Mind Controllers

HEAVY Spoilers for and Roger, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Brandon and Joe finally come together again to discuss their Top 10 games from the year! Brandon gets pretty in his feels for this one, so be ready! Timestamps: Introduction - 00:09 Pre-GOTY Setup - 01:56 Honorable Mentions - 03:34 Joe #10 - 06:46 Brandon #10 - 12:37 Joe #9 - 15:20 Brandon #9 - 17:56 Joe #8 - 19:44 Brandon #8 - 26:36 Joe #7...

Mind Controllers is on break for the next few weeks! Craw is traveling and then hosting some guests at his house. So hopefully we will return on December 19th! Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ , an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his first review on and Roger here at this link and now 2nd review of Keeper ! If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or...

Slight Spoilers for: Outer Worlds 2 It’s Brandon, Courture, and Tim back together again to talk about all the games we’ve been playing this week! Brandon and Courture talk about their time with Outer Worlds 2 and how it doesn’t quite live up to the expectations it sets for itself at the start of the game. And Tim tells us about his new foray into RTS games. Games we talked about this week: and Rog...

Spoilers for: Pokemon Legends ZA Memo returns and Joe joins us as we get the 3 biggest Pokemon fans we know in one podcast to discuss the latest entry by GameFreak! We chat about our likes and dislikes as life long Pokemon fans. Games we talked about this week: Pokemon Go, Sleep, Legends ZA If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988...

Spoilers for: Silksong, Digimon Story, and Before Your Eyes Courture returns to chat about Silksong, one of his favorite games this year! Then we talk about our frustrations with Game Freak and Legends ZA, Nintendo’s grip on pricing, Xbox’s slow downfall, and end it with the return of the article of the week! It’s a doozy! Games we talked about this week: Silksong, Digimon Story, Before Your Eyes,...

HEAVY Spoilers for: Silent Hill f , Spoilers for Hades 2 Who’s this???! Courture joins us again after a long time away. And we are joined by a new friend, Tim!! Come hang out as we digest the ending of Silent Hill f, our love for Hades 2, and the vibrant Smash Melee community! Note: Courture’s audio got cut off towards the end so I edited around that 🙁 Games we talked about this week: Silent Hill...

Spoilers for: Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Silent Hill f Wow, it has been way too long! Joe and I give brief life updates before diving into everything that we’ve been up to lately, including loving Digimon. Thank you for being our friends! Games we talked about this week: Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Borderlands 4, Silent Hill f, Megabonk, Dune Awakening If you are experiencing any sort of ment...

Spoilers for: And Roger, Donkey Kong Bananza Joe has returned from EVO 2025! Craw played several short indie narrative heavy games that made him feel things. Come hang out while we chat about why we cried for different reasons! Games we talked about this week: Marvel Tolkon, Donkey Kong Bananza, Nightreign, Dead Take, And Roger, Peak  Article of the Week:  If you are experiencing any sor...

In typical fashion, we have overbooked ourselves a bit and were not able to line up our schedules this week. We are hoping next week we will get to tell you all about Joe's time at Evo 2025! Thank you again for your support! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe and Craw are back and had a surprisingly fun time with the Horse Girl Gacha Game, Uma Musume?! We talk about Nintendo’s latest game: Donkey Kong Bananza, then dive into our disappointment with the latest Pokemon Presents. Come join us in this week’s salt factory! Games we talked about this week: Death Stranding 2, Nen Impact, Donkey Kong Bananza, Uma Musume Article of the Week:  If you ar...

Slight spoilers for Death Stranding 2 Joe and Craw are having a great time with Death Stranding 2! But first, we catch up on Monster Hunter Wilds and Nightreign’s latest bosses. And talk a bit about the wildest craze, a Horse Girl Gacha Game??? Come join us for the fun! Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Nightreign, Uma Musume, Death Stranding 2 Article of the Week: https://en....

Spoilers for Death Stranding Today, Joe educated us all about Death Stranding’s first act, and how it portrays a world that desires to be connected, and what this means in a post covid world we now live in. Is Kojima a fortune teller?? Come listen and find out!! Timestamps: Introduction - 00:09 Our Experience with The Game - 01:10 What is this Game? - 04:22 First Arc - 19:42 Forging Connections St...

Slight spoilers for Nightreign, Fantasy Life, and Ballerina Back from Summer Game Fest, and we have our Switch 2s! Joe and Craw discuss their experience with the Switch 2 and Mario Kart (spoiler, I’m not too sure we like it), then chat about some of the other games we’ve been playing. Sit down, chill out, and get ready to ease your mind! Games we talked about this week: Mario Kart World Tour, Nigh...

We got a new State of Play this week, but also happy Switch 2 Release and Summers Game Fest!! Joe and Craw catch up with what games they’ve been playing after their Expedition 33 adventure, and then they dive into the news and their hype for all the new stuff coming out!  Games we talked about this week: Nightrein, Fantasy Life, Fatal Fury If you are experiencing any sort of mental health dis...

MAJOR SPOILERS for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!!! Joe and Craw have been absolutely obsessed with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and just had to talk about it. Join us as we dissect the amazing gameplay, enticing narrative, and how it all comes together for the final fight and post game. If you haven't played this game yet, please give it a try if you have gamepass. You do NOT want to miss this one!...

Craw and Joe are back after a little break! We ease into it by just talking about the games (and maybe movies?) we’ve been enjoying this week. So our article of the week will return next week! Come chill with us as we talk about our current obsession: Expedition 33! Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Article of the Week:  If you are experiencing any s...

Join Craw and Joe as we discuss an interesting article about video games improving cognitive function. Then, Joe tells us more about his time with Monster Hunter and Craw dives into his love and subsequent frustrations with Blue Prince! Also, no episode next week due to some scheduling conflicts! Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction, Erenshor, Blue Prince Article of...

Slight Mechanic Spoilers for Split Fiction Craw and Joe start us off with an overview about an article that showed playing video games reduces stress! Then we discuss Monster Hunter Wilds and South of Midnight. Finally, we end it with some more Switch 2 updates! Hangout with us, we don’t bite! Games we talked about this week: South of Midnight, Monster Hunter Wilds  Article of the Week: Stres...

Craw and Joe start us off with an article about playing video games as a form of acting. Then we discuss the biggest event of the week: the Nintendo Switch 2 direct! Come listen to why Craw and Joe are so salty about the big direct. Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds  Article of the Week: Character immersion in video games as a form of acting . If you are experiencing any s...

Craw and Joe return to talk about an interesting Psych article about violent video games and social behavior. Then we catch up with the video games we’ve been enjoying this week! Lastly, we dive into a bit of Nintendo news happening this week. Did we get our predictions right? Come hang out with us during this journey! Games we talked about this week: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds...

Craw and Joe are back and shaking things up! We first talk about an article that says it’s okay to play video games for long hours! Then we chat about our times with Pirate Yakuza, Avowed, a bit of Monster Hunter, and our thoughts on Split Fiction after being halfway through. Come hang out with us since it’s been a while! Games we talked about this week: Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, Avowed, Monst...

As some of you might know, I've been looking for a job. Fortunately, after 9 months of searching, I finally have one! Unfortunately, that means a lot less time in my schedule to work on the podcast. So, the schedules weren't able to align this week and we are taking a break for this week! Joe and Craw have been playing Split Fiction, in addition to more Avowed, and we will tell you all about it ne...

Spoilers for It Takes Two Trigger Warnings: Divorce Today we dive deep into It Takes Two, the award winning game of the year from 2021 that features the most extensive cooperative gameplay of any game we’ve seen. We chat about the foundations of Couples Therapy, what makes a strong relationship, and how the game  pivots our main characters, who are on the brink of divorce, into something more...

Craw and Joe reunite to talk about Street Fighter League and this past weekend’s latest Fatal Fury beta. We then touch on Joe’s time with Pirate Yakuza, Craw’s debate over getting monster hunter, and speculate what occurred in the latest Pokemon Presents! We also touch on the (unfortunate) latest studio closures. We finish it up with an article on Problematic Video Game Use. So come hang out with...

Craw, Joe, and Courture have come together to have a more focused discussion on Monster Hunter Wilds! We chat about our history with the franchise, what defines Monster Hunter, our likes and dislikes of the game, and what to expect from Wilds! Then we chat a bit about the other games we’ve been playing and the news from this week! Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come...