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Last month I broke from the usual and streamed a HalloweenVille Double Feature for The Ville Retrospective. This month we’re back to going down the list.
Next up I’ll be streaming DefendVille for The Ville Retrospective. The stream will start at 10am EST on Saturday, which is 3pm GMT and 4pm CET time.
Hope to see you there! I’ll have a copy of the superb Subnautica to give away too.
Back in May, I did a 12-Hour Plaython, where I stream for 12 hours non-stop.
Well, you guessed it, I’m going to do it again!
Starting at 12pm Central European Time on Saturday 19th November 2016, I will be streaming for 12 hours straight – besides the occasional toilet break of course.
Last time, I just played HL games and mods but this time I think I will broaden my horizons!
I am open to any suggestions you have but I can’t guarantee I will play everything suggested, not least because I probably won’t own the game.
This coming weekend, I will be streaming a special “Box opening” event, where I open one of my basement boxes full of games and perhaps we can choose some of those.
I will still play mods if that’s what viewers want.
Last year, I streamed on my Twitch channel but this year it will be on the RTSL YouTube channel, so make sure you have booked marked that page.
Obviously, I’ll be posting on Twitter nearer the time and during the event.
I was lucky enough to be able to give 12 games away last year but I don’t know if I will be able to do it this year. If you have a game you would like to donate, please contact me.
Finally, if you have never watched a stream before and think it sounds stupid to watch another person play a game, please keep an open mind. The chat during the stream is almost as much fun as watching me make an idiot of myself and we generally have a lot of fun.
If you have any questions, please ask.
I hope to see you there.
11th November 2016 6 Comments
Unless you have been living under a rock, and that’s not a bad thing in today’s world, you would have seen the recent announcement by the Crowbar Collective that work on Xen is progressing well.
They have released a couple of plan screenshots for you to get excited about.
As soon as they did that, I started to wonder how many people would pay for early access, so that’s what this poll question about.
Players who have the mod version will not be getting the new levels, so if you haven’t bought the game yet, I highly recommend it. In addition, it allows you to play all of the maps released, whereas the mod version doesn’t.
8th November 2016 16 Comments
Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable Halloween and is having a good autumn. I personally love Halloween, and although I didn’t do a costume this year, I made sure to watch plenty of horror movies and played a few spooky games. The best movie I saw this year was definitely It Follows – it’s creepy and tense without being gory.
Things have picked up a little recently here at RTSL, with the release of Precinct 17 and Fast Detect – and of course the pending release of HalloweenVille Three!
Happy November!
2nd November 2016 6 Comments
As soon as I heard Game were charging for VR demos, I thought would crazy Half-Life fab boys, like me!, pay for a HL3 demo?
of course, it’s a pretty open question and I want us to discuss the general idea of paying for demos and whether it would backfire for developers.
I should mention that I’m not talking about a HL3 VR release, just a regular format.
Surely to goodness you must wanna read the original BBC article.
31st October 2016 7 Comments
Confession first: I’ve been procrastinating on my streaming lately. But I’m making it up to you with a double feature of sorts – both Classic of the Month and Source of Fame will be streamed this weekend.
Starting at 10am EDT on Saturday, which is 3pm UK time and 4pm CET time, I’ll be streaming Afraid of Monsters for Classic of the Month. I haven’t played AoM before, so I’m a little anxious given how creepy it looks. I’ve decided not to do the Director’s Cut version – and maybe save that for another Halloween.
Then, later Saturday afternoon, Dan AKA The Rabbit will be streaming Rock 24 for his Source of Fame event. His stream will be Saturday at 12pm Pacific time (3pm EDT), which is 8pm UK time and 9pm CET.
28th October 2016 2 Comments
I have made a video for this poll question.
If I decide to use this format, I will make sure the video is a little longer has has more details, examples and talking points in future.
24th October 2016 8 Comments
Well, this is unexpected, ay?
I got an email from somebody about mapping challenges and was a little brusque in my reply and then a couple of days ago somebody else asked about another HalloweenVille Mapping Challenge. I said “NO!”, but then I was thinking it’s not too hard to run a challenge.
I am sure you would have liked more notice, but I’ll understand if you are all busy.
I want modders to create a map that scares players. Simple jumpscares will not do. Atmosphere and build-up are what is needed, along with a suitable setting.
There MUST still be combat and/or puzzle solving. Simply making a scary scene is not acceptable for this challenge.
The deadline for submitting maps is:
That’s 20 days, with 3 full weekends.
DO NOT GET TOO AMBITIOUS. If you can’t build it in 2 weekends then think smaller.
Something is bound to delay your progress. Leave time for testing, bug fixing and polishing!
Please get somebody to test the map before submitting.
I’m not sure yet if there will be prizes.
The winner will be chosen by a readers vote lasting 10 days after the release of the mod.
Get the basic concept working before polishing the visuals. Being almost totally dark is not the only way to make things scary.
I will do my best to release the mod on the weekend after the Monday deadline.
10th October 2016 26 Comments
Well, I’ve already started watching horror movies this October. So for this month’s The Ville Retrospective event, I’ve decided to go all-in for the Halloween theme. This week it’s a horror-filled Double Feature!
Starting at 10am EDT on Saturday, which is 3pm UK time and 4pm CET time, I’ll be streaming HalloweenVille and HalloweenVille Two. I haven’t played them before, so I’m psyched – although I have to admit I can be a bit of a wuss when it comes to horror games. Watch me cower!
I’ll also have a game to give away on the stream.
6th October 2016 1 Comment
Hi guys, Unq here again, posting while Phillip is on sabbatical.
So, not too much has been happening here at RTSL although we’ve had a handful of new mods posted in the last month, and of course the usual weekend streams are still going. I have some spooky streams planned for this month.
It’s already October, autumn is here and more importantly Halloween is coming soon! Any good costumes planned? Anyone setting up a haunted house perhaps?
Happy October!
4th October 2016 23 Comments
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11th November 2016 4 Comments