The Gamers' Inn

Jocelyn returns with adventures in Slay the Spire 2 after diving into the early access launch, while Ryan plays the latest Witcher game with Reigns: The Witcher . Over in the news, we share our thoughts on the DLSS 5 announcement and fallout , Jeff Kaplan had some choice words for gamers that hate without playing a game , Project Helix won’t reach alpha until 2027 , fired Subnautica 2 CEO should b...

While Jocelyn is away, Ryan will deep dive on Resident Evil Requiem with Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast ! We keep things spoiler free, outside of what has been featured in the marketing, so don't fret if you haven't had a chance to finish the game just yet. Or finished it 4 times like Jon did. Over in the news, Valve clarifies their launch window for their hardware after a bit of a scare , Xbox...

Jocelyn kicks off the show with a confession, she’s back playing World of Warcraft ! With thoughts on the new Blood Elf starting area and the addition of player housing. She’s also returned to Date Everything , which caused a bit of heartache with its ending. Ryan on the other hand, is playing Resident Evil Requiem and is so far enjoying the adventure, even if it’s much scarier than the previous e...

Ryan continues his research for his Patreon Host Special focused on Romance in Video Games with Date Everything . Jocelyn played this one last year, so we spend a bit of time returning to the part puzzle game, part dating sim. Afterwards, we recount our latest TGI Game Night adventures in R.E.P.O. Over in the news, Ryan sneaks in a Sonic movie story with the casting for Amy Rose , Sony is shutting...

As Ryan continues to prep for his Patreon Special, we discuss our return to Coral Island . Looking at the post 1.0 launch version, discussing activities, museum donations, and of course, romance! Before we head into the news, we touch on what’s next on the show with Date Everything and some further Steam Deck experiences for Jocelyn. In the news, the shortage of RAM and storage components thanks t...

After a bit of winter weather talk, we return to the world of Life is Strange and the return of main character Max Caulfield with the 2024 entry Double Exposure . We then move into spoiler territory for Season 2 of Fallout , which just wrapped up on Prime Video. Over in the news, Valve announces the delay of Steam Machine pricing and launch details , Guerrilla and PlayStation show off more Horizon...

Jocelyn returns and gives a preview of her latest Patreon Host Special, as well as a tease for what's arriving next. Ryan prepares for Resident Evil Requiem by finally playing Resident Evil Village and the DLC Shadows of Rose . Jocelyn returns to Frostpunk 2 with the Fractured Utopias DLC , and now has a Steam Deck to test out. Over in the news, we return to the Xbox Developer Direct for our thoug...

Jocelyn is out sick this week, but thanks to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond , Ryan has managed to complete the AvenDaDs guest hosts on TGI with the final hold out: Whirlwind! Before deep diving into Samus’ latest adventure on Nintendo Switch 2, Whirlwind updates on his retro investment withe the Analogue 3D . Over in the news, Xbox had their Developer Direct showcasing their projects for 2026 , Blizzard...

We have our post TGI Game Night discussion, this time recounting our adventures in Deep Rock Galactic . After chats of friendly fire and mining, Ryan finishes his journey through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth which includes a 30 minute YouTube video going over the "what is going on" ending . Since we were off last week, we have plenty of news to catch up on. Ubisoft restructures and cancels Prince of...

We’re off this week, so we thought we would release one of our Patreon Host Specials on the main feed! As chosen by the Patrons , they’ve decided to release Jocelyn’s Host Special on EA. Enjoy and we’ll return with a new episode next week. For decades, gamers have joked that the real gaming villain isn’t Ganon, Bowser, or The Illusive Man…it’s Electronic Arts. The studio-shuttering, loot-box-pione...

With our first episode of 2026, we catch up on what we’ve been playing over the holidays, and what we’ve built! Kicking things off, Ryan received the LEGO Game Boy for Christmas and describes this epic throwback build. Jocelyn picked up many games in the Steam Winter Sale, but starts with Strange Antiquities and Wanderstop . Before moving to the news, Ryan gives us an update on Final Fantasy VII R...

We close out 2025 with our Games of the Year episode! Kicking things off, we go over our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions. After the break, we chat about the Games We Missed in a VERY busy year of video games. Finally for us, it’s our Most Anticipated video game of 2026. Closing out the show, we highlight some Listener Picks. Thank you so much to those that submitted their picks in the Disco...

With The Game Awards behind us for yet another year, we take some time to discuss the winners and the ads. But first, we have games we played to discuss! Ryan has finally started his journey in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , while both Joce and Ryan played PlateUp! With Travis and Nevermore on our latest Extra Life stream. Inspired by the Best Adaptation category at The Game Awards, Jocelyn watched U...

With days before The Game Awards, we're in a weird limbo of game announcements, but not to worry as we have plenty of fun games to discuss! But first, a movie based on a game: Five Nights at Freddy's . Next, Jocelyn completes her adventures in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in preparation for our own GOTY episode. Finally in what we're playing, Ryan shares his thoughts on Constance , a new metroidvan...

After a week off, the innkeepers return to catch up on the games they've played over the last two weeks. Jocelyn prepares for GOTY with her time in Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 . Both Ryan and Jocelyn recount the latest TGI Game Night with Rabbit and Steel . And Ryan delves deep into the dungeons of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault , which is now available in Early Access. Over in the news, Valve...

Dispatch is fully available with all 8 episodes playable, so Ryan and Jocelyn share their thoughts on Season 1 of this comic book hero adventure. Want more Dispatch? Be sure to join our TGI Game Club starting this Sunday in Discord where we’ll be playing one episode a week. Over in the news, we’ve got new trailers for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Fallout Season 2 , plus Nintendo shares first i...

With Extra Life Game Day behind us, we recap the fun filled day. From Fortnite to Smite 2 , and new favourites PEAK and R.E.P.O. Thank you to all that showed your support for this amazing cause! Over in the news, Netflix is making an Overcooked reality series , N7 Day brings news of new Mass Effect for video games and the small screen , Nintendo confirms their release cadence for future movie proj...

Ryan has rolled credits on Hades II , which means our spoiler episode will be coming soon. Plus Ryan travels back to 2009 thanks to Plants vs Zombies Replanted . Jocelyn brings a Fortnite update that brings Springfield to the popular battle royale mode. Over in the news, Animal Crossing New Horizons will receive a free update and Nintendo Switch 2 version in January , Fantastic Pixel Castle confir...

A spooky episode number for a spooky season, but are we playing spooky games? Turns out not so much, unless you count PEAK with the AvenDaDs for Extra Life. We kick off the show with a slight Hades II update, as Ryan has managed to progress a bit further towards credits. We also get an update on PEAK as Ryan and the AvenDaDs returned to the game for their Extra Life event. Over in the news, Halo j...

We kick off the show with Jocelyn’s thoughts on maybe playing Bloodlines 2 , then dive straight into our latest TGI Game Night with R.E.P.O. Afterwards, Ryan shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of Dispatch , which is out now. Over in the news, Quantic Dream takes on competitive multiplayer games with Spellcasters Chronicles , Sony reveals when to expect that Horizon Zero Dawn movie thank...

Ridiculous Hat is back yet again for Hades II , and this time we don't hold back on that deep dive we promised. The conversation is split into two parts, with the first keeping spoilers to a minimum and focusing on the mechanics and gameplay, while the second part goes further into spoilers. Should be noted though: Jocelyn has finished the game, but Hat and Ryan have not, so the ending is not disc...

Ridiculous Hat returns to the Inn for what was going to be a Hades II deep dive, but with Jocelyn off sick, we delay that chat to talk about how there’s too many games. Hat keeps us from diving too far into Hades II, before chatting about finishing Hollow Knight: Silksong, all the cool ninja games, Legends of Runeterra, and the last DLC for Rise of the Golden Idol. Over in the news, Microsoft choo...

While we were off last week, Jocelyn played A LOT of Hades II . But that's for next week with special guest Ridiculous Hat. For this episode, Jocelyn hangs up her cloak on Hollow Knight: Silksong while Ryan continues to find the fun. Also on Ryan's gaming plate is a second helping of Frostpunk 2 with it's console edition. Wrapping up the games they're playing, Ryan and Jocelyn recap TGI Game Night...

Ryan and Jocelyn are still making their way through Hollow Knight: Silksong , which has led Steam to think Joce has a new favourite genre. To balance the algorithm, Jocelyn checks out Little Witch in the Woods . Ryan on the other hand returns to Donkey Kong Bananza after that DLC announcement. Speaking of which, Nintendo dropped it's largest Nintendo Direct in a long time, detailing titles for Swi...

Ryan and Jocelyn check out the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong , discussing our first steps in the game. From combat to exploration, and of course the difficulty of some of those bosses, platforming sections, and bench runs. Over in the news, Amazon has their new Lara Croft with Sophie Turner , and PlayStation 6 rumours point to the return of a detachable disc drive . Discussion Start -...