I was going to post something about this last night, but ended up collapsing in a bed instead after a hard day of work and a little bit of film editing. If all goes well I should have it wrapped up in a day or two. All the clips are in place… however there are other tweaks that need to be made before a proper export can be done.
So, about that bed…
I’m too tired to write anything, so I have gathered up two of the most important things in the known universe.
G’night everybody.
I chipped in and made dinner this fine ass eve. I made philly cheese steak stuffed peppers with some bread on the side. It was pretty quick to make and very filling. I needed something easy to make, and this can be prepared in a little under an hour. I might make some cheesy risotto to make with it next time, or Quinoa or some form of rice.
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!
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.
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?
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!
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.
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.
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.