Video Game Podtimism

Hey Podtimists, This week all scary stuff has been banished by the power of November. Ah just kidding Alan Wake 2 is here. Also we played Sudeki for the Good Games section of the show. This game was suggested to us by listener Lozzlescotch. Thanks Lozzlescotch! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:10) - There's still so many good games?? (3:19) - What David has been playing (3:30) - Forza Motorsp...

This week it's finally spooky story time! David explores the funk of a hidden swamp and Chase finds out who Byte really is. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:08) - Chase's spooky story (24:27) - David's spooky story (42:09) - Just kidding we still talked about video games :) (42:26) - Super Mario Bros Wonder (57:51) - Baldur's Gate 3 (1:02:16) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Super Mar...

Hey Podtimists, This week we talk thick soups, MMOs, and how fun heists can be when things go wrong. Also we dove into the amazing Silent Hill 3 during Good Games. During that segment we mentioned a video from youtuber tangomushi that we think you should check out. It's called Silent Hill 3: Exploring Womanhood through Horror and you can find a link to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Hey Podtimists, We forgot it was October already! Quick quick quick, play some scary music and talk about a scary video game! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:26) - What David has been playing (2:29) - Baldur's Gate 3 (7:49) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (15:23) - Forza Motorsport (34:18) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (37:23) - What Chase has been playing (37:40) - The Callisto Proto...

Hey Podtimists, This week we've got nothing but emotional space. David has sunk deeper into Baldur's Gate 3 and also finished Chicory! Meanwhile, Chase has played the indie title El Paso, Elsewhere. He also dove back into Cyberpunk 2077 to get a feel for what Cyberpunk 2.0 is like. We also talked at length about the joyful LocoRoco. That game was suggested to us by listener Ponk. Thank you...

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to episode 169 (nice). In this one we got a touching game about cooking, a fantasy RPG (you know the one), and MORTAL KOMBAT. It's a fun time, join us won't you? We also played Metal Arms Glitch in the System which was suggested to us by listener Zeno. Thank you Zeno! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:19) - What David has been playing (1:39) - Metroid Dread (6:15) -...

Hey Podtimists, This is it! It's finally time to talk about Kingdom Hearts 1. This is a game that's incredibly special to both of us so we're so stoked to be able to talk about how amazing of an experience it was to revisit it. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions. Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:40) - Okay, the actual intro (6:32) - How this is gonna work (8:58) -...

Hey Podtimists, It's finally time for the event of the late summer. It's the beginning of Gate Fest 2023. David hasn't dipped completely into the game yet but we do over some first impressions and what his vibe checks are on all the characters. Chase speaks a little more to Starfield and also to another hot 2023 release: Kirby and the Crystal Shards. Finally, we dive into Quest for Cam...

Hey Podtimists, This week David is on vacation! That's not a cute metaphor or anything, he's literally spent the week in New Orleans. Our friends from Asynchronous AJ and Kim were kind enough to come hang out and talk about video games. So that's what we did! (A lot of it is Starfield). Then AJ and Chase talked about AJ's favorite Nintendo 64 Bomberman game and it's absolute ba...

Hey Podtimists, As it turns out Kirby is 31 years old which makes him a Millennial. Uhhhh, yeah, that just happened! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Anyway, today we talked about the best Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, Armored Core 6 and the spooky Blasphemous 2. We also talk about Kirby Pinball Land and bananas story that listener Rob K sent in to us about that game. Thanks for your suggestion Rob! --- Timestamps: (0:0...

Hey Podtimists, This week, we celebrate the homecoming of Bruce the cat. This of course means we talked about Horizon Forbidden West, a Golf Game, Dragon Quest Builders 1 and Slay the Spire. Welcome Bruce. We also played through a top down fantasy game NOT named Baldur's Gate. That one was suggested to us by listener Dakota. Thanks Dakota! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:09) - What David has...

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to the groovy zone. Today David talks about life after Zelda and how that's led him back home to Kingdom Hearts. Then Chase talks about Mirrors Edge and Dynasty Warriors 9? Then we walk through Tobal No. 1, a fighting game suggested to us by Ponk. Thanks for your suggestion Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro + Gatefest (3:11) - What David has been playing (3:18) - The...

Hey Podtimists, Cool news time! We're now a part of The Worst Garbage podcast network! We're both hugely excited about this and are stoked to join such an excellent group of folks making podcasts. We go over what that means in the first few minutes, but fear not we're still talkin' podtimisticly about video games. If you want to come hang out we've got a shared home on the TWG...

Hey Podtimists, Have you considered monologuing today? It feels pretty good and is a great way to sort out your feelings. Anyway, David moved and upgraded his pod chamber to pod lair, but is still playing Zelda. Meanwhile, Chase played Bioshock 2 and Pikmin 4. We also talked about The Darkness which was suggested to us by Cowboy Josh. Thanks Josh! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:09) - What Dav...

Hey Podtimists, Remember when we said that our unofficial name for our kind of third season was 'Come One, Come All'? Here's the payoff for that. This episode we're joined by the wonderful AJ and Kim from Asynchronous. They were kind enough to come on the show and talk about things like: video games, Brothers, solo tabletop RPGs and which thumb is Greg. It's a great time. You c...

Hey Podtimists, This week David starts his very first Mario RPG, can you guess which one?? (You can just look at the games mentioned section down below here. Impress your friends with a good guess!) Then (for the first time in VGP history) Chase only brings a single game to the show to talk about. That said, he talked about it for 45 minutes but who's counting?? Finally, we walked through web-...

Hey Podtimists, Where were you when you heard Hoobastank was going on tour and that they'd be performing at the Borders Books in Fresno, California? It's a moment that hit us all, and one we'll not soon forget. This week we want to thank Dan for suggesting Subnautica. Thank you Dan! We also want to thank both Dave C and Hill for suggesting the Pokemon Trading Card Game. This game owns...

Hey Podtimists, This week David caught up with Final Fantasy 16 and Chase goes diving with Dave. We also finally talked about Tomba, we've been dancing around it for months but we finally did it. --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:11) - What David has been playing (02:15) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (05:52) - Final Fantasy 16 demo (13:06) - What Chase has been playing (13:38) -...

Hey Podtimists, This week David plays a demo for a 10 year old game and Chase plays both an automation game AND a lofi horror game. Then we talk about the wild swerve that is Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon. That one was suggested to us by listener Karlf. Thanks Karlf! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:27) - What David has been playing (02:30) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (07:22) - Lies of...

Hey Podtimists, This week ~originality~ is on the mind. We talk about Lies of P, a very good souls-inspired game, a bunch of Mario games, and Yooka-Laylee a throwback video game to the N64 era. Is it any good? We'll find out! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:23) - What David has been playing (02:08) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (12:57) - Lies of P (29:14) - What Chase has been...

Hey Podtimists, This week David continues on his Zelda journey and Chase plays one of the hottest demos of 2023. That's not a bit, the Final Fantasy 16 demo is actually amazing. We also dove into the PS1 title, Hogs of War. That one was suggested to us by TK. Thanks TK! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:21) - What David has been playing (02:23) - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (09:...

Hey Podtimists, We thought games were actually finished coming out after Zelda but it looks like there's still a lot more? Wow, you learn something new everyday. In this one we got a remake of System Shock, Diablo 4, Mass Effect Andromeda (woah) and of course a few more words about Zelda. Then we took a look at the Square Enix game Musashi Samurai Legend. This one was suggested to us by Joe P....

Hey Podtimists, Here's the thing, we started out friends It was cool, but it was all pretend Yeah, yeah Since you been gone You're dedicated, you took the time Wasn't long 'til I called you mine Yeah, yeah Since you been gone Also the game we played this week was suggested to us by Abbie. Thank you Abbie! --- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (03:40) - What David has been playing (03:51)...

Hey Podtimists, Did you know that the Black Eyed Peas have a member named Taboo? And also that his nicknames are: Bobby Green Toes & Jim Louis Angryfoot?? There's more Zelda in this one and also a cool game called Sunmoner 2. That game was suggested to us by listener Lozzlescotch. Thanks for the suggestion! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro....

Hey Podtimists, We've got two ships passing in the night. One is the new (and very good) Zelda game and the other is our 150th episode. We have have very special segments for both. Enjoy! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give it a listen here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Games mentioned: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Metal Gear Solid Pea...