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Two DDC episodes in one day! Joe joins Bro and Murph to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog!Intro0:33 - Welcome Joe Richards to the Pod!Watcha Playin'05:01 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 (2025)13:48 - Haste: Broken Worlds (2025)23:05 - Xenoblade Chronicles: X Remastered (2025)31:34 - Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (2025)43:01 - Monster Prom: Monster Con (2025)53:10 - Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (2025)1:02:30 - The Myst Minute: Myst III: Exile (2001)The Variety Minute1:13:50 - The Sonic the Hedgehog FranchiseGame of the Week1:33:36 - Sonic Adventure (1998)2:23:40 - Plugs and Farewells

HALOOOOO 3! Will and Abram join us to analyze this absolute banger of a first person shooter.Watcha Playin'02:19 - The Talos Principal: Reawakened (2025)12:53 - Blue Prince (2025)28:00 - Gnomes (2025)25:24 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Remake (2024)47:58 - Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (2025)1:03:10 - Look Outside (2025)1:08:31 - The Myst Minute: Riven (1997); Myst Novels Game of the Week1:15:32 - Halo 3 (2007)2:23:05 - Plugs and FarewellsCheck out Will's new venture SKYBOX: https://skyboxcritics.com/2025/05/01/welcome-to-skybox/Check out Abram's periodical: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/

It is time for a masochistic masterpiece. A game of controversy and friction, freelancer Jarrett Green has joined us to cover one of the most interesting RPGs of the PS2 era.Murph talks his Myst minute, which mysteriously has no Myst games. Instead he talks about piss and drowned gods. Jarrett has played and reviewed the recent Assassin's Creed game, and Bro has been obsessed with a golden idol and some sicko itch.io dungeon crawler.00:33 - Introducing Jarrett Green to the Pod!Watcha Playin'03:30 - Assassin's Creed: Shadows (2025)13:31 - Rise of the Golden Idol (2024)17:35 - Age of Mythology: The Immortal Pillars (2025)25:24 - No-Skin (2025)30:10 - The Myst Minute: Pyst (1996); Drowned God (1996)The Variety Minute49:00 - New Game+ and Replay MechanicsGame of the Week1:06:09 - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (2002)1:41:24 - Plugs and FarewellsLink to Jarrett's zine:https://jarrettgreen.gumroad.com/l/gevpl

Episode 2 of season 5 takes a dark turn. We're in a parallel timeline where the nazis have conquered the globe. Charlie Walcholz is our only hope.We talk about Pikmin, Bro talks about a visual novel he's been playing, and Murph talks about the Myst minute. The variety minute is platform fighters because Charlie is preeeeetttyyyyy good at them.Then we talk about Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. An ambitious, complex beast.00:32 - Introducing Charlie Wacholz to the Pod!Watcha Playin'06:03 - Pikmin 1 (2001)09:18 - Techno Banter (2025)15:27 - Stories from Sol: Gun Dog (2025)19:00 - The Myst Minute: Myst (1993) Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel (1993), Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo (1993), The Manhole: Masterpiece Edition (1995)The Variety Minute33:00 - Platform FightersGame of the Week58:39 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)1:44:58 - Plugs and Farewells

SEASON 5!Murph and Bro hang out with Timo to discuss one of the best modern horror games of the last ten years: Signalis.Timo also talks Rust, Murph explores the Cyan catalog and Myst likes as his new retrospective series. Bro also covers Infinite Onslaught, an experimental new game that we will soon hear more about.00:35 - Editor Brogan with a Message from the future01:20 - Season 5 Premier with Timo Reinecke!Watcha Playin'02:26 - Rust (2018)05:24 - Infinite Onslaught Pre-Release Impressions (Key Provided by Developer)08:28 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2014)12:45 - Webfishing (2024)18:59 - Guilty Gear Strive (2021)27:16 - Tyrants Realm (2025)33:06 - The Myst Minute: The Manhole (1988), Cosmic Osmo (1989), Spelunx (1991), The Manhole: New & Enhanced (1990)The Variety Minute45:18- PS1 Graphics and Low-Poly Indie GamesGame of the Week1:00:56 - Signalis (2022)1:54:22 - Plugs and Farewells

ROCK THE DRAGON (timestamps to come)

Fulfilling a promise set in stone eons ago (it was last year in the Crimson Butterflies episode) Thomas Wilde and Will Borger return to talk about Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. This cult hit on the gamecube was the sophmore follow-up from the team that created Blood Omen (ignore that half the switched studios to make Soul Reaver), Eternal Darkness was the first M-Rated game published directly by Nintendo. It's a mind-bending, globe-trotting, time-bending tale of eldritch horror never since attempted. Is there a reason such horrors were left buried?Also this episode might as well be considered a double-feature about Silent Hill 2.00:32 - The Scream Team ReunitesWatcha Playin'02:04 - Golden Wiiklies October League08:03 - Fear the Spotlight (2024)18:23 - Straftat (2024)23:16 - The Bridge Curse 2: Extraction (2024)30:18 - Signalis (2022)Variety Minute40:14 - The Great Silent Hill 2 DebateGame of the Week1:18:35 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002)2:04:40 - Plugs and Farewells

On this prelude to All Hallow's Eve, Bro and Murph have a bad idea and decide to talk about FNAF on the internet. Specifically the trilogy of Five Nights at Freddy's 1,2, & 3.. To help them in this endeavor they recruit the Champion of Bad Ideas, Froo from This Podcast is a Bad Idea. Deep lore is shared (not about the games, but the guests) and a dissection of Freddy's appeal is attempted.00:57 - Froo is Here!05:20 - What kind of Gamer is Froo?Watcha Playin07:39 - Cookie Clicker (2013)09:14 - Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom (2024)15:05 - Crow Country (2024)20:40 - Dead Rising: Deluxe Remake (2024)25:00 - Townscaper (2021)29:00 - Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (2024)32:16 - Astro Bot (2024)34:57 - Roblox: Dress to Impress (2024)42:34 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023)Variety Minute51:35 - Video Game MerchandiseGame of the Week1:15:58 - Five Nights At Freddy's (2014)1:30:10 - Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014)1:40:20 - Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015)1:52:24 - FNAF Bonus Talk2:10:00 - Plugs and Farewells

Timestamps to come

The gang is back together! This time Aesir has come back for the gang to discuss old school platforms and the legacy of the Sly Cooper trilogy. Where did the thievius raccoonus peak?0:35 - Aesir is back!5:20 - Shadow of the Erdtree (2024)30:05 - Castlevania Dominus Collection (2024)34:37 - Age of Mythology: Retold (2024)45:15 - Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022)50:08 - Voices of the Void ver. 0.8 (2024)59:58 - Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)1:08:15 - Variety Minute: Platformers of the PS21:39:52 - Game of the Week: Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004)2:13:00 - Plugs and Farewells

It's time for the second episode of the world famous DayCrawlBanterCast. Murph, Brendan (The Crawl), Tucker, and Abram (Backlog Banter) assemble to give takes and take names from PAX West 2024. Come for the first impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, stay for the ten minute ass tangent.

It's time for another banger. It's banger season. Murph, Bro, and freelancer/IGN writer Brian Barnett team up to dissect some pretty amazing games.00:35 introducing Brian Barnett13:00 Hatsune Miku Logic S16:45 World of Goo 222:45 World of Goo 2 spoilers24:35 End of Spoilers28:00 Doom 1+2 Remaster32:00 2XKO48:00 Eastward54:30 Frog Monster1:02:30 Balatro1:16:35 Lost JudgmentVariety Minute1:30:00 Variety Minute: Metroid GamesGame of the Week2:09:00 Super Metroid

LETS GET IT ON NOW.Freelance writer Will Borger and IGN video producer Ronny Berryer join Bro and Murph in a fight-centric episode to discuss EVO and determine the best fighting game: Garou or Street Fighter 3: Third Strike?There is no whatcha playin', only blood.0:00 - Intros and EVOVariety Minute16:00 Fighting Game MainsGames of the Week36:30 - Street Fighter 3: Third Strike1:02:45 - Garou: Mark of the Wolves

WHAT A WILD RIDE! Murph and Bro are back in space to talk about Star Wars Battlefront II.We talk about a lot of other stuff too though. There was a Steam Nextfest. Murph played the first Yakuza RPG. We also talked about Devil Spire, Nightmare Kart, Fallen Aces, and Skald!Our game of the week is an interesting one because if you grew up in a specific era, this was a ubiquitous crowd pleaser. Murph wonders who HASN'T played this game.Whatcha PlayinDevil Spire 1:15Nightmare Kart 4:45Fallen Aces 11:00Skald 16:45Yakuza: Like A Dragon 20:30Variety MinuteSteam Nextfest demos 37:00Game of the WeekStar Wars Battlefront II 1:39:00

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In our cosmic journey in the space between spaces we've came across a luminous being. It's David Punch from the Twin Geeks network! We all missed him, and now it's time to catch up on all the games he's played. Mainly, Balatro and Boktai.Murph and Bro talk Animal Well, while Bro talks Crow Country. Murph carries a gunbrella, ella, ella, ey, ey, ey.The variety minute is physical gimmicks or mechanics in gaming, a lot of it is about controllers or add ons but there's some pretty interesting gems in there.Whatcha-Playin2:20 - Balatro17:00 - Gunbrella23:25 - Crow Country36:00 - Animal WellVariety Minute45:30 - Real life gimmicks and mechanics in gamingGame of the Week1:14:00 - Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand!

Bro joins Murph and Abram (from Backlog Banter and Lost in Cult) in the space between spaces, in our first ever head to head episode! Two games enter the game of the week, one game leaves.We are talking Sker Ritual, Devil May Cry 3, Buckshot Roulette,Murph FINALLY plays the next Yakuza game: Judgment. We go over the Itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle because we support Palestine's right to exist, and we put two of the best games ever made head to head: Tetris Effect and Pac-Man Championship Edition Deluxe! It's a hell of an episode, a must listen!Oh, and Abram finally brings a positive voice to the Dragon's Dogma 2 discourse!Whatcha Playin'5:00 Devil May Cry 1 and 311:00 Buckshot Roulette15:35 Sker Ritual18:50 Judgment31:15 Dragon's Dogma 2Variety Minute50:30 Itch.io Palestinian Relief BundleGames of the Week1:12:00 Tetris Effect vs. Pac-Man Championship Edition

Bro seems to have awaken in a bind. He has amnesia and doesn't remember that he hosts a podcast with his suspicious co-host Murph.In this episode, they talk about a whole bunch of stuff, like playing poker and playing Lily. Also, Murph plays Dragon's Dogma 2 and isn't sure how to feel about it.Our game of the week is Harvester, a controversial point and click adventure that Murph loves. Check out this wild ride with us.whatcha playin1:30 - Balatro (2024)9:00 - Tekken 8 (2024) 15:00 - Crypt Stalker (2020)20:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024)Variety Minute36:00 - Controversial Video GamesGame of the Week1:01:00 - Harvester (1996)

Tucker from the Backlog Banter has joined us for another podcast brawl! This time we talk about Dragon's Dogma 2, that Princess Peach game, Bro plays Pizza Tower again and Boltgun!Most importantly, we cover Mario in his most paperrific form. Paper Mario 64! It's one Bro's favorite games and Tucker and Murph weigh in with their opinions. Does it match the fabled Thousand Year Door? What about Super Mario RPG? There's only one way to find out.Whatcha Playin2:15 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024)10:45 Boltgun (2024)15:30 Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)24:30 Guilty Gear Strive ABA and Pizza Tower Noise updates32:25 Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)Variety Minute43:15 Mario Spin-Off TitlesGame of the Week1:07:25 Paper Mario (2000)

NOW WE ARE MOTIVATED! Bro misses Murph as Murph has disappeared. Bro finds a Laugh/Timo Reinecke, wandering the wastes as a Ronin. We talk about Star Wars Dark Forces, Metal Gear Solid Collection, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Slave Zero X, Akira Toriyama's contribution to culture and primarily gaming, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (again).The game of the week is Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. It's a sick experience full of stylish combos and deep delicious analysis.Time Stamps:0:00 Intro with Laugh (and some visual novel recommendations)4:00 Metal Gear Solid Collection (2023)9:30 Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024 remake)16:45 Star Wars: Dark Forces (2024 rerelease)22:00 Slave Zero X (2024)25:30 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)Variety Minute33:00 A small look at Akira Toriyama's contribution to gaming and his workGame of the Week47:45 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005)

WHAT AN EPISODE! Brendan Hesse from the Crawl, a series regular, returns to talk a whole bunch of stuff with Murph and Bro.We talk about Shiren 6, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Arzette, Void Stranger, and Lysfanga! Then we ask ourselves the essential question: what was the first sin of gaming? The answer may surprise you!After that we talk about a game Bro always loves to yap on about, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. The real question is, does Murph like the game?Time stamps0:30 Brendan is back!!!!1:50 Shiren 6 (2024)15:00 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (2024)20:30 Yeah! You Want "Those Games," Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! (2023)26:30 Ed in Street Fighter 631:00 Lysfanga (2024)36:00 Void Stranger (2023)42:10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)Variety Minute1:13:40 The Original Sin of GamingGame of the Week1:35:30 Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (2015)

You are already read,just kidding this is the new season of the Daydreamcast. Bro and Murph catch up with a LOT of games. It's completely action packed!Timestamps:Whatcha Playin2:20 - Astalon Tears of the Earth6:30 - Desperados 314:00 - The Finals19:45 - Sephonie26:30 - Persona 3 Reload36:00 - Tekken 8Variety Minute47:00 - Steam Next Fest DemosGame of the Week1:31:30 - Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise (2018)

Pavlos is back! Murph and Bro team up with the OG Daydreamcast host to cover all things DUCK. We talk about Pavlos's reformation, and a bunch of other games such as Rainworld and Lies of PTimestamps:Whatcha Playin'8:00 Octopath Traveller (2021)15:00 Rainworld (2017)27:35 Dead By Daylight (2015) Chucky's DLC33:00 Great Ace Attorney 2 (2018)49:30 Lies of P (2023)Variety Minute1:14:00 Disney Games (Mostly Donald Games)Game of the Week1:31:00 Quackshot (1991Z)

Thomas Wilde and Will Borger join Murph and Bro for a spooktacular adventure! Thomas talks spidey, Will talks Tekken, Murph talks Mario Wonder, and Bro talks about everything in between! The variety minute is PS2 generation horror games, and the game of the week is one of the scariest games ever made!A link to Will Borger's current Tekken 8 work:https://www.ign.com/articles/tekken-8s-built-in-teaching-tools-are-legitimately-awesome-ign-firstA link to Thomas's Fatal Frame content and sources within:https://articles.retroware.com/2021/10/27/butterfly-effects-the-history-of-fatal-frame/Time stampsWhatcha Playin4:30 Spider-Man 2 (2023)18:30 Tekken 8 Preview (2024)32:10 Super Mario Brothers Wonder (2023)Variety Minute44:30 PS2 era horror gamesGame of the Week1:17:30 Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (2003)

It's October, and that's Castlevania month now! We join writer Lucas White to analyze a whole bunch of games. We're talking cyberpunk (again), Jackbox, Dragon Quest 2, and a whole bunch of others. Then we do something different for the variety minute and cover the Castlevania timeline. We top it all off with an analysis of Rondo of Blood. Join us for the wild ride.Time Stamps:0:00 Introduction4:30 Dragon Quest 2 (1987)11:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)19:00 Alan Wake (2010)26:45 Jackbox Party Pack 10 (2023)37:15 Omega Quintet (2015)Variety Minute49:30 The Castlevania timelineGame of the Week1:14:30 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

We have returned, with a sequel to the banger episode of Myst from last season. Will we have the same affection and praise for Riven, or is this a more complex entry than we've bargained for?Bro talks about Ghost at Dawn, Guilty Gear Strive, and Armored Core. Murph talks Yakuzas (plural!) and En Garde!Timestamps:Whatcha Playin'1:30 Ghost at Dawn (2023)8:00 Guilty Gear Strive (2021)15:15 En Garde! (2023)21:00 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023)28:00 Yakuza Minute (6 and Black Panther)Variety Minute46:00 Dream remakes and remastersGame of the Week1:16:00 Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Murph returns from the lands to the north (Seattle) with tales of a wonderous gallery of games and developers (PAX West 2023). There he ran into some other like-minded friends. Brendan from The Crawl and Tucker & Abram from THE Backlog Banter. Together these 4 gamers with opinions share tales from the showfloor and impressions on the various demos they were exposed to.(If you want additional PAX coverage from Murph, you can read his article here)

The unthinkable has happened: Bro has been able to make a dark souls episode. Largely in part to Cal just having played the game, we get a fresh perspective on the Fromsoft classic. We also go through other kinds of dungeons in the meantime, we talk about Quake 2 and Doom's 2016 rebootquel. Bro also finds the time to talk about Bombrush Cyberfunk, which is a jammin' good time.Timestamps:Whatcha Playin1:00 Doom (2016)9:30 Bramble (2023)13:45 Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes (2019) (2020)20:30 Bombrush Cyberfunk (2023)26:30 Quake 2 (1997)Variety Minute33:00 Fromsoftware GamesGame of the Week45:10 Dark Souls (2011)

We got a craaaazy episode for you today. Murph and Bro team up to cover all sorts of smaller titles and company buyouts. Murph complains about Zelda, Bro talks about System Shock, everything is aligned for engaging systems and fun titles.Oh and Murph goes Pikmin CRAZY.Time StampsWhatcha Playin'1:10 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)19:00 - System Shock Remake (2023)26:30 - Pokemon: Infinite Fusions (2023)35:20 - Slipstream: Blue Hour Update (2023 for the update)39:45 - Pikmin 4 (2023)Variety Minute54:25 Video Game Company Buyouts and AcquisitionsGame of the Week1:21:00 Dark Messiah: Might and Magic

The time has come, and so have we. In one of the tightest episodes, we hit a platonic ideal of an episode at almost a flat hour. Murph and Bro tackle some indie sleepers and hits, and then tackle the Wii classic No More Heroes. Will we fall in love with the game or be frustrated? Is it possible to be both?Time stamps:Whatcha Playin'1:30 Dreamwild (2022)5:00 Raji: An Ancient Epic (2020)8:30 Inscryption (2021)13:00 Re:CALL (2023)19:00 Street Fighter 6 (2023)Variety Minute26:20 Jerk Protagonists in GamingGame of the Week42:00 No More Heroes (2008)

Taking a break from long video games and playing a little short horror title, Murph and Bro explore the complex worlds of rabbit fighting, street fighting, and cthulu dungeon exploring. First we talk Eldritch, then Overgrowth, then Street Fighter 6.Murph reminisces over horror RPG maker games he used to watch Markiplier play, and then we talk about Ao Oni.Time Stamps:Whatcha Playin'Eldritch (2013) 1:45Overgrowth (2017) 6:00Street Fighter 6 (2023) 11:00Variety MinuteRPG Maker Games 29:00Game of the WeekAo Oni (2008) 43:00

ROCK AND ROLL! Brendan discusses visions of the future, Murph talks about the best Yakuza game yet, and Brogan schpiels about Tears of the Kingdom with the others for like an hour.Then, we cover famous licensed needledrops in games, then we cover our game of the week: Brutal Legend. Double Fine, Tim Schafer, Jack Black. The list goes on, but this is one epic tour. Be sure to tear down that shitty merch booth on your way out.

Bro and Murph team up with journalist and freelancer Will Borger to discuss a whole bunch of stuff. Murph talks about Titanfall 2 and No Straight Roads, while Will talks about Strayed Lights and discovering Metroid Prime for the first time in 2023. Bro talks about Cassette Beasts, then we all dissect Zelda handhelds and their game design differences to the console Zelda outings.Then, we venture to Koholint Island to wake the Windfish.Time Stamps:3:00 - Metroid Prime Remastered (2023)16:00 - Titanfall 2 (2016)28:30 - Cassette Beasts (2023)33:00 - No Straight Roads (2020)36:30 - Strayed Lights (2023)Variety Minute45:00 - Zelda handheld titlesGame of the Week1:00:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

Cal Murph and Bro talk about the 1993 film Super Mario Bros, and the 2016 film Detective Pikachu. Which one is the best? The answer may surprise you. Or it won't.

Brendan, Murph and Bro team up to go over the summer game schedule, it's STACKED bruh.

Murph returns just as it's terror time again. Our hosts trade out the Satellite of Dreams for the USG Ishimura to talk about the original Dead Space from 2008. Can a game like this hold up when it has no limbs with which to hold?Brogan also talks about some hot indies he found at PAX East, and Murph adds a new game to his Resident Evil Tierlist.

This is an additional THREE HOURS to cover the final game in Shigesato Itoi's MOTHER trilogy. That's right, we have 3 hours of discussion dedicated to MOTHER 3 and Lucas and Boney and the gang. No real time stamps but a huge disclaimer.In general there is a lot of sensitive material in this game. MOTHER 3 is a complex title written by an auteur in a specific time period. There are spoilers, there are violent things that happen and death surrounds the game.At roughly the 51 minute mark we will go into the subject of a particular race within the game. It's a controversial subject, there's a disclaimer within the episode, but we call them by their name within the game then discuss their portrayal for better and worse. Trigger warnings are possible for the Romani peoples or any of our trans or lgbtq fans. We love and support anyone's gender identity and do not support harmful stereotypes.

Can you read our minds? Bro and David tackle the entire MOTHER trilogy, but this episode only covers MOTHER 1 and MOTHER 2. Before that though, we tackle games David has played: Blanc and Fire Emblem: Engage. We then look at the legacy of Earthbound's subversive nature onto newer titles in the variety minute. Then, we finally tackle both games.Oh, and Bro teases a PAX trip that already happened cause this episode came late. Oh well.Whatcha Playin'3:00 Fire Emblem Engage (2023)15:00 Blanc (2023)Variety Minute27:00 Games influenced by the MOTHER seriesGames of the Week36:00 MOTHER 1 (1989)1:24:55 MOTHER 2 (1995)

(ep. 54)Tucker from the Backlog Banter joins Bro in discussing a bunch of different games! We talk Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Resident Evil series, and Pizza Tower. Then we discuss the role of acting in video games and iconic performances, then we discuss the game of the week. Telling Lies is another FMV game by Sam Barlow, examining the lies of David and the women in his life whom suffer because of them.Timestamps:0:00 Tucker's introductionWhatcha Playin'10:45 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)15:00 Last of Us Parts I and II (2022) (2020)24:00 Resident Evil franchise discussion (again, for the billionth time)42:30 Pizza Tower (2023)Variety Minute45:10 Acting Performances in GamingGame of the Week1:12:00 Telling Lies (2020)

Daydreamcast Ep. 53 Murph couldn't make it but Cal and Bro team up to talk about all things colorful! Bro talks about Chained Echoes and Jojo's All Star Battle R, Cal talks about Persona 4 and Hi-Fi Rush. Then we talk about the game of the week: Jet Set Radio! Join us on our journey into counter culture and vandalism in the name of art.Timestamps:Whatcha Playin'1:00 The term "JRPG" and Chained Echoes (2022)12:00 Persona 4 Golden (2008)18:30 Jojo's All Star Battle R (2022)24:00 Hi-Fi Rush (2023)Variety Minute30:00 Cel shaded gamesGame of the Week37:00 Jet Set Radio (2000)

We have a special little spin-off of the Daydreamcast! When the video games get boring, Murph Bro and movie expert Cal unwind with video game movies! This week look at the two essential titles everybody praises: Mortal Kombat and Silent Hill.

Bro and Murph go on an adventure! Come sail away with us as we play King's Quest VI! Murph talks about Anatomy, Akane, and Teardown! Bro complains about Devil May Cry 4, and then they talk about true endings and King's Quest VI. A classic Sierra adventure game that may be the best of the series. Presentation, story, and puzzles all tie together in a nice, forgiving bow. Let's have some fun, I know Jollo did.Time stamps:0:00 When did Daydreamcast jump the shark?2:00 Anatomy (2016)8:30 Akane (2018)15:00 Devil May Cry 4 (2008)26:30 Teardown (2022)Variety Minute33:00 True endingsGame of the Week50:15 King's Quest VI (1992)

Season 4? The season of summer! Murph and Bro kick the season off right by going on a vacation to the tropical island of Isle Delphino. We talk about Gundam Evolution, Bro goes back to the nineties with Crash Bandicoot 4. Murph goes Gaga over Exo One, and then laments the issues with Adios. Murph and Bro talk about the giant hype machines of Cyberpunk 2077 and Deathloop.Then we get down to business: Mario. On the Gamecube. Murph talks about what he loves about Gamecube era Mario and then we dissect our game of the week: Super Mario Sunshine. Does the FLUDD help the game or is it a shallow gimmick? We'll find those answers and more, dear listener.Timestamps:1:40 Gundam Evolution (2022)7:00 Exo One (2022)12:45 Crash 4: It's About Time (2020)16:45 Adios (2021)21:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)31:20 Deathloop (2021)Variety Minute41:25 Gamecube Mario GamesGame of the Week55:15 Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

Number fifty? Where does the time go? Bro seems MIA, but Murph cobbled together a rag-tag team of Brendan Hesse, and Oliver (Yep)! Oliver talks about games he hasn't finished, such as Bayonetta 3 and Live A Live. Brendan talks about Gundam Evolution and Crisis Core Reunion (and we get some juicy JRPG final fantasy kingdom hearts bullshit lore.) Murph talks about Wavetale and Yakuza 0 (a game Yep also didn't finish.) and then they talk about the game of the week: Vagrant Story! A creative masterpiece that feels dynamic and impressive, even with all of its warts.And there's a surprise guest at the very end, I wonder who it could be?Whatcha Playin'3:00 - Bayonetta 3 (2022)6:30 - Gundam Evolution (2022)14:00 - Wavetale (2022)21:25 - Live A Live (2022)29:45 - Crisis Core Reunion (2022)41:30 - Yakuza 0 (2017)Variety Minute54:30 - JRPGs of the PlaystationGame of the Week1:30:00 - Vagrant Story (2001)

A special for the ages! Murph and Bro talk about their top ten games they've played for the first time in 2022 (so not necessarily released in 2022) and they rank season 4's game of the week picks (with some exceptions. We'll play Vagrant Story, we promise.)The top ten discussion is basically the first hour, the game of the week discussions are the second hour.

This episode is a nice little breather for Murph and Bro. Just us, no guests. We also play a beloved classic for the two. Murph pretty much only played Yakuza 5, but Bro has played a bunch of stuff. Shallow phone games, old games he's already played but slightly upgraded, and brand new games based aesthetically on very very old art styles. We follow all of that up with the Playstation 2 platformer: Jak and Daxter! A """perfect""" platformer, but we examine what makes it work and the flaws that do exist.Whatcha Playin'1:00- Marvel Snap (2022)6:00 - Persona 5 (2020)12:45 - Pentiment (2022)21:30 -Yakuza 5 (2012)Variety Minute4:45- Gaming DuosGame of the Week48:00- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)

A short time ago, in a podcast right on your rss feed...Bro and Murph team up with the music meister himself: Jack! Jack's music mastery means little when we talk about everything but that! We talk about Jack's recent interest in JRPGs and Dragon Quest XI. Bro talks about The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (its second appearance in whatcha playin), Murph plays the Undying and Crusader Kings 3. We take a refresher on licensed fighting games before tackling the final boss of the episode.Our game of the week is a Star Wars fighting game with a reputation as ugly as its being. We spend just as much time talking about the expanded universe and other Star Wars missteps almost as much as we talk about the game itself. This episode is very silly, but then again, aren't they all?Timestamps:0:00 Jack introductionWhatcha Playin'7:00 Dragon Quest XI (2017)13:30 Last Hero of Nostalgaia (2022)20:00 The Undying (2022)26:30 Signalis (2022)35:00 Crusader Kings 3 (2020)40:00 Metroid Prime (2002)Variety Minute43:00 Licensed Fighting GamesGame of the Week1:00:00 Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi (1997)

It's a halloween special. BoooooOOOOooooOOOO!Murph and Bro are greeted on this dark and stormy halloween night with a friendly face: Illusory Wall! The youtube superstar has taken time off from his busy schedule explaining how poise works in Fromsoft games to talk to us about sound design in video games, Castlevania 3, and of course: the best Halloween candy!Illusory Wall talks about Stray, Murph talks about the new Jackbox Party Pack, and Bro talks about Scorn! Eventually all of our unique playable characters team up to talk about vampires in games and the beloved game Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse.Thank you to Jack for the new theme song, also we are all very interested in Illusory Wall's Boo! game and demand all the information we can on it.The Castlevania 3 hybrid mix was by Kirby Pufocia and can be visited here:https://kirbypufocia.bandcamp.com/album/cviii-no-densetsu-or-whateverIllusory Wall's channel can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/c/illusorywallTimestamps:0:00 (NEW THEME SONG! Spooky edition!)0:30 Introduction with Illusory Wall12:00 Stray (2022)19:00 Jackbox Party Pack 9 (2022)29:00 The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (2022)34:00 Scorn (2022)41:00 Faith Trilogy (2022)Variety Minute: 47:00 Vampires in gamesGame of the Week:1:02:00 Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (1990)

Back to the past, back to the past, A LINK to the past! Bro and Murph team up with I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things host Vaughn to go over this retro classic for the Super Nintendo. Murph's played some children's games, Vaughn plays Deathloop and Trombone Champ, while Bro is upset at the newest first person shooter: Overwatch! Wow, it really is like the old days. For the Variety Minute we talk SNESquels, but the main event is the blow out knock out drag out fight. Does A Link to the Past not hold up to time? Only one way to find out.Timestamps:00:45 Vaughn introductionWhatcha Playin'7:00 Deathloop (2021)13:30 Overwatch 2 (2022)19:15 Unicorn Tails (2020)24:30 Trombone Champ (2022)29:45 Sizeable (2021)Variety Minute36:25 SNESquelsGame of the Week51:00 A Link to the Past (1992)

And put your little hand in mine...In this episode of the Daydreamcast: Murph, Bro, and special guest Theomeny tilt windmills and escape the evil shadow fortress by playing ICO! The critically acclaimed masterpiece, but is it all that it's cracked up to be? (Probably.)We also look at Déraciné, a VR effort by fromsoftware, Murph talks about his new steam deck and playing old games on it. Bro talks about The Outbound Ghost, and then Murph descends with two indie titles about office work and biking (two great tastes that taste great together).Timestamps:0:00 Stadia Memorial (rest in peace)7:00 Theomeny's essay writing16:15 Murph's Steam deck25:30 The Outbound Ghost (2022)31:45 Déraciné (2018)45:00 Going Under (2020)50:45 Multiversus (2022)55:00 The Descenders (2019)Variety Minute:1:00:00 Escort MissionsGame of the Week:1:10:00 ICO (2001)

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about Doki Doki Literature Club, which has multiple violent and traumatic instances and possibly triggering content. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode, we try to fall in love with our waifus. Murph and Bro are playing Doki Doki Literature Club! We also discuss things like Murph's PAX experience, Dread Delusion, Gloomwood, Yakuza 4, and Splatoon 3. The variety minute is a whole bunch of fun, where we dissect romance elements in non dating sim games. What makes a game romance work?Our game of the week is something that involves a heavy dose of spoilers, so be sure to listen in and join the fun.OH, and after the game discussion we bring some poems to class. Be sure to listen for that!Timestamps:0:00 Murph's backWhatcha Playin'3:30 Dread Delusion (2022)10:00 Splatoon 3 (2022)19:00 Gloomwood (2022)29:00 Yakuza 4 (2009)Variety Minute40:30 Romance elements in games.Game of the Week59:00 Doki Doki Literature Club (2017)1:41:30 Poetry show and tell