Second Wind

@secondwindgroup.com

Worker-owned media. We make lots of video essays, podcasts and livestreams about video games, movies and TV shows. https://youtube.com/@secondwindgroup From the former team of The Escapist. Support us on Patreon. https://patreon.com/SecondWindGroup

Diving into the Devolver Digital back catalog. Is it a hidden gem, a neat rock, or a pebble in your boot? Hopefully good, because it's currently on sale for the Steam Cyberpunk sale. See you in 23 minutes.

Jess Hoops@prettygrimgames.bsky.social · 2d ago

In about an hour, @rexiconjesse.bsky.social and I will be checking out The Red Strings Club, a game I've been meaning to play for a loooooooooong time but haven't gotten around to yet. Hey, that's what HME is for... right?

Episode 6 was one of the lightest cuts of the season, only removing about 50 minutes. It was pretty Role-Play heavy (which I loved) combat takes up the most of the cut time, as we're looking up rules and explaining what things do. Make sure to catch up before a new episode drops this Saturday.

Two editing timelines stacked on top of each other to showcase the difference between in-edited and edited footage.
The unedited timeline is about 1 hour and 50 minutes and appears as long, unbroken rectangles.
The edited time line is only about 50 minutes and is comprised of hundreds of tiny rectangles.

Halo Campaign Evolved done. Gameplay is the best the series has ever felt and the art team knocked it out of the park. Feels like a finished game with the back half fleshed out more compared to OG. Weird lack of music and obvious loops, and the added cutscenes feel very stiff?

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The most "no-shit Sherlock" title, but also a look at how layoffs and studio closures are going to be the norm going forward. You just won't hear about most of them because the industry has only recently reached the saturation point that other mediums already went through years ago.

Second Wind@secondwindgroup.com · 2w ago

This week's Unpacked from @nickjcal.bsky.social is now available and there's just too many damn games! But also, the games industry is reaching the same kind of market saturation other forms of entertainment reached years ago. Presented by @playtracker.bsky.social.