Blog of the Green Mage

     Well, holy crud, it's been a long journey to this point.  At exactly three months long, this has been my longest playthrough of a game yet, and that's not even including when I first tried out the MH3 demo about a month before the game's release (and the ensuing carnage of me attempting to take on Toluca and his lovely Rathian slave).  I began the playthrough and game a complete newbie and worked my way up to... er, whatever the heck I am in the game today.  <.<;

     The final few videos of the the final battle against the Ceadeus to save Moga Village have been recorded, and the offline story mode campaign thingamajiger has been uploaded to Youtube successfully!  Below are the final videos of repelling the Ceadeus, as well as the very last video following the battle where I round off the playthrough during the credits (will edit in later).  Including the 2 "Out & About" videos as well as the ultra-special "Remember..." video, the MH3 playlist numbers exactly 150 videos!

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     Holy crud, this video took fricken' forever to upload!  It was originally set to be uploaded early Sunday morning, as that was the day my family and I were set to leave on our vacation, but I still needed some final audio tweaking and render processing to do before finally uploading the video, so I missed my own deadline.  Finally arrived at our destination later that day (future posts will be describing in detail about the vacation), and I found that the supposed "WiFi" our hotel had sucked big-time.  Constant drops from the Internet, barely a signal anywhere in the room, and slow connection times overall pretty much meant that using the Internet wasn't going to be any easy task.

     Finally (and miraculously) got the final video of the Monster Hunter 3 Playthrough up, though, and although audio was still kind of all over the place, it's good enough to get the message across.  Anyway, notes on things mentioned in this specific video.  I am on vacation at the moment, and due to the aforementioned shoddy internet connection and how it simply despises connecting to Youtube (successful 1 out of every 10 tries, if I'm lucky), I won't be visiting Youtube to check/moderate comments, PMs, or obviously to upload any videos.  Not going to worry too much about anything Youtube- or playthrough-related while I'm over here on vacation.  The connection here is strong and consistent enough where I can still come post and update on my blog, however, which I plan to do during my vacation days.  I will, however, be uploading one or two update videos sometime after I get back from vacation (will probably be working weekend I get back as well, so videos will have to wait after that, too).  These videos will explain what I plan (or might be planning) to do concerning MH3 online and post-offline quests, as well as my next playthrough(s), and several (special?) changes I am thinking about doing to how I am currently doing things.  I will also be writing out what I say in that video here as well, but only after it has been posted up to Youtube.  But for now, gonna stop thinking about Youtubing and just gonna go vacation.  See ya guys in a bit.

     I believe every journey - through a new game, in real life, in your imagination - every single one is, in a way, a story, and it is through those journeys that we learn, we understand, and we grow. The places we see, the people we meet, the things we do, the events that happen, they all come together to build you up or break you down, and in the end, you come out a different person, whether you know it or not. We are each shaped and formed from our own experiences, the paths we attempt to traverse, the journey that our lives take. We leave our mark in the world in the subtlest of ways, and we remember the people whose lives we've touched, or have been touched by. Without the journey, you will never reach your destination, but without a destination, you never know where the next journey will take you. Why am I being so dramatic? Partly because it is true, partly because I don't get the chance very often to stroke my ego, so what better way to do that than make an entire epic video about me? =P

 

a.k.a epic-video-of-teh-awesomeness-that-we-went-through-to get-here-and-now-I-get-to-overhype-shtuff.

     Although made in about three days, a lot of time went into this, and I mean A LOT. Obviously, I would normally put a ton more time and effort into its creation until it got the Gamree Stamp of Approval, but I just found out recently that I'm under a time limit here if I want to do the things I need and want to do within the next week. As such, there are still several minor bumps and hiccups in the video, mostly in the audio section (couldn't cut out all of the background music), but for a first attempt, I think it's not too bad if I say so myself. Of course, it would have come out a lot better and smoother if I were working with the actual raw footage I used for my past videos, but since I delete those files as I finish each set of videos, all I had to work with was the already rendered video files. Unfortunately, a ton of footage got dropped due to Youtube's 'effin 11 minute limit (Toluca was going to get a section all to himself), so I hit some of the main parts while keeping the video trudging forward with that Gamree flair. Maybe I will return back to this video in the future and make it everything I imagined it would be, and upload it to a site that doesn't have such time restrictions... but definitely not any time soon. But I digress; I just have incredibly high standards when it comes to some things. Anyway, this was my journey through the game. Hopefully it makes you reflect on your own journey through the game for those of you who played it, and I hope you have had as many great memories and experiences (and utter pwnages) as I did. For everyone else, I just hope you had fun in watching me with my own experiences so far in the game.

     Anyway, enough with the thick, gooey, cheesy stuff (Mmm... cheese...). We have a Ceadeus to pwn!!1! (hopefully)

     Yeah, so a little late with this post... or maybe a lot, but still gonna put it up here for people to know.  One of my favorite online comic strips, called Brawl in the Family, just recently opened up a store for their site.  What is Brawl in the Family?  If the comic's title (or my interest concerning the word Brawl") hasn't slightly given it away by now, Brawl in the Family is mainly focused on making humorous comic strips based on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo characters, and by some slight extension, some non-Nintendo characters (although they have affiliation in some way, i.e. Solid Snake from Metal Gear).  I find many of their comic strips to be hilarious and nostalgic, while also being thought-provoking at times (just like a good comic strip).  As I mentioned, they just recently opened up a new online store to sell merchandise promoting their comics, which can be found here.

     It's nothing too big or fancy as of right now, but I'm sure it will definitely grow with time as they begin making more merchandise and money off said items.  But for now, it is interesting to see what they have.  A couple shirts with some cool and funny references to a few of their comics, a nice little (green) Zelda-esque mug for your own "World's Best Hero," and...

     MIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Er, I mean- *cough* Ahem, I... guess it's kinda cute... if you like those kinds of plushies.  It's a very fuzzy, er, funny take on my favorite Brawl character, and those dark little eyes just seem to be crying out for a great big hu- I mean, they're staring straight into the depths of my soul.  More research may need to be done on this little guy in order to cuddle- I mean, classify whether or not he's worth your money, so I shall brave my wallet by ordering said creature and examining him closely, specifically to see if he makes for a great replacement for a teddy bear while falling asleep... not that I have a teddy bear...  <.<;

     Er, yes, speaking of which, BitF's grand opening of their store isn't without its grandeur.  For a limited time only (and since I'm posting this much later than I originally expected, that's incredibly limited now), the items in their store have been discounted a few bucks from their original prices.  They have claimed this opening discount will last until their next comic update, which if I'm not wrong, means that the sale will last until this Tuesday, so if you see anything you like, now might be a good time to dish out the dough for it.

     In the mean time, I might as well post up a few of my favorite BitF comics while I'm at it, so below are just a couple out of the many hilarious comics that I have enjoyed from them (and hope you will enjoy them, too).  Click on the comic to view it on its original page at BitF and get some more insight from the creators themselves.