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

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about Persona 5 Royal, various Finals (?) Fantasy, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, character design in major first-person shooters, and much more. Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

Welcome To World Goth Day

MyChemCast

DaftPunk: The Best Punk Band

Threat Level: Elevated

We Found The Ark Of The Covenant, And Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Was Inside

The One In Which We Talk About Weeb Games

Ryuji The Repetitive

Life By A Thousand Bandages

Careful What You Say About R4, You’re Likely To Get Bopped On The Head

Cats All Have The Racial Trait: Wanderlust

Warping Bullets

I May Be Outnumbered, But That Doesn’t Mean I’m Wroinge

I Pop Them Open Like A Walnut

Can Superman Defeat Thanos?

Preoccupied. Postoccupied.

One Of The Best Shitposters On The Internet

Deet Is A Cinnamon Roll

Topics:

World Goth Day - 0:00

Final Fantasy XIV - 3:04

Final Fantasy VII Remake - 13:13

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age - 24:45

Persona 5 Royal - 25:18

Halo - 49:55

Gears of War - 1:06:55

Enemy Design in Halo, Gears, and DOOM Eternal - 1:26:55

Lonely Mountains: Downhill - 1:34:57

Destiny 2 - 1:44:35

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #IGN #GameSpot

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about the Xbox Series X, Below’s Explore update, Streets of Rage 4, Gears Tactics, the legendary Final Fantasy VII Remake, and go on the longest rabbit trail of all time.

Rejected Episode Titles:

Turn The Beat Around

Josh Goes Face-Down On A Burrito

Megatron Doesn’t Want You To Have A Birthday

If You Are Trying To Escape Dracula, Just Run Into A Regal Cinema

The Period Times

Give Me Rabid Peach

The Ultimate Rabbit Hole

Bidet Olay!

I Bless My Anus

This Is A Video Game Podcast

“This Is Supposed To Be Funny?”

We Out Here

Please Be Excited About Period Times

Thanks, Craig

Topics:

Current State of Xbox & Announcements - 0:00

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - 22:01

Below Explore Update - 24:00

Games We Don't Normally Play But Are (THANKS COVID) - 37:00

Movies - Universal AMC & Theater’s Plight - 44:43

Universal Horror (The Ultimate Rabbit Hole) - 54:00

Final Fantasy VII Remake - 1:09:50

Gears Tactics - 1:32:58

The Last Of Us 2 - 1:58:04

Streets of Rage 4 - 2:02:10

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #IGN #GameSpot

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, Chris Shriver (kind of) Nicole Martinez talk about Animal Crossing, Hidden Through Time, Castlevania Season 3, the Guilty Gear Strive Closed Beta, arcade sticks, the price and controller for the PlayStation 5, and much more! Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

The Coronavirus Podcast, Sponsored By Hello Fresh

I Will Be That Doofus

Flip Them Turnips, Baby

522 Bells American

I Need You To Leave The Abbey

“Chris, Caught Having Sex With Uncharted In A Closet, Was No Longer Welcome Within The Abbey”

Why Am I On This Podcast?

A Game of Thrones-Like World With Puppets and No Sex

Simon Pegg Is The Bitch

This Is My Handle, There Are Many Like It But This One Is Mine

Topics:

DualSense - 2:27

VR Units - 3:43

Kil la Kil - 7:00

PS5 Price - 8:21

Backwards Compatibility

Picking Up Consoles On Launch Day

Arcade Sticks - 28:45

Guilty Gear Strive Closed Beta - 33:36

Brian Pitches My Hero Academia FighterZ

iPhone SE - 50:21

The Animal Crossing Turnip Fiasco - 1:00:09

Nintendo Switch Button Mapping Update

Castlevania Season 3 - 1:08:00

Custom Consoles

One Punch Man Season 2 - 1:28:20

Good Girls - 1:31:53

Stranger Things

MK Ultra

The Men Who Stare At Goats

Streets of Rage 4 - 1:43:08

GRIS

Hidden Through Time - 1:45:14

Downton Abbey

Platinum Trophies

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics - 1:55:42

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #IGN #GameSpot

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and SURPRISE! Chris Shriver talk about Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, how bad things can sometimes ruin good things, and the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world (it’s mostly a very good, fun time). Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

El Got-dang Dorado

“You’re Not Gonna ‘Swim Fan’ Me, Because I’m Gonna ‘Shape Of Water’ You!”

Don’t Make Unnecessary Journeys, Stay Away From Treacherous Roads

I Haven’t Podcasted In This House, Really

Mako, Like The Shark

This Is Supposed To Be A Happy Occasion!

Big Florida Man Energy

Did You Know You Can Freeze Cake Batter?

Florida Man Freezes Cake Batter

The Green Giant and the Funny Cigarettes

What Day Is It?

PlayStation Sex Bots

Topics:

Valorant - 1:10

Tabletop Simulator - 4:25

COVID-19 - 25:05

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - 40:21

Kil la Kil - 51:57

Netflix Castlevania - 55:27

Persona 5 Royal - 1:02:08

Final Fantasy VII Remake - 1:23:11

Star Wars / How Bad Things Can Ruin Good Things - 1:33:57

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 1:49:42

Tiger King

PlayStation Sex Bots

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #IGN #GameSpot

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Rebecca June Lane talk about Bloodroots, Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3, One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, God of War, and even Amadeus. Enjoy!

WARNING: God Of War (Reboot) spoilers abound, starting with the God of War discussion and peppered throughout the rest of the episode. Maybe duck out if you haven’t played it, once you get to that point.

Rejected Episode Titles:

Did I F*** It Up?!

I Almost Forgot I Had To Say Something

I’m Cold, But Also Hot. Who Am I?

A Very Purple-y Monster

It’s Similar, But Different

The FOMO Isn’t As Bad

Did Brian Disappear?

Some 12-Year-Old Chucklef***

You’ve Activated “Myth Josh”

We’re Really Going To Spoil Everything, Huh?

I’ll Keep Being A Little B**** Over Here

“ARIES!!!”

Let’s Pimp Good Personhood

Topics:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 2:17

The Witcher Netflix Series - 3:49

Video Game Movie / Show Adaptations - 6:53

The Last Of Us HBO Series - 9:47

The Watchmen - 16:19

TV Backlogs / Shonen Anime

Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3 / FighterZ 3 Pass - 26:29

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows - 30:59

Destiny 2 Gun Update Change - 39:52

Bloodroots - 55:22

The Upcoming Onslaught Of Games - 1:05:11

DOTA Underlords - 1:06:11

Galaxy of Heroes / Marvel Strike Force - 1:07:20

Nier: Automata - 1:09:09

God Of War 1, 2, 3, and Reboot - 1:22:36

Hollow Knight - 1:48:05

Back to God of War - 1:49:33

Amadeus - 2:02:21

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #IGN #GameSpot

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley join the Brotherhood of Dawn as they infiltrated the Crimson Keep! Just kidding, they only talk about video games, movies, and nerd stuff, as usual. If you want to see what they talked about, check the Topic list below, and enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

I Don’t Really Care For Cowboys

A Bottle Full Of Slugs

“Going Back To My Original Point…”

Quicksilver Is No Flash

There’s Always A Bad Seed

It’s Comic Books, Bro, Everybody Comes Back

Everybody Keeps Talking About These Calls Of Duty

Brian’s Very Soapy Box

The Heat Is On

I Gotta Go See A Man About A Gundam

The Last Copy Of Ergo Proxy

Topics:

Jango and Boba Fett Aren’t Mandalorians(?) - 1:00

Red Dead Redemption 2 - 2:44

Rockstar Games / Horizon Zero Dawn Problems - 7:12

Game Industry Homework / Required Reading - 15:54

Moonlighter - 17:48

Online Subscription Services and Multiplayer (PS Plus, Xbox Live, Game Pass) - 21:13

Sekiro - 24:06

Death Stranding - 24:47

Birds of Prey (and DC Films) - 27:42

Comics - 39:52

Stardew Valley - 44:17

Untitled Goose Game - 44:54

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered - 45:20

Kunai - 48:20

Bloodroots Early Impressions - 51:08

Temtem Early Access - 52:18

Brian Rants About Pokemon

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem - 1:03:04

Stories Untold - 1:15:20

Detroit: Become Human - 1:27:34

Hitman - 1:30:31

Next-Gen Console Talk - 1:32:47

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley get into the Star War which broke out this year, touch on the potentially overlooked Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown, and much more! Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

Sweet Freaking Poncho

Ancient Religions and Hokey Blasters

Kylo Ren, Do Thunderbolt!

“That’s About All I Have To Say About All The Stuff I Have To Say About”

Whatever You Are, Be A Good One

The Community of Freeloaders

The Soothing Sounds of The Platformers

One To Wake Up, One To Fall Asleep

Like The Grinch

Topics:

The Mandalorian - 0:35

Star Wars - 10:42

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 22:23

Spoilers Begin At - 25:15

Star Wars Battlefront II - 48:35

Netflix’s The Witcher - 51:55

Shovel Knight: King of Cards - 1:04:15

Shovel Knight: Showdown - 1:14:20

Control - 1:18:50

Tyranny - 1:27:35

Star Wars: Battlefront II (Again) - 1:35:55

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx, Sparklite, Dark Devotion, Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist, and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, and Brian opens up about what it’s like to be a new father. Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

Kind Of Revolutionary

Disappointed, No Matter What

In This Economy

Topics:

Fatherhood - 0:37

Half-Life: Alyx - 5:15

Legends of Runeterra / Star Wars Living Card Game - 16:05

Sparklite - 24:46

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - 42:10

Dark Devotion - 58:54

Tokyo Ghoul: re Call To Exist - 1:06:37

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #JediFallenOrder #HalfLifeAlyx #LegendsOfRuneterra #Sparklite #DarkDevotion #TokyoGhoul

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Catherine: Full Body, Code Vein, drinking excessively to keep the dark thoughts at bay, and other light topics. Enjoy!

Rejected Episode Titles:

Excuse Me, Mr. Daniels

A Handle Of Jack

Effortlessly Brilliant

I Have Nothing To Doodie

Pho King

Hundreds of Poohs

Topics:

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - 3:30

Catherine: Full Body - 9:57

Creature In The Well, Super Mario Maker 2 - 30:17

Vambrace: Cold Soul - 32:13

Standby - 43:29

Code Vein - 48:13

Borderlands 3 - 1:10:41

Blitzchung/Blizzard Controversy - 1:11:11

Riot News - 1:30:45

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #CodeVein #Borderlands3 #CreatureInTheWell #CatherineFullBody #VambraceColdSoul #Standby #Blitzchung #RiotGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Gears of War 5, Creature in the Well, Catherine: Full Body, and Borderlands 3 as Brian tries his best to hold back coughs from his trip to Vancouver.

Rejected Episode Titles:

None this week, sorry!

Topics:

Gears 5 - 0:23

Creature In The Well - 46:45

Catherine: Full Body - 1:02:28

Creature In The Well (Continued) - 1:09:53

Borderlands 3 - 1:12:51

Tags: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames #Gears5 #Borderlands3 #CreatureInTheWell #CatherineFullBody