Cheerful Ghost: An Awesome Community For Gamers

Stardew Valley Is Finally Shipping February 26th And It Looks Fantastic

"You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!"

Looks like much more is coming to Stardew Valley that I originally anticipated and I am excited to give... Read All

New Terraria 1.3.1 update spoiler: Controller support!

Today, Re-Logic has released some more info for what to expect in Terraria's upcoming "just around the corner" 1.3.1 update. Official controller support!

When the Steam Controller dropped, I was pleased to see an official configuration for it from the devs, but that just uses bindings mapped to keyboard and mouse inputs. This will allow other controllers to join the fun!

I'll definitely try this on release with a 360 controller, and I'm interested to see if native controller support will make the Steam Controller config work more naturally. Ultimately, I feel I'll probably stick to Steam Controller for about half of my playing and keyboard/mouse for the other half. But... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Turns 4!

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday SPRIIIIIIGGGHTTT Happy Birthday to you!

Today Cheerful Ghost turns 4! 4 is one of those years where it feels like something substantial but it's not quite 5 years but we didn't just start yesterday either. As Cheerful Ghost hovers onward in 2016 I've really been enjoying this time in gaming and how we've all been talking about it together. PC gaming is incredible right now as we have an embarrassment of riches in Indie and Triple A games. Mobile has never been stronger with a wealth of great smartphone titles as well as 2D/3DS games and the Vita is there to give people some mobile Playstation enjoyment.... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 01/29/2016 at 03:16am

How are we 4?

Seriously, it seems like it could have been less than a year ago. Great times. I'm glad you sent me a message on Facebook saying, basically "Hey, I made this site for video games and I think you might like it." Actually, I don't have my old Facebook history, I clear it every now and then, but if you do I'd love to see the conversation.

That's a good thing to kick off the conversation on this post: in as much detail as you can remember, how did you find the site?

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/29/2016 at 03:47am

At the time (I can't remember the date, but it must have been in early 2013, though it seems it should be earlier...), I was searching the web for sites that allowed you to catalog your game library, but also had a community. I stumbled on this budding site called Cheerful Ghost (I'm pretty sure it was through a Google search), and loved how clean and simple it was. Cool people that loved games, and a cool place to talk about that shared interest. I jumped in headlong, maybe even a little too headstrong, but you guys accepted me anyway, and for that I'm thankful.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/29/2016 at 04:27am

It was just brought to my attention that I actually found this site through Reddit. I've never been a frequent Reddit user, so I probably Google searched, landed on Reddit, then linked from there. I forget things :)

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/29/2016 at 05:14am

I'm not sure when it was exactly (although I could check my history) I found out about Cheerful Ghost because of Travis. I don't think I got very involved until that one time I was looking for recommendations of a good game to play. I posted in the Video Game Nerds group on Facebook asking for recommendations and Travis (and possibly Jon) replied with something like "...one of us" and suggested Terraria. While I didn't jump on that train immediately, I did eventually and I fell in love with it. I believe that was when I became a regular here. I've been enjoying being part of a great community of gamers. I enjoy writing and gaming, so this site is just really right for me.

So, Happy Birthday Cheerful Ghost!!!! I also want to take a moment to thank you guys (again) for this awesome community. I've visited other gaming communities and I've seen just how different Cheerful Ghost is. This is quite frequently a very positive gaming community. People here don't spew a lot of negativity, hate, and other drama that you see elsewhere. And, even though the occasional typo occurs, people here obviously know how to spell and have a good grasp on the English language. So, thanks again!!!

@Scrypt, awesome job on the pic, man!!!!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/29/2016 at 05:21am

"And, even though the occasional typo occurs, people here obviously know how to spell and have a good grasp on the English language."

Haha, yeah. We are getting better. Maybe I should say I am getting better.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/29/2016 at 08:57pm

I’d just like to share how it all started for me. I knew Jon from way back in 2004. We were both moderators on the official Ubuntu forums. We didn’t talk a TON but we knew basic things about each other, and I think we were Facebook friends at the time.

So out of the blue I get an email from Jon, with the subject line “Window Glass is an Upwardly Mobile Venture” and I can remember thinking “OK, I’m going to have to tell Jon his email account got hacked. But I read it anyway, and here’s what it said, with some things cleaned up for readability, and posted to pastebin so that this isn’t just a massive wall of text:

http://pastebin.com/SrKLJnRA

I was intrigued, but still not entirely sure of what to expect, and I responded as such: “Yeah man, sounds awesome. Let me know when it's online. I think I know what you're going for with it, but it sounds like something that will make more sense once I see it in action. I look forward to being a hipster cat.”

And that’s where it all began. When Jon launched the site, I joined up, and immediately dumped literally every single game I owned into it, on all platforms, and started chatting about games with people I’d never met. But I love this email that I sent back a week later, titled “One Week with Cheerful Ghost.” I read this now, four years later, and it still holds up:

http://pastebin.com/FjT9Zcnx

Seriously, it’s hard to believe that it’s been that long ago. I had no idea back then that I’d love this place as much as I do, but It has become an integral part of my life. Not because of the games, but because of the awesome people.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/29/2016 at 08:58pm

(and thanks, Jon, for forwarding these old emails to me)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/29/2016 at 09:06pm

No problem Travis!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/30/2016 at 04:26am

Happy Birthday!

It's fun to go back to the first posts and see how the site has grown (No titles at first, really short sentence posts, etc).

Super happy for you Jon! And for me!

hardeyez wrote on 01/31/2016 at 04:22pm

Wow, 4 years already? Congrats!

rettisawesome wrote on 02/01/2016 at 06:13pm

Good work guys!

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The Ballad Of The Wind Fish In 4K!

I play through Link's Awakening every couple years and each time I am really floored by the Ballad of the Wind Fish. This time I decided to take a 4K video of the song playing on my handheld.

Metal Jesus Interviews Complete Wii Game Collector

Retro YouTube gamer Metal Jesus interviews the retro game collector Kacy da Game Nerd. Metal Jesus focuses on Kacy's complete Wii collection and asks him a bit about his other collections(game cube, gameboy advance). Kacy has 1260 Wii games admitting that 1/3 is shovelware which an unfortunate reality of Wii games. I think the Wii is a great system and according to Kacy if you want to get Wii games now is a good time to pick them up because most are not expensive.

I still play my Wii and have a couple games I have left to get such ask Skyward Sword, Mario Galaxy 2 and Punch Out.

Watch The Steam Controller Play The Star Spangled Banner Using Vibrations

Did you know you can have your Steam controller play music using the haptic vibrations? Now you do.

Now if someone could program it to play Nirvana?

Star Wars The Force Awakens Behind The Scenes Roundup

The Force Awakens was the biggest movie launch in 2015 and as such there is going to be many behind the scenes videos about it. I've seen some really interesting stuff and wanted to share those with you. The first one shared above is a short about the Holochess easter egg in The Force Awakens. It was filmed using a very similar stop motion animation style and people connected with the original film to give the scene the authentic feel they were going for. YouTube channel Tested also did a separate video where they interviewed everyone involved with the Holochess scene and it covers much of the stuff in the official video above but is from a slightly different... Read All

Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: Episode 2 Final Tier of Blackrock Mountain

In this episode of Hearthstone Dailies for Ghosts I grind up to 700 gold to unlock the last tier of Blackrock Mountain. Am I able to defeat all the bosses? The last bossfight is a bit tricky, do I have the right cards to finish Nefarian?

You Might Want To Check Out Season 5 of Diablo III

If you're like me and picked up Diablo III you had fun with the single player and didn't delve too deeply in the content beyond that. I spent some time with a couple Nephalem rifts at Reaper of Souls launch but didn't delve too deeply. That said, Blizzard hasn't been idle since the last expansion launch and recently dropped patch 2.4.0 as well as Season 5 that is well worth checking out.

If you didn't know, seasons last three months and contain a set of objectives that if completed grant you special stuff. To date, I haven't put much thought to completing them as they weren't very interesting but for me, Season 5 and patch 2.4.0 has changed that. To read more about... Read All If you're like me and picked up Diablo III you had fun with the single player and didn't delve too deeply in the content beyond that. I spent some time with a couple Nephalem rifts at Reaper of Souls launch but didn't delve too deeply. That said, Blizzard hasn't been idle since the last expansion launch and recently dropped patch 2.4.0 as well as Season 5 that is well worth checking out.

If you didn't know, seasons last three months and contain a set of objectives that if completed grant you special stuff. To date, I haven't put much thought to completing them as they weren't very interesting but for me, Season 5 and patch 2.4.0 has changed that. To read more about Season 5 check the link below but i'll clip out some of the more epic parts.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/19993877/first-look-season-5-12-22-2015

* There are no more Season exclusive legendaries. All new Legendaries included in Patch 2.4.0 will be made immediately available to be found by players regardless of Season participation.
* We’ve introduced Haedrig’s Gift, a special bundle of Set items you’ll receive on completion of certain stages of the Season Journey. Starting in Chapter 3, three of the objectives in the Season Journey will reward you one of these bags, each containing two pieces of one of your class sets.
* Be careful, though; each step of the Season Journey will only reward one Haedrig’s Gift (for a total of three bags per Season/one full set of gear), regardless of how many characters you might play in a given Season. Make sure to claim these gifts on the character you want to receive their set!
* Last, but certainly not least, is the addition of a totally new Season-exclusive feature called the Season Rebirth. This allows you to take any non-Seasonal character you have and instantly transform them into a Seasonal character, ready to jump straight into the action on day one.

The special armor set Haedrig's Gift is pretty epic depending on the class you open it with. I've seen some incredible stuff including the video linked above of a Barb tanking an 82 greater rift.

Also, the changes made to Nephalem Rifts, leveling, item drops and power since base Reaper of Souls has been really interesting and has made the game feel much more streamlined and whichever character I pick feels very satisfying to play with. If you have Diablo 3 on PC and have had an inkling to get back, head in for a season and work on the chapter progression. So far, it's been a hell of a time.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/22/2016 at 04:51am

I was wondering if you could get Haedrig's Gift on multiple characters. Good to know. I'll probably do Monk for the first round.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/22/2016 at 05:09am

So, it's not exactly a glorified version of Campaign Mode? I've played a hell of a lot of that in the last year and feel like I'm done with Campaign mode for a long time.

I thought it was cool that you mentioned in the latest roundtable that you jumped in with a Witch Doctor. I was thinking of checking out the new-to-me stuff and the Witch Doctor was probably the first that came to mind. I enjoyed that class, perhaps mostly because of the summons.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/22/2016 at 05:27am

Also, is a Season played alone or with others?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/22/2016 at 07:01am

Greg: Seasons can be played with anyone to my understanding. For instance, each time I play I open my game to others and get people joining in with me, it's nice because you get bonuses for playing with more people.

Frankly it feels like they took some nods from Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm in that Seasons are like quests. It gives you something to work against other than simply leveling your character to make them beefy. I like having things to accomplish and the end goal of collecting cool stuff that holds over is a really nice reward. Currently more than half-way through the 3rd set of objectives.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/22/2016 at 07:02am

Travis: I plan on getting the gear bags but I am unsure which character I will open it for. The Wizard bonuses look incredible.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/22/2016 at 09:25am

Awesome sauce! Well, I'm not sure how I feel about playing with strangers, but with friends, that would be sweet! How many others do you normally play with? You said you're playing with a Witch Doctor, how many other Witch Doctors do you play with? Would it be too weird to play with another (me)?

So, it kind of works like Adventure Mode's bounties and Nephalem Rifts? Campaign Mode had objectives, but it was basically story driven and since I've been through the story very many times already, I'm not interested in repeating it any time soon. If or when a new expansion comes, I hope that I could bypass the current bits of Campaign Mode that we have.

How many objectives are there? Do you finish all of them with one character and come back with another for more?

Sorry to bombard you with questions about it, but you have more experience with Seasons than anyone else I know and I haven't done any "research" into them. I just know they go for a few months, take a break, release a patch, and come back again. I also know you can get various items, but aside from that and what you've posted here, I know nothing else.

I do enjoy playing games with you guys. I enjoyed that one time you joined me while I was playing. I look forward to playing more games with you all.

Oh and I like that they've made it so pets are actually useful instead of just cosmetic. I have an astral dog, so it'd be cool to get in and see what it can do for me. Also, being able to get more storage space is always helpful. I got all that I could before the latest patch and had so much extra stuff, I ended up storing them on other characters.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/22/2016 at 03:45pm

Seasons are a game mode that uses a different set of characters. You can now import a character to be seasonal but it is stripped of items. In seasons you can compelte objectives in single player or adventure mode. I recommend adventure mode and using bounties and rifts to complete goals. A Season objective would be something like "level up the blacksmith to 10" or "collect 10,000" gold.

http://www.diablowiki.net/Seasons

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An Epic AGDQ 2016 Speedrun of Diablo 2 Featuring MrLlamaSC

MrLlamaSC was featured in this years Games Done Quick charity speedrun event. He completed Diablo 2 + LOD in 1h47m in another hypnotizing speed run. The awesome part about watching AGDQ runs is that the runners talk about the strategies they use, a bit about the game and how it was programmed, different runners and whom holds the current world record. The current D2 speedrun record is by Teo at 1h20m.

MrLlamaSC does a great job here considering Diablo 2 is very random and he couldn't restart for something better.

http://www.speedrun.com/run/9mej6d9y