Total Pebble Knockdown

Alex has some thoughts about shop simulators. You know, the likes of Supermarket Simulator or TCG Card Shop Simulator. These are also games Nathan has played extensively. So, let's jump into the world of shop sim slop and discuss it's problems, as well as interesting things you could do with the formula. Meanwhile, Nathan will take you around his supermarket, because it is so big now.

So many turrets, so little time.

You gotta cut off the head to get ahead.

Mission 5: Voidsong in our Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 co-op playthrough! We head to the planet Avarax to reach the astropathic relay and send a message to Lord Calgar. Along the way, we battle through Tyranid swarms, face a Carnifex boss fight, and deal with the mysterious arrival of the Thousand Sons. We also dive into 40k lore, discussing the Horus Heresy, the origin of Primaris Marines li...

Before we started playing Mission 5 of Space Marine 2, Alex discussed some more specific lore about Warhammer and it's factions. Nathan had some questions...

A new enemy appears.

New planet, who dis?

We get jet packs. Let's go!

We step away from the main story of Space Marine 2 for a moment to play Inferno. This is a little side story between Mission 1 and 2. It also introduces players to different roles and loadouts you can take in multi-player. Nathan gets to use big guns, Alex gets to smash things with a hammer. Everybody wins.

A rare occasion in our playthrough series, we are going to play an action shooty game. We have indeed chosen to jump into Space Marine 2 and take on the not-zergs. Because this is Warhammer, Alex will be explaining more about the lore of this world and the characters, while Nathan tries to concentrate on what is happening. Luckily, Space Marine 2 is multi-player, so we will be fighting side-by-sid...

Ravenhome has created another game. Previously, we played Liminal Lane and this time we play the follow-up The Lost Painter. Similar in structure, our character recalls memories of his family by journeying through his paintings. Shall we restore our works and our memories? Let us jump in to find out.

It's that time of year, when we look at our Steam Replay and also choose some games for Save, Bury, Reboot. We're doing it all on this episode! Also, we'll discuss some of the games we played the most this year. And what happened with The Game Awards?

The Whistling Man has a name and a past. The lights go out. Will we save the citizens of Gallows Creek?

An alarm code. A caller who is not as they seem. A medical emergency. So many floppy disks.

The back alley returns. A Charlie Day corkboard. A cover-up from decades ago.

A knock at the door. A hedge maze. A friendship quiz. The horrors of Killer Frequency never cease.

Forrest is having a difficult night on his late-night radio show, as The Whistling Man stalks his audience and they call in for advice on how to survive. Nathan and Alex step into his shoes at KFAM to play Killer Frequency. Is it a puzzle game? Is it a horror game? Is it a narrative game? Maybe it's all of those!

Survival crafting is a popular genre and we here at TPK are more than familiar with it. On this episode, we are going to discuss the basics of how survival crafting games work while also playing one, i.e. Minecraft. How do these games start? How do these games progress? Also, when do these games start to lose momentum or continue being interesting in the late game?

We finish our tour through LIDAR Exploration Program, uncover fantastical creatures and quote Britney Spears lyrics. Also, Nathan talks about The Menu, Morels 2 and cosmic horror imagery.

What does LIDAR even mean? We'll find out in this episode as we play LIDAR Exploration Program. A million points of light shall guide our way. Also, we start talking about The Unfinished Swan and Cyberpunk 2077 for some reason.

Following a 12-part series where Nathan played Voices of the Void, we do a bit of a debrief to discuss his crisis of faith following the events that unfolded. Where do we go from here? What does the future hold with VOTV?In addition, we follow Alex playing a newer version of the game and showing Nathan some of the changes he would enjoy.

In this episode we have a deep-ish dive into the psychology and implementation of achievements and trophies in video games.

Catbot gets into trouble. Mannequins are out touching grass. An object over the base. Bad doggie.

All my wooden friends are gone and there is something at the door.

Our new cat robot friend (kerfur) is very clingy. Still worth it.