Smashing Game Time

Nick and Josh are joined this week by David Arnold, host of Gimmicks and Are You My Mother, to talk Kojima and wrap up the Death Stranding book club. Topics also covered include, the new PS5 Slim, John Riccitiello retiring from Unity, and Counter-Strike 2 stepping in it. Keep up with David at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmuma22 Gimmicks:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gimmicks/id16030257...

Jake is out, Nick is sick, and Josh is complaining more than ever. Special Guest BlackShinobi956 stops by to talk some Mass Effect 2 and Starfield. Nick talks No Sun to Worship and his new need to punish, and Cocoon and its simplicity. After a round of news, the guys get into five influential Hideo Kojima games. It’s a sickly, fully-medicated type of episode this week. Death Stranding Book club re...

Nick’s been busy with Lies of P, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and Dune: Spice Wars. After sharing impressions, the bros jump into some news with the Counter-Strike 2 surprise launch, Jim Ryan retiring, and Sony trying to avoid another 2014 with a recent ransomware attack. Finally, the bros dive back into Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (up to chapter 3), talking about online perception, bad reputations, a...

The bros get into what they’ve been playing with Josh checking out the new RE4 Remake DLC – Separate Ways, Jake still suffering through Pokémon Unite, and Nick liking UGLY, a puzzle platformer that reminds him a lot of Braid. In the news, Unity’s changes, and backlash. Titanfall 3? Microsoft’s FTC emails. It’s a busy news week. Finally, the boys guess some nominations ahead of the Game Awards nomi...

This week Nick sat down with Connor Patrick Quinn and Scott Slucher of MegaWobble to discuss their 2022 hit, Lil Gator Game . Life after release, defining play, and cut content are just some of the nuggets covered in this hour. Connor and Scott also share their thoughts on the recent news of Unity’s changing price model. Learn more about Lil Gator Game at https://www.playtonicgames.com/game/lil-ga...

The bros are finally starting their book club and they’re diving into Death Stranding: Director’s Cut. Join Nick, Jake, and Josh as they discuss the first 2 chapters of the game, Hideo Kojima’s nasty divorce from   Konami, and seek answers for questions like, where do BBs come from, and why don’t my pee-pee grenades stop BTs. The bros also get into Nick’s Baldur’s Gate III review, Starfield and th...

A Smashing Game Time first. The bros are joined by special guest, Katie from the Overthinking Games Podcast. Katie shares her time playing Her Story, SOMA, and COD Warzone, before hopping into 2021 Q4 and looking at Inscryption, Battlefield 2042, and Halo Infinite with the bros. Keep up with Katie and the Crew at Overthinking Game Podcast at: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overthink...

All the bros are back and they’re talking a ton of games. Baldur’s Gate 3, Fort Solis, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, 30XX, and Atlas Fallen all get chatted up. The bro’s then explore 2021 Q3 with the amazing Boyfriend Dungeon, Tales of Arise, and Deathloop. Finally, the bros read  some Overwatch 2 Steam reviews. If you want to have a question read in a future episode, email the bros at SmashingGame...

This week, Nick sat down with Pat Naoum, the solo indie developer of The Master’s Pupil to talk about the game’s release, it’s seven year development, and going viral ahead of release. The Master’s Pupil is a hand-drawn puzzle-adventure game where players explore the eye and life of master artist, Claude Monet. Players complete puzzles based upon physics, space, and color and assist one of the fat...

This episode is so full of games, the bros don’t even have time for an end segment. Josh leads off with some achievement hunting in Blasphemous and Nick laments that it might be harder than he initially though. Josh finally digs into Forspoken and continues to work his way through Final Fantasy 16. Nick sets some time aside to talk about the No Body Demo, his frustration with Steam and Moonleap, a...

Josh is back and the bros get into 2021 Q1 with Bowser’s Fury, Loop Hero, and Marvel’s Avengers. After that they get into a personal food update and then finish up with a game of would you rather. If you want to have a question read in a future episode, email the bros at SmashingGameTime@gmail.com We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you to Alex Marvin Cl...

Josh is away, so Nick and Jake decide to go through the emails and clear out the backlog. The bros talk about console generations and their legacies, their favorite trips, and some of their favorite bad movies and TV shows. Jake’s playing Rust and getting mistaken for YouTubers. Nick is playing Spyro and sipping that Nostalgia kool-aid. If you want to have a question read in a future episode, emai...

The bros finish out 2020 with Q4, discussing the Mario Battle Royale, Mario 35, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and the truest turd, Cyberpunk: 2077. We’ve also got another round of Game Award categories in the news. Finally, we return to the mailbag for some listener questions. We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening them...

The boys are back in town! Q3 2020 is here and the bros talk Ghost of Tsushima, Genshin Impact, and the greatest game of all time, Iron Harvest. The boys also go through a bummer of a news segment and then talk about how they want to finish up the summer. We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. Mo...

Nick interviews German film maker, Uwe Boll, about his current projects, the state of streamers and distribution, and video game adaptations. They also get into things Uwe learned from his early projects, a series he’d love to adapt, and the future of video game adaptations moving forward.   Video Game adaptations have made their mark in the last year, with hits like HBO’s The Last of Us series an...

Why wait to recap everything in December? July is the new time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2023! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Recap - 1:23 GAM...

Why wait to recap everything in December? July is the new time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2023! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 4: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Biggest D...

Why wait to recap everything in December? July is the new time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2023! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 3: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Biggest S...

Why wait to recap everything in December? July is the new time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2023! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 2: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Best Box...

Why wait to recap everything in December? July is the new time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2023! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 1: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Best Cont...

Q2 2020 is here and the bros get into major spoiler territory for big games like Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Last of Us Part II, and Resident Evil 3 Remake (you’ve been warned). Nick also breaks down some Steam Next Fest highlights like Ugly, Crime O’ Clock, and Surmount. Go check out some demos you crazy fools! We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you...

Jake is out sick this week. In the meantime, Nick and Josh reflect on 2020 with the capitalistic demons in Animal Crossing: New Horizon and the actual demons in Doom Eternal. The bros also discuss their yayas and nays from Summer Game Fest 2023. Get Well soon Jake. We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Hi...

The boys do their best to clear out 2019 Q4 with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds (not Wilds), and Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding. After, Nick, Jake, and Josh jump into all the games covered in the first night of Summer Games Fest. They talk Mortal Kombat 1, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, and Sand Land (AKA Dragon Ball DUNE). We have merch! Shop here http...

Jake and Josh have the week off, so Nick took the opportunity to interview variety streamer and independent developer, Blackshinobi956. Nick and Shinobi touch on early gaming memories, the woes of variety streaming, Shinobi’s recent trip to Japan, and what he’s been working on while away from his streams. Keep up with Shinobi’s development endeavors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blackshinobi95...

2019 Q3 is here with hits like Hunt: Showdown, Fire Emblem: The Three Houses, and Untitled Goose Game. The bros also look at the latest Sony Showcase and titles like Metal Gear Delta: Snake Eater, Spider-Man 2, and Marathon. We have merch! Shop here https://the-trident-network.myspreadshop.com/sgt Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. More of Alex’s work can be found...