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G'day everyone, welcome to the final month of 2021 (thank god!) I hope you're all well and looking forward to the holiday period, I'm very excited to get this year over with to have a fresh start over. I don't have too much to cover but please give everything a read!

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Patreon Podcast and Q&A!) As I'm sure you're all aware, the Patreon exclusive monthly podcast and Q&A was essentially abandoned this year due to 2 major factors:

  • Lack of time to get them completed
  • Lack of interest from me to want to actually do them

So it was decided that it just made more sense to cancel them entirely, rather than continue spending the time producing content I wasn't happy making. That said, at the time I did want to do a huge final episode just to round everything up nicely but unfortunately life got in the way, I kept putting it off and just trying to ignore it... BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS: I'm ready to deliver that final episode!

SO PLEASE DROP PLENTY OF QUESTIONS and TOPICS IN THE COMMENTS OF THIS POST and I will answer them all in a podcast format to end off the year!

You've got until the 10th to submit your questions as I only have small windows for filming currently so don't hesitate. Please feel free to ask whatever! Currently due to my circumstances, uploading is a headfuck so I'm not entirely sure if the episode will be available before the Christmas or New Year but as soon as it's recorded, it WILL eventually see the light of day as soon as possible.

Channel Update) I'm also planning to have a channel update on the channel in December just to spill the beans on some things, to explain the lack of content this year and my plans for 2022. So keep in mind that some of your questions may be answered in that video but please, feel free to still ask things below for the Q&A as it's a better platform to go into greater detail on some things if you're interested.
But yes I think a channel update is long overdue, I'd just like to vent a bit and tell my story, offload some weight from my shoulders, that kind of thing. Though it's also a good opportunity to just touch base on a human level for a change.

Game Testing and Other Content) Unfortunately I feel that I'm just out of time to get another review episode up in 2021 which has me feeling really down. With being sick for 2 weeks and then just taking an escape afterwards to reset my mind, mentally I'm feeling the best I have in months and I want to be working on things again. It's just this weird state of limbo I still find myself in makes it difficult to find consistent time and motivation for being creative on video projects. That said, I do have a burst of inspiration and I'd like to start getting prepped on content for 2022.

In the meantime however, you can definitely expect to see some more game testing before Christmas. I've got a little bit of mail here to open along with a very full box of games from the past 2 years, so I'm very keen to just take it easy for a bit longer while I get my head screwed back on correctly. Along with that, I'm sure you'll also get to see some outtakes and fuck ups in a compilation before the New Year once everything is filmed!

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Closing Thoughts) That's all I've got to cover this week, thank you all so much for your continued support! The Q&A podcast will probably be my final address here for the year so stay tuned for that hopefully 🤞 before Christmas, but Behind the Scenes Patrons will ALSO get the final 2 Making-of posts for Hawktober in the feed in the coming weeks!

And finally PLEASE DROP SOME QUESTIONS DOWN BELOW!

Until next time people, thanks for being so rad and I hope you all have a great fucking day, cheers guys!

Comments

Skylander Gamer TV

I know you dipped your toes in the skylanders series already but Skylanders also has 5 portable games on the 3Ds. Have you ever considered covering those?

mojo jojo

What is your new year's resolution if you have one? Personally setting goals for yourself really helps in the long run

tankcq

I was curious if you have any ELR's in the works right now?? With some of the big hitters already gone, are you planning anymore rn??

Cesar

Looking forward to that channel update and wishing you well into the New Year in health! If you gotta vent, then go for it. Venting tends to help make me feel better at least. As for future channel content for the rest of the year, we always look forward to random game testing. The spontaneous nature of them never cease to entertain. Question 1: Now that you have a Nintendo Switch, do you see your indifference towards portable gaming potentially changing for the better? Do you see yourself buying Switch versions of games you already own on other consoles for the sake of experiencing them portably such as THPS1+2, Crash 4, Spyro reignited? It’s something that I find myself doing more often than not as it’s becoming harder to find time to game on the PS4, Xbox.

Chris Warren

What are some of the side effects/downsides of doing YT full time that you think most people aren’t aware of?

Chris Warren

On the opposite side of that though - what are some of the perks and opportunities that you’ve only been able to have thanks to YT?

GUNDAMRUSS GAMING

Your channel always inspires me to make YouTube content. Do you have any channels that help motivate you?

GUNDAMRUSS GAMING

With so many great series/games out in there. Do you ever feel overwhelmed to pick the next game review?

GUNDAMRUSS GAMING

Hawk October has been one of your biggest projects over the years. Do you think you will tackle such a big project like it again once it’s finished?

GUNDAMRUSS GAMING

Last question. I’m currently doing a large review series of halo atm. Any tips to keep myself motivated between episodes?

Nathan B

Hey mate, hope this isn't too personal! How did you meet your boyfriend and were you at all concerned making this information public? If I can be greedy and ask another question lol how has COVID impacted you in daily life? Here where I live in New Zealand we are slowly getting out of a nearly 4 month lockdown.

Scooped James

First off, congrats on coming out, I know that would have taken some courage with how some people are on the internet. Do you and your partner bond over games? and if so which ones? Also, I really appreciated your advice on my channel on your last Q&A. After this year I am planning on taking a break from it for a while because I am having less fun with it ATM. Any advice for taking breaks from youtube, and how to work on videos in a healthy way?

Da Nargh!!

If the YT algorithm wasn't so "make everything 2 hours with hollywood production buff" would you prefer to make smaller, casual videos?

mojo jojo

when you do finally get settled somewhere long term are you going to go all out with a games room of sorts? all those nice costumes you have made need to be displayed somewhere ! :D

Orange Paradox

Hi Jak, glad to see things finally start to go your way. What would be the perfect Youtube Collab for you? Who would it be with? What game(s) or topic(s) would you talk about? How would the video be formatted?

Jake Ogden

What would be the ultimate goal for your channel until you eventually retire?

Matthew Atkinson

yo jak no pressure, you've already given a niche community so much and we are truly grateful <3 i loved this years hawktober after finding and blowing through your content in the beginnings of the corona pandemic... just remember we love you, and that means that you come first bro... just remember theres a whole army of us fans, and we all have your back.