New Video, and a Thank You! The First Public E3: A Goddamn Mess (Patreon)

Hey guys!

Uploaded this yesterday so there's a good chance you've already seen it so I'll post it anyway. As it's the third video this month, you won't be charged for it!

So as most of you will know, I was at E3 this year and it was a wild experience. It's something I've dreamed of since I was a kid, but it's also the first year they've gone full on fan convention with it, charging a whole lot of money to get through those doors. As such, I wasn't really going to play unreleased games, but to experience the chaos for myself. I wanted to see if E3 could actually be seen as a worthwhile purchase for the public when it seems so at odds with the original purpose of the show. The results are... interesting.

I have to say, I'm immensely proud of this video. It feels like the culmination of a lot of things - not only did I learn a lot working with IRL footage and pieces to camera and the like, it just felt super weird being in this place I've dreamed of going, and knowing I got there entirely through this weird endeavour I've been pursuing over the last two years. Because yeah, Thursday is the two year anniversary of the first video being uploaded to the channel and the fact that this video comes closest to marking it feels fitting. 

Over the past two years, I've gone from one of the lowest points in my life to finding my purpose, to finding myself. I've done things I could have never dreamed of, met some incredible people and overcome so many personal hurdles and it's all because of this weird games writing thing. In short, this channel has made me a better person.

And the reason I've been able to continue with it is, of course, you. Without your support, there's no way I would have been able to put as much time into this as I have been lucky enough to. You helped me get to this point, and you help me continue to grow every day. You are all the absolute best. Thank you so, so much for believing in me. Here's to many more years of trying to further the conversation regarding games and their surrounding culture.

Also, massive thank you to Nico for letting me stay with him in LA and filming the footage you see here. Again, this video simply would not have been possible without him. Love you man.

RIGHT, now that's out the way and I'm back and everything is starting to resemble some kind of normalcy again, I can FINALLY get around to that Mafia II playthrough and Patron Q&A. I have all the questions that were asked previously (although I won't be able to get to them all in the video I'll be sure to answer them once I've got it done I promise). If anyone has any questions they'd like to see me answer in a video, leave them in the comments. Super sorry again for the delay in all of this - I hope you guys can understand how wild the past month or so has been!

Anyway, thank you so much once again and regular programming will resume very soon!

Hamish

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