Endgame Viable

The 42-part adventure in The Surge begins, a game that was fun except for the boss fights, and the last zone, which was an ordeal to finish. (476 words.)

Or: “Battle for Your Oats.” (3181 words.)

The end of my streak of miscellaneous one-off videos. (321 words.)

I blurted out some tweets yesterday morning about Final Fantasy XIV which I think need some further clarification. (830 words.)

Firewatch and other games I’m currently playing: ie. The Surge, Hellpoint, and Greedfall. (535 words.)

Since I was experimenting with Stadia, it seemed fitting to try out Amazon Luna for comparison. It was only a seven day free trial, though. Also, it was noticeably worse quality than Stadia. Also, you have to pay for an early access subscription. Also, it had far less good games available for free. In summary, not a lot of pros with Amazon Luna. (570 words.)

How to stream a local video file to Twitch with ffmpeg. (1489 words.)

Another week of playing strange games for free with a free trial of Stadia Pro. It’s really a fantastic system for trying out new games quickly. The technology is very cool. The sticking point is who pays for it, and how much this luxurious convenience is worth to a consumer. (684 words.)

Finding a microphone that can also be used for content creation (aka. makin’ vidyas) in a noisy room is challenging. (2142 words.)

Setting up Hugo, the static site generator, to build my blog with Microsoft Azure. (1170 words.)