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Game Pass Grab Bag

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Every week we pick a game on Xbox Game Pass and discuss it. Our skill levels are Hardcore,Moderate, and Noob. We will give you our 3 different perspectives of the game. Find our links at www.Gamepassgrabbag.com
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Episodes

Bugsnax (No longer on Game Pass)

This week the gang played Bugsnax by; Young Horses. Bugsnax is a first person bug catching adventure game. You play a journalist who is following the great explorer Lizbert, to a mysterious island where creatures are literal walking food. Uncover the mystery behind the island while helping out the completely helpless villagers. Seriously how did the villagers ever eat?

Jul 20, 202254 min

Evil Genius 2 (No longer on Game Pass)

This week we had a listener request to play Evil Genius 2 by; Rebellion. Take control of an evil genius as you try to take over the world. Build your secret lair on a remote island, and train your minions in specialties. Defend your base as the forces of justice try to come and stop you.

Jul 13, 20221 hr 4 min

Mass Effect

This week we did the listener requested Mass Effect from Bioware. Mass Effect is a 3rd person action RPG. Become the first human specter as you try to unravel the mystery behind the attacks of human colonies. Will you try to be paragon for the universe or get the job done no matter what as a renegade? Is this a story Keith actually listen to or did he just skip dialog like usual? Sorry it took Keith half the episode to realize his mic wasn't on.

Jul 06, 20221 hr 16 min

Anvil (No longer on Game Pass)

So Keith decided to pick another roguelike, which surprises no one. This week we played Anvil by; Action Square. Anvil is a top down twin stick shooter, where you are controlling mechanized suits called Vault Breaker. Go on expeditions on alien planets in search of the vaults which hold advance technologies. Earn currency threw the battle pass to unlock new version of Vault Breaker. Join the fight with 3 other friends with online coop, or ask Keith because I am sure he will love to play more....

Jun 29, 202254 min

Sidequest: Xbox showcase 2022

We talk about our thoughts on the Xbox Bethesda Showcase 2022. What games are we excited for? What games looked disappointing? Can anyone follow our random scoring?

Jun 22, 20221 hr 21 min

Viva Pinata

This week we go back to a Xbox 360 classic. Viva Piñata by; Rare Studios. Take control of a owner of a new garden given to you by your grandfather. Grow various plants and trees in hopes to attract wild piñatas. Convince them to live in your garden, but be careful of the sour piñatas or they will destroy all you hold dear.

Jun 15, 20221 hr 8 min

Skyrim

This week we did the much requested Skyrim by; Bethesda Studios. Skyrim is an action RPG where you play the last dragonborn. A unique individual who has the power to absorb dragons souls and can use their power. How will you shape the land of Skyrim? Will you lead the rebellion or side with the empire? Will you go on a murder spree or help the less fortunate? The choices are endless and so are all the little secrets scattered through out the lands.

Jun 08, 20221 hr 11 min

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (No longer on Game Pass)

This week Keith wanted to do something different and pick a game that isn't a rogue like. He picked Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising by; Rabbit and Bear Studios. EC Rising is a 2D action platformer, where you are exploring dungeons in search of treasure to help rebuild a crumbling town. Quickly switch between 3 playable characters as you defeat enemies and bosses and uncover the mystery behind the dungeons.

Jun 01, 20221 hr 2 min

Subnautica: Below Zero (No longer on Game Pass)

This week we played the much requested Subnautica: Below Zero by; Unknown Worlds Entertainment. SBZ takes place after the first where you are playing a young girl trying to uncover what has happened to your sister who is working on the alien planet. Explore the frozen lands and battle the climate or dive underwater and face the mysterious creatures. Collect resources and blueprints to build your self a base, or be like Keith and stumble around aimlessly. Usually Liz is the unobservant one....

May 25, 20221 hr 1 min

Titanfall 2

This week we played the listener requested Titanfall 2 by; Respawn Studios. Titanfall 2 is a first person shooter with parkour elements. Take control of Jack Cooper, a new pilot who inherited a Titan named BT. Take the fight to the IMC as you try to make your way make to the Militia to deliver a message. Titanfall 2 is also a prequel to the popular battle royale, Apex Legends.

May 18, 20221 hr 3 min

Revisit Sea of Thieves

AUDIO WARNING!! This week we went back to the Sea of Thieves and explain how we feel the game has progressed. Since Sea of Thieves was an earlier episode apparently we decided to keep the tradition of terrible audio. Sorry about that, amateur hour over here. Sea of Thieves is a first person pirate role playing game. Take the seas in one of 3 ships and uncover treasure, or take on one of the story driven tall tale including ones with the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. Hopefully next tall tale has C...

May 11, 20221 hr 13 min

Tunic

This week for a listener request we play Tunic by: Andrew Shouldice. Tunic is a top down action adventure game where you play a no name hero who is trying to free someone from a prison. Explore this gorgeous world as you try to collect pages of a game manual to help solve the mystery. This game may take some time to get in to but trust us it is worth the journey

May 04, 20221 hr 7 min

Donut County

This week we had to do a short game, and boy is this one short and sweet. Donut County by: Ben Esposito. Donut County is a puzzle game where you play a hole that is trying to grow by consuming things in the environment. It doesn't matter if it's grass, trees, animals, or people. Keep eating things and grow larger, which is also a very true statement for me and food.

Apr 27, 202242 min

Halo 2 Anniversary

We reached our goal of request for Halo 2 so we are continuing the story of Master Chief. Halo 2 is originally by Bungie Studios and the anniversary remake is by 343 studios. Halo 2 continues the story of Master Chief after he returns home, but it is also the story of the inner turmoil of the covenant. Is the story interesting enough to grab Keith, or will he be skipping the new gorgeous cut scenes.

Apr 20, 20221 hr 6 min

Sidequest: 3 year AMA

We hit our 3 year anniversary so we decided to answer some listener questions. Thank you all so much who joined in and thank you for listening. We love you all.

Apr 13, 20221 hr 2 min

Tainted Grail: Conquest (No longer on Game Pass)

This week Keith wanted to play a rougelike so he picked Tainted Grail: Conquest by; Awaken Realms Digital. Tainted Grail is a deck building roguelike RPG. You are a character who has woken up on a mysterious island that is covered by a fog called the wyrdness. You are tasked to help the citizens find their way out of the fog and return back to the village. If you play like Liz its more like exploring molasses then it is fog

Apr 06, 20221 hr 1 min

Mirror’s Edge

This week we had a listener request to do Mirror's Edge by; EA studios. Mirrors edge is a first person parkour action adventure game. You play as a member of a special courier group know as the runners. You deliver sensitive packages through out the city via rooftops and alley ways with your parkour skills, but when your sister is framed for murder you have to solve the crime before it's too late.

Mar 30, 20221 hr 9 min

Guardians Of The Galaxy (No longer on Game Pass)

This week a listener requested we play Guardians Of The Galaxy by; Eidos Montreal. Guardians Of The Galaxy is a third person action adventure game where you take control of Star Lord, the leader of a group of misfits who are try to work as hero's for hire. Struggle as hard as you can to keep this team together with various dialogue options and command your team on the battlefield as you explore different planets throughout the galaxy.

Mar 23, 20221 hr 5 min

Grounded

This week we did a listener request to play Grounded by: Obsidian Studios. Grounded is a first person sandbox survival game. Take control of one of four kids who has been shrunk down to 1cm tall in a backyard. Try to survive as you craft tools and a base and try to survive the horrors that await you in the grass. Take this challenge solo or play coop with up to 3 friends. At the time of this recording Grounded is still in game preview so it is still a work in progress.

Mar 16, 20221 hr

Spelunky 2 (No longer on Game Pass)

This week we played the listener request Spelunky 2 by: Mossmouth. Take the role of a young explorer who travels to the moon to rescue her parents. Explore the procedurally generated 2D dungeons as you try to get to the bottom. Experience the rage as you repeatedly die over and over. Take your friends with you in the coop mode. Laugh with your friends as you whip each other into spikes or place a convenient bomb next to them in the arena. Let Keith go first because he never notices traps and let...

Mar 02, 202257 min

Nobody Saves The World (No longer on Game Pass)

This week we played Nobody Saves The World by; Drinkbox Studios. Nobody Saves The World is a action role playing game where you have a magic wand that lets you shapeshift into different forms. With each form you unlock new abilities that you can mix and match with other forms. You can try to save the world by yourself or team up with a friend online for coop, or be like me and just jump in Keith's game when he's about to get an achievement.

Feb 23, 202253 min

Death’s Door

This week we played the top down RPG Death's Door by; Acid Nerve studios. In Death's Door you play one of the few remaining crow reapers, where you are tasked to claim a soul. Of course your assignment does not go without a problems. You start to slowly unravel the mystery of why things are not properly dying when they are supposed too and things are carrying on for far to long, much like conversations with Keith.

Feb 17, 20221 hr

The Gunk

This week we played the third person action platformer The Gunk by: Image & Form Games. Explore a desolate world that has been consumed by a mysterious black gunk. Unravel the mysteries of the planet as your character tries to discover a new source of energy.

Feb 09, 202254 min

Halo Combat Evolved

This week we have finally started the most requested game. Halo Master Chief collection, but we are only starting with Halo Combat Evolved. Halo Combat Evolved is brought to you by Bungie Studios. Start where it all began with Master Chief as you arrive at the mysterious halo while being chased by the covenant. Take down the Covenant while discovering the secrets of halo. Listen as we discuss whether this games has aged like a fine wine or if it's skippable in the halo universe. If people want u...

Feb 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Forza Horizon 5

This week we had a listener request to play Forza Horizon 5 by; Playground Studios. Forza Horizon 5 is a arcade simulation racing game where you take to the streets of Mexico and promote the Forza Horizon festival. Instead of dealing with the rain and snow with the changing season, you will now battle the harsh storms that take over Mexico as you carelessly drive around and do more damage to property then any storm would ever do, but hey its all for the sake of a festival.

Jan 26, 20221 hr 2 min

Stardew Valley

This week we had a Liz demand and a listener pick. The wildly popular Stardew Valley by; Concerned Ape. Stardew Valley is a top down farming simulator, where take the role of a new farmer who joins the town of Stardew Valley. Cultivate crops and relationships with the citizens of Stardew. Manage crops and animals as you try to grow your farm from an abandon shack to a thriving farm. Don't like doing tedious chores? Well grab up to 3 friends and pawn off the boring work to them, but they may get ...

Jan 19, 202257 min

Sidequest: January news 2022

We do a quick recap of some games coming out in January and a possible new subscription service from Ubisoft. Some notes after we recorded this, Anacrusis and Spelunky 2 are out now, and Stalker 2 was just delayed to December 2022.

Jan 14, 202226 min

Sidequest: 2021 review

As we say good bye and good riddance, the crew discuss some of their favorite Game Pass games, and also some not so good ones.

Jan 12, 20221 hr 1 min

Curse of the Dead Gods (No longer on Game Pass)

This week we played Curse of the Dead Gods by; Passtech Games. Curse of the Dead Gods is a top down rogue like where you play an explorer searching ancient Aztec tombs in search of riches and power. Balance the risk/reward system by paying for upgrades by taking on curses. This week Liz needed a break so we bring back our guest Dave to join us.

Dec 29, 20211 hr

It Takes Two

These week we played It Takes Two by; Hazelight studios. It Takes Two is a coop only third person adventure game, where you are a young couple going through some odd therapy. You and a partner will travel around the house as dolls, solving puzzles and traversing platforms. I am also very proud of Liz for not once singing "It takes two baby".

Dec 22, 202158 min
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