Watch Out for Fireballs!

328: Katana Zero

Episode | September 2nd, 2021 | 2 hrs 41 mins

It's rain-soaked, neon-soaked, and blood-soaked.

Dispatch: Crafting

Episode | August 26th, 2021 | 2 hrs 25 mins

In this episode we answer your questions, talk about crafting in games, read your responses to August's games, and announce October's games.

Welcome to the Courtesy Dome where two polite midwesterners sensibly argue whether this game is good or bad. Is it a cool mystery story with a neat aesthetic? Or is it an effectively linear, barely interactive time tax? ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE.

Paradise Killer is an odd duck. Part visual novel, part mystery adventure game, part 3d collectathon platformer? With light dating sim elements. We spoil the whole mystery here, so listener beware!

325: Sam & Max Save the World

Episode | August 5th, 2021 | 2 hrs 22 mins

It's the heartwarming tale of two psychopaths who save the world from people more dangerous than even them.

Dispatch: Oops! All Questions (Part 1)

Episode | July 29th, 2021 | 2 hrs 15 mins

Our mental health meters were running low and we didn't have a topic in us, so we just did a bunch of questions. We also read your responses to July's games before announcing Septembers crop.

324 Preview: Prey (2017)

Episode | July 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 33 secs

Which you can you trust?

323: Heat Signature

Episode | July 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 42 mins

Thank you I See Spiders!

We all know defenestrating is one of the coolest things you can do in video games. But what if you could do that... in space? With a near best in class group of gadgets and weapons, In an immersive proc gen ludic playpen with real time pause? You'd get Heat Signature, quietly one of the coolest games we've done for the show. Check it out!

322: The Stanley Parable

Episode | July 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 43 mins

One day Stanley heard from nowhere a podcast about a narrator that was describing his life.

321: Horizon Zero Dawn

Episode | July 1st, 2021 | 3 hrs 57 mins

It's rare to be surprised by a sci fi twist, and this AAA action adventure genuinely surprises. Throw in some engaging combat and not even an electronic T-Rex sized barrel of bloat can hold it back.

Thanks Doug!

Dispatch: Progression

Episode | June 24th, 2021 | 2 hrs 17 mins

This month's special topic is a discussion about RPG progression. What kinds of character upgrades are satisfying, which ones aren't, and why has there been a broader trend of games getting more bloated with bad RPG systems?

320 Preview: Super Mario 3D World

Episode | June 17th, 2021 | 42 mins 30 secs

CAT MARIO.

Thanks Joelle!

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