Raw Dogs

Original Air Date: May 29, 2024 Raw Mogs returns as we continue our journey though Gaia. Rejoin our heroes Chadley and Mai as they seek to discover the secrets of moogle dentistry and teenage chocobos. Part 2 will take us from Kalm through the Grasslands and Junon before we cross the ocean to Costa Del Sol to discuss the swimsuits and Queen's Blood! Theme Song by David Wise Logo by Bryant Ross Con...

Original Air Date: May 22, 2024 The whispers are back baby! FF7 Rebirth is the followup to the beloved FF Remake which preceded the disappointing FF7 Ever Crisis, the sequel to the much maligned FF7: Dirge of Cerberus which continued building on the world established by the pretty awesome FF7: Crisis Core that chronologically came before FF7: Before Crisis on mobile phones that was released after...

Original Air Date: Apr 24, 2024 Wow! 100 episodes of Raw Dogs talking nonsense and shenanigans on video games! For this monumental event, we decided to revisit the Pokemon franchise which was our very first episode, so we can see just how much we haven't grown (or evolved to put it in the parlance of our times). Thanks for being here! Theme Song by David Wise Logo by Bryant Ross Contact Us: E-Mail...

Original Air Date: Mar 27, 2024 Balatro is just one of those games that come out of nowhere and completely take over your life. A rogue-like deck-builder that hits every moment just right and becomes impossible to put down. Join us as we discuss its inception and gameplay. I promise that I will get back to my responsibilities after just one more round. I really mean it this time! Theme Song by Dav...

Original Air Date: Mar 20, 2024 Somehow, Saw Gerrera has returned.  Believe it or not, EA made some great Star Wars games.  The Star Wars Jedi series is beloved and for good reason.  As far as Soulslike Metroidvanias set in the Star Wars Universe, this really is the pinnacle.  Cool characters, great combat, and fun worlds to explore. Join the Raw Dogs as we reminisce on our experiences with this t...

Original Air Date: Jan 31, 2024 What a long, strange trip it's been. Mega Man Volnutt is a badass baby boy who might have two girls in love with him. Tron Bonne has an army of lego minions who clean, cook, and destroy her enemies. Lex Loath is the American Dream.  Mega Man Legends is an oddball bunch of games that has some fierce fans. Are these games classics? Do they hold up? Does the plot make...

Original Air Date: Jan 24, 2024 Welcome back to the wonderful world of Spira!  In part 3 of our Final Fantasy X series, we continue on our pilgrimage to Zanarkand.  We are once again joined by the wonderful Muttski. Things quickly get out of hand when Yuna gets engaged, kidnapped, and forced to Pokemon Battle once again.   Will Wakka ever realize that Yevonism is a hoax and being racist is really...

Original Air Date: Dec 28, 2023 So, there I am, Wakka, top blitzball ace and guardian to Lady Yuna, the summoner set on kickin' Sin's backside. One day, I am practicing with the Auroch's and this fella named Tidus appears on our beach.  He's good at Blitzball, so I think he's alright, ya know?  Ain't no way this journey will upset my entire world view and make me think that machina is anything oth...

Original Air Date: Dec 07, 2023 It's the most wonderful time of the year.  That time we talk about another Final Fantasy game! Final Fantasy X is game about growing up, accepting death, and transitions.  The transition between PS1 to PS2, the transition into voice acting, and that awkward phase when you don't know how to flirt, so you laugh way too much. We are joined in this episode by Muttski an...

Original Air Date: Nov 22, 2023 Our spine-chilling journey continues as we follow our god-king Albert Wesker further down the zombie hole.  This episode takes us from the dusty plains of Africa in RE5 before we go all across the globe in RE6.  Then, the story gets very sad as we have to let our Albert take his place on the throne above. Our lore discussion continues on though as we cover the rest...

Original Air Date: Oct 18, 2023 Babysitting is never easy, but when it's the 14th century, the black plague is raging, and the inquisition is trying to kidnap your brother for his blood, it gets even trickier!  Join the Raw Dogs today as we venture in the world of A Plague Tale. We will discuss the efficacy of murder with a sling and how you can become literally invisible if there is enough grass....

Original Air Date: Sep 13, 2023 Leon Kennedy is just an ordinary secret government agent. Ashley dreams of an ordinary life, but is actually the daughter of the president of the United States and has been kidnapped by a cult mind controlling people with a bug from the Neolithic period.  The unlikely pair happen to meet at the Valdelobos church, and Leon nervously asks Ashley to hide in a dumpster....

Original Air Date: Aug 16, 2023 Fun-loving spartan, Kratos and his son, Atreus are invited by their dwarven friend, Sindri, to stay at their posh between realm home. Little do they know that Sindri is the perpetrator of a fraud they've uncovered and is arranging to have Odin killed. When the plan backfires and SPOILER is actually SPOILER, the duo decide not to let a little death spoil their fimbul...

Original Air Date: Jul 26, 2023 Inscryption is a very straight forward deck-building video game.  The game continues in a cabin where you quickly begin sacrificing squirrels. The Raw Dogs are joined by the 4th Scrybe, the wonderful RubieHart to discuss the madness of this game's world as well as the lovable Lonely Wizbot! If you haven't played this game, we recommend checking it out first.  Daniel...

Original Air Date: Jul 19, 2023 Celeste is a game about climbing a mountain.  The story is one of personal struggle and triumph through self-love.  The platforming is also fucking tight, and the soundtrack is an absolute bop. I laughed.  I cried.  I somehow didn't break a single controller. The Raw Dogs are joined be the wonderful Julian today, since Brad needed backup from someone who has also be...

Original Air Date: Jul 12, 2023 Attention Fearless Adventurers! Join the Raw Dogs crew as we embark on a fishing expedition into the unknown world of Dredge.  What starts out as an innocent and charming fishing game quickly reveals much darker and horrific truths. Don't stay out at night. Don't eat the weird looking fish. And if an Aberrant George Clooney shows up mid-episode, you let them jump on...

Original Air Date: Jul 05, 2023 Indie Games Month is here!  In our first, episode we discuss the gargantuan game, Don't Starve. In this game, you are dropped into an unwelcoming and hostile environment and must make glower hats and buckets-o-poop to survive.  What starts out as a Tim Burton looking survival sim quickly branches out into bouts of insanity, shipwrecked sailing, and angry tree boss b...

Original Air Date: May 24, 2023 From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll dive deep into the history, lore, and gameplay mechanics of wearing a Hamburglar suit and how Dylan might function as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. Join us as we explore the evolution of the Street Fighter series through its third, fourth, and fifth...

Original Air Date: May 17, 2023 Street Fighter is a phenomenon.  One of the best selling fighting series of all times.  It innovated the combo system and introduced us to many firsts including the first female playable character and the most devastatingly sexy Russian wrestler of all time. From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll div...

Original Air Date: Apr 19, 2023 Nintendo sends an undercover agent, Henk Rogers, into the USSR to acquire one of the most important pieces of technology at the time, Tetris. Kevin Maxwell, son of media mogul and multimillionaire, Robert Maxwell, attempts to secure rights for his father's video company to squeeze out a business partner. Robert Stein has been selling rights to Tetris that he doesn't...

Original Air Date: Mar 22, 2023 Tetris is a perfect video game. Simple, elegant, and intensely addicting. Numerous research studies have utilized the game and proven its many applications in aiding the human mind.  This podcast isn't about that. This is about a man flying into the USSR behind the Iron Curtain under false pretense to try and locate secret Russian technology, which just happens to b...

Original Air Date: Mar 08, 2023 Hello and welcome to the Raw Dogs aural recording enrichment center. We hope your brief detention in the podcast vault will be a pleasant one.  In today's test, we will drink numerous delicious craft beers and discuss Valve's Portal series; quite possibly 2 of the funniest games ever made.  Rest assured that an independent panel of ethicists has absolved the Raw Dog...

Original Air Date: Feb 22, 2023 Here's a new series that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while!  Demo Disc Reviews is where we grab a random old demo disc from a pizza box or a magazine and play through all the demos and watch the trailers!   Countdown Vampires is real and it can hurt you. Playable Demos Toy Story 2 Wipeout 3 NFL Extreme 2 Omega Boost Jet Moto 3 Bugs Bunny: Lost In Tim...

Original Air Date: Feb 08, 2023 Join the Raw Dogs as we finish discussing the God of War series with a special episode on the 2018 title.   Kratos, a propane gas salesman in Scandinavia, is often besieged by the idiosyncrasies of society, but finds some serenity in his home life with his wife, some giant lady, and his awkward son Atreus. Adding flavor were Hank's friends, divorcé military barber M...

Original Air Date: Jan 18, 2023 The Wii U is a paradox. Nintendo created a fantastic and weird video game console that simultaneously sold horribly and created some of the most unique gaming experiences of the generation.  Was it a financial failure? Yes. Do we love it? Wii really do.  Join us as we breakdown the life and death of this oddball console from its best games to its most ill conceived...