Aches and Games

Hi everyone! In this month's show we nurse wounds and wounded egos from the Dead Space Remake bringing us on to the thorny issue of gaming difficulty. Plus November's choice (or rather choices) for Games of the month, James' half-term Halloween fun, Giles' unpopular movie opinions and the usual bits and bobbins. Timestamps: 0:00 Intros 2:45 What we've been up to 25:50 Dead Space Remake 35:10 What...

We celebrate spooky season by discussing some of our favourite ghoulish games and choosing a season-appropriate choice for October's game of the month. Plus our thoughts on Age of Mythology Retold (September's choice), how Giles actually "went west" and the usual catch-ups, tangents and general nonsense. Timestamps: 0:00 Intros 2:43 What we've been up to 20:06 Age of Mythology Retold 29:36 What el...

Summer's gone but we're back with a discussion of the pros and cons of PS+ and Xbox Game Pass as well as our thoughts on Jeanne d'Arc, a hidden gem from the PSP and 2007 which was August's play-along game of the month. Plus James relives a holiday that didn't go quite to plan and some rather more fun family co-op adventures while Giles finds something just his pace in amongst t...

It's August (already!) so we share some of our favourite "Summer" games as well as our thoughts on the decidedly un-summery Still Wakes The Deep which was July's play-along game of the month. Plus James talks a look at Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, and explore the (early) depths of Hellblade among others, while Giles investigates The Curse of the Golden Idol and explored the Dungeo...

In July's episode we share some picks from the recent summer showcases and our thoughts on Animal Well, our inaugural (great word right) play-along game of the month. Plus James talks completing the delightfully deranged Disco Elysium and the brilliant bleakness of Bramble, while Giles ponders Humanity and Harry Potter (one of those in Lego form). All that and the usual catch-ups, tangents and gen...

In June's episode we discuss the news that older games are dominating people's playing time and if we might be part of the problem? Plus Giles walks through stunning landscapes and complicated feelings on Hellblade 2, James investigates Disco Elysium and we compare thoughts on our respective time with Harold Halibut. Plus the usual catch-ups, tangents and general nonsense. Timestamps: 0:00...

Join us for this month's episode including James' muddy ending, Giles' conflicted feelings on his time at Hogwarts and where we discuss what "counts" as a game. Plus all the usual (and unusual) nonsense about life, and gaming on Xbox, PlayStation 5, Switch and PC Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:59 What we've been up to 19:32 What we've been playing 53:58 This month's new...

Join us for April's episode where we contrast our Easter breaks, compare thoughts on #RatchetandClank and discuss what's the "perfect" length for games. Plus all the usual (and unusual) nonsense about life, and gaming on Xbox, Playstation 5, Switch and PC Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:04 What we've been up to 17:01 Ratchet & Clank thoughts plus what we've been playing 44:29 This month's news bites 52:3...

In March's episode we discuss the recent rushing river of remakes & remasters and indulge our fondness for other forms of alliteration. Plus the usual catch ups on what we've been doing and playing during the past month. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:40 February ramblings 17:01 What we've been playing 32:23 This month's news bites 41:13 Remakes and remasters 56:14 Wrapping up As always, we'd love to he...

We're back for another brand-new episode and with James' fancy new mic (yep, pretty jealous tbf). With both Xbox & PlayStation having shown us what they have coming in 2024, we react to their Developer_Direct and recent State of Play events. Plus the usual catch ups on what we've been doing and playing during that darkest (and longest?) month of the year - January. Timestamps: 0:43 Intro, what we'...

Happy new year! We're back for our second episode with brand new microphones and despite some gremlins in the recording software. This month we catch up on a busy Christmas period, discuss our favourite games that we played in 2023 (hence the *) and share a few of our gaming new year's resolutions. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and what we've been up to 12:22 What we've been playing this...

Introducing ourselves & the pod and chatting through our personal gaming journeys*. *No radioactive spiders involved, as far as we know. And yes, sorry about Giles' microphone issues, we'll sort it out!