In this week's indie podcast, we've been looking at some first-person shooters and even though the three were vastly different to one another, we struggled to pick a favourite. Games discussed: Void Bastards, Dusk, Superhot.
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Since we've been playing a lot of shooters this month for our other podcast episodes, we had to have a chat about violence in video games and how we feel about it. Games Discussed: Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Die Hard, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Hatred. Grown Man Hunts, Chokes Boy Over Call of … Continue reading Episode 5+ | Violence in Video Games
Jun 08, 2020•56 min
In this month's Retro Bandits episode, we're looking back at some of our favourite shooters from the 90s and 00s. Games discussed: Goldeneye 007, Half-Life, Unreal Tournament, Timesplitters, Halo, Call of Duty, Medal of Honour.
Jun 01, 2020•59 min
In our first ever podcast episode, we looked at the nominees for the Independent Game Awards that didn't win. After we all had time to play and finish Disco Elysium, we decided to dedicate an entire podcast episode to ZA/UM's CRPG masterpiece. This episode doesn't contain any story-specific spoilers for anything after the game's first … Continue reading The Disco Elysium Special
May 25, 2020•1 hr 14 min
In this month's indie episode, we discuss three different indie platformers and what we thought of them. Games Discussed: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Limbo, Celeste.
May 18, 2020•55 min
In this month's bonus episode, we talk about when games get delayed, how we react to those delays, and whose fault it really is.
May 11, 2020•31 min
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, we got together to talk about the games from one of our favourite franchises of all time, Star Wars. In this special episode, we discussed some of our favourite retro Star Wars games and EA's Battlefront series. Games discussed: Rogue Squadron, Episode 1: Podracer, Racer … Continue reading Episode IV | The Star Wars Special
May 04, 2020•27 min
In our first ever Retro Bandits episode, we're discussing platformers that included lusty lizards, hasty hedgehogs, and bonkers bandicoots and how much we either love or loathe them. Games Discussed: Gex, Ratchet & Clank, Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Apr 27, 2020•59 min
In this month's bonus episode, we're discussing some of the unwritten rules of gaming like spamming, cheesing, and camping.
Apr 13, 2020•27 min
This month, we decided to play more of the games nominated at the Independent Game Festival that was subsequently cancelled.
Mar 30, 2020•38 min
In this extra bonus episode, we're discussing just how tragic Ninja is and whether it's fair to use XIM input adapters or aimbots.
Mar 16, 2020•27 min
This month, we've been playing some of the games nominated for the Independent Game Festival's Seumas McNally Grand Prize. Games discussed: Slay the Spire, Eliza, A Short Hike.
Feb 24, 2020•30 min
In this extra bonus episode, we're discussing using save states and rewind features in retro games, "Choose Your Own Adventure" taking down indie games on Itch.io, and the developer who put his indie game onto a torrent site to get one step ahead of pirates. Itch.io removing games with “Choose Your Own Adventure”: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21003455/chooseco-choose-your-own-adventure-itch-io-trademark-infringement-takedown-notices Indie … Continue reading Episode 1+ | Save states, “Choos...
Feb 10, 2020•16 min
Welcome to The Indie Bandits Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the great indie games that were nominated for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards but didn't win. Games discussed: Baba Is You, Untitled Goose Game, Katana ZERO, Outer Wilds.
Jan 27, 2020•34 min
In our first-ever podcast episode (aka "The Pubcast"), we talk about the indie games that we've been playing recently and the Nintendo Indie World and Sony State of Play presentations. Games discussed: Divinity: Original Sin, Overcooked, Overcooked 2, Sniper Elite 4, Supermash, Streets of Rage 4, Skatebird, Dreams. Nintendo Switch - Indie World Showcase - … Continue reading Episode 0 | What We’re Playing, Nintendo’s Indie World, and Sony’s State of Play...
Dec 23, 2019•20 min