Bantam Banter

Michael reviewed a video game! The duo are back to discuss Blizzard Entertainment’s latest entry in the Diablo franchise, Diablo 4. Also in the 35th episode of Bantam Banter, Ricky explains Creepypasta, Max Roberts has too many boxes, and Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? may be one of Michael’s best old games of 2023.

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E3 is officially dead. So, hosts Michael and Ricky decide to take matters into their own hands! The crew comes up with their dream E3 presentations. Will Star Fox show up? Is Like a Dragon’s Ichiban set to return? Is Mortal Kombat coming back? They don’t truly answer any of those questions, but they can dream!

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Michael, Ricky, and special guest Andrew McMahon go back into their past tweets to see what bad takes they had. Does Andrew still think The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is mid? Does Ricky still think Eva Marie is the greatest heel in WWE history? Did Michael ever play a Castlevania game? Find out all of this and more on Bantam Banter!

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Bantam Banter hosts Michael and Ricky are joined, once again, by Andrew McMahon to discuss their first impressions of the beloved MMORPG, Final Fantasy 14. With all the hype surrounding it, did Andrew and Ricky enjoy their time in Eorzea? You’ll have to listen to find out for yourself! Also, Andrew talks about more anime, Ricky likes Dead Island 2, Michael started playing Hyper Light Drifter, and much more!

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Michael and Ricky are up to their same old garbage, but with a brand new guest! Andrew McMahon joins Bantam Banter for a very eclectic conversation on an Xbox Game Pass gem, Matchpoint – Tennis Championships. They also go down an anime sized rabbit hole, create a new review scoring system, and much more!

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In this incredible episode of Bantam Banter, Michael has discovered a new favorite video game series in the popular survival horror franchise Resident Evil. In fact, they had a topic that included the crew discussing their time with Disney Dreamlight Valley, but opted to talk about a video game they actually liked. They still talked about Disney’s Animal Crossing clone. It’s fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine. Ricky also tries to “convince” Michael to watch Lucha Underground.

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On episode 29 of Bantam Banter, Michael and Ricky follow up on their last wheel spin, the Game Pass Effect. What did Michael think of Frost Punk? What was Ricky’s take of Psychonauts? You’ll have to listen and hear for yourself! Also, Ricky talks about his adventures at his first PAX East.

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In their most important ranking yet, hosts Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech decide which fast food joint has the best chicken nuggets. The results are based on science and fact, so any and all arguments against said results are void.

Michael and Ricky also pin the greatest dads in gaming against each other to find out, once and for all, who the best dad in video games is. Again, results from the bracket are entirely based on science, and by no means can be debunked in any shape or form.

Hosts Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech talk about lifting weights. They also talk about times when they’ve almost died!