Video Game Hangover

Randy casts spells indiscriminately in Ikenfell , then learns what happens when all the knights are on vacation in Micro RPG . Meanwhile, D.J. balances high school life and a kaiju invasion in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim . Also, Final Fantasy XIV goes to war. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (2:27) - Extra Life (08:45) - FFXIV: The Bozjan Southern Front (18:35) - Micro RPG (27:46) - Ikenfell (46:28) -...

D.J. finds himself in over his head after playing Super Marios Sunshine , RPG , and 35 . Meanwhile, Randy wonders how many wire puzzles it takes to fix a spaceship in Filament , then terrorizes his neighbor. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro/Crazy neighbor Randy (10:16) - Extra Life (14:06) - Super Mario Sunshine (21:18) - Super Mario RPG (32:42) - Super Mario Bros. 35 (47:43) - Filament (1:01:28) -...

We're exploring the strangely familiar world of Genshin Impact , while doing our best to avoid Paimon. Also, revisiting Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine on the Switch. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (12:23) - Super Mario 64 (29:39) - Super Mario Sunshine (40:29) - Genshin Impact (1:10:36) - Outro

We're escaping the underworld in Hades , worrying about ravenous bears in The Long Dark , and chilling out with some relaxing Worm Jazz . Also, the secret to procuring an enormous amount of crushed clams. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (9:17) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (21:06) - Worm Jazz (28:09) - Hades (53:11) - The Long Dark (1:10:14) - Outro

VGH REACTS!!!! to the PlayStation 5 price reveal!! Also: Rediscovering dying in Spelunky 2 , losing our marbles in Skully , planet hopping in Super Mario Galaxy , and some brief thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro/PlayStation 5 (8:33) - Final Fantasy XVI (24:22) - Spelunky 2 (50:18) - Skully (1:03:39) - Super Mario Galaxy (1:16:19) - Outro

Randy begins his new life as an ember in search of The Last Campfire . Meanwhile, D.J. wraps up chapters 2 and 3 of Tell Me Why , then makes poor time management choices in Moon: Remix RPG Adventure . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (4:15) - 2020, 9th ascension (11:58) - The Last Campfire (30:44) - Tell Me Why, chapters 2 and 3 (51:44) - Moon: Remix RPG Adventure (1:07:16) - Outro

Put your headphones on for our latest game music playlist—featuring the breezy sounds of fall, Super Mario 3D All-Stars , NieR: Automata , Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles , and more! Episode Timeline (3:53) - Intro (5:41) - Fall Playlist (13:26) - Super Mario 3D All-Stars (23:08) - NieR: Automata unMixed (36:49) - Chip Tanaka (52:22) - Listener Selections (1:04:48) - Outro (1:07:17) - Final Fanta...

We're revisiting mysterious memories in Dontnod's Tell Me Why and trying to figure out absolutely anything about Manifold Garden . Also, Randy finishes a game, and D.J. doesn't play the new Final Fantasy . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (11:05) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (18:07) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (31:21) - What is Nintendo doing? (34:08) - Manifold Garden (48:36) - Tell Me W...

We're cooped up indoors in Rainy Season and doing errands all over the afterlife in Spiritfarer . Also, for some reason, SpongeBob . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:24) - SGDQ (12:52) - Rainy Season (28:56) - Spongebob (42:04) - Spiritfarer (1:00:16) - Outro

Heads will be mouth as Randy guides a terrifying tentacle beast to freedom in Carrion . Meanwhile, D.J. learns about the surprising responsibilities of a Norwegian dairy farmer in Milkmaid of the Milky Way . Also, a brief discussion of sentient watermelons. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:45) - The cutthroat melon market of Final Fantasy XIV (17:07) - It's Nookazon (26:11) - Carrion (42:20) - M...

We're making mushroomy new friends in Paper Mario: The Origami King and learning to pick ourselves up again... and again... and again, in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout . Also, a Joy Con mishap puts Randy's entire Animal Crossing island in jeopardy. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:14) - Randy's Joy Con ordeal (24:19) - 2020 vs. Final Fantasy XIV (35:01) - Paper Mario: The Origami King (58:43) - F...

This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a deep dive back to Super Mario RPG . Also, gettin' roguish in RogueJack , and we announce the winner of the Backlog Attack contest! Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:55) - RogueJack (24:44) - Wolfenstein: Youngblood (43:24) - Super Mario RPG (1:05:41) - Backlog Contest (1:11:11) - Outro

The Backlog Attack continues as we revisit the Gamecube maybe-classic Killer7 and explore the true meaning of Knights and Bikes . Also, a whimsical detour into Yarntown . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:00) - Knights and Bikes (24:12) - Killer 7 (45:17) - Yarntown (53:33) - Viewer Mail/Backlog Contest (1:02:49) - Outro

Randy finds himself face-to-face with 100 billion more guns in Borderlands 3 . Meanwhile, D.J. sacrifices 100 billion gallons of blood (probably) in the hopes of becoming a Bloodborne expert. Also: The Muppets play Shin Megami Tensei , or something. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (16:14) - Bloodborne (42:10) - Borderlands 3 (1:03:19) - Backlog Contest (1:07:49) - Outro

We get a fresh, new perspective on being cooped up at home in Catlateral Damage . Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Thimbleweed Park and some musings on classic adventure games, plus some good, old-fashioned B&E in Deus Ex: Human Revolution . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (09:20) - Catlateral Damage (21:49) - Thimbleweed Park (43:33) - Deus Ex (1:02:47) - Backlog Contest (1:06:04) - Outro

We take golfing to the final frontier in Golf on Mars , get all introspective in The Almost Gone , and enjoy not only the latest Animal Crossing update, but future, nonexistent Animal Crossing updates. Also: This year's Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (06:11) - Correction (08:55) - Backlog Attack (28:37) - Golf on Mars (49:25) - The Almost Gone (55:29) - Animal Crossing: Ne...

Take a musical summer vacation with our playlist of video game summer jams, plus some extras! Featuring songs from Animal Crossing , Final Fantasy , Monster Hunter , Dragalia Lost , and of course, Sly 2: Band of Thieves ! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (03:21) - Summer at the Beach (11:19) - Spooky Summer (18:46) - Summer on the Sea (29:04) - Community picks (38:06) - Summer at the Funk (48:07) -...

The Last of Us Part II is here, and boy, are our arms tired! Randy gives spoiler-free impressions while D.J. realizes he played Uncharted 4 by mistake. Also: Keeping social composure in Hot Pot Panic , and saving the forest from mean-looking robots in Sai . Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (6:37) - The Last of Us Part II (feat. Uncharted 4) (48:28) - Hot Pot Panic (58:45) - Sai (1:05:35) - Outro

We got our first glimpse of the PlayStation 5 and some of its games — but most importantly, Bugsnax . Also: Playing 17 million indie games, starting with Hidden Folks and Hatch , plus revisiting Bioshock in a post- Bioshock world. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro/Meal Prep (9:09) - PlayStation 5 REVEALED (20:31) - PlayStation 5 games REVEALED (feat. Bugsnax) (35:16) - Bioshocks (48:33) - Hidden Fol...

Randy finally catches Minecraft fever thanks to Minecraft Dungeons . D.J. ventures into uncharted territory in Final Fantasy XIV 's Baldesion Arsenal. Also: More Phantasy Star Online 2 , not spoiling The Last of Us Part II , and A Solitary Spacecraft . Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (2:47) - Spoiler-free Last of Us Part II (9:36) - Phantasy Star Online 2 (18:42) - Minecraft Dungeons (40:22) - Fi...

It's 2020 and it's finally time for Phantasy Star Online 2 ... or is it? Meanwhile, Randy experiences the wacky world of What the Golf? , and D.J. gives an update on his island-wide landscaping in Animal Crossing . Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Horrible games (10:50) - Counter-E3 (14:04) - What the Golf? (31:02) - Phantasy Star Online 2 (50:16) - Animal Crossing (1:06:08) - Outro

D.J. logs back into Grand Theft Auto V to see if anything's changed. Similarly, Randy returns to Ministry of Broadcast to check if the piranhas are still there. Also: Different ways to deal with demons in Darksiders Genesis and Helltaker . Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Ministry of Broadcast (15:11) - Grand Theft Auto V (42:21) - Darksiders Genesis (57:00) - Helltaker (1:09:03) - Outro  

Randy goes on a disgusting seaside vacation in Dishonored 2 , then a much more pleasant, albeit still lethal, trip to the hills in Lonely Mountains: Downhill . D.J. is again baffled by Panzer Dragoon , then makes a big decision about Animal Crossing . Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (13:52) - Dishonored 2 (37:43) - Lonely Mountains: Downhill (51:07) - Panzer Dragoon 1.3 update (54:41) - Animal Cr...

D.J. returns to Fake Tokyo to solve crime things in Judgment , while Randy faces difficult moral choices in Ministry of Broadcast . Also: correcting a grievous regret from last week's show, and the tyranny of Animal Crossing continues. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (09:56) - Judgment (31:19) - Ministry of Broadcast (52:21) - Corrections and regrets (53:42) - Outro

After sharing some personal quarantine achievements, it's time for... The Adventure Pals ! Spooky space adventures in Deliver Us the Moon ! And Final Fantasy VII , but it's the old one! Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (12:46) - Sampling and dabbling (19:15) - The Adventure Pals (30:55) - Deliver Us the Moon (43:11) - Final Fantasy VII (1:00:25) - Outro