Smashing Game Time

Josh tries to bounce back and prove he is not a fake gamer by beating Sonic 2 in one sitting. Nick shares this week’s news: Rocksteady rocks the layoff boat, a Final Fantasy goes dark, and if you blinked you might have missed Concord. Nick also talks Cult of the Lamb and fills us in on his latest horror comic reads. Finally a Sonic quiz that digs deep.

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The boys are trying something new with this one. Join Nick as he carries Josh through the 90s classic, Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Nick shares his newfound love for Cult of the Lamb, while Josh goes over the big news we’ve missed while we’ve been gone. Pardon the dust while we figure out this new format folks.

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The boys are back in town! Nick and Josh catch us up on how they spent the hiatus. They then get into the Xbox 360 Marketplace shutdown, Game Informer’s demise, and a Star Wars going back to the PS4 and Xbox One. Finally, Josh quizzes Nick on every Game of the Year Game Informer ever named.

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It’s been a busy summer, so we sadly had to do an abbreviated version of Game of the Year So Far (GOTYSO for our cultured listeners.) Nick and Josh pick the top 10 games of 2024 so far. Josh also gets a special surprise. 

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Nick and Josh are putting the bow on GOTYSO this week, so for this episode we bring you a live table read of Nick's multi-cam comedy pilot, BASTARDS' KEEP. All you need to really know is that it's basically CHEERS with a Game of Thrones twist. 

Originally streamed May 17, 2024. 

While Nick and Josh work on GOTYSO 2024, we return to an interview from December 2023 featuring Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias of Black Tabby Games. With the release of "The End of Everything" content update for Slay the Princess, the Pristine Cut and physical copy announcement, and their continue work on Scarlet Hollow, Abby and Tony have been very busy since we last saw them. 

Original Shownotes from Dec. 2023: 

This week Nick sat down with Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias, the brains behind indie game darling, Slay the Princess. Things discussed include the start of Black Tabby Games, balancing two ongoing projects, the art (so much art), and writing an existential story.

You can keep up with Black Tabby Games at:
Slay the Princess on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/Slay_the_Princess/
Scarlet Hollow on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/Scarlet_Hollow/

Discord: discord.gg/blacktabbygames
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blacktabbygames
BlueSky: https://staging.bsky.app/profile/blacktabbygames.bsky.social
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/slaytheprincess/

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Nick’s playing #Blud, which is basically a Saturday morning cartoon. Josh is dabbling in Syphon Filter for some old school feels.  The bros chitchat about some Gears of War and Mass Effect. They’re also pumped for new Metroid Prime. Finally, they pick their GOTYSO categories live(ish). 

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Nick and Josh chat about some of the big reveals from Summer Game Fest and it’s neighboring shows. Josh gives his ending thoughts on Moonscars and continues through the early hours of Legend of Legaia. Nick is reading through Invincible and now things Hauntii is a Mario 64 clone. Finally the bros make way too early assumptions about Black Ops 6 and Gears of War: E-Day

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Nick and Josh go in for one last Tier List, ranking some recent Metroidvanias to make a splash in the genre. Nick is checking out the first Hellblade and has early impressions of Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Josh gets a little further in Moonscars and is excited by some possible Days Gone news. 

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You liked the last tier list, so we’re back with one for Castlevania. Nick shares his thoughts on the Firewatch ending and why it isn’t disappointing. He also talks early impressions of Hauntii and SOMA. Josh gives us the skinny on Moonscars and is finally finishing the Spyro Collection. Also, yay more acquisitions…this time from IGN. 

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