Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk do their regular baseball catch-up before delving into a bunch of different demos. We've included time stamps below for anyone who wants to try out these demos or wishlist these games for themselves. 17:25 Fishing Alone 25:13 Abra-Cooking-Dabra 33:33 Dispatch 39:55 The Hundre...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar share some recent stories from their lives before delving into The Materialists. Together, they discuss whether or not Dakota Johnson's performance lives up to her fellow cast members, why the film's second act twist falls flat, and why both of our hosts left the movie feeling let down. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk are joined by Kristen Pignuolo as they discuss the NBA Finals and delve into this week's games. Walter dives back into Assassin's Creed III to see if there's any value to be found on a deeper reflection before Chase and Kristen delve into Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination and find themselves immersed ea...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into some board game recommendations before turning to the latest film from the John Wick universe: Ballerina. Together, they discuss the action scenes that pulled them into the film before dissecting the poor scriptwriting that pulled them out of it. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk look back at the Dodgers vs Athletics series and give updates on each of their teams before talking about this week's games. First, Walter returns to a game he played during last year's NextFest: Tactical Space Wizards. Then, Chase steps into the world of Pyrene to see if Two Tiny Dice have improved on their easily...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar share some recent highlights from their lives before delving into the (probably?) final installment of the Mission Impossible series: The Final Reckoning. Together, they discuss the film's early pacing issues, how it struggles to maximize the value of its villains, and whether the action set pieces are enough to overcome it...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk catch up on the MLB season ahead of their respective teams' upcoming head-to-head series before moving on to this week's games. First, Walter delves deeper into one of his favorite games from Steam NextFest: Nordhold. Then, Chase talks briefly about his struggles with A L...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, hosts Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take some time to share some vulnerability about their mental health journeys before delving into the first Marvel film in years that could make that topic relevant: Thunderbolts*. Together, they discuss Florence Pugh's amazing performance, how the film manages its cast, and whether this movie did enough to gi...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk check in on the MLB season before moving on to this week's games. First, Walter fakes us out with a brief discussion on NBA2k25 before moving on to a much more interesting game, Urban Jungle. Then, Chase looks at five demos he played during Steam's NextFest for games that...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into before turning their attention to this week's film, The Amateur. Together, they discuss how the film handles its core themes, whether calling it a perfect cable network afternoon film is damning with faint praise, and why this film has one of the largest gaps in scores between our two co-hosts in the show's h...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar catch up on their baseball teams before taking a quick look at the storylines heading into the NBA Playoffs. Then, Walter continues his Nazi-killing gaming era with Wolfenstein: The New Order, while Chase heads back to the kitchen to share his takes on The Chef's Shift. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar regales Walter Fedczuk with the cosmic insanity of the recent Venom War event before Walter catches Chase up on Rory McIlroy's Masters victory. They then turn their attention to the first feature length fully-animated Looney Tunes, The Day the Earth Blew Up, discussing why Porky and Daffy were the best protagonists for this new era, their fav...

On today's very special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk continue their deep dive into the best games Steam NextFest 2025 had to offer alongside regular guest Kristen Pignuolo. Together, the three discuss so many games that we're just going to link them below for your ease of access. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Kristen and t...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar do a quick check-in on the opening week of the MLB season before taking a look at Bong Joon Ho's first film since Parasite, Mickey 17. Together, they discuss how the film targets Western audiences for better and for worse, the strength of the film's acting performances, and how its politics dramatically split our co-hos...

On today's very special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and special guest Luke Butler join Walter Fedczuk's yearly tradition of scouring through the many, many demos Steam's NextFest 2025 had to offer. Together, they delve into so many games that we're just gonna link them below for your ease of access. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and the ⁠...

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar head to Peru to check out the Paddington films. After a quick dive into their previous Paddington experience, they discuss how the movie's writing evolves over the three films, their favorite villains and side characters throughout the series, and why the Paddington movies rise above the "kid movie" monike...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk lament the current state of North American League of Legends esports before moving on to their games of the week. Walter wraps up his time with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, while Chase hops on board Monster Train in anticipation of its upcoming sequel. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

On today's packed episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar invite author Gabriella Shlyakh onto the podcast to discuss two different movies. First, they take a quick(ish) look at Captain America Brave New World to recognize what worked and why everything that didn't work isn't likely to be fixed anytime soon. Then, they move to the Latvian animated film Flow, one of few...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk decide to lock in a new sport for them to follow in the months to come. Then, both of our podcasters find themselves trapped in a loop, as Walter enjoys the gameplay loop of Loop Hero while Chase ends up disappointed once again in Dangaronpa S: Summer Camp. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cha...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar briefly share their thoughts on the Super Bowl (congrats Philly fans!) before moving on to Love Hurts. Together, they discuss the film's reliance on ADR to fill in missing plot details, how the film struggled to bring its core themes and relationships together, and how much their expectations affected their viewing experien...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk begin by discussing the insane trade that saw Luka Doncic become a Los Angeles Laker despite all logic and reason. Afterwards, Walter grabs his trusty whip as he explores ancient relics in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Meanwhile, Chase heads into Dungeons and Degenerate Gam...

On this special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at a trio of Sonic the Hedgehog films that they were too slow to watch before the latest entry. Together, they discuss how the films manage to capture the tone of the video games, their favorite acting performances, and what elevates the latest film over the other two. Follow ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠ , and the ⁠⁠...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk share some board game recommendations before delving into this week's games. Walter continues his quest for a League of Legends replacement by delving into Marvel Rivals, while Chase delves into the adult visual novel Race of Life and how it stands out from other games in the...

On this week's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk lets co-host Chase Wassenar share his favorite k-pop songs of 2024 before the two dive into Sony's latest mess of a technically Spider-Man related film, Kraven the Hunter. Together, they try to make sense of a way too long flashback sequence, questionable characterization and acting choices, and why this film didn't have to be bad despite its nar...

On today's special New Year's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk are joined by special guest Kristen Pignuolo as they discuss their favorite games of last year while revisiting something another person played on the show. First, Walter upped the ante and finally understood why so many gamers like Balatro. Next, Kristen embraced the heartfelt horror game Slay the Princess....