November 2020 Channel Update – Getting Ready for Next Gen

Hey everyone,

Hoping you are all keeping safe! Over here, we’re officially on lockdown again, so there’s that 😬 It’s the second last month of 2020 already…. where has all the time gone!?!?

The next gen consoles have launched on the bright side! For those who’ve got them, how’s your experience so far? I’m probably going to get a PS5 down the line but am in “wallet recovery mode” at the moment lol. Speaking of which - I’ve managed to secure a new RTX 3080 graphics card! It did end up involving F5ing stores (to the point of learning their stock patterns 💀) but at least that’s over with now. This should hopefully mean a video quality increase for PC games across the board.

This upgrade was 100% made possible with your support –  thank you so much.

TL;DR

• Finished: The Pathless
• Ongoing: VTM: Bloodlines, Hades
• Upcoming: Cyberpunk 2077, maybe Miles Morales? Q&A is progressing......

Games Finished Since Last Update

Have still mostly been focusing on VTMB/Hades in the past bit but I did manage to slip in one smaller series:

The Pathless (8 parts): The newest game from Giant Squid, the creators of ABZU. Lots of improvements upon their last game esp. in the gameplay department: it plays like a combination of The Witness + Shadow of the Colossus where you spend time travelling the (very scenic) landscapes to solve puzzles, then fight bosses, all of which require unique strategies. It’s not very “hardcore” (ie. no health bars, can’t really “fail” if you try enough) and is still more focused on a smooth narrative experience.

Progress on Current Stuff

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines: The last Patreon poll winner. I’m now at the third of four areas in the game – so far so good!

Hades: I’m 33 runs in now and it’s looking like I’m gonna keep going… quite unexpected even for me since this isn’t usually the kind of thing I play. People seem to still be enjoying it so that’s good! With a bit more experience, the videos are starting to get shorter too, which is giving me more time to work on other stuff.

Upcoming Stuff

VTMB + Hades will continue on!

I missed the launch of Spider-Man: Miles Morales despite the good reviews (and also the whole thing about not having a PS5). Wondering if I should just play it on my OG PS4 now or wait for a PS5…?

Cyberpunk 2077 got a smaller delay but will be out soon now. These few days I’ve been hammering everything out with recording on the new GPU so hopefully N O T H I N G will go wrong. I’ll hopefully be completely ready!

Q&A progress: I’ve finished recording and am in the editing stages now, and oh, boy. I’m trying to find a balance between “elaborating more on answers” and “not rambling on endlessly”, but atm I can’t see how the final product could possibly be any less than…. 3 hours long!?!?! But I guess you should all be okay with that since you’re on this channel anyway lol. Really hoping to get it out before the year’s end – apologies for the lateness & thanks for your patience!

Feel free to leave any comments/suggestions below, and may we all pray for no more Cyberpunk delays…

Welonz