Gamersvantage Podcast with Steve and Jake

Games we play, news that means stuff to us and whatever else we want to talk about.

We talk alot about the upcoming Star Wars, Marvel and movies.  Our first 15 mins is all about the new Armadas in Star Trek Fleet command.  Then it's The Outer Worlds, Rage, and a bunch of other stuff. 

We talk about games, games, and more games.  Gears 5, Borderlands, Link's Awakening, World War Z and that goose game.  Some thoughts on some recent news (mostly around Sony) and we wrap up with thoughts on Blizzard's recent blunders.

Steve sets the record straight on Gears 5.  Mike give his impressions on Link's Awakening.  We discuss The Last of Us 2 and God of War and the emotional impact of video games.

Gears 5 has released and Mike gives us his first impressions.  That along with Control the new game from Remedy.  We also talk about our adventures in console acquisitions.

Steve and Mike discuss all sorts of stuff on this podcast.  Star Trek themes, studio acquisitions, games we are playing and more. Join in and listen.

Steve finally returns from his vacation.  Steve and Mike get all caught up on what we've been playing for the last couple of weeks.  Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Danganronpa, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, New Super Mario Bros Wii, and whatever else we decide to chat about.

Steve and Mike talk about Danganronpa, Mortal Kombat 11, Days Gone, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario v Rabbids,  Castlevania, My Friend Pedro, and Star Trek: Fleet Command. After catching up with games we talk about what we think releases for the next gen may look like and the support of backwards compatibility

GamersVantage is back!  Yes that is right, we are back with a new co-host, Mike. Join us as we discuss our thoughts and feelings on the latest E3 conference and kick off the rebirth of GamersVantage!

We talk Red Dead, E3, the new Assassin's Creed, God of War, and some D&D.

Steve and Jake get back to our roots and just decide to talk about whatever.   Forget news, forget release stuff.  We just talk about the games we play and whatever suits our fancy.

Steve and Jake talk about Doom (4), Nier (the first one), Ys (the remake of the 3rd Ys), Forza MotorSport (the second one) and all the fun things we want to play in 2018.

Steve and Jake review what they played and like in 2017 and share a brief view into what has been on the docket for 2018.

Steve and Jake give their final thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Origins, Super Mario Odyssey and Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds.  Then we talk about a bunch of other games we are playing. Listen in, it's good fun!

Steve and Jake talk alot about the new releases of Assassin's Creed and Super Mario Odyssey. And what is a Boo exactly?

In case you care, this is actually Episode 55. Steve and Jake just talk about what they are playing, Assassin's Creed, Super Mario: Sticker Star, Burnout: Revenge and some other stuff.

We talk about Mario, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, and Persona. We respond to listener messages and Steve has a mini rant.

In this episode Steve and Jake talk about Mass Effect Andromeda, Paper Mario, both the original and Color Splash and Persona 4.  Jake gets triggered due to Steve's opinions on Paper Mario, so that's fun. We talk some news and then launch into a lovely discussion about character creation which gets us to our question of the week: When you have a game with a character creator, do you accept the default or do you create your own?  If you create your own, who do you make it look like?

E3 has come and gone.  We talk all about the conferences and our thoughts.  What we liked, and didn't like. Enjoy!

Steve give his final thoughts on Horizon Zero Dawn and Jake gives his first impressions on Mass Effect: Andromeda. We discuss some news, read some listener feedback, dream about the Mass Effect Unified Trilogy and then discuss the top ten moments in the Mass Effect Trilogy.

We talk about Paper Mario, Super Mario World, and...Horizon Zero Dawn which Steve loves. Jake discusses his Mario Timeline and compares to some other Mario timelines and theories out there. Some links for our episode: Game trailers mentioned: Burgertime Commercial - 1983 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Debut Trailer Official Resistance 3 Teaser Mario Timeline links: OK, Bear With Me: What If Mario And Wario Are The Same Guy? The Extraordinary Quest to Put All the Super Mario Games On One Timeline

This week we discuss the upcoming Nintendo Switch and how it will affect the handheld market. Here's some links for stuff we talk about: DuncanR2N's PSN Profile Mario14th's PSN Profile Trailer List: Horizon Zero Dawn - E3 2015 Trailer | PS4 Killzone®3 - Justice Trailer Assassin's Creed 3 - Official Connor Story Trailer E32008 - Ubisoft Prince of Persia Trailer Assassin's Creed Revelations E3 Trailer Prey 2 - E3 2011 Cinematic Trailer Ratchet & Clank®Future: A Crack in Time (Comic Con) Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - Air Strike Red Dead Redemption Debut Trailer The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer Honorable Mentions: Halo 3: ODST - We Are ODST Trailer E3 Cinematic Trailer HD | Assassin's Creed 3

We talk about Paper Mario, Persona 3, Final Fantasy XV, the Mario timeline and Yoshi's Island and some other random stuff. We finally have a GV10List so listen in and enjoy. Here's a couple of links we mention in this week's podcast: Watch christober72304 Derelict's Movie Moment - Ratchet and Clank NieR: Automata – A special message from YOKO TARO

Steve and Jake talk about games they played in 2016, their personal GOTY picks and a look forward to 2017.

A new year, a new episode! Assassin's Creed movie, Final Fantasy XV and The Last of Us dominate this discussion.

Gears! Bioshock! Undead Nightmares! Oh my! Nintendo finally showed their new console, the Switch and Rockstar revealed Red Dead Redemption 2. We talk about that stuff. Whats your Greatest Video Game Moment Ever? _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage

Jake played a bunch of Destiny.  Steve beat a bunch of games and talks about it; Yoshi's Island, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Halo 5: Guardians, Gear of War: Judgement, and Gears of War Ultimate.  We also talk about some games we are currently playing like Persona 3 and more Gears games.  We finally address some listener feedback from April (yeah we are slow).  We also discuss the possibility of a PS5 announcement sooner than later. The GV 10 List returns inspired by Steve's playthrough of Yoshi's Island with some memories of rage quitting games. Let us know about your rage quite memories! _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage

Episode 43 is here! Once again, we talk about Assassin's Creed (it's what we do) and the announcement of the Ezio Collection and what we would want from an Assassin's Creed (the first one) remastered release. Then it's onto Yoshi's Island, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, and No Man's Sky. We sidebar into a discussion about the PlayStation 4 Pro and the Xbox Scorpio and if 4K gaming really matters. Finally we wrap up with a joint discussion on Journey (yes we finally played it) and Uncharted 4. Our question for the podcast: Do you have a favorite game? Is it different from the best game you ever played and why? _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage

Steve and Jake are back! And we are bringing you a fun filled episode with all the answers to life, the universe, and everything! We discuss what we've been up to for the last little while, and recap all the games we've played. We go into a bit more detail on a few games, like Doom, Mass Effect, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. No GV 10 List this episode but we'll for sure have one for next time. _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage

In this episode Jake gives us an update on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Steve updates us on Mad Max, The Witness, Halo Wars, Halo: Reach, Ryse and his impressions of the Xbox One. We also discuss some news and in our final topic we discuss linear games and a new GV10List of great games that linear. _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage

Jake and I decided to record our first impressions of Batman v Superman.  Originally intended to be included in a full sized podcast, we decided, since we weren't able to record this weekend to just get this out there as it is.

This episode is chock full of goodness with Jake continuing his run of Paper Mario games and starting in on Paper Jam.  Steve continues playing all sorts of stuff; Dragon Quest IV, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Defense Grid 2, Lego Indiana Jones 2, Mad Max, and The Witness. We also discuss the news about Microsoft allowing cross-platform play and Sony's response. Finally we end with some listener feedback and a new GV 10 List: Games that are art. Oh and you can find Steve's page on the Backloggery here: DuncanR2N's Backloggery _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage  

Jake give us a update on Paper Mario and compares and contrasts Super Paper Mario with the previous entries.  Steve talks more about his LEGO run and focuses on LEGO Indiana Jones 2 and goes into detail about his time with Mad Max.   We also get a brief glimpse of Steve's Everybody's Gone to the Rapture impressions before we dive into news, listener responses to our last podcast and this weeks GV 10 List, Reasons Why Physical Media is better than Digital. _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage.com  

After a month long break, Steve and Jake are back with talk about Paper Mario, Borderlands 2, LEGO Batman, Life is Strange, Mad Max a bunch of new and a new Top 10 List for franchises that we want to see LEGOized. Questions for this podcast: How do you say niche? What series, IP or franchise would you like to see transformed into a LEGO game? _______ Links for this Episode: Super Cafe: Bros Before Marios _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage.com  

In our first episode this year Steve and Jake each pick our top 5 games for 2015 and we look forward and talk about the 2016 games we are excited about.  We also talk about what we are currently playing, and some news. Questions for this podcast? What were your favorite games from 2015? What are you excited about for 2016? What happened to the nose on the sphinx in Egypt? _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage.com  

Yes, this episode is all about Star Wars.  We talk about the new movie, the old movies and what we want out of the franchise going forward.  Beware of spoilers for Episode VII! Our questions for this podcast?  Should we continue talking about release dates and general gaming news?  Let us know! _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage.com  

Steve and Jake are back!  This episode Jake gives us his final thoughts on Mass Effect 3 and the trilogy in general with some speculation on the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda.  Steve gives his final thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.   Steve and Jake discuss the Game Awards and what they should keep or change.  And we wrap it up with a discussion about the newly announced PS2 Emulation on the PS4. _______ Find us at: www.gamersvantage.com Email us at: steveandjake@gamersvantage.com Follow us on Twitter @Gamersvantage.com

Steve and Jake talk about Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Mass Effect, Animuses (animi?), Helix Servers, DNA sequencing, mass relays, and a lovely discussion about Mass Effect 2 and it's value to the series.  We also talk a bit about Paris Games Week (honorable mentions go to: Detroit: Become Human, Uncharted 4, Dreams, Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Gravity Rush 2, and Ratchet & Clank) and Blizzcon and wrap it up with this episode's 10 List: Games we loved but everyone else hated. Some stuff we mention: Uncharted: Golden Abyss Blooper 21 must­-watch trailers from Paris Games Week 2015 Music breaks: Mars from Mass Effect 3 by Sam HulickPokitaru from Ratchet & Clank by David Bergeaud

Steve and Jake are back and in this episode we start off discussing the recent Star Wars trailer. Jake gives his thoughts on Mass Effect 1 & 2 and Steve give some updates on Destiny and Uncharted: Golden Abyss.  Steve wraps the Now Playing segment with initial impressions on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. For our not very Halloween episode Steve and Jake discuss 10 spooky moments in video games. Music Breaks for this episode: Family from Assassin's Creed: Syndicate by Austin WintoryTwinkle, Twinkle from Dead Space

In this episode we talk about what we are playing (Uncharted, Destiny, Assassin's Creed: Rogue), recent news since our last podcast, recent and upcoming releases and 10 things games should (or shouldn't) do.Plus, listen in for our free PS4 game giveaway!PS4: Big Holiday Lineup, Lower Cost Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, at the 2015 GeekWire SummitJoin the GamersVantage community on PS4!Music Breaks for this Episode: Nate's Theme from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune by Greg EdmonsonThe Last of Us from The Last of Us by Gustavo Santaolalla

In this Episode we talk about Super Mario Maker, Destiny: The Taken King, Metal Gear Solid, and Need For Speed: High Stakes.  We launch into a discussion about the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (and my frustration with the Collector's Edition) and a bunch of news; the new Nintendo CEO, Kingdom Hearts 2.8, rumored BioShock collection for PS4/Xbox One, a new Nintendo controller patent, and a few others. Some links for this episode: Super Mario Maker: "Will You Save Your Son?" Geoff The Hero's Custom Level Super Mario Maker - 5 awesome levels that play themselves [Don't press anything!] The Tetris God DuncanR2N's Destiny Profile

Steve and Jake talk about Let's Plays, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Borderlands 2, Metal Gear Solid franchise and Metal Gear Solid 3 original release vs the Subsistance/HD releases.  We also discuss various new releases, news items and other stuff that pops into our heads. Mario 14th Vote on My Next Let's Play Jimmy Kimmel YouTube Vids: YouTube’s New Video Game Watching Service Video Game Watchers Are Mad at Jimmy Kimmel Gamers Educate Jimmy Kimmel Andy Gilleand's Video Game Movies Persona 2: Innocent Sin FAQ by ThatGuy4913

In this episode Steve and Jake discuss TRON: Evolution, Shadow of Mordor, Never Alone, Borderlands 2, Final Fantasy X HD Remaster for the PS4 and Persona 2: Innocent Sin. We also talk about several news items and the backward compatibility of the Xbox One and how it could impact console sales for this holiday. And for a suprise, we get a fun diversion as Emma joins us and tries to trip us up with some riddles. Here's some links for this week's episode: Madden NFL 16 | Madden: The Movie Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection - Story Trailer Uncharted Trilogy: PS4 vs PS3 Graphics Comparison

It's more Doom in this episode as Jake was able to finish Doom 3. We discuss Doom, Dead Space, Infamous Second Son, and Shadows of Mordor.   We also take a brief gaming detour to discuss Ant-Man and Jake's new soundbar. We also discuss a few news items and the August Games with Gold and Sony's Playstation Plus games. Links for this episode: Specs for Jake's new soundbar: HT-CT80 Xbox Live Games with Gold for August 2015 PS Plus: Free Games for August 2015

In this episode Steve and Jake discuss Iwata's passing and other gaming news, DooM 1 & 2, Heretic, Hexen, Batman Arkham Knight, Watch_Dogs, and inFamous Second Son.  We also revisit our discussion about the emotional impact of games. Links to items from the podcast: Gravitation on SourceForge Doom 4 Trailer with old Doom sounds  

This episode is all about Batman and E3.   We talk about the new game, and give our thoughts on E3. As mentioned in the cast: Report: Nintendo NX release planned for July 2016 Batman: Arkham Knight - Batmobile Race: Mental Blocked

Steve & Jake talk about Splatoon, Batman Arkham Origins and Blackgate, Metro 2033 Redux and a few other games.  We then talk about E3 and what we'd like to see for E3 2015 Metro 2033: Bad checkpointing

Oh no! Episode 25 was derailed by a bad audio file!  Due to scheduling we wont be able to record until next week.

This week we talk about Battlefield: Hardline, SMT: Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Tower of Guns, Hohokum, Splatoon Test Fire, Mass Effect and a few others.  We discuss some news, new releases and wrap it up with a discussion on console fanboys.

Steve and Jake are back and we talk about Mario Kart DLC, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Battlefield 4, and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin.   We also discuss some news items, Nintendo's new strategies, and answer listener emails.

To start off we talk about Star Wars!!! Steve and Jake then jump back to games and talk about Battlefield 3 & 4, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Aruzik, Mario Kart 8, Guild Wars 2, and Mass Effect.  We also discuss Star Ocean 5 with a brief discussion on the state of the JRPG in the western world and we wrap it up with our thoughts on the Guitar Hero/Rockband resurgence. Some links for you: Wii U - Shin Megami Tensei & Fire Emblem Crossover Project Gameplay Trailer Battlefield 4: Unusual Wind Patterns And because you know you want it, here's Shepard and Wrex for 10 minutes: Shepard and Wrex for 10 Minutes