Video Game Hangover

VGH REACTS!!!! to the PlayStation 5 price reveal!! Also: Rediscovering dying in Spelunky 2, losing our marbles in Skully, planet hopping in Super Mario Galaxy, and some brief thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro/PlayStation 5

(8:33) - Final Fantasy XVI

(24:22) - Spelunky 2

(50:18) - Skully

(1:03:39) - Super Mario Galaxy

(1:16:19) - Outro

Randy begins his new life as an ember in search of The Last Campfire. Meanwhile, D.J. wraps up chapters 2 and 3 of Tell Me Why, then makes poor time management choices in Moon: Remix RPG Adventure.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(4:15) - 2020, 9th ascension

(11:58) - The Last Campfire

(30:44) - Tell Me Why, chapters 2 and 3

(51:44) - Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

(1:07:16) - Outro

Put your headphones on for our latest game music playlist—featuring the breezy sounds of fall, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, NieR: Automata, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and more!

Episode Timeline

(3:53) - Intro

(5:41) - Fall Playlist

(13:26) - Super Mario 3D All-Stars

(23:08) - NieR: Automata unMixed

(36:49) - Chip Tanaka

(52:22) - Listener Selections

(1:04:48) - Outro

(1:07:17) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

We're revisiting mysterious memories in Dontnod's Tell Me Why and trying to figure out absolutely anything about Manifold Garden. Also, Randy finishes a game, and D.J. doesn't play the new Final Fantasy.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(11:05) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

(18:07) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

(31:21) - What is Nintendo doing?

(34:08) - Manifold Garden

(48:36) - Tell Me Why

(1:01:16) - Paper Mario: The Origami King

(1:17:43) - Outro

We're cooped up indoors in Rainy Season and doing errands all over the afterlife in Spiritfarer. Also, for some reason, SpongeBob.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(5:24) - SGDQ

(12:52) - Rainy Season

(28:56) - Spongebob

(42:04) - Spiritfarer

(1:00:16) - Outro

Heads will be mouth as Randy guides a terrifying tentacle beast to freedom in Carrion. Meanwhile, D.J. learns about the surprising responsibilities of a Norwegian dairy farmer in Milkmaid of the Milky Way. Also, a brief discussion of sentient watermelons.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(5:45) - The cutthroat melon market of Final Fantasy XIV

(17:07) - It's Nookazon

(26:11) - Carrion

(42:20) - Milkmaid of the Milky Way

(53:16) - Outro

We're making mushroomy new friends in Paper Mario: The Origami King and learning to pick ourselves up again... and again... and again, in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Also, a Joy Con mishap puts Randy's entire Animal Crossing island in jeopardy.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(5:14) - Randy's Joy Con ordeal

(24:19) - 2020 vs. Final Fantasy XIV

(35:01) - Paper Mario: The Origami King

(58:43) - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

(1:13:02) - Outro

This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a deep dive back to Super Mario RPG. Also, gettin' roguish in RogueJack, and we announce the winner of the Backlog Attack contest!

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(5:55) - RogueJack

(24:44) - Wolfenstein: Youngblood

(43:24) - Super Mario RPG

(1:05:41) - Backlog Contest

(1:11:11) - Outro

The Backlog Attack continues as we revisit the Gamecube maybe-classic Killer7 and explore the true meaning of Knights and Bikes. Also, a whimsical detour into Yarntown.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(5:00) - Knights and Bikes

(24:12) - Killer 7

(45:17) - Yarntown

(53:33) - Viewer Mail/Backlog Contest

(1:02:49) - Outro

Randy finds himself face-to-face with 100 billion more guns in Borderlands 3. Meanwhile, D.J. sacrifices 100 billion gallons of blood (probably) in the hopes of becoming a Bloodborne expert. Also: The Muppets play Shin Megami Tensei, or something.

Episode Timeline

(0:29) - Intro

(16:14) - Bloodborne

(42:10) - Borderlands 3

(1:03:19) - Backlog Contest

(1:07:49) - Outro