My Turn!

We review immersive puzzle titles, 'Myst' and 'Return of the Obra Dinn' and Erim enters (and escapes) an escape room. We also take a look forward to some hotly anticipated Autumn releases.

We chat through:

Myst (2021) by Cyan Worlds. Played on Xbox Series X (3:00) 

Return of the Obra Dinn by Lucas Pope. Played on Nintendo Switch (20:15) 

Enter the Loop by The Panic Room Gravesend (35:33 [Spoiler 40:00 - 42:07] )  

Autumn 2021 release round-up (51:00)

Tim’s Tasty tipples (57:00)

Gem and Tim review 'A Little Wordy', 'Azul' and 'Odin's Ravens' and discuss the merits of a quickie ahead of a big sesh. AND in a brand new segment, Tim offers up some tasty tipple drink pairings for each title. So pour yourself a bev and join the fun!

We chat through:

A Little Wordy by Exploding Kittens Inc. (09:22)

Azul by Michael Kiesling / Next Move Games (25:30)

Odin's Ravens by Thorsten Gimmler / Osprey games (41:00)

Tim's Tasty Tipple recommendations (51:00)  

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Gem shoots up some Nazis and Erim dips into nostalgia as we review 'Wolfenstein II' and 'Final Fantasy VIII Remastered'. Expect chaos, hilarity and no-frills games chat as the siblings chat through the pros and cons of both titles (while trying not to be distracted by Benny the dog!).

We chat through:

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered by Square Enix. Played on Nintendo Switch.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus by Machine Games / Panic Button Games. Played on Xbox Series X.

Gem and Tim dip their toes into the turbulent tides of two very different sea-themed games.

We chat through:

'Maneater' by Tripwire Interactive and Blindside Interactive. Played on Xbox Series X

'Call of the Sea' by Out of the Blue Games S.L. Played on Xbox Series X

We're back! And this week we take a deep-dive into 'Lords of Waterdeep' and a sneaky spacewalk into the world of 'Prey'.

We chat through:

'Lords of Waterdeep' by Peter Lee, Rodney Thompson. Played on a table

'Prey' by Arkane Studios. Played on Xbox Series X

Join us for a visit to Resident Evil Village with Ben and Luke from Horror Hangout Podcast. We discuss creepy characters, perplexing puzzles, scream-inducing scares and Ethan's poor, beleaguered hands. 

We chat through:

Resident Evil Village by Capcom. Played on Playstation 4 and Xbox Series X.

Find 'Horror Hangout' wherever you get your podcasts and check out our crossover episode here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hh-180-doom-w-my-turn-podcast/id1205384120?i=1000522366113

Follow 'Hawk and Cleaver' for more of Luke Kondor's and Ben Errington's work

http://www.hawkandcleaver.com

@lukeofkondor @ben_errington

Gem and Tim take on new releases 'Kitty Letter' and 'Genesis Noir'. Expect black holes, the Big Bang, ASMR and exploding cats as we discuss the highs and lows of these inventive new games.

We chat through:

'Kitty Letter' by Exploding Kittens (The Oatmeal). Played on Android 

'Genesis Noir' by Feral Cat Den. Played on Xbox Series X

We deep-dive into Assassin's Creed Valhalla with our resident history consultant and honorary sibling, Tim. Were Vikings really horny, raiding drunks or just a bunch of nosy do-gooders partial to a spot of cruising? 

We chat through:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla by Ubisoft. Played on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 4.

Gem and Erim are joined by BAFTA-winning filmmaker, Duncan Cowles for a special episode about our obsession with video games. We discuss how many times a human can replay 'Monkey Island' as well as the inspiration behind the gaming episode of Duncan's off-the-wall documentary series, 'Scary Adult Things' 

Check out Duncan's new series 'Scary Adult Things' on BBC iPlayer and his award winning short films via the links below:

http://www.duncancowles.com

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tc0f

@DuncanCowles

Love board games? So do we! In this special episode Gem and Erim are joined by games enthusiast and improvisor Jon Nguyen for an hilarious chat about the joys of board games and why they are all obsessed. 

Jon Nguyen is part of Wretched Hive Comedy and Comediasians improv and is also a regular improv teacher at The Nursery. Links below:

https://thenurserytheatre.com

@wretchedhivecomedy // twitch.tv/wretchedhivecomedy

@comediasians // https://www.facebook.com/comediasians/