The Great Game Debate Podcast

It's Boomers Vs Zoomers in this week's episode of the GGD Podcast. The Crew is joined by special guest Mateo of the 1UP Podcast to settle a debate that spans 20 years - what is the best year in gaming? 1997 or 2017? Also don't miss Kaedhen's videogame pitch for the cat management sim that might have gone under your radar. Stick around at the end for a special hot take that may get Jonah kicked fro...

A decisive battle takes place on this episode of The GGD Podcast as Gaming Trend’s David Burdette returns to the show to debate the age-old question – Shotgun or Sniper Rifle? First, David gets All Ghillied Up to see if he can land a headshot on Jonah who's charging in with both barrels ready to prove the boomstick is superior. Only one can prove themselves the crack shot in this debate. Plus, the...

It’s time to get stealthy and do some cardboard box crawling on this episode of the GGD podcast as the crew is joined by special guest Michael Damiani from the Easy Allies to debate the best games in the Metal Gear Solid franchise! Damiani has taken his pentazemin and is sniping to take the top spot with the OG Metal Gear Solid, but Kaedhen is camouflaged to the max to sneak in a win representing...

We're bringing enough energy to McTwist over a helicopter on this episode of the GGD Podcast, as Game Informer's Blake Hester joins the panel to passionately debate Tony Hawk Soundtracks (and Paul W. S. Anderson movies) before pitching us one of his favorite games of all time and sharing a lively game of Back of The Box Trivia. It's a podcast worthy of a grind (but the skateboard kind, not a menia...

Join us on this short episode with our good friend Ryan filling in for Wes as we answer a few community questions and play fun filled game of Kill Your Babies: Game Mechanics!    P.S. If you find Wes let us know.

The Crystal Beckons and it’s time to party up to defend the realm from evil. But who do you take with you on your fated quest? Only the best classes are worthy and that’s what we’re here to decide today on the Great Game Debate Podcast as Geoff Moonen of The Fun and Games Podcast joins the panel for a Final Fantasy Jobs debate, pitting Blue Mage against the Monk job. Will monster magic win out in...

If you’ve Gotta Catch Em’ All, make sure you catch this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast, as special guest John Carson joins the crew to duel Steven in a Top 3 Pokémon debate for the ages. And believe me, it definitely goes places. We also discuss what fictional universes we’d most like to live in, and have some terrific video game pitches. Plus, love is in the air as we run through our in...

Grab your Insect Glaive, charge up the Switch Axe and gear up your Palico (or Palamute) because we have a monstrous debate in store on today's GGD Podcast. Casey DeFreitas of IGN joins the hunt to debate our resident Monster Hunter expert, Kaedhen, in a Monster Hunter World Vs. Monster Hunter Rise debate for the history books. Only one Monster Hunter can come out on top in a bigger clash than any...

It's time for a battle of the bands unlike any other before, as our very own Jonah Gomez takes on guest Eric Van Allen of The Axe of The Blood God Podcast for a Rock Band 3 vs. Guitar Hero 2 debate! Get ready to shred as these two dynamos duel set lists and take to the stage to conclude which game is the true rock star from developer Harmonix. All that, plus some excellent pitches and the return o...

So many excellent game series deserve a second chance and that’s what our debate is all about this episode! Join us as game developer and community member Kevin (aka TongueSurgery) joins the crew to talk about the series we want to see brought back from the depths. Then after some excellent game pitches, we determine the future of video games as we play a heated game of “Kill The Future”! Only one...

Welcome to this musical episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast! Joining us this week we have Ryan from the Spelunkers Podcast and Travis from The Draftpunks Podcast. We have an up beat and bumping music game debate over The Artful Escape and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Then we move to the pitch where we pitch three games and the crew has to decide if they will buy in or not. Last but not least we end...

It's time to steal some hearts and explore the Metaverse in today's podcast, as friend of the show, Jesse Vitelli, returns to debate Persona 5 Royal confidants! Take your time as we battle it out to determine which character is the best to prioritize investing YOUR time with - Detective Prince, Goro Akechi or Teacher/Maid, Sadayo Kawakami. Outside of the debate, the crew also reminisces about old...

We have a bit of an oddball episode for you this week. Originally we were going to fill the back half of the podcast with hype from the last couple of weeks of showcases and highlight some of the most exciting announcements that got us jumping out of our seats with anticipation but unfortunately due to technical issues, we lost the majority of that discussion. Thankfully we were able to salvage a...

Today we celebrate the little guys who make the hero look. Matt Storm of the Fun and Games Podcast joins the crew to debate Mario Sidekicks! It's Luigi vs. Cappy in this battle of humble helpers and it's one of our best debates ever! Afterwards the panel runs through some fantastic pitches plus tests their mettle of gaming series sales with a great game to wrap it all up! It's a jolly time for all...

Fire up the grill and crack open a cold one because we’ve got a dadtastic debate of epic proportions as Kevin Fontana of the NXScast brings his fabulous beard to join the panel for a video game dads debate (Joel Miller vs Kratos). Who’s the best (or worst) dad? You’ll have to listen in to find out! Afterwards the boys sling a few pitches on Touhou Luna Nights, Radiata Stories and Bibi & Tina o...

Please welcome back Isla Hinck from Easy Allies, and our amazing friend Hunter Pearson filling in for Wes. In this episode we rewind time with an epic time loop debate. Consisting of Isla vs. Kaedhen in a time splitting, head to head battle of wits. Afterwards we move on to the pitch where we have changed things up a bit, the person pitching their game won't announce what the games title until the...

Get ready for a bone-crunching, spine-ripping, bloodbath with our Mortal Kombat Fatalities debate! This week, Marcus Stewart of Game Informer attempts to perform a Fatal Attack on Wes in a three Vs. three fatality showdown. Will he succeed, or will Wes Kounter with his own Krushing Blow? Only one can come out with a Flawless Victory in this deadly debate. Afterwards, the crew mops up the mess with...

Debaters, start your engines, because we are off to the races in this episode of the show as Haley MacLean joins the crew to debate Mario Kart tracks and share her experience working in video game law. Then the panel chats the merits of Gearbox’s latest endeavor in “The Pitch” with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands along with what makes Spooky multiplayer thriller Dead By Daylight so engrossing. And what wo...

Kaedhen makes his triumphant return to the show on this episode of the GGD Podcast and what better way to celebrate his return than to wax poetic about why Elden Ring is so amazingly… bad? That’s right, we have our first 3-way debate as Steven, Kaedhen and Wes square off to talk about the things that aren’t so great about Elden Ring and let’s just say things get surprisingly sultry. After that we...

Fire up the bat signal and grab your cape and cowl because we’re going batty on this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast! This time, Chris Logan of The Best of The Rest Podcast joins the panel for the best Batman debate ever, as we discuss Batman: Arkham Asylum vs. Batman: Arkham City. Stay tuned afterwards as we pitch the two biggest blockbusters of 2022 with Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden...

We're shaking things up and letting our weeb flags fly as we talk all things anime on this episode. That's right, anime is the central theme of this episode including debates, pitches and games! First, guests Zac Pearson and Gamerlikesanime (JB) join the crew to debate anime anti-heroes, followed by some hot anime recommendations in the Pitch, and finally our very first Live Top 5 ranking game, wh...

We're kicking it old school in this episode of the GGD Podcast with an epic head to head of JRPG royalty. Bob Buel of the 99 Questions Podcast joins the panel this week repping Phantasy Star IV in the debate against Brad Russell backing SNES classic Final Fantasy IV. Which Fourth Fantasy will reign supreme? After the debate the panel switches gears in The Pitch, discussing Switch hit Pokémon Legen...

Rip and Tear! We have a bloody good time on this week's GGD podcast, as IGN's Mitchell Saltzman joins the crew to debate the Id's recent Doom Reboot series vs Machine Games' Wolfenstein Series. It's a Nazi stabbing, demon gouging debate for the ages! Then the crew ponders free multiplayer shooter Valorent and quirky indie puzzle-platformer Elec Head in The Pitch and wrap it all up with some Back o...

This week we have a whole new show, a returning cast of clowns and, A NEW LOGO! Come Join us as we hang out with Sal and Hunter as we talk about them getting their Twitch affiliation and all the games we've been playing. This Weeks debate is a good one as we tackle online Vs local multiplayer, this one gets crazy so sit back and enjoy the show. 

We're kicking 2022 off with a bang as Gaming Trend's David Burdette joins the panel for a super spicy debate to determine if Breath of The Wild is truly the best open-world game of all time or if Horizon Zero Dawn's robot dinosaurs eat its lunch. Afterwards, the gang gives some outstanding pitches for Toem, Monster Sanctuary and Nier Replicant and then wrap it all up with Jonah's favorite video ga...