Hey Podtimists, This week David learns to love the calendar and Chase cleans up the afterlife. Chase also plays Ys: The Oath of Felghana, a game suggested to us by listener TK. Finally, we took a deeper look at the beloved 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. It was a wild ride for both of us. 999 was suggested to us by listener Jackson. Thanks for both TK and Jackson for suggesting games! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:54) - What David has been playing (4:04) - Mario Kart 8 (5:52) - Me...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 228
Hey Podtimists, This week David continues his Fantazio journey and Chase takes a trip to space. We also took a deeper look at 2014's Goblin Sword. This game was suggested to us by Benny Blue, thanks Benny Blue! (Hey I know the manga minute went over 1 minute, we'll get em next time) --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:31) - What David has been playing (2:36) - Metaphor Refantazio (4:28) - Octopath Traveller 2 (13:25) - Cursed to Golf (16:53) - What Chase has been playing (17:16) - Factorio: Space ...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 228
Hey Podtimists, Tough couple of days huh? Well we're here and hopefully able to provide a few moments of respite from the otherwise brutal times we are currently in. This week we took a deeper look at a game called Nuclear Blaze. This was suggested to us by listener Sergio. Thanks Segio! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:59) - What David has been playing (4:09) - Metaphor Refantazio (10:59) - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (12:33) - Wolfenstein The Old Blood (14:16) - Mario Wonder (20:04) - What Chase...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 226
Hey Podtimists, This week we change up the formula and do another Oops All Good Games episode! This week we've got 5 co-op games that have been suggested to us over the years that we played in person. Thanks to all Lou, Jwithy, Rob i, Stephen B, and Zhesbe for suggesting these games! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:47) - Anticipation (16:18) - Raskulls (26:04) - Fuzion Frenzy (38:44) - Snake Rattle & Roll (49:27) - River City Girls 2 (1:04:33) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Anticipation Rask...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Hey Podtimists, This week David plays the hottest animal crossing game of 2013 and Chase learns about going insane on a derelict long haul cargo space ship. Then we take a deeper look at a game that is decidedly NOT pokemon: Yo-kai Watch. This game was suggested to us by listener Joe P. Thanks Joe! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - What David has been playing (4:53) - Animal Crossing New Leaf (13:01) - Metaphor Refantazio (21:03) - Mario Party Jamboree (31:57) - Hauntii (37:28) - What Chas...
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 224
This week it's finally spooky story time! Chase visits an old friend and David gets to know his elders. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:00) - What is this episode? (3:04) - Chase's Spooky Story (19:25) - David's Spooky Story (32:35) - Okay, we'll talk a little bit about video games :) (36:26) - Outro ---
Oct 27, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 223
Hey Podtimists, This week we creep closer to a complete spooky game takeover. We got ghosts, ghouls, Mickie Mouse and the physical manifestation of James Sunderland's unwillingness to go therapy. Also we took a deeper look Silent Hill 4, the most Tommy Wiseau of all the Silent Hill games. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:09) - What David has been playing (3:14) - Hauntii (10:13) - Luigi's Mansion (14:11) - Resident Evil Village (35:51) - Kingdom Hearts 2 (36:58) - What Chase has been playing (3...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 222
Hey Podtimists, This week we hung out in person and had some Topo Chicos. Live a little, y'know? Also we took a deeper look at one of the stranger mainline entries in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil 6. This game was suggested to us by listener Dom. Thanks Dom! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:21) - What David has been playing (2:37) - Resident Evil Village (8:30) - Hauntii (13:46) - Vampire Survivors (19:00) - What Chase has been playing (19:26) - Silent Hill 2 Remake (38:55) - Chase's ...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 221
Hey Podtimists, This week David concludes his Astrobot journey while Chase starts his Zelda journey. Also Chase tries to play 50 games and really only plays about 25 of them. Then we kicked off spooky season with Scooby Doo Night of 100 Frights. This game was suggested to us by listener TK. Thanks TK! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:20) - What David has been playing (3:35) - Astrobot (15:29) - Kingdom Hearts 2 (19:26) - What Chase has been playing (19:45) - The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 220
Hey Podtimists, This week David embraces his identity as the shadow who died twice. Then Chase opens a book?? Just kidding it's a book in a video game. Who woulda guessed. Then we took a deeper look at Son of a Witch, which was suggested to us by listener Thuy. Thanks Thuy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:59) - What David has been playing (2:06) - Astrobot (7:02) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (15:24) - Kingdom Hearts 2 (18:06) - What Chase has been playing (18:12) - Satisfactory 1.0 (21:17) - The...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 221
Hey Podtimists, This week David tries to fight his dad and Chase tries to fight the Tyranid scourge. Then we finally Do the Dew. Dewey's Adventure was suggested to us by listener Jared. Thanks Jared! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:20) - What David has been playing (3:27) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (13:01) - Kingdom Hearts 2 (16:15) - What Chase has been playing (16:29) - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 (32:23) - Shogun Showdown (41:37) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (42:43) - David's Po...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 218
Hey Podtimists, This week David has a small mountain of games to talk about, including the new and wonderful Astrobot. Chase also played Astrobot but he also played Baten Kaitos. Finally, we took a deeper look at Digimon World 3. This one was suggested to us by listener MLL. Thanks MLL! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:24) - Some cool news! (2:46) - What David has been playing (2:56) - Hyper Lite Drifter (3:37) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (8:07) - Mario Wonder (9:41) - Lumines (13:59) - Astrobot...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 217
Hey Podtimists, Arrr mateys, this week be filled with boats and ocean and the like. Chase played a game about Shapez and David continues on his shinobi journey. Darrr, har har harrrr. We also took a deeper dive on the Quintet game Robotrek. This one was suggested to us by listener Guardian. Thanks Guardian! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:21) - What Chase has been playing (1:35) - Steamworld Heist 2 (17:05) - Shapez 2 (33:12) - What David has been playing (33:31) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (43...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 220
Hey Podtimists, This week David pulls a fast one and plays a fighting game, while Chase brought a single survival crafting game that takes place in the sky. After that we took a look at ID Software's Rage, which is a truly strange game. This game was suggested to us by Connor. Thank you Connor! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:04) - What David has been playing (3:15) - Balatro (4:14) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (10:39) - Guilty Gear Strive (18:57) - The Dragonball Z Corner (20:06) - What Chase h...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 215
Hey Podtimists, This week David went to an arcade and it was a good time?? Shouts out to The Game Nest in Las Vegas. Then Chase builds a new factory and faces the facts that FF13 might not be all that bad. Finally, we took a deeper look at 2016's Hyper Light Drifter. This game was suggested to us by listener Robert. Thanks Robert! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:11) - What is this show?? (4:05) - What David has been playing (4:32) - The Game Nest (7:10) - Luigi's Mansion The Arcade Game (8:41)...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 214
Hey Podtimists, This week David is adrift after beating Shadow of the Erdtree and so he returned to his roots. Meanwhile Chase started a theme park AND a farm. Coincidence? We also talked about the chaotic but amazing Sonic Riders. This game was suggested to us by listener Giovanni. Thank you Giovanni! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:56) - What David has been playing (6:11) - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (10:33) - What Chase has been playing (12:52) - Parkitect (22:00) - Fields of Mistria (35:33) ...
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 213
Hey Podtimists, This week David flexed on Chase in a way that history will remember for years to come. Chase played a noir game, and it's good! We also talked about the amazing Need for Speed Underground. This game was suggested to us by listener Drew. Thank you Drew! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:35) - What David has been playing (3:41) - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (22:34) - What Chase has been playing (22:49) - V Rising (34:19) - Nobody Wants to Die (47:20) - Chase's Podtimistic thin...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 212
Hey Podtimists, This week David continues to get Erdtree-d and Chase somehow becomes MORE Kingdom Hearts pilled. We also talked about the wonderful game Gravity Rush. This game was suggested to us by listener Ponk. Thank you Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:15) - What David has been playing (3:16) - Elden Ring (9:09) - What Chase has been playing (9:50) - Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (11:18) - Kingdom Hearts 3 (23:01) - Mother 3 (25:21) - Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride ...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 211
Hey Podtimists, This week we're covering Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and are joined by the wonderful Brendon Bigley. This game is about having friends, having a job, and maybe being sad?? It's really great. Thanks to all the listeners who sent in questions about the game and thanks to Brendon for coming on! Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (6:08) - 358 DAYS Over Two! And some relevant information (14:36) - Brendon's history with the series (23:03) - David's history with 358/2 (30:30) - Chase'...
Jul 28, 2024•2 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 210
Hey Podtimists, This week we have 3 games total but still managed to talk about them for 84 minutes. David's game is Elden Ring and Chase's game is Mother 3. Woah, what a duo. We also took a deeper look at Terranigma, the wonderful ARPG for SNES. This was suggested to us by listener Toooldforfandom. Thank you for your suggestion! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:47) - What David has been playing (6:10) - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (9:42) - Sleeping Tricks (13:44) - What Chase has been pla...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 209
Hey Podtimists, This week David indulges in a little Playstation treat with the PS Portal. Meanwhile, Chase dips his toe into a new EA Sports game. Will it try to sell him a battle pass? Only time will tell. Finally, we checked out the highly loved The World Ends With You. This one was suggested to us by listener Jackson. Thank you Jackson! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:08) - What David has been playing (2:14) - The Playstation Portal (13:23) - Animal Well (15:13) - Jak X Combat Racing (22:4...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 208
Hey Podtimists, This week David is somewhere chilling on a beach so we were instead joined by the wonderful Noah Hertz from the Press START podcast . This week he has played two supremely confusing (but also good) video games. Chase on the other hand is just soaking in the Hoyoverse. We also took a deeper look at Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles, which promptly kicked out whole ass. The game is both good and incredibly hard! Thanks to Noah for coming on! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 207
Hey Podtimists, I play Pot of Greed which allows me to draw two Limbs of Frasodia the Forbidden One from my deck! This also activates my Scrambled Eggs Gambit which in turn transforms by neutral land deck into a Seattle power card! Weep as my power only increases! Ahem. This week we talked about Elden Ring, Still Wakes the Deep and Metal Gear Acid. Thanks to listener Sam for suggesting Metal Gear Acid! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:43) - What Chase has been playing (3:58) - Still Wakes the D...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 206
Hey Podtimists, Somehow, a summer cold has returned. So you know what that means it's another Dayquil episode. Time to lock in and talk about Metal Gear Solid and also Honkai Star Rail?? Also we dove into the wonderful visual novel Arcade Spirits which was suggested to us by listener Jonathan. Thank you Jonathan! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:04) - What David has been playing (3:24) - Dave the Diver (4:53) - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (13:11) - Cocoon (14:07) - What Chase has been playing (14:...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 205
Hey Podtimists, This week we continue our series covering the Metal Gear Solid games with 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3. This was a real joy to record and we had a blast talking about what is considered one of the best games of all time. We hope you enjoy! Also thank you to all the folks who sent in questions for the episode. We appreciate ya'll. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (9:55) - Quick Stats (16:33) - David's experience with the game then and now (20:39) - Chase's experience with the game then...
Jun 16, 2024•3 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 208
Hey Podtimists, This week David checks out if this whole Star Wars deal is all it's cracked up to be. Then Chase plays a neat romhack of one of Gamecube's most beloved titles. Finally, we took a deeper look at the Pangaea Software classic: Nanosaur. This game was suggested to us by listener Murray. Thanks Murray! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:24) - What David has been playing (2:35) - Little Kitty Big City (5:44) - Hades (6:49) - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (19:06) - What Chase has been playing...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 203
Hey Podtimists, This week David took not one but TWO trips to arcade to play some real fun games in person. What a world. Then Chase talks about one single game for like 25 minutes. It's called 1000xRESIST and it's wonderful. Finally, we talked about Supergiant's sophomore effort, Transistor. This game was suggested to us by listener Killian. Thanks Killian! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:00) - What David has been playing (2:16) - David's Steady Games (3:20) - The Arcade! (4:06) - Mario Kart ...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 202
Hey Podtimists, This week we're celebrating our actual 200th episode with 4 Good Games segments back-to-back-to-back-to-back! The games were suggested by listeners Mack, Rufus, Mallory, and Aaron. Thank you all for the suggestions! Also thank you everyone who's checkout VGP in the last 200 episodes. It's been such a joy to make the show for this long and we're eternally grateful to everyone who has been along for the ride. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:32) - A little reflection?? (7:18) - Da...
May 26, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 200
Hey Podtimists, Welcome to another Dayquil episode. Chase is just a little sick but is still here talking about these games. David played a cat game and Chase played the best early access game in the world (okay a little hyperbolic but come on). Then we dove into the wonderful experience that was Butterfly Soup. This game was suggested to us by listener Novachild. Thanks for your suggestion! Also chase mentioned a youtube video about n64 recompilation, so here's a link to that video. --- Timesta...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 204
Hey Podtimists, Somehow this is episode 199, woah. That's so many episodes. To celebrate the almost 200th episode we played some video games. Video games like: Balatro, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Front Mission and Abiotic Factor! We also took a deeper look at the very strange 2010 game Alpha Protocol. This game was suggested to us by listener Sergio. Thanks Sergio! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:03) - What David has been playing (2:15) - Dave the Diver (7:54) - Balatro (12:21) - Armored Core 6:...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 199
