Lowered Expectations

We're back and worse at scheduling than ever. In this episode we have a very measured and reasonable discussion about Humble Games' 2021 bullet hell RPG Archvale! At least until an overserved cast member shows up to lower the brow a bit.In the second half we answer a fan question, chat about how important small details like cosmetics in a cutscene are to us in what we play, and discuss the merits of capitalisms with a level headedness rarely seen. Eat the rich!

This time around we check our brain cells against Pillow Castle Games' 2019 puzzler Superliminal. Listen in to find out if this mind bending game had an effect on our perspective.For topics this time we shared the series we wish survived their poor releases, creative weapons that stuck with us, and the pros and cons of more and more titles including cross platform play for multiplayer!Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:Spinabenz - drill timeFoolio - Who I SmokeAlison Wonderland - Fuck U Love U

After a brief Summer break we're back to your regularly scheduled programming with our reactions to Eidos-Montreal's 2021 action-adventure Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. After a couple years of scorn does Lane finally get redemption for stanning that garbage Avengers game? Tune in to find out!In the second half discover the risk of being topical as we cover recent events like Fortnite dropping a no build mode and the brand new smash hit Elden Ring! You can always count on the LE crew to be at the forefront of gaming news.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:Anima Drop - Fragile SelfFlexed Up - SADZILLATOGAWALK - SADZILLA x B-TRAIN

Hear how a bunch of Master Chief stans felt about the latest chapter of his saga Halo: Infinite. We talk about the ups and downs this title has to offer and how it stacks up both as both a shooter and as a Halo game in general.In the back half we cover topics including the most fun we've have had playing games in ways the developers did not intend.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:Le Malls - Diamond RingNot Your Dope - Heavens BeatSaka - Salvo

Back 4 Blood dropped with plans to turn nostalgia into sales, but was this FPS out of Turlte Rock studios able to recapture the Left 4 Dead magic for a bunch of dudes who gave Noam Chomsky the ride of his life a decade ago? We give our verdict in the first half this month.Afterwards we take turns chatting about games past we think deserver a proper reboot, which things about gaming trigger us the most, and games we expected to love but wound up hating.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:WEVLTH - DANGERMajor Lazer - Be Together (Kai Maddox Remix)Wizard - Wizard

Welcome welcome to our Game of the Year episode for 2021! We gathered to chat about games we played this year (not necessarily released this year) that stuck out as the cream of the crop. Favorites from episodes past make their triumphant returns alongside the solo endeavors that blew our minds!Afterwards we go back and forth on the most badass moments we've ever experienced in gaming, which game or franchise has the GOAT soundtrack, and our gaming hot take for the year.A sincere thanks to anyone listening through a year of various quality and consistently low results! At least we tell ya in the title ¯_(ツ)_/¯Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:Hideyoshi - MajinahanashiDEAD BLONDE - Мальчик на девятке [PHONK REMIX]Sadzilla - Cell Games (feat. Blake Basic, Drugsta, Santos Santana & B-Train)

It's an overdue anniversary episode and to celebrate we played Double Fine's newest masterpiece Psychonauts 2! Hear us sing praises for the first game good enough to get every one of the boys to complete it.After we name the gaming moments that terrified us the most, roast each other while describing our favorite comfort food games, and then bring it back in for a chat about the multiplayer games we most love to play with friends. We also want to give a HUGE shout out to Kristie for our first ever fan question!!Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:BEATSMASH & Drama B - Clock n Lock nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtREY7KXHnQWitchouse 40k - SPIDERBLOOD (prod. Zyller & Acid)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLAUIxq0BYsSkrillex, Noisia, josh pan & Dylan Brady - Supersonic (My Existence)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U41bONK2V-U

It's a sequel! Get ready to get spooky with us as we delve into The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope for our 2nd annual Halloween episode. Man of Medan was universally praised by the boys, so how does the witchy town of Little Hope follow up?In the back half we woke up and chose violence, as discussions about game genres we can't stand and the first games that made us truly rage abound!Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comMusic used in this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTkavYCrNLc

Join us back on our journey as the assault on Nightstone continues. Will we be able to find the goblin king? What dangers do he and his soldiers have in store for us? Why don't podcasts normally have a studio audience? We answer these questions and more!Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

Finally! It took us eleven episodes but we have finally found a game that everyone was frustrated by. Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of The Ascent, a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG that comes so close to being good.After all the whining we also discuss our all-time favorite gaming waifus, great games we couldn't finish, and more!Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

We're back again! Lightsabers in hand, slaying spiders left and right on our way through EAs Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Can there truly be a Star Wars game post-Lucasarts that isn't just a soulless cash grab? We try to answer that here.On top of that, we dive deepish into our favorite DLCs and villains, and puzzle over the future of game ownership.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

This time around the boys tried our hand at a joint venture, gearing up and dropping into the co-op FPS Deep Rock Galactic from Ghost Ship Games! Did I hear a rock and stone?We also chat about which games we have sunk the most hours into and rub our few brain cells together wondering about the future of gaming exclusives.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

This time we played Undertale, the classic indie RPG created by Toby Fox. We also dig into video game deaths from the past that scarred us and much more!Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

It's happening!! The Lowered Expectations crew is tacking a crack at what might be the most loosely structured DnD experience you've ever heard. But what we lack in knowledge and experience we more than make up for with enthusiasm and alcoholism.Join Rudolph the Red Nose, Dingle, Vagine Wizardsleeve, Jizmack the Gusher, Gappy Hilmore, and Chip the fuckin narc as they embark on the Storm Kings' Thunder quest and start learning just how little we know about a life of adventure.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

This month we are razing hell with Doom Eternal, the FPS developed by id Software. Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of life in the power armor of Master Chief's angriest big bro.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

Long time no speak! This month me n the bois played Control, the third person supernatural shooter which answers the question "Does having superpowers and a magic gun automatically mean you're the boss?"You bet your sweet ass it does.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

We're back again to share our thoughts on the Metroidvania action-adventure Hollow Knight! Find out who liked it and who was dropped on their head as a child.Please email us for comments and suggestions at:loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comFan Wiki and Walkthrough:https://hollowknight.wiki.fextralife.com/Walkthrough

Ho Ho Ho everyone! Me and my merry band of morons worked soft to bring you our discussion of A Plague Tale: Innocence, an action-adventure horror stealth game. And as if that weren't enough, we're switching up our format! Bringing to the group discussions about the subjects from the gaming world we've had stuck on our minds recently.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com

Howdy Folks! You didn't ask for it, but we did it anyway! Join me and the boys talking about our game this month West of Dead, a rouge like isometric shooter.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comGames we played this month:Firewall: Zero Hourhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall:ZeroHourRocket Leaguehttps://www.rocketleague.com/COD Cold Warhttps://www.callofduty.com/blackopscoldwarAssassin's Creed Odysseyhttps://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/odysseyJedi Fallen Orderhttps://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-orderCOD Cold WarRepublic Commandohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarWars:Republic_CommandoSuper Mega Baseball 2https://store.steampowered.com/app/414870/SuperMegaBaseball_2/Firewall Zero Hourhttps://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA09831_00-FIREWALL00000000Ff VII remakehttps://www.inverse.com/gaming/final-fantasy-7-remake-xbox-switch-pc-release-dateWonderboy - the dragons traphttps://www.thedragonstrap.com/Diablo Season 22https://us.diablo3.com/en-us/Assassin's Creed Originshttps://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/originsHadeshttps://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/Persona 5 Royalhttps://atlus.com/p5r/

Oh man we're still making a podcast!! This is the crew's Halloween Special as we get together to talk about this months game Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan! A spooky decision based game from Supermassive Games.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comGames we played this month:Firewall: Zero Hourhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall:ZeroHourVader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Serieshttps://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/vader-immortal-a-star-wars-vr-series-ps4/Yakuza 0https://yakuza.sega.com/yakuza0/Destroy All Humanshttps://destroyallhumansgame.com/The Final Stationhttps://thefinalstation.gamepedia.com/The_Official_Final_Station_WikiDemons Tilthttps://www.demonstilt.com/Doom Eternalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_EternalUntil Dawn: Rush of Bloodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Until_Dawn:_Rush_of_Blood

Oh man, we're back! Even if you didn't want it, you got it!! Today we go over our game of the month Dead Cells, talk about what we've been playing this month, and go over what we're going to play for October! I've heard it may be something spooky!!Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our website!loweredexpectationspodcast.comGames list for the episode:Dead Cells: https://dead-cells.com/Diablo 3: https://diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/Forza Horizon 4: https://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/games/fh4Distance: http://www.survivethedistance.com/Stardew Valley: https://www.stardewvalley.net/Sea Salt: https://ycjy.itch.io/seasaltWest of Dead: https://westofdead.com/The Golf Club 2019: https://www.thegolfclub2019.com/Marvel's Avengers: https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/Assassins Creed Odyssey: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/odysseyAssassins Creed Origins: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/originsBlood Stained: Ritual of the Night: https://playbloodstained.com/Overcooked 2 : https://www.team17.com/games/overcooked-2/Moving Out: https://www.team17.com/games/moving-out/The Messanger: https://themessengergame.com/picnic-panic/Dark Siders Genisis: https://darksiders.com/

Oh man look at that, we made a podcast! Come with us as we talk about our two chosen games this month, Carrion by Devolver Digital and Neon Abyss by Veewo games.Please email us for comments and suggestions at: loweredexpectations420@gmail.comPlease visit our Website!loweredexpectationspodcast.com