The Disappearance of I've Played Videos

Yeah... I guess this is more of an announcement than an actual post. The jist of my current situation is... I don't think I'm going to be posting on this blog with too many other I've Played videos. I've got a few reasons for this...

1. It takes way too long to make these. I've been finding that after playing the game for around... 45 minutes to 1 hour, I'd also have to spend 3+ hours typing up whatever thoughts I have of the game, and that doesn't include the time spent on the images for the posts. I really don't feel like spending that amount of time on a post somewhat regularly... especially with all I've got going between work, school, and LPing.
2. I've wanted to play other games, as well. Since November is THE month for games that I want, I'm probably going to be spending time on those ones instead of Animal Crossing or Deadly Premonition. Since my two favorite games are Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Skyrim and Skyward Sword are SO tempting as sequels to those games.
3. Apparently, Deadly Premonition has only one slot for a save file. I went and played Deadly Premonition with a good friend a while ago. We started a new game and got considerably far into the first chapter, which is much further than I've gotten in the "I've Played" parts. When we saved, it wrote over the other save file... so now I've got that file that's further than the other ones.
4. I've just been more interested in posting other things. I'm not saying that I'm going to stop posting I've Played videos on this blog outright... but I just don't want to make it a series sort of blog entry. Maybe if I made I've Played into pseudo-reviews or something... that would be alright. It's just something I have to consider later.

That's about it for this entry. As I said, it's not the end of I've Playing, it's more so a heads up to all of you readers that I'm probably not continuing I've Played videos as a series. If there's a gameplay session that stands out, I might very well do one... but it's not 100% likely.

Also, as a plug, in case SOMEHOW you're unaware about this... we're streaming on most Saturdays until December 24th as holiday donation streams to charity. It's at http://www.twitch.tv/bladesofgaming and it'll be fun times!

I've Played Animal Crossing City Folk Part 2- "Bugs and Fish and Money, Oh My!"

First thing off of the bat, I do want to mention that there are a few changes in between the last post and this one. None of them are bad, of course, but to make the screenshots less confusing, I'd better make this clear right now. You see how, in the picture above, I have an extremely snazzy purple Noble Shirt and some badass Kamina ...er Triangle Sunglasses? Well, the thing is, sometime during the last post (I only briefly mentioned it), I talked to Tom Nook and ordered both pieces of clothing from my personal catalog. They were pretty cheap, and since I really like both from when I wore them in my Wild World file, I figure it's a good opportunity to bring them to my avatar in this game as well! So... without further ado... it's time to dive into more shenanigans of Alex in Jeans! Hit the jump to read them!

I've Played Deadly Premonition Part 2- "York's FK-ed"

Well, it's that time once again! It's finally time for another Deadly Premonition post! Huzzah! Shamefully, I have to admit that after the last part's game over, I was a little demotivated to start again from the last save. The quick time event that killed me in the last episode sent me all the way back to the last save point (because I chose to quit to the title instead of continuing). Continuing over my progress from the last episode seemed like it would be tough... even though it really wasn't. Oh well! All that matters now is that it's time for Deadly Premonition again! So, hit the jump below to read more adventures of the awesome Francis York Morgan!

I've Played Animal Crossing City Folk Part 1- "Adventures in Jeans"

Ah, Animal Crossing! It's such a nice, happy game in all it's iterations. The newest version, City Folk, is no exception! There's something zen-like about playing Animal Crossing... even if all I do for 90% of the time is fish for more mulah. Either way, although I have played Animal Crossing City Folk before, I'm making a fresh start in this game. New town, new neighbors, and relatively new character. Perhaps I'm starting over as a way to make this game even more memorable than it has ever been! Of course, the actual reason is because I was convinced by an extremely awesome person! So, if you want to hear of my Animal Crossing shenanigans... hit the jump!

I've Played Deadly Premonition Part 1- "The Best FBI Agent... EVER!"

It's finally time for the first part of an I've Played series! This time, it's for a relatively new game on the Xbox 360, called Deadly Premonition. It's a survival horror game that was released in 2010. It's not a very popular game, but has an amazing style to it, so it has some fans here and there. I've just got this game recently, so this run is my blind run. Hit the jump to see what happens during my first run through the game!

Introduction to "I've Played" Playthroughs

Being a gamer is tough isn't it? There's always a huge flood of games piling in, so much that it gets very difficult to keep up with all these new games. That's definitely the case with me. I've got a ton of games that I've purchased but never completed... especially ones that I've wanted to complete. This game spans up to 12+ games... which is way too much in my opinion.

So... I've been thinking to myself "Alex, what's a good way to motivate yourself to play these games?" After all, I've got school, work, LPing and now occasional blogging to consider in terms of my schedule... so I have little time to play a lot of these games (especially when most of them are Final Fantasy).

My solution that I came up with is to write about the sessions with those games on this blog! After all, when I have the purpose of showing games off to others, even if readers have already played the game, I get motivated to play the game a lot! Heck, I could even beat Sonic 2006 if I went and LPed or blogged about it!

So, that's where I came up with the idea of "I've Played" playthroughs. While on Bladesofgaming we do Let's Play videos... I figure that writing on blogs about my experiences playing with a game is different. In the videos, the viewers can see and experience what's going on in the game with the LPer. However, when blogging about it, I will have to write about the games... so you readers won't be able to see all that's going on in the game.

I can, however, post some pictures in each post. It won't be too much, only three or four, but that's the extent of them (after all, Google only allows me several MB of storage space for images, so they'll fill up fast). But, that should be it for introducing my new "series" to you. I hope it's a good way to clear out some of my backlog and a good way to entertain you!

Also, I've got a task for you. Yes you, reader. Does the title "I've Played" work for these poses in your opinion? I've also considered "I'm Playing", but I think that "I've Played" sounds a bit better because I'm typing about the game after I've played it. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could call it? If so, suggest away in the comments, or else leave your opinion of "I've Played" versus "I'm Playing". It will help a lot!

Oh yeah! I just remembered. The I've Played posts likely won't have post videos at the bottom like most other posts will have. Maybe I'll post videos of the game's soundtracks, but most won't have any "funny videos"... unless I'm lucky enough to find them.

Ah well. Here's this post's video. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!