Download Episode 545 We’re back in action and we’re off our MAGFest break, so let’s do some chatting! The show kicks off with another group partycast with Cole joining along with Kris Huber, Chris Taylor, Pernell Vaughan, and Ian “Doc Havok” Griffin as we chat about our time at MAGFest earlier in the month! We chat about panels, indie games, shopping, and rubbing a dog’s butt on an entire house. Plus general shenanigans and talk about Magic: The Gathering, so enjoy all of that! After a while, the gang heads off and Chris Taylor gets his mic working again as we review Dragon Sinker: Descendants of Legend, the retro RPG from KEMCO and EXE-CREATE makes the jump to Xbox One and Windows 10 and we fight to save the land from the rule of Wyrmvarg! The show ends with some new music from the one and only Bob Baffy off of his Project Winter Soundtrack! Bob Baffy - Escape Bob Baffy - Work to Be Done http://www.exe-create.co.jp/ https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://bobbaffy.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 544 It’s the final show of the year and we’ve got a huge batch of reviews, so let’s end 2019 in style! The show kicks off with the news of the week which is basically the news we missed last week which is really just the January lineup for Xbox Games with Gold. There’s also a news bit on Tarsier Studios being purchased, but aside from that, it’s just some post-Christmas chatter before we head into the final batch of reviews for 2019 including the Digerati Christmas Gamesplosion! Natsuki Chronicles is a dramatic side scrolling shmup blasting onto Xbox One from Qute Corporation. Debris is a first person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape from Moonray Studios. Then we kick off the Digerati Seven with XenoRaptor a frantic and frenzied twin stick shooter with a mechanical space dragon from Peter Cleary, Stage Clear Studios, and Digerati. Straimium Immortaly is a bizarre and vibrant roguelite/snmup/dungeon crawler hybrid from Anthony Case, Stage Clear Studios, and Digerati. Tamashii is a unique and insane puzzle platformer set in a distorted world of horror from Vikintor, Stage Clear Studios, and Digerati. Demon Pit is a demon blasting wave based FPS from Psychic Software, DoomCube, Stage Clear Studios, and Digerati. We keep the Demon theme going with Demons With Shotguns, the ultimate couch fragger gibfest from MindShaft Games, Stage Clear Studios, and Digerati. Odallus: The Dark Call is an exploration/action game inspired by 8bit classics from JoyMasher, Clickteam, and Digerati. Finally, we end the year with Oniken, an 8-bit retro action platformer in the vein of Ninja Gaiden from JoyMasher, Clickteam, and Digerati. We end the year with two songs from SML favorite Stemage! Stemage - Barossa Stemage - Marigold https://game.qute.jp/ http://debristhegame.com/ http://moonraystudios.com/ http://www.mooneyestudios.com/ http://xenoraptor.net/ http://stageclearstudios.com/ https://www.digerati.games/ http://caiysware.com/ https://www.vikintor.com/ http://demonpitgame.com/ http://doomcube.com/ http://www.psychicsoftware.com/ http://mindshaftgames.com/ https://www.clickteam.com/ http://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 543 It’s Christmas and pretty much the whole gang is here, so buckle up for some stupid! The show kicks off with EVERYBODY here! We’ve got Cole, Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Kris Huber, George ‘norg’ Nowik, Tim Ekkebus, Jacob Garner, and DarkMika all on the call ready to celebrate Christmas and the end of the year! We talk about our games of the year, what we’re looking forward to for next year, disappointments, and lots of shenanigans. Like, a LOT of shenanigans. Once the crowd disperses, we have a few reviews to tackle with Cole reviewing Dawn of Man surviving through the ages from Madruga Works. Pernell checks out Farabel, a strategy game that starts at the end from Frogames & Drageus Games. Chris checks out Jets'n'Guns, a fast and frenetic shmup from Rake in Grass. Finally, back to Cole for Aery, a peaceful avian exploration game from EpiXR Games! We end the show with some more SML styled holiday goodness from Kris and George (w/ Mega Beardo)! kroth - Santa and the Bandit Town norg & Mega Beardo - Can’t Avoid the Jingling http://madrugaworks.com/ https://frogames.com/ http://drageusgames.com/ http://www.rakeingrass.com/ https://www.epixrgames.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 542 There’s not a lot of news this episode, but we’ve got the dirtiest review we’ve ever done, so PREPARE. The show kicks off with the news of the week including the latest Xbox Game Pass additions and departures, the latest PlayStation Now additions, and the PlayStation Back Button attachment. And that’s it. That’s our news. But we’re reviewing a straight up porn game, so rock on for that… George ‘norg’ Nowik joins to review MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries seeing the return of the long running battle mech series from Piranha Games. Cole chats about Blacksad: Under the Skin, a noir detective adventure game in a world of humanoid animals from Pendulo Studios, YS Interactive, and Microids. Surlyna reviews Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, a single player narrative experience from Draw Distance. Cole checks out Pathologic 2 stuggling with an outbreak in a secluded rural town from Ice-Pick Lodge & tinyBuild. Fishing: Barents Sea allows Cole to take the helm of her own fishing boat thanks to Misc Games & astragon Entertainment. Then things get weird as DarkMika joins. First up is Bloody trains, an absolutely bizarre train attendant simulator where everything dies and nothing matters from Marginal act. Then she follows that up with Nympho Monster Domination, where she must dominate hords of horny monster girls to add to her mythical harem and save the world thanks to Norn/Miel & Cherry Kiss Games. VERY NSFW review. We end the show with some more SML styled holiday goodness from LONELYROLLINGSTARS! LONELYROLLINGSTARS - Hogger of Bells LONELYROLLINGSTARS - SOLSTICE BELLS https://piranhagames.com/ https://pendulo-studios.com/ http://studioysinteractive.com/ http://www.microids.com/us/ https://drawdistance.dev/ http://ice-pick.com/en/ https://www.tinybuild.com/ https://miscgames.no/ https://www.astragon.de/en/ https://twitter.com/marginal_act https://miel-soft.com/ (NSFW) http://cherrykissgames.com/ (NSFW) https://lonelyrollingstars.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 541 Tis the season for guests and we’ve got Matt Cundy of Digerati and Big Sugar here to chat! The show kicks off with Matt of Digerati joining to chat about the whole slew of Christmas releases they have in store for us this year! They’re releasing Demon Pit, Demons With Shotguns, Odallus: The Dark Call, Oniken, Straimium Immortaly, Tamashii, and XenoRaptor! That’s a lot of games but we chat about ALL of em plus what’s in store in 2020 from Big Sugar and some of our favorite games! After Matt heads out, it’s PartyCast time as Pernell Vaughan & Chris Taylor join us to chat about putting salt on watermelon and pizza options for some reason. I don’t get this show sometimes. Then Cole reviews Cardpocalypse handling mutants from a game world via card battles from Gambrinous & Versus Evil. Pernell reviews Everreach: Project Eden, a fast paced story driven action RPG from Elder Games & Headup. Chris checks out Riverbond, the voxel based hack & slash adventure hits Switch from Cococucumber. Cole talks about Weakless, a beautiful puzzle adventure game of blindness & deafness from Cubeish Games & Punk Notion. Pernell & I chat Eternum Ex, a throwback retro arcade style treasure collector from Flynn’s Arcade, Radin Games, and Zerouno Games. Finally, Chris reviews Gunlord X and saves mankind from the evil Lords of Steel from NGDEV & eastasiasoft. We end the show with some more SML styled holiday goodness from The Tiberian Sons! The Tiberian Sons - Hell March Freezes Over https://www.digerati.games/ https://www.bigsugar.games/ http://gambrinous.com/ https://versusevil.com/ https://www.eldgames.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://cococucumber.co/ https://twitter.com/weakless_game http://punknotion.com/ http://www.flynnsarcades.com/ https://www.radingames.com/ https://zerounogames.com/ http://ngdevteam.com/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://thetiberiansons.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 540 Holy crap we have a huge one with a few guests including Josh VanVeld of Xaviant! The show kicks off with Josh of Xaviant joining us to talk about their brand new isometric twin stick roguelike Don’t Die, Minerva! now available on Xbox Game Preview! We chat about the creation of the game, the various mechanics of the game, and how to actually pronounce Xaviant! Plus the usual shenanigans you would expect when someone is interviewed by two sick people. After Josh heads out, it’s the news of the week and Tim Ekkebus drops by to go over all of the news and excitement from the Video Game Awards 2019! From the winners and losers, to all of the news bits that happened including the long awaited reveal of the Xbox Series X! We also chat Minecraft & Mortal Kombat cross play, Sony’s MLB The Show going multiplatform, Resident Evil 3, Shovel Knight, Final Fantasy, and tons more! Plus reviews! Tim reviews Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition bringing the long celebrated RPG to consoles from Beamdog. Dead End Job is a madcap twin stick shooter to bust up some ghosts from Ant Workshop & Headup Games. Gang Beasts is a silly and absurd multiplayer party game with a fresh physical release from Boneloaf, Double Fine Productions & Skybound Games. We’ve got a trio of Xbox Game Pass titles to discuss, first with Demon’s Tilt the hack n’ slashish, shmupy, video game pinball release from WIZNWAR & FLARB LLC. Wandersong is a journey to save the world via song from Greb Lobanov & Humble Bundle. My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet of friendship and murdering everybody at the behest of a sentient banana from DeadToast Entertainment & Devolver Digital. DarkMika writes in a review of Raging Loop, a visual novel of a man caught in a town of death from KEMCO & PQube. Cold Silence is a minimalistic horror platformer about surviving in a snowy mountain from Half-Face Games & Xitilon. Finally, we get our Ball Squad on as Grant Henry drops by to review Williams Pinball: Volume 5 bringing three Williams & Bally classics to the table from Zen Studios. We end the show with some holiday cheer from the one and only Stemage! Stemage - Christmas in Mercury http://xaviant.com/ https://www.ant-workshop.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ http://boneloaf.co/ http://www.doublefine.com/ https://www.skybound.com/games https://www.demonstilt.com/ https://www.flarb.com/ http://wanderso.ng/ https://www.humblebundle.com/publishing http://www.deadtoast.com/ https://devolverdigital.com/ https://www.kemco-games.com/global/ https://pqube.co.uk/ http://half-face.games/ https://xitilon.itch.io/ https://blog.zenstudios.com/ http://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 539 Oh we’ve got a nice long one with the return of Natalie Wicks & Tom Pedalino of Double Eleven! The show kicks off with Natalie & Tom joining us to chat about all things Double Eleven! From Prison Architect’s hidden easter eggs to working on the PC settings for Crackdown 3 all the way to confirming that Minecraft Dungeons will have Quality Assurance, it’s a jam packed chat. Plus we talk about cats, golden robots, Christopher Walken, and more insanity. It’s always a blast when Nat & Tom take over the show! After the chat, it’s PartyCast time with Pernell Vaughan & Chris Taylor joining for some reviews! Chris checks out the latest updates to the Shovel Knight Treasure Trove with the King of Cards campaign and Shovel Knight Showdown from Yacht Club Games. Pernell checks out AVICII: Invector, a futuristic rhythm action experience from Hello There Games & Wired Productions. Pernell also talks about DEEMO -Reborn- bringing the piano based rhythm game to PS4 & PSVR from Rayark & UNTIES. Chris reviews SuperEpic: The Entertainment War, a Metroidvania in a dystopian world of free to play games from Undercoders & Numskull Games. Back to Pernell for WarpThrough, a fast action-platformer with a unique stop to attack mechanic from Roofkat. Then Chris takes a second look at Decay of Logos, a vibrant action adventure landing on the Switch from Amplify Creations & Rising Star Games. Once Pernell & Chris head out, Cole talks about Headliner: NoviNews, an adventure game where you control the national news and watch the city change by the day from Unbound Creations & Chorus Worldwide Games. Finally, Jacob Garner joins the show to check out Ultimate Racing 2D, the ultimate top down racing games with tons of classes, tracks, and content from Applimazing! The episode ends with a special holiday remix from the one and only Ailsean with some friends! Ailsean - Whip Belmont vs. Sleigh Dracula (feat. Suzumebachi & Mega Beardo) https://www.double11.com/ https://yachtclubgames.com/ https://hellotheregames.com/ https://www.wiredproductions.com/ https://www.rayark.com/ https://unties.com/ http://www.undercoders.com/ http://numskullgames.com/ http://warpthrough.com/ https://decayoflogos.com/ https://www.risingstargames.com/ http://unboundcreations.com/ https://chorusworldwide.com/ http://applimazing.com/ https://ailsean.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 538 It’s a packed show with news, reviews, and Wandersong developer Greg Lobanov on the show! The show kicks off with Greg Lobanov joining us to chat about his game Wandersong, which just recently released on Xbox One! We chat about the creation of the game, the stylish visuals, getting on Xbox Game Pass, fan requested merch, and tons more! Plus our usual shenanigans with mics not working and chatting about Bound Together! It’s an awesome hour for a really awesome game! After that it’s news of the week including a ton of new Xbox Game Pass additions for both console and PC (including Wandersong!), a possible Phil Spencer slip-up for Game Pass involving Control, store leaks for Resident Evil, Vanquish, and Bayonetta, and the latest lineup of games for the NES and SNES Online services including Kirby Super Star and Star Fox 2! Plus reviews! Life is Strange 2 - Episode 5: Wolves wraps up the adventure for the Diaz brothers from Dontnod Entertainment & Square Enix (who provided the code for review). Big Pharma from Positech Games & Klabater lets you cure the sick and improve the lives of millions…. for a profit! Seek Hearts is the latest retro RPG from the masters at EXE-CREATE & KEMCO. We take an early look at Don’t Die, Minerva!, where the forces of evil don’t stand a chance against an 11 year old with a flashlight from Xaviant. Tools Up! is a co-op party game testing your renovation skills from The Knights of Unity & All in! Games. Surlyna writes in a review of Interrogation: You will be deceived where you must decide if the end justies the means from Critique Gaming & Mixtvision. SIMULACRA is an experience to save a woman named Anna through her mobile phone from Kaigan Games & Wales Interactive. Finally, Rift Keeper is a fast paced handcrafted roguelite platformer from Frymore & Sometimes You. This episodes features a pack of songs off of the Wandersong & Friends remix album! Alec Holowka - Conflicted Santa (Intermission) dloot - It’s a Ghost!!! Joonas Turner - Thunderstorm Lena Raine - The Dream King http://wanderso.ng/ https://www.humblebundle.com/publishing http://dont-nod.com/ https://www.square-enix.com/ http://www.positech.co.uk/ https://klabater.com/en/home/ http://www.exe-create.co.jp/ https://kemco-games.com/ http://xaviant.com/ https://www.theknightsofunity.com/ https://www.allingames.com/ https://critique-gaming.com/ https://mixtvision.games/ https://kaigangames.com/ https://www.walesinteractive.com/ https://www.frymoregames.com/ https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/album/wandersong-friends-the-wandersong-remix-album https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 537 Back to a full review lineup, so buckle up and let’s get to work baybeee! The show kicks off with Cole, Pernell, and Chris Taylor all joining to chat about how Cole got some needles to the spine and Black Friday goodness. After that, Chris checks out Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Porsche Edition offering a vast area to explore from Eden Games & Microids. Pernell checks out Heroland, a stylish love letter to the 16-bit era of JRPGs from FURYU Corporation & Marvelous/XSEED Games. Chris attempts to solve the cursed mysteries of Breathing Fear from Atriagames & Drageus Games. Pernell tests his reflexes in Stretch Ardcade from Top Rated. Chris gets his picross action on in Pic-a-Pix Classic 2 from Lightwood Games. Back to Pernell for Immortal Planet, a challenging action RPG in a crumbling society from teedoubleuGAMES & Monster Couch. Jacob Garner joins to chat about Terminator: Resistance, a first person Future War shooter from Teyon & Reef Entertainment. Tim Ekkebus joins for Story of a Gladiator, an arena beat'em up from Brain Seal Ltd. Tim also checks out Marblelous Animals, a ball rolling adventure from Moad Studio & BadLand Publishing. Finally, Tim reviews Nonograms Prophecy marking our second picross game in one show from No Gravity Games. We end the show by getting into the holiday season with a festive EarthBound track from bLiNd! bLiNd - SnowBound (EarthBound) https://www.edengames.com/ http://www.microids.com/us/ https://www.furyu.jp/ https://www.xseedgames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Atriagames/ http://drageusgames.com/ https://www.toprateddesign.com/ https://www.lightwoodgames.com/ https://twitter.com/teedoubleuGAMES http://www.monstercouch.com/ http://www.teyon.com/ https://www.reef-entertainment.com/ https://brainseal.com/ http://moadstudio.com/ https://blg-publishing.com/ https://nogravitygames.com/ http://joecam.net/boundtogether/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://play.google.com/music/m/Ip2gi72kuype4waf6bji5hukm7i https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 536 Still sick, but dammit there’s a show to do so let’s talk news and reviews! The show kicks off with the news of the week including the latest Xbox Games With Gold and PlayStation Plus lineups for December, some games leaving Xbox Game Pass, Battleborn’s impending shutdown, GameStop dropping their 10% discount for Pro Members, another Stadia mishap, and tons more! Plus chat about Black Friday, spending way too much money, and reviews! Lost Ember is a stunningly gorgeous exploration adventure from Mooneye Studios. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a wistfully imaginative game about traveling the land and sharing stories from Dim Bulb Games & Serenity Forge. Farmer’s Dynasty mixes farming, construction, and life sim from Toplitz Productions & Bigben Interactive. Surlyna takes to the construction site in Construction Simulator 2 from weltenbauer. Software & astragon Entertainment. G.R.E.E.N. THE LIFE ALG0R1THM is a 2D action adventure in a world of altered vegetation from Estación Pi. Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG from David Moralejo Sanchez & GrabTheGames which costs $7.99 in an update for our review. Finally, FoxyLand is a cute and fun retro 2D platformer from BUG-Studio & Ratalaika Games. We end the show with three songs from the Bound Together EarthBound remix project! Ailsean - Joe Cam Stole My Bike posu yan - rake dat snake The Crakaz - Da Black Market http://www.mooneyestudios.com/ http://www.wherethewatertasteslikewine.com/ https://serenityforge.com/ http://toplitz-productions.com/ https://www.bigben-interactive.co.uk/ https://www.astragon.de/en/ http://greenvideogame.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069050/Little_Dungeon_Stories/ http://www.grabthegames.com/ https://bug-studio.net/ http://www.ratalaikagames.com/ http://joecam.net/boundtogether/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/theSMLpodcast ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW