The Inner Gamer Podcast

IT'S EPISODE 200! We've recorded over 300 hours of content ya'll. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening all these years. For this epic episode, we have our full impressions of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It's finally here! In the news, we talk about the Epic Games Store, Fortnite Season 7, CS:GO going free to play and more fails from Fallout 76. We also go over the awesome indies t...

We didn't know if it was coming but it sure did come! Red Dead Online is finally here. We know what it is and we've played the beta to prove it. It's definitely still a beta, but not near as bad as the full release of another game that had a major fall out in the last few weeks. We talk about some of the story missions, forming a posse, playing in free roam and how they managed to maintain the gra...

We take a trip back to Kanto with Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu. This is a new Pokemon RPG game and the first full game for the Switch with Pokemon (aside from Pokken). In this game, it’s mostly a remake of the original Red, Blue and Yellow but in full 3D. It’s a bit toned down from the originals and not as challenging, but still immensely fun as Brett explains in his impressions. Austin also dives dee...

We've played many hours of the full version of Fallout 76 and we talk about how this game really did with changing the game introducing a new idea to the Bethesda franchise. Also, Battlefield 5 comes out today but with the Origin Premier pass, Brett has had it for about a week. He's played through most of the single player and all of the multiplayer game modes. Is this game worth the buy in? Liste...

Fallout 76 releases tomorrow by the time you listen to this podcast in most places and it's a daring risk for Bethesda Game Studios. Will it capture old and new fans alike? It's attempting to be a co-op, online Fallout universe set in West Virginia. Play with your friends, survive and battle others as you prepare for your next mission. Battlefield V is also available for those with the Premier pas...

There is this cool little game out there called Zarvot made by snowhydra games. We didn't know what to expect jumping in but I have to say, we were pleasantly surprised! This game is fantastic! We also talk more on Red Dead Redemption 2 as I expect us to be talking about this game for quite sometime. In our news, we discuss the full lineup for the Playstation Classic, the reveal of the full cast f...

We finally get to take a trip back to 1899 where the West was changing. Rockstar Games is back after 7 years of development on Red Dead Redemption 2. We have played several hours of it and have some very developed thoughts. The open world is vast, the characters are deep and the detail is unreal. Brett also plays the Blackout component of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and talks about that for a little...

Austin gets his hands on Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the next game in the franchise from Ubisoft. In this game, we're taken to Greece where we experience the Spartans, ship battles and much more throughout the game. Does this one live up to the hype? Brett also plays some extensive Call of Duty Black Ops 4 MP. There have been a lot of changes made to the formula for the better and he shares his tho...

Super Mario Party is here! We dive into the 11th iteration of this game which will celebrate it's 20th anniversary next year. It's an awesome game and we dive deep into the variety of game modes, mini-games, characters and more with this Switch exclusive. We also finally give Hyper Light Drifter a try. It's available on Switch now so we figured we'd dive in and find out why this started a trend in...

We bring on a special guest for the podcast to talk about a game we've never discussed: Dead by Daylight. It's a 4v1 co-op game similar to Friday the 13th. Is it worth jumping into at this point or not? We also play Towerfall and talk about the excitement behind that game now that it's out on the Switch. This is from the creators of Celeste so we had high hopes and they delivered. In our news segm...

We don't play any new games this week but we did get a chance to try the DLC for Warhammer Vermintide 2: Shadows Over Bogenhafen. We talk about what it's like playing the new content and if it's worth the $9.99 price tag. Oculus announces a completely independent VR headset with similar qualities to the Oculus Rift that doesn't require a computer but does include full touch controls. Will this be...

Austin finally finishes Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Is the game worth playing through the trilogy? Will there be a sequel? Other than that we don't have any new games played this week! In the news, tons of details about locations were revealed about Red Dead Redemption 2 and it looks like we are getting RDR Online. Fortnite has hit a huge player count and Telltale Games is on the verge of shutdown....

The final game in the Lara Croft trilogy has arrived. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the game that shows young Lara turn into the Lara we all grew up knowing. Does the game deliver? We don't know yet but we can say the game has some ups and downs we've experienced so far in our first 3-4 hours of the game. Brett tries out this new RPG, roguelike game called Bad North from a small developer out of Sw...

Marvel's Spider-Man is finally here on the PS4. The wait is over and the hype is beyond real. We've played it and are happy to say the game delivers. Insomniac Games outdid themselves with this title and we can't wait to play more. Brett may even platinum it! The Battlefield 5 open beta is also here and Brett and Austin jump in to share their opinions. It's better than most people are saying and w...

In this episode, Brett plays the game Donut County by Ben Esposito and published by Annapurna Pictures. This game has you playing as a raccoon collecting things into a hole that gets bigger as you grab things. It's a fun puzzle platformer with a clever little story. Find out Brett's final verdict in the show. In our gaming news, we talk about all the new Nindie announcements from last week, the re...

In this episode, we dive into two lesser known games. Escape from Tarkov is a first person shooter from Battlestate Games currently in Beta. It's a story driven MMO with FPS and RPG elements according to the developers. We also play the game from the South African team nyamkop called "Semblance." This is a literal plat-form-er where you play a blob that can form the platforms around you...

We provide our first impressions of Overcooked 2, the sequel to the awesome couch co-op from Ghost Town Games. They've added more levels, more complexity, better graphics and more zaniness to this world. It's wonderful. We also review a game that just released on the Switch called Manual Samuel from Perfectly Paranormal. It's crazy with a friend trying to control this guy. Finally we jump into Poc...

The gang went out to Quakecon this weekend, the largest LAN party in North America. This year they had a lot of games to show off such as new gameplay for Rage 2 which we got to play ourselves plus a huge reveal of Doom Eternal gameplay. We also saw some killer PC builds that show just how strong the community has remained. In our news, a writer for IGN plagiarized a review for Dead Cells, the wri...

We have a special guest return to talk all about his 50+ hours invested into Octopath Traveler by Square Enix! We also play more of Lightfall and talk about this awesome 2v2 couch competitve game we found called Mowin' and Throwin'. It's a blast and more people need to jump into this game. It's exhilarating and intense. We can't wait to have this at our events! In our news, Ninja reaches 10 millio...

Can it be true? Can No Man’s Sky finally be good? With their Next update that just released, it may have just achieved that. They’ve overhauled everything with more to do, dynamic worlds and MULTIPLAYER! Brett also plays Sleep Tight which is a tower defense game set in a kid’s bedroom. You have to set up pillow walls and toy turrets to fight off against the monsters in the closet. It’s a cute litt...

Today is the day The Banner Saga 3 releases on PS4, Xbox One, PC and the Switch. This is the final game in the turn-based trilogy from Stoic Studio featuring devs from Bioware. Austin has been diving into this game from The Banner Saga 1 and has completed the entire game with his full review. This series was a blast and we can't wait to share it with you. We also play an up to 9 player shared scre...

Octopath Traveler is finally here and we carry through with our save into the game world itself. This game is long and it will be quite the journey but I think we're ready. Brett tries out the new Pokemon Go like game called The Walking Dead: Our World. It's similar in vein to Pokemon Go with a bit more time-gating. Finally, Austin is playing through The Banner Saga 2 in prep for The Banner Saga 3...

This week we run through some indie games such as Pode from the team at Henchman & Goon. We also finally play through the incredibly funny adventure RPG West of Loathing. Both of these games are now on the Switch so naturally we had to give them a go. In our gaming news, we talk about the Guild Wars 2 writer controversy, some new remakes in the business and Steam’s most played games. This week...

The Banner Saga released over 4 years ago but has finally been released on the Switch. Naturally, we decide to jump in and see what this franchise is all about before the release of The Banner Saga 3 this month. We also play some Fortnite and find the mysterious launch of Season 5 to catch our interest. Turns out a rocket created a rift in the sky and who knows what will come out of that. But it’s...

This week Dane Batzel joins us from Game Night Dallas to talk video games and hunting achievements. In our games segment he shares his thoughts on State of Decay 2 from the Xbox Game Pass. Austin and Brett try the demo of Octopath Traveler which now has all 8 characters available which will transfer over into the full game release on July 13th. We also try Fortnite on the Switch and realize it may...