Shenmue Dojo

Bluecast wrote:Just realized your voice sounded much more crisp and less tinny this time.

The wonders of a new, top-quality microphone. This one seems to be working out really well, so I think I can stop searching for a new one now. This was the first recording session where I didn't end up getting pissed off at any point, because all of the equipment worked perfectly.
Now it's just a matter of maybe delivering my lines a little more naturally. Still working on that.

I just got a blue yeti recently. I love it :)

Very nice.

OL, I love your videos. Just got to say, if you're going to be an internet reviewer of any kind you need to develop thicker skin. A single dislike is nothing to worry about, just shrug it off your shoulder and move on. Instead of focusing on a single dislike, focus on the like/dislike ratio. On your latest video you have 95% likes, which is awesome.

If you can't handle a single dislike without reason, just wait until you get some trolls. It may not happen since you're focused on this forum and our users, but if a video of yours gets popular, you'll get some trolls. Like I said man, pay attention to the positives, take in constructive criticsm, and brush trolls and haters off your shoulder.

Normally with Vids like this i see the thumbs down being directed at the game itself rather than the video. Unless of course they bitch about it/OL in the comments.

Can't wait, OL. I've been looking forward to your next entry, and wondering when you might make an announcement.

With Happy Console Gamer on vacation, and no TV, I was left with nothing.

Well aware of its problems, as usual, but I did manage to get it out by Halloween, so that's at least one goal reached.
It's basically just an adaptation, in a way, of my old text review for the same game. Had to change some things of course (and I kind of wish I would have been a little more thorough), but eh, new video's a new video.
My power was out for about 26 hours thanks to the hurricane, but luckily it came back on in time for me to quickly finish this and get it out.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CZKATGDtPE[/youtube]

I'm mostly just proud of the intro (everything before I start talking). You wouldn't know it, but there was a LOT of careful editing work that went in to all that. Transparencies, layers, speed adjustments, sound alterations... that sucker took a helluva lot of trial-and-error tweaking.

EDIT: Oh, and since I had to record the game using some slightly odd methods (hooking the PS3 up to an HDMI converter, converter outputting S-video to my capture device, capture device to the computer), the original footage of the game came out with a slight reddish hue, so I had to do tweaking on every single clip to fix that. Because of that, the footage looks slightly less vibrant than the actual game does. During the purplish and reddish-looking stages, in-game they actually "pop" a bit more than is evident in this video.
Just something to note. The colors aren't quite as "dulled" in-game.

Very cool edit at the start and a Good video on a whole.