Abject Suffering 563: Daze Before Christmas
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!
My bad everyone.
The opinions in this episode will not surprise anyone even slightly.
Magic Pengel for Video Game Hall of Fame, 2024.
My star, my perfect silence. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Nightmare Kart, Demonschool, the Nintendo Direct announcements, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Demonschool. Crow Country. Shining Force III Scenario 2. Moxie: Nightmare Kart. Elden Ring. Dennis: Forza Motorsport. Sea of Solitude. Kole: I’m on Observation Duty. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is coming in September, starring Zelda herself. Other exciting announcements at the Nintendo Direct. Helldivers 2 run...
There's not room enough for two Kingdoms on this here overworld map. This week we talk about A Link Between Worlds, a direct sequel/remix of the classic SNES Zelda title A Link to the Past. How do these two worlds actually find themselves intermingled? Who is the Lorule Link? Tune in to find out.
A completely normal number of monsters covered! This episode absolutely, ABSOLUTELY not brought to you by Starbucks.
Actually, the episode with the trivia is "The One with the Embryos".
I'm assuming we're talking about lighters.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Platform 8, Elden Ring, some game announcements, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Elden Ring. Kole: The Exit 8. Platform 8. Ben: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Dennis: NOTHING The Multiplayer: Favorite cinematics in games. The End Boss: Life is Strange: Double Exposure features Max Caulfield, comes out in October. Doom: The Dark Ages adds a shield, when they said they’d never do that. Ultrakill developer says he’s fine with you pirating his game. The Suicide ...
And a Die Augen Der Welt to you as well! Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
This Tron fast follow... looks horrible. Also, the Amazon Prime version is only .8x speed? Why?
An entirely normal amount of monsters covered/toilet training augmented reality discussion.
I, too, assume that all historically valuable objects have secret puzzles.
No pronunciation guide provided.
Lock it in, Grant.
You'd never expect a policeman's wife to commit a crime. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Arctic Eggs, Speed Freeks, Sonar Shock, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Speed Freeks. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Kole: Sonar Shock. Arctic Eggs. Dennis: Trackmania. Immortals of Aveum. Moxie: Warframe. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite user content in games? The End Boss: Multiversus charges PSVR2 to PC Baldur’s Gate III is getting official mod support. Killer Klowns from Outer Space is out. Grab the Delta Green bundle on Humble....
Try as you might, he will suffer. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Look at that, multiple monsters! Who said we couldn't? (We said we couldn't.)
Kevin James got udders. You heard me.
This week's episode is all about those damn Githyankis, as we head into Créche Y'llek to attempt to de-worm our noggins and learn a bit more about the life cycle of these astral dwellers.
It's been a long time coming, but we're revisiting this project! Over a decade of podcasting, we've developed a voluminous vocabulary to describe games and media, or just to make inside jokes and comparisons. So we asked you, the listeners, what terms you'd like us to define, and this is what we came up with. Terms Defined This Episode: Towers of Hanoi Rot Gut Diverticula No Lesson Today Zelda Your Way Across the Room Anything.txt The Dark Gyfte It's Been a While! Transmorphative +2% Frost Damag...
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, XDefiant, Knights in Tight Spaces, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Dennis: Knights in Tight Spaces. XDefiant. Immortals of Aveum. Moxie: Warframe. Kole: Animal Well. The Multiplayer: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done in a game? The End Boss: Uvalde victim parents sue Activision, among others. Slipknot mask makers work with Atlus on SMTV masks. Resident Evil: Code: Veronica and Resident Evil Zero see...
This month, we discuss which games would be good entry points for people who are looking to start enjoying games, or people who are coming back to the hobby after a long hiatus. We also answer your questions, read your responses to May's games, and reveal what games are coming up on the show. June Games: The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante Project Snowblind The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds## July Games: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (two parts) Quake Support Watch Out for Fireba...
The question machine overflowed again! We answer as many as we can before the inspector comes and shuts down the podcast factory.
We don't know why this keeps happening!
Taurine!
Going to church to pray to god(s).