Episodes

  • Episode 252: The Game is a Lie: Call of Duty and Social Critique

    Episode 252: The Game is a Lie: Call of Duty and Social Critique
    Oct 25 2024
    This week we talk about the Call of Duty series in some critical, yet random, ways.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Fallout 76
    Wingspan
    Papers Please
    Bayonetta
    Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
    Metaphor: ReFantazio

    What We're Reading
    What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
    From Dissertation to Book by William Germano

    What We're Drinking
    Mountain Dew
    Sparkling Ice + Caffeine, Strawberry Citrus

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • Episode 251: In Defense of Short Games

    Episode 251: In Defense of Short Games
    Oct 3 2024
    This week we talk about short games and the purpose they serve for us as individuals.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Castaway
    Critter Cove*
    Spiritfarer
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Fallout 76
    Lies of P
    PlateUp
    Still Wakes the Deep

    What We're Reading
    Starter Villain by John Scalzii
    Star Wars: Thrawn Treason by Timothy Zahn

    What We're Drinking
    Sapporo
    Uncle Nearest and Fever Tree Ginger Ale
    Water

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Episode 250: We're Baaaack! 2024 Has Been a Year!

    Episode 250: We're Baaaack! 2024 Has Been a Year!
    Sep 6 2024
    We're back from hiatus and we've survived the first half of 2024.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Deep Rock Galactic
    Fallout 76
    Fields of Mistria
    FFVII Reunion
    Hues and Cues (board game)
    Lies of P
    Piles (card game)
    PlateUp
    Still Wakes the Deep
    Very, Very Valet

    What We're Reading
    The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
    Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency by Timothy Zahn
    Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay

    What We're Drinking
    Pineapple Monster Ultra and Sparkling Water
    Orange Juice
    Uncle Nearest on the rocks

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Episode 249: Good Things to Come: Looking Forward to Games in 2024

    Episode 249: Good Things to Come: Looking Forward to Games in 2024
    Jan 30 2024
    This week we talk about the games that we are most looking forward to in 2024...maybe.

    What We're Playing
    Ship of Fools
    Disney Speedstorm
    Board Games (Sherlock Holmes, Avatar: Crosswords of Destiny, RISK: Medieval Europe)
    Return from Core*
    PalWorld

    What We're Reading
    Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
    Star Wars Thrawn

    What We're Drinking
    Pineapple Monster Ultra
    Sprite
    Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Napping Unapologetically and Our Favorite Games of 2023

    Napping Unapologetically and Our Favorite Games of 2023
    Jan 5 2024
    This week we are talking about our favorite games of 2023 as we look forward to 2024.

    What We're Playing
    Dead by Daylight
    Baldur's Gate 3
    Palia
    Born of Bread*
    Bilkin's Folly*
    Call of Duty*
    *Code Received for streaming and review purposes

    What We're Reading
    Avatar Comics
    The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. Yee
    Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
    The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

    What We're Drinking
    Modern Times Coffee Roasty Stout
    Grapefruit Radler
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Starfield: Now With More Cubes!

    Starfield: Now With More Cubes!
    Oct 11 2023
    This week we are talking about living our best (or worst) lives among the stars in Starfield.

    What We're Playing
    Starfield
    Inscryption
    Baldur's Gate 3
    Moving Out 2,
    Persona 5 Royal
    Illiterati
    Call of Duty
    Fae Farm*
    Tiny Witch*
    *Code Received for streaming and review purposes

    What We're Reading
    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
    Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
    In Every Generation A Slayer is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz
    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
    From Blood and Ash 1 and 2 by Jennifer Armentrout
    Air Awakens 1-3 by Elise Kova

    What We're Drinking
    Sprite
    Samuel Smith's Chocolate Stout
    Grapefruit Radler
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Episode 246: Your Cozy Games Are Problematic

    Episode 246: Your Cozy Games Are Problematic
    Aug 5 2023
    This week we are talking about the cozy aesthetic and how your faves can be problematic.


    What We're Playing
    Sims 4* (with Horse Ranch DLC)
    Pikmin 4
    Palia
    Venba*
    Atelier Marie
    Persona 5
    Tears of the Kingdom
    Dicey Dungeons
    Railway Empires 2
    7 Wonders Duel
    Diablo 4
    *Code Received for streaming and review purposes


    What We're Reading
    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
    Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
    Avatar Legends Republic City Expansion
    The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner
    In Every Generation A Slayer is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz


    What We're Drinking
    Cherry Limeade
    Two Towns Ciderhouse- Strawberry Lemonade
    Chocolate Malt
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • Episode 245: But They Had Impact!: Games That Have Had the Biggest Impact on Us

    Episode 245: But They Had Impact!: Games That Have Had the Biggest Impact on Us
    Jul 16 2023
    This week we are talking about the games that have had the biggest impact on our lives.

    What We're Playing
    Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    Diablo IV
    Jedi: Survivor
    Minecraft
    Fallout 76
    Sanake.io
    Crime O'Clock*
    Noob: The Factionless*
    Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life*
    *Code Received for streaming and review purposes

    What We're Reading
    Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland
    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
    Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

    What We're Drinking
    Water
    Imperial Stout
    Rootbeer Float
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    2 hrs and 3 mins