mrwendal

The marriage of story & action in Kingdom Come Deliverance

I had fun making this, but public reaction has been very "meh", so it's on the house.

Enjoy!

The quiz #8 - New video incoming!

I knew this would happen - just a short while after writing about why I don't make videos anymore, I played a new game, got an idea, and finished a script I'm happy with.

So, quiz time if you want to guess the game (although I already posted it on twitter) and if you want to guess the idea behind the video. Hint: it's not about swords.

I want to make more videos, but you should probably stop supporting me

In 2015 I took a small promotion & job relocation. I went from highly rewarding and personally fulfilling job in education, to a very similar job with a little more money but in a hostile work environment. A place where I had little impact and was constantly shit on by my new coworkers.

To fill the gap, I started making videos on youtube. I w...

NETHACK: The dev team thinks of everything + bonus video

Here's the original video (which goes live in 24 hours, wish me luck) and here's the bonus video I promised. It's only two minutes long. 

As usual, if you're not into the video this time message me here or...

NETHACK: The dev team thinks of everything

Not for public release yet, you get it early for being awesome. Kudos go to animator Brett Ruys for doing an amazing job, check out his youtube here.

I haven't made this a paid post yet, I don't want to hit you twice in September. In a few days I'll release a short ...

Magic Find 005 - How cover systems ruined shooters

New video podcast with Game Array, also available in MP3 download.

No charge for this of course.

Your money back on the Skyrim video

This video was controversial. I love that. It started huge discussions on reddit. But I get that it might not be everyone's cup of tea. So if you want, contact me by email or message here, and I'll refund your money, no hurt feelings, no questions asked. I think maybe you can also set up a pause for your donations and you won't be charged for this ...

SKYRIM: Freedom of character

Edit: new version with less audio errors here.

Video will go public on Monday morning, y'all get it a little bit early for being so awesome. Skyrim’s a great game I criticize far too often. This video’s about why I love it, warts and all. It seems a game with everything thro...

Magic Find Podcast #004 - Back on the horse

Game Array and I have done another podcast, if you're into that sort of thing.

Currently working on a Skyrim video (mentioned towards the end of the podcast) while the artist works on my Nethack video. Stay tuned for those.

Quick update on new video

Sorry it's been so long, but I've sent a video over to Quackbillion aka Lunch Police aka Brett Ruys for art and animation. It's the nethack video, and there's a teaser up above.

I'm also working on what I call my "Skyrim apology & love letter" video, and there's a small possibility that after that I might even make that video about d...

Baldur's Gate 2 - a review from a 2017 perspective

I love Baldur’s Gate 2, and that’s not just the nostalgia speaking. It’s a game I still enjoy playing - the same can’t be said for the two Bioware Dungeons & Dragons games that came immediately before and after it.

I never finished the first Baldur’s Gate, I barely even started it. From the beginning, it lacked character and charact...

Baldur Effect

The first Mass Effect starts much closer to what I talked about in my video, while later games started to break away from worldbuilding in favor of making things more convenient for the player. Let’s break it down.

1. Characters with their own motivations.

Most of the characters in Mass Effect 1 obey you much m...

A world not built for you

Long one as promised, this one nearly killed me. Lucky I had some vacation days. Hope you like it! You've got about 30 minutes to give me any last minute feedback before it goes live.

As always, thanks for your support. Patron bonuses incoming!

Choose my next video

Poll: http://www.strawpoll.me/12435485

Oh and I have a twitter now: https://twitter.com/MrWendal_gg

Cheers!

No charge for "great" villains

While some people like it, most people really aren't into this video. I've decided to not charge patrons for it. Hope to be back to my old self next video, and in that regard, I'm chewing through four ideas and I've decided to let you all and my subscribers choose which one I do next. Stay tuned.

Here's 2017-02-26 00:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Who are your favorite RPG villains and why?

Thinking about my next video ...

BLADE RUNNER: Whose memories does Deckard have?

Spoilers for 1982's Blade Runner. This is a free video. Let me know what you think! This was fun to make, but I currently dont have any other plans for film and TV stuff.  Back to games next time.

Have a better one :)

The quiz #7 - And now for something completely different

Happy holidays everyone! I'm off work so I've actually got time to make another video this month. Or maybe early next month. This will be another  freebie experiment, no charge to patrons.

So what am I making? Quiz time if you're game, although this is not ...

Unreal World review

Back in the 90s I used to read gaming magazines in newsagents without buying them. Well, I say read but mostly I just looked at the pictures and the score they gave a game. If it was in those magazines back then I wouldn’t have given a second thought to Unreal World. Despite a recent graphical update the game still looks graphically terr...

Sami Maaranen interview

Hello, long time fan, I made the female action pics mod, maybe you remember. Anyway I have a youtube channel<...

The Unreal World

This will go live in 24 hours, but you fantastic people get it early. I may still tweak the music a little bit, let me know if it's too much, too little ,  or should be removed entirely.

This one could perhaps be a little controversial.  As always if you'd like a refund, 2016-12-16 12:46:28 +0000 UTC View Post

The quiz #6

Guess the game, unless you've been stalking me on reddit and already know :)

This episode is all about one game, but it still has a theme you can guess too. I'll give you a hint, it's in a way related to something this game lacks compared to every other RPG I can think of, and why that makes this a very special snowflake indeed.

The Melee Combat Renaissance

I've been trying to get it done since July but it's a long one (for me), and it was a really hard one that required a lot of research, script rewriting, game capturing and tricky editing - all during a time when some real life stuff was happening. I hope you like it, but if not or you're just not into these games, feel free to ask for a

2016-09-10 12:32:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Video podcast with [game array]

My new video should be up by the end of the weekend, but in the meantime, here's a treat just for you patrons (keep it a secret for now). The awesome [game array] and I have been working on a podcast, and here is the first episode! Check it out and then if you feel like it ...

The quiz #5

Video should be ready in about a week, maybe two ... sorry it's taken so long but this one required a lot of research.

Disobeying orders

Unlisted video for now, I won't make it public until after SGDQ. So if you're one of those lovely people who submit stuff to reddit and so on please wait until this video goes live and pops up on your youtube subscription feed. In the meantime all you lovely patrons get it early! T...

Quick update

Sorry about the lack of videos recently. I binned one episode I was working on because it wasn't up to scratch, then I started a new job in April which demands more of my  time. I've also been taking a bit of a break to just relax and play games just for fun*, which I wasn't doing much of when making videos every weekend. The bad news is this ...

Patreon refunds

If you're not into adventure games or racing sims, or whatever genre I make a video about that month, or for whatever reason, feel free to request a refund.  Just message me here or at ryan.kinsman@gmail.com. It's a little known feature of patreon but I can give you your money back, but it seems I can only do it after it has already processed....

VR: The future of adventure games

Sorry no quiz this time, but I kind of spoiled it already in the last video, and especially in the comments.

As always, thanks for your support! Love you all!

Feeling like Sherlock

Mild spoilers for the first of five cases in the video game Sherlock Crimes & Punishments, a game I feel is not really worth playing anyway. I'm very critical of it in this video, but it's not a bad game. Usually I try and be a bit more positive, but I wanted to highlight how some other games get investigations right by contrasting them ...