In their first listener-suggested discussion, Jim, Doc and Chris speculate on the death of couch co-op games, and how they could be revived. Plus, impressions of Far Cry Primal, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and Fire Emblem Fates.

Doc and Chris are joined by Isaac Karth and Alex Swaim to explore the subject of procedural generation in games. Plus, impressions of The Witness, Firewatch, Oxenfree, Roll for the Galaxy, and more.

Jim and Doc discuss the concept of snacking and binging in short- and long-form games. Plus, Jim curates the perfect games for Singles Awareness Day, and Doc shares his impressions of the Mad Max video game.

Jim, Doc and Chris are joined by Brian McKitrick to discuss their most anticipated games of 2016. Plus, impressions of the new Need for Speed, Downwell, and John Romero’s recently released Doom WAD.

Jim and Doc reflect on 2015’s highs and lows in gaming, then name their personal games of the year. Plus, Doc shares his impressions of Star Wars: Battlefront, and Jim talks about The Witcher III.

Jim, Doc and Chris are joined by Brian McKitrick, Will Parsons and Sarah Wells to play a holiday-themed game Fiasco, Role With It style. Plus, we debut our new segment Wish List with a holiday twist. This episode originally aired as a live video stream on YouTube, which can be viewed in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/vlzmMgClAjg. Fiasco is a tabletop roleplaying game created by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games. The Poppleton Mall playset was created by Jason Morningstar and Autumn Winters and is featured in the Fiasco expansion American Disasters.

Jim, Doc and Chris hold a roundtable discussion on Telltale’s The Walking Dead: Season Two. Plus, some chats about King’s Quest, self-censorship in Street Fighter V, and Kojima’s absence at the Video Game Awards.

Having recently finished playing through Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Jim and Chris look back on the themes and significance of the whole of Hideo Kojima's legendary series.

In our second Thanksgiving special, Jim, Doc and Chris serve up a veritable feast of side segments (no turkey this time, kiddos), including a heaping helping of Button Moshed potatoes, The Gaming Metaloaf, The Other Stuffing, and, of course, plenty of Table Talk. Listen in, then join the discussion!

Nathaniel Torson returns to expand upon last week’s discussion of interactive fiction and branching stories in games. Plus, a lot of retro topics, including looks back to the Ghostbusters RPG and the original Final Fantasy.