Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers

It's time once again for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around a holiday topic and argue about it. This year the gang aims to find out what the best Christmas song of all time is. It goes about as well as you would expect... Check out the playlist of songs that were debated on the episode https://open.spotify.com...

Join Andrew and Dylan for a very special milestone episode as they take a look back over the past year and answer some questions from the community! WEBSITE  https://www.fngamers.com/ DISCORD   https://discord.gg/euhEYZxC58   TWITTER https://twitter.com/F_N_Gamerz INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/yourfriendlyneighborhoodgamers/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRgS_YRAM8_PlWNvxrjQshA FA...

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers Andrew and Dylan take a deep dive into Remnant 2. Remnant 2 is a third-person shooter action role-playing video game developed by Gunfire Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. A sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, the game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on July 25, 2023. Like its predecessor, Remnant 2 is a third...

Welcome back to the neighborhood, on this episode Andrew and Dylan are talking about the 2023 Game Awards! The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2014, the show is produced and hosted by game journalist Geoff Keighley, who worked on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years. In addition to the awards, The...

This is a big episode of the Neighborhood Watch! On this episode, Andrew and Dylan talk about how much fun they are having playing Remnant 2 together! Andrew also talks about how great Evil West and Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty are. Dylan played Cocoon and had a great time as well.  But it can't all be nice, Andrew started playing Assassin's Creed Mirage and has a lot to say about it....

Welcome to Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers! In this episode, our host Andrew Kimball is joined by guests Phil Smith and Eric Serna from the Wait For It Podcast to dive spoiler-free into the thrilling world of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. In part one of this two-part discussion, the trio delves into the game's exciting stealth mechanics, the joy of web-slinging through New York City, and the...

This week Andrew and Dylan share their thoughts on the recent nominees for The Game Awards. They discuss who they think will win, confusing categories, games that are missing, and more. After that they dive into the games they've been playing recently. Andrew has played and beaten Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Dylan has been playing Wild Hearts and Warcraft Ru...

Aubrey is back in the neighborhood to chat with Andrew about the games that defined their childhood. Dylan couldn't make it this week so it was the perfect opportunity for two siblings to sit down and reminisce about all of the great games they played during their early years.  They discuss educational games like Reader Rabbit and Hades Challenge. They talk about handheld games on their Gameb...

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Dylan Wren and Andrew Kimball delve into the world of bad games that they love. From "scary" dialogue to unimpressive shooting mechanics, they explore games like "Mafia 3" and "Call of Cthulhu" that may not have received high review scores but still hold a special place in their hearts. They also discuss game...

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Dylan Wren and Andrew Kimball interview Matthew Bliss, a professional podcast editor and host of The Dead Drop Gaming News Podcast. Matthew shares insights into his journey as a podcast editor and the development of his own shows. He discusses the origins of The Dead Drop Gaming News Podcast. Matthew emphasizes the importance of determini...

On this episode of the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast, Phil and Eric from The Wait For It Podcast stop by to talk all things Spider-Man! Spider-Man 2 is out now so what better time to reminisce about the first game in the Insomniac series, Marvel's Spider-Man? The crew breaks down all the things they love about the game and also some of the things that weren't as strong (looking at...

On this episode of the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast, Andrew and Dylan break down Lies of P. Lies of P is a new addition to the soulslike genre and it wears its inspiration on its sleeve. What if Bloodborne was based on Pinocchio? But that isn't to say that it is just a reskin. Lies of P offers a lot of new ideas within the genre while playing into what makes it great. Listen as the gu...

This week on the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast Andrew and Dylan give some impressions on games that they are both playing for the first time! Andrew has been playing Lies of P, a Bloodborne inspired game based on the world of Pinocchio. He has also been playing the super impressive and somewhat overwhelming RPG based on the world of DnD, Baldur's Gate 3.  Dylan has finished Lies of P a...

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan share their thoughts on the MASSIVE Xbox Leak that happened a couple of weeks ago. After that they take a look at their backlogs. But more than that, they try to answer the question, "what is a backlog, anyway?"  It's a great conversation about gaming and the hard to quantify place where we put the games we haven...

Eric from The Unlockables and Ryan from List Off join Andrew in the neighborhood to talk about one of the biggest games of the year, Final Fantasy XVI! Final Fantasy XVI is set in the fictional world of Valisthea, a world divided between six nations who hold power through access to magical Crystals and Dominants, humans who act as hosts for each nation's Eikon. Tensions between the nations es...

Joe Sommer stops by the neighborhood to help Andrew and Dylan break down the newest game from Bethesda, Starfield! On this episode the crew discusses their history with Bethesda games including Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and more! Then they dive into their spoiler-free impressions of the first new intellectual property from Bethesda Softworks in 25 years, Starfield.  They talk about wh...

Aubrey and Abi Kimball stop by the neighborhood to chat about the games they've been playing! The crew discusses a ton of games including Texas Chain Saw Massacre (which we played with the guys from The Wait For It podcast), Man of Medan, LEGO Harry Potter, Sea of Stars, Lifeline, and more! TIME STAMPS Opening Question - 02:09 Main Topic Starting with Man of Medan - 06:16 Texas Chain Saw Mass...

Andrew and Dylan look back at games that they are nostalgic for or games that defined their childhoods. They examine if these games hold up today and if they are worth going back to. They also discuss nostalgia in general and try to determine what causes them to have such strong feelings for these games.  They also discuss the recent announcement of Assassin's Creed: Jade and the fact that it...

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan talk about gaming slumps and how each of them deal with them. The rest of the episode is dedicated to talking about the games they've been playing lately and it's quite a list. Andrew has played Mafia: Definitive Edition, the DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and more. Dylan has been playing...

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, we dive into the captivating world of board games. Join us as we discuss the fascinating dynamics between video game adaptations and traditional board games, the significance of themes in board game choices, and the allure of games that offer asynchronous mutual success. We delve into the power of themes in board games. We share personal experi...

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan tackle the prevalent issue of toxicity in the gaming community head-on. Exploring the psychology behind toxic behavior, they discuss the Dunning Kruger effect and its influence on negative comments.  Navigating the online realm, they examine the internet's contribution to negative behavior and comments, fueled by anonymity...

Delaney Wren stops by the neighborhood to help the guys break down Diablo IV.  Diablo IV is a 2023 multiplayer-only action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth main installment in the Diablo series. Players create a character from one of five playable classes—Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, or Sorcerer—and use their skills to complete quests t...

Jared Moss, the host of the Play Along Podcast stops by the neighborhood this week for an interview! He, Andrew and Dylan discuss the struggles of having a book club style podcast along with the importance of finding a community that can help you grow. They also talk about Death Stranding and speculate on what the sequel could look like. Jared shares some of his most anticipated upcoming games alo...

Dylan is back and ready to share his thoughts about the games he's been playing. Games like Exoprimal, Diablo 4, Deep Rock Galactic and more! Andrew has been enjoying Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo 4, and has played a couple other games as well. They also break down the new Xbox Gamepass Core which will be replacing Xbox Live Gold this September.  TIME STAMPS Xbox Live is Dead - 02:35 Giving The V...

On this episode Andrew is joined by two fantastic guests to talk about Marvel Snap! Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros and Jon Haig from The Video Game Lounge stop by the neighborhood to share their expertise and opinions on this mobile and PC game created by Second Dinner and based around Marvel heroes and villains. They break down how they got into card games and how they got into Marvel Snap spe...