The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

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  • Episode 174 - Mr. I'm Not Gonna Fix Your Computer

    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Cozy Grove, the PlayStation Store news update, Resident Evil, Diablo, and much more. Enjoy!

    Catch Brian competing in #DBFZ on Thursday, April 22 at Twitch.tv/McBenedict

    Topics:

    1. Introductions - 0:10
    2. PlayStation Store Staying Up - 1:35
    3. Racing Games - 11:21
    4. Xbox and PlayStation - 14:21
    5. Console Games On The Go - 16:12
    6. Xbox Ramping Up This Gen - 24:24
    7. Cozy Grove Final Thoughts - 26:42
    8. Diablo III - 32:49
    9. Comfort Food Games - 34:23
    10. Gears Ultimate - 38:13
    11. Resident Evil VR? - 40:02
    12. Resident Evil Village - 46:58
    13. Which Resident Evil to Play? - 47:36
    14. Arrested Development and 3D Platformers - 59:49
    15. Thumper - 1:03:44
    16. Outro - 1:09:12

      17. Potential Episode Titles:

      1. Keep Coughing
      2. Zero Dollars
      3. Mr. I’m Not Gonna Fix Your Computer
      4. Costs $3 And Worth Every Penny
      5. Get Bit By The Diablo Bug
      6. The Store Is Back For Nothing
      7. I Don’t Have To Think
      8. What Is Happening To Us?
      9. It Just Doesn’t Have The Frames
      10. Neato Guide
      11. Not Neato Enough
      12. We Will Cut Our Heads Off If This Podcast Shows Up Anywhere But Apple Podcasts
      13. What Are You Buying?
      14. Very Sleep And A Little Drunk
      15. How Do I Get To The Bomb?
      16. Creepy Rhythm
      17. Downloading Joan of Arc

        18. Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

        1 hr 18 min
      18. Episode 173 - It [Always] Rubbed Me As A Granola

        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Swarm, Diablo II: Resurrected, Cozy Grove, Florence, and what PlayStation needs to do to start earning player’s favor back. Enjoy!

        Topics:

        • Introductions - 0:10
        • Swarm Review - 0:46
        • Diablo II Resurrected - 20:53
        • Cozy Grove Initial Impressions - 36:52
        • Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth - 47:26
        • Unbeatable Kickstarter - 49:56
        • Florence - 51:09
        • The Great Yoda Sausage / Granola Debate - 58:35
        • How Can PlayStation Improve? - 1:00:44
        • Outro - 1:24:37

          • Potential Episode Titles:

          • VR Legs
          • Sprite And A Saltine
          • Spider-Man Wars
          • Walking To Ironforge
          • Catch The Fever
          • Haunted To The Max
          • This Game Is Fire (And Wind)
          • The Vaccine Knows
          • Medical Hottakes
          • R2D2 French Press
          • A Long Biscuit
          • The First Person Who Ever Pushed Back
          • Pushing Back On Yoda Sausage
          • It [Always] Rubbed Me As A Granola
          • See The Forest And The Trees
          • Go Get Stabbed

            • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

            1 hr 28 min
          • Episode 172 - Hanging With Mister Chief

            In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss PlayStation shutting down various digital storefronts, Chris talks about It Takes Two and Godzilla VS Kong, the group’s thoughts on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and Brian’s glowing review of Lost Words: Beyond The Page. Enjoy!

            Topics:

            • Introductions - 0:10
            • PlayStation Store Shutdowns - 0:46
            • The Master Chief Collection Store Update - 25:04
            • The Master Chief Collection Battle Passes - 27:24
            • It Takes Two - 28:47
            • Godzilla VS Kong - 32:47
            • Zack Snyder’s Justice League - 38:23
            • Review: Lost Words: Beyond The Page - 45:21
            • Outro and Plugs - 58:23

              • Potential Episode Titles:

              • Live On Through Piracy
              • Tasty Tops
              • Hanging With Mister Chief
              • He’s A Godhead
              • Kaiju Boy
              • A Monster That Is Larger Than Life
              • Deadly Danger
              • One Third Good, One Third OK, One Third Terrible
              • Fruitcake Nasty Crap
              • So Many Thumbs In The Pie

                • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                1 hr 1 min
              • Episode 171 - An Undistinguishable Genre (feat. Matthew Adler)

                In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Matt Adler discuss Loop Hero, Bravery Network Online, Matt’s playing Dark Souls for the first time in 2021, and the ID@Xbox showcase. Enjoy!

                Topics:

                1. Introductions - 0:00
                2. Loop Hero - 0:34
                3. Bravery Network Online - 9:19
                4. Derailed By Music Descriptions
                5. Matt’s First Time Playing Dark Souls - 20:30
                6. Matt’s Best & Worst of Demon’s Souls - 54:44
                7. PS5 & Tech Woes - 1:04:10
                8. What Makes Roguelikes So Good? - 1:08:03
                9. Our Favorite Roguelikes
                10. ID@Xbox Showcase - 1:26:40
                11. PS5 and Series X Thoughts
                12. Microsoft Acquiring Discord

                  13. Potential Episode Titles:

                  1. Derailed by Inscrutable Music
                  2. What If The Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Channel Had A Baby With George Michael’s Careless Whisper
                  3. An Indistinguishable Genre
                  4. Bonkers Wack
                  5. Dentata Dragon
                  6. They Call Me The Penetrator
                  7. The Patient Beer Boy
                  8. The Second Coming of Christ
                  9. Don’t Be Excited Ever
                  10. Waiting For Dehydrated Ganon
                  11. Bing Boys
                  12. Badabing Badaboom
                  13. We Used To Do The Clap

                    14. Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                    2 hr
                  14. Episode 170 - Have A Garbage Day

                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Josh’s first week with the Xbox Series X, the marvel that is Loop Hero, the delights of Donut County, poorly aging movies Top Gun and The Fast & The Furious, Godzilla, Ted Lasso, and Xbox Game Pass. Enjoy!

                    Topics:

                    1. Introductions - 0:00
                    2. Loop Hero - 1:00
                    3. Chris’ Movie Corner - 32:25
                    4. Godzilla
                    5. The Fast and the Furious Has Aged Horribly - 35:46
                    6. The Matrix - 37:20
                    7. Ted Lasso - 49:15
                    8. Donut County - 51:56
                    9. Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door
                    10. Bowser’s Fury - 1:00:48
                    11. The Last of Us - 1:08:00
                    12. VR - 1:09:21
                    13. Bravery Network Online First Impressions - 1:11:49
                    14. Cyber Shadow - 1:22:05
                    15. Josh’s Xbox Series X Early Thoughts - 1:24:15

                      16. Potential Episode Titles:

                      1. The Xbsxs
                      2. Sorry, Honey, I Was Looping
                      3. Bop After Bop
                      4. Banger After Banger
                      5. It’s Bangers All The Way Down
                      6. Cracking Rifts All Night
                      7. Matthew Broderick and the 100 Pregnancy Tests
                      8. Leon the Amateur
                      9. Aging Like Top Gun
                      10. You’re A Hole
                      11. Have A Garbage Day
                      12. Reverse Katamari
                      13. Feel-Good Memento
                      14. Chris Has $40
                      15. Pokemon, But With People
                      16. It’s Right Over There

                        17. Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                        1 hr 53 min
                      17. Episode 169 - If You’re Just Joining The Human Race (feat. Audrey Barnett)

                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver (with a special cameo by Audrey Barnett) discuss Super Mario 3D World, Brian’s new Dark Souls III SL1 challenge run, virtual reality, the Texas freeze disaster, and so much more. Enjoy!

                        Topics:

                        • Introductions - 0:00
                        • The Texas Disasters - 0:58
                        • Outriders - 5:40
                        • Fringe - 16:56
                        • Super Mario 3D World & Bowser’s Fury - 23:09
                        • Dark Souls III Soul Level 1 - 44:02
                        • Virtual Reality - 1:01:34
                        • Guilty Gear Beta
                        • Lobbies in Fighting Games
                        • Matchmaking
                        • Bioshock

                          • Potential Episode Titles:

                          • The One After The Texas Disaster
                          • If You’re Just Joining The Human Race
                          • I Never Freeze
                          • What’s Wrong Honey? You’ve Barely Touched Your Mario 3D World!
                          • Magic Boy
                          • Adrenaline Junkies Without Any Real Danger
                          • All The Tips
                          • A Fair Amount Of Tips
                          • Some Tips
                          • Virtual Reality - The Wave Of The Future
                          • Someone Invented Whole Phrases For This
                          • Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
                          • If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It
                          • Share The Mode
                          • Controlled By Hormones / Pheromones
                          • That Stands For Modus Operandi

                            • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                            2 hr 1 min
                          • Episode 168 - We Already Have A George

                            In this episode, Brian Barnett, Josh Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Chris’ venture into Demon’s Souls, Brian’s experiences with Grindstone, Lunark, and Loop Hero, and so much more. Enjoy!

                            Topics:

                            • Introductions - 0:00
                            • “The Superior Mario Game” - 0:24
                            • Demon’s Souls PS5 - 2:37
                            • The Last of Us Casting News - 23:21
                            • Grindstone - 28:53
                            • Snood - 41:34
                            • Control - 44:03
                            • Dead Space - 50:11
                            • Portal 2 - 52:04
                            • Left 4 Dead - 55:00
                            • Super Mario Galaxy - 1:02:12
                            • Lunark - 1:31:59
                            • Loop Hero - 1:35:38

                              • Potential Episode Titles:

                              • The Brian Barnett Defense Force
                              • But, Like, What About Mario 3D Land
                              • Nailed With Cat Poop
                              • Preschool Chris Shriver
                              • Death By Snood Snood
                              • I’m Already Eating Steak
                              • Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, and BBQ Sauce
                              • We Already Have A George
                              • Sosh Meeds
                              • But Where Is The Fun?

                                • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                1 hr 54 min
                              • Episode 167 - Return Of The Obra Dinn Spoilercast (feat. Audrey Barnett and Ronny Barrier)

                                In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by special guests Audrey Barnett and Ronny Barrier to discuss the masterful Lucas Pope mystery game; Return Of The Obra Dinn. Enjoy!

                                Topics:

                                • Introductions - 0:00
                                • Spoiler-Free Thoughts
                                • Tips & Tricks If You Want To Play - 14:40
                                • Spoiler-Filled Discussion - 19:30

                                  • Potential Episode Titles:

                                  • Keeping The Grift Going
                                  • You Had Me At ‘Insurance Adjuster’
                                  • Female Body Inspector
                                  • It’s Too Heavy
                                  • Krillin Shoes
                                  • No, That Guy Was Spiked
                                  • Don’t Assume The Kraken’s Gender
                                  • Part Of The Ship, Part Of The Crew
                                  • An Orgy Of Rewards For Paying Attention
                                  • Cabin Stabbin'

                                    • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                    2 hr 13 min
                                  • Episode 166 - Everyone Knows Jesus and Batman (feat. Matthew Adler)

                                    In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver are joined by special guest Matthew Adler to talk about Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls, Ghost of Tsushima, and so much more. Matt also makes one of the most bizarre statements ever to appear on the podcast. Enjoy!

                                    Potential Episode Titles:

                                    • Arrested Development Is The Dark Souls Of Television
                                    • What A F%&$ing Show
                                    • Father G
                                    • Pizza & French Fries
                                    • Slytherins, Man
                                    • The Dark Souls Of Getting Into Dark Souls
                                    • New York City, But Without The People
                                    • A Tool In The Hands Of A Master
                                    • GOT ‘EM
                                    • Reflect On This Butt
                                    • You Could Say I Do This For A Living
                                    • What A F%&$ing Video Game
                                    • I Don’t Know If I Want This To Quit
                                    • The Most Unique Generic Game I’ve Ever Played
                                    • What’s The Deal With Sex?
                                    • They Got The Whole Cage
                                    • Call Someone A Giraffe
                                    • Swearing Synesthesia
                                    • Imprinted On You Like Taylor Lautner
                                    • Face-Off Is A F%&$ing Movie
                                    • Competitively Bidding On Dinosaur Bones
                                    • Three Spooky Five Me
                                    • Just Fake Enough
                                    • Everyone Knows Jesus and Batman
                                    • Look At Us

                                      • Topics:

                                      • Arrested Development - 0:00
                                      • The Office
                                      • Superbad
                                      • Grandma’s Boy
                                      • Dark Souls: Remastered
                                      • Demon’s Souls PS5
                                      • Bloodborne
                                      • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
                                      • Nioh VS Demon’s Souls Approachability
                                      • Why You Should Play Ghost of Tsushima - 40:24
                                      • Assassin’s Creed
                                      • The History of Swear Words - 1:16:19
                                      • Matt Says A Crazy Thing About Word Association - 1:21:03
                                      • Joe Exotic and Tiger King
                                      • Game of Thrones
                                      • DC and Marvel films
                                      • Chris’ Next Game - 1:43:36

                                        • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                        2 hr
                                      • Episode 165 - Have You Tried A Different God? (feat. Janet Garcia)

                                        In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver are joined by the incredible Janet Garcia to discuss great, unknown indie games, our most anticipated games of 2021. There are plenty of digressions about Banjo-Kazooie, Mario and Star Wars hot takes, and we find out which Pokemon looks like Chris hanging out at the beach. Enjoy!

                                        Potential Episode Titles:

                                        • We’re Gonna Keep It Rocking Until The End Of Time
                                        • Creating Content Until The Heat-Death Of The Universe
                                        • Looks Like An English Professor
                                        • Kirby Is A Real Bitch
                                        • You Can Only Die
                                        • You ‘Memba Magnetite? I ‘Memba
                                        • You’re Being Weirdly Prescriptive With My Hype Levels
                                        • I Want That Derpy Stuff
                                        • That Pokemon Looks Like Me At The Beach
                                        • Time Loop With Story, Time Loop With Gun
                                        • Now I’m A Bee And I’m Confused
                                        • Brian’s Opinions Can’t Hurt Me Anymore
                                        • I Have No Allies In This World, I Love Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
                                        • Wrapped In A Warm Blanket Of Denial
                                        • The Tallest, Greenest Boy
                                        • Uno Reversing Star Wars
                                        • You Spent A Lot Of Money To Give Someone The Finger
                                        • Forged In The Fires Of Twitter Discourse
                                        • Pass Me One Of Those Tacos
                                        • If You Keep Saying It, Eventually, You’ll Probably Be Right
                                        • Have You Tried A Different God?
                                        • Ganesh Handles All Of The Game Remakes
                                        • Just Get Drunk And Play Banjo
                                        • Transported To A World That Looks Like Shit And Plays Like Garbage
                                        • New Is Always Better, Even When It’s Worse

                                          • Topics:

                                          • Introductions - 0:00
                                          • Indie Games - 2:30
                                          • The GG App - 3:26
                                          • Unknown Indie Games
                                          • The Vita
                                          • TemTem
                                          • Pokemon - 23:45
                                          • More Indie Games
                                          • Our Favorite Pokemon - 39:19
                                          • Games We Want In 2021 - 45:11
                                          • Mario Game Hot Takes - 52:57
                                          • Halo - 1:05:28
                                          • Obligatory Star Wars Dump Session - 1:12:34
                                          • Honorable Mentions - 1:19:15
                                          • Expansions and DLC - 1:40:11

                                            • Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

                                            1 hr 49 min

                                          About The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

                                          From the publisher's feed

                                          Brian Barnett (@ribnax) and his various co-hosts review, critique, and discuss all things video games, movies, TV, and more... with tangents and rants around each and every corner 😁