Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and other notes

Tonight we started playing Star Wars The Forced Unleashed II and I have some mixed feelings about it in regards to how very straight forward and streamlined it feels in comparison to the original. The game play mechanics are certainly more intuitive to where you almost don't have to think, there are seemingly fewer puzzles... and I think I'm over half way through the game. 

Don't get me wrong the first game only took me two nights to get through, so by no means am I calling that a long game, but I think I could have torn through TFU2 in one night if put it down to start on a Saturday as opposed to a Thursday.

Still, very good chance we'll finish it on Monday's stream because it's just too short to have on Saturday. Which means this Saturday we're going to play Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, since I'm seeing Frozen Emprie on Sunday!

But for Friday's stream we are playing Ghost of Tsushima!

For the raid we dropped in on SweetLindir who was playing Smite

Work was really good tonight, but the verbiage of the questions really makes things clunky

Finished the 4th of several WWE related stories and now the next one is Mass Effect related, which I can take some time to put some creativity into. 

People are still mad about an clip from this past Sunday's Overwatch stream that is on my YouTube channel lol

So I picked up the console version of Final Fantasy XIV and man, it's a learning curve to figure out how to get the most basic of things done. I get it that it caters to being for PC players first but the menu navigation and figuring out basic combat and the amount of hoops I need to jump through to get anything done is greatly discouraging me from really diving back into it. At the very least I was able to get several achievements to pop based on what I've done before.  

Final Fantasy XIV Achievements

• The Art of War V: Reach level 90 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War IV: Reach level 80 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War III: Reach level 70 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War II: Reach level 60 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• The Art of War I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of War or Magic.
• Green Thumb V: Reach level 90 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb IV: Reach level 80 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb III: Reach level 70 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb II: Reach level 60 with any Disciple of the Land.
• Green Thumb I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of the Land.
• You've Got the Touch I: Reach level 50 with any Disciple of the Hand.
• Thrillseeker I: Complete 100 instanced dungeon raids or trials.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Achievements

• Stakross Medal of Excellence: Destroy 12 lightning pylons on the Kamino dive.
• Sky Killer: Destroy 15 TIE Fighters.
• Kamfetti: Kill 5 enemies with the fans on Kamino.
• Escape from Kamino: Escape Kamino in Vader's TIE Advanced.
• Lucky Streak: Defeat 300 consecutive enemies without dying.
• Break the Bank: Smash up 10 game machines.
• Up, Up and Away: Overload 20 Jumptrooper jet packs.
• Fully Charged: Use an entire bar of Force power on a Lightning attack
• The Nemesis in Flames: Destroy the Gunship.
• Bring Down the Giant: Defeat the Gorog.
• Arachnophobia: Destroy 200 Terror Spider Droids.
• Droid Rage: Control the Terror Walker and destroy all the Terror Biodroids.
• The Exterminator: Defeat the Terror Walker.

The Fantansy Baseball Stream

Tonight's stream was dedicated mostly to drafting a Fantasy Baseball Team for the 2024 season, and thanks to Iceman's help we managed to put together a decent squad. Here is who we got

Gabriel Moreno - C
Christian Walker - 1B
Bryson Stott - 1B
Alec Bohm - 1B/3B
Bo Bichette - SS
Corbin Caroll - OF
Evan Carter - OF
Jordan Walker - OF
Thairo Estrada - 2B/SS
Ryan McMahon - 2B/3B
Alejandro Kirk - C
Noelvi Marte - 3B
Zack Wheeler - SP
Tarik Skubal - SP
Josh Hader - RP
Andres Munoz - RP
Baiely Ober - SP
Jose Alvarado - RP
Griffin Jax - RP
Abner Uribe - RP
Brandon Pfaadt - SP
Logan Allen - SP

We also chatted about other stuff, made some adjustments to my Fantasy Hockey Team, dived into the realm of the South Park / LA Kings shorts and other stuff

For the raid we dropped in on zonesama where Ceclilia Littlewing was hosting.

Big thanks to Kalenal for the Raid following their stream of Final Fantasy XIV

Work was really good, as we were doing a major assignment to get feedback for a particuarly government organization that we hope starts making an effort to help people.

Got about 40% of a WWE Story commission done, which I'll be working on during the day tomorrow.

Planning to see Ghostbusters Frozen Empire on Sunday with my brother and nieces, should be a lot of fun!

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and other notes

Tonight's stream of Suicide Squad saw mostly incursions being done with just general casual gameplay, couldn't get the multiplayer to work, but we did get a couple of achievements. Killing Time is pretty cool with how hard it gets the longer you stay in it.

Next time we'll play Suicide Squad will be some time next week when the Season one content drops!

Tomorrow's stream will feature the Fantasy Baseball Draft, we will be taking suggestions from the chat and Iceman.

 For tonight's raid we dropped in on rumhamshmah who was playing Smite

Work was a real slog... but tomorrow I have another shift in hours, so instead of starting at 1 PM, I'll start at 3 PM, at least I won't have to disrupt the writing flow too much

Finished the 3rd of consecutive WWE related stories, and this one was a straight up commission request so we ere able to get paid by the word for it. Next one is for the SubscribeStar Commission Tier, and then I get a break for the wrestling stories for a few weeks. 

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• The Chosen One: Fully complete the Combat Flair checklist 5 times (Single Player Sessions Only)
• Battle Lines: Complete an Incursion Mission at Mastery level 5

Dead or Alive 4 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Dead of Alive saw us going through Time Attack mode for the majority of the cast to unlock Tengu, and some runs were below five minutes but we had a few characters that we struggle learning. Tried Tag Time  Trial, and time were just awful... and we couldn't even beat ten opponents in Survival mode. 

Still, for a final night featuring this game, it was pretty positive, and now we can move on from it!

Tomorrow night we're  also playing Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, mostly just roaming around, leveling and causing casual mayhem! Basically it's filler as planned!

For the raid we dropped in on chronick17 who was also playing Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League

Work was okay, got some interviews, not a fan of the assignment, but gotta do what we gotta do!

Got a fair bit of writing done on the WWE commission... would have had more written, but my work schedule being different interfered with that

Dead or Alive 4 Achievements

• Unlocked "Tengu": Unlocked the hidden character "Tengu."
• Total Play Time 10 Hrs.: The total play time reached the 10 hour mark.

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight we were playing Overwatch 2, and we were joined by PandaSweet for the entire stream. We had plenty of wins and losses, and we had fun. Because of the crossover with Cowboy Bebop, I did put an effort in playing as Ashe, Mauga, Cassidy and Sombra who have sins as Faye, Jet, Spite and Ed, plus we also had matches as D.va, Orissa, Junker Queen, Wrecking Ball and Moira.

Tomorrow night we're doing one more stream dedicated to Dead or Alive 4 with the goal of trying to unlock Tengu!

For the raid we drooped in on intergalacticpants who was playing Rise of the Tomb Raider

Did some groceries today, was not able to get all the things I wanted not because of cost... but because Shop Rite was sold out!

Finished the second of four WWE related commission stories, and before I go to bed I'll start work on the fourth.... pretty much have to since I'm losing my normal writing time all this week thanks to work.

Happy Birthday to my Aunt Grance!

Played a littled Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League earlier today and managed to pick up another achievement. Also realized that the one achievement I'm waiting on as well as some in-game collectables that should unlock because of chapter progression did not unlock as well

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• Number the Dead: Defeat 10 Raising Hell Hit Squads

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and other notes

Tonight's stream of Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League saw a huge focus on achievement hunting, so at this moment I have 40 of the games 50 achievements unlocked. However I should have 41, so I am hoping the one for getting 39 stars on Riddler's AR courses pops sooner or later. We did dive into the incursions, hit max level with every character and wrapped up the final missions for the support team so that we can really take advantage of various perks and bonus!

Big thanks to Striker for being apart of the fun as we messed around with Suicide Squad's multiplayer, despite some hiccups it was a lot of fun!

Our next stream will feature Overwatch 2, and I will be trying to play as many games as the characters dressed in Cowboy Bebop attire

For tonight's raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV

Got some writing done on a WWE related commission request, will be working on that... after I get some dinner... I'm thinking a stromboli or a hoagie... or both?

I'm going to experiment with doing a reaction / commentary series based on the show Daria, lets see how long that lasts... the one for the first episode 'Esteamsters' is already recorded and will premier on Wednesday morning.

I have become a huge fan of Tom Grossi's NFL videos... they are so totally binge worthy!

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• Welcome to the Jungle!: Complete the final Poison Ivy Support Squad Mission
• Forces In Motion: Get Poison Ivy to Supercharge the Affliction on a piece of gear
• Combine and Conquer: Complete the final Toyman Support Squad Mission
• Grand Experiment: Get Toyman to Elite a piece of gear
• Harleen the Queen: Reach Max Level with Harley Quinn
• Lawton's Last Stand: Reach Max Level with Deadshot
• King For A Day: Reach Max Level with King Shark
• Act of War: Complete your first Incursion Mission
• Captain Boomerang! Agent of Oz: Reach Max Level with Captain Boomerang
• Choice of Evils: Unlock a Villain Synergy
• The Venom Connection: Equip 3 pieces of the Tier 1 Infamy Set

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

We got a fair bit done in Ghost of Tsushima this evening, picking up a handful of trophies as we liberated all areas in the Izuhara portion of the map and began work on the next area. Also ended up getting five of the six keys for a special armor, which was pretty cool as I avoided doing major story stuff.

Tomorrow night's stream will be dedicated to Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League as we work on additional achievements.

 For the raid we dropped in on sakuramurayama who was play playing Judgment

Updating schedule for next week will be as follows

Sunday: Overwatch
Monday: Dead or Alive 4 (last stream of it)
Tuesday: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
Wednesday: Fantasy Baseball Draft Stream
Thursday: Star Wars The Force Unleashed II
Friday: Ghost of Tsushima
Saturday: Star Wars The Force Unleashed II

Work was solid tonight, but now my work schedule for next week is going to completely disrupt working on writing, as Monday and Tuesdays I have hours from about 1 to 5, then Wednesday to Friday probably from 3 to 7. It's going to suck

Didn't get any writing done today because I woke up super late... mostly thanks to how long it took me to record my review for Suicide Suqad Kill the Justice League (which took three hours last night)

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• Gifted: Collect 10 gifts.
• A Fight For The Isle….: Liberate all occupied areas in Izuhara.
• Witness Protection: Shoot a Terrified enemy with an arrow while they are fleeing.