After some weird issues with video uploads, we're finally able to bring you this week's episode! We're having a conversation about this generation and what we loved and hated about it. We don't talk much about the upcoming console generation, but we reminisce about the previous one and what we wish had carried over.
Mar 06, 2020•56 min
This week, we're talking about the lineup of Evo 2020. We're discussing the absence of Mortal Kombat 11 from the top 9, what we're excited to watch, and the FGC at large.
Feb 23, 2020•57 min
This week, Tom and Ryan are talking about games that maybe got the short end of the stick when it came to critical reception and sales. Be it because of similar games flooded the free-to-play marketplace or they were released in the shadow of a much large franchise in the same genre.
Feb 15, 2020•53 min
This week, we're giving you a chance to get to know us and our interests outside of video games. Apologies for the late upload on this episode. There were issues getting the audio file. Double apologies for the low volume on Ryan. He doesn't know how to use a microphone.
Feb 15, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week, Shanee tells us everything we need to know about Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Everything from mechanics to general tips is discussed and Shanee is ready to spoon feed it to you. One emblem at a time.
Feb 02, 2020•1 hr 26 min
This week, we discuss what we really like and what we really don't like when it comes to the content we view on video game YouTube.
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week, we're talking about the games that everyone loves and yet nobody bought. These games have no doubt influenced millions of video game fans all over the world. So why didn't more people buy them?
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr
This episode is all about us talking about the way video games have inspired us.
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We're discussing our picks for game of the year 2019
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week, we're having a surface level conversation about the next generation of consoles. We discuss our predictions and hopes for the new machines.
Dec 19, 2019•49 min
This is all about the Switch and games on the Switch. And also games not on the Switch. Because there should be games on the Switch. D'ya understand?
Dec 14, 2019•46 min
This week, Shanee came back and we're talking about Hideo Kojima. We discuss the storied developer's body of work, his design philosophy, and how he's impacted video games over the course of his long career.
Dec 05, 2019•58 min
This week, we're talking about the games we've started and never finished. Not games we didn't finish due to lack of interest, but ones we didn't finish because other games arrived or life just got in the way.
Dec 01, 2019•57 min
Shanee is out this week, but we're talking about horror video games and the different ways they attempt to unsettle us. We make some expected callouts, but make some other observations as well.
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 30 min
We made it! It's our 200th episode! Let's of laughs, lots of fun talks, lots of Shanee's blown gaskets. We reflect on where we've been with the show and where we hope to take it. We also veer into talking about the Blizzard fiasco and what we feel about certain video game development personalities. Thanks so much for joining us.
Oct 31, 2019•57 min
This week, Shanee finally gets to talk about what games mattered to her the most this generation. There are surprisingly few otome on this list.
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr
Hey guys. Sorry for the lack of new episodes, things are very busy on our end, but we're gonna be back with new episodes starting next week. In the meantime, here's Ryan talking about video games he likes.
Oct 17, 2019•20 min
Hey so we didn't get to record an episode this week, but I wanted to give you guys a li'l something. I'm gonna spend the next 20 minutes or so of your time talking about video games I'm playing. Also, Synamin is having a weird dream.
Oct 10, 2019•23 min
For reasons not quite understood, this episode was never uploaded. But the good news is that means it's new to you! Not entirely sure what we discussed here, but you can be sure it's the nuanced and insightful discourse you've come to expect from us.
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week, we're talking all about home ports of arcade games and how they affected us throughout the years.
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 15 min
This week we're talking about the most influential games of the last 30+ years and reflecting on the impact they had on the generations that followed.
Sep 16, 2019•51 min
This week, we're talking about the games we've been playing and the games we're most looking forward to. There's a lot going on and, quite frankly, too many games.
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 10 min
This week, our friend Cacodemon fills in for Shanee while we talk about the games we feel are the most important games of this generation. There are some thoughtful insights, lovely anecdotes, and a Red Bull is spilled.
Sep 07, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Shanee wants to tell us about her childhood friend and closest confidant. It's an interesting exercise in self-reflection that perhaps, we can all learn from. Also, we talk about video games.
Aug 25, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Evo is all done and Tom has some thoughts to share. There were big winners and some surprising results. We also discuss updates to existing fighting games and some exciting announcements that came out of this year's tournament.
Aug 18, 2019•1 hr 3 min
This week we're talking about what compels us to buy the games we purchase. Be it conversations with friends, podcasts we listen to, or simply who's making the game.
Aug 10, 2019•1 hr 3 min
This week, we're talking about sharing video games with people we care about and bonding through them. Ryan makes an NPR joke that doesn't go over so well. Shanee learns the real rules of Uno. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/5F2Sdts
Aug 04, 2019•58 min
This week it's all about representation and seeing ourselves in the game we play.
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 11 min
This week we're discussing oft-used terms that are heard in conversations about video games. From "shmup" to "skill floor", we're talking about how we converse about video games and why these phrases are used.
Jul 20, 2019•49 min
Tom wants to talk to us about the potential merits of marketing certain fighting games as excessively difficult a la Dark Souls("Prepare To Die"). What would this mean for potential fighting game newcomers and possibly jaded veterans?
Jul 13, 2019•53 min