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The Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault Review is in the editing stage!

So I might have forgotten to do the weekly update... better late than never.

I'm currently making pretty good pace on editing the Ace Combat X2 video, and I don't think it should be all that late, despite how behind schedule things were at the start of the week thanks to the MGS3 video. I expect to have it done and up early for Contributors by tomorrow night, which is still behind schedule, but a day faster than I normally get the reviews done!

I'm excited to get it wrapped up and...

The Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Review is up early for Contributors and above!

Okay, so it's not anywhere near as early as I would like my early access to be, but the MGS3 video is finally ready! It took a little longer than expected due to some copyright issues, but it should all be worked out now!

I know that a lot of people have been looking forward to this one for a while now, and thankfully, this is one of my favorite videos that I've made in a long time, so I'm hopeful that it will live up to everyone's expectations.

As always, the public release is to...

Quick update on the Metal Gear Solid 3 Review

I'm currently pretty deep into the editing stage of the MGS3 Review, but it's still got a ways to go. I'm currently expecting to finish this one around Sunday morning, so we're going to be cutting it pretty close on the deadline with this one 😅

I'll obviously be getting it into early access as soon as possible, but like I said in the previous update, I just want to be sure that I'm not compromising the quality of the video simply for the sake of getting it done sooner. I'll let you g...

The Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Review Script has been finalized and recorded!

Oh boy.

The Metal Gear Solid 3 video is well underway, and it's going to be a long one. I'm not sure how long it's going to be exactly, but it's going to sit somewhere around an hour long, and with that, I'm pretty certain that much like the MGS2 video, it's going to be one that's hard to get done in time. As such, it's definitely going to have a much shorter early access window, and as much as I hate it, it's either that or having the video come out like shit, and I'd rather not have t...

The Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Review is up early for Contributors!

After the video getting delayed thanks to slow shipping times, the Ace Combat 6 video is finally ready to go!

I was really excited to get into this one, as thanks to its Xbox 360 exclusivity, AC6 is the worst selling console game in the series, making it the one mainline entry that a lot of Ace Combat fans have actually never played. I went in completely blind, and I definitely have some thoughts on this one...

I'm excited to finally share this one with y'all, and as always, the p...

The Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Review is in the editing stage!

So I forgot to do my Monday update... whoops.

Anyway, the review is in a good spot currently, and I'm working through the editing stage at this point. I'm still slightly behind my normal schedule (thanks a lot MGS2), but I expect to have this one done close to when I normally would, as it's currently only sitting at 21 minutes long. What a few weeks I've had that I say the new video is ONLY 21 minutes long...

Anyway, I'm just gonna get back to work, and I'll hope to share it with ...

The Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Review is up early for Contributors and above!

Alright so after playing catch-up all week, the new video is finally ready to go!

This will definitely be one of the most controversial videos I've done in a long time, but I'm feeling pretty good about it overall, and I definitely think it's one of the more interesting videos in recent memory. The background music mixing was a little rushed, so if anything is too loud when you watch just let me know and I can fix it for the public version. Other than that, I hope you guys enjoy!

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The Metal Gear Twin Snakes Review script is finalized and recorded!

We're getting controversial this week boys! 

I don't have a ton to share, as I don't want to give too much away before being able to just share the video itself, but this is definitely one of the more interesting videos I've done in a minute...

Things are a little behind this week while I work towards getting back on schedule after the MGS2 review, but I'm aiming to get this one out to Contributors by Saturday night at the LATEST, so we'll see how that ends up going. Anyway, ...

The Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Metal Gear Solid 2 Review is finally finished! Getting this done in the span of a week was really difficult, but it's here and I'm really proud of how it ultimately came out. 

It's the longest review I've done so far, weighing in at a little over 52 minutes long, since there's just so much to talk about with this game. I'm excited to finally get to share it with you guys, and even more excited to finally be able to talk about this one!

As always, the public release is on ...

Quick update on the Metal Gear Solid 2 Review:

I normally aim to have videos done and ready to go for Contributors by Friday or Saturday morning, but that definitely won't be happening this week. The final version of the video is currently looking to be about 52 minutes long, and I still have a decent ways to go on the editing. It will definitely still be up in early access for y'all, just not for as long as usual, and I'm currently guessing I'll have it done by Saturday night / Sunday morning, but we'll have to see.

But with that q...

The Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Review Script has been written and recorded!

I've finally gotten the script for Metal Gear Solid 2 finished up... and this is going to be a LONG one. Metal Gear Solid was the longest review that I had done in over a year, and this is probably going to be 20 minutes longer (roughly speaking). 

I don't have a lot to share with you guys yet, since I'm going to be holding my cards pretty close to my chest with this one, but I wanted to update you guys on what's happening. It definitely won't be done until Saturday at the EARLIEST...

The Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Review is up early for Contributors and above!

Alright, so after a week with some minor distractions (Tekken 8), the Ace Combat X Review is done!

This is the first of the two PSP games in the Ace Combat series, and I was definitely surprised by it. There's a lot of good, and a lot of not so good, making for a fairly interesting video all things considered.

As always, the public release is on Monday, so any sort of support on that is greatly appreciated! Aside from that, I hope that you guys enjoy the video :)

The Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Review is in the editing stage!

Alright, so the next review on deck is for Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception! It's the first Ace Combat game to grace the PlayStation Portable, and it's already shaping up to be a pretty interesting review!

The script before any potential additions is coming in at 3155 words, and I'm currently working on splicing up the voiceover so that the real fun can start. I expect that I'll be able to have it up early for Contributors by the end of Friday, but things can always get thrown off-sched...

The Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Review is up early for Contributors and above!

It seems like crazy work weeks are going to be a pattern for these Metal Gear reviews... oh well.

The Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Review is done! This is definitely one of the more interesting games I've looked at recently, with it being the result of Konami wanting to put Metal Gear Solid on Nintendo's GameBoy Color.  I stuck with the script format that I tested out in the Metal Gear Solid video a couple weeks ago, so let me know what you think of it!

As always, the public relea...

The Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Review is in the editing stage!

Okay, so these late updates are becoming a bit of a pattern at this point, but I swear it's just because these last few videos have been kind of wild.

Between having some life responsibilities that have taken time away from the video this week, along with needing to rewrite and re-record the script a good bit, I'm about a full day behind on reaching the editing stage this week. I'm currently working on getting the voiceover spliced up so that the real editing can actually start. I don't...

The Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Ace Combat Zero Review is finally done, and this is an exciting one!

I know a lot of people were waiting on this video for weeks thanks to the 4 week gap between the AC5 video and this one. I made sure to take a little extra care with the writing and editing this time around to make up for it, and make sure that it was at least somewhat worth the wait. 

I'm excited to finally share this one with you guys, and as always, the public release is on Monday, so any sort of supp...

The Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Review is in the editing stage!

Alright, a bit of a late update this week, but I've been plugging away at the Ace Combat Zero review! It took me a little longer than usual to get this one written because I was having a hard time wording myself in an understandable way, but everything seems to be back on schedule now. The video is currently sitting at about 22 minutes in length, but it might be a little longer or shorter depending on what I add or remove before I'm done.

Anyway, I'm gonna get back to working on it, but...

The Metal Gear Solid Review is up early for Contributors and above!

It was a very long week of work, but the Metal Gear Solid review is finally done, and it's honestly my favorite video I've made in a long time. It's officially the longest review I've done since first experimenting with video essays WAY back, I'm incredibly proud of how it came out,  and I'm excited to finally being able to share it with you guys!

As always, the public release is on Monday, so any sort of support on that is greatly appreciated! Aside from that, I hope that you guys...

The Metal Gear Solid Review Script has been finalized!

Woof.

This will be the longest review I've ever done. I'm estimating that it will be somewhere in the ballpark of 35-40 minutes, so it might not be out for Contributors as early as normal 😅

Needless to say, lots of thoughts, lots of work to be done, so I'm excited to get it out to you guys, and I'll let you know when it's ready :)

The Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Review is up early for Contributors and above!

After a very long week of editing, I present to you, the Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Review! It's the second longest review I've done, only being beaten out by the Armored Core VI Review back in October!

This is definitely where a lot of the classic Metal Gear tropes got their start, and I had a lot of thoughts on this one, so I'm really excited to finally share it with you guys!

The public release is going up on New Year's Day, but for those of you getting it early, Happy (early) N...

The Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Review Script has been written and finalized!

I know that some of you have been waiting for the next Metal Gear review... and oh boy the wait might have been worth it. This is the second longest script I've ever written for a review, only being beaten out by the Armored Core VI video!

I have a ton of thoughts on this one, to the point where this is already the cut down version of the script. So as always, I'm excited to share the video with all of you as soon as it's ready!

The Ace Combat Advance Review is up early for Contributors!

The Ace Combat Advance Review is finally done, and this is a particularly interesting one...

Most people seem to either not know that this game ever existed, or they know of it, but know little to nothing about it. So with that, I'm very happy to have this video done and to be able to share it with you guys, and with everyone else on Monday!

The public release is going up on Christmas Day, but for those of you getting it early, Merry (early) Christmas I suppose :)

The Ace Combat Advance Script has been finalized and recorded!

The script is complete, and I can confirm, reviewing a Game Boy title for the first time has been... interesting. This one will be the shortest review in a while, just because there isn't as much to cover here, but from what I have done so far, I think it will be one of the most entertaining reviews in a while as well! As always, I'll be working to get this done as soon as possible and get it up to Contributors!

Originally this week was going to be Metal Gear 2, but I was just way too c...

The Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Ace Combat 5 Review is finished! I would've liked to have had it up for y'all yesterday, but since the game was considerably longer than anything I've covered recently, along with some personal life stuff, it took a day longer than planned. 

Regardless, I'm excited to finally be able to share this one with all of you! I know that this is the personal favorite of a ton of Ace Combat fans, so hopefully the video does it some justice. 

As always, the public release is o...

The Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Review is in the editing stage!

The update this week is a bit late and it's entirely because I've been a little behind schedule on the video work thanks to some life responsibilities as well as working on some new things for the new year. But... the AC5 review is in the editing stages finally, meaning I can start banging this one out pretty quick and hopefully have it up for Contributors by the weekend!

I intended to keep this review a little more brief than the last few, but it ended up being 20 minutes anyway, so th...

The Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Review is finally done! Continuing the recent trend, it's another top contender for longest Chole reviews of all time, so it was quite the effort to get finished on time, especially after last week's video being a day late, but it's done!

I did try mixing the music a little louder throughout the entire video, so if you think it's too loud just let me know so can adjust it before the public release.

The public version comes out on Monday, so as al...

The Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Review Script is finalized!

Finally got the script written for this one and for the third week in a row, it's a monster. This script without potential revisions or additions is about as long as the Ace Combat 3 script was AFTER multiple additions, meaning I'm in for a very fun week of editing....

I have a ton of thoughts that I'm going to have to hold in for the next week, but I'll be working to share the video with Contributors as soon as possible!

The Snake's Revenge Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Snake's Revenge Review is finally done! Once again, I wasn't expecting this video to be the effort that it was. It's on the longer side as far as my reviews go and thanks to some audio issues, ended up taking a day longer than planned. Regardless, I'm really happy with how this one turned out, and I'm glad to finally get it up for y'all!

The public version comes out on Monday, so as always, any sort of support or engagement on the public release would still be very much appreciated ...

The Snake's Revenge Review Script is finalized!

Okay, so finalized might be an exaggeration, but the first draft of the Snake's Revenge script has been written and will be recorded soon! The vast majority of rewrites made to my scripts happen during the editing phase, so honestly, the scripts are never really finalized until the video is completely done.

It's on the longer side, being slightly longer than the first draft of the Ace Combat 3 script, so if you're someone who enjoys the longer videos, you'll likely be pretty happy with ...

The Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere Review is up early for Contributors and above!

The Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere Review is finally done! This one was way more effort than I had expected it would be. It's on the longer side because I had a TON of thoughts on this one, so even with me cutting it down a lot to keep it shorter, it's over 20 minutes long...

The public version comes out on Monday, so as always, any sort of support or engagement on the public release would still be very much appreciated :)