Molehill Mountain Podcast

PSN is back up which means I can spend more time in the Monster Hunter Wilds character creator. 0:00 – The PSN was down for a day and Sony is being unnervingly quite about it 19:00 – The early hours of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team are a bit dull 37:21 – Sing is a ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 393 – I’m Sure It Was Nothing’ »

Not a lie, just sad. 0:00 – Happy birthday to me. Sans cake. 8:15 – The dead are uninsurable. 30:28 – Forensic mystery game Tokyo Psychodemic has some pretty rough spots but it’s got a solid foundation that I hope the creatives behind it get the opportunity to refine and expand on. 58:20 – The ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 392 – The Sadde...

Let’s see how many Astro Bot cameos I recognize. NOTE: This is probably not a great audio-only episode as the majority of it relies on video game footage. 0:00 – Making people cry with Barbershop. In a good way! 3:55 – For a Nintendo fanboy, I recognize a surprising number of PlayStation characters. Hmm… If ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 391 – S...

I’m sure the Switch 2 will be about as powerful as a console that came out over 10 years ago. 0:00 – Maybe we shouldn’t listen to venture capitalists, let alone adopt their falsehood-based, self-serving opinions 36:28 – Switch 2 is exactly what we expected it to be, even without the leaks 1:00:10 – My ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 390 – I...

NOTE: This podcast is not streamed in 4K. 0:00 – 4K gaming isn’t as easy as getting a PS5. You need a 4K TV. And if you want to stream them you need a 4K capture card. And a 4K switcher. And 4K HDMI cables. 9:13 – Ghost of Tsushima is Horizon: Zero Dawn with ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 389 – Fun With 4K’ »

But I’m going to make a big deal about it anyway. 0:00 – I put my weights outside for the Extra Life marathon. It rained once for 10 minutes and the darn things rusted 2:39 – Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’s antagonist is from the most recent movie. I didn’t recognize her. Even though I saw ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 388 – All the News T...

During the recent Extra Life charity marathon, we raised enough money for me to fell 13 colossi in Shadow of the Colossus.  Unfortunately, we only got to 8 of them during the event.  So, I’m using a podcast to tackle the rest.  Probably not the best episode to listen to audio-only but you do you! ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 387 – Light Blocked By the Big Thing...

You know you have a problem if your video game trailer has to link a blog post to explain what you just watched. 0:00 – Adventures in shopping 31:59 – Adventures in editing 41:43 – Adventures in marketing If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 38...

It’s very… Nintendo. 0:00 – You had one job, USPS! 10:31 – The first keyboard was my fault. The second… 15:12 – Alarmo is a neat concept but way overpriced for what’s one offer If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mou...

I was satisfied. 0:00 – I’ll admit, blocking Amazon’s new AI chatbot gave me a little thrill 3:27 – Vons anti-shoplifting efforts are so anti-customer, it feels like its deliberately trying to drive shoppers away 17:46 – The recent Tokyo Games Show showed games in Tokyo 46:15 – Metaphor is an RPG in which the ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode...

From video games you haven’t beaten. And other things too but I’m specifically referring to video games in this case. 0:00 – Agatha All Along leaves a positive first impression 8:44 – Did you have Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on your bingo card? 22:25 – Sony isn’t revealing the price of their 30th Anniversary Edition ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Epis...

I mean, that was REALLY hard to get. 0:00 – Some woman I don’t know left her phone number on a sticky note and affixed it to the back of a book on my bookshelf. I don’t know who she is or how she got in my apartment. 5:55 – The IRS won’t tell me ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 382 – I Never Called’ »

Bad game advertisement strike again! 0:00 – Conjuring a bed is the best superpower making Zelda the best superhero. That’s just science! 2:47 – Expedition 33’s first look gameplay video left me wanting. And not in a good way… 18:28 – Terminator Zero is kinda dull 31:28 – Sneak peak at some ideas I have ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode...

Odd to have an entire convention for one game but it was one I’m anticipating so it’s fine. 0:00 – Furiosa is like the Alien prequels 9:32 – Deadpool & Wolverine exercises more restraint than Alien: Romulus 34:30 – Gamescom’s opening night bored me to tears. Manly tears. 53:44 – Monster Hunter Wilds looks nifty! ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mou...

I’ll try to talk about website design without getting angry. 0:00 – There has never been a good website redesign. Or I’m just unreasonably picky. 15:00 – They made two movies explaining the origins of the Alien. I don’t know, I was always satisfied with “from space” as an answer. 49:21 – I mean, Saitama ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain E...

Leslie and Bob will return. 0:00 – Disney announced some stuff. I had opinions 19:58 – Amazon Prime’s ad breaks are crap (the new Batman show is okay though!) 24:47 – I got a promotion and my health insurance provider benefited! 33:30 – The Legend of Nayuta has a great, fully-featured New Game Plus mode! ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 378 &#8211...

Less comics, more con? 0:00 – The Legend of Nayuta is a perfectly okay game, though it does overstay its welcome 13:32 – Behold! The long and tortured rational I used to predict Fie and Sara’s origins in Trails of Cold Steel! 33:41 – San Diego Comic Con is happening RIGHT NOW!!! If you missed ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 377 – Let’s See...

New game. New predictions. Same batting average. 0:00 – A small issue with the otherwise spiffy Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess demo 12:47 – Here are my Trails of Cold Steel predictions before I start streaming the game tomorrow If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episo...

Technically a failing grade in being right. 0:00 – How accurate were my Trails to Azure predictions? 14:30 – I finally beat Persona 5 Royal. What did I think? 51:46 – Some anime has red flags. So let’s talk about the first two episodes of My Wife Has No Emotion If you missed Saturday’s live ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 375 – A Good Guess&#8217...

Not-E3 saved the best for last. 0:00 – I wanted to hook up an external mic to my camera but I bought the wrong cable. Oops! 4:30 – I bought a box of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mac ‘N Cheese. It’s… colorful! 11:10 – I bought a set of 50 lb dumbbells. They’re very expensive! 25:46 ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 374 – There Is No Z...

All lanes are my lane! 0:00 – There were more video game trailers this week. Some of them caught my attention 47:10 – The Lollipop Chainsaw RePop trailer and why it is the worst trailer in the history of video game marketing If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 373 – Armchair Marketin...

Thank goodness for gameplay-less game trailers or I’d never get through them all! No timestamps this week as I spend the entire episode talking about the various video game trailers that caught my eye. If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episo...

I beat Persona 5’s Okumura. But at what cost? 0:00 – Netflix used some pretty silly thumbnail art for Godzilla Minus One 12:56 – I finally beat Okumura in Persona 5! Of course, now I have to play the rest of the game… 44:42 – Sony showed more than just Monster Hunter Wilds at its ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 371 – Never Give Up Until You...

The Jurassic World cartoon is back! 0:00 – After two years, I’ve finally thrown in the towel on Persona 5 20:00 – It’s not good when your stove breaks. It’s even less good when it starts pumping gas into your home 24:43 – My car isn’t supposed to shake violently when I idle in gear, ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 370 – But Hey,...

I’m not in marketing but I sure do have opinions on movie and game trailers! 0:00 – Spaceships, aliens, and laser swords are neat but Tales of the Empire is not very good 34:10 – I was ding-dong dashed by a religious person in a grocery store 40:50 – The trailer for the new Assassin’s ... Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 369 – Ding-Dong Dash For...