Lowered Expectations

WE ARE BACK! This month we played Resident Evil 9 Requiem. Come with us and listen to our experiences running through this facility of horrors along with returning to Racoon City. For topics we discuss the 30 day check in debacle on the Sony PlayStation and even more recent events with the direction of Xbox. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please v...

We are still at it! We are back and taking a step in the past to play/discus the game Alan Wake. Originally released in 2010 as well as the remastered version in 2021, Alan Wake is a psychological action- thriller with light horror aspects along with an interesting and unexpected storyline. Join us as we shine a light on our thoughts and experiences of this game of the past. For topics we have a h...

So, we haven't given up yet! We are back, with another late upload, this time from the New Year! This month we are playing Outer Worlds 2, the anticipated sequel, developed by the same studio that did Fallout New Vegas. Come with us as we explore the edges of the galaxy, and our patience. For topics this time we talk about our most anticipated games for the New Year, our journey into PC gaming, an...

We are back at it again! It has been 3 years since our las recording, and we are excited to be back talking about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Come along with us as we explore all things Gommage, and celebrate one of the 2025 contenders for Game of the Year. Second half of the show we will cover topics like the death of consoles, and the most anticipated titles for 2026. SPOILER WARNING - If you d...

We're back and worse at scheduling than ever. In this episode we have a very measured and reasonable discussion about Humble Games' 2021 bullet hell RPG Archvale! At least until an overserved cast member shows up to lower the brow a bit. In the second half we answer a fan question, chat about how important small details like cosmetics in a cutscene are to us in what we play, and discuss the merits...

This time around we check our brain cells against Pillow Castle Games' 2019 puzzler Superliminal. Listen in to find out if this mind bending game had an effect on our perspective. For topics this time we shared the series we wish survived their poor releases, creative weapons that stuck with us, and the pros and cons of more and more titles including cross platform play for multiplayer! Please ema...

After a brief Summer break we're back to your regularly scheduled programming with our reactions to Eidos-Montreal's 2021 action-adventure Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. After a couple years of scorn does Lane finally get redemption for stanning that garbage Avengers game? Tune in to find out! In the second half discover the risk of being topical as we cover recent events like Fortnite dropping...

Hear how a bunch of Master Chief stans felt about the latest chapter of his saga Halo: Infinite. We talk about the ups and downs this title has to offer and how it stacks up both as both a shooter and as a Halo game in general. In the back half we cover topics including the most fun we've have had playing games in ways the developers did not intend. Please email us for comments and suggestions at:...

Back 4 Blood dropped with plans to turn nostalgia into sales, but was this FPS out of Turlte Rock studios able to recapture the Left 4 Dead magic for a bunch of dudes who gave Noam Chomsky the ride of his life a decade ago? We give our verdict in the first half this month. Afterwards we take turns chatting about games past we think deserver a proper reboot, which things about gaming trigger us the...

Welcome welcome to our Game of the Year episode for 2021! We gathered to chat about games we played this year (not necessarily released this year) that stuck out as the cream of the crop. Favorites from episodes past make their triumphant returns alongside the solo endeavors that blew our minds! Afterwards we go back and forth on the most badass moments we've ever experienced in gaming, which game...

It's an overdue anniversary episode and to celebrate we played Double Fine's newest masterpiece Psychonauts 2! Hear us sing praises for the first game good enough to get every one of the boys to complete it. After we name the gaming moments that terrified us the most, roast each other while describing our favorite comfort food games, and then bring it back in for a chat about the multiplayer games...

It's a sequel! Get ready to get spooky with us as we delve into The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope for our 2nd annual Halloween episode. Man of Medan was universally praised by the boys, so how does the witchy town of Little Hope follow up? In the back half we woke up and chose violence, as discussions about game genres we can't stand and the first games that made us truly rage abound! Pleas...

Finally! It took us eleven episodes but we have finally found a game that everyone was frustrated by. Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of The Ascent, a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG that comes so close to being good. After all the whining we also discuss our all-time favorite gaming waifus, great games we couldn't finish, and more! Please email us for comments and suggesti...

We're back again! Lightsabers in hand, slaying spiders left and right on our way through EAs Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Can there truly be a Star Wars game post-Lucasarts that isn't just a soulless cash grab? We try to answer that here. On top of that, we dive deepish into our favorite DLCs and villains, and puzzle over the future of game ownership. Please email us for comments and suggestions...

This time around the boys tried our hand at a joint venture, gearing up and dropping into the co-op FPS Deep Rock Galactic from Ghost Ship Games! Did I hear a rock and stone? We also chat about which games we have sunk the most hours into and rub our few brain cells together wondering about the future of gaming exclusives. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gma...

This time we played Undertale, the classic indie RPG created by Toby Fox. We also dig into video game deaths from the past that scarred us and much more! Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com

This month we are razing hell with Doom Eternal, the FPS developed by id Software. Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of life in the power armor of Master Chief's angriest big bro. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com

Long time no speak! This month me n the bois played Control, the third person supernatural shooter which answers the question "Does having superpowers and a magic gun automatically mean you're the boss?" You bet your sweet ass it does. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com

We're back again to share our thoughts on the Metroidvania action-adventure Hollow Knight! Find out who liked it and who was dropped on their head as a child. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com Fan Wiki and Walkthrough: https://hollowknight.wiki.fextralife.com/Walkthrough

Ho Ho Ho everyone! Me and my merry band of morons worked soft to bring you our discussion of A Plague Tale: Innocence, an action-adventure horror stealth game. And as if that weren't enough, we're switching up our format! Bringing to the group discussions about the subjects from the gaming world we've had stuck on our minds recently. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectat...

Howdy Folks! You didn't ask for it, but we did it anyway! Join me and the boys talking about our game this month West of Dead, a rouge like isometric shooter. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com Games we played this month: Firewall: Zero Hour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall: Zero Hour Rock...

Oh man we're still making a podcast!! This is the crew's Halloween Special as we get together to talk about this months game Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan! A spooky decision based game from Supermassive Games. Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com Games we played this month: Firewall: Zero...

Oh man, we're back! Even if you didn't want it, you got it!! Today we go over our game of the month Dead Cells, talk about what we've been playing this month, and go over what we're going to play for October! I've heard it may be something spooky!! Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.com Please visit our website! loweredexpectationspodcast.com Games list f...