Should I Play This Game Podcast

After renovations and real life got in the way, the boys are back to talk (more) Switch 2, the very concept of sin, the other Nintendo Direct that happened, and a whole lot more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Nintendo Switch 2 16:01 - Graham's Games 29:04 - Steve's Games 1:03:11 - Graham - Dust Raiders 1:09:02 - The Triple-i Initiative 2025 and Nintendo Switch Direct 1:14:55 - Beginning of the...

Austin 3:16 says to check out Graham and Steve coming together to conduct promos that address recording difficulties, the games of the last couple of weeks, and the upcoming games of note for April! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Steve's Games 17:10 - Graham's Games 26:35 - Upcoming Games for April 2025 40:25 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Mars Attracts Satisfactory Avowed Zombievil...

The boys are back in town (back in tooo-oooww-oowwn) to talk renovations, several forms of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some of the demos of note from the latest Steam Next Fest, and the games of March that are worth looking forward to! Plus! Plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:11 - Graham's Games 40:18 - Steve's Games 1:07:04 - Upcoming Games for March 2025 1:16:58 - Beginning of th...

For the first regularly scheduled episode of the podcast for 2025, Graham and Steve convene to discuss the games of the last 8ish weeks, the most recent Sony State of Play, and a whole bunch more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 09:37 - Steve's Games 42:47 - Graham's Games 1:10:10 - Sony's February State of Play 1:18:55 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Lou's Lagoon Mini City: Mayh...

And the final curtain on 2024 draws to a close, as Graham and Steve finish off establishing, definitively (in their opinion) what the best games of 2024 were! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 2:46 - Best Story/Writing 23:49 - Best Hand Feel 51:32 - Best New Character/NPC 1:16:51 - Best Campaign 1:29:25 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten 2:13:15 - Overall Top Ten 2:25:52 - Thanks for Watc...

It's February! So what better time to reflect on 2024 and the games within, as Graham and Steve raise the curtain on the first half of the Game of the Year Spectacular! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 5:46 - Best Game We Didn't Get Time to Finish 11:47 - Best Noise 58:42 - Best New Thing 1:23:07 - Best Surprise 1:46:15 - Best Looking Nominees: Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finis...

For the last episode of 2024, Graham and Steve talk about, among other things, the The Game Awards (the announcements, the awards, and the 'position' it has in the industry), the impending games of January (of which there are some bangers coming!), and catching up for Game of the Year! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:31 - Graham's Games 17:09 - Steve's Games 54:05 - The 2024 Game Awards Review 1:12...

Graham and Steve throwdown once again to talk about YET more controllers, what's been played over the last few weeks, and what December/the rest of the year brings! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:42 - Steve's Games 20:42 - Graham's Games 59:13 - December's Games 1:05:50 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory I am Future Astro Bot The Thaumaturge Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Tactical Br...

Graham and Steve come together to 'Remember 311' on this, the 311th episode of the SIPTG podcast! Beyond tributes for terrible bands, there's new internet and controllers to talk about, as well the games played during the last couple of weeks as well! What a grand ol' time! #HeavenIsNOTaHalfpipe Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 16:55 - Graham's Games 35:16 - Steve's Games 53:05 - Beginning of the End...

Steve and Graham spend some time cooking virtual marshmallows around the virtual campfire and reminisce about Nuketown, the fraughtness of using plastic-wrapped props on camera, the upcoming games of note for November, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 07:00 - Graham's Games 12:08 - Steve's Games 54:07 - Beginning of the End 54:45 - November's Games Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Pl...

Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about games like Luma Island and Closer The Distance, the most recent Xbox Partner Preview, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:52 - Graham's Games 18:39 - Steve's Games 1:04:42 - Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 1:10:57 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Precinct Luma Island Cat Quest III Closer the Distance EcoGno...

Graham and Steve sit down to discuss the Err game, the Microsoft and Sony 'shows' of the last couple of weeks, and everything else in between! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:15 - Steve's Games 46:57 - Graham's Games 1:02:02 - Xbox at TGS and Sony State of Play 1:15:30 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory The Plucky Squire Nobody Wants to Die Anger Foot Fallen Leaf Bo: Path of the...

The boys come back for some talk on the games of October, The Plucky Squire, how to (not) sound robotic, and other whimsical topics of the moment! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:30 - Graham's Games 26:48 - Steve's Games 1:10:50 - October's Games 1:26:02 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Sumerian Six The Plucky Squire Caravan SandWitch Anger Foot Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut...

Graham is back from businessin', so he and Steve link up for more podcast shenanigans! This time around, Steve's ability to will games into existence, sentient helicopters, and how to Mimimi when there isn't a Mimimi to Mimimi are just some of this week's special menu items of fun! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 09:35 - Steve's Games 32:40 - Graham's Games 01:10:01 - Beginning of the End Games Menti...

Graham and Steve huddle up to strategise the coverage on Gamescom's ONL, the loss of (some) progress in Satisfactory, the upcoming games of note for September, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Opening Night Live 23:30 - Graham's Games 39:08 - Steve's Games 58:20 - September's Games 1:08:43 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Sumerian Six Cat Quest III Satisfactory Ghost of...

Graham is back from businessing, so that means the boys are back to talk new controllers, new (and slightly less new) games, and all other happenings of the last 3 weeks or so as well! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Steve's Games 41:29 - Graham's Games 1:14:03 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: The Crust Republic of Pirates SteamWorld Heist II Cat Quest III I am Future Tiny Terry's Turb...

Graham and Steve sit down, once again, to talk about video/board game crossovers (and the playing thereof), the upcoming games of August, and the aftermath of Dragon's Dogma 2 (including how to play games 'right' and 'wrong', it would seem)! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 4:45 - Graham's Game 20:15 - Steve's Games 1:04:14 - Beginning of the End 1:04:45 - Upcoming Games for August Games Mentioned: Ho...

Graham and Steve come back together to discuss the Duck Detective (with some spoilers!), the impending 1.0 release (finally!) of Satisfactory, a brief review of the year 2024 in video games (so far), and a look at some of the bigger games still to come down the pipe! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:01 - Steve's Games - Part 1 14:35 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Spoiler Talk 36:58 - Steve's G...

It's been a few weeks, but Steve is better and Graham is free(ish) of work requirements! The Boys look at Ubisoft and Nintendo's not-E3 presentations, tower defence (in 2024?!), and the games of July to look forward to! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:06 - Graham's Games - Part 1 14:59 - Steve's Games 54:57 - Graham's Games - Part 2 1:07:26 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Tower Factory Air...

Graham, Steve, and a very special guest convene for the 300th episode of the SIPTG podcast to talk about the state of Destiny and Bungie, the upcoming games of June, and what the boys have been up to for the last few weeks! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - It's Mike! 06:37 - Balatro and Destiny 2 with Mike 22:08 - Steve's Games 1:01:58 - Graham's Games 1:17:29 - Beginning of the End Games Ment...

Graham and Steve channel their inner Justin Timberlake this week on the SIPTG podcast, looking at some of the games of note for the rest of May, Sony's Helldivers fiasco, and the state of the video game industry in the wake of yet more studio closures! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:46 - Graham's Games 19:49 - Steve's Games 42:42 - Helldivers 2 and State of Gaming Industry 1:28:58 - Beginning of t...

Following another hospital adventure, Steve and Graham contemplate how mini-golf works in four dimensions, how weapon durability should actually work, how boating around a post-apocalypse could have possibly gone wrong, and quite a bit more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:55 - Steve's Games 59:13 - Graham's Games 1:16:51 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: SteamWorld Heist No Rest for the Wic...

Steve and Graham are back to cavorting in front of their computers to talk about manic criminality, building and farming in a mech, the games to come in April, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 5:08 - Graham's Games 46:40 - Steve's Games 1:11:30 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Super Video Golf Maniac Satisfactory Horizon Forbidden West Lightyear Frontier Super Video Golf Balatr...

Steve and Graham are back at it again, talkin' about all things hittin' stuff, driving post-apocalyptic station wagons, and dwarf mining! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:37 - Graham's Games 33:57 - Steve's Games 1:02:38 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Satisfactory Sea of Stars The Talos Principle II Last Epoch Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Wrath: Aeon of Ruin Balatro Pacific Drive Bore B...

Graham and Steve return from Persia to talk about the upcoming games of March, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and more, with some Must Listens thrown in for good measure! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:26 - Graham's Games 49:14 - Steve's Games 59:58 - Beginning of the End (March releases discussion) Games Mentioned: A Plague Tale: Requiem Sea of Stars The Talos Principle II Prince of Persia: Th...