We continue our discussion on scalability of game experiences from last week. In the Hangover, Randy talks about samurai warriors using iPads in Shin Megami Tensei IV, Paul has more X Zone musings and D.J. grinds beetles to dust in Animal Crossing.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:41 - Viewer Mail16:40 - Shin Megami Tensei IV24:15 - Project X Zone30:32 - Animal Crossing39:23 - Scaling Game Experiences Part 256:45 - Phil Fish59:28 - Last Call62:30 - Outro

It's tougher than ever to fit lengthy gaming experiences into our crowded schedules. We discuss our efforts to adapt, or whether that's developers' responsibility. Also, Randy abuses himself, and your most shameful backlog games revealed in Viewer Mail!

Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro2:09 - Viewer Mail14:55 - Walking Dead: Survival Instinct21:09 - Half Minute Hero28:18 - Animal Crossing 34:55 - Scaling Game Experiences57:42 - Last Call63:18 - Outro

The Summer Backlog Attack returns! We've each got our sights on some games to finish before the Fall releases hit... and some of them are going to be tough. We explain why! In the Hangover: Project X Zone, Tetris Blitz, and the brand new Mii Plaza.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:06 - Viewer Mail12:45 - Tetris Blitz18:22 - Mii Plaza Games27:18 - Project X Zone35:19 - Backlog Attack 2013!59:07 - Outro

There's still some life left in those old consoles! We're looking ahead at the back half of 2013 for the current-gen games we most want to play this year (besides GTAV, of course). Also: thoughts on Walking Dead: 400 Days and the Final Fantasy XIV beta.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:20 - Viewer Mail9:01 - Hangover32:25 - Get Hype 2013 Part 258:55 - Last Call63:38 - Outro

We're playing The Last of Us and wondering if sometimes games try too hard to be... game-y? We discuss finding a proper mix of gameplay and narrative as games become more cinematic. Also, Randy spends his summer vacation in Remember Me's Neo Paris.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro1:47 - Viewer Mail13:02 - Hangover38:42 - Cine-games59:47 - Outro

Are you a closet gamer? We're picking apart the concept of "gamer shame" and seeing how far we have to turn the clock back before games become unplayable. Also, Mighty Switch Force! 2, State of Decay, and spoiler-free Last of Us talk!

We took a break from playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf long enough to record a show! We spend this week trying to pin down just what makes Nintendo's offbeat life simulator so popular. Also: Your post-E3 reactions and Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4!

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro1:52 - Viewer Mail10:30 - Animal Crossing Chat52:20 - Last Call59:56 - Outro

On this week's show: E3! We recap some of our favorite highlights and lowlights from the first two days of E3 2013. Yup, just straight up E3 reactions from the VGH Crew!

VGH levels up to three digits! To celebrate, listener Anthony Ferro joins us to talk Virtual Boy and other gaming gimmicks. In the Hangover, we're playing Donkey Kong, StarCraft II, and Mutant Blobs Attack. Thanks for your support for over 100 episodes!

Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro2:29 - Our Guest Host5:50 - Hangover26:59 - Gaming Gimmicks55:39 - Last Call63:48 - Outro

D.J. reviews two more of those wacky Guild01 games for the 3DS. This time, it's Suda51's Liberation Maiden and Yoot Saito's Aero Porter. Tune in if you want to hear about Japan's latest robot invasion and learn about the exciting world of... baggage sorting?