THE OMNIGAMERS’ CLUB

We’re closing out the season with the 150 episode milestone and a midyear retrospective. We discuss gaming highlights from the year so far, some resolution for the remainder of the year and future plans for the podcast. Plus L.G.B.T (Longsword, Glock, Bat, Taser), Summer Game Fest and more! Topics Discussed Summer Games Fest, Wolverine, Rayman Legends Retold, Stranger Than Heaven, Sega, Mighty Cup...

Mark salvages fun through the various versions of tactical mech series Front Mission; Daniel delivers mail at the edge of the world in Island Off Outer Darkness; We both sail the seven trees of TTRPG The Wildsea; plus fake games, drunk druids and much more Topics Discussed Sudokuvania, Subnautica 2’s Krafton bonus, Dragon Quest anniversary, Famicase exhibit, The Witcher 3 expansion, Oak, Front Mis...

We dust off the dead mall of nostalgia with the retro throwback survival horror of Crow Country; Daniel unknots the tangled strategies of card game Tether; Mark stands his ground with a new hybrid of roguelite and twin stick shooter in Particulitix; plus lots more! Topics Discussed Greater Than Games, Takashi Tezuka, Memory Core, One Card Wonders, Soot & Charm, Die in the Dungeon, Crow Country...

Mark spins a yarn of mercy in of Tales of Grace f Remastered; Daniel delivers his review of Dispatch; plus Wizardry rights, new Starfox, questioning the value of Lore in games, and more. Topics Discussed Wizardry rights, Starfox remake, Cortex Prime reboot, Lore in games, Far: Lone Sails, Tales of Grace F Remastered, Dispatch, ZimaOS, Saga of the Swamp Thing Timestamps Start: 0:00:00 Appetizer 1,...

Daniel quests for a specific flavor of Nostalgia in Dread Delusion and Outward; Mark ruminates on zen and the art of going right in Far: Lone Sails. Plus Tomodachi Life, a taste of gaming news and more.  Topics Discussed Free Comic Book Day, FFXIV at Jollibee, Evercade Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum devices, Ambrosia Sky TTRPG, Playstation DRM, One Card Wonders, Canada Roles Awards, Ten One-Page Rol...

We set our scanners to infra-red to revisit Metroid Prime Remastered and see how well it holds up, and discuss how well the genre fits in first person. Plus Minishoot Adventures, some rare good news in games journalism and more. Topics Discussed Dizzy Sheep Disaster: EX, Xbox Game Pass changes, Kotaku hires, Elden Ring movie, One of Us Will Die, man suspended for forcing colleagues to play boardga...

We hack into CBR PNK: Augmented to see how it modifies the Forged in the Dark system with a streamlined structure and interface that strikes fear in the heart of at least one host. Plus Nintendo history, the state of Star Trek and more! Topics Discussed Super Nintendo (book by Keza Macdonald), Star Trek cancellations, Generation Exile, iii initiative announcements, CBR+PNK: Augmented, The Flight o...

We’re joined by Noe and Mark from Vancouver Playtest to discuss the local community and design scene, their thoughts on creating and playtesting games, and their experiences at Terminal City Tabletop Convention and Protocon B.C. Topics Discussed Blood on the Clocktower, Duel for Middle Earth: Allies, Vancouver Playtest, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, ProtoCon BC, Game Jams, Reforest, Steam Up,...

Daniel muses on the melancholy of the Pokemon apocalypse in Pokopia; Mark deals out an innovative take on deck building from before the genre existed in Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wind and the Lost Ocean; plus the latest news in games and more. Topics Discussed Realis, Nintendo leaks, Sony Playstation prices, Indie Pass, Octopath Traveller TTRPG, Pokemon Pokopia, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Los...

Mark samples an alchemical combination of Metroidvania and deck builder in The Knight Witch; Daniel tests whether emergent storytelling is enough to make a game stick in Cozy Stickerville; plus visiting Vancouver’s latest game cafe with some 2 player abstract games, and more! Topics Discussed Nintendo Switch 2, Ivy Road closure, Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish, The Lord of the Ring’s: The...

We’re back, and picking apart the miserable little pile of secrets in Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Plus our Terminal City Tabletop Convention experiences, a crowdfunding round-up and more! Topics Discussed Wikipedia Gacha, Chicken Fried Dice, Cyberpunk TCG, Lion Dancers, Illiterati, ReMatch, Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, Castlevania: Symphony of t...

Mark debunks the mysteries and genre conventions of Urban Myth Dissolution Center; Daniel is thwarted by a particularly pernicious mouse in Animal Rescue Team; Plus Pokemon Anniversary announcements, Steam Next Fest demos and more. Topics Discussed Pokemon 30th Anniversary, 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard, Moondrop Space Travel earbuds, FiiO EH11 headphones, Sony NWZ-S545 audio player, Steam Next...

Daniel searches for a new purpose in action platformer Mio: Memories in Orbit; Mark chases a new kind of high in Ball X Pit; Plus Ghost in the Shell TTRPG, Axolotl with a Gun, Castlevania and more. Topics Discussed Halo: Flashpoint, Ghost in the Shell TTRPG, Zelda 40th Anniversary, Pokemon 30th Anniversary, Axolotl with a Gun, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ball X Pit, Mio: Mem...

We venture into the dusty dungeons of the Zelda series’ history, discussing how it evolved from The Legend of Zelda through Link’s Awakening, then comparing it with the most recent entry Echoes of Wisdom. Plus State of Play announcements, adventure game books and more. Topics Discussed IFComp, Adventure Game Books, No ICE in Minnesota Bundle, Kena: Scars of Kosmoro, Castlevania: Belmont's Curs...

Mark interrogates the time-travelling hijinks of visual novel Steins Gate; Daniel takes tricks for a husband in board game Brian Boru: High King of Ireland; Plus shining a lamp on classic text adventures and more. Topics Discussed Orbitals, Get Lamp, Text Adventures, Stein’s Gate, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, West Side Story, Star Trek  Timestamps Start: 0:00:00  Appetizer: 0:02:41 Main 1, St...

We’re jumping into 2026 with our first new game of the year, both comparing our thoughts on 3D platformer Big Hops and how it mixes up the genre by tools and tongue. Plus reading recommendations of game blogs and more. Topics Discussed Board Game Beat, games media as marketing, Outer Wilds as anti-nihilism, Big Hops, Blame, The Works of Vermin Timestamps Start: 0:00:00  Appetizer 1: 0:01:45 Appeti...

Mark traces the tactical trickery of Fire Emblem back to its beginning; Daniel spends a winter night winding through Wyrm; Plus the latest in gaming news, music recommendations and more. Topics Discussed Call of Cthulhu Humble Bundle, Rascal Reading Club, Buried Giant Studios, Nintendo Switch repair, AAA vs indie games, Fire Emblem, Wyrm Timestamps Start: 0:00:00  Appetizer 1: 0:01:45 Appetizer 2:...

Description Daniel explores the dusty digital castles of Metroid and Castlevania’s origins before they were Metroidvanias; Mark looks at a different breed of gothic vampire action in the remaster of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver; plus game blog recommendations, dedicated audio devices and more. Topics Discussed Layoffs at Inverse and The Verge, Mothership, Unwinnable, dedicated audio devices, Metroi...

Description We venture into the tall grass to discuss the Pokemon TCG, it’s evolutions both physical and digital as it approaches its 30th anniversary. Plus our holiday gaming, games preservation and more. Topics Discussed Holiday gaming, Video Game History Foundation, Sega TV, Pokemon TCG, Wake Up Dead Man, The Kamogawa Food Detectives  Timestamps Start: 0:00:00  Appetizers: 0:04:57 Main 1, Intro...

Denis Ryan joins us once again to look back at 2025, some gaming highlights and trends that have defined the year. Topics Discussed Industry trends in 2025, Fliptunes, Faraway, Mooki Island, Pokemon TCG, Toy Battle, Paperback Adventures, The Gang, Courtisans, Hot Streak, Call of Cthulhu, Castle Crashers, Metroid Prime Remastered, Phantasy Star, Spider-Man (2018), Metaphor Refantazio, Returnal, Cos...

Mark wards spells in the cozy action RPG Silent Hope and Daniel spells words in the deck-builder Paperback Adventures. Plus Phantasy Star IV, the latest game announcements, demos and more. Topics Discussed PS Vita repairs, Nintendo Online, CorgiSpace, Beastro, Pragmata, Orbitals, Video Game History Foundation, Phantasy Star IV, Silent Hope, Paperback Adventures, Battletech: Decision at Thunder Rif...

Description We excavate the state of video game remasters as Daniel explores the experimental innovations of Final Fantasy 2 and Mark scans the relics of Metroid Prime. Plus revisiting Metaphor Refantazio, the history of JRPG’s and more. Topics Discussed Eidos-Montreal layoffs, EA Saudi Arabia buyout, Sony AI art, Horses banned, Datalog Youtube Channel, Card Drives, Final Fantasy 2, Metroid Prime...

Description Daniel banks bananas in retro platformer Donkey Kong Country and Mark banks monsters in Fantasian Neo Dimension. Plus Over/Under, Ambrosia Sky and more! Topics Discussed SNES Nikes, Nvidia GeForce Now, Over/Under, Kobo Plus, Donkey Kong Country Trilogy, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Ambrosia Sky: Part One, Godzilla Minus One, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation  Timestamps Start: 0:00:00  Appet...

Description Daniel takes a magnifying glass to the miniature world of Mausritter; Mark scopes out a new mutation of tactics in Miasma Chronicles; Plus Alien RPG, Pokemon TCG, Tidal Blades and more. Topics Discussed Black Friday sales, Mausritter, Alien TTRPG Evolved Edition, Pokemon TCG Battle Academy, Legend of Legacy, Tidal Blades: Rise of the Unfolders, Miasma Chronicles, Octopath Traveller 0 d...

Description Daniel uncovers a new gem in indie mines with Diggergun; Mark blasts in the past with Metroid Zero Mission; Plus Steam devices, a roundup of word games and more. Topics Discussed New Steam devices, Spell Smashers, Paperback, Illiterati, Corpse Party tetralogy cancelled, payment provider censorship, Diggergun, Metroid Zero Mission, A Memory Called Empire, Nana Timestamps Start: 0:00:00 ...