Hey, hey, hey! Would you like to know what we’ve been playing over our extended Summer hiatus? How far into his Master Mode run of Breath of the Wild did Jonathan get? How many consecutive days has Chris played Daily Dadish ? Has Mr Dunn gone Playstation 5 or Steam Deck for Diablo IV ? What about the recent Switch port made Vampire Survivors suddenly click for Chris? How does Brotato hold up against its vampiric inspiration? What on earth is the Uzebox, and why has Mr Dow been playing Tetris upo...
Sep 11, 2023•52 min
Are you still knee-deep into Tears of the Kingdom and perhaps crafting that perfect Hoverbike, hunting those nefarious Bubbulfrogs, or diving to grab a Korok seed instead of destroying Ganondorf and finding the princess? Then you might want to stay clear of this episode for now, because we are talking about EVERYTHING! Consider yourself warned, this is the spoileriest of spoiler episodes. In part 1: - We talk about the first Zelda game we played and why we love the series. - Find out which one o...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 13 min
We’re back! Kind of! In this pre-season, episode zero kind of dealio, we lay out a few changes that will be part of the upcoming season 6, and try to be as honest as we can about why we’ve had to rock the boat a little in order to keep the ol’ girl sailing. Please, please, please, join us in the now public Discord, and sign up for the continuing newsletter by visiting o3c.games. We love each and every one of you! o3c.games — Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, De...
Jul 31, 2023•21 min
Bing bleedin’ bong, it’s the end of the season, and by GUM do we have a lot stuffed into this finale for you. A FULL RUNDOWN AND RANKING OF ALL 26 PLAYDATE SEASON ONE GAMES A BEST OF THE REST TOP FIVE RANKING OF SIDELOADED / CATALOG PLAYDATE TITLES BARELY A BREATH BETWEEN US Which games ended up tippity top and which games ended up bippity bottom? How many times does Chris mention Fish’n Feathers? Can anything save Lost Your Marbles from taking the bottom spot? o3c.games A reminder! We’re going ...
Jun 12, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 30
Boy oh boy! How are these two boys getting on with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? What new marvels have they unearthed? What new ways of solving puzzles have they found? Just how mad are their respective strategies for approaching every single little thing in the game? Find out!! But also find out: How Chris is faring with Dadish - a daily GBA-inspired run-based charm-em-up! How Jonathan is faring with Tomb Raider: Reloaded - the ongoing microtransaction-free freemium game. How Chris...
Jun 05, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Just as Panic saw fit to bestow Playdate owners with 2 free games via their on-device Catalog store, so too do we at O3C bestow upon you reviews of said free games to extend our season coverage of the Playdate. Reel Steal and Recommendation Dog both arrive via a mentorship programme run in conjunction between Sweet Baby Inc and Panic that looks to give industry opportunity to fledging designers, artists and musicians, but are the two games actually any good? ALSO: Thoughts on a whole range of Ca...
May 29, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 28
I know it’s only May, but shall we just announced our Game of the Year now? Let Chris and Jonathan fill you in on their initial thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom’s opening few hours. (It’s astonishing.) SPOILER WARNING: Whilst we don’t go into serious detail about the game’s plot or questlines outside of vague allusions to opening tasks and challenges, we do talk about mechanics and the general topography of the world. If you want to play TotK cold, maybe wait until you’ve played for a few hours ...
May 22, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 27
And with that , we reach games number 23 and 24 in Playdate’s Season One. Jonathan and Chris tackle both the rotational take on Arkanoid that is b360, and the Link’s Awakening love letter that is Ratcheteer. Are we going out on a high? Also! The boys cover a billion other Playdate games released via outside of the main season, as well as the official Playdate Podcast. How did they fare with The King’s Dungeon? Tapeworm Disco Puzzle? Skew? Grand Tour Legends? And why is Sparrow Solitaire so, so, ...
May 15, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 26
What better way to celebrate the coronation of KING CHARLES THE RUDDY THIRD than by wrapping your oversized plate-ears around this latest offering from O3C Games! We’re filling each other in on our gaming activity of the last fortnight since last we chatted - and it’s the usual eclectic mix of genres and qualities! JD chats Vampire Survivors, Tomb Raider and a variety of indie games and Metroidvanias! CD chats Minecraft, Sonic Frontiers, Mixalumia and Shadows of the Damned! Obviously! Enjoy! o3c...
May 08, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Naughty Dog made a game called the Last of Us. Then they remade it. Then they remade it again. Not content with camping at the top pretty of much all ‘reasons to buy a Playstation 3, 4 and 5’ articles published over the last decade, is The Last of Us’ marquee television serialisation reason to subscribe to Now TV, HBO Max, or Hulu? Joining Jonathan Dunn to chat game and show is special guest Lewiss Norman. How does the series compare to the game? Is this proof positive that Naughty Dog and Neil ...
May 01, 2023•50 min
It’s the penultimate week of the ‘oh oh, blue light means there’s new games to play!’ Playdate season, and we’re here, as you rightfully now EXPECT to give our thoughts on the bizarro pairing of Battleship Godios and Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke. A shmup-come-Arkanoid clone with modern racer style rewind? A procedurally generated platformer that tangentially connects to the first person narrative game Firewatch? Quite literally, ONLY on the Playdate. As a bonus for fans of lil’ cranky, Jonathan a...
Apr 24, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Chris and Jonathan play a boat load of videogames. How ‘bout we do this in alphabetical order, eh? Alwa’s Awakening, Canon - Legend of the New Gods, Chime, Cruisin’ Blast, Dragon Spirit, Farmside, Gato Roboto, Have a Nice Death, Lone Fungus, Marvel’s Avengers, Pac Attack, Plants vs Zombies, Tomb Raider Reloaded… is that it?! YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing...
Apr 17, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 23
SNAKE + JUMP = SNAK ADVANCE WARS + POKÉMON SNAP = SASQUATCHERS Allow us to expand on these derivative X plus Ys and give you the lowdown on whether this week’s Playdate offerings ought tickle your pickle. ALSO! Resident Evil 4 still doing the business for Jonathan? Is the steady drip of Theatrhythm DLC satiating Chris’ rhythm game urges? How’s the videogames music on vinyl community getting on in 2023? Has Chris got bought of Canon on the Evercade yet? And when on earth did Netflix start offerin...
Apr 10, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Jonathan bests a potential addiction to a new F2P money sink and decorates his attaché case in Resident Evil 4 Remake as Chris mines the Evercade library for shiny jewels. Can you AFFORD to miss this? o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, Dominic Kemp, William Worthington and the gang at Chat of the Wild! Reach out to us individually: Jonathan...
Apr 03, 2023•24 min•Ep. 21
Would you believe that there’s more bleedin’ Dead Cells talk in here? Jonathan approaches his final form in the little roguelite that could whilst Chris curses the in-house focus groups at Sega for making Sonic Frontiers into… whatever it is. On the Playdate this week: RPG adjacent not-quite-em-up Inventory Hero, and Cooking Mama: Cauldron Edition (otherwise known as Spellcorked). There’s also a lot of laughing, so y’know, if you hate fun, get lost. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon su...
Mar 27, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 20
What’re ya buyin’? What’re ya’ playin’? Not the RE4 Remake demo, that’s for sure. Jonathan Dunn enjoys returning to Dead Cells and its expansive, luxurious Castlevania inspired makeover. Chris continues Harvestella, grinds his head against the rough surface of Monster Jam Crush It, and gets back into the Evercade in anticipation for receiving the new EXP handheld. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Ro...
Mar 20, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Is this the best week of the Playdate’s season so far? (spoilers: probably!) Jonathan and Chris pick apart what makes the arcadey, Nights Into Dreams-inspired Star Sled such a riot, and gawp at the sheer artistry on show in traditional point and click Saturday Edition. Plus! More Theatrhythm! Some highlights from the Nintendo Switch Online emulation suite! Post-patch shrugs for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet! A soft recommend for the jank of Road Redemption! As well as some initial confusion as to w...
Mar 13, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 18
After a wee break for holibobs, the boys reconvene to catch up on The Callisto Protocol Dead Space worship, Chocobo GP’s sunset months, Farmside’s Premium-Freemium bucolia, and Theatrhythm’s ludicrous generosity. Plus, a huge segue about guns and the UK postal service for some reason. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, Dominic Kemp, William...
Mar 06, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Thoughts and opinions on Nintendo’s recent Direct are HERE, baby! What are we excited for? What were we surprised by? What do we laugh at? THEN: Jonathan completes his romp through the Metroid Prime trilogy with his first playthrough of the third entry in the series, and garnishes his time with Retro Studio’s take on Samus Aran with a revisit to the inaugural entry via newly released Metroid Prime Remastered. Chris gets nostalgic for Xbox Live Indie Games classics like Apple Jack, weeps into his...
Feb 27, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Let’s make it easy for both you and us. What’s in the episode you ask? Well, I’m going to tell you, RIGHT BLOODY NOW. This week we will present thoughts on the following games, in this EXACT order. No foolin’. No messin’. No tricks. METROID PRIME 2 FORZA HORIZON 4 DEAD SPACE REMAKE EXECUTIVE GOLF DX QUESTY CHESS How ‘bout that then? o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, ...
Feb 13, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 15
What have we been playing this week? RPGs! Rice Pudding Games How’s ol’ Jonathan Dunn getting on with his Metroid Prime Trilogy replay? Does the recent Dead Space remake hold up to the original? Is Chris still playing Fish ‘n Feathers on the Playdate? Does the ‘Valve Playable’ Forza Horizon 4 really work that well on Steam Deck? And what connects Earth Defense Force to ‘bullet heaven’ games like Vampire Survivors? o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick,...
Feb 06, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 14
After being quietly tucked into our pockets over Christmas, the Playdate makes its big return with, dare I say it, its strongest weekly pairing yet? How does Hyper Meteor pay homage to and iterate on the arcade classic Asteroids? Why is Zipper better than Ghosts of Tsushima? What sideloaded treats has Chris been playing this week in between the season’s meatier entries? PLUS, all the usual guff you’ve come to expect about the big AAA games Jonathan managed to scythe through in a number of days, ...
Jan 30, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 13
HEY-OH! We’re back, and at least partially rested from our festive bonanza to talk, to you dear listeners, about videogames. What have we spent the last month playing? And how did we get on with our Christmas homework to play Silver and James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod? Including thoughts on: SONIC FRONTIERS BABYLON’S FALL THUMPER POKÉMON PICROSS FAERIE SOLITAIRE VAMPIRE SURVIVORS BROTATO (oh, and SILVER and JAMES POND 2 as well) o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith,...
Jan 23, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Arcade Paradise is a Game of the Year. Elden Ring is a Game of the Year. Bloom is a Game of the Year. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraffe, Thomas Duncan, Dominic Kemp and the gang at Chat of the Wild! Reach out to us individually: Jonathan - www.twitter.com/jonathandunn Chris - www.twitter.com/Chas_Hodges Support us either via Patreon or with a one off dona...
Jan 09, 2023•27 min
As the sun breaks to a New Year, join Chris and Jonathan as they reminisce on the 365 days colloquially known as Twenty Twenty Two . What were the standout games we played in 2022? The best releases of 2022? The games we never got round to because we were stuck playing Everybody’s Golf and Monster Hunter respectively? And the games we’re looking forward to in 2023? 2022 may be DEAD, but videogames remain ALIVE AND KICKING. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene ...
Jan 01, 2023•53 min
And so this is Christmas, And what have you done? (Other than listen to 50-odd episodes of the O3C Games podcast of course!) Bezzies Chris and Jonathan get together for a festive celebration, sharing gifts and glad tidings as they unwrap four presents each that have been chosen to fit in with the schema ‘something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read’. How far have the boys bent the definitions of each category for their videogame themed gifts? Merry Christmas to yo...
Dec 25, 2022•33 min
Sail the Sunless Sea, ( actually Unterzee ), Here where it’s darker, and light is much starker, Failure guaranteed! Then under the sea, Under the sea, Moments of quiet, then gatekeeping giants, An eco-message ‘bout trees! (Chris and Jonathan report back on saltwater twofer Sunless Sea and The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human) o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The ...
Dec 19, 2022•52 min•Season 5Ep. 11
You know what? I’ve written about 200 of these blurbs now, and I’m reasonably confident no one reads them. Sometimes I put in little stories and jokes about the games we’ve played like this: Jonathan and Chris do their best to get to grips with the 85th instalment in the venerated Demon Quest franchise, and lose their topsy turvy minds and collective motor faculties as they get to grips with OMAZE, a game quite literally about mazes.. made from ‘O’s. Sometimes I’m a little more direct: In additi...
Dec 12, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Listen to Chris and Jonathan tackle the following old games: Jurassic Park, Nintendo Entertainment System , 1993 Jurassic Park: The Lost World Special Edition, Sony Playstation , 1998 Cave Noire, Nintendo Gameboy , 1991 (Fan Translation by Aeon Genesis, 2012) Good? Bad? Ugly? Also! Chris completes Arcade Paradise, listens to dance music, and is rewarded for a speculative purchase made nearly a decade ago. Jonathan rags on Pokémon Flippert and Pokémon Fandango for a long, long time. o3c.games ———...
Dec 05, 2022•51 min•Season 5Ep. 9
The plucky little handheld that could, does and continues to do , delivers two more oddballs this week in the form of Flipper Lifter and Echoic Memory. Ferry penguins up hand cranked elevators. Restore the memories of sentient boomboxes. Quite literally, ONLY on Playdate. PLUS! More Arcade Paradise, and some Pokémon Upset. o3c.games ——— Massive thanks to our Patreon subscribers Andy Smith, Gene Limbrick, Debbie Booth, David Boys-Layton, Darren Hughes, Rob Wade, Ross Ewing, Roger Swan, The Giraff...
Nov 28, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 8
