Video Game Hangover

We're putting a wrap on this year's Summer Backlog Attack with the offensively relaxing Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, the extremely old Elder Scrolls: Arena, and the original Dragon Quest alla giapponese. Episode Timeline 00:44 - Intro 05:56 - Bad sequels 14:10 - Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles 35:20 - 日本語でドラゴンクエスト 52:10 - The Elder Scrolls: Arena 73:10 - Outro

Randy continues his trip deep down the Holedown hole. Paul remembers what it's like to Uncharted. D.J. is completely baffled by Street Fighter 1. Also, Life Is Strange hot takes. Episode Timeline 00:39 - Intro 01:48 - Holedown 11:44 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 27:32 - Street Fighter 43:58 - Life Is Strange 57:20 - Doom 62:45 - Outro  

It's most ambitious crossover event in VGH history: We played both sides of the Monster Hunter World x Final Fantasy XIV collaboration. Also, Randy discovers new things in Night in the Woods, D.J. plays the original Far Cry, and Paul tries a new Yakuza. Episode Timeline 00:39 Intro 05:08 - Monster Hunter x Final Fantasy 22:48 - Yakuza Kiwami 2 30:18 - Night in the Woods 46:50 - Doom 64:30 - Far Cry 74:28 - Outro

Randy fills that Arkanoid-shaped void in his life with some Holedown before stepping back into No Man’s Sky to see if they’ve added more inventory slots. D.J. tries to learn about World War II via the original Call of Duty. Also, a brief Dragonball detour. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Evo 2018 12:24 - Holedown 27:47 - No Man’s Sky Next 53:16 - Call of Duty 1:10:22 - Outro

Randy and D.J. try to make sense of the new Shin Megami Tensei mobile thing. Also, life in an underwater subway in Splatoon 2‘s Octo Expansion, re-learning how to hunt in Monster Hunter Generations, and the summer Backlog Attack is back! Episode Timeline 00:31 - Intro 01:58 - Shin Megami Tensei Liberation D×2 29:07 - Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion 40:25 - Monster Hunter Generations 49:02 - Backlog Attack!! 1:02:30 - Outro

Randy returns from the Jersey Shore (not that one) with tales of his re-Marstered life on, uh, Mars. D.J. goes into way too much detail over the new Steam version of Groove Coaster. Also, tips for enjoying Monster Hunter World‘s summer festival. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 01:45 - Captain Randy: Vacation Taker 06:50 - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 26:23 - Captain D.J.: Groove Coaster 48:04 - Alec Mason: Space Friendhole 1:04:41 - Monster Hunter: Hunter Monster 1:14:15 - Outro

Paul starts traveling down the long and mysterious Octopath. D.J. makes things more difficult than necessary in Homesick. Also, an extreme throwback to BBS RPGs, and unexpected fun climbing a tower. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Octopath Traveler 028:50 - Homesick 42:12 - Legend of the Red Dragon 51:20 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heaven-on-High 66:20 - Outro    

Beat the summer heat with some cool, red-hot game music, or something! We share our favorite Sega hits, favorite tropical Animal Crossing jams, and favorite... Antonio Vivaldi? Episode Timeline 01:13 - Intro 03:04 -

We're joining in The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, escaping the Commies in Black The Fall, and learning all about copyright law in the Westworld mobile game. And wait, is that Gravity Rush 2? Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 01:36 - Gravity Rush 2 10:10 - How the Sausage is Made 11:00 - Westworld 30:03 - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit 43:45 - Black the Fall 58:48 - Outro

Paul finally caves to peer pressure and tries Fortnite. D.J. leaves the arcade long enough to go treasure hunting in Gravity Rush 2. Randy does an in-depth analysis of the various Captains Toad. Also, Hollow Knight. Episode Timeline 00:51 - Intro 01:58 - Groove Coaster 15:14 - Captain Toad Switch vs. 3DS 25:12 - Fortnite 42:45 - Gravity Rush 2 57:55 - Hollow Knight 74:00 - Outro

Randy tries Yoku's Island Express, the latest in the crowded dung beetle/fruit-trading/pinball adventure genre. D.J. goes on a leisurely cruise in Quarantine Circular. And, of course, Yakuza. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - It's more E3 09:48 - Fortnite 22:49 - Yoku's Island Express 38:40 - Quarantine Circular 52:03 - Yakuza 0 67:28 - Outro

It's E3 week and we can't wait to hear all about the new Animal Crossing game! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - E3 shenanginanz 1:11:32 - Outro

Randy unveils his plan for Word Domination. D.J. navigates the treacherous staircases of Runner 3. Paul plays the same old same old. And someone, somewhere is excited for E3. Also: How realistic of a tennis game is Mario Tennis Aces? Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro 02:00 - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon Ultimate 13:18 - E3 Hype? 28:50 - Mario Tennis Aces 36:20 - Word Domination 47:29 - Runner 3 64:40 - Monster Hunter World 72:45 - Minute of Wizard of Legend 75:14 - Outro

What is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon? A miserable pile of dated graphics and clunky controls. (Depending who you ask.) Also: Burly Men at Sea, the further adventures of wizards, and the first five prime numbers. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 01:45 - Final Fantasy XIV teaches mathematics 11:58 - 2 orders of business 14:35 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 37:19 - Burly Men at Sea 50:10 - Wizard of Legend 68:20 - Outro

We brush off our demon negotiation skills in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, ask the hard questions about what it means to be a Wizard of Legend, and lament the lack of tea kettles in Yakuza 6. Starring Paul Sandhu as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 03:10 - Star Trek minute 07:30 - Yakuza 6 24:14 - Wizard of Legend 37:08 - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux 55:20 - David Cage minute 58:10 - Outro

Destiny 2: What is it? For that matter, what was Destiny 1? Join us as we search for answers to these and other totally inane Destiny questions. Also: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and something called My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Episode Timeline 00:11 - Intro 01:58 - Celeste soundtrack 10:04 - Destiny 2 42:27 - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 56:50 - My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1:09:37 - Outro

We grab our cameras and try to piece together all the weird stuff going on in the prototype demo of SWERY's The Good Life. Also: Tumblestone, several generations of Hidden My Game by Mom, and the latest Nintendo drama. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 01:21 - How long is God of War? 04:22 - Mad at Nintendo 27:29 - Tumblestone 40:27 - The Good Life 56:44 - Hidden My Game by Mom 1:07:39 - Outro

Randy divides his time between a fighter pilot career in Rogue Aces and being a bad influence on Kratos Jr. in God of War. Speaking of bad influences, D.J. gets tips from Yakuza 6 on what to do if he ever finds himself stuck with a baby in a strange city. Episode Timeline 00:42 – Intro 01:27 – Bad pronunciation advice 02:45 – Avengers: Infinity War 22:56 – God of War 39:04 – Yakuza 6 52:26 – Rogue Aces 1:09:57 – Outro

God of War is out and we can offer real, informed opinions on it, so we shift our focus to Nintendo Labo. Meanwhile, D.J. trades the actual Tokyo for Yakuza 6‘s approximation, and wonders just who all these Internet monster hunters really are. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 02:02 - Nintendo Labo 10:08 - God of War 43:17 - Yakuza 6 59:43 - Monster Hunter World 1:14:19 - Outro

We've got Kratos on our minds this week, but he'll need to reclaim his title as the God of War from Lara Croft first. Randy feeds souls to the god of war in a new, very old version of Fire Emblem, and Paul finds time to stare at pretty trees in Monster Hunter. Also: we welcome our AI overlords in Semantris. Episode Timeline 00:58 - Intro 05:28 - Random Movie Chat 09:48 - Lara Croft the new God of War 22:43 - Fire Emblem War 46:20 - Monster Hunter: War 61:30 - Semantris, Word War 64:28 - Outro