Games that are like other games, or hybrids of games to make new games that contradict with the design of other games. Topics - 'Nam invasion, origin story, The Banner Saga, turn based tactics, the Dredge, combat injuries, split stories, classes, grids, turn orders, Willpower points, last battle blues, The Banner Saga 2, footsies, buffs, Berserker, The Dredge Strike Back, 20XX, rouge Mega Man, Danger Zone 2... it's Burnout's Crash Mode. Music - Annabelle - Stuck, Austin Wintory - With Eyes to th...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Grunt Free Press Podcast Episode 155 Remastered Topics - Remasters of remasters, Crash Bandicoot, collectibles, cool tips, stupid gaming shit, secrets?, Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-Tered, EDF, sand people, shitty GPS, blowing shit up, demolition puzzles, nano rifle, red sandbox, The Banner Saga, storybook Oregon Trail, guesswork, Strength is Health Music - Nine Inch Nails - Shit Mirror, Siberian Meat Grinder - Hail to the Tsar, Van Broussard - Kidnapper...
Jul 10, 2018•1 hr 23 min
The calming, lazy days of Summer episode. Everything is broken. Topics - My stick doesn't work, Nasty Tuesdays, IL-2 Sturmovik, keys and axes, flight sim enthusiasts, War Thunder, I hate Platinum Games, Nier: Automata, Borderless Gaming, bad map, invisible walls, donut fries, Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy, collectibles, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, I'm on iHeartRadio lol. Music - Bobo - Do the Daniel Kurlan, Talking Heads - Life During Wartime, Slayer - Sick Boy...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 18 min
A nice smorgasbord of garbage from the past couple of weeks. I have no idea what this is. Topics - Castelvania: Symphony of the Night, "Metroidvania", RPG stuff, downtime, I'm a Quake Champions pro, Insurgency, "unassigned", controller support lies, episodic Hitman blows, wasted opportunities, Square Enix is racist, random and shitty, fugu fish, Hitman: Absolution rules, beating BattleTech. Music - One Day as a Lion - If You Fear Death, The Cramps - Garbageman, Pantera - Yesterday Don't Mean Shi...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 23 min
E3 2018 part 2. All E3, only E3, and plenty of "fuckin'" verbal ticks. Topics - E3 2018: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Devolver, PC Gamer Show. Music - KMFDM - Ready to Blow, Dying Fetus - Panic Among the Herd, Pink Floyd - Time...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 33 min
The E3 2018 Spectacular... eventually. Part One of (hopefully) Two. Topics - I'm a "spammer", Vampyr with a "Y", looking at people's faces, Souls-like combat, blood pool, talky RPG, mats, Steam policy update, morality police, "trolling", Hitman 2, Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness, three hours of 'Nam, Dead or Alive 6, EA 2018: EA and Bethesda. Music - The Mama and the Pepes - Hate Crime Hoax, Cambodian Space Project - When Are You Free, Owen Benjamin - Tommy Robinson Song (Live)...
Jun 12, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Being shaken out of a week of debauchery and returning to the real world turns out exactly how you'd expect. Grumpy and homicidal. Pure Agony. Topics - Blown off, everyone's a sack of shit, Fallout 76, online?, censored Agony, bending the knee to the ESRB, Agony sucks, remember the sigil, possession, vaginas everywhere, a maze of shit, boring demons, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, I'm hopeless at fighting games. Music - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon OST - The Brilliant Void, Anal ...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 16 min
I made one hundred and fifty episodes of this shit for some reason. Topics - Downfall, hand grenades, comic relief, Total Biscuit died, Steam Link pulled from Apple store, Detroit: Become Human, David Cage games, "our people", Friday the 13th's single player sucks, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, restream.io. Music - Neil Young - Dead Man Theme, Smut Peddlers - Fuck You That's Why, Darkest of the Hillside Thickets - My Tank...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 37 min
The Steam Episode. Topics - Learning experience, blocked by UMG, Smashing Pumpkins are assholes, pre-E3 delays and cancellations, Boss Key shutdown, Steam is going to shit, lowest common denominator censorship, new guidelines, Battletech still rules, State of Decay 2 is more State of Decay 1, Far: Long Sails. Music - Jack White - Over and Over and Over, The Mamas and the Pepes - Ramadan Bomb-A-Thon, Sex Pistols - EMI...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Pardon our mess as we continue to adjust our levels. Topics - Pre-written improv, fucking with levels, E3 leaks, RAGE 2, jail for dickheads, State of Decay 2 delay, Detention, 2-D Taiwanese horror, The Cat Lady callbacks, holding your breath, puzzles, walking, teacher fucker, Panzer Dragoon Orta, complicated Space Harrier, wasting a boost, bad checkpoints, black screen, Battletech is genius. Music - Primus - Here Come the Bastards, Dying Fetus - The Wrong One to Fuck With, The Smashing Pumpkins ...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 27 min
New microphone really picks up the natural bass-y sexiness of my voice. Doesn't help with the content, unfortunately... Topics - God of War wrap up, anonymous e-mails, Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, vague news, Battletech... Round 2, salvage, crashing, critical hits, the ultra-wide problem, evasion, The Forest: what is it?, four year old indie game, Total War: Thrones of Britannia, Escape from Tarkov, shoot first. Music - Daron Malakian and Scars Over Broadway - Lives, Toe to Toe - Giant Killer,...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Things get personal and intimate as AbsoluteDeicide comes to grips with his sociopathic tendencies and cries like a little bitch. No one is surprised. Also some breaking news that shatters one of the longing running gags on the show. Topics - Falling down stairs, Agony gets censored, vacation plans, cringey Blizzard support, God of War, Greek epic?, glowing blood, manly sociopathic tears, combat tips to ignore, side realms, grinding gear, The Forest out of Early Access, Battletech, lore overload...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Now in video form. It's like Stephen Wright without the jokes. Topics - Options, now on video! (kind of...), The Terror bear, Car News Part 2, Castlevania mobile game, new Doom movie, Night Trap on Nintendo Switch, fifteen minutes of Year Walk, Darksiders 2, God of War, slow start, axe throwing, combat basics, mastering chaos, RPG elements, one shot bullshit, comic relief. Music - The Clash - Know Your Rights, Nailbomb - Guerrillas (Live), Black Dahlia Murder - I'm Charming...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Here in my car, I don't feel safe at all. It's a piece of shit, I can't believe it... my car. Do doop. Bah do, do doop... Topics - "Job" offer, Microsoft disappointments, more backward compatible Xbox games, unified accounts, contracts, Darksiders, backseat retroactive game design, too many golems, writing tips from the master, Forza Motorsport 7, gifts, sim racing, zoning out, new (used) car! Music - Operation Ivy - Artificial Life, Horse the Band - Face of Bear, Turisas - Rasputin...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 15 min
The Year of the Bear has officially begun. Topics - The Terror, Eskimo spirit bear, how ice works, good gore, Year of the Bear, Far Cry 5, bad endings, constant reviving, downer ending, prepper stashes, Arcade Mode, PvP, vomit coffee, a rare (sincere) apology, Darksiders, freeform combat, stick clickin'. Music - Nine Inch Nails - All the Love in the World, Wanda Jackson - Nervous Breakdown, GG Allin and the Murder Junkies - Legalize Murder...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 19 min
After some impromptu rearranging of his show notes, AbsoluteDeicide throws caution to the wind and puts his reputation on the line by predicting the future and talking about video game remasters. The stakes have never been higher. Topics - Reading the future, cat resurrection, Defiance 2050, Red Faction: Guerilla ReMARStered, Far Cry 5 is badass, no grinding, like Grand Theft Auto but good, Heart of Darkness, smart setups, real Americans, makin' maps, Easter egg?, pirate legend, fuck March. Musi...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 19 min
A pirate's life for me. We learn that lifestyle choice isn't always as glamorous as the Hollywood movies make it out to be, but sometimes it involves random naked guys so it's not all bad. Plus: New Logo! Topics - Napster grudges, Sea of Thieves, server issues, "better with friends", galleys and sloops, gold for the sake of gold, simulation sailing, caging animals, reputation, PvP, war stories, God of War "One Shot", God of War 3: Remastered, New Logo! Music - Bad Brains - Banned in D.C. (Live),...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 32 min
New format: no long, boring stories at the beginning. I save them until the end. Thoughts? Topics - No Irish, I really like Pit People, beard AIDS, GWAR party?, nets, vampire bat scientist, limited loot, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Consumer Reports, free games, launchers, more meta, Superhot = Supergay, banned games, Japanese pervs, Are cartoons people?, free coffee, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Music - FEAR - The Mouth Don't Stop, Sola Rosa - Del Ray, The Ramones - Rockaway Beach...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 17 min
Finally back to modern civilization... Let's kill some rats and burn some bridges! Topics - Pit People, random shit I usually hate, worms, stealth, cosmic bear love, juicy gossip, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, bots, a bile troll appears, advanced strategies?, Dynasty Warriors... with rats, look acceleration, censored again, paywalls, selling out, Michelle Madison is a goddamn baby, VGO: phony motherfuckers. Music - Pit People OST - Overworld Theme, Lamb of God - Walk the Faded Line, Citizen Fish - Mo...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Live from an undisclosed location: the same old shit. Topics - The search for Kiwi Bear, I didn't play Into the Breach because it looks like shit, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Pit People, The Great Gas Wars of 2018. Music - L7 - Mr. Integrity, Shadowrun: Dragonfall OST - Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Dale Hawkins - Suzie Q...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Now with CD quality audio. Topics - Correction, Super Castlevania 4, Dark Souls fans are queers, pissing people off, Castlevania: Bloodlines, questioning progress, Rondo of Blood, CD quality, smart changes, Contra is perfect, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, dyslexic reading, broken horse armor, useless perks, pulling weeds, dove-coat tree? Music - RAS - An Old Fashioned Grindcore Assault Vol. 2 (Full Album), Pink Floyd - The Happiest Days of Our Lives, Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 2...
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 35 min
We travel back in time to the 1400s and all the way back to an early SNES game. There is one constant: Dracula. Topics - internet garbage culture: "lol", laughter is a lie, Super Castlevania 4, three buttons, fancy whips, impossible traps, random spikes, System Shock Remastered hiatus, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, controller support?, lockpicking, not good For Honor combat, PC fiddlin', story and simulation modes, lots of "fuckin'", exposition and flashbacks, "realistic" woods, simulation theory. ...
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Things get Naaaaasty as we wrap up two difficult games. Brains are fried and there are more Draculas than you can shake a stake at. Topics - Mixer support, streaming services are gay, The Surge 2, Metro: Exodus, ELEX, Chapter 2, sound mixing, Nasty the not black whore, it's never easy, the Ice Palace, The Hybrid, Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse, crows, doppelganger, random bullshit, blood vomit. Music - Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die, Marilyn Manson - Irresponsible Hate Song, Lords of Acid - Mixed ...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Goddamn Dracula and his sexual harassment... Topics - Work stories, tiny little eyes, Gods of Rome, touchscreen fighting, timers, push notifications, mobile games, Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse, epic cinematic storytelling, branching paths, filler, falling blocks, waiting, spiders that spit spiders, mummies, ELEX, Seperatists, I'm an Outlaw. Music - Owen Benjamin - It's Time to Give Our Guns to Hitler, Castlevania 3 - Demon Seed, Rancid - Let the Dominoes Fall...
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 20 min
The Nerdy Sci-Fi Episode. Topics - Video game podcasts suck, Anthony Cumia is killing it, Blade Runner 2049, infinite possibilities, Harrison Ford is not a good old man actor, ELEX, brutal start, Albs, Berserkers, mug salesman, Outlaws, shit combat, broken AI, agro, thirty hours to competency, chems. Music - Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker, The Dead Milkmen - Swordfish (Live), Skinless - The Optimist...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Another unintentionally retro episode as two classic games fall to the mighty prowess of AbsoluteDeicide's skills. And then we get a sneak peak of the future of gaming: playing with trash. Topics - I beat a bunch of games this week, Super Metroid, Metroidvania genre, Look for Secrets: The Game, false wall, Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest, ferry rides, retarded bosses, Engrish, hearts, slowdown, NESMaker, makin' games, Nintendo Labo: it's cardboard. Music - GWAR - Meat Sandwich, Thin Lizzy - Whiskey...
Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 28 min
The endless battle between good, evil, Frankensteins, fishmen, and crows reaches it's epic, thirty year conclusion. And some nostalgic stories to warm your heart. All this and more in a new episode of Grunt Free Press. Topics - fruit Pi, retro Puritanism, emulating controllers, Castlevania, the Holy NES Trilogy, offbeat, the Dark Souls link, you can't beat Death, I suck at games, Breaking News!, Dracula's face, wigger knife fight, ol' Homeless Hand, save states, Super Metroid, winter snot tips. ...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 23 min
All Pi and no play make AbsoluteDeicide a bad episode. Topics - Miss Number, Grandpa Tangent, Raspberry Pi marathon madness, ports, Quake revelations, jacked up Marathon, DOS games/DOS problems, ZZZ (NOT A GAME), cycle speed, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, case sensitive bullshit, disc swap, PSX plug ins, makin' clones, surprise shareware. Music - Now They Are Four - They Don't Play George Jones on MTV, Mayhem - Chainsaw Gutsfuck, Black Knight 2000 - Main Theme...
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Grunt Free Press rings in 2018 by repeating the same mistakes made in 2017. And games that are as exciting as melatonin. Topics - Okami HD, Big Picture Mode, inverted camera, gibberish, rules of thumbs, wolf Zelda, brush powers, Zzzzz, Retropie V2, samples, heat sinks, missing OS, partitions, copy and paste scripting, "Error 5", SSH protocols, hidden gems, RetroArch, cores, ports, Robocop Versus Terminator, Chakan: The Forever Man. Music - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - Main Theme, System ...
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 27 min
The Half Assed Grunt Free Press Christmas Special. Music - Owen Benjamin - The Twelve Triggers of Christmas, From First to Last - Santapocalypse, The Mamas and the Pepes - Christmas Special
Dec 26, 2017•1 hr 9 min
