I have a few finishing touches to make to this, but once I get it rendered I’ll be ready to submerge myself in Shotcut to complete the final editing procedures… then we can talk release dates!
Happy 4th On The 5th Open Thread
I hope everyone had a happy 4th! Our usual fireworks display was postponed due to COVID-19. So I spent the better part of the evening doing the usual stuff, dishes, animation, etc… I’ve been up late working in SFM, and I’m finally rendering the main part of the project! I’m going to let it do its thing while I rest awhile.. I’m trying to cure my vampirism before the weekend comes to a close, and I’m failing miserably in due part to drinking lots of tea.. I should still try to get some shut eye while its still dark though.
Fallout TV? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Bethesda is partnering up with Amazon to make a TV series based on Fallout:
The Fallout franchise has been home to some of the best storytelling in gaming. The post-nuclear apocalypse series has seen a number of iterations, and is set to receive another soon. It’s been announced that a Fallout TV series is in the works for Amazon Prime Video. The show is being produced by the creators of Westworld.
My only question is if this will be based on the games, or if this will be another reality TV type thing after a nuclear attack?
You know, I do have prime… the question is can I be arsed to watch enough of it to do a write up?
Hail To The Strange Secrets Baby
Playing Ion Maiden last night made me feel nostalgic for some Duke3D. Forgot how fun this was. It had jetpacks, pig cops and aliens, rocket launchers and excellent level designs with secrets to find varying from useful to slightly disturbing:
Anyone familiar with Duke Nukem lore will know that aliens and saving babes is pretty much the premise of this series (this was the 90’s after all, you don’t need a compelling story to market a game), so finding a woman trapped in an alien cocoon is just something that happens. Still, that doesn’t make it any less disturbing. What really added to it was her begging to be killed. I know in Duke Nukem Forever the Duke’s twin slut girlfriends get captured by the aliens and placed in a similar situation, where they were not only trapped in the cocoon but also impregnated by the aliens (all kinds of yummy :/ ). I’m guessing this is why I couldn’t find any way to save this literal two dimensional woman.
There is your nightmare/fetish fuel for the evening. Time for me to head off to work!
Hell Hath No Fury Like An Ion Maiden Scorned
Ion Fury was another game I got during the summer sale. I’ve actually been following this project ever since it still being referred to as “Ion Maiden”. It plays like something out of the Duke Nukem era, mainly because it plays on the same engine with a few modern tweaks. In fact it’s basically a Duke Nukem game but with a badass woman to replace a badass man, and a more cyberpunk type of universe. The humor is pretty much the same.
I’m only two levels in so far, but so far I’ve been pleasantly amused. I think its great that 3D Realms is still getting use out of their build engine. I mean if you’re going to waste a ton of money on Hookers and Blow you can’t afford to invest in newer game engines. So good they’ve finally found a balance.
Evening Open Thread
Made more progress in SFM and played a little CODE VEIN. I’ve made it to the hell cocoon, and now I’m going to have to think about a strategy that doesn’t involve dying. Think I may have hit a point where I can take a break from this and come back to it.
Animation Diary: In Dire Need Of A Manicure
I’m getting close to seeing a light at the end of this tunnel finally. We just did a couple voice lines for the ending, and then I can focus on smoothing the animations, and making a short scene in one last map. I can’t wait to finally finish this damn “saga”. It’ll be fun to move onto other videos.
I’m Officially An Addict
I think this is going to be one of those games that I’m going to have issues putting down. I made it deeper into the city, leveled up a few times and collected more weapons and other items. The ruined city really gives off some NieR Automata vibes. I’ve been using this and Source Filmmaker to keep me up tonight… I’m pulling graveyards for the next week… while I’m more of a night person than anything I can’t really say I’m too excited, but I’ll endure somehow I guess. On the bright side I get to sleep in too, so there is that. I’m thinking of plopping into bed, grabbing my steam controller and playing a little bit more before calling it a night.
Anyone else having fun with their Summer Sale games?
Anime Souls
This was one of the many purchases I made during the sale. CODE VEIN is basically Dark Souls with an anime skin, and I’ve really been loving it. It somehow managed to suck 4 hours away from me,and I’m pretty sure the first hour was fucking around with different character options.
You are reborn as a Reverent; A being that uses Blood Codes which give you different fighting abilities and options. As you play you can pick and choose your play style to be more melee based, mage like, and plenty more to discover. So far in my play through I’ve obtained 4 Blood Codes, and have already maxed three of them out. You go around fighting other Reverent beings, or rather “The Lost” who are Reverent who have become bloodthirsty. You, and people you eventually meet are trying to find more blood beads, which help sustain you and your Reverent buddies. This game is indeed very souls like, with multiple partners to choose from if you want a companion to tag along of either the human or AI variety.
I think I might be a little too addicted to the photo mode. I like games where I can have creative freedom, and one of the things I’ve been digging in later years is photo mode in games; it can make for some wallpaper worthy screencaps.
So far it has been a real joy to play. I needed to play something tonight to help readjust my sleep pattern, and CODE VEIN managed to keep my intrigue. This might even have to go on the list for games to bring on my gaming laptop. Another thing to scare people with during lunch breaks! I find people are less likely to bug me if they see me stabbing something and pretending it was someone who really pissed me off earlier in my shift.
So far, I would say that if you like Dark Souls and don’t mind anime aesthetics there is a good chance you’ll enjoy this.
Praise Gaben! For He Has Blessed Us With Swag
I keep zoning in and out of my new profile background. The Steam Summer Sale started today and I needed to make a few purchases (as is tradition), and I learned about tokens and free swag. I managed to obtain enough tokenage to get some free profile swag. That’s when I noticed they updated the Edit Profile section to make it a little more modern. They added a few color themes. I’m rolling with the Summer theme, which is oddly watermelon colored… I think Gabe is in on the whole melonspiracy.