We’ve watched the State of Play and played a bunch of games this week, so naturally we start off with an update on the 2005 Fantastic Four movie before getting to any of that.

Timestamps

(01:05) We’re a Fantastic Four podcast now

(04:00) State of Play

(08:20) The ones we’re kind of excited about

(26:05) The State of Play(ing Overwatch)

(34:40) Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

(39:50) Of the Devil

(44:20) Lost Records

(54:00) Possible extremely vague Lost Records spoilers

(59:10) Slightly less vague Lost Records ending spoilers

(1:02:30) End of Lost Records spoilers

(1:03:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Death Becomes Her, Moves of the Diamond Hand, Birds of Prey, Ted Lasso)

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This week, we spend an unbelievable amount of time talking about the Fantastic Four before remembering we’re supposed to be a video game podcast and pivoting to World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV. Then, Sony said we’re not allowed to play Elden Ring, so we talk about some indies we’ve played instead.

Timestamps

(00:20) An incredibly long tangent on the Fantastic Four

(13:35) A shorter tangent on the Mets

(15:25) MMO corner with WoW and FFXIV

(30:55) Sony tells gamers to go touch grass

(35:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Roottrees Are Dead, The Mountain Is As It Always Was, Monarch)

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The Fantastic Four trailer we talk so much about

It’s weird that HERBIE is here

WoW housing news

Christine Mi on itch

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BioWare is 30 years old and collapsing (relatable amirite) so we’re talking about the legacy, decline, and doubtful future of a studio whose work we’ve both really enjoyed this week. Then, Willa has brainworms for a new anime movie and Robin has two certified sicko games to share with the class.

Timestamps

(01:45) Complaining/reminiscing about BioWare

(33:50) Two quick, less depressing shoutouts for the Video Game History Foundation and Trans Joy Jam

(39:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Colors Within, Eternal Strands, Techno Banter)

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BioWare Studio Update

Digital Archive at VGHF Library

Arimia’s blog

Trans Joy Jam 2025

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This week, we played the sequel to one of our mutual favorite RPGs, and one of our most anticipated games of the year. Listen in to hear how that went, and be wary of spoilers! Check the timestamps! Take care, love you, bye.

Timestamps

(02:00) Non-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts

(46:00) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers start here!!!

(1:26:45) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers end here!!!

(1:32:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?

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Since there’s no big news from Nintendo or anything this week, we take this episode to go over last year’s gaming predictions and try to correctly guess more than one thing that will happen in 2025. Then, as you could have predicted, Robin has no memory of the past week and Willa talks about yuri.

Timestamps

(01:15) Our great 2024 gaming predictions

(19:00) Our hopefully better 2025 gaming predictions

(35:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?

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The Worst Game Jam 2025

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A new year is upon us, and everyone’s decided to keep making video games. This week, we ease into 2025 by running down some of the games we’re most excited about playing in the coming year.

Timestamps

(01:30) The Worst Garbage game jam announcement!!

(05:30) Our 2025 most anticipated games

(56:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?

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The Worst Game Jam 2025

Metroid Prime has been making gamers love reading since 2002

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It’s time once again for the most important and sincere awards show in all of gaming: The Girlies! Listen in as we hand out awards new and old, from Best Game That’s Just Mid to Best Inanimate Object. 

Thanks to everyone who started listening or stuck with us in 2024! Happy New Year!!!

Timestamps

(00:30) What are we doing here?

(02:40) The awards begin

(1:39:45) GOTY discussion

Mentioned this week

The thing they say they’re mad at never actually matters

The Way They Walk in Liberl

UFO 50 review: the 8-bit era returns in this fantastic retro collection

Solace State and the Return of Bio-awareness in Cyberpunk

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: The Terror of Tamagotchi

Grief and Grace Along Route Zero

Planescape Torment: Never meet other people’s heroes

Ageism in Games: Stop Calling Old Games Outdated: A Self-Review of Anodyne

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There’s no way most of you little freaks ended up on the nice list this year, but we’re bringing you a gift anyway. For this edition of our annual game swap, we’re talking about 1000xResist and Lovely Lady RPG, two games with so little in common I can’t even write a cute little quip comparing them here. 

Timestamps

(02:30) 1000xResist

(1:34:30) Fixer’s Song by Alex Mah & A Sum

(1:35:10) Lovely Lady RPG

(2:37:20) Untitled by Lutzl & Digital Poppy

(2:37:55) Willa and Robin haven’t been up to anything else this week

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1000xResist 

Lovely Lady RPG

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The Game Awards found some exciting new ways to be disappointing this year, but Fumito Ueda also announced a game so who can really be that mad? We talk through this year’s “awards show” then catch up with our mutual obsession, a game about fishing and wearing dresses.

Timestamps

(00:30) You do not have to hand it to Geoff

(1:01:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Infinity Nikki, Reverse 1999, Caves of Qud)

Mentioned this week

The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards

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We watched the PC Gaming Show as an amuse-bouche for The Game Awards, and found a few games to pique our interest plus one to pique our anger. Then we talk through a handful of games we’re either having fun with or anticipate doing so, and end by announcing our plans for the rest of the year, including what games we'll be discussing at length in the final episode of 2024!

Timestamps

(01:00) The ups and downs of the PC Gaming Show

(26:10) Toem 2 & Prisma sure look cool

(30:50) Dungeon crawling in Dungeon Antiqua 

(37:20) Having fun being nice in Infinity Nikki

(46:20) Getting down to business (and announcing our annual game swap selections)

(58:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. Sakura Quest, Girls Band Cry)

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Is it Wizardry? Is it Final Fantasy? No! It's Dungeon Antiqua

Khara, Sunrise Animate Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV Series

1000xResist

Lovely Lady RPG

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