![#11: Of Ice and Annelids — [Penumbra: Overture] @helswake](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t2SHgTBfMBc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Let's Play Penumbra: Overture (PC) — Blind
#11: Of Ice and Annelids
Red is getting close, as we are now in the deeper lead mines of Section C; he hints that we may be able to utilize the nearby chemical storage area for some mixing of sorts, but not without his maddened ramblings that also point toward cannibalization...
Red, you're going to have a lot of explaining to do when I find you.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r9OD45xbY4uL-XdG2tyblcA
SOCIAL:
twitter.com/helswake
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ABOUT THE GAME:
Penumbra: Overture (2007), by Frictional Games, is the first chapter of a survival horror series that preceded the more well-known game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It features much of the same elements - a dynamic physics engine, gameplay that emphasizes puzzle-solving, and instilling psychological horror based on an inability to fight back against the game's monsters.
The story begins when our character, Philip, receives a mysterious letter from the father he never knew shortly after his mother's funeral. A series of clues leads Philip to an isolated part of Northern Greenland, where he begins searching for answers.
"If fate frowns, we all perish."
Let's Play Penumbra: Overture (PC) — Blind
#11: Of Ice and Annelids
Red is getting close, as we are now in the deeper lead mines of Section C; he hints that we may be able to utilize the nearby chemical storage area for some mixing of sorts, but not without his maddened ramblings that also point toward cannibalization...
Red, you're going to have a lot of explaining to do when I find you.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r9OD45xbY4uL-XdG2tyblcA
SOCIAL:
twitter.com/helswake
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ABOUT THE GAME:
Penumbra: Overture (2007), by Frictional Games, is the first chapter of a survival horror series that preceded the more well-known game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It features much of the same elements - a dynamic physics engine, gameplay that emphasizes puzzle-solving, and instilling psychological horror based on an inability to fight back against the game's monsters.
The story begins when our character, Philip, receives a mysterious letter from the father he never knew shortly after his mother's funeral. A series of clues leads Philip to an isolated part of Northern Greenland, where he begins searching for answers.
"If fate frowns, we all perish."
![#11: Of Ice and Annelids — [Penumbra: Overture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t2SHgTBfMBc/mqdefault.jpg "#11: Of Ice and Annelids — [Penumbra: Overture]
Lets Play Penumbra: Overture (PC) — Blind
#11: Of Ice and Annelids
Red is getting close, as we are now in the deeper lead mines of Section C; he hints that we may be able to utilize the nearby chemical storage area for some mixing of sorts, but not without his maddened ramblings that also point toward cannibalization...
Red, youre going to have a lot of explaining to do when I find you.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r9OD45xbY4uL-XdG2tyblcA
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Penumbra: Overture (2007), by Frictional Games, is the first chapter of a survival horror series that preceded the more well-known game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It features much of the same elements - a dynamic physics engine, gameplay that emphasizes puzzle-solving, and instilling psychological horror based on an inability to fight back against the games monsters.
The story begins when our character, Philip, receives a mysterious letter from the father he never knew shortly after his mothers funeral. A series of clues leads Philip to an isolated part of Northern Greenland, where he begins searching for answers.
If fate frowns, we all perish.")
![#03: Signs of Life... and Death — [Penumbra: Overture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tYAP39fpCDY/mqdefault.jpg "#03: Signs of Life... and Death — [Penumbra: Overture]
Lets Play Penumbra: Overture (PC) — Blind
#03: Signs of Life... and Death
Time to make way across the main area and check out the storage room; the door leading further into the mine is locked, so I hope to find a key there.
Inside, I can hear an unsettling slavering behind a locked door; could it be someone else, or perhaps a monster? The tunnels underneath the storage area are full of spider webs, and also littered with a trail of notes left by someone who was living down here.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r9OD45xbY4uL-XdG2tyblcA
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Penumbra: Overture (2007), by Frictional Games, is the first chapter of a survival horror series that preceded the more well-known game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It features much of the same elements - a dynamic physics engine, gameplay that emphasizes puzzle-solving, and instilling psychological horror based on an inability to fight back against the games monsters.
The story begins when our character, Philip, receives a mysterious letter from the father he never knew shortly after his mothers funeral. A series of clues leads Philip to an isolated part of Northern Greenland, where he begins searching for answers.
If fate frowns, we all perish.")
![#13: The Davaeorn Connection — [Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u_Jx5I3kwd8/mqdefault.jpg "#13: The Davaeorn Connection — [Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition]
Lets Play Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition (PC)
#13: The Davaeorn Connection
With the local manager of the mines lying in a bloody mess, we gather the clues and unfold the Iron Thrones plot a bit further.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r_mK-7m0EoaL1vtzC_Mm1cI
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog, 2013) is a remastering of the original (Bioware, 1998). Baldurs Gate is an isometric, top-down, western-style RPG that is based on 2nd edition AD&D rules and set in the Forgotten Realms campaign. The Enhanced Edition includes the original expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast, new characters, a new adventure The Black Pits, as well as many graphical and gameplay improvements.")
![#21: Sinh the Slumbering Dragon & the Gank Squad [ Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin — PC ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v7OK3jIm5GU/mqdefault.jpg "#21: Sinh the Slumbering Dragon & the Gank Squad [ Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin — PC ]
Lets Play Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC)
#21: Sinh the Slumbering Dragon & the Gank Squad
Just beyond Elanas chamber is the resting place of Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon; yep, a boss right after a boss. Sinh has a few notable qualities: his fire attacks also induce poison, his flesh is rock hard and breaks your weapon quite quickly, and he flies around ALOT, and can cause frustration in sometimes never letting you have a chance to attack.
With the sanctum key we picked up in the chamber full of ghost-bodies, we can access the far tower in Sanctum City, where we can find a third, optional boss fight known among players as the Gank Squad. Its a band of three tomb-robbing adventurers, garbed as recognizable characters from the lore. Taking them head-on is likely to result in overwhelming defeat; the safe strategy is to keep moving around the room in a circular fashion, using hit and run tactics to kill Cerah, the great-bow user. With only two left, the fight becomes a lot more manageable.
Crown of the Ivory King in hand, we can return to the Memory of Vendrick and chat with him to see what he says...
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r8y55B6Cg0IpiAOKfRBOII2
ABOUT THIS SERIES:
This is a casual playthrough where I recreate my favorite old DEX/INT build. The pacing is a bit faster than my usual style; this is not a comprehensive walkthrough, and I will be skipping some items/enemies/sections. I will kill all bosses. I have not played DkS2 since before the release of the third game earlier this year, and in recent months Ive been very engrossed in DkS1; this is my revisitation of DkS2, to once and for all gain a proper perspective on all three games in the series.")
![#13: The End... ? — [Penumbra: Overture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/veFW3JqfUJE/mqdefault.jpg "#13: The End... ? — [Penumbra: Overture]
Lets Play Penumbra: Overture (PC) — Blind
#13: The End... ?
To Be Continued...
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r9OD45xbY4uL-XdG2tyblcA
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Penumbra: Overture (2007), by Frictional Games, is the first chapter of a survival horror series that preceded the more well-known game Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It features much of the same elements - a dynamic physics engine, gameplay that emphasizes puzzle-solving, and instilling psychological horror based on an inability to fight back against the games monsters.
The story begins when our character, Philip, receives a mysterious letter from the father he never knew shortly after his mothers funeral. A series of clues leads Philip to an isolated part of Northern Greenland, where he begins searching for answers.
If fate frowns, we all perish.")
![#03: Rituals of Power — [Morrowind: Bloodmoon]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vzLcL7Nafg8/mqdefault.jpg "#03: Rituals of Power — [Morrowind: Bloodmoon]
Lets Play The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Bloodmoon)
#03: Rituals of Power
Visiting the standing stones across Solstheim, Wake performs the Ritual of the Gifts. Earth, Wind, Water, Sun... by these powers combined... well, I dont know exactly.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r_7gJx34kue6fRNjyd5-egq
CHARACTER BUILD:
http://i.imgur.com/3Z0ZIp8.png
GAME VERSION:
Steam / Game of the Year Edition (patch 1.6.1820)
(Includes Tribunal & Bloodmoon)
PLUGINS USED:
-Morrowind Patch 1.6.6
-All Official Plugins (Bitter Coast Sounds, AoE Arrows, Helm of Tohan, Master Index, Entertainers, LeFemm Armor, Adamantium Armor, & Siege at Firemoth)
-DB Attack Mod
-Illys Solstheim Rumour Fix
-Charming Ash Vampires
-GreetDistanceReducer
-Morrowind Acoustic Overhaul
-XE Sky Variations
NON-ESP MODS:
-Better Dialogue Font
-Pluginless NoGlow
-Jas Crosshairs
3rd PARTY TOOLS & SETTINGS:
Morrowind Code Patch (2.2 beta)
-All Graphics Changes (except camera)
-All Bug Fixes
-Toggle Sneak
-Swift Casting
-Pickpocket Overhaul
-On-use extra ring slot
-Fortify maximum health
-Scripted music uninterruptible
-Separate axe inventory sounds
-Disable Map Smoothing
-UI Display Quality Fix
-Convenient defaults
-Dont loot on dispose
-Shortcut key improvements
-Unrestrict menu size
-Larger service/chargen menus
-Level-up skills tooltip
-Persuasion Improvement
-Better ingredient and item selector
-Better spell merchants
-Improved inventory filters
-Display More Accurate Item Weight
Morrowind Graphics Extender XE (0.10.0 beta)
-Resolution: 1920x1080 (Windowed / Borderless)
-Menu UI Scale: 1.5
-Horz. FOV: 91.31
-8xAA, 16xAF, Vsync ON
-Shaders: [SSAO HQ, DoF, Underwater, Underwater Int, Sunshafts, Bloom Fine, HDR]
-Custom 3rd Person Camera (25, -120, 0)")
![#05: The Mazed Band — [Morrowind: Tribunal]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wC4XbxmBtiQ/mqdefault.jpg "#05: The Mazed Band — [Morrowind: Tribunal]
Lets Play The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Tribunal)
#05: Barilzars Mazed Band
After doing some unsavory favors for Captain Tienius, Ive had enough of his tasks, and refuse to cooperate with him unless Ive good reason to do so. Perhaps some more service to the Temple will grant me an audience with Almalexia.
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
Start - Questioning the Guards
07:37 - Finding Evidence
10:00 - More Runaround
14:40 - Barilzars Mazed Band
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r85-r4AFYWbR3WjTX98kUoe
CHARACTER BUILD:
http://i.imgur.com/3Z0ZIp8.png
QUESTS ACQUIRED:
- Disloyalty Among the Guards
QUESTS COMPLETED:
- Disloyalty Among the Guards
GAME VERSION:
Steam / Game of the Year Edition (patch 1.6.1820)
(Includes Tribunal & Bloodmoon)
PLUGINS USED:
-Morrowind Patch 1.6.6
-All Official Plugins (Bitter Coast Sounds, AoE Arrows, Helm of Tohan, Master Index, Entertainers, LeFemm Armor, Adamantium Armor, & Siege at Firemoth)
-DB Attack Mod
-Illys Solstheim Rumour Fix
-Charming Ash Vampires
-GreetDistanceReducer
-Morrowind Acoustic Overhaul
-XE Sky Variations
NON-ESP MODS:
-Better Dialogue Font
-Pluginless NoGlow
-Jas Crosshairs
3rd PARTY TOOLS & SETTINGS:
Morrowind Code Patch (2.2 beta)
-All Graphics Changes (except camera)
-All Bug Fixes
-Toggle Sneak
-Swift Casting
-Pickpocket Overhaul
-On-use extra ring slot
-Fortify maximum health
-Scripted music uninterruptible
-Separate axe inventory sounds
-Disable Map Smoothing
-UI Display Quality Fix
-Convenient defaults
-Dont loot on dispose
-Shortcut key improvements
-Unrestrict menu size
-Larger service/chargen menus
-Level-up skills tooltip
-Persuasion Improvement
-Better ingredient and item selector
-Better spell merchants
-Improved inventory filters
-Display More Accurate Item Weight
Morrowind Graphics Extender XE (0.10.0 beta)
-Resolution: 1920x1080 (Windowed / Borderless)
-Menu UI Scale: 1.5
-Horz. FOV: 91.31
-8xAA, 16xAF, Vsync ON
-Shaders: [SSAO HQ, DoF, Underwater, Underwater Int, Sunshafts, Bloom Fine, HDR]
-Custom 3rd Person Camera (25, -120, 0)")
![#03: Reny & The Emperor — [Daggerfall]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wMYFUiM0uuQ/mqdefault.jpg "#03: Reny & The Emperor — [Daggerfall]
Lets Play The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
#03: Reny & The Emperor
Story time! Reading my characters generated background which ties directly into the opening cinematics and the beginning of the game.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r-u7I5Jz4Qh0Wbhu45OOfDg
CHARACTER BUILD:
http://imgur.com/a/JYH62
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Prepare to experience your new obsession it claims on the box. Yes, but also confusion and frustration. Daggerfall is a first-person dungeon-crawler, second installment of the Elder Scrolls series, and it pioneered some of the elements that would become standard in later titles. It was a highly-ambitious project, and it did some interesting things that were never seen again within the series.
Played using the DaggerfallSetup.exe found on the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages:
http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Files")
![#19: Wake VS Rick the Science Club Master — [Pokémon TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wb-g-oNup-w/mqdefault.jpg "#19: Wake VS Rick the Science Club Master — [Pokémon TCG]
Lets Play Pokémon: Trading Card Game (Gameboy Color)
#19: Wake VS Rick the Science Club Master
Ricks deck apparently makes use of Muk to nullify the opponents pkmn powers.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r-y1wshXaPLAnhR6BBxe-XW
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Pokémon: Trading Card Game (JP:1998 NA:2000) is a digitized version of the crazy popular collection/battle phenomenon of the late 90s. This adaptation creates a familiar game-world where the trainer must battle their way to collecting 8 medals and rising to defeat the Grand Masters... collect em all, battle the best, and become the Grand Champion. The game also takes advantage of the Gameboy link-cables to allow friends to duel one another as well as trade cards, generate new cards, and swap deck configurations.")
![#08: Flames in the Garden — [Pokémon TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wgR4CCS5c6M/mqdefault.jpg "#08: Flames in the Garden — [Pokémon TCG]
Lets Play Pokémon: Trading Card Game (Gameboy Color)
#08: Flames in the Garden
Having acquired many fire pokémon cards, its time to test it out on the unsuspecting Grass Club members.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r-y1wshXaPLAnhR6BBxe-XW
SOCIAL:
https://twitter.com/helswake
ABOUT THE GAME:
Pokémon: Trading Card Game (JP:1998 NA:2000) is a digitized version of the crazy popular collection/battle phenomenon of the late 90s. This adaptation creates a familiar game-world where the trainer must battle their way to collecting 8 medals and rising to defeat the Grand Masters... collect em all, battle the best, and become the Grand Champion. The game also takes advantage of the Gameboy link-cables to allow friends to duel one another as well as trade cards, generate new cards, and swap deck configurations.")
![#20: Assassin | Hell — Act 2 & Act 3, p1 [Diablo II: Going through Hell]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wjPCxdjJrlg/mqdefault.jpg "#20: Assassin | Hell — Act 2 & Act 3, p1 [Diablo II: Going through Hell]
Diablo II: Going through HELL
( All Classes Solo Hell Difficulty )
Part 20: Assassin | Hell — Act 2 & Act 3 Jungle
An abridged series wherein I complete Hell difficulty with each of the games 7 classes: Amazon, Assassin, Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Paladin, and Sorceress. The characters are chosen at random, and each playthrough must use self-found gear only. Played on singleplayer using PlugY.
PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r8FTnrC4tdIzI0L6DO1Ge14")
![#07: Quest for the Partizan [ Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin — PC ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wryfdD7F4Yc/mqdefault.jpg "#07: Quest for the Partizan [ Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin — PC ]
Lets Play Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC)
#07: Quest for the Partizan
As a spear lover, and a DEX character in-the-making, I decided to use the Partizan to get through the next chunk of the game. To obtain it, I need to go into the Shaded Ruins and free Ornifex, the crow-beast-smith, and then visit her in Brightstone Cove.
There are a couple of relatively easy bosses in the way, but the real difficulty for me was overcoming the encampment of Falconers while searching for Benhart... those guys are real dicks.
SERIES PLAYLIST:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r8y55B6Cg0IpiAOKfRBOII2
ABOUT THIS SERIES:
This is a casual playthrough where I recreate my favorite old DEX/INT build. The pacing is a bit faster than my usual style; this is not a comprehensive walkthrough, and I will be skipping some items/enemies/sections. I will kill all bosses. I have not played DkS2 since before the release of the third game earlier this year, and in recent months Ive been very engrossed in DkS1; this is my revisitation of DkS2, to once and for all gain a proper perspective on all three games in the series.")
