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  • 256 : Punchanotsee

    To quote Sonic Youth, “A sieg heil-in' squirt, you're an impotent jerk. Yeah, a fascist twerp”. Escape the world news with us, as we play Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) & Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)

    00:00:10 - Intro

    00:03:42 - Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug)
    00:11:58 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)
    00:21:30 - Outro

    23 min
  • 255 : Januarily

    It’s throwbacks week, with Mech boomer shooter Mekkablood: Quarry Assault (@krumbgames.bsky.social), granddaddy Mech FPS Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment) & nostalgia remake FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Square Enix)

    00:00:10 - Intro

    00:02:35 - MHG Chat: Mufasa
    00:04:30 - Mekkablood: Quarry Assault
    00:11:22 - Titanfall 2
    00:20:20 - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
    00:30:42 - Outro

    32 min
  • 254 : Top Ten Games of 2024!

    What more do we need to say? Brad & Stu list their favourites of ‘24. Expect twists, turns oddities and heroes - enjoy!

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:03:39 - Stu’s #10: Coming out of the Goddamn Walls
    00:06:30 - Brad’s pick: Planted tracks
    00:07:52 - Stu honourable mention: Tekken 8
    00:08:58 - Brad honourable mention: Été
    00:09:48 - Stu’s #9: Sonar Intelligence
    00:11:45 - Brad’s pick: Solar Kids
    00:14:05 - Stu’s #8: Paradise Definitely Lost
    00:16:01 - Brad’s pick: Communicator, not Surgeon
    00:18:35 - Stu honourable mention: SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix
    00:19:34 - Brad honourable mention: Linkito
    00:21:02 - Stu’s & Brad’s #7: A Sorcerer has Entered the Building
    00:23:53 - Stu’s #6: Sonnet for a Symphony
    00:27:21 - Brad’s pick: Innervisions
    00:31:32 - Stu’s #5: Android and Chill 
    00:33:12 - Brad’s pick: Fountain from the Ashes
    00:36:02 - Stu honourable mention: Helldivers 2
    00:37:46 - Brad honourable mention: Tricky Madness
    00:39:38 - Stu’s #4: Liminal Swimming Baths
    00:42:20 - Brad’s pick: Effigy Ascending
    00:45:37 - Stu’s #3: Fight the Night
    00:48:10 - Brad’s pick: Fowl Sausage
    00:52:00 - Stu’s #2 - Breaking the Galaxy
    00:55:22 - Brad honourable mention: Tetris Forever
    00:56:15 - Brad’s #2 - Ported to Evvverrrrrything
    01:01:52 - Stu’s #1 - Sheer Joy
    01:09:32 - Brad’s #1 - Punny Deckbuilder
    01:17:06 - 2024 Disappointments: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons; studio closures
    01:23:13 - 2024 Disappointments: Ultimate Swing Golf
    01:30:27 - Outro

    1 hr 32 min
  • 253 : The Fauxrient Express

    New year, new games! Well, all apart from one. We’ve been playing 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) & Loco Motive (Robust Games). Plus, reflections on Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco)

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:01:58 - Shout out to SpecialEffect
    00:04:23 - 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games)
    00:15:48 - Loco Motive (Robust Games)
    00:26:06 - MHG Chat: Ace Combat 7
    00:30:15 - Outro

    32 min
  • 252 : Alien Nope

    Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus…whatever you celebrate, share it with us as we discuss Caves of Qud (Freehold Games), Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) & Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. Happy holidays!

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:02:54 - Caves of Qud (Freehold Games)
    00:09:35 - Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)
    00:23:41 - Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered 
    00:33:55 - Outro

    35 min
  • 251 : Noises out of Ten

    What goes ‘bing, bing, bing’ and hits like Jesus? This episode! Trust me. It’ll make more sense after you’ve listened. Games: The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games), Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software), Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio), Ballionaire (newobject)

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:03:20 - The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games)
    00:11:58 - Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software)
    00:17:50 - Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio)
    00:29:09 - Ballionaire (newobject)
    00:42:31 - Outro

    44 min
  • 250 : Repeatza

    Winter is in the air and snow is on the slopes: Slopecrashers (byteparrot) & Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) vye for your gaming $$$s. We also get constructive with Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy).

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:04:05 - Slopecrashers (byteparrot)
    00:08:08 - Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth)
    00:16:16 - Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy)
    00:26:22 - Outro

    28 min
  • 249 : Slot Drop

    Bradigor and TrebleStrikes plan to corner the roguelike pachinko market. Until that day comes, they’ll have to slum it with normal games; the likes of Toads of the Bayou (La Grange), [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios) & Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro
    00:00:40 - D’you get the limb regeneration reference?
    00:06:02 - Toads of the Bayou (La Grange)
    00:10:47 - [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios)
    00:17:26 - Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)
    00:25:01 - MHG Chat: bored on the ward
    00:35:47 - Outro

    37 min
  • 248 : The Bradinator

    A day late & a dollar short, maybe, but we’ve still brought the goods:  The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games), Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social) & Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games)

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Stu Intro
    00:00:40 - Welcome, Brad
    00:00:49 - The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games)
    00:08:04 - MHG Chat: T3, crap action films & AuDHD
    00:11:57 - Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social)
    00:18:52 - Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games)
    00:26:02 - Outro

    27 min
  • 247 : Theme: Hospital

    A departure this week, as we have an illuminating chat with Brad about their recent surgical adventures, and life after amputation. Incredibly, we still cover new releases, too! Planet Coaster 2 (https://www.frontier.co.uk/) & Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (@poncle.bsky.social)

    SHOWNOTES:

    00:00:10 - Intro from Stu
    00:01:12 - The return of the Brad!
    00:01:59 - The situation
    00:17:03 - The operation *content warning - surgery detail*
    00:19:30 - End of content warning
    00:30:53 - State of play post-surgery
    00:35:24 - Shoes are cheaper, now
    00:37:37 - Games? Games!
    00:37:51 - Planet Coaster 2
    00:38:44 - Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania
    00:46:23 - Outro: X no more, join us on Bluesky!

    48 min

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