valin24 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) Starting roughly half a year ago, I started doing a playthrough of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. Originally, it was just gameplay with subtitled commentary I made for a friend who hadn't played the game, but as I learned more about how to use my editing program, I had more ideas for my project. Starting with chapter 24, I started making some visual novel-like scenes from scratch, to add a more humorous and dynamic aspect to my playthrough (though in retrospect, some of it is a little too silly). I started calling this series OVERpLAY, partly because of the use of overlays and that I'm doing more than just playing a game. I read somewhere that at least part of Kaga's vision for Fire Emblem was for players to make their own stories, and that's sort of what I'm trying to do with this now; have some more character interactions, show some ways the deaths of some characters have affected surviving ones... ... and also play some things for laughs. Here is Chapter 24, where I started doing stuff in the "OVERpLAY" style: I was, admittedly, still trying to find some direction when I made this, and some of the humor, particularly early on with external references, which even I find a little cringy now. Also, in case you're wondering why the dead unit list is so long when the Aum staff is used, when when this was still an LP I made for a friend, I deliberately sacrificed my guys to access the gaiden chapters so I could show as much of the game as possible. Here is the Endgame: This is where I started doing stuff the way I currently am: while still mostly comedic, there are some serious moments too, and I used my additional scenes for the sake of some extra character depth, like Marth feeling the pressure of living up to Anri's legend. Lastly, here is the Shadow Dragon Epilogue: I bring everyone back to life for the sequel in an unapologetically contrived way, and make shoutouts to what's to come in Echoes and New Mystery. The very end also lays some groundwork for some of my plans for NMotE, but I'm not saying where that is. ? Here is the full playlist: As I said, Chapter 24 is where I started doing stuff in the OVERpLAY style, but here you go if you're interested in seeing how things got to that point. If you're interested in seeing an expert playthrough, though, you won't find it here. I'm planning on doing a New Mystery of the Emblem OVERpLAY in the not-too-distant future, building a story around the results of an Iron Man run, but for this, I deliberately killed off units for the gaiden chapters and I wasn't above stuff like arena grinding. Here is an unfinished video showing the progress of my current project, where I set up a little competition between my units: Here are some screenshots: Anyway, I really hope you enjoy these videos, and if you do, please leave a like and comment for the videos, and maybe consider subscribing to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47MYIuECuL7-mLMDIf403Q It would mean a lot. Edited January 19, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanes Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Oh man! These are sooooooo long! I wish I could watch them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, Critical Sniper said: Oh man! These are sooooooo long! I wish I could watch them Endgame and Epilogue took one month each to make; the former due to technical difficulties that forced me to start over from the beginning and the latter for the sheer amount of scenes I made for it. Anyway, I appreciate your interest, and I hope you find the time to check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) I'm currently working on making my videos more accessible by splitting them into 10-15 minute parts. Here is part 1 of Shadow Dragon, Chapter 24. I hope this makes for a more pleasant viewing experience, and I'll post my other two existing videos as they too become available in multiple parts. Part 2: https://youtu.be/1N3qnQQR6lo Part 3: https://youtu.be/r8wi4imO-3w Part 4: https://youtu.be/giD7lnR13Og Part 5: https://youtu.be/3Gv0M5iNLnQ Edited January 21, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Okay! The multi-parted version of Endgame is up! Part 2: https://youtu.be/ZH1k2mthR6w Part 3: https://youtu.be/KUz7BgGWsd8 Part 4: https://youtu.be/R_PgHBlQAeQ Part 5: https://youtu.be/j-OPY6h1ERI Part 6: https://youtu.be/pEJSTbP02SY Edited January 29, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 A seven-part version of the Epilogue is now up. Part 2: https://youtu.be/jBlFbT3VjFQ Part 3: https://youtu.be/VGyWr4o2SWA Part 4: https://youtu.be/KNXr0ULNO74 Part 5: https://youtu.be/We6S5kQvtwc Part 6: https://youtu.be/o5vE6fdzA4A Part 7: https://youtu.be/vMviK71ApaU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure the Scale Tipper Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Only watched the first part of the first thing. Came in expecting something serious, but that’s something I would do. Also, Linde would probably prefer to do the thing with Merric, but it’s as they said: you can die at any moment. Edit: Link to part 4 is actually the link to part 5. Also, I was wrong about Merric. Edited January 28, 2019 by Azure the Scale Tipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Azure the Scale Tipper said: Came in expecting something serious, but that’s something I would do. Thank you so much for watching! I do go a little more serious with the Endgame and Epilogue; in Chapter 24, I was still looking for a direction to go in. With how my playthrough of NMotE is turning out, drama and comedy is probably going to be split 50/50. 12 hours ago, Azure the Scale Tipper said: Edit: Link to part 4 is actually the link to part 5. Also, I was wrong about Merric. Thank you. It was easy to get mixed up, going back and forth between videos. I'll get to fixing that! Edited January 29, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Whew... It's finally done! I was acting on an idea I had, where I turn RNG-determined arena battles into a spectator sport; 1 point for every KO, see if a lucky dodge or a lucky crit can turn the tide, guess who will come out on top, etc. I'm not sure if it's only entertaining for me, or if others might find it fun too, but you never know unless you share, right? Anyway, this is a competition I call the Great Archanean Battlematch, where ten heroes compete for the title of Hero of Heroes! At any rate, I hope you enjoy. Part 2: https://youtu.be/F_7S57TKNao Part 3: https://youtu.be/iUlUMiB6zcU Part 4: https://youtu.be/gJdMvl_ed5g Part 5: https://youtu.be/NkLWpGktrhA Part 6: https://youtu.be/O_EQptJ9_zc Part 7: https://youtu.be/bqG8G98B1Bc Part 8: https://youtu.be/noKEtjPTBy0 Part 9: https://youtu.be/PhWnud_UdwM Or, if you have two hours of free time or are just looking for background noise, here's the full, undivided version of the video: https://youtu.be/q-0mDq2LGto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure the Scale Tipper Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I betted on Catria. Spoiler I betted correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Azure in a Roundabout said: I betted on Catria. Hide contents I betted correctly. Spoiler Good call! Yeah, she sure killed it in every contest where she was involved. She may have had the highest BST, but even I was surprised! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Yes, I know I haven't posted in a while. I have been working on the start of my NMotE OVERpLAY, but even now, it's only about 30%-40% complete, but I figured it's high time to share SOMETHING, so here's a couple videos with what I have so far. While I know it deals with events from Echoes, it does eventually get to the events in NMotE. Enjoy! Part 1 Part 2 (Includes some footage from Ys Seven, actual audio from Fire Emblem Echoes, and inserted BGM tracks from Fire Emblem Echoes, Ys Seven, Chrono Trigger, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky) Edited March 12, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Another preview for my upcoming video (which is, admittedly, still nowhere near ready), showing some new stuff I'm using, such as voice clips and commissioned artwork to complement scenes. Credit for the art goes to Catti https://catgame.carrd.co/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Another scene down for my NMotE prologue video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Another scene down. Artwork by Catti and Echoes footage borrowed from Linkmstr. This is probably the last scene I'll share publicly in video form before the final product. I still intend to share some screenshots from future scenes, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) Whew. It's been awhile since I posted anything about my project, which, if I'm calculating this correctly, is going into its third month! Anyway, I know I said that the last scene I posted would be the last until the full video is completed, but after being inactive for this long, I feel I owe you guys one more. Anyway, this scene does not directly follow the scene I previously posted. To provide context, after Faye leaves Valentia at Kliff's suggestion to embark on a journey, she travels to Archanea. She stays at an inn, but a bad Archanea-Valentia exchange rate renders her nearly broke. She looks around the next day for ways to make some money, and comes across a recruitment poster for the Knights of Altea, complete with promises of free room and board and a negotiable salary (and a naked picture of Marth, in a nod to Chrom and Frederick's support), so Faye travels to the Altean capital to train to become a knight, which brings us to the beginning of this scene. At any rate, I hope you enjoy, and my Prologue 1 video is nearly done! Just a few more scenes to go... Edited May 8, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) It took me roughly four months to make it, but my Prologue 1 video for my New Mystery of the Emblem OVERpLAY is finally complete! Since the setting up and stuff is done, the subsequent chapters shouldn't be as long as this one, nor take nearly as long to make. FULL MOVIE: https://youtu.be/Mw5C6NraWfw Part 1: https://youtu.be/LZq5YtEPndYPart 2: https://youtu.be/a3zUK4NSGdM Part 3: https://youtu.be/mWx6GFWjV9s Part 4: https://youtu.be/rUQb26CKxfY Part 5: https://youtu.be/TVz847kJT80 Part 6: https://youtu.be/03ysW4pbJ94 Part 7: https://youtu.be/Cw_Km_s2NR4 Part 8: https://youtu.be/M2TIyhxk8FY Part 9: https://youtu.be/Ac73DbUtHcI Part 10: https://youtu.be/FFr8YvUC4Bg Part 11: https://youtu.be/QEbIUOB6KnQ Part 12: https://youtu.be/fxuvxti9yl0 Part 13: https://youtu.be/m4TZEoIjg54 Part 14: https://youtu.be/m4TZEoIjg54 At any rate, I hope you enjoy this completed first phase of my passion project! Special thanks to Catti and Awan for the wonderful art I used in this video and am going to use in future videos! Edited June 15, 2019 by valin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgame21234 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 6:58 PM, valin24 said: Special thanks to Catti and Awan for the wonderful art I used in this video and am going to use in future videos! You're welcome. (aye so you are on here what a surprise!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Tore myself away from 3H to get some work done on my NMotE OVERpLAY: Prologue 2 video. Still need to add a couple more scenes and voice clips for the final product. I normally don't make previews this long, but I feel I owe it to my viewers for taking so needlessly long with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 After more delays than I feel was needed for a video that is just shy of 50 minutes long, New Mystery of the Emblem OVERpLAY - Prologue 2 is complete! Full, uninterrupted movie: https://youtu.be/6l-OAGrvJtY Part 1: https://youtu.be/NN9OLRs36L0 Part 2: https://youtu.be/RAnj3koQHDs Part 3: https://youtu.be/q-Fm_y3-a1o Part 4: https://youtu.be/rCX051exGfw Part 5: https://youtu.be/r183aMMTHow Special thanks to Chaz Aria LLC (https://twitter.com/ChazAriaLLC?s=09) and my followers on [Discord|https://discord.gg/KBz4n6] for their excellent advice on improving my presentation! Credit for the cover image and insert image goes to Catti. Check out Catti (@Catti21234): https://twitter.com/Catti21234?s=09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 With how long this next part has been taking me to make; far longer than I expected, due to some production snags and life in general, I decided to change up my methods and start releasing videos on a scene-by-scene basis, rather than first finishing the entire video. I hope this improves on efficiency, so people won't have to wait as long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Part 2 of Prologue 3 of my Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem OVERpLAY is up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valin24 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 https://t.co/4oZzdY7QvC Part 3 of my Prologue 3 video for my Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem OVERpLAY. Full playlist: https://t.co/2XGwWBP1yB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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