The Other Castle Podcast: Video Game Plot, Lore and More

Season 8 Episode 6 Tom & Andrea are teaming back up with Master Chief for the exciting Halo 3! The previous game left us on a major cliffhanger, and we have to find out what happens next! Listen in as we explore the messy development and release of the Xbox 360's crowning achievement. The stakes are higher than ever in the final chapter of the first Halo trilogy.  Thanks for hanging out with us! C...

Season 8 Episode 5 Tom & Andrea go back to their roots in Donut County. Come along into the deep, dark, cavernous hole that is Los Angeles. BK is a mischevious little raccoon with an app that is far too powerful. Donut delivery is nothing to mess around with, especially when those donuts can eat an entire city block.  Thanks for hanging out with us! Connect with us directly on all the things: Webs...

Season 8 Episode 4 Tom & Andrea take their first trip to the Mushroom Kingdom with Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars! It's Mario's final outing as a silent protagonist and his first step into 3D. A rare collaboration between Nintendo and Squaresoft gave us this grand adventure that took Mario to places he'd never been before. We even talk about out why this system-seller never got a seque...

Season 8 Episode 3 Tom & Andrea develop followers in an entirely new way with Cult of the Lamb. Become the Lamb, start a cult, and give them a reason to worship you. It's a cozy game with enough dead animals to make a butcher wealthy. Come find out what it would be like to live under the rule of Andrea, if you dare.  Thanks for hanging out with us! Connect with us directly on all the things: Websi...

Season 8 Episode 2 This week The Other Castle dives into the Giant Blue Hole with Dave the Diver. Dave was promised some sushi, and we're going to help him get that sushi! It's a fishing game, a restaurant sim, a pokemon game, a farming sim, a Contra clone, an espionage thriller, and an exploration and treasure hunting adventure all rolled into one. What is Dave the Diver? The answer is "Yes". Com...

Season 8 Episode 1 The Other Castle is back with the bizarre and twisted world of Alan Wake! Join Alan as he explores the dark and eerie town of Bright Falls. His marriage and career are in a shambles. The only way to pull himself out of it, is through a tense psychological thriller that will hopefully revitalize both. Grab your flashlight and some batteries for this one. Thanks for hanging out wi...

Bonus Episode Tom & Andrea coming at you with a surprise Bonus Episode to round out your holiday season and bring you into the New Year with Bioshock Infinite! We tag along with Booker and Elizabeth as they try to escape the flying city of Columbia. It's the final chapter in the Bioshock trilogy (for now), so don't miss out on all the great Bioshots we have in store for you.  Thanks for hanging ou...

Season: 7 Episode: 10 In the Season 7 finale, Tom & Andrea take a journey down The Oregon Trail! The longest-running series in all of gaming is one that American school children for generations have fallen in love with while playing and learning. Starting out as an attempt to be "the cool teacher", The Oregon Trail is a pioneer in and of itself in edutainment. Come find out why this game has stood...

Season: 7 Episode: 9 It's another intergalactic episode as Tom & Andrea travel to a distant moon, where we escape the Black Iron Prison in The Callisto Protocol. Jacob and Dani are sworn enemies and each other's only hope as they uncover the secrets of the horrors hiding within the walls of the prison they have found themselves accidentally calling home. Lots of gore follows. Like, tons.  Thanks f...

Season: 7 Episode: 8 Tom & Andrea become the sun goddess Amaterasu in the tragically forgotten piece of art, Okami. Listen in as we detail its critical acclaim and financial disaster. Somehow, risen from the ashes, it's given its due with the HD remaster. Find out how Ammy and her sidekick, wandering artist Issun, take on the many evils that inhabit Nippon.  Thanks for hanging out with us! Connect...

Season: 7 Episode: 7 Tom & Andrea take a boat to Edward's Island for a fun little camping trip that totally won't turn into a ghost story in Oxenfree. Tune in as we go along with Alex as she gets to know a new family member, and hunts some ghosts. It's a genre-blending sleeper hit that will have you coming back again and again and again and again... Thanks for hanging out with us! Connect with us...

Season: 7 Episode: 6 Tom & Andrea are trapped on Mars with no escape in the sci-fi thriller Fort Solis. We go with Jack Leary as he sets out to investigate a distress alarm that has started blaring from the seemingly abandoned Fort Solis. It's a race against time and sanity as we discover the mysteries of Fort Solis. Thanks for hanging out with us! Connect with us directly on all the things: We al...

Season: 7 Episode: 5 Tom & Andrea take on the Locust Horde along with Marcus Fenix in the Epic Games masterpiece: Gears of War. Listen in as we discuss friendship and brotherhood in this action-packed adventure. We have a whole world to save, and a bunch of bugs to kill along the way. Find out how this first game in the long-running series broke the ground wide open for so many hits to come.  Than...

Season: 7 Episode: 4 Tom & Andrea go on another Supermassive adventure with The Quarry. There's a mysterious threat lurking in Hackett's Quarry. People keep going missing, there's a hag running around, the Hackett family is deranged, and there's some kind of creature stalking an unsuspecting group of camp counselors. It's another horror slayathon with perma-death. You'll have a howling good time w...

Season: 7 Episode: 3 Tom & Andrea take a trip to the Underworld just to turn around and try to escape in the epic roguelite, Hades. We go along with Zagreus, the crown prince of the Underwrold as he attempts to defy his overbearing father Hades, over and over again until he gets it right. Find out how one of the most popular games in the genre came to dominate the competition. It's another endless...

Season: 7 Episode: 2 Tom & Andrea travel to the land of the dragons to explore one of the rare games of Andrea's childhood, Spyro the Reignited Trilogy. In this ground-up remake of the classic series, we find out how one of the most famous voice actors in the world landed the part of the titular dragon. We'll then go on a journey as we explore all three games in the trilogy. It's not just nostalgi...

Season: 7 Episode: 1 The Other Castle returns for season 7 with the follow up to our most popular episode with Bendy and the Dark Revival. This time, we take control of Audrey as she maneuvers her way through a much larger and more frightening Joey Drew Studios than we saw in the first game. We'll see some old friends and make some new enemies along the way as well.  For those of you that want to...

Bonus Off-Season Episode Tom & Andrea revisit Bioshock in this remake of one of our earliest episodes. We're going to take a dive into Rapture like it's our first time, and talk about the million reasons Bioshock is so inspirational. Would you kindly follow us along with Jack and Atlas as we rescue (or harvest) some Little Sisters? Just watch out for Big Daddy! Don't forget to rate and subscribe!...

Bonus Off-Season Episode Tom & Andrea followed Naughty Dog's lead and we have remade our coverage of The Last of Us Part 1 from the ground up! This is a brand new episode with all new details, more plot, more lore, and a few surprises. Let's go with Joel and Ellie on their original adventure in the most beautiful version of the game yet. We even talk about the adapted TV series and some of the dif...

Season: 6 Episode: 10 Tom & Andrea head to Los Santos with Michael, Franklin, and Trevor for Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar's tour de force has been running strong for going on 10 years. Come ride shotgun as we cruise through this epic tale of heists and friendships. Might want to hide your stuffed animals, though.   Follow us on all the things! www.theothercastlepodcast.com www.patreon.com/theother...

Season: 6 Episode: 9 Tom & Andrea travel to the island of Tsushima, Japan to team with samurai Jin Sakai as he saves his home from the Mongol invasion. A harrowing tale about redemption and sacrifice permeates every aspect of this magnificent title from Sucker Punch Studios. Can Jin defeat the Mongol horde, while also remaining true to the samurai's code? Find out in this week's episode on Ghost o...

Season: 6  Episode: 8  Tom & Andrea join the miniscule Mono and his mysterious companion on their journey through Little Nightmares 2. We return to this TOC classic world for its final(?) outing in the spookiest of spooky games. Can we figure out what happened in this wordless wonder of a game? Come along and find out! Follow us on all the things! www.theothercastlepodcast.com www.patreon.com/theo...

Season:  6 Episode:  7 Tom & Andrea say "Fuzzy Pickles" as they head off to Eagleland to team up with Ness and crew to defeat the evil Giygas. This is possibly the most influential game ever made, and it is a wild ride. Come along with us as we break down the flop turned legend: Earthbound. Follow us on all the things! www.theothercastlepodcast.com www.patreon.com/theothercastle Discord: Send us a...

Season: 6 Episode: 6 Tom & Andrea unleash their inner action hero in the VR exclusive, Blood and Truth. Become a member of the Marks crime family, and protect the family business. Every genre of action movie is represented here, and you even get to live the dream of being a DJ in a casino. Come along for our most British episode yet! Follow us on all the things! www.theothercastlepodcast.com www.p...

Season: 6 Episode: 5 Tom & Andrea head into Arcadia Bay to meet best friends, Max and Chloe. Come along as we bend time and space with Max as she uncovers the truth behind Chloe's missing friend, Rachel Amber. This game also gives us, quite possibly, the most evil villain we've ever encountered.  Due to the depths of this evil character's depravity, we need to give a couple Trigger Warnings. This...