GameEngineStart Podcast

We took some time away. We've come back. There are video games. It never changes We Played... Calum talks now real video game Deadlock. We all thought it was a secret, but it was just a MOBA Euan talks about the seemingly perfectly average Star Wars Outlaws Timestamps 00:02:00 - Sony announced a £700 PlayStation Pro 00:11:48 - Concord has been taken offline after less than a month 00:20:39 - Forme...

We saw some video games happen, some people are denying video games are happening, and some people appear to be doing whatever they can to ensure they don't make another video game happen again. We Played... Euan investigates some sci-fi murders with mixed results in No One Wants To Die Calum conquers his demons, namely the new Final Fantasy XIV Savage Raids, and experiences some retro Morrowind v...

The games are sparse so we revert to type with RPGs and VR galore We Played... Calum plays hot new release Elden Ring. This is a lie but he hasn't heard anyone talk about this game, so it's worth a go. This was also a lie. Euan forgets reality for one of a virtual kind with Contractors Showdown and Ghosts of Tabor We both tried The First Decendant. It's alright. That's it, that's all we have to sa...

We haven't heard from Calum in a while. He said he was exploring Tural? Don't know what that means but hopefully he's ok. We Played... Calum explores the latest Final Fantasy 14 expansion, Dawntrail Euan does what every Scottish person has to consider at one point in their life, and decides to work on an oil rig in Still Wakes the Deep Timestamps 00:02:02 - FFIVX: Dawntrail 00:21:43 - Dragon Age:...

A long one for everyone this week. Between the Summer Keighley Fest and a new Destiny expansion, it's a new season for games. We Played... We talk about the things we care about from Summer Games Fest, including the new Dragon Age, slow female vocal covers in trailers, and many other smaller items. Calum takes up his mantle of Destiny editor and goes in depth to Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Euan ta...

As summer approaches, one of us prepares for months of MMO gameplay and the other does what he always does. Plays weird indie games.  NOTE - We talk about minor spoilers from Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, we are explicit when we are about to start, and there is a timestamp in the podcast description. We Played... We both played XDefiant, and had a surprisingly long conversation about the current sta...

We return with video games to talk about. Some of them are even current and relevant!  We Played... Euan plays the unexplainable Indika  and the very explainable cat sim Little Kitty, Big City Calum substitutes his lack of raiding with raiding roguelike Rabbit and Steel and "anime Monster Hunter" Granblue Fantasy Relink Timestamps 00:02:00 - Little Kitty, Big City 00:04:19 - Saints Row 00:06:52 -...

This is the last week of games coming out for a while, so we're going to spend it letting Calum talk about Dragon's Dogma 2. We Played.. Euan plays tarot based story telling game The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and slasher inspired puzzle narrative game Killer Frequency Calum talks all things Dragons Dogma 2. That's all. Timestamps 00:06:20 - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood 00:11:31 - Killer Frequency 00:...

After a brief hospital visit, we're back again with some actual video games. Editors Note: We realised later that the Helldivers 2 GM is actually named Joel. Too late to change the title now. Intermission Music The Woods - Wilbert Roget, II - Pacific Drive: Official Game Soundtrack Steam | Epic Games Store We Played... Euan rumbles around a messed up Pacific North-West in Pacific Drive, an early G...

No new games to talk about this week, so instead we talk about the Xbox Business Update  and its ramifications on the gaming space   Intro Music -  There It Is -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music -  Honey Bee -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting -  News Intro -  Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Intro Music -  There It Is -...

We're back! After a holiday/sickness break, we return to talking about video games. Spoiler Warning We spoil some of the Tekken 8 story mode in this episode (1:00:00 -> 1:07:17). Timestamps are below if you want to avoid it. We Played... Euan talks life after Yakuza in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and is saddened once again by Konami's decisions in Silent Hill: A Short Message Calum low parries...

We may have finally hit the end of the year for video games, but jesus there is still so much to play. We Played... Euan talks about the co-op perspective of Baldur's Gate 3 , and the atrocity that is Silent Hill: Ascension . Calum briefly discusses the  Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Playtest , more to follow in December when the game releases in full. We both dicuss our continuing amazement at...

BOO! It's so spooky. It's a spooky show for the spooky day.  Music Intermission Music The Crystal Bot - Arnaud Roy - Endless Dungeon (Original Game Soundtrack) Bandcamp We Played... We both discuss the conversion of old nanomachines to the nanomachines running on current gen platforms in Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol 1, continuing adventures in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty  and multi-genre cr...

A couple of weeks has given the chance to catch up on some current video games, so now we can talk about it! Intermission Music Last Light - Borislav Slavov - Baldur’s Gate 3: Original Soundtrack Steam We Played... Euan talks eat theivery simulator  Pizza Possum and noir hell-em-up El Paso, Elsewhere Calum talks about his journey into custom fight game controllers and, appropriately, Mortal Kombat...

It's a space heavy episode. Exploration in space Disneyland, the end of the world from a space rock, and changes to pricing structures that should be launched into space. Intermission Music Reunion - Reunion (Ft. Brigitte Naggar) - Goodbye Volcano High (Original Game Soundtrack) Bandcamp We Played... Euan plays music while facing the end of the world in Goodbye Volcano High , updates on limited Ar...

These games. They never end. There's more on the way too. I'm so tired. Intermission Music DA PEOPLE - Hideki Naganuma - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Soundtrack We Played... Euan plays puzzle slasher Homebody , narrative explorer  The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales and hot mech game of the moment Armored Core 6 We both talk about the absolute coolest game on the planet Bombrush Cyberfunk Timestamps 00:00:57 -...

What? Huh? Oh right you're here. Yes, there's a podcast, Calum talks about Baldur's Gate 3. Listen to it, or don't. I'm going back to playing Baldur's Gate 3. We Played... Baldur's Gate 3. Yep that's it. It's an hour of Baldur chat. Intro Music -  There It Is -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music -  Honey Bee -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting -  News Intro -  Maximilien (sound...

Going to be honest, Calum writes these and he's just killing time till Baldur's Gate 3. So, yea, video games, check them out. Music Intermission Music No Exit - scntfc - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals OST Bandcamp We Played... Euan experiences  Sludge Life 2 and is sadly disapointed by the return of confused teens in Oxenfree II Calum explores the deep blue for tasty fish in Dave the Diver Timestamps 0...

We're at an ebb in the ebb and flow of video game releases. Nice relaxed podcast today. We Played... Euan gives all the updates this week with Mars First Logistics and System Shock Timestamps 00:08:02 - Final Fantasy XVI 00:09:07 - System Shock 00:13:18 - Mars First Logistics 00:21:38 - News - Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't have a release date on Xbox yet, as Larian is having issues getting split-screen...

The weather is hot and so are the video games. Actually, not really we've hit the end of the big new releases. There's more to talk about! We Played... Euan talks about several Steam Next Fest demos, and continues to wander around in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Calum talks newest release Final Fantasy XVI. It's the sixteenth Final Fantasy game and I will hear no other arguments at this time. Times...

It's the start of video game releases. The heavy hitters start now! We Played... Calum talks the two big releases in Diablo 4 and Street Fighter 6. Busy time for fans of ARPGs and fighting games across the land. Euan gives his opinion on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . Will it be different from the majority? Listen to find out! Timestamps 00:02:13 - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 00:11:59 - Diablo 4 00...

The conversations went long this week. More to enjoy! Music Intermission Music Jack Da Funk - Hideki Naganuma - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Side 1 Bandcamp We Played... Euan talks about his Jedi Survivor experience, and playing Dead by Daylight on a Steam Deck Calum talks Idol Showdown , Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and hot game of the moment Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Timestamps 00:04:35 - The New...

Returning from a holiday and games start coming out. What a time to have a podcast We Played… Euan plays Shadows of Doubt , a game with more genres than time I have to type them out here. You’ll just have to listen. We both “played” Redfall and have some thoughts. They are not good thoughts, but they are thoughts. Calum talks at length about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor . As a Star Wars fan, you can i...

Shorter catch up this week as we lie in wait for the release hellscape of May/June. Also Euan has holidays to go on so we didn’t want to leave you good people hanging. We Played… Euan played a variety of smaller games, including Drop: System Breach, Dredge, A Little To The Left Calum has a Destiny 2 Catchup as the seasonal story ends and talks massive changes to DOTA 2 (yes he’s playing DOTA 2 aga...

It’s been a while since we did this. Luckily, there are games to talk about. Intermission Music Photosynthetic Skin – Amos Roddy – Citizen Sleeper (Original Soundtrack) Bandcamp We Played… Calum played in the weekend limited Diablo 4 Beta . Euan played maze building PvP game Meet Your Maker by the creators of Dead by Daylight We both played Resident Evil 4 Remake . As much as we enjoyed the origin...