The Steam NextFest event recently finished and I have recorded some demos I tried, though due to the schedule, they will get slowly uploaded over time on my channel. I found some neat gems in there and also learned that Tribes is coming back! I believe I recorded videos for seven demos. I wanted to try more, but I didn't have the time to due to work and editing.
Also reacted to CinnamonToastKen for the first time, since he recently uploaded a video about the possible future of content creation:
Since I didn't link it last time, my reaction channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@andyreactsallday
So far I have been uploading 2 videos a week, usually Sidemen and Daily Dose of Internet. However if there is something like a new Jontron or Internet Historian, I'll try and react to those as well.
This one is my most recent one, of the recent Sidemen Sunday:
It's 2024 and I have a few things that I want to do, Youtube-wise.
I started a reaction channel! It's using the vtuber avatar I had from years ago. I plan to upload there at least twice a week. There are already 2 videos uploaded so far. Hopefully it grows well!
As for the gaming channel, I plan on doing weekend evening/night streams that's Youtube-specific. I have a few games in mind, some of which I played a long time ago but have no memory of it and some are completely new.
I'll still stream to Twitch/Trovo during the week at around 1:30 AM for Valorant and other games.
Haven't really updated this in a while, though it hasn't felt like it.
Since the beginning of July, I have been streaming! On both Twitch and Trovo. Been thinking about Youtube and Kick as well, but just mainly the first two for now.
Mainly have been streaming Valorant daily, and some random stuff on the weekends. I did take a small break from Valorant just because at one point it stopped becoming fun, but it did coincide with a Guild Wars 2 streaming event for their new expansion.
Other than that, not much different has been going on Youtube wise. Celeste has been doing well. Holocure as well for a one-off, though I should do more videos of that.
At least the first playthrough. It was pretty fun, though I don't think it's a masterpiece by any means. Granted, I haven't played the original so I don't have the nostalgia factor and I don't know what got improved.
It felt like there were a lot of 'one-off' enemies, or enemies that were built up to be a big threat, but when you eventually fight them, go down in minutes. The battles themselves were fun, but yeah.
Overall, like I said, I had fun and it felt longer than the remakes for 2 or 3.
You can view the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBYyn5fOatvhbJayjcztzun3rjO29K8vr
First time I walked through the new building and there is a lot of space.
Overall I had fun, but there were some issues I saw throughout. Some that hadn't changed from years past, and some new ones.
I probably will go into detail on some of it after the weekend.
The Queen Bee concert was fine, but I feel like the strobe lights were going on for a long time and the flashing was pretty rapid. I don't remember past concerts like that, but it has been a while.
Wished the volume levels were better, but more often than not, that is how it is with the concerts. Hopefully FLOW's will be better.
I plan on releasing a part every day until I finish the main story. This is in addition to most of the stuff I do daily like Guild Wars 2, unboxings, etc. Hopefully I will be able to keep up! Here is the first part:
Apparently I haven't posted here about this, but I have started to do some unboxings of Pokemon/Magic the Gathering. If things go well with some stuff, maybe Yu-gi-oh and other stuff in the future. I don't really do them to get money cards - mainly just to open and showcase the pulls. Also good times when I think I get something cool but turns out to be not as cool, and something I think seems ok turns out really good.
There's also a game that came out recently that I wanted to record or stream, but it doesn't like OBS for some reason. Plays fine by itself, but lags if I try to record it. It happened before with Cyberpunk as well. Maybe I should save to upgrade my PC.
Other than that, Steam's Next Fest recently happened and I recorded a bit of demos from that event. Lot of neat stuff! Normal let's plays (Guild Wars 2, Elden Ring, etc.) will return after all of them get uploaded.
I added a Duelyst 2 section! Right now it only contains the solo challenges stuff but I might add more in the future. They are not straight walkthroughs, but me talking through my process and attempting them for the first time. They do have solutions, and I go through them, but the videos aren't just the solutions.
The later ones have time-coded sections to differentiate the attempts and the solution.
https://www.andyplays.com/p/duelyst-2.html
I have been streaming more lately, though only on the days where I don't have work. Mainly Overwatch 2 and Guild Wars 2. I want to stream Dwarf Fortress, but Duelyst 2 is coming back soon. This time in open beta! Can't wait to have the custom skin I colored and an altered card added into the game. When that releases, I think I will try to make that my main, though I still would like to get the dailies/weeklies in Overwatch 2 done (preferably less than 3 hours per session.. that last session was just painful).
As for Overwatch 2, there is a new battle pass out and it is still grindy, though it seems like some of the weeklies were made easier. The payouts are still terrible though.
As for as Guild Wars 2, I think I am close to the end of the personal story, though I haven't reached the final area yet at the time of this post. I think I will actually experience Season 1 for the first time ever on the Steam account and not my main.
Wow it has been a while since I updated this. Just been busy and haven't really had a chance to post. The last post was still about unpacking and stuff. While there are still a few boxes left, I've been recording and even streaming a bit now. I think the plan is to stream Overwatch 2, Duelyst 2, and Guild Wars 2 on the weekends, though preferably the last 2 more, but Overwatch 2 is still fun. I just don't like a lot of the things surrounding it - bad reward system, the overly grindy battle pass, etc. I could do an entire video/post on Overwatch 2 but maybe for a later time.
As of this post, the Duelyst 2 Kickstarter has 7 days left and already reached about 85k from a 25k goal! Can't wait until the beta comes out, and then the launch. The Kickstarter is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamslothgames/duelyst-ii
As for youtube, I will probably be doing more Guild Wars 2 and Duelyst 2 stuff in the future, though I will still do mobile games that I see ads for and a random game here and there. Overwatch 2 will probably be in shorts form for highlights. I'm also getting back into Valorant, though I don't know if I am going to stream that on a regular basis or not.
This last month has been pretty hectic. Mainly packing. A lot of packing. Didn't realize how much stuff I have, and yeah. Now that I have moved in, I will have to take time to unpack, though I can only really do it on the weekends.
I have been recording though. I think among all this, I only missed one day of a main video, and that was because the internet wasn't working. Had to switch providers because my prior one couldn't be carried over to the new location. Signed up with a new provider and then it wouldn't connect
However, everything is up and running now. Still have to unpack stuff, but I'm back recording. Hopefully I will stream soon. The new provider has less upload speed, but I don't know if that will effect the quality of my streams.
On another note, Duelyst is coming back! I recorded a video during the network test, and I think the beta will be coming out shortly.
Short post today.
I have been going through some things at home - everything is fine, just a little hectic. Hopefully when things settle down by July, I will be able to stream more often. Hopefully more than once a week. I also plan on upgrading my internet speed so I can stream with a better quality.
For some reason one of my mobile videos is getting attention - I assume it is because of the iffyness of the ratings. After playing all these mobile games, I feel like the ratings are almost never accurate. At least on advertised games.
Also Steam Next Fest is live again! I plan on trying more demos and record them!
