Light Gaming

The Buds chat about old childhood entertainment games from Humongous Entertainment, with such point and click all stars as Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt and Pajama Sam! This episode kicks off two new segments: Pictomancer's Corner, where one Bud looks at a random video game screenshot and guesses the context, and The Mithril Why?, where the Buds bring you the latest and greatest in very authentic, very serious gaming news.

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

As the title suggests, we take a quick trip back to Eorzea to go over the Dark Knight quests from 30-60! Well, Alex has brings insightful commentary, and Jerome brings his usual sleep deprived class clown schtick to the table that literally everyone loves! What's not to enjoy!?

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

The Buds talk patches this week as Alex catches up with the MSQ! He gives his general thoughts on each of the patches while we discuss the entirety of the major patch catalogue. That's the entire episode; this one took a while! Enjoy!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

Wow, what an exciting title for an exciting episode! Jerome and Alex wanted to take a chill pill today and muse on their favorite songs for background noise that they use in their daily lives! For everything from quiet, whimsical piano melodies to lush, plasticky early 2000's soundfonts, we've got your music needs covered! Plus, stick around for the latter half where we decide what the Newfound Adventure game for March with a single elimination bracket!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

The Buds are joined by CoderGirlChan to talk about this month's Newfound Adventure: Hollow Knight! We recap ta brief history and context of the game as well as share our thoughts on the gameplay, the difficulty and the abundant charm! Plus, who will come out on top on in the first ever occurrence of our new trivia segment: Words are Trivia??

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

Can you believe it's been two years of Stormbuds!? To celebrate the occasion, the Buds are gonna talk about the games they're looking forward to this year! After that, we get a first exclusive look at Hollow Knight: Silksong with our guest interview: Hornet herself! Tune in to finally hear more genuinely authentic news about Hollow Knight: Silksong!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

This episode of Stormbuds, Jerome and Alex talk at length about the games that made them feel the love! Plus, a dip back into Eorzea as they recap the Valentione's Day content!

Games mentioned (HEAVY SPOILERS for most!): Cyberpunk 2077, Mother 3, Earthbound, Final Fantasy IX, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Life is Strange, Life is Strange: True Colors, What Remains of Edith Finch, Final Fantasy XIV

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

This episode of the Buds begins our journey beyond FFXIV! We kick off STORMBUGS by tasking ourselves with coming up with a new Convocation of Fourteen, but instead of ancient souls, it's video game bugs! Who will take their rightful place in the Convocation, fulfilling the duties of the likes of Emet-Selch, Elidibus, and... Emmerololth? Find out the results of our exciting debates by listening right now!!

Games mentioned: Final Fantasy XIV, Tekken 8, Cyberpunk 2077, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Hollow Knight, Diablo 2, Sim Ant, Monster Hunter 4, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Secret of Evermore, Metal Gear Solid, Life is Strange, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Pokemon (multiple), Knuckles' Chaotix, Mega Man 9, Herbie Fully Loaded, Resident Evil, Disco Elysium, A Bug's Life, Yoko's Island Express, Bee Movie: the Video game, Mister Mosquito.

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

It's time to celebrate our journey through FFXIV with the First Annual Heavens-Awards! Stay tuned to find out who wears the Best Outfit, which cutscene is the Best Cutscene, and which character has the Best Beard! Also, support Stormbuds by listening to a completely reasonable amount of ads! Finally, we announce which game we're going to play over next month as we start our new format!

This episode was broadcast LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/jeromehouse

Content warning: Some brief spurts of eating noises.

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome BaWrbatsis

The Buds make their way through the darkness in Ultima Thule and finish off 6.0! We learn the myriad ways in which the scions find meaning in their lives and find the courage to forge ahead in the face of despair. Does Endwalker stick the landing? Listen in to hear Alex's thoughts!

After all is said and done, this leg of our journey is over, but a new chapter will begin soon! We're grateful for our new friends and everyone who has supported and helped us along in our adventure, and we invite you to come along as we expand our horizons into games hitherto unexplored!

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Produced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome Barbatsis

Sound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis