The Inner Gamer Podcast

Welcome to episode 250! This episode marks well over 350 hours of content we've produced over the last 4 years. For 250, we have an incredible episode to share with our listeners. First off, we finally dive into Death Stranding and give our first impressions of the game. It's unique, a little weird and somewhat relaxing. We explain a bit of the story, discuss the gameplay, gorgeous graphics and mo...

The Oculus Quest has been out since May of this year but now that's Black Friday times we decided to pick one up. Brett goes from the Oculus Rift to a Quest and won't ever go back. The Quest is true, wireless virtual reality with surprising performance and tracking. We play Vader Immortal, Beat Saber and more without a PC. Austin also talks about his new obsession: Warhammer Beastgrave. He plays s...

Pokemon Sword and Shield has finally arrived on the Switch. This is the first mainline Pokemon game for the Switch and we have some things to say about it. With a new "wild area," more Pokemon and Dynamaxing...is it enough to live up to the hype? This episode features our Patreon supporter Andrew on to talk about his thoughts on the game. Thanks Andrew for your support! In the news, Phil Spencer s...

Respawn's first Star Wars game has arrived! EA and Respawn have released their single-player story following Cal after Order 66 was executed. The game is a good combination of Dark Souls and Uncharted despite some flaws around the edges. We also revisit more of Luigi's Mansion 3 and talk about the complexity behind the boss battles. In the news, Pokemon Sword and Shield is suffering from a lot of...

We welcome two very special guests and Patreon supporters to talk about Luigi's Mansion 3 and more! Luigi's Mansion has arrived on the Switch and with it is levels of fun exploring this haunted hotel. Austin also finishes The Outer Worlds and has some good things to say about the finale. In the news this week Microsoft held their XO19 conference. WIth it we saw first reveals from Grounded by Obsid...

Concrete Genie is the latest PS4 exclusive with a single player only campaign. It's a beautiful game where you create art in a drab, run down old town. You begin to find that the art can come alive and it makes for an interesting, emotional and inspiring experience. We also try out the new release of the Pacific Theater in Battlefield 5! They released two new maps: Pacific Storm and Iwo Jima. It b...

Call of Duty has returned to the name Modern Warfare with a 2019 take on modern combat. With it comes a new story campaign, new game modes and co-op making for a vast departure from last year's Black Ops 4. This one is more grounded, has a solid story and feels like a return to the feeling that captured us from Modern Warfare 1 and 2.  In the news this week, J. Allen Brack apologizes for Blizzard'...

The Outer Worlds has finally arrived in our hands. Obsidian Entertainment, the original creators of Fallout, have come out with with a new IP that is a fresh return to the days of old with Fallout and even Bethesda games. It's a great game with a ton of flexibility in choice.  We also played Bloody Harvest which is the new free event from Borderlands 3. It's a Halloween event with skulls, new boss...

Creature in the Well is a game that came out not long ago from Flight School Studio. It's a pinball, hack and slash dungeon crawler. We love the art style and enjoy the unique gameplay but found there to be some issues with navigating the world. Is it worth buying yet? We also play more Apple Arcade such as Spek and Outlanders. If you want to hear us do these Arcade reviews regularly, let us know!...

Brett continues his tour of Apple Arcade with a new game called Grindstone from Capy Games. You may know them as the developers behind Below as well as Sword and Scorcery. It's a puzzler with a ton of great mechanics all part of the $4.99/month price point on Apple Arcade. We also dive deeper into Shadowkeep for Destiny 2 talking about the dailies, the new loot and much more. Our news focuses on t...

This week we dive deep into Destiny 2 Shadowkeep. We share all the good and the bad of this new expansion that takes us back to the moon. It brought Austin back, will it bring you back? We also dive into the new map from Apex Legends World's Edge. It's quite a change from the previous one but it's a breath of fresh air to have a brand new design underway! For our news this week, Blizzard really wa...

Apple Arcade is here and Brett jumps in to give it a go. We ordered it and have downloaded and played games like What the Golf, Where Cards Fall, Mini Motorways and more. It's a great platform for $4.99/month to play mobile games without all the frustrating parts. We also play Ghost Recon Breakpoint in the beta. It was free last week and Austin has some good things to say but ultimately is concern...

Borderlands 3 is here and we dive deeper into it this week. There are a lot of great things going for it from the weapons, the gameplay and the co-op features. On the other hand, there are some issues with it in regards to the story pacing, world building and more.  Steam has significantly changed the way their store works and some feedback has been less than positive from indie developers. Gamest...

Greedfall is the new game from the team Spiders. It's a cross between the colonial times and a world filled with magic, riches and wild creatures. Austin plays through it and shares his positives and some negatives. It's similar to what Bioware games used to be but does it hold up? We also briefly talk about our first impressions of Borderlands 3. More to come next week. In the news this week Game...

Austin can't stop playing WoW Classic. So much so it's becoming a problem that Brett thinks he should start another podcast just about WoW. Regardless, we have a discussion on more WoW content such as leveling, questing and getting mounts. In our news, we talk about the latest from Nintendo Direct such as Xenoblade Chronicles remaster coming to the Switch, Overwatch on the Switch, a new 4 player K...

Control is the latest game from Remedy Entertainment, creators of Alan Wake, Max Payne and Quantum Break. This latest entry Brett has played several hours of and has some positive things to say. It's a nice change of pace as a true to form single player experience. In our news, Cyberpunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red have released some new footage with further details about the game. Telltale Gam...

We jump back in the past and play Borderlands 2 in anticipation of Borderlands 3! It feels so different from 2012...it's way harder! Fortunately, we manage to survive relatively unscathed. In the news, we talk a lot about Gamescom 2019. With new trailers from Avengers, Death Stranding and more, it's a lot of fun stuff to talk about. Apex Legends devs say some not so nice things to toxic gamers and...

This week Austin dives into Fire Emblem: Three Houses exclusive to the Switch. It's the next game in the Fire Emblem series in which you pick from one of three Houses and do more than just combat. There's a lot to digest in this game and we talk all about what makes this game special. It's now the best selling Fire Emblem in the franchise! In our news, we discuss Ninja's marketing scheme and the m...

This week we talk about a fun, new game we came across called Shakedown: Hawaii. It's a 16-bit adventure game similar to the original Grand Theft Auto where you lose a lot of money in your business and have to take back what's yours by any means necessary. Austin also plays the new DLC for Warhammer Vermintide 2 called Winds of Magic. It's a super challenging take on an already difficult game. In...

We have been dying to start a campaign in Divinity Original Sin 2 and over the week at QuakeCon we dived in. Since then, we've ran a few sessions that have been a ton of fun. We discuss the parallels between this game and Divinity. We also play a new tower game called LEGO Tower from nimblebit. This is the same creators as Tiny Towers with a similar concept, but better graphics and branded for LEG...

We went to QuakeCon 2019 this past weekend to celebrate Doom's 25th anniversary! We got to see some new details on Doom, actually play Doom Eternal and participate in BYOC! QuakeCon was great and it was nice to see all the community out there to hang out with us. This week in the news, Nintendo is fixing their joy-cons, Overwatch has a new hero, Disney talks on acquiring Activision Blizzard and St...

This week we play the wildly anticipated mobile game from Nintendo: Dr. Mario World. As of this release, it's been downloaded over 5 million times and Brett has all the details on this new game. It's our first time playing Dr. Mario but it's a ton of fun despite a few little surprises along the way. We also talk our first impressions on Marvel's Utlimate Alliance 3, exclusive to the Switch! In the...

We dive into Super Mario Maker 2 on the Nintendo Switch. It's the next generation of players getting to make their own mario levels and play through over 100 levels of Nintendo's creation! It's an incredibly deep game with a lot to do. Austin also plays through DOTA Underlords, the new auto-battler from Valve. In our news, Nintendo unveils their smaller, Switch Lite. Call of Duty reveals a little...

Harry Potter Wizards Unite has arrived on phones everywhere. This is the follow up to Pokemon GO and although it doesn't have the traction that Pokemon GO had, it's still a fun game to play. We talk about some initial impressions. Austin also dives into Season 2 of Apex Legends discussing map changes, a new character, gun modifications and more. In our news, Nike releases a new shoe modelled after...

We take a step back this week and review Forza Horizon 4 on the Xbox One. It released last year but has had several updates including Fortune Island and the latest Lego Speed Champions. We also revisit Assassin's Creed Odyssey since it added new player created quests we wanted to see what they were all about. In our news, EA executives give up their cash bonuses to help fund other projects and sta...