G'day, Pardners.
Let's get into it. The Stalker 2 playthrough is done, clocking in at over 240 hours across 2 of the 4 separate endings (I made a save before a key choice and was able to go back and choose a different ending). The script outline is also completed, and I've started work on the script. It might be longer than the 40 minutes I'm shooting for, but the focus is still the same. Lots of positive inspiration, and the words are flowing freely, always a good sign.
The next indie preview is going to be something different. Normally I pick a game in early access which I feel deserves attention, but this time I'll focus on an indie which has already released and doesn't have such a positive spin. It's an interesting case study which has already been covered by many, but I'd like to experience it for myself. We all love a surprise.
Beyond that I'd like to do the special project that I had in mind last year. It's a different approach to the other videos, and I don't have a workflow for this format so it should be interesting.
What's Blondie playin'?
Not much, as it turns out. I finished Blood West: Dead Man's Promise DLC a week ago, lots of fun new mechanics, worth the money. There's been a lot of buzz around Storage Hunter Simulator, and I've been playing that to fill the time until Kingdom Come: Deliverance II drops. I'm committing to some study for my IRL job so there may not be much free time for KCD2, but I'll squeeze it in where I can. I expect that'll take the better part of a couple of months to complete.
Ambitions
This is a new section which I'll periodically add as appropriate for channel-related stuff that I should do/streamline.
- Create a playlist for the videos my Youtube buddies create so that I can catch up on their work. A long time overdue.
- Fix Patreon alerts so that I get notified when other people I follow post something. Another long-overdue task which has slipped under the radar.
- Add recommendations to my Patreon. There are some great creators (some of you are already here ;) ) who produce great videos. Go check 'em out!
- Streamline responding to video comments. I'm not immune to doomscrolling on Twatter, that needs to stop and I need to focus on the things which matter - you lot!
I'm thinking about making every second or third month a public post. There are a bunch who follow my Patreon as free members, and I'd like to reach them with these posts occasionally.
Short and sweet this month. I don't know how many of you read my posts, but I appreciate and love ya all the same.
Until next month, Pardners.
G'day Pardners,
What a cracker year we've had so far. Some huge titles have dropped and we're not even half way through 2025. My backlog for this year alone is already piling up, and Doom: Dark Ages is just around the corner.
The video on Dustborn is in the script outline phase which, thanks to the new level of detail I put into it, is basically the first draft. I'm about 2/3 through and it's coming along quickly. Even though it replaces what would normally be an indie spotlight video, the Dustborn video might be a little longer, maybe 15 minutes. I have 20 hours racked up in this game so I feel I've earned the right to talk about it.
I'm not expecting the Dustborn video to do numbers, no-one cares about the game and the initial furore died out months ago, but it's a great case study and a good test of impartial analysis, or as close to it as one can get. Admittedly, full impartiality is impossible given the subject matter (and that's by design), but I aim to give this game as fair a go as possible.
What's...
The Stalker 2 vidya is live for the early birds. It'll be released to the public 24 hours or so from now.
March was a hell of a month. Despite the silver lining of my birthday on 19th, it was stressful.
First, my workplace has been issuing redundancies for the last 6 months which culminated a bunch of people resigning this month. Morale is at an all-time low and everyone is concerned for their job, more so this month than any other.
Next has been the hassle of getting our house cleaned and ready for inspection to put on the market. Thankfully we got another option recently which means we won't have to do this, but that was still weeks of work and sleepless nights worrying what could go wrong if it somehow fell through.
Third, work has been exceptionally busy this month and has eaten into my YT time.
In short, it's been a confluence of stuff I could have done without and has impacted the Stalker 2 video.
Currently most of the voice work is recorded, but I've also been editing the video as I go, and there's already 50 minutes of footage laid. I estimate that the video will be around 80-90 minutes long. It's not far off ...
