We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Stellaris 31:33 - Groove Coaster 3 52:03 - Final Fantasy XIII 70:50 - Viewer Mail 77:50 - Outro
D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Nuclear Throne 18:20 - Ratchet & Clank 37:28 - Pocket Card Jockey 51:05 - Overwatch 81:05 - Outro
After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Not actual Uncharted spoilers 09:05 - Quantum Break 27:10 - Enter the Gungeon 30:25 - Nuclear Throne 43:20 - Crusader Kings 2 50:35 - Chrono Trigger 56:20 - Severed 68:50 - Azure Striker Gunvolt 81:05 - Outro...
After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon . Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2 . Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 05:38 – The Division 19:20 – Exploding Kittens 31:35 – Enter the Gungeon 49:49 – Hyper Light Drifter 62:20 – Yakuza 2 69:03 – Outro
We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - The Division 07:00 - Doom 25:58 - Battleborn 44:08 - Hyrule Warriors Legends 55:40 - Out Run minute/Enter the Gungeon 69:03 - Outro
Paul puts his other obligations on hold to take over a beer farm. With his 10 billion wives behind him, D.J. plans his new career as a stay-at-home paperweight. And Randy takes a break from The Division... a Quantum Break, that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - NVM interview recap 10:10 - Quantum Break 35:40 - Stardew Valley 59:45 - Yakuza minute/Ultimate Kept Man Life 71:15 - Outro
Join us for this very special episode where Paul interviews one of the co-founders of the newly opened National Videogame Museum! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 46:45 - Outro
D.J. decides it's never too late to learn how to play video games and dusts off 3D Out Run and Streets of Rage 2. Paul reveals shocking dog secrets. Virtual reality sounds exhausting. And The Division continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:42 - VGH MMO Corner feat. The Division 27:13 - Dragon's Crown 34:30 - 3D Streets of Rage 2/3D Out Run 50:35 - We didn't get an Oculus Rift 57:15 - PlayStation IV-2 69:10 - Outro
Randy and Paul run into other players behaving strangely in The Division's Dark Zone. D.J. can't stop liking Yakuza 2, but takes a break to share WAR stories (from the future) with Paul. From a distance, an unstoppable deer watches. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - VGH Movie Corner feat. Batman v. Superman 08:40 - Dark Zone thoughts 40:20 - Yakuza 2 44:05 - GTAV Deer Cam 48:50 - Black Ops III 61:45 - Outro
On this week’s show, D.J. is mysteriously absent. Instead of investigating his disappearance, Randy and Paul just chat endlessly about The Division, purpz, jumping jacks, and some tidbits from GDC 2016. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:55 - The Division 43:00 - GDC 2016 63:34 - Outro
D.J. redoubles his efforts to understand what's happening in Black Ops III but maybe would rather be hitting things with sticks. Paul explains adjustments to monster bone exchange rates. Randy reminds everyone about Uncharted 1. Peter Molyneux continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - RIP Lionhead, possibly Peter Molyneux 09:03 - Uncharted 12:44 - Hitman 22:15 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III 35:15 - Groove Coaster 42:25 - Fire Emblem: Fates 53:25 - Monster Hunter Generations 63:34 - Outro...
Randy falls back into one of his bad habits, and it's not even the one involving plastic guitars. Paul is on better terms with Fire Emblem: Fates. D.J. takes a break in between Yakuzas to shill for Activision, if they even make games still. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro banter 04:56 - Yakuzas 11:02 - Fire Emblems 29:40 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III 44:45 - Guitar Hero Live 58:15 - Superhot 67:00 - Outro...
Paul and Randy delve into distinguished author Tom Clancy's latest pet project, the massively multiplayer online shooter, The Division. Meanwhile, D.J. continues his quest to kick every gangster in Tokyo. Also, the new Fire Emblem is confusing. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro Burger 06:00 - Final Fantasy 14 Patch Day! 09:50 - Yakuza 27:30 - Tom Clancy's The Division 52:23 - Fire Emblem Fates 68:45 - Outro
Randy escapes from sea-prison only to immediately become lost in the woods. Paul gets owned by his wife despite his fearsome boulder arm. D.J. makes impulsive relationship decisions. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Randy Dickinson: Pro Vacationer 12:00 - Firewatch 40:50 - XCOM 48:06 - Cookie Clicker and the 10 Billion Wives 54:54 - Gravity Rush? 60:50 - Round 1 arcade 67:50 - Outro
Paul supplements his actual sickness with motion sickness courtesy of the Gravity Rush remaster. D.J. loves Strike Suit Zero and vows never to play another game in the series, but it's OK because there's a lot of dudes that need to be kicked. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Paul is dead/Super Bowl 05:58 - Gravity Rush Remastered 25:50 - Strike Suit Zero 45:20 - Yakuza 62:24 - Outro
How can we accurately judge The Witness to be the best ever made when it's so good that it causes all other games throughout history to cease to exist, destroying all basis for comparison? Also, reasons why we haven't started The Witness yet. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Weekly holographic squid concert discussion 08:50 - The Witness 34:40 - Grow Home 39:00 - Three Fourths Home 42:10 - Pokemon Picross 50:30 - Civilization V 62:40 - Strike Suit Zero 68:00 - Outro...
The pastel-hued island fills you with a sense of familiarity and security. Turning to greet your old friend, Yoshi, you realize the figure before you is not the cuddly dinosaur of your youth. You freeze in horror as the fleshy mass burbles: "It's-a me." Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Snowzilla 08:40 - Yoshi's Wooly World 25:23 - Who's Your Daddy 41:52 - A Dark Room 47:20 - Photopia 59:20 - Groove Coaster and arcades 64:55 - Outro...
We asked the top robotic minds at Google what the best games of 2015 were. When it turned out AIs don't have opinions, we deferred to our slightly less robotic stable of podcast hosts. Also, D.J. is pretty sure he's not poisoned. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - D.J. vs. The Bacon of Seafood 14:20 - Best games of 2015 61:30 - Outro
It’s been a weird week. DJ remains in exile in Japan. We’re sad about David Bowie. We’re still having fun with Just Cause 3 and Mass Effect 3. We’re fighting the allure of shiny new games while trying to find time for good old ones. So many feels. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - D.J. still in Japan update! 03:12 - Bowie... 30:40 - Just Cause 3 update! 41:25 - Mass Effect 3 update! 48:50 - Life in the Slow Lane 61:30 - Outro...
Instead of assigning traditional review scores, we’re now rating games on their lunchtime equivalency: Just Cause 3 is a tasty soup/sandwich combo from Chili’s while Her Story and Undertale are worthy of the endless pasta bowl from Olive Garden. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Where's D.J.? 02:35 - On Top Ten Lists 08:15 - Her Story 22:20 - Undertale 32:00 - Just Cause 3 51:00 - Great Game Characters and Mass Effect 61:05 - Outro...
It's another mini episode! Let's talk movies.
It's our Christmas Special! Lots of snow, lots of games? Memories n stuff, yeah.
We celebrate five years of podcasts by answering your questions about PlayStations, questionable roommates, dance hazards, literal game mechanics, regret, and Iron Man. Plus Randy makes the greatest sacrifice of all. But first... (bottle opening noises) Episode Timeline 00:00 - THE FIRST PART 64:00 - THE SECOND PART
Put on some headphones and join us as we listen to our favorite game music of 2015, including Splatoon, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Witcher 3, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Bloodborne, Steamworld Heist, and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Best Game Music of 2015 60:05 - Street Fighter II giveaway 64:00 - Outro
D.J. has more to say about Soma. Paul plays the wrong Fallout, but maybe he can mod it into the right one. Randy admits to using one of those virtual girl apps. But most importantly: How's that new Assassin's Creed? Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Black Friday post-barricade chat 11:50 - Assassin's Creed Syndicate 32:15 - Lifeline 44:00 - Soma 55:00 - Fallout: New Vegas 71:40 - Outro
As Black Friday looms, it's important to keep your amiibos safe while revolving the screen to locate strange monsters. D.J. does so in REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR, a video game. Paul enjoys cats and TitS while Randy longs for a time when all crime is legal. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Amiibo hunter/Black Friday barricade tips 16:35 - SOMA 29:18 - REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR 35:18 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash 44:15 - Bloodborne 53:50 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 59:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Din...
Need a reprieve from the wasteland? You're in luck, because we've been playing all the games that came out last week that aren't called Fallout, like Rise of the Tomb Raider and StarCraft II Part III. Also, how to play Downwell correctly. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - Car talk 09:50 - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void 21:25 - Final Fantasy XIV 23:25 - Downwell 31:05 - Bloodborne 51:55 - Rise of the Tomb Raider 70:40 - Viewer Mail 74:55 - Last Call 80:00 - Outro...
Last weekend we played games for 24 hours straight! Hear our thoughts about some of the games we played (and the important life lessons we learned). Bonus: This includes the mini show we recorded in the middle of the night. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Extra Life post-mortem 17:35 - Extra Life live show (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Velvet Sundown) 43:50 - Destiny 54:20 - Galactic Hitman 57:50 - Dinner Date 61:20 - Super Mario Bros. 65:45 - Dark Souls 67:45 - Soma 71:50 - Outro...
Paul adds to his cat collection with the newly translated Neko Atsume. Randy plays a TV spinoff mobile game that's Actually Good. D.J. attends a Final Fantasy concert and manages to not get arrested. And no one can remember the name of that one JRPG. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Final Fantasy: A New World / Halloween recap / Dean Cain 17:35 - Neko Atsume 25:30 - The Walking Dead: No Man's Land 34:55 - Legend of Legacy 41:50 - What's that game where you sacrifice a guy? 48:55 - Fantasy ...
Randy and D.J. don't talk about scary games this week, but they do chat about how much D.J. luvs Fantasy Life, Legend of Legacy (DEMO), and other stuff. Also: Randy has a great time playing Zelda: Triforce Heroes whilst wearing a dress and uses weird emoji!!! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Not talking Halloween stuff or Extra Life 20:25 - Legend of Legacy 29:10 - Fantasy Life 34:50 - Triforce Heroes 54:30 - Life is Strange (non-spoiler) 60:05 - Viewer Mail & Outro...
