Disc Count

It's summertime here at Disc Count HQ. The rain may be dampening our spirits but that won't stop us from playing games and then talking about them to you, the people. How lucky you all are. Hear our thoughts on recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for July 2023.

In the past, we've indulged in some weird topics. Death, Horses, Religion, all fun stuff. This week, it's back to ground-level basics as we explore life itself, through a collection of Life Sims! Join our little life collective as Two Point Hospital, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope and Stardew Valley life it out to be the most lifelike of the life imitation games. Will they bring life to this...

Is everyone excited? For the first and likely only time, we've managed to record an episode before a big games showcase and we're going to milk it for all it's worth. It had to happen eventually, and we can finally report on the gaming world in a semi-timely fashion. Hear our thoughts on recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thought...

This week on Disc Count, we have strayed too far. Now, topics like "Same First Letter" and "Non-Human Protagonist" are all fun and games, but Religion? Religion?? We've decided to explore beyond our depth, and will inevitably suffer for it. But before eternal damnation comes to claim our souls, we'll keep the recording running and try to decide the best game at least tangentially related to religi...

As we tend to our wounds from the last vicious fight episode, we feel its best to sit back and relax with some discussion on what's going on with gaming outside of our usual scrappy, thematically-restrictive outputs. Hear our thoughts on recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for May 2023.

For the fight this week, we've brought the very first topic ever written. Another in the theme of 'surpassing game genres to be weirdly restrictive', our topic this week is Same First Letter. What this means is that the game must begin with either C, D or J, and that letter must correspond with the player. No buying D games for Josh or J games for Cerys, that would be wildly silly. Join us as Cont...

It's not all fighting and fury here at Disc Count HQ. Occasionally, we like to kick back and enjoy the lighter side of gaming, looking at what's going on in gaming outside of the competition you've all come to love. Hear our thoughts on recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for April 2023.

This week, we've chosen to be more restrictive with our fighting. We're fighting exclusively through our own eyes, without the use of any firearms. Which is to say, this week's topic is First Person Non Shooter, or a FPnS, if you will. Join us as Bendy and the Ink Machine, Ghostwire Tokyo, and the Talos Principle fight it out to be the best FPnS (we've coined the term and we're...

As we put aside the competition for a short while, join your newest harbingers of peace and love as they look at the wider world of gaming, and what has both directly and indirectly affected them. Hear our thoughts on the recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for March 2023.

No, you haven't clicked on the wrong podcast, we are still a gaming podcast. However, we've felt it's wise to broaden our horizons and as such, have jumped headfirst into the realm of Anime! Anime games, specifically, we don't have time for all anime. We've searched high, low, and about eye level for the best anime games, so join us as we argue whether Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Ni No Kuni: Wrat...

In this competition off-week, join your guides to living cheap for a delve into what's been going on outside of the competition, both personally and in the wider world of gaming. Hear our thoughts on the recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for February 2023.

It's a new month, and with a new month comes a new episode, and while every episode we record feels like a celebration, this time around we've fully committed with the topic of Party! And with the topic of Party, we've found the best party games, the real crème de la crème of the party game space, so join us as Heavy Rain, Resident Evil 7 and Lego Lord of the Rings compete for best party game. 00:...

In this competition off-week, join your navigators in the vast oceans of cheapness to explore what's been going on outside of the competition, both personally and in the wider world of gaming. Hear our thoughts on the recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for January 2023.

For this episode, leave your humanity at the door! Not in a "completely disregard the developed societal structure we live in" way, but because this week is all about Non-Human Protagonists.  Come along and see which of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX, Medievil or Sonic Generations has the best non-human protagonist, and also which is best in the other ways we deem appropriate for judging these games....

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! As a special treat to you all this year, we've got you a present, and that present is another hour of our lovely voices and opinions, you are very welcome, no you don't need to get us anything in return, we're just that generous. Join us for this year in review episode, in which we count down our Top 5's of the year before running through some special extra cate...

This week on Disc Count, we cook up a storm if a storm was a restaurant-worthy dish, because it's Cooking week!  Join us as Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Cooking Mama: Cookstar and Final Fantasy XV battle it out. We know it feels like one of these should have it, but tune in to see whether your bets are right.

Join us on this expedition into the bargain bins of gaming as we live up to our format and fight about fighting with fight games! In this episode, Def Jam: Icon, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Dragon Ball FighterZ fight in their own special ways to try and bring the points home for their respective buyers. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:18 - The Vault 0:05:17 - Into the Genre... 0:21:46 - Fight! 0:53:57 - Topics T...

In this competition off-week, join your guides to living cheap for a delve into what's been going on outside of the competition, both personally and in the wider world of gaming. Hear our thoughts on the recent developments in the world of gaming, our own gaming tales from recent weeks, and our thoughts and judgements on the PS Plus titles for October 2022.

Disc Count Returns! We've swapped out one of our hosts and come back to kick off a brand new season by delving into the world of spooky games of the survival persuasion, better known as Survival Horror!  This episode, Alan Wake Remastered, Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel and Dead Space bring their best scares to try and secure the points. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:35 - The Vault 0:09:22 - Into The Genre....

Join three little Lego men as they search for the best budget horse and associated horse-based game. Breath of the Wild, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Shadow of the Colossus battle for equine supremacy. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:04 - The Vault 0:04:00 - Wii Game, Wii Saw, Wii Conquered 0:21:55 - Into The Genre... 0:46:15 - Fight! 1:33:25 - The Result! 

Come and join 3 Vatican sized boys as they discuss all thing woman. We are battling for best budget game with a female protagonist. Will it be Okami, Shadow of the Tomb Raider or Final Fantasy X2? 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:21 - The Vault 0:05:17 - Wii Game, Wii Saw, Wii Conquered 0:16:23 - Into The Genre... 0:32:29 - Fight! 1:12:46 - Topics Top Picks

Join the boys who are the little toes of the feet as they discuss being infallible, uncomfortable torture scenes in video games and firing up the SNES. Metroidvania episode is upon us but which will come out victorious from Blasphemous, Axiom Verge or Bloodtained:Ritual of the night. Come be our player 4 and let us know your score. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:15 - The Vault 0:06:02 - Wii Game, Wii Saw, W...

Join the tiniest of antelopes as they dikdik about discussing the underutilisation of the WiiU, permanently inking games on you and Bethesda classics. The competition heats up with Death but which game will take the crown; Hades, Flipping Death or Darksiders II? Be our player 4 and let us know your score. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:57 - The Vault 0:04:58 - Wii Game, Wii Saw, Wii Conquered 0:19:59 - Into...

Join 3 boys so small you'd try and put them in a Game cube. They chat about Madden, new Mario and platinums. In this fight episode we throw Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Alien Isolation and Ghost Busters: The Video Game into the ring to battle for victory. Plug in and be our player 4. Intro - 0:00:00 The Vault - 0:02:20 Wii Game, Wii Saw, We Conquered - 0:04:30 Into the Genre - 0:15:20 Fight! - 0:34:4...

Join the 3 boys so small they are Blink-182's muse. They talk 2K, Final Fantasy and their inability to play games. This week we meet on the field as Mutant Football League, Bloodbowl 2 and SSX try to take the crown for best sports game. Plug in, be our player 4 and let us know your score. Intro - 0:00:00 The Vault - 0:02:40 Wii Game, Wii Saw, Wii Conquered - 0:04:16 Into The Genre... - 0:21:30 Fig...