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From the past: We are back at it again with another interesting topic/idea for you. This week we are looking deeper at our social structure in this day and age.  We look back at our own childhood up bringing and see how it compares to this generation and ponder on how it may effect those individuals inn the future.  We feel strongly that this is something that needs to be thought about more becaus...

Hey Cubies! 2023 has been jam packed with so many amazing games! And we have been playing some new and some games from our backlog! Games across all genres and platforms. From Ridiculous Fishing EX on Apple Arcade to Octopath Traveler 2 on the Switch, even Star Fox on the N64. We are truly all over the place in this episode! So sit back and enjoy! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our vario...

Hello Cubies! Evo has recently wrapped up another exciting event and we wanted to celebrate by looking back at the fighting games we grew up playing. There are so many different types of fighters out there. From your classic karate style games, to your tag team style fighters, and to ones out there where you can fly around Dragon Ball Z style. They are easy to jump into but hard to master and just...

Hey there Cubies!  This week we are looking into the mind's of the villains, the bad guys, the antagonists and the evil warlords! But not to just swoon over how cool their designs are, or what they added to their franchise but how some villains out there actually have a good point. In media some of the most memorable bad guys out there are so iconic because they are grounded in real world choices....

Hey there Cubies! While eco-terrorism is rather common place in other sources in media, it is not a typical plot point in games. Or if they are, they are almost. an after thought in the story. But there are a couple games out there that actually have in the forefront and make it an essential driving force for the characters, motivating their decisions as they move through the story. One that has d...

Hey there Cubies! It is another update episode. Chris has been on a tear going through games like they are tissue paper this year. Games like Escape Academy and Chained Echoes! We also wanted to take this time to further discuss Final Fantasy 16 since we both have finished this title. During the second half of the episode we dive deep into the themes and our thoughts on this new edition to the fra...

Hey there Cubies! As gamers get older the games they love need to age with them. Franchises have done this for years across multiple sources of media. And there is a common way. in which. games have tried to keep up with the times. That is by making a gritty. reboot of their franchise. Sometimes this goes great, and other times it tends to be too much of a departure from the original message of th...

Hey Cubies! We are back another week discussing a hot topic when it comes to games and media. There is a common thought that media can incite violence in an individual . That is can drive someone to do something they normally would not do. But what about something a little more specific. Can games make you more rebellious to authority? Can they make you question the government, or are they able to...

Hey there Cubies! Recently the question of "can game be isolating?" has been brought up to us. To many people video games can appear to be a way to keep someone from being social in any. way shape or form. We still have that stereotypical image in our mind of someone playing games in a dark basement all by themselves. But games have evolved to be a way for people from different walks of life to co...

Hey there Cubies! It's that time once again! Steam has opened its doors and has given us a large amount of demos to check out. This time around there was some big hitters and a lot of smaller indie games to pick from. We tried to play as many as possible, and I have to say we have a rather long list of games we have played through. Its actually pretty funny that we didn't play any of the same ones...

Hey there Cubies! Final Fantasy 16 is right around the corner and we are so excited for this new installment into the franchise! We wanted to go through our wonderful memories of all the Final Fantasy games we have played through. They have been apart our childhoods and now they continue to be apart of our lives. While the stories have changed each time and the gameplay has evolved they still hold...

Hello Cubies! We are chatting backlog this week. There are so many games that we have been going through. We have beaten Zelda and started diving through other games on our list in preparation for some big hitters coming soon. And Chris is cruising through so manny titles it'll make your head spin! So, sit back and enjoy and who knows you may find a new favorite in this episode! -------- Follow th...

Hey there Cubies! We have been going down a true nostalgia cycle lately and we are continuing that this week! This week we relive our memories fo the GameCube and all its glory! There are so many titles on this console that truly stand the test of time. They have been played by multiple generations and have created some of the most beloved game series to this day. Looking at games like Legend Of Z...

Hey There Cubies! Nostalgia plays a huge role in our show. Last week wee chatted about Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom and used that as an opportunity to relive our experience with the franchise as a whole. So this week we wanted to talk about a console that has some strong memories for us, and that is of course the N64! The N64 brought families together and showed us the glory of 3D worlds in some of...

Hey there Cubies! Its that time! We have been playing Tears Of The Kingdom and here we are to chat about it. But not just that we are going to dive into what does Zelda mean to us, go over some of our earliest memories with this franchise and everything in between.  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the community direct...

Hey there Cubies! We know that this week is the week for Zelda. But before we get some time with it and it absorbs all of our time we wanted to tackle some other titles on our list. This week we are chatting about those titles. There are so many great games out right now that it feels like our list is growing at an uncontrollable rate. But Christian tackles a long RPG on his list with Xenoblade 3...

Hey there Cubies! Immersion is something that all designers try to create in their games. It gives the player the illusion the game is alive and that all choices made by the player matter. While a lot of this is just an illusion created by the designers there are some games out there that push this to new heights. Games like Rain World use AI to generate everything from the animations to the behav...

Hey there Cubies! Games have gone through many different phases. From the underground phase of being made and played using college and company computers in people's downtime, to an angry teenager scene to now a very professional product. The growth is amazing to witness but it has left us with a question. And that is have games lost their edge? Are they just rinse and repeat and do not push the en...

Hey there Cubies! This week is all about metrovanias! It is a genre that is beloved by many and replicated countless times, especially in the indie community. What is it about this genre that catches peoples attention after all these years? And with not much changing in regards to the core mechanics. And these titles are notorious for being difficult, but once you accomplish that jump, or beat tha...

Hey there Cubies! Here we are once again digging out the random game generators to make games! We are trying out some new generators and the chaos is definitely ramped up on this one. Plus an extra bonus for you all a game from our own personal game generators...our brains! So sit back and enjoy the absurdity! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Dis...

Hey there Cubies! The amount of games out there is pretty astronomical. But what should you play? What should you spend your money and more importantly your time on? And to make things worse it is not just what game to play but which ones have the length that you want. Does a 10 hour game warrant $60? Or should length dictate the price of a game. We have all been burned at some point with a game t...

Hey there Cubies! We got a fun one today. There has been a lot of things happening in games and we actually have been playing a lot of games lately. So we felt like it was a good time to do a gaming update ep. So sit back and enjoy! We talk about Octopath, Hollow Knight, Inscryption, Tera Nil, and more! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to...

Hey Cubies! This week we wanted to discuss puzzle games, more specifically Tetris. The way this game was released to the world is pretty crazy. So many under the table deals, lies, scandals and shady government organizations. But during this time it was the wild west of video games. They were still learning how these deals should be made. And to think that all of this started because an engineer d...

Hey there Cubies! Throughout the years there have been a multitude of ways in which games have been made. There are a plethora of game engines out there for designers to choose from. And each one, while can make an amazing game, have their own little differences. But what did they use before game engines were a thing? They actually used machine language to make their games and it took have an engi...

Hey there Cubies! With the recent trailers of Final Fantasy 16 there have been some interesting and important conversations happening in the gaming world. FF16 producer and director Naoki Yoshida expressed his feelings about the term JRPG in a recent interview. He let the world know that it is in fact a discriminatory term used to segregate the genre. Most fans of the genre may have been a little...