This week we talk about Early Access and the idea behind paying full price for an unfinished product. Tom's perception of Early Access has changed a bit thanks to the title Road Redemption. We also discuss Kickstarter and the idea of having a playable proof of concept before agreeing to help fund a project.

This week we talk about games we haven't managed to play because we've been...buying...other...games...We discuss how large open-world games make it difficult to get through our backlogs and the fact that the deluge of exciting releases in 2017 have made it almost impossible.

This week, we discuss the joys and pitfalls of strategy guides. Why is there an orb guide for Crackdown? Do you actually need an expert pro strat for the Gears of War campaign? Shanee recounts her memories of writing a guide for Bravely Default. Tune in this week for all the details of her hellish experience.

This week, Shanee takes on a trip down memory lane and tells the story of her journey through video games. Starting way back when she was just a li'l tyke watching her dad play an obscure unnamed medieval first person title all the way to the present where she finds love in Japanese otome games. The story is full of twists and turns, fraught with giant pikachus and treacherous Yoo-Hoo bottles.

This week, we talk about the criticisms we've seen measured against Mass Effect: Andromeda and how they compare to other open world games such as Bethesda's Fallout 4.