Daydreamcast

Fulfilling a promise set in stone eons ago (it was last year in the Crimson Butterflies episode) Thomas Wilde and Will Borger return to talk about Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. This cult hit on the gamecube was the sophmore follow-up from the team that created Blood Omen (ignore that half the switched studios to make Soul Reaver ), Eternal Darkness was the first M-Rated game published di...

On this prelude to All Hallow's Eve, Bro and Murph have a bad idea and decide to talk about FNAF on the internet. Specifically the trilogy of Five Nights at Freddy's 1,2, & 3. . To help them in this endeavor they recruit the Champion of Bad Ideas, Froo from This Podcast is a Bad Idea. Deep lore is shared (not about the games, but the guests) and a dissection of Freddy 's appeal is...

Normally we have a Castlevania episode for October, but this year Bro and Murph wanted to give host to a very different kind of vampire, one that wavers much further from already thin line between living and dead that his kind walk. Legacy of Kain expert Brendan Hesse is summoned to talk about Soul Reaver , the immediate sequel to Blood Omen (there's also a Blood Omen 2, but don't worry ab...

The gang is back together! This time Aesir has come back for the gang to discuss old school platforms and the legacy of the Sly Cooper trilogy. Where did the thievius raccoonus peak? 0:35 - Aesir is back! 5:20 - Shadow of the Erdtree (2024) 30:05 - Castlevania Dominus Collection (2024) 34:37 - Age of Mythology: Retold (2024) 45:15 - Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022) 50:08 - Voices of the Void ve...

It's time for the second episode of the world famous DayCrawlBanterCast. Murph, Brendan (The Crawl), Tucker, and Abram (Backlog Banter) assemble to give takes and take names from PAX West 2024. Come for the first impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, stay for the ten minute ass tangent.

It's time for another banger. It's banger season. Murph, Bro, and freelancer/IGN writer Brian Barnett team up to dissect some pretty amazing games. 00:35 introducing Brian Barnett 13:00 Hatsune Miku Logic S 16:45 World of Goo 2 22:45 World of Goo 2 spoilers 24:35 End of Spoilers 28:00 Doom 1+2 Remaster 32:00 2XKO 48:00 Eastward 54:30 Frog Monster 1:02:30 Balatro 1:16:35 Lost Judgment Varie...

LETS GET IT ON NOW. Freelance writer Will Borger and IGN video producer Ronny Berryer join Bro and Murph in a fight-centric episode to discuss EVO and determine the best fighting game: Garou or Street Fighter 3: Third Strike? There is no whatcha playin', only blood. 0:00 - Intros and EVO Variety Minute 16:00 Fighting Game Mains Games of the Week 36:30 - Street Fighter 3: Third Strike 1:02:45 -...

WHAT A WILD RIDE! Murph and Bro are back in space to talk about Star Wars Battlefront II.We talk about a lot of other stuff too though. There was a Steam Nextfest. Murph played the first Yakuza RPG. We also talked about Devil Spire, Nightmare Kart, Fallen Aces, and Skald! Our game of the week is an interesting one because if you grew up in a specific era, this was a ubiquitous crowd pleaser. Murph...

Podcasting Never Changes. Bro and Murph find themselves in a double-stuffed wasteland as they tackle the original Fallout games from Interplay and Black Isle. The wastes are full of atomic terrors, so they recruit STACKonteur Stephen to help them out. Do these legendary games hold up to modern sensibilities, and did you know there is a car in Fallout 2? On the way we'll go over some releases r...

In our cosmic journey in the space between spaces we've came across a luminous being. It's David Punch from the Twin Geeks network! We all missed him, and now it's time to catch up on all the games he's played. Mainly, Balatro and Boktai. Murph and Bro talk Animal Well, while Bro talks Crow Country. Murph carries a gunbrella, ella, ella, ey, ey, ey. The variety minute is physical g...

Bro joins Murph and Abram (from Backlog Banter and Lost in Cult) in the space between spaces, in our first ever head to head episode! Two games enter the game of the week, one game leaves. We are talking Sker Ritual, Devil May Cry 3, Buckshot Roulette,Murph FINALLY plays the next Yakuza game: Judgment. We go over the Itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle because we support Palestine's right to exi...

Bro seems to have awaken in a bind. He has amnesia and doesn't remember that he hosts a podcast with his suspicious co-host Murph. In this episode, they talk about a whole bunch of stuff, like playing poker and playing Lily. Also, Murph plays Dragon's Dogma 2 and isn't sure how to feel about it. Our game of the week is Harvester, a controversial point and click adventure that Murph lov...

Tucker from the Backlog Banter has joined us for another podcast brawl! This time we talk about Dragon's Dogma 2, that Princess Peach game, Bro plays Pizza Tower again and Boltgun! Most importantly, we cover Mario in his most paperrific form. Paper Mario 64! It's one Bro's favorite games and Tucker and Murph weigh in with their opinions. Does it match the fabled Thousand Year Door? Wha...

NOW WE ARE MOTIVATED! Bro misses Murph as Murph has disappeared. Bro finds a Laugh/Timo Reinecke, wandering the wastes as a Ronin. We talk about Star Wars Dark Forces , Metal Gear Solid Collection, Mario vs Donkey Kong , Slave Zero X , Akira Toriyama's contribution to culture and primarily gaming, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (again). The game of the week is Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakeni...

WHAT AN EPISODE! Brendan Hesse from the Crawl, a series regular, returns to talk a whole bunch of stuff with Murph and Bro. We talk about Shiren 6, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Arzette, Void Stranger, and Lysfanga! Then we ask ourselves the essential question: what was the first sin of gaming? The answer may surprise you! After that we talk about a game Bro always loves to yap on about, Dark Souls 2:...

You are already read, just kidding this is the new season of the Daydreamcast. Bro and Murph catch up with a LOT of games. It's completely action packed! Timestamps: Whatcha Playin 2:20 - Astalon Tears of the Earth 6:30 - Desperados 3 14:00 - The Finals 19:45 - Sephonie 26:30 - Persona 3 Reload 36:00 - Tekken 8 Variety Minute 47:00 - Steam Next Fest Demos Game of the Week 1:31:30 - Fist of the...

Pavlos is back! Murph and Bro team up with the OG Daydreamcast host to cover all things DUCK. We talk about Pavlos's reformation, and a bunch of other games such as Rainworld and Lies of P Timestamps: Whatcha Playin' 8:00 Octopath Traveller (2021) 15:00 Rainworld (2017) 27:35 Dead By Daylight (2015) Chucky's DLC 33:00 Great Ace Attorney 2 (2018) 49:30 Lies of P (2023) Variety Minute 1:...

Thomas Wilde and Will Borger join Murph and Bro for a spooktacular adventure! Thomas talks spidey, Will talks Tekken, Murph talks Mario Wonder, and Bro talks about everything in between! The variety minute is PS2 generation horror games, and the game of the week is one of the scariest games ever made! A link to Will Borger's current Tekken 8 work: https://www.ign.com/articles/tekken-8s-built-i...

It's October, and that's Castlevania month now! We join writer Lucas White to analyze a whole bunch of games. We're talking cyberpunk (again), Jackbox, Dragon Quest 2, and a whole bunch of others. Then we do something different for the variety minute and cover the Castlevania timeline. We top it all off with an analysis of Rondo of Blood. Join us for the wild ride. Time Stamps: 0:00 In...

We have returned, with a sequel to the banger episode of Myst from last season. Will we have the same affection and praise for Riven, or is this a more complex entry than we've bargained for? Bro talks about Ghost at Dawn, Guilty Gear Strive, and Armored Core. Murph talks Yakuzas (plural!) and En Garde! Timestamps: Whatcha Playin' 1:30 Ghost at Dawn (2023) 8:00 Guilty Gear Strive (2021) 15...

Murph returns from the lands to the north (Seattle) with tales of a wonderous gallery of games and developers (PAX West 2023). There he ran into some other like-minded friends. Brendan from The Crawl and Tucker & Abram from THE Backlog Banter . Together these 4 gamers with opinions share tales from the showfloor and impressions on the various demos they were exposed to. (If you want additional...

The unthinkable has happened: Bro has been able to make a dark souls episode. Largely in part to Cal just having played the game, we get a fresh perspective on the Fromsoft classic. We also go through other kinds of dungeons in the meantime, we talk about Quake 2 and Doom's 2016 rebootquel. Bro also finds the time to talk about Bombrush Cyberfunk, which is a jammin' good time. Timestamps:...

We got a craaaazy episode for you today. Murph and Bro team up to cover all sorts of smaller titles and company buyouts. Murph complains about Zelda, Bro talks about System Shock, everything is aligned for engaging systems and fun titles. Oh and Murph goes Pikmin CRAZY. Time Stamps Whatcha Playin' 1:10 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) 19:00 - System Shock Remake (2023) 26:30...

The time has come, and so have we. In one of the tightest episodes, we hit a platonic ideal of an episode at almost a flat hour. Murph and Bro tackle some indie sleepers and hits, and then tackle the Wii classic No More Heroes. Will we fall in love with the game or be frustrated? Is it possible to be both? Time stamps: Whatcha Playin' 1:30 Dreamwild (2022) 5:00 Raji: An Ancient Epic (2020) 8:3...

Taking a break from long video games and playing a little short horror title, Murph and Bro explore the complex worlds of rabbit fighting, street fighting, and cthulu dungeon exploring. First we talk Eldritch, then Overgrowth, then Street Fighter 6. Murph reminisces over horror RPG maker games he used to watch Markiplier play, and then we talk about Ao Oni. Time Stamps: Whatcha Playin' Eldritc...