Aches and Games

In this month's episode:

• We hear if the latest Plague Tale game err "resonated" for either of us.

• Giles responds to the Call of the Elder Gods with Hannah and goes fast, maybe too fast with Sonic x Shadow Generations; and
• James sets up a bowling alley, a classic arcade and a car wash because he loves a good side hustle.

plus:

• everything else we've been doing and playing - all on October's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

03:56 What we've been up to

27:15 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - love it or leave it?

37:49 What else we've been playing

66:03 On our radar this month

80:25 Next month's LIOLI is...

83:26 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• We turn our hands to train-based trickery in post-apocalyptic Japan, and dabble in a little piracy.

• James heads back to hell in Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga, stares into the face of a real life volcano and sets up shop as a pizza, console and weird goo-seller; and
• Giles discovers The Truth in an uncharacteristic bit of culture and ponders if nostalgia is as good as it used to be with Halo Campaign Evolved.

plus:

• everything else we've been doing and playing - all on September's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

05:48 What we've been up to

23:07 Denshattack! - love it or leave it?

33:37 What else we've been playing

83:49 On our radar this month

93:22 Next month's LIOLI is...

96:35 Wrapping up

Thanks again to Mickey from VML Studios for the code for Goo Deer. If James' review has whetted your appetite check out the game at https://store.steampowered.com/app/4349210/Goo_Deer/

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• We sort the wheat from the chaff in Farming Simulator 25,

• James heads back to ancient Rome in "Citadelum" and lives out his younger-self's dream in "Parkitect"; and
• Giles takes on new cases in "Nobody Wants to Die" and familiar faces in "Gears of War: Reloaded".

plus:

• we talk holidays, work trips, World Cups, cinema stops and shuttlecocks.

All that and more on August's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

02:32 What we've been up to

21:20 Farming Simulator 25 - love it or leave it?

30:20 What else we've been playing

65:39 On our radar this month

78:29 Next month's LIOLI is...

84:20 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• We discover Japan and hit the festival in Forza Horizon 6;
• Giles explores a galaxy of fun in Astro Bot; and
• James heads back to "The Old Country" in an excellent Mafia prequel.

plus:

• we talk World Cups, heatwaves and what else we've been doing and playing this month.

All that and more on July's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

08:26 What we've been up to

22:35 Forza Horizon 6 - love it or leave it?

33:25 What else we've been playing

64:54 Next Month's pick is...

68:00 Newsbytes: from the sublime to the ridiculous

77:45 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• Giles helps plan a wedding and "enjoys" the rollercoaster of being and Arsenal fan; while
• James visits Looe and a galaxy far far away.

plus:

• we get all grim and gritty in Replaced; and
• discover nostalgia is not necessarily as good as it used to be.

All that and more on June's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

01:46 What we've been up to

19:36 Replaced - love it or leave it?

33:15 What else we've been playing

70:04 Next Month's pick is...

74:14 Newsbytes including Sony's latest State of Play

88:07 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• James discovers a demilitarized zone somewhere between Devon and Cornwall; and
• Giles bearly contains his excitement at Paddington.

plus:

• we beat-em-up good and proper with Marvel's Cosmic Invasion; and
• We go all globetrotty with our gaming in Louisiana, New York, Pompeii, Ancient Rome and ... Reading, yep really.

All that and more on May's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

01:17 What we've been up to

25:30 Marvel's Cosmic Invasion - love it or leave it?

32:33 What else we've been playing - a bumper month!

77:21 Next Month's pick is...

80:54 This month's news and highlights

92:50 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• Giles evades a rampaging mechanical elephant in Nantes.
• James actually completes some games in Ace Combat 7 and Split Fiction.

plus:

• we both enjoy the gorgeous world of Planet of Lana 2
• a busy month for news, and
• the usual nonsense

All that and more on April's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

01:37 What we've been up to

19:24 Planet of Lana 2 - love it or leave it?

29:44 What else we've been playing :

55:34 Next Month's pick is...

57:44 This month's news and highlights

78:55 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• we fly into skies unknown with Ace Combat 7
• James explores the changing seasons and one girl's love for a wolf in Neva
• and Giles has complicated feeling about his time in night city with Cyberpunk 2077

plus:

• more Schedule 1 and Split Fiction
• early thoughts on Rise of the Golden Idol and Banishers: Ghosts on New Eden.
• and what we've been doing and watching since last episode.

All that and more on March's Aches & Games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros and shoutouts

04:49 What we've been up to

28:09 LIOLI? Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

40:17 What we've been playing : Neva, Cyberpunk 2077, Schedule 1, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Split Fiction and Rise of the Golden Idol.

73:12 Next Month's pick is...

77:04 State of Play and this month's highlights

90:31 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In this month's episode:

• we compare "reviews in progress" for Cyberpunk 2077, and
• Giles "feels the force" in Vader Immortal and heads back to Rome & Bright Falls with DLCs for Indiana Jones and Alan Wake 2, and
• James tries out life of both sides of the law with Schedule 1 & The Precinct, plus gives his thoughts on Overcooked 2 and Ultimate Theatre Simulator.

Plus thoughts on the Xbox Developer Direct, what we've each been up to this month and find it out love really is all around us.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

01:50 What we've been up to

26:10 What we've been playing : Schedule 1, Alan Wake 2 Night Springs / The Lake House (DLC), The Precinct, Indiana Jones and the Order of Giants (DLC), Overcooked 2, Monument Valley and Ultimate Theatre Simulator.

61:42 LIOLI? Cyberpunk 2077 (Initial Thoughts)

73:13 Next Month's pick is...

78:20 Xbox Developer Direct and this month's highlights

88:46 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

In a bumper show we:

• catch up on our respective festive breaks and:

• compare thoughts on Thank Goodness You're Here; and
• review Split Fiction, 1000xResist, Dispatch, Moss 2, Lego Voyagers, Keep Talking & Nobody explodes and more.

Plus we talk Neighbours-themed Christmas parties, "ballet fuffs" and much more on this months Aches & Games!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

03:11 What we've been up to

25:33 Thank Goodness You're Here (Review)

37:06 Other Reviews : Split Fiction, 1000xResist, Dispatch, Moss Book 2, Waterpark Simulator, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes, and Lego Voyagers.

75:51 Next Month's Sub Club pick is...

78:16 Christmas games haul (and increasing derangement)

83:52 Wrapping up

As always, we'd love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected]. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you'll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!