Jethro
Captain
Well one of our members has been asking whether we will do game reviews, thought we already did though admittedly low on the queue. Anyways after some discussion it was decided that we might just have a go at one of those game recording video review style things. You know play through the game with added commentary, trying to show what the game makers got right and what they got wrong.
This is a log of how we went about things, with hopefully an actual video of the game play at the end where you will get to hear my trans Tasman accent.
Day One
Our initial decision was which platform to start with. Our choices were Playstation 4 or 5, xBox, or Switch. We decided due to actual room limitations to go with Nintendo's Switch which of the major consoles has the smallest desktop footprint. So then it was which game; immediate choices were Alien Isolation, Breath of the Wild, or Luigi's Haunted Mansion 3. We decided on the Italian plumber, mainly because it is a much smaller game than the others, oh and it was on sale down our local ebGames.
Next step setup the actual Switch and make sure that thing is working. We actually had three Switches to choose from, weird I know, but daughter had one setup for whatever she's playing - which is normally some sort of first person shooter, and I've got one setup to my TV for whatever game I'm pretending to know how to play. So the third one was pulled out of storage and dusted off.
Switch dock setup and hooked to monitor 2 of my computer, Switch console inserted, and Pro Controller hooked up. Everything was left to charge. Which of course after six or so hours nothing did! Tech support called in, which involved much grumbling and choice language as for no apparent reason nothing was working. Console plugged into another docking station, a few beers later, and hey its charging, so issue is with the original dock. Turns out the power cord was on the fritz, so down to ebGames to get a replacement, Matt my dude there just happened to have a couple of spares out the back, and well no one was going to notice if one fell off the back of a truck. Back to what we have started to ironically call our recording studio, new power chord installed, and things are looking up. Everything currently charging, got enough charge to check the console was operational and the switch screen could be seen on monitor 2. Big thumbs up, stage one done and dusted.
Tomorrow the video capture card and mic arrive, so am expecting a lot more issues as we didn't exactly go top of range on anything at this stage.
This is a log of how we went about things, with hopefully an actual video of the game play at the end where you will get to hear my trans Tasman accent.
Day One
Our initial decision was which platform to start with. Our choices were Playstation 4 or 5, xBox, or Switch. We decided due to actual room limitations to go with Nintendo's Switch which of the major consoles has the smallest desktop footprint. So then it was which game; immediate choices were Alien Isolation, Breath of the Wild, or Luigi's Haunted Mansion 3. We decided on the Italian plumber, mainly because it is a much smaller game than the others, oh and it was on sale down our local ebGames.
Next step setup the actual Switch and make sure that thing is working. We actually had three Switches to choose from, weird I know, but daughter had one setup for whatever she's playing - which is normally some sort of first person shooter, and I've got one setup to my TV for whatever game I'm pretending to know how to play. So the third one was pulled out of storage and dusted off.
Switch dock setup and hooked to monitor 2 of my computer, Switch console inserted, and Pro Controller hooked up. Everything was left to charge. Which of course after six or so hours nothing did! Tech support called in, which involved much grumbling and choice language as for no apparent reason nothing was working. Console plugged into another docking station, a few beers later, and hey its charging, so issue is with the original dock. Turns out the power cord was on the fritz, so down to ebGames to get a replacement, Matt my dude there just happened to have a couple of spares out the back, and well no one was going to notice if one fell off the back of a truck. Back to what we have started to ironically call our recording studio, new power chord installed, and things are looking up. Everything currently charging, got enough charge to check the console was operational and the switch screen could be seen on monitor 2. Big thumbs up, stage one done and dusted.
Tomorrow the video capture card and mic arrive, so am expecting a lot more issues as we didn't exactly go top of range on anything at this stage.