Hot on the heels of the first Psychonauts, we pull up to Psychonauts 2 and once again open our brain to the psychological damage this series seems to have a desire to inflict. Sure enough, despite the creativity being intact, an odd lobotomy has been performed which makes the game moderately painful to experience. What do the Psychonauts do? What makes a strong woman? Psychonauts 2 may or may not answer these questions, but we certainly will. 

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God of War rebooted its franchise in 2018 with the highly acclaimed PS4 exclusive, but it's exclusive no more. We are here to check it out and let you know how the past 4 years have treated it as well as how this PC port performs. In the latter half of the episode, we take a good, hard look at the story of this game and discuss the characters and drama that make this game tick. 

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

6:30 A Peek Into Visuals

14:25 A Ear to Music and Sound Design

21:00 A Touch into Gameplay

1:10:20 A Read Into the Story (Spoilers)

2:05:30 Wrap Up and Final Thoughts

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Episode 16 stumbles in with a discussion of the Tim Schafer classic, Psychonauts. Being over 17 years old at this point, there is a lot of dive into with this game and a healthy discussion to be had about how it has aged and whether it's still worth playing in 2022. Hop in as we pour out our own psyche on the table like an open lobotomy and lob flaming hot opinion jars as if we ourselves were the milkman.

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Episode 15 rolls in as our first bonus episode and we are covering the news once again! We root for a potential "Project Spartacus", Mourn the loss of a gaming supernova, lament the rise of NFTs and greedy voice actors, and assess the massive drop in COD Vanguard sales that lands it at a measly #1 spot on the highest selling games of 2021.

Timestamps:

- 0:00 Intro 

- 11:30 - Playstation Project Spartacus

- 23:40 Halo 3 Draws its Last Breath on Console

- 27:40 Troy Baker Steps in a Steaming Pile of NFT

- 36:10 Final Fantasy XIV Back on Sale after Forced Pull from Marketplaces

- 41:45 2022 COD Pushed Forward by a Month Due to Poor Vanguard Sales

- 49:45 Wrap Up

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Episode 14 is a ride through all three games of the new Hitman Trilogy. We look at the differences between the games, the story, the sandbox, and the dry but subtly hilarious nature of the game. This is a game that definitely has a type and isn't afraid to show it. As it turns out, we are totally its type and couldn't be happier.

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In this episode we dig into the past year, reflect on the games that we've played, and discuss what made them great or awful. The good, bad and ugly are all represented here. We also take a few moments to chat about the year to come and what we are looking forward to in regards to games and the podcast. Let's all raise an Estus Flask to 2022 and hope for the best.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

6:50 - Best Games of 2021

42:00 Greatest Disappointments of 2021

1:00:15 - Most Surprising Game Played in 2021

1:06:50 - Most Anticipated Games of 2022

1:16:00 - Wrap Up

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Coming to you late from the holidays is episode 12 where we cover a fairly recent game and our first "walking sim". This experience takes a bit of digging to decipher but is well worth the time and effort required to do so. While short, it packs a narrative punch well worth experiencing and is highly accessible, clocking in at under 2 hours. As a special year-end bonus, we also sit down with Grant Higdon, owner of The Hard Drive website for a more in-depth look at the site and plans moving forward. Audio issues were abundant in the interview portion of this episode. Many grievous lashings and mea culpas.

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Robert's PC of Theseus has allowed him to revisit a previously unplayable game: Titanfall 2. We examine it 6 years later to see how well it holds up. We also take a little peek into the news surrounding the newly released Halo Infinite, examine Idris Elba's take on Knuckles the unsexy Echidna, and hurt ourselves talking about the Last of Us Part II.