Good Enough Gaming Pod

Well gamers, Blizzard/Activision has done it again! They have released more DLC for games that never seem to run out of content and things to do. It's almost as if they know when you are about to move on and then they just rope you right back in! Surprisingly this includes Diablo II DLC!? After twenty years of this game existing and five year old release of Resurrected, the game has a new playable class in the Warlock and this class will also be available in Diablo IV come April. How has this been received for the purests? What effect will this have on games out there now that have seen the resurgence of players for simple yet impactful DLC? This is what we want to discuss today. So war-lock in, perk those ears up, as we have summoned our best effort here and try and figure out what this spells out for the future of DLC in games.

Well before it was every Marvel Superhero was getting a show of their own, now it seems we are officially on the games turned to Cinema train. The flood gates have opened and we are now going to try and discuss all of the titles that are on the horizon as well as what they need to have learned from the previous successes and blunders. So join us as we walk through Baldurs Gate, talk to all the Residents of Evil, stoke a Street Fight or two, talk to the God of War and find out who Link is. Its going to be a Sonic rush of an episode.

Somehow 2026 is the year that wants to remind us how old we are and how many of our beloved franchises are celebrating milestones of their own. Today's episode is all about these franchises and our favorite installment or core memory from each one of them. So join us as we give our flowers to the titles that we hold dear, reminisce about the good times we had, discuss what we are looking forward to in the future together, and enjoy the mid life crisis as it unfolds. Happy Anniversary Good Enough Gamers!

Here we are back in the Vault as it were, and the boys have battened down the hatches and binged the latest video game turned TV show season of the Amazon Prime hit: Fallout. We might not be plotting the future (or lack there of) for the human race, but we certainly feel as though we have survived some trying experiences with the human race lately. So join us as we continue to survive and break down this latest season and guess where the directors plan to pole Vault the show to new heights in Season 3. We can't wait to get our Death-claws into this episode and talk about the Lucy-Goosey plot holes, Ron Pearlman, and Avalanche of circumstances that have the Ghoul headed to Colorado. So place your bets, it's time to “Prepare for the Future”.

First it was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then it was the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and now it is the triumphant return of the Avengers in a side scrolling beat em up, chaos filled festival of punches, power-ups and strange food health regens that we have fully immersed ourselves in for the betterment of our lovely audience of Good Enough gamers. So let's talk about the game and the genre that you could Iron-man in a day with your buddies, create a Storm of super moves on the screen, and talk about what is Knull and void about the aspects of this new retro based product. You can Bet-a Ray Bill that we have some thoughts on this! Let's get this Cosmic Ghost Ride-r started!

The N64 is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, yeah you heard that right, the 30th! If you are like us, and it feels like just yesterday that you were shredding your palms and thumbs on the old three handed controller joystick, then please come shed a tear with us as we admit how old we are and reminisce about the good old days and the iconic N64. To celebrate this momentous occasion we thought it would be prudent to share our own personal top 10 games on the N64, the titles that helped shape us into the colossal nerds that we are today. So get you sleeping bags out on the floor in front of the TV, finish rewinding the VHS tape before you switch over to the AUX input, get that bowl of Doritos and a 2L of Dr Pepper out, plug in the rumble pack, and take a stroll down Memory Card Lane with us.

Well the dust has settled and the whole gang has finally indulged in the finale of one of Netflix’s Premiere shows in Stranger Things. There is lots of argument online whether the ending was perfect, fraught with bad acting, rushed, full of plot holes or just overloaded with easter eggs and classic references to the time in which this is all supposed to be happening. How will the boys here at Good Enough Gaming proclaim their feelings on the final season?! Will it get a Max score, like an Eleven out of ten? Will we scream into the Mike with anger and confusion? Take a Luc-as we give the Upside Down a good Dustin to uncover all the secrets and theories abound, and maybe offer a few of our own. So, Hopp and  Re-Joyce as it is time for the final Stranger Things episode to begin!

We here at Good Enough Gaming love a good co-op game (this is well documented), we also love a good party game that allows us to make more fun of Kyle and battle for supremacy within the team. There are more choices out there now than the classic and beloved Mario Party, and we wanted to make note of them for you to not only try, but go get some practice on before you invite your friends over. So get some snacks, jack up the volume, get the kleenex out and bring your own controller to this week's podcasting adventure. Party on Garth!

A new-old competitor has entered the battle! In the chase for the feeling of the squad getting together during the simpler times of our adolescence and the convenience of COVID times, the FPS world continues on with new installments in the ever popular, but extremely cheater filled space of the storied franchises; Call of Duty and Battlefield. Now these games have both been out for awhile, the majority of our group has played these games and has taken all of the experiences and data and formed our own take on the two newest titles, but also the future of shooters and live service titles. So join us as we scope out the landscape, pull the pin on what we feel about the explosive growth and future, and what we think needs to be taken into account in future releases. We may not be on target with everything, but we will certainly give it our best shot! Boom!

We got through the first round in last week's episode and now it is time to see how the final 8 games fare against each other for the 2025 Good Enough Game of the Year Awards. Things are going to heat up as we get closer to the finish line, and so we thought we would break up the tension with your favorite part of our awards episodes. Our Good Enough Awards have made a triumphant return. So join us, not only for the conclusion of our amazing bracket, but also for our continued excellence in acknowledging some of the other games this year that need to be brought up as well, for other reasons…. Anyhow, enjoy the episode and Happy News Eve everyone!