So, it's been a minute since we last talked like this, huh? How's everyone been? Personally, I've been going through it - which isn't too far from the norm, to be honest. But before I get too heavy into the personal side of this update, let me give you some insight into my creative works.
I'm actually somewhat happy with the progress I've been making on the YouTube end of things. As of writing this (and probably posting - I can't imagine this won't go up the same day), I have finished editing Bradical's Basket - the Easter event on the channel (be nice). Originally streamed over on Twitch, I've been slowly editing and uploading the videos over the past couple of months. As is the usual, life event happened that kept me from working as hard and often on it as I wanted.
Outside of that I've managed to consistently release at least one video per week. Currently, I've been working through our playthrough of Deltarune Chapter 5 and RPG Sunday's Octopath Traveler. As of right now, this is what the weekly YouTube schedule and projects look like:
Monday: Earthbound - The series that has been on hiatus for so long that I am actually embarrassed to go look at it. I still need to do some grinding before we can go back into the bear cave that we discovered shortly after saving Paula. Episodes are imminent as I now have my recording setup back and can start working on things more.
Tuesday: Mega Man X6 - This will be my main focus as soon as Deltarune Chapter 5 is done. Obviously, it is fully recorded and just needs to go through my editing process. There is temptation to finish up the remainder of the season - that being Mega Man X7 and X8 -which I may just do before moving onto the other VOD shows. We shall see. The more I think about it, the more I kinda wanna do it.
Wednesday: Still undetermined what game will fill our Wednesday slot. In case I didn't mention it before, my plan for Wednesday was to work down the monstrous list of games that I have. I should link a readable version of said list, if that is something I can figure out. The next game in this alphabetical list would be a Newgrounds flash game called -The Crusher- (the hypens are part of the name, hence why it's before the A's) by Belugerin on the site (an old school flash creator who's games I always enjoyed). And now that I am logged back into my Newgrounds account - man I've missed it. It may just be the nostalgia talking but goodness I still love this site and now I'm excited to explore more on it. Maybe this playthrough will come sooner than I think.
Thursday: We started uploading and then promptly stopped uploading episodes of Unwound Future. I have all the episodes ready to be edited, as we finished streaming it ages ago. This will probably take a back seat to Retro Tuesday, just because it makes sense in my brain for it to work that way. I am excited to get back to this, especially with the New World of Steam on the horizon. There are so many good games on the horizon that I'm not going to know what to do to. I mean I do - since everything costs money but ya know.
Friday: Another day, another hiatus. This one should be easy and quick to correct, thankfully. I am referring to our Let's Play of The World is Not Enough on the GameBoy Color. I can't for the life of me imagine that there is much gameplay left or that would take me too terribly long. Arguably, this should take priority since it would be over and done with quickly, but Earthbound as been in years of production hell and I would like to finally get through it. So on the back burner it stays, for now.
Saturday: Deltarune day! All is good and well on this front, and I only have one more VOD to actually edit. That is actually what is going to be taking up the majority of my editing focus for now. I'm unsure how many more episodes this VOD will create for us, and I do have the Weird Route episode that has been edited and is awaiting upload. I want to have all of the Normal Route episodes released before I put this out into the world.
Sunday: Another day that is actually well off. I have several more videos schedule for release and I don't believe I have any raw footage to work through. That being said, I do absolutely need to get back to streaming this game so that I can keep this momentum. As is the curse with RPGs, they tend to take quite awhile to work through. It has been a fun journey, though.
Outside of the usual schedule, as I stated, Bradical's Basket is just about done and I need to start working on the Horror event. We're going to be playing through one of my favorite horror games and one that has been quite a formative influence on me. I am excited to play it, which I haven't done in YEARS.
Ah, Twitch streams. The area I wish I was more consistent in and is, oddly, the easiest one to do. So I've been on a bit of hiatus, as per usual, cause of life's mishaps. The last streams we did were a Lookie Lookie @ Nintendo's most recent directs. Since I don't want to be just a reaction streamer, I need to kick this into gear. So what do we have going on currently:
RPG Sunday: Still working through Octopath and, honestly, I think we are nearing the end. Each character has four chapters to their story and we are just about there with everyone. I'm not sure how much further I actually have to go or what that will translate into actual gameplay but we are getting there. I am also ready to redouble my efforts and commit much more of my time and effort to this endeavor. At the moment, Octopath (aside from the pre-show which I want to bring back) is going to be the sole game we are streaming. I've been enjoying the idea of streaming a single game multiple times a week, as oppose to swapping between three different ones throughout. Keeps things more consistent and my dumb brain mush likes repetition. Assuming all goes well, I should have Octopath finished before the end of 2026. I hope.
Retro Tuesday: At the moment we don't have a game in progress. Last we streamed was for Mega Man X Zero 3 (I believe). Which leaves us with only a few more games of this season before we move on to the Network Transmission games. I am never going to be done playing Mega Man. When I started my Twitch career, I never thought that this would be such a constant in my life. But here we are. And they are apparently making even more games for me to play with Mega Man Dual Override. This is going to be on the back burner, since nothing is in progress that we need to complete.
Thought Thursday: Unlike Retro Tuesday, we do have a game waiting, ever so patiently, for me to experience. Luckily, I am dealing with a gentleman of a game and The Last Spector will continue to be kind to me and wait patiently. Last we streamed, we worked through, what I would consider, the opening sequence of the game. The main mystery of the Spector's Flute has been established and we're starting to work through it. I am super excited to get back to this but it'll have to wait until the end of Octopath since I am hellbent on getting that done. Thankfully, this is another one that I can't imagine will take me super long. I imagine this will be finished before Spring of 2027.
Bonus Stage Saturday: We actually don't have anything scheduled here. We finished SilkSong a bit ago, and still have the edits to go through. It's possible one of the new Nintendo games will fill this slot at some point with Ocarina of Time or Metroid Ravenous. Outside of that, I am eager to get back into the Pre-Show type games we were doing when we started this journey. I want to start up Animal Crossing again and was waiting for the turn of the season to do so. With it now officially being Fall, I have that opportunity. I have quite a few cool ideas that I've been wanting to do for quite awhile and by dernit I am gonna. Also remember our Fallout Shelter vault? You think everyone is still alive? We should check on that. Outside of those pre-show games, we do have Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm we started and not done much more with it. Honestly, the first game is a little rough and hard to progress through since it is not done in a traditional level / story mode. Still - it's on the list. Just... not high up on the list.
I'm not sure what image to use for writing, other than blogger itself, so enjoy my wife singing and dancing. Also, just Blogger isn't really accurate for what I've been working on as of late. The most exciting news is that I am starting a Substack. (Link: https://substack.com/@bradicalradical)
Every writer wants to make a living writing. It's the second most important thing to us, I would argue. Maybe third importance, behind actually finishing a writing project and having people read it. Do I think Substack is going to be a gold mine for me and lead me to financial success? No. But I am certainly willing to explore where this path will lead me. For those who are unaware, Substack is a site that allows you to post various forms of media but mostly folks use it for publish writing content of all sorts. There are real life blog style posts, fictional posts, informative stuff and so on. Substack works on a subscriber model. Essentially, your success is determined by who decides to subscribe and pay for a membership, as opposed to an algorithm or ad space. This announcement is actually the main purpose of this newsletter / update. The Substack is live and I'm going to be, over the next few days / weeks, transferring several of the posts here to over there. I will still continue to update both the blog and Substack pages, with the major difference likely being my fictional stories. I am likely going to put all of these behind a paywall, especially going forward. I am still going back and forth over whether I'll delete what's been here for years or just leave it up. All of my reviews, editorials and listicles will remain free and will likely always be free. But for now, please take a look at the Substack and give it some love! I'll shower you with appreciation if you do.
Outside of Substack, I've planned out quite a few blog posts. I am hoping to do, at least, one every two weeks but we'll see how things go. At the moment, I have two or three reviews edited and ready to be uploaded. Perhaps once the cross posting to Substack is finished, I'll start releasing these. Of course, I would like to write every day but there is quite a lot that pulls my attention that I am not always able to work as much as I would like. One thing that is on the docket is the review of Banjo Kazooie, since we are rapidly approaching the full release of that series.
And the big thing that's been eating up my creative writing focus: A Collector's Debt. The boulder that I am endlessly hauling up a hill. I'm actually making progress. I've been working through the final edits and I am about a third of the way done through the entire book. I'm not entirely sure what I am going to do once the edits are finished. This is going to be self-published, so I need to find a way to post the thing. The original plan was to use Amazon's self-publishing service, and perhaps I still will. More research needs to be done, but for now editing the thing is my focus. We'll get there.
Outside of this, the usual hellscape that has become America has been weighing on me. The cost of everything is dumb, my day job and how much pay I'm getting is disproportionate to the effort I'm giving, family is... actually, no. Everything is fine on that front. No complaints. But between my typical brain soup being gross and the external stressors of the economy and being very burnt out at work - I've obviously opted for lazy sleepy times over hard sweaty worky times. The urge is clawing its way out of me and the need to create is becoming impossible to ignore. So, expect some things coming your way.
I honestly thought I would have more to ramble about on the personal end of things, but I fear it would mostly turn into a whiney complaint filled mess. The quick summary is that I want a new car, new job and new home. All of which costs money, money that seems to have less and less buying power as the days pass. This is another reason that I want to try to get the Substack successful. Every bit helps. Same with the Twitch subs, another revenue stream that I've yet to really crack into. I have options, which proves that things are not hopeless. It's a journey and I am more than happy to walk it with you, if you want to join me.
As always, thanks for reading. Check out the socials below and I hope to write for you again soon.
Socials:
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BradicalRadical
- Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bradicalradical
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