Spitball Sessions

Luke and Josh go under the sea to discuss whether Subnautica is the greatest survival-horror game of all time. Does isolation make a game scary? Or is it the sounds, the sights and the JUMP SCARES.

Josh and Luke Gush over Animal Crossing, one of the best timed game releases ever. Luke talks about museum curation, Josh rants about menu controls, and they both declare their love for Isabelle.

Sit back, relax, and spend some hours on the island. catch some bugs, pick some fruit, and fish up some ancient terrors from the deep. and maybe you'll earn enough to expand your home.

Jam Sessions are more game-focused episodes with a shorter, more freewheeling style. If you enjoy them, please rate and review. If you have thoughts about the game or suggestions for future episodes, let us know at [email protected]

In this special episode, the guys recount their adventures, experiences, and takeaways from the Granite Game Summit. They discuss all the hot, new board games such as Azul, Wingspan, Passtally, Root and Twilight Struggle. Well, some of them are new.

We apologize for the amount of time it took to get this up. Like many other people, we're attempting to adjust to some severe schedule and life changes at the moment. We hope that all of our listeners are taking care of themselves.

Syncing paws? a paw sink? what is this game? Seriously, what is this game?

Josh and Luke discuss Cinco Paus, an interesting micro roguelike, a experiment in experimentation within an information-rare environment. to make things even harder, this game is in a language we do not understand.

Withholding information from your players is usually an effective way of irritating your players. In contrast Michael Brough has managed to create another masterpiece that toys with your expectations of a game. We discuss in detail the mechanics behind this game, and Luke bemoans it's lack of availability outside the apple store (despite the fact that this game can be purchased from itch for $5.00 for Apple and PC).

Jam Sessions are more game-focused episodes with a shorter, more freewheeling style. If you enjoy them, please rate and review. If you have thoughts about the game or suggestions for future episodes, let us know at [email protected]

Josh and Luke jump into the unusual experience of Duskers. in this podcast they discuss the various mechanics that make this game unique and interesting. They cover incentives to advance gameplay, and the various kinds of horror, and what kind of horror this game makes use of.

Jam Sessions are more game-focused episodes with a shorter, more freewheeling style. If you enjoy them, please rate and review. If you have thoughts about the game or suggestions for future episodes, let us know at [email protected]

To those about to rock, have we got a podcast for you! In this episode Josh discusses the story and design behind the Spitball Studios' first game - That's the Name of My Band. Find out what inspired the game, how Josh took the design and course of testing and some of his takeaways about game design.

If the game sounds interesting, head over to spitballsessions.com/ttnmb to check out some info and sign up to be notified about the future of the project.

And for any listeners who will be attending Granite Game Summit this weekend, we'll look forward to seeing you. There will hopefully be another Spitball Unplugged with some of our thoughts about the show this year.

*Apologies - due to a technical difficulty, the podcast was uploaded without the last 5 minutes. This has now been corrected.

On this episode, the guys discuss the pyreflies of Monster Hunter World as well as their feelings about some of the new changes in the Iceborne expansion pack. Are the pyreflies a useful addition or needless visual noise? Is Monster Hunter World the best of the series or the worst? Does Luke have T-Rex arms?

Jam Sessions are more game-focused episodes with a shorter, more freewheeling style. If you enjoy them, please rate and review. If you have thoughts about the game or suggestions for future episodes, let us know at [email protected]

The guys are finally back from their long cold hiatus with a new series, and they start the series with a long cold game about Vikings - Bad North Jotunn Edition! What is it? How is it? And what do the guys think about minimalism in a game like this?

Spitball Jam Sessions are shorter, more game-focused episodes with a slightly more jazzy freewheeling style.

We are starting the year with 100% more CONTENT! And to kick it off, Luke has reviewed a game or two. for some reason. but i's good, he talks about monster hunter.

Monster hunter is good, right? RIGHT?

It's been a crazy year for the Spitball Sessions crew, and that means that unfortunately we haven't had a chance to do much for the site. But we still wanted to get together to do our Game of the Year awards for 2019.

I'd like to apologize to any fans for the site going dormant for the last year. But just like any good hibernation, we came back with an absolutely massive episode for you. It clocks in at 3 hours, but we've used our special distillation process to pack in as much pomp, circumstance, magic, mystery, insight, and humor as you'd get in a normal 6 hour podcast.

Thrill as we discuss categories like "Biggest disappointments" and "Best Non-Game Thing". Chill as we discuss "Best -vania that isn't a -vania" and "Dumbest Non-troversy". Spill as we discuss the " Neir: Automata honorary award for use of Physics, sponsored by Mai Shiranui’s Cheesecake Academy" and " Fishiest Game". And just enjoy as we discuss "Game I Most Enjoyed Not Playing", "Biggest Surprise" and, of course, our top 3 Games of the Year!

So, without any further ado - Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children and dogs of all ages. Step right up, hurry hurry hurry - grab you drink of choice, grab a friend, grab a joystick, and please enjoy our GOTY special. And, again, thank you for all of your patience with us over the last... well, since we've started, really.

For more awards stuff, check out our Games of the Decade #11-20, on the site now.