Video Game Purists

We had to take a quick week off, so Fred is here to explain the details.  As a bonus he adds a positive spin on some recent negative announcements in gaming.

This week Trees largely lays low while Fred takes a road trip to the Midwest Gaming Classic.  It turns out the adventure is almost as eventful as the destination.  On the gaming front: 1:46:00 - Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 1:55:00 - Bugsnax 2:08:10 - Cyberpunk 2077 2:39:30 - Demon's Souls (PS5) 2:52:15 - PS5 VRR 3:01:40 - MC2SIO

This week Trees tells us all about his adventures up the coast and visiting Freeman kingdom.  He also started an actual e-mail for sending in any questions you may have: questionsfortrees@gmail.com, so send those in for an upcoming bonus episode!    On the gaming front: LEGO City Undercover (1:26:30) Ghostwire: Tokyo final thoughts (1:33:25) Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon final thought...

Fred flies solo to discuss gaming news and community questions

This week Trees goes game shopping while Fred has to deal with a broken DualSense (PS5) controller.  On the gaming front: Car Mechanic Simulator (55:10) Mass Effect Andromeda (1:00:00) LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (1:15:40) Spyro 3 (1:33:00) Destroy All Humans! (1:35:30) Ghostwire: Tokyo (1:38:30) Hacked PS3 (1:57:20) X-Blades (1:59:00)

Despite the short description, this is a long show (almost 3 1/2 hours).  This week Trees is dealing with movie-like drama while Fred overdoes it.  There's also a side tangent about games media and podcasts as well as listener question about the new Playstation Plus subscriptions.  Finally in gaming Trees is wrapping, and enjoying, Mass Effect 3 while Fred played Destroy All Humans!...

This week Trees has an uplifting series of events while Fred talks about plans to attend the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee at the end of April.  On the gaming front, Trees is making his way through Mass Effect 3 and finding it's not as strong as he'd hoped and remembered.  Fred is wrapping Mass Effect 2 and finally retires Tunic .

This week Trees struggles with illness and coy cheerleaders while Fred attends a Journey concert.  On the gaming front it's all Mass Effect for Trees as he wraps up the second game and goes right into the third.  Fred also played Mass Effect 2 but found time to dig into the first third of Tunic , try (and discard) Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories , and deal with a broken Genesis contro...

This week starts out with pop culture and lifestyle before moving into one big game.  Hope you like Mass Effect 2 because the hosts of this show are hooked.  Warning: Mild spoilers from 1:05:00 through most of the rest of the show.  In addition Fred has been killing a handful of minutes daily with the early access run-based title that heavily borrows from Castlevania called Vampire...

This week is all about the exciting lives our co-hosts lead but it also ends up in random celebrity discussions.  On the gaming front Trees is introducing his son to Lego City Undercover and deep into the world of Mass Effect Legendary Edition.  Fred's daughter is delving to the wonderful world of online gaming with Fortnite , he has some stern criticisms about the opening of Cyberpunk 2...

This week we're late but it's episode 100 so who cares, right?  Trees and Fred discuss what they've been up to (including why this ep wasn't on time).  On the gaming front Trees continues to grind away at Car Mechanic Simulator , nearly wraps Mass Effect , and toys around with two of the "99" Switch games ( Tetris 99 and Pac-Man 99 ).  Fred has soft modded his Wii U, wrapped up Spyr...

This week Trees is done with cheerleading while Fred works a lot either with his job or with snow.  On the gaming front Trees is back to his usual with CMS 2021 , Splatoon 2 , and 4 Kings Casino , but he also tries out Beseige and Craftopia on Game Pass before returning to the original Mass Effect .  Fred is bargain shopping for random games and it's an all DLC week with Watch Dogs 2 's...

This week is about the finer things: good food, good movies, and of course good music.  On the gaming front Trees has been getting back into Trials Evolution , Zuma's Revenge , and delving into Loop Hero .  Fred continues to work through Spyro 2 , tried out Rainbow Six Extraction , and is having a low key blast returning to Watch Dogs 2 .

This week there's a big news story that needs to be tackled before discussing anything on the episode.  On the gaming front Trees is enjoying more gaming with his son while in a bit of a gaming rut, but he managed to play Splatoon 2 , Super Smash Bros Ultimate , and Burnout Paradise .  Fred wrapped up Guardians of the Galaxy , continued with Spyro 2 , struggled through the opening of Dan...

This week Trees continues to delve into crypto, but there's also discussion about Spider-man: No Way Home .  ***Mild Spoiler Warning: From 17:00-32:00 there's high level concept discussion of the film, but nothing too specific.***  Fred discusses his trip to the mountains and a new family member.  On the gaming front Trees is enjoying Car Mechanic Simulator and watching his son play...

This week Fred and Trees discuss the holidays, gaming, and vacations.

This week is about gearing up for one of the biggest holidays of the year.  As for gaming Trees continues to work through Halo Infinite and worked his way through all of The Gunk .  Fred is busy getting blown away by the Matrix Unreal demo and Arkham Origins .

This week Trees embarks on a capitalistic block party while Fred does...very little.  On the gaming front no one has played Halo Infinite yet, but Trees sank some hours into Car Mechanic Simulator , tried out the surprisingly good Kart Rider: Drift , and jumped into Series X/S exclusive Lawn Mowing Simulator .  Fred tried The Forgotten City, briefly jumped into Arkham Origins , but spent...

This week is all about setting up for Christmas and oil-soaked food.  On the gaming front Trees has finally 100 percent completed Maneater , DLC and all, as well as rounding out the end of Picross Sega .  The real highlight is the new CMS 2021 DLC that includes Jaguars and Pugatis.  Fred has been continuing to enjoy Final Fantasy VII Remake and taking his RPG interests to a whole ne...

This week the show takes place on Thanksgiving and despite being tired and full of food, Fred and Trees manage a full episode.  Along with various adventures, the recently released Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City are discussed (with no real spoilers).  On the gaming front Trees is creating a new civilization in No Man's Sky , decking out slick designs i...

This week is more topical than anything.  After Trees and Fred discuss their brief outings, there are discussions on porn (crypto and gaming), movies, and the 20th Anniversaries of Xbox and Gamecube.  On the gaming front Trees is sticking with Voice of Cards and enjoying more Forza Horizon 5 while Fred is playing the new Magic: The Gathering expansion and Ghostbusters Remastered .

This week it's musicals, Halloween fun, and a dissection of the Marvel Cinematic Universe before moving onto games in this short, but simply packed episode.  Trees has continued to explore No Man's Sky, impulse played Yoko Taro's newest title Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars and jumped into game pass title Moonglow Bay .  Both hosts also spent some time in Forza Horizon 5 and enjoye...

After a week off Trees tells tales of building offices and winderizing cabins while Fred sat around doing a whole lot of nothing much.  On the gaming front, similarities are abound.  Trees has delved into the Spyro Trilogy , continues to work through the Sega version of Picross , dove into Jaguar DLC in Car Mechanic Simlulator 2021 , and wrapped up Maneater 's DLC.  He also has been...

As always, we say "nothing happened" but yet we go on nearly an hour about this nothing.  Then it's time to go to the Switch where updates discover bluetooth, games were announced (and released), and we learn of the best casting ever for the 2022 Super Mario movie.  On the gaming front, Trees continues with Car Mechanic Simulator , wraps Maneater and leaps into the Truth Quest DLC, custo...

This week Fred and Trees acknowledge that injuries can happen and its a time for healing.  Additionally birthdays continue as does renovations.  On the gaming front Trees is continuing to fix cars, has gone solo in Luigi's Mansion 3 , and continues to play AC: Valhalla the "wrong way".  Fred dabbles in mods, Magic: The Gathering, goes back to his FMV teenage years with Tender Loving...