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I have been fascinated by the idea of the speedrunning of video games since I found it several years ago. In this episode, I take an outsiders view of this corner of the hobby and what it could mean for retro gaming and for the historic preservation for games as a whole.

Hello, listeners! On this episode I take a look back at Fallout 4, seen though a 2024 lens with the recent PS5 Upgrade, an obvious slap dash tie-in to the success of the streaming Fallout show. This game was not the start of this series being contentious among players, but it was about to bring things to a head for Fallout and Bethesda. I'll give you my thoughts on it, and we'll see where...

Hello listeners! This week I am doing something a little different and taking a look at the state of the gaming industry in 2024. The future's so bright we're all gonna have to wear shades! Give it a listen, I'm sure it will be enlightening.

Let us step into our boots and gun belts once again listeners as I talk about yet another Wild West themed video game. On this episode I give my thoughts on Weird West, a top-down twin stick horror shooter RPG. That's a lot going on at once in its description. It fits, as there is a lot going on with this game. Come by an listen to discover just what it is about and why the genre it is part of...

Once more on a lethal European vacation! On this episode I offer my thoughts and opinions on the Resident Evil 4 Remake. How does it compare to the original? Was this remake necessary? Was it even scary? I'm sure you have your thoughts but these are mine, so come listen to one more opinion on the subject. Maybe I'll even change your mind.

Well. here we are again talking about a game I've covered more than once. This week I give my thoughts on the Dead Space remake, complete with mean comments about its publisher and glowing praise for its developer and the game itself. How many space zombies can Isaac Clarke kill this time? Give it a listen to hear the squishy answer.

TREE!!! Don't worry, you'll get the joke. On this episode, I give my thoughts on my time with Elden Ring, the smash hit of 2022. How much was George R. R. Martin actually involved and why am I unimpressed with his work? How much Berserk can Miyazaki fawn over? And why was this such a big hit? I give it to you from my point of view as always and I'll let you decide for yourself from the...

On this episode, I will be discussing my time with the Demon's Souls Remake and offering my thoughts on why it is significant from its brethren. Or should I say the game that started it all. But why the remake version? Tune in to find out all about it.

Hmmm? Oh sorry. You caught me thinking about the Roman Empire. Anyway, this week I offer my thoughts on Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, a little historic context, and giant robot mecha anime fighting machines. Was this title everything a FromSoft game should be, or was it something else entirely? Come check it out and we'll contemplate it together.

Oh boy, here we go back into Nintendo waters. This week I offer my thoughts on Metroid Dread, my first return to the series after almost three decades away. It is certainly, if nothing else, a Metroid game! What it is after that, I'm not really sure.

Excelsior, true believers! (TM) On this episode I do a two-for of the Marvel's Spider-man games and discuss my time with both Peter Parker and Miles Morales and a bit about my own history with the business and being an art teacher. How does that all work? Give this one a listen to find out, Spider-fans!

Oh boy, I come out swinging on this one, but in the game's defense, not to deride it as so many have. I offer my thoughts on my time with The Callisto Protocol, our Dead Space substitute for today. This is another in my problematic favorites series, and while it does have issues, the real issue was everything else that didn't have much to do with the actual game. Hold onto your ears folks,...

Ever wonder what the French Revolution would have looked like with robots? On this episode, I will be covering just that with my thoughts on Steelrising, a French-made Souls -like of above average quality. Can you pilot your killer dancer robot through a burning Paris to uncover why everything went crazy? Or do you just want me to cover the highlights? Either way, stop by and give this one a liste...

On this episode I give my thoughts on Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, the first cartoon mascot action platform game I've played since Jak and Daxter II . Almost twenty years is long time. Was it any good? Why this game after so long? Give this episode a listen and all will be explained.

Once more into the Dungeons and Dragons breech, my listeners, so dust off your minis and dice as I give my thoughts on 1994's Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession. As a dungeon crawler, is it any good? Was it able to stand out against its competitors? Why have I covered this setting so much? I'm not sure I can answer all those questions, but give this a listen anyway, won't you?

Well, this one is probably going to annoy some of the Star Wars fan base. On this episode I talk about my experience with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order as a Star Wars outsider. Why did anyone in their right mind think this was a Souls -like? Is this what Star Wars is really like? How am I even supposed to pronounce any of this? Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, we need to talk...

Man, am I late to this franchise. On this episode I offer my thoughts on Luigi's Mansion 3, the third entry in this weird ghostbusting series. Why this game, now? Because it's what I played as a Super Mario Bros outsider. Give it a listen anyway.

What do you do with a drunken sailor early in the morning? Feed him to an Outer God, that's what! On this episode I give my thoughts on Dredge, where pro fishing meet Cthulhu f'htagn ing in the most colorful way possible. This was another indie darling, but does it stand up? Absolutely, if you let it.

Yee haw! Time to kill us some vampires, cowpokes! This week I give my opinion on Evil West, a historic fantasy game of cowboys versus vampires in which we rip off God of War 2018 in the best way possible. Is it a solid double A title? Did I completely mispronounce names all the way through the recording with abandon? Just how does it feel to punch a werewolf in the face with an electrified gauntle...

Welcome to Season Five!

Cowabunga, again! On this episode I give my thoughts on TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, a modern day beat 'em up starring everyone favorite sewer dwelling martial arts reptiles. With callbacks galore and fluid combat, this is perhaps one of the best modern examples of this genre available.

Powered by the Patrons of the show, on this episode I discuss the recent hit Alan Wake 2. Was it everything it was cracked up to be? Did it truly unify the Remedy Entertainment-verse thing, whatever we are calling it? Oh boy, I'm bound to annoy someone with this review, one way or another.

For shovelry! On this episode I discuss my time with Shovel Knight, a 2014 indie platformer about a blue armored character with a shovel and a dream. This one is proof positive of the influence of the influence platforming games had on al of us, one way or another.

Our way of life is changing, and the world no longer needs men like us. On this episode I give my thoughts on Red Dead Redemption 2, a title we have all heard quite a lot about since its debut. I add one more voice to that discussion, give my beliefs on the characters, the historic context, and why this title is hidden gem of survival horror among non-scary titles.

On this episode I give my thoughts on Wasteland 3, another in InXile Entertainment's long-running series. This time we travel to frozen Colorado to make big choices and kill raiders and robots in the snow. Is this series better than other types of post-apocalyptic RPGs? You bet! Give it a listen to find out why.