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Q&A: March 16th, 2022
Holy Shift AsksYou mentioned some time ago that there is a "The Heart of Cyberpunk 2077" video kicking around in your head. With the latest update kinda turning the narrative around the game, which was your main obstacle to covering it at the moment, should we get our hopes up?Not in my head...
Raycevick's Recommendations: In Bruges
I mentioned In Bruges last week in the Q&A, so I better recommend it here! in Bruges is a terrifically funny film that never the less, has a darkness to it that many films wouldn't dare cross.It's not just a brilliant directorial debut by Martin McDonough (who also did Seven Psychopaths, ano...
Development Progress
There's lots of depression surrounding the gaming industry. Derivative designs. Exploitive business practices. Exploitative work practices. Middling sequels. Etc.So let's dive into something that's kind of cool.This is Shattered Horizon, a bespoke multiplayer FPS set in space. Released i...
Q&A: March 9th, 2022
Jake Malone AsksWhat are some of your favorite movies?Guy Richie's my George Lucas, and Snatch is my Star Wars. So I'll watch almost anything he does (I've not seen Swept Away).Aside from the works of Guy Richie, there's films like Le Mans, Casino Royale, Ghost in the Shell, The Ital...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Ozymandias Demo
I love Civilization! I hold so many fond memories of multiplayer matches with friends and personal campaigns. However.. it's been a long time since I've played Civ, purely because of the time commitment. I've heard so many matches of Civ be started by friends and left unfinished, it'...
How Games Stop Me Reading...
There's something I don't do nearly enough of in my life and that's reading.The irony of where I'm writing this isn't lost on me, but I mean, reading books. I've got plenty of them on my shelves and I've read a decent chunk them, but I've enforced a personal ban on pu...
Q&A: March 3rd (Whoops), 2022
Juhana AsksThoughts on Moneyball? The concept, not the movie.Who makes balls out of their money?San_Rayncloud AsksWhat's your opinion on the Manhunt games? Do you think a game with that kind of subject matter and portrayal of violence can be successful in the modern day if done well?I think anyt...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Winter on Fire
While I might've recommended this film in my Metro Exodus video, Ukraine's sadly fallen under far worse circumstance since then. Obviously, you can't watch a documentary about history that's being made right now, but you can watch vital events that've ultimately led to this.Winte...
Quotes
Good quotes are dangerous, because people can misinterpret them and use them to justify acts the original quote never intended.Well you see… I wrecked out thirty people at turn 1 because…One of the most misattributed quotes in-gaming comes courtesy of Jamie Griesemer in the Making of Halo 2 Docu...
Pausing Patreon this Month
Hey everybody!Years ago, I stopped pausing the Patreon every month I didn't put out a video while still working hard behind the scenes, but... this is different. The next video has gone slowly, not because there wasn't progress being made. I even scored a pretty big interview I can't wai...
Q&A: February 23rd, 2022
Juhana AsksThoughts on Moneyball? Not the concept, the movie.It has Bobby Kotick in it.That's all I know.The Great Leveler AsksWhat are your favorite game osts, what are a couple underappreciated/less known ones you think deserve more recognition?I've been real tempted to make a video about ...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Arcane
I was originally planning to recommend Squid Game, which I still will at some point, as I think it's a program worth watching, irrespective of the hype attached to it. I also hold the same belief for Arcane, I went into it with pretty low expectations, as someone who hasn't played a second o...
Sexy
You can't talk about art, without someone else talking about "liberalization" (???) of characters.The sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn's been released, and predictably, lots of conversations regarding the game aren't about its open world, graphical fidelity, or storytelling, but its m...
Q&A: February 16th, 2022
n3mz AsksHave you considered covering fps-z games from the Tribes franchise and did you play any of them competitively? I've not found anything that can match Tribes 2 for player satisfaction, 2 decades later.I've only really played Tribes Ascend but have very fond memories of that game. I a...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Lord of War
So, this isn't always true, but typically, if I'm still thinking about scenes in a movie 5+ years after watching, it must've done something right. That's Lord of War for me. While I've not watched Andrew Niccole's most famous films like The Truman Show or Gattaca, Lord of War...
Talent ≠ Quality
Status Report on the Goldeneye Rogue Agent video…I've played the game, played the 1v1 maps, recorded lots of footage, and wrote the main opening. Next tasks on the list are to finish the script, host a larger multiplayer session, and capture footage of earlier games.One of those steps was prev...
Q&A: February 9th, 2022
The Great Leveler AsksAre there any games you are excited for that came out/come out this year?It's really hard for me to not hold some excitement over IO Interactive's 007 Game. It's such a match made in heaven on paper, though, we've seen hype for potential before not at all realiz...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Sweatshop Boys EP by Battle Tapes
Don't be surprised if lots of this bands content show up in my recommendations from here on out, not because I just discovered them, but because I found them years ago, and I'm still listening to the same music.I'm a sucker for aggressive distorted electronics, and Battle Tapes more than...
Fuck Canon
Apologies to those who've already heard this diatribe from me in the past, but I've had a crusade against Canon for some time…Not these guys.Well… they're a big company, so they've probably done something shitty in the past, but different topic.The Halo Television show's in t...
Q&A: February 2nd, 2021
Holy Shift AsksSInce you seem to lean more towards heavier music lately, let me recommend to you a song: Boris – Farewell. Please share your thoughts on it. Alternatively, favorite picks from Korean or Japanese cinema?I'm definitely ignorant when it comes to Korean and Japanese Cinema, the fur...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Century Age of Ashes
Ever wanted Ace Combat multiplayer but with Dragons?It doesn't really matter if the answer's yes or no, you should want it now, and it exists via Century Age of Ashes. Ignore the boring ass title, because this is a shockingly polished free to play PVP game that is perfect for kicking back wi...
IO Interactive's Bond
I'll try to not just copy and paste the introduction of my next video. Long story short, IO Interactive announced a new 007 Game and… I can't think of a better developer for the job. Hitman has effectively been the closest thing to a true James Bond game for some time. It's got the esp...
Q&A: January 26th, 2022
Cameron Wright AsksWhat’s your process like in creating a video? I.E, do you have a strict process of researching, writing, and editing or is it more dependent on the type of video?The order of steps can vary depending on the project, but for the most part, I play through the game fully, then rese...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Doosh EP by The Hell
Weirdly, I've been listening to edgier music now than when I was a Teenager. What's refreshing about this The Hell EP then? Well, it's as heavy as any other heavy music out there. Thunderous guitar riffs, screaming vocals, and sudden switches, only it doesn't take itself very serious...
Timing
So Ubisoft has finally released a new Rainbow Six game…Not that you'd instantly guess that based on screenshots.The latest entry Rainbow Six Extraction is built off of the well-received Outbreak mode in Rainbow Six Siege, which took the small scale destruction based PVP military shooter, and t...
Q&A: January 19th, 2022
Jake Malone AsksAny experience with soulsborne games?I've played Dark Souls 1, 2, 3, and Bloodborne, but 3's the only real one I've gotten into. Absolutely loved it, and still recall many things about my experience in that game. The others either feel clunkier, or aren't available be...
Raycevick's Recommendations: The Spy Who Loved Me
I've loved James Bond movies since I was a kid who stumbled into matches of 007 Nightfire at a friends house, but growing up, I mostly stuck with Connery and Brosnan films. Moore never clicked with me as a kid, but having recommended Live and Let Die previously, that changed, and it changes even...
Crosshair
One of my favorite types of media (pictures, music, shows, etc) are ones that generate the exact same reaction regardless of the person. It's quite entertaining to be in a Discord call, post a picture, and each time someone new joins, and they same the exact same thing as the last three. So, let...
Q&A: January 12th, 2022
The Great Leveler AsksUnused/underused setting for an RPG you'd like to see?I'll avoid saying Spies or Racing, because I've already gone on tirades in videos about those concepts. One that springs to my mind is in Military Shooters. It's obviously a lot more difficult to make your tr...
Raycevick's Recommendations: Wargasm (UK)
Last band I recommended was Whores, and now, Wargasm... I swear I'm not recommending based on the names. Though, this group has a similar amount of aggression. I've seen many compare them to Prodigy, but I think my friends right to compare them to KMFDM.Unfortunately, they've not made an...
