Video Game Hangover

Randy straps in for a roguelike doubleheader with Void Bastards and Rad . You'll never believe what happens! Meanwhile, D.J. watches six hours of creeper videos in Telling Lies . Also, part 1 of our 8619156137-part series on Dragon Quest XI . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 1:51 - Void Bastards 17:46 - Rad 36:44 - Dragon Quest XI 55:41 - Telling Lies 1:13:16 - Outro

Randy takes a detour through Witcheye before heading back to school in Fire Emblem: Three Houses . D.J. discovers new ways to experience Dragon Quest in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . And yes, more Dragon Quest Builders 2 . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Immediately Witcheye! 09:04 - Cold open 12:15 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 42:15 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate feat. Hero 56:21 - Dragon Quest Builde...

Randy takes up teaching in Fire Emblem: Three Houses but runs into trouble adjusting to campus life. D.J. keeps it wholesome (and mildly creepy) while delivering mail in Tiny Echo . Also: Dig Dug ging ever deeper into Dragon Quest Builders 2 . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Dig Dug and the Case of the Too Casual Pants 07:49 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 28:03 - Tiny Echo 35:53 - Dragon Quest Builder...

Randy gets wholesome by taking A Short Hike up a mountain. D.J. deals with a toilet conundrum (don't worry about it) in Dragon Quest Builders 2 , then breaks his one rule in Final Fantasy XIV . Also: 2019's backlog champion revealed! Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Backlog Attack winner 06:20 - Deadly Premonition: The Movie 08:37 - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 13:16 - A Short Hike 33:11 - Dragon Ques...

We travel far into The Outer Wilds before settling into quiet life on a farm in Dragon Quest Builders 2 . Also, the Backlog Attack wraps up with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Deadly Premonition . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 03:16 - The Outer Wilds 31:05 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 47:57 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call 1:09:10 - Deadly Premontion 1:22:36 - Outro

The end of the Backlog Attack is in sight as we get into Wario Ware Gold , Tomb Raider Anniversary , and reveal your picks for our listener's choice games. Also: Randy has some words about that Switch Lite. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Bathroom Break 04:54 - Switch Lite! 17:58 - Wario Ware Gold 35:28 - Tomb Raider Anniversary 48:25 - Backlog Attack week III.8 Final Chapter Prologue 58:47 - The O...

We're beating the summer heat with a crippling drug habit in Dr. Mario World . (That's how Dr. Mario works, right?) Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Professor Layton: The Next Generation (actually his daughter) and Front Mission Evolved . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 09:16 - Layton's Mystery Journey 29:19 - Front Mission Evolved 43:24 - Dr. Mario World 1:02:24 - Outro

The Backlog Attack kicks off with Randy cheerfully slicing and dicing robots in Kirby: Planet Robobot . Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to make sense of the Flashback HD remake, but that's OK, because there's Shadowbringers . Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/New music 05:00 - Stranger Things Moment 06:34 - Flashback 25:30 - Kirby: Planet Robobot 35:45 - Ritual of the Moon: The Finale 46:46 - Final Fantasy...

We're commemorating our 400th episode in the only way that makes sense: By definitively naming the best 400 video games ever made. Also, we kick off this summer's Backlog Attack! Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 01:35 - Backlog Attack/The greatest 400 video games of all time, comprehensively and definitively ranked 1:02:39 - Outro

We're beating the summer heat in the frozen mountains of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne , and the... air-conditioned spectral movie theater of Persona Q2 , I guess? Also, the Ritual of the Moon nears its end, and handy tips for staying alive. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Backlog Attack: Prologue 07:11 - Become what you must 23:41 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 37:43 - Persona Q2: New Cinema La...

With E3 and Keanu Reeves distant memories, Randy and D.J. settle back into the Nintendo groove in Cadence of Hyrule , with mixed results. Also: What to avoid, an what to avoid avoiding while slaying the spire, and another status update from the moon. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/E3 wrap-up 05:56 - SGDQ hype 12:20 - Ritual of the Moon 22:10 - Cadence of Hyrule 45:22 - Slay the Spire 1:09:24 - Out...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is real, and we have opinions on it. Also, all the other big E3 2019 scoops, like Watch Dogs: Legion , Doom Eternal , Final Fantasy VII Remake , The Avengers , and your favorite unreleased JRPGs from the 90s! Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Animal Crossing: New Horizons 14:01 - Phantasy Star Online 2 15:53 - Microsoft/Project xCloud 24:54 - Doom Eternal/Watch Dogs Legi...

Randy and D.J. finally initiate the month-long Ritual of the Moon . Also, hunting monsters with inadequately sized axes in Dauntless , and reevaluating our life choices in Slay the Spire . And: E3 looms. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/E3 hype gondola 21:57 - Ritual of the Moon: Week 1 37:21 - Dauntless 54:04 - Slay the Spire 1:12:55 - Outro

In a shocking twist, Randy sets up a factory farm on a remote planet in Slime Rancher . Meanwhile, D.J. navigates the ups, downs, and excessive spikes of adventure-puzzler The Way . Also, anyone want a Gameboy with a hand crank?! Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:09 - Ritual of the Moon 04:28 - Playdate 24:16 - The Way 45:26 - Slime Rancher 1:08:51 - Outro

Randy embarks on a magical journey to the world of Culdcept Revolt . D.J. faces his greatest fear in Cosmic Star Heroine . Also: What does The Division 2 have in common with Final Fantasy XIV ? Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Tetris 99 08:07 - Ritual of the Moon 11:12 - Phantasy Star 16:19 - The Division 2 22:46 - Culdcept Revolt 46:46 - Cosmic Star Heroine 57:54 - Outro

Randy finds his calling as a traveling bard in Wandersong . Meanwhile, D.J. gets extra weird with Eternal Senia , which is probably a clicker game, then takes a lightning tour of Japan to explore Kyoto's red gates in, naturally, Explore Kyoto's Red Gates . Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Surprise! It's the Flash 06:44 - Phantasy Star 12:08 - Eternal Senia 23:35 - Wandersong 41:28 - Explore Kyoto's...

A fun bear teaches Randy the ancient samurai code in Bushido Bear . D.J. plays the equally ancient Phantasy Star . A thoughtful conversation about a creator's responsibility devolves into a debate over whether or not hedgehogs should have human teeth. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:50 - Koji Igarashi's horrible trailer 20:05 - Bushido Bear 38:08 - Bushido Blade 40:37 - Bushido Phantasy Star 1:0...

Randy returns to the world of Boxboy (and Boxgirl ), now in lavish high definition. D.J. gets Fire Emblem in his Dragalia Lost . And the second part of our Labo VR experience, featuring Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 03:23 - The Avengers, Part Deux 13:46 - Nintendo Labo VR (feat. Mario and Zelda) 39:18 - Boxboy + Boxgirl 58:38 - Dragalia Lost x F...

Randy unleashes his secret weapons in the brand new Steamworld Quest. D.J. subjugates his adorable neighbors in The Battle of Polytopia. Paul gets slimy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 01:45 - The Avengers!!!!!!!!! 09:35 - Steamworld Quest: The Hand of Gilgamech 29:20 - The Battle of Polytopia 44:35 - Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67:45 - Outro

Randy contemplates his new life as a fox in The First Tree . Meanwhile, D.J. contemplates his new life as a guy with cardboard strapped to his head as he delves into Nintendo Labo's VR kit. Also, making a triumphant return to the show: It's Battlefield 3 ! Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 02:51 - Tom Clancy's Battlefield 3 18:02 - Nintendo Labo VR 54:25 - The First Tree 72:10 - Outro

Randy discovers the joys of papercraft in Yoshi's Crafted World . Paul finally gives into Gwent in Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales . And D.J. ruins the idyllic landscapes with a giant circus tent in Islanders . Episode Timeline: 00:42 - Intro 03:40 - SwitchFix wrap-up 07:02 - PlayStation Now 24:50 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 38:55 - Yoshi's Crafted World 55:04 - Islanders 70:00 - Outro

We've live from PAX East 2019! Hear about weird weasel things, and simple sandwiches. Fin~ Episode Timeline: 00:36 - Intro 02:05 - PAX East 2019 70:08 - Outro

On this week's show, we're dancing the night away with Crypt of the Necrodancer . We also spend some time with the latest Tom Clancy opus: Baba is You . Plus, Golf Peaks, and more competently crafted Ubisoft experiences™. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 01:45 - PAX East hype 07:45 - Google Stadia 14:55 - Golf Peaks 24:02 - Crypt of the Necrodancer 36:27 - Baba is You 47:03 - Division 2 67:55 - Out...

Part 1 of our 25637852-part series on Tom Clancy's The Division 2 . Randy discovers a new way to hold his Switch. Also, D.J. starts a shady underground robot fight club after getting kicked out of a shady underground mahjong fight club. Episode Timeline: 00:44 - Intro 01:50 - PAX East hype 06:35 - Switchfix 17:50 - Doman Mahjong feat. Final Fantasy XIV 32:05 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 59:25 - F...

Word Stacks and Crackdown 3 and Word Stacks and Final Fantasy XII and Front Mission and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks. Episode Timeline: 00:35 - Intro 01:49 - PAX East / Lebanon, Kansas hype 06:18 - Tetris 99 12:50 - Word Stacks 18:50 - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 43:08 - Front Mission 56:08 - Crackdown 3 68:58 - Outro