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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Humble's streaming partner deal, Duskers, and we ask you how you name things in multiplayer games. THE BRIEF: Upsilon Circuit Update. Harold Halibut is a stop motion adventure game. Suda 51's The Silver Case gets an English demo. Humble announces streamer partner deal. Rocket League getting Rocket League Rumble. MULTIPLAYER: What's your naming scheme for onli...

Somehow the Monstrous Manual made dinosaurs boring. Bra-fucking-vo.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross soar through Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium. We're guilty of focusing on Final Fantasy games when we talk about JRPGs because that's mostly what we grew up with. However, concurrently, there was a whole big, important series living and thriving on Sega systems, doing amazing forward looking things before it died an unceremonious death. Phantasy Star IV i...

Do you miss Uncle Charles? I do. Sometimes. It's time for the Summer of Glum! Let's get real sad!

It's a beholder, it's a shoggoth, it's redundant! Links: Deepspawn (Monstrous Manual) — Deepspawn look like large, rubbery spheres of mottled grey and brown. Six arms project from their bodies; three are tentacle-arms, and three are jaw-arms, ending in mouths of many teeth. A Deepspawn also has over 40 long, retractable, flexible eye stalks it extends only three or four at a time, well away from h...

It's your favorite Dragonlance character, Lord Soth, singing his sorrowful song about his demise. Links: Death Knight (Monstrous Manual) — A death knight is the horrifying corruption of a paladin or lawful good warrior cursed by the gods to its terrible form as punishment for betraying the code of honor it held in life.

Of all the games to break the top 10% of things we've covered for the show, how in the world is "Boogerman" one of them?

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. LINKS OF NOTE: Reveal Trailer Naked Gun

The Comrades talk a bit about the limits and pitfalls of irony before tackling a delightful open world nugget.

Someone ctrl-v'ed the skeleton entry again! Links: Crypt Thing (Monstrous Manual) — A crypt thing looks like nothing more than an animated skeleton, save that it is always clothed in a flowing robe of brown or black. Each eye socket is lit by a fierce, red pinpoint of light that is almost hypnotic in its intensity.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Telltale's Batman launch woes, Guacamelee, and we ask you about your favorite kinds of multiplayer. THE BRIEF: Overwatch gets Rio Summer Olympic skins. Oculus removes restrictions on games. Gamescom heightens security. Telltale's Batman faces launch woes. No Man's Sky already beaten, underwhelming. Mt. Everest is coming to Oculus Rift. MULTIPLAYER What's your...

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Elite Beat Agents and Rhythm Heaven. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

In celebration of Gary becoming Mr. Gary Butterfield-O'Neil-Hannaman-Bretzel- Gray, we present an array of products to make your wedding more innovative.

Just goes to show you: The angle is everything. Links: Crustacean, Giant (Monstrous Manual) — Giant crustaceans are peculiar mutations of crabs and freshwater crayfish. The first inhabits saltwater regions, while the latter is found only in fresh water.

Cave Man Boy is back, and he's going to have his say, god damn it. Links: Crocodile (Monstrous Manual) — The crocodile is a large, dangerous predatory reptile native to tropical and subtropical climes. It spends most of its time submerged in swamps, rivers, or other large bodies of water.

It's our most upsetting episode opening to date!

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey talk about the first portion of Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, up through Pontiff Sulyvahn. We're full bore on spoilers now. Listen at your own risk. LINKS OF NOTE: Retronauts La Maluna Bob's Tweet Dennis Dyack isn't best

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about the tiny little NES, INSIDE, and we ask you what's most important in games: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere. INSIDE spoiler chat begins at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and proceeds to the end of the episode. THE BRIEF: GameStop's "Song of the Deep" released, reviewed. Games that make you think of sex. No Man's Sky delayed on PC, but won't require PS+ on PS4. Tiny little NE...

Animated, disembodied hands aren't as cool as you'd think!

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross groove to Elite Beat Agents and Rhythm Heaven. This summer, we decided to let our listeners decide which rhythm games we should play. The resounding winners were to non-peripheral Nintendo DS rhythm games that couldn't be any more different. Elite Beat Agents is soaking in charm, but we find a lot of problems with it mechanically and musically. Meanwhile, Rhythm Heav...

What's more Summery than a nice bike ride? But you gotta ride safe, we're begging you please.

The Monstrous Manual takes a left turn... Instead of making the Crabmen another orc stand-in, they've created a morally nuanced ethical test. A very tasty ethical test. Links: Crabman (Monstrous Manual) — Crabmen live as simple hunter-gatherers, subsisting primarily on carrion and algae.

Up Next: The Christian spinoff, Sonic Sinball.

This entry on the Couatl was written by a Couatl. Links: Couatl (Monstrous Manual) — The couatl are feathered serpents of myth and lore. It is believed that they are distant relatives of dragons, although this remains unproven.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Catacombs of Carthus. Remember, all bets are off re: spoilers next week. You are forewarned.