The Chompcast

This week we discuss achievement hunting with guest Rich Meister. We get completely distracted by the come hither look in two beady black eyes. And, we give the first information about our new startup app.

Thanks for listening. Enjoy the show!

Times:

Introductions - 0:27

Achievements - 15:13

The Burp - 55:18

Listener Comments - 1:08:26

Polls - 1:55:09

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2020! It’s the start of a new decade. The 2010s were fantastic for so many reasons, but alas, they are over. What can we expect from the world, from our countries, from our cities, from our friends, from ourselves? Where will gaming go in the next decade? Will Half Life ever get a true sequel?

Well, we don’t have the answer to any of those questions, but what we do have is the first Chompcast episode of the new year and new decade!

We were joined by fellow gaming enthusiast, Rich Meister, as we discussed games we are anticipating in 2020. Yes, we somehow manage to continue to allow our expectations to get higher than we should. We also discussed Days Gone, as Shea has finally wrapped it up. We discussed the new Witcher Netflix show and correlated the discussion with the games. We finish off the show with some poll-arizing questions answered by you, the Chompers.

Thank you for your continued love and support, and here’s to an awesome next year and decade!

Times:

Introductions - 0:27

Group Anticipated Games - 15:12

Individual Anticipated Games - 1:06:15

Days Gone - 1:30:38

Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker - 1:51:26

The Witcher - 2:09:27

Listener Witcher Comments - 2:31:54

Polls - 2:43:26

We conclude our year end festivities with each of our personal Top 5 2019 Games, a small war, and the group Top 5 consensus. Grab yourself a warm mug of something nice, have a sea, grab yourself again, and get ready for the Chompcast. Enjoy the Show!

Times:

Personal Top 5 - 0:27

Group Top 5: War Never Changes - 2:33:04

Personal Game of the Decade - 3:16:38

End of Year Thank-you's - 3:27:37

This week we discuss whether difficult games should be considered the best of the genre (spoiler, yes obviously, but Morgan was really butthurt from Sekiro while coming up with the topic). After that we give a quick run down of games we're finishing up before our Game of the Year shows next week. And to round out the show we answer a wide assortment of questions from the listener mail bag, and recoil in horror at our own answers.

Thanks for listening. Enjoy the show!

Times:

Intros - 0:27

Game of the Year too Difficult? - 10:56

Polls - Audience Game of the Year - 58:47

Game of the Year Crunch - 1:12:50

Fire Emblem Three Houses - 1:13:13

The Stillness of the Wind - 1:29:24

Knights and Bikes - 1:41:52

Arise: A Simple Story - 1:52:10

Disco Elysium - 2:01:04

Audience Questions - 2:31:52

Mic check. Mic check.

Alright, alright.

Coming at you with another episode.

25 years, it’s been around the sun

Never meant to be a one and done

Playstation giving you sweet memories

It’s been here a while, claiming glory

We discussed our times with the PS1

The games that had our heads spun

Listeners joined in on the discussion

All of us, we were just gushin’

Then we moved on to some game talk

No bull and no poppycock

We wrapped up, no, not with that

Social media polls, you diplomat

So sit and enjoy the festivities

Enjoy the laughs and the positivity

Times:

Intros - 0:27

25 Years of Playstation - 13:57

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 1:21:03

Polls - 1:54:43

The Irishman - 1:57:28

The Rest of the Polls - 2:26:19

A confusing cluster of comments corroded our crowded craniums as we conversed our concurrence and…can’t keep this alliteration up…our distaste for the new Pokemon game. Two people are enjoying the game. One is tepid on it. One couldn’t stop shiny hunting. We also discuss why Pokemon has remained a phenomenon for 20+ years without seeming to slow down. Our beautiful listeners, you, also sent in your comments for us to peruse and use. We touched on the social media polls, we fit some more Death Stranding talk, and we wrapped up the show with a Pokemon-themed Patreon shout-out. Enjoy the show and catch em all!

Times:

Intros - 0:27

Pokemon Phenomenon - 23:23

Pokemon Sword and Shield - 1:32:07

Polls - 2:18:05

Patron Shoutouts - 3:09:33