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How do we justify buying a new game console? Are triple A games too expensive now? Are there cheaper indi alternatives? Why is Blake buying another early access survival game?

We’ve all been getting our daily steps, opening doors that lead to rooms that lead to doors that lead to rooms. This week we’re discussing Blue Prince. There will be spoilers, but we warn you when.

Another two weeks have passed and Nick and Paul have been busy collecting items and fighting pigmen. We complain about the price of games and consoles and get confused, like old men, by Xbox versions.

We’re joined by GGG Game Designer Dameo to talk about killing gods, making suns, throwing black holes going to heaven and hell and alternate dimensions and finally just dying in some acid

Paul is away this week so Nick and Blake go cave diving by themselves. Nick has an even worse fungal infection that sprounds new arms and hands. While Blake discovers he is a bird person cowboy.

Nick has a talkative fungal infection and backpack OCD. Paul is running around shanking people with a heavily armoured warlock. While Blake is neck deep in conveyor belts and trunk logistics.

Nick does not find Satisfactory satisfactory. Blake loses more time in his factory. Paul says we can buy PoE2 now. And we’ve all been playing the game and have lots to say about it.

Blake loses a whole day to organising sticks and researching slugs. Nick loses his mind spraying sticky people and tapping tutorial buttons . And Fabian gives advice on how not to play Monster Hunter.

We’re joined by PoE Artist Fabian to talk about Space Marines and Japanese Gangers. We take our best guesses at Warhammer 40k lore. And we wonder if hyper real graphics are worth striving for.

Blake goes in search for that classic MMO vibe and rediscovers Elder Scrolls Online. Nick spends three decades exploring the same city. And we all wish we could play as a middle aged Ash Ketchum.

Nick complains about invisible paths and rival Cabaret Clubs. Paul complains about XP boosts while chasing nostalgia. Blake stop complaining about rocks and starts loving puzzles.

Blake plays an amazing game but won’t shut up about the rocks. Paul drowns under the pressure of the ocean and the pressure of running a business. Nick gets into real-estate and karaoke with the Yakuza

Paul is sick of games doing story at him. Nick discovers hidden depths in a ocean diving game and also discovers hidden eggs in a cave diving game. While Blake doesn’t finish another game

Nick and Blake are a couple of cyberpunks, hacking and slashing their way throughout the city. While Paul is back to talk about the real life mega corps hacking and slashing jobs throughout the games industry.

Fabian has stayed with us to talk about review bombing and terrible DRM. Blake plays a new early access game where half the systems don’t work but is still the best village management game he’s ever seen

Paul’s away but we’re joined by Fabian Seager, an Environment Artist on Path of Exile. Fabian preaches the glory of Managed Democracy, while Nick and Blake scratch out a living in an alien wasteland

Paul has abandoned everything to play more and more Super Poker. Nick finds an ugly as sin game with no win conditions, janky UI, unintuitive systems, and asks why Blake isn't already playing it.

Paul is annoyed that Final Fantasy doesn't remember his progress. Nick tries to explain how to have fun in Solitareica, and Blake is ransacking people's houses in Dragon's Dogma II

Paul gives Final Fantasy 7 another try and is suprised how much story is there is. Blake hates when games give him FOMO and threaten to change the world. And we all wonder how AI can change NPC interactions.

Nick goes nuclear on Elden Ring again. But has a good time with God of War. Paul is hooked on dopamine from Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. While Blake felt surprisingly emotional seeing Earth in a X4