Randy delves into the world of thinly veiled 90s TV references in The Darkside Detective. D.J. plays the latest in one of his favorite genres: Shadow of the Colossus remakes. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:44 - Intro 06:53 - The Darkside Detective 17:58 - Celeste 25:53 - Shadow of the Colossus 55:18 - Monster Hunter: World 71:12 - Outro
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Randy shoots up space-terrorists in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare before uncovering Radiant Historia's dark underbelly of anti-anime DLC. D.J. gives an update on the state of fashion in Final Fantasy XIV. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 01:52 - Monster Hunter Hunt Night 07:14 - Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology 28:48 - Final Fantasy XIV: Fashion Report 45:41 - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 67:18 - Outro...
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Part 6 of the Garbage Trilogy confusingly continues with the full version of Monster Hunter: World , which Paul and D.J. determine, after an unspecified number of hours, is decidedly not garbage. Also, Randy climbs a mountain in Celeste . Episode Timeline 00:41 – Intro 05:01 – Celeste 27:16 – Monster Hunter: World 56:40 – Bridge Constructor Portal 64:55 – Outro
Feb 01, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter World and opine on controversial topics like drinks and numbers. Meanwhile, Randy escapes Monster Hunter with the Lost Sphear demo, then escapes from the Lost Sphear demo with a classic 3DS game. Also, cardboard. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – A plebeian TV 09:20 - Nintendo Labo 18:14 – Monster Hunter World 45:10 – Lost Sphear 55:36 – Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 64:48 - FM Corporate Utopian Fantasy 67:05 – Outro...
Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 8 min
It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for: Randy played Knack II and has opinions. Meanwhile, D.J. treads cautiously into Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King , and Paul played Yakuza 5 ? Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:34 – Knack II 16:38 – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King 39:00 – Yakuza 5 57:23 – Viewer Mail 1:14:24 – Outro
Jan 18, 2018•1 hr 16 min
So far, 2018 is looking a lot like 2017 with more Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Yakuza . Meanwhile, D.J. takes a trip to an art installation. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 04:48 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC 25:30 - Yakuza 0 and 4 and 5 44:35 - Islands: Non-Places 51:20 - Panoramical 59:55 - Outro
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 2 min
We look back on 2017, a year sure to be remembered by history for its seemingly endless stream of quality video games. Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro 02:20 - Which video games in 2017 were good? 92:48 - Outro
Jan 04, 2018•1 hr 35 min
D.J. made a special playlist just for you. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Kamiko 05:10 - Ninja Gaiden II 09:05 - Metafive 15:20 - Manami Matsumae 20:00 - Glim Spanky
Dec 21, 2017•24 min
Drunktactular 2017 is here and any topic is fair game, including: Star Trek! Madden! Sexy Spaniards! ASMR! Sega Activator! Getting it on with Kirby! Literacy rates! The Irish! Getting it on with Kate Beckinsale, but actually it’s Kirby! And Star Trek! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Part 1 66:50 - Part 2 125:00 - Outro
Dec 14, 2017•2 hr 11 min
Put your blippers on: It's time for our spotlight on the year's best video game music, with selections from Super Mario Odyssey , Persona 5 , Night in the Woods , Yakuza 0 , Prey , Nier: Automata , Steamworld Dig 2 , Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood , and more! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:30 - Objectively the best video game music from the year 2017 76:20 - Outro
Dec 07, 2017•1 hr 32 min
This week, it's an all-Yakuza special episode, featuring Yakuza 3 , Yakuza 0 , The Flame and the Flood and the Yakuza , and Nintendo's new mobile hit, Animal Crossing: Yakuza Camp . Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:10 - We survived Black Friday 10:03 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 35:15 - Yakuza 0 58:06 - The Flame and the Flood 72:45 - Mario Minute 76:52 - Outro
Nov 30, 2017•1 hr 18 min
After fulfilling our obligation to play games for charity, we're back to playing games simply because we don't know any better. Randy suffers through the new South Park and Agents of Mayhem while D.J. is Kazuma Kiryu's vicarious drinking buddy in Yakuza 3. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:00 - Drunktacular hype 08:00 - South Park: The Fractured but Whole 21:30 - Agents of Mayhem 46:10 - Yakuza 3 59:50 - Splatoon 2 65:55 - Outro...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 8 min
We wrapped up Extra Life by getting murdered in the hot new PLAYERUNKNOWN'SBATTLEGROUNDSlike, Fortnite Battle Royale . Also, we learned how bows work in Torchlight , found (and were promptly banned from) our niche in Splatoon 2 , and sneakily snuck through Horizon: Zero Dawn . Episode Timeline 00:39 - Intro 01:18 - Extra Life Phase II 03:58 - Splatoon 2 11:14 - Fortnite Battle Royale 24:03 - Super Mario Odyssey 32:00 - South Park minute 33:24 - Torchlight 40:50 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 57:14 - Outro...
Nov 16, 2017•1 hr
We survived Extra Life, phase 1 -- now hear about everything we played! Splatoon 2, Night in the Woods, Super Mario Odyssey, Metroid II, and of course, Raft. Also, a brief stint with Superhot on PlayStation VR. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 10:44 - Raft 37:12 - Night in the Woods 47:58 - Splatoon 2 53:55 - Superhot 63:10 - Metroid II 69:43 - Super Mario Odyssey 81:30 - Outro
Nov 09, 2017•1 hr 25 min
Super Mario Odyssey is here and the gang shares stories about the long journey to New Donk City. Also, Paul plays his millionth hour of Horizon: Zero Dawn, D.J. joins an after-school poetry club, and Randy would have preferred a sombrero Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Extra Life Hype 11:10 - Super Mario Odyssey 46:45 - Doki Doki Literature Club 55:51 - Horizon: Zero Dawn is great 68:43 - Outro
Nov 02, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Randy and D.J. learn their way around a funeral home in A Mortician's Tale. D.J. gets disoriented in Fragments of Euclid, then his office supply empire gets out of hand in Universal Paperclips. Paul is thoroughly overwhelmed in Horizon: Zero Dawn. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Extra Life Hype 14:30 - A Mortician's Tale 34:28 - Fragments of Euclid 41:58 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 63:24 - Universal Paperclips 71:58 - Outro...
Oct 26, 2017•1 hr 16 min
Randy plays his new favorite Uncharted game, besides that other one. Paul gets lost in the mysterious Super Nintendo dark web. D.J. attempts to drive a vehicle and gets caught in a land war. Meanwhile, golf continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - SNES Classic modding 14:30 - Kirby’s Dream Course 24:55 - Golf Story 32:30 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 47:40 - Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 57:14 - Gran Turismo Sport 67:10 - Outro...
Oct 19, 2017•1 hr 12 min
WHAT YEAR IS IT?? We take a deep dive into Star Fox and the recently unearthed Star Fox 2 and see if SuperFX games can hold their own in 2017. Also, more golf and more stories, and Paul finds himself back on the farm. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Nintendo World Championships 2017/Switch chat 20:30 - Star Foxes 45:15 - Golf Story 53:32 - Stardew Valley 65:54 - Outro
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 10 min
The fabled SNES Classic is here — find out which rad 90s games you should put on your Christmas list. Also: Randy enjoys the golf and story in Golf Story , we hate that we're still playing Metroid , and Microsoft Xbox: What is it, and has anyone seen one? Episode Timeline 00:37 - Intro 03:10 - Super NES Classic 31:54 - Golf Story 52:10 - VGH Xbox Blast: The latest Xbox One news, tips, and reviews from your #1 Xbox source 57:38 - Metroid: Samus Returns 68:28 - Outro...
Oct 06, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Randy definitely still likes Metroid: Samus Returns but still takes a detour into Steamworld Dig 2 . After an evening at the opera, D.J. gets parenting advice from an unexpected source. Paul plays that racing game he's always playing, apparently. Episode Timeline 00:54 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Stage Reborn 15:20 - The Matrix? 19:00 - Metroid: Samus Returns 35:20 - Steamworld Dig 2 48:24 - Need for Speed: Most Wanted 64:00 - Yakuza 3 68:10 - Mario + Rabbids 79:08 - Outro...
Sep 28, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Paul and D.J. try to make sense of Project Octopath Traveler. Randy ponders the murky ethical questions raised by Metroid: Samus Returns. Someone finishes a Persona game. Also, cars. Episode Timeline 00:43 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 07:14 - Persona 5 15:31 - Racing games? 23:30 - Project Octopath Traveler 38:10 - Metroid: Samus Returns 57:35 - Yakuza Kiwami 61:03 - Outro
Sep 21, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Fresh out of Mario + Rabbids boot camp, Randy explains the origin of those disgusting minion-alikes. D.J. is anxious about the hostess bars in Yakuza Kiwami and lets off steam by beating up everyone in Tokyo. Also, Final Fantasy daddy. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 03:20 - Rollercoaster decapitation 07:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light 15:40 - Mario + Rabbids 41:58 - Yakuza Kiwami 60:20 - Outro
Sep 14, 2017•1 hr 4 min
After a brief stint with the Destiny 2 beta, D.J. rocket slides all over the place in Vanquish and returns to his old face-stomping grounds in Yakuza Kiwami. Meanwhile, Paul plays Crawl while completely sober. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:58 - Splatoon 2 18:52 - Destiny 2 26:00 - Vanquish 33:55 - Yakuza Kiwami 49:21 - Shenmue Kiwami 52:31 - Crawl 63:10 - Outro
Sep 07, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 309
We wrap up the Backlog Attack with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and The Stanley Parable. Plus, games that deserve a second chance, even if they include rabbids. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Dusty PCs 06:34 - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood 28:58 - The Stanley Parable 38:00 - Persona 5 and Rabbids 70:05 - Outro
Aug 31, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 308
We're chakkin' out the Monster Hunter Stories demo. It's as long as a lao-shan lung, as Grandpa Randy always says. We're also chakkin' on Titanfall 2 and Gunpoint , and following our Splatoon 2 teammates around to make sure they don't get... chakked? Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Mütter Museum 06:44 - Monster Hunter Stories 23:57 - Gunpoint 30:08 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 32:55 - Danganronpa 36:00 - Titanfall 2 47:26 - Paul's computer explodes 53:15 - Splatoon 2 63:10 - Pop quiz! 71:...
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 307
The gang climbs aboard the space station Tacoma in search of spooky ghosts. D.J. struggles to understand the finer points of Bayonetta. Randy puts his curmudgeon powers to use in Gunpoint. Paul operates a computer. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Backlog Attack voting 09:34 - Cave Story & Difficult Games 21:40 - Bayonetta 33:48 - Gunpoint 43:12 - Tacoma 62:33 - Persona 5 minute 67:50 - Crawl second 68:15 - Outro...
Aug 17, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 306
In the aftermath of the first Splatoon 2 Splatfest, we discuss condiment and dessert preferences. D.J. checks in to see if the Professor Layton series survived its transition to mobile, and the Backlog Attack begins with spooky Soma and creepy Cave Story. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - Splatoon 2 19:20 - Layton's Mystery Journey 31:50 - Soma 51:53 - Cave Story 62:00 - Backlog Attack voting 68:45 - Outro...
Aug 10, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 305
We venture into Nintendo's brave new vision of online multiplayer in Splatoon 2 — now with voice chat, sometimes! Also, the summer Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 03:15 - Splatoon 2 49:50 - Backlog Attack 2017 63:00 - Outro
Aug 03, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 304
Bloop out with some blippin' summer blops on our mid-year music show! This year's playlist includes chiptune covers of imaginary artists, real artists singing imaginary words, and -- ugh -- more Zelda ?! Episode Timeline 00:51 - Intro 02:35 - 🎵 88:50 - Outro
Jul 27, 2017•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 303
Randy's comfort zone is threatened by a new Persona announcement (and a mail-delivery baby). Also: Picross Makeout League at last, playing Final Fantasy XII until you don't have to, and 3DS games we can't play to begin with. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:30 - Fighting games!!!!! 08:35 - Surprises in the mail 13:15 - Theatrhythm Dragon Quest 17:30 - Ever Oasis 29:07 - Final Fantasy XII 46:30 - Picross Makeout League 59:30 - Prey 66:00 - Outro...
Jul 20, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 302