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Randomly Mine #14

An Album

There’s been discussion over the years on what form of storytelling suits video-games the best. This naturally stems from our inspirations. Creators will watch a film or show and think “Wow that was amazing! How do I make something like that in a game?”

For ce...

Status of Video (Update)

Hello everyone,

Since doing this full time, I've tried my best to maintain a consistent schedule of releasing a video every other Sunday, and I'm proud to have maintained this with the only exception being The Orange Box.

However, it's going to happen again much to my frustration.

Curr...

Randomly Mine #13

My apologies for not releasing this document earlier as another video was in the works. However, I decided to make this a longer Randomly Mine document to account for lost time.

Thank you for your continued support, and hopefully, you get something out of this and the latest for the channel.

Raycevick's Recommendations: June 2018

Kasabian - Self-Titled

There's plenty of artists known for one thing out of their plethora of w...

Randomly Mine #12

Narrative is Everywhere

Or at least it can be.

Whether it’s the psychological storytelling of Spec Ops or Hellbade, political films, or even my video’s, there’s always someone to vent frustrations out of feeling that this is all pretentious.

That stories should b...

Raycevick's Recommendations: May 2018

The Vietnam War (Original Score) by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Here's the biggest compliment I can give a score, I love it and I haven't seen the show. 

It's a documentary ser...

Randomly Mine #11

Texts

I’ve typed many responses to people in comments but few ever actually get posted; one of the primary factors is that text doesn’t have the strength to properly convey certain speech.

Sarcasm can easily come across as serious without body language...

Randomly Mine #10

Downloading Update...

Ubisoft recently announced – quietly – that mid-season reinforcements will no longer happen. For those who don’t play Siege, mid-season reinforcements would be large updates to the game released between seasons. These would include bu...

Raycevick Recommendations: April 2018

The Pale Emperor by Marilyn Manson

Manson's been around longer than I've been alive, yet I could never sit down and listen to a record from start to finish. I always skipped ahead to indiv...

Randomly Mine #9

My apologies for not assembling this ahead of time. Editing Max Payne 3 took up the bulk of my schedule these past few weeks, but now, I am free.

Thank you for all generosity and support.

Unlocked

There’s more conflict in my head about Siege than there is conflict in...

Raycevick's Recommendations: March 2018

The Defiant Ones By HBO

When "Documentary" is said, people typically think of talking heads with minimal music and editing. This is done on Television networks that can't afford a larger b...

Randomly Mine #8

The Lootbox Blamebox

Recently, I talked about how people blame Overwatch for Valve’s recent direction in the games they make. I explained how it doesn’t add up, since Valve has multiple games that dominate their own platform, with economies and monetization avenues that don’...

Raycevick's Recommendations: February 2018

One Punch Man by Madhouse

When I was younger, I ignored Anime due to ignorant glances at the Television, where upon I only saw over the top action with little consequence or intrigue. Well, not only was this wrong, creators in Japa...

Wherz Muh Contentz? (And Hangout?)

Hello everybody,

You're probably asking this question but with better spelling. So where have I been? And what's going on?

Well, I do like to be transparent, but also don't like to bombard viewers with what's going on in my personal life. So I quietly mentioned on Twitter that I would be spe...

Randomly Mine #7

Randomly Mine #7

Will Service for Fans

Bunnyhop’s recent Metal Gear Solid 4 video is glorious and I highly recommend it for fans of the series, but there’s one section that really struck a chord with me.

We’re all familiar with the concept of f...

Raycevick's Recommendations: January 2018

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Due to my lack of an organized schedule, I haven't been able to finish this novel yet, so perhaps it pulls a Fahrenheit and becomes incomprehensible batsh...

Randomly Mine #6

Hour 1 Zzz 1

Having accidentally bought H1Z1 in a Humble Monthly package, I decided to boot it up and see what all the literal rage was about and why PUBG was considered such an upgrade.

And I’ve left rather surprised, because H1 honestly has elements that are more appeali...

Randomly Mine #5

They Call It… Bad Company

It’s recently been leaked that Bad Company 3 is finally going to be a thing. Taking place during the Cold War as oppose to modern has me concerned the Bad Company name is just being used for PR, but there’s something else much juicer in regards to a...

Raycevick's Recommendations: December 2017

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Full warning, this isn't a list that'll make for a cheerful Christmas, as those who read this book in school probably know what I'm on about.

But unlike 1984 or The Hobbit, ...

Randomly Mine #4

Alarming

I attended PAX 2014 and the most memorable game at the convention was definitely Halo 2 Anniversary multiplayer. Waiting in line and getting to experience Lockout all over again with gorgeous visuals, beefy sound-effects, and new dimensions was a real treat.

As a Ha...

Randomly Mine #3

Click, Click, No Real Boom

I’ve fired a lot of guns in games. From the past, future, and present, I’ve used enough weaponry to surpass a Texan billionaire, and it’s from this experience, a nagging issue rears its ugly head…

Destiny is a future fixed in war, against a...

Raycevick's Recommendations: November 2017

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The film by David Fincher is an excellent book to film adaptation. Not only bringing a unique tale to the big screen, but in a way that to...

Randomly Mine #2

Depth of Field

I never really thought about this effect until Examined Life of Gaming pointed it out in his video on the game, BLACK. Since that generation of consoles, it’s been a standard. Nearly every mainstream game utilizes Depth of Field in both cutscene...

Raycevick's Recommendations: October 2017

Outrage is Now by Death From Above

Death From Above is a Canadian rock duo that I've always enjoyed but never sat down and absorbed their work start to finish. Boy did that change with Outrage is Now...

Randomly Mine #1

Hey guys,

Today is the introduction of a new series, a change on this Patreon that hopefully, will stick. I've been struggling with the noted scripts for some time and I don't believe that people who are so generous as to help support my content financially, deserve to see works that I make out of...

Upcoming Changes

Hello everybody,

I've often found myself in the position of multitasking Patreon posts such as Recommendations and Noted Scripts while working on the next video, due to the 10th & 11th rarely being on a week I'm able to focus on the former.  My inexperience wasn't able to foresee this, so...

Raycevick's Recommendations: Sep 2017

Dummy by Portishead

I was a bit hesitant to put an album in this month's post due to listing four of them previously, but Dummy is just too good to pass up. It's sound and subject matter are ti...

Lessons Learned 01

Hello everybody,

Today's special document is a little different than usual, and you'll see why in the piece for yourself. It's one of self reflection, and hopefully, you'll learn something from it yourself.

Thank you,

Raycevick

Noted Script Delayed to Next Week

Hey guys!

I'm sorry to say that I have fallen behind on putting up a new noted script as I was supposed to, but thankfully, it's due to working all day on editing this new video that you will see very soon.

Just wanted to let you guys now, and expect new content, both on Patreo...

Raycevick's Recommendations: August 2017

Today's recommendation list will be entirely music based. The loss of Chester Bennington had me revisiting my childhood albums and songs, but mainly focusing on the great work released recently, and soon to be.

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