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This podcast is a video game review podcast for dads by dads. Paul and Chris cover everything from the lack of time they have to actually play video games to what they actually CAN play in front of the kids. Our discussions will include what is going on in our lives, what games we are playing (o…

Paul and Chris

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    • May 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 126 EPISODES


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    DGR 145 – FMV Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025


    Hey, Kids! Paul and Josh go back in time to the 90's when CD games were a "new concept" and Full Motion Video or FMV was all the rage. You mean you get to PLAY the movie? That's crazy!. Find us where all pods are cast and on dadsgamereview.com.

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    DGR 144 – Indiana Jones and The Great Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025


    What's up, Kids! Paul and Josh crack our whips to talk about our childhood memories of Indiana Jones and playing of the game that always created a dissonant for Nazis. Find us where all pods are cast and on dadsgamereview.com.

    DGR 143 – Blue Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 47:23


    Hey, Kids! Paul and Josh gain an inheritances, draft rooms and pull their hair out in this insanely fun adventure, Blue Prince. Find us where all pods are cast and at dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 141 – Jedi: Survivor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 50:02


    What's up Kids! Paul and Josh sit down for a moment to talk this weeks game, Jedi:Survivor and how what would a man rather do than be with a woman. Find us where all pods are cast and at dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 140 – High on Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


    Hey Kids! Paul and Josh get a chance to play the HILARIOUS High on Life and what kind of humor defines a gamer? Find us where all pods are cast and at dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 139 – Neva

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


    What's up, Kids! Josh and Paul talk about dog death with the sequel Neva. From the makers of the critically acclaimed GRIS comes another game that should hold up to the original.... right? Find us where all pods are cast and at dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 138 – God of War: Ragnarok

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    Hey, Kids! Paul and Josh tackle the 2022 classic, God of War: Ragnarok and discuss what a "real" god of war should look and sound like as well as various other "gods" that we have imprinted in our brains over the years of ready Greek Mythology.    

    DGR 137 – Last Days of Lazarus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 49:25


    What's up, Kids! Josh and Paul argue over how characters in video games have absolutely NO morals in this weeks game, The Last Days of Lazarus! oh and guess what kids!? We were featured on feedspot as being the most 25 podcasts listened to in the U.K.!!! Check them out here, https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_video_game_podcasts/?feedid=5320488&_src=f1_featured_email and here, https://podcast.feedspot.com/review_podcasts/ As Always, find this episode on dadsgamereview.com and where ever all pods are cast.    

    DGR 136 – Under the Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025


    Hey, Kids! Paul and Josh discuss what it's like to live under water and as always, Paul complains about people sleeping in wet clothes. Find us where finer podcasts are found and right here on dadsgamereview.com  

    DGR 135 – Nine Sols

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024


    Whats up, Kids! Paul and Josh are back in action with the "Souls Like" game Nine Sols. Josh teaches Paul what it means to be a real souls fan outside of just "Getting Good". Find us where finer podcasts are found and right here on dadsgamereview.com  

    DGR 134 – Silent Hill 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 51:06


    Hey, Kids! Paul and Josh are still getting the be-jesus scared out of them with this weeks episode on Silent Hill 2 Remake. Find us where finer podcasts are found and right here on dadsgamereview.com  

    DGR 133 – The Evil Within 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 36:13


    Whats up, Kids! Josh and Paul continue our October scary games with The Evil Within 2 and it's 1,000 bosses in the game. Find us where finer podcasts are found and right here on dadsgamereview.com  

    DGR 132 – The Plucky Squire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


    Hey Kids! This week we talk The Plucky Squire and how it is an introduction to RPG. Listen in where finer podcasts are found  

    DGR 131 – Tales of Kenzera – ZAU

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024


    What's Up Kids! Were back with the game ZAU Tales of Kenzera. Paul sits down with new host Josh and guess what? You can now see us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiJaH0Gy3Xg  

    DGR 130 – Horizon Zero Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024


    Hey, Kids!? Paul and John talk Horizon Zero Dawn and all the interesting characters along the way. John also shares some updates on the future as co-host at DGR. Find us here and where finer podcasts are found.

    DGR 129 – Dragon Dogma 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024


    What's up, Kids!? John and Paul are back to talk about Dragon Dogma 2 and how confusing it can be to play a fantasy game with made up lands and names of beasts. Listen today right here or where all pods are cast

    DGR 128 – The Beast Inside

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024


    How's it goin, Kids!? This week, Paul sits down with Josh of Gosh Josh games to jump start our hearts with the shock horror game The Beast Inside. We cover how it holds up to other shock/survival horror games out there today and how we should have saved it for Halloween.  

    DGR 127 – Kentucky Route 0

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024


    Hey, Kids!? John sits down with Josh of Gosh Josh Games to talk about Kentucky Route Zero and how this is the most important game you should be playing next. Listen in today.  

    DGR 126 – After Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024


    What's up, Kids!? Our discussion this week is @Piccolo_Studio After Us with as always John Everson and guest host, Josh of Gosh Josh games. Find us where finer podcasts are found.  

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    DGR 125 – Zenless Zone Zero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024


    How's it going, Kids!? This week, John picks a real winner (sarcasm) in Zenless Zone Zero. Paul try's to explain the fustrations of the game after a whole 10 min of gameplay while John try's to explain himself.

    DGR 124 – A Fragile Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024


    What's up, Kids!? Are point and clicks done and lost thier appeal in todays gaming world? Paul thinks so but John does not. Listen in today to find the real answer....

    DGR 123 – Arcade Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024


    Hey, Kids!? John sits down with Josh of GoshJosh Games to discuss Arcade Paradise while Paul played hooky on this episode.

    DGR 122 – Raji: An Ancient Epic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024


    How's it going, Kids!? Paul and John go over the indie game Raji: An Ancient Epic and go deep on what bothers John so much about the "John Wick" fighting games. Listen in this week or where ever pods are cast.

    DGR 121 – Animal Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024


    What's Up, Kids!? John and Paul hit the well.... the Animal Well that is. Join us as we discuss this weeks game and how it reminds us of our days playing the Commodore 64.

    DGR 120 – OGU and the Secret Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


    How's it going, Kids!? Paul and John get to go to a secret forest with puzzles and furry friends. Listen in on how NOT to make a RPG.

    DGR 119 – Resident Evil 4 – Remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024


    What's up, Kids!? John and Paul go over the classic remaster or Resident Evil 4. Listen in on the effectivness of the trendy bolt gun, ask pymon and more. Where finer podcasts are found.....

    DGR 118 – Gosh Josh and the Latest News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024


    How's it going, Kids!? Paul sits down the Josh of Gosh Josh to catch up on what he is playing lately and what he feels about what's happening to the video game industry as a whole. Listen in where all pods are cast and right here on dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 117 – Gris

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 54:28


    What's up, Kids!? John and Paul talk about the grief laden game Gris. Join us as we trivialize death with our comments on someone else's heart, soul and grief painstakingly that went into creating this one of a kind gem. Listen in where all pods are cast and right here on dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 116 – Fallout 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024


    How's it going, Kids!? Paul and John go over the "best Fallout" of the series according to John and Paul is as always distracted by the cleverness of the ads and game cutscenes. Listen in where all pods are cast and right here on dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 115 – Planet of Lana

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024


    Hey, Kids!? Josh, Paul and John get together to talk about another planet out of this world, The Planet of Lana. Join the guys in this conversation about, as Josh calls them, this puzzle "Run Right" game. Listen in as we also discuss the latest news of censoring games with a patch after they come out.

    DGR 114 – Outer Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024


    What's up, Kids!? This week, John and Paul go sci-fi classic with Obsidian's Outer Worlds. Paul is shocked that John does not have ONE ugly for this game at all and Paul is so impressed with the ads in the game he creates his own. Listen in today!

    DGR 113 – Harold Halibut

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 43:52 Transcription Available


    How's it going, Kids!? In this episode, Paul tries to tell John what a boring game Harold Halibut is and that he actually fell asleep while playing it. John finds this game a very, consoling and smooth story that just needs to be told.... Listen in and decide for yourself who is right!

    DGR 112 – Atari 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 Transcription Available


    What's up, Kids!? John and Paul re-live the past with the console that started it all (well... debatable) with Atari 50! Listen in as Paul and John talk about the ACUTAL very first  video games that happened in 1950's, what ever happened to Atari, and where we are today. Listen here or on your favorite podcast app!

    DGR 111 – Two for One – Alone in the Dark and Ghostbusters Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 Transcription Available


    Hey, Kids? Paul and John play a bit of catch up and go over two games they played since we last posted. Alone in the Dark and Ghostbusters Remastered. Listen in as John and Paul tolerate two mediocre games and squeeze in two reviews into one episode all in one hour. Find us were all pods are cast and at www.dadsgamereview.com

    DGR 110 – Pacific Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 56:28 Transcription Available


    What's up, Kids? John is away on vacation, so Paul sat down with Josh of Gosh Josh to talk about a unique rouge-like survival horror game called Pacific Drive. While the one-sided talking was what annoyed Paul the most, Josh found it almost impossible to get past level one. Listen in today and tell us what you think about our thoughts on Twitter...

    DGR 109 – Crawl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 34:01 Transcription Available


    How's it going, Kids? Paul and John hit the dungeons as we talk about the game Crawl. Listen in as we discuss what dungeon crawling looked like in 2017, where your friends can control the monsters, and how frantic it can get when the game leaves out that YOU CAN BUY STUFF to HELP you!!

    DGR 108 – Doki Doki Literature Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 58:15 Transcription Available


    What's up, Kids! John and Paul talk about the dating/graphic novel Doki Doki Literature Club and the HARD left it takes towards the end. Join us as we go over, teenagers, relationships and why they went the way they did with this great game!

    DGR 107 – Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 42:29 Transcription Available


    Hey, Kids! Paul and John have some fun with the title of this week's game on how a man forgot his face. John takes shots at how Paul doesn't remember most games of the past that had a significant impact on people, while Paul gets to compare the story of this game to Breaking Bad..... again...

    DGR 106 – Mental Health Awareness: Silent Hill – Short Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 59:34 Transcription Available


    How's it going, Kids? John and Paul sit down with Josh of Gosh Josh Games to discuss mental health, Silent Hill: Short Message, and video games' impact on our psyche. If You or Someone You Know is in Crisis and Needs Immediate Help If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help right away Call 911 for emergency services. Go to the nearest hospital emergency room. Call or text 988 to connect with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline . The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Support is also available via live chat

    DGR 105 – Robocop: Rogue City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 58:32 Transcription Available


    What's Up, Kids! Paul complains to John that he had to spend $60 for the garbage game RoboCop: Rogue City and John defends his childhood love of RoboCop in this week's episode of Dad's Game Review.

    DGR 104 – Evil West

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 46:32 Transcription Available


    Hey Kids! John and Paul discuss the West, as in Flying Wild Hogs' Evil West Published by Focus Entertainment. Listen in today as we discuss how easy it seemed for Paul to get ahead and John's keyboard annoyances. Listen in today!

    DGR 103 – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 52:53 Transcription Available


    What's up, Kids! Today, we're discussing the new 2.5D adventure, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Paul and John talk about the good old days of it first being on the Apple IIc and how the adventure translates today.

    DGR 102 – PowerWash Simulator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 50:04 Transcription Available


    Hey Kids! Get ready for a blast of Dopamine to the brain as John and Paul invite Josh back to talk about his favorite game, PowerWash Simulator! Listen in as we discuss all the great and interesting things we discovered about ourselves (and our mental health) while meticulously cleaning various objects.

    DGR 101 – Industria

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 60:50 Transcription Available


    What's up, kids! This week, Paul and John discuss what it's like to jet to the future, be alone to kill robots, and then still not know what is going on at the end... Listen in today to Industria, the game where the ending leaves you... literally.

    DGR 100 – The Callisto Protocol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 44:37 Transcription Available


    Hey, Hey kids, Guess What!! We have reached 100 dad game reviews! Isn't that exciting?!? This week, John and Paul talk about the game that makes you want to throw your controller because of the button layout on ANY platform. Listen in today on this beautiful game that left the control schemes on the cutting room floor in The Callisto Protocol.

    DGR 99 – Super Mario Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 61:52 Transcription Available


    What's up kids! This week John and Paul look at, marvel, and wonder at the latest Nintendo game Super Mario Wonder. Listen in as Paul and John discuss their delight at this new Mario installment.

    DGR 98 – Alan Wake II (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 Transcription Available


    Hey Kids! Paul and John use our Angel Light to show us some new and interesting avenues, oh and to light up some discoveries about ourselves in our 2-part series on Alan Wake II. Listen to what we have to say, then tweet at us how wrong we are in this week's episode of Dad's Game Review.

    DGR 97 – Alan Wake II (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 53:24 Transcription Available


    What's Up, Kids! John and Paul use our "Mind Place" and share some discoveries about ourselves in our 2-part series on Alan Wake II. Listen to what we have to say, then tweet at us how wrong we are in this week's episode of Dad's Game Review.

    DGR 97 – Somerville

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 59:27 Transcription Available


    Scary Stuff Kids.....Paul and John continue our Halloween series with JumpShip's Somerville. A story about a family going through some extraterrestrial things in their hometown they just can't explain. Join us and listen in where all pods are cast.

    DGR 96 – The Organ Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 54:58 Transcription Available


    Boooooo! Kids.....Paul and John continue our spooktober Halloween series with Organ Trail. A spin-off of its Apple IIc version Oregon Trail. Join us and listen in where all pods are cast.

    DGR 95 – Midnight Fight Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 66:32 Transcription Available


    MoWAHAHAHA! Kids.....John and Paul continue their October lineup with, well, this one is not so scary, but Midnight Fight Express, Published by Humble Games, Humble Bundle, and Limited Run Games. Listen in as we discuss this "John Wick" type game and why John would rather not play this game.

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