G'day, posse, hope you're all well. I'll keep this update short.
There's no sugar-coating that this month has been a challenging one. Family issues, stress at my IRL job, and endless paperwork to fill in for my house build. It's all consumed a great deal of the time I'd normally put into the channel. Furthermore, I finished the 2nd draft on the 53 page script but still wasn't happy, so I'm doing another final pass. I wouldn't be happy pushing it out in its current state, and given how long the project has become, it doesn't make sense to half-ass it so far into production. I'm over half way through the final pass and am confident that it won't need further revision after this.
I'm sorry that the project isn't further along. I had hoped to almost be finished video production by now. I'll be suspending future Patreon payments until the video is out. It doesn't feel right to be accepting your money if I can't present something tangible.
What's Blondie playin'?
Only one achievement left until Resident Evil Zero hits 100% achievements. It's been a saga, I've lost count how many times I completed it now. Also been playing Road to Vostok, an indie hardcore survival shooter currently in early access. It's fantastic and I can't wait to play future updates.
Personal ambitions
Running: times are still dropping which is encouraging, it means I'm doing something right. It's slow progress, hard, not sexy or glamorous, but that's how real progress is made.
Tell me what you're playing this month. Windrose early access looks great but I don't have the time for it right now.
Until next month, pardners.
Compared to the rollercoaster of last month, September was productive and far more chill. I went on a holiday and damn did I need it. I didn't realise how far down the hole I was until being away from home forced me to step back, slow down, and relax. I still did some research and writing for the next video, but when I got home I decided that - while the topic was good - I wasn't feeling it right now. I shelved that project and started a new one.
This next video - unlike previous videos - zooms out for an industry-level look. The target: AAA games, and how the AAA moniker means something different to me now. Unlike other videos which body-slam AAA using player data and sales as weapons, this video will be a personal review of what AAA means to ME. It's a deliberately deeper look into my mindset when I consider AAA games, development studios, and publishers, through the lens of a gamer and paying customer who has become disillusioned with the AAA industry and who explains, in detail, why.
The script for this ...
Hey Folks, the video is finally done. Apologies for the late release, a few things came up near the end of the month which delayed release. I hope you enjoy it!
G'day, chaps and chapettes. July down, progress made.
The Doom/Quake horror video is now at 1hr 36mins. I had hoped to be closer to the 2hr mark by now but stumbled across more supporting material, and viewing/cutting it has taken longer than expected. I'm also making an effort to use footage which supports talking points, and because the script is loaded with talking points (and because the Doom 3 playthrough spans 18 long video files), finding footage to support even a single paragraph of the script has sometimes taken 30mins or longer. There was also another body of work I needed to complete for the Blondefire channel which was delayed by last month's IRL work, so July was very much a catch-up month all around.
The good news is that July was free of IRL distractions so I've made big progress on the video. I normally add the backing track after the footage and voice over is laid, but this time I've added it as I go. This means that the next (and final) pass only requires QA checks and audio ...
