This week’s Roundtable Roundtable features an interview with Phobia, a YouTuber who documents glitches in games in an accessible and entertaining way. We talk about his process and how looking for glitches changes the way he plays FromSoft games. Then we read your responses to the northeastern part of the map and the Abyssal Woods.

In this episode we get invited into Cazador’s Lair.

Other Segments: 

• Legends and Lore: Cazador

• Character Round Up: Astarion

Genre defining, boundary pushing, console selling; Super Mario 64 had it all. One of the defining games of the Nintendo 64 and of the early 3D era left a huge legacy behind, but we can only really talk about it in full if we go back to where it all began. There's a letter, a girl, and a promise of cake. This is definitely not a trap.c

Despite being the sixth movie in the Omen franchise, this is actually the First one. This 2024 prequel is the path that leads to Damien, the child antichrist. What does it take to actually get an Antichrist made? Let’s investigate together, shall we?

In this episode we join a hag victim support group and do the worst quest in the game

Other Segments:

• Legends and Lore: The BG3 prequel you forgot about

• Up on a Soapbox: Baldur's Bummers

• Fiend Folio: Poltergeists

Though the Abyssal Woods and Midra’s Manse aren’t huge areas gameplay-wise, we adore their lore and story so much that we had to camp out for some extra time. So this episode concludes our discussion of Midra’s Manse, including the boss fight, and a long talk about what Midra and Nanaya’s deals were.

In this final premium episode of Abject Suffering, we talk about the legendary kusoge “Death Crimson”, a barely-functional light gun shooter that qualifies as genuine outsider art. We also get kind of wistful about urban exploration and talking to our past selves.

Gary loves Conner O'Malley's Stand Up Solutions, Gwen watches pointless, popular movies, Kole enjoys The People's Joker.

It's time to rob a train.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

In this episode we get greasy and do mummy stuff.

Other Segments:

• Legends and Lore: Characters from Baldur's Gate 1 and 2

• The Complete Wizard's Handbook: Achieving Immortality

• Fiend Folio: Mummy Lords