It’s been roughly a year since my last collections series and I have got more stuff (though some of it will just be things I forgot to include before). I’m not a big vlogger, but I wanted to try out my sexy new camera that I got for Christmas. Sound is SO much better, so I didn’t bother using my mic (so less work for me!).
The biggest increase is in my games. I’m not a collector, but there are so many games I wanted to play and I had a lot of time to burn (though this being the semester from hell + now having a job, it’s getting harder to find time). Here are all of the games I got since the last collections video.
The next video will most likely be movies, then other knick knacks and stuff I forgot from before (I FOUND MY POKEMON CARDS BY THE WAY!).
People have asked me this since the 6 month long drought between IWA and Soldier Side. Why don’t I upload often? This is a video that says why regarding what I’m doing off Youtube and my editing speed when I actually get down to editing. Even though this started from way back, it still happens time and again and I haven’t uploaded a full AMV since Madokara Mieru (and the Hobo video was mostly just for lulz anyways, even though it did turn out pretty well).
This is also part of the reason why I don’t join a lot of MEPs/collabs, contests, or take requests.
It’s also announcing other projects, like countdowns and reviews and stuff like that (just to bring a bit more variety in my channel, even though AMVs are a specialty here). If you want to suggest things or just questions/comments in general, let me know and I’ll think about it. I’ll also take people that actually want to HELP me with those projects too, including guest commentary if people don’t mind coming in on a mic.
It’s nothing much. If you’re curious and don’t mind me talking for 6 minutes, be my guest.
I have rediscovered my love of the original Spyro trilogy (Spyro The Dragon, Ripo’s Rage, Year Of The Dragon). Yep, Raggedstar is a closet Spyro fan. A few months ago, I started playing them. Since then, I have played each game 3 times (YOTD is at 2) with each at max completion. I can actually complete Ripto’s Rage in an afternoon as well as beat all bosses without superflame (except Ripto. EDIT: Nevermind, I’ve beaten Ripto recently without superflame 3 times). Enough about how I’m supposedly good at the game. This video features some of my…less proud periods of playing. All footage was recorded in May (my 2nd time beating it this year, so I’m a little rusty). Although it may not seem like it, I really didn’t die a lot outside of boss battles.
Since I recorded myself playing the first two games (not sure if I’m going to do the 3rd. Some of the challenges in there take me hours to do), I might do a fail reel of the first as well. More importantly, I’ll be making a music video (hopefully) to a certain DragonForce song *cough*. Elements seen in DF are really suited to video games it seems.
Some things to note: -No fails in Idol Springs and what remains of my Robotica Farms stuff. I only got hit by a guy with a hot dog on a stick. That’s it. -Some of my clips were deleted somehow. That includes my first try with Aquaria Towers, Crush, and Robotica Farms. -Glimmer and Autumn Plains recorded without audio x_x. -To non-Spyro fans for some reason watching, the dragonfly (Sparx) collects my gems and is my health meter. It goes gold, blue, green, gone, Spyro death. -Some of my dialogue has been shifted. Forgot to turn the ripple off. -No Speedway fails shown. Every Speedway I fail at anyways (other than Icy. I can screw up and STILL get a skill point there) -It took 30 minutes for me to find that damn lizard in Glimmer x_x. -Despite being blown to kingdom come (repeatedly), I never lost a life in Zephyr. Same goes for Magma Cone. -About the end, I STILL don’t know what happened when I faced Ripto. We were both at near death, but we hit each other. Even though Ripto was hit first, the battle was reset. -Ice Cavern (Spyro 1) is where I lost my first life in the game…thanks to Shado *glare*.
Game: Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage (Gateway To Glimmer in Europe) Player: Raggedstar Date: May 3-5, 2009
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This is the last part of Balco and I playing Journey, containing credits. I hope you got some quick laughs, since we had some fun playing. Great game, available now on PSN for $15. You may have seen most of it through these videos, but no way did we do it justice. Journey is a game best left to experience (preferably all in one go and online), so start your quest whenever you can. For sure not a game for everyone, but at least check it out.
Also, Journey’s OST was released on Tuesday on iTunes and PSN. You may not have heard it here, but the music in this game is to die for.
(I tried to join Fraser from VGA a few days ago when he was playing Journey, but my hopes were dashed when a red dude found him first)
(no game audio because either PS3 or Dazzle was being stupid. Commentary only, as well as a faint buzzing that came from Balco’s mic)
See, if I could upload more than 15 minutes then I could’ve finished it EASILY right here. Next part will be credits only and about 7 minutes in length. We essentially beat the game right here.
(no game audio because either PS3 or Dazzle was being stupid. Commentary only, as well as a faint buzzing that came from Balco’s mic)
(I swear that’s the only Journey joke I make) (no game audio because either PS3 or Dazzle was being stupid. Commentary only, as well as a faint buzzing that came from Balco’s mic)
This was completely on a whim. Balco and I came together and decided to play Journey (PS3) together yesterday, and here we are. This is a playthrough of a two player journey through levels 3-8. We skipped 1 and 2 because Journey’s co-op mechanic pairs random people as opposed to a lobby where you can pick your partner. First level is the hub area (where it’s always singleplayer) and second level has a long unskippable cutscene. If you want to see the intro and first two levels, I can link them. This is just us screwing around. The anonymous nature of Journey’s co-op is unique and enchanting, but we just want to have fun.
For anyone that has a PS3, Journey is a fantastic game. You wander through the barren landscape. No out-right story, no dialogue, only a destination and one hell of a trip ahead. It may be steep at $15 for a 2 hour PSN game, but this is just one damn fine game you can’t pass up. We don’t do it justice, especially without the amazing soundtrack at our back’s.
Our white cloaks were unlocked by finding all the symbols. White cloaks can regenerate their stamina as long as they’re on the ground.
There are 5 parts to this video series, most likely the rest will sit unlisted on my account and linked through this video.
The final fail reel to close the last Spyro game made by Insomniac.
For those just joining us, this is a video of me playing Spyro 3, though focusing on the blunders, from being double-killed by a boss, to running off cliffs, and face-planting into the pavement while skateboarding.
As I said at the end of the Spyro 1 fail reel, my recorder decided not to record Sunrise Springs (first homeworld) and all of the levels inside the homeworld. Instead of going back and play it again (for another 2 hours), I decided to start at Buzz’s Dungeon (where the cutscene and first fails are). The only Sunrise Spring level I have recorded was Molten Crater (?), since I needed to come back anyways to do Sgt. Byrd’s challenge.
Notes:
-Spyro 3 is a crossbreed between games 1-2. The enemies leave gems, gem counts rise through levels, and the music is upbeat like the first game, but there are puzzles, mandatory arena boss battles, skill points, as well as characters, gem uses, and abilities from the 2nd.
-For those that don’t know the game very well, something new is that for certain levels/challenges, you play different characters that you free. There is Sheila the kangaroo (ya, the same one that made me get flattened by Buzz x_x), Sgt. Byrd the flying penguin, Bentley the yeti, and Agent 9 the monkey.
-The original cut of the video was over 13 minutes long (not counting the Moneybags roasting session), so I had to cut it dramatically.
-Why is it that it seems so easy to beat Spike when you watch other people do it, but you can’t do it yourself? (without dying 5 times that is)
-Can someone PLEASE smack Greta for making me use the cannon? It’s hardly fair that I need to be blasted from the cannon and she just has to “fwee her mind” x____x.
-I didn’t use to suck that much in first-person shooters, I swear it!
-Agent 9, I love you as much as I can love a gun-weilding psycho-monkey, but why are your puzzles so hard?
-I didn’t know my voice could go that high 0-0.
-I frequently lose my controls in this game since I have to use the L-R buttons for some of the levels.
-The more I fight against the Sorceress, the more I appreciate the final battle against Ripto. Best.Boss.EVER!
-The “No sheep harmed” bit is a play on the gag at the end of the Spyro 1 credits, where it says “No sheep were harmed in the making of this game. A few gnorcs, but no sheep” (or something like that).
-I will not do Let’s Play videos or tutorials because I have bad habits (duh, that’s what these fail reels are about). If you want good LPs, check out people like RedDevilDazzy2007, Spyrojam86, and FourSwordsLord (I’ll add more when I remember. Tell me if you find good ones so I can give shameless advertisements).
Game: Spyro 3: Year Of The Dragon Player: Raggedstar Date: July 4-5 2009?
