Mostly Normal Gamers Podcast

James and Jon are both in love with God of War: Ragnarok.  It’s great!  James is also solving a mystery and trying not to contract the Plague in Pentiment.  Jon is still adoring his Analogue Pocket and definitely not using it in any illegal way at all, whatsoever.  Also, since we’re recording the night before the Game Awards, we discuss a select number of Game Awards nominees because we like to sound like idiots in hindsight!

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Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

James goes in depth on the new Pokemon game(s), Scarlet and Violet?  Despite mediocre reviews he seems to enjoy it quite a bit.  James and Jon are both playing God of War: Ragnarok and loving it.  Jon also picked up an Analogue Pocket and it might be the best purchase he’s ever made.  Also, is the FTC finally going to cockblock Microsoft?!

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Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

Angie, Chris and James on this one.  They talk about a lot of games, including the real GOW, God of War: Ragnarok!  Angie’s shootin’ shit.  Chris is slanging cards like they’re crack rocks and trying to decide what game is next for him…if you would like to help him decide.  Hit him up @vgoccasion on Twitter.  They also chat about the Xbox Streaming stick being delayed and Ubisoft and Riot teaming up to combat toxicity in gaming!

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Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

Angie and Chris run through the Nintendo Indie Showcase, take a look at live action Gears of War (ya think Angie’s excited?), discuss a further probing (Chris’s word, not mine) of the Microsoft purchase of Activision/Blizzard.  Also, ya know how you can’t get a PS5 still?  Well how about a PS5 slim?!  Chris and Angie also run through a bit of what they’ve been playing, including Halo 2, Marvel Snap and Luigi’s Mansion 3!  Enjoy!!!

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Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

James is all in on spooky games.  He's been streaming Until Dawn.  He also is playing a Suda51 classic, Killer7.  Jon is also celebrating Spooktober with Alan Wake Remastered on PS5.  Then we run through games coming out the rest of the year and other random things.  Join us!

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

It’s a spicy one!  Someone named Jon was on this episode.  Claimed he’d been here before.  We were too tired to argue so we just let him host.  James is getting into spooky season with some Dead Space.  This “Jon” character played Rollerdrome and Sifu.  Angie’s found her new spirit animal, Cat Mario, in Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.  We also dive into some news.  Some might say CD Projekt Red’s a bit overambitious with their new project schedule.  And you can start earning rewards with PlayStation’s new Stars program.  Everyone thinks it’s lame.  Jon thinks it’s cool because he’s a fanboy.  We’re not sure we’ll have him back.

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

We took a week off in order to let you process all the news that was brought to you the week before.  You’re welcome.  Since Jon is apparently dead or retired or something, Chris has taken over our coverage of 2D platformers with Unsighted.  James is digging (wink, wink) into some Shovel Knight and MGSV!  I don’t know about y’all but I could probably talk about Metal Gear all day.  They also hit on the news that Disney wants a new Star Wars game every six months.  I say fuckin’ bring it!  They also answer some pressing questions since recent presentations from PlayStation, Nintendo and Ubisoft.

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

James really likes outer space.  To prove it, he’s playing FTL (Faster Than Light) and Outer Wilds.  Angie really likes being frustrated by random occurrences.  To prove it, she’s playing Super Mario Party.  Angie also talks shit on the news sounder for the second week in a row.  I guess we should probably change it?  There’s also A TON of news since we had a Playstation State of Play and Nintendo Direct this week.

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

Chris is solving the murder of a would-be movie star in Immortality.  Angie is already in the Halloween spirit and rocking Luigi’s Mansion 3.  They also discuss upcoming Cyberpunk DLC, the leaked Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, and a couple of Xbox nuggets.

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus

Chris finished Elden Ring!  He also tried out Splatoon 3 and Kirby and the Forgotten Land (spoilers: Kirby is super rad!).  Angie’s still rocking on AC Valhalla and representing her roots by playing Gears of War 2.  In news, they talk about the possibility of a bunch of Zelda games coming to Switch (please let this be true!), Xbox letting you share your Game Pass with your homies, and Sony is making a video game movie that might have you puking.  Lastly they say something about Pokemon but I wasn’t really listening.

If you want to be a part of the conversation or if you have a pressing question that you want us to weigh in on… You can reach us on twitter @mngamerspodcast. If you don’t use twitter you can send email the old fashion way to [email protected]. Sign up for our new newsletter, Mostly Normal Monthly at mngamers.substack.com! Back issues can be found there too! Lastly, go to Spotify and do our weekly poll cuz it’s fun!  Text or VM to (507) 291-2991

Jon Swanson @jonnysamsonite

Chris Stern @vgoccasion

Angie @stellarsmalls

James Halliday @buttlordprimus