Video Game Hangover

The blips and bloops are back! We take a listen to some of our favorite game music mariachi covers, Groove Coaster remixes, and songs appearing in games that rhyme with Unsmarted: Jake's Fmortune.

Episode Timeline

02:40 - Intro 11:15 - Game Music Start! 73:45 - Outro

This year, at E3: Tom Clancy's robot dog! Norman Reedus's weird body! Games about war! Games about burritos! Typography! JRPGs that look like Mass Effect! And the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere!

Episode Timeline

01:30 - Intro 06:32 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 10:55 - God of War 13:58 - Gears of War 4 21:55 - Final Fantasy XV 29:35 - Resident Evil 7 41:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Subtitle 57:55 - Dragon Quest Builders 66:58 - Ghost Recon Wildlands 70:05 - Watch Dogs 2 78:41 - Outro

The Backlog Attack kicks off with three (maybe) classics: The World Ends with You, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Last Window. Nevertheless, we find time to sneak in a couple new games, like Steamworld Heist and The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine.

Episode Timeline

01:30 - Intro 09:10 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine 21:20 - Steamworld Heist 40:20 - Final Fantasy XIIIXIV 44:57 - Last Window 52:02 - The World Ends with You 58:20 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 68:30 - Outro

We continue our month-long deep analysis of the infamous Uncharted 4 scene where Nate eats his own brother. D.J. is still stuck in a Final Fantasy XIII hellworld. And the Backlog Attack returns!

Episode Timeline

01:15 - Weird intro 05:48 - Groove Coaster 09:35 - The first Foursquare murder 21:30 - Final Fantasy XIII 27:40 - Uncharted 4 48:45 - VGH Movie Talk 58:05 - Viewer Mail 64:10 - Backlog Attack 2016! 74:45 - Outro

Randy returns to describe Uncharted 4 with the very highest of adjectives, while D.J. is much less favorable on Final Fantasy XIII. Somewhere in between, Paul enslaves a mushroom race.

Episode Timeline

00:00 - Intro 05:20 - Stellaris and No Man's Sky 13:55 - Uncharted 4 29:46 - Resident Evil 6 39:49 - Final Fantasy XIII 52:05 - Viewer Mail 66:10 - Outro

We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII!

Episode Timeline

00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Stellaris 31:33 - Groove Coaster 3 52:03 - Final Fantasy XIII 70:50 - Viewer Mail 77:50 - Outro

D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it.

Episode Timeline

00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Nuclear Throne 18:20 - Ratchet & Clank 37:28 - Pocket Card Jockey 51:05 - Overwatch 81:05 - Outro

After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break.

Episode Timeline

00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Not actual Uncharted spoilers 09:05 - Quantum Break 27:10 - Enter the Gungeon 30:25 - Nuclear Throne 43:20 - Crusader Kings 2 50:35 - Chrono Trigger 56:20 - Severed 68:50 - Azure Striker Gunvolt 81:05 - Outro

After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon. Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2.

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Intro 05:38 – The Division 19:20 – Exploding Kittens 31:35 – Enter the Gungeon 49:49 – Hyper Light Drifter 62:20 – Yakuza 2 69:03 – Outro

We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns.Episode Timeline

00:00 - Intro02:15 - The Division07:00 - Doom25:58 - Battleborn44:08 - Hyrule Warriors Legends55:40 - Out Run minute/Enter the Gungeon69:03 - Outro