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Join us this week as we discuss what we’re all agreeing to be the best example of a remake done right, which is Resident Evil 2 Remake!  The game is fantastic and we break down what makes it look and feel like a brand new game.  After our main discussion of Resident Evil 2, we … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 34 – Mr. X Gon’ Give It to Ya →

Players, its been a while since we’ve played a more retro game and this week we return with a discussion of a classic game that many of our No Clipping members love, which is Fable!  We dive deep into a discussion of the 14 year old game, and what our experiences were playing it in … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 33 – Peter Molyneux’s Sweet Little Lies →

Players, its not often our group plays a game that we all have strong negative opinions on, as we generally pick games we’re confident will be enjoyable.  This week’s bro-play of Anthem, is one of those outliers and we discuss the very few things that are right with the game, and the many things it … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 32 – This Anthem Is Not Our Jam →

As the game Apex Legends continues to take the gaming world by storm, we reflect on the fantastic series that Apex is the spiritual successor of, which is Titanfall!  This episode, we discuss the incredible campaign of Titanfall 2, and why some think of it as one of the best single player shooter campaigns, in … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 31 – Into Each Life Some Titans Must Fall →

This weeks episode might be our dirtiest episode yet.  For our dirty 30th episode, we discuss the game that has taken the battle royale world by storm, Apex Legends!  We talk best guns (Mozambique

Alright, agents.  Its time to hit up the Dark Zone and get some awesome loot and w…actually who are we kidding, we’re going to get spawn camped at the gates.  Lets just stand in a circle at the Terminal and do jumping jacks, while we discuss our experiences with Tom Clancy’s The Division!  We’ve been … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 29 – Bulletproof Hoodies →

Oh boy I sure hope you’re interested in Dragon Age, because there is plenty of it in this weeks episode!  Brett and Mike go in depth on a game that makes both of their top 5 of all time lists, and that game is Dragon Age Origins.  The conversation is as deep as the game, … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 28 – Whose Thedas is it anyway? →

This week we dive deep into the fun and interesting universe that is the Tomb Raider reboot series!  We talk about all three games from this current Tomb Raider franchise, starting with the 2013 game, and ending with our main discussion of Shadow of the Tomb Raider.  Definitely one of our most in depth discussions … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 27 – Tomb Raider Ramblings →

This week is the conclusion to our two part discussion of the classic Gears of War!  We dive deep into the single player this week, and discuss what it is about this game that made it such a great experience both 12 years ago and today.  After the main discussion of Gears of War, we … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 26 – Marcus Locust is a Fenix →

In our first two man episode of the year, Eric and Taylor discuss fantastic but extremely difficult game that is Celeste!  You know a game is difficult when you’re player death total is over a hundred, and we discuss why the game is still amazing despite it.  After the main discussion of Celeste, we give … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 25 – Tricky Strawberries →

Grab your gnashes and run up to sniper, cause its time to talk Gears of War multiplayer!  This is a game that everyone at NCR had played together online for 2+ years straight, and hosts some of our favorite online gaming memories of all time.  This episode is all about Gears of War multiplayer, and … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 24 – 11-2 Gridlock →

Bring your Gjallarhorn and Dinkle-bot, and hop on that Sparrow, because its time to talk Destiny! This week’s episode is all about Destiny 1, and we break through the ice (using our Ice Breakers of course) of this episode and chat about our experience playing the game together for so long and why it has … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 23 – This Podcast Came From the Moon →

Happy New Year!!! Welcome to our first ever year-end review show, where we discuss all the games and gaming experiences we’ve had in the past year. Many of us still cant believe we’re at 22 episodes and the journey to this point has been a blast. We talk favorite games discussed, least favorite, and even … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 22 – 2018 Year-End Review →

This week’s episode is all about our memories with classic free to play games, that seem to be mostly dead for some reason. We discuss our favorite free shooters from over the years, and how you dont have to spend money to play fun games (except when you buy the overpowered MP40 in Battlefield Heroes). … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 21 – Free To Pwn →

In terms of quality, we’re thinking this episode is a yellow drop, as it is a beautiful and rare entry into our completed bro-play list.  It is actually a proper couch co-op game for once!  Join us for our in depth discussion on Diablo 3 where we talk satisfying gameplay loops, awesome loot, and…yeeting?!  Later … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 20 – Yeeter of Souls →

Players, we’re currently in hiding from Al Pachino, who has been relentlessly pursuing us after our latest bank heist.  Rations are low and there seems to be no end in sight to our running from the law.  But we did decide to use this free time to record our latest episode, and this week its … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 19 – Reservoir Dolts →

We finally tackle a classic entry of a beloved series that captures our hearts and kicks our asses at the same time.  METAL GEAR?  Thats right! This week we talk Metal Gear Solid and how its aged over the past 20 years.  Some parts did better than others, but the experience left us with a … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 18 – Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Inputs →

This episode like so many others, feature everyone’s favorite bad guys…the Russians!  It also has Gary Oldman, Ice Cube…and the main guy from Avatar (name?).  We talk about some news stories from the week including the nuke warm reception of Fallout 76, and then move on to our main discussion of Call of Duty Black … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 17 – 360 Nope Scope →

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Welcome to our first No Clipping Required Thanksgaming episode, where we discuss games, thanksgiving gaming stories, and…cranberry sauce?  (Kevin’s opinion about it is wrong)  Our bro-play for the week is a multiplayer combo of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Team Fortress 2 vanilla on the Orange Box for Xbox 360!  Somehow TF2 … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 16 – Winner Winner Turkey Dinner →

Everyone here at No Clipping Required is excited to present to you our first ever guest episode!  This week we are joined by Bill aka @NOMOORE1, to talk Rocket League and all the insanity that comes with it including its crazy skilled competitive scene and $3000 dollar hats!  After learning more about competitive Rocket League … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 15 – Rocket League of Extraordinary Toppers →

November is here, folks and that means no more bad Halloween jokes (or so we thought).  This week we discuss the fantastic game that is Battlefield Bad Company 2!  The game’s surprisingly great single player and exceptional multiplayer, make this eight year old title stand out from the slew of military shooters of that generation, … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 14 – (Not that) Bad Company 2 →

We now come to the stunning conclusion of No Clipping Required’s Halloween Spooktacular!  This week we finish up our 2 part discussion on the fantastic game Alien Isolation.  Also we brought Kevin back who turns out, is an android.  We dive deep into the games mechanics and share our favorite stories and moments playing it … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 13 – Alien Isolation pt. 2 →

Welcome to the first episode of our two part finale of the No Clipping Required Halloween Spooktacular!  We’re finishing the month strong with what was easily the scariest horror game we played together, Alien Isolation.  This episode breaks down the story, tone, and immersion of the game, and next week’s episode will cover its gameplay … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 12 – Alien Isolation pt. 1 →

As we continue our Halloween Spooktacular all month long, the time now comes for us to talk about a very interesting little retro title called Parasite Eve!  Between all about bad 90’d CGI, pre-rendered backgrounds, and the ….! INTERESTING dialogue, this is game is terrifying in ways we did not anticipate.  After that we laugh … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 11 – Pre-Rendered Jello…! HOT! →

We continue our Halloween Spooktacular this week and oh boy do we have a spooky one for ya!  We talk about the game Alan Wake and Alan’s eternal struggle to keep his flashlight going with the worst batteries on earth.  It was a fantastic play-through and we really enjoyed discussing it despite the game’s hilarious … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 10 – Alan Woke →

Welcome to the kickoff episode of our Halloween Spooktacular!  We’re talking about a horror game every Monday this month, and what better way to start it off than with our discussion of Resident Evil 7!  (THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!)  We talk favorite bosses, least favorite parts of the game, and why you just cant trust … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 9 – Ya Cant Trust Grandma →

John Woo’s Stranglehold has everything you could want in an action game.  Guns, food carts, fruit stands, explosions, bullet time, and of course hilarious glitches.  Join us for our in depth discussion on the game as we dissect the insanity that is Inspector Tequila’s rampage and cigarette wasting habit.  Later on in the show we … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 8 – Cheap Cigarettes & Cinematic Doves →

This Week!  Saddle up and ride on over to the couch for this week’s discussion of GUN.  We discuss our group play of the 12 year old western game, and gush over one of its specific mechanics that we think should be in every western game (We’re talking to you Rockstar).  Later we read some funny … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 7 – The Good, The Bad and The Buggy →

This Week!  Ain’t no party like a Mario Party ’cause a Mario Party IS 50 TURNS AND LASTS FOREVER.  This week we chat about our favorite retro party game and friendship destroyer, Mario Party!  Perseverance will be tested, alliances will be broken, and palms will be blistered.  Then later we laugh at some PlayStation 2 conspiracy theories … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 6 – Ain’t No Party like a Mario Party →

NOTE: Apologies for the inconvenience, but we had a recording issue for about 12 minutes of the recording that resulted in a clicking sound (28:00-40:00).  It is not present in any other part of the episode. This week! We discuss our play through of Red Faction Armageddon, and tell you if it really deserved the hate … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 5 – Speak Softly and Carry a Magnet Gun →

This week we rest up at the bonfire and have a fireside chat about Dark Souls!  We talk about breaking each other’s builds, killing a friendly npc for his armor, and much more! We also try to sing some boss music (and nail it obviously).  Then we laugh at some retro fan mail that reminds … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 4 – Dark Souls, Sun Bros →

We go retro this week and talk Perfect Dark and our eternal split screen co-op struggle against Phil Collins and his band of thieves (just listen and it’ll make more sense).  Then we read and laugh at some more retro fan mail and listen to one of us get salty about Monster Hunter World. Thank … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 3 – Perfect Dorks vs. Phil Collins & Co →

This week we talk about our group playthrough of Mass Effect (and keep the Andromeda talk to a minimum for Brett’s sanity). We chat about some game news and funny old fan mail as well. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! All feedback appreciated! Talking points: Fallout 76 full release and beta details, Red Dead … Continue reading No Clipping Required Ep. 2 – My Favorite Podcast on the Citadel →