Kole recently suffered a head injury that leads him to think really bad RPGs are just fine, so this episode is slightly contentious. Well, not really. That would be too complicated for foreign audiences, so we dumbed it down real good.

Big, hairy, dumb.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Heartbeat City. Hosted by Cozy Snugglefield, each episode will feature your calls, your romantic questions, and hopefully some helpful advice. This episode features guest co-host Kole Ross, who could not think of an alternate name that matched the theme of the show.

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Kris and Kole talk about live music, historical reenactment, and the best way out.

ALSO: Wait for the Oh Boy. Okkervil River Concert. Ducks have taken a dark turn. Stuck in ATM, send help. Colonial Williamsburg is in trouble. Fidget spinner porn. Moon hut. Euthanasia Coaster.

We go to bat for an oft-maligned slimy genius of the sea.

An unreleased non-classic keeps rolling on the river while we revisit the topic of Buffo, the strong clown we admire.

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Mitch Benes look back at Demon's Souls and offer their final summation.

Hello JuggerDucks! Gary and Jeremy are here to talk about some X-Men cartoons! First up: Cyclops works out all his Daddy issues with Corsair in Orphan's End. Then it's onto The Juggernaut Returns, where Jeremy says the word "NerdJug" too many times to count. We're almost at the end of season 3, so be sure to get that feedback in soon! Thanks for listening, everyone.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about AI that optimizes games, Kingsway, and we ask you which games helped you emotionally.

• The most-watched Twitch clip.

• AI has figured out Ms. Pac Man.

• Optimizing Breath of the Wild.

• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy exists.

• Which games helped you the most emotionally?

• Ben: Hexcells. OVIVO. Kingsway. Fidel Dungeon Rescue.

• Dennis: Krater. Lords of the Fallen.

• David: Vermintide.

• Kole: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

Break beauty down to its component parts, for profit.