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Apologies: The audio gremlins have returned. We didn’t want you to miss another episode while we sort this out so we’ve gone ahead and published this one. Please bear with Anthony’s skipping audio, we’ll get this fixed for the next one.

This week, we dig into how 007 First Light is a great game (except for when it’s not) and how Directive 8020 overcomes its Greatest Hits approach to sci-fi horror with an inspired third act reveal.

Major spoilers for Directive 8020 starting around 1:03:30. Skip ahead to around 1:32:00 to avoid the bulk of the discussion.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Susan and Anthony discuss the highs and lows of Saros, the latest from Returnal developer Housemarque, and David takes the plunge into Vampire Crawlers and discovers a pretty solid game hiding underneath the dopamine slot machine.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Susan revisits Starfield with its latest content drop and laments the glut found in modern open world design, Anthony digs into how Pragmata is an evolution of Capcom’s approach to game design, and David tries his best to describe the bonkers genre hybrid and 2026 IGF winner Titanium Court.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Anthony discusses the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Susan talks about the souls-like card battler Death Howl, and David finally finds the Steam Machine-like PC of his dreams… and uses it to play a bunch of Wii games.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Susan discusses her disappointment with TR-49, Anthony follows up with Resident Evil Requiem (and a bit of Street Fighter 6), and David finds out that he wants nothing to do with Bungie’s latest take on the Marathon franchise.

Spoilery talk about TR-49! Hard to discuss that one with out digging into its story so skip ahead if you want to avoid any spoilers.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, we dig into a generally spoiler-free discussion about Resident Evil Requiem and the ways it remixes the best parts of the series to great effect, while Susan recounts how Fallout 76’s Fasnacht event keeps pulling her back in every year.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, we discuss Winter Olympic cheating shenanigans, our lukewarm reactions to Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, and Susan’s continued bug-laden woes with Shadowrun Hong Kong.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Anthony’s daughter roasts the latest Nintendo Direct, Susan deals with some technical hurdles in Shadowrun: Hong Kong and overcomes them with the power of friendship, and David explores the N64 catalog with the Analogue 3D.

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Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This week, Susan gushes about her time with the recent trilogy of Shadowrun games, and David details the highs and lows from his journey through the Resident Evil timeline.

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If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to our Patreon. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

It’s the big two-oh-oh! This week, we look back at the first episode we recorded and talk about where games were then and how far they — and our own feelings about them — have evolved. We also read through some early episode descriptions to see which games we were talking about in 2017 and which ones have stuck around all this time later.

Thanks to everyone who has listened and supported this show over the years. We truly couldn’t do this without you.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to our Patreon. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt.bsky.social)

Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello.bsky.social)

David Roberts (@davidrobots.bsky.social)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@tarrydiggs.bsky.social)

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz