The Inner Gamer Podcast

We're back in the addiction that is Valheim this week. We've now opened more biomes, entered new ages and beat more bosses and have some stories to share. This game is insane how good it is for early access and we can't stop talking about it. Viking survival at it's finest. In the news, Nintendo had their first direct in over a year and it was good but lacking a lot of excitement. We got announcem...

Iron Gate Studios has surprised us with a new early access, survival game called Valheim. We went from knowing nothing about this game to being literally obsessed with it. It's a deep, procedurally generated world with a done of PvE elements to keep you busy for months to come.  We also talk about the cast of The Last of Us TV show, CD Projekt Red having their source code stolen and Post Malone he...

This month on PS Plus, Destruction: Allstars is free for all PS5 owners. It's a game that was supposed to launch with the console but got delayed due to some complications. This is a destruction derby kind of game where players select a hero and jump into cars to crash into each other and cause a lot of damage. It's a ton of fun for some of us and others aren't enjoying it as much. Does it have en...

This week Austin plays Demon's Souls on the PS5. This is one of two console exclusives that came out at launch. It's from Bluepoint Games and is the remake of the original from From Software. How does it hold up in the modern-day? We also talk about our return to Star Wars: Battlefront 2.  In the news, Kevin Hart will play Roland in the new Borderlands film, Bleeding Edge development shuts down an...

This week we dive deep into The Last of Us Part 2. Brett beat it over the holidays and we wanted to do a spoilercast about why it wasn't our Game of the Year, but also why we think it deserves more credit than it got. It's an incredible game, with a few wrong decisions that resulted in a weaker story than what could've been and gameplay not much improved upon the first game. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS...

NOTE: Brett says Episode 301, but we actually mean Episode 302! This week Austin picks up Gears Tactics from the Xbox Game Pass. This is one we missed when it dropped last year in April, but he's glad he finally got into it. It's got a lot of XCOM with all the grit of Gears. We also dive into the multiplayer of Star Wars: Squadrons. After several dogfights, some fleet battles and lots of deaths, w...

We invite our friend Jason back on for our first episode of the year. We go in-depth into Assassin's Creed Valhalla talking about the full story, a lot of the game mechanics and great features that make this its own, original game from all the other AC games. We skip news this week and spend a ton of time with our Game of the Year discussion. We go over all the awesome games from 2020 and discuss...

We made it to 300! Shout out to all the people who have supported us over the last several years. We never thought we'd make it to 300 episodes but here we are. We had a stream playing Among Us with some of the regulars in our Discord and it was a ton of fun! We dive back into Cyberpunk 2077 and talk about what life is like after Act 1, the side quests, some of the cool random encounters, the choi...

Cyberpunk 2077 has finally arrived. We have played it and we are here to talk about it. It's taken 8 years to get here but the game has released and it's expansive, full of life and also full of some bugs but ultimately...it's a new frontier for games. We dive into the early game, some of the decisions you can make, the immersive city and some of the bugs that plagued us along the way. In our news...

We both jump deeper into Assassin's Creed: Valhalla this week entering into England and exploring the world they've created. There are some interesting positives and also some negatives but overall...we're liking what we're playing! Austin also jumps into Hyrule Warriors and discusses how this game plays both as a prequel to Breath of the Wild and a follow up to the Hyrule Warriors series. In the...

We play one of the few Playstation 5 console exclusive games  called Godfall. This comes from Counterplay Games and published by Gearbox. It felt as if it would be a looter shooter with live service components, but once we dove in it's very much a shinier, third-person Diablo. We also dive deep into Miles Morales and give our full spoilercast. Haven't finished the game? Check the show notes to see...

Brett dives into the game that comes onto the PlayStation 5: Astro's Playroom. It's a short-lived experience but a ton of fun to play. It takes full advantage of the DualSense controller with a ton of exciting gameplay mechanics. Austin jumps into Hades as it was getting a ton of awards for The Game Awards and finds himself really into this rogue-like game from Supergiant Games. We talk about Alan...

IT'S HERE! The PlayStation 5 and Austin and Brett somehow managed to get their hands on the system. This episode has our definitive review of the PlayStation 5, the DualSense Controller and the overall UI of the game system. We also jump into the flagship title Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. It's been a blast trying a different character in this world in beautiful 4K HDR. We talk about the ea...

Watch Dogs Legion is here from Ubisoft. This game takes us to futuristic London where a private military group takes over and DedSec has to rise up and become the resistance. You can play any NPC in the game, recruiting them to join your cause. In this open-world sandbox, pilot drones, shoot tranquilizers, hack into cameras and ride in self-driving cars. It's am ambitious game with a lot of variet...

The demo for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is out and Austin jumps in to see if it's worth the investment November 19th. We also play more Ghost of Tsushima Legends on our way to level 100 to play in the raid. In the news, Cyberpunk 2077 gets delayed again to December, Playstation releases an improved app for their console ahead of the PS5 and Halo Infinite's director leaves. There is trouble i...

Brett has picked up the new Oculus Quest 2 from Facebook. It's tetherless virtual reality with enhanced resolution and more powerful hardware. It has quite a few changes (including a 100 dollar cheaper price tag). Is this worth the upgrade? He also gets a chance to dive into the new VR game from earlier this year set in a post-apocalyptic world. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is a full game ex...

Ghost of Tsushima Legends is the new DLC from Sucker Punch for the single-player, open-world game. It now allows you and a friend carry out story missions and then up to 3 friends play survival missions against waves of enemies. It's a surprisingly deep experience that got all of us playing late into the night.  We also dive into Star Wars Squadrons and play through some of the single player exper...

Larian Studios has finally released Baldur's Gate 3 in Early Access. This features Act 1 of the game in a buggy, yet fun take on Baldur's Gate from the team that brought us Divinity Original Sin 2. It's an incredible start with a ton of nods to Dungeons & Dragons. We also talk about the medieval-themed Fall Guys Season 2 which is a ton of fun with a lot of new cosmetics. In the news, Sucker Punch...

We were going to open with a new game but we can't stop talking about Marvel's Avengers. But of course, we follow up with a new game called Phasmophobia. This game is super scary and built to be played with friends. Team up as ghost hunters as you use  various tools at your disposal to track down ghostly activity. In the news, Insomniac changes the face model for Marvel's Spider-Man in the Remaste...

This week we see what all the fuss is about with Among Us. This game has been taking over Twitch and we wanted to see what it as all about. It's a 4-10 player game of deception among your friends. It's a ton a fun and great to play during quarantine. We also talk about Remnant: From the Ashes. Our crew revisits to see what's new in this game in 2020. In our news, Microsoft has acquired Bethesda an...

This week we revisit the past with a special dive into Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2.  Vicarious Visions does what they did before with Spyro and Crash Bandicoot by bringing this classic series back the right way this time. It features both 1 and 2 with all the maps we grew up loving. From Warehouse to Roswell, it's all here!  In the news, we take a first look at the Oculus Quest 2. Facebook returns...

Microsoft Flight Simulator returns after 6 years of no big titles and this one is a whammy. Microsoft recruits Asobo Studios, known for A Plague Tale most recently. They have built a flight simulator that lets you fly anywhere in the world. Literally anywhere in the world. They used AI technology combined with Bing's mapping system to produce the whole world and place 3D objects on top of flat, sa...

This week we bring Jason back onto the podcast to talk about Marvel's Avengers. It's the latest game from Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix and it features some major Avengers characters in a brand new story. The story is surprisingly good for what is meant to be a fuller live service game. The live service aspect on the other hand still leaves some things to be desired. We dive deep into the game...

This week we're finally featuring our spoiler-free review of Ghost of Tsushima! We've been trying to power through this game but there are SO MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT! We've been taking our time. Fortunately, we invite Patreon supporter and friend of the podcast Jason Hobbs on to discuss having beat it once and going through it now for a second time. In our news, we talk about Opening Night Live...

We have a special guest returning to the podcast this week: Justin Varghese! Justin is the North American Marketing Manager at DreamHack. We invite him on to discuss the future of gaming conventions during and after COVID. It's a great discussion on how the team at DreamHack has been navigating this time and preparing for what conventions will be going forward when we return to the new normal. Jus...