Deep Listens

In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino discuss the upcoming NFL playoffs! We discuss our favorite teams and the coaching turnover before turning to the various matchups of the playoffs. We then make our predictions all the way up to The Big Game! We finish up by checking in on the models, which were way better this year! Please consider dona...

In this episode Gino, Pete, Em, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED-, Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, and Jeff Rud debate the games we played this year for our annual Trenchies! The categories this year are: Game of the Year 2025, Best Comedy, Best Horror, Best Drama, Best Action, Best Adventure, Best Puzzler, Best Character, Worst Character, Best Soundtrack, Prettiest Ga...

To welcome in the new year, Off the Deep End has once again roped in Cassidy from the Bad Game Hall of Fame to cover one of the great kusoge JRPGs! Our crew asks important questions such as "why does this game look the way it does?" and "why does this game sound the way it does?" The answers may surprise and shock you, but not nearly as much as where it ends up getting ranked! Please consider dona...

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they discuss the Stargate SG-1 season 2 episodes "Holiday", "Serpent's Song", "One False Step", and "Show and Tell". Follow along as they attempt to handle such topics as being awkward to homeless people, gloating over one's fallen enemy, bald naked white men, and mother. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/do...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Promise Mascot Agency! We cover the game's many desperate gameplay styles, elaborate setup, and sick truck physics. We also try to figure out whether a game like this would work if it was set anywhere other than Japan. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please c...

Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriousl...

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they discuss the Stargate SG-1 season 2 episodes "Spirits", "Touchstone", "The Fifth Race", and "A Matter of Time". Listen along as they debate such topics as first nations portrayals in media, compressed b-roll, brain blasts, and time dilated viscera. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been...

In this episode Gino, Em, and Pete discuss Dispatch! We cover the game's legitimately good gameplay, fun characters, and entertaining story. We also debate whether you can fix problematic babes, whether the game is lude enough, and whether we would sacrifice the whole world for a very good dog. This is a full game spoilercast! Listen at your own risk! Please consider donating to the National Netwo...

In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino give updates on the latest football news, discuss their favorite teams, and traverse all of the conferences of the NFL. We do a full playoff temperature check and Deep Listens Fantasy Football update before checking in on the current states of Adam and Tyler's models. They still seem to be holding up th...

Off the Deep End is off the chain this week with their examination of Obsidian's often-forgotten RPG classic, Tyranny. Braden, Chris, and Adam take the long way around to discuss the game's strong writing, worldbuilding, and rules lawyer-ing, while also acknowledging the part where it's an Obsidian game and therefore is buggy and clearly unfinished! If you can tell which episodes have an outline a...

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they go through season 2 of Stargate SG-1 with the episodes "Secrets", "Bane", and "The Tok'ra" parts 1 & 2. Join them as they make sense of such topics as dad cancer, a sick knife throw, turning into bugs, and space racism. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Consume Me! We played a semi-autobiographical game made by one of Em's classmates from NYU that's a little bit Warioware, a little bit management simulation, and a lot of young adult issues. We discuss the game's dipiction of disordered eating, religious awakening, and problematic romance.  Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Fund...

In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff discuss Chocobo Racing! We cover the game's odd placement in the pantheon of kart racers, it's ...unique controls, and it's distinct item system. This game also opens the Chocobo spinoff game can of worms. The game came with a dang Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon 2 demo for goodness sake! Check out the current ranking of Fantasies here:  bit.l...

The crew of Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin are back watching Stargate SG-1 with the episodes, "Need", "Thor's Chariot", "Message in a Bottle", and "Family". Join them as they discuss the consequences of our own actions, little grey men, nukes, child tasing, and space NTR, among other topics. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Level Devil. We cover whether the game is a kaizo or a rage game, how enjoyable the game is to play without an audience, and how much slapstick comedy is too much slapstic comedy. Is Level Devil a whoopie cushion or a stick of gum with a mouse trap on the end? You be the judge. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfu...

In this episode Gino and Em interview David "Shoy" -REDACTED-, the developer of Cycle! We discuss the game's inspirations, how David designed the various metroidvania elements of the game, what it feels like to develop a game over 7+ years, and how the initial movement abilities in the game impacted the game design. We also cover lessons David learned while finishing his first full indie game as s...

In this most terrifying and seasonally appropriate episode, Off the Deep End delves into the origins of every single spooky video game to ever be made, probably. It turns out Sweet Home isn't just a bit of trivia you bring up when talking about the origins of Resident Evil, it's also a RPG! Adam, Braden, and Chris not only played the 1989 Famicom title, they also watched the movie it's based on! O...

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they kick-off season 2 of Stargate SG-1 by reviewing its first four episodes: "Serpent's Lair", "In the Line of Duty", "Prisoners", and "The Gamekeeper". They discuss topics such as father/son bonding trips, Regular-Ass Goa'ulds (RAGs), Grandma Space Hitler, and Getting Over It with Lt. Barkley. All of which comes along with more anime references than you wou...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- are joined by Jess "VoidBurger" O'Brien to discuss Silent Hill f! We cover the game's entire first playthrough storyline. We discuss the difficult combat, great setting, and best-in-class story! Spoilers abound so listen at your own peril! You can find Jess's work at https://twitter.com/VoidBurger , https://www.youtube.com/voidburg...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss the 2025 NBA season awards, the revamped Nuggets, the Kings, the neverending drama in Philly (war never changes), and 2025 season predictions. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds:  abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at  https://www.patreon.com...

In this episode Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff finishFinal Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light! We pick up where we left off with the story and the game's context and then rank it on our grand Ranking of Fantasies! Check out the current ranking of Fantasies here:  bit.ly/deepfinal Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoyin...

In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino give updates on the latest football news, discuss their favorite teams, and traverse all of the conferences of the NFL. We cover every team before checking in on the current states of Adam and Tyler's models. They seem to be holding up this year! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abort...

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Two Point Museum! We cover the game's dry humor, wet museums, and average moisture people management! Come for the exibits, stay to hear our creative solution for employees who demand raises! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at  h...

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason and Justin in this episode as they wrap up the first season of Stargate SG-1 by covering "Tin Man", "There But for the Grace of God", "Politics", and "Within The Serpent's Grasp". Join them as they handle such topics as a punchable robot, the end of the world, the U.S. political system, and stun guns that disintegrate you. Please consider donating to the National Network of...

Off the Deep End is on the pulse of hot and relevant video games this week with a look at a video game from last year that you likely forgot came out, Dragon Age The Veilguard. Can moxie and half-decent combat overcome a deeply troubled development? Did Braden really say he wants this game to be *more* like Destiny? Is Dragon Age even a coherent series? Are their jokes about this being The Last Bi...