The Chompcast

The four heroes return to the tavern they once visited, after a lengthy few months of slaying monsters and travelling with various heroes. Josh throws his pack on an empty table and beelines straight to the bar for a pint. Fish sits down at the table, and begins to etch on a wrinkly parchment. Shea sets his stuff down and hurries off to the bathroom, holding his weak bladder for much too long. Morgan joins Fish at the table and motions to the head mistress to have her send his favorite girl. Within seconds, he falls asleep. As the mistress arrives, she stares at the passed out hero, and then looks at Fish. Fish looks up from his parchment, shrugs his shoulders, and then continues to write onto the paper. The mistress, angered that her time was wasted, slaps the napping hero in the back of the head, then ascends the stairs back to the second floor.

Rich, the bartender whips up four pints of his finest ales for the heroes. He joins Josh, as they begin to catch up on the tales of the creature eliminating. Josh tells of the heroes’ sagas, weaving story after story. Rich listens intently, and then primes Josh for a story of his own.

“There is a man that just entered our dusty town. No one has ever seen him before. He is unlike anything anyone has ever seen.”

Riveted, Josh sits at the end of his chair, gulping his beer. His eyes are widened, and a frothy, beery moustache gleams on his upper lip.

Rich continues, “He has been labelled one of the greatest monster destroyers this world has ever seen. But that’s not what makes him so odd.”

Rich, looked around, ensuring that no one was eavesdropping. Josh repeats Rich’s actions, almost looking to see if the strange creature he spoke of would suddenly pop up.

“No, what’s so odd about this man is---”

Suddenly, a group of 3 enemies burst into the bar, surprising everyone. They knocked over Fish and Morgan, tangling them with the legs of the chairs and tables. Some of the patrons fled for upstairs, fearing for their life. Josh went to draw his sword, but remembered that he had set it on the table in his weariness. Shea attempted to exit the bathroom to join the fracas, but locked himself in the bathroom and couldn’t get out.

A man burst into the tavern, wearing red overalls and a red hat. He donned a thick moustache, one not made of beer. The heroes looked to the man, and were greeted with, “Here we GOOOOOOOOOOO!”

You open your eyes, allowing your vision to adjust to your surroundings. Your vision is blurred, but slowly coming into focus. You are lying on your back, and you feel the occasional rock in your back and legs. You smell the air. A stale scent greets your nostrils. In the distance, you hear primal sounds. Near you, it is eerily quiet. You begin to cough as the air you are inhaling hurts your lungs. It tastes foul, as if something evil lurks here. Your vision comes into focus, and you notice the sky is darkened to a bluish-black hue. Ash rains down, further threatening your breathing.

You stand up from the hard ground and begin to look around you. You see the remnants of a bank, with the roof crumpled into the building. The front door clung to the wall by a single hinge, begging to escape the abandoned structure. Vines have grown over many of the old buildings and walkways. Not a soul is found here. "Where the hell am I?" you think to yourself.

You pass more buildings, yet no one can be seen or heard. You hear a rock tumble down a brick landslide on the side of a two story building. You frantically look around, suddenly hyper aware of your surroundings. In that moment, you realize that you are not alone. You start to run away as fast as you can. Your breath becomes labored, as adrenaline pumps through your body. You hear rustling behind you, but you don’t dare look back. You look for shelter anywhere. Oh God, I’m gonna die, you think over and over. A massive creature suddenly lands in front of you, causing you to fall down in fright. You attempt to scream, but nothing comes out. The creature skulks towards you until it reaches you. It is towering over your body. You feel the hot breath of the monster raining down on you. You can no longer breathe. The maw of the creature opens and you see rows upon rows of teeth. You close your eyes as you see the head of the creature descend upon you.

This week on the Chompcast, we bring back Firekeeper to discuss the question, Which conventions have we always wanted to go to? Next, there is more talk of Destiny 2, as Josh and Shea have finally both played the game. There is some non-spoiler discussion of both Stranger Things the Game and Stranger Things season 2. Make sure you grab your walkie talkie and turn to the right channel, so you can hear the latest episode!

You open your eyes, allowing your vision to adjust to your surroundings. Your vision is blurred, but slowly coming into focus. You are lying on your back, and you feel the occasional rock in your back and legs. You smell the air. A stale scent greets your nostrils. In the distance, you hear primal sounds. Near you, it is eerily quiet. You begin to cough as the air you are inhaling hurts your lungs. It tastes foul, as if something evil lurks here. Your vision comes into focus, and you notice the sky is darkened to a bluish-black hue. Ash rains down, further threatening your breathing.

You stand up from the hard ground and begin to look around you. You see the remnants of a bank, with the roof crumpled into the building. The front door clung to the wall by a single hinge, begging to escape the abandoned structure. Vines have grown over many of the old buildings and walkways. Not a soul is found here. "Where the hell am I?" you think to yourself.

You pass more buildings, yet no one can be seen or heard. You hear a rock tumble down a brick landslide on the side of a two story building. You frantically look around, suddenly hyper aware of your surroundings. In that moment, you realize that you are not alone. You start to run away as fast as you can. Your breath becomes labored, as adrenaline pumps through your body. You hear rustling behind you, but you don’t dare look back. You look for shelter anywhere. Oh God, I’m gonna die, you think over and over. A massive creature suddenly lands in front of you, causing you to fall down in fright. You attempt to scream, but nothing comes out. The creature skulks towards you until it reaches you. It is towering over your body. You feel the hot breath of the monster raining down on you. You can no longer breathe. The maw of the creature opens and you see rows upon rows of teeth. You close your eyes as you see the head of the creature descend upon you.

This week on the Chompcast, we bring back Firekeeper to discuss the question, Which conventions have we always wanted to go to? Next, there is more talk of Destiny 2, as Josh and Shea have finally both played the game. There is some non-spoiler discussion of both Stranger Things the Game and Stranger Things season 2. Make sure you grab your walkie talkie and turn to the right channel, so you can hear the latest episode!

Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.

If you wanna test me, I’m sure you’ll find

That the things I teach ya

Is sure to beat ya... uhhhhh... wait... wrong fighting game. My bad. Let me try again.

RIIIIIIISE... from your graaaaave! Damn it. Not what I was looking for. One more try.

Fatality! There we go!

With the help of our guest Tony, we nurse our bumps and bruises this week as we grapple with this week’s topic: fighting games. More specifically, we pose the question, “What do fighting games in the future need to do to appeal to wider audiences?” After getting hit with an upper cut, we delve into our time with Evil Within 2, even more Cuphead talk (somehow), and Josh tells of Hollow Knight. Come check out this week’s episode, and GET OVER HERE!

Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.

If you wanna test me, I’m sure you’ll find

That the things I teach ya

Is sure to beat ya... uhhhhh... wait... wrong fighting game. My bad. Let me try again.

RIIIIIIISE... from your graaaaave! Damn it. Not what I was looking for. One more try.

Fatality! There we go!

With the help of our guest Tony, we nurse our bumps and bruises this week as we grapple with this week’s topic: fighting games. More specifically, we pose the question, “What do fighting games in the future need to do to appeal to wider audiences?” After getting hit with an upper cut, we delve into our time with Evil Within 2, even more Cuphead talk (somehow), and Josh tells of Hollow Knight. Come check out this week’s episode, and GET OVER HERE!

You come upon an old camp, recently deserted as it was filled with bones and torn flesh specks. Prompted as you know you are close, you follow them. You are riding on a steed recently procured from Rohan. You have rode over 12 days in search of the fleeing orcs. You war party is close behind, but you have rode ahead to scout the filthy enemies. You smell their putrid stench as you gallop in their wake. Footfalls litter the ground as the orcs pounded their heavy feet, scuttling away from the angered humans. You see them in the distance, and push your horse to the brink, wanting revenge for the attack on your village. In your blind rage, you do not detect the two Warg riders lying in wait nearby. They ambush you, as the lieutenant slays you, disembowelling you and laughing as the Warg rips you apart.

You wake up suddenly back at the camp, remembering that you were just murdered. Confused, you chase after the orcs again. You spot them in the distance. You remember the ambush duo and prepare yourself. You see the two orcs on their Wargs. One yells to the other, “Captain, he knew we were here.” You think to yourself Captain???

This week, we discussed the topic of loot boxes, as they have seemed to permeate almost every gaming title as of late. Morgan discusses his time with Shadow of War. We managed to fit in some Cuphead and Destiny 2 talk, as well as Shea discussing his time with the Stranger Things mobile game and a fan-made Crash Bandicoot 2d game.

You come upon an old camp, recently deserted as it was filled with bones and torn flesh specks. Prompted as you know you are close, you follow them. You are riding on a steed recently procured from Rohan. You have rode over 12 days in search of the fleeing orcs. You war party is close behind, but you have rode ahead to scout the filthy enemies. You smell their putrid stench as you gallop in their wake. Footfalls litter the ground as the orcs pounded their heavy feet, scuttling away from the angered humans. You see them in the distance, and push your horse to the brink, wanting revenge for the attack on your village. In your blind rage, you do not detect the two Warg riders lying in wait nearby. They ambush you, as the lieutenant slays you, disembowelling you and laughing as the Warg rips you apart.

You wake up suddenly back at the camp, remembering that you were just murdered. Confused, you chase after the orcs again. You spot them in the distance. You remember the ambush duo and prepare yourself. You see the two orcs on their Wargs. One yells to the other, “Captain, he knew we were here.” You think to yourself Captain???

This week, we discussed the topic of loot boxes, as they have seemed to permeate almost every gaming title as of late. Morgan discusses his time with Shadow of War. We managed to fit in some Cuphead and Destiny 2 talk, as well as Shea discussing his time with the Stranger Things mobile game and a fan-made Crash Bandicoot 2d game.

“Heeeeeeeey, Ms. Brown.  Get our guest a glass of water, please!”  Listen.  No need to come into the office packing a heater.  How’s about you and me open into this hooch, and you can listen to my story?  That sweet patootie out there… she used to be a different person.  She used to be a canary, living the fast life when she became a junkie.  It was common to see her begging for a Cadillac, running through it in a few days.  She was on the fast track to end up in a Chicago overcoat.  This Dick happened to walk in one day and take notice to her.  I got her some help, getting her treatment.  Now, she reaches for the City Juice instead of the powder.  So let me ask you something… what can I do for you?

We channel our inner Willy as we delve into the game that is hot off the press: Cuphead.  We were all enthralled with the game’s vivid style and throwback personality.  The game was so inspirational that it prompted our question for this week: how do we personally feel about difficulty within a game?  We also briefly delved into Sonic Mania and Little Nightmares.  Grab yourself some hooch, and sit down with a smooth episode of the Chompcast.

“Heeeeeeeey, Ms. Brown.  Get our guest a glass of water, please!”  Listen.  No need to come into the office packing a heater.  How’s about you and me open into this hooch, and you can listen to my story?  That sweet patootie out there… she used to be a different person.  She used to be a canary, living the fast life when she became a junkie.  It was common to see her begging for a Cadillac, running through it in a few days.  She was on the fast track to end up in a Chicago overcoat.  This Dick happened to walk in one day and take notice to her.  I got her some help, getting her treatment.  Now, she reaches for the City Juice instead of the powder.  So let me ask you something… what can I do for you?

We channel our inner Willy as we delve into the game that is hot off the press: Cuphead.  We were all enthralled with the game’s vivid style and throwback personality.  The game was so inspirational that it prompted our question for this week: how do we personally feel about difficulty within a game?  We also briefly delved into Sonic Mania and Little Nightmares.  Grab yourself some hooch, and sit down with a smooth episode of the Chompcast.

Hello, listeners! So nice of you to join us. This week, we had a very special guest: Jason, the brilliant mind who designed our beautiful logos that you see weekly. He brought with him the topic of friendships built in gaming, which prompted a wonderful discussion among the crew. From there, Shea discussed his time with Sonic Mania, while the crew weighed in with final thoughts. Jason wanted to talk some original Destiny, which the crew (especially Fish) happily obliged. Morgan and Shea briefly discussed the new Star Trek: Discovery first two episodes. And don’t worry, listeners, we didn’t forget to include a discussion about Mario laying pipe.