Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk! In this episode, we continue what has been a long standing tradition (five years to be exact), of reviewing our favorite trophy hunts for the year. Josh and Colin are joined by Kevin Garaventa to break down our honorable mentions, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum trophy awards for our favorite lists to trophy hunt in for 2025. Some of our picks, may indeed surprise you! Related to this topic we had a good deal of write ins to the show that ask us to dissect some of our least favorite, quickest, longest, and most re-visitable picks as well so strap in for a lengthy discussion on this topic!

Before all that though we of course have our typical run of the show with favorite pieces of media for October, Platinum shout outs pulled from the Discord, and more. Thank you so much for listening, and for your support. It truly does mean the world to us here at the Trophy Talk Network. So sit back, grab a drink and some popcorn, and enjoy!

This week on Surviving the Horror, Colin, Josh, and Mitch descend into the world of Silent Hill f, the newest entry in the legendary horror franchise. This one definitely stands on it's own, not only in the Silent Hill universe, but also in the survival horror genre. From its unsettling 1960s Japan setting to the creeping botanical horrors and psychological dread, the boys unpack everything that makes this game fun, thought-provoking, beautiful and scary.

We break down everything from the mechanics and gameplay, all the way through the story details and aesthetic choices. Expect theories, spoilers and all of our hot takes. See you on the other side!

Warmest of Welcomes everybody!

As promised during the live raffle draw, your bonus episode of the Mooglecast is here where myself (Max) and my old school friend Maurice take a trip down memory lane talking about an I.P that carries a lot of nostalgia for us and really solidified our friendship in the best way possible. In this episode, Maurice introduces himself to the Trophytalk listeners and talks about his approach to gaming and then some of the memories we have playing Guitar Hero, what makes a good guitar hero game and for the main bulk of the episode we design a setlist for a Guitar Hero revival game from scratch. With over 60 songs mentioned we used our extensive music knowledge in Rock and Metal to create a setlist that features Hits, B-sides, and Deep cuts from a variety of artists that stretch across the rock and metal sub genres whether you're into Classic Rock, Death Metal, Alt Metal, Alt Rock, Prog, we try to cater to everyone. With each track mentioned we talk about some of our memories / thoughts of the artists bringing this episode to over 2.5hrs in length, one of Trophytalk networks longest episodes, so turn it up to 11 and get ready to talk riffs!

Myself and Maurice will be back for a Part 2 so please look forward to that, but for now we took the time to produce a Spotify Playlist of the songs mentioned in order so you can listen to this fun little game idea, please enjoy and be excellent to eachother!

https://spotify.link/t5NIf27qEXb

Madeline Stanley returns to talk with Kevin about what is arguably the best of the Dark Pictures series, House of Ashes. They first cover why they both love the “movie” style games and how Supermassive has perfected this sub-genre. They also talk about some of their favorite horror movies and games that this reminds us of and why any fans of those examples will love House of Ashes.

Then they get into a full-on spoiler cast where they break down every major story beat. Along the way they explain who their favorite characters are, which characters have the most memorable relationships, and who has the best action-movie one-liners. They also discuss what makes the monsters in House of Ashes so special and how Supermassive has once again subverted our expectations of what the danger was. Surprise! It’s not exactly what you think it is.

Warmest of Welcomes everybody.

This month on the Mooglecast we are joined by Will (Sqweezy) from Australia for a bunch of random topics including some of our favourite voice actors/actresses, what games we'd apply the nemesis system to if the patent ended and what special items we'd like to see included in a collectors edition for a game.

The usual run of the show includes 'plat shout outs', 'the record' and as usual a meaty 'what we have been playing', where Max finally gives his thoughts on his first playthrough of his first Uncharted game (Drakes Fortune), and how keeping his teenage arms folded prevented him from entering this series for so long. Will as Norman Reedus with a Fetus slowly walks towards the Death Stranding platinum and Zac inches ever so slightly towards the finish line in Trackmania.

We hope you enjoy Octobers episode of the Mooglecast, we'll be back in November alongside Theportlandkevin for a Bioshock retrospective, but until then, be excellent to eachother.

Hello there everybody, and welcome back to Trophy Talk!

This week we're back to basics with Josh and Colin here to guide you through the latest trophy hunting news, massive game show announcements, and more. It seems like every year Call of Duty is too big to fail. Rarely is Activision's juggernaut franchise challenged by another shooter for supremacy. This year though, things seem to be different. With Battlefield 6 due out in one week's time, and hot off of a very successful Beta over the Summer, is this the year that CoD finally meets its match? Or does the recent acquisition of EA, news of a labored and glitchy campaign, and incredibly grindy trophy list end up positioning BF6 further away from the competition than it would like?

We answer all of those questions as well as chat about the recent Sony State of Play, Tokyo Game Show, and other major announcements. Of course, in addition to all that we cover what we've been playing for the month of September, some Trophy Eco System news surrounding exclusive rewards, Patreon questions, and some initial thoughts on our journey with Silent Hill f.

We hope that you enjoy the episode, thank you for listening, and take care!

Well hello everybody, and welcome back to another episode of Surviving the Horror!

What happens when you combine a elements of a graphic novel, a pixelated retro aesthetic, and top down survival horror all in one package? Dead of Darkness happens. Developed by Retrofiction games and published by East Asiasoft, Dead of Darkness tells the story of Miles Windham on the search for answers surrounding the deaths of his wife and daughter. The search for these answers takes him to Velvet Island, an isolated and mysterious place with sinister roots. It's only through the clever use of resources, and aptitude for thorough investigation that Miles is able to survive and overcome horror that awaits him. Though he will of course, have some help along the way.

Drawing heavily from games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and in some ways even Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Dead of Darkness strikes the right balance of introducing new concepts and stories in Survival Horror along side retreading old ground of games that simply worked. Though the game may outstay its welcome by a few hours or so, it is still well worth a look and playthrough especially if you have love and nostalgia for the more classic PS1 era of the genre.

Thank you for listening, and we hope that you enjoy the episode. We will be back next month with Silent Hill f!

Madeline Stanley joins Kevin to talk about The Forgotten City after the Trophy Talk Discord voted for it to be the September game for the episode. They start things off by discussing the game’s unique development history and recommend a few non-spoilery documentary videos on YouTube talking about what makes the game special. Then they get into a spoilercast covering the mystery of the game, the sidequests, and the main story from its beginning all the way through the “fake endings” and real ending. We highly recommend you play this game to truly appreciate this episode, but we hope you love our discussion none-the-less.

Warmest of Welcomes everybody

This month on the Mooglecast we're joined by the true french one Thrawn AKA Aymeric to talk about our memories of gaming through the lockdowns of COVID 5 years on from the start of the pandemic, we discuss how our relationship with the hobby was effected and what games we were playing during that time whether solo or using them as a form of connection to other family members.

We also bring back the normal run of the show with plat shoutouts and The Record, complete with a very meaty What We've Been Playing section. We hope you enjoy this episode of Mooglecast and we'll see in October. But until then, be excellent to eachother.

This week we’re joined by a very special guest, long time listener, community member and friend, Ray (Smackerly), host of the Platinum Achievements podcast.

We have a packed episode full of gaming talk and trophy hunts. After hitting our favorite media, community updates and celebrating some of our listeners, we dive into the main topic of the show:

- Ray’s take on balancing trophy hunting across PlayStation and Xbox

- The huge news of Gears of War arriving on PlayStation

- First impressions of its trophy list and massive player response

- What this shift could mean for the future of Halo on PlayStation.

Last but not least, we discuss what we’ve been playing to include Division 2, Death Stranding 2, the Exit 8, Anthem, and more!

Come join us and please enjoy this latest episode of your favorite trophy hunting show!