Max Frequency

Then

An archive to be for the Now page.

March 23, 2026
  • I spent the back half of the week and the weekend sick as a dog. It was like my brain was trying to push an elephant through my sinuses. I did play more Final Fantasy VII on my Vita though...
  • My new episode of MFP with Myke Hurley was a success and a joy to create. I hope you give it a listen!
  • I did beat Resident Evil Requiem. We should be recording that episode of Chapter Select this week? Excited to finally talk about it with Logan and guests.
  • We did finally start Bluey with my daughter. Abby and I were laughing more than she was. I see why this show is as popular as it is. It reminds me of a fruity cocktail; so delicious you don't even notice the alcohol. Must be vigilant in boundaries and not just binging the whole of it.
  • I decided to rip my office apart and rearrange my entire entertainment set up. It's a mess, but I like the new look and it should (hopefully) make capture easier and prevent the bugs I had been getting lately.
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
    • Bluey
  • Playing
    • Marathon
    • God of War: Sons of Sparta
    • Final Fantasy VII
March 9, 2026
  • Launched the brand new design for Max Frequency. I love it.
  • Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon continue to fill my brain when I am not playing them.
  • I have fallen woefully behind on my Memento / TLOUPII video essay. It is because of the games and podcasts that have come about due to their arrival. Except a newsletter about it this week.
  • I am recording a new episode of The Max Frequency Podcast this Friday and cannot wait to get it in your "podcatcher" of choice.
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
    • Nirvanna The Band The Show
  • Playing
    • God of War: Sons of Sparta
March 2, 2026
  • Feel like I am drowning in tasks to accomplish for shows, personal and professional work, and family. Everything feels like it is stacking up like a wobbly tower of blocks.
  • I think the new blog design is settled. I am working on a big post about the redesign (by my count it is version 5.0 of my blog) and I think a casual video tour to go with it before I flip all the switches, mostly because I suspect this will be very disruptive.
  • Work last week was filled with edits and tasks that took far longer than anticipated. It really threw me off to so off the mark with the demands of each task.
  • Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon have the sauce. God of War: Sons of Sparta does not.
  • This Friday I am going to see a school musical with Abby. I love seeing kid productions. They give me life.
  • I loved having the time on Saturday to write about all the leadership changes at Xbox from the week prior. There is something intoxicating about a deep dive piece. Also good to have one to test against the new design.
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
    • Nirvanna The Band The Show
  • Playing
    • God of War: Sons of Sparta
    • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies via the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    • Final Fantasy VII
February 23, 2026
  • Last week I did use Claude Code to work on a new blog design idea. I'll have more when I write a proper blog post on the new site, but this has changed the game for me and I am finally getting all the features I have wanted in a blog for the last 13+ years.
  • Sickness was short, thank goodness. Eloise bounces back much faster than me though.
  • God of War: Sons of Sparta is progressing nicely. An interesting game the deeper I get into it.
  • I am feeling a smidge overwhelmed with all the Chapter Select gaming in front of me alongside this video essay. It feels like a lot of converging events and tasks. One thing at a time though...
  • I did get a guest for The Max Frequency Podcast locked in though. We're recording in a couple weeks. I cannot wait. Another bucket list item checked off.
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
    • Nirvanna The Band The Show
  • Playing
    • God of War: Sons of Sparta
    • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies via the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Swordship
February 16, 2026
  • Progress on the essay is going clip by clip. I am very happy with the process this go around. I'm editing section by section. New approach and I think it works for these longer videos.
  • I have fallen in the hole of Nirvanna The Band The Show all before seeing The Movie. A good hole to fall down. Although, someone did try to steal my car while I was at the theater, so that sucked the joy out of the evening.
  • I've been using Claude Code at work a lot to develop an idea we've had for a long while. Originally my approach was to bolt pieces together, but I have pivoted to a full from scratch approach and it seems to be working well. I kind of want to bring that approach to the blog maybe...
  • God of War: Sons of Sparta threw off plans for Rondo of Blood. Logan and I want to tackle that first and then Resident Evil Requiem for Chapter Select and then get into Castlevania.
  • Sickness has come for the home and all three of us have been struck. Parenting is so much more difficult when you are sick too.
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
    • Nirvanna The Band The Show
  • Playing
    • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies via the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Swordship
    • God of War: Sons of Sparta
February 9, 2026
  • My script for that Memento/TLOUPII essay is in review, so recording and editing can start this week. I need to write a Memory Card newsletter about this, but feeling great about the progress.
  • Bird By Bird is complete and an all-timer for me. One I will revisit for sure over the remainder of my life.
  • My modded New 3DS XL returned to me and it is glorious.
  • I did, indeed, watch Tenet again. I have officially given in and declared it as my favorite Nolan film.
  • I should be playing Rondo of Blood this week. Really debating the PSP remake of it...
  • Reading
    • Wool by Hugh Howey
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
  • Playing
    • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies via the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    • Wii Fit
    • Final Fantasy VII
January 28, 2026
  • Finally published the finale of Chapter Select Season 7 - Metroid Prime. I am dreading writing the behind the scenes article. I am looking forward to Rondo of Blood. I haven't played that in 4~ years.
  • Working on a video essay script about Memento and The Last of Us Part II Remastered, so you know it will be a banger. Roughly half way through the first draft. My goal is to have a second-ish draft ready for review by the end of the week.
  • This week I started, of all things, Wii Fit. I figured $5 at a mom and pop shop was cheaper than a gym membership. I have a goal to play these official Nintendo fitness games. I'm curious.
  • Wanting to finish Bird By Bird this week. Should be starting Wool soon. Abby and I now have our own little two-person book club and that's what we are starting with.
  • I've been Preparing the Way™ for my newly modded New 3DS XL with a capture card. I was very nervous to send such a valuable system off in the USPS (and still am nervous), but it should be back Saturday. I want to play with it and write about the mod. I'll still need to build a Raspberry Pi for output to the TV and my Retro-TINK 4K, but baby steps. I also set up direct 4K capture of my Quest 3S. I think that means I can record every console I own now.
  • Might watch Tenet tonight...
  • Reading
    • Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott
  • Watching
    • The West Wing, Season 3
  • Playing
    • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies via the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    • Wii Fit
    • Final Fantasy VII