Finally getting to play through Rise of the Tomb Raider! After my warm up with 2013’s Tomb Raider running with the Steam Controller, I’m jumping right in to Rise with nearly the same profile, only minor alterations. The Steam Controller is once again proving to be by far my favorite way to play games. -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus
Note: If you see a “Media Offline” flash on the screen for a frame that’s apparently a somewhat common issue with DaVinci Resolve where if the hard drive can’t quite keep up for whatever reason (probably because it’s simultaneously being read from, and written to), rather than slowing down the render a bit, it will instead just mark the frame as offline and keep going and that has made it into the final export at least once that I’ve noticed. Keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn’t happen too often because that’s kind of infuriating, and re-rendering would not fix it, may just put the “offline” frames in different places or make the problem worse.
PC specs: Steam Controller Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3 Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 Zotac GTX 980 4GB 2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic: Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording: Open Broadcaster Software Nvidia ShadowPlay Elgato GameCapture HD DaVinci Resolve Audacity Discord Mumble TeamSpeak ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPcvxhH4IJ4
Get Tomb Raider here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/
Playing through Tomb Raider again, as a warm-up for Rise of The Tomb Raider. And with some recent updates to the Steam Controller configuration I wanted to update my profile and take advantage of some new techniques I’ve picked up over the last year of gaming with the Steam Controller. -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus
Note: If you see a “Media Offline” flash on the screen for a frame that’s apparently a somewhat common issue with DaVinci Resolve where if the hard drive can’t quite keep up for whatever reason (probably because it’s simultaneously being read from, and written to), rather than slowing down the render a bit, it will instead just mark the frame as offline and keep going and that has made it into the final export at least once that I’ve noticed. Keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn’t happen too often because that’s kind of infuriating, and re-rendering would not fix it, may just put the “offline” frames in different places or make the problem worse.
I may move my working footage to an SSD in the future to see if that fixes things. Problem with that is the space required when a single session of recording can be 30-50 gigs and I usually work with more than one session at a time. Might experiment with rendering out to another drive, too, see if that gets around the problem without eating up all my SSD space so it won’t be reading and writing on the same drive.
PC specs:
Steam Controller
Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Nvidia ShadowPlay
Elgato GameCapture HD
DaVinci Resolve
Audacity
Discord
Mumble
TeamSpeak
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQbtNYeskQ
This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, to play all of the Zelda games in chronological order. But for whatever reason, be it work, or just laziness, I’ve put it off and put it off. But now there’s a new Zelda on the horizon and I’ve decided it’s time to just suck it up and get down to business!
So here we are, at the beginning… The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
This is the story of the beginning, the start of the tale that would be passed down generation to generation of a girl, a monster bent on destruction, and a boy who was brave enough to fight. This is where it all begins, the Master Sword, Link and Zelda’s entwined fates, and the demon who placed a curse upon them, to eternal struggle, to be reincarnated time and time again through the millenia, and of the kingdom of Hyrule.
PC specs:
Steam Controller
Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk6qQW2MRDQ
Sorry about the framerate, I was having issues with my capture software only capturing about 10-15fps. The game itself was running smoothly, It's just the recording that got jacked up.
Get Castle Crashers here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/
If you've missed a stream I'm keeping a running playlist going here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzYTeLFR5EXSLJkujD3WiaxfsfB8FDiGX
If you like this and want to check out any future streams you can head to my Twitch channel here: http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus where you can watch me fail live, or of course I'll be uploading them here afterward, as well. Keeping a record of my ineptitude. It's what I do!
PC specs:
Intel Haswell i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
EVGA GTX 670 2GB
256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Nvidia ShadowPlay
Elgato GameCapture HD
Audacity
Mumble
TeamSpeak
Video editing:
Lightworks
Blender
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBpjbvONB0w
Get Saints Row: The Third here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/
So... even indies get flagged and blocked. Awesome. Had to remove three songs from this, one I know to be a false positive but it's just not worth the risk to file a dispute. One had about a 35-40 second clip from the Kill Bill soundtrack (which completely silenced the ~45 second section (around 10:00) instead of just removing the song). And one because I guess Pentatonix is signed with Sony Music Entertainment... I had no idea. Though this was purely a collaboration between them and Lindsey Stirling, doesn't appear on either of their released albums, and originally appeared on Lindsey's channel... I'm really curious now how that went over with Sony claiming full ownership of the song and restricting it's distribution (at least according to YouTube/Content ID). I wonder if that's what lead to Lindsey signing with Maker Music instead of staying on her own label?
The *AAs just need to die in a fire. Stop treating your customers and fans like criminals.
I never paid much attention to Saint's Row. Back when it was just getting started was around the time that I was losing interest in the GTA formula. I used to love GTA, from the very beginning all the way through Vice City. But something changed with San Andreas, and the series went from mostly light-hearted balls-out fun to "super-serious-mode: ACTIVATE!" and Saint's Row, at least the first one, started out with a more "serious" feel. So when Saint's Row 2 came out I ignored it, not realizing Volition had wised up and brought back the fun. And of course that lead to also ignoring Saint's Row: The Third.
That is, until a friend introduced me to the game about a year and a half ago... and then a curious thing happend, the guys at Humble Bundle teamed up with the then-dying THQ to offer a bundle of several of their games, and both Saint's Row 2 and 3 happened to be on it. So I grabbed it. And then a Steam sale came around with all the DLC for a few bucks. So I grabbed it. And yet I still did not play. Life is weird sometimes.
But now. Now it's time.
My first playthrough is going to mostly be me solo I suspect, but occasionally there will be co-op hoppers-on to assist in the mayhem. My intention is to get through the story ... relatively quickly? Because I also want to get to Saint's Row 4, and 2 if it's not too difficult to mod and the PC port isn't absolute dung. And then have a series of one-off co-op destroy-all-the-things fests whenever the mood strikes.
PC specs:
Intel Haswell i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
EVGA GTX 670 2GB
256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Headset/Mic:
Steelseries Siberia V2 USB
Sometimes I use a Rock Band USB mic, but mostly just the headset mic.
Video/Audio recording:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27es-drv1UU
Zelda goes back to it’s roots with by far the most ambitious game of the series. It’s finally here! The wait is over.
PC specs:
Steam Controller
Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Elgato GameCapture HD
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lEi27qkXrA
Zelda goes back to it’s roots with by far the most ambitious game of the series. It’s finally here! The wait is over.
PC specs:
Steam Controller
Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Elgato GameCapture HD
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5I-mFyaig
Zelda goes back to it’s roots with by far the most ambitious game of the series. It’s finally here! The wait is over.
PC specs:
Steam Controller
Intel i7 4770 3.4GHz w/ 16GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
2x 256GB SSD + lots of spinning platters for storage
Mic:
Audio Technica ATR2500
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Elgato GameCapture HD
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsQ3o7CSXfQ
Get Portal Stories: Mel here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/317400/
Finally getting to play this Portal 2 mod that was getting so much attention. I gotta say, so far the attention was well deserved! Check it out, it’s free if you own Portal 2, and if you’re a fan of the Portal games, it’ll work your brain. -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus
PC specs:
Steam Controller
AMD Ryzen 7 1700x 3.4GHz w/ 32GB DDR4
Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5
Zotac GTX 980 4GB
Mic:
Blue Yeti Blackout Edition
Video/Audio recording:
Open Broadcaster Software
Elgato GameCapture HD
DaVinci Resolve
#SteamController #Portal2 #LetsPlay #Portal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ4LJTcbKGg
Get The Witcher here: http://www.gog.com/game/the_witcher
Rise of The White Wolf UI Mod: http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/669/?
The Witcher is one of those series, that has been on my "need to play that someday" list for around 2-3 years now. The first game more or less flew under my radar. At the time in 2007 when The Witcher came out, I was more of a console gamer. But a slowly dying PS3, and a new PC (well, Mac Pro) and rumors of Steam coming to OS X conspired to bring me back into the PC gaming fold, and with the help of my PS3 version of Portal 2 coming with a free PC version, it was an easy decision to make. So my first real introduction to The Witcher was the overwhelming praise and acclaimations coming for The Witcher 2 not too long after. I knew I wouldn't want to jump into the story at part 2, so I bought both games but by the time I got around to doing that, Skyrim landed and all plans to jump into The Witcher had flown out the door for a while.
No time better than the present to correct one of my longest standing gaming oversights.
For my first playthrough I thought I'd attempt to get through the story of both The Witcher and The Witcher 2 in preparation for the release of The Witcher 3. I don't know if I'll be able to pull that off, but it's going to be fun trying. I will obviously not be doing an optimal build by today's standards, I don't even know what an optimal build would consist of because this is a game that I'm coming into blind. I've not watched any other let's plays, or looked up any guides or walkthroughs. I want to experience this as if I had actually purchased and played it in 2007, before LPs were a thing and before anyone had managed to play through a half dozen times in order to write up a walkthrough / perfect build FAQ.
What happened to the rest of the playthrough? I had to take an extended leave from my main gaming PC, around 3 months. However I did continue playing to finish out the rest of the game, unfortunately my only available PC during that time was a MacBook from 2008… needless to say recording was out of the question, the thing could only barely handle the game by itself. If you want to see the rest of the story, I highly recommend Gopher’s playthrough, he started playing coincidentally enough a couple of months after I did. You can watch his playthrough here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tdPY9U-zbs&list=PLE7DlYarj-DftNAlzoYNWYfKofD0FHpYk
My episode 35 is roughly where Gopher’s episode 37 is, though there are definitely some differences and it wouldn’t hurt picking up at his 35 as well. Or start from the beginning, it’s pretty great and Gopher is always entertaining.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKAoivhgypE