the franchise.

But if there is one draw back to Bayonetta as a game is that I'm not a fan of the camera, as there were a few instances of me falling off ledges, not being able to see if there are side paths and not being able to see enemies from different angles. There's also not being able to fully tell where exactly I have to go, despite the linear nature of each section.

For the raid we dropped in on MerlynTemple who has decided to start streaming again, last night they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons over at twitch.tv/MerlynTemple! 

Bayonetta (Xbox 360) Achievements

• I'm A Bit... I Mean Witch.: Execute a Torture Attack.
• A Primer In The Magical Arts: Complete the Vestibule.
• You Want To Touch Me?: Engage Witch Time successfully 10 times.
• Just In The Nick Of Time: Dodge the runaway streetcar during Chapter 2.
• Wicked Weaver: Execute a Wicked Weave attack while using Dodge Offset.
• Seeker Of Magic: Purchase three new techniques.
• Platinum!: Earn 10 Platinum Medals. Must be earned in 10 different battles.
• Fortitudo, Bringer Of Flame: Defeat Fortitudo on any difficulty.
• Record Collector: Obtain three complete Angelic Hymn Gold LPs.
• A Mother's Love: Defend Cereza during the out of body experience, ensuring she takes no damage.
• Temperantia, Manipulator Of Wind: Defeat Temperantia on any difficulty.

Stream Clip Links

• Neat!
• So stylish man! 
• Finishing The Boss Of Chapter 7
  

Mom is out of the hospital and is at a nursing & rehab center, it'll be tougher for me to visit her, but at least now she'll be able to start working on getting some strength back.In fact she has her first physical therapy session today. If anyone would like to donate to her gofundme dedicated to covering medical related costs, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Finished another short story Mass Effect  commission request, and picked up another one, that will be set during the Arrival DLC for Mass Effect 2, which should be a bit of a challenge.

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

Did you hear the rumor about butter? Never mind, I shouldn't spread it.

Song of the Day: Paradise by Coldplay.

For tonight's stream, we're continuing Bayonetta, and there is a possibility we might be able to finish it tonight, which would be really cool if we can pull that off!

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

Off to a good start this week,

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream got off to a slightly late start due to outside circumstances, but we ended up having a pretty solid night of Overwatch 2, particularly when we were joined by PandaSweet, which meant I could go ham a bit. We certainly hard carried quite a few goobers to victories over the course of the night, ending on a stretch of seven wins out of the final 10 matches played! Even had one matches

Had a pretty good night in terms of earning Plays of the Game, with four, three as Junker Queen and one as Orisa. Also hit level 120 on the Battle Pass, so I think I'm in good shape to get to level 200 over the next 29 days.

For the raid we dropped in on starvexia while they were playing Pokemon Violet over on twitch.tv/starvexia!  

Clip Links

• Hammer Down!
• Time for the rampage! 
• Think we won
  

Mom is doing alright when the nurses get her medication to her on time, and there is a chance she'll be discharged to a rehab facility today, but we'll see how that plays out. If anyone would like to donate to her gofundme dedicated to covering medical related costs, please visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Finished up the 13th chapter of the series of Mass Effect short story commissions I've gotten as of late, I think there were only be a few more set in the Mass Effect 2 era, depending on what the client wants.

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

Why can't a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it'd be a foot.

Song of the Day: Levels by Avicii.

For tonight's stream, well, we're starting up Bayonetta for the first time ever. With all the controversy surrounding the voice actor who portrayed the titular character, I'm sure this is going to raise a few eyebrows, but it is a game I've never played.

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

Remembering How To Play Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream opened up with DKO Divine Knockout, and while I unlocked Zeus, my main go was to continue leveling up Athena as I intend get all of her unlocks first before I focus on other characters. Did have a rough night of playing overall, while we won a fair amount of matches, it seems I was being double teamed quite often! We did unlock one achievement in it, and came close on another.

Next we switched over to Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, and somehow we had a match that lasted exactly 60 seconds. Not sure exactly what happened, but it was totally weird. Had a few great captures, knocked off some in game quests.

Lastly, we loaded up the Xbox 360 version of Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed, which is a game that has been featured on my Twitch channel in prior years, but it was the Steam version. By playing the 360 version, it means I can unlock the achievements, and my progress playing the game and unlocking characters, courses and other stuff can be featured every now and then.

Now remembering how to play took a bit of remembering, as I went right to my old favorite racers Ulala (from Space Channel 5) and I totally forgot how her cart handled. Something different from how I used to play the Steam version was that I had little trouble dealing with inverted flight controls, guess I've gotten better with those aspects of gaming over the years. Even did fairly well in playing against other players in match making, granted I never placed higher than 4th, but I felt like I could more often than not finish a race in a multiplayer setting.

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

Divine Knockout Achievements

• Destructive: Achieved 'Destructive'

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Achievements

• Scud Racer: Finished 1st in a Race without getting hit by weapons
• Magic Second: Finished 0.5 seconds ahead of an opponent in a Race
• You Got The Horn: Levelled-up a character
• Parts Shop: Won an event with a Mod equipped
• Crack Down:  Got a total of 20 hits with weapons in a Race
• Meteor Strike: Collected 10 Stars in World Tour
• Catcher Pitcher: Absorbed a weapon with the Glove and fired it back at your attacker
• Welcome To The Fantasy Zone: Finished 1st in a Grand Prix tournament
• Racing Transformed: Turned All-Star

Stream Clip Links

• Taking the Double Knockout!
• My Box! 
• The Catch and The Pitch!
  

Mom was eating a little more solid food, in fact my day started yesterday with her saying she wanted corn flakes for breakfast. It does seem like she is getting some of her appetite back. We are raising money to help cover her medical expenses which does now include a two week hospital stay, donations can be made at https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Finished writing the 12th Mass Effect commissioned story yesterday, and was given options for the 13th episode, but I let the client make the choice of what they would prefer. I've been having a lot of fun writing these little tales.

It's the start of a new week, and here's a recap over what we featured over the past seven days which included Overwatch 2, Pokemon Violet, Fall Guys, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, DKO Divine Knockout, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed & Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed!

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

What's red and bad for your teeth? A brick.

Song of the Day: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

For tonight's stream, it's Sunday night which means Overwatch 2 is on deck! So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

Continuity Does Not Exisit In P4AU's Story!

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax saw us cover the first 48% of the story as told from the Persona 3 perspective of things... and I'm surprised they couldn't or wouldn't bother trying to sync things up with the Persona 4 side of the story. You see on the P4 Side, the characters of Ken, Yukari and Labrys arrive at Junes when Naoto has her encounter with Sho... but on the P3 side of the story, they arrive much earlier. It does raise a question over whose side of the story is canon... obviously it's the Persona 4 cast's side, but still, would've been nice if the P3 side was filling in gaps instead of telling an alternate series of events.

Also did an arcade run was Junpei and did try to go for his Grand Slam achievement... but then realized the requirements are impossible to set up against the A.I.. Oh well, at least I didn't need two tries in any fight, as Junpei is a character that is has a natural play-style to complete his arcade run.

For the raid we dropped in on the fine folks of Mystery Science Theater 3000 over at twitch.tv/mst3k!  

Stream Clip Links

• Makes You Want To Watch Power Rangers!
• Mess Him Up! 
• It's Outta Here!
  

Update on mom is that she's waiting to see what rehab facility she'll go to, as that's an entire process in and of itself from what I understand. We are raising funds to help cover her medical expenses, for more information visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Finished the Quarian heavy Mass Effect shorty story commission yesterday, and got the go ahead request to do the next episode involving Kasumi. Basically all the latest chapters are based on Mass Effect 2. With luck I might finish this story before tonight's stream but I doubt it.

Yes I did order a new set of lightbulbs considering I'm half in the dark on stream the last few nights. 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily work out featured Left-Right Step Combo, Hook Combo #2 and Advanced Combo #2 for 31 minutes.

If you're American when you go in the bathroom and American when you come out, what are you in the bathroom? European!

Song of the Day: Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton

For tonight's stream, well it's Saturday, which means a variety night, most likely DKO Divine Knockout, which just added Zeus to the list of playable characters, along with Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed.

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

Hippo-Carts, Taxis and Visiting Mom

 Good morning everyone,

Yesterday afternoon I went over to Cooper Hospital to visit my mom, kind of a surprise to her, when I got there, it was right after she was brought back to her room from a radiation session. She was her usual self (for those who know her, you know what I mean lol). Found out the plan is to move her to a rehab facility to help her get some strength back and to moving around, The trick is finding a facility that will be able to accommodate getting her to and from appointments. We are raising money to help cover these costs, if you would like to donate visit: https://gofund.me/6adf8354

Now since I don't drive, had to take a cab there and back... and it does boggle my mind that the best cab company in my home town doesn't have all of its drivers being bilingual. It lead to some major confusion, particularly when coming back home, as I was at one side of the hospital, but they pick up at the other. So I had to 'run' all the way over. Needless to say, I got some cardio in!

Anyway, last night's stream saw a couple of raids done in addition to a lot of side quests, with the highlight discovering there are Hippo Carts that can be acquired as mounts via one of the Tribal Quests paths. That does give me incentive to actually focus on doing all the Trial Quest grinding at some point. On a side note, since I don't do the raids as frequently as others m trying to recall what to do in various instances.  

Also during the stream, the subject of old cartoon themes came up, so we ended up looking at a few intros for shows like Godzilla (1978), New Adventures of Johnny Quest, Sailor Moon, and New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh!

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

Stream Clip Links

• I thought they were elephants!
• Get Rezzed and Wreck 'Em! 
• Are they racing the hippos?!
  

Since I went to visit mom, I didn't do any writing yesterday in regards to the current Mass Effect short story commission that I have on the docket. I plan to make some headway on that today either before the stream or after.

Vince McMahon plotting a return to the WWE is the worst thing that can happen to that company, much like Donald Trump, the world has moved on!

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Body Uppercut Combo, Body Straight Combo and Double Combo #1 for 29 minutes.

A guy told me, "Nothing rhymes with orange." So I replied, "No it doesn't."

Song of the Day: Natural by Imagine Dragons.

For tonight's stream we'll be starting the Persona 3 cast side of the story for Persona 4 Arena UltiMax. 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!