Game Pass Grab Bag

This week we played the first person shooter Atomic Heart by; Mundfish. Atomic Heart is a first person shooter that takes place in an alternate 1950's  where the Soviet Union has advanced in technologies to help create a robot utopia, but as it is in all games so things wrong and the robots turn on their human masters. You are tasked with infiltrating a research facility and fix the issues with th...

This week we played our most requested game, Ark: Survival Evolved by: Wild Card studios. Ark is a first person survival builder where you wake up on a strange island with nothing at all. Punch trees and rocks to start a shelter, but you will need to quickly evolve that shelter to progressively more advanced structures if you hope to survive the island that is inhabited by dinosaurs. Start from st...

This week we played the listener requested Ghost Song by; Old Moon. Ghost Song is a 2d metroidvania where you play a recently reactivated Dead Suit. Explore a strong sci-fi world as you uncover the mystery surround your world. Explore new areas as you gain new abilities which will help you recover parts of a crashed space ship. Thank you to our sponsor of this episode Magic Mind. For more details...

This week we played Age of Empires 2, originally from Ensemble studios but remastered by Forgotten Empires. Age of Empires 2 is the classic real time strategy game where you relive some of the great empires from the past. Manager your peasants as they gather you resources so you can mass an army and crush your enemies. The latest version now is available on console with full controller support, or...

This week we played the listener requested Generation Zero by; Avalanche Studios. Generation Zero is a first person scavenger game, where you play a young character who has returned home to Sweden to find out that hostile robots have taken over. Scavengers guns and ammos from various locations as you try to uncover the mystery behind the machines. Play with up to 3 friends online or with random pe...

This week we played the listener requested Jurassic World Evolution 2 by; Frontier Development. JWE 2 is a park management game where you are running a park full of dinosaurs. Who would of guessed. Tackle the campaign as it goes through 5 of the movies and the 6th being DLC. Manager your park from above or take control of your rangers and tranquilize the dinosaurs up close. 

This week we choose to play the rhythm based game Hi-Fi Rush by; Tango Gameworks. Hi-Fi Rush is a third person hack and slash adventure game with a twist. The world around flows on a beat. Explore the world and fight the evil tech company on a continuous beat. You are not required to land perfectly on the beat but are greatly rewarded when you do. Play as Chai with his adorable cat 808 as they try...

This week we played the listener requested High on Life by; Squanch Games. High on Life is a metroidvania first person shooter. Humanity has been captured by an alien cartel known as the G3. The plan on enslaving humanity and using them to get high. You are a teenager who has taken the role of a bounty hunter and with the help of your talking guns you are taking the fight to the G3. 

This week we played the listener requested Vampire Survivors by; Poncle. Vampire Survivors is a top down roguelike where you are the bullet hell. Collect weapons and fight off hordes of monsters as you try to survivor to the end of the run. Use advance controls such as the left stick  and nothing else. Avoid monsters as your weapons do all the fighting for you. With each run unlock treasures and n...

We had an amazing year with this podcast so we decided to do our annual GPGB awards for some of the best games we have played. Thank you everyone who has been tuning in and listening. You make the year great, we love you all. Sorry Andrew is a little sick this episode.

This week Andrew and Liz went back to check out Grounded by; Obsidian studios. Grounded just recently released there 1.0 patch which means it is a completed game. There is now a flushed out story and the backyard is fully developed. We check out to see if the 1.0 patch really made much of a difference or is this game just the same old same old.

This week Keith pick Soccer Story by: Panic Barn. Soccer Story is a soccer RPG where you play one of twins who is called to bring soccer back to your world. Soccer was banned from the evil Soccer Inc. because it has caused a great calamity one year ago, but you know soccer is for everyone to enjoy. With your trusty magical soccer ball you slide, kick, and dodge your way to bringing soccer back. Ye...

This week we decided to check out Deathloop by; Arkane Studios. Deathloop is a first person shooter where you play Colt a man who is stuck in a 24 hour time loop. He doesn't remember a thing except that he needs to break this loop by killing specific targets. It is of course not that easy because there is another assassin trying to stop him from breaking this loop. Defend the loop as Julianna or t...

This week we decided to see what the hype was all about with Pentiment by; Obsidian Studios. Pentiment is a point and click adventure game set in the medieval era. Play as Andreas a young artist who gets caught up in a murder mystery that is shrouded by a mysterious thread puller. Explore the lives of the peasants and the people of the local abbey and uncover what possible motives they may have. Y...

This week we played the listener requested Fable 2 by; Lionhead Studios.  Fable 2 is a third person action RPG where you take control of a nameless hero who is trying to prevent the destruction of Albion. Play the way you want with melee, range and magic. Decide if you want to walk the path of good or evil....or play like Andrew which apparently is just morally grey. Explore the land of Albion to...

This week we played the roguelike Gunfire Reborn by; Duoyi Network. Gunfire Reborn is a first person shooter roguelike where you play one of six unique characters each with their own abilities. Complete challenges to unlock new skills and perks as you fight your way through the dungeon. Play solo or team up with 3 other friends for some good ol' fashion chaos.

This week we played the listener requested Plague Tale: Requiem by; Asobo Studios. Requiem is a sequel to Plague Tale: Innocence. The game take place right where the last game left off, following Hugo and Amecia as they they try to uncover the mystery behind the plague. Take control of Amecia as you try to stealth your way past enemies or pick them off one by one with your trusty sling.

This week we played the listener requested Scorn by; Ebb Software. Scorn is a first person horror survival game. Explore an alien planet as you try to navigate a world that fuses both mechanical and biological together. I am not sure what else to really say about this game except it's gross and sounds grosser. Also there is a lot of sexual imagery so kids stay away from this game and this episode.

This week we played the listener request Beacon Pines by; Hiding Spot. Beacon Pines is a narrative adventure game where you play Luka, a small boy who is trying to unravel the mystery of his town. Uncover hidden charms that will help change the story as you try to navigate past danger. 

This week we did a listener request for Marvel's Avengers by; Crystal Dynamics. Avengers is a third person action adventure game with looter shooter mechanics. Take control of one of the Avengers and join your friends as you try to help reassemble the Avengers. Level up your character and obtain more loot in order to fight slighter tougher enemies that all really just look the same, rinse and repe...

This week we played way to much Disney Dreamlight Valley by; Gameloft that we just had to do an episode. I know you may brush this off but this game was surprisingly addictive. It is in early access and has its faults, but we had a lot of fun explore and manager our towns in the valley. Explore unique worlds from various Disney characters as you help them remember their past.

This week we discuss As Dusk Falls by; Interior/Night. As Dusk Falls us a narrative adventure game where you follow a family over 30 years as they cope with the events at Two Rock Arizona. Can you lead you character's to safety or will they perish from your foolish mistakes? The first half of the episode is our spoiler free review of the game and the second half is a spoiler fill discuss. Things g...

This week Liz and Andrew talk about what great games are coming out in September plus what to expect in October.

This week we played Immortals Fenyx Rising by; Ubisoft Studios. Immortals Fenyx Rising is a third person open world action adventure game where you are trying to save the Greek gods. Explore the beautiful country side as you collection way to many collectibles. If you ever wondered what would happen if Ubisoft made Breath of the Wild? Well wonder no more.

This week we played Hellblade by; Ninja Theory. Hellblade is a third person action puzzle game where you play Senua a Nordic girl who is travelling to Helhium to recover her loved one. Hellblade deals with psychosis and trauma with unique gameplay experiences and unique audio. Does it hit the mark or does it make us want to sacrifice our ears?