Next Game Sleuth Update (Patreon)

With there only being three months left in the year, you must be wondering about the next episode of Game Sleuth. I promised there would be at least 3 episodes this year to make it one more than the previous, which I see as an improvement. I would say that having to work on a Retrospective solo like Brad did for Souls is the only reason why this is coming to you at the tail end of the year rather than sooner. I secretly hoped I could have churned out a fourth episode in the calendar year, but I don't think that is likely at this point.

I love to keep the topic about the new episode a secret until the week of its release because I believe in short lead times for building the most hype and capitalizing on it. However, I do think I could give you something more before then without spoiling the reveal. So, I'll give you a small update on this coming episode to hopefully get you somewhat.

After the release of the Final Fantasy VII episode, Shesez of BoundaryBreak reached out to us to ask a question about a version of Final Fantasy VII used in the episode. They responded most kindly with an awesome shout out in their Final Fantasy VII episode, and I figured it would be awesome to try to work something sort of collaboration out with them.

The idea didn't pan out with Resident Evil 2, but Shesez mentioned something at the time they would definitely be interested in collaborating on with us. So I've extended the invitation to collaborate on the next episode, and they've agreed. I'm still in the research phase of the episode so I can better understand what I will need production wise, and when that's figured out, I'll be relying on them for some key assistance to make the episode possible. 

I don't like giving out release dates before I'm confident the production is going to make the mark, but I will say it's targeted for Halloween, with the late end of it being mid-November. This is a bit insane given everything else I'm working on this month, but I want to try my best to make it happen.

I know some of you might not like the secretive nature of the show, but it's one of the things I've loved adhering to for almost eight years now, so thank you to those who have been patient and understanding. 

I do have some ideas for the future that I'd like to bring up closer to the end of the year, ways to try to get the community more involved and perhaps changing up some things to keep interest up and try to make the show feel more like a routine, frequently discussed element of Easy Allies rather than a few times a year event.

L&R,

- Damiani