#speaking of stardew it’s another game that continually reminds me how much i adore it every ten months or so

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in my life i’ve had two farms in stardew valley that i’ve made significant progress in, one from when i first got the game when i was 14 or 15, and another from a bit later that i’ve kept coming back to for quite literally years now. in that first save, from when i was a young teen, i chose to marry sam, and in my current save that i still go back to i married sebastian, and quite frankly i do not have the heart to divorce him just to experience another character’s story even though i exhausted all his dialogue years ago.

anyway it’s funny that these are the two that i went for cuz honestly i like them better together. they’re good friends, they balance each other out, it’s the whole “you’re the only one in this town i feel myself around” thing. it’s cute, they’re cute, i know it’s not what stardew valley is for but i feel like i’d really enjoy fan content of these two being cute little boyfriends or something idk

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New Daze—Sunday Chats (12-31-17)

We made it. By whatever means, we got through 2017 and we survived. You and I. So uh, congrats!

That’s an achievement, right?

Happy New Year

I know, it’s probably not great to make light of how seriously bad 2017 was for some people especially and how difficult, politically, it’s been here in the US, but at the close, I want to celebrate the best parts of it. We can find maybe a bit of hope in that? 

And I was lucky. Lucky for all the wonderful people I got to share time, however brief, with in 2017. I think, of all the things that happened to me across 2017, personal achievement included, spending time with the folks I love and adore is easily the highlight. A few specific and great memories:

PAX East 2017

PAX East again.

Kinda Funny Live 3

KFL3 again

Visiting my bff in Austin.

ExtraLife 2017

Philadelphia with the Jon from the Bro-C.

Even this last week taking the trip to Philly to hangout with Jon Anderson was a special reminder of how important the people in my life are. I am so sad that Tyler Treese couldn’t end up making it, but I know the three of us Bro-C boys will get together sooner or later.

Much like Star Wars the Last Jedi, 2017 have been full of some spectacular moments in my personal life. And some not great stuff too. 😏 #HotTake

But I am appreciative to anyone who spent any time giving me the time in 2017 and hanging out with some dude like me. You’re the real MVP and you’re the most special one of all. Thank you <3.

In 2018, obviously I want us all to aspire to make the year better, not just for ourselves and for multimedia, but for each other. Try and doing something not for yourself at all. Not for the cookie points, not for your ego, not to feel good, but just to do it to make someone else feel good. Just do someone for someone else and don’t think about it. Hey, maybe if you did that for 1000 days, it’d just become a big habit or something like that. I dunno, that sounds crazy to be honest. ;)

I wanted to take a moment and say I’ve been working on a ton! Most of that is game of the year stuff which starts going out TOMORROW. And you all should excited! We got a ton of fantastic collaborators for it and I am really excited folks gave us the time of day to continue talking about some fantastic and excellent video games.

What’s on Tap:

I’ve actually been playing a ton of stuff, so I wanted to kind of separate it differently:

Switchmas

I got a ton of stuff on Switch, including Splatoon 2, Steamworld Dig 2, Steamworld Heist, Stardew Valley, and Blossom Tales.

A big standout has been Splatoon 2, which I fell for way harder this time than the first. Salmon Run is a fantastic mode that I didn't even really know was in the game.

I’ll also say I’ve been falling back in love with the Switch, and the portability of the console is just amazing.

The Steamworld games are excellent, Stardew is right at home on Switch, and I’ll have  preview of Blossom Tales coming at some point so I’ll talk about that more later.

Okami

This game is still fantastic and it’s super great to have it on PS4, and I may just buy it again on Xbox One at some point to play it in 4K.

Few imitators to the Zelda throne come close or, by any means, dethrone the champion, but Okami does all of that and more, and is a must play in my opinion. An eternal classic.

Questions

Last questions of 2017. No pressure right?

I talked about them above, and I really stand by those moments of coming together. But I definitely had some amazing gaming and music moments beyond that.

Overall though, ExtraLife 2017 was the best weekend of my life. Hands down. I hope I appreciated it enough in the moment, and I think I did.

That time Greg Miller walked into my house, saw you, and pulled out his phone and immediately started playing Africa by Toto.

Also, that moment we were listening to Africa in my car, as covered by Ninja Sex Party, and you told me you liked it and were almost lost in the song.

So there’s that.

Man. The Hulk’s dick haunts my mind just like it’s gonna haunt Thor’s.

not Kingdom Hearts 3not Kingdom Hearts 3not KingdomHearts 3

IbelieveIbelieveIbelieveIbelieve

Uh, anyway, Probably Shenmue 3 am I right?

I also don’t think Spider-Man OR Detroit OR Days Gone will come out in 2018. God of War for sure comes out, and of the three, I’d say Spider-Man is the most likely, but I have some extreme doubts.

I MISS YOU TOO JOEY.

My big thing that seems different for me than most, mostly because I seem to love it where most else hate it, but FUSE PERSONAS ALL THE TIME. I loved hitting a couple level threshold and capturing a bunch of Personas and seeing what I could make from it. That kind of stuff has never been great for me in games, but in Persona, it’s so fun, probably because it’s so easy.

I’d also say capture every Persona you can get, by extension of that. Anytime you see a new one, try and get it, just so it’ll be in your compendium.

I’d say try not to stress too much about doing “everything” you can in your first play through. Straight up: you won't. Much like with life, spend time doing things and hanging with the people you like, and don’t worry about stuff that doesn’t grab your attention.

AND. AND. On top of this, don’t sweat about Best Girl. Find the person you like the most and don’t stress to much about other folks’ opinions. :)

Happy New Year Amy! Well, tonight I ended up with some Maple Whiskey (which was great) and some beer, but my go to on New Years is Champagne Asti. It’s that good bubbly stuff.

I’m so sorry Nabeshin. Hang in there bud. Also like, go to a doctor! Please! <3

It was a good personal 2017 and also a terrible personal 2017. My depression was as draining and terrible as its ever been, if not more, and it pushed me really far this year, but I also started a medication that’s really helped me and felt a bit more confident about that and personal health than ever before.

Obviously other things speak for themselves. It’s why I didn’t emphasize the bad, because the good is so, so good, and so much better.

I think a lot more people know who I am and what IP is now than ever. We’ll see what the future holds.

One.

Kingdom Hearts 3.

Which hasn’t/doesn’t happen ever. 

But also, I want there to be a celebration of kindness. There were some terrible revelations this past year about nastiness, and I hope that over boil completely in the opposite direction. That people make penance for being shitty as a society as a whole, and everyone just is nice to each other. Especially men to women, because boy are there a bunch of fucking bad dudes out there. 

So go out there and do some nice stuff and make a difference. 

Sounds like a plan. ;)

Happy new year everyone. I hope you have a killer year. I love you all, and I’m excited to share what I’ve been working on, what I’ve been doing, and what the future holds with you all. I think we can make it a better year and make a better difference, just by starting with being better. To ourselves, and especially to each other.

I’d like to hope that I’ve surrounded myself with these amazing people because of some hope, some want to do goodness and to have fun with one another and to one another, and as corny as it sounds (you can blame tonight’s drinks) I want to continue sharing and proliferating that. Through podcasts, conversations, awkward direct eye contact, hella hugs, and of course:

video games.

Happy new year. And, btw,

keep it real. 

❤️