Dialogue Options-A Video Games Podcast

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode we've got a breakdown on the recent 2025 Game Awards hosted by Geoff Keighley. We spend the first part of the show talking about the general vibes we got from the show and if we felt it had any improvements over previous iterations before spending the back end of the episode getting a little excited over some of the reveals. We'll see you all...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the podcast we focus in entirely on our Quest Log. First Joel goes over some of the new additions to the latest season of Fortnite and Kyran tempts Joel with some new details about the latest Destiny 2 expansion, Renegades, which just so happens to be inspired by Star Wars. Then we move onto the main topic. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is now available...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode Joel succumbed and picked up Dispatch so he spends some time here talking (spoiler-free) with Kyran about how much he loved as an employee of SDN before shifting gears to talk about Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Kyran then spends way more time than he planned to rant about Metroid and his hopes for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. (9 DAYS UNTIL METROID PRIME...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode we've got a packed Quest Log with Joel dipping in to the latest Fortnite crossover event featuring The Simpons and Kyran's been practising his dinosaur park abilities in Jurassic World Evolution 3. Last of all, Kyran convinces Joel to bite the bullet and pick up Dispatch, a new episodic adventure game from Adhoc and Critical Role featuring a...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show we've got something of a mixed grab bag of game updates for our Quest Log. Both Joel and Kyran give some updates on their time with the likes of Hades 2 and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. We then move onto the meatier part of the segment where Joel talks about how he's been finding his latest roguelike addiction, Ball x Pit, and...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the podcast we've got a juicy Quest Log. First up Kyran's been spending a bit of time in Ebisugaoka with Silent Hill f and brings Joel some early impressions on the game's radically different approach to the series as well the new approach to combat and juggling the many items and resources that they mange. Then we move onto Hades 2 as...

Greetings listeners! This is an episode we've been looking forward to making for a long time because Hollow Knight Silksong has released after years of mystery! Massive props to Team Cherry for making this absolute masterpiece of a game that somehow delivers on all of the lofty expectations carried over from the original Hollow Knight. Kyran also shares some thoughts about the recently release...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the podcast we spend a little time digging into a couple of games on both Kyran and Joel's Quest Log. Joel talks about his with The Rogue Prince of Persia after it dropped on the PlayStation Plus service, plus he's been making time for some Halls of Torment on his phone when he can as well. Both of us have dipped our toes ever so briefly i...

Greetings listeners! Apologies for no episode last week, unfortunately Kyran came down ill and thought it best to spare you the sounds he was producing in favour of getting better to sound a bit more normal. On this week's episode we've got a Quest Log featuring two heavy hitters. First up Kyran dives into the latest expansion for Destiny 2, The Edge of Fate, which is also Bungie's fir...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode we've got a short and incredibly Death Stranding 2: On The Beach focused episode. Kyran's spent the better part of the last week and a half out wandering the post-Death Stranding version of Australia built by the team at Kojima Productions and brings us his early impressions from the first four episodes of the game. We've got some big rel...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show we tie up some loose ends with our Quest Log that we couldn't squeeze in last episode due to Summer Game Fest and the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. Joel fills us in on his time with another mobile roguelike with a fun hook called Dungeon Clawler and goes a bit deeper on how he's been going with Cookie Cutter, an indie Search an...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show we carve out a Quest Log to talk about our very early impressions on Nintendo's new piece of hardware, the Switch 2, and some early thoughts on Mario Kart World and it's place as the console's big launch game. Then over in the Bonus Round we try to highlight some of the games that jumped out at us from the many, many digital p...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode it's all about Hazelight's Split Fiction as we've knuckled down and done a complete playthrough of the co-op adventure. We talk about how we enjoyed our time jumping through the combined sci-fi / fantasy levels. SPOILER WARNING TIME CODES: 00:39.17 - 0:47.20 Meanwhile after the Quest Log we carve out a small part of the episode to say our...

Greetings listeners! We're back with another Quest Log focused episode. Before we get into the meat of the episode we do talk briefly about some headlines from the week, including the price increase to Xbox consoles and accessories (coming soon to games), the recent layoffs at Polygon, the departures from Giant Bomb, and Rockstar's random GTA VI release date / delay announcement. Then over...

Greetings listeners! The episode is a few days late due to us taking some time to relax over the long Easter Weekend, but we're back with a Quest Log focused episode! First up Joel has checked out The Plucky Squire now that he's upped his PlayStation Plus subscription meanwhile Kyran has been trying to revive a mascot agency in Promise Mascot Agency. After all of that is said and done we b...

Greetings listeners! The moment has finally arrived! Join us as we break down not one but TWO Nintendo Directs in a single episode. First up we move through the final Direct for the Nintendo Switch with relative haste so we can take a much deeper dive into the reveal Direct for the successor, the Nintendo Switch 2. We talk through the games, get nervous about prices, and Kyran expresses his desire...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode Kyran has played through Wanderstop, the newest game from the mind behind The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide, which is a cosy, narrative game that was developed with the creator's experience dealing with burnout. Kyran has also started to dip his toes in Assassin's Creed Shadows and brings his very early thoughts to this week&#3...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show Kyran quadruple checked his recording input to avoid last week's unfortunate bungle as we return for another Quest Log focused episode. First up Kyran talks a little bit about Nikoderiko: The Magical World, which is a charming platformer that borrows elements from the Donkey Kong Country Returns series and sprinkles some light Crash B...

Greetings listeners! Firstly, apologies for the weird audio this episode. About 40 minutes into the episode Kyran's PC died randomly (thankfully Audacity was able to save the audio) but unfortunately upon resuming the recording Kyran cockily didn't check which microphone Audacity defaulted to and the result is what he sounds like in the second half of the episode. A one time disaster hopef...

New year, same us! We're back for another year to talk about all things video games related but before we can do that we must spend our first episode looking back (and shaking off our holiday rust). Joel and Kyran talk about some of their favourite games from 2024 including heavy hitters (such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth) an...

Greetings listeners! On the last episode of the year Joel and Kyran break down the 2024 Game Awards with a quick run-down of the years award winners before switching it up with a Dope or Nope in an effort to cut through the MASSIVE list of games that Geoff Keighley and the team managed to lock in for the 10th anniversary of the show. Highlights that we naturally touch on include The Witcher 4, Eld...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode Joel spends a bit of time in the Quest Log offering his early impressions of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Kyran warns him of a massive addiction he'll soon be consumed by within the game. Meanwhile in our Bonus Round we run through the full list of the 2024 nominees for the annual Game Awards (or the Keighleys as we've labelled them in...

Greetings listeners! On this week's episode of the show we've got a stacked Quest Log! Kyran dishes out his early impressions for Dragon Age: The Veilguard based on his first 7 or 8 hours, tiptoes around spoilers for Mouthwashing, and gives a more in depth look at Metaphor: ReFantazio after 60 hours with the game. Joel also joins Kyran in talking about cracking packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket...

Greetings listeners! We're back after an unplanned weekly delay, but it's worth the wait because Kyran can bring his complete thoughts on the recently released Silent Hill 2 Remake now that he has completed it, we also talk briefly (and spoiler-free) about the newest DLC for Alan Wake 2, The Lake House and Joel fills us in on his time with Kill Knight. Meanwhile in the Bonus Round we talk...

Greetings listeners! We're back after an unintentional and unexpected month off, Joel's been busy with shows and Kyran's body has been trying to get sick before PAX again but both of us are back and ready to go on a new episode. In the Quest Log Kyran tells Joel about just how much the Persona DNA is noticeable in the early stages of Metaphor: ReFantazio thanks to a recently released d...