Spookin' With Scoops: Penumbra 'n Scratches

Thanks for giving it a shot - now you know.

Buncha babies crying about the poor vid quality. It's all about the content, man. Good job, Scoops. I dig this new feature.

Love the segment idea! However, I could only watch so much of this low res video but I'm excited that a solution presented itself and can't wait for the next one.

People unhappy about the quality... go back and you know, read the first comment where it's explained and will be fixed.

I'm really excited about you doing this, Pat. I'm too scared to play horror games and the atmosphere of playing it with you is so nice. It's like buddying up with a friend in the den and going through it together. Still scary, but you don't feel alone!

Man I really wish I was able to watch this live. Also don't worry Patrick this was your first time doing something like this, you will get better at it as you do more of these.

@patrickklepek said:

Hey guys, I want to make a few things clear before the comments dig in.

1. I’m sorry for the quality of the video. Despite my technical test last week, I clearly wasn’t prepared for hosting a livestream, and hadn’t taken into account everything necessary. You guys are paying subscribers, some of you paid up in order to watch this feature, many of you were up very late, and it’s my fault for not being better prepared. Your patience is super appreciated. Thanks to the chat, we did figure out most of the issues, which should make next week’s show much better. For example?

2. I didn’t take bitrate into account. It was set at an astoundingly low 300, despite my 4MB+ upload connection at home capable of spitting out much more. That’s why the video suddenly becomes pretty watchable towards the very end, even if the video is slightly out of alignment at that point.

3. I should have lowered the resolution, rather than maintaining the native resolution of my laptop.

4. I didn’t have my laptop connected over Ethernet, it was over wi-fi. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

5. I didn’t save a local version of the capture, which means the version on Twitch is all we have.

6. I'm going to build a PC eventually! This year probably!

A bunch of excuses? Totally! But I wanted to make sure people knew I’d taken note of everything that now seems perfectly obvious, and to underscore the learning process. Part of the reason I just went ahead and pulled the trigger was to make sure that Spookin’ With Scoops actually happened. Even if I crashed and burned, at least there was progress, right? And you got to watch me flame out!

Again, thanks for your patience, we should have something much better next week, and if you have suggestions for future games, leave ‘em here or send me a PM on the site. Thanks for your support.

For people who didn't see this yet.

I would love to see that logo picture on a shirt!

Good going for giving it a shot. I think this feature has merit even if its only that i get to see horror game content without having to play horror games. They sound like really interesting games, I just don't like that kind of suspense stress. Good luck for the next try!

I love Tricky's song.

Mothafuckaaaaaa, go fuck yoursellllllf

Even if it looks kind a horrible I'll still watch it.

I'm still hopeful tho that you'll iron out most of the kinks till this week since Lego-land is the next country over from here ^_^

That was quite the amazing monologue before the gameplay! Awesome. Loved it!

IS SOMEONE THERE!?

@patrickklepek: It's cool bro. Most of the time I just like to listen to you guys talk while i fuck around on the internet. Hence why bombcast is one of the most popular things on the site. You guys are good talkers.

Video quality is horrible but I understand it's your first stream so no prob.

Worst video ever. Shame on you Nintendo boy.

What pixel is the monster? Just kiddinggg thank you! Good job.

Sick of missing live stream footage now, even if i am in the uk im usually always up at this time before work, is there a schedule or something i am missing? Or is it mostly random?

@Spectrea: The most recent episode (Lone Survivor mainly) was clearly scheduled... but that was for 4am UK time :S

Shame I never get to see 'Spookin' as a result. Lots of the other shows are quite late at night, but usually just about do-able for me.

Best idea for a feature EVER!

Loving it! Thanks Patrick. You're filling an awesome niche here with horror games. Although you're mainly sticking with PC games I'd like to see what your opinions are on Siren:Blood Curse. The only game I've ever imported.

I prefer Rainier Beer. Its probably brewed in the same brewery as PBR but I just think it tastes better.

Also for the record I think he should have waited until he had better equipment to do this with.

If I "like"d things on facebook, I would probably skip right out on this video.