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I enjoyed watching Sonny's BeamNG.drive stream today! The stream got off to a slow start because he'd elected to play a driving game known for realism with a keyboard instead of a steering wheel or even a controller, but once he got past the tutorial and into the real meat of the game - destroying cars! - that didn't turn out to be much of a blocker.
Games like these are a bit like Minecraft - there's no real 'direction' to them, especially since he ditched campaign mode fast, and the entertainment value of the stream really depends on your zatsudan skills and creativity in setting up interesting scenarios. These aren't easy talents to develop and I still maintain he's got a lot to improve, but he's also gotten quite a bit better and his love for carnage and destruction really lends itself to this game. His childlike glee at just being to smash together cars via power of god was a joy to watch, and I liked the silly little bits he did like manipulating the camera angles to put himself in the car. If he does try to play the game again, I look forward to how he's going to top going full (American) cop on an imaginary citizen and throwing their car around until it explodes into a pillar of fire, and then gently telling them 'thanks for your cooperation.' He ended the stream by saying that's the best he thinks he can get from the game, and he's probably right.
Thanks for listening to my TED talk. I've been really happy with Sonny's stream times this week because I'm PST, but I wouldn't blame him if he committed fully to his usual timeslot to avoid overlap. I do (selfishly) hope he sticks to doing one stream a week at an earlier timeslot, though, just to throw people like me a bone.
