For me, I find the allure of game videos is hearing the player's thought process. I like hearing what they are feeling, what they are planning, and critique on the game. Visual notes or text can be acceptable alternatives to voiceover. Editing can be time-consuming, however. 🤔 Personally, I will avoid watching any Elden Ring series to avoid spoilers until after I have completed the game. I have heard wonderful things about it and I would enjoy watching eventually.

Hey shaun! just started playing the DLC and i like it. Btw i heard theres this new katana that might be lockable if you miss it. Hope this message aint to late just in case you want to get it.

This game has so many wicked cool bosses. Some (like Tancred) are brutally hard though. I think you'll enjoy the Soul Reaper fight. 😱

27:47 Win! By the skin of your teeth. It was tense with your health a shoestring but you were dodging everything! I think dual-wielding is worth a try.

The art direction in this game is gorgeous. The assets blend so well together. 53:01 ooooo, so close!

This game looks amazing. The effects are on point. The combat seems fast but fluid. How does it feel to you? I'd like to see more but mostly the boss fights. I want to see how they stack up to Elden Ring.

Do you guys want me to continue recording this for you all or play it in my spare time?

Hey everyone💕 so comments were off before for some reason🤔 I'm not really sure why but there on again now, sorry everyone😢

I have no desire to see any more of Stellar Blade. It gives me Jedi: Fallen Order vibes, especially the RPG elements. I'd be happy to see more of God of War (2018), Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and Borderlands: The PreSequel. For new games, there are just a ton of options these days. You mentioned rogue-likes and card games. There is a game called Slay the Spire that is both. That could be cool. There is a lot of mod content for that one. Have you played the Fallout series? Elder Scrolls? Those are some DEEP RPGs that would take a long, long time to get through. You could also mod games that you have done previously. There are "Redux" mods that overhaul the gameplay for each of the Borderlands games. There are a couple of great games that are giving away for free on the Epic Games Store this week (The Outer Worlds and the Thief remake). Your channel is missing some classic series that get played a lot on RU-vid (Portal and Mass Effect series). If you are looking to switch it up and want something that is just silly fun, try Katamari Damacy or Happy Room. If you are looking for a more emotionally-heavy game, it would be really cool to see you play the Life is Strange series. As always, I encourage you to pursue what brings you joy. 🤗

Chaos chambers can get some interesting combinations of modifiers and you can push to higher tiers. There are premium tiers of gear with tags like "Ascended" if you go high enough. All of it scales with your loot luck. 🎲 The level cap is 40. You get 3 skill points when you hit 40. Myth ranks are like Badass ranks. They are post-cap progression that is shared amongst all characters you have at level 40.

2:08:39 I haven't changed a secondary class yet, but I imagine when you reset your skills it will allow you to choose a different secondary class before you start applying points.

1:05:06 "No rest for the wicked" is a reference to the song called "No Rest for the Wicked" that played in the intro to Borderlands 2.

1:43:31 Wow! That legendary seems like it would be badass! It hits 3 times harder than your current weapon and the bonus hydras get to benefit from your melee damage buffs. If they crit, they would proc Alchemical Agent! It would be pretty badass for a Graveborn too. They get bonus overall damage based on the number of companions they currently have. That quest is endlessly repeatable. Great episode. It was almost 2 hours!

There was a super chest just to your right in the area after the boss. Also, another chest later in the area was hidden behind a pillar. Boss loot galore!

The Nightshade is a good gun. The Highwayman is just MEH, but still much better than the older guns. Dryl's Legacy is a reliable gun. I like the shield and fire rate. Typically, when shopping for wards, I look for the largest ward with a 6.0 delay or less. Bonus points for having absorb or adaptive mods.

25:15 The reference, "keeping it rated T for Tina here", is a reference to the ESRB rating system that classifies the content warnings in North America. T is the rating for "teenagers" and includes content suitable for people 13 or older. Tina is 13 years old in Wonderlands.

44:54 That gun seems erratic but it is getting the job done. 🤷‍♂ P.S. I noticed that you have been using your ability sparingly. It could benefit you to use your ability as often as possible to keep up the BRR-Zerker Enrage feat. Enrage is activated when you use your ability and adds a multiplier on ALL damage you deal that scales with BRR-Zerker power. It also doubles various skills in the BRR-Zerker tree. It will last through the duration of any ability in use and 15+ seconds after that. The more often you use your ability, the more uptime you will get on Enrage.

35:25 This is the area created for the DLC encounters. You can access them through their portraits and you spend the currency gained at that eyeball loot spinner.

31:06 For melee attacks, you use your melee weapon but you get a bonus from your gun if it has a bayonet.

22:30 That IS your flag! It indicates dungeons that you have already completed. You can customize it at the Quick-change station.

15:02 You gain the ability to remove barriers on the Overworld based on story progression. The blue barriers can be removed after completing Karnok's Wall. The red barriers can be removed after beating the epilogue.

11:59 Yes. A "capstone" is a culminating achievement. In this context, the final skill available in a skill tree would be considered the capstone. According to a talent calculator that I plugged your build into, you will have 9 more points to distribute after getting 'Executioner's Blade'. This will allow you to get up to 3 points in Tier 4 of the Brr-Zerker tree but no further. This includes the 3 points (instead of 1) you get for level 40. FYI, you can respec now to try out both of the capstones before deciding.

7:57 Your brother sounds like a badass. Do you two team up on co-op shooters?

2:24 The random encounters are rather repetitive and bland, so I would suggest playing them in your own time except for the ones with the dungeon doors. They have a unique boss at the end (noted by the obelisk) that could be interesting. P.S. Now is a good time to get back on the main quest, imo.

32:19 That quest can be reached now that you have the eyeglass. You have to enter the connecting dungeon in the Unfathomable Fathoms and you pop out the other side. Then, the eyeglass can show the bridge connecting to that area.

18:49 You can customize your flag at the Quick Change machine in Izzy's Tavern in Brighthoof. P.S. Check out the now exposed sewers of Brighthoof. There are some interesting things to find down there. 😮

16:54 I believe the "grey" you mentioned is the visual indicator of their stealth ability.

Have you given some thought about which tree you want to go down to get the capstone? Stabbomancer has a powerful capstone that adds considerable damage output to guns and spells based on crit. To maximize its usefulness, you would typically use a slow weapon with a high crit chance. It synergizes with high-fire rate guns and the right side of the Stabbomancer tree (and 'From the Shadows') quite well. It would roll a chance to proc on every hit while in 'From the Shadows' and each proc would apply another status effect through 'Alchemical Agent'. Each of these would roll a chance to proc an extra status effect through 'Contagion'. This would quickly infect enemies with all 5 types of status damage and give a 30%+ multiplier on damage through Exploit Weakness. Weapons with daggerstorms usually help with this. This would tilt the optimal combat style towards guns. Brr-Zerker has a useful support capstone that will help keep a high uptime on any ability you are using. This can be very powerful in combination with From the Shadows to keep it up longer and allow it to cooldown faster. It is dependent on kills, so it will be better for mobbing than boss fights. Enrage will persist for as long as your ability is active and for 15+ seconds afterward. With the Brr-Zerker's capstone, you could very likely see a 100% uptime on Enrage. 'Blast Chill' and 'Iron Squall' at the bottom of the Brr-Zerker tree help immensely to support a melee playstyle.

Some shrine pieces are typical random encounters that could be done without recording, but some have unique mini-boss encounters that could be interesting. They can be identified by the obelisk that stands in the center of the combat area.

Feral Surge resets its cooldown if you kill an enemy it hits. If you kill an enemy on each activation, you can use it an infinite amount of times.

You can melee those random encounters that spawn before they get to you to skip them.

Kastor, the skeleton boss, goes immune at certain thresholds of health and creates those orbs that travel towards him. If you don't destroy them, he will heal a percentage of his health per orb.

Dreadwinds isn't great for dealing damage because of it removes your ability to shoot or cast spells during it. It also has undesirable range, duration, and damage. In contrast, Ghost Blade is melee-based but can be used from range, has a longer duration, and you can shoot/cast during it. Dreadwinds can be advantageous to use to proc enrage consistently because you can cancel it early for a shorter cooldown. I find using it that way annoys me, but some people swear by it.

1:20:05 Freeing the wyvern was a great idea! That ring has random stats except for the static +20% fire damage. If you are using a fire weapon/spell, that is significant. If not, then it's just a normal ring. As far as gun damage vs melee damage, you have been using FAR more gun damage than melee damage. If you want to dedicate to melee damage, I'd weave that into your attacks more often. If you'd like to stick to gun damage, it would be prudent to respec. 1:23:41 You aren't getting high-quality gear frequently because you have very few loot dice. 🎲Picking up more will dramatically change the quality of gear you find.

Torgue guns can be pretty bad most of the time, but the good ones are worth it. Each sticky projectile attached to an enemy multiplies the damage of all the rest. Also, there is a BRRzerker skill called Ancient Fury that gives you 5% area damage that really pumps up Torgue weapons.

FYI, there is a loot dice in Izzy's Tarvern.

30:29 Shaun: "I'm a dragon slayer!" 🐉🔥⚔ No, a wyvern* slayer. 😉

I am looking forward to Tangledrift. It is one of my favorite zones.

17:38 Speed is an important part of melee weapons with vampire. The faster you swing, the more health/ward you gain per second. That greatsword is a really slow option. Some weapons swing twice as fast as that.

1:18:50 'The Old Ways' affects ALL damage including melee, guns, spells, and abilites. It is based on your proximity to the enemy getting damaged, so get in real close! The Raiders of the Lost Shark is a rather generic fetch quest. Give the pearls to Chumberlee and she will spit out a pile of loot. 💵💵💵💵💵

1:14:47 No, unfortunately. You can memorize the icons eventually, but the only way I know to check them is to switch to the skills menu. You could (if you have a desktop) open the skill calculator to read them while playing on your console.

57:41 He DID call them cute crabs. 🤗🤗🤗🦀🦀🦀

Don't fret about the placement of the stats. You can reset them any time at the Quick-change station. Strength is a strong stat for damage output, but, at the moment, you have a rather slim shield. Constitution is a great choice if you find yourself being downed regularly.

Unyielding is a great skill for sustain. Even 1 point is useful for keeping your health topped off between fights. It gets far stronger with Unarmored Defense. It has great synergy with From the Shadows too. It doubles while you are enraged and that includes the entire time you are stealthed by From the Shadows. Go ahead and try out the new abilites. It would be good to experiment.

That was a LOT of pirates! Yes, it is normal. Yes, they respawn way too fast. YO HO YO HO. 🏴‍☠🦜 You can run past most mobs and they will eventually leave you alone. However, they do go down fairly easily and grant you XP/gold/loot. So, 🤷‍♂

3:50 This explosion came from the barrel on the last enemy you killed. It explodes after they die.

1:20 Loot dice! Over there! Over there!

The Trial of Crooked-Eye Phil is in the that same area. Try that one next! There are 3 other quests and 22 loot dice in the area.

Shaun: "Fine. I guess I'll play along. I forgive you, you crazy bitch." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 LOL. So funny.

28:28 This was a smart tactical decision. Given that the Heckwader fires in a given pattern, its accuracy at range is awful. You made a quick and smart decision here.