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If I Were Smart I’d Be Asleep

Buuuuuut I’m not. I overslept this morning due to a combination of rain, nausea and muscle pain. I’m feeling even better tonight as a result, but I should try to get my body dialed back into a proper sleep pattern for Tuesday. It’s been fun, but I have to get ready to face the real world. Make my final preparations tomorrow for work, project preparations for my next disasterpiece and maybe fool around a little in a game if I have the time.

I already began slicing up video footage taken from my one and only Crash Bandicoot livestream. Two hours cut down into almost seven minutes, and it will probably go down further as I remove unnecessary audio gaps. It looks like there will be quite a bit to animate in this project too, about two and a half minutes worth, though again I’m sure as I work through it the duration will decrease. With the lack of videos I’ve put out this year I’m probably not going to do anything special for New Years, and I’m uncertain if I’ll have anything done on time for Christmas (this part of the year is always so freaking busy). So I wouldn’t anticipate any videos anytime soon, unless I break down and do a different kind of video like a tutorial or something Linux related. I’ve been wanting to make a few Linux related things, but I’m not entirely sure how to go about dipping my toe into that end of the pool. I’ve been watching other Linux YouTubers just to get an idea of what to do/not do.

I did break a bit this evening for a couple games. Progressed a little in Dust: An Elysian Tail, and then played some Serious Sam 4 with Yutram with tons of destruction and achievements galore.

On a more random note (as if the rest of this post wasn’t enough) if anyone is interested in trying different tea blends I tried a combo of Sweet Watermelon Tea mixed with Jasmine Pearl Green Tea, it’ like drinking a blooming watermelon! Keeps it’s flavor for quite a few brews too. I’m sipping it before bed hoping for sweet melon dreams.

Animation / Gaming / Hobbies

Ret-2-Bro

Today was an all work day. Still on vacation, but worked on my video and other things on a foggy/rainy evening. I’ve still been fighting on and off again nausea, in fact I didn’t feel inclined to play anything today. The good news at least is that I do have a video ready to go! I even got to play a little with some green screening!

Gaming

One Trine To Bind Them All

Managed to get a some of video  and audio work done today, would have continued to plug at it but started feeling kinda queasy (even now it’s still coming and going). I’ve also been trying to swing past the post office to send some things off but it’s been hella busy even after election day. I’m hoping tomorrow or the next day things calm down, at least until Black Friday season hits.

As a change of pace I decided to tap into Trine, an extremely addicting physics puzzle adventure game that I received for free quite awhile ago. My thief can shoot three arrows as well as shoot fire arrows to burn enemies or light torches (at the cost of Mana of course), my knight can now charge through crowds of skeletons with a firey blade or a hammer of Knock Off Thor, and my wizard can summon the power of the Illuminati to make a floating platform.

I’ll admit I played longer than I had originally wanted to, but I have a habit of only stopping when I either get tired or finally hit a brick wall giving me the edge to take a break. I just kept on keeping on getting past challenges and tons of skeletons… oh and achievement/trophy hunting! Think I’ve had my fill of being awake for now though, need to see if I can sleep off this sour stomach.

Gaming / Open Threads

Late Night Open Thread

Should go without saying at this point but there was more Yakuza Kiwami shenanigans this evening, as I went around finding more keys and collectables and completing quests/side quests. I think I might give myself a break from it for now though, it’s been a good binge but I can’t stay on the same game forever, plus it’s starting to get a little repetitive blogging about the same game over and over again as much as I’ve been immersed. I have to keep things melon fresh around here after all. 😛 Plus if I keep at it I’m going to have dreams about wandering the Streets Of Kamurocho, attracting unwanted attention and healing with ramen beef bowls and cocktails while saving a puppy like Yakuza are known for.

In non Yakuza related news I finally rendered the final SFM piece for my latest video project! I plan on piecing things together tomorrow after getting some other work done, and maybe even a bit of play in my ever expanding games library, so there’s a good possibility that I might have a video to release this weekend.

Gaming

Another Night Of Interactive Japanese Soap Opera Comes To A Close

I think I’ve officially become almost addicted to this as I am to Skyrim. I couldn’t help but get roped into playing more Yakuza Kiwami. I made it to Chapter 4, saved a little girl and a puppy doge. Wandered the city for hours finding all kinds of keys and trading cards.

A little boy in a lab coat taught me how to play rock paper scissors with trading cards featuring “bug faeries”, and yes this is a children’s card game. 😛 You stick your main character card into a machine along with a card in the rock, paper, and scissor slots, and you battle another girl in bug cosplay for a totally wholesome game for Japanese youth, as usual waaaaay ahead of the curve compared to us westerners. 😛

This game is like a really good anime; it has an excellent story with added silliness here and there just to keep you on your toes… just ask this guy:

KIRYU-CHAN!!!!

I also got curious about the original Yakuza for PS2, and decided to look it up last night. I didn’t know Kiwami was a remaster! I’m impressed how they stuck with most of the original character designs, and even recreating most of the game frame by frame!

Obviously the remake looks better, but for the era the PS2 actually looks pretty good. They did an excellent job keeping the original image and spirit in tact.

Gaming

Serious Sunday Fun (it’s Sunday until I go to sleep)

I’ve been playing Serious Sam 4 for the last few weeks with Yutram in Co-op, and while the game had some hiccups in the beginning, and while optimization leads me to believe this is the Crysis of Serious Sam games; I’ve been having a good laugh each time we finish levels. Tonight we summoned endless black holes, amongst other tools of destruction.

We also found a funny soccer secret hidden in one of the French alleyways:

Pushing the ball through either goal will cause the audience to throw stuff onto the field (like health or armor), but don’t expect much from the audience, as there really isn’t much of an audience!

I’m happy that Croteam didn’t skimp on the ridiculous secrets. May we find many more. For now I think I’ll allow Monday to be Monday.

Gaming6

Current Vacation Spot: Japanese Games (and a little bit of Croteam)

So far I’ve mostly relaxed (aside from doing my usual work around the house), been really getting more into the Yakuza series. I’ve been bouncing back and forth between Yakuza 0 and Kiwami. Sega really knows how to make a fun beat em up game with a serious tone, and not so serious minigames. I have to admit I’ve spent quite a bit of time playing in the Sega Cafe. and did a bit more pool this evening, that and actually advance the plot. Kiryu needs to buy booze for some homeless people to learn some vital information.

Of course I’ve also made time for some multiplayer shenanigans. Yutram and I battled our way through a Serious Sam Halloween, and then we advanced further in Resident Evil 6. We would have played tonight, but I somehow managed to bork my game with extra mods. Fortunately I have an install on my laptop with my mod collection previous to any errors, just need to make time to do a quick file transfer over the network and I’ll be in business again. Oh well, ended up playing more Yakuza 0 anyways. You might ask “Why play Yakuza 0 on Hallow’s Eve?” Just ask Merasmus…

All in an Overlord's day

Vacation Mode Engaged

Started my vacation after an early shift this morning, one last bit of sanity before the season of holiday depression rolls in with a heaping side of morons who think microbes are actually paid actors. It was a good thing I got off a little early, our landlord came by to replace our windows, and I had a lot of furniture to move. I got a good workout today, that’s fer sure. Been refining some SFM animation ever since; now I just need to record some voice lines, move lips to match, and I should be ready to render. I was thinking about doing it tonight, but fatigue rolled in after dinner and a long day of furniture jenga.

Tomorrow I move from bed only on my own terms. It’s cold enough that I might leave the computer on, and maybe play a little game to warm up the room before bed. I can test the better insulation on the new windows.

All in an Overlord's day / Animation

Late Night Open Thread

You’ll have to excuse the slight abundance of Open Threads lately… I’ve been pretty tired, and the first day back was a ball buster. Also managed to get some more animation done, just need to refine it and record a few small lines. I’m too tired to do it tonight, don’t even really know what to say. I’ll have a short work day tomorrow, that will give me time to finish other things on my to do list, and possibly even finally be able to render these scenes!