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Hello! It's time to get all your friends into Days of Future Cast because we've got an old fashioned jumping on point for you today. We're talking about the 2010 Uncanny X-Force series by Rick Remender, an incredible comic that is a lot of fun to talk about. In this episode we cover the first four issues. Enjoy!

Reminder that you can read along with and ahead of the show by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited (we don't get paid for you doing that, so it's not an ad, it's just a cool service). You can also use Comixology, or buy the trades from your local comic book shop (the preferred method, if we're being honest). Be sure to check with your local library to see if they have them there! You can find one using this site

Music by Gary, podcast art by our friend Wayne

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Phantom Abyss, Tunic, Scorn, and much more!

• Dennis: Phantom Abyss. Magic: The Gathering Arena.
• Kole: Scorn.
• David: Scorn. Deep Rock Galactic.
• Ben: Tunic. Satisfactory.

• Let’s talk about challenge runs!

• Square Enix trademarks “Symbiogenesis”.
• Streamer-funded Smash tournaments fill a void Nintendo isn’t interested in filling.
• Dark Souls 2 online play restored, but with caveats.

We've each had a Steam Deck for about a month, and we feel comfortable reporting... It's pretty great! This week's Topic has us discussing the Steam Deck in general, and how one should get into PC gaming in 2022. We also read your responses to October's games, which are Devotion, Strangeland, and the Evil Within 2.

November's Games:

• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• SUPERHOT
• Half-Life: Alyx

December's Games:

• Torment: Tides of Numenera (two parts)
• Shadowrun: Hong Kong (two parts)
• Arcade Special 3 (for premium members)

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Things aren't going quite right for Jacob Singer. He's having flashbacks to the Vienam War and seeing demons all around him. Reality seems to be breaking down as he hops around in time. There's a truth he needs to face, and it might just take an angelic chiropractor to help him see it.

Jacob's Ladder is one of the most influential horror films of all time, establishing psychological horror tropes and creating visuals that would be imitated across all media for years to come. Does it hold up to close scrutiny, or is it one where you're better off just going along for the ride?

This week's episodes: Tinytoma - Brimstone Bombs - 4.5 Volt - Tainted Cain

If I was a kid and I got a Muppet game where I couldn't play as Kermit, I'd be pissed. That's the world that Muppet Monster Adventure forces on us, one where people know who Robin the Frog is. The good Muppets have been kidnapped by an evil monster, and it's up to Robin to rescue them, maybe? This is a bog standard licensed platformer, and it's not especially terrible as those go.

This week's Roundtable Roundtable has a slightly different format, because we are featuring two audio interviews with guests alongside your responses to the Caelid region of Elden Ring!

Our first guest needs almost no introduction. Iron Pineapple is a popular YouTuber who makes funny and insightful videos about From Software games. You've probably seen his videos about the glut of Soulsborne games on Steam, or his numerous and hilarious challenge runs.

Our second guest is Bryn, of the Generation Loss and Beep Beep Lettuce podcasts, and the band Stay Inside. Listen to her music and shows!

The next stretch of game we're covering is the remainder of Ranni's quest and Deeproot Depths, before we head up to the Altus Plateau.

So you make some very good product, and through no fault of your own you end up with one and a half dead bodies. A worse show would make the bodies disappear conveniently. However, Breaking Bad is about two people who are inept at crime getting into their own way. Walt and Jesse are ready to go their separate ways, but first they have to split the duties of dealing with Emilio (deceased) and Krazy-8 (it's complicated). And some messes only get bigger.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Scorn, Outer Wilds, Echoes of the Eye, Slay the Spire: Downfall, and much more!

• David: Deathloop. Deep Rock Galactic.
• Dennis: Deep Rock Galactic. Slay the Spire: Downfall Mod. Rabbids: Party of Legends.
• Ben: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. Tunic.
• Kole: Scorn.

• What games handle grinding the best?

• Bayonetta 3 voiceover woes.
• Silent Hill announcements are happening and we’re uncertain.
• Scientists have taught brain cells to play Pong.
• Minecraft Legends looks like a neat RTS.

Warning: Fluid chat!

It's sort of like limbo, in that you're seeing how low you can go but instead seeing how divorced a grizzled dadtagonist can get.

This is a good ass game despite a nonsense story. The biggest issue is it throws away it's biggest strength half way through, pulling you out of the genuinely innovative semi open world stealth and into a series of MindRealms(tm). Still, the play is the thing, and the play is good.