MHG Podcast

To quote Sonic Youth, “A sieg heil-in' squirt, you're an impotent jerk. Yeah, a fascist twerp”. Escape the world news with us, as we play Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) & Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries) 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:42 - Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) 00:11:58 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries) 00:21:30 - Outro

It’s throwbacks week, with Mech boomer shooter Mekkablood: Quarry Assault (@krumbgames.bsky.social), granddaddy Mech FPS Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment) & nostalgia remake FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Square Enix) 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:35 - MHG Chat: Mufasa 00:04:30 - Mekkablood: Quarry Assault 00:11:22 - Titanfall 2 00:20:20 - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE 00:30:42 - Outro

What more do we need to say? Brad & Stu list their favourites of ‘24. Expect twists, turns oddities and heroes - enjoy! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:39 - Stu’s #10: Coming out of the Goddamn Walls 00:06:30 - Brad’s pick: Planted tracks 00:07:52 - Stu honourable mention: Tekken 8 00:08:58 - Brad honourable mention: Été 00:09:48 - Stu’s #9: Sonar Intelligence 00:11:45 - Brad’s pick: Solar K...

New year, new games! Well, all apart from one. We’ve been playing 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) & Loco Motive (Robust Games). Plus, reflections on Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:58 - Shout out to SpecialEffect 00:04:23 - 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) 00:15:48 - Loco Motive (Robust Games) 00:26:06 - MHG Chat: Ace Combat 7 00:30:15 - O...

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus…whatever you celebrate, share it with us as we discuss Caves of Qud (Freehold Games), Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) & Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. Happy holidays! SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:54 - Caves of Qud (Freehold Games) 00:09:35 - Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) 00:23:41 - Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered ...

What goes ‘bing, bing, bing’ and hits like Jesus? This episode! Trust me. It’ll make more sense after you’ve listened. Games: The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games), Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software), Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio), Ballionaire (newobject) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:20 - The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games) 00:11:58 - Farming Simulator 2025 (Gia...

Winter is in the air and snow is on the slopes: Slopecrashers (byteparrot) & Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) vye for your gaming $$$s. We also get constructive with Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy). SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:05 - Slopecrashers (byteparrot) 00:08:08 - Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) 00:16:16 - Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy) 00:26:22 - Outro

Bradigor and TrebleStrikes plan to corner the roguelike pachinko market. Until that day comes, they’ll have to slum it with normal games; the likes of Toads of the Bayou (La Grange), [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios) & Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:40 - D’you get the limb regeneration reference? 00:06:02 - Toads of the Bayou (La Grange) 00:10:47 - [...

A day late & a dollar short, maybe, but we’ve still brought the goods:  The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games), Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social) & Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Stu Intro 00:00:40 - Welcome, Brad 00:00:49 - The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games) 00:08:04 - MHG Chat: T3, crap action films & AuDHD 00:11:57...

A departure this week, as we have an illuminating chat with Brad about their recent surgical adventures, and life after amputation. Incredibly, we still cover new releases, too! Planet Coaster 2 (https://www.frontier.co.uk/) & Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (@poncle.bsky.social) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro from Stu 00:01:12 - The return of the Brad! 00:01:59 - The situation 00:17:03 - T...

All our thoughts going out to Brad (@mhgaming.bsky.social) & hoping games are helping him through this toughest of times. Speaking of, we discuss Wilmot Works it Out (@hollowponds.bsky.social), Rogue Flight @truantpixel.com & the Recoil Centurion gaming chair SHOWNOTES: 00:00:01 - A word from Stu 00:00:30 - Podcast Intro 00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Brad’s unwell 00:03:18 - Wilmot Works it Out @ho...

Poor @Bradigor is unwell this week, so we hope they feel better very soon! @TrebleStrikes is here to playback a conversation on Fruitbus (@krillbite.bsky.social) & solo chat about Utopia Must Fall (@pixeljamgames.bsky.social) & Yars Recharged (@adamvision.bsky.social) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:02 - Fruitbus 00:05:31 - Utopia Must Fall 00:10:52 - Yars Recharged 00:15:55 - Outro

A philosophical bent to the slate this week, with hometown RPG Bloomtown: A Different Story (@LazyBearGames), strategy in Tactical Breach Wizards (@BreachWizards) & detectorizing in Phoenix Springs (@CalligramStudio). Follow us @mhgaming.bsky.social SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Sony Weirdness 00:02:30 - Bloomtown: A Different Story @LazyBearGames 00:08:56 - Tactical Breach...

In amongst the love for @Confused_Dude Ben Potter’s harmonious conversational stylings, we critique Victory Heat Rally (@skydevilpalm) & Parcel Corps (@WeAreSecretMode), plus there's discussion on Autumn's gaming fayre. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:39 - MHG Chat: Holiday, celebrate 00:04:00 - Victory Heat Rally @skydevilpalm 00:09:13 - Parcel Corps @WeAreSecretMode 00:20:57 - MHG Chat: Wh...

Cupholder of Destiny A challenging week for @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but two quality titles have lightened their respective burdens: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (@NintendoEurope) & Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:40 - MHG Chat: a positive gaming year 00:04:22 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom @NintendoEurope 00:17:40 - Satisfactory @Satis...

Positive Eye-On A short ep this time around, but with some intriguing titles to prod at and see what squeaks: simulated dystopia in City 20 (@UntoldGamesTW), belt scroller G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra (@GIJoeWOC) & melancholic cutesiness in Melobot - A Last Song (@Melobot_ALS) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:53 - City 20 @UntoldGamesTW 00:07:44 - G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra @GIJoeWOC 00:15:38 - Mel...

The Judo Child This week, an old man punches dozens of teenagers in the face in The Karate Kid: Street Rumble (@GameMillEnt) & @11bitstudios decide human existence isn’t bleak enough so release Frostpunk 2 upon the world. Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF). SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:22 - Copycat @GameCopycat 00:11:06 - The Karate Kid: Street Rumble @GameMillEnt 00:21:25 - Frostpunk 2 @11bi...

This week, @TeamAsobi brings pure radiance to the PS5 with Astro Bot, there’s parkour nonsense fun with Supermoves (@makeagames) + we get stuck-in to a luscious Caravan SandWitch (@SandWitchDev). SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:24 - Supermoves @makeagames 00:08:04 - Astro Bot @TeamAsobi 00:18:42 - Mild spoilers for Astro Bot 00:20:33 - End of spoilers for Astro Bot 00:22:04 - Caravan SandWitch @...

This week, we pick over the remains of @PlayStation’s Concord & attempt an autopsy. On the review slate are the Soulslike Deathbound (@trialforgestu) & the long-awaited Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 from @SaberGames. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:18 - MHG Chat: Concord 00:11:32 - Deathbound @trialforgestu 00:17:28 - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 @SaberGames 00:32:01 - Outro

We indie and indie-adjacent gamers are totally spoiled in 2024, as another bunch of crackers hits the market: Tales & Tactics (@table9studio), Reveil (@pixelsplitgames), @Abathor_Game & Gori: Cuddly Carnage (@AngryDemonGames) can all lay claim to your heard-earned this week. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:52 - MHG Chat: Nintendo Direct + Tetris Forever 00:05:35 - Tales & Tactics @ta...

What’s in a name? @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor challenge what constitutes good nomenclature. Games:  Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios, @_PhantomSpark,  Beard Blade @gloveboxgames, Arco @bibikigarcia, TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA @BigAntStudios SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:36 - Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios 00:04:52 - Phantom Spark @_PhantomSpark 00:09:54 - Bea...

A line-up based on fun this week, with the promising SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix (@games_rozz), Shapez 2 (@tobspr) & KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC lightening our lives. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:06 - SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix @games_rozz 00:12:34 - Shapez 2 @tobspr 00:19:52 - KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC 00:26:55 - MHG Chat: Stand Up to Racism, Shrewsbury 00:27:50 - Outro

Here at MHG we stand up to racism, and on this joyful day of protest, Aug. 10th, we reaffirm that care & inclusion is what we stand for. Games: ONE BTN BOSSES (@onebtnbosses), Hate Me Not (@NotJustGamesDev), Stormgate (@Frost_Giant) + more. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:13 - MHG Chat: Anti-Fash! 00:03:12 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week - Barnsley anti-fash lady 00:12:32 - ONE BTN...

This week, @Bradigor gets comfy on the couch with the Vampire Therapist (@LittleBatGames) & polishes their lens for A Star Named EOS (@SilverLiningWW), whilst @TrebleStrikes goes on another bug hunt with Earth Defence Force 6 (@EDF_OFFICIAL_EN) SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Attacks & Riots 00:05:03 - Vampire Therapist @LittleBatGames 00:11:16 - A Star Named EOS @SilverLi...

Politicians & celebs might keep reaching new lows, but indies keep hitting new highs, with the likes of Forgotten Mines (@cannibalgoose), TWWWR (@Faxdocc) and The Garden Path (@fromcarrotcake) showing us the way. SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:39 - MHG Chat: Global Politics roundup! 00:03:47 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week is… Ashley James! 00:07:43 - MHG Chat: Musk & the ‘wok...