The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about movies like the Super Mario Brothers movie, Suzume, Air, and Brian gives his reviews of Wildfrost, World of Horror, and the Vampire Survivors DLC: Tides of the Foscari. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Movie Chat - Mario / Suzume / Air - 8:40 | Wildfrost (Review) - 19:35 | Vampire Surivors DLC (Review) - 56:08 | World of Horror (Review)...

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley are joined by James to discuss his creation, AcclaimedVideoGames.com. The site is dedicated to ranking the greatest games of all time by aggregating and weighing "greatest games of all time" lists. It's a discussion that delves into what game criticism is all about, if true consensus can be reached, the pitfalls of such endeavors, an...

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about modding game consoles, Potionomics, and Metroid Prime Remastered, as well as brief impressions of Wild Hearts, Dead Space Remake, and more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Wild Hearts - 3:14 | Potionomics - 10:34 | Dead Space Remake - 30:31 | Modding Game Consoles - 37:19 | Metroid Prime Remastered - 57:27 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EA...

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about the NXYI Wizard controller for Switch, Gal Guardians: Demon Purge, the Return to Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells, as well as review scores preorders, and more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: NXYI WIZARD - 1:10 | Gal Guardians: Demon Purge - 17:30 | Review Scores & Preorders - 34:44 | Dead Cells Return to Castlevania DLC - 59:31 | Th...

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Will Borger to talk about FFX Blitzball, Metroid Prime Remastered, Hi-Fi Rush, and bemoan gaming’s lack of cheat codes (& possible solutions). Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Blitzball - 0:00 | Metroid Prime Remastered - 8:47 | Plitch & Why Don't Games Have Cheats Anymore? - 43:46 | Hi-Fi Rush - 1:13:55 | POTENT...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and returning host Chris Shriver, talk about the Nintendo Direct, The Last Of Us on HBO, and more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Nintendo Direct - 17:06 | HBO’s The Last Of Us - 1:21:27 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +I Didn’t Want To Spit Too Much In Your Drink Before Handing It To You | You Wanna Piece Of Me, Boy | +ARMS Fans Are Starving T...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Season: A Letter To The Future, the rise and fall of live service “forever” games, whether Halo should keep going, and more. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Potion Craft - 2:18 | Hi-Fi Rush & Avatar: Way Of Water - 8:46 | Season: A Letter To The Future - 17:26 | Dauntless, Live Service Games, & Preservation - 30:41 | Should Halo J...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, Monster Hunter Rise, and when complexity in games can start to take away from player enjoyment. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider - 17:33 | Monster Hunter Rise - 40:11 | When is Complexity In Games Too Much? - 46:23 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++I Don't Fre...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Ronny Barrier (IGN) to talk about the best games of 2022, with each host giving their Top 5 best games of year, as well as some honorable mentions that should not be missed. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Honorable Mentions - 2:03 | Marvel Snap (Ronny) - 2:26 | Neon White (Ronny) - 6:50 | King Of Fighters 15 (Ronny) - 10...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about some of the best games of 2022 that DIDN’T make the cut for next week’s Game Of The Year Top 5. They also have a lengthy diatribe about hamburger restaurant power creep. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Somerville - 14:04 | Signalis - 17:13 | High On Life - 21:13 | Pentiment - 23:00 | Immortality - 27:25 | Dorfromantik - 31:24 | Her Name W...

In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by returning guest Kris Cornelisse and first-time guest Sterling Silver talk about the 2022 hit that is Triangle Strategy. A full spoiler-free review discussion is followed by a spoilercast where we dive into what works, what doesn’t, and what we think about Square’s latest tactical strategy RPG. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Triangle Strategy - 02:15 | S...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Brian’s final thoughts on God of War Ragnarok, alongside Josh’s initial impressions. Brian is closing in on the end of Triangle Strategy, our Game Of The Year episode is coming soon, and Warhammer Darktide has some issues. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 4:49 | Triangle Strategy - 11:17 | Game Of The Year Is...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about The Game Awards, Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion, & God of War Ragnarok. Also, Brian bizarrely predicts the 4K Dark Forces fan remaster. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: The Game Awards - 1:00 | God of War Ragnarok - 44:52 | Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion - 1:08:30 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++I Watched...

In this episode, Brian Barnett talks about special guests Ronny Barrier and Scott White about Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion, God of War Ragnarok, The Legend of Heroes series, and The Game Awards. Cheers! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Final Fantasy: Crisis Core & God Of War Ragnarok - 6:28 | The Legend Of Heroes - 21:14 | The Game Awards | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +I'm...

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, as well as Brian’s final review The Case Of the Golden Idol and Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S, a great picross game. Cheers! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S Picross - 21:40 | Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 32:45 | The Case Of The Golden Idol - 1:12:43 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk (and rant) about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, as well as The Case Of the Golden Idol and The Entropy Center. Cheers! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 19:17 | The Case Of The Golden Idol - 1:05:12 | The Entropy Centre - 1:22:13 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +Oozing Brian Barnett Ene...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Chris Shriver, and special guest Kris "Delfeir" Cornelisse talk all about God of War Ragnarok's opening hours, Brian's growing love for Triangle Strategy, early access gem Against the Storm, the Sifu Switch port, and coming to Cyberpunk 2077 so long after launch. Cheers! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: God of War Ragnarok - 04:43 | Triangle Strategy - 23:08 | Against The S...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about the final tally of the Astros VS Phillies World Series before diving into discussions on the DLC for Resident Evil Village. Brian then opens up about his preview of Elder Scrolls Online: Firesong and his review-in-progress for Triangle Strategy's PC port, as well as Josh's surprise GOTY candidate, Signalis. Enjoy! TOPICS &...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about the World Series of baseball, when Brian and Chris’ teams are pitted against each other. They also discuss Dicey Dungeons, the beginning of the game rush which marks the end of 2022, Brian’s review-in-progress of Shatter Remastered Deluxe, and Chris’ fatigue with the way the Gears of War franchise has changed over the year...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver are joined by special guest Will Borger to talk about Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, Marvel Snap, the Steam Deck, Fueled Up, and more. TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Triangle Of Sadness/Troll 2 | Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (Final Review) - 15:08 | Marvel Snap - 25:06 | How Chris Is Using His Steam Deck - 35:44 | Fueled Up (Final Review) - 1:04:55 |...

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Brandon Hunt to discuss TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Her Name Was Fire, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, and Overwatch 2, and more. TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - 17:11 | Her Name Was Fire - 36:09 | Azure Strike Gunvolt 3 - 47:36 | Overwatch 2 - 57:40 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+"...

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, & Chris Shriver are joined by Justin Koreis to discuss their earliest gaming memories, big moments in their gaming lives, and more. TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Justin's Outrage At Being Excluded From Horizon Hate-Fest - 1:25 | Our Early Gaming Memories - 4:58 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Sending Poutine By Mail | +Poutine, Th...

DESCRIPTION: In this episode, Brian Barnett and Chris Shriver are joined by Will Borger to discuss the Horizon Zero Dawn Remake leak, Proteus, Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy, and more. TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Horizon Zero Dawn Remake Leak - 8:00 | Proteus - 52:14 | Gaming On The Go - 1:01:50 | Eyuden Chronicles, TombStar, & Monster Train - 1:06:33 | Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy...

This week Brian is still trapped on the Island, so Josh talks all the movies he's been seeing. We also talk about Splatoon 3 some more, The Last of Us show trailer, and the new hit music game Trombone Champ. TITLES  Some Trombone Game  In This House We Love Sigourney  How Bad Could It Be?  The Justin Long Horror Renaissance  You Need To Get Very Stardew Valley Very Quick&n...

TIMECODES  Metal: Hellsinger - 1:30  Should You Feel Guilty About Buying Reproductions - 22:13  Nvidia and EVGA - 1:01:33  Splatoon 3 - 1:09:53