What a Wonderful Game (Day 3535 - 7/30/19)

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Stephen still has vertigo, so he's doing his vertigo exercises to help alleviate it. He says that he was cuddling up to Mallory in bed and rolled over to the left and felt really ill. So, he figured out that the vertigo was in his left ear. He has to take 15 minute breaks between the exercises though.

Mal finished her painting, so she's working on the video for it. Stephen says he still needs to record videos for Red Dead Redemption 2. He keeps saying that he will record it, but he kept having other things he needed to take care of first. An episode is supposed to be released in 3 days, so Dan keeps asking him if he's recorded it yet.

Later, Stephen finished recorded Red Dead Redemption 2 and he says that he finished an important chapter in the plot of the game. He tells people to not spoil it in the comments for other people. Stephen says that games made by Rockstar are really good, but they have some issues with game mechanics like in Grand Theft Auto V. He still really likes these games though because of the open world concept, the story line, and the characters. Stephen says that Red Dead Redemption 2 has one of the most compelling stories. He says that you become connected to the characters in the game because you're with them for a long time. Stephen says that there are almost 100 episodes of Red Dead Redemption 2 which are 25 minutes or longer. He says that the story line for every mission is so good.

Stephen said that Red Dead Redemption 2 made him think about Outlaws. He really loved playing this game as a kid and there weren't many walkthroughs for it on YouTube so he decided to put it on the channel. Stephen knew that it wouldn't get many views, but it meant a lot to him and he wanted to share it with the world. He says that he grew up watching western movies with his dad which made him have an appreciation for the western genre. Stephen says that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a wonderful game and that it might not be for everyone, but the storytelling is great. He says that it's completely different from the crude humor that is in GTA 5

Stephen says that he wasn't expecting Red Dead Redemption 2 to be the channel for almost a year. This has made him rethink the way he will tackle long term projects since it puts stress on himself. Stephen mentions that he is still working on Fallout 4 and that it was something he knew would take him a long time to finish. But, he wasn't expecting Red Dead Redemption 2 to take so long. Stephen says that so far he has releasing videos for these long projects twice a week, but he now thinks that this is not the best for him and the audience. He explains that long term projects affect his mental health and his desire to play the game since he keeps having to stall himself from playing the game. He says that it's not good for games to be on the channel for many years except for Morning Mario. Stephen says that if he releases these videos more often then it will be more enjoyable for him and the audience doesn't have to wait forever for the next episode. He talks about how having a variety of games on the channel is great, but having games this long on the channel is just not good for the people involved. Stephen says that it's good to explore new ideas that will be better for themselves and the audience so that they can cover games in a timely manner.