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The first video this weekend is an epilogue to the The Magic Circle playthrough. Given the ridiculous length of that game's finale, I didn't really have time in the final episode to give my thoughts on the game. Also, I wanted more time to digest and process it. So I decided to share my thoughts here. The second video is a Guild Chat on scope creep, which is when a project slowly balloons to ridiculous proportions to the point where completing it becomes too resource intensive to do well. This weekend also marks a bit of a change in the weekend video slots. I've decided that, in general, the Guild Chat videos are a bit too much of a content mismatch between the audio and video portions. As such, I'm discontinuing the idea. While I may still make videos on random discussion topics, I want to handle them in a more cohesive way when I do make them. Moving forward, you can usually expect edited gameplay with live commentary, but unlike the Let's Plays, these videos will...

The Magic Circle is a relatively short (given I finished it in one week!) game, but a very interesting one. I'll definitely have a future video discussing it. The game itself is a sort of metaphor for creativity and creation from multiple angles using the premise of a game called "The Magic Circle." It's very interesting, and a real thinker of a game! Direct video links: The Magic Circle Ep. 1: Enter Development - https://youtu.be/y4lonMh3D6k The Magic Circle Ep. 2: Uncovering the Past - https://youtu.be/CR3FjAhWqv0 The Magic Circle Ep. 3: Using the Map - https://youtu.be/UKauPZ3bcjQ The Magic Circle Ep. 4: Ghost Puzzles - https://youtu.be/LgkFce5MBD0 The Magic Circle Ep. 5: Feature-Length Finale! - https://youtu.be/08kE-zZbgkU