Video Game Hangover

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

Paul puts his other obligations on hold to take over a beer farm. With his 10 billion wives behind him, D.J. plans his new career as a stay-at-home paperweight. And Randy takes a break from The Division... a Quantum Break, that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - NVM interview recap 10:10 - Quantum Break 35:40 - Stardew Valley 59:45 - Yakuza minute/Ultimate Kept Man...

Join us for this very special episode where Paul interviews one of the co-founders of the newly opened National Videogame Museum! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 46:45 - Outro

D.J. decides it's never too late to learn how to play video games and dusts off 3D Out Run and Streets of Rage 2. Paul reveals shocking dog secrets. Virtual reality sounds exhausting. And The Division continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:42 - VGH MMO Corner feat. The Division 27:13 - Dragon's Crown 34:30 - 3D Streets of Rage 2/3D Out Run 50:35 - We didn't get an Oculus Rift 57:15 - PlaySta...

Randy and Paul run into other players behaving strangely in The Division's Dark Zone. D.J. can't stop liking Yakuza 2, but takes a break to share WAR stories (from the future) with Paul. From a distance, an unstoppable deer watches. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - VGH Movie Corner feat. Batman v. Superman 08:40 - Dark Zone thoughts 40:20 - Yakuza 2 44:05 - GTAV Deer Cam 48:50 - Black Ops II...

On this week’s show, D.J. is mysteriously absent. Instead of investigating his disappearance, Randy and Paul just chat endlessly about The Division, purpz, jumping jacks, and some tidbits from GDC 2016. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:55 - The Division 43:00 - GDC 2016 63:34 - Outro  

D.J. redoubles his efforts to understand what's happening in Black Ops III but maybe would rather be hitting things with sticks. Paul explains adjustments to monster bone exchange rates. Randy reminds everyone about Uncharted 1. Peter Molyneux continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - RIP Lionhead, possibly Peter Molyneux 09:03 - Uncharted 12:44 - Hitman 22:15 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III...

Randy falls back into one of his bad habits, and it's not even the one involving plastic guitars. Paul is on better terms with Fire Emblem: Fates. D.J. takes a break in between Yakuzas to shill for Activision, if they even make games still. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro banter 04:56 - Yakuzas 11:02 - Fire Emblems 29:40 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III 44:45 - Guitar Hero Live 58:15 - Superhot 67:00...

Paul and Randy delve into distinguished author Tom Clancy's latest pet project, the massively multiplayer online shooter, The Division. Meanwhile, D.J. continues his quest to kick every gangster in Tokyo. Also, the new Fire Emblem is confusing. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro Burger 06:00 - Final Fantasy 14 Patch Day! 09:50 - Yakuza 27:30 - Tom Clancy's The Division 52:23 - Fire Emblem Fates 68:45...

Randy escapes from sea-prison only to immediately become lost in the woods. Paul gets owned by his wife despite his fearsome boulder arm. D.J. makes impulsive relationship decisions. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Randy Dickinson: Pro Vacationer 12:00 - Firewatch 40:50 - XCOM 48:06 - Cookie Clicker and the 10 Billion Wives 54:54 - Gravity Rush? 60:50 - Round 1 arcade 67:50 - Outro  

Paul supplements his actual sickness with motion sickness courtesy of the Gravity Rush remaster. D.J. loves Strike Suit Zero and vows never to play another game in the series, but it's OK because there's a lot of dudes that need to be kicked. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Paul is dead/Super Bowl 05:58 - Gravity Rush Remastered 25:50 - Strike Suit Zero 45:20 - Yakuza 62:24 - Outro  

How can we accurately judge The Witness to be the best ever made when it's so good that it causes all other games throughout history to cease to exist, destroying all basis for comparison? Also, reasons why we haven't started The Witness yet. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Weekly holographic squid concert discussion 08:50 - The Witness 34:40 - Grow Home 39:00 - Three Fourths Home 42:10 - P...

The pastel-hued island fills you with a sense of familiarity and security. Turning to greet your old friend, Yoshi, you realize the figure before you is not the cuddly dinosaur of your youth. You freeze in horror as the fleshy mass burbles: "It's-a me." Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Snowzilla 08:40 - Yoshi's Wooly World 25:23 - Who's Your Daddy 41:52 - A Dark Room 47:20 - Photopia 59:20 -...

We asked the top robotic minds at Google what the best games of 2015 were. When it turned out AIs don't have opinions, we deferred to our slightly less robotic stable of podcast hosts. Also, D.J. is pretty sure he's not poisoned. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - D.J. vs. The Bacon of Seafood 14:20 - Best games of 2015 61:30 - Outro  

It’s been a weird week. DJ remains in exile in Japan. We’re sad about David Bowie. We’re still having fun with Just Cause 3 and Mass Effect 3. We’re fighting the allure of shiny new games while trying to find time for good old ones. So many feels. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - D.J. still in Japan update! 03:12 - Bowie... 30:40 - Just Cause 3 update! 41:25 - Mass Effect 3 update! 48:50 - L...

Instead of assigning traditional review scores, we’re now rating games on their lunchtime equivalency: Just Cause 3 is a tasty soup/sandwich combo from Chili’s while Her Story and Undertale are worthy of the endless pasta bowl from Olive Garden. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Where's D.J.? 02:35 - On Top Ten Lists 08:15 - Her Story 22:20 - Undertale 32:00 - Just Cause 3 51:00 - Great Game...

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