Picking games to cover on Abject Suffering is hard. We don’t like hitting ones that have been talked to death. So sometimes we just grab something with a name that calls out to us. What’s a Troddler? What does a Troddler mean for my life? We never would have guessed that Troddlers, a game nobody has heard of, might actually be a pretty fun puzzle game. Color us shocked!

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Kaizen: A Factory Story, Look Outside, Descenders Next, and much more!

The Grind:

• Ben: House Flipper. Skin Deep. Skald: Against the Black Priory.
• Kaye: Look Outside.
• Dennis: Descenders Next. Kaizen: A Factory Story.
• Moxie: NOTHING.

The Multiplayer:

• Assign someone a game to play as punishment.

The End Boss:

• Splitgate 2 goes back to beta.
• The hunting game genre was created almost entirely for one Walmart executive.
• Anti-porn groups pressure Visa, Mastercard to force Steam and Itch to remove NSFW games.

This week we speak with Jeremy Greer, of Days of Future Cast and many other shows, about his experiences with the Shadow of the Erdtree. We also read your responses to Castle Ensis and Scadu Altus!

Reposted in remembrance of our good friend Jeremy Greer.

This movie was so influential it's easy to watch it and think "I've seen this before!" But take yourself back to 1995 when this genre standard burst onto the scene. Se7en is still every bit as dark and affecting as we remember. The sequel, Ei8ht, on the other hand? That one has aged very poorly.

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Jeremy Greer talk about Lothric Castle.

Reposted in remembrance of our good friend Jeremy Greer.

I'll be honest, I was sleepy and sad about my sick cats while recording this one, but Gary would be a model S-Way employee.

Wild Woody is a swan-song for a system nobody owned, built around a power fantasy nobody has ever had. Who wants to be a pencil? So we introduce a much more tempting fantasy… How many hot dogs could you be trusted with?

Jeremy Greer joins us to talk about the remainder of Immortal: Unchained, as we storm Apex Citadel, face a completely unforeseen betrayal, and finally transcend reality itself.

Reposted in remembrance of our good friend Jeremy Greer.

This very special episode takes a break from Dark Souls 3 to count down Gary and Jeremy Greer's bottom ten Soulsborne areas! This episode is brought to you by Gary's lovely Kickstarter backers who made Souls of Darkness a reality. Stay tuned for more specials!

Reposted in remembrance of our good friend Jeremy Greer.

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Chorus of Carcosa, The Alters, and much more!

The Grind:

• Moxie: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. The Division 2. Dominion.
• Kaye: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Chorus of Carcosa.
• Dennis: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Trackmania. The Alters.
• Ben: Twilight Imperium. City of Six Moons.

The Multiplayer:

• What game sound effect or fanfare plays in your head when you accomplish something?

The End Boss:

• SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors’ strike ends with good AI protections and pay increases.
• Subnautica 2 development imperiled by executive bonus fuckery.
• Neil Druckman won’t be part of the remaining Last of Us TV series episodes.
• A song from the Minecraft movie made it into Minecraft the game.