Brendan, Murph and Bro team up to go over the summer game schedule, it's STACKED bruh.

Murph returns just as it's terror time again. Our hosts trade out the Satellite of Dreams for the USG Ishimura to talk about the original Dead Space from 2008. Can a game like this hold up when it has no limbs with which to hold?

Brogan also talks about some hot indies he found at PAX East, and Murph adds a new game to his Resident Evil Tierlist.

This is an additional THREE HOURS to cover the final game in Shigesato Itoi's MOTHER trilogy. That's right, we have 3 hours of discussion dedicated to MOTHER 3 and Lucas and Boney and the gang. No real time stamps but a huge disclaimer.

In general there is a lot of sensitive material in this game. MOTHER 3 is a complex title written by an auteur in a specific time period. There are spoilers, there are violent things that happen and death surrounds the game.

At roughly the 51 minute mark we will go into the subject of a particular race within the game. It's a controversial subject, there's a disclaimer within the episode, but we call them by their name within the game then discuss their portrayal for better and worse. Trigger warnings are possible for the Romani peoples or any of our trans or lgbtq fans. We love and support anyone's gender identity and do not support harmful stereotypes.

Can you read our minds? Bro and David tackle the entire MOTHER trilogy, but this episode only covers MOTHER 1 and MOTHER 2. Before that though, we tackle games David has played: Blanc and Fire Emblem: Engage. We then look at the legacy of Earthbound's subversive nature onto newer titles in the variety minute. Then, we finally tackle both games.

Oh, and Bro teases a PAX trip that already happened cause this episode came late. Oh well.

Whatcha Playin'

3:00 Fire Emblem Engage (2023)

15:00 Blanc (2023)

Variety Minute

27:00 Games influenced by the MOTHER series

Games of the Week

36:00 MOTHER 1 (1989)

1:24:55 MOTHER 2 (1995)

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Tucker from the Backlog Banter joins Bro in discussing a bunch of different games! We talk Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Resident Evil series, and Pizza Tower. Then we discuss the role of acting in video games and iconic performances, then we discuss the game of the week. Telling Lies is another FMV game by Sam Barlow, examining the lies of David and the women in his life whom suffer because of them.

Timestamps:

0:00 Tucker's introduction

Whatcha Playin'

10:45 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)

15:00 Last of Us Parts I and II (2022) (2020)

24:00 Resident Evil franchise discussion (again, for the billionth time)

42:30 Pizza Tower (2023)

Variety Minute

45:10 Acting Performances in Gaming

Game of the Week

1:12:00 Telling Lies (2020)

Daydreamcast Ep. 53 Murph couldn't make it but Cal and Bro team up to talk about all things colorful! Bro talks about Chained Echoes and Jojo's All Star Battle R, Cal talks about Persona 4 and Hi-Fi Rush. Then we talk about the game of the week: Jet Set Radio! Join us on our journey into counter culture and vandalism in the name of art.

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'

1:00 The term "JRPG" and Chained Echoes (2022)

12:00 Persona 4 Golden (2008)

18:30 Jojo's All Star Battle R (2022)

24:00 Hi-Fi Rush (2023)

Variety Minute

30:00 Cel shaded games

Game of the Week

37:00 Jet Set Radio (2000)

We have a special little spin-off of the Daydreamcast! When the video games get boring, Murph Bro and movie expert Cal unwind with video game movies! This week look at the two essential titles everybody praises: Mortal Kombat and Silent Hill.

Bro and Murph go on an adventure! Come sail away with us as we play King's Quest VI! Murph talks about Anatomy, Akane, and Teardown! Bro complains about Devil May Cry 4, and then they talk about true endings and King's Quest VI. A classic Sierra adventure game that may be the best of the series. Presentation, story, and puzzles all tie together in a nice, forgiving bow. Let's have some fun, I know Jollo did.

Time stamps:

0:00 When did Daydreamcast jump the shark?

2:00 Anatomy (2016)

8:30 Akane (2018)

15:00 Devil May Cry 4 (2008)

26:30 Teardown (2022)

Variety Minute

33:00 True endings

Game of the Week

50:15 King's Quest VI (1992)

Season 4? The season of summer! Murph and Bro kick the season off right by going on a vacation to the tropical island of Isle Delphino. We talk about Gundam Evolution, Bro goes back to the nineties with Crash Bandicoot 4. Murph goes Gaga over Exo One, and then laments the issues with Adios. Murph and Bro talk about the giant hype machines of Cyberpunk 2077 and Deathloop.

Then we get down to business: Mario. On the Gamecube. Murph talks about what he loves about Gamecube era Mario and then we dissect our game of the week: Super Mario Sunshine. Does the FLUDD help the game or is it a shallow gimmick? We'll find those answers and more, dear listener.

Timestamps:

1:40 Gundam Evolution (2022)

7:00 Exo One (2022)

12:45 Crash 4: It's About Time (2020)

16:45 Adios (2021)

21:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

31:20 Deathloop (2021)

Variety Minute

41:25 Gamecube Mario Games

Game of the Week

55:15 Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

Number fifty? Where does the time go? Bro seems MIA, but Murph cobbled together a rag-tag team of Brendan Hesse, and Oliver (Yep)! Oliver talks about games he hasn't finished, such as Bayonetta 3 and Live A Live. Brendan talks about Gundam Evolution and Crisis Core Reunion (and we get some juicy JRPG final fantasy kingdom hearts bullshit lore.) Murph talks about Wavetale and Yakuza 0 (a game Yep also didn't finish.) and then they talk about the game of the week: Vagrant Story! A creative masterpiece that feels dynamic and impressive, even with all of its warts.

And there's a surprise guest at the very end, I wonder who it could be?

Whatcha Playin'

3:00 - Bayonetta 3 (2022)

6:30 - Gundam Evolution (2022)

14:00 - Wavetale (2022)

21:25 - Live A Live (2022)

29:45 - Crisis Core Reunion (2022)

41:30 - Yakuza 0 (2017)

Variety Minute

54:30 - JRPGs of the Playstation

Game of the Week

1:30:00 - Vagrant Story (2001)