The Tyranny of Thumbs

Hello everyone!   We finally caved and decided to play Disco Elysium (Thanks... James). Oh boy, it's a great game everyone, buckle up. I also say buckle up because like... it's gonna take us a minute. Kindness sensors activate! 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 sched...

Forgive, we started off this episode REALLY slowly (we were all exhausted from daylight savings and epic halo this weekend) but we got there in the end boys.   This is a game that has been bubbling behind the surface for a lot of us and it's time to finally put it out and give it its praise.

This week we finish Tunic and boy does this game shift styles in the second half. I'm glad we stuck with it to see what more it has in store for us. Also, we watch a speed run too, which frankly is something we should be doing more because it's just fun to watch the game you just toiled over get broken apart.   (Also I tried to edit this week with Craig files in hopes it would capture the accident...

This week we are joined by Matt to play some Tunic! Zoe, James, and our listeners have been scouting this one so we finally figured out how to align on playing it.    At the beginning of the episode, there is a spoiler-free zone where we try to explain why you might play this game that has received so much buzz but also no one wants to spoil it for you.   We'll come back next week for the full sen...

This week we finally finish up and get to talking about Deadly Premonition! Which is almost certainly a game of all time.   But also like... for the bingo card: Did we release this one on time? That can't be right Quick, who do you think has a technical issue this time? Do you think James liked this Good/Bad game or did he have an overwhelming desire to call the police the entire time?

"This week it's time for something sorta kinda different" - Zoe   This week we answer your questions! What a wild world we live in. Thank you all so much for submitting questions and for the kind words.   (Also thanks for tolerating some tech issues that really got at our mentals this week. Your patience and kindness is always appreciated.)

This week, in what almost certainly could have been an email (but you know this ain't how we roll), we put a quick message about our plans for the new year, ask for your listener questions, and give our game forecast so people can actually know what's going on and get their game related emails in before we've already recorded!   Submit your questions Games Deadly Premonition Tunic Lies of P ____ s...

Day 3 Personal Award: McCoy’s personal award & top episodes Shoutouts from 2022 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Dishonored Everspace Control Elden Ring A Bird Story Finding Paradise Imposter Factory Spiritfarer Astroneer Don’t Starve Green Hell Subnautica Citizen Sleeper Mutazione Cult of the Lamb War Tales Best Game (Top 5) Burnhouse Lane Dead Space Adios Atomic Heart Castle Crashers The Case of...

Day 2 Personal Award: Zoe’s personal award & top episodes Best Visuals: Games we couldn’t help but marvel at Burnhouse Lane Dead Space Adios Atomic Heart Castle Crashers The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs Stray Dead Cells Darkest Dungeon II Elden Ring Seamless Co-op Fallout 3 Starfield CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty) The Pale Beyond Soma Dredge Best Atmosphere: Games that give off good...

Day 1 Best Narrative: Games that tell a great story Burnhouse Lane Dead Space Adios Atomic Heart Castle Crashers The Case of the Golden Idol + DLCs Stray Dead Cells Darkest Dungeon II Elden Ring Seamless Co-op Fallout 3 Starfield CyberPunk 2077 (2.0 + Phantom Liberty) The Pale Beyond Soma Dredge Personal Award: James’ personal award & top episodes Best Collective & Multiplayer Experience:...

DAVE THE.... .... DIVER   Starting the new year off strong! Thank you everyone for being so kind. May you start the New Year as strong as we hope to. For the next couple weeks we are going to be releasing GOTY in place of normal podcasts to give us some breathing room to finish Deadly Premonition. We. Out. Here.

This week we finally get around to talking about Dredge and it's lovely. We've definitely all been vibing on it for the past couple of weeks, in our own way, and it's been exactly what we needed. No doubt about that.   Happy Holidays everyone. Thank you all so much.   Also, hey, Gabe shared with us this FIRE mashup... So, I gotchu dog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feJ7PWlVms8

"Ultimately in this game. You play as a moth" - James "The existential dread of being human, that’s the real horror." - Gabe   A Story Analysis of Soma (By YouTuber Gingy)

This week it's first impressions of Soma, a game so scary it's basically taking us 3 weeks to bring ourselves to play it through. Who knew Spooky Games Month was just going to be us afraid of turning on the videogame?   We are very light on spoilers but more so we talk vibes and the "Safe" mode.

The playlist: Chill Beats to Freeze To - The Pale Beyond Ambient Mix   We returned from a trek on the ice with James... Still no sign of Gabe though. Last time we saw him he was drunk in a bathroom just muttering to himself that "he was the captain now" and laughing to himself.

The playlist: Chill Beats to Freeze To - The Pale Beyond Ambient Mix   This week it's time for a long slow exhale as we embark on the journey into the pale beyond. Also this week we lost like at least 2 crew members so it's down to a cozy Elena, Zoe and McCoy.

The one where we finish where we started. You know like just a quick 2 hours of fire.   Look I know we were late this week, but did we not deliver in the end??

As mentioned in the episode, there will be a follow-up episode to finish this one off as we hit time. Fire episode though so enjoy that :D

Welcome to the one where McCoy is SUPER sick. Forgive!   In this episode, we cover jumping back in to Cyberpunk after all these years of development as we reacquaint ourselves with the game systems in preparation for a deeper dive into Phantom Liberty.   We really don't cover the DLC but mostly just how Cyberpunk has changed. Warning though, spoilers for the main game are sprinkled in this episode...

One. Last. Time.

It's finally time, again. (Reuploaded)

It's finally time.

We drop everything to play the final Golden Idol DLC and wrap up with our final thoughts on that game now that we've got it all done/dusted/solved.   Spoilers but, what a delight that game has been!

"What a series" - Gabe

Join us this week for more wasteland adventures... and also for a window into Elena's love life. Spoilers, she totally loves Gale now and she never even thinks about Asterion anymore.