Episode 87: West of Loathing and Subsurface Circular
Nick and Brayton, joined by Gary, talk about Bithell's newest adventure game and the western goof'em'up by Asymmetric. Stay tuned to the end for a special announcement!
Sep 02, 2017•54 min
Check It Out, Comrade!
Check it Out Comrade is a podcast about indie games. Games for the people and by the people. Two games every two weeks presented in a short form, get to the chorus manner that respects your time. Hosted by Nick Glauber and Gary Butterfield.
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Episodes
Episode 86: Battle Cats / Steamworld Heist
Nick and Brayton battle some cats and heist some steamed worlds in this crackerjack episode.
Aug 14, 2017•27 min
Episode 85: Turmoil and Domina
Nick and Braybraybray take a look at Turmoil and Domina, a pair of steamtown dumplins.
Aug 05, 2017•31 min
Episode 84: Realm Grinder and Player Unknown's Battlegrounds
Nick and Braybray check out the app where kingdoms meet to fuck, as well as discover the mystery of the unknown player.
Jul 15, 2017•31 min
Episode 83: Emily is Away and Slime Rancher
Nick and Brayton take on two charming darlins. A real coupla Stumptown Dumplins, these.
Jul 01, 2017•33 min
Episode 82: Hoplite and CRAWL
Nick and Brayton look at a mobile roguelite and a multiplayer jam. Look for Crawl on the couch at Duckstream 2017!
Jun 11, 2017•30 min
Episode 81: FTL and Able Black
Nick and Brayton blast off with FTL and get mysterious with Able Black.
May 27, 2017•32 min
Episode 80: Ring Runner and Solitarica
Nick and Brayton check out Ring Runner and Solitarica! Join us all in welcoming brand new host Brayton Cameron! Hooray!
May 13, 2017•29 min
Episode 79: The Flame and the Flood and HEARtREAD
Nick and Gary take a look at The Flame and Flood and HEARtREAD. A not entirely successful survival game and a almost entirely unsuccessful indie game with a good gimmick. Also, stay tuned to the end for a special announcement.
Apr 21, 2017•31 min
Episode 78: Lone Survivor and Breakforcist
Nick and Gary do our 3rd Duckstream request game (the low fi horror game Lone Survivor) and check out our buddy Pete's mobile breakout/breakfast game.
Apr 03, 2017•28 min
Episode 77: Anatomy / Brigador
Nick and Gary are joined by Evan Naugle (of Megaten Marathon (http://www.megatenmarathon.com/) ) to talk about Brigador, as well as Anatomy.
Mar 25, 2017•43 min
Episode 76: Invisible Inc and Refunct
Nick and Gary do our first Duckstream request (Invisible Inc), an ambitious, elegant game that proved to be too tough for us, and the beautiful little charmer Refunct.
Mar 11, 2017•36 min
Episode 75: Tyranny
Nick and Gary get to the bottom of Obsidian's newest masterpiece.
Feb 17, 2017•48 min
Episode 74: Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ and Antibirth
Nick and Gary talk about the future of their favorite game (collectively, at least), with the last bit of official content, and a sign that the fans will take care of the rest.
Feb 03, 2017•43 min
Episode 73: Season 3 Year End Round Up
Nick and Gary look back on another year of Check it Out, Comrade! What were we disappointed with? What surprised us? What'd we love? What are we looking forward to? Check it out here! We'll be back in a month or so, with episodes on Afterbirth+ and Tyranny. Join us, comrades!
Dec 24, 2016•49 min
Episode 72: Killing Time At Lightspeed / Odallus
Nick and Gary check out a linear story game about social media and technology and a well above average Castlevania homage.
Dec 10, 2016•31 min
Episode 71: Oxenfree / They Bleed Pixels
Nick and Gary come to grips with Oxenfree's centrifuge-like qualities and then bleed the ever living shit out of some pixels.
Nov 26, 2016•44 min
Episode 70: LIVE! Gang Beasts and Journey
Check out this LIVE episode of Check it Out, Comrade! where Nick and Gary talk about Gang Beasts and Journey! Also, look for supplemental video coming soon!
Nov 14, 2016•20 min
Episode 69: Reigns / Slayer Shock
Here it is! Our Halloween special. What could be more spooky than regency? How about a Buffy sim? In this episode, Nick and Gary talk about Reigns and Slayer Shock.
Oct 29, 2016•27 min
Episode 68: Brett Special with Copy Kitty and Dragon: A Game About a Dragon
Two games provided by our buddy Brett that explore different strengths and weaknesses of super small indie games.
Oct 14, 2016•28 min
Episode 67: Factorio / Abzu
This week, the Comrades explore two extremes: Factorio, which is a crunch crafting, optimization, and survival game... and Abzu, which is a serene exploration game with ThatGameCompany DNA.
Sep 24, 2016•41 min
Episode 66: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
If Watch Out For Fireballs! can cover Dishonored, Check It Out Comrade! can cover The Witcher 3, god damn it. Actually, this very remarkable game carries a bit of indie spirit along with a successful take on the giant grocery list genre of RPG. One of the best games we've played this year, on the show or otherwise.
Sep 11, 2016•52 min
Episode 65: 30 Flights of Loving / Quadrilateral Cowboy
In this episode, Nick and Gary check out a couple of games from Blendo Games, neither of which really did it for us. Wait, come back! We'll tell you why!
Aug 27, 2016•29 min
Episode 64: Bad Rats Show / Westerado
The Comrades talk a bit about the limits and pitfalls of irony before tackling a delightful open world nugget.
Aug 07, 2016•32 min
Episode 63: Ichi / INSIDE
Oh, it's just one of the best games we've done on the show. Oh, and Ichi. Ichi is also here.
Jul 23, 2016•37 min
Episode 62: The Howler / 80 Days
Nick and Gary take a look at a pair of mobile ports, one lackluster, one transcendent.
Jul 09, 2016•31 min
Episode 61: Devil Daggers / Neon Struct
The most potato of potato games joins an exceptionally stylish and worthy stealth game. Brief admin note: no episode in 2 weeks to accommodate for travel. We'll be back in a month!
Jun 11, 2016•29 min
Episode 60: Human Resource Machine / The Last Door: Season 2
Nick and Gary check out another in the line of Nick's Picks, Human Resources Machine, as well as the conclusion to the stellar Last Door series.
May 28, 2016•31 min
Episode 59: Race the Sun / Momodora 4
You should totally play both of these games. Nick and Gary wax ecstatic about Race the Sun and Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight.
May 14, 2016•33 min
Episode 58: Enter the Gungeon
Pfft, more like Enter the Gushing. Nick and Gary really like this game. Listen to us explain why!
Apr 30, 2016•34 min
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