Reflecting on 2015: Personal Challenges, Creative Triumphs, and Hopes for 2016 - A Vlog from Lesbiandrea!

Summary:

In this end-of-year vlog, Lesbiandrea! reflects on 2015 and shares plans for 2016. Key points include:

2015 was described as one of the worst years personally, due to psychological health struggles and harassment, but also had positive moments.
Enjoyed playing many great games, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens reigniting childhood fandom.
Made progress with her gender transition, including positive doctor consultations.
Returned to content creation, particularly enjoying Let's Plays and voice acting.
Attended NärCon Winter and Summer conventions, participating in cosplay panels.
Experienced significant online harassment and threats following a Tumblr post about Fire Emblem Fates' perceived homophobia.
Ventured into game development, working on a visual novel ("After the Bell Rings") and a horror game ("Unkindness").
Started playing Dark Souls and is looking forward to finishing it.
Anticipates new Star Trek and anime releases in 2016.
Hopes to start hormone therapy and resume trans vlogs in early 2016.
Plans to continue the "Andrea Plays" series with Life Is Strange and Undertale, which garnered high audience engagement.

Introduction to 2016 and 2015 Reflection [0:00]

The video begins with the sound of fireworks in the background, signaling the arrival of the new year.
The speaker reflects on 2015, noting it was the first full year for their new channel, having switched channels around April.

2015 is described as "possibly the worst year" for the speaker's psychological health and due to harassment and overall bad times.
Despite the difficulties, the year also had its good moments.

Gaming Highlights:
- Played "a bunch of great games."
- Particularly enjoyed "The Force Awakens," which revitalized a childhood Star Wars fandom.
Personal Transition Progress:
- Started making some "slight progress" with her transition.
- Had positive discussions with doctors about her transition, which was also a good moment.
Return to Content Creation:
- Got back into video producing, specifically a lot of Let's Plays.
- Missed doing Let's Plays and enjoyed returning to them.
- Maintained a steady stream of "two to three videos each day for several months."
- Credits "Sonic Adventure 1" for helping kick off this renewed passion for content creation, followed by Dark Souls.

NärCon Winter 2015:
- The year started with preparations for her first winter convention.
- Attended with a cosplay group for the first time.
- Participated in a "Tales of" cosplay panel.
NärCon Summer:
- Repeated the cosplay panel experience during the summer convention.
- The "Tales of Rehab" panel from the summer is available on YouTube.
- The second panel's footage is a "mess" with barely audible audio, requiring extensive editing by the speaker, which is a low priority due to personal video commitments.
Summer Convention Disappointment:
- NärCon Summer was ultimately a "big disappointment" and one of the "worst convention going experiences."

A significant controversy arose regarding the game "Fire Emblem Fates."
The speaker wrote an "angry Tumblr post" about the game's "incredibly homophobic content" concerning the character Soleil.
Faced accusations of fabricating information and manufacturing a controversy.
The controversy went viral, with the narrative that the speaker was in the wrong.
Experienced threats including doxing (one person "found out kind of where I lived") and threats of rape and murder.
- Notes that such threats are not uncommon for trans women online, but combined with location information, it became "scary."
The "GamerGate" debacle also occurred during this year, making her a target.

Started getting back into game development after a long break since "Escape" in 2013.
"After the Bell Rings":
- Began working on a visual novel for the Yuri Game Jam.
- Received a "pretty good response" to its short demo/prologue.
- Thanked Japanese friends from "Cosmilica" who encouraged her to make a visual novel.
- Looking forward to finishing this project.
"Unkindness":
- Started working on a top-down horror game with a Virtual Boy aesthetic for Asylum Jam.
- Aiming to release the full game in the first quarter of 2016.
- Enjoyed creating a "classic video game style" that hadn't been widely used.
- Noted that even on "epic settings" on her new computer, the game "barely looks at all better" due to the inherently "ugly" aesthetic of the Virtual Boy.
Dark Souls Experience:
- Got into Dark Souls, describing it as a "very interesting experience."
- Likes the game but "heavily criticizes parts of it."
- Expresses frustration with viewers giving hints and tips without being asked.
- Wants to finish Dark Souls 1 to play the sequels, Bloodborne, and possibly give Demon's Souls a second try (which she "did not like the first time").

Upcoming Media:
- Looking forward to the new Star Trek film "Rogue One."
- Excited for a lot of upcoming anime, including "Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation," despite expecting it to "suck."
Personal Transition:
- Hopes to finally start hormone therapy early in 2016, assuming no further delays.
- Might resume doing trans vlogs as actual developments are happening.
Content Creation Plans:
- "Andrea Plays" will return with a new game and continued Dark Souls gameplay.
- Also plans to replay content like "Life is Strange" and "Undertale" due to popular demand.
- "Life is Strange" was the game that inspired her to do "Andrea Plays" as a regular series.
- "Undertale" received "that many requests" for continuation, despite taking a break.
- Will be replaying previous games, so nothing will be "lost" for viewers.
General Outlook:
- Expresses a mix of hope and cynicism for 2016, acknowledging that a new year might not bring significant change by itself.
- Concludes with a "Happy New Year, Happy 2016" and hopes to share more cosplay and convention videos soon.