Friday Night Gamecast

Another year and another Spooktober is in the books! Will and I are here to deliver the most shocking and frightful discussion on games this year! As seems to be tradition with Spooktober, Will and I are delving into our backlog to cover some games that we've been dying to get to. Highlights for the show this year are Soma and Resident Evil Biohazard HD Remastered (RE1 for short ;) But there's lots of other items to discuss as well including some Steam Next Fest demos and some secret games that William has been working on in the darkness. Timestamps below and, as always, we hope you all have a very happy Halloween!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping

03:10 - Whatcha Playing?

09:49 - Stem Next Fest Demos

20:19 - Slitterhead

27:24 - Resident Evil HD Remastered

41:08 - Indika

49:07 - SOMA

01:03:31 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

01:14:59 - Faith: The Unholy Trinity

01:22:37 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Daniel Campoli

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It's been awhile since we've had a full-blown content episode! This time Will and I wanted to dig into the (unfortunately bad) news that has been happening around the industry for awhile just to chime in with our two cents! We gotta check in on how Fantasy Critic is progressing for the FNGC 2026 league and finally - I played the absolute heck out of The Blood of Dawnwalker so I wanted to take the opportunity to yap about it in a "Did Ya Hate It" styled review for just a bit. We hope everyone is having a great fall, and we're excited to keep working on reviews as we close up shop for the rest of the year!

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping

05:57 - 2026 News

31:49 - Are you getting both Next Gen consoles?

40:35 - Whatcha Playin?

01:00:10 - Are you excited for GTA VI?

01:04:30 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

01:18:31 - The Blood of Dawnwalker Review

01:51:18 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Daniel Campoli

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The review of the year is here. It's what you all have been waiting for. Will and I join forces to take on The Wolverine and rip and shred through the game. I'm going to leave this section light for the most part because I want to leave everyone in suspense on how we felt, and what we took away from this game. But needless to say, this is must-listen-to content from Will and Nick for the "big-26!"

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

04:08 - History with Insomniac

06:29 - Top Level Thoughts

11:26 - Gameplay

01:15:33 - Spoiler-inclusive narrative section

01:59:19 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: David Fleming [All rights reserved by Sony Interactive Entertainment]

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Perfection is not a word I'd normally use to characterize a roguelite. But in this instance it absolutely remains to be true. Hot on the hells of Will and I playing Slay the Spire with the amazing ladies over at Date With Us, I decided to jump into the Early Access for the hotly anticipated sequel! And I wasn't let down! Two new characters of the Regent and Necrobinder and the returning Neow faithful of the Ironclad, the Silent and the Defect bring us back into the Spire with more variety and options than we ever had before. Jono and I had a blast playing this game separately and in co-op mode, so take a listen and check this out with us!

This is a lighthearted podcast we're just taking it easy for this one. I hope you enjoy hanging out with us!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

05:06 - What've you been playing lately?

19:13 - History w/ STS, Mega Crit and Roguelikes

35:51 - Gameplay Mechanics, Character thoughts, Metas and Build recs

01:18:42 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Clark Aboud

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WE'RE FEELING QUITE HUNGRY!

Hello everyone, we're back to talk about one of the best games ever made: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. This week I'm joined by Adam Gumbert to review this massive RPG. Set in 13th century of Bohemia (Czech Rep.) we fight, sneak and scramble across the land with a ragtag team of brigands to restore King Wenceslas to the throne. One of the most immersive, demanding and unforgiving RPGs I've ever played (and I played Elden Ring), KCD2 is something I'm going to be talking about for quite some time, and I can't wait to share it with you. I hope everyone is having a lovely Friday! May God be with you!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

04:26 - History with Warhorse & Hardcore RPGs

08:32 - Story Setup & What is KCD2

22:34 - Gameplay Mechanics

01:03:17 - Narrative Highlights

01:26:42 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Jan Valta & Adam Sporka

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The Capcom Renaissance continues! This week we're joined great friend of the show, Onix (The Gaming Resume), to cover one of the fantastic and - dare I say - CONTENDER(?) for game of the year, Pragmata. One of the first franchises put out by Capcom since Kinitsu-gami, Pragmata (also known as the secret Mega Man sequel) swooped in earlier this year stealing the hearts and minds of sci-fi action-adventure gamers everywhere. This game really came out swinging and the three of us have a lot to breakdown in terms of how good it is to play. Make sure you all get out there and don't forget to bring along your own trusty Pragmata to defeat the rouge AI that plague our world!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

04:17 - History with Capcom

08:42 - Story Setup

12:02 - Gameplay Mechanics

34:46 - Combat Loadouts

01:45:13 - Final Thoughts

01:54:35 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Yasumasa Kitegawa

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What a wonderful Friday it is when we can talk about Pokémon with our friends! Pokémon Pokopia is the latest release from the Pokémon Company and one of the few Switch 2 exclusives (and possibly system seller) for the console. In the show we talk about what makes Pokopia special as a spinoff game as well as what makes it one of the coolest builder / crafters around! Let us know what you think!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

04:34 - History with Pokemon

12:12 - Story Setup

15:58 - Gameplay Mechanics

53:07 - Spoiler Narrative Discussion

01:14:06 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Hiromu Akaba and Jieun Kim from Koei Tecmo Games. All rights reserved by the Pokemon Company pls don't sue us Nintendo PLS I'M BEGGING

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My goodness so much coming out this year which is completely insane. Xbox makes a return to form while Nintendo absolutely Mogs the rest of their industry with reveals? We're back this week to breakdown our thoughts and feelings at the big four showcases and then we have to pull our hair out in September to decide amongst our babies who we'll play this fall and which titles will pass into obscurity in the annals of time. We're back and we missed you!

0:00 - Intro

03:54 - Xbox what are we doin, baby?

13:08 - Whatcha Playin???

33:10 - FNGC Fantasy Critic Updates

48:03 - Summer Games Showcase Highlights!

01:58:24 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Daniel Campoli

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This week we have an absolute banger of a podcast for you wonderful folks. Not only are we reviewing one of the best deck builder roguelikes ever made, we're joined by the incredible Claire & Kanisha of the Date with Us podcast to really dive deep into how good this game really is. It's the deck builder rougelike that started the trend in the industry and still some of the best that we've gotten to this day. From the characters, levels, bosses - we cover it all. And don't miss out on the spicy treat of a icebreaker intro that got us ALL hot and bothered!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

03:24 - Court, Marry, Unalive

24:28 - Slay the Spire Review!

41:31 - Mechanical Depth

01:26:31 - Outro

Music used in this episode Composed by: Clark About - all rights reserved for MegaCrit & Humble

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Every year the gaming world churns out performances that make you forget there's a human being behind the microphone — and every year, FNGC is here to make sure those humans get their flowers. The 2026 Voice Acting Awards are officially upon us and we are NOT holding back. Matt Mercer doing what Matt Mercer does, John Eric Bentley bringing the heat with his gun arm, Neil Newbon being absolutely unhinged in the best way possible, and Alec Newman reminding everyone why he belongs in the conversation — we break it all down, we debate, we disagree, and somebody probably raises their voice (heh get it >:). 

Whether it be a grizzled veteran commanding every scene or a newcomer stealing the whole show from under everyone's nose — we've got the receipts, the rankings, and the hot takes. Some of these picks will have you nodding along. Others might make you want to @ us. Either way, the mic has been passed and the awards must be given.

We appreciate you all riding with us through another year of FNGC. The talent in this industry is staggering and we refuse to let it go unrecognized.

[Disclaimer - we don't own the rights to any of the performances within this game all creators and IP holders own the rights pls don't bully us with a cease & desist]

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