G'day everyone, I hope you're all doing well as we move into a very special month. I'm talking SKATEMBER!!! πΉ Let's get into it with a bit of an overview of the current plans, progress etc. and what you can expect to see!
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SKATEmber) Alright so instead of Hawktober, we're covering the Skate games this month in a week long special as usual. I've been grinding away (pun intended) the past month on getting through all of the games, working on scripts and finally as of writing, I've just filmed the first 2/6 episodes today! So what is the current content plan:
I'm aiming to have all 6 episodes completed and uploaded before September ends including:
- EA SKATE: FILMED, ready to VO and EDIT
- EA SKATE IT Wii/DS: FILMED, ready to VO and EDIT
- SKATE 2: Script FINALZED!
- SKATE 3: Script FINALZED!
- Skater XL: Script FINALZED!
- Session: Skate Sim: Script FINALZED!
Current goal is to have EVERYTHING FILMED by the start of next week which would give me a solid 3 weeks MAXIMUM to get 6 episodes filmed... doable. Backup plan: Skate episodes in September, XL and Session in October for Hawktober! Should be totally possible for me to get everything done in time though, I'm feeling confident right now.
So yeah that's where that is at, let's talk about some other stuff!
Mental Health) I've been a bit all over the place lately which has impacted my progress on the Skate content. Mostly feeling burnt out and tired, as is the norm for this time of year for me. Now that all the games and mental work of writing is completed, I've been making sure to give myself a bit of personal time to play different stuff and chat with friends and it's been helping a lot. Exercise too, already lost 1kg since starting the gym regularly last time I had an update blog. So I'm stoked about that! And yeah now that the finish line is a little more in sight for the big ass project, perks me up a bit to help me focus on shit.
Positive Gaming Habits) I have been absolutely shocking this year for collecting gaming stuff, just stumbled into so many deals and cool pickups and I've been struggling to get stuck into the ever growing backlog of games. So I've decided that...
A) I've picked a game for each system that's been on my backlog for years and finally playing through it, currently playing the original Tomb Raider which is something else. The goal is not to do this for videos but rather, experience some stuff and if that inspires a video afterwards then that's a bonus. Will hopefully make the process feel a lot less clinical for me which ultimately will help with video output.
B) I'm also hoping that by doing this and ticking off some stuff, that I might be able to reduce my collection to some degree. I feel bad having so much shit I never get around to playing so by playing as much as I can, hopefully I will be able to learn to pass on some games to new owners. That will then make more room for the stuff I'd like to focus on. Ya know games I've bought for videos and stuff that I've played and have no interest in playing again... why am I keeping them? Some have sentimental value sure and others I'd consider part of a grander selection of my collection, i.e. skateboarding games good AND bad... but there is no reason to horde the other stuff in between.
It's kind of a daunting step but I'd like to try and make it work. And then if I can get my ass in gear to live stream some game testing, that will only improve that process AND turn it into something positive for the channel.
Plans After SKATEmber) So I've decided to reduce my Hawktober plans, I was going to have a second week of content but seeing as I'm already burnt out, I'm reducing it to a single episode in October because I'd still like to do one and I think I've got the perfect video topic. As we get towards the end of the year, following up on those positive ideals. I'd like to try and finally get around to some long awaiting video ideas that have been brewing for YEARS now inside my stupid head. Got a couple things in mind, along with a few series I'd like to start and get back into so there should be no shortage of SEJ videos heading into the New Year period. We're slowly creeping up on 200 episodes on the channel, as well as 10 YEARS since my first Crash review was uploaded! So I'm gonna have to commemorate those milestones next year with something fun!
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Closing Thoughts) So that's where I'm at guys, always around here and Discord if you've got further questions thought please be aware, I am super busy working right now so I don't have a whole lot of time to spare. But I'm gunning to get this done for all of you and I promise it's gonna be a lot of fun.
Anyway I hope you all have a great fucking day and thanks for always sticking around! π