Video Game Hangover

We celebrate five years of podcasts by answering your questions about PlayStations, questionable roommates, dance hazards, literal game mechanics, regret, and Iron Man. Plus Randy makes the greatest sacrifice of all. But first... (bottle opening noises) Episode Timeline 00:00 - THE FIRST PART64:00 - THE SECOND PART  

Put on some headphones and join us as we listen to our favorite game music of 2015, including Splatoon, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Witcher 3, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Bloodborne, Steamworld Heist, and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Best Game Music of 201560:05 - Street Fighter II giveaway64:00 - Outro  

D.J. has more to say about Soma. Paul plays the wrong Fallout, but maybe he can mod it into the right one. Randy admits to using one of those virtual girl apps. But most importantly: How's that new Assassin's Creed?Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Black Friday post-barricade chat11:50 - Assassin's Creed Syndicate32:15 - Lifeline44:00 - Soma55:00 - Fallout: New Vegas71:40 - Outro

As Black Friday looms, it's important to keep your amiibos safe while revolving the screen to locate strange monsters. D.J. does so in REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR, a video game. Paul enjoys cats and TitS while Randy longs for a time when all crime is legal. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:45 - Amiibo hunter/Black Friday barricade tips16:35 - SOMA29:18 - REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR35:18 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash44:15 - Bloodborne53:50 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky59:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dinosaur Planet70:15 - Drunktacular hype72:40 - Outro

Need a reprieve from the wasteland? You're in luck, because we've been playing all the games that came out last week that aren't called Fallout, like Rise of the Tomb Raider and StarCraft II Part III. Also, how to play Downwell correctly. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:05 - Car talk09:50 - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void21:25 - Final Fantasy XIV23:25 - Downwell31:05 - Bloodborne51:55 - Rise of the Tomb Raider70:40 - Viewer Mail74:55 - Last Call80:00 - Outro  

Last weekend we played games for 24 hours straight! Hear our thoughts about some of the games we played (and the important life lessons we learned). Bonus: This includes the mini show we recorded in the middle of the night. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro00:55 - Extra Life post-mortem17:35 - Extra Life live show (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Velvet Sundown)43:50 - Destiny54:20 - Galactic Hitman57:50 - Dinner Date61:20 - Super Mario Bros.65:45 - Dark Souls67:45 - Soma71:50 - Outro  

Paul adds to his cat collection with the newly translated Neko Atsume. Randy plays a TV spinoff mobile game that's Actually Good. D.J. attends a Final Fantasy concert and manages to not get arrested. And no one can remember the name of that one JRPG. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Final Fantasy: A New World / Halloween recap / Dean Cain17:35 - Neko Atsume25:30 - The Walking Dead: No Man's Land34:55 - Legend of Legacy41:50 - What's that game where you sacrifice a guy?48:55 - Fantasy Life54:45 - Rebel Galaxy / Escape Velocity / No Man's Sky / Elite: Dangerous / Endless Sky67:05 - Extra Life73:60 - Outro

Randy and D.J. don't talk about scary games this week, but they do chat about how much D.J. luvs Fantasy Life, Legend of Legacy (DEMO), and other stuff. Also: Randy has a great time playing Zelda: Triforce Heroes whilst wearing a dress and uses weird emoji!!! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Not talking Halloween stuff or Extra Life20:25 - Legend of Legacy29:10 - Fantasy Life34:50 - Triforce Heroes54:30 - Life is Strange (non-spoiler)60:05 - Viewer Mail & Outro

Randy gives Chibi-Robo another chance with Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash. D.J. battles spooky blobs and touch controls in the new mobile sensation, Downwell. And Paul plays the latest Additional Content for his The Witcher 3 Video Game Product. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:40 - Extra Life10:30 - Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone15:25 - Dishonored17:20 - Downwell32:25 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash50:45 - Transformers59:20 - Viewer Mail & Outro  

D.J.'s Dishonored game meets its non-grisly end. For the second week in a row, Paul doesn't transform into a gun. And Randy prays a looming voice actor strike doesn't take Nolan North away. Bonus: A no-spoilers barred discussion of The Beginner's Guide. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:40 - Extra Life11:40 - Transformers: Devastation24:35 - Dishonored38:25 - Voice actor strike59:20 - The Beginner's Guide (SPOILERS)88:10 - Outro

We play Super Mario Maker and Transformers: The New One and don't talk about movies. Well, maybe a little. Randy takes time off from Animal Crossing but has mixed feelings about his new career as a Happy Home Designer. D.J. lives the Laserlife.Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:20 - Weather & 90s TV Chat11:05 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker15:50 - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer24:05 - Super Mario Maker46:25 - Transformers: Devastation59:40 - Laserlife66:30 - Outro

D.J. reaches the end of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and it's about time. Paul climbs tall things in Ubisoft's latest Art™, Grow Home. Nobody plays Super Mario Maker. Randy reads some books. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:20 - Randy's existential summer vacation16:40 - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer/Amiibo cards35:40 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker44:15 - Grow Home58:55 - Outro

Paul and D.J. compare notes on recent Metal Gears and come to the conclusion that maybe The Phantom Pain was Peace Walker all along!? Randy remains strangely silent. Also, how to cheat at Dishonored. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro04:50 - Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain VS. Peace Walker Ultimate Showdown Substance Subsistence VR Missions EXTREME44:48 - Dishonored65:12 - Outro  

It's the spiritual sequel to episode 211 that everyone demanded: Your favorite characters return to talk about familiar games--like Metal Gear Solid V, and Ghost Trick, and Until Dawn--but in new and exciting ways.Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 05:50 - Until Dawn 22:48 - Qube 29:50 - Final Fantasy XIV and Ghost Trick 36:05 - Anthology sequels 50:08 - Metal Gear Solid V 74:35 - Outro

Paul regales everyone with his Metal Gear Solid V antics, like: Attaching balloons to animals! Improper cardboard box use! Cassette tape theft! Meanwhile, Randy makes questionable vacation plans in Until Dawn and D.J. is still attacking his backlog. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:45 - Metal Gear Solid V28:50 - Ghost Trick35:30 - Dishonored46:50 - Until Dawn70:35 - Outro

PAX Prime is over and we're all still alive! D.J. has early impressions of Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Explorers, Thumper, and Star Fox Zero. Randy raids some kind of tomb in Lara Croft GO and Paul is pleasantly confused by Metal Gear Solid V. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:40 - PAX Prime13:25 - Dragon Quest Heroes16:12 - Final Fantasy Explorers22:10 - Star Fox Zero28:30 - Thumper37:40 - Lore Live45:55 - Backlog Attack wrap-up53:30 - Metal Gear Solid V59:30 - Lara Croft GO59:30 - Viewer Mail63:15 - Outro

John de Lancie joins us this week to chat about his favorite games like Dishonored, Tales from the Borderlands, Volume, and updates us on his Backlog. Also: Randy sounds like Bob Ross having sex to Jazz music, whilst eating Fig Newtons. Wat. Episode Timeline   00:00 - Intro01:40 - PAX Primer13:25 - Taco Tuesday Update16:12 - Mark of the Ninja 22:10 - Dishonored28:30 - Volume37:40 - Tales from the Borderlands45:55 - Vanquish53:30 - Backlog Attack Winner and Recap!59:30 - Fig Newtons74:50 - Outro

Paul and Randy are stuck in Fallout Shelter while D.J. tap dances on somebody's face in Final Fantasy XIV's Frontlines. Also: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Mark of the Ninja, Dead Rising 3, and Super Mario Maker. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro06:55 - Fallout Shelter18:58 - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture31:05 - Final Fantasy XIV40:45 - Community Backlog Update49:50 - Dead Rising 359:30 - Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes65:50 - Mark of the Ninja73:05 - Super Mario Maker87:50 - Outro

The gang discusses the best reasons out of Gamescom to get an Xbox One, none of which are Mafia 3. D.J. wonders what would happen if Perfect Dark and Halo fought each other. Paul binges on episodes of Galak-Z. Randy spells seven words. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:30 - Gamescom excitement!!!!!!!!!06:20 - Crackdown 312:20 - What would happen if they made a first-person shooter that was every first-person shooter18:32 - Random Games!!!!!!29:40 - Galak-Z42:45 - Life Is Strange Episode 450:45 - Seven Little Words59:50 - Outro & Uncharted 4 Ending chat

The whole gang is back together so it's time to talk about every video game: South Park, Gravity Rush, Rocket League, You Must Build a Boat, etc. Plus more Guacamelee racism, and D.J. discovers what happens when they put Battlefield into Final Fantasy. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro05:46 - Racist Viewer Mail15:10 - South Park: The Stick of Truth24:30 - The Wolf Among Us29:10 - Gravity Rush33:10 - LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham50:45 - You Must Build a Boat59:10 - Rocket League66:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward