The Tyranny of Thumbs

This is Part 2 of the same night. If you listen closely you can hear the exact moment where McCoy's "2" beers hit and he becomes not sober. Then we deliberate about whether or not we should go to bed and then we go to bed.   Episode 2   From ben via email: Ever been tempted by a Half Life/ Orange Box week? Which one of you, if any, has a beautiful luxurious beard? Or is it, as I suspect, that ther...

Hello everyone! Our Q&A is finally here! A big warm thank you to all who submitted questions. It really does mean the world to us.    For the very astute among us, you may notice a couple things right away: 1) This is a Part 1. We have been known to take our time with our responses to things. And that is on display here. 2) We did not get to every question. Contrary to Zoe's declaration. Even...

Reminder! Q&A next week, you know for James. Come out and support J.$ with a question so he can focus on finals, and if you write in via tyrannyofthumbs@gmail.com then you will receive a patented "🙏" at some random time, probably.   Editor's Note: So it turns out that our titles must be 5 characters long and Neva is 4... I thought about "Neva!" but I'm gunna instead try to pull off "Neva " so...

This week Elena is back and Zoe is handholding the mic in a new setup... oh and James is streaming the game. Prepare yourselves.   Also, it's a fun opportunity for us to actually dive further into the game now that we've had our initial impressions out of the way in Ep. 1!   Oh and submit your Qs for Q&A to support James and his finals week!

With a podcast that definitely could have been an email, we ask you, our listeners, to submit questions, comments and concerns!   Seriously though! Write a question! tyrannyofthumbs@gmail.com   Take care of yourselves out there, we appreciate you.

The one we nearly lost to the storm...   It's more Golden Idol people. H.Y.P.E.

This is the one where we all take a break and just play our home games. Whatever brings us joy. Oh and Gabe joins us! This week we talk about: James: Balatro, The Bazaar Zoe: Grim Fandango McCoy & Elena: Ghosts of Tsushima Gabe: COD 6, Space Marine II, Vermintide II Next week: Rise of the Golden Idol

The thrilling conclusion to our Spooky Games Month: Still Wakes the Deep aka Still Haunts Our Nightmares. Somehow we convinced ourselves that this game was totally gunna be like Dear Esther. And well... you prolly know how this is about to go. Luckily we had each other's company to help guide us through.   Spooky Games Month: Indika Felvidek Still Wakes the Deep

This week we go on an adventure... into Shakespearian play? (Also we open this week with some Keenan story telling beef for the hardcore)   Spooky Games Month: Indika Felvidek Still Wakes the Deep

Now this game is something like you've never seen before. What an absolute banger out of nowhere. MUST PLAY IF YOU LIKE ARTSY BS.   If you don't know what this game is, the trailer will help you be correctly confused (but intrigued) as to what this game is.   Many tracks are really interesting on the soundtrack but here is one McCoy's been Jamming on. It's like Dark Trap music. Here is one Zoe lin...

We back and instead of James being sick it's McCoy! Let's Go!   Also check out the Game List for October aka Spooky Games Month: Indika Felvidek Still Wakes the Deep Editor McCoy's Note on the Release Schedule: Ok, so listen we started recording on Tuesday so I edit on Wednesday and release on Thursday. Does this work for you? If you need me to make a release on Wednesday morning we can talk about...

There is literally no way anyone remembers how to do any of this right. Grace is requested.   And also, we back baby.   And also, what a game.

"Elden Ring is done." - McCoy, 2024   Could such words be real? Tune in for an extremely worn-down set of travelers who are finally ready to put their foolish ambitions to rest.

We finally dive into the long-awaited Elden Ring DLC and boy do we have a variety of experiences. Did you know that Gabe plays this game on NG+7? Holy mother of god. He gives some advice on whether or not he thinks that's a good call (Spoilers: He does not).   We also talk a bit about the community reaction, which while it started off incredibly positive has fallen to "mixed" in the one week since...

The podcast today starts with a conundrum: What podcast to Re-Release this week between Control and Dear Esther? Starting off you get a reflective contemplative editor McCoy trying to solve that problem live on air. He comes in a little "I got this" and ends "Ok, I got a bit humbled and I totally didn't have this". It's a nice journey that ends up delivering some presence, some value, some stories...

The long-awaited sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is finally here and we've re-released enough content to figure out how to align our schedules and lives to play it together. Join us for a rather illuminating discussion of the themes of this game, that at least I can say, leveled me up a lot compared to when I had just finished it and was sorta wondering what the heck was going on.   Also, e...

Editor McCoy takes a backseat to a busy life this week and mostly gets out of the way for an awesome Re-Release of Elden Ring's Seamless Coop Mod. If you like Elden Ring, you've got to at least hear what this mod had to offer. I can't begin to explain how impactful on our entire crew this was.   Also, just a kind note to those playing or planning to play Senua's Saga II. The opening to that game i...

So, if the first Elden Ring Re-Release was here is how it all started then this time it's here is how it all ended.

It's time. "All is not as it seems" - Shivers -- Be sure to check out Instagram because Elena only knows one type of content and that's pure🔥!  (Also she gives more real-time updates on how much we are throwing the schedule)   Tentative Schedule: We got a plan from helpful folks over at the Disco Elysium subreddit... and it's gone. That's to say, we've had to make small adjustments for life reaso...

While we attempt the final lap for Disco Elysium this week, we leave you with a time capsule of when Elden Ring first came out. While not forever ago, it feels like a different world.

This week, we actually start to get into the main story. And that means we start to pull at the threads of what felt just moments ago like a fully cohesive tapestry of everyone's alibi... but wait.... was that a lie? What does that mean? -- Be sure to check out Instagram because Elena only knows one type of content and that's pure🔥!  (Also she gives more real-time updates on how much we are throw...

While we take our sweet time with Disco, enjoy a legendary episode from our archives in preparation for Senua's Sacrifice 2.   I'll leave you with a quote that's been resonating with me from Disco Elysium this week as we've been digging into the main story more...   But you would still prefer if we didn't take her away?   That's right, if we didn't take care of the people who end up here, this pla...

This week, after some light hiatus in our actual real lives, we dive back into Disco Elysium. Where we both enjoy the game and discuss how like... you know... how hard it is to pick up a game like this after putting it down.  -- Be sure to check out Instagram because Elena only knows one type of content and that's pure🔥!  (Also she gives more real-time updates on how much we are throwing the sche...

We've never re-released an episode before, be gentle. McCoy was afraid but James was fearless.   We'll be back for more Disco Elysium next week and with more exciting news on those Insulindian Phasmids

This week, after some light hiatus in our actual real lives, we dive back into Disco Elysium. Where we both enjoy the game and discuss how like... you know... how hard it is to pick up a game like this after putting it down.  -- Be sure to check out Instagram because Elena only knows one type of content and that's pure🔥!  (Also she gives more real-time updates on how much we are throwing the sche...