The sampler of anime discussion continues! This is the second of two podcasts covering Recovery of an MMO Junkie, an anime about MMO gaming and the ways we express ourselves through games. In case you’re seeing this before the other episode: you should really listen to this podcast first, as the one you’re on now is …
Hello out there all you free souls, clamoring for adventure! You know what’s the greatest adventure of all? Anime. …Wow, can I start over. God. Uhm, so, we have a Patreon! Hopefully you knew that. That Patreon mostly is just like a tip jar, to help us expand our coverage… but there is one piece of …
Jen’s finally gotten around to Yakuza Zero right as Colin digs into Yakuza Kiwami, so the two sit down with mics to talk about the Yakuza series! Colin’s a series vet, Jen’s a newcomer, but both have strong thoughts about the strengths and weaknesses of the open-world crime drama games. You can find Colin on …
The name may invoke a forest full of fear, but young adult anxiety is the true terror here! Jen and Colin dive deep on Night in the Woods, a narrative game from developer Infinite Fall. Dare you enter Possum Springs, and learn its dark secrets- like why I am trying to make this sound like …
Jen and Colin teamed up with special guest Andy to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Sharkboys, rainstorms, criminally underdeveloped society, and mecha elephants! Would the game be better with no dungeons at all, and just shrines? Why can’t we just talk to the monsters? We don’t really discuss that last one …
It all comes down to this! After three days of side awards, Jen and Colin sit down to decide the GAME OF THE YEAR, and its nine runners up! One must stand! Many must fall! Nine must kinda like sit down or something! Let’s DO THIS! http://archive.org/download/gotyproper2017/gotyproper2017.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Day three of our GotY podcasts is the last of our Gimmick Awards, and this time Colin and Jen are joined by guest Emily, one of the hosts of Bottle Crow! Most Story 0:53 Most Sempai 14:16 Best Outfit (Presented by Romantic Diary) 26:18 Robot of the Year 47:49 Best Old Character 1:00:39 http://archive.org/download/gimmickawards03colin/gimmickawards03colin.mp3Podcast: Play …
Our 2016 Gimmick Awards continue as Colin and Jen roll into day 2! Today’s categories are Best Hitman Level, Crime of the Year, Most Hungry Game, and Most Thirsty Game. This one’s a doozy, I promise. Best Hitman Level 0:50 Crime of the Year 16:32 Most Hungry Game 40:17 Most Thirsty Game 55:26 http://archive.org/download/gimmickawards2016p2/gimmickawards2016p2.mp3Podcast: Play …
Our 2016 Game of the Year podcasts begin with our Gimmick Awards! In this first of three parts, we give special awards to games based on… well, some gimmicks. Day one’s awards are Best Watchers, Most Disappointing Game, Less is More, Least Disappointing Game, and Best Moment. Who will win? Tune in to find out! …