New Video Progress Update (Patreon)

Hey gang, sorry for the relative radio silence for the past two months. We've been juggling different projects trying to find the right course forward. 2023 has been a weird year for our output and we're not particularly happy with the slow pace so far, a lot of it is due to work invested in projects that simply haven't been finished yet (primarily the Klonoa video), but also poor time management and scheduling. We apologize for the needless wait, but can at least say that there will be a new video sometime in the next couple weeks. So let's talk about that.

We posted about this on various social media platforms two weeks ago, when the script was finished. We've since recorded and edited all audio, and started a bit on the video editing. We've yet to film the on camera bits, but preliminary timeline estimate seems to be around one hour of length.

The video will be about the 1986 Sega classic driving game Outrun, which at first glance may seem like a somewhat slim subject. "Ugh, a car game? Boring!" you might say, but that's exactly why we wanted to tackle the topic. Racing games are rarely discussed much further than their immediate functionality and entertainment factor, to the degree where we commonly forget them in larger discussions around the medium and how it conveys ideas. The project started with the question "why are there no video essays about racing games?" which quickly became a question on what game one would cover in such a scenario. The answer was obvious: Outrun, an old classic that has endured with time through its peculiar framing and design. The video practically wrote itself from there, Outrun is simply so bold and vibrant that lengthy discussions form around it naturally. We hope you'll be ready to embark on an unexpected video road trip with us when it's done, who knows what sights we'll see along the way?

Here's a current, near-barren, look at the video editing timeline. Now we'll go back to filling it with life!

/Kiki & Alicia