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Three friends catch up whenever they can to talk about video games, what they mean, and why we play them.

Fans of the Genre

  • Sep 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h AVG DURATION
  • 56 EPISODES


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Fans of the Genre - 09/09/2018

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 57:01


The boys talk about Marvel's Sony's Insomniac's Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, friendship and gentrification in Donut County, how good-as-hell Dead Cells is, and how Yakuza is now Mikey's favorite series ever. Then, they recap all the good stuff at PAX, including Untitled Goose Game (GOTY forever), Ashen, and Boyfriend Dungeon.

Fans of the Genre - 04/06/2018

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 74:36


XCOM 2, DIvinity: Original Sin 2, Assassin's Creed: Rogue, Sea of Thieves, Into the Breach, Dragon Ball Fighterz

03/09/2018

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 56:32


Episode 51

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 65:14


This one goes out to the one I love Topics: Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Quest Builders (Switch), Monster Hunter World, Heat Signature, Battlefield 1

Episode 50: I Think We're Going to Stop With These Episode Titles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 65:09


Brian's out, so Mikey and Rhoades spend a ton of time talking Monster Hunter, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Battle of Gods, and Star Wars.

Episode 49: I Think Video Games Are Alright

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2018 55:50


Brian and Rhoades talk Celeste, Destiny 2, WoW, Fortnite Battle Royale, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more.

Episode 48: We Played Every Single Video Game Ever And Lived To Tell The Tale About The Games

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2018 59:52


Suggested Talking points: Mario Odyssey, Wolfenstein II, SteamWorld Dig 2, Gorogoa, Prey, Heat Signature, Floor Kids, SUPERHOT, Rimworld, Tumbleseed, Blossom Tales, Celeste, Quadrilateral Cowboy, Rimworld, Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft, Little Nightmares, Butterfly Soup, Subsurface Circular, What Remains of Edith Finch, Labo, Dark Souls Remaster, The World Ends With You

47: Season 2, Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 63:28


The men of FOTG get back together to discuss Battlefront II's progression system, Wolfenstein II, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Chrono Cross, and the hills we'd die on (it's LARE-uh).

Episode 46: Charlie Walentiny

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 79:20


Surprise! We brought on the only fan of Fans of the Genre: Charlie Walentiny. Charlie joins us to talk about Sony's big Paris Games Week showcase, Yoko Taro's adult film ambitions, Call of Duty WW2's weird-ass loot boxes, and more. Then we ask him about what games make him cry. You Won't Want to Miss This.

Episode 45: Happy Mario Day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 54:45


The boys get started with HQ and whether Scott is conscious of his internet popularity. Then, they talk about the beauty of Dead Space, the difficulty in Cuphead, the charm of Steamworld Dig 2, and the genius of the Picross game on Switch. Finally, they wrap it up with the news about a new Animal Crossing game for phones, as well as NeoGAF closing its doors as ResetEra takes its place.

Episode 44: UNTIES

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 72:36


The boys are back together to talk about Unties, the Super NT, Naughty Dog's bad response, EA shutting down Visceral, Star Wars, and IGN acquiring Humble Bundle. Then, we discuss Stardew Valley and how good Pajama Sam is.

Episode 43: Lootboxes and Ennui

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 56:45


Rhoades and Mikey talk a little bit about spooky games we like to play around Halloween, before talking about Cuphead, Destiny 2, Golf Story, and the ever-constant sense that life has no meaning and you're not sure what steps to take next. Honestly we have very positive outlooks on life.

Episode 42: It Didn't Feel Bad... It Felt Good

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 56:17


Brian's back and we've got spicy takes on Red Dead Redemption 2's new trailer, the SNES Classic, Star Fox 2, Getting Over It, Bluehole/Epic, Euclidean Lands, Destiny 2, FTL and Metroid: Samus Returns.

Episode 41: WHERE MY FIRETEAM AT

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 47:22


Brian's out, so Fireteam FOTG is just Mikey and Rhoades. They go through the news before talking all about Destiny 2! Eat it, Brian!

Episode 40: The Return

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 56:09


We're back with tons of news outta that Nintendo Direct, plus we talk about all the games we've played over the past month. We talk Divinity Original Sin II, Destiny 2, Nier Automata, Mario + Rabbids, Tabletop Simulator, XCOM 2, Night in the Woods, Banner Saga and more!

Episode 38: SAMF

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 51:31


We're Salty-Ass MotherFuckers, living the NFL. Topics Discussed: Overwatch, Hearthstone, Artifact, UFO 50, Telltale Batman: The Enemy Within, Dragon Quest Builders 2, No Man's Sky

Episode 37: Fans of the Genre The Hedgehog

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 45:29


It's only been a few days since you last heard from us, so not much is new. We do find ourselves going down a weird Sonic The Hedgehog-inspired hole. Wait. That came out wrong. (DeviantArt don't get mad at us please.) We then talk a bit about Mario Kart 8, Path of Exile, WoW, Quiplash 2 and Hollow Knight.

Episode 36: Tacoma

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 46:31


The boys have played Tacoma, the latest game form Fullbright. We gush about its mechanical hook and its smart ideas about AI, and how we feel about immediately comparing it to Gone Home. Then, it's more PUBG, Splatoon 2 and Dragon Ball Super talk! Stick around.

Episode 35: [Extremely Owen Wilson Voice]: Wow!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 60:47


We played games! Mostly together! Lots of talk about Heroes of the Storm, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Splatoon 2, as well as a quick rundown of this week in gaming, including our thoughts on the Destiny 2 beta (that we haven’t even played). Listen! Share! Subscribe! Wow! Listen! Share! Subscribe! Wow!

Episode 34: M'kay

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 61:04


After some Game of Thrones talk, we discuss Rhoades' PC-building adventures, PUBG, Splatoon 2, the new Kingdom Hearts III trailer, Galaxy's Edge in Disney parks, and the new game from the creator of "Her Story." Games discussed:

Episode 33: We Bought a Zo- uh, a PC

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 43:01


Rhoades is back from vacation, ready to talk about Summer Games Done Quick, the new Overwatch character DOOMFIST, the new Netflix Castlevania series and more! Games discussed: Fire Emblem Awakening, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Super Castlevania IV, NieR: Automata, Oxenfree

Episode 32: When Daddy's Gone, The Children Shall Play

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 49:34


Rhoades is out on his honeymoon, so Brian and Mikey are holding down the fort this week. We talk about the Steam Summer Sale, our adventures in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and the future of Metroid and the Nintendo Switch.

Episode 31: Just Got Back From LA!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 55:40


Boy, flying, right? We're fresh off the plane from E3, where we definitely played so many of those hot-ass games. So stoked to have been at E3 with all our friends. E3 was great. We played looks at writing on hand Stern Doors Battletron 2

FOTG E3 2017: Bethesda, PC Gaming, Ubisoft and Sony

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 71:15


Mikey and Rhoades run through all the highlights from Bethesda, PC Gaming, Ubisoft and Sony. We are here to share our thoughts with you over the web (yeah, that was a Spider-Man reference).

FOTG E3 2017: Reactions to Microsoft and the Xbox One X

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 31:55


Damn. Microsoft announced so many games at their E3 press conference, as well as more details on the Project Scorpio, now known as the Xbox One X (ugh, terrible). Will this make Rhoades buy an Xbox? (Probably not). Plus, we saw more about Anthem. We talk about it all. (Note: We discussed this before we realized the developer of The Last Light supported GamerGate and tweeted sexist stuff in the past. FOTG and Infinite Dogs do not condone the harassment and attitudes bred from GamerGate. It was a harassment campaign, nothing else.)

FOTG E3 2017: Reactions to EA Play

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 28:11


The boys got together to react to EA’s #EAPlay press conference, where they introduced Bioware’s Anthem (more on that at Microsoft’s press conference today), showed off Star Wars Battlefront II, and gave us a taste of A Way Out. Also: sports.

Episode 30: Excited for the Future Videogames

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 70:06


We're all about that E3 baby! We get together to discuss E3 2017, our favorite E3 memories, what we posted about on Facebook in 2008, as well as what we've been playing!

Episode 29: After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 63:40


Will Far Cry 5 be able to tackle its subject matter without sticking its foot in its mouth? Are the Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild good? Why did Rhoades play The Order: 1866? How's Overwatch these days?

Episode 28: Manic PC Dream Girl

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 61:42


The Project Rap Rabbit Kickstarter has us a little skeptical, as does Destiny 2. That doesn't keep us from speculating a whole bunch. Plus we talk about our continued adventures in Zelda, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Return of Obra Dinn, Prey and Thumper.

Episode 27: Be Bad and Be Bad At It

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 68:45


What are some of your favorite obscure games that other people might not know about? We have a couple! We discuss them, as well as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Prey (2017) and more!

Episode 26: Print this Episode Out, Hang it on Your Wall

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 53:34


Every once in a while we get weirdly tired of playing videogames, which is bad because we host a show dedicated to videogames. What do we do when we feel exhausted by the very idea of picking up a controller, and what are some good games to play to get back into it? Or, is it sometimes good to step back and reevaluate your relationship with games? (Yes.) Topics: Videogame fatigue, Nier Automata, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, Bloodborne, Prey (2017)

Episode 25: "I put a guitar in a toilet in Tacoma"

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 53:15


Brian and Mikey went to the PIG Squad Drink N' Draw in Portland and played some games! After they give the lowdown, we then continue to discuss my complicated relationship with Telltale games, as well as What Remains of Edith Finch, Kamiko and more.

Episode 24: Sorry about this one

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 28:44


We lost most of Mikey's audio on this one, so the last half is just me and Brian . It's a little awkward and raw, but we had fun. We discuss Kimmy (read our review), the SNES Classic (read our wishlist) and traveling with the Switch.

Episode 23: We got bought

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 39:49


Fans of the Genre got bought by a scrappy yuppy startup. Visit infinitedogs.com for articles. It's a website. Topics discussed: Infinite Dogs, Overwatch Uprising, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Persona 5, mobile gaming

Episode 22: All of the Spectacle, None of the Sin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2017 53:10


We're back after a week off (ugh, marriage) to talk about games that immediately turned us off, as well as Dark Souls 3 DLC, Bethesda Pinball, KAMI 2, and, wait a minute — Brian played Destiny? What? Original music by Jon Bash.

Episode 21: History Repeats Itself

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 51:24


We sat around a virtual table to discuss our history with gaming, buying M-rated games when we weren't supposed to, our favorite games of all time, things our older siblings did with OUR games, and a whole lot more. Original music by Jon Bash

Episode 20: Sign a Petition to Change the Ending of this Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 70:54


Better late than never, right? The boys are all in the same room to discuss the Mass Effect Andromeda backlash, harassment in games, TypeShift, Kinda Funny, Nintendo Switch, Zelda and more. Thanks for listening! Regular episodes resume March 27.

Episode 19: Wringing the Content Towel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017 56:58


The boys come together to talk Zelda (again), Packing Up the Rest of Your Stuff on the Last Day at Your Old Apartment (that's a real game folks), No Man's Sky games that aren't inherently competitive (Gone Home, Firewatch, Her Story, Journey, ABZU, Night in the Woods, etc.) and a few other bits and bobs. The content runs through it.

Episode 18: No Rules, Just Right, Your Way, Have Fun

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 63:24


The Switch is here! Sort of!

Episode 17: Night in the Goods

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017 71:44


As your go-to source for news, reviews, previews, babes and more, we OBVIOUSLY already have a Nintendo Switch (no we don't). Just like those smaller sites, we get tons of early games and consoles (no we don't). It's only natural we'd have the hottest takes on just how that lil portable baby feels (we don't, but we can speculate based on the podcasts we listen to). Topics discussed: Nintendo Switch previews, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls, The Yawhg, Nioh, Night in the Woods, console UI Original Music by Jon Bash.

Episode 16: Casted Pod of the Video'd Game

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2017 68:13


This week has us discussing games of the video variety, particularly the enduring traits of Japanese games. Then, we talk more about what sets Nioh apart from Dark Souls (which Brian picked back up this week!). All that before Mikey waxes poetic on Yakuza 0.

Episode 15: LINK LINK

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017 61:52


The boys are back in town, and they have a bunch of fun stuff to say about The Besties (welcome back!), Terrace House, Hitman, Final Fantast XIV, For Honor, Link's full name and more! This one gets a little silly. Thanks, dwinkies! Original music by Jon Bash

Episode 14: THE BIG GAME

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017 61:24


Ah yes, the big game! What a rousing display of physical ability. Very good. We talk about the highlights from yesterday's big game, as well as how Nintendo is doing pretty well with that there mobile strategy! Rhoades has more Hitman stories, Brian dumped WoW (not really), and Mikey is rolling for cute anime fighters. Discussed: The Big Game, Hitman, Final Fantasy XIV, Kingdom Hearts, Night in the Woods, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem: Heroes, Resident Evil 7, Dark Souls, Idle Thumbs (goodbye!)

Episode 13: Resident Evil 7 - Week One

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017 79:16


Rhoades spent like 30 minutes trying to come up with a Resident Evil 7/Donald Trump parallel but couldn't. Suffice to say it would have gone something like: Which is the real resident evil, the game... or America? Wow. Very insightful and spooky. Anyway, this episode is heavy on politics partway through. We are... unhappy with the current administration and used this episode to air our grievances. We do talk a lot about Resident Evil 7, Hitman, 2064: ROM, Kingdom Hearts and more.

Episode 12: The Anti-Rhoades Power Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 69:49


Hey readers, it's Rhoades. I'm out this week, marching in DC. That leaves Mikey and Brian to talk about... well... tbh I didn't listen, so we'll find out together. I assume only very nice things.

Episode 11: Hype Train Choo Choo All Aboard

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 84:44


George Berry (@strifedarko) joins us today all the way from the UK! George is a developer (producer?) at Team Woodsalt, where he and a small group of devs are making Sonder. We learn about Sonder, then talk about the Nintendo Switch, Kingdom Hearts, Titanfall 2 (again), Hidden my game by mom!, and a few other games. Also, we get an update about Brian's journey through Dark Souls.

Episode 10: Empty Nostalgia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017 66:01


Today, we wax nostalgic on a few "older" games, namely Kingdom Hearts, Dark Souls, The World Ends With You and Bayonetta. Weirdly enough, there's some sort of thread between all of those, which let us discuss how far games, systems and storytelling have come since the PS2-era. We also spend a fair amount of time talking about DOOM (2016). It's a good ep, y'all.

Episode 9: Happy New Year

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 68:35


We all joined around an actual table this week, for the very first episode where we're all in the same room. The holiday season has us talking about what we want from the Nintendo Switch, a new Assassin's Creed, as well as The Surge, a follow-up to Lords of the Fallen. After that, we talk about the late Carrie Fisher and the ways in which we enjoy Star Wars.

Episode 8: Super Mario Brothers Running for iPhone

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 73:12


We're preoccupied boys, so we missed last week (sorry!). We're back for the final episode of 2016 to talk about games, video games, video games, video games and video games. We're a little torn on Super Mario Run and it's always-online requirement (and its silly friend codes), but we still find time to celebrate our love for Overwatch, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Song of the Deep, Steamworld Heist and more! Note: Toward the VERY end we talk a little bit about Star Wars: Rogue One. You've been warned!

Episode 7: A Real Clustertruck

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016 97:36


Mikey's back, and we're here to reflect on the week that was, as well as discuss Watch Dogs 2, Clustertruck, Burly Men at Sea, Invisible Inc, No Man's Sky, and some problems with Telltale games. Then we talk about how we cope with delayed games before moving into hot takes!

Episode 6: Collegiate Esports (with Kevin Hoang)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016 54:57


We're joined by our very first guest! Kevin Hoang, president and co-founder of the Washington Gaming Association, joins Brian and Rhoades to talk about competitive gaming, what colleges need to do to curate programs for esports and the benefits of gaming as part of a community. Mikey couldn't join us today, but he'll be back next week!

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