Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's surprise episode of the Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar look at Francis Ford Coppola's baffling Megalopolis film and try to make sense of it all. There's plenty of chaos and ridiculous moments along the way, but the core themes and philosophy of the film leave a bad taste in our hosts mouths all the same. Follow ⁠Chase Wassenar⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Walter Fedczuk⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠the podcast⁠⁠ o...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar look at The War of the Rohirrim, the latest entry into the Lord of the Rings canon and the first high fantasy animated film not intended for kids that our co-hosts can think of in a long time. Together, they discuss their history with the LotR franchise and how the film's rotoscoping enhances the experience before Chase gets out hi...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk battles through the seasonal fog by trying two different games: Roombo: First Blood and Indoor Kickball. Then, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar tries to win Walter over on FMV dating sim Ladies School Prince (known as Knowledge, or know Lady on Steam) with the greatest stakes the podcast has ever had.

After a brief discussion on Arcane and the future of League of Legends media, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar make their way into the arena to discuss Gladiator 2. Together, they compare this sequel to the original film, discuss the high production value of the action scenes that drove most of the interest and advertising around this movie, and argue over whether that's enough for a film to be c...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, after a quick discussion on the NFL season, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delves into Battlefield One and why episodic campaigns - while short - might be the best path for FPS shooter. Meanwhile, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar delves into the world of FMV visual novels and discovers that Five Hearts Under One Roof is more than meets the eye, for better and for worse....

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar take a look at Netflix's future Oscars darling, Emilia Perez. Together, they discuss how the film handled its musical elements, the incredible performances from the lead actresses, and why the film's ending unfortunately didn't land with our co-hosts.

After a quick discussion on AEW Full Gear, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk shares his frustrating experience with Battlefield Hardline, while Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar resents the bloated Nikke stand alone "mini-game" Into the Mirror.

For the third movie in our wild card sidequest, Walter Fedczuk introduces Chase Wassenar and special guest Kristen Pignuolo to the 1962 film Taras Bulba. Together, they discuss the historical context of the original novel and Russia's attempt to reclaim this important piece of Ukranian culture, how the movie embraces Cossack culture, and why Chase and Kristen could not get behind the Tony Curtis o...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a quick look at the new Fearless format that will be sweeping professional League of Legends next year before moving on to their game(s?) of the week. Both Chase and Walter took a nostalgia trip into Backyard Baseball '97, but one of them may have a last act twist up their sleeve.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar leads Walter Fedczuk through a brief tour of Venom's current comics shenanigans before diving into Sony's latest film, Venom: The Last Dance. Together, they discuss how this film compares to the first two in the series, the film's numerous missed opportunities, and whether or not Sony has an actual plan for their Marvel films moving forward.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes his post at the fantasy border patrol station with Lil' Guardsman, while Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar finds himself deeply invested in Goddess of Victory: Nikke. The two close with a discussion about the role of mobile games in their day to day lives and whether the genre criticisms against them are well founded.

On today's very special episode of Final Cut, regular guest Kristen Pignuolo takes over the reigns of the podcast as she introduces Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk to their first Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window. Together, they discuss how its cinematography builds on the film's core themes, how it juggles so many different side plots brilliantly, the strong acting performances, how the film's...

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar takes back his prior Class of 09 recommendation before he and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delve into their favorite Fall habits. Then, Walter jumps back into a pillar of the roguelike genre Faster Than Light, while Chase finds himself disappointed by Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim.

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar delve into Dreamworks' latest animated film, The Wild Robot. Together, they discuss how the film handles its AI themes to tell a very human story and their favorite performances while asking themselves why an animated film can't be nominated for Best Picture this year.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar celebrates his fantasy football win over co-host Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk before diving into this week's games. Walter goes behind the camera lens to explore the loss of a loved one in The Star Named EOS, while Chase learns about the struggles of immigrating to a new place by cooking South Indian cuisine...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar breeze past a no-longer-relevant intro to discuss the latest box office bomb, The Killer's Game. Together, they discuss how the film mirrors classic 80s action movie tropes, why Killer's Game is the Punch-Out of films, and whether this film should have gone directly to streaming .

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk spend some time talking about their shared love of live music before jumping into this week's games. First, Walter delves into Assassin's Creed Mirage and finds himself underwhelmed. Then, Chase shares the highs and lows of his time with Neon White, the ultimate "jus...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Chase Wassenar takes over the podcast to show usual host Walter Fedczuk and special guest Kristen Pignuolo Akira Kurosawa's 1985 classic, Ran. Together, they discuss Kurosawa's mastery of color and cinematography, their favorite acting performances, and why one of them just can't get over the Shakespeare of it all.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk are joined by friend of the pod Kristen Pignuolo to discuss a clear contender for game of the year, Vampire Therapist. Join them as they discuss how the game has made a positive impact on their mental health, their favorite moments for each of the main characters, and whether or...

Uh oh, Chase Wassenar convinced host Walter Fedczuk to watch the Borderlands film because he thought it'd be good material for the podcast. As you can imagine, this week's episode delves into how the movie doesn't work on any level, why it was doomed from the start, and who deserves the blame for this disaster of a film.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk get some football talk in before looking at this week's games. Walter delved into League of Legends' bullet heaven game mode Swarm, while Chase had a much more relaxing journey through Coffee Talk 1 & 2.

On today's special episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are joined by their good friend Devin to discuss Deadpool & Wolverine, a film that immediately broke box office records and still shows no signs of slowing down. Together, they discuss their nostalgia for the 20th Century Fox Days, how the humor in this film landed for each of them, and whether or not this gives the...

On today's special episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk share some drinking stories before taking a deep dive into Gentle Troll Entertainment's Tavern Talk. Together, they discuss some technical issues that hurt their experience, how the game's bartender mechanics help or hurt the game's pacing, and how their incre...

On today's episode of Final Cut, Walter Fedczuk and Chase Wassenar are ready to ride with the newest disaster film, Twisters. Together, they discuss how this sequel builds on the original 1996 film, the strong chemistry between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, and whether the movie would have benefitted from more time spent on the supporting cast.

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar discuss the effectiveness of the new LoL fearless draft format. Then, Walter shares his thoughts on five more Steam Fest demos, while Chase offers some constructive criticism for Writer's Rush.