Chamberlain and Chance

Chamberlin is here. He voice isn't but he is physically behind the mic. He suffered through the hushed whispers of Chorus to find the pretty good space shooter inside, then bounced off of Nobody Saved the World and settled on F.I.S.T.. Alex has proved himself superior to Inscryption, having finished in in a mode 8 times more difficult than the one that scared Chamberlain away. And Chance is trying to get everyone to watch Hit Monkey between games of Overwatch and Ghost of Tsushima. Anything to fill the hours before Dying Light 2 comes out.

Chamberlain here. I was asleep at time of recording. Not sure what the bug was/is but I am slightly better now and will certainly be better tomorrow. Thanks to Chance and Alex for making sure the show goes on. So Two Out of Three Ain't Bad. In the day since this was recorded Meat Loaf died. Bat Out of Hell was the first CD I ever owned, played loudly on the first boom box I ever owned. Godspeed, Mr. Loaf, may the wings of, well, angel and demons speed you on your way.

January is usually rough for new games but the first two weeks of 2022 have been barren. Chamberlain is using the time to catch up on last year's not quite AAA games, finishing up Lost in Random, Kena, The Takeover and starting Chorus, none of which are amazing but are all better than a swift king to the fellas. Alex has started Last Epoch, a game guaranteed to make him go back to Diablo III. Again. And Chance almost plays Witcher 3, starts and stops West of Dead, has a quick cup of coffee with Skull the Hero slayer before settling on more Dying Light and Overwatch. And trying to find a way to make time pass more quickly.

Welcome to 2022, in which all the deferred gaming dreams of 2021 will come true! This means that Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2, STALKER 2, Breath of the Wild 2, God of War Ragnarök and Starfield will all come out AND will all be good, right? Chamberlain, Chance and Alex indulge this fantasy while catching up on last year's indies, replaying games from generations ago and falling for the latest internet fad game that could probably be run in a browser. Go, Loop Hero, go!

It wasn't easy, but Chamberlain, Chance and Alex are all in the same place at the same time and have managed to winnow down a year's worth of games to their top fives. The year was not as bad as any of them remembered but there is not the same level of agreement between them as past years. Is there fighting between them? Maaaaybe. You will have to listen to find out. At least one of Chance's top five games was chosen specifically to spite Chamberlain, you just need to figure out which.

The podcast continues to operate at one third power, this time with Alex missing, his presence required by the late stage capitalist machine (he had to work). In his week off Chamberlain finished Halo Infinite, which was okay, House of Ashes, which was not really a game, and started Guardians of the Galaxy, which really isn't much of a game, either, but is just fun to wallow around in. Chance watched the new Wes Anderson movie, allowing him to feel smug for at least a week, and is still playing Breath of the Wild. Nintendo occasionally makes good games with almost limitless replay. Who knew.

Welcome to our fresh new host! Sorry this took a bit, but we have been scrambling on setting things up with a new host and have not worked all the kinks out yet. Enjoy Chance and Alex minus Chamberlain and we will see you again soon!

Prepare for the most disjointed episode ever. Not only is Alex not present due to technical difficulties but Chance and Chamberlain are attempting to record while watching the first hour of the Game Awards. Watch along while they deal with a 3 second difference between their streams!  Chamberlain has finished up Far Cry 6 and moved on to the scifi version, Halo Infinite, to mostly good results. Chance tries a few new games before settling back into the low resolution wonder that is Breath of the Wild. And Alex is probably hitting up Amazon right about now.

It's December and there are no new games. There is only the anticipation for new games and the nostalgia for old games. Unless you are Chamberlain. He didn't get enough of the UbiGame with Assassin's Creed Valhalla so his is submitting himself to Far Cry 6, in spite of his own admission of not liking it very much. Chance is still playing Metal Gear Solid 5. The game is still good, Quiet is still bad, we have grown ever so slightly as a society. And Alex has gone all the way back to Darksiders II, pretending, like the rest of us, that it was the last game in the series.

Happy Thanksgiving (if you are in the US), and if you are Canadian, a general congratulations is in order. No Alex this week, he is busy doing important family (and future family) related things. Chamberlain is here, fighting the good fight in the hostile retail environs of the fourth quarter, so all he has to offer is some tiny progress in Far Cry 6 and the knowledge that Halo Infinite is going to be okay, at best. Chance continues to consume all forms of media at a super human rate. After turning his nose up to Death's Door he still had time to watch Snatchers, a B grade horror movie, and play more of Metal Gear Solid 5, an example of what not to do with female characters. Ever. For God's sake, Quiet can't even talk!