The Pitch

Genre defining, boundary pushing, console selling; Super Mario 64 had it all. One of the defining games of the Nintendo 64 and of the early 3D era left a huge legacy behind, but we can only really talk about it in full if we go back to where it all began. There's a letter, a girl, and a promise of cake. This is definitely not a trap.c

Despite being the sixth movie in the Omen franchise, this is actually the First one. This 2024 prequel is the path that leads to Damien, the child antichrist. What does it take to actually get an Antichrist made? Let’s investigate together, shall we?

WE DID IT, ZERO MONSTERS DISCUSSED

A patron demanded that we talk about a kinda good game, played incorrectly. Virtua Cop was genuinely impressive not because of its 3D graphics, but because for the first time enemies would animate and move and not just be pop up animated gif targets. Honestly, that’s probably enough, though you really want to play this in the arcade.

In this episode we join a hag victim support group and do the worst quest in the game

Other Segments:

• Legends and Lore: The BG3 prequel you forgot about

• Up on a Soapbox: Baldur's Bummers

• Fiend Folio: Poltergeists

Though the Abyssal Woods and Midra’s Manse aren’t huge areas gameplay-wise, we adore their lore and story so much that we had to camp out for some extra time. So this episode concludes our discussion of Midra’s Manse, including the boss fight, and a long talk about what Midra and Nanaya’s deals were.

In this final premium episode of Abject Suffering, we talk about the legendary kusoge “Death Crimson”, a barely-functional light gun shooter that qualifies as genuine outsider art. We also get kind of wistful about urban exploration and talking to our past selves.

Gary loves Conner O'Malley's Stand Up Solutions, Gwen watches pointless, popular movies, Kole enjoys The People's Joker.

It's time to rob a train.

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

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about My Summer Car, Sorry We’re Closed, Dice Kingdoms, and much more!

The Grind:

• Ben: Last Call BBS. Dice Kingdoms. Puzzling Places.
• Kole: Sorry We’re Closed. My Summer Car.
• Moxie: Dying Light 2.
• Dennis: The Witness. Trackmania.

The Multiplayer:

• Video game character New Years resolutions.

The End Boss:

• Elon Musk pays people to play video games for him but wants you to think he’s cool for it.
• Path of Exile 2 developers will re-tune the difficulty of the endgame.
• Filming for Fallout season 2 delayed due to LA wildfires.
• Someone made a horror game out of static that you can’t screenshot.