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The Level

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The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kaye Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, Moxie, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1693347
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Episodes

The Level 432: Morbography

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Medieval Dynasty, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye, Ori and the Blind Forest, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Ori and the Blind Forest. Medieval Dynasty. Ben: Dome Keeper. Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. Kole: Rocksmith 2014. The Multiplayer: What games use simplicity or minimalism to great effect? The End Boss: Among Us is coming to VR on November 10. Let’s talk about the Mario movie trailer. VTubers apologize for streaming porn with Splatoon 3, creatively....

Oct 14, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 432

The Level 431: Who Yassified Yertle?

Kole, David, Dennis, and Jala talk about Catherine Full Body, Deep Rock Galactic, Metal Gear Survive, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Catherine: Full Body. Shining Force 2. Dennis: XCOM II: War of the Chosen. Trackmania. Deep Rock Galactic. David: Deathloop. Kole: Vampire Survivors. Metal Gear Survive. The Multiplayer: What’s your Last Meal game? The End Boss: Google kills Stadia. CD Projekt Red announces a Cyberpunk sequel and several new Witcher games. Fandom buys GameFAQS and Kole is concerne...

Oct 07, 20222 hr 2 minEp. 431

Bonus Level: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations

Kole and Jala wrap up their coverage on the main Phoenix Wright trilogy of games by talking about Trials and Tribulations. Story concerned with the pasts of the various characters, it also seeks to wrap up loose ends and give a big fanservice payday to anyone with affection for the cast.

Oct 05, 20222 hr 20 min

The Level 430: Triple A-ness

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dome Keeper, Trombone Champ, Timberborn, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Timberborn. Dome Keeper. Kole: Trombone Champ. Dennis: Deathloop. XCOM 2. David: Deathloop. The Multiplayer: What piece of DLC do you think was better than the base game? The End Boss: Metal: Hellsinger custom music mods look silly and fun. A fan has made Super Mario Bros. 5. 0G9-XN4-FNF Blizzard is making some baffling and hostile decisions with Overwatch 2....

Sep 30, 20221 hr 51 minEp. 430

The Level 429: Santa Water is Peppermint Schnapps

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Rocksmith+, Fallout 76 Expeditions: The Pitt, Timberborn, and much more! The Grind: David: Fallout 76 Expeditions: The Pitt. Destiny 2. Kole: Steam Deck impressions. Vampire Survivors. Skinwalker Hunt. Rocksmith+. Dennis: XCOM 2. Opus Magnum. Ben: Fall Guys. Timberborn. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. The Multiplayer: Think of a favorite video game franchise. What is one change to that franchise that would make you drop it like a sack of ...

Sep 23, 20221 hr 52 minEp. 429

The Level 428: Goth Paraphernalia

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Immortality, Live a Live, Taiji, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Immortality. Live a Live. Dennis: God of War (2018). Death Stranding. Opus Magnum. Ben: The Planet Crafter. Taiji. David: Destiny 2. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: PlayStation Stars look like NFTs even though they aren’t. Pacific Drive looks rad as hell. Nintendo shows details about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Against all odds they’re making a new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game. T...

Sep 17, 20221 hr 55 minEp. 428

The Level 427: Terrordactyl

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Cursed to Golf, Second Extinction, The Planet Crafter, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Cursed to Golf. No One Lives Under the Lighthouse. Dennis: Second Extinction. Death Stranding. Ben: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Planet Crafter. The Multiplayer: Add a character to a multiverse fighting game! The End Boss: Rocksmith+ is finally releasing on September 6. Disney is getting into TCGs with the horribly-named “Lorcana”. Sam Barlow’s new game “Immortality” is gett...

Sep 02, 20221 hr 21 minEp. 427

The Level 426: A Get Car

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Roboquest, Arcade Paradise, the Horror of Salazar House, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Slay the Spire. Metroid Dread. Magic: Arena. David: Destiny 2. Roboquest. Dennis: Roboquest. Slay the Spire. Kole: Arcade Paradise. Horror of Salazar House. The Multiplayer: Patch notes for reality. The End Boss: Slime Rancher 2 enters Early Access on September 22. The Lords of the Fallen, a reboot of Lords of the Fallen, announced. Ben’s recommendations: The Rehearsal,...

Aug 26, 20221 hr 34 minEp. 426

The Level 425: Pragmatic and Delicious

Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Mortuary Assistant, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Under Falling Skies, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Mortuary Assistant. Jala: Sonic Mania. Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Dennis: Under Falling Skies. Vampire Survivors. Rainbow Six: Extraction. The Multiplayer: What are your little gaming habits and rituals? The End Boss: The Contradiction guy has a new FMV project called Fogtown. Alone in the Dark reboot announced. Sony is exp...

Aug 19, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 425

The Level 424: Superfluous Marketing Simulator

Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, Late Shift, and Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The Grind: Jala: Contradiction. The Quarry. Late Shift. Dennis: Into the Breach: Advanced Edition. Divinity: Original Sin. Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Kole: Resident Evil Village. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk in-person gaming events! The End Boss: Covid is still messing up the games industry. Sony gets rid of feature you never used. Steam simplifies game art by outlawing market...

Aug 05, 20221 hr 17 minEp. 424

The Level 423: Kole Gets Sick Mode

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Overwhelm, Zombie Army 4, Stray, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Overwhelm. Snowrunner. Kole: Trackmania Turbo. David: Destiny 2. Zombie Army 4. Ben: Stray. The Multiplayer: What animal deserves its own video game? The End Boss: The University of Toronto establishes a huge video game library. Stray mods bring real life (and fictional) cats into Stray. There’s an Elden Ring Name Generator. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake derailed....

Jul 29, 20221 hr 27 minEp. 423

The Level 422: The Opposite of Reloading

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Stray, Last Call BBS, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Stray. Ben: Stray. Last Call BBS. David: Elite: Dangerous. 20 Minutes Till Dawn Dennis: NEOVERSE. Trackmania. The Multiplayer: What game makes the most interesting use of a class system? The End Boss: Inscryption is coming to PS4 and PS5 on August 30. New Warhammer expansion’s map is real neat. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands player gets the rarest, most powerful randomly generated gun....

Jul 22, 20221 hr 41 minEp. 422

The Level 421: Five Nights at Freddy Mercury's

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Elite: Dangerous, Thumper, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Chorus. Ben: Before Your Eyes. Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Kole: The Quarry. Thumper. David: Elite: Dangerous. The Multiplayer: What art style would you like to see used more often in games? The End Boss: Studio Canal films being pulled from European PSN. Ubisoft tries to pull some nonsense with digital storefronts. Halo Infinite’s co-op c...

Jul 16, 20221 hr 53 minEp. 421

The Level 420: I Little Brother Myself

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Before Your Eyes, ElecHead, Monster Hunter: Rise, and much more! The Grind: Kole: ElecHead. Dennis: God of War (2018). Trackmania. David: Monster Hunter: Rise. Ben: Dorfromantik. Before Your Eyes. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite endgame content? The End Boss: Persona games are coming to Switch. New Mario+Rabbids gets October 20 release date. Quebec language law puts local video game industry at risk. Steam Summer Sale is happening right now....

Jul 01, 20221 hr 31 minEp. 420

The Level 419: Stabbing is Just a Perk

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Super Auto Pets, Snowrunner, the Quarry, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: God of War (2018). Snowrunner. David: Snowrunner. No Man’s Sky. Destiny II. Vampire Survivor. Ben: Super Auto Pets. The Looker. Kole: The Quarry. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite black character in games? The End Boss: There’s no way to finish KOTOR II on Switch. Xbox PC app will tell you if you can run a game. Gloomhaven dev stops using Kickstarter because of blockchain move. ...

Jun 24, 20221 hr 55 minEp. 419

The Level 418: Cheese Is Not a Vegetable, David

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Quarry, Citizen Sleeper, To the Moon, and more! The Grind: David: Destiny 2. No Man’s Sky. Snowrunner. Ben: Citizen Sleeper. The Quarry. Kole: The Quarry. Jala: The Quarry. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. To the Moon. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: The Diablo Immortal monetization scheme is ironically demonic. Capcom announces release date and details for Resident Evil Village DLC. Netflix is making a Squid Game reality show and I hate it ...

Jun 17, 20222 hr 10 minEp. 418

The Level 417: Butter Tires

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Snowrunner, Diablo Immortal, Open Sorcery, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Fire Emblem: Echoes. Open Sorcery: Jingle BEL/S. 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonald’s. Contradiction. Dennis: Roller Champions. Diablo Immortal. Snowrunner. Ben: Mudrunner. Elden Ring. Monster Train. Kole: None. The Multiplayer: What video game sidekick would you like to have? The End Boss: GoldenEye 007 remaster is possibly coming. GameStop employees in Nebraska walk out. Residen...

Jun 10, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 417

The Level 416: The Pizza Oven of Love

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Roller Champions, and the Night of the Scissors. The Grind: Kole: Hardspace: Shipbreaker. The Night of the Scissors. Ben: Elden Ring. Dennis: Roller Champions. David: Destiny 2. The Multiplayer: Describe your gaming space. The End Boss: They’re still working on getting the Dark Souls multiplayer servers back up for PC… four months later. The Hard Drive makes fun of Elon Musk which at this point is like shooting fish in a barrel. Sta...

Jun 03, 20221 hr 54 minEp. 416

The Level 415: Stopular and Popular

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about even more Elden Ring, Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion, Dagon, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Elden Ring. Dennis: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Gears of War. Donut County. David: Destiny 2. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realm. Kole: Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion. Dagon. Multiplayer: What’s the worst mistake you’ve made in a game? The End Boss: Sony announces initial lineup for revamped PS+. Dead by Daylight is getting more Resident Evil content. Silent Hill rumors l...

May 20, 20221 hr 55 minEp. 415

The Level 414: Listenable Scream

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Space Punks, Resident Evil Village, House Flipper, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Deathloop. Resident Evil Village. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Space Punks. David: Space Punks. Loot River. No Man’s Sky. Destiny 2. Kole: House Flipper. The Multiplayer: What piece of art or music would you like to see made into a game? The End Boss: Gotham Knights won’t be coming out on last gen consoles. Microsoft commits further to accessible hardware....

May 13, 20221 hr 35 minEp. 414

The Level 413: The Dump Button

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Unsouled, and more! The Grind: David: Unsouled. The Gunk. No Man’s Sky. Kole: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Save Room. Dennis: Loot River. Ben: Underwater Cities. Deathloop. The Multiplayer: What mechanic would make a game better if it was dropped? The End Boss: Maniac mods Fisher Price controller to actually work with games. Sonic memes make people happy. Chip shortage will continue into 2024....

May 06, 20221 hr 57 minEp. 413

The Level 412: Custardy Battle

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Life is Strange 2, Saviorless, Plunder, and more. The Grind: Kole: Life is Strange 2. Jala: Saviorless. Fire Emblem: Echoes. Tomodachi Life. Ben: Terraria. Dennis: New Super Mario Bros. U. Plunder. The Multiplayer: Tell us about the best time a game said “yes” to you. The End Boss: Shining Force 2 added to Switch Online expansion pack. Sega delists older Sonic ports in advance of Sonic Origins release. Russian government has trouble telling the difference b...

Apr 29, 20221 hr 34 minEp. 412

The Level 411: Kanjigate

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Ikai, Yes, Your Grace, Into the Pit, and more. The Grind: David: Destiny 2. Kole: Ikai. Dennis: Yes, Your Grace. Into the PIt. Ben: Bit Buddy. Strange Horticulture. Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: Save Room is a game made entirely of RE4 inventory puzzles. Sega is working on “super game” that is actually Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio reboots. Let Me Solo Her fever sweeps Elden Ring. Someone is adding Krystal, from Star Fox Adventures, to Half-Life 2. ...

Apr 22, 20222 hr 1 minEp. 411

The Level 410: So... Big Gulps, Huh?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Open House, Fire Emblem: Heroes, Signs of the Sojourner, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Fire Emblem: Echoes. Fire Emblem: Heroes. Dennis: Signs of the Sojourner. The Riftbreaker. Ben: Valheim. Spirit Island. Dark Souls. Kole: Open House. The Multiplayer: What game announcement were you most excited for, and how did it pan out for you? The End Boss: Kingdom Hearts 4 was announced. Pac-Man has a new wife. Ringer devs brought in to shore up Halo Infinite mult...

Apr 16, 20222 hr 24 minEp. 410

The Level 409: A Machine for Geese

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about In Sound Mind, Fae Tactics, Patrick’s Paradox, and more! The Grind: David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Aliens: Fireteam. Elden Ring. Ben: Dark Souls. Patrick’s Paradox. Kole: In Sound Mind. Workshop Simulator. Dennis: Titanfall 2. Trackmania. Fae Tactics. Multiplayer: Which game has the best or most pleasant-sounding title? The End Boss: Ron Gilbert announces Return to Monkey Island. Two new Hypnospace games announced, including Dreamsettler. S...

Apr 08, 20222 hr 3 minEp. 409

The Level 408: Kirby and the Forgotten Title

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Forza Horizon 5, Portal Stories: Mel, and more! The Grind: David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Elden Ring. Tunic. Dennis: Tunic. Forza Horizon 5. Dicey Dungeons. Titanfall 2. Ben: Portal Stories: Mel. DARQ. Dark Souls. Kole: Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The Multiplayer: What gaming feat have you accomplished that you don’t think you’ll ever repeat? The End Boss: Sony announces its confusing Game Pass competitor. Br...

Apr 01, 20222 hr 12 minEp. 408

The Level 407: Dudes, Am I Right?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Tunic, Iron Lung, Necrobarista, and more! The Grind: Jala: Necrobarista: The Final Pour. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Dennis: Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order. Dead Cells. Tunic. Kole: Iron Lung. Ben: Valheim. Titanfall 2. Storybook Brawl. Multiplayer: What was your best positive experience playing multiplayer games online? The End Boss: Game preservation is getting harder. Nintendo added folders to the Switch interface. Witcher 3 player finds the ...

Mar 25, 20222 hr 24 minEp. 407

The Level 406: Post-Hawk

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Valheim and as much Elden Ring as we can without spoiling things or stepping on Bonfireside Chat’s toes. The Grind: Ben: Valheim. David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Elden Ring. Kole: NONE. The Multiplayer: What game joke or line do you wish was common knowledge? The End Boss: Inscryption’s Kaycee’s Mod releases this week. There was an award show for streamers. Itch has a tabletop bundle to benefit trans people in Texas....

Mar 18, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 406

The Level 405: The Only Way to Play is Not to Win

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Elden Ring, Valheim, and the Last of Us Part 2. The Grind: David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Elden Ring. Ben: Storybook Brawl. Valheim. Dennis: The Last of Us Part 2. Nier: Automata. Kole: NONE. The Multiplayer: What’s a game that has a good idea but doesn’t execute it well? The End Boss: God of War television show in development. Itch releases huge bundle of games, with proceeds going to Ukraine. Some maniac made a game version of the “Califo...

Mar 11, 20222 hr 3 minEp. 405

Bonus Level: Ace Attorney: Justice for All

Kole and Jala, at long last, continue their discussion of the Phoenix Wright series by taking a look at "Justice for All", the arguable sophomore slump of the series. Phoenix is back at the table, Miles is nowhere to be found, and we're instead facing off against the child prodigy Franziska von Karma. The cases are a little all over the place, but we welcome the addition of the Psyche Locks, which add much more interest to the investigation portions of the chapters.

Mar 04, 20222 hr 11 min
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