Daydreamcast

And put your little hand in mine...

In this episode of the Daydreamcast: Murph, Bro, and special guest Theomeny tilt windmills and escape the evil shadow fortress by playing ICO! The critically acclaimed masterpiece, but is it all that it's cracked up to be? (Probably.)

We also look at Déraciné, a VR effort by fromsoftware, Murph talks about his new steam deck and playing old games on it. Bro talks about The Outbound Ghost, and then Murph descends with two indie titles about office work and biking (two great tastes that taste great together).

Timestamps:

0:00 Stadia Memorial (rest in peace)

7:00 Theomeny's essay writing

16:15 Murph's Steam deck

25:30 The Outbound Ghost (2022)

31:45 Déraciné (2018)

45:00 Going Under (2020)

50:45 Multiversus (2022)

55:00 The Descenders (2019)

Variety Minute:

1:00:00 Escort Missions

Game of the Week:

1:10:00 ICO (2001)

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about Doki Doki Literature Club, which has multiple violent and traumatic instances and possibly triggering content. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, we try to fall in love with our waifus. Murph and Bro are playing Doki Doki Literature Club! We also discuss things like Murph's PAX experience, Dread Delusion, Gloomwood, Yakuza 4, and Splatoon 3. The variety minute is a whole bunch of fun, where we dissect romance elements in non dating sim games. What makes a game romance work?

Our game of the week is something that involves a heavy dose of spoilers, so be sure to listen in and join the fun.

OH, and after the game discussion we bring some poems to class. Be sure to listen for that!

Timestamps:

0:00 Murph's back

Whatcha Playin'

3:30 Dread Delusion (2022)

10:00 Splatoon 3 (2022)

19:00 Gloomwood (2022)

29:00 Yakuza 4 (2009)

Variety Minute

40:30 Romance elements in games.

Game of the Week

59:00 Doki Doki Literature Club (2017)

1:41:30 Poetry show and tell

In this episode Brogan and Brendan venture into parts unknown!

Because Murph was at PAX for so long Brogan recorded another ep with another guest! This time, it's gaming journalist and freelancer Brendan Hesse. In this episode Brendan gives his personal experience and views regarding gaming, RPGs, and most specifically: what he's playing. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, No Man's Sky, and Soul Hackers 2. After, we look into how games transitioned into the third dimension and discuss some essential franchises. Topping it all off, we look at Mega Man Legends for the Sony Playstation!

Whatcha Playin'

20:45 Soul Hackers 2 (2022)

30:15 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)

39:00 No Man's Sky (2016)

Variety Minute

43:30 Video Game Franchises jumping to 3D

Game of the Week

1:29:30 Mega Man Legends (1997)

Mac from Critically Optimistic joins the brawl!

With Murph gone at PAX, Bro and Mac explore the experiences of being a dad and being thirty and fishing games and anything else they can come up with. They talk Fortnite and Enter the Gungeon, but mainly they just shoot the shit. The Variety Minute is a nice little audio treat as we listen to a bunch of different songs that make us laugh and the game of the week is Skullmonkeys!

0:00 Mac Introduction

Variety Minute

33:00 Comedic songs

Game of the Week

58:30 Skullmonkeys (1998)

Do you ever wonder about Wonderland? American Mcgee did, and the result was a defining game of the year Y2K, American Mcgee's Alice. Join Bro and Murph as they peel back the layers of eyeliner and Jack Skellington tees to see what lies beneath this cult classic title.

On the way down the rabbit hole we have impressions on recent releases Neon White, Rollerdrome, and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

Also in the Variety Minute Murph dredges up his film degree to walk us through a discussion in Auteur Theory and how it might apply to video games. yes, Kojima will be mentioned.

Time Stamps:

Watcha Playin’

1:35 TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (2022)

12:03 Rollerdrome (2022)

20:22 Neon White (2022)

30:05 Salt & Sanctuary (2016)

43:29 Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022)

51:32 Wildermyth (2021)

Variety Minute

1:01:04 Auteur Theory in Games

Game of the Week

1:20:17 American Mcgee's Alice (2000)

1:44:44 Plugs

It's terror time again on the Daydreamcast as Murph recruits David and Froo to talk about the follow up to Until Dawn from Suppermassive: The Quarry. Will our distinctly millenial hosts enjoy this distinctly gen-z summer camp slasher? And just how much Ted Raimi simping can one podcast contain?

Also on the activity list is a dissection of Cuphead's Delicious Last Course (2022) from David, a bit of Unpacking from Froo, and Murph gushing about what may be his new favorite puzzle game, Return of the Obra Dinn.

Then in the Variety Minute we will finally answer that age old question: Are video games cinema?

Time Stamps:

Watcha Playin'

2:15 Grim Fandango (1998)

10:16 Cuphead: Delicious Last Course (2022)

24:28 The Henry Stickmin Collection (2020)

28:53 Arcade Spirits (2019)

38:42 Unpacking (2021)

47:56 TIMEframe (2015)

56:44 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)

Variety Minute

1:04:50 Cinematic Games and Video Game Cutscenes

Game of the Week

1:26:39 The Quarry (2022) Spoiler-Free Discussion

1:46:21 Spoiler Discussion

2:25:10 Murph's 1-Degree Separation Plugging Challenge

Join us as we go through pages and experience new ages on the Daydreamcast! Murph and Bro team up to discuss all sorts of things! Blood Omen, Umurangi Generations, Final Station, and we even meet some Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! Before we eventually talk about remakes and remasters and different versions of video games, and our topic of the week: Myst! Don't worry, you won't be wandering around for hours wondering what to do. Here's a tip: click the play button!

Time Stamps:

1. Blood Omen Discussion: Bro Edition 2:00

2. Nightmare of Decay (2022) 6:00

3. Final Station (2016) 11:00

4. Ravenfield (2017) 16:40

5. Umurangi Generations (2020) 20:00

6. Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble (2006) 25:30

Variety Minute

Remakes and Remasters 31:40

Game of the Week

Myst (1992) 54:10

The realm of Nosgoth has been invaded by the dark forces of the Daydreamcast! Bro couldn't make it (of course I know him, he is me) but Murph and Calvin team up to discuss E3's legacy, the new shows that have filled in to replace it, and then they follow up by talking about Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. A game with a unique tie to E3 and a very curious developer background, nothing is a more fitting way to spend this episode than to go to a random shackled person on the wall and drain their life force!

Timestamps:

1:45 Cal buys an Xbox

19:45 Yakuza 3

31:00 Summer Special

1:10:00 E3 Post-Mortem

Game of the Week:

1:19:00 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

We go deep sea diving in this new episode of the Daydreamcast! Teaming up with Youtube star AesirAesthetics, Murph and Bro tackle all sorts of topics like game development, Spiritfarer,Pac-man, and our game of the week: Bioshock 2! Is a man not entitled to the sweat of this podcast? And sweat we do, Bioshock 2 is a special title that both refines the gameplay and makes a more personal story out of the more allegorical effort of the original title.

Oh, and we talk about the State of Play. Yipee.

Timestamps

0:00 Aesir introduction and Snail!

Whatcha Playin'

13:40 Spiritfarer (2020)

19:30 Songs of Conquest (2022)

24:30 Sony's State of Play conference (2022)

49:30 Pac-Man Museum + (2022)

Variety Minute

55:00 Cities in Video Games

1:09:35 Bioshock 2 (2010)

Kaiju and content creators clash! The only podcast that's a complete knockout! Our normal hosts (Bro and Murph) take their corners and Stephen joins the fray! Stephen is our kaiju expert, ranking monsters with his buddy Calvin on another cast. We talk about a collection of indie games, such as Spelunky 2, Norco, Citizen Sleeper, Say No! More, and Spellcaster University. Murph goes into his Yakuza minute, which will expand into many minutes as his franchise ambitions unfold. Then our Kaiju Minute explores how they reflect in different games, and maybe in some unexpected ways. Then we all clash with our game of the week. Murph is sentimental about it, but can modern sensibilities make this towering giant come crashing down? Only one way to find out!

Huge thanks to Jack Davenport and Ryanparius, Jack has done our intro and Ryan has done our variety minute segue.

Time stamps:

Whatcha Playin'

2:20 Citizen Sleeper (2022)

11:20 The Amazing American Circus (2021)

20:10 Spelunky 2 (2020)

28:30 Spellcaster University (2021)

38:00 Norco (2022)

46:50 Say No! More (2021)

50:15 Yakuza Minute

Variety Minute

54:00 Kaiju Games

Game of the Week

1:09:05 War of the Monsters! (2003)