Video Game Hangover

Paul and Randy revisit New Deus Ex's grim future where cybernetic superhumans can't stop breaking into their neighbors' homes to steal their snacks and drinks. Also, we play Virginia: The Official Game of the U.S. State, and Dragon Quest VII is.   Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro 03:00 - Extra Life hype 10:15 - Deus Ex: New One 39:20 - Dragon Quest VII 52:12 - Cyberpunk Vegan/Booze Chat 55:00 - Virg...

By listening to this episode you will learn: how to select the appropriate robot dog for any situation; operating procedures for the Belus-07 railway vehicle in case of apocalypse; how to get through the first hour of Dragon Quest VII in only three hours. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 04:30 - ReCore 21:45 - The Final Station 34:10 - Dragon Quest VII 64:02 - Outro

Kitchen thievery in Overcooked , naked ninjas being shot out of cannons in Ninja Launcher , and Adam Jensen's sunglasses. One of those things is not like the other... but to find out you'll need to listen to this week's episode! Also: Randy is still (not) dead (hopefully) and we flashback to Flashback: The Quest for Identity .   Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 05:40 - Overcooked 22:18 - New Streetp...

D.J. risks prison time playing AM2R , the Metroid II fan remake. Without Randy around, the conversation quickly devolves into Final Fantasy and Star Trek , but it's mostly because Paul played Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander . Mostly.   Episode Timeline 00:30 - Intro 01:02 - AM2R: The Return of Samus 25:10 - Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander 37:50 - Star Trek Online 49:18 - Battlefield 1 60:05 - Outro

Paul and D.J. report in from the first ever PAX West. Hear about Dragon Quest Builders, The Silver Case, World of Final Fantasy, PAX Game Show Night, and more! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 09:00 - Dragon Quest Builders 20:21 - World of Final Fantasy 24:14 - Dragon Quest VII 28:31 - Final Fantasy XII remaster 34:15 - Suda51 / The Silver Case / Gwent 49:38 - PAX Wrap-up 54:03 - Outro

D.J. finds a new way to play FFXIV in the Deep Dungeon, then rolls a healer in popular Internet meme, Overwatch, because maybe there's more to gaming than killing people. Meanwhile, Randy drops zillions of grenades on people in Deus Ex yeahhhh siicckkkkk Episode Timeline 00:55 - Intro 05:50 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 37:16 - Final Fantasy XIV and MMO Roles 61:00 - Overwatch 77:04 - Final Backlog A...

Randy continues his new life of intergalactic trading in No Man's Sky. D.J. watches people play every arcade game at once, then tries to come to terms with the final Final Fantasy. Paul explains how kitchens work. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:55 - Multibowl 14:31 - Deus Ex Go 30:25 - Overcooked 46:05 - No Man's Sky 74:10 - Final Fantasy V 87:05 - Outro  

No Man's Sky is out so we can definitively answer everyone's remaining questions, like: Are there really 600 trillion planets, or did they just copy/paste the same 3 over and over? How do I shot gun? And which multiplayer mode is best? D.J. goes swimming. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:10 - No Man's Sky 37:50 - Spaceplan 43:10 - Gotta Protectors 50:02 - Abzu 59:30 - Backlog Attack/PAX West 64:5...

Randy pops heads off (and back on again) in the 70s sci-fi-vania, Headlander. Paul is still playing only Monster Hunter. And D.J. would have finished Last Window by now if protagonist Kyle Hyde could drag himself out of bed at a reasonable hour. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 05:15 - Last Window 16:40 - Headlander 30:10 - Monster Hunter Generations 44:50 - Mekorama 50:38 - #badgames 62:32 - Outro...

D.J. emerges from Final Fantasy XIV's deep dungeon to talk about its new Deep Dungeon mode. Paul navigates Batman through some jankiness. Randy has questions about Persona 4's take on hot social issues. Also: The final round of the Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:50 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst 12:25 - Persona 4 19:55 - Affordable Space Adventures 29:00 - Panzer Dragoon Orta 3...

In this audio series of dramatic podcasting you'll find: an in-depth conversation about the new Nintendo NX, an emotionally charged soliloquy about Monster Hunter, some internal dialogue about Mirror's Edge Catalyst, and even some comments about Ghostbusters! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:55 - Weekly Movie Chat 14:41 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst 33:12 - Monster Hunter Generations 43:02 - Nintendo...

Pokemon Go? Check. Monster Hunter Generations? Check. Final Fantasy XIV? Check. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel? Check. Yep, sounds like another show from your friends at Video Game Hangover. Also—this should be good—Randy plays Bloodborne. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:55 - Dwayne Johnson chat 12:30 - Bloodborne 27:35 - Monster Hunter Generations 48:25 - Pokemon Go 66:10 - Persona 4 Golden 80:3...

We look up from our Pokedexes just long enough to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic and also to discuss the Pokemon Go phenomenon. Also, did we play Resident Evil 7 ? Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:20 - Taco Bell Adventures 07:05 - Pokemon Go 32:10 - Resident Evil VII Demo 53:40 - Oxenfree 73:55 - Outro    

As seasoned video gamers, we know a little about what makes a cool game. We strive to talk about only the coolest games every week. Like Boxboxboy. That's cool. Inside? (That's a game.) Also cool. The Return of Matt Hazard? Sorry. That's not a cool game. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 02:05 - Viewer Mail 16:10 - Undertale 33:40 - Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard 48:08 - Inside 60:55 - Boxboxboy...

Paul plays Bloodstained and reports on the state of its found cuisine. Randy tries several extremely Japanese games, with mixed results. 13 years later, D.J. is ready to pass judgment on Deus Ex: Invisible War. Meanwhile, nobody played Mighty No. 9. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 05:45 - Bloodstained E3 demo/Mighty No. 9 fallout 28:55 - Rhythm Heaven Megamix 41:25 - Deus Ex: Invisible War 52:30 -...

The blips and bloops are back! We take a listen to some of our favorite game music mariachi covers, Groove Coaster remixes, and songs appearing in games that rhyme with Unsmarted: Jake's Fmortune. Episode Timeline 02:40 - Intro 11:15 - Game Music Start! 73:45 - Outro

This year, at E3: Tom Clancy's robot dog! Norman Reedus's weird body! Games about war! Games about burritos! Typography! JRPGs that look like Mass Effect! And the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere! Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro 06:32 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 10:55 - God of War 13:58 - Gears of War 4 21:55 - Final Fantasy XV 29:35 - Resident Evil 7 41:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Subtitle 57:55 - Dragon...

The Backlog Attack kicks off with three (maybe) classics: The World Ends with You, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Last Window. Nevertheless, we find time to sneak in a couple new games, like Steamworld Heist and The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine. Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro 09:10 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine 21:20 - Steamworld Heist 40:20 - Final Fantasy XIIIXIV 44:57 - Last Window 52:02 -...

We continue our month-long deep analysis of the infamous Uncharted 4 scene where Nate eats his own brother. D.J. is still stuck in a Final Fantasy XIII hellworld. And the Backlog Attack returns! Episode Timeline 01:15 - Weird intro 05:48 - Groove Coaster 09:35 - The first Foursquare murder 21:30 - Final Fantasy XIII 27:40 - Uncharted 4 48:45 - VGH Movie Talk 58:05 - Viewer Mail 64:10 - Backlog Att...

Randy returns to describe Uncharted 4 with the very highest of adjectives, while D.J. is much less favorable on Final Fantasy XIII. Somewhere in between, Paul enslaves a mushroom race. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 05:20 - Stellaris and No Man's Sky 13:55 - Uncharted 4 29:46 - Resident Evil 6 39:49 - Final Fantasy XIII 52:05 - Viewer Mail 66:10 - Outro  

We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Stellaris 31:33 - Groove Coaster 3 52:03 - Final Fantasy XIII 70:50 - Viewer Mail 77:50 - Outro

D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Nuclear Throne 18:20 - Ratchet & Clank 37:28 - Pocket Card Jockey 51:05 - Overwatch 81:05 - Outro

After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Not actual Uncharted spoilers 09:05 - Quantum Break 27:10 - Enter the Gungeon 30:25 - Nuclear Throne 43:20 - Crusa...

After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon . Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2 . Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 05:38 – The Division 19:20 – Exploding Kittens 31:35 – Enter the Gungeon 49:49 – Hyper Light Drifter 62:20 – Yakuza 2 69:03 – Outro

We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - The Division 07:00 - Doom 25:58 - Battleborn 44:08 - Hyrule Warriors Legends 55:40 - Out Run minute/Enter the Gungeon 69:03 - Outro