Tag: update

• Farewell, Elden Ring! Streaming Updates!

  Summer is very much here and then some in Florida. You know what else is arriving? The end of my time in Elden Ring. On my Youtube channel, I have the latest videos dropping weekly but I was going live exclusively on Twitch. I recently beat Consort Radahn for the final time yesterday before going to work and…it was special. No shield poke or abusing Impenetrable Thorns. It was X-Men style team effort. The Deflect Counter run was fun while it lasted but with a colossal Greatsword, it met its limit.

  This made me think about how, in life, there are things we enjoy but ultimately will reach its ceiling. Every tool or technique has its limit that can’t be broken. I was given that rude awakening in some boss fights. Godfrey was doable but eventually, I played range and dirty. Dragons or giants cannot be beat with deflects. You have to play dirty. Consort Radahn may have been given longer neutral recovery frames but his combo strings are longer. The colossal Greatsword also isn’t the fastest moving weapon. Thus the window for guard counters will leave you open for Radahn to crush you. Messmer was doable but you also had to move a bit, even with a team. Scadutree Avatar and Bayle, I found, to be impossible. Same applies to Elden Beast and Placidusax. Several others were surprisingly effective and thus victory was so sweet.

  Parting is such sweet sorrow and that’s how I feel about Elden Ring. I intend to write a short book about my journey in Elden Ring. It will be through the eyes of my created character. I also intend to add in it pictures of my adventures and conquests in there.

  I have other games to update my streaming and playthroughs on. I want to avoid being stuck in the sunken place. I’m making sure I finish one playthrough at a time. I’m not a variety streamer as I like to tackle one playthrough to completion at a time.

  I also still have art to edit for FireFrei. I pinky promise it’ll be out long before Winds of Winter or Dream of Spring. Hang tight 322 Crew — daddy’s got this!

  06/25/2025

  dark-souls, elden ring, elden-ring, fantasy, Gaming, ron322, shadow of the erdtree, summer time, update, video-games

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• FireFrei Update! Fist of the North Star viewings!

  If Berserk is my all-time favorite manga, Fist of the North Star might as well be right up there. Yes, the latter’s story is finished. The anime adaptation is both faithful and dated. But it’s glorious. I’m knee deep into Season 6 on CrunchyRoll. The lore dump you get regarding Kenshiro’s past was unexpected. I wasn’t prepared but it definitely explained a lot. There have been moments in the story where I understood why Buronson wanted Kentaro Miura on his team. If seasons 1-4 were a base game, 5-7 are most definitely good DLC. It definitely explains why Raoh believed himself to be the heir to the Divine Fist of the North Star. Toki possessed all the traits to be the heir but his sickness took away his qualification. Kenshiro showed glimpses of being the Prince that was Promised. Wait, I didn’t mean to make a Song of Ice and Fire reference but here we are. Kenshiro was foreshadowed as a kid to be the one. Darn, now I made a Matrix reference. The land of Asura is revealed. The split faction of Divine Fist and Lapis Lazuli adds weight to Kenshiro’s journey. This is because many of us remember Fist of the North Star up to Kenshiro’s stalemate with Raoh. Their first fight was revealed in the anime film. Many of us didn’t watch the anime series that adapted the manga to its entirety. The film left out a lot of plot development. It omitted consequences and the winds of things to come that Kenshiro would await.

  As I indulged myself with Fist of the North Star, I spent hours working on FireFrei’s artwork. The novel’s initial draft has its chapter art inserted. However, inspiration struck to whip out my art tablet and pen. I got to work. I did Episode 1’s black ink tracing and now it comes down to coloring. This is where some degrees of OCD and perhaps ADHd kicks in. Manga artists typically keep it simple with just solid coloring and shading. However, I always feel compelled to etch and grind away digitally, just as I do physically. The main difference between my digital and physical approach is simply course correction. I also managed to learn how to make art as a backdrop for text on the Pages app. For me, that’s a game-changer as it’ll help with immersion in each chapter.

  In last night’s work, I realized I am more comfortable with being a light novel author. I am unafraid to simply lean in on that format. Some authors are great at being mangaka. Some are brilliant comic book artists and authors while some are great artists or great authors. Being a light novel author helps me get the balance for what I know I’m skilled at. As far as chapter episode transferring and editing? I’m halfway through Episode 6. As a result, I was reminded how critical it is to where the journey of Emmanuel Lucifer goes. I promised myself that once I have everything on my Mac, I would write a chapter every month. From there, short or long, that’s how it will be until October comes around. This way, I can have it ready to complete artwork, final editing for publishing for the world to enjoy.

  05/02/2025

  anime, Art, books, fantasy, FireFrei, fist of the north star, kenshiro, manga, Review, ron322, update, Writing

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• FireFrei Update! Onto the 5th!

  Having watched this month’s Playstation State of Play affirmed to me that gaming is leveling up in presentation and quality. If you omit 1st person shooters, gacha and looter games, you’ll find that video games have come a long way. Elden Ring NightReign aims to take Fornite‘s style and wipe its ass with it. This will be glorious since FromSoftware hits home runs every time. Lies of P: Overture looks to dwarf the base game. More Stellar Blade DLC adds value to an already beautiful game. Hell Is Us appears more to be a great sci-fi styled Soulslike. Can we all admit that Soulslike, as a genre, is here to stay? I think so.

  I managed to finish editing the 4th episode of the FireFrei novel. As of this writing, I’m up to page 40 as a whole that I’ve successfully transferred from paper to screen. I’ve also accepted that I fit best in the light novel genre. It’s the best way to describe my writing approach. I like to incorporate art and make sure the material is easy to read. I also keep the narrative engaging to keep interest. Writing the whole train station brawl was faster than I remembered. Wolves emit blood rot-inducing vapor. They fought against a 6 headed snake beast. It was more thrilling this time than when I first wrote it.

  Chapter 5 will be relatively short to transcribe. Transferring chapter 6 will need patience. Thoughtful reviewing is required for chapter 6. It’s no exaggeration when I say that 6 has a lot unfolding. Things escalate as well to the point where prior events seem minuscule in scope. Plot holes that I accidentally created do end up resolved due to actions taken by key characters. I also begin to shift the narrative from the direct mind of a character to one from afar. This is a personal choice. While I do enjoy having the reader read descriptions and thoughts directly from characters, sometimes you want to watch. Watching from a distance can be just as rewarding. Watching things unfold from afar offers a different perspective.

  02/13/2025

  editing, FireFrei, playstation, ron322, state of play, update, Writing

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