Hey Podtimists,

This week Chase ventures into the great unknown that is VR and comes back to talk about Red Matter 2 while David continues his journey to rid Baldur's Gate of the evil it harbors.

Then we ran down the legendary Sonic Adventure 2. Is it still good? Only time will tell. This was suggested to us by Drew. Thanks Drew!

Here are the links we mentioned during Chase's Podtimistic thing:

Call for a Cease-Fire: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/call-congress-support-ceasefire/ 

Contribute Towards Aid: https://www.map.org.uk/

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(0:00) - Intro

(2:37) - What Chase has been playing

(3:05) - Warioware Move It!

(13:16) - Red Matter 2

(36:08) - What David has been playing

(36:12) - Baldur's Gate 3

(37:04) - Nier Replicant

(37:38) - Mario Kart and Party???

(41:20) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(42:19) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(44:55) - Good Games! Featuring Sonic Adventure 2

(1:31:40) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Warioware Move It!

Red Matter 2

Nier Replicant

Baldur's Gate 3

Mario Party

Sonic Adventure 2

Hey Podtimists,

This week all scary stuff has been banished by the power of November. Ah just kidding Alan Wake 2 is here.

Also we played Sudeki for the Good Games section of the show. This game was suggested to us by listener Lozzlescotch. Thanks Lozzlescotch!

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(0:00) - Intro

(2:10) - There's still so many good games??

(3:19) - What David has been playing

(3:30) - Forza Motorsport

(3:52) - Nier Replicant

(4:52) - Baldur's Gate 3

(7:33) - Lil Mario Party

(8:14) - What Chase has been playing

(8:23) - Earthbound preview

(9:58) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

(10:23) - Marvel's Spider-Man 2

(30:57) - Alan Wake 2

(50:19) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(51:30) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(54:03) - Good Games! Featuring Sudeki

(1:24:71) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Forza Motorsport

Nier Replicant

Baldur's Gate 3

Mario Party

Earthbound??

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Alan Wake 2

Sudeki

This week it's finally spooky story time! David explores the funk of a hidden swamp and Chase finds out who Byte really is.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(5:08) - Chase's spooky story

(24:27) - David's spooky story

(42:09) - Just kidding we still talked about video games :)

(42:26) - Super Mario Bros Wonder

(57:51) - Baldur's Gate 3

(1:02:16) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Super Mario Bros Wonder

Baldur's Gate 3

Hey Podtimists,

This week we talk thick soups, MMOs, and how fun heists can be when things go wrong.

Also we dove into the amazing Silent Hill 3 during Good Games.

During that segment we mentioned a video from youtuber tangomushi that we think you should check out. It's called Silent Hill 3: Exploring Womanhood through Horror and you can find a link to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BNYDvjAZ5c

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(0:00) - Intro

(2:47) - What David has been playing

(2:54) - Guitar Hero (Arcade)

(6:52) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

(9:15) - Baldur's Gate 3

(13:03) - What Chase has been playing

(14:30) - Final Fantasy 14

(26:52) - Wargroove 2

(33:57) - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

(45:00) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(47:09) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(51:06) - Good Games! Featuring Silent Hill 3

(1:25:13) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Guitar Hero

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy 14

Wargroove 2

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

Silent Hill 3

Hey Podtimists,

We forgot it was October already! Quick quick quick, play some scary music and talk about a scary video game!

(0:00) - Intro

(2:26) - What David has been playing

(2:29) - Baldur's Gate 3

(7:49) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

(15:23) - Forza Motorsport

(34:18) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

(37:23) - What Chase has been playing

(37:40) - The Callisto Protocol

(51:43) - Astrea: Six Sided Oracles

(1:00:22) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:02:44) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:05:22) - Good Games! Featuring Galerians

(1:29:55) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Baldur's Gate 3

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Forza Motorsport

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

The Callisto Protocol

Astrea: Six Sided Oracles

Galerians

Hey Podtimists,

This week we've got nothing but emotional space. David has sunk deeper into Baldur's Gate 3 and also finished Chicory! Meanwhile, Chase has played the indie title El Paso, Elsewhere. He also dove back into Cyberpunk 2077 to get a feel for what Cyberpunk 2.0 is like.

We also talked at length about the joyful LocoRoco. That game was suggested to us by listener Ponk. Thank you Ponk!

(0:00) - Intro

(2:12) - What David has been playing

(2:18) - Baldur's Gate 3

(11:27) - Chicory: A Colorful Tale

(15:24) - What Chase has been playing

(15:34) - Lies of P

(18:59) - El Paso, Elsewhere

(29:25) - Cyberpunk 2077

(46:28) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(49:39) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(52:48) - Good Games! Featuring LocoRoco

(1:24:48) - Outro

Games mentioned:

Baldur's Gate 3

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Lies of P

El Paso, Elsewhere

Cyberpunk 2077

LocoRoco

Hey Podtimists,

Welcome to episode 169 (nice). In this one we got a touching game about cooking, a fantasy RPG (you know the one), and MORTAL KOMBAT. It's a fun time, join us won't you?

We also played Metal Arms Glitch in the System which was suggested to us by listener Zeno. Thank you Zeno!

(0:00) - Intro

(1:19) - What David has been playing

(1:39) - Metroid Dread

(6:15) - Venba

(9:55) - Baldur's Gate 3

(18:02) - What Chase has been playing

(18:16) - Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon

(18:44) - Starfield

(19:35) - Lies of P

(31:07) - Mortal Kombat 1

(46:32) - Moonstone Island

(52:24) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(54:08) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(55:50) - Good Games! Featuring Metal Arms Glitch in the System

(1:18:39) - Outro

Games mentioned:

Metroid Dread

Venba

Baldur's Gate 3

Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon

Starfield

Lies of P

Mortal Kombat 1

Moonstone Island

Metal Arms Glitch in the System

Hey Podtimists,

This is it! It's finally time to talk about Kingdom Hearts 1. This is a game that's incredibly special to both of us so we're so stoked to be able to talk about how amazing of an experience it was to revisit it. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in questions.

Enjoy!

(0:00) - Intro

(3:40) - Okay, the actual intro

(6:32) - How this is gonna work

(8:58) - Our history with the game

(19:10) - How the idea for this game came about

(29:44) - The mechanics of this game

(35:31) - SPOILERS BEYOND HERE, ENTER IF YE DARE

(36:05) - LETS TALK ABOUT THE GAME

(36:08) - The Title Screen lmao

(38:33) - The intro cutscene

(39:27) - The tutorial zone

(47:18) - Destiny Islands

(1:02:40) - Traverse Town

(1:10:35) - If game is about reconnection then why close a door??

(1:12:48) - Wonderland

(1:18:21) - Olympus Coliseum

(1:25:03) - Deep Jungle

(1:29:48) - Return to Traverse Town

(1:33:11) - The 100 Acre Wood

(1:36:52) - Agrabah

(1:41:22) - Monstro

(1:46:15) - Atlantica

(1:50:23) - Halloween Town

(1:54:33) - Neverland

(2:00:30) - Hollow Bastion

(2:21:11) - The End of the World

(2:34:06) - Overall feelings and thematic stuff

(2:42:10) - Listener questions

(2:43:36) - Mack | How to beat Sephiroth

(2:47:26) - Mack & Hill | Who feels like they're missing?

(2:52:52) - Mack | What does Solid Snake do as a summon?

(2:54:58) - Joeboarder | Which Org 13 person is the best kisser?

(2:59:05) - Jared | Is Kingdom Hearts worth getting into in 2023?

(3:05:13) - Zeno | Which version did you play?

(3:07:48) - Hill | What disney world could have focused on other themes?

(3:11:18) - Matt | What do we want in Kingdom Hearts 4?

(3:21:54) - Jackson | How's that retcon feel?

(3:29:25) - FullMetalSteve | Favorite character appearance in this game

(3:30:50) - Noah Hurts and JustifiableTreason | Does this game feel TOO earnest?

(3:36:39) - Wrapping it up!

Games mentioned:

Kingdom Hearts

Hey Podtimists,

It's finally time for the event of the late summer. It's the beginning of Gate Fest 2023. David hasn't dipped completely into the game yet but we do over some first impressions and what his vibe checks are on all the characters.

Chase speaks a little more to Starfield and also to another hot 2023 release: Kirby and the Crystal Shards.

Finally, we dive into Quest for Camelot. This game was suggested to us from Rufus. Thank you Rufus!

Games mentioned:

Metroid Dread

Blasphemous

Baldur's Gate 3

Starfield

Kirby and the Crystal Shards

Quest for Camelot

Hey Podtimists,

This week David is on vacation! That's not a cute metaphor or anything, he's literally spent the week in New Orleans. Our friends from Asynchronous AJ and Kim were kind enough to come hang out and talk about video games. So that's what we did! (A lot of it is Starfield).

Then AJ and Chase talked about AJ's favorite Nintendo 64 Bomberman game and it's absolute banger of a soundtrack. Drum & Bass is a good genre of music.

Games mentioned:

Starfield

Baldur's Gate 3

Everspace 2

Airborn Kingdom

Massive Chalice

Dordogne

Sea of Stars

Bomberman Hero