GameEngineStart Podcast

We promise that there is only a little bit of Pokemon GO in this weeks episode. The rest of the internet is doing a great job of talking about it every 30 seconds. On this episode... Intermission Music... Carpenter Brut - Enraged - Furi Original Soundtrack Bandcamp We Played... Euan fights a stream of bosses to an incredible soundtrack in Furi, and hires some robots for his XCOM 2 squad Calum gets...

With E3 over and done with, and a Steam sale on the horizon it's time to get back to the important task of playing some god damn games. Note - We talk very specifically about the ending of DOOM between 29:00 and 36:00, so beware of potential spoilers. We warn you just beforehand. On this episode... Intermission Music... nervous_testpilot - Triumph - Frozen Synapse: Original Soundtrack Bandcamp We...

Summer is here, and brings with it sunny days, less excuses to stay in and play video games, and of course E3. Prepare yourselves. On this episode... Intermission Music... Weval - Rooftop Paradise - Half Moon EP Bandcamp | Soundcloud We Played... While not away on holiday, Euan tries out The Tomorrow Children Open Beta toiling away for the greater communist good. Calum took the bullet and saw the...

What do Syndicate and Deus Ex, and Eurovision have in common? Dope beats and cyberpunk costumes, apparently On this episode... Intermission Music... Skrillex - Syndicate - Syndicate OST Soundcloud We Played... After spending some time with the new soundtracks in Crypt of the Necrodancer, Euan goes exploring in the stunning looking Uncharted 4. Calum talks about his experience with the second episo...

Join your favourite fixers as we leave meat-space, grab our decks, blow through some ICE and make sure we don't flatline in the process. Or, you know, talk about video games. On this episode... Intermission Music... Genki Rockets - Star Line - Genki Rockets I: Heavenly Star Amazon MP3 We Played... Calum goes full cyberpunk by looking back at the 2012 Syndicate reboot, as well as recounting his fir...

It's a school of magic that you might not have herd of, but I'll be damned if it's not the best way to get rid of a rat problem. On this episode... Intermission Music... Anamanaguchi - Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack) Amazon MP3 | iTunes We Played... Euan conquers his fears and plays a MOBA, namely the Battleborn Open Beta, as well as getting to gr...

Sometimes when your trying to control a city wide virus, you need to look good while your doing it. Or at least a decent hat. On this episode... Intermission Music... Danny Baranowsky - Rhythmortis - Crypt of the Necrodancer OST Bandcamp We Played... Doing what he does best, Euan attempts to pilot a mech in Strike Suit Zero, and skulks around the subways of London in Zombi. In what is becoming a r...

The days of recording this game from our respective real world locations are soon to disappear, only to be replaced by virtual reality landscapes. Or more probably, just VR Skype... On this episode... Intermission Music... Eric Barone - Tropicala - Stardew Valley Soundtrack Steam (DLC) We Played... Euan stars in the very average action movie that is Broforce, with some serious technical issues Whe...

Ever feel like your boring office job and city lifestyle is getting you down? Maybe you should try farming? Not that real life dirty farming though, much more sedate digital agriculture... On this episode... Intermission Music... Kan R. Gao, feat. Laura Shigihara - To The Moon - To The Moon OST BandCamp | Steam (Available as DLC) We Played... Euan gets a sneak peek at the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer B...

Firewatch is advertised as an atmospheric and touching narrative. While this is 100% true, we know that it's really all about the turtles. On this episode... Intermission Music... Darren Korb - Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme) - Bastion OST Bandcamp | Amazon We Played... Euan ventured into a New York that has seen better days in The Division Beta, and has some thoughts on the final parts of T...

Let's just get this over and done with so we can both get back to playing XCOM 2 On this episode... Intermission Music... Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster - TRILOGY Bandcamp | Soundcloud | iTunes We Played... Euan beams himself onto a future plane in Consortium and can only see line puzzles when he closes his eyes due to The Witness Calum does some acrobatic stabbing of mythical creatures in Dragon...

In the second part of our deliberations we choose 2015's Smaller Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Original Song, Best Hotline Miami 2 Track and the big one, the GameEngineStart Game of the Year 2015 Intro Music -  There It Is -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music -  Honey Bee -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting -  News Intro -  Maximilien (sou...

In the first part of our Game of the Year deliberations we choose our 20xx Game of the Year, Best Looking Game, Best Studio, Most Disappointing, Best Soundtrack and Best Moment 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 un...

Nothing quite like flying through space to the sounds of slide guitar, firing giant laser guns off the starboard bow... On this episode... Intermission Music... bignic - Scream - Zombies (featured on Lethal League OST) Official Site | Bandcamp We Played... With another Steam sale over, we go through our spoils. Euan finishes up SOMA before diving into pharmaceutical simulator Big Pharma, finishes...

We really want a new SSX, and now that Hideo Kojima is officially done with Metal Gear and Konami, how about he takes on a totally new genre that deserves some love. Someone just give us a new SSX. Please... On this episode... Intermission Music... PROTODOME - There's Always Next Week - BLUESCREEN Official Site | Bandcamp We Played... Euan finally finishes Metal Gear Solid 5, goes under the sea in...

Come on guys, this pink rabbit needs to keep the lights on in his arcade... On this episode... Intermission Music... Simon Viklund  - Evil Eye - Payday 2 : Hotline Miami DLC OST Bandcamp We Played... Euan spent an evening with more indie games at the latest Games are for Everyone, and relived the awkwardness of 14 year old MSN conversations in Cible. Calum continues to spend an inordinate amount o...

The internet could not have had a bigger tonal shift over the past few weeks, going from happy little trees to nuclear oblivion. On this episode... Intermission Music... Big Giant Circles - Threes is the Bees Knees - Threes OST Bandcamp We Played... Euan discovered the joy of flicking switches and pressing exquisitely detailed buttons in The Room 3 and tries to not let hapless teenagers die horrib...

I'm all for card game jargon, but... really?! On this episode... Intermission Music... AdhesiveWombat - Anthem - Marsupial Madness Bandcamp | Soundcloud We Played... Euan is still ploughing away at Metal Gear Solid 5, while taking breaks to be social with the Jackbox Party Pack 2 Our official card game editor Calum tries out Duelyst and regails more D&D stories. In News... Lots of news from the Pa...

The stars have aligned in such a way where we have both played a bunch of the same games this time, and the genre range could not be more vast On this episode... Intermission Music... Halfbrick Studios - Jetpack Joyride Main Theme - Jetpack Joyride OST Official Site | iTunes | Amazon We Played... Euan gets to play with Lego for the first time in years with Lego Dimensions Between us we covered a l...

It's always a good day when you find out your sibling would do grievous bodily harm to you for a Kit-Kat. On this episode... Intermission Music... Jonathan Eng feat. Stephanie Hladowski- Tuesday - The Sailor's Dream (Original Soundtrack) Official Site | iTunes | Amazon We Played... Destiny: The Taken King has arrived and swallowed all of Euan's game time, while also trying to explain the new puzzl...

Listen kids, guns aren't cool. Nerf guns on the other hand, are the coolest. Lightsabers are a close second. We are functioning adults, I promise... On this episode... Intermission Music... Danny Baranowsky - Konga Conga Kappa (King Conga) - Crypt of the Necrodancer OST Official Site | Bandcamp | We Played... In preparation for The Taken King, Euan explores the pretty big changes in Destiny 2.0, a...

Hey, in case you didn't know already, we are super excited for Metal Gear Solid 5 On this episode... Intermission Music... Valve Software - Science Is Fun - Portal 2 Soundtrack: Volume 1 Official Site We Played... Euan poorly attempts to save the world from the alien menace by diving back into XCOM: Enemy Within, and can't get the damn theme song out his head after playing Lego: Jurassic World Cal...

Since we can't go visit Star Wars Theme Land Park, we might as well talk about some video games. A couple of them are in space! One is even actually Star Wars! On this episode... Intermission Music... Shira Kammen - Downstream - Music from Braid Official Site | Amazon We Played... Euan enjoys the PlayStation summer indie promotion by flying a mech in Galak-Z and walking around a eerily quiet Middl...

It's time. Has Driveclub Man done what he promised and created the ultimate car game that will make you feel all tingly? No. Not really... On this episode... Intermission Music... Philter - Adventure Time - The Blossom Chronicles Official Site | iTunes | Amazon We Played... Euan isn't entirely happy with Life is Strange's fourth episode, finally sees the fruits of Driveclub Man's labours, and conf...

Games are thin on the ground, so Calum revisits the sci-fi past and Euan ends up playing rocket football. It's as awesome as it sounds. On this episode... Intermission Music... Kirill Pokrovsky - Bittersweet Regrets - Divinity: Original Sin OST Official Site We Played... Euan helps a spaceship crash survivor on a different world in Lifeline, and finally plays a football video game, albeit a footba...