Final Fantasy II - The Tower's Not Really *That* Tall

It's been nearly five months since we last visited this game. And last time, we were plagued by horrible technical difficulties that pretty much prevented streaming from occurring at all — like, diagnostics said we were pulling 10kbps downstream, forget upstream. So we're still climbing the Ultima Tower!

Tune in tonight at 9pm ET as we return to Final Fantasy II!

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Holding Court - Jade Empire

It's Fantasy China, and you're a martial artist with a destiny.

I'm running a little behind right now, but I'll be starting in just a few minutes. Tune in for the beginning of Jade Empire!

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Thursday Throne - Tales of Monkey Island - FINALE

It's time for the final chapter, Rise of the Pirate God! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal, LeChuck! He has reabsorbed all of his dark voodoo powers, and is now poised to become more powerful than ever.

Join us tonight at 9pm ET for the thrilling conclusion of Tales of Monkey Island!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Session 6

I'm getting a late start, but I wanna finish this game today, dangit!

I'll be starting as soon as I get everything set up, so tune on in for the conclusion of Batman: Arkham Asylum!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Session 5

Now Ivy's got the TITAN. The island is covered in giant, killer plants. And we only have a little bit of antidote, because said plants wrecked the backup Batcave before the equipment could synthesize more.

Tune in at 2pm ET for more Batman: Arkham Asylum!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Session 4

Well, I've fought the first successful results of Joker's TITAN project, who kept me busy long enough for him to escape. Now, I'm relying on Poison Ivy to help me work toward an antidote. Doesn't that sound like a great idea?

Join me in just a few minutes for more Batman: Arkham Asylum!

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Tesla Effect - Session 4

Oh what a tangled web we weave when we can't remember a damn thing about the last seven years.

Join us at 9pm ET as we continue Tesla Effect!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Session 3

Of course Batman has a backup Batcave on Arkham Island, he's prepared for any eventuality!

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Thursday Throne - Giving Assassin's Creed Another Shot

Okay, so the conclusion of Tales of Monkey Island's gonna have to be delayed a bit. I'm not really sure what I have that could work as a one-off, though (that I don't want to save for other nights). So, since this one is technically an in-progress game on Thursdays, I thought I'd give it another try. It's been a while. My last attempts have been successful. That always seems to change when it comes time to do it live, though...

But, since I don't really have anything else lined up to do tonight, the show might be quite brief this week. Fingers crossed that's not the case, though!

Join us tonight at 9pm ET as we attempt Assassin's Creed once again!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Session 2

Hey, sorry I missed yesterday! It was not a good day.

The Joker allowed himself to be captured as part of a ruse to throw Arkham Asylum into chaos...which he succeeded in quite handily. There's lots of dead guards now, and Commissioner Gordon has been captured.

I also spent way too much time trying to get at a thing I couldn't reach, because I didn't realize this game was quite as Metroid/vania as it is — I didn't expect to be able to backtrack nearly so much, and so assumed that anything I could see, I could get at with what I had on me, or with something I would soon acquire. Nope! So sorry for that lull. I won't trap myself so this time...though I'll still totally spend a lot of time meticulously exploring the environment.

Tune in today at 2pm ET for more Batman: Arkham Asylum!

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Holding Court - Batman: Arkham Asylum

Arkham Asylum remains under lockdown, its staff at the mercy of the rampaging inmates.

The Scarecrow is in charge now, and it's never a good time when the inmates are running the asylum. Only BATMAN can set things right and return order to the orderlies.

Join me at 2pm ET as I begin Batman: Arkham Asylum!

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Holding Court - Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches - Session 2

Not satisfied simply knowing who Delilah is, Daud decided to make for Brigmore Manor and confront the witches in person. To get there, though, he needed a boat, and to get that boat, he needed to break Lizzy Stride, the leader of the Dead Eels Gang, out of prison. Of course, things hadn't gone well for her gang in her absence; one of her underlings got delusions of grandeur and took over, and the rival gang, the Hatters, stole the engine coil from the riverboat. Retrieving it is yet another task that falls to Daud.

Join me at 2pm ET for more Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches!

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Valkyria Chronicles - Session 8

It's been a while since our last session, so...I kinda forget what was going on. Whoops! I'm sure my memory will be jogged once we start, and hopefully yours will, too!

Tune in tonight at 9pm ET as we continue Valkyria Chronicles!

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Holding Court - Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches

Delilah was one of the Brigmore Witches. Billie attempted to collude with her to topple Daud. I spared her, because that's how I roll. Today, I continue down this winding path.

Join me at 2pm ET for Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches!

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Thursday Throne - Tales of Monkey Island - Session 4

We escaped from the leviathan, which brought us to La Esponja Grande! Unfortunately, things didn't end so well for our intrepid heroes...

Tune in tonight at 9pm ET for Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood!

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Holding Court - Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall - Session 2

After his job for Burrows, Daud is visited by the Outsider, telling him his suspicions are correct — this wasn't just another assassination. The consequences will be real. What will he do about it? Also, the Outsider's final gift: a mystery. Delilah.

Months passed. Eventually, he learned of a ship bearing that name, belonging to a whaling company. He infiltrated the processing plant, interrogated the boss, and learned that the ship was named and formerly owned by Barrister Timsh, a man who profited on the confiscation of property from those who had been accused of bearing the plague. He is in a feud with his niece, however, and she has agreed to aid Daud for a price. This is where we rejoin the story today...

Join me at 2pm ET as I continue Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall!

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Holding Court - Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall

I overslept! Whoops~

Yesterday, I beat the original story with a low-chaos (Good) ending. But there's still DLC stories to pursue! The Knife of Dunwall has the player taking on the role of Daud, the notorious assassin who killed the Empress. I don't really know what all will be involved in his story — if it'll start from roughly the same time as Corvo's, or if it won't be until after that. We did discover his jobs ledger, so that's probably a fair indication of who we'll be after, but beyond that...

I'm gonna start broadcasting just as soon as I get everything set up, so tune in and I should be on in just a few!

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Holding Court - Dishonored - Session 8

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

The arc of the story up to this point was somewhat predictable, though certainly well-written. Even the twist, while gut-wrenching, was not unexpected. But I'm really curious where they'll be taking it from here. I mean, Corvo's motivations are pretty clear, but the arc that will carry him there, I don't know.

Join me at 2pm ET for more Dishonored!

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Holding Court - Dishonored - Session 7

Lord Regent Hiram Burrows and his right-hand man are unconscious in his bedchambers. As are several other guards around the grounds. I have an audio recording of Burrows confessing his nefarious deeds, and his minister of propaganda is ready to aid me by broadcasting it to the populace. But there's still so much stuff I need to loot!

Join me at 2pm ET for more Dishonored!

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Tesla Effect - Session 3

Last time, we broke into a doctor's remote seaside villa, where we found his secret lab and his (ex?) wife. Later, we also found a decapitated corpse! Exciting.

Join us tonight at 9pm ET as we continue Tesla Effect!

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Holding Court - Dishonored - Session 6

Like I said in last night's post, yesterday kinda sucked, so I was unable to Hold Court. But everything's looking good for me to come back today!

Last time, I kidnapped the royal physician, bribed him to find more information on our next target: one Lady Boyle, there being three of that name. As luck would have it, there is a masquerade ball at the Boyle estate this very evening. It is my task to infiltrate, ascertain the identity of the correct lady, and eliminate her. Corvo is certainly equal to this task. Myself? It'll probably take some save-scumming. :B

Tune in today at 2pm ET for more Dishonored!

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Thursday Throne - Tales of Monkey Island - Session 3

I'm late to writing this, aaaaaaaa today's been kinda weird

Tonight, chapter 3, Lair of the Leviathan! Starting in not very long!

Join us tonight at 9pm ET as we continue Tales of Monkey Island!

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Holding Court - Dishonored - Session 5

Man, I'm failing pretty bad at this whole "regular schedule" thing. Sleep just doesn't want to happen when it ought to.

But I'm here today! Last time, I rescued the young heiress from the Golden Cat. If anything happened after that, I've totally forgotten it. Guess I'll find out soon!

Tune in today at 2pm ET for more Dishonored!

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