My Tolerance for Failure in Video Games

If at first you don’t succeed, try again, and again, and again…or quit?

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Winter is Coming! – Stardew Valley Live Stream – Part 12

What do you mean plants don’t grow in the winter?! This startling revelation has me shifting my Stardew Valley strategy! Along the way, we call Haley on Facetime, and the Just Chatting section at the end goes into very personal territory.

Take care of your mental health. If you’re not feeling okay, it’s okay to ask for help from family, friends, or a mental health professional. And make sure to let everyone you care about know that you love them.

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Running it Back with the Ironclad! – Slay the Spire Live Stream

Originally mean to be played as part of a live stream, bad internet sank my plans of streaming Slay the Spire. Ended up doing this as a video instead! Tune in for the opening musical performance, a Show & Tell featuring deck-building tabletop games, and my run to the top of the Spire with the Ironclad!

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Slay the Spire Review

From Dominion, to Marvel Legendary, to Paperback, the deck-building genre of tabletop games is one of my favourites. Through the process of building your deck with new cards, you dramatically improve your ability to complete the task at hand, whether it’s to build a kingdom, defeat super villains, or write your next great novel.

In recent times, the deck-building mechanic has melded with video game design in ways that push both forward. For example, SteamWorld Quest is in most respects is a cookie-cutter JRPG. But with deck-building as the foundation for its combat, you get an insane amount of control over how you spec out each character and approach each fight.

Enter Slay the Spire. In many ways, it stays very close to its Roguelike roots. Your goal is to fight through the dungeon and make it out alive in one go. If you die, you have to start the whole thing from the beginning. However, the introduction of deck-building takes it to a fresh and exciting new place.

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Ironclad Run! – Jett Plays Slay the Spire!

Originally mean to be played as part of a live stream, bad internet sank my plans of streaming Slay the Spire. Ended up doing this as a video instead! Tune in for the opening musical performance, a Show & Tell featuring deck-building tabletop games, and my run to the top of the Spire with the Ironclad!


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Haley…Loves Me? – Stardew Valley Live Stream – Part 11

Did Haley and I just hit a turning point in our relationship? Did Abigail actually eat what I think she did? A lot went down in this edition of Stardew Valley!

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The Mess That Was Street Fighter 1

The conversation around Street Fighter never starts with the original. Most of the time, we begin by waxing nostalgic around Street Fighter II. In current times, we jump straight to Street Fighter V or even go as far back as Street Fighter IV when talking about the “good old days” of this modern Street Fighter era.

But rarely do we talk about the original Street Fighter. Released in 1987, it was one of the first fighting games on the market, one of the first to use unique special move commands, while introducing the world to Ryu, Ken, Sagat, Adon, Birdie, Gen, the guy who looks like Balrog but isn’t, and a handful of other fighters never to be mentioned again. Does it deserve to be lost in the shuffle?

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Got Robbed in Stardew Valley! – Stardew Valley Live Stream – Part 10

Ain’t no love in these Stardew Valley streets! I don’t feel the same way about this community after I got robbed multiple times. The audacity! Along the way, we partake in the jellyfish festival, our favourite genres of music, and I perform multiple concerts throughout the stream!

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Change of Heart? – Stardew Valley Live Stream – Part 9

Though I only saw Abigail as the girl who eats flowers, I saw a new side of her that makes me think I should reconsider my life choices. We also make quite a bit of progress digging towards the bottom of the Stardew Valley mines. Throughout this Canada Day stream, we also discuss the importance of wearing masks during these unprecedented times, food we struggle to eat, and whether we could live the country lifestyle.

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Don’t Want the Smoke! – Overwatch Live Stream

 

Am I willing to partake in Twitch drama if it helps me raise my clout? I answer this question during my latest Overwatch stream! Between the triumphant wins and the salty losses, we also discuss coping with jealousy as a streamer, missing dim sum in this current state of the world, and I unveil a new Channel Points reward. Night vision activate!

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