The Gamers' Inn

With The Game Awards behind us for yet another year, we take some time to discuss the winners and the ads. But first, we have games we played to discuss! Ryan has finally started his journey in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , while both Joce and Ryan played PlateUp! With Travis and Nevermore on our latest Extra Life stream. Inspired by the Best Adaptation category at The Game Awards, Jocelyn watched U...

With days before The Game Awards, we're in a weird limbo of game announcements, but not to worry as we have plenty of fun games to discuss! But first, a movie based on a game: Five Nights at Freddy's . Next, Jocelyn completes her adventures in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in preparation for our own GOTY episode. Finally in what we're playing, Ryan shares his thoughts on Constance , a new metroidvan...

After a week off, the innkeepers return to catch up on the games they've played over the last two weeks. Jocelyn prepares for GOTY with her time in Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 . Both Ryan and Jocelyn recount the latest TGI Game Night with Rabbit and Steel . And Ryan delves deep into the dungeons of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault , which is now available in Early Access. Over in the news, Valve...

Dispatch is fully available with all 8 episodes playable, so Ryan and Jocelyn share their thoughts on Season 1 of this comic book hero adventure. Want more Dispatch? Be sure to join our TGI Game Club starting this Sunday in Discord where we’ll be playing one episode a week. Over in the news, we’ve got new trailers for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Fallout Season 2 , plus Nintendo shares first i...

With Extra Life Game Day behind us, we recap the fun filled day. From Fortnite to Smite 2 , and new favourites PEAK and R.E.P.O. Thank you to all that showed your support for this amazing cause! Over in the news, Netflix is making an Overcooked reality series , N7 Day brings news of new Mass Effect for video games and the small screen , Nintendo confirms their release cadence for future movie proj...

Ryan has rolled credits on Hades II , which means our spoiler episode will be coming soon. Plus Ryan travels back to 2009 thanks to Plants vs Zombies Replanted . Jocelyn brings a Fortnite update that brings Springfield to the popular battle royale mode. Over in the news, Animal Crossing New Horizons will receive a free update and Nintendo Switch 2 version in January , Fantastic Pixel Castle confir...

A spooky episode number for a spooky season, but are we playing spooky games? Turns out not so much, unless you count PEAK with the AvenDaDs for Extra Life. We kick off the show with a slight Hades II update, as Ryan has managed to progress a bit further towards credits. We also get an update on PEAK as Ryan and the AvenDaDs returned to the game for their Extra Life event. Over in the news, Halo j...

We kick off the show with Jocelyn’s thoughts on maybe playing Bloodlines 2 , then dive straight into our latest TGI Game Night with R.E.P.O. Afterwards, Ryan shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of Dispatch , which is out now. Over in the news, Quantic Dream takes on competitive multiplayer games with Spellcasters Chronicles , Sony reveals when to expect that Horizon Zero Dawn movie thank...

Ridiculous Hat is back yet again for Hades II , and this time we don't hold back on that deep dive we promised. The conversation is split into two parts, with the first keeping spoilers to a minimum and focusing on the mechanics and gameplay, while the second part goes further into spoilers. Should be noted though: Jocelyn has finished the game, but Hat and Ryan have not, so the ending is not disc...

Ridiculous Hat returns to the Inn for what was going to be a Hades II deep dive, but with Jocelyn off sick, we delay that chat to talk about how there’s too many games. Hat keeps us from diving too far into Hades II, before chatting about finishing Hollow Knight: Silksong, all the cool ninja games, Legends of Runeterra, and the last DLC for Rise of the Golden Idol. Over in the news, Microsoft choo...

While we were off last week, Jocelyn played A LOT of Hades II . But that's for next week with special guest Ridiculous Hat. For this episode, Jocelyn hangs up her cloak on Hollow Knight: Silksong while Ryan continues to find the fun. Also on Ryan's gaming plate is a second helping of Frostpunk 2 with it's console edition. Wrapping up the games they're playing, Ryan and Jocelyn recap TGI Game Night...

Ryan and Jocelyn are still making their way through Hollow Knight: Silksong , which has led Steam to think Joce has a new favourite genre. To balance the algorithm, Jocelyn checks out Little Witch in the Woods . Ryan on the other hand returns to Donkey Kong Bananza after that DLC announcement. Speaking of which, Nintendo dropped it's largest Nintendo Direct in a long time, detailing titles for Swi...

Ryan and Jocelyn check out the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong , discussing our first steps in the game. From combat to exploration, and of course the difficulty of some of those bosses, platforming sections, and bench runs. Over in the news, Amazon has their new Lara Croft with Sophie Turner , and PlayStation 6 rumours point to the return of a detachable disc drive . Discussion Start -...

We return after vacation to catch up on the video games and video game experiences we’ve been enjoying. Ryan travels back from The Minecraft Experience in Toronto, while also herding calicorns in Herdling . Jocelyn discovers the Anno franchise with Anno 1800 , and then jumps into Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge which is a cozy frog sanctuary game. Over in the news, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has relea...

Ryan and Jocelyn return with plenty of Gamescom Opening Night Live to catch up on, but before that we have updates on some video games we’re playing. Ryan finishes up Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound while Jocelyn continues to date all the things in Date Everything! What’s new this week is Jocelyn is playing Is This Seat Taken? , a new logic puzzle game on Steam. In other news, Nintendo talks about Kirby A...

Jocelyn decides to return to the dating simulator world with Date Everything ! While Ryan goes back in time to the era of 2D side scrolling action games with the throwback title Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound . As promised, we go over the payment processors vs NSFW content story (see Brad and Will Make a Tech Pod 298 for some more conversation on the topic). In other news, ID checks are coming to GTA VI...

Ryan kicks off the show with more to share from Donkey Kong Bananza , while Jocelyn returns to Lord of the Rings games with Tales of the Shire . Over in the news, Microsoft back pedals in desperate need of a good news story , Amazon has all the video game TV adaptations , and Darksiders 4 delivers on a promise over a decade in the making . Discussion Start - Donkey Kong Bananza 20:07 - Tales of th...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has its second big exclusive, and Ryan is ready to share his early thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza. Over in the news, Mortal Kombat II gets its first movie trailer , Valve boss talks about his daily schedule , Supermassive Games delays its next Dark Pictures game after layoffs , Pokémon announces a bunch of stuff , and Amazon’s Mass Effect show shares some Fallout DNA . Discu...

Jocelyn tunes in on The Operator , but it fails to impress with a somewhat flat story. Ryan on the other hand returns to a remake of a favourite with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening with boosted performance on Switch 2. Over in the news, SAG-AFTRA strike officially ends, Nintendo Switch 2 owner receives a ban thanks to a second hand game , Nintendo is ending their voucher service in January...

We return with 50% less salt, but still pretty upset with Microsoft. But besides that fun business, Ryan has completed his journey through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and picked up a few Steam Summer Sale games with Mini Motorways and UFO 50 . Jocelyn on the other hand goes post apocalyptic with After Inc: Revival . In the news, Neil Druckmann has left HBO’s The Last of Us , The Last of Us Part II...

We start off the show with the news out of Microsoft regarding yet another round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations . Trying to lift our spirits, Ryan shares a fun experience he had with the family playing Mario Kart World . Then we descend into spoiler territory to discuss our final thoughts on The Alters . Discussion Start - More Microsoft Layoffs 23:47 - Mario Kart World + Game...

We kick off the show with a recap of our TGI Game Night featuring Smite 2 , talk about a blast from the past! Then we move into The Alters , which we're both currently obsessed with. Over in the news, Nintendo announces some stuff with Splatoon Raiders and a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct , plus Bungie delays Marathon . Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms their next-generation plans , a Quest 3S Xbox editio...

Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can’t help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play , Summer Game Fest , and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer ). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of...

With HBO wrapping up their second season of The Last of Us, the innkeepers prepare to share their spoiler filled thoughts on the return of Ellie and Joel. Keep in mind, spoilers are present for the TV show, but we do our best to limit spoilers for the remainder of The Last of Us Part 2 the video game. After the spoilers, we move to the news to cover Discord's newly proposed Orbs currency , Bethesd...

After a quick check-in on Ryan's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, Ryan shares his final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages now that he's completed the campaign. Jocelyn then ventures into Arthurian lore with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Over in the news, Warhammer shares all the Warhammer things at their Nintendo Direct style event, Elden Ring is making the jump to the big screen , Fortnite returns...