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It's the 12th annual Best Games chat! We're back and this time we mix the format up a bit and spend plenty of time reflecting on the ever-changing games industry and where we're at with gaming.    Intro & Format Changes - 00:00 Where We're At With Gaming - 05:56 2024 Games We Haven't Played (YET) - 37:51 Older Games We Enjoyed in 2024 - 49:16 Honorable Mentions of 2024 - 1:35:35 Jamison's #5 - 2:25:42 Joe's Number #5 - 2:39:53 Jamison's #4 - 2:51:04 Joe's #4 - 3:01:15 Jamison's #3 - 3:13:53 Joe's #3 - 3:40:24 Jamison's #2 - 3:50:56 Joe's #2 - 3:58:36 Jamison's #1 - 4:02:48 Joe's #1 - 4:15:33 Wrap Up and 2025 - 4:29:33 For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse  

Here are the full length discussions of Dragon's Dogma 2. For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro

Pray, aught. Tell us of your travels, stranger. We're returned for our forty third episode of the podcast. This one doesn't have "Defend the Podcast" in the title; I'm mixing it up. If you don't like it, figure out how to complain to me about it, and I'll consider changing it back. http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 Great episode here, chatting Dragon's Dogma, Helldivers 2, Unicorn Overlord, and much more. Full list below. Chapters: Enthusiasts Only - 0:00:00 Danggorn Dog; Mah, too! - 0:03:50 The Gamer Could Game - 0:39:24 FILM SEGMENT APPEARS - 0:48:24 Raiding Tomb Raider Remastered's Remastered Tombs - 0:55:55 Final Fantasy Checkpoint - 1:14:00 Helldivers 2 - 1:39:09 Ben's Two Pack Remedy - 2:17:41 We WILL Do A 2023 Thing... - 2:21:24 Unicorn Overlord - 2:22:17 An Oath Made... - 2:33:00 A Game for a Game - 2:37:23 Spring Plans - 2:45:38 Media Discussed // Dragon's Dogma // Pacific Drive // Tomb Raider I-III Remastered featuring Lara Croft // Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth // Helldivers 2 // Alan Wake II // Control: Ultimate Edition // Unicorn Overlord // Stalker (1979) // STALKER // Final Fantasy XVI // Balatro // Pyre Medium of the Month podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howtowasteyourtime/episodes/Medium-of-The-Month-Video-Games-with-Ben-Garnhum-e2hpgai  

Joe and Jamison return for their 11th annual Best Games chat.    00:00:00 Intro and 2023 Feelings 00:14:22 Joe #10 00:21:11 Jamison #10 00:29:30 Joe #9 00:32:52 Jamison #9 00:41:05 Joe #8 00:45:19 Jamison #8 00:51:22 Joe #7 00:57:25 Jamsion #7 01:05:27 Joe #6 01:09:37 Jamison #6 01:11:21 Joe #5 01:14:05 Jamison #5 01:17:50 Joe #4 01:31:08 Jamison #4 01:39:53 Joe #3 01:43:00 Jamison #3 01:52:56 Joe #2 01:56:50 Jamison #2 02:01:43 Joe #1 02:07:33 Jamison #1 02:23:00 Honorable Mentions 02:28:01 2024 and Wrapping Up   http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse

Here are the full length discussions of both Starfield & Spider-Man 2. Times to know: Starfield - 00:00 // Spider-Man 2 - 1:03:07 For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro

Happy New Year! We got together at the start of the year to catch up and see what we've been playing. Hope everyone had a lovely holiday, and we wish you a wonderful 2024. Vibe Check --- 0:00:00 The Gamer Couldn't Game --- 0:05:39 Elben Ring 2024 --- 0:38:05 Grab Bag --- 0:47:03 Deck the Baldur's Gate with Holl3 --- 1:21:26 Back to the Bag --- 1:47:27 Jamtom Liberty 2077 --- 2:12:05 A Quick Exit --- 2:28:48 http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 Games discussed include but are not limited to: Alan Wake II // Fortnite // Alan Wake Remastered // Quantum Break // Control DLC // Elden Ring // ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON // HYPER DEMON // Chants of Sennar // Case of the Golden Idol // Void Stranger // Super Mario Bros. Wonder // Baldur's Gate 3 // Cocoon // Jusant // Rollerdrome // SteamWorld Build // Pyre // Phantom Liberty // Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew  

Here are the full length discussions of both Diablo IV and Final Fantasy XVI. For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro

Happy September, and welcome to our annual "Jamison and Ben share One Mic" episode! We recorded this in the second last week of August, so expect some Starfield impressions from us VERY soon! We've got a hot fresh one here for you, featuring some impressions on Baldur's Gate 3, EXOPRIMAL, HUMANITY, gamer snack hierarchy, and much much more! http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro ~~~~~~~ TIMESTAMPS: CRPG Hour -- 1:06 Zeitgeists and Ghouls -- 10:15 Ben's Bonfire Update -- 17:10 Cybenpunk 2023 -- 21:40 they're getting tOO BIG MAN -- 24:00 Dino....SAURS?! -- 25:17 Viewfound -- 34:35 The End of HUMANITY -- 39:50 The Second Shattering -- 51:55 Remnant II and the Co-op Corral -- 59:37 Cleaning Things Up -- 1:05:05 Patreon Questions! -- 1:16:08   Games Discussed: Baldur's Gate 3 // Divinity Original Sin 2 // Final Fantasy XVI // Starfield // Dark Souls Remastered // Cyberpunk 2077 // Phantom Liberty // ARMORED CORE VI: FIRE OF RUBICON // EXOPRIMAL // Viewfinder // HUMANITY // Neptune's Pride // Remnant II // The Curse of the Golden Idol DLC // Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective // HYPER DEMON // FractOSC

This one took a little bit to cook in the oven, so please know it was made with extra love and extra care. We recorded this bad boy back in early July, but life finds a way to make summer slide. Enjoy the episode, talk to you soon! Also find us at: http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro TIMESTAMPS: Tears of the Bendom 19:00 SPOILERS 33:45 Musing on the Next Zelda 37:55 Tidbits of the Kingdom 41:15 OLED Living 45:25 Amnesia: Bunker 48:45 Burning Shores DLC 58:20 Tchia 59:40 Humanity 1:02:30 System Shock 2 1:05:30 The Firmament 1:11:50 DREDGE 1:18:30 A Little Tomorrow 1:22:15 Summer Games Fest 1:28:15 Falling Ahead 1:39:45

Here are the full length discussions of both Resident Evil 4 and Dead Island 2. For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro Times to know: Patreon's Choice - 00:00 // Star Wars - 0:16:30 // Zelda - 1:01:18

10 years in the making, we sit down for the dumbest idea we've ever had. Let's rank every single game we've ever had on our top 10 lists. This is an 11 hour podcast.   00:00:00 What are we doing? // 00:07:33 #100 - #90 // 00:50:13 #90 - #80 // 01:50:54 #80 - #70 // 02:31:43 #70 - #60 // 03:08:39 #60 - #50 // 03:48:38 #50 - #40 // 05:07:46 #40 - #30 // 06:27:18 #30 - #20 // 07:40:48 #20 - #10 // 09:07:12 The Top 10 // 10:40:06 The Best Game // 10:53:50 BYE

Here are the full length discussions of both Resident Evil 4 and Dead Island 2. For the full video, visit: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse Also find us at: http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro Times to know: Resident Evil 4 - 0:00:17 // Dead Island 2 - 1:04:27

A quick gaming check-in through the first few months of 2023! We chat a bit of Dead Space, a little Marvel Snap, and a bevy of multiplayer mayhem, thanks in part to Steam Next Fest! Mostly complete list of games below. http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro Times to know: After the Tune - 0:00:17 // Ben's Journey between BOTW and Elden Ring - 0:10:00 // Joe Meets his Maker - 0:21:15 // Dark and Darker - 0:34:10 // The Finals - 0:44:45 // Marvel SNAP! - 1:04:10 // Hogfarts - 1:16:10 // Dead Space (2023) - 1:29:15 // Hi Fi Rush - 1:40:40 // Atomic Heart - 1:54:40 // Switching It Up - 2:13:10 // Patreon Qs! - 2:13:10 Games Discussed:  Dreams (PS4) // The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS/Wii U) // Elden Ring // Meet Your Maker (PC/multi) // Dark and Darker (PC*) // The Finals // Marvel SNAP! // Hogfarts: Keg of Pee // Dead Space (2023) // Hi Fi Rush // Atomic Heart // Destiny 2: Lightfall

Joe and Jamison return for their 10th annual Best Games chat.    00:00:00 Intro 00:08:57 Jamison #10 00:15:26 Joe #10 00:21:48 Jamison #9 00:27:50 Joe #9 00:34:45 Jamison #8 00:40:25 Joe #8 00:47:39 Jamison #7 00:53:54 Joe #7 01:00:28 Jamison #6 01:12:02 Joe #6 01:18:09 Jamison #5 01:22:47 Joe #5 01:31:31 Jamison #4 01:38:31 Joe #4 01:41:35 Our Shared #3 01:59:10 Our Shared #2 02:23:14 Jamison #1 02:42:40 Joe #1 02:54:37 Joe Major Honorable Mention 02:56:25 Jamison Major Honorable Mention 03:00:03 Jamison Remaining Honorable Mentions 03:01:48 Joe Reamining Honorable Mentions 03:04:41 Another Top 10 List is Coming!!!   http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse

CHAPTER MARKERS BELOW! HUGE INNOVATION FOR THE POD! (EDITOR'S NOTE: Discord did me fine, but Audacity did me dirty. I've been relocated to a small bayside cottage thanks to the devastating effects of October's Hurricane Fiona, so I've moved this PC of mine hither and yawn since. Throughout this oddysey, Audacity would have the audacity to razz me, my increasing my recording level fifteen points higher than usual. I sound like a pillowcase full of gravel. Nevertheless, the edit came out quite well. Pretty happy with it. I implore you to indulge it, and I appreciate it that you do. On with the episode! - Ben, from the Podcast) 2022? More like twenty-twenty-WHO?! We say goodbye to yesterday with one last trip around the block, as Ben rattles off his top ten games of the year, and the guys award their top honours to eleven games across a variety of categories. We hope you enjoy! TIMESTAMPS : 0:02:55 -- Ben's Top 10 0:05:31 -- Ben's #10 0:11:05 -- Ben's #9 0:15:09 -- Ben's #8 0:18:44 -- Ben's #7 0:20:28 -- Ben's #6 0:27:08 -- Ben's #5 0:31:04 -- Ben's #4 0:35:07 -- Ben's #3 0:45:44 -- Ben's #2 0:47:18 -- Ben's #1 0:58:41 -- Which Games AREN'T Making It To 2023? 1:03:53 -- The Fifth Annual Defend the Podcast Awards 1:05:51 -- Best Meh Game 1:10:42 -- Best Boss Fight 1:17:28 -- Best First Hour 1:22:57 -- Most Helpful Character 1:31:10 -- Biggest Missed Game 1:36:37 -- Best Old Game 1:43:36 -- If I Had A Million Hours Award 1:52:55 or whenever -- Best #Vibes 2:00:55 -- Most Annoying Elden Ring Boss 2:06:33 -- Most Disappointing Game 2:18:58 -- Most Memorable Audio Experience 2:29:10 -- Honourable Mentions of the Honourable Mentions 2:44:45 -- Outro http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://patreon.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro Games discussed this episode: Tunic // Rogue Legacy 2 // Warhammer 40,000: Darktide // Pokémon Legends: Arceus // TMNT: Shredder's Revenge // Trombone Champ // Signalis // Vampire Survivors // Sommerville // Wordle // Marvel SNAP! // Elden Ring // Tinykin // Return to Monkey Island // Immortality // Dragon Quest Treasures // Horizon: Forbidden West // Pentiment // NORCO // The Case of the Golden Idol // Bloodborne // Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Zombies // God of War (2018) // 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim // Mario Kart 8 Deluxe // Neptune's Pride // Portal 1+2 // Tetris Effect Connected // HYPER DEMON // Fortnite // Minecraft // Valorant // Dwarf Fortress // Escape From Tarkov // SCORN // Teardown // Dying Light 2 // Nobody Saves The World // Tiny Tina's Wonderlands // Citizen Sleeper // Prodeus // Stray // Destiny 2: The Witch Queen // Cult of the Lamb // The Callisto Protocol // Metal: Hellsinger // My Daughter Screaming Alot In The Background Thanks To Audacity Juicing The Gain

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 Ragnarok Chat Begins 00:31:31 GOW story stuff begins 00:39:49 Main Plot Discussion 00:58:30 MEGA SPOILERS - Main Plot Finale 01:09:47 FULL GAME SPOILERS 01:16:58 Story stuff conclusion (no spoilers) 01:15:19 Game structure 01:45:35 Miscellaneous stuff 01:49:50 The Sony Game Formula Problem 01:55:35 How do we feel about it all... 02:05:35 The Callisto Protocol

Boy, we're back with another one! On this episode, we all sneak in some God of War (2018) time ahead of Ragnarok's release, we breakdown the spookiest (and not so spooky) games form Spooky Szn 2K22, we get NASTY with Scorn, we breakdown the two big multiplayer titles of the holidays - Modern Warfare 2 (2) and Overwatch 2 (1)! Alot more sprinkled in there... here! Look for yourself! Games Discussed:  • Marvel SNAP (iOS, Android, Steam) • God of War (2018) (PS Now) • Uncharted: Lost Legacy (PC) • The Last of Us Part One (PS5) • A Plague's Tale: Requiem (XGP) • The Mortuary's Assistant (PC) • Happy's Humble Burger Farm (PC) • PUPPET COMBO (PC) • Phasmaphobia (Steam) • DEVOUR (Steam) • Scorn (XGP) • Signalis (XGP) ▪︎ Tokimeki Memorial (SNES/PS1) • Persona 5 Royal (XGP) • Slice and Dice (iOS, Android) • The Case of the Golden Idol (Steam) • Pentiment (XGP) • The Excavation of Hobb's Barrow (Steam) • ADACA (Steam) • Overwatch 2 • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Our links: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitter.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro  

What? Could it be? An episode released within six calendar weeks of the previous episode? We're as surprised as you are. The games machine keeps churning them out over here, and this episode covers a whole mess of bases. We hope you're doing well out there. :) GAMES DISCUSSED: Resident Evil 8 Village DLC: Shadow of Rose // Resident Evil 4 Remake // God of War (2018) // Bloodborne + DLC // Playstation Plus on PC // Vampire Survivors // HYPER DEMON // Prodeus // Stray // Immortality // Dome Keeper // METAL: Hellsinger // ROLLERDROME // Trombone Champ! // FAR: Lone Sails // More! Our links: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitter.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro  

Hang ten, gamers. We're finally taking a break from all our fin summer activities (gamin') to discuss what we've been up to (gamin')! A doozy of a summer recap here, but we do our best to - as always - feign a prompt pace in lieu of meticulous discourse. Hope you enjoy the episode! And if you do, tell a bud! Our links: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitter.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro Games discussed: Neptune's Pride // 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim // Dragon Quest 11S // Fall Guys // Final Fantasy 7 // Hades // Tetris Effect: Connected // Death Stranding // The Ayn Odin Gaming Handheld // The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap // Multiple FPSs // Multiversus // Jedi: Fallen Order // Tunic // TMNT: Shredder's Revenge // SIFU // Stray // Power Wash Simulator // V Rising // Cult of the Lamb // Road 96 // Far: Changing Tides // Rollerdrome // Neon White // Satisfactory // Bioshock + Bioshock Infinite // Bloodborne

We're finally back with very up to date and relevant opinions on the three big games that released 6 months ago!   00:00:00 Intro 00:04:35 Dying Light 2 01:00:00 Horizon 02:10:27 Horizon story discussion 02:20:26 Horizon spoilers 02:30:20 Horizon end of spoilers 02:51:05 Elden Ring

Happy new year! ...... We're a little late with this one, but we boy howdy, have we been gaming since the start of 2022. A special episode as well, as Jamison and Ben record from the same room! Here's a rundown of all the games mentioned this episode. Expect Horizon, Dying Light 2, and Elden Ring chats soon! Nobody Saves the World;  The Gunk;  Tiny Tina's Wonderlands;  Destiny 2: The Witch Queen;  Wordle; daily games;  Knotwords;  Splatoon 2;  Nintendo Switch Sports;  Rogue Legacy 2;  It Takes Two;  13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim;  Co-op Round Up; The Anacrusis, Rainbow 6: Extraction, Back 4 Blood, Alien: Fireteam Elite;  Guardians of the Galaxy;  Unpacking;  Webbed;  Lootriver;  Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void;  V Rising;  Trek to Yomi;  Tunic;  Exo One;  Archvale;  Guacamélée;  Teardown 1.0;  The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe;  Chernobylite;  Vampire Survivors;  Settlers of Catan;  Neptune's Pride Our links: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitter.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/ben_jabro  

It's our 4th (?!) annual Best of the Rest Awards! Every year, Ben, Joe and Jamison take some time to give some time to the games of yesteryear that may not have had their moment to shine, so what better time to go over that, than halfway through February! We've compiled seven categories to award games for their feats in Cooperative play, Boss Fights, Introductory Hour, and more! But before we begin the awards, Ben graces us with his Top 10 Games of 2021! What were your favourite titles of the last year? Sound off in the comments below! Our links: http://youtube.com/defendthehouse http://fb.gg/defendthehouse2 http://twitch.tv/defendthetwitch http://twitter.com/defendthehouse http://twitch.tv/dthben

Well. We spent the last year talking about the build up of these two games SO MUCH, that those discussions would probably account for 40% of our show over the last year. So, what better way to commemorate that love, than to honour those two games with their own episode. Here's our discussion, once-but-not-for-all, on Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042. We recorded this early January, after much time to stew. What's your final take on these two games? Let us know!  

Another year has passed which means it's game of the year time again! Joe and Jamison reconvene to spend way too much time discussing their favorite games of 2021.   00:00:00 Intro 00:05:25 Changes to last years top 10 00:09:02 This years tops tens are a bit weird 00:10:43 Joe #10 00:16:37 Jamison #10 00:25:47 Joe #9 00:29:08 Jamison #9 00:34:27 Joe #8 00:40:20 Jamison #8 00:48:28 Joe #7 00:54:09 Jamison #7 00:59:44 Joe #6 01:03:22 Jamison #6 01:20:43 Joe #5 01:28:16 Jamison #5 01:28:25 Joe #4 01:40:07 Jamison #4 01:45:00 Joe #3 01:51:17 Jamison #3 02:01:27 Joe #2 02:14:52 Jamison #2 02:22:09 Joe #1... kinda 02:32:25 Our Shared #1! 02:47:02 Wrapping Up 02:47:21 Jamison's Honorable Mentions 02:50:30 Deathloop??? 02:52:33 Joe's Honorable Mentions 02:55:25 2021 was pretty good for games 02:55:59 Looking ahead to 2022! 03:01:48 More long chats coming soon! 03:03:26 The End

We've all played the Outer Wilds expansion Echoes of the Eye and get into (albeit light) spoiler territory from 10:00 to 38:00. Then, Ben has played a great many games from Into the Pit, Metroid Dread, and not one, but TWO(!!) JRPGs (Scarlet Nexus and Tales of Arise), we've all played varying amounts of Inscryption, and Jamison is snacking on smaller games like Artful Escape and Sable. To wrap up we chat at length about Battlefield 2042 and... you guessed it, Halo Infinite! Again!

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:11 Psychonauts 2 00:53:21 Deathloop 02:19:56 Kena? 02:22:32 The Next Episode

We talk about Halo Infinite again and recap the Playstation showcase. Then we get into some stuff we've played; Pyschonauts 2, Tales of Aries' demo, Joe somewhat deciphered what Terraria is, and then... well... we spend the last 50 minutes of the show talking about 12 Minutes and how no one should ever play it. Content warning for discussions about a game that contains home invasions, domestic abuse, and incest. I'm warning you now because 12 Minutes sure didn't. DO NOT PLAY IT!!

We're back after two whole months with the longest episode ever! We spend a long time discussing our time with the Halo Infinite play test that happened, marveling at Battlefield 2042, then get into some good old "what we've been playing" discussions. We've got Mario Golf, we've got Zelda, we've got Death's Door, Yakuza, The Ascent, and more!  

In a special hybrid episode, Joe and Jamison chat Ratchet & Clank until Ben barges in and all three complain about E3 2021!   00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 00:59:40 E3 Chat Begins 01:02:58 Geoff and Hideo's Fun House 01:07:43 ooohhhh Elden Ring 01:14:28 Microsoft's Show 01:15:30 STALKER 2 01:17:45 Battlefield 2042 01:21:14 Forza Horizon 5 01:25:06 Redfall 01:27:17 Starfield 01:37:49 Halo Infinite 01:56:56 Nintendo 02:02:10 BotW 2 02:04:07 Wrap Up

We finally wrangled the boys and recorded for way too long! Enjoy 20+ minutes of us going down memory lane by browsing our files and folders, which is just tremendous radio content. Then we've got thoughts on the Not-E3 happenings so far, including the Horizon State of Play and Battlefield 2042 reveal, yelling about people yelling about cross gen games, and hopes for the upcoming shows of "E3". Then we finally get to a few games we've played, like more Dragon Quest 11, some of that new Subnautica, and Griftlands!

Remember these? Even we hardly do! Video games are back on the menu which means Joe and Jamison are back to have far too long review discussions about the latest releases.  00:05:17 Returnal 01:30:15 Resident Evil Village

Friendships are ended when Ben and Joe forget about Jamison's birthday. But then, friendships are reformed with the healing powers of It Takes Two. Ben regales us with tales of playing more DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition S, for the Nintendo Switch (Now on Xbox Game Pass), Joe played a good indie game, a bad indie game, and accidentally beat Loop Hero before taking a long overdue gaming vacation, and Jamison finally played something. The most complicated video game ever made - 13 Sentinels!

We're back, again. Another month has passed! We reflect on a year of covid before getting back to complaining about the important stuff - where are the video games!? We chat about all sorts of games, as is evident by the two and a half hour run time, but I really can't remember what we discussed. Valheim? Most likely. A little Loop Hero?? Probably. The Witcher 2??? The original Fire Emblem???? I think those also came up. There's only one way to find out though and that's to listen to the entire episode!

This episode is brought to you by Manscaped!  Go to manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: DTH #manscapedpod    Have you heard of Valheim? Jamison has been too busy and miserable to get on the viking hype train but Joe and Ben have become thoroughly addicted to it. We also chat about all things Mario, the remarkably lackluster Nintendo Direct and what in the world Nintendo is even up to, lament the return of Mass Effect, and more!

We're back with our first normal episode of 2021! In it, Ben serenades us with not one but TWO top ten lists. He's got his Best of the Generation and Best of 2020. After all that, we chit chat about some video games such as Joe's latest anime school girl game; 13 Sentinels, Jamison played all of Final Fantasy XV for reasons even he doesn't understand, and more!

Joe and Jamison are back for their 8th annual way-too-long chat about the year in games. Enjoy! 00:00:00 Intro00:12:59 Jamison #1000:21:16 Joe #1000:28:25 Jamison #900:37:40 Joe #900:42:24 Jamison #800:48:57 Joe #800:54:05 Jamison #701:01:07 Joe #701:15:43 Jamison #601:22:10 Joe #601:23:17 Jamison #501:32:01 Joe #501:38:38 Jamison #401:48:52 Joe #401:59:25 Jamison #3 02:06:50 Joe #302:14:58 Jamison & Joe #202:42:44 Jamison #102:57:56 Joe #103:03:55 Honorable Mentions03:11:55 Outro

It's time to kick of 2021 with the longest single game discussion in human history! Join Joe and Jamison on the odyssey that is the Cyberpunk 2077 review chat. Despite us saying in the intro that this would include PS5 launch games being discussed, that is false. It's just Cyberpunk. Nothing but Cyberpunk. 4 HOURS OF CYBERPUNK CHAT - oh god.   00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 The launch disaster, bugs, PC version 00:34:22 Night City is amazing 01:14:45 But it lacks interactivity 01:27:20 Early hours are brutal & nothing is explained 01:37:00 Gameplay systems are fun but unbalanced 01:58:40 It's like Fallout in structure & it's messy 02:20:45 The first 15 hours feel missing 02:28:49 RPG and various gameplay thoughts 02:50:00 The language of Cyberpunk 02:57:12 Story Stuff! 03:18:38 Side quest spoiler tangent 03:20:25 Story stuff continues 03:30:05 Concluding thoughts 03:50:36 Ok actual conclusion 03:55:43 Well... bye then

The next generation is here! We did it everyone, we survived 2020 long enough to see the release of these new consoles and unsurprisingly that occupies pretty much the entire duration of this episode. PS5 and Xbox Series X, the consoles themselves, the controllers, the games - we go over it all!

Joe and Jamison are back to discuss their favorite games of the past 7 years! Warning, this discussion is longer than The Return of the King. 00:00:00 Looking back on the last 7 years 00:28:02 Joe #10 00:33:09 Jamison #10 00:40:43 Joe #9 00:45:19 Jamison #9 00:52:15 Joe #8 00:56:12 Jamison #8 00:56:32 Joe #7 01:03:32 Jamison #7 01:15:17 Joe #6 01:22:02 Jamison #6 01:28:02 Joe #5 01:33:38 Jamison #5 01:51:53 Joe #4 02:02:24 Jamison #4 02:11:22 Joe #3 02:18:44 Jamison #3 02:25:47 Joe #2 02:32:54 Jamison #2 02:47:31 Joe #1 02:56:51 Jamison #1 03:16:06 Honorable Mentions and looking forward

Video game season is nearly upon us. We spend the first half of this episode covering all the crazy gaming news that has happened in the last month, tell tales of buying new graphics cards, then fight over which roguelite or like or whatever is better - Risk of Rain 2 or Hades, and more!

So uh... we recorded this a couple of days before the Sony show that happened. So we don't know anything about the upcoming PS5 launch/price/dates/games. CLASSIC! Instead we discuss the Xbox and the surprising Series S price, bad PC ports (aka Horizon), the utter gloriousness of Fall Guys, Risk of Rain 2, and more. Maybe we'll record a shorter little mini-episode sometimes soon to chat about the PS5 stuff since by the time we next record that thing will be almost out. We'll see.   

We are back after a few months since the last episode, this time with the final two major Sony PS4 titles of the generation.  00:01:01 The Last of Us Part 2 1:01:39 TLOU2 SPOILERS!!! 2:20:32 Ghost of Tsushima

We are back one again, having just watched the Xbox Game Showcase, we spend an enormous amount of time talking about Halo Infinite and just what in the world Microsoft is up to. After all that, we realized none of us have played much of anything over the past month except the greatest game ever made... Ring Fit Adventure! 

Ok, so this is very late, my bad. It got lost in the shuffle after recording. This was recorded just after the PS5 reveal show a couple of weeks ago. Joe regales us with his experiences of being a shark and a structural engineer (not at the same time, though that would be a heck of a game), Ben's been mining in all sorts of games, and of course... DESTINY!!! We also chat about The Last of Us 2 and what we expect from it and reviews about it all without having played it as it was only two days away from being out when we discussed it. It's the most relevant conversation we've ever had!  

Recorded right after the RIVETING Inside Xbox, we chat about next gen's slow and annoying reveal roll out along with a whole bunch of random games we've been playing while we wait for literally anything to happen!

We are back for another lengthy review discussion of Resident Evil 3 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake.  We get into some FF7 spoilers near the end, so be aware. As usual, timestamps are below! Resident Evil 3 - 00:00:55 Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 1:04:33 Final Fantasy 7 SPOILERS - 2:19:00

New game releases are back which means it is time to have focused review discussions about them. Joe and Jamison chat for way longer than expected about DOOM Eternal then Ben joins for nearly 2 hours of Half-Life Alyx chit chat. There is a spoiler specific discussion of Half-Life Alyx too so watch out! There is ample warning in the audio though so they won't come out of nowhere and the timestamps are below as always.    Timestamps: DOOM Eternal - 00:02:37 Half-Life Alyx - 01:11:46 Half-Life Alyx SPOILERS - 02:09:20

The DTH office is closed and we are all forced to work from home to bring you important discussion about video games. Uplifting games that definitely aren't about dystopian nightmare futures. Games like Half-Life, Mass Effect, and The Division 2. We also recorded this immediately after the Sony PS5 tech talk, so there are some hot takes on that. It's a crazy time but the podcasts and the gaming won't stop (unless they do in a month because who knows anymore).  Stay safe, be good to each other, and play some games!

The first regular episode of the year. Of the decade, in fact. Wow! Too bad there are no new games out to discuss. Yet somehow, we still managed to blabber on for 2 hours. How did we do it? Only one way to find out, listen to the whole show!

Hello and welcome to another yearly wrap up awards show special episode - better late then never, right? There are spoilers spread out randomly in this episode for Control, Outer Wilds, Death Stranding, Disco Elysium, and potentially more. We explicitly talk about MAJOR Control spoilers from 30:00-42:00, but other spoilers happen throughout and couldn't be time stamped.  First Ben runs us through his Top 10 Best of 2019 list before we move on to the follow awards, where we each have our own winners and runner ups;  Best Moment or Sequence Best First Hour Best Old Game Best and Worst Boss Fight Best Dream Best Outer Wilds Planet Lowest Return on Investment Best Sound Effect The Yet To Be Named Backlog Award Three Gaming Wishes for 2020

Happy New Year! In celebration, come listen to Joe and Jamison whine and complain about all the bad video games of 2019! This will, hopefully, be the first and last of these we ever do.    :D