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The Level episodes

August 09, 2019The Level 295: Piss and Invinegarate
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Forager, do a free play multiplayer, and we get into the bullshit resurrection of the violent video game myth.
The Grind:
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Resident Evil 2.
Kole: Forager.
David: Vermintide 2. Warframe.
Dennis: Dauntless. Demoing Deck of Wonders.
Multiplayer:
Free play!
End Boss:
Capcom is inviting Resident Evil Ambassadors to test a new game.
Activision pulls a switcheroo on CTR loot boxes.
Violence in video games is back in the discourse, again, dumbly.
1 hr 50 min
August 02, 2019The Level 294: Hall and Oates Stealth
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Autochess, reflect on which tabletop games are popular in Roll20, and ask you which game elements have the best game-feel.
The Grind:
Kole: Graveyard Keeper.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire. Looking at YouTube videos about Autochess.
Dennis: Borderlands 2 VR. Deck of Wonders.
David: Warframe.
The Multiplayer:
What game element has the best game-feel?
The End Boss:
What tabletop games are people playing on Roll20?
The Blair Witch game looks very good.
Gloomhaven might not be bad?
1 hr 43 min
July 27, 2019The Level 293: Seven Different Fetish Mines
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David dip into that dark energy and talk about some usual suspects, some irritating news stories, and we ask you which game villain you’d hench for.
The Grind:
Dennis: City of Heroes. Cities of Villains. Borderlands 2 VR. Wipeout VR.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
David: Fallout 76. Warframe.
Kole: Graveyard Keeper.
The Multiplayer:
Which video game baddie would you become a henchman for?
The End Boss:
Brands are invading Mario Maker 2.
Gloomhaven’s PC adaptation is apparently not great yet.
Fallout 76’s most recent patch is a mess.
1 hr 47 min
July 19, 2019The Level 292: Born into Deadliness
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Graveyard Keeper, Elder Scrolls: Blades, and we ask you for your dream _____ Maker game.
The Grind:
Jala: Octopath Traveler. Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms. Apocalipsis. Elder Scrolls: Blades.
David: Vermintide 2. Fallout 76.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Grim Dawn. Slay the Spire.
Kole: Graveyard Keeper.
The Multiplayer:
What game would you like a Maker title for?
The Brief:
Stranger Things 3 gets a telnet ARG.
Resident Evil 3 Seamless HD Project looks really neat!
Prime Day is ridiculous.
Blizzard releases Saturday morning cartoon filter for Starcraft.
1 hr 58 min
July 12, 2019The Level 291: Vaguely Victorian
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Grim Dawn, City of Heroes fan servers, and we ask you which games you most associate with summertime.
The Grind:
Dennis: Puzzle Quest 2. City of Heroes.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Grim Dawn. Risk of Rain 2.
Kole: Final Fantasy Adventure. Graveyard Keeper.
Multiplayer:
What games do you most associate with summer?
The End Boss:
Warframe will send you to space, whether you want to go or not.
Dennis is playtesting games.
Black Mesa’s Xen levels about to hit beta testing.
1 hr 21 min
July 05, 2019The Level 290: Meat Warlord
Kole, Ben, and David talk about Super Mario Maker 2, Fallout 76, and we do a Free-Play Multiplayer.
The Grind:
David: Fallout 76.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
Kole: Super Mario Maker 2. Final Fantasy Adventure.
The Multiplayer:
Free Play.
The Grind:
Remedy re-acquires Alan Wake publishing rights.
1 Screen Platformer dev documents what it’s like to have speed runners break your game open.
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie 2 announced.
Gloomhaven is getting a PC game version.
Links:
I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners totally destroyed it. Here is what that feels like. - Album on Imgur
1 hr 39 min
June 28, 2019The Level 289: Schrödinger's Cathy
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Cadence of Hyrule, Ace Combat 7 VR, and we ask you what games you’ve always meant to play, but never did.
The Grind:
Kole: Cadence of Hyrule. Collection of Mana. World of Horror.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire.
David: Vermintide 2. Fallout 76.
Dennis: Ace Combat 7. Overcooked. City of Heroes.
The Multiplayer:
What game or series have you always wanted to get around to, but haven’t yet?
End Boss:
Fallout 76 does special event for West Virginia Day.
Steam Summer Sale is on.
A killer release week for games.
Deathgarden: Bloodharvest pushes all of Dennis’ buttons.
1 hr 59 min
June 14, 2019The Level 288: 100% FC NK Run
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dauntless, Gladiabots, and we ask you about your favorite announcements from E3.
The Grind:
Dennis: Dauntless. Gladiabots. Borderlands 2 VR.
Ben: Slay the Spire.
David: Dauntless.
Kole: Haunting Ground.
The Multiplayer and the End Boss
E3 2019 takeaways.
1 hr 32 min
June 11, 2019The Level 287: No, Not My Soul!
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Vermintide 2, ApeOut, and we ask you which threequel is your favorite.
The Brief:
Jala: Bird Story Plus. My Big Sister. Vermintide 2.
David: Vermintide 2. Dauntless.
Ben: Risk of Rain 2.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your favorite third entry in a series?
The End Boss:
Don’t play Cuphead on your Tesla.
Doom gets a new chapter, 26 years later.
India gets a moral panic about games.
Death Stranding gets a new trailer and a release date.
1 hr 47 min
May 24, 2019The Level 286: A Charmed Life of Bird Conspiracies
Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Snakeybus, new Super Mario Maker 2 details, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
The Grind:
Dennis: Snakeybus. Devil May Cry V.
David: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
Kole: Killer7. Pony Island. Lorelai
The Multiplayer:
Free Play!
The End Boss:
Devil May Cry V features capoeira.
Super Mario Maker 2 looks legitimate.
Good news for The Division 2?
1 hr 30 min

About The Level

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The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kaye Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, Moxie, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.