Smashing Game Time

Josh is checking out Lost Soul Aside and he’s just ok with it. Nick is finally in act 3 of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Someone escaped Tarkov? Finally, Nick and Josh pick the categories for this year’s Game of the Year. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark f...

Josh is suffering through Blue Prince, Clair Obscur gets all the Joysticks, and Nick thinks all you sickos should leave Invisgal alone. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

David from Gimmicks and Fear Coded has returned to talk Pokémon Z-A, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Uninvited. Nick made a poor parenting choice with Death Stranding 2 and is still working his way through Silksong. Josh has still not beaten Simon (Just cheese it already dude). This a long, rant filled episode, enjoy. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! Keep up wi...

Nick investigates his brother’s feet to get down to an expert diagnosis. Josh is going through Expedition 33 New Game+ and getting spanked by Simon. Nick is through the first act of SIlksong and is loving it. The bros then read some of your gaming hot takes and tell you why you’re wrong. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it...

Josh finally finished Clair Obscur, so we had to talk about it. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

Nick and Josh are back to finish the Robocop bookclub. Josh has also finished act 2 of Clair Obscur (Spoiler Warning). The bros also share a touching memory about their friend, Ricardo. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him D...

Josh has finally reached the end of act 1 in Clair Obscur and he is in pain. SPOILERS ahead. Nick has a PS5 now and he’s got some thoughts on Astro’s Playroom. Robocop: Rogue City Book Club continues with gentrification, , police pensions, and an obnoxious boss fight. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.sm...

Nick is addicted to Ball X Pit, a concoction from the sick mind behind Mr. Sun’s Hatbox. Josh has restarted Expedition 33 and still has no idea about the end of act 1 (the poor child). The bros then get into the second week of Robocop: Rogue City book club, where they explore the tech takeover of the police force and the unpredictability from the machines, that are supposed to be a source of predi...

Nick gives his latest thoughts on Hauntii. Josh shares his latest physical media haul. The bros then finish up with the first week of Robocop: Rogue City Book club and wouldn’t you know it; Josh has already 100 percented the game… In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex...

Josh shares his thoughts from the second weekend of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta. Nick feels like all the wheels aren’t spinning in Wheel World. The bros look at some new game announcements from the opening night of Gamescom. Finally the bros reveal the Book Club Game of September, which YOU VOTED ON. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website!...

Josh shares his early thoughts from the first weekend of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta. Nick is liking the new season of Fortnite, even if it is just a bit too much like Helldivers 2. Finally the bros pick out their contenders for Book Club Game of September, which you can vote on here: https://bsky.app/profile/smashinggametime.bsky.social/post/3lwax6dguoc23 In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … F...

Nick and Josh return after recovering from GOTYSO. Nick shares how annoying it is to talk about Clair Obscur on Reddit. Josh bought more physical games, and finally the bros catch up on all the news they missed. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for ou...

Nick is solo this week and ranking all 10 episodes of Rank and Morty season 8. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

With the dust settling on GOTYSO, the bros sat down and tiered out some Sony IP. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

With the dust settling on GOTYSO, the bros sat down and tiered out some Microsoft IP. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

Why wait to recap everything in December? We debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 5: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 GAME OF THE DECADE SO FAR – 10...

Why wait to recap everything in December? We debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 4: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Recap - 00:48 Game of the Year...

Why wait to recap everything in December? We debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 3: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 I Owe You an Apology, I wasn’t...

Why wait to recap everything in December? We debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 2: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Biggest Disappointment – 02:50...

Why wait to recap everything in December? We debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made up the first half of 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games so far among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year…so far. GOTYSO! Day 1: WARNING – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS – TREAD LIGHTLY Intro - 0:00 Best New Character – 05:50 Who...

GOTYSO is next week so the bros sat down and tiered out some Nintendo IP. GOTYSO starts on Monday. See you there! In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

With GOTYSO looming, the bros are working through their back catalog. Nick is obsessed with Clair Obscur and its combat system. Josh is getting jumpscared in Alan Wake 2 and has started a new Baldur’s Gate 3 campaign. Finally, Nick and Josh finish up and announce the GOTYSO schedule for the upcoming event. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new web...

Nick and Josh are joined this week by Mark Smith, former owner of Game Chronicles, to talk about the state of independent games media and why he decided to call it quits with the site after 26 years. Nick and Mark also share their thoughts on South of Midnight, Clair Obscur, and Maze Mice. Oh yeah, Summer Game Fest happened too. Keep up with Mark at https://www.youtube.com/c/GameChronicles In lieu...

May Book Club wraps up with Nick and Josh discussing the DLC releases, The Signal and The Writer (both 10x better than episode 6 of the base game). Nick is finally getting back to South of Midnight and is getting Prince of Persia vibes. Josh just kept going with Alan Wake and immediately dipped into Alan Wake 2. He also made a grave mistake in his first playthrough of Signalis. In lieu of ratings...

May Book Club continues with episode 6 of Alan Wake. And man, it is awful. The bros also decide on their 10 categories for GOTYSO. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...