The Inner Gamer Podcast

We take a break from The Last of Us Part 2 while Brett takes us back to the original game with his first playthrough of The Last of Us 1. We talk about his experiences with that as we prep for our full review on The Last of Us Part 2. Austin also jumps into Destiny 2 to play the Season of the Arrivals  season. In the news, CD Projekt Red held their Night City Wire event showcasing gameplay from Cy...

After several delays, The Last of Us Part 2 has arrived. Austin dives into the first few hours to share his initial impressions and the hope that the leaks aren't as concerning as people made it out to be. Brett beats Ghost Recon Breakpoint and was less than satisfied with the ending.  We talk about EA Play mostly in the news featuring games like Star Wars Squadrons, updates for Apex Legends, the...

This may be the most valuable, content-heavy podcast we've ever released! We open with us revisiting Battlefield of old. Austin redownloads Battlefield 3 and 4 to talk on how he misses the modern combat era. This leads us to speculate what's to come from Battlefield 6 when it arrives next year? In the news, we focus on 3 big things: Destiny 2's upcoming expansions, the Guerilla Collective indie ga...

Brett is trying to get caught up on his games and as such he goes back to Call of Duty Modern Warfare to finally beat the single player story. He walks away pleasantly surprised with lots of great moments and lots of intense, real emotional decisions. Austin also jumps back into Final Fantasy 7 Remake to give his update on where he is in the story. In the news, Project Cars 3 gets revealed via a t...

After much difficulty, Brett finally gets Half-Life: Alyx working enough to get it running. After 3-4 hours of gameplay, he's walked away very pleased. This game takes virtual reality to a whole different level. The immersion you experience from simply picking up an object to using gravity hands to interact with the world around you, it's an incredible experience. The story is great and the gamepl...

We regroup on a lot of games this week. Deep Rock Galactic, a game we've covered multiple times on the podcast in Early Access, has now released in 1.0. Since the game dropped on Early Access it has come a long way and we talk about all the great improvements they've made to get to this point and make it into a solid game worth your time with your friends. Austin also revisits Final Fantasy 15, Br...

Brett was bored, friends were playing Ghost Recon Breakpoint and therefore he was convinced to buy it. This game launched like a trash fire but now it's surprisingly pretty good! We talk about the story as a whole, all the changes they've brought to it to customize the experience for the player and much more. It's a massive world with lots to do. It does have some of the Ubisoft tropes but overall...

Project Winter is a fun 8 player cooperative game where everyone uses voice chat and works together to escape off a brutal island. There are harsh winds, bears, elk and...traitors. There are 2 traitors in each game and your goal as a team is to escape and avoid getting killed by the traitors! We also play Call of Duty Warzone again and it's really growing on us. We played a lot this weekend and fi...

Fallout 76 has had its fair share of ups and downs and finally we have an update that may redeem the title in 2020. Wastelanders is here and with it comes a new NPC-based storyline. There is voice acting, actual human players and more. Does it bring enough to bring us back into the game or does it leave us wanting more? Brett also returns to Life is Strange Before the Storm to try the "Farewell" b...

After a crazy long wait, Final Fantasy 7 Ramake is finally here. What is said to be part 1 of a multi-part series, we dive into this much anticipated remake of a classic 1997 game. Built from the ground up, this game has an incredible, new combat system, gorgeous visuals and an expanded story to take you on an adventure you've never experienced before. We also blast into the past and talk about ou...

We share our first impressions of Resident Evil 3 Remake this week. It's the next iteration of Capcom's remake series and it looks better than ever. Brett finishes Concrete Genie finally and talks about the latter half of the game that's rather different than the beginning. Our Discord also now has Xbox Game Pass  and we have Age of Empires 2 downloaded and played a ton of it! In the news, a possi...

Half Life Alyx is finally here! This is the next game in the Half Life series from Valve. It's a surprising departure in the series as it's exclusively available on virtual reality. Austin plays it on the HTC Vive and has some things to share in his first impressions. Brett also finally beats Borderlands 3  and talks about his final impressions of the full game from start to finish. In the news, S...

Animal Crossing has arrived during the midst of a pandemic. It's a game that brings some joy into this crazy time we're living in right now. Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes us to an island paradise where we grow from a tent to owning a multi-room house full of all sorts of items we've crafted. It's a blast to play with a big loop that keeps you coming back for more.  In our news, The Last of U...

Austin dives into Doom Eternal which is finally here after their reboot in 2016. It has a ton of complicated mechanics, platforming and more. The question is, does it have too much going on? We also play the new rhythm VR game Audica from Harmonix.  In the news, we have our Nintendo Direct with Bravely Default 2, 2K Games coming to the Switch and much more! We also discuss Plague Inc.'s new mode w...

Call of Duty Warzone, the new battle royale from Activision, is finally here. It's a free to play game featuring all the best realms of Modern Warfare in one big map. It has some cool new features but is it enough to keep us coming back? We also enter into the Dream Shaping area of Dreams. Last week we talked about Dream Surfing, aka play, now we're diving into the creation tools and talk about ho...

Brett finally dives into the new game from Media Molecule called Dreams. It's a game creator engine at its core, but we try out the short game experience "Art's Dream" as well as several of the user-created games. There is some amazing work in here and we're impressed with how vastly different this can be!  In the news, we talk about the success of Call of Duty Warzone, Silent Hills apparently com...

Brett jumps into a two year old game called Two Point Hospital. it's a simulation game based off of Theme Hospital. You build up a hospital business curing random ailments that don't exist. It's fun, quirky and complex. Austin dives into the new DLC from The Division 2 and has a good time playing through it. In the news, Ghosts of Tsushima is now here with a release date. Also, Half-Life: Alyx rev...

The Cycle is a new game from Yager, the creators of Dreadnought. This game is a multiplayer game in which you and up to 3 friends go and complete quests in this foreign planet. Meanwhile, other players are trying to beat you in the game as well. It's a PvPvE game that is bringing some cool, new ideas to the game. We also revisit Wheel of Fortune on the Switch...but it's not as good as we remember...

This week we drop down into depths of a complex as prisoners tracking down valuable resources in a game called GTFO. The catch is there are creatures here who are out to get us...badly. GTFO is from the creators of Payday 2 and you and 3 other friends play cooperatively to fight off alien creatures as you find tools and resources and figure out why this place is so messed up in the first place. It...

A new game is out now on Early Access called Temtem. It's basically Pokemon but it's an MMO with more challenging battle mechanics and a lot of quality of life improvements. Will it hold up to be a competitor to Pokemon? We also beat Luigi's Mansion 3 finally. Brett finishes Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, a TV show all about what it's like to work inside a video game studio from the creators of It...

Disco Elysium is a game from ZA/UM based out of Ukraine. It's a cRPG that gives the ultimate choice in the eyes of the player. You build a character that is uniquely yours and find yourself battling not only other characters but your own inner demons. We also try out Season 4 of Apex Legends with the new character called Revenant. In the news, Warcraft 3 is back in the news with their attempt at a...

We jumped into an Early Access game this week called Risk of Rain 2. Published by Gearbox Publishing, this is the sequel to a side scrolling rogue-like shooter. Now it's in full 3D and it's incredibly fun! 4 player co-op has you picking a character and fighting through hordes of bad guys as you level up all the way to HAHAHAHAHAHAHA (yes that's a level.) We also play A Fisherman's Tale in Virtual...

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the first big game of the year and with it comes a new take on the action RPG genre in the Dragon Ball Z universe. Does it deliver on the hype? We talk about the gameplay, the story integrations and much more with our guest. We also dive back into The Division 2 and talk about how it has changed over the last year. Our news opens with YouTube being the exclusive streaming...

We're back with games to catch up from in 2019. We played Remnant: From the Ashes. This is a game that is a third-person shooter/melee based game similar to Dark Souls. It features dynamic boss fights, advanced gameplay and more. Assemble with Care is a mobile game from the creators of Monument Valley. In this game, you play as Maria who is a traveler who fixes antique things. You soon learn there...

We're back in 2020 with a new podcast! It feels good to be back. We open talking about our time off for the holidays with the games we played, the things we did and more. In the news, we talk about Xbox not having exclusive titles at launch which is  likely a good sign. Alienware reveals a new concept called Concept UFO. Finally, Respawn's boss takes over EA DICE LA's studio.  With all that, we st...