Overwatch 2 and other notes

Tonight's stream of Overwatch was pretty good, although the raondomness caused by people playing Venture resulted in several matches being affected by it. Playing against Venture presented some challenges in figuring out what they can do against some of the tanks I often play, I did play as them once, and there is a learning curve to be sure.

Big thanks to PandaSweet for being apart of the fun this evening! 

Tomorrow's stream will feature Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed to check out the Frozen Empire content.

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV

Played a little Suicide Squad off stream to work a little on the Battle Pass and grind towards achievements that require a lot of level / content grinding. Did get an achievement this morning which was really cool

Currently working on a Star Wars related commission with the challenge being to stretch it to 5000 words, and with work being questionable at the moment it might behoove me to do that.

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• Anger Management: Damage 5 enemies during a single use of Winston's Primal Rage in Quick or Competitive Play.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• All Sorts of Fun: Equip 3 pieces of the Tier 2 Infamy Set

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

So tonight we finally saw the Season 1 stuff in Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League, which featuring a different parallel earth to visit as well as new incursions to mess around with. Of course the big thing is the addition of The Joker, and thankfully this is a unique one who may not have ever met Harley Quinn. Still he has some unique and fun gimmicks, his Traversal Attack can do a hell of a lot of damage when done from the a fairly high point and has great coverage.

Now 'canonically' you unlock The Joker by leveling up the story progression for the season, and liberating him when defeating Brainiac, but you can unlock him by purchasing him out right. I had  the character pass for season one, so that made it easier.

The battle pass is certainly extending a lot of folks to do a lot of grinding, as you're only getting 50 Battle Points per mission/incursion and general activity, and with each tier being 1000 that's going to make it very tough for me to complete it.

Because of the how much apparent XP we can earn (plus we didn't actually free the Joker in terms of the story...) Suicide Squad will stay in the line up for next Saturday

Tomorrow's stream will feature Overwatch 2

For the raid we dropped in on MissCammi316 who was playing Smite

Came across a really well done Audio series called MacGyver SG-1, which combines MacGyver with StarGate SG-1 on the premise that Mac and Jack O'Neil are long lost twin brothers, since both characters were played by Richard Dean Anderson

About 60% finished the Kuroko's Basketball story commission will be working on that after I post today's notes

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Achievements

• Blaze of Glory: Achieve 39 Stars in Riddler AR Challenges

Ghost of Tsushima and other notes

We got a fair bit done in Ghost of Tsushima, as we found Goro and did the big two man raid on the Fort to advance the plot, along with doing various little side things (Fox Dens, one Shrine and a few side quests).

Next time we play it on Friday, there will be the question of advancing the story right away or working our way along the western half of the map. I'm probably going to do the former.

Saturday's stream will feature Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League to see the Joker related stuff and work towards a couple of achievements, hopefully one for doing all the AR challenges will finally pop.

 Tonight we dropped in on lilmoolah_ who was playing The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

I was right to be concerned as we didn't have work this evening because of the Easter holiday, will be interesting to see if we have work on Monday.

Working on the commission request based around Kuroko's Basketball, I would have had it finished, but I was waiting on Instacart to arrive with my groceries.

Spoke with my father and I was right, he hated Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, calling it woke garbage, as he took issue with the characters of Phoebe and Trevor. What a fucking idiot. Keep in mind, he was really excited about talking about his 'recreation' of baseball seasons from the 1950s...

Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Trophies

• Den of Thieves: Discover Umugi Cove.
• Avid Reader: Collect 20 Records.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and other notes

Tonight's stream of Lego Batman 2 saw us knocking out three chapters, and I'm rather impressed with how puzzle heavy this game is in comparison to the original, as having to backtrack and switching suits to make forward progression is kind of important.

Of course one thing that is also standing out is that this game has no problem pointing out how much of a jerk Batman is.

Lego Batman 2 will return on Tuesday night's stream!

Friday's stream will feature Ghost of Tsushima as we will continue roaming the middle area of the game.

For the raid we dropped in on samaell_alwahm who was playing 7 Days to Day

Saw cut-scenes of The Joker for Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League, and I'm glad they are not bothering to try and copy Mark Hamill's Joker. We'll feature the new content on Saturday's stream

Work was really good as we closed out the assignment we had, now the question is... will we have work on Friday?

 Finished the Power Rangers commission story, and next up is something inspired by the manga Kuroko's Basketball... which I have never read. I think I have something figured out with it

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• It's A Bird... It's A Plane...: Fly with Superman
• Chemical Crisis: Complete story level 5
• Chemical Signature: Complete story level 6
• Unwelcome Guests: Complete story level 7

Sea of Thieves and other notes

Tonight we wrapped up the Pirates of the Caribbean tales in Sea of Thieves, we came close to sinking but Iceman, Striker and I held the ship together and was able to outlast Davy Jones. The send off for the content was quite sweet.

Next week we more than likely will dive in the Monkey Island content of Sea of Thieves.

Tomorrow night we're playing Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes... and I did pick up an extra achievement in that game off-stream as I was trying to see how many codes we could find to get a leg up in the achievement hunting.

For the raid we dropped in on ZoneSama during the weekly Just Chatting stream

Work was really good, another productive night, even if there were a couple of slight issues

Started work on the Power Rangers story commission, repurposed an old outline to make it a quick and easy story to write.

Recorded episode 3 of The Daria Reactions for my YouTube channel, that will premier next Wednesday at 9 AM Eastern 

Sea of Thieves Achievements

• Lords of the Sea: You completed 'Lords of the Sea'.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• Test Hero: Test a custom character

 

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and other notes

We started Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes this evening, and outside of having to mute the music because of DMCA issues, we had a fun time, smashing blocks to get studs and beating up villains as Batman and Robin. This is perhaps the first Lego game I've played where things involving vehicles didn't feel clunky. We cover the first four chapters, and I figure it might take three or four more streams to complete its campaign.

Lego Batman 2 will return on Thursday's stream

Tomorrow night the plan is to play Sea of Thieves with Iceman and Striker

For the raid we dropped in on IntergalaticPants who was playing Horizon Zero Dawn

Work was super good this evening, very productive but now we're in danger of me having my schedule swapped around in again in order to keep working. 

Messed around a little with WWE 2K16 as I am considering streaming that as a filler night to chase a few achievements and get some footage 

Made sure to pick up South Park Snow Day

Finished the Spider-Man story commission and began work on the next one on my docket which is Power Rangers related, specifically focused on Light Speed Rescue

WWE 2K16 Achievements

• Tap! Tap! Tap!: Make an opponent tap out with a submission that is not a Finisher or Signature move. (Single Play)

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Achievements

• Theatrical Pursuits: Complete story level 1
• Harboring a Criminal: Complete story level 2
• Arkham Asylum Antics: Complete story level 3
• Combo Hero: Do a finishing move
• Asylum Assignment: Complete story level 4

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and other notes

Tonight we finished Star Wars The Force Unleashed II and boy did the final two areas of the game feel padded, in fact everything after about the second walk through the Salvation and the return to the clone planet felt either really drawn out or an excuse to reuse assets. I am aware this game was developed as a 'cash grab', but at least with the first game the return to previous areas felt both earned and justified.And the least said about the final Vader fight the better....

Story wise, Juno being reduced to a damsel in the distress at least has her trying to take a swing at Vader, and if there is no other lore attached the game, we can safely say that she and Starkiller were either killed by Boba Fett or have gone deep into hiding.

We also did the Endor DLC and sure it's blatant alternate timeline styled fan service, but it was a fun little romp, with Starkiller taking out ewoks, rebel tropps, empire stormtroopers, Chewie, Han Solo and Leia. I can forgive just how badly framed Chewie and Han's death scenes were because the fight with Leia is actually really good and a lot more satisfying from a gameplay stand point than the fight with Vader.

Tomorrow night we starting up Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

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

Work was really good with 10 interview done, although now I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to have to swing back to afternoons as opposed to early evenings

About half way finished a Spider-Man related commission which I can easily knock out during the day tomorrow

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Achievements

• Crack the Sky: Destroy the Star Destroyer.
• Meeting of the Jedi: Reunite with Kota.
• To the Face!: Reflect 20 missiles back at AT-MPs.
• Specialist: Upgrade one Power to Rank 3.
• A Measure of Mercy: Complete the game and choose the Light Side ending.
• Padawan: Complete the game on Easy difficulty.
• Challenger: Complete one challenge and receive at least a Bronze medal.
• Sith Kicker: Drop kick 10 Ewoks.
• Don’t let the Wookiee win: Defeat Han and Chewie.
• Victory!: Complete Endor.
• One with the Force: Complete Endor without dying.
• Yub Yub: Complete the level defeating 20 Ewoks or more.