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02/12/2018
My Top 10 (Own) YouTube Videos of 2018
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14/09/2018
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record - Best Combo Weapons
Combo weapons were introduced to the Dead Rising series in Dead Rising 2 and have since become a staple gameplay element to the series. Being able to combine two ordinary items to create frankly nonsensical, overpowered or impractical methods of zombie massacring added to the overall silly and madcap theme Capcom began steering the series towards. In addition to providing you with tons of fun new ways to drench Fortune City in blood, combo cards were also introduced - adding a new collection element to the game and encouraging the more RPG elements in order to increase the damage and durability of these weapons as well as encouraging players to complete side quests and explore new areas.
There are 50 combo weapons in total included with Dead Rising 2: Off The Record (which is incidentally my favourite Dead Rising title in the series) and not all of them are created equally. This is a top 10 countdown of my personal favourites, so grab your duct tape and let's begin.
10 - Fire Spitter
At number 10 is the Fire Spitter - literally a children’s toy that has been altered to fire out flaming ping pong balls. One of few ranged weapons that is actually decent against large hordes of zombies - as the balls will bounce from head to head, spreading the flames as it goes. It’s also a very useful weapon when going for some of the gold medal challenges in Sandbox Mode. It’s not brilliant against psychopaths, but for those who don’t like getting up close and personal with melee weapons - it’s not bad.
9 - Paddlesaw
Next we have the Paddlesaw - literally the poster weapon of Dead Rising 2 - it’s two chainsaws taped to each end of a canoe paddle - which you can swing side to side and around and around to cut through the endless hordes in seconds. The screen will be awash with blood in no time at all and all that will be left is a mountain of severed limbs. So why is it so low down on my list? Two reasons really - the first is that both chainsaws and paddles are relatively hard to find, so it’s not an easy weapon to make without planning ahead. And secondly, it’s one of those massive weapons that you can’t store in your inventory bar - try and swap it for something else, you’ll just drop it. Need to refill your health? You’ll have to drop it… Thus it’s not a very good choice for psychopath boss fights as more often than not you’ll be picking it up and putting it down again rather than actually using it...
8 - Weed Tendonizer
At number 8 we have the Weed Tendonizer - unfortunately another massive weapon that cannot be stored in the players inventory. Created by combining a weed whacker with knives, Frank can pull on the cord and aim the rapidly rotating blades at the exposed ankles of any nearby zombies - slashing their arteries and causing them to bleed out on the floor. It has a fairly high durability and thus can be used to take out large groups or safely slice yourself a pathway through the more densely packed areas of Fortune City’s exterior. It's not ideal for use against psychopaths, as it's rather slow - but does come in handy during several of the Sandbox Mode challenges for racking up kills and PP quickly.
7 - Pole Weapon
Next on the list is the Pole Weapon - a pretty run of the mill combo weapon created by taping a machete to a broom. These two items are fairly common, brooms being found in most janitors closets and machetes often being wielded by the looters - the Pole Weapon is an easy to make and easy to use weapon with a very long range - allowing you to attack hordes of zombies or psychopath bosses whilst keeping a comfortable distance from their attacks. I found it rather useful throughout the story playthrough and used it in multiple situations. It was one of a handful of weapons on this list I often kept in my inventory in reserve. At first glance it may seem boring, but it's actually pretty good.
6 - Tenderizers
Next we have the Tenderizers - some pretty brutal and badass gloves you can make using MMA gloves and a box of nails. Frank literally pokes nails through the holes in his leather gloves in order to make extreme brass knuckles! In addition to pulling off some serious MMA-style jabs and punches, pressing button combos can also result in some satisfying kicks to finish off the new pincushion in front of you. Unfortunately they have a relatively short range and aren’t great against large hordes of zombies - but they do fairly well against a single psychopath or smaller groups of the undead. Fairly abundant materials for making them too - MMA gloves are found in sports stores and the gym and you practically trip over boxes of nails everywhere you go.
5 - Holy Arms
At the halfway point is the Holy Arms - literally a toy sword and shield set that has been perforated with dozens of nails - ah, nails - you have so many uses, it seems. Instead of thinking of them as an offensive weapon and a defensive shield, the Holy Arms is actually two offensive weapons with defensive moves available - the shield manages to both block and batter at the same time while Frank waves the spiky sword around like a madman, severely puncturing anything that dares to get in his way. The downside, like many other combo weapons is the lack of training swords one can find in Fortune City - they can more or less only be found in the Atlantica Casino and the Slot Ranch Casino (and a few other awkward places) so if you’re a fan of using them like I am - I recommend stocking up when you next pass through.
4 - Nail Bat
It's hard to beat the classics - the first combo weapon you are introduced to, the Nail Bat is a fairly decent go-go combo throughout the game. The first maintenance room outside of the safe house is always stocked with the means to build one and baseball bats and nails are relatively common commodities. I often kept one in my inventory to fall back on when all of my other weapons had broken. A fairly decent weapon for quickly dispatching zombies and not a terrible choice when dealing with psychopaths either - the nail bat may be cliché but you can't argue with results.
3 - Laser Sword
The laser sword feels odd getting the bronze medal in this list - as when is a blade made of solid light that can cut through flesh like butter a bad choice? Well, it’s not a *bad* choice - quite the opposite, they’re great weapons - fast, high damaging and they come in a variety of colours! The problem with them is that they’re fairly awkward to make - as one of their main components, flashlights are also in close competition for other combo weapons and items such as the Money Hacker. Gems are relatively easy to find in large quantities in jewellery shops - but flashlights can be harder to find, unless you frequently encounter looters. As the laser sword also attacks fast and deals damage fast, it often falls victim to the boss battle nerfing - the more consecutive hits you get in, the less damage you’ll do… It’s still awesome to slice zombies in two though.
2 - Defiler
Coming in 2nd place we have the Defiler - the frankly obscenely overpowered weapon made by duct taping together a sledgehammer and a fire axe - creating a frankly unstoppable powerhouse that can simultaneously bludgeon and slash both zombies and psychopaths. The only downside is that it's quite a slow and bulky weapon and psychopaths with fast attacks and those who dodge a lot can be quite hard to strike consecutively. Plus - sledgehammers and fire axes are fairly uncommon items and are seldom found together. That aside, the sheer satisfaction on Frank’s face as he smashes a group of zombies into oblivion with a 50-pound swing is awesome.
1 - Knife Gloves
And at #1 we have my personal favourite combo weapon, the knife gloves. Now, I've chosen these over the Defiler for three reasons. 1, they are a lot faster - yes the Defiler may do more damage overall but the longer wait time between swings leaves you vulnerable to attack. 2, they're easier to make, as boxing gloves are readily available in sports stores and gyms and knives, cleavers and other pointy objects are found in abundance pretty much everywhere. And 3, they're useful against both the horde and psychopaths - their speed is useful when dispatching groups of zombies or slicing yourself a path through - and you can easily get in several slashes in a row during the boss battles then run away to allow the damage nullifier time to wear off. Plus, what isn't there to love about going slash crazy with a pair of Goddamn boxing gloves with KNIVES sticking out of them? You're like a cross between Little Mac and Wolverine!
There are 50 combo weapons in total included with Dead Rising 2: Off The Record (which is incidentally my favourite Dead Rising title in the series) and not all of them are created equally. This is a top 10 countdown of my personal favourites, so grab your duct tape and let's begin.10 - Fire Spitter
At number 10 is the Fire Spitter - literally a children’s toy that has been altered to fire out flaming ping pong balls. One of few ranged weapons that is actually decent against large hordes of zombies - as the balls will bounce from head to head, spreading the flames as it goes. It’s also a very useful weapon when going for some of the gold medal challenges in Sandbox Mode. It’s not brilliant against psychopaths, but for those who don’t like getting up close and personal with melee weapons - it’s not bad.
Next we have the Paddlesaw - literally the poster weapon of Dead Rising 2 - it’s two chainsaws taped to each end of a canoe paddle - which you can swing side to side and around and around to cut through the endless hordes in seconds. The screen will be awash with blood in no time at all and all that will be left is a mountain of severed limbs. So why is it so low down on my list? Two reasons really - the first is that both chainsaws and paddles are relatively hard to find, so it’s not an easy weapon to make without planning ahead. And secondly, it’s one of those massive weapons that you can’t store in your inventory bar - try and swap it for something else, you’ll just drop it. Need to refill your health? You’ll have to drop it… Thus it’s not a very good choice for psychopath boss fights as more often than not you’ll be picking it up and putting it down again rather than actually using it...
At number 8 we have the Weed Tendonizer - unfortunately another massive weapon that cannot be stored in the players inventory. Created by combining a weed whacker with knives, Frank can pull on the cord and aim the rapidly rotating blades at the exposed ankles of any nearby zombies - slashing their arteries and causing them to bleed out on the floor. It has a fairly high durability and thus can be used to take out large groups or safely slice yourself a pathway through the more densely packed areas of Fortune City’s exterior. It's not ideal for use against psychopaths, as it's rather slow - but does come in handy during several of the Sandbox Mode challenges for racking up kills and PP quickly.
Next on the list is the Pole Weapon - a pretty run of the mill combo weapon created by taping a machete to a broom. These two items are fairly common, brooms being found in most janitors closets and machetes often being wielded by the looters - the Pole Weapon is an easy to make and easy to use weapon with a very long range - allowing you to attack hordes of zombies or psychopath bosses whilst keeping a comfortable distance from their attacks. I found it rather useful throughout the story playthrough and used it in multiple situations. It was one of a handful of weapons on this list I often kept in my inventory in reserve. At first glance it may seem boring, but it's actually pretty good.
Next we have the Tenderizers - some pretty brutal and badass gloves you can make using MMA gloves and a box of nails. Frank literally pokes nails through the holes in his leather gloves in order to make extreme brass knuckles! In addition to pulling off some serious MMA-style jabs and punches, pressing button combos can also result in some satisfying kicks to finish off the new pincushion in front of you. Unfortunately they have a relatively short range and aren’t great against large hordes of zombies - but they do fairly well against a single psychopath or smaller groups of the undead. Fairly abundant materials for making them too - MMA gloves are found in sports stores and the gym and you practically trip over boxes of nails everywhere you go.
At the halfway point is the Holy Arms - literally a toy sword and shield set that has been perforated with dozens of nails - ah, nails - you have so many uses, it seems. Instead of thinking of them as an offensive weapon and a defensive shield, the Holy Arms is actually two offensive weapons with defensive moves available - the shield manages to both block and batter at the same time while Frank waves the spiky sword around like a madman, severely puncturing anything that dares to get in his way. The downside, like many other combo weapons is the lack of training swords one can find in Fortune City - they can more or less only be found in the Atlantica Casino and the Slot Ranch Casino (and a few other awkward places) so if you’re a fan of using them like I am - I recommend stocking up when you next pass through.
It's hard to beat the classics - the first combo weapon you are introduced to, the Nail Bat is a fairly decent go-go combo throughout the game. The first maintenance room outside of the safe house is always stocked with the means to build one and baseball bats and nails are relatively common commodities. I often kept one in my inventory to fall back on when all of my other weapons had broken. A fairly decent weapon for quickly dispatching zombies and not a terrible choice when dealing with psychopaths either - the nail bat may be cliché but you can't argue with results.
The laser sword feels odd getting the bronze medal in this list - as when is a blade made of solid light that can cut through flesh like butter a bad choice? Well, it’s not a *bad* choice - quite the opposite, they’re great weapons - fast, high damaging and they come in a variety of colours! The problem with them is that they’re fairly awkward to make - as one of their main components, flashlights are also in close competition for other combo weapons and items such as the Money Hacker. Gems are relatively easy to find in large quantities in jewellery shops - but flashlights can be harder to find, unless you frequently encounter looters. As the laser sword also attacks fast and deals damage fast, it often falls victim to the boss battle nerfing - the more consecutive hits you get in, the less damage you’ll do… It’s still awesome to slice zombies in two though.
Coming in 2nd place we have the Defiler - the frankly obscenely overpowered weapon made by duct taping together a sledgehammer and a fire axe - creating a frankly unstoppable powerhouse that can simultaneously bludgeon and slash both zombies and psychopaths. The only downside is that it's quite a slow and bulky weapon and psychopaths with fast attacks and those who dodge a lot can be quite hard to strike consecutively. Plus - sledgehammers and fire axes are fairly uncommon items and are seldom found together. That aside, the sheer satisfaction on Frank’s face as he smashes a group of zombies into oblivion with a 50-pound swing is awesome.
And at #1 we have my personal favourite combo weapon, the knife gloves. Now, I've chosen these over the Defiler for three reasons. 1, they are a lot faster - yes the Defiler may do more damage overall but the longer wait time between swings leaves you vulnerable to attack. 2, they're easier to make, as boxing gloves are readily available in sports stores and gyms and knives, cleavers and other pointy objects are found in abundance pretty much everywhere. And 3, they're useful against both the horde and psychopaths - their speed is useful when dispatching groups of zombies or slicing yourself a path through - and you can easily get in several slashes in a row during the boss battles then run away to allow the damage nullifier time to wear off. Plus, what isn't there to love about going slash crazy with a pair of Goddamn boxing gloves with KNIVES sticking out of them? You're like a cross between Little Mac and Wolverine!
20/03/2017
My Top 10 (Own) YouTube Videos of 2016
Apparently, I uploaded 204 videos in 2016. That's around 0.55 videos per day.
Naturally, I'm rather proud of the majority of my work; in general, a fair amount of work goes into each of them - whether it be the set-up, filming, concept, writing scripts - or the bane of every content creator's life; EDITING - I spend a lot of time on my stuff, and I put a lot of myself into making it.
Why? Well, many reasons - it's something I enjoy doing, it's a hobby that pays for itself (somewhat) and having my lovely depression/anxiety combo meal, I need something to keep my mind occupied on a daily basis.
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of my personal favourite YouTube videos that I released in 2016. It's a lovely top 10 list - and you may be surprised by the inclusion of some videos and the exclusion of others...
#10 - Unboxing: Fan Mail Mystery Box #1
I jokingly posted on my Twitter one day that somebody ought to send me some fan mail. Someone did. That someone was @rockest_lobster - and to this day remains both the first and only "fan" to have sent me some "fan mail." It was just so much fun opening up this box of randomness - which included some naff PS3 games, a display smartphone and a MASSIVE DEAD HORNET in a fag packet. I look forward to the day I recieve more fan mail, whenever that may be... Hint. It was also thanks to filming this video that I discovered my phone has a better camera than the camera I was using at the time, and that my kitchen has amazing lighting.
#9 - Fake Chinese Pokémon & Mario "Lego"
In general, my unboxing videos are the easiest ones to make. They require little set-up beyond faffing with the camera's auto focus and arranging the proper light conditions - and the editing tends to be minimal. The problem with unboxings is covering the cost of the products themselves I look at. The knock-off sellers on eBay had me well covered this time, however - as the fake "Lego" included in this video cost me a grand total of £4.99 - and turned out bloody hilarious - especially that BULBASAUR!
#8 - Escape From Sally's Room
If you've watched this video, you'll most likely know the story of "Escape From Sally's Room" - but the shorthand version is, it's a little browser game I made in my 1st year of university on Adobe Dreamweaver, and it got me a 1st. I was proud of the game at the time, and still am - hence why I included a playthrough of it for my Anarchy Advent countdown. The game itself is still available to download and play for yourselves too. I shan't give away too much here - but it's an escape-the-room style puzzle - and everything is purposely drawn crudely on MS Paint.
#7 - "I Am The Highwind" - Final Fantasy VII Song
Let me make one thing quite clear before I begin. I'm not Brentalfloss. I am however a big fan of Brentalfloss - and was somewhat inspired by his "Final Fantasy VII with Lyrics" video. "I Am The Highwind" was genuinely a song I made up whilst playing Final Fantasy VII. When you're grinding levels, breeding golden Chocobo and hunting out rare materia in disc 2 and disc 3, you fly around in the Highwind A LOT. Thus, you hear the Highwind music A LOT. And in order to numb the boredom somewhat, I made up my own lyrics. I'm well aware of the fact that I can't sing, but try going the rest of the day without singing this.
#6 - Let's Play: Crash Bandicoot 2 - #10: The Eel Deal (Perfect Run)
In general, I feel that my Let's Play of Crash Bandicoot 2 went rather well - and it was something I managed to stick with until the very end - I completed the challenge I set myself and went on to post a video for all 26 of the levels. In many of them, I found myself waffling on about weird topics - not limited to species of dinosaurs and what they ate, 1990s cheat code books and medieval torture methods. One of my personal favourite rambling rants however came during my playthrough of level #10: The Eel Deal. When explaining that players are encouraged to follow the trails of Wumpa Fruit - I share my wisdom that sometimes fruit tells blatant lies - I would rather listen to advice from foods such as a cheeseburger - and that I "did not get where I am today listening to the advice of FRUIT!"
#5 - Android App Review: Ditty
As part of Anarchy Advent, I'd set myself the challenge of posting a unique video every day for 24 days. Naturally one of those had to include a review of some description - and at the time I was obsessed with the funny little app known as Ditty. So I slapped together a pseudo-review, book-ended on all sides by silly Ditty songs - including ones about greasy cabbage, Jet's moustache and Queenie drinking milkshake. This video also serves as a permanent memorial of sorts to the late Queenie. R.I.P.
#4 - Easiest To Hardest Sonic Games
Countdowns are great fun to make - but they also take bloody forever - hence why I haven't made all that many so far. Not only do you have to decide on your order and inclusions, you need to write a script, capture the footage and spend years editing the damn thing. This countdown was fun to make however, as it was something Shelly and I discussed and worked on together - her favourite series being Sonic - and she is the one playing the game during some of the sequences.
#3 - Challenge Mog: Episode 2 - Sonic The Hedgehog Blindfolded Challenge
Challenge Mog is a series that I started way back in early 2016 and unfortunately haven't done a lot with. It has a lot of potential, however - and I'm planning on bringing it back as soon as I can. The videos are a lot of fun to make - but also fall into the trap of taking bloody ages to make, hence why I can't produce them as fast as I can other stuff. Anyway - this was the first challenge I won - and was also my first foray into using Adobe Premiere to create picture-in-picture footage of blindfolded me playing Sonic 2. I still don't know how I managed to do it so bloody quick - let alone do it at all...
#2 - Gungey Gameshow - Episode #1
Are you surprised to have only found one gunge video on this list so far? Well, it's the only one on this list. Of course, making gunge videos is a lot of fun - and I'm well aware that they're my most popular videos too - but Gungey Gameshow: Episode #1 is my personal favourite as it's the one gunge video I made this year that I feel best combined my love of gaming and gunge. Complete with 3 gaming-themed messy challenges, I got covered in paint, shaving foam and 4 colours of gunge - and it was a lot of fun. A bit of a pain in the arse to edit, as always, but I'm really pleased with the finished result. And yes, there IS an Episode #2 on the way - it's in post-production - and I even have an Episode #3 planned for this summer!
#1 - Charm Agony: I'm a Girl Gamer!
Of course; my personal favourite video I made in 2016 was my 1st ever Charm Agony "girl gamer" rant. Some people may be confused or simply curious of the origin of the character of Charm Agony... well - I find "fake gamer girls" utterly hilarious. They're one of the funniest things present within the online gaming community - to me, they're harmless and are simply there to be ridiculed. So, I decided to portray one. Somehow, the costume and make-up I ended up choosing was a cross between Barbie and Daisy Dares You from the 90s kids' show Zzzap. I bought myself a pair of oversized bright pink "8-bit glasses," a pink t-shirt, tied up my hair in bunches and had Shelly cover me in make-up. To complete the fakeness - and I have no idea why I did this, but it stuck and now I'm bound by it - I attempted a Californian "valley girl" accent. Like OMG. In Charm's first appearance I had to include nods to "girl gamers" and online shooters - purposely muddling up their names, mocking the Twitch "boob streamers" and of course - I sucked on a Wii remote.
Naturally, I'm rather proud of the majority of my work; in general, a fair amount of work goes into each of them - whether it be the set-up, filming, concept, writing scripts - or the bane of every content creator's life; EDITING - I spend a lot of time on my stuff, and I put a lot of myself into making it.
Why? Well, many reasons - it's something I enjoy doing, it's a hobby that pays for itself (somewhat) and having my lovely depression/anxiety combo meal, I need something to keep my mind occupied on a daily basis.
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of my personal favourite YouTube videos that I released in 2016. It's a lovely top 10 list - and you may be surprised by the inclusion of some videos and the exclusion of others...
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#10 - Unboxing: Fan Mail Mystery Box #1
I jokingly posted on my Twitter one day that somebody ought to send me some fan mail. Someone did. That someone was @rockest_lobster - and to this day remains both the first and only "fan" to have sent me some "fan mail." It was just so much fun opening up this box of randomness - which included some naff PS3 games, a display smartphone and a MASSIVE DEAD HORNET in a fag packet. I look forward to the day I recieve more fan mail, whenever that may be... Hint. It was also thanks to filming this video that I discovered my phone has a better camera than the camera I was using at the time, and that my kitchen has amazing lighting.
#9 - Fake Chinese Pokémon & Mario "Lego"
In general, my unboxing videos are the easiest ones to make. They require little set-up beyond faffing with the camera's auto focus and arranging the proper light conditions - and the editing tends to be minimal. The problem with unboxings is covering the cost of the products themselves I look at. The knock-off sellers on eBay had me well covered this time, however - as the fake "Lego" included in this video cost me a grand total of £4.99 - and turned out bloody hilarious - especially that BULBASAUR!
#8 - Escape From Sally's Room
If you've watched this video, you'll most likely know the story of "Escape From Sally's Room" - but the shorthand version is, it's a little browser game I made in my 1st year of university on Adobe Dreamweaver, and it got me a 1st. I was proud of the game at the time, and still am - hence why I included a playthrough of it for my Anarchy Advent countdown. The game itself is still available to download and play for yourselves too. I shan't give away too much here - but it's an escape-the-room style puzzle - and everything is purposely drawn crudely on MS Paint.
#7 - "I Am The Highwind" - Final Fantasy VII Song
Let me make one thing quite clear before I begin. I'm not Brentalfloss. I am however a big fan of Brentalfloss - and was somewhat inspired by his "Final Fantasy VII with Lyrics" video. "I Am The Highwind" was genuinely a song I made up whilst playing Final Fantasy VII. When you're grinding levels, breeding golden Chocobo and hunting out rare materia in disc 2 and disc 3, you fly around in the Highwind A LOT. Thus, you hear the Highwind music A LOT. And in order to numb the boredom somewhat, I made up my own lyrics. I'm well aware of the fact that I can't sing, but try going the rest of the day without singing this.
#6 - Let's Play: Crash Bandicoot 2 - #10: The Eel Deal (Perfect Run)
In general, I feel that my Let's Play of Crash Bandicoot 2 went rather well - and it was something I managed to stick with until the very end - I completed the challenge I set myself and went on to post a video for all 26 of the levels. In many of them, I found myself waffling on about weird topics - not limited to species of dinosaurs and what they ate, 1990s cheat code books and medieval torture methods. One of my personal favourite rambling rants however came during my playthrough of level #10: The Eel Deal. When explaining that players are encouraged to follow the trails of Wumpa Fruit - I share my wisdom that sometimes fruit tells blatant lies - I would rather listen to advice from foods such as a cheeseburger - and that I "did not get where I am today listening to the advice of FRUIT!"
#5 - Android App Review: Ditty
As part of Anarchy Advent, I'd set myself the challenge of posting a unique video every day for 24 days. Naturally one of those had to include a review of some description - and at the time I was obsessed with the funny little app known as Ditty. So I slapped together a pseudo-review, book-ended on all sides by silly Ditty songs - including ones about greasy cabbage, Jet's moustache and Queenie drinking milkshake. This video also serves as a permanent memorial of sorts to the late Queenie. R.I.P.
#4 - Easiest To Hardest Sonic Games
Countdowns are great fun to make - but they also take bloody forever - hence why I haven't made all that many so far. Not only do you have to decide on your order and inclusions, you need to write a script, capture the footage and spend years editing the damn thing. This countdown was fun to make however, as it was something Shelly and I discussed and worked on together - her favourite series being Sonic - and she is the one playing the game during some of the sequences.
#3 - Challenge Mog: Episode 2 - Sonic The Hedgehog Blindfolded Challenge
Challenge Mog is a series that I started way back in early 2016 and unfortunately haven't done a lot with. It has a lot of potential, however - and I'm planning on bringing it back as soon as I can. The videos are a lot of fun to make - but also fall into the trap of taking bloody ages to make, hence why I can't produce them as fast as I can other stuff. Anyway - this was the first challenge I won - and was also my first foray into using Adobe Premiere to create picture-in-picture footage of blindfolded me playing Sonic 2. I still don't know how I managed to do it so bloody quick - let alone do it at all...
#2 - Gungey Gameshow - Episode #1
Are you surprised to have only found one gunge video on this list so far? Well, it's the only one on this list. Of course, making gunge videos is a lot of fun - and I'm well aware that they're my most popular videos too - but Gungey Gameshow: Episode #1 is my personal favourite as it's the one gunge video I made this year that I feel best combined my love of gaming and gunge. Complete with 3 gaming-themed messy challenges, I got covered in paint, shaving foam and 4 colours of gunge - and it was a lot of fun. A bit of a pain in the arse to edit, as always, but I'm really pleased with the finished result. And yes, there IS an Episode #2 on the way - it's in post-production - and I even have an Episode #3 planned for this summer!
#1 - Charm Agony: I'm a Girl Gamer!
Of course; my personal favourite video I made in 2016 was my 1st ever Charm Agony "girl gamer" rant. Some people may be confused or simply curious of the origin of the character of Charm Agony... well - I find "fake gamer girls" utterly hilarious. They're one of the funniest things present within the online gaming community - to me, they're harmless and are simply there to be ridiculed. So, I decided to portray one. Somehow, the costume and make-up I ended up choosing was a cross between Barbie and Daisy Dares You from the 90s kids' show Zzzap. I bought myself a pair of oversized bright pink "8-bit glasses," a pink t-shirt, tied up my hair in bunches and had Shelly cover me in make-up. To complete the fakeness - and I have no idea why I did this, but it stuck and now I'm bound by it - I attempted a Californian "valley girl" accent. Like OMG. In Charm's first appearance I had to include nods to "girl gamers" and online shooters - purposely muddling up their names, mocking the Twitch "boob streamers" and of course - I sucked on a Wii remote.
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