First, we blast you with our first MASSIVE correction: "Weird West," as reviewed in last week's episode, DOES IN FACT deserve our highest award, and we apologize to the devs and listeners for the error. THEN: we review the massively awesome "Nightmare Reaper."

PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can.

https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Nightmare Reaper ($24.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051690/Nightmare_Reaper/

Weird West ($39.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Instruments of Destruction ($19.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/

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EDIT: 2022-04-22: Weird West DOES earn our worth full price every price award; please see the start of episode 391 for an explanation for this correction. Sorry!

This week, we hit you with our review of the excellent free-will run and gun loot and shooter rogue-like story-driven free will murder fest of insane old west-but-with-magic-anddemons-and-shit, "Weird West." We also talk about the latest update to the (currently half off) "No Man's Sky," hit the slopes with "Shredders," and tease our forthcoming destructoff episode where "Abriss" and "Instruments of Destruction" will compete for the title of ULTIMATE GAME OF DESTRUCTION. All this and moar!

PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, The Ukranian Red Cross (I select these randomly per week, based off lists of reliable charities). These peeps are on the front lines. Ten bucks, twenty, whatever you can spare. They need it.

https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/ua/donate/

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Weird West ($39.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Abriss (-15% $14.44 through April 21st)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671480/ABRISS__build_to_destroy/

No Man's Sky (-50% $29.99 through April 21st)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/

Instruments of Destruction ($19.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/

Nightmare Reaper ($24.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051690/Nightmare_Reaper/

Shredders ($29.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874170/Shredders/

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This week, we forgo our planned review of "Weird West" to tell you about one of the best retro FPS pixel trash (think "Duke Nukem 3D" plane-based-2d-sprited) retro games we've ever played, "Nightmare Reaper." And three GREAT must-buy deals!

PLEASE: Send some money to help the refugees of Putin's insane war in Ukraine. Unicef is a good place, but if you hate kids, then find a charity of your choice. Here's unicef:

https://www.unicefusa.org/

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Nightmare Reaper ($24.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051690/Nightmare_Reaper/

Days Gone (-50% $24.99 through April 17th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259420/Days_Gone/

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (-75% $3.74 through April 15th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/205730/Insanely_Twisted_Shadow_Planet/

Ori And the Will Of The Wisps (-67% $9.89 through April 15th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057090/Ori_and_the_Will_of_the_Wisps/

Weird West ($39.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/920210/LEGO_Star_Wars_The_Skywalker_Saga/

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This week, we return to live broadcasts with a 3080 Ti to give you our first impressions of the fallout-2-esque (but with realtime combat) psycho procedurally generated survival rpg: WEIRD WEST!

NOTE: please take a min and throw $10 or $20 or whatever you can to these peeps who are helping refugees from Ukraine.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Weird West ($39.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/

Instruments of Destruction ($19.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/

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Very many apologies for this late episode, an encore from god knows when... Actually, it is our first impressions of Sekiro, from 2019. Please enjoy. And brace yourself for the chaos that will be Friday's episode.... me and my 3080 Ti. MWHAHAHHAHAHHAA Cheers!

NOTE: please take a min and throw $10 or $20 or whatever you can to these peeps who are helping refugees from Ukraine.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

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Not having a computer for the week following our last episode, we hit you with a sneak preview of Dracula Factory (my band, consisting of me) forthcoming album, "Your Mom Is A Slutty Wizard."

NOTE: please take a min and throw $10 or $20 or whatever you can to these peeps who are helping refugees from Ukraine.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

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We do an elliptically mysterious review of the magnificent "God of War," discuss our videocard problems, and cover a vast swath of excellent games that have gotten major updates (or are just plain new, like "Core Keepers") in this, our extremely late Tuesday Morning Episode.

NOTE: please take a min and throw $10 or $20 or whatever you can to these peeps who are helping refugees from Ukraine.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

God of War ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/God_of_War/

Instruments of Destruction (-10% $17.99 through March 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/

Core Keeper ($13)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/

Hellish Quart ($16.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000360/Hellish_Quart/

Vampire Survivors ($2.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/

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THIS WEEK, we hit you up late, but hard (that's what she said): "Shadow Warrior 3," "Instruments of Destruction," and a whole slew of excellent Steam Let's Remote Play Together deals (good through tomorrow), all this plus much much moar!

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Shadow Warrior 3 ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036890/Shadow_Warrior_3/

Instruments of Destruction (-10% $17.99 through March 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/

Super Indie Karts (-66% $5.09, through March 7th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/323670/Super_Indie_Karts/

Blazing Chrome (-60% $6.79, through March 7th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/609110/Blazing_Chrome/

The Zombie Smasher (-51% $0.49 through March 7th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859590/The_Zombie_Smasher/

Elden Ring ($59.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/

God of War ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/God_of_War/

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As the Ukraine explodes into Russian-aggro, we bump "God of War" to bring you our first impressions of the "Elden Ring," FROM SOFTWARE's latest insanely hard take on the RDR2/open world meets "Sekiro" market. This, plus the Steam NextFest (replete with TWO awesome free demos), the Steam Deck, and moar!

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Elden Ring ($59.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/

Fist of the Forgotten (free demo)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105470/Fist_of_the_Forgotten/

Little Orpheus (free Demo)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558930/Little_Orpheus/

God of War ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/God_of_War/

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As the world waits in queesy dread to see whether or not WWIII is about to start with Russia poised to invade Ukraine, we talk about a badass free sidescrolling monkey game, ancient fools and kings, and "The Lion In Winter."

---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

Crusader Kings III ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/

Loco Bonobo (Free)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/728140/Loco_Bonobo/

God of War ($49.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/God_of_War/

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