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

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

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

  • Episode 296 - Slay The Princess, Venba, & The Game Awards OR "That Price? Right In Front Of My Salad?"

    In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will talk about lots of games, including The Game Awards. Enjoy!

    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

    • Slay The Princess Final Review - 0:00 |
    • The Game Awards & Tekken 8 - 15:30 |
    • Monster Hunter: Now Event & Season - 42:44 |
    • Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - 45:00 |
    • Venba - 46:04 |
    • Alan Wake II - 55:25 |
    • Heroes of the Storm - 1:08:00 |

      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

      • I Am The Long Quiet, I Am The Shifting Mound |
      • A Full-Throated Endorsement |
      • Just A Smackerel |
      • It Writes Itself
      • Florida Man: The Game |
      • It’s Not In My Nature To Be Mysterious, But I Can’t Talk About It & I Can’t Talk About Why |
      • That Price? In Front Of My Salad? |

        • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

        1 hr 16 min
      • Episode 295 - Cocoon, Crymachina, Starfield, & Slay The Princess OR "F*&$ Around & Find Out (Affirming)"

        In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about lots of games, including two that have entered Brian’s upper 2023 echelon. Enjoy!

        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

        • Crymachina - 17:15 |
        • Thomas Wilde’s Peter Molyneaux Pregnant Story - 15:00 |
        • Starfield - 52:15 |
        • Grendel Lucas Spit Take - 54:55 |
        • Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer - 1:24:40 |
        • Cassette Beasts - 1:33:40  |
        • Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince - 1:40:15 |
        • Cocoon - 2:00:00 |
        • Persona 5 Tactica - 2:19:39 |
        • Slay The Princess - 2:24:49 |

          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

          • Lieutenant/Leftenant Of The Platformers Podcast Clan |
          • The Happiest Man To Be Reviewing Video Games Right Now |
          • I Had To Lob Something Out |
          • +Drinking To The Shame & Dishonor Of A Platformers Lieutenant |
          • ++I’ll Imaginary Drink To That |
          • ++I’m A Grown Man, I Know How To Walk On Something Without Falling To My Doom (& Hopefully That’s Always True) |
          • No Ice Will Survive Here |
          • The Big Freeze (When Ted Cruz Fled The Country & Tried To Blame His Daughters) |
          • A Big Thumb On The Scales |
          • Thumb Tacks |
          • ++Beaten To ‘Fighting As A Pregnant Woman’ By 8 Years |
          • I Can Safely Tell You It Wont |
          • +++Ever Since The Big Bang, Dragon Quest Has Been With Us |
          • ++Loki In The Sky With Diamonds |
          • +++Fuck Around & Find Out (Affirming) |
          • Three / Four / More Of Us |
          • +++That One's Going In The Vault

            • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

            2 hr 34 min
          • Episode 294 - Spider-Man 2, GOTY Check-In, In Stars & Time, & Persona 5 Tactica OR "Fonzie Fixing His Hair With A Comb That Stops Time"

            In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

            TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

            • Klangphonics (Techno Band) - 1:28 |
            • Backbone One & Mobile Gaming - 10:16 |
            • VR Gaming - 16:50 |
            • Persona 5 Tactica - 19:10 |
            • Alan Wake & GOTY Status Check-In - 27:02 |
            • The Ninja Gaiden Black Twist - 41:42 |
            • Brian & Will’s Shared Fighting Characters & Tekken - 48:48 |
            • More GOTY Check-In - 59:31 |
            • In Stars & Time - 1:18:46 |
            • Like A Dragon: Gaiden - 1:31:12 |
            • Pokemon The Indigo Disk - 1:36:12 |
            • Spider-Man 2 - 1:38:52 |

              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

              • Drinking A Cocktail Out Of This ‘Houston Space Cowboys’ Second String Baseball Team Cup |
              • Dueling Over A Parking Space |
              • +Duels To The Death, For The Right To Park In My Spot |
              • +Will: Famous Shit-Talker |
              • +Representing The Platformers At A Thing |
              • ++I’m A Big Fan Of ‘Oh Fuck, What Was It Called’ |
              • ++Wife Approved? Wife Demanded |
              • All These Compliments Feel Strangely Masturbatory |
              • Kris, The Most Guilty Of All Of Us |
              • +++Fonzie Fixing His Hair With A Comb That Stops Time |
              • ++Taking ‘In Medias Res’ To The Extreme |
              • ++Pummeling Them Like Agent Smith |
              • +Get In The Web, Clive |
              • +Use My Knowledge, I Beg You |
              • +Settle Down, Palpatine |
              • +Celebrating Kris With A DBFZ ‘Happy Birthday’ |

                • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                1 hr 57 min
              • Episode 293 - The Game Awards Nominees, Star Ocean: Second Story R, Spider-Man 2, & Like A Dragon Gaiden OR "Talking About DPs? Give It To Me With Both Barrels" (feat. Lucas White)

                In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

                TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                • The Game Awards Nominees - 0:00 |
                • Junk Food Arcade Snackbox Micro - 44:19 |
                • Star Ocean: The Second Story R - 1:00:37 |
                • Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name - 1:17:12 |
                • Diatribe About Confusing Stories & Disappointing Entries - 1:34:00 |
                • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - 1:43:00 |
                • Alien Hominid HD & Invasion - 2:17:00 |
                • Alterium Shift (& Time-Killing Song From Brian) - 2:25:20 |

                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                  • +Resident Evil Fur |
                  • +I Guess Baldur’s Gate III WASN’T The Horniest Game Of The Year |
                  • ++Sometimes Lucas Comes Really Close |
                  • ++Talking About DPs? Give It To Me With Both Barrels |
                  • ++The First Game Was Hard As Shit, & Ain’t Nothin’ Changed |
                  • One Of Those Uniquely Ugly Faces You Can’t Help But Notice |
                  • ++Everyone Feels Ugly Standing Next To Ben Starr |

                    • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                    2 hr 37 min
                  • Episode 292 - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Mario Wonder, The Talos Principle II & Star Ocean: The Second Story R OR "75% Mario By Volume" (feat. Lucas White)

                    In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will, and Lucas talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

                    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                    • The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Review) - 1:00 |
                    • The Talos Principle II - 24:30 |
                    • Star Ocean: The Second Story R - 44:51 |
                    • Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 1:04:31 |
                    • You Will Die Here Tonight - 1:30:07 |
                    • Wargroove 2 - 1:48:00 |

                      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                      • Birds Like Construction Equipment |
                      • Hot Construction Workers In Your Area |
                      • Bloom & The Biggest Sword You Ever Did See |
                      • I Like Grinding ‘Til I’m Satisfied |
                      • I’ll Either Die Stupidly Or Do Something Unbelievably Awesome |
                      • 75% Mario By Volume |
                      • Zombie U, No Not That ZombiU |
                      • Whip Your Thing Out & Tell People About It |
                      • I’m More Of A ‘Typing Of The Dead’ Guy |
                      • Kowalski, You’re The Master Of Unlocking |

                        • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                        2 hr 3 min
                      • Episode 291 - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Tekken 8, Mario Wonder & Hellboy: Web of Wyrd OR "Put Their Ghost On Scrub Quotes" (feat. Lucas White)

                        In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will, and Lucas talk about lots of games, whether Death is a gamer, and the cursed lore of Sonic. Enjoy!

                        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                        • What’s On Death’s Switch? - 7:30 |
                        • Gaming Blind Spots, Good & Bad - 19:00 |
                        • Hellboy: Web of Wyrd - 32:40 |
                        • Tekken 8 - 1:07:20 |
                        • Baldur’s Gate 3 & Wargroove 2 - 1:35:32 |
                        • The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - 1:38:32 |
                        • Sonic Superstars - 1:57:20 |
                        • Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 2:25:05 |

                          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                          • A Reputation For Having An Iron Stomach |
                          • The Perfect Combination Of Stubborn & Fearless |
                          • Something Far Worse |
                          • This Seltzer Water Is Plus On Block |
                          • +It Tastes Like Cough Syrup, If You Dumped It In A Vat Of Tap Water From The Midwest |
                          • ++The ‘Tussen Of Flint |
                          • Death Definitely Plays Pokemon |
                          • The Grim Reaper, Hatching Pokemon Eggs |
                          • Virtual Boy Rocking Death |
                          • I Never Realized Death Was So Fucking Cool |
                          • We All Aspire To Be Death, Destroyer Of Worlds |
                          • +++If You Can’t Handle Me At My ‘Spiritual Warfare’ You Don’t Deserve Me At My ‘Mario Wonder’ |
                          • Batman, Noted Flippy Dude |
                          • ++Bro, You Thought You Could Walk Away? I 3-0’d Your Ghost |
                          • ++++Put Their Ghost On Scrub Quotes |
                          • +Your Ghost Is Garbage, Bro |
                          • ++I Don’t Have Time For You, See My Ghost |
                          • +++Source: I Made It Up |
                          • ++I Watched Them Finish |
                          • +Sonic Team Has This Really Bad Habit |
                          • Looks Really Stupid, But Is Fun To Play, Just Like Sonic |
                          • You Know That We Know Some Sonic Fans Who Do Not Know |
                          • +++Sonic’s Briefing With The President |
                          • Sonic Fans Aren’t Here For Games, They’re Here For The OnlyFans |
                          • Today, Will Became A Lovecraft Protagonist, Cursed With Knowledge |
                          • ++++Cursed With Knowledge |
                          • Observing Something From A Parallel Universe, That Should Not Be |
                          • ++The BioWare Incident |
                          • +++Kris Reading The Pull Quotes From The Sonic Necronomicon |
                          • +++You Want To Stop Me? We Went Gold Months Ago |
                          • The Screen Was Blurry Because We Cannot Comprehend It |
                          • Sonic Is |
                          • Bizarre Jelly |
                          • ++Pleasure Time |

                            • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                            2 hr 51 min
                          • Episode 290 - Baldur’s Gate III, Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, & Death OR "Memento Mori"

                            In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will get into a deep discussion about the best games so far this year, as well as life and death, and how knowledge of our limited time informs what we want from our games and movies, how it impacts what we choose to play (and not to play), as well as how we do criticism. Enjoy!

                            TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                            • This Year’s Games, James Bond, & Why Brian Is Ugly - 2:00 |
                            • The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood & Baldur’s Gate 3 - 21:36 |
                            • Go-To Character Classes & Archetypes - 23:43 |
                            • More Baldur’s Gate 3 - 30:00 |
                            • Game Of The Year Contenders - 40:00 |
                            • What We Want From Games - 50:00 |
                            • How To Handle Endings - 1:30:00 |
                            • Our Limited Time & Criticism - 1:44:00 |
                            • Chasing Perfection - 1:57:00 |

                              • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                              • +Already Feeling The Effects Of This Delightful Little Tonic |
                              • +Audrey, Mario Kart Enthusiast |
                              • ++I’m A Very Nice Person, But I Will Emotionally Destroy You At Mario Kart |
                              • ++You’ve Been Invaded By The Ghost Of Luigi |
                              • ++I Liked His Post About Turtle Dogs, & Now He’s Immortal |
                              • ++It’s Not James Bond Unless Famke Janssen Is Trying To Strangle People During Sex |
                              • +Goldeneye, The Film Based On The Hit N64 Game |
                              • ++What If Your Dad Was Cool? |
                              • ++If Your Dad Looked Like Pierce Brosnan, What Happened With You? |
                              • I Kid, I Think Brian Is Very Handsome |
                              • Something Terrible Happened To Create The Horrid Goblin You See Before You |
                              • +I Would Simply Gap |
                              • ++I Used To Be A Piece Of S#!^ |
                              • +The Game Of The Year 2023: Butter Chicken |
                              • He Robbed The Wrong Mob? Who’s The RIGHT Mob?!
                              • +++We Are At ‘Peak Fine’ |
                              • +++Can Love Blossom Between Two Robots On The Battlefield?
                              • People Convince Themselves That They Like (The) Journey
                              • +The Shape That My Grief Has Taken Is ‘We Don’t Talk About Troy Baker’ |
                              • ++Your Life Is An Alarm Clock & You Don’t Know When It Will Ring
                              • ++Memento Mori
                              • Please, It’s Almost 11 PM

                                • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                                2 hr 14 min
                              • Episode 289 - Disgaea 7, Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty OR "Can We Order A Little Bit Of Bloodlust For The Table?"

                                In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will review a swath of games, adding even more to the Game Of The Year discussion. Enjoy!

                                TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                • Birthdays & Gas Leaks - 0:00 |
                                • Disgaea 7 - 5:54 |
                                • Mortal Kombat 1 - 46:05 |
                                • Starfield - 1:03: |
                                • Wanted: Dead - 1:34:24 |
                                • Prey - 1:47:05 |
                                • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 1:51:23 |
                                • Magical Delicacy - 2:02:40 |

                                  • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                  • Smarter, Stronger, & A Little Bit Sexier… But Not Too Much |
                                  • +Just A Little Bit Sexier, Just For Fun (As A Treat) |
                                  • +If I Get A Little Bit Loopy, Or The Feed Cuts Off, It’s Because My House Has Been Blown To Bits |
                                  • +He’s Got A Big Enough Mustache To Know When To Twirl It |
                                  • Substantial & Glorious |
                                  • A Major Case Of Redbeard |
                                  • It’s Not Black, But It Looks Black To A Three-Year-Old |
                                  • I Was Born A Malfoy |
                                  • Bone White & Platinum Blonde |
                                  • +Blondes May Have More Fun, But Then They Turn Into Brunettes |
                                  • +Like A Picture Of Dorian Gray, We’ve Sinned So Much Our Hair Has Gotten Darker (To Reflect The Contents Of Our Souls) |
                                  • +Our Hair Is A Monument To All Our Sins |
                                  • +Sin: A Natural Hair Dye |
                                  • +A Beard Too Perfect For Sin, Or Soaked In The Blood Of Its Enemies? |
                                  • +I’ll Take Some Bloodlust, For The Table, I’m Not Driving |
                                  • +Can We Order A Little Bit Of Bloodlust For The Table? |
                                  • +My Name Is Mortal, Mr. Kombat Is My Dad |
                                  • My Grandfather, Mortal Kombat The First |
                                  • ‘Take It Away Kris!’ & The Internet Dies |
                                  • Todd Descends From His Heaven To Grace Us With Another ‘Way-Too-Big Open World Extravaganza’ |
                                  • Carlos, Stop Being Surprised They Betrayed You |
                                  • Pour Four Out For Carlos |
                                  • +If I Had A Nickel For Every Time A Corporation Betrayed My Helium-3 Mining Facility, I’d Have $0.20, Which Isn’t A Lot, But It’s Weird It Happened Four Times |
                                  • +Prey, The Sequel To Eat, Pray, Love |
                                  • Prey 2: Pray Harder |
                                  • We Like Tragedies & Cataclysms… IN FICTION! |

                                    • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                                    TAGS: #Disgaea7 #Starfield #MortalKombat1 #Cyberpunk2077 #MagicalDelicacy

                                    2 hr 10 min
                                  • Episode 288 - Sea of Stars, Goodbye Volcano High, Lies of P, & TMNT DLC OR "Like Ken Dolls, Completely Without Horn Or Sex"

                                    In this episode, Brian and Kris review a swath of games, both modern and… decidedly not so. From Lies Of P and Starfield to Pathfinder and the Trails series, as well as discovering two Game Of The Year contenders, this one is chock full of great games. Enjoy!

                                    TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                    • Brian’s New Room Setup - 0:00 |
                                    • TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC - 5:30 |
                                    • Baldur’s Gate 3 - 21:21 |
                                    • Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous - 27:30 |
                                    • Immortals of Aveum - 33:07 |
                                    • Starfield - 48:30 |
                                    • Lies Of P - 1:08:19 |
                                    • The Trails Series - 1:41:41 |
                                    • Goodbye Volcano High - 1:46:11 |
                                    • Sea of Stars - 2:05:30 |

                                      • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                      • I Really Got That Sucker On There |
                                      • Technically Only The Third Best Metroid Game |
                                      • I Sold It Because I’m A Big Dumb |
                                      • +Oh No… She’s A Badass |
                                      • How Do You Eat An Elephant? |
                                      • +You Don’t Need A Third Arm, You Can Do Without That |
                                      • The Most 7/10 I’ve Ever Played |
                                      • The Least Buggy, Most Stable Bethesda Game In A While |
                                      • ++Like Ken Dolls, Completely Without Horn Or Sex |
                                      • Nobody Is Getting Busy In Starfield |
                                      • I Can’t Wait To Do A Basic Attack |
                                      • ++Two Alchemists Who F$%$ed Around & Found Out |

                                        • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                                        2 hr 33 min
                                      • Episode 287 - PAX West 2023 Extravaganza OR "Dribbling, Shooting, Going Deep In The Paint, & Other Baseball References" (feat. Justin Koreis & Logan Plant)

                                        EDITOR'S NOTE: Justin's audio is stereo, but it only recorded on one half, so if you listen with just one earbud, make sure it's the left one, so you can hear him! Thanks!

                                        In this episode, Brian and Will are joined by special guests Justin Koreis and Logan Plant to discuss all the games (and things) we saw at PAX West 2023. Enjoy!

                                        TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

                                        • AirBNB & PAX - 4:30 |
                                        • Foamstars - 11:18 |
                                        • Prince of Persia the Lost Crown - 18:00 |
                                        • Sucker For Love: Date To Die For - 22:50 |
                                        • Dread Delusion - 23:10 |
                                        • Arcadian Atlas - 25:50 |
                                        • Thank Goodness You’re Here - 28:35 |
                                        • Monster Hunter Now - 30:49 |
                                        • Little Goody Two Shoes - 35:28 |
                                        • Trinity Fusion - 39:13 |
                                        • Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader - 43:41 |
                                        • Big Boy Boxing - 47:07 |
                                        • Super Mario Wonder - 52:05 |
                                        • Fraymakers - 59:24 |
                                        • Zoria: Age of Shattering - 1:04:07 |
                                        • Spirit Swap - 1:06:12 |
                                        • Animal Well - 1:13:34 |
                                        • Lords of the Fallen - 1:14:29 |
                                        • Detective Pikachu Returns - 1:23:25 |
                                        • Mina the Hollower - 1:26:39 |
                                        • Dragon is Dead, Another Space Opera, Evolutis: Duality - 1:32:40 |
                                        • AntonBlast - 1:37:37 |
                                        • Lost Eidolons:4 Veil of the Witch - 1:43:48 |
                                        • SkateFish - 1:46:16 |
                                        • Pacific Drive - 1:47:33 |
                                        • Demonschool - 1:55:53 |
                                        • Everdeep Aurora - 1:57:53 |
                                        • PlayDate - 2:02:49 |
                                        • Mars After Midnight - 2:03:22 |
                                        • Tua & Guntrails - 2:05:33 |
                                        • Persona 3 Reload - 2:08:09 |
                                        • Persona 5 Tactica - 2:12:16 |
                                        • Like A Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name - 2:13:57 |
                                        • Nintendo Dojo - 2:18:52 |
                                        • Desktop Explorer - 2:20:49 |
                                        • Disgaea 7 - 2:22:30 |
                                        • Rugrats - 2:24:09 |
                                        • Disgaea 7 (for real this time) - 2:25:15 |
                                        • Down The Pike - 2:35:46 |

                                          • POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

                                          • +An Even Longer Time From Ago |
                                          • The Quadrumvirate |
                                          • +Words Are Giving You A Tough Time Today? |
                                          • A Little Bushed, A Little Bushwacked |
                                          • The Quadrilogy Of This Group |
                                          • +Put Him In The Bin! |
                                          • +Hang Up My Jersey, But Not In A Place Of Honor |
                                          • +This Is Brian Barnett, Broadcasting To You Live From Shambala |
                                          • It Had Never Been More Joe-Ever |
                                          • Logan Plant: Adorable Human Teenager Or Secret Troll? |
                                          • +Logan Plant: An Old Person’s Idea Of A Young Person |
                                          • +++Dribbling, Shooting, Going Deep In The Paint, & Other Baseball References |
                                          • We Love Cam, Just Not As Much As We Love Makoto |
                                          • Failing Forward |
                                          • Even Game-er Of The Show |
                                          • +It’s Not Drive General, It’s Specific Drive |
                                          • +Be Careful, These Trees Don’t Bend |
                                          • Be Real, You Know What A Conifer Is |
                                          • +Game Of Show: Doug Bowser |
                                          • The Crimes We Committed On The Show Floor |
                                          • +I Killed Every MFer, I Killed Them All |
                                          • +I’m Gonna Hang Out With NIS Until They Throw Me Out |
                                          • +Ben Starr Had The Best Game Of The Show |
                                          • FMK: Platformers Podcast Edition |
                                          • Down The Pike |
                                          • +You Can Find Justin Just Down The Pike |
                                          • +Watch The Entire Internet & You’ll Find Me |

                                            • [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

                                            TAGS: #paxwest2023

                                            2 hr 40 min

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

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                                          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 😁