Utterly Unqualified Gaming

Welcome to our first mini-episode (or minisode) ranking the Mass Effect companions. We decided to introduce this feature between our regular reviews (which aren’t going anywhere, don’t worry). This week we are talking about our favorite and least favorite companions from across the trilogy. If you haven’t played these games, this episode is full of spoilers , so be forewarned. We also have separat...

Our episode this week focuses on the bizarre dating sim, I Love You, Colonel Sanders! This 2019 game is an obvious piece of marketing content produced by KFC, and is available free on Steam. And it’s weird. You play as a budding young culinary student, swept off their feet by the handsome, yet very self involved, Colonel Sanders. We discuss short semesters, best boy professors, quirky best friends...

This week the ladies chat about the 2011 game, Dragon Age 2. This action-RPG from Bioware is the follow-up to the excellent Dragon Age: Origins, and it’s…kind of weird. You play as Hawke, an unlikely champion, who finds herself (or himself) embroiled in the messy city politics of Kirkwall, and classic mage/templar drama. We discuss the easiest guild initiation, indulging blood mages, casual demon...

Join us for a bonus episode about all of our favorite games of 2020 and Rachel’s most anticipated games of 2021! Time Stamps: 00:14 Introductions 01:55 Our Favorite Games of 2020 26:46 Rachel’s Most Anticipated Games of 2021 From the show: Emma’s Favorites of 2020: 1. Detroit: Become Human 2. Life is Strange 3. Doki Doki Literature Club 4. The Outer Worlds 5. Fortnite Rachel’s Favorites of 2020: 1...

Our episode this week focuses on the 2018 walking simulator, and adventure game, Detroit: Become Human. This gorgeous game from Quantic Dream centers on three androids going through their own personal, very human, struggles in the year 2036. We discuss house cleaning simulators, deviating from your programming, blue blood, cop buddies, and meeting your evil twin. Time Stamps: 00:14 Introductions 0...

This a little bonus episode of our very, very early cyberpunk impressions. Also, there has been a bunch of development since we recorded this a couple weeks ago, and since then the game has been pulled from the Playstation store. We chat about the character creator, different life paths, console woes, and our initial thoughts about V. From the show: Here is the link to a story about the bed meme’s...

This week we discuss one of our favorite space operas of all time, Mass Effect 2, from Bioware. You return as Commander Shepard in this 2011 sequel, and are once again doing your very best to save the galaxy. We discuss reunions with your old buddies, dramatic meetings with ex-lovers on Horizon, building party loyalty, inter-species romance, being a exhibitionist in the engine room and the best su...

Our main segment this week is focused on Marvel’s Avengers, which is the new (2020) action-adventure brawler game from Crystal Dynamics. We discuss the single player campaign that showcases each of the Avengers, though the game also features a multiplayer element. The story is through the eyes of Ms. Marvel, who works to reassemble the Avengers after tragedy, and you know, has to save the world. W...

This week the ladies discuss Night in the Woods, a single player, story focused, adventure game. This 2017 title was originally a Kickstarter project from Infinite Fall. The game centers around a cat named Mae, a college dropout who returns to her struggling hometown, as she is learning to navigate the world as an adult (with a side of some paranormal stuff). We talk all about the technical diffic...

Our episode this week is on the 2007 sci-fi video game Mass Effect! This space opera, action RPG was a critical hit for Bioware, and one of our favorite games ever. You can still enjoy this gem, and maybe a remaster is headed our way in the coming year (?). We discuss the ease of driving the Mako, whiny guys named Carth/Kaiden, paragon/renegade moral implications, xenophobic crewmates, and tons of...

This week’s episode is about Subnautica, an underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Originally released into early access, the full game was completed in 2018. The ladies discuss missing blueprints, the safety of scuba simulator, monsters of the deep, the tediousness of eating fish and persistent motion sickness.  Time Stamps: 00:13 Introductions 06:47 Main Topic: Subnautica 33...

This episode is a re-record of a podcast that was lost due to technical difficulties deep into social distancing, and appropriately is about the 2015 remaster of the 2002 remake of the 1996 game Resident Evil. Supremely confusing. This classic survival horror game by Capcom was given a graphical upgrade and improved controls. We touch on how Jill found her dream job, how atmospheric fixed camera a...

Trigger warning for this episode - contains content referencing suicide, and self harm behavior such as cutting. Our topic this week is the 2017 visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club, available for free on steam and other PC platforms. Developed by Team Salvato, this game initially starts as a single player dating simulator...with a serious side of psychological horror. We talk about overly metic...

Join the ladies this week for a dive into the murky waters of Fallout 76, the online action-RPG by Bethesda. This multiplayer game released in 2018 to a divisive reception, and we...might have had some of these same experiences. We chat about post-apocalyptic interior decorating, NPC boyfriends and the joys of making your own fun. Time Stamps: 00:11 Introductions 05:40 Main Topic: Fallout 76 (spoi...

This week the ladies discuss the interesting 2016 point and click adventure Batman: The Telltale Series. This Telltale game offers a unique take on Gotham and the Batman universe that we think new players might enjoy. We discuss sparring with Catwoman, why a British dude would grow up in Gotham, and the hardships of being Batman’s butler. Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 08:30 Main Topic: Batman:...

This week Rachel and Emma play the excellent 2003 role playing game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. We discuss our favorite parts of this Bioware classic, including romances, falling to the dark side, and the importance of battle meditation. Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 11:07 Main Topic: Knights of the Old Republic 25:35 KOTOR deeper story discussion – extra spoilers! 01:23:53 KOTOR fi...

Join us this week for a discussion about the 2014 game, The Wolf Among Us, based on Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series. The game is a narrative adventure that follows the exploits of Bigby Wolf, working as the sheriff of Fabletown in gritty 1980s Manhattan. Listen to all of our thoughts about this wonderful title from Telltale games. Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 02:46 Gaming Corne...

This week Emma and Rachel talk about the wonderful 2015 episodic game Life is Strange from Dontnod Entertainment. The discussion is especially spoiler filled as we dive into our favorite plot points and characters, so please check out the time stamps below if you want to avoid them. Time Stamps: 00:13 Introductions 06:06 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 15:41 Main Topic: Life is Strang...

Join the ladies for a discussion about one of their favorite titles, Dragon Age: Origins. This excellent fantasy RPG was released by Bioware in 2009. Emma and Rachel talk about their favorite companions, game play elements, and have a very spoiler filled chat about game endings. Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 04:18 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 24:01 Main Topic: Dragon Age: Origin...

This week Emma and Rachel have a chatty catch up session, discussing games and their brief unplanned hiatus. Then it’s straight into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a single player action-adventure title from Respawn Entertainment.  Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 05:55 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 27:30 Main Topic: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 46:15 Jedi: Fallen Order final thought...

Emma and Rachel have fun discussing the episodic critical darling Kentucky Route Zero by indie studio Cardboard Computer. Time Stamps: 00:13 Introductions 08:03 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 19:46 Main Topic: Kentucky Route Zero 47:00 Kentucky Route Zero ending discussion – some spoilers 50:29 Kentucky Route Zero final thoughts 54:04 Ending Spiel: What we’re loving this week From th...

Our main topic this week is the 2012 action-adventure game Dishonored from Arkane studios, along with the wonderful 2016 follow-up Dishonored 2. Emma and Rachel chat about the merits of stealth game play, otherworldly powers and when things don’t go according to plan.  Time Stamps: 00:12 Introductions 03:45 Corrections: We told you we were unqualified 05:50 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this w...

This week we talk about the beloved fantasy RPG the Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt from CD Projekt Red! We also delve more into our impressions of The Witcher from Netflix (see the Outer Worlds episode for our initial reactions).  Time Stamps: 00:11 Introductions 01:03 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 09:36 Main Topic: The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt 50:53 Witcher 3 ending discussion – extra spoil...

In our second episode we catch up and share our impressions of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, the critically acclaimed action-adventure games from Rocksteady Studios. Time Stamps 00:12 Introductions 00:59 Corrections: We told you we were unqualified 05:40 Gaming Corner: What we’re playing this week! 12:51 Main Topic: Batman Arkham Asylum & Arkham City 36:52 Batman ending discus...

Welcome to our inaugural episode! Join Emma and Rachel for our first episode, where we introduce ourselves, the games we love, and how being unqualified doesn't stop us from talking about them. Our main segment this week is a discussion about the Outer Worlds, a new RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. Time Stamps 00:20 Introductions and the types of games we love 13:37 Gaming Corner: What we’re...