Wow, August is down already. This has been the quickest month so far this year. A bit has happened. I had a bit of a health scare early August. That sounds dramatic so I'll explain.
I passed out one night, whacking my forehead on a doorframe which left a neat little cut (now a small scar). What worried us most is that I don't have a history of passing out. Scared the shit out of me if I'm perfectly honest. Really made me think of my family, and then my mind started wandering through the worst possible outcomes which was hard to pull back from. It also left a lingering vertigo which has taken weeks to right, and still isn't completely gone. The event became the catalyst for some lifestyle changes.
I have cut back on processed foods. I've had poor sleep for a long time and so got serious about a proper night's sleep, and this required multiple changes. First, I've dropped stodgy carbs at dinner (think rice, pasta, breads etc) and have cut my dinner portion size back. I now have a strict 10pm bedtime to aid the circadian rhythm, I drink little water at/after dinner to minimise the need to get up during the night, and I have night filters on all electronic devices (including my PC). Yeah, I got pretty serious about it. This is all self-imposed.
What does this mean for the videos? Not a huge amount, really. It does lock out late nights and recording footage after 9pm, but these are easily planned around. Still, I like to make sure you know what the general thrust looks like for transparency.
On the video front, the Abiotic Factor video is currently in production. It'll be a touch over 20 minutes. The reason it took so long to reach this point was over 80 hours of recorded footage while I finished the Early Access content (yep, the game took that long to 'complete'). The script is also twice as large as the regular preview scripts I do, and this was entirely unintentional. There was a lot to say and I wanted to ensure it was all said. Not long until the video drops now.
Blood West is next, and I'm beyond excited to play it! Hyperstrange are working on more balancing updates and I'm almost tempted to hold off until they're done. Almost.
After that I'd like to change things up a little, but we'll see how I feel.
Speak again soon, pardners.
Can't believe September is behind us already, the month has flown by.
As you probably saw, the Marathon 2 video dropped a few days ago. Not my highest performing video by any stretch, but it signals the end of the longer-form videos and a new focused and considered approach.
The indie previews will still be a part of the channel, and the next video will cover a cool Western-inspired shooter called Wanted 3D Dead or Alive. Beyond that is a tough choice. I'd really like to cover a specific topic, but I also don't want it to send a false impression about the changes happening to the channel. It's 100% related to gaming, but I can see some thinking the channel has become rage-bait, which is not the case. It's a topic I feel frustrated by, have felt frustrated by for some time, but it may have to wait while I set the channel trajectory with a video more in line with future videos. And that video I'll keep as a surprise!
After the Marathon 2 video released, I watched a course on my post production software - Davinci...
Folks, the Marathon 2 video has dropped for early-bird supporters. It'll be private for at least 24 hours, after which it goes public.
Hot damn, another month bites the dust. Straight into it.
There's 1/4 of the Marathon 2 script left to record voice for, and I've already begun composing the video. We're close to done.
I've been brainstorming ideas for the shorter length videos and already have a sizeable list to work through. The different projects I mentioned some time ago have been transferred to this list. I'll likely still preview early access indie games because there are many great projects out there, but I haven't decided what the next one will be. I also haven't decided what the next mainline video will be on; it'll be a surprise for all, me included.
What's Blondie playin'?
I've been smashing Abiotic Factor pretty hard this month since I'm now longplaying it on my Blondefire channel. Can't get enough, such a well-designed and fun game to work through. The Half-Life theme is the icing on the cake.
Ambitions
Completion of the Marathon 2 video is going to act as kind of a reset; I'll do all the stuff in this list to clear it away and ...
