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Status Update 6 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 27:00
Est. Length: 29:00? 30:00?

Hey everyone. Welcome to the beginning of the end. This has probably been my longest project ever, but I doubt I would classify it as particularly ambitious. Still, it does do many things differently. I am beginning the ending parts now -wrapping up the plot, ending, and the intro. Then, I will have to spend a little bit just touching up the video. There are some timing irregularities that need sorting out, and I would like to redo some of t...

Status Update 5 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 23:30
Estimated Length: 26? 27?

What's up,
This project is rapidly ballooning in size to be one of my big ones. This isn't a bad thing, though.
As stated before, I'm having plenty of fun. I am trying to take more breaks, as the video's visuals are beginning to massively step up over time and it is very chaotic. There is at least one really cool custom visual like the one above every minute or so, but sometimes much closer together. In my opinion, this video has a very...

Cruelty Squad | Patreon Clips #2

Progress: 20:30
Est. Time: 25 min?

Here's clips #2, here's hoping I can finish it soon.
I feel better that I am no longer rushing the project. Scheduling has been shifted around a bit in a way that favors me.

I am beginning the final arc of the video. This video does, however, have the most complex and insane blend of voice acting roles throughout, and is therefore going to take some time to implement and send feedback to the... large amount of VAs.

In addition to this...

Status Update 4 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 17:10
Est. Length: 22:00? 24:00?

What's up,
I am having a lot of fun making this project. It's going to be a little experiment. Since I have mostly worked on slower games (RE4, Elden Ring, Genshin) for a while, this video is going to be by far my fastest. Like, overall. Faster than the Ultrakill video. I would say that it lacks as many images, but has an insane amount of little Easter eggs in the form of text. I am going through painstaking effort to make the text as ins...

Status Update 3 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 14:30
Estimated Length: 24 Min?

What's up,
So, for better or for worse, I decided that this video should be longer. Much longer than anticipated. At least 4-6 minutes or so. I was working off of a few faulty assumptions. I'm going to try to make it maybe only 2 or so minutes longer than anticipated - but that remains to be seen.
This is okay, but I decided I wanted each level to have some breathing room and transition instead of jumping between them very quickly. I a...

Cruelty Squad | Patreon Clips 1

Progress: 11:00
Estimated Length: 22:00?

Here's the clips, hopefully they give you a good idea of the different scenes that will be in the videos.

Status Update 2 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 9:00
Est. Length: 22:00?

Progress is going pretty good. As I am nearly at 10 minutes, I will soon be releasing Patreon clips for all of you to see.

I am very confident with this project, I am having a lot of fun, and I feel like I do not have to work quite as insanely hard as I had to when I was making Armored Core 6, so this is definitely the one, and I like the video a lot.

A big change this video is that it's going to have far less music parts in it. I will ...

Status Update 1 | Cruelty Squad

Progress: 6:00
Estimated length: 22:00?

Hey all,
I'm feeling far better about this video. You'll see what I've worked on so far when I reach 10 minutes of progress, but this is far nicer to work on than it was for Armored Core. I have, for this game, had to change a lot of the fundamental editing that I do, and had to work around the color contrasts of the game and research new methods to do the stuff I want, but that happens for almost every game at this point.

real video update (true!) (for real!) gorbino's quest

hello everyone,

I am working on a Cruelty Squad video now. I think it has much better potential because it's only 13 missions. 1 minute and 30 seconds of the video are done thus far.

I failed a little bit | I think that's okay | Armored Core 6: Incomplete Video Edition™

I’d like to apologize for the delay. I’ve done so before, but this one is significant. I began work on Armored Core 6 thinking it would be a full incorrect summary, but the story format of the game was wholly unsuitable for it. So, I decided that I was going to take a more light hearted approach and not delve into the story, but delve into a series of gameplay things quickly, creating a video that was short and fun. However, many of the mission formats, as I progressed through them, ended...

Armored Core 6 | Video Emergency

Hey all,

I've decided that the direction I was taking with the Armored Core 6 video was bad. I was contemplating scrapping the entire thing, and the reasons are fairly complicated. I am going to explore avenues to create a 9-10 minute video and deliver you something faster rather than agonizing very hard over a story format that simply cannot work.

Almost all of my previous work on the video is preserved. This means that it's going to result in minimal delays to the project. The p...

Status Update | Armored Core 6

Progress: 3:00
Est. Length: 20:00?

Hey all. Sorry for the momentary silence. I was very, very conflicted with how I was going to approach the video, but now I think I know what I will do.

I have concluded based on my experiences with the past 3 videos that the best video length for me is 20:00. Not viewership wise - psychologically, that is when I am ready to finish the video and work on the next project. I'd prefer to have things be around 22 minutes long, but it might not hap...

Elden Ring Part 3 | Editing Stuff

Hey all,

Sorry for the delay. I wanted absolutely 0 delay in the release of my next video, so I only filmed this at like 3AM on my day off. I try to focus on a few more advanced things than the very basics in this video, so I assume some basic editing knowledge beforehand.

Elden Ring: Blood & Fire | Director's Watchalong

Here you guys are. I hope I didn't ramble too much this time. I am filming Armored Core right now.

Status Update | Armored Core 6?

Hey there everyone.

I've had a good break. I'm working on getting YouTube shorts, as well as preparing for the day I might have an editor, working on sponsorships, etc.

Sorry about the tardiness of the Patreon watchalong and editing videos. I determined that getting shorts done was going to be a higher priority to make sure that my channel reaches as far as possible. Those will be done as I play the next planned project.

It's not set in stone, but the next project will likel...

An Incorrect Summary of Elden Ring | Blood & Fire (Early viewing!)

Hey everyone.

As always, don't share this publicly, and tell me if you notice anything you think is an error.

I wanted to, in the case of this video, thank everyone for the help they have provided me and the support that you've given. Not just monetarily, but in the form of having a community I can talk to and consult. Patreon is the only reason I can spend 3 months making a video - I would not be able to do this at all without your help, genuinely. Patreon has allowed me to take ...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 8/12/2023

Progress: 26:00
Est. Length: 28:00?

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Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 8/6/2023

Progress: 24:00
Expected length: 26:00? 27:00?

Pain.
I've decided to bite the bullet and commit to a YouTube stream and have some rest. On one hand, I am very excited to bring the video, on the other hand, I have some more hard work to do and need to have a little breather to make sure I'm still creative.

All that remains is the rest of Mohgwyn palace, Mohg, and the intro. Maliketh was a long struggle - about 4 minutes of screen time, in fact. Most of it was difficult to wo...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | Patreon Clips #2 (And status update)

Progress: 21:00
Estimated Length: 24:00

This is going to be painful.
The rest of the project is the hardest content. Intro, Mohg, Maliketh (still working on him after quite a while because he has EXCESSIVE music!) and Mohgwyn. All of these are going to have a lot of music, and be generally the harder parts of the project that I am not looking forward to. Especially the intro. So, I hope you bear with me as the rate that I get stuff done slows down a little bit - all of it is the ...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 7/18/2023

Progress: 18:10
Est. Length: ~24:00?

Almost home stretch now. All that I have to edit is Maliketh's fight, Mohgwyn Palace, Mohg's fight, and the intro. That's all. Although this being said, those are going to be the 2 most complex and climactic parts of the video, so I expect progress to slow down. The same is especially true of the intro.

I have (mostly) confirmation that CDawgVA should be in the video, if nothing goes wrong. The same is true of Gianni Matragrano, Wes, and Sse...

I do not have to re-record the entire video.

Progress: 14:35
Est. video Length: ~23:00

Hey there everyone,

Not all of you are aware of this, but I have gone on an audio odyssey for this video, and have spent several days in hell attempting to get my audio to sound perfect going forward. This is incredibly hard. There are 2 major issues with this:

1) Reverb, which is mostly an issue on non-phone audio (headphones, computers, etc). This has been entirely solved for past and future recordings.

2) Harsh sibilants...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | Patreon Clips (And status update)

Hey all,

Not much is new. Only that in general, boss fights are going to be a little shorter in this video. There are many more of them that are in between minor and major (Like Placidusax and The Godskin Duo). 

Also, I am very very excited to tell you all that I have found a sponsor that I enjoy working with who offers creative freedom, so this next video will be including a sponsorship! I'm going to be making the sponsorship contain the exact same editing and same type of j...

Naming the next video

Hey all,

Surprise poll. Every single previous Elden Ring video has had a title that describes the major bosses in the project. Part 1 was Moon & Stars, Part 2 was The King & The Serpent, and I want to ask you which is better for Part 3.

Blood & The Wolf summarizes the 2 most important and emphasized bosses in the project (Maliketh and Mohg), so is a better descriptor of the video, but....
"Blood & Fire" describes a less important boss (Fire Giant), or the fire ...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 6/25/2023

Progress: 9:30
Est. Length: ~22:00

What's up,
I'm very confident with the projecting going forward and have found my flow. As such, I have very little to say that I have not mentioned already. This will probably be one of my fastest videos, and it will have a lot more interesting boss fights than previous ones.

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 6/17/2023

Progress: 6:00
Est. Length: ~22:00

It's me again,
The project is coming along nicely. One thing that has definitely changed about my pacing philosophy is that I do not believe every single aspect of the game requires or is deserving of explanation. Some things which would have been awkwardly paced tangents (such as my entire explanation of the Godskin Apostle in Elden Ring pt. 2) have been instead streamlined into more funny mentions, jokes, tighter paced tangents, or music monta...

Elden Ring Pt. 3 | 6/11/2023

Progress: 4:00
Est. Length: ~22:00

What's up guys,
I'm very impressed with the progress, and especially cinematography, of this next part. Around 30% of the shots in the video so far are using the freecam, and they have some very good results that give the video a much more cinematic feel. My microphone quality and engineering is also severely improved, so expect this video to be a gigantic leap forward for my production quality.
Honestly, I feel very bad about the previous 2 E...

Resident Evil 4 | Editing Adventures

Finally!

Sorry for the wait. I've had a complicated week of work. I hope you guys enjoy it or find good insights.

Project Update | The More Things Change...

Hey,

I know I told you guys I was going to *try* to do a video on The Outlast Trials. In fact, that is the reason that my hiatus as been a few days longer than normal, and the editing video has not come out yet. I have failed. I have decided that it would not be a good video, and therefore I am moving on to the next part of Elden Ring.

I am slightly behind, so I am trying to get ahead for my Elden Ring project and will be delivering the editing video for RE4 on my first day off. S...

Resident Evil 4 | Director's Watchalong

Here you guys go. The editing video should be out fairly soon.

Project Update

Hey all,

I have taken a week's vacation following the RE4 release date. I will update you all soon with my directors video and editing video. In the meantime, I've decided that I wanted to take a short detour or break with an 8 to 10 minute long video before I jump directly into RE4 Part 2. I will try to be making a video on The Outlast Trials.