dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast

Recorded on 26 January 2024. Episode 153. In this episode of dia.log, Wam tries to get into Tekken 8, Meck is happy alone in the swamp loving Final Fantasy XII (despite it all), and Danial played an RPG.And no, none of us played Palworld.

Recorded on 12 January 2024. Episode 152 Happy new year and welcome to a new season of dia.log! Meck tries to kill chaos in Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, Danial keeps playing Baldur's Gate 3, Anan discovers the Yumijoshi Top 100 list and... the crew reunites with an old friend. Who's now married. And spoils Grey's Anatomy on podcast about supposedly video games. Spoilers f...

Recorded on 16 December 2023. Episode 151 The seventh edition of the Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters Game Of The Year Awards is here. Hear these three chuckleheads deliberate which of their favourite games should come on top in various award categories!

Recorded on 15 December 2023. Episode 150. Here we go, this is the 30 games of 2023 that the crew at Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters believe are "the best".

Recorded on 1 December 2023. Episode 149. The Gamer Matters crew are prepping for the annual Game Of The Year Awards episodes so here are the three chuckleheads talk about just about anything tangentially related to video games.

Recorded on 19 November 2023. Episode 148 On this episode of dia.log, Meck played Like A Dragon again and Cities Skylines 2, Danial tried out EA Sports WRC, and Anan is here for the indie game discourse. We also attended Indie Jam 2023, and talked more of "true indie" games made in Southeast Asia.

Recorded on 5 November 2023. Episode 147 In this episode of dia.log, Meck played Like A Dragon Ishin and Cities Skylines 2, Danial played Alan Wake 2 and refuses to pay for Call Of Duty this year, and Anan is here listening to the crew ponder about live service games.

Recorded on 20 October 2023. Episode 146. In this episode of dia.log, Meck is excited for his five-minute commute to the next mission in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Danial is in sunny Singapore for gamescom asia 2023 and reporting what he saw on the show floor, and Anan asks if we would download a Gunpla.

Recorded on 8 October 2023. Episode 145 In this episode of dia.log, Meck goes vroom in Forza Motorsport (2023) and Danial goes into Cyberpunk 2077 for the Phantom Liberty DLC. And Anan discover how Starfield's story has stirred some emotions. A full spoiler talk on Starfield starts at 1:10:40

Recorded on September 23. Episode 144 In this episode of dia.log, Anan telling no caps on Lies Of P, Danial went cruising in The Crew Motorfest and Meck is not friends with Unity anymore.

Recorded on 8 August 2023. In this episode of dia.log, the crew all played Starfield and figured out if we are in the "yeay Starfield!" or "ergh Starfield" camp. Space Mondays, amirite?

Recorded on 26 August 2023. Episode 142 In this episode of dia.log, Meck passes the filter and crossed the Rubicon in Armored Core VI, Danial opened the gates of Baldur's Gate 3 and Anan discovered the endgame boss raid for racing games.

Recorded on 11 August 2023. Episode 141. In this episode, Meck screws around, Danial is High On Life, and Anan looked at Steam reviews of Overwatch 2.

Recorded on 28 July 2023. Episode 140 In this episode of dia.log, we got some Tekken 8, some Armored Core VI, and some Control. Hot Dog!

Recorded on 15 July 2023. Episode 139 In this episode of dia.log, We talk about bears in Baldur's Gate 3, dinosaurs in Exoprimal, and brokelikes, a new genre of video games we hope can catch on.

Recorded on 30 June 2023. Episode 138 In this episode of dia.log, Meck played Final Fantasy XVI, Danial went fishing, and Anan and the crew looked at court documents that shouldn't be leaking this kind of info to the public. But here we are. At the end of the podcast at 1:21:23, there's a spoiler talk on Final Fantasy XVI discussing plot details.

The crew convenes after a long summer of video game events and showcases to talk about the exciting new games coming on our horizon.

Recorded On June 2 2023. On this episode of dia.log, Danial is back in Destiny which now has fishing turning this into the ultimate RPG. Meanwhile Meck hits the Streets (trademark) in Street Fighter 6, and Anan introudced the crew to a new AC: Nexus. No not that AC: Nexus. And no, we don't mean the aircon either. Strap in as the crew continues the loop to discover the tragedy of Redfall. Turns...

Recorded on May 19 2023 On this episode of dia.log, Danial rants about sports games, Meck is confused if he's playing Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart or Star Wars Jedi Survivor and is also confused with cursive lowercase N and cursive lowercase R (which should explain the weird reference at the end of the show). The crew is also excited about the trifecta of big fighting games that will be comi...

On this episode of dia.log, Danial plays an immersive sim. Meck is confused if he's playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor or Ratchet & Clank, and Anan went back into Warframe and found a new tutorial. All bets are off in this episode. as the crew entered Redfall and immediately exit it. As everyone should.

Recorded on April 16 2023 In this episode of dia.log (that's recorded early but posted very late), the crew goes docketless for this Hari Raya special. With no planning whatsoever, follow along the conversation of many video games-adjacent topics from cursed food takes to aeroplanes. The later half does get somewhat on track. A belated Selamat Hari Raya to those that celebrated!

Recorded on April 7 2023 On this episode, Meck wandered in Ghostwire Tokyo, filled with ghosts. Danial played a locally made visual novel called Kabaret, filled with ghosts. And Anan was cruising around Mexico in Forza Horizon 5. Not filled with ghosts. The crew also is back again with another "name that genre" bit, recognising the rise of video game adaptations (which Xbox was 10 years...

Recorded on March 24, 2023In this episode of dia.log, Danial discovers more games like Vampire Survivors (which led to another conversation about game genre names, would you believe it). Meck and Anan also go on about "Robloxification" and life sim games becoming a genre again.

Recorded on March 10, 2023 In this episode of dia.log, Danial went into the forest in Sons Of The Forest, Anan highlights the horniness of Atomic Heart and Meck forgot to introduce the panel, the first time since 129 episodes in. At least he's here with some takeaways from Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Phantom Brigade. Stick around for the long discussion of Olympic "esports" and the term "JRPG".

On this episode of dia.log, Meck goes out in the wild in Wild Hearts and had a rush in Hi-Fi Rush, Danial went into the Destiny 2 hole (should have called it the Inverted Spire), and Anan's here to weigh in the big juggernauts of gaming slugging it out over Call Of Duty custody. Hope you've been waiting for a long podcast for a while because this one is it. Have a listen. Recorded on 24 February,...