Raw Dogs

Original Air Date: Dec 07, 2023 It's the most wonderful time of the year.  That time we talk about another Final Fantasy game! Final Fantasy X is game about growing up, accepting death, and transitions.  The transition between PS1 to PS2, the transition into voice acting, and that awkward phase when you don't know how to flirt, so you laugh way too much. We are joined in this episode by Muttski an...

Original Air Date: Nov 22, 2023 Our spine-chilling journey continues as we follow our god-king Albert Wesker further down the zombie hole.  This episode takes us from the dusty plains of Africa in RE5 before we go all across the globe in RE6.  Then, the story gets very sad as we have to let our Albert take his place on the throne above. Our lore discussion continues on though as we cover the rest...

Original Air Date: Oct 18, 2023 Babysitting is never easy, but when it's the 14th century, the black plague is raging, and the inquisition is trying to kidnap your brother for his blood, it gets even trickier!  Join the Raw Dogs today as we venture in the world of A Plague Tale. We will discuss the efficacy of murder with a sling and how you can become literally invisible if there is enough grass....

Original Air Date: Sep 13, 2023 Leon Kennedy is just an ordinary secret government agent. Ashley dreams of an ordinary life, but is actually the daughter of the president of the United States and has been kidnapped by a cult mind controlling people with a bug from the Neolithic period.  The unlikely pair happen to meet at the Valdelobos church, and Leon nervously asks Ashley to hide in a dumpster....

Original Air Date: Aug 16, 2023 Fun-loving spartan, Kratos and his son, Atreus are invited by their dwarven friend, Sindri, to stay at their posh between realm home. Little do they know that Sindri is the perpetrator of a fraud they've uncovered and is arranging to have Odin killed. When the plan backfires and SPOILER is actually SPOILER, the duo decide not to let a little death spoil their fimbul...

Original Air Date: Jul 26, 2023 Inscryption is a very straight forward deck-building video game.  The game continues in a cabin where you quickly begin sacrificing squirrels. The Raw Dogs are joined by the 4th Scrybe, the wonderful RubieHart to discuss the madness of this game's world as well as the lovable Lonely Wizbot! If you haven't played this game, we recommend checking it out first.  Daniel...

Original Air Date: Jul 19, 2023 Celeste is a game about climbing a mountain.  The story is one of personal struggle and triumph through self-love.  The platforming is also fucking tight, and the soundtrack is an absolute bop. I laughed.  I cried.  I somehow didn't break a single controller. The Raw Dogs are joined be the wonderful Julian today, since Brad needed backup from someone who has also be...

Original Air Date: Jul 12, 2023 Attention Fearless Adventurers! Join the Raw Dogs crew as we embark on a fishing expedition into the unknown world of Dredge.  What starts out as an innocent and charming fishing game quickly reveals much darker and horrific truths. Don't stay out at night. Don't eat the weird looking fish. And if an Aberrant George Clooney shows up mid-episode, you let them jump on...

Original Air Date: Jul 05, 2023 Indie Games Month is here!  In our first, episode we discuss the gargantuan game, Don't Starve. In this game, you are dropped into an unwelcoming and hostile environment and must make glower hats and buckets-o-poop to survive.  What starts out as a Tim Burton looking survival sim quickly branches out into bouts of insanity, shipwrecked sailing, and angry tree boss b...

Original Air Date: May 24, 2023 From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll dive deep into the history, lore, and gameplay mechanics of wearing a Hamburglar suit and how Dylan might function as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. Join us as we explore the evolution of the Street Fighter series through its third, fourth, and fifth...

Original Air Date: May 17, 2023 Street Fighter is a phenomenon.  One of the best selling fighting series of all times.  It innovated the combo system and introduced us to many firsts including the first female playable character and the most devastatingly sexy Russian wrestler of all time. From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll div...

Original Air Date: Apr 19, 2023 Nintendo sends an undercover agent, Henk Rogers, into the USSR to acquire one of the most important pieces of technology at the time, Tetris. Kevin Maxwell, son of media mogul and multimillionaire, Robert Maxwell, attempts to secure rights for his father's video company to squeeze out a business partner. Robert Stein has been selling rights to Tetris that he doesn't...

Original Air Date: Mar 22, 2023 Tetris is a perfect video game. Simple, elegant, and intensely addicting. Numerous research studies have utilized the game and proven its many applications in aiding the human mind.  This podcast isn't about that. This is about a man flying into the USSR behind the Iron Curtain under false pretense to try and locate secret Russian technology, which just happens to b...

Original Air Date: Mar 08, 2023 Hello and welcome to the Raw Dogs aural recording enrichment center. We hope your brief detention in the podcast vault will be a pleasant one.  In today's test, we will drink numerous delicious craft beers and discuss Valve's Portal series; quite possibly 2 of the funniest games ever made.  Rest assured that an independent panel of ethicists has absolved the Raw Dog...

Original Air Date: Feb 22, 2023 Here's a new series that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while!  Demo Disc Reviews is where we grab a random old demo disc from a pizza box or a magazine and play through all the demos and watch the trailers!   Countdown Vampires is real and it can hurt you. Playable Demos Toy Story 2 Wipeout 3 NFL Extreme 2 Omega Boost Jet Moto 3 Bugs Bunny: Lost In Tim...

Original Air Date: Feb 08, 2023 Join the Raw Dogs as we finish discussing the God of War series with a special episode on the 2018 title.   Kratos, a propane gas salesman in Scandinavia, is often besieged by the idiosyncrasies of society, but finds some serenity in his home life with his wife, some giant lady, and his awkward son Atreus. Adding flavor were Hank's friends, divorcé military barber M...

Original Air Date: Jan 18, 2023 The Wii U is a paradox. Nintendo created a fantastic and weird video game console that simultaneously sold horribly and created some of the most unique gaming experiences of the generation.  Was it a financial failure? Yes. Do we love it? Wii really do.  Join us as we breakdown the life and death of this oddball console from its best games to its most ill conceived...

Original Air Date: Jan 24, 2023 Mega Manuary Returns! Zero isn't Zero and X isn't X. Dr. Weil is made of biometal, and none of us on the podcast seems to care. Join us as we venture into the heart of darkness... In this episode we discuss punishing yourself, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man ZX.  We talk the bosses, the games, the lore, and the bore. We might win a daytime emmy on this one. Theme Song b...

Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2022 Christmas time is here, so as is tradition, we will talk about something completely not related to the holiday. This year we celebrate a fantastic little pink puff ball named Kirby.  Kirby is a strange eldritch abomination that seeks only to eat and sleep. Everything else is just speculation. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! Theme Song by David Wise Lo...

Original Air Date: Nov 30, 2022 Some games loom larger than others.  Final Fantasy IX has a massive reputation as one of the most beloved entries in the series.  Is it a perfect game?  Not exactly, but it does have some of the strongest characters and developed themes in an RPG. FF9 will make you laugh, cry, and curse at the screen (Leave Vivi alone!) We are joined by the wonderful Spike Vegeta, a...

Original Air Date: Nov 16, 2022 Who needs real friends?  Has virtual reality delivered?   On the cusp of the PSVR2, we wanted to share a previously Patreon exclusive discussion on the original Playstation Virtual Reality.  This is part 2 of our discussion and we get weird as we talk about our favorite games and weirdest experiences. Theme Song by David Wise Logo by Bryant Ross Contact Us: E-Mail:...

Original Air Date: Oct 26, 2022 The Castlevania Timeline does not matter.  Join us as we discuss the Castlevania Timeline.  Castlevania month is coming to an end and we are here to conclusively once and for all explain the turkey that is the story of this classic game series. Our sanity may be gone, but this podcast will live on! ...possibly to fight Galamoth in 12,000 years. Theme Song by David W...

Original Air Date: Oct 19, 2022 Castlevania Transylmania will not stop! The Raw Dogs are once again joined by Stoy from EXPCast to talk about the Belmonts awkward night after. They may have peaked, but the games kept coming. In this episode, we talk about the last of the Metroid-vanias, mobile games, Wii fighters, and pachinko machines. And yes, we love a whole lot of some of them... Theme Song by...

Original Air Date: Oct 12, 2022 Growing up is hard to do.  The Castlevania series is at a crossroads and is making the difficult jump to the 3d generation of gaming with great success and awkward failures.   In part 2 of our Castlevania Series, we discuss Castlevania Bloodlines, Symphony of the Night, Legends, Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness, Circle of the Moon, and Harmony of Dissonance. The d...

Original Air Date: Oct 05, 2022 Castlevania is awesome.  We have badass barbarians, gothic f-boys, movie monsters, and some of the best music in gaming. On part 1, we deep dive into the early days and discuss the glorious NES trilogy, the Game Boy adventures, Super Castlevania IV, and Rondo of Blood.  We also speculate on workout regiments and whether or not, birds are in fact real! Theme Song by...