Boss Barrel Radio

Video Games are upon us.  Like the timely groundhog, we emerge from our middle aged burrows to look for our shadows and determine the state of video games in 2024.  Lots to talk about and catch up on since we haven't recorded in a bit, but we keep it crisp.  Watch out for spoilers and no stealing the shocker scissors patent pending.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:34 Introduction 00:01:13 2023 Lookback 00:07:21 Knife talk 00:10:01 Summer Game Fest Highlights 00:10:47 Doom: The Dark Ages 00:15:21 Tomb Raider 00:16:58 Astro Bot 00:19:36 Dragon's Dogma 2 00:25:11 Perfect Dark 00:27:10 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 00:29:21 Mario & Luigi: Brothership 00:31:21 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 00:40:17 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake 00:41:19 Metroid Prime 4 00:43:39 Dragon Age: The Veilguard 00:49:22 Assassin's Creed Shadows 00:51:43 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:55:23 Animal Well 00:58:35 Loralie and the Laser Eyes 01:07:42 Chants of Sennaar 01:09:59 *Spoilers Incoming* 01:10:10 *Spoiler* Chants of Sennaar Puzzle Revelation 01:13:24 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 01:22:42 Hades II 01:23:10 Balatro 01:27:18 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 01:30:19 Palword 01:33:40 Outro

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Intro music by Andy Poppen

Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

A podcast full of idiots is our new slogan.  Jamie is satisfied with his PSVR 2 pickup and so is Sony.  Griff opposes Sony’s continued dalliance with VR and just wants them to fight Microsoft again.  Geoff is dispassionately interested.  We catch up on a month of played game; hot for Fire Emblem Engage, cool for Sea of Stars, nonplussed by the completely-average-with-hand/wrist-based-reluctant-companion games, hyped for Hitman Freelancer and popping off for Pizza Tower.  Let's all agree to not talk about The Last of Us any more and continue to talk more about fecal transplants.

Timestamps

00.00.00 - Intro music

00.00.33 - Banter

00.08.53 - Introduction

00.10.53 - PSVR2

00.50.04 - The Last of Us TV Show

00.52.19 - Clips from Boss Barrel Radio 06/21/2020

00.57.37 - Forspoken

00.58.04 - Fire Emblem Engage

01.10.06 - Sea of Stars Demo

01.16.43 - Atomic Heart

01.19.25 - Forspoken

01.22.15 - Pizza Tower

01.28.09 - Hitman Freelancer

01.43.13 - Season: A Letter to the Future

01.54.02 - Fantasy Critic Check In

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Intro music by Andy Poppen

Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Griff, Geoff, and Jamie wish everyone a happy New Year and happy Lunar New Year. We discuss our Warhammer 40K resolutions, brush past the Dungeons and Dragon’s drama, set the table for our Fantasy Critic league, 2022 year of the on fire tree, and of course the video games we’ve been playing.

Timestamps

00.00.00 - Intro music

00.00.33 - The Banter

00.01.39 - Introduction

00.01.57 - The Banter continued

00.06.38 - Fantasy Critic

00.09.00 - Chained Echoes

00.17.41 - Fire Emblem Engage

00.34.23 - Tunic

00.39.25 - Inscryption *mild spoilers*

00.46.58 - Shovel Knight : Dig

00.50.03 - Vampire Survivors

00.53.02 - Retro Bowl

00.57.35 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

01.13.01 - 2022 Look Back

01.14.39 - Steam Deck

01.23.01 - Rollerdrome

01.26.02 - News

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Intro music by Andy Poppen

Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

​Topics: Best of 2022, on fire churches, tiny folk, good games and good music

Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr

​Music Timestamps and credits:

00.06.40 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)

00.09.05 - The Town Inside Me (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) and AISHA (performer)

00.11.58 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)

00.15.11 - Godskin Apostles - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh

00.17.04 - Lord of Blood - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh

00.21.29 - The Shroud - Darkest Dungeon 2 - Stuart Chatwood

00.27.26 - Counsel of Condemnation (Cyno’s Theme)  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX (composer) tnbee (youtuber arranger)

00.28.48 - Hustle and Bustle of Ormos  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX

00.33.42 - Ooze Control - Tunic - Lifeformed × Janice Kwan

00.36.55 - Goblins ! - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen

00.38.38 - Port Pelican - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen

00.43.31 - Panic in the Sky! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes and Jonny Atma

00.46.11 - Cyan's Theme - Final Fantasy VI: Pixel Remaster - Nobuo Uematsu (composer) Yoko Komiyama (arranger)

00.49.39 - Glass Ocean - Neon White - Machine Girl

00.52.49 - The Gall and the Gumption - Dicey Dungeons (Reunion DLC) - Chipzel

00.57.45 - Sleeper - Citizen Sleeper - Amos Roddy

01.01.44 - Air Twister - Air Twister - Valensia

01.02.54 - Princess Mystic - Air Twister - Valensia

Outro music by Andy Poppen

Topics: Fall, Autumn, PSLs, a gentle prelude to death

Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr

​Music Timestamps and credits:

00.02.07 - Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - David Wise

00.05.39 - Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills Past) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes

00.08.49 - Hills of Intent (Autumn Hills Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes

​00.10.38 - River of Life - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki

​00.15.02 - A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composer Tomoya Ohtani Artist Hunnid-P

00.18.53 - What The Forest Taught Me (Remastered) - Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta

00.22.09 - Ecruteak City (Anime Orchestral version) - Pokémon Gold/Silver - Shinji Miyazaki, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

00.26.38 - Beeton Tracks - Blast Corps - Graeme Norgate

00.30.09 - Elven Town - Shining Force 2 - Motoaki Takenouchi

00.33.24 - Tarrey Town - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai

00.37.58 - Village of Dali - Final Fantasy IX - Nobuo Uematsu

Outro music by Andy Poppen

On this episode of Boss Barrel Radio Griff Hoffmann, Geoff Brewer, and Jamie Sherer talk in detail about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Playdate, and Stray.  We touch on a few other games, discuss the announcement of Soulframe by Digital Extremes, give a nod to Rockstar and GTA6, and cover the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet event.

Timestamps

00:33:00 - Intro

00:05:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

00:33:00 - Teenage Mustang Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

00:38:20 - Last Call BBS

00:45:00 - Neon White

00:55:05 - Into the Breach Advanced Edition

01:01:30 - Playdate

01:13:55 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

01:15:55 - Stray

01:25:15 - Topics

01:37:10 - Outro

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Intro music by Andy Poppen and Outro sounds from Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann 

Topics: Dragalia Lost ending and the future of service games

​Games: Elden Ring, Tunic, Nintendo Switch Sports, Citizen Sleeper, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Coromon, Tactics Ogre

​Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: MiSTer emulation ​

Games: Elden Ring, Triangle Strategy, Tunic, Super Auto Pets., Coromon, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins ​

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: Our Pokémon MMO design doc of 2009, Nintendo Direct hype, Wide Ryu, Acquisition fever, Auto Chess, Genshin lizard people ​ Games: Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West, Vampire Survivors, Windjammers 2, Dying Light 2 Stay Human ​ Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: Microsoft's Activision acquisition, 2021 Personal Favorites 

​Games: Deathloop, Metroid: Dread, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Unpacking, New Pokémon Snap, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Inscryption, Forza Horizon 5, Great Ace Attorney, Tales of Arise

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen