"What? You're trying to talk to him? Nonsense, keep looking at me! My research is much more interesting!"
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Was Zum Teufel?: That Was Interesting (Camera Glitch) (Fallout 4)
This was a fun little thing to film. My brother (who is learning German, which is why Fallout is in German) was playing Fallout 4, and at one point he discovered an interesting camera glitch. He decided to Steam stream it so I could see, then agreed to try to replicate it for YouTube to enjoy. It took several tries, and I'm not sure we could replicate it again, so I hope you enjoy it!
"What? You're trying to talk to him? Nonsense, keep looking at me! My research is much more interesting!"
"What? You're trying to talk to him? Nonsense, keep looking at me! My research is much more interesting!"
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Mwah! My favorite video so far, by far: Storm Ruler Dance
This was definitely a passion project of mine. One day I was going around helping people fight Yorhm when at some point I got stuck outside the battle area with a guy named Praise The Sun. Together, in the long period of time we were glitch-stuck out of the battle, without even talking or communicating other than our actions, we developed a dance called the Storm Ruler Dance. It can only be properly done with the Storm Ruler because of the wind effect and the unique dipping action with which you go into stance which also propels you forward if you don't go fully into stance. I managed to only record a little bit with him, the rest of the video done without him, and only a little bit of what I recorded with him was usable for this video, sadly, but please help me thank Praise The Sun for making this video possible.
Once we developed the dance, I kept thinking of tunes I could put it to, and the only one that fit the bill was the Can-Can. For the parts where we aren't doing the Storm Ruler Dance, I found other clips from the recording and put them strategically in the video. Half through editing and half through luck, each scene either has a very distinct meaning or fits the music.
Some examples of the genious (both intentional and not) behind this video:
* In the beginning part, you can see that this video is clearly trying to mix both serious gameplay and boss battles with a little silliness and spinning around, before you even get to the first Storm Ruler Dance part. It's important that this is established in the beginning, in my opinion.
* My roll at the beginning matches with the violin, and then we go through the wall at the same time, and the flute plays exactly over that bit.
* 0:03 The creepy crispy hand waving at you.
* 0:00 to 0:10 is prep-time and then after that we go into battle, then the music intensifies.
*At 0:15, I had to edit that to make it fit the music.
*At various times throughout the video (especially at the back and forth part at 0:22), the video is sped up so I could fit a whole scene in a short period so I could time it with the music better.
* At 0:22, you wouldn't believe how many of the Storm Ruler smashes I had cut, and I could only use 4 of them XD.
* Also, you'll notice a back and forth between Yhorm and I at 0:22. This kind of continues through the whole video, actually, up until the end where Yhorm just beats me up for the last 4 scenes.
* 0:33 The suspense! Haha, this scene is just cool because we're both raising our weapons at the same time, him a giant and me a normal human. It's dramatic.
* Between 0:45 and 0:56, I somehow luckily got the transitions so well it seems like my character is doing that thing in videos where the main focus stays stationary but everything else around it changes. That's pretty cool, I think, though admittedly not intentional.
* Also, while we're doing the Storm Ruler Dance parts, it's funny when we go up to people and do the dance into them because half of them or more are completely still and non-reactive, so we're just rubbing up against this guy who's standing like a stone thinking, "Ugh, what is with these weirdos" XD.
* Also, you may notice that most of the video is jump-cut to both fit the music but also bring variety, but at parts like 1:00 I left them whole. I apologize if this throws off the rhythm a bit, but at those parts I just wanted to show how well we were thrashing Yhorm.
* 1:36 kind of matches the beat somehow, and in fact I swing exactly when the cymbals start and again when they end too. I did not record it with that intention but hey, it works.
* 1:42 Tee hee.
* Man, we totally thrashed him at 1:47.
* At 1:50 on it's supposed to seem like Yhorm is finally getting the best of us, and it ends on a suspenseful note where you see his blade come down but you don't see me. But then when the music break ends, it's supposed to reveal us being victorious after all of that struggle, just sitting down to have a drink to celebrate the triumph.
You know, through the whole video it's like the parts that we aren't doing the Storm Ruler Dance it goes from serious in the beginning, then we do the dance, then it's kind of silly in the middle, then we dance again, and it ends up crazy at the end. The dancing parts also get progressively better and funnier as the video progresses, it goes from serious at the start to silly at the end, and the quality of our battles get better too. In the beginning I start out getting thrashed, then in the middle Yhorm starts getting beat up a little, then at 1:47 we just clobber him. It's like the dance is there to remind us to have a little fun with our games, and that a little bit of fun can improve all aspects of our lives. Suddenly this video has a deep meaning revolving around tedium and how it can ruin our lives, and how a little bit of fun can change the world. Or maybe it's just a fun video XD. It's like the phrase, "No pun intended," but it's, "No deep meaning intended."
Sorry about the green border, that must have been an error when I was trying to enhance the video so it was easier on the eyes. Guess I did the opposite :/.
How to perform the Storm Ruler Dance:
1. Equip Storm Ruler
2. One-hand Storm Ruler
3. Charge by holding LT, then release
4. Press LT, then quickly release
5. Repeat 4 & 5
6. Do not press the control stick forward. It may increase speed, but it is not necessary and takes away from the natural swing of just letting the dance go as it does by just doing 3 and 4.
Once we developed the dance, I kept thinking of tunes I could put it to, and the only one that fit the bill was the Can-Can. For the parts where we aren't doing the Storm Ruler Dance, I found other clips from the recording and put them strategically in the video. Half through editing and half through luck, each scene either has a very distinct meaning or fits the music.
Some examples of the genious (both intentional and not) behind this video:
* In the beginning part, you can see that this video is clearly trying to mix both serious gameplay and boss battles with a little silliness and spinning around, before you even get to the first Storm Ruler Dance part. It's important that this is established in the beginning, in my opinion.
* My roll at the beginning matches with the violin, and then we go through the wall at the same time, and the flute plays exactly over that bit.
* 0:03 The creepy crispy hand waving at you.
* 0:00 to 0:10 is prep-time and then after that we go into battle, then the music intensifies.
*At 0:15, I had to edit that to make it fit the music.
*At various times throughout the video (especially at the back and forth part at 0:22), the video is sped up so I could fit a whole scene in a short period so I could time it with the music better.
* At 0:22, you wouldn't believe how many of the Storm Ruler smashes I had cut, and I could only use 4 of them XD.
* Also, you'll notice a back and forth between Yhorm and I at 0:22. This kind of continues through the whole video, actually, up until the end where Yhorm just beats me up for the last 4 scenes.
* 0:33 The suspense! Haha, this scene is just cool because we're both raising our weapons at the same time, him a giant and me a normal human. It's dramatic.
* Between 0:45 and 0:56, I somehow luckily got the transitions so well it seems like my character is doing that thing in videos where the main focus stays stationary but everything else around it changes. That's pretty cool, I think, though admittedly not intentional.
* Also, while we're doing the Storm Ruler Dance parts, it's funny when we go up to people and do the dance into them because half of them or more are completely still and non-reactive, so we're just rubbing up against this guy who's standing like a stone thinking, "Ugh, what is with these weirdos" XD.
* Also, you may notice that most of the video is jump-cut to both fit the music but also bring variety, but at parts like 1:00 I left them whole. I apologize if this throws off the rhythm a bit, but at those parts I just wanted to show how well we were thrashing Yhorm.
* 1:36 kind of matches the beat somehow, and in fact I swing exactly when the cymbals start and again when they end too. I did not record it with that intention but hey, it works.
* 1:42 Tee hee.
* Man, we totally thrashed him at 1:47.
* At 1:50 on it's supposed to seem like Yhorm is finally getting the best of us, and it ends on a suspenseful note where you see his blade come down but you don't see me. But then when the music break ends, it's supposed to reveal us being victorious after all of that struggle, just sitting down to have a drink to celebrate the triumph.
You know, through the whole video it's like the parts that we aren't doing the Storm Ruler Dance it goes from serious in the beginning, then we do the dance, then it's kind of silly in the middle, then we dance again, and it ends up crazy at the end. The dancing parts also get progressively better and funnier as the video progresses, it goes from serious at the start to silly at the end, and the quality of our battles get better too. In the beginning I start out getting thrashed, then in the middle Yhorm starts getting beat up a little, then at 1:47 we just clobber him. It's like the dance is there to remind us to have a little fun with our games, and that a little bit of fun can improve all aspects of our lives. Suddenly this video has a deep meaning revolving around tedium and how it can ruin our lives, and how a little bit of fun can change the world. Or maybe it's just a fun video XD. It's like the phrase, "No pun intended," but it's, "No deep meaning intended."
Sorry about the green border, that must have been an error when I was trying to enhance the video so it was easier on the eyes. Guess I did the opposite :/.
How to perform the Storm Ruler Dance:
1. Equip Storm Ruler
2. One-hand Storm Ruler
3. Charge by holding LT, then release
4. Press LT, then quickly release
5. Repeat 4 & 5
6. Do not press the control stick forward. It may increase speed, but it is not necessary and takes away from the natural swing of just letting the dance go as it does by just doing 3 and 4.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
It's abulf halbot glablabloh: Into The Core (SUPERHOT FINALE?)
You may wonder about this post's title. There is a simple reason: I'm tired. As I edit this video, I'm tired. This tiredness caused me to do every-other-day videos and to forget to upload yesterday's video. There is no energy recently.
Luckily, these videos were recorded excitedly, so I don't have to worry about SUPERHOT having bad commentary. What I do have to worry about is editing them and creating new videos to edit.
But I think the solution to all of this is simple: I need more viewers.
It's not that I want to become famous quick, or that I can't stand the money not coming in (That's not a problem. I'm rolling in coppers!). No, it's just that it's hard to get excited if nobody's watching.
Here I insert an image. Notice anything? Notice a large middle finger on the right marking a several day stop in all viewers?
This is demoralizing to most, but since I'm immune to that feeling, instead I just feel... tired. I want to work, to play for YouTube, to do something, but there's nothing to do. So I just watch YouTube videos and play games all day, waiting for my next meal and the next time I sleep, wishing there were someone to talk to on my channel.
If only there were somebody who could just find my channel and watch a few videos, someone I could talk to about the games we've played...
But instead I wait.
...
Enjoy the video :)
Luckily, these videos were recorded excitedly, so I don't have to worry about SUPERHOT having bad commentary. What I do have to worry about is editing them and creating new videos to edit.
But I think the solution to all of this is simple: I need more viewers.
It's not that I want to become famous quick, or that I can't stand the money not coming in (That's not a problem. I'm rolling in coppers!). No, it's just that it's hard to get excited if nobody's watching.
Here I insert an image. Notice anything? Notice a large middle finger on the right marking a several day stop in all viewers?
This is demoralizing to most, but since I'm immune to that feeling, instead I just feel... tired. I want to work, to play for YouTube, to do something, but there's nothing to do. So I just watch YouTube videos and play games all day, waiting for my next meal and the next time I sleep, wishing there were someone to talk to on my channel.
If only there were somebody who could just find my channel and watch a few videos, someone I could talk to about the games we've played...
But instead I wait.
...
Enjoy the video :)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
New Plan: The System Will Shape You (SUPERHOT Part 3)
This is about the time I decided we should go every other day with videos. Why is that in the past tense? Because people in the future will read these, so I'm doing it for them. Plus I'm pretty confident this decision will last, though I may go to daily videos sometime.
Anyways, I'm just not used to daily videos, and with my current schedule things just keep coming up when I need to edit.
Also, I'm a part of the system now. Neat.
Anyways, I'm just not used to daily videos, and with my current schedule things just keep coming up when I need to edit.
Also, I'm a part of the system now. Neat.
Monday, May 15, 2017
The harder the challenge: Instant Death (SUPERHOT Part 2)
This video wasn't really edited at all, which is perfect for a game like this. Well, by "wasn't really edited at all", I mean it was edited, but only for the really boring/repetitive parts (that slash is put there for all of the hardcore English majors out there to cringe at).
My favorite and least favorite part is the part where I die over and over in the elevator. So much rage, but it was so much fun! It was such a challenge to find out how to do that level. Challenges like that are so fun, because you learn as you do them. The harder the challenge, the more you learn.
My favorite and least favorite part is the part where I die over and over in the elevator. So much rage, but it was so much fun! It was such a challenge to find out how to do that level. Challenges like that are so fun, because you learn as you do them. The harder the challenge, the more you learn.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Super hot and super fun: The Most Innovative Shooter I've Played In Years! (SUPERHOT Part 1)
Man, I've gotta say, this game is SO fun! Since this is the first episode, I can say now to not watch this video series if you have the ability to play yourself. So much fun!
I also hope you all enjoy this series, because it was so much fun to play! Editing was fun as well, as you can see with the Yankety Sax scene and the face zoom-in that PewDiePie used to pull off so well. I may be worse at editing, but at least the point gets across
Along with the note of editing, first of all this is an edit to this post, and second of all I try not to cut much in this game so you get the full effect of the time powers. Everything is much cooler if you see the bullets whizzing by your face in slo-mo than if you just see me shooting people. That's pretty much every shooter ever, we need to show off how innovative this one is!
This is also the first video of my daily video set planned for the month of May 2017 for as long as possible. Hope it works out well! So far so good :3
I also hope you all enjoy this series, because it was so much fun to play! Editing was fun as well, as you can see with the Yankety Sax scene and the face zoom-in that PewDiePie used to pull off so well. I may be worse at editing, but at least the point gets across
Along with the note of editing, first of all this is an edit to this post, and second of all I try not to cut much in this game so you get the full effect of the time powers. Everything is much cooler if you see the bullets whizzing by your face in slo-mo than if you just see me shooting people. That's pretty much every shooter ever, we need to show off how innovative this one is!
This is also the first video of my daily video set planned for the month of May 2017 for as long as possible. Hope it works out well! So far so good :3
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Too much work!: MASTERMIND (Vlog 6)
This video is just a little update on what's been keeping me from uploading a gameplay video this week. Most of what the homework is and what it does is in the video, so I'll spare you of that here.
Homework's been rough, and until the final final on Thursday, I'm booked. After Thursday is a little family celebration, too, so I won't be able to do anything until Monday. After that, though, I'm free! Videos for days!
And I mean that. I'll try to do one huge recording session before I go home, then an attempt at a very long live stream, and after that you can expect almost daily videos! We'll get into SUPERHOT, maybe some Yooka Laylee if the team ever returns that E-Mail, and plenty of other games, too!
Oh yeah, and Greg has been getting a little bit of a workout while you've been gone ;).
Looking forward to a great summer with you guys!
Homework's been rough, and until the final final on Thursday, I'm booked. After Thursday is a little family celebration, too, so I won't be able to do anything until Monday. After that, though, I'm free! Videos for days!
And I mean that. I'll try to do one huge recording session before I go home, then an attempt at a very long live stream, and after that you can expect almost daily videos! We'll get into SUPERHOT, maybe some Yooka Laylee if the team ever returns that E-Mail, and plenty of other games, too!
Oh yeah, and Greg has been getting a little bit of a workout while you've been gone ;).
Looking forward to a great summer with you guys!
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