Finish The Fight: A Gaming Podcast

We're talking simulation games! Going all the way back to the SimCity and Sims era to the modern versions of simulation games. Plus, our dream simulation games, and if non-simulation games should include more simulator elements? What do you think? Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

This week, we dive into the game that gave us one of the most iconic video game weapons of all time: the Keyblade! Hop aboard the Gummi Ship as we travel through the Disneyverse in the PS2 classic, Kingdom Hearts. Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

As the gaming industry has grown, there's been a noticeable difference in the length of development cycles and the anticipated life cycles of video games. Is the payoff worth the wait? Would the industry benefit from delivering less, but doing it more quickly? Alex and Derek share their thoughts in this bonus episode. Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7b...

The forecast is in, and its cloudy with a chance of tetrominos! This week we’re discussing one of the most infamous distraction games of all time: Tetris. While a simple block game was falling on computer screens, a very complicated battle for the licensing rights was happening behind the scenes. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FT...

Our top 5 best and and bottom 5 worst companions in gaming! What are yours? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

Back again and this time we're raiding some tombs! Join us as we discuss video game protagonist turned cultural icon Lara Croft and how our favorite "Tomb Raider" came to be Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

For this bonus episode, Alex and Derek discuss video games as an art form and some of that viewpoint's critics Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

We laughed, we cried, we mined! This week Alex and Derek discuss *the* best selling video game of all time: Minecraft. How have we not already talked about the best selling video game of all time, you ask? I don't know! So we did. Editor's Note: Some technical difficulties were experienced in the recording of this episode Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://...

We're back this week to talk about one of the most influential games of all time - Final Fantasy VII! Join us as we discuss what led to this classic's creation, a developer's bold move to say goodbye to Nintendo, and the influence this had on many notable modern game developers. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameC...

Back to your previously scheduled programming! Alex and Derek return this week to discuss another mascot for the Sony Playstation with Sackboy in LittleBigPlanet! Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

Back again this week with another formerly exclusive Patreon Bonus Episode! In this episode, Alex and Derek discuss what they believe are the core aspects of a video game: Game Design/Vision, Story, Audio Design, Graphics, and Mechanics/Quality. Do you agree with these core categories? What are some games that were great because they found the right balance in their respective categories? What gam...

Happy New Year! Alex and Derek are hard at work on generating new content for 2023, but didn't want to leave you hanging, so enjoy this formerly exclusive patreon bonus episode on mascots and advertisers in gaming. Would you like to see more content like this in FTF’s regular rotation? Vote in the poll below! (Spotify only) Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://di...

The name's Bond...James Bond. We're wrapping up 2022 with everyone's favourite N64 shooter: GoldenEye 007! This game came in and left the FPS genre on consoles shaken, not stirred, and permanently changed shooting multiplayer modes by introducing gaming elements that can still be found in modern titles. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you all in 2023! Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon...

Naaaa! Na na na na na na - Katamari Damacy! Armed with a theme song that is likely to get stuck in your head until you become a star, Katamari Damacy rolled its way into our hearts with its laid-back, quirky fun. We took that same energy for this episode and now, this bio. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @Fi...

Gotta go fast! This week we speed through Sonic's first foray into the 3rd dimension in the Dreamcast classic: Sonic Adventure! Sega's Sonic Team took their spiky blue flagship and turned it into the blueprint (see what I did there?) for future story-driven Sonic games. Grab a chili dog and come chill with us as we discuss the changes needed to make Sonic work in 3D, the reasons behind add...

Do or do not - there is no try! Bioware's founders took Yoda's teachings to heart when they left the medical profession to found a video gaming company, leading to many great and accessible RPGs, including this week's topic of discussion - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Join us as we discuss how the Star Wars franchise collided with D20 elements to create a classic soon-to-be...

It's 1940's Los Angeles and morphine is running rampant, the streets need cleaned up, and who better than the prodigy/war-hero/boy-scout/nerd Cole Phelps? Mystery! Intrigue! Noire! Empty Bottles! Join us as we discuss Rockstar and Team Bondi's L.A. Noire - an innovative game with a unique use of facial recognition that has influenced many games that followed. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.pat...

Welcome back to our second episode of Spooktober! This week, we’re headed to one of gaming’s scariest towns in the acclaimed Silent Hill 2. After a mysterious letter arrives from his deceased wife, James Sunderland travels to Silent Hill to investigate, but finds more than he anticipated in Konami’s 2001 horror survival game. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://disc...

Spooktober is here and we're coming at you like an alien creature on a somewhat functioning space station! This week, we're covering Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation. Join us as we discuss how a startup originally focused on real-time strategy games shifted to create a great thriller with some help from the original "Alien" production team. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon....

Hold up! *Presses A* Before you go out into the world there are some things you might like to know. *Presses A* You're a child version of our classic hero and you're once again trying to collect the triforce. *Presses A* You may not know it, but you're also about to skip seven years ahead so that you're capable of fighting Ganondorf without actually going through seven years of gam...

Hey you, you're finally awake - and just in time to listen to our coverage on possibly the most ported game of all time - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! This episode we discuss the development process of one of the most beloved games of the last decade, its impact on the industry and the modding community, and the genre as a whole. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: http...

"Now you see me, now you're dead." "My boot, your face, the perfect couple." Ah, Duke Nukem, a man of many phrases. Join us as we discuss the extended development cycle that resulted in over a decade of work before the release of Duke Nukem Forever.  This podcast is here and ready to chew bubble gum, and we're all out of bubble gum. Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fi...

This week Alex and Derek travel the stars in the Wii Classic - Super Mario Galaxy! Join us as we once again collect Power Stars to prevent the tyrant Bowser from taking over the galaxy with a little help from little brothers everywhere Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

Are you ready for everybody's favorite foul-mouthed squirrel? This week we dive deep into Poo Mountain and other hijinks as we experience our own Bad Fur Day Patreon:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight⁠ Discord: https://discord.gg/7bnWSEzjgR Twitter: @FTFGameCast Instagram: @FinishtheFightPodcast

This week we discuss one of our favorite shooters from the late 00's, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare! Forget those old scopes your grandfather used in WWII, now we've got LASERS (ACOG gang rise up) This game was a massive influence on the modern FPS multiplayer and spawned numerous sequels, remasters, and even a reboot. Join Alex and Derek as they break down this COD4 and iconic characters...