Deep Listens

In this episode Gino, Em, and Pete discuss Kingdom Hearts 3 in detail. This includes all kinds of spoilers folks! You have been warned.

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss The Return of the Obra Dinn, Catholic cigarettes, PC nostalgia, and the possible creation of a new genre of mystery game.

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- check in on some of their early season predictions, discuss the AD trade situation, and attack the Knicks for the terrible KP trade. The also set the record straight on Dwight Howard.

Em, Gino, and Pete discuss Gris in this episode. Stop reading this episode description and go play Gris. Go! 

In this episode Gino and MTG expert Kyle discuss the upcoming Ravnica Allegiance. We discuss what each of the supported 3 color combinations incentivize you to do in limited. We then pivot to discussing the overrated, underrated, and properly rated cards in Ravnica Allegiance.

In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and special guest Matt "Rorie" Rorie discuss Final Fantasy XII from the Ozmone Plains to Sochen Cave. We start out by answering a listener email on the larger aimlessness of the FF franchise. We then dive into the story's escalating stakes and how it blends compelling motivations with FF nonsense. We finish up by discussing the game's large difficulty spike around its midpoint. 

In this episode, Gino, Pete, Em, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss Bionic Commando 2009! We discuss how this may very well be the most 2009 game ever made and how the game's insistence on being a third person shooter interferes with the game's core swinging mechanic. We also discuss the "amazing" grittification of Rad Spencer and Super Joseph. We finish up by digging deep on this game's story. This one is a doozy folks.

In this episode Gino and Em are joined by Adam Lane (@Chronos411) of the RVA Returners to discuss the FF TCG in depth. We discuss how the game works, how Adam helped build his local scene, and some competitive analysis of the current metagame. We end the show with rapid fire questions, as always.

You can find the RVA Returners' content here: https://returnersfftcg.com/rva-returners-podcast/

In this episode Gino, Pete\, and Billy discuss Papo & Yo. We cover the game's magical realism and how it transforms Brazilian favelas into a unique fantasy world. We also discuss the game's use of symbolism and how we each interpreted the various metaphors contained in the games mechanics and cutscenes.

It's GotY time and Gino, Pete, Em, Billy, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- have to pick some winners! The categories this year are:

Game of the Year 2018, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Horror, Best Action, Best Adventure, Best Character, Worst Character, Best Soundtrack, Worst Game of Our Year 2018, Worst Story And Or Written Dialogue, Prettiest Game, Best Performance/Voice Acting, Best Mechanic, Best Twist, Biggest Indictment of Capitalism, Most Replayable Classic, Gino's Platypus Award for Game That Should Not Be, Billy's Grindfather Award, John Paul Sartre Memorial Award for Game That Best Expresses the Ultimate Futility of the Human Condition, ZP's "Help I'm Trapped in Sysiphean Torment" Award, Em's Sheeple Award: Most Wildly Overstated/Overrated, and Game of Our Year 2018!