The Chompcast

Yea, though the mechanic of games change through the ages. Verily shall we cling to our nostalgic remembrances of them. He who hath given, taketh away in the same. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. uhhhhhhhhhhhh. Yabba dabba doo.

Fish is on the road this week, but the rest of the Chompcast crew press on without him. We discuss the Far Cry 5 reveal, we talk about the mechanics of past games we'd like to see return, and Morgan lets us know how PSVR changes the Resident Evil 7 experience.

Join us next week when Fish will return with tales of his adventures and lists of prescriptions required to recover.

In those moments of free time, you pull your phone out of your pocket. You scroll through your apps, looking for some inspiration of what to do. Do you look through the post feed on your social media apps? Do you look up sports scores? World news? Instead, you have a hankering for a few minutes of gameplay. What kind of game do you want instant access to on your phone?

That is the question that we started out with on the Chompcast this week: which game series do we want to see on mobile? In the wake of Destiny 2's press conference, we dig into our thoughts and feelings on what was revealed. Morgan is elated to share his first experiences with his brand-new Playstation VR headset. We finish this episode with a few great listener questions!

In those moments of free time, you pull your phone out of your pocket. You scroll through your apps, looking for some inspiration of what to do. Do you look through the post feed on your social media apps? Do you look up sports scores? World news? Instead, you have a hankering for a few minutes of gameplay. What kind of game do you want instant access to on your phone?

That is the question that we started out with on the Chompcast this week: which game series do we want to see on mobile? In the wake of Destiny 2's press conference, we dig into our thoughts and feelings on what was revealed. Morgan is elated to share his first experiences with his brand-new Playstation VR headset. We finish this episode with a few great listener questions!

A video game is a strange and awful thing. In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of video games. But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them - and what people hate they must fear. Now that we have learned to look at them with admiration, perhaps we do not feel quite awe enough of them. To me they are beautiful terrors.

This week we discuss our favorite clones, talk about new settings we'd like to see for old series, and answer some listener questions. We also talk about gifts that Morgan gave us on his birthday, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Stellaris.

Join us next week for a special interview with Dave, the leather guy.

A video game is a strange and awful thing. In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of video games. But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them - and what people hate they must fear. Now that we have learned to look at them with admiration, perhaps we do not feel quite awe enough of them. To me they are beautiful terrors.

This week we discuss our favorite clones, talk about new settings we'd like to see for old series, and answer some listener questions. We also talk about gifts that Morgan gave us on his birthday, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Stellaris.

Join us next week for a special interview with Dave, the leather guy.

You enter a cold room. There is a foul, metallic taste to the air. You can hear your every breath. Each sound amplified, ringing out with an eerie certainty. There is no one here that is alive but you. You smell a mix of dust and rotting flesh. You suddenly notice that your throat is arid, and you are dying for your thirst to be quenched. You desperately search for a water source when you spot a water fountain. You stagger over there, weary and injured from your previous battles with the foul creatures. You bend at the waist towards the water fixture, lowering your head to receive the best water you’ll ever taste. You start to drink. After what takes seemingly forever, the water replenishes your low health... by one point?!?

Prey is on the minds of Swordchomp this week as we discuss our time with the demo. Fish and Shea square up on a challenge by playing each other’s current mobile gaming obsession. Morgan and Josh also discuss their short time with Nier: Automata. We also manage to squeeze in some inspired questions, such as favorite DLC, nerve-striking gaming moments, and Morgan coming one year closer to rotting in a grave (we love you Princess Momo). Pull up a chair, grab a nice brew out of the fridge, and relax as we weave tales of gaming for your pleasure.

You enter a cold room. There is a foul, metallic taste to the air. You can hear your every breath. Each sound amplified, ringing out with an eerie certainty. There is no one here that is alive but you. You smell a mix of dust and rotting flesh. You suddenly notice that your throat is arid, and you are dying for your thirst to be quenched. You desperately search for a water source when you spot a water fountain. You stagger over there, weary and injured from your previous battles with the foul creatures. You bend at the waist towards the water fixture, lowering your head to receive the best water you’ll ever taste. You start to drink. After what takes seemingly forever, the water replenishes your low health... by one point?!?

Prey is on the minds of Swordchomp this week as we discuss our time with the demo. Fish and Shea square up on a challenge by playing each other’s current mobile gaming obsession. Morgan and Josh also discuss their short time with Nier: Automata. We also manage to squeeze in some inspired questions, such as favorite DLC, nerve-striking gaming moments, and Morgan coming one year closer to rotting in a grave (we love you Princess Momo). Pull up a chair, grab a nice brew out of the fridge, and relax as we weave tales of gaming for your pleasure.

This week we talk about games we would like to see return via Kickstarter, game franchises that need to be rebooted or just stop, and our favorite dumb summer movies.  We also talk about the games we played this week, from Yooka-Laylee to Full Throttle. Join us next week when Josh shares how to covertly scratch that itch... you know the one.

This week we talk about games we would like to see return via Kickstarter, game franchises that need to be rebooted or just stop, and our favorite dumb summer movies.  We also talk about the games we played this week, from Yooka-Laylee to Full Throttle. Join us next week when Josh shares how to covertly scratch that itch... you know the one.

The last drops of the thundershower had hardly ceased falling when the Pedestrian stuffed his map into his pocket, settled his pack more comfortably on his tired shoulders, and stepped out from the shelter of a large chestnut-tree into the middle of the Chompcast. This week on the Chompcast we discuss Star Wars, video game demos, and the length of video games. Join us again next week when Fish tells us which blood makes the best satanic runes, and gives us a recipe for a lovely sandwich.