Wake Game Sleep

We dish all about Gamescom 2026! The WGS crew talks trailers, releases, and all the game announcements we were treated to from opening night. In this episode we chat about what we find to be the most gratifying aspect of gaming before we get into the history of easter eggs and all that drives us when uncovering lore in the games we love!

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Breaking down all of the announcements from D23, the WGS crew gets into all that they're looking forward to from X-Men to Kingdom Hearts! With Sora on our minds, we dissect the character traits that we look for in main characters that truly are the driving force of the games or media they're in, and how sometimes it's the characters themselves that dissuade us from sticking through the story to the end. What are you looking forward to most from D23?

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At the wrap of Gencon, the WGS crew gets hyped about board games! From past favorites to our addictions to card pulls, we chat about the many physical games that have held our attention and whether or not we're considered the 'board game guy' in the friend group. Grab the instruction manual, because there's no holding back as we roll the dice this episode!

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From swinging through New York City to sailing the open seas, this week the WGS crew discuss some of the best and worst traversal mechanics in video games! How some games are able to capture the freedom of purely getting place to place, while others end up feeling like a burden! Put on a good walking tune and plot your course, because on this journey, there is no fast travel!

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The WGS crew catches up on all the nerdy news they missed during their week away on vacation; SDCC, game releases, and everything in between! As one member gets roped into joining the portable game, we chat about how far mobile gaming has come and what continues to drive its popularity!

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The WGS crew tests their listening skills as we try to pinpoint all the familiar gaming sounds we've heard throughout the years! We discuss sound implementation in games and what we've considered the most satisfying as well as the ones that have scarred us the most. Play along and see if you can guess all the gaming noises!

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Arrrrrr! The WGS crew takes a deep dive into the pirate life with their experience with Assassin's Creed Blackflag Resynced! We discuss how this remaster shapes up in comparison to the original and where it stands in the AC universe. Between sea shanties and ship battles, we determine that the pirate's life's definitely for us! Man the sails me hearties, this episode is anything but smooth sailing!

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Things get a little out of control in this episode! The WGS crew talks Games Done Quick and speedrunning communities before arguing over their gaming achievements and trophies. Catch the latest as we get into health mechanics and recovery systems in games, and one of us sits in anticipation of the Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced release!

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We had a lot to catch up on this week, and yet, the WGS crew still finds a way to stumble down a few rabbit holes this episode! We discussed how we've benchmarked the realistic-ness of games as they've improved (all the way down to their toilets). We talk board games, anime, DnD, and all the recent gaming news and information we've heard, all while slowly losing our minds!

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The WGS crew celebrates making it successfully through twenty episodes as we follow through with some long awaited payoffs, talk about our favorite episodes so far, and discuss some of what's to come down the road! We decide which of us fit into gaming stereotypes and what kind of gamers we classify ourselves as. Torturing each other is only half the fun this week as one of us attempts to make it through the pod without throwing up!

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