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Welcome to episode 167 Skazz revisits MechWarrior 5 on the console to see if they have fixed the issues. Thankfully, they have! and also as a bonus they've updated the controls on the PC, however the console has some other issues including framerates. He also discuss some of the changes to the story and gameplay on consoles. Ram has been finding what his neighbors has been hiding in his basement n...

Welcome to episode 10100110 This week Ram has been having fun flying about and landing on his friends fields in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Hes talk about the excellent HOTAS support, the toggleable VR and landing on his friends field. We discuss how sims feel so much better with proper controller support. Skazz tried to play MechWarrior 5, after Ram's disappointment last episode, Skazz wante...

[Before we start, I want to apologies, early on in this episode I make a joke that in hindsight I feel is in poor taste. I'm sorry for that, I have quite a dark sense of humor and didn't think much about it at the time, but when I watched it back to make these notes I felt I had gone a bit too far. So once again sorry] Welcome to episode 165 We kick off with Ram's rat problem update, and its getti...

Welcome to tipsy episode 164 Skazz talk about a new tool to save time re-installing various OS, Ventoy is a tool to have multiple ISO of various operating systems allowing you select which one to install, so no need to carry multiple disk/pen drives. Ram has been playing a classic with Tom Clancy Ghost Recon, a classic mil-sim shooter with terrible AI, janky graphics and rocket proof leaves. We've...

Welcome to episode 163 We start off by looking back to the before times and Skazz previous life as a bank robber. Skazz talks about the setting up of some classic game servers and how bad Ram is at classic arena shooters. We discuss these games and more and how they would fair with a modern audience. We look at the past and the joys of Demo disks and some earlier game journalism using video tapes...

Welcome to episode 162, our 1 year lockdown anniversary podcast We have a brief look back at our year in lockdown, and start with an apology for last podcast. Skazz talks about the latest released Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Rise. Despite being a based on the more modern 'casual' mechanical style of Monster Hunter. Skazz has been enjoying it none the less. he talks about the mechanics chan...

Welcome to episode 161 We catch up with Skazz's internet issues and kick off with discussing the issue with online algorithms and peoples reaction to Whapsapp changing it TOS and why people are panicking over nothing. Skazz has been playing with Linux with Loop Hero, trying to rebuild after the end and using card to change the world. TheSuffolkRam has been trying to solve a murder in Disco: Elysiu...

Welcome to episode 160 Skazz has been stabbed by to help prevent infection, and also being removed from the internet by an BT OpenReach engineer. Onto games, While Skazz has still been playing Monster Hunter Generations, The week hes moved onto metroidvania game Iconoclast. Taking on an evil church that is ruling the post apocalyptic world Ram has been having to manager a warehouse in Wilmot's War...

Welcome to episode 159 We discuss the ongoing snow crisis in the UK, we've had literally 2 days worth of snow! Skazz hasn't been playing much in the way of games, but we ended up talking about the classic Monster Hunter games, kicked off by his attempt to get Monster Hunter Freedom multiplayer game using an emulator Ram has been unleashing his inner Kevin McCloud and Laurence Llewelyn Bowen in Hou...

Welcome to episode 158 We come back to a game we played many years ago that TheSuffolkRam liked  and Ska4zzi0us didn't. Warhammer The End Times: Vermintide. A 4 player  co-op set in the Warhammer Old World setting. You're a ragtag group in a  Empire city being attacked by Skaven. It plays like left for dead but  with rat men. We talk about the randomization, the fun gameplay, t...

Welcome to episode 157 We kick off with discussing upcoming end of the Covid-19 story arc and TheSuffolkRam retail therapy investing in sci-fi bondage elves in the form of Drukhari model from games workshop. We also talk about the news of Whatsapp changing their privacy policy and why you should not care, and what you should do if you do care Moving onto games, ram has been playing a realistic VR...

Welcome to episode 156, our first of 2021! After some light house keeping, we pretty much dedicate this episode to discussing Cyberpunk 2077. We talk about the trouble launch and the day one bugs, comparing it the CD Project red Previous game Witcher 3. We also discuss the gameplay mechanics, similarity to other titles and what we think of it so far. We also discuss the KFC console, Death to 2020,...

Welcome to episode 155, our 2020 Christmas Special We kick off our episode by discussing Skazz's wedding and the unique method of proposing. Skazz discusses getting back into the classic version of World of Warcraft after 9 years, what he liked about the original and how he didn't like the changes made to the game. He talks about his banning experiences and trying to get back into the game. TheSuf...

Welcome to episode 154 In the penultimate episode of 2020, we discuss our Christmas plans and Skazz's unique tree topper. Plus when do you need to upgrading a PCs  We finally move onto games first off discussing We Were Here Too, the sequel to the puzzle game we played back in June, how we found it and getting stuck on puzzles. TheSuffolkRam has been playing Life is strange 2, We discuss issu...

Welcome to episode 153 We talk about on ongoing adventures in Deep Rock Galactic and Ram's rescue service. Skazz gives us an update and correction to the game he previously talked about, Genshin Impact, turns out its not an MMO but a single player game with Dark Souls style multiplier. Ram has been exploring an abandoned space station in Tacoma, another of his short walking simulator games with a...

Welcome to episode 152 Skazz joins us sleep deprived after completing a 24 hour livestream by him self. First of he played Duke Nukem add on to Bulletstorm, A fast passed shooter from 2011 trying to re-kindle the feelings of early 90's shooters. He then moves onto playing the remake of Duke Nukem 3d on the Nitendo Switch.  Moving on, he played No More Heros becoming an Assassin in order to ge...

Welcome to Episode 151 We talk about Deep Rock Galactic, where you play a group of Dwarves digging your way into a planet, finding and digging ore, fighting off the indigenous life and a make a mad dash to the extraction. Skazz is looking forward to being able to play Steins;Gate Robotic;Notes when he get his PC back from being repaired Ram has been having to find a way out of a Taiwan school, avo...

Welcome to episode 150 We kick off with some annoying news, thanks to our hosting provider missing up, we've lost our domain. Thankfully we now a new domain. www.randnerds.co.uk We then move onto games we've been playing, first with how were all blind and can't see crowbars in Payday 2, Skazz has a promise to play Ys for next time. TheSuffolkRam has been finding random items and trying to unlock a...

Welcome to episode 149 We've both been playing Ex-Nerd, Bard, favorite game: Payday 2. Sk4zzi0us and TheSuffolkRam along with Game Night nerd Zaber have proven themselves as the worst criminals taking on a number of Heists when stealth is never an option and mowing down the most well equipped police force in the world. We talk about the different heists, stealth, weapon customization and the compl...

Welcome to episode 148 We start up with discussing our ongoing Fall Guys gaming, and how the experience has been somewhat soured with a sudden inrush of cheaters. We then move onto a VR centric episode with Sk4zzi0us now having got a headset and TheSuffolkRam now upgrading to a Rift S. Skazz discuss his first VR experiences and the strange way to interact with the world with VR, Ram talks about th...

Welcome to episode 147 Skazz kick us off with talking about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered, the classic Game Cube game with awkward hardware needs. He talk about the co-op changes that have made it worst, including lack of local co-op and limitations to player progression. TheSuffolkRam has been playing a frustrating game with Running with Rifles, annoying AI and poor tutorials lead t...

Welcome to episode 146. We do try to stay relevant to gaming but ended up going down a rabbit hole of old school internet and a short 2003 German indie film. Skazz has not been having a good time playing the new Kirby game. His kids however disagree We discuss Apple remove of google stadia and Microsoft steaming services. as well as having a very uninformed option on the removal of epic and fortni...

Welcome to Episode 145 TheSuffolkRam kicks us off by player the recently released early access game Grounded, survival game meets 90s Saturday morning cartoons. He finds himself shrunk down to the size of an Ant, talks about the game play and the trouble with his arachnophobia. This week Skazz has actually played a game, the most recent Doom game, Doom Eternal. He not a fan of the recent changes a...

Welcome to episode 144, now with new graphics (if you watch our YouTube channel) This week TheSuffolkRam has broken his sea legs by joining Skazz and Zaber on his first voyage sailing the Sea of Thieves . We talk about the mechanics and some of the interesting tactics you can do in ship to ship combat.  TheSuffolkRam revisit a game hes previously discussed with The Light Keeps Us Safe a Proce...

Welcome to episode 143 We're still obsessed with Hunt: Showdown, with Skazz rushing ahead of TheSuffolkRam in rank. We discuss the extra features we've found out, how we're still bad at PvP, the recent twitch event, and the new trial mode. We also talk about some of the problems with the Game including its matchmaking issues.  Ram talks about the upcoming new release of Warhammer 40k 9th Edit...