Happy 10th Anniversary, Gamers! Mike returns from the dead (just kidding, but he is in Texas now) to join Chris to play catch up on what they've been up two in the last few years since they last recorded together. Mike lives that PC life and talks about his extended adventures in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (as well as being a good dad and playing some Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 with his daughter), Chris gets old school with RetroArch on the Xbox and blows up robot dinosaurs (again) in Ho...
Nov 27, 2022•55 min
Juuuuuuuust made it under the wire on this one! Chris here, flying solo for the first, last, and only episode of The Used Gamers Podcast for 2021. With our 10-year anniversary next October I couldn't let us go an entire calendar year without a new episode, so here it is: me talking for an hour straight about the (checks notes) 30 games I played to completion across 10 different systems over the past 15 months. That's a lot of pixels. And no, that's not counting the 4 different times I beat Super...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Mike and Chris sit down for a relaxing evening of discussing games both old and new. We talk about a LOT of games we've been playing (Shadow of War, Fall Guys, Chimera Squad, Gears Tactics, Wasteland 3, Super Mario Bros All-Stars, Donut County, Little Nightmares, Close to the Sun, Control, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Mortal Shell), as well as our thoughts about the newly announced release dates, prices, and offerings for the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S, and the PS5s. "PS5s" sounds dumb, bu...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 18 min
The boys play catch up as Mike discusses the strategy games of the day, Chris gives a spoiler-free review of the Last of Us Part II and discusses his favorite demos from the recent Xbox Summer Games Fest, and they both offer their thoughts about the summer's games events from both Xbox and Sony on the eve of the launch of new consoles. So much game-y goodness! Theme Song: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Mike and Chris are BACK and gamier than ever! If you like games, we've got a lot of 'em for ya that we touch on: Hard Luck, Call of Duty: Warzone, CIV 6, Divinity Original Sin 2, Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun, The Surge 2, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and Death Stranding all get their time in the Podcast Sun. And if that weren't enough, we round things out with a beefy discussion about the good and the bad of modern video game reviews. Do YOU have a question or something you'd like us to di...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 20 min
We're back! Chris sinks his teeth into the Surge 2 and mourns the loss of his DOA Xbox One X, Mike makes his way through The Banner Saga Trilogy in record time, and we wrap things up with a discussion about the "controversy" surrounding the Assassin's Creed Valhalla reveal, and what it says about the current state of games journalism and general internet outrage. Theme: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
May 17, 2020•57 min
Socially-distanced co-hosts Chris and Mike discuss video games in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, how their gaming habits have changed with their new work-from-home lifestyles and how the industry has been affected. Take care out there everyone: stay at home, wash your hands, and come help us take back Washington, DC in The Division 2. Theme: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
Apr 04, 2020•54 min
Mike replays Pillars of Eternity for the umpteenth time, Chris spends otherwise perfectly good money on a Wii U and a bunch of dead Gameboys in 2020, and the boys have a spirited discussion about video game pre-orders. Also, pasta. Theme: "White Knighting" by Comptroller. http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min
After a long hiatus, Chris and Mike are back with a (slightly) new format for all your gaming enjoyment. We catch up on the many, many games we've been playing since our last episode, and share our picks for Game of the Year for both 2019 AND 2018 (thought we forgot, didn't you?). We wrap up with a discussion of our personal choices for the Top 5 games of the decade. And yes, a certain Commander with a favorite shop on the Citadel gets a LOT of praise. Theme Song: "White Knighting" by Comptrolle...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Has it been 4 months since our last episode? Really? Well, then we've got some catching up to do. Mike and Chris blaze through their myriad gaming experiences since the beginning of the year before diving into all the big announcements from this year's Gamer Christmas: E3 2019. Lots of opinions here about the future of game streaming, game difficulty, and the coming console arms race. Oh, and Keanu Reeves. And a dog. Video games are rad. Theme: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://www.cmptr...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Mike and Chris catch up on what they've been playing for the past 4 months (!) before launching into some longer discussions about the Pillars of Eternity II DLC, Civilization 6, Immortal: Unchained, Apex Legends, and the VIP and Public Demos for BioWare's shiny new baby, Anthem. Yes, Mike talks a lot about strategic RPG combat. Yes, Chris gushes about Dark Souls. But hey, that's why you love us, right? Theme Song: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Jared rejoins the crew for another exciting episode! After playing catch up on what we've been playing (Red Dead Redemption, The Messenger, Rayman Legends, Beyond: Two Souls, Full Throttle Remastered, Destiny 2: Forsaken) and watching (Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku), the boys dig deep with in-depth reviews of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Beast of Winter, Marvel's Spider-Man, and God of War. What a great time to be playing video games!!! Theme: "White Knighting" by Comptroller ( http://ww...
Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Mike and Chris return to fight through allergies to bring YOU all the video game goodness you've come to expect from The Used Gamers. Topics covered in this episode include: Jurassic World Evolution Pillars of Eternity 2 DLC Beast of Winter Money Puzzle Exchanger No Man's Sky The NES Classic Fun with new Nintendo controllers (BASSTOP's DIY D-Pad Joy-Con shell and 8BitDo's SN30 Pro) Overwatch (new character Hammond and 2018 Lucioball) Owlboy Hollow Knight Death's Gambit Dead Cells Our most antici...
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 29 min
Games, games, and more games. But then that's why you're listening, no? The boys have been getting into all sorts of electronic trouble, so for good ol' episode 56 we discuss: Overwatch Rayman Legends God of War Dark Souls Remastered Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Hollow Knight Fortnite Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Pillars of Eternity 2 Jurassic World Evolution And if'n that weren't enough for ya, the boys do a deep dive into the offerings from all the major conferences at E3 2018 that'...
Jun 21, 2018•2 hr 11 min
Hello! Welcome! We have video game talk, just for you! Everybody gets really fired up in this one as we discuss the many gaming experiences we've had lately - I mean, just look at this list of stuff we tackle! The Star Wars:Secrets of the Empire VR experience Florence Telltale's Batman: Season 2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Pokemon Go Overwatch Dark Souls Remastered Network Test Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Destiny 2: Warmind DLC If you can't find something to love in that list, well, we've...
May 17, 2018•1 hr 44 min
The trio is back! Mike and Jared review Batman: The Telltale Series and the recent happenings in Overwatch, Chris details his early steps into Xbox One ownership, and we wrap things up with both spoiler-free and spoiler-rrific reviews of the film adaptation of Ready Player One. Theme song: "White Knighting" Artist: Comptroller ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 53 min
We're down a host (Jared will be back for the next one, we promise), but not short on things to talk about. Mike makes a return to Pillars of Eternity and Mass Effect: Andromeda, but also give us his thoughts on his new adventures with the Frozen Wilds DLC for Horizon Zero Dawn and the super-happy and not-at-all depressing This War of Mine. In between tinkering with microswitches and power supplies on arcade cabinets, Chris dives into Bayonetta on the Switch, continues his stabby tour through Eg...
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 31 min
2017, you were something else. Jared and Mike discuss Bungie's first big DLC drop for Destiny 2, The Curse of Osiris, Chris and Jared get super stab-happy with Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Chris single-handedly kills everyone in feudal Japan in Nioh, and the boys offer their thoughts, disappointments, and personal picks for Game of the Year during our 5th Annual Year in Review. Will Jared update us on Pokémon Go? (Is the Pope Catholic?) Will Chris find a reason to compare something to Dark...
Jan 18, 2018•1 hr 38 min
See, this is why we shouldn't take breaks between episodes - too many games to talk about, and yet we talk about them anyway! This episode we tackle Destiny 2, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, Pillars of Eternity, Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, Metroid: Samus Returns, Splatoon 2, SteamWorld Dig 2, Injustice 2, Wolfenstein 2... and that's BEFORE we get to the reviews (for games that aren't even all sequels)! Chris shares his thoughts on Jason Schreier's new book Blood, Sweat, a...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 59 min
Yes, Jared has his mobile games and PS+ experiments (Clash Royale and Life is Strange). Yes, Chris has gone a little Nintendo crazy (Sonic Mania, Metroid: Samus Returns, Golf Story and the SNES Classic). And yes, Mike continues to buy up every isometric CRPG he can get his hands on (too many to name, at this point). But for this very special 50TH EPISODE OF THE USED GAMES PODCAST (woot woot!), we dive deep into the time sink that's left us with dark rings under our eyes and neglected spouses: De...
Oct 06, 2017•1 hr 18 min
2017 continues to beat us over the head with great great great games! On the docket for this episode: Overwatch's introduction of Doomfist, X-Com 2 DLC, epic Dark Souls 2 DLC boss battles, Horizon Zero Dawn, Marvel Heroes, Pokemon Go Fest and the Ready Player One movie trailer all go under the microscope before the boys review Tyranny, Hitman: The Complete First Season, Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto and the recent Destiny 2 open beta. Oh, and it turns out the SNES Classic is a thing we might...
Aug 03, 2017•1 hr 30 min
As Mike is sidelined by his daughter's teething (we miss you, buddy!), Jared and Chris soldier on by talking about WAY too many games: Pokemon Go, Tales From the Borderlands, Marvel Heroes, Clash Royale, The Witcher 3, Dark Souls 2, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Type:Rider, Nioh, Slain... and that's all before we even get to the reviews! Lotsa good stuff there too: Chris shortens his lifespan with the Switch release of the "rhythm violence" title Thumper, Jared gushes over the incredible wonder...
Jul 06, 2017•1 hr 25 min
No reviews and who the heck cares what everyone has been playing - it's E3 time! The boys share their thoughts on this year's offerings from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda. Love live dem vidja gamez!
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr 12 min
In our longest "whatcha been playin?" segment ever, Mike and Chris offer more thoughts in the wake of Mike beating Mass Effect Andromeda, Jared conquers Dark Souls 2 and begins a very pretty journey into Horizon Zero Dawn, and Chris does an unplanned hardware review for a pair of GameCom P80 wireless gaming headphones that he's preeeeetty sure were stolen. Mike goes all "PC Master Race" on us with his a deep dive into Pillars of Eternity, and Jared takes a FFXV side trip with the Episode Gladiol...
May 11, 2017•1 hr 16 min
2017 is trying to kill us with awesome games, and we couldn't be happier! Jared and Chris say goodbye to Dark Souls with The Ringed City, and Mike and Chris say hello to a new galaxy with Mass Effect Andromeda. Theme song: "White Knighting" by Comptroller. ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
Apr 16, 2017•1 hr 23 min
With Mass Effect: Andromeda looming large on the horizon, the boys share their most recent experiences before drowning in space-y goodness. Chris becomes the proud new owner of a Nintendo Switch and shares his thoughts on the excellent Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mike rolls for initiative with Sword Coast Legends, and Jared explores the end of the world with Everyone's Gone to the Rapture. Also, Pokemon Go. Always Pokemon Go. Until the end of time. Our theme song "White Knighting" is co...
Mar 16, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Games aplenty! After our normal round of catch-up (including our hot take on the current state of PS4 Remote Play), we take part in some future-casting and discuss our most anticipated games of 2017. Chris digs into the old Pile of Shame and finally tackles The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Mike schools us on the finer points of the Gwent closed beta and the current goings on in Overwatch, and Jared and Chris reminisce over the end of their co-op adventures in Bloodborne: The Old Hunters. If you like aw...
Feb 08, 2017•1 hr 16 min
A couple of big games to round out a big year for gaming! Jared reviews the much anticipated Final Fantasy XV, Chris dons his assassin cap once more to review Dishonored 2 and we wrap up with a review of the things we loved, the things that disappointed us, and our Games of the Year for 2016. Theme song is "White Knighting" by Comptroller. http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk
Jan 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min
Robot buddies go head-to-head as Chris simultaneously reviews the single player campaigns of Titanfall 2 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (spoiler: they're both really great!), Jared and Chris get giddy about their co-op adventures in Dark Souls 3's multiplayer and the recent Ashes of Ariandel DLC, Mike gives us the rundown of the new character and features of the recent update to Overwatch, and everyone gets excited over N7 Day's new info on Mass Effect: Andromeda. Our theme song is "White Kn...
Nov 24, 2016•1 hr 33 min
The Mighty Trio returns to discuss the finer points of Space Laser Chess (X-Com 2), Nut Kick Simulator 2000 (Dark Souls 2) and Murder Kids: London (Assassin's Creed Syndicate). Our theme is "White Knighting" by Comptroller. DEAL WITH IT! ( http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk )
Oct 20, 2016•1 hr 21 min
