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For the first time since the Showcase began, I will not be hosting the next episode. The first Thursday in July is Independence Day in the US, so we'll gathering on Monday the 8th at 2 PM. In my place, the ever-Xsplit-capable Michael Damiani will sit on the host-side of the couch, and Ian Hinck will be joining him on the guest-side, ready to catch up on what you've been playing, creating, and eager to talk about in the last four weeks. I'm bummed that I won't be there in person to see what everyone has planned for July, but I will try to be there live in chat, and I'll definitely be watching and listening to all of your amazing work before the next time the Showcase curtains rise. Don't have too much fun without me!

- Brandon


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Anonymous

Backflips into the community showcase with the last bit of creative writing I did that I was proud of. Hey everyone hope y'alls day is okay and you all have wonderful lives! <3 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XX9lO2yXB8dLIhpGC8b0g7V-HNnKOEr3w-SRHhO6Fgk

Anonymous

Greetings Damiani and Ian!! Hope you guys are doing well. Seeing that it’s been awhile since the both of you were on the showcase, I’ll get you guys up to speed on what I’ve been doing the last few months. I’ve been developing a webcomic from an idea I had back in 2012 and every month I’ve been showing off my progress. Right now I’m working on character sheets of the main cast and so far I have finished two and now working on a third. I’ll show you guys last month’s character (who is the main protagonist) and this month’s new character. Last month, I said that I’d love to talk more about them, but that would be spoilers. And, for funsies, I’ll even show you guys a WIP of the character I’m currently working on (design is subject to change.) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AzvcE7Kd9NVuLImvFH403UKUNooxsd36/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/15mBPxE3nPkuI9_Rh897Su5YZRYtSFnnD/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qdiifO_YV-tpc7N9bzLLUURraOfDLyUL/view?usp=sharing Thank you guys for your time, glad to have you back Ian, congrats to Jones and Amanda on their new arrival, and a lot of L&R to Huber in this difficult time. Much love and respect, Sara Imshaug Zephyr Moon P.S. Clipping mask is still the best cheese.

Anonymous

Hello Ian & Damiani! As I'm writing this, it's July 3rd and E3 is finally over. If you are thinking "well, yeah; it's been over for weeks now", for me E3 ends when I watch everything you guys produce during the event, and today I saw the last video I was missing. Great coverage as always. I specially enjoyed the last day, the Friend Code Special with the all guests panel. Also, thanks for making it right, Damiani. I had 100 Don bucks on the line in the Final Fantasy VII release date thing; so after your reversal I got $306.75 back, making my total $1,316.40. Not enough to beat king Huber, but I feel good with my results. On another subject, back in February when you, Damiani, where in the guest seat, I promised to you that I would have beaten Majora's Mask by the next time you were in the show. I'm happy to say I kept my promise and wow, what a game that is. I specially enjoyed the call back to the Neverending Story when you have to wake up a dormant turtle to get to the Great Bay Temple. I think the major complain this game gets is that people feel limited by the 3 day cycle mechanics, but honestly I found it quite entertaining and I can only praise how well this game is designed, meaning that you have these 3 days to complete a task, you may need a few cycles to do it, but once it is done; you always get rewarded with either an item, mask or song for the Ocarina that makes sure you don't have to do that same thing again, unless, of course, you want to. And then there is the ending. Here I am risking my life for the people of Termina, reliving the same 3 days over and over again; and when evil is vanished, what's the thanks I get? Ok Link, scram! We have a festival to attend. That fairy, What a bitch! I just saved you all and I can't even enjoy the party!? Bunch of ungrateful dicks. And to wrap up, I'm thinking of starting something. I have a huge backlog and sometimes I can't make my mind as to what to play, so I thought of giving you guys a few options and commit to it by the next time you are back in the guest seat. Unfortunately, Ian, you get no choice. Back in February, the Humble Bundle had a Playstation one; and while I was reluctant to get it, there was this voice in the back of my head telling me otherwise. That voice was yours (again, Ian's) because the Talos Principle was included; so I buckled... and because of that, I'll try to beat it by the next time you are in the guest seat, so I can share my thoughts with you. And that's it for this month. Thanks for everything you do, allies. Love & Respect, César.

Anonymous

Easy Ally: Ian Hinck (my favorite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7zY8toF-Tk

Anonymous

Hello Ian and Damiani! This past month has been a huge deal to me for one reason: I finally got to see my girlfriend reach unfathomable levels of hype during E3 because of a game she has been longing for - Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Though the delay to 2020 hit us hard as we spent the past prior weeks speculating a September 2019 release date, we now spend every night together searching for new videos and interviews about the game and what it could be. It makes me truly happy that I can share my passion for video games with her and the joy the game will bring to us when it finally releases. Today, I am sharing a cover of the new Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme song performed on real instruments! I hope you all enjoy. https://youtu.be/CbycaRfnHuQ L&R Mason Victoria (@masonachu)

VGJunky

Hey guys. Nice seeing you at the FF7 concert, Damiani! My first Ally sighting. Thanks for redeeming my bet, I had the concert pegged for the release date announcement. I practiced this song for the next time Ian was on, and last time I posted a Revengeance video Damiani mentioned Armstrong so here he is - the Sam version of the fight with plenty of taunt and dodge swagger. Song is "Not Tomorrow" from Silent Hill PS. Any idea who's gonna be on next month? Optional discussion topic during the video: What are your dreams for EZA in 2019-2020? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbHQzplfZQ&feature=youtu.be

BeardedScotsman86

Hey Damiani and Ian, The start of the month I took a break from gaming to have a few movie days. I got into a run of watching Denzel Washington films. I watched The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, Deja Vu and Man on Fire. I enjoyed all of them. The Equalizer films are great action films. In gaming, this month I played through the Prompto DLC in FF XV. It was fun, except for the fact his main pistol is so weak, so unless I grabbed one of the special weapons, fights would last a long time. I also started Prototype 2 this month. It has been fun to go through it again. I got all the achievements back on the Xbox 360 and now I am close to the platinum in the PS4 version. The final game I have been playing this month is Final Fantasy IX. I missed this game completely on the PS1. I didn't even hear it was released. So after watching Ben's Hall of Greats pitch for it, I thought it would be a good time to pick it up and give it a try. I am not very far yet, but I am enjoying it so far. Love and respect, BeardedScotsman86

Anonymous

Hello good sirs! This month I have for you my very own post-E3 Desire Index. Starting with... #10: Final Fantasy VII Remake - There are a lot of yellow-flags surrounding this game for me. The multi-part release being the one hurting it the most. Even so, I really want to get in this world again to see all the updated visuals and music. #09: The Outer Worlds - Everything looks great so far and love the sci-fi theme. The fact that it's coming to Game Pass Day 1 boosts it onto my list. #08: Code Vein - It's looking a lot better than last year. If it turns out to be a 7 I'll be happy. The ESRB rating of partial nudity goes a long way in my book. #07: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Feeling some good buzz from the previews. I always enjoy COD games and taking a year off from singleplayer has me hungry for this one. #06: Cyberpunk 2077 - That guy from The Lake House movie being in this game is not that big of a deal. #05: Phantasy Star Online 2 - The western launch is going to be an EVENT. I'm so ready to dive in, but I know it's going to be overwhelming. #04: Final Fantasy VIII Remaster - Yep. I wish I was playing this right now. It sounds like it's shaping up to be one of their best remaster jobs. Oh and this comes with the whole game right? Not in parts? #03: Halo Infinite - At least once a week I think about Halo Infinite in the shower. Imagining the possibilities of a next-gen, more open-world style Halo with RPG elements really keeps it high on my list. #02: Death Stranding - Kojima recently said Death stranding is not a stealth game and it's not a shooting game either. He calls it a brand new genre, "action/strand game". My curiosity is off the charts. #01: Shenmue III - Shenmue FREAKING III. The ultimate dream could coming true before the end of the year? This is my most desired game. Expectations are in check. Note: I'm still holding out for a Switch Pro, so Nintendo games were not really considered. Thanks for listening and keep up the good work!

Anonymous

Hi Damiani and Ian, I'm making a game in Dreams (Project Vexx) and I was sharing the intro of it last month. I'm planning to have something playable in August which will last for 30-40 minutes. The game will be longer of course but it all takes a lot of time. I'm really happy with my progress. This month I will share some screenshots to show the games cast and first impressions. The game has a top down view and will be an action RPG. When everything turns out well, I will share a gameplay video for August. Until then L&R 1. pic The main cast from left to right: Elyse, Amanda, Cody, Mike and Ian. Some names might sound familiar but that is "purely" coincidential or rather my love for you guys. But they share nothing else. 2. pic The group playing a card game called "exCry". I still need to animate that scene and the cards are not final. 3. pic A shop to buy some stuff. The logic to actually buying something was tough but everything works. 4. pic A local bakery. Most assets are from the community by the way. Otherwise it would take even more time. 5. pic The group is investigating an old abandoned lab which was featured in the intro. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D69EadEW4AEsj6D.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9BpXykXsAAeXtu.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8nvbo2XkAE5lC4.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7Bd_FYXYAAWJIv.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D90jY8tWwAI03i4.jpg:large

Megan Linart

Hey guys im writing this super late, and im sorry, I lost my debit card so i had to wait to get my new one, ive been super busy trying to help my parents with the new house remodeling so they can get it up for sale, so its been a crazy week to say the least, I hope my post makes it in. So i'm sorry no Twilight: Eclipse review again this month, but I'm making it a promise for next time! This month i'm just going to post some gaming screenshots I took in some photo modes in its place! Hope you like them. Have an amazing week! https://twitter.com/MadamGojira64/status/1140700681881260032 https://twitter.com/MadamGojira64/status/1134851078196027392 https://twitter.com/MadamGojira64/status/1134548857503866881 https://twitter.com/MadamGojira64/status/1134533272216772608 https://twitter.com/MadamGojira64/status/1133386786594533377

Anonymous

Hi Damiani and Ian. Did some art before going to Japan and I have moved from Osaka to Tokyo on my travels. 1. Started from left arm and went along what could become of it. Instead of leaning it became as a person who is hanging between walls. 2. All the ink work was done without a basedraw. Just a dude saluting. 3. Desperate final punch. Purple was too strong. 4. Rude to point a finger at someone. How about 2? 5.Yet again done with ink. 6. Drew this to congratulate Jones and Amanda. Little did I know he would ve born a week later. 7. Colored version. 8. Tried shoujo style with shines. 9. Colored one. https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1142820440823521280 https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1137796584266240007 https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1137139903077212161 https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1137134315484123136 https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1137136087627915265 https://twitter.com/tearjuengi/status/1137136333992996866 That's it for the month. Love & Respect TearjuEngi

Anonymous

Resident Evil 0 dissapointed me more than I remembered.

Anonymous

Game Music/General July Update. (Frankly I’m unsure if this belongs with Music or with Videos.) https://youtu.be/qzZ7kLU0NU0

Anonymous

Hi Damiani. (mp3 File) ...please copy and paste the link below into your browser to access shared file. LMK if it doesn't work since this is the first time i've done this... I can email it to you if you DM me your email address. I have Jones' but not yours. Thx.

Brandon K Gann

How about E3 huh? Like my predictions last month, I’ll focus on the five traditional conferences. Xbox did good, not as good as last year, but the Keanu Reeves moment was the lightning bolt that makes E3s memorable. I loved his interaction with the crowd and CyberPunk getting the April 16 release date. In addition, what I saw from Ori and Jedi Fallen Order, Forza Horizon 4’s Lego DLC looking so jolly, and getting acknowledgment about both Scarlett and Halo: Infinite were my top moments. However, being a die-hard Gears fan, it did NOT show well. I did NOT like the weird faces trailer, nor do I care for the Terminator tie-in. Because I’m a solo player, I’m not in on Escape. Though I DID appreciate having a Sept. 10 release to pair with Borderlands 3 three days later. Bethesda was an improvement over the last couple of years. The pleasant surprises of GhostWire: Tokyo and DeathLoop went well with the segments on Wolfenstein: Youngblood and ESPECIALLY DOOM: Eternal. But there should have been a literal “We’re sorry” about Fallout 76. While I loved the fan montages, the loud fan in the audience CONSTANTLY interrupting the Elder Scrolls Online segment was outright angering. While it was cute with Keanu, Bethesda guy was constant, making it about themselves, and unbelievably rude with seemingly unending screaming. It’s great your passionate, but the gentleman is on a schedule and tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people are watching to get excited for games, not hear FOURTEEN “WWWOOOOOOOs”, one after every other sentence. Ubisoft was weird with pacing as it felt all over the place. Watch Dogs Legion was the strongest presentation, but outside of it, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and The Division 2, it felt like everything else was breezed through, not necessary, or not properly explained. I’m interested in Rainbow Six Quarantine, but Ubisoft left me wondering if they should’ve pulled a Sony no-show. Square-Enix absolutely crushed it for me. The Final Fantasy VII: Remake presentation ALONE was the personal highlight of E3 (but again, CyberPunk is a real close 2nd). As for the rest of the conference, with what was there, I felt was properly ordered and paced out. To me, this is reminiscent of Bethesda’s 2015 show: An excellent start, finish, and at least one thing somewhere in the middle. If Square was able to keep the Kingdom Hearts III DLC trailer on lockdown, that would’ve done better. Dragon Quest Builders 2 was strong, listening to Naoki Yoshida talk about Final Fantasy XIV, and hearing the cheers for Final Fantasy VIII Remaster felt good. EASILY Square’s best conference they’ve done. Finally, Nintendo, and personally tied with Square for the best presentation. Link’s Awakening Remake looks so appealing, I’m fascinated to see how the Witcher III runs on Switch, Panzar Dragoon remake was my favorite announcement and of COURSE, five words: Breath. Of the Wild. Sequel. I missed Sony, but E3 was once again another great show. On to next year!

Anonymous

Hey Ian and Damiani - first off just wanted to say once again my Mom and I had a great time meeting you two at E3! So off of a twitter suggestion, I upped the Patreon so I could write in sharing my thoughts going through Ian’s BOTW, my first Zelda game. For some context literally the only Zelda Ive ever touched was finishing a temple or two in Ocarina on 3ds before falling out of it. Ill admit, this game took a while to really sink into me. The slow start left me feeling a bit lost in the world, and as someone who is terrible at Souls games, I was dying more times than I care to admit. After some aimless wandering starting the main quest and completing some shrines, I finally decided to do one of the divine beasts for the Zora. This is where things picked up. Tasked with retrieving electric arrows from a Lynel nest, the thought of stealth didnt even cross my mind. Instead I charged straight in, and proceeded to get one shot. Reloading my save repeatedly I continued getting one shot, perhaps blocking one hit before dying. After many tries, something finally seemed to click, the perfect dodges were happening every time, and little by little my 10-30 damage weapons were taking his health down. By the end nearly all my weapons were destroyed, but I brought the beast down. After this fight the combat just clicked, while there are still times I get destroyed by enemies, it feels like my fault rather than me not understanding the system. Once I finished the first beast, I explored, finding memories and shrines, and even the rhythm of this became more satisfying. Finding weird characters in the world, better equipment, and exploring mysterious areas in the hopes of finding the Master Sword all feels magical. As I write this I just finished my second beast, the Gerudo one, and again I plan to slow down and resume exploring and filling out my map, before I attempt another beast. This game has something really soothing and beautiful about it, even through the stress of tough fights - the closest piece of media comparison would be something like Princess Mononoke. I cant wait to write in again next month, to see what kind of progress Ive made since writing this. One last final thing of note directed towards Ian (and any other allies who like weird meta narratives and books): I highly recommend reading if you haven’t, Italo Calvino’s “If On a Winter’s Night A Traveller”. Don’s Favorites got me thinking about it as its my favorite book (and author). Highly, highly reccomend. It’s a book done in the Second Person about the reading experience. Alright, that’s all! On to next month, L&R - Tyler (@tmgm528) Edit: I found the sword! Just to get more hearts now...

Anonymous

Hey Damiani and Ian! Last month, I spoke about my experiences of returning to Final Fantasy XIV after dropping it about six years ago with a level 34 warrior. At that time, I had just started Stormblood and was looking forward to it despite hearing it wasn't as good as Heavensward. Well, here's my two cents - Heavensward is definitely the better overall game, but Stormblood has some amazing stuff going on in it. Heavensward is so effective because of its primary protagonists while Stormblood is great because of its antagonists. I do feel Stormblood is hurt a little thanks to its narrative being split between Ala Mhigo and Doma, but it mostly came together in the end. Those 4.x patches though, huh? And now in Shadowbringers, Final Fantasy XIV continues to impress and show that it's easily the best game to bear the Final Fantasy name since the original PlayStation. I adore everything about it, and really have nothing bad to say. For my last bit, I just want to touch upon being a tank some more. It's a really interesting job, and one that I've grown to love. I at first didn't really understand the nuance of it, but it's gotten a lot more fun as I started to learn when to pop cooldowns and support skills. It also does a lot for your ego when you finish a trial as the main tank and end up with all 7 player recommendations. As for the tank changes in 5.0, I love all of them. I play as a Warrior, and there's nothing I don't like. I love the new AOE combo, the lack of TP and the new skills available that make it feel like I'm actually contributing more to the fight besides being an HP sponge. It's still early days in Shadowbringers, but I can't wait to see more. I'll see you all in the Eden raids come 5.01!

Anonymous

I was hoping to use this post as a way to shill my first Mario Maker 2 level, but proper playtesting and polish come before I can upload. Instead here are a few takes on games that I've played recently: Guacamelee 2 didn't need to use guacamole as a plot device. My 80+ hour save into Persona 5 will forever go unfinished, but I only feel relief because Joker/Kasumi seems like a much better ship to drown on. Gravity Rush 1 & 2 are the first and only games to make me sympathize with Miyamoto's belief that games shouldn't have stories. Baba is You is legitimately the best puzzle game of the decade. Play The Missing. I can't guarantee that you'll experience the same impact that I got out of it, but the game is too important to be forgotten. And finally, Nintendo, you better have a Splatoon like DLC cycle for Super Mario Maker 2. L&R, discardedDigit

Anonymous

Hey Ian and Damiani, My band and I released our second album at the end of last year, after spending way too long writing and recording it. This song is one of my favourites off of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioY_u2Daf-A Love and respect, Chris Parbery

Anonymous

Hi Allies! I've posted one of my songs to the showcase early this year in JAN, with Jones and Ben, it was pretty positive so I thought I would also share this new music video :) Sending good vibes from Japan. L&R. Raf! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpWt0vmnTM&list=PL1RRcvH6lsJP-lARxK6yDBQx6E1fL__xU&index=3&t=0s

Anonymous

Ahoy Ian, Damiani & my fellow allies. Normally I submit a video game cover I've recorded but this month is a little different; I'm submitting an old piece of music I forgot about and recently rediscovered. It is called "I'm Off." Please enjoy. L&R Matt B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujNniL1_mf0 (ps - while it is a youtube link, the video is simply a blank screen with a url so it may fit best in music as opposed to videos but either works!)

VGJunky

But in the Latin alphabet... Jehovah begins with an I

Anonymous

Hey Damiani, Hey Ian, at the end of June I started Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. I backed it in 2015, simply because of the GT-Hype sorrunding the campaign and Koji Igarashi. I have not fully completed the game (I am 4-5 hours in), but I feel confident enough to give a good first impression of the game. Bloodstained is the very first Metroidvania (or to be precise Iga-vania) game that I ever played. I never owned a console in the 90s / early 2000s so all the classic games of the genre were simply out of reach for me. That being said Bloodstained still invokes a “nostalgic” feeling in me. The opening screen, the background music in the menus AND in the game itself, the animations of the characters and the combat itself. It all feels familiar and absolutely true to old Castlevania games. At the same time, it also feels fresh and up-to-date. I have the strange feeling that my emotions with the game today are alike to the emotions I would have had, if I had played a Castlevania game in the 90s. Due to my inexperience with the genre, it took a while to get into combat. The first two bosses were a real challenge (I died more than 10 times on each boss), since I hadn’t figured out how to combine attacking, jumping, backstepping and the different kind of shards into a symphony where I could deal significant damage to bosses. I am still far away from being good, but I am progressing slowly. At first, I disliked the saving system, since I lost roughly 60 minutes of gameplay due to stupid mistakes. However, it encourages you to get good and learn your enemies attack patterns. The only thing that I would like to see improved upon are “markers” for save rooms on the normal difficulty. Twice I had the situation that I was on low health and in dire need of a save room. However, instead of finding a room I picked a wrong turn and started a boss battle, which inevitably led to my death. In both situations a save room would have been close by, so a minor “hint” would have saved me. To finish this month’s comment: I really enjoy the game, even though it will probably take me more hours to complete than an average player. Certainly one of the Kickstarters that was truly worth backing. Love and Respect Thim

Anonymous

Hello Ian and Damiani, For this months comment, I wanted to talk about the games I have been playing. As well as how excited I am for the rest of the year. First of all, I have gone back to playing Splatoon 2 since they announced the last big event for the game. It is funny every time I go back to the game I find myself picking different weapons to use in it. The main game I played last month though was Breath of the Wild. I beat BOTW back when it came out and it is one of my favorite games. Replaying it, I had a lot more fun than I did the first time I beat the game. I did things differently. I made sure to beat the divine beasts in a different order, and focused on exploring different areas. I also found so many things that I missed in my first play though. Like the story of the Impa's guard and his two daughters which I never knew about when I first played the game. I played both of these games because of E3. I am so excited to play so many things. I can't wait to get my hands on Dragon Quest 8 Hero in Smash. I can't wait for Fire Emblem, and am about to go radio silent on that game. I of course can't wait till Zelda, but I am also looking forward to Panzer Dragoon, No More Heroes 3, and Trails of Mana. As for this next month, I am looking forward to both Dragon Quest Heroes 2 and Fire Emblem.

Anonymous

Hello Damiani and Ian. I have been playing a song in Pop'n Music each month for the guest ally. This one is very difficult. Despite having less notes to hit than other songs, they are arranged in difficult combinations. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/87Qx9xxRYqk

Anonymous

Hey Ian and Damiani, First off I wanted to say thanks for playing my Mario maker level, it meant a lot and was cool seeing you figure it out. Congrats to you Ian for beating a level with a 4% clear rate. With my younger brother and my recent trip out to LA for E3, I just wanted to share some pictures with some brief comments for each. 1. This collector edition surprised me, never thought cloud would be a detachable action figure as opposed to a solid statue. (Final fantasy 7 image) 2. Monster Hunter World Iceborne would be my game of the show I guess, played the demo 5 times, and it was fun every single time. (Monster hunter statue image) 3. Other than Iceborne, P5R would be my other game of the show, even though it wasn’t playable there, really wish it was. (Persona image) 4.Found out about a poster signing the day before, it was one of our best experiences getting to get these signed posters. Kaname Fujioka actually signed it and drew a picture of a palico next to it. (Poster signing image) 5. On the first day of E3, we were led by staff to a secret backdoor shady entrance into South Hall. It cut down our wait time to get in from a couple hours to under ten minutes. So of course we used it on the second day. When we did we got to meet Nathan Fillian for a super brief moment. And of course my camera didn’t work well, so all I got was this blurry photo of my brother shaking his hand. (Blurry Nathan fillian photo) 6-8. It was an honor to meet some of you guys at E3. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Ian, my brother’s conversation with you was one of the biggest moments of our trip for him. Thank you for making it worth flying out. Now Damiani thank you for getting our hopes up, because before you we wandered around all day and didn’t see one ally. Finally, tell Jones we are sorry for bothering him. My brother and me were the 2nd and 3rd out of four or more people to walk up to him when he was just trying to see some dragon quest builders on the last day. It felt a little bad to do so. (Photos with Ian and Brandon) Anyways, thanks for making our trip fun, and I can definitely say everyone should try and go to E3 once in their lives. Sean, Nextgenheff on twitch and discord Link to photos-http://s44.photobucket.com/user/Nextgenheff/library/Sean%20July%20Community%20Showcase

Anonymous

https://soundcloud.com/user-625519725/wave-of-remorse Happy Monday, Ian and Damiani. I'm submitting another one of my Hotline Miami music mashups, and the only one I was happy enough with to share online. I don't have the talent or desire to write music myself, but this iOS app called Traktor DJ would find MP3s on my phone with similar BPMs, and then it was just a matter of trial and error of finding tunes that sound good together, while adding some cross-fades and other effects. Sadly, I got rid of my iPhone and could never find a similar program on Android or even Windows, so I haven't made any remixes in years, and I miss it. Quick question to Ian, are you aware of any cheap and/or easy-to-use programs that can scan a library of music for BPMs and then put the two tracks together on a digital turn-table? Thanks, and hope you enjoy! [ The track is over 3 minutes so just stop it at the 3 minute mark ]

Anonymous

Hi Damiani and Ian. I want to share some good vibes. Do you know what game does Bluepoint Games working right now? I heard they are working on the biggest game to date. Rumors says they are working on Demon's Souls. But I hope for more. I hope that they are working on remasters of all Metal Gear Solid games. Can Sony make a deal with Konami? I hope. L&R Stepan

Anonymous

Good afternoon Damiani and Ian, Gaming wise, June was primarily centered around waiting for Super Mario Maker 2 and then playing Super Mario Maker 2. I’ve been enjoying making little worlds but I fear making challenging levels or unique mechanics isn’t quite my strong suit yet. Still, it’ll be my main game at least until Three Houses comes out. Lacking much gaming news, I thought I’d talk a bit about some books I’ve read recently. 1. Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi This is a re-telling of Snow White primarily told from the stepmother’s point-of-view. It’s set in 1950’s America and involves a family passing for white. It was refreshing to see one of these re-tellings that isn’t a series of “Oh, I see what you did there” moments and the aspect of racial passing adds a new dimension to the obsession with the mirror. I’m not quite on board with how the last twist was handled but I’m very curious to read more from this author. 2. The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell This title is such blatant Asbo bait that frankly, the author should be ashamed of herself. It’s a caper of a story and I have a general weakness towards nonfiction books about very specific, weird, and preferably obscure events in history. So yeah, I liked it. 3. If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino This is part of my haphazard “Hey, I keep hearing about this book so I should probably check it out” approach I take to summer reading. It’s basically Meta: The Novel so I already know a lot of people who would hate it. I found it kind of charming and a fairly breezy read. 4. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination by Thomas Bogar Every once a while there’s something that gets a bit stuck in my head. I wouldn’t call it an obsession but something I’ll look into sometimes hoping that it will make a little more sense. Here is one of those: Since 1913, there has been a theatre on Broadway named after the brother of the man who shot Abraham Lincoln. And it’s just so weird to me that a single family that produced these two men actually existed in American history. That’s not even mentioning their father who was the most famous actor his own time. I guess what hooks me about this story is that, obviously, I grew up knowing about the Civil War and Lincoln’s assassination. But learning that that story is also very much a part of the story of American theatre creates one of those links between history and the arts that my brain can never resist. Anyway, this book doesn’t really get into that. It’s mainly about the people who worked at Ford’s Theatre at the time. Still interesting, though. Well, that’s it for this month. Looking forward to spending the weekend with you all during Easy Livin’! Until then, Love and Respect!

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Replying for posterity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVE8_Upa-8

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Hey fam! This is my first time submitting. So, I’ve been trying to get back into art and make it into a daily habit. The goal is to become better and enjoy the process. I only got two pictures this month and in the resolution of an iPhone so that 1.) I’d be able to enjoy my art or make some for others rather than it sitting in a book 2.) the restriction would help me focus my ideas and composition 3.) I won’t have a lot of space to fill so hopefully I can actually complete more projects. Keep that motivation train going! Also, I enjoy sharing my art with people and figured sharing it with the Allies would be a really good motivator as well. L&R, Travis (Link below has both pictures. Fallout & my fav FFVII) https://twitter.com/Obvious_Decoy/status/1144991926392950784

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Ooooh, I really hope patreon doesn't lose my first submission. *fingers crossed*

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Hey allies! This is my first submission for the Community Showcase and I am really excited to show you what I recently started. I am starting to create pixel art, and want to show you 2 game ideas that I have been working on. These first three screenshots are from a working title called The Three Islands. Basically, Mega Man but pirate themed? https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/b23bac40f3e566d93f7458c2c2d73533/9ae95d76-9744-4bb6-8ed4-ee230ddc3a07_rw_600.png?h=d940cd1a2d8888f3cfab2244f3acaf19 https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/b23bac40f3e566d93f7458c2c2d73533/0f58326c-daaa-4bb8-8238-04da1ada109e_rw_1920.png?h=a6801c649b080ac36b4d6fc6d0463654 https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/b23bac40f3e566d93f7458c2c2d73533/9489615a-fb38-4ccf-a244-5357c3589977_rw_1920.png?h=dc5c88b6ea1676efc24d3c57332c925d This next one is also a working title called Vendetta. You are an investigative journalist where you are to asked to investigate a government facility. After the tour that the guards give you, you are still suspicious of what they are planning, so you sneak back in have to traverse through the environment without being spotted. I am thinking of stealth mechanics in games like Hitman, Splinter Cell, and Mark of the ninja and want to focus on making a really in-depth Enemy Ai system. We will see how it goes... I don’t have much with this game but below I have a work-in-progress title screen that I need to animate later. https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/b23bac40f3e566d93f7458c2c2d73533/0695e184-ea6d-4b2d-914b-7fb2fa4b170f_rw_1920.png?h=f11f3b0332bec700111fcf823347bd3e Thanks so much for all that you do. L&R -Stephen Glatfelter

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Hey Guys, My gaming update is that I finally beat Dark Souls for the first time after picking up on the switch. The game bested me on the PS3 because I didn't understand the upgrade system and had every weapon Divine since I had heaps of those upgrade materials. Safe to say I loved the experience and had a really successful run against all the bosses in the main game and DLC. Artorias was definitely the best character design with O & S close behind. The thing that boggles my mind is that the elitists shit on Dark Souls 3 for being too easy and yet I have beaten all the bosses of DS1 single-handed as well as the same for Bloodborne but I could not overcome the Twin Princes without help from some people taking part in jolly co-operation. In contrast *And yes I do understand technical advances* a lot of the Dark souls Bosses had only about 3 combos and I felt like I could bait certain attacks a lot more often than in Dark Souls 3. Maybe now that I learned to parry playing DS1 I will see how easy DS3 can be but I need to beat Sekiro before then. All in all this is a classic game however the jump is still a joke *And a very bad on at that* and thus this game isn't perfect, sorry Ian. Finally I bought Dragons Dogma last night after I beat Dark Souls and look forward to playing it. Until next time, Love and Respect.

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Hello! I've been busy with work, so it's been hard to find time to do art. It's exciting though and I'm under my first NDA. Recently, I was inspired by the River City Girls trailer and decided to make art. Love and Respect! https://imgur.com/a/bF1Wlbn

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Hello Damiani & Ian, This is the final month of recording VO for the Shenmue EZA Dub Project. A weird thing that is happening. Next month (Unless Delayed) is the first episode of Shenmue, the EZA DUB. Today I have four parts for Ian, if he’d be so kind as to read a little dialogue. You started this project by reading a Poem by Yu Suzuki, it’s fitting that you end it with the most vulgar VO of the Project. I promise these are all actual lines from Shenmue, and I apologize ahead of time for making ya say the swears. Your first part is a man in a Fancy Suit at a construction site who has no time for Ryo’s questions. Man In Suit That Is Too Busy -“Oh, no, no, no…” -“I just can’t now.” -“If you want to talk, ask someone else.” Your second Part was intended at one point for the Troop. Then seemed like it was going to be Jones. But now destiny has bestowed it upon you. NOZOMI Female Who Cares About Ryo. Seemingly as More than Just A friends. It Is Unclear. -“Ryo.” -“Have things settled down for you any?” -“If theres anything I can do, be sure to let me know.” -“A Black Car?” -“You know, a car like that splashed mud on me when it went past.” -“Yeah.” -“…Yeah. Why are you asking about that car?” Your final part is a juicy one. There are two really mean girls out on the streets of the town. They skipped school to publicly smoke cigarettes and look tough. They are very aggressive. You will play both of these girls. Mean Girl 1: -“Get out of my face schoolboy! Man! Jack off!” -“Man, shut up, go home to mommy!” -“What's with you, I'm not in the mood for this, kiss off!” -“Man jack off! Get out of here before I hurt you!” -“Man...what's with you, I'm not in the mood for this!” -“Don't make me hurt you boy!” Mean Girl 2: -"Huh? -“Who the hell do you think you are!” -“I’ll slap you silly you pansy!” -“What you want twit, pansy ass geek!” -“You're asking for it jerk!” -“What do you want, twit, what me to kick your ass!” -“Ok bastard!” And thus the saga……….begins. Thank You Ian and all of you guys so much for making this weird project a reality. All of the Love All of the Respect Your Friend & Ally Dan Allen Detroit, MI

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Hola Ian y Damiani, Wanted to start off by showing some love and respect for you both. I’ve mentioned this before, but every single Ally has affected me for the better and I’m constantly grateful for it. Ian, I recall seeing you on my very first EZA podcast last January. Unlike a lot of the community, I can’t claim to have been following you guys from the GT days, and I didn’t know what to expect when I saw you and Brad sitting in the middle having opposite stories on Labo. Between your hair, nails, and overall influence, you stood out from the others and part of my brain hit a wall. I was so intrigued yet confused because my life has been molded by others to “stay on the path” or “fit the mold” and here you were just being yourself yet steering clear from that. Currently playing Detroit Become Human and there’s a part where someone breaks this mental wall, and I feel like that’s what you helped me do. I know I don’t need to say this, but please never stop being you. It’s opened my mind and heart to so many possibilities and I’m so much better for it. Damiani, like Ian, you’ve opened a world for me that I originally shut out. My first gaming memories were from the NES and Gameboy. When my uncle gifted me his PS1 with FF7, Gran Turismo, and Bushido Blade, I was lost to everyone, including Nintendo. In high school friends introduced me to MvC2 on the Dreamcast, followed by Smash Melee and Metroid Prime on the Gamecube and while I loved them, I was still hooked into Playstation consoles. I only really used the Wii for some Motion control stuff and stayed clear of the Wii U. When the switch came out, friends told me I HAD to get it. I wasn’t sold and Immediately shrugged it off and said it’s not worth it just for a Mario and Zelda game for its first year. Damn was I wrong. When I heard you talk about the console and Nintendo’s push for more third party...I decided to try it out. Got it early 2018, and it’s exactly what I needed in my gaming life. Got my PS4 in early 2014, yet I’m sure I’ve put more hours into my Switch now. It’s even gotten me to rebuy games I already had on the PS or Xbox because now they had a better chance of getting played, like Dark Souls, Owlboy, Hollow Knight, Cuphead and the Steamworld Dig series. Had it not been for your impressions and knowledge, I wouldn’t have given Nintendo another chance and I thank you so much. Since last month, was able to get through Yoku’s Island Express, Ape Out, Gris, Gato Roboto, Cadence of Hyrule, Owlboy, The Gardens Between, Katana Zero, and Kamiko all on the switch. Finishing up Rime on the Switch as well even if it buckles a bit. Amor y Respeto!

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Hello Damianhinck! Yes, I usually greet the two Allies doing the showcase by smashing their names together, but I don't think it can ever be more perfect than this combination! Anyway, Super Mario Maker 2 is out! Just finished all the levels in Story Mode, started making levels and played Kyle and Ian's levels, and having so much fun! Perhaps the thing that excites me the most as a video game music enthusiast is the treat of having Koji Kondo writing new old music for the stage themes that weren't in the original games! I love Super Mario Bros and World's Desert Theme and the Super Mario World Forest Theme particularly! Another musical idea that I really enjoy is the music box night versions, which brings me to my submission: I present to you for this showcase, the Night version of the Easy Allies theme! Love & Respect, Kevin Gillet Link to the music: https://youtu.be/5zuvTWsrWyw

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greetings ian and damiani hope you guys have a good july with fire emblem and builder2 i cant wait. i been playing a lot of bloodstained and loving the game also started a little bit of mario maker 2 which the group stream was one of the best this year, and wow 8.2 patch since it recently launched. finshed stranger things 3 and loved it not spoiling but it was a fun ride all the way though.summer anime season has started with dr stone a anime adapt of a manga by the eyeshield manka about restarting the world through science when every in the planet is turned to stone.fire force the creator behind soul eater when fire fighters armed with magic/science fight people who conbust into fire deamons. and one piece which has launched its new arc in the anime with a new director and seems to do the arc its based on justice in animation and design. and ian/damiani i will recommend promised neverland as i have to other allies its only 13 episodes and it worth a watch. hope everyone has a good july and cant wait for easy livin with ac this time we hope.

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Greetings Damiani and Ian Right before E3, with Cadence of Hyrule days away, I decided to give Crypt of the Necrodancer a shot. An easy choice with it only being 3 dollars with all of the sales. I'm having a blast with this charming game. But man, it can be brutally difficult standard. The main mechanic makes it to where you have to devote a good amount of attention, otherwise an enemy might sneak up on you or you might miss some actions altogether. With around 15 hours invested, I've still only managed to get to the second zone's boss. Shout out to all the different modes, that change difficulty, give secondary objectives, and even just change the gameplay mechanics entirely. Running out of time.. Microsoft conference convinced me to try Gamepass Ultimate. Extremely good value upgrade program. Downloaded many, but Ori and the Blind Forest was first. Solid Metroidvania. Absolutely beautiful. Mario Maker 2. Jolly, but slightly sadistic co-op making action. Shout out to yalls streams for a lot of entertainment, but also a lot of inspiration. That will do for this month. Great games are a comin'. 'til next time.

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Hi Ian and Damiani, I can't believe you let Kyle and Huber get away with that Final Fantasy 7 bet nonsense, that cost me like 200 Don bucks! Love & Respect Dave Cleland PS. here's a vid of me meeting Jeff Goldblum https://youtu.be/mqesiK6CJRU

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Hello Damiani and Ian, not much time this month for art but here is a recent illustration of my own take on Samus done for a Patreon demo (personal Patreon is Patreon.com/teeketch) as always I thank you for the tremendous work you both and all the other allies do to make this such a great community! L&R! https://twitter.com/teeketch/status/1147178807461326849?s=21

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Hello Ian and Damiani, hope you had a great June and best wishes for July. Thank you for holding down the fort and keeping Community Showcase going as Papa Jones steps away to take care of his new addition! Also wanted to say thank you to both of you and the rest of the Allies for your great E3 coverage. With that said, it's been five or six months since I've posted anything on the Showcase due to a variety of factors; the most interesting one was being interrupted by a tornado that landed a mile away from where I was at the time. Moral of the story: don't wait until the last day to post to the Showcase. E3 was awesome despite Sony's absence and who cares about EA, although Jedi Fallen Order has my attention. Could this be a finally decent game from EA? I'll still wait for the reviews before I purchase but I am fairly excited about Fallen Order...please, please don't screw this up EA. Even bigger news for me is I finally got my new computer that I've been saving up for a year and a-half! It's just a base Dell XPS desktop model but it's so nice to finally not be using a half-broken laptop that is thirteen years old. It will probably take another year for me to get a half-way decent video card but things are really good. One reason is Xbox Gamepass for PC. Since I don't have a Playstation, Xbox, or Switch, the option to play some Xbox exclusive games on my PC is very appealing and the price of $10 a month is fairly doable for me even though I am pretty much a cheapskate when it comes to getting games so I'm still doing some mental gymnastics to see if the $10 is worth spending on Gamepass to try something I might like or buy something I really want. Still, this expansion of Gamepass is a real game changer for me and it is probably just a question of when, rather than if. It will probably be easier to make up my mind once the Steam Sale is over which is my other big reason things are really awesome for me gaming wise. I used to live fairly rural for most of my life, so high-speed internet wasn't a thing, at least not if you wanted to spend a bunch of money. Now that I have a new computer and high-speed internet, taking advantage of the awesomeness that is a Steam Sale was just too wonderful. I got a bunch a games I've been wanting for years and still stayed below $100. I even scored RPG Maker MV which I've been wanting. Now I can start making video games! Also, Ian, I love it whenever you showed the work you did in RPG Maker, it always got me so hyped for the time I could finally get the software and now that time has come! Have a blessed day and month and thank you for reading my comment. Love and Respect.

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For June, I only really played Super Mario Maker 2. It's great. I can't really say anything bad about it. So, I'm gonna talk about E3 instead. Gonna go press conference by press conference. Before that though, great job to the Allies on coverage. I can see that week being hell. Also, it did feel like something was missing from an excitement level without Sony being there. Microsoft. Yes, Keanu is in Cyberpunk, but I still have no interest in the game at all. To me that has the same weight as what actor is going to be doing a voice in an animated film. Sure, great, means nothing. I do think the use of lighting to hide that the car was a LEGO car was really neat. Also, Phil Spencer said in regards to Project Scarlett "The most powerful and highest performing console we've ever designed." I mean, I would hope so. That usually is the point of next-gen. The thing I hate the most about Microsoft press conferences is the unsufferable garbage they spout that says and adds nothing. Other than that, I don't really remember anything from the conference. Bethesda. I'm interested in Ghostwire. I'll have to see gameplay before I even know if it is something that will be for me, but the presenter was really fun and she did a great job on selling it. I'll be interested to see what kind of game it is. Ubisoft. There was a dog... and, yea, that is about all I really remember about that one. Square. I don't like the original Final Fantasy VII, but I was really curious to see what they would show. Just something about the characters made me never really give a crap about them. It seems like they get fleshed out in this new one, which is good. The whole adding a bunch of stuff to where the first game will essentially be only the first area and them not knowing how long the rest of it will be made me pretty much check out. More isn't always a good thing, it depends on the pacing. Who am I kidding though. I'll admit to being a hypocrite. If it was IX they were doing this all for, I'd stupidly be all in without questioning anything. Avengers looks kinda "eh." I don't even know why anyone would buy it on current gen unless there is an upgrade plan because it seems like they intend to support the game well into next gen. Nintendo. Stoked for the Breath of the Wild sequel. That is a game I want to go into knowing as little as possible. Astral Chain looks neat. Banjo-Kazooie in Smash looks fun. It was a solid little show. I'm looking forward to Link's Awakening. Love the art style. Would be nice to see them do the same thing for Link to the Past to finally play through that game without having to look at the atrocious sprites of the original.

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Hi. Edit your save. Show is tomorrow. Deadline is in 4 houra.

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I think I remember Ian is a fan of VTM: Bloodlines, and is hopefully/probably looking forward to Bloodlines 2, which is set in Seattle. The reveal trailer had several scenes set in the Seattle Underground, so I went and took pictures of that this month. Plus I'm throwing a little surprise in at the end for Damiani. Getting to the important things first: An original 1890 Thomas Crapper toilet, in unrestored condition. https://tinyurl.com/y2qlh3e6 And here's a fancy one that's been restored. https://tinyurl.com/y2nz5o3e The Seattle Underground https://tinyurl.com/y5ftc4xo https://tinyurl.com/y5ph7m94 https://tinyurl.com/y6b22wy3 https://tinyurl.com/y2928ukz https://tinyurl.com/y4asjlbs What looks like a busted pile of scrap metal apparently used to be a Nikola Tesla built elevator. https://tinyurl.com/yylumt5d One of my prized possessions is my set of Yoshitaka Amano Tarot cards. Since this is Damiani's first month hosting Community Showcase and since Noah has already done such an excellent job of ascribing each ally to a Major Arcana Card, I thought that each month, I'd post the Amano versions of the Allies on the couch. This month, Judgment Damiani and Star Ian: https://tinyurl.com/y2thtn2j Cheers!

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I know I should have saved those crapper pics for Bosman.

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Hey Ian and Damiani, This is a replacement comment for my devoured comment. Apologies for any stress this causes. I wanted to produce more art but I was too busy playing Persona 5 and training for an international juggling competition. I got second, btw. Here's some fanart and an unfinished self-portrait. https://twitter.com/AllyEricJackson/status/1148108122059231232 https://twitter.com/AllyEricJackson/status/1148108350409756673 https://twitter.com/AllyEricJackson/status/1148108302045216768 https://twitter.com/AllyEricJackson/status/1148108216129089536 https://twitter.com/AllyEricJackson/status/1148108015943348224 P.S. Deepest sympathies to you Ian and your family. -Eric Jackson

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I used to use VirtualDJ (https://www.virtualdj.com/) for fun back in the day, but I don't know what you can and can't do with the free version (it's probably been 10 - 15 years since I used it and I don't really do that any more, but I don't think it was a completely legal version that I used back in the day). It does look like it's free to use for home use though (it says so if you click on download) But by searching for this software I found an open source program for this as well: Mixxx (https://www.mixxx.org/). I don't have any experience with this, but it looks like it would do what you want (not sure if there is a turntable or not for this one). Hopefully this helps. Btw, A handy website to find alternatives for software is https://alternativeto.net/