The Expanse, Ghostbusters & Other Notes

Hi everyone,

Work tonight featured one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to market research and that's when we have questions that have no flow or rhythm and feel disjointed. Sure I had three interviews, but I felt like I could have more if the questions felt natural!

Tonight's stream opened with episode three of The Expanse: A Telltale series, and this installment had the same problems episode one did, and that it's way too damn short. Sure big things happened during it, such as Drummer being betrayed, and the details of how people from the inner solar system view the people who live in the asteroid belt, but it barely lasted an hour. In fact I'm shocked I didn't find all the salvageable items because I was looking everywhere! I stand by what I said, there was no justification for this game to have a staggered release date.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Achievements

• Impossible Objects: Complete Episode 3 of The Expanse
• Data Recoverer: Complete Episode 3 with all Data Logs

Now the plan was to play Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but when I went to play a match I saw a message that the servers were having issues. 

So instead we played Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, we got in several matches, winning a few as Ghostbuster and nearly winning one as a ghost. There was certainly a lot of wildness happening when I ran into a super skilled ghost player.

Big thank you to x9abenonymous9x and YourDadPlaying for the raids and sharing their communities with me!

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/sweetlindir show was playing Hunt: Showdown 

Finished the Halo short story commission request fairly easily, thanks in large part to the Halo fan community doing an excellent job in having transcripts of all the major dialog points in Halo: Infinite. And of course, I got another commission request, this time to write a four story for a series based on Resident Evil. 

My next stream over on twitch.tv/fredcasden is scheduled for 9:30 PM Eastern time and will featured The Last of Us Part II, as we continue Abby's journey towards the Aquarium. It's going to be interesting to see how much time it takes to get through her side of the story, which in theory should be just as long as Ellie's. Of course if work is for some reason cancelled (and we hope not!), we'll start earlier.

So on that note have a good night!

Cyberpunk 2077 and other notes

Hi everyone,

Had a bit of work tonight, as we had this multi-state assignment focused on issues regarding protected land in the United States, and boy did opinions vary from state to state... one would think folks would have a unified outlook on things like that, but nope!

Tonight's stream of Cyberpunk 2077 saw me focusing a lot of some side quests and realizing that having a car in that game is necessary because there is a lot of traveling to do. Sure I can fast travel, but that's no fun. I did feel like I got a better handle on the combat system, even if I forget that taking cover is actually a smart thing to do in this game, but on the other hand I discovered I loved rushing down enemies with a katana! On a side note, the skill tree system can go suck a dick, because it makes no sense to me what so ever.

Didn't do a formal raid last night but I went over to twitch.tv/bestibunni to say hi, since catching their streams have been tough for me lately. 

Went through one of mom's closets to throw to get some more stuff thrown out in the trash... it's been nearly 7 months since she's passed and it hurts like hell doing this. Wish my brother would actually take the initiative and say he's coming over to want to go through her things before I finish my half-hearted approach to it.

Knocked out the shot story commission request for a story based around Rooster Teeth which turned out rather well I think. Picked up another commission request to do a story based on Halo and to somehow make it work involving Cortana's replacement called 'The Weapon'. Going to need do a bit of research.

Out next stream is scheduled for 9:30 PM Eastern on Thursday night over on twitch.tv/fredcasden, now I believe episode three of TellTale Game's The Expanse series comes out this week, so if it does, we'll do that and pair with Texas Chain Saw Massacre. If we have the same problems we did with Episode 2, we'll just continue Cyberpunk 2077 and hope the next Expanse episode is ready by Saturday.

So on that note, have a good night everyone!

Cyberpunk 2077 and other notes

Hi everyone,

Work tonight was pretty solid, not as good as Monday night, but was solid, at the very least I didn't have to talk to heavily loyal Trump followers, which was a good thing. I did interview a person who was 99 years old who was still fully invested in what's going on in the world.

Tonight's stream of Cyberpunk 2077 was real interesting a I got a little more comfortable with the combat mechanics plus reached the big story point in the game where Johnny Silverhand gets inside V's head. I have to say I'm not too keen on Keanu Reeve's performance so far, because otherwise I'm going to start thinking he did this role for the pay check. Jack's death was really well done I feel, as it followed a big plot point and a nice action set piece.

I kind of feel like I'm going to have to do a lot of open world stuff in this game to make sure I can over power and brute force my way through situations.

Cyberpunk 2077 Achievements

• Right Back At Ya: Kill or incapacitate an enemy who threw a grenade at you.
• The Lovers: Steal the Relic.

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/misscammi316 who was playing Smite

Did a fair bit of writing today, finished the Resident Evil short story commission where I really put a twist on the character of Rebecca Chambers at the expense of Richard Aiken, but the later was not really an important character in the games anyway.

Got another short story commission request on something related to the YouTube Channel for Rooster Teeth, so I'll have to figure out that.

Also started work on the third chapter of my Persona 5 Alternate Reality series, where I'm really going all in on using some characters from Persona 4... which is funny since I never play that game, but I know enough about characters like Chie, Naoto and Yukiko from the spin-off games to get an idea of how to use them for the plot.

I thought I had a second job interview this week, but it's not till September 7th.... fuck.

Out next stream over on twitch.tv/fredcasden is scheduled for 9:30 PM Eastern if there is work (which we always hope there is), and we're going to hold off on Resident Evil 6 this week as Iceman has to work late, so instead we'll continue with Cyberpunk 2077. 

So on that note, good night everybody!

Cyberpunk 2077 and other notes

Hi everyone,

Had a job interview Today which I think went well, if I get the job it would mean three days of guaranteed work with potential for more, plus the possibility of keeping my current job, which would be pretty cool.

Work was really solid, 7 interviews in 4 hours, so I'm well ahead of productions on the assignment, even if talking to Trump supporters got real tiresome last night because their stupidity was on full display.

Tonight's stream featured Cyberpunk 2077 and boy does this game have some settings that should be on from default, in fact the archive version of it will be missing the first 30 minutes because I didn't not turn on the censor to cover for how I designed V.  That said, there is a lot to do and the dialog is very well written, I'm probably going to struggle a lot with the skill trees and various little nuances of the game, as combat feels a bit weird.

This might be a game that could end up being dedicated to on only Saturday nights because of its open world and vast nature. We'll see how I feel about it over the long run.

Cyberpunk 2077 Achievements

• The Fool: Become a mercenary.

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/sweetlindir where Paladins was being featured

Did some writing yesterday on the Resident Evil short story commission, and I'm really considering putting in some dark little twists to it to really separated it from the official continuity while staying true to it in key areas.

I will admit, I did not feel like making anything when I got back home from my day out, not lunch or dinners, so I just order out form Papa Johns and basically covered three meals with that (Lunch and Dinner for today, plus lunch or dinner for tomorrow)

Next  stream is slated for 9:30 PM Eastern over on twtich.tv/fredcasden and will featured more Cyberpunk 2077, we'll hope for more action and see how badly I screw things up.

Have a good night!

Overwatch and other notes

Hi everyone,

Tonight's stream started at 5 PM and ended at 10 PM, so two hours earlier than normal to start and hour earlier to end, but we got in more matches like this. We were joined by the amazing PandaSweet for a lot of hilarity as we carried more than our fair share in matches. In fact there were at least two matches where as a tank I damn near doubled the combined output of people playing the damage roles. Picked up no Plays of the Game this week, but played as Junker Queen, D.va, Tracer, Bastion and even Mercy.

Also tried the 'Death from Above variant of the Underground PVE mission on expert difficulty, which was very wild. We had to re-try the 3rd phase of gathering batteries for the repair station, but otherwise it was really straight forward.

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/x9abenonymous9x where Midnight Club: Los Angeles was being featured 

Did a lot of writing during the afternoon, first  finishing up chapter two of a story based around Persona 5 which is including characters from Persona 3 and 4 to present an alternate take on this. Also finished a the 2nd commission request based around Resident Evil and was given the go ahead to write the next entry in the series..

I do have a job interview tomorrow at Virtua Hospital (which was West Jersey Hospital, I have to keep reminding myself that), which I hope goes well, once that's done, I'll be able to schedule the interview I was invited to take part in for Suburu.

Still haven't heard back regarding the Xfinity Job I completed three phases for, so that's still on the table I believe.

On our next stream over on twitch.tv/fredcasden, we're going to start playing Cyberpunk 2077 , it is a FPS, and since we waited a few years to play it that means all the bugs and glitches that were plaguing it at launched should be fixed.

Assuming there is work, the stream will start at 9:30 PM Eastern (which we hope is the case), if there is no work, we'll start the stream probably around 7 PM.

So on that note, I'm going to bed!

Have a good night everyone!

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and other notes

Hi everyone,

Well today started with my electric and water bills both being paid straight away, so that was a hell of way to get things going. But things improved with some stocking up of a few goodies for the kitchen, some easy to peel oranges and a few things to go with stuff I already had. And I order a BBQ rib platter from Blowin' Smoque which was fucking delicious!

Also picked up the 2023 Convention Exclusive Funko Pop of Rita Repulsa from Power Rangers. 

On the down side, I am rather irritated with the idiots constantly littering on the sidewalk next to my house , found a near full set of Heineken bottles and the cardboard container just laying there, like fucking really?

Anyway, tonight's stream started at 5 PM Eastern as I'm experimenting with earlier weekend start times to off-set Monday to Thursday night streams being shorter in length. Tonight we featured The Texas Chain Saw Massacre which is available on Game Pass, and I can safely say I see the influence of Friday the 13th The Game (Since the same people are involved) along with Dead By Daylight, (Helps that Leatherface is in both games and basically handles the same way). The game is pretty much pick up and play, but the tutorial is a little lacking just giving broad over views in a video format.

I really don't have a favorite 'victim' yet, but as far as the Family members go, I really like Sissy because she can actually sustain a chase through most maps and follow through narrow passages. Leatherface and Johnny are pretty cool as well, but i really don't like The Hitchkiker or The Cook.

Will we feature this game again? Probably, we can play a little after doing some Resident Evil 6 some on Wednesdays. 

On a side note, the stream did go down for about 10 minutes due to an outage from Xfinity, and they said there is scheduled maintenance this evening at 1 AM, so hopefully whatever was going on they fix.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Achievements

• Behind the curtain: Get your first unlockable.
• Welcome to the Family: Execute your first victim.
• First Blood: Execute the first victim in a match.
• Dog will hunt: As Leatherface destroy 10 objects with your chainsaw (barricade, crawl space, door).
• So Close…: Kill a victim within close range of an exit in any level.
• He was the greatest ever: Feed Grandpa 10 times in total
• The Saw is Family: Reach family bond to maximum and keep it there for the whole match.
• I'm comin' for ya: As Hitchhiker use one gap, crawl space and ladder in a single match.

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/elegantlyslays which was also featuring The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Did a fair bit of writing this afternoon as well, finishing of a WWE Short story commission while forgetting one of the details that was requested (which I felt bad about), and started on another Persona 5 related story. Did pick up another short story commission based on Resident Evil which I'll start tomorrow afternoon.

Of course on Monday I have an in-person interview at what was West Jersey Hospital. I'll take a Uber to get there and probably take buses back. 

Our next stream is scheduled for 5 PM on Sunday evening over on twitch.tv/fredcasden, which will feature Overwatch!

And on that note, good night!

The Last of Us Part II and other notes

 Hi everyone,

We had work tonight, and we was another great night, getting five interview completed. Also took thethe talent assessment test for Comcast, which I hope might lead to something, and I may be able to schedule an interview for Subaru, which has a major office complex in my home town.There is a challenge because all the nearest dates and times are already filled!

Tonight's stream of The Last of Us Part II finally saw us reaching the point where Abby and Ellie meet face to face after the later was hunting down the former's crew, and now we get to see Abby's story, because as I said on stream (and will in an episode of Head Canon in a few weeks) Joel deserved what she got. Now having the added context that it was Abby's father who Joel offed at the end of the first game. 

But what really stands out about Abby is that she is freaking jacked, I mean dude, she has some massive arms, which I wonder is symbolic of her wanting to hunt down of Joel. There's also some complex details regarding her crew of associates that has me a bit curious as to whey they were like before Ellie knocked them off one by one.

The Last of Us Part II Trophies

• Sharpshooter: Win the marksmanship competition
• Mint Condition: Find 5 coins

For the raid we went over to twitch.tv/mst3k , the offical Twitch channel for Mystery Science Theater 3000

Had to throw out one commission request because the client basically was filling so many messages to my inbox that it became intolerable. Which was a shame, but I do have a policy that states just because someone has a commission story in progress does not give them the write to try and have my full attention. So instead of two back to back WWE short stories in the works.

Our next stream over on twitch.tv/fredcasden is schedules for 5 PM Eastern on Saturday Night and will feature the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre game, since it's on Game Pass, making it a perfect little item to feature.

So on that note, have a good night everyone!