The Inner Gamer Podcast

We’re nearing the end of the year and no major game releases left but we still have a bunch to talk about from the storm that has been 2017 for Episode 150! This week we follow up on Star Wars Battlefront 2 with our thoughts on the full campaign and all the multiplayer. Devan jumps into Overwatch again to talk about all the awesome new updates they’ve brought out this year such as the character Mo...

Enter our Episode 150 contest here: www.theinnergamer.net/ep150 We have a huge episode for you this week. The holidays are upon us and our annual holiday gift guide is back! The cast picks their favorite gear and games for the holiday season. What monitors are worth getting? What kind of console system is the best deal? What about the best games you may have missed? We even have some off the wall...

South Park Phone Destroyer has arrived on phones everywhere! Is this just another mobile game or is it what South Park does best? We also have Luis back on the cast to talk about his crazy gaming escapades with Civilization VI, completing Cuphead and going old school with Turok. In the news, EA acquires Respawn Entertainment, creators of Titanfall. Telltale Games lays off a quarter of its staff as...

Call of Duty returns to its roots with World War 2. Does it truly deliver the boots on the ground experience they promised? Austin and Brett give their impressions on every aspect of the game from the single player campaign to zombies. Devan joins us in talking about Super Mario Odyssey and Austin shares how Assassin's Creed: Origins is his biggest surprise this year. In our news segment, Blizzcon...

What an episode we have this week! Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Super Mario Odyssey and Assassin's Creed: Origins dominate and we played them all. Each game is completely unique and it's probably the first time in history we've had this level of quality out in one day (not to mention Stranger Things Season 2.) In our news, we talk about the death of the Kinect, support for Gamecube controllers...

In this episode, Charlie returns to share his impressions on the very unique and stylized game Cuphead. It looks like a 1930's cartoon, plays like Metal Slug and is incredibly hard to play. We also get our hands on South Park: The Fractured but Whole. This is the next game from the minds of Trey Parker and Matt Stone and it's 20+ hours of insanity with a heck of a lot of fart jokes. Find out why t...

We review the highly anticipated sequel to Shadow of Mordor, Middle Earth Shadow of War. We discuss the loot box system, the changes the nemesis system, the story and all the new features and additions they've added since the first game. We also review the very beautiful mobile title Monument Valley 2 and talk about Iron Banner now available in Destiny 2 with all it's changes. For news this week,...

In this episode, we play Star Wars Battlefront 2 and discuss our first impressions with the beta. Is it the game we've all been waiting for? Devan finally gets his hands on Project Octopath Traveler and loves it. In our gaming news, we talk about the new Super Mario Odyssey trailer, Destiny 2 new updates, Stardew Valley and Master Chief. Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice is also doing a special event to...

In a very special episode of The Inner Gamer, we have an interview with Adam Johns and Adam Davis, founders of Game to Grow. They run therapeutic social skills groups using tabletop games and video games as a medium to help kids grow socially. "Game to Grow believes that games of all kinds can improve people’s lives, and these benefits are not limited to helping youth. Intentionally facilitat...

This week we play some really exciting and unique new and returning games. First up, we visit the days of old with the Super Nintendo Classic Edition and talk about our hands-on experience with the new console. We also talk about the Switch-exclusive title Golf Story. It's an RPG/sports game where you improve your golf swing and your story overall with the people you meet. Austin plays Kingdom: Ne...

We have a lot of new games to cover this week, a few older ones and some fresh ones that we still can't stop talking about. Everybody's Golf came out a few weeks ago and we've finally gotten our hands on that. It's Hot Shots Golf but better and with friends it's amazing. We also test out Divinity Original Sin 2 and share our initial impressions on how much it's like Dungeons and Dragons for video...

This week was full of great news. Apple announced their new iPhone's which resulted in more details on ARKit such as a cool augmented reality game called The Machines. They also announced an Apple exclusive from thatgamecompany called "Sky." We also had the Nintendo Direct which revealed the name for Kirby as Kirby Star Allies. We also have Doom and Wolfenstein 2 coming to the Switch and...

Destiny 2 is here. Is it better than the original? Did it fix the issues we had with the first one? We explore the new additions, the story missions, the crucible and more with Destiny and how it's changed from the first game. We also have some news with Lawbreakers, Blizzard building an eSports arena in Los Angeles and South Park's difficulty slider. Apparently Nintendo also decided Mario isn't a...

This week we have Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle as our main focus. This is a deep game and as such we have a lot to talk about. We were surprised at the quality of this game for having such a short time between announcement and launch but it's very good. We also talk about the latest DLC from Little Nightmares. In our news, we have the free games for Xbox One and Playstation 4 for September. The...

What do an old school platformer, Devil May Cry and Chloe Fraser have in common? Nothing really other than they're all parts of this week's games! We review Sonic Mania on the Nintendo Switch, the latest Sonic game which melds the best of the best together into one neat little package. We also review Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. This game is from the creators of Devil May Cry and is considered a...

This week we escape prison and play tug of war! We share our impressions on The Escapists 2, the prison break 8-bit game that releases today. The Escapists 2 introduces multiplayer where you and your friends work together to escape from a variety of prison scenarios by crafting, stealing, brawling and ultimately escaping. We also review Nidhogg 2 where you and another play also brawl in a tug of w...

In a very special episode of The Inner Gamer, we have an interview with the executive producer and design director on the upcoming game Sea of Thieves, releasing in 2018. Sea of Thieves is being developed by Rare, most recognized for games such as Battletoads, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye 007, Viva Pinata and much more. Their 30+ year pedigree is incredible and their newest title is being developed exc...

The highly anticipated title from Epic Games has finally arrived. Fortnite is a "co-op sandbox survival game" where you build bases, fight off zombies and work together to collect massive amounts of loot. It was one of the first games announced for Unreal Engine 4 and is finally here. We break down the good and the bad. We also played through Tacoma and share our thoughts on that highly...

Undertale is a very special RPG game that came out on PC last year. It's coming out on Playstation 4 August 15th and we reviewed in in preparation for that. The characters are great, the gameplay is simple and the love is in the air. We also revisit Splatoon 2 and the flaws we've encountered as of late and talk about the new update for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In our gaming news, we have Sta...

This week we play the highly anticipated game Pyre from Supergiant Games. Pyre is from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. In Pyre, you play through an original story in which the choices you make impact the direction and can actually take the story it totally different directions. They also created their own sport in this game...seriously. We also have a follow up to Splatoon 2 where we talk...

Splatoon 2 is here for the Nintendo Switch and it's our first entry into multiplayer gaming on the handheld/home console system. We play and review what we think about this sequel. We also get our hands on Aven Colony, a new city builder/simulation game by Mothership Entertainment in Austin, TX and published by Team 17. You build a thriving new civilization on a faraway planet. Finally, we look ba...

Aegis Defenders is an upcoming 2d metroidvania-style platformer where you take the role of two characters: a granddaughter and a grandfather. They work together to solve puzzles, defeat bosses and more. The team at GUTS Department has managed to fuse this fun gameplay with another gameplay element: tower defense. It's a fun game and we talk about how the game came to be, the struggles encountered...

We interview Justin Ng, the design and business guy (literally) for Gattai Games. This Singapore-based team is working on a new virtual reality game called Stifled where echolocation is how you navigate. They hear your fear. We dive into building a business around VR games, working on games from Singapore, the future of VR and much more! We also review the isometric western called Hard West. Meg a...

In this episode we have an interview with Lukasz Hacura, the CEO of Anshar Studios and developers of the game Detached for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Detached is a game set in zero gravity, quite a challenge for virtual reality, but they share their insight on developing this game, the constraints within VR and where it's going in the future. In our gaming segment, we talk about Lovers in a Dan...

In this episode we have the one and only Carolina Ravassa on the podcast. She is the voice of Sombra in Overwatch and quite the traveler. We discuss a number of subjects such as being an actress from Columbia, her friends Symmetra, Mercy and Pharah as well as being foodies. It's a fun conversation! In addition, in our games segment we play ARMS, a first party title for the Nintendo Switch and we t...