Hello everyone! Here with this month's Patreon vlog. I talk about the current videos I'm working on, plus some of my plans for the coming month.
I tried to mix it up and record outside, unfortunately it's a little out of focus and there is some background noise. Hopefully the video is still interesting!
2018-08-01 03:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an update on my next video project...
Taking it easy after publishing my feature-length Elder Scrolls documentary/analysis, I'm now working on a smaller-scope video, another entry to the popular Not Forgotten series. This time focusing on a PC-exclusive game made by French developer Kalisto, this is an adventure game I don't hear much about, but remember and think about often.
1997...
2018-07-10 14:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
For this month's Patreon vlog, I decided to talk about the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018, my impressions on the presentations and the games I'm looking forward to. I hope you enjoy, and thanks so much for your support!
2018-06-29 12:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest and largest video essay by a country mile is complete! Part documentary, part opinionated analysis, I hope you enjoy this 78-minute ride through the ups and downs of the best-selling video game RPG series of all time!
2018-06-25 17:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post
As a bonus for my patrons, I've rendered and privately released the first full half (35 minutes!) of my upcoming video EARLY! That means you can watch half of my breakdown of The Elder Scrolls weeks ahead of anyone else.
In this first part, I cover the formation and inspirations to the series, all the way back to Arena, its iterations including Daggerfall, Battlespire and Redguard, and the turmo...
2018-05-31 14:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick update on my upcoming Elder Scrolls video essay. I've been planning this video in my head and with notes for a long time, but it really crystallized after my Why Fallout Isn't Fallout video, and my interview with Elder Scrolls 1 & 2 project leader Julian LeFay/Jensen.
It was clear to me that a similar treatment on the evolution of the Elder Scrolls would be similar in s...
2018-05-16 13:41:40 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you were interested, a fellow YouTube creator (LHudson) and I started a podcast and co-hosted a pilot episode.
We talk about God of War, open world games, David Cage, Dynasty Warriors and pizza in a two-hour feature. Check it out if you like!
A little late, but here's my Patreon vlog for April. A quick talk about my next big video essay, some podcasts I'm going to be a part of in the near future, and what you can expect from my channel in May.
2018-05-01 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video essay is up. Quite a lineup of games covered and mentioned, with a special segment featuring one of my favorite TV shows, Twin Peaks. Very different from most of the content I've created so far, so take a look and see how I did.
2018-04-09 04:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time! In my latest vlog I go over what I've been up to this month, the deets on my recent surgery, describing what is in my next video essay, and the big plans I have for the future. Take a look!
2018-03-31 22:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've only done a couple topical video essays that weren't directly tied to a specific game or series, so I thought it time to roll out one of the ideas for a video I've had for some time now. I've been in a rough patch these past couple weeks due to oral surgery complications. I was originally under the impression that it would be a 3-4 day recovery but due to a particularly rough case of wisdom t...
2018-03-30 16:34:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs we inch closer to the end of March, I realized I didn't have a firm set of topics for my monthly Patreon vlog. What would you guys like me to talk about, or would you like me to play a particular game and give impressions/thoughts?
Post your ideas here in the comments, I'd be happy to hear them. Thanks and have a great weekend!
2018-03-22 15:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday we launched a dedicated community server for the game ECO. It's a game that has a lot in common with Minecraft, ARK and other survival/crafting games, but with the addition of a lot of new systems like flora/fauna ecosystems where you have to make sure you don't overhunt or overharvest for fear of running out of resources, pollution and industry, a seamless spherical world, and the race ...
2018-03-14 13:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video is up! Thanks to all my Patreon supporters for helping make my longest Not Forgotten episode yet a reality! Today I talk about Alundra, the semi-obscure Zelda successor that takes challenge to a new level. Let's take a look...
2018-03-12 06:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's your (almost-late) Patreon vlog for February. Sorry for the delay, guys. I was waiting to get my new camera and gear in then lost my voice for about a week. Better than never, I suppose!
Here I talk about the games I most enjoyed playing in 2017, I hope you find it interesting. I accidentally recorded it in 4K instead of 1080p/60fps. Let me know what you think about the video quality...
Hello folks,
Just a quick update on what you can expect in the near future. I've been recovering from an illness the past week so had to skip my livestream, and am waiting until my voice recovers before recording the monthly Patrons-Only vlog, but that should be coming up here soon, I hope.
My next video will be about the underappreciated Playstation 1 title, Alundra. A Zelda-like of ...
2018-02-24 18:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video is out! A thorough analysis of Lost Sphear, it's connections to classic JRPGs and especially Chrono Trigger -- in what I think is a fascinating study of a (well-made) mock-classic. Check it out and let me know what you think!
2018-02-12 05:17:47 +0000 UTC View Post
My next video is going to be about the recent Square Enix / Tokyo RPG Factory's release: Lost Sphear. It's a follow-up to 2014's I Am Setsuna, and like that title, it is a re-imagining of Chrono Trigger and RPGs of the early 1990's.
The script is just about done and I plan on performing the voiceover tonight. The video will likely be around 20-25 minutes long, and I attempt identify why Los...
Latest video is up! Covering the context, history and mechanics of one of my favorite strategy games of the 1990's. X-COM creator Julian Gollop's hidden masterpiece: Magic & Mayhem.
2018-01-22 03:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Julian Gollop, the creator of X-COM has been alternating between making new iterations of two games: Laser Squad (whose concept later formed into UFO aka X-COM), and Chaos: Battle of Wizards.
Chaos was a 1985 wizard-battling strategy game for the ZX Spectrum. Though well before my time, it has b...
2018-01-15 17:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year! It's been a long time coming. A whole hour of Q&A, updates, history of my gaming life, my favorite and least favorite games, what inspired me to become a YouTube creator, and a whole lot more -- just for my patrons.
I hope you enjoy! Most of the topics were inspired by Patreon comments, so post your questions below so that they might make it into my next vlog!
2018-01-02 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch my latest video, a 25-minute examination of what the Fallout series could explore in terms of theme, setting and gameplay mechanics. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
2017-12-25 17:18:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm hard at work in editing my latest video. To hold you all over, here's a brief teaser video. Enjoy!
2017-12-20 05:02:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I will be doing an update vlog soon for my patrons, and wanted to collect up some topics and questions for me to cover. Do you have anything you'd like me to answer on the camera? Let me know, and I'll try to accommodate anything posted here in the comments in my video. Thanks so much for your support!
2017-12-06 15:33:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's what I've been up to the last couple of weeks. I have been taking a little bit of a breather after the rapid-fire release of three scripted videos in September and editing the Troika finale and filming the Julian Jensen interview back-to-back the same weekend, I'm finally getting back on track for my next video release. And it's going to be a big one.
The truly massive interest and attent...
2017-11-25 18:45:54 +0000 UTC View Post
For an extra bonus this month, I put together a wallpaper of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall for my patrons to enjoy. I spent a while thinking about how to visualize the game and communicate the way it spoke to me.
I was going to do a minimalistic "D" symbol, but then I thought that might be a bit plain. I then thought of the idea of the sprawling map of the Iliac Bay, with the dagger sta...
2017-11-21 03:07:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the final cut of my 3-hour interview with Julian Jensen (aka Julian LeFay), one of the primary figures behind the Elder Scrolls and personally programmed and designed much of Arena, Daggerfall and Battlespire.
A really interesting talk about the origins of the games, his own history (as a budding Danish pop star and white-hat hacker) and what he had planned for Morrowind, that sadly wasn'...
2017-11-01 15:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A little late, but bigger and better than ever. The final part of my 3-chapter Troika Games retrospective has come to a close, and my thoughts and feelings on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and its influences are now put into video form here.
As always, last month's patrons are credited at the end of the video. Thanks to everyone here for your support!
2017-10-23 15:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post
While I'm working, writing or designing I will be streaming video game music over a newly-created Music Lounge channel on my Discord.
Come on by if you want to chat or just chill while listening to groovy music.
https://discord.gg/j98gDah
Hello friends,
Thanks again for supporting my work, it means so much to me to have an audience that truly believes in what I do. I don't say it enough, so "thank you!" from the bottom of my heart. Here's a quick update on what's happening soon with the channel.
I am knee-deep in the Troika Games part 3 video, just recorded the voiceover for my c...
2017-10-11 13:48:10 +0000 UTC View Post