Let's Place!

Alright alright alright, that's enough with the special episodes. We have work to do here. Luke is joined by Jason, Though Criminal Zack, Lau, and new guest Greg. They talk about obnoxious tryhard comedy, some game I didn't even remember that we ranked, the early days of the Fire Emblem series, our unironic love for Wii Sports, and competitive puzzlers. Also: lots and lots and lots of breast expansion fetishism. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: The Bard's Tale, for Playstation 2, Xbox, PC, Mobile, and Ouya; Stellar 7: Draxon's Revenge, for the 3D0; Fire Emblem Gaiden, for the Famicom; Wii Sports, for the Wii; and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, for PS3 and Xbox 360. You can find the up-to-date list of ranked games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

The much-hyped Pokemon episode is finally here! Luke is joined with Tal and Dina to suss out just how the various first generation Pokemon games stack up against one another. It turns out that there were so many different versions of the first Pokemon that we couldn't even cover them all in this episode! YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Pokemon Red Version (Japan), for GameBoy; Pokemon Green Version, for GameBoy; Pokemon Red Version (America), for GameBoy, Pokemon Blue Version (America), for GameBoy; and Pokemon Yellow Version, for GameBoy. You can find the up-to-date list of ranked games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

We're back after wayyyyy too long of a hiatus. On the other hand I published 6 months worth of episodes in about a third of that time, so I earned the break right? No? Okay. This time we deviate from our normal format a bit, as Luke gathers an all too cramped room of guests together to rank five of the most critically acclaimed games of 2015. The results may shock you! Blame Jason, Dina, Dustin, Lau, and Tal for the following crimes against video games. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Super Mario Maker, for Wii U; Rocket League, for PS4 and PC, and I think Xbox One by now?; Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, for PS4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360, and PS3; Undertale, for PC; and The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. You can see the up to date ranked list at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR.

Luke is rejoind with Jason and Dina, who FOR SOME REASON feels the need to point out that I've been lazy about rotating out guests lately!!! We talk about oddly named brain implants, Radio Wave Battle Network, aptly named PC games, the best-named entry in the Final Fight franchise, and my favorite game of all time. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Mega Man Starforce 2: Zerker X Ninja, for Nintendo 3DS; Mountains of Ket, for PC; Betty Bad, for PC; Final Fight Guy, for SNES; and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, for Playstation 2. You can find the full list of ranked games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

Luke's rejoined by four old friends this week as Jason, Ty, Mike, and David come together for another round of ranking. Jason is determined to stop all the weird anime games dominating the top 10, so naturally we get a bunch of weird anime games this week. Luckily for him, they're all garbage. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: The Amulet, for PC; Guilty Gear 2: Overture, for Xbox 360; Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2, for Super Famicom and 3DS; Vandyke, for Arcade; and E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy, for PC. You can find the up-to-date ranked list at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

In this episode, returning guests Dina and Dustin combine their powers to talk about potentially ill-thought-out ports, hyper-obscure puzzle games, sanctioned fan games, sexy witches, and Danish toothbrushing games. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: MySims Kingdom, for Wii and Nintendo DS; Street Fighter X Mega Man, for PC; Bayonetta, for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U; and Harald Hardtand: Kamperi om de rene taender, for PC. You can find the up-to-date list of games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

This week, Luke and returning guest Will drag a new guest, Jesse, from the burning pit of Tartarus to help them rank 5 new games. They discuss Telltale Games' dark period, the various semantic values of the character 'X', Wii U Real-Time Strategy, the ancient and dark origins of video game voice acting, and how much we all freakin' love Elite Beat Agents. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Back to the Future: The Game,  for PC, Mobile, Wii, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One; Might and Magic X: Legacy, for PC; Swords and Soldiers II, for Wii U; Sinistar, for Arcade; and Elite Beat Agents, for Nintendo DS. You can find the up-to-date ranked list at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

The Christmas episode may have driven off of a cliff and exploded into massive fireball, but we still have three survivors! Luke is joined by Dina and Jason to revisit some classic Let's Place topics: low-rent MMORPGs, badly drawn anime pornography, and Forza, the first series to have two games ranked! Cong...ratulations? YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: 4story, for PC; Odo Yusha, for PC; Discworld MUD, for PC; Forza Motorsport 3, for Xbox 360; and You Don't Know Jack, for PC. You can find the up-to-date list of ranked games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

Our Christmas episode is here, and before New Year's Eve! It's a post-Christmas miracle! Luke is joined by an uncomfortably packed panel of judges this week, starting off with returning guests Dina, Sam, Molly, Will, and Jason, while also picking up Dustin and Alex along the way. For the holidays, they discuss five Christmas games... well, okay, three Christmas games and two games vaguely related to Christmas. Jason is literally overcome by the holiday spirit, Sam drives us all insane by becoming the Anton Chigurh of podcasts, Alex makes a bad joke about menstruation, we talk for a while about the hit anime Everyday Life With Monster Girls, and the Joker got away, hey! Basically it's exactly what you'd expect from a Christmas episode of a trashpile of a podcast like this one. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Elf Bowling, for PC and Nintendo DS; Santa's Xmas Caper, for PC; Die Hard Trilogy, for Playstation; Batman: Arkham Origins, for PC, Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360; and Christmas NiGHTS, for Sega Saturn. You can find the up-to-date list of ranked games at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR

Luke is joined by Molly, Jason, Ty, and Thought Criminal Zack to discuss the cynicism of Grand Theft Auto, what the Number Muncher got up to after he finished munchin' all those numbers, and... okay, look. They talk about Captain Planet's dick. Like, a lot. They spend a significant portion of this episode talking about Captain Planet's dick, and that is a fact you need to be aware of. YOUR GAMES THIS WEEK ARE: Captain Planet and the Planeteers, for Sega Genesis; xWUNG, for PC; Trivia Munchers Deluxe, for PC; Disney Pixar Cars, for GameCube, PC, PS2, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360; and Grand Theft Auto V, for PS3, XBox 360, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. You can find the up-to-date ranked list at bit.ly/THELISTSOFAR