Ep. 96 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole crew is here and we got some games to talk about! Some new highlights include Shelby's return to Journey to the Savage Planet, Dan's foray into non-Playstation VR with the incredible Half-Life Alyx, and the alluring mysteries of the saw-core in Disc Room. Some more PS5 details eek out and a few other fun news bits. We even have a surprise Giancarlo sighting! We wrap it up with a fun Top 5 AI(Robots) in video games. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-Divinity Original Sin II

-Spelunky 2

-Hades

-Ghost of Tsushima

-Journey to the Savage Planet

-Half-Life: Alyx

-Disc Room

-Carto

Ep. 95 of The Circle Back Podcast. The gang is all here and playing a ton of games. Some highlights of new things include the excellent if buggy early access for Baldur's Gate III and the spooky phenomenon sweeping the nation Phasmophobia. A bunch of PS5 news follows along with some other fun news bits. We wrap it all up with a fun Super Smash Bros. Top 5 Bottom 5. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-Hades

-Spelunky 2

-Genshin Impact

-Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

-Baldur's Gate III

-The Solitaire Conspiracy

-Phasmophobia

-Ikenfell

-Dark Souls III

-Ghost of Tsushima

Ep. 94 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole crew is here and playing a ton of games! Also some huge news including discussion about Microsoft buying Bethesda and the implications that go along with that. Also Hades is really damn good and we can't stop gushing about it. Stay safe and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-Hades

-Spelunky 2

-Super Mario 3D All-Stars

-Super Mario Bros. 35

- Creatures of Aether

-Genshin Impact

-Star Wars Squadrons

-Undermine

-Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

-Ghost of Tsushima

-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

Ep. 93 of The Circle Back Podcast. Your new host Dan Dufrenoy takes the reigns and is here with an absolute megaton of news. Also Dan and Dan are playing Spelunky 2 and it is just incredible. Stay safe and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-Spelunky 2

-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

-Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

-Star Renegades

-Spiritfarer

-Ghost of Tsushima

-Battletoads

A deep dive into the story of The Last of Us Part II. We hope you enjoy!

Ep. 92 of The Circle Back Podcast. Dan is out but Dan and Shelby keep the train a rollin' with a bunch of games. Shelby blasted his way through Paper Mario and absolutely adored it. Dan played a zillion games for an hour or two each and liked most of them quite a bit. Tons of news after that including some fun new Mario announcements paired with the unfortunate Disney-vault-ification of Nintendo's library. Stay safe and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-Spiritfarer

-Battletoads

-Crusader Kings III

-Wasteland 3

-Tell Me Why

-Spellbreak

-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

-Moon

-Microsoft Flight Simulator

-Paper Mario: The Origami King

-Ghost of Tsushima

Ep. 91 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole gang is here and talking bout gamesss. Shelby finally Finished The Last of Us Part II and loved it. Dan was swamped and barely got his hands on a controller since the last episode. Dan makes an official apology to Ghost of Tsushima because it's really growing on him. He also can't help but gush about his incredible new Indie Darling Spiritfarer. Who wouldn't want to be the ferryman of lost spirits when the spirits are this cute and cuddly??? Tons of news after that, ending with a breakdown of the most recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase from 8/18/2020. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Ghost of Tsushima

-Paper Mario: The Origami King

-Spiritfarer

-Rogue Legacy 2

Ep. 90 of The Circle Back Podcast. The Crew is all in one piece despite a rough Tropical Storm, but that won't stop us! Lots of new games to discuss and a few ones from last week we're still playing as well. A ton of news stories including the big Xbox event and the most recent Sony State of Play. It's already a long one so we knew we wouldn't have time for a top 5 bottom 5 here, but it was a super fun episode nonetheless! Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Ep. 89 of The Circle Back Podcast. The boys are back and talkin' bout some games! Shelby has been plugging away at The Last of Us Part II thanks to his PS4 woes. Dan and Dan are both playing the two hot new releases of Paper Mario: The Origami King and Ghost of Tsushima and they seem to both like both games after dipping their toes in. They also both played the incredible and surprising IOS game Song of Bloom along with the new 8-bit Castlevania-style Iga game Bloodstained: Curse of The Moon 2. Shelby continued with his classic Ratchet and Clank playthroughs, finishing 2 and 3, and Dan dipped into some of the charming world of Ooblets and the well-written, super fun Zelda-like Crosscode. We then have a couple of news hits including more pseudo-E3 streams in the Devolver Digital Direct and Ubisoft Forward. We finish it all off with another excellent Top 5. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Ghost of Tsushima

-Paper Mario: The Origami King

-Ooblets

-Crosscode

-Song of Bloom

-Bloodstained: Curse of The Moon 2

-Ratchet and Clank Collection

-Olija demo

Ep. 88 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole crew is together and playing some more of The Last of Us Part II. Dan Finally took the dive into Disco Elysium and although he is late to the party, he is loving it! He also played some Umurangi Generation which also gets high marks for style. Dan played the new "Commando's-like" from Mimimi studios Desperados III and is really enjoying the tactical stealth action. Shelby was having some PS4 woes so he decided to boot up the old vita and played some Ratchet and Clank because, why not? We then have a few news stories and rumors before doing our yearly July Game of The Year check-in. We wrap it all up with a fun Top 5. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Desperados III

-Disco Elysium

-Umurangi Generation

-Ratchet and Clank Collection