The Good Poets Gaming Podcast

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to episode 2 a of Season 2 of  The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics. This week we have a very special guest, the one and only Rebecca Chill and Comfort Gaming (@chillandcomfortgaming)!!!

This Episode's Quest Log - Ready Player 2:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – A Pup, some gears, halibut and house moves!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - Is Rebecca playing something chill?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle hot topics for passionate debate:

Games are getting harder and harder as the generations go on!

Cosy and chill games are better as adults!

Sign language should be an accessibility feature in games!

Content Creation Corner: How chill is Rebecca process?

Ready Player 2 - Inset Coin: We learn what Rebecca is made of!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! No spoilers but these ones are good!!

Game Franchise Ranking (GFR) - Rebecca makes some bold bold decisions, but in the end only one franchise could win!!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Rebecca guess this dragon platformer?

Good Gamer of the Week: a this shoutout is Fat and Moaning!!

Insert Coin: your questions answered!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Episode 11 - Games Matter with Game Matter

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to episode 1 a of Season 2 of  The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics. This week we have a very special guest, the one and only Game Matter (@game_matter)!!!

This Episode's Quest Log - Ready Player 2:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – A puppy, a game of snooker, streams and games that matter!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - What’s Game Matter playing right now?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle hot topics for passionate debate:

This generation will be remembered for broken games!

Streaming is the most enjoyable form of content creation!

The DuelSense would be the perfect pad if it had no touchpad!

The friend-slop genre is going to be the next big trend in gaming, if it isn’t already!

Content Creation Corner: What matters to Game Matter?

Ready Player 2 - Inset Coin: We learn what Game Matter is made of!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Staying organised? Yearly releases? Buying a game blind?

Game Franchise Ranking (GFR) - Game Matter makes some bold bold decisions, but in the end only one franchise could win!!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Game Matter guess this magical adventure game?

Good Gamer of the Week: a these shoutouts matter!!

Insert Coin: your questions answered!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Episode 10 - Ready Player 2

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to episode 10 and the finale of Season 1 of  The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics. This week we have a very special guest, the one and only Coach Marv (@coachmarvgaming)!!!

This Episode's Quest Log - Ready Player 2:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – if you haven’t heard of Coach Marv because you’ve been living under a controller - he tells us about him self and why he is such a champion of and to gamers!! Oh yeah and there’s an update from your two hosts also!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - What’s Coach Marv playing right now?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Micro-transactions are a good thing long term? 

Time vs Value in gaming?

Why video game clothing is okay!!!

Content Creation Corner: GPGP is international Champion the Gamer is global!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Coach Marv likes taking the scenic route in games? Duplications of games and multiplication of characters?

The games a 10 but: is different?

Game Franchise Ranking (GFR) - Coach Marv makes some bold bold decisions, but in the end only one franchise could win!!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Coach Marv guess this legendary adventure game?

Good Gamer of the Week: a the champion of gamers champions some gamers!!!

Insert Coin: your questions answered!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to episode 9 of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – two A’s this week, one of us adult’d and the other got Twitch Affiliate!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - Snakes in Resident Evil and sneaking around with the Switch 2… Kingdom Come Deliverance will be lived streamed this week!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Non-traditional was to make games on the rise (we love you indies!!); Sony ditching hardware? Digital Foundry now independent!! PlayStation wanted to put games on Xbox?!

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Sony shifting models, isn’t what you think it means!

The industry needs to move to Hall effect sticks as standard!

Physical games are better, but digital games are becoming more useful!

Live-streaming is the best way to get yourself out there?

Why are we building new hardware but getting rid of basic features?

Content Creation Corner: Live stream efficiency; replying to comments and, roadblocks of life!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Reviews? Video game clothing? Game Key cards? Making money from Content Creation? First play-throughs on stream/recordings?

Disc (This) or That (this ones new): Sound or Graphics? Mission or Character? Discs or Cartridges? Fifa or PES?

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess this legendary action-adventure?

Good Gamer of the Week: a gamer has created a new avenue and expanded the Lanes!!!

Insert Coin: your questions answered!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Episode 8

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to episode 8 of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – one of us is almost a Twitch affiliate and the other could barely speak all week!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - Medieval Dynasty; Resident Evil and, 0 games played!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Nintendo are increasing the price of the Switch (is it better to be an early adopter now?); Xbox is dominating PlayStation; The Sims 5 is not a priority due to DLC and, Sony is suing Tencent?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

How much weight does the character creation add to a game?

Would you consider creating content a difficult hobby/job?

Do you think any other developer could hype a game as early as Rockstar has?

Will streaming games overtake consoles?

Are games just entertainment or an expression of art?

Do games support mental health?

Content Creation Corner: LIVE STREAM CENTRAL; working on balance and, working on getting better (health wise)

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Rinse and repeat side quests? No headphones when gaming in public? Goat Simulator? Forcing yourself? Beginners luck? Console Wars?

Content creation advise!!!

The games a 10 but: High end PCs; toxicity; new game plus; rain (Heavy Rain!!!); tank controllers; all the collectables!!!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess this legendary FPS?

Good Gamer of the Week: a gamer that has fully nailed this streaming thing on Twitch, we salute you!!

Insert Coin: your questions answered!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to the seventh episode of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – still making lovely progress on the house buy (is there a new gaming setup coming?); a trip to Poland and a new player (doggo) will be entering the game!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - Hogwarts Legacy; Donkey Kong; Euro Truck Sim lives and…. cable management (rock ’n’ roll we are)!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Donkey kong bonanza; E-Sports World Cup in Saudi Arabia; Microsoft makes a u-turn; Battlefield is back? and, Forza is the biggest game on PlayStation!!

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Should PlayStation and Nintendo go third party?

Is there a right way to do micro-transactions?

Will AAA mobile games ever be a thing?

Looking back, the Switch 2 will be the best console of this generation!

Developers are very slowly listening to gamers (finally!!!).

Games should not be released at different times on different platforms!

Content Creation Corner: Less is more, but more is coming!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Game reveal trailers? Collector editions? Modding… and more!!!

What if: Keyboards and mice; Digital Games; a painful game save; your favourite game and, Smell-o-vision!!

The games a 10 but: lag; voice acting; multiple plays; main character and, backtracking!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess what this popular platformer?

Good Gamer of the Week: a content creator that makes content you will want to keep revisiting over and over again!! These are instant classics!!

Insert Coin: Open-World games and 1 game a year!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to the sixth episode of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – making progress on the house!! And holidays (one significantly longer than the others!!)!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - we’re both contemplating our next big game - it’s Zelda; Hogwarts Legacy; Cyber Punk and, Assassin’s Creed… that backlog is getting attacked!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Cyberpunk on PS Plus and Ghost of Yotei… is it a Tsushima reskinned?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

PS Plus is a better model than Xbox Game Pass!

How can Xbox turn things around?

Who would take Xbox’s place if they went the way of Sega?

Heavy Rain changed gaming forever?!

The best era in gaming was….!!

We’re on the brink of a seismic shift in gaming!!

Content Creation Corner: a more manageable process and cards are making a come back!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Game cases? Fast discounts? Noisy lobbies? Bad studios with great IPs?

Under  the radar / Overhyped: Black Myth Wukong; Mirrors Edge; The Alters and, Rematch!!

The games a 10 but: side quests; D-Pads; game time and, controls!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess what this popular platformer?

Good Gamer of the Week: a gamer that’s only rusty by name but slick on lives!! An absolute gem of a content creator!!

Insert Coin: You ask we answer!! Mount Rushmore and foods in games!!

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to the fifth and very special episode of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – a moment of reflection; setting out priorities and one of us is buying our first house!!!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing - Mario Kart World; online games; It Takes Two and, Crusader Kings 3!!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Simply put… what on earth is Microsoft doing?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Microsoft Layoffs positive and negative - seems to be a lot of new IP'S being cancelled!

The Console knockout challenge!

Will video game mascots ever make a comeback?

Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox… for democracy!!

Content Creation Corner: One of us is trimming the fat content to 1 short day a day and 1YouTube video a week; that’s quality over quantity! The other has a renewed focus, after a break, and is excited for what is to come!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Pro controllers? Cornus? Dirty consoles? Game of the Year awards?

The 'What If?' Machine: Gaming was never a part of your life? Xbox won the 360 generation? You could only play games at the arcades? You had £1,000,000.00 to invest in the gaming industry, where is it going? You could merge 2 games together to create a mega game? You could make an avengers of content creators we know (this one was tough!!!)?

"Desert Island Disks": Pick 3 games they'd take to a desert island right now (can be new or old) and passionately defend ONE choice.

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess what this popular platformer?

Good Gamer of the Week: a massive shoutout to a creator who brings the most chilled vibes!!!

Insert Coin: You ask we answer!! What's your take on our debates? What topics do YOU want covered?

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to the forth episode of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – the struggle is real, gamers, failed recordings and losing your gaming flare!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing -  More Clair Obscur: a drift down memory lane with Wind Waker; and one of us had a blast on a live stream!!

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Death Stranding 2!!! Smashing reviews but are we getting it?

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Will VR/AR ever go mainstream

Is one platform enough?

Is handheld gaming the future?

Changing content vs keeping it the same?

Games are nowhere near as fun as they used to be!

TikTok is going to lose market share to competitors if it keeps pushing live battles!

Content Creation Corner: Improving our process, live streams and IRL stuff incoming!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Day one Updates? Sniffing new tech? Stranger Danger Online and Pre-Download of Games

The 'What If?' Machine: GTA but with AI?! Gaming is a sport? 1 million followers overnight!!

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess what this popular action adventure?

Good Gamer of the Week: a massive shoutout to a creator we salute, who has taken the top 100 trend to all new heights!!

Insert Coin: You ask we answer!! What's your take on our debates? What topics do YOU want covered?

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!

Strap in, press play, and grab your controller (or just a comfy seat)! Welcome to the third episode of The Good Poets Gaming Podcast, where it's just two mates, Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming, diving deep into our lifelong love affair with video games. No fancy scripts, no forced takes – just genuine conversation, hearty laughs, and passionate debates between two lads who live and breathe gaming. Think of it as hanging out in your favourite gaming den, dissecting everything from the latest headlines to timeless classics.

This Episode's Quest Log:

Act 1: The Loading Screen (Setting the Scene):

Weekly Patches & Updates: We share our relatable adulting wins (and facepalms) – the struggle is real, gamers, failed recordings and losing your gaming flare!

Save/Quit/Play: What have we actually been playing? Get updates on what we are currently playing -  Balduers Gate 3; It Takes Two and Split Fiction! We’re only playing Game of the Year Finalists round here.

Checkpoint: We react to the biggest headlines: Is Xbox going all Digital? Microsoft confirm next-gen plans! Marathon gets delayed!!

Act 2: The Main Quest (Deep Dives & Debates):

Gamer to Gamer: We tackle SIX hot topics for passionate debate:

Next-gen coming too soon?

Is the Live Service phase coming to an end?

Digital versus physical media…

Nintendo would go clear if they implemented achievements!

Gaming brings people together more than anything else!

AI can be the best thing to happen in the gaming community!

Content Creation Corner: Improving our process and working through lack of motivation!!

Red Flag / Green Flag: Our unfiltered takes! Cutscenes you can’t skip? MAXimalist UIs… Early Access?

The 'What If?' Machine: GTA 6 dropped tomorrow (spoiler, we are suddenly too sick to work)! Nintendo Switch 1 failed, or Nintendo never made Mario or Nintendo was bought by Microsoft (very Nintendo, this episode)

Act 3: The End Game (Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead):

Poetics Corner: Can Good Game Dan guess what this popular third-person shooter?

Good Gamer of the Week: a massive shoutout to creator that is new to TikTok but has the grace and skill of a seasoned professional!

Insert Coin: You ask we answer!! What's your take on our debates? What topics do YOU want covered?

Checkpoint: What are we doing next on our gaming content journey?

Join Good Game Dan and Poetic Surge Gaming for a relaxed, passionate, and often hilarious conversation celebrating the games we love and the community we're part of. It's the perfect soundtrack for your commute, grind, or next gaming session. Hit subscribe – the adventure is just beginning!