Blog of the Green Mage

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We begin to better understand where we are, why we're in this situation, and what we need to do. None of it makes me feel much better, though. Not even close...

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Seriously. A Jackal named Jack. That's the best you can come up with? Congrats, you just blew my mind. Best part is that he believes he can't be beat, despite the fact he looks like every other generic Jackal and that he is also basically the game's "practice" boss. Sorry, Jack, but somebody lied to you...

     Summer is almost upon us, and with the college semester coming to an end, it is time that we begin a new journey!  But why hold out for just one playthrough?  I have been away for a while, so let's make up that time, shall we?  Enter The Triumvirate: the three playthroughs/Let's Plays that I will be uploading to various different video upload sites this summer.  The three games showcased in the video and that i will be uploading videos are Red Steel 2, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and The Journeyman Project Turbo!

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- The summer playthroughs will begin on Friday, May 13th, 2011. Before you ask, no, that wasn't planned; I've been trying for the past few months to get one or all of these playthroughs started in some capacity, but haven't been able to because of school and work. I finally decided last month that the best time to start them would be right after college ended for the summer. After that decision, I looked at the calender: my last day of school was Thursday, May 12th. The very next day was Friday the 13th. Seeing how 13 is my number, there couldn't have been a better, stronger sign than that for beginning the game videos on that day.

- Assuming I can get my butt into gear and aren't burdened down by unexpected events that suck up my free time, there will be multiple uploads each week.

- Each playthrough/Let's Play will be hosted exclusively on a different video upload site. Links will be given later on.

- Because I tried to upload the video playthrough here on youtube about a year ago but ran into several problems when trying to do so, the Red Steel 2 Playthrough is a "Reboot." This means that a majority of the game footage/commentary was done a year ago, but the videos have been re-edited and improved upon significantly to take advantage of my new video editing skills.

- The Amnesia: The Dark Descent Playthrough will not be vocally commentated, but instead through the text-based comments that can be found in many of my videos. The reasoning for this will be explained in the actual playthrough. The other two games will have regular commentary.

- The Amnesia: The Dark Descent playthrough will also be my first playthrough uploaded in 1080p. Because of that, consistent uploads will be harder for it since the file sizes will be significantly larger and therefore take much longer to upload.

- Because Youtube says so, this video has been blocked in Germany. Sorry, Germans! -.-;

- As for the Let's Plays for the Portal games... those are still in the works, but the exact date or time for when I will be doing them is anybody's guess right now, mine included.

- That wasn't too bad for someone who doesn't listen to music, eh?

"Remember, your donation could affect the show or win you a prize!  Here’s the skinny on that:
* Certain incremental donations will increase the overall length of the marathon, allowing us to continue the insanity a bit longer.  Once we’ve reached $780 in donations, the marathon will have reached its longest point and last for 72 hours.  See the FAQ for more details on how this works.
* Anyone who donates $30 or more has the option to override the order in which we play the game and select the next game we race each other on (provided it hasn’t already been played).
* Triple Speed Runners will be raffling off a Wii bundle at the end of the marathon.  Every $10 you donate will give you one ticket towards this raffle.
* Ocean City Trinity will be giving away smaller prizes to be announced periodically during the show.  They’ll come up with a random dollar amount, tell you a range it’s between, and whoever’s donation increments the total above this amount wins the prize."

Q: What does the winner get?
A: The right to nominate the games to be played for the next versus marathon. And bragging rights.

Q: What about the loser?
A: They have to do the Mario. Like in the cartoon.

"Q: How does the competition side of this work?
A: It’s primarily a speed run competition.  All teams will play the games starting at the same point, and whoever finishes first wins 5 points for that game.  Other teams have five minutes (or however long the end credits take, whichever is longer) to finish the game from there for 3 points.  In either case, all teams then go to the next game.  Once all games have been finished by one team, then they can go back individually to finish any incomplete games, again for 3 points.  The team with the most points after time is up wins!"

"Dyskeratosis Congenita Outreach, Inc. holds a very special place amongst the members of TSR. Josh Clark, younger brother of Matthew, has an extremely rare genetic disease called Dyskeratosis Congenita or DC. DC has a number of symptoms, the most severe of which is bone marrow failure. 90% of all DC patients will suffer from bone marrow failure. Josh is 18 and loves to play video games. He has been in and out of the hospital most of his life. In the past, the money you generously donated has paid for families to gather and meet others who suffer from this illness. Help us to once again raise money for the DC Outreach family. 100% of your donations go to charity."

"Q: What does the winner get?
A: The right to nominate the games to be played for the next versus marathon. And bragging rights.

Q: What about the loser?
A: They have to do the Mario. Like in the cartoon."