Paul & Moses: Play

It's GOTY time again at Paul and Moses: Play, so join us for a look back at one of the greatest years in gaming. It had its ups and downs, and you'll hear all about them on this week's episode.

It's episode 100, and thanks so much for listening over the past couple of years! This week we catch up with Moses in Baldur's Gate 3, and we'll see if Paul has any fresh insight into Bloodborne, as he continues his fourth adventure through the game.  A visit to Moses' namesake comes next, followed by an old school road trip. We've also got some music to share, and Moses recalls how gaming can be there for you when you need it the most. We'll see you in the next 100!  Special thanks to TaxOwlbear on YouTube. 

On this episode we'll hear how Moses is faring in his adventures in Baldur's Gate 3, and how Paul has once again fallen in with an old favorite.  We've also got a little Teardown love to share, some killer music, and your favorite ursine disk jockey. 

As Moses' Baldur's Gate adventure begins to ramp up, Paul must consider what game comes next.  We're also joined by our special guest Phil Sullivan as we discuss one of the most difficult NES games of all time, Battletoads. Don't forget your Clearasil!

With Moses finishing Outer Wilds it's time for another (Giant's) deep dive, and we're going to spoil the hell out of everything, so be warned! This is a Paul and Moses Play Must Play, so if you haven't yet, we'd strongly encourage you to do so before listening. We've also got music talk, Baldur's Gate, and lessons from the next generation.

This week we reflect on one of the only bad parts of a great game: when it's over. With Paul and Moses closing in on the end of two of their favorites, it only seemed appropriate. We've also got Stardew, Mario, Apex, and more. So join us, oh weary traveler!

Welcome back to the Baldur's Gate 3 show, with returning special guest Outer Wilds! While other games pile up, nothing can come between our hosts and their adventures within these masterpieces two. We also jam out to some meaty tunes and examine a cantrip or two, so don't miss it!

It's time for the next episode, and we're keeping the BG3 and Outer Wilds conversations coming. We also find out how Paul saves Moses from Moses, and chill out to a few more video game tunes.

Get ready for all Baldur's Gate 3, all the time! As Paul begins his journey into this dense masterpiece, Moses puts a few more pieces of the puzzle in place in Outer Wilds. Put on your boots ‘cause we've got a Combat and a Wars in Game Ranks, and then it's on to this week's special guest. Severin Brunges-Turl joins us and answers our questions six, before jumping right back into Faerûn for even more (spoiler light) BGIII discussion. 

It's finally time for Armored Core VI on today's episode Paul and Moses Play! Hear Paul's lengthy initial impressions, and we'll also get Moses' latest update from Outer Wilds. After a couple classic Game Ranks our hosts contend with topics such as Disneyland and Funiculars, and Moses answers a Genuinely Tough Question.

Welcome back to the show, and this week Paul will get Moses' latest update from Outer Wilds, and the two of them begin to reflect on Diablo 4 as a whole, warts and all. Paul also presents Moses with a Fun Little Exercise, and Moses responds in kind, with Kojima-esque results!

Paul and Moses are back, fresh off of beating the campaign for Diablo 4. They'll discuss the story and their overall thoughts so far. Moses then ranks a classic tank battler and Paul adds the fourth game in a beloved series involving stealing cars to his list. Our hosts also shout out their favorite lap dwelling gaming companions before moving on to yet another taste of the music in Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG. We wrap things up with 2 Paul-style Tell Me Abouts and a red hot Make My Game!

Paul and Moses are back with loads more discussions of Diablo IV, and a look to the next few games they might be playing.  Moses then ranks an old Parable and Paul reaches back to a very special bike ride in 1996. Moses also reveals why he Pokemon Stayed, to his mild regret. He also talks about his brief stint as a techno-scout liaison.  Paul then presents Moses with The Official Gamer Quiz and Moses follows suit with a query on video game doctors. An apple a day for Paul and Moses: Play!

Paul and Moses return after a lengthy mourning process and they've got loads to discuss, featuring a deep dive into their new adventures in Diablo IV. Moses also revisits a dry dusty favorite, and Paul let's out a joyful Cry for a game Far in the past.  Paul also reveals what he loves about his co-host (aww), and we also talk about a book called Dune. 

Blaseball is dead. At least we have Diablo to comfort us.

It's finally Zelda time! Join our hosts as Paul regales Moses with tales of his first dozen hours of Tears of the Kingdom, with all the ups and downs that this entails. Moses also shares his Apex triumphs, followed by their impressions of Humanity. We've also got Gandalf as kleptomaniac (burglar?), the origins of Tip-Tup, and literal body horror. Thrilling! 

It's another episode for you to enjoy, and we'll start by catching up with Moses continuing adventures in Outer Wilds and his final thoughts on Titanfall 2. Paul just wrapped up his second playthrough of Mario Odyssey and will share his experiences as well.  We've also got personal memes, mimics, and more! Don't forget to email us at paulandmosesplay@gmail.com!

Welcome back for another week, chock full of gaming goodness. Moses kicks things off by revealing why Monday Night holds a special place in his heart, and Paul follows suit with an old Super Mario game, for the Wii.  We've also got a long awaited chat on ludonarrative dissonance, tales of Moses' children, and a real open and shut Make My Game. Thanks for listening! 

This week Paul shares his overall opinion after wrapping up RE4 and Moses catches us up on his Outer Wild adventure. Next up our hosts blast to the core of the show, with Game Ranks. Moses keeps it light and dark. After this our hosts discuss what they love, including a peppy fighting game announcer and then a total “Rise from your grave” type situation. You'll find all this, plus Chess gripes and our hosts thoughts on taxation and gun control. Paul and Moses: Play… Catch it!

With Spring about to sprung, Paul and Moses' fancy for games are on the cusp of lightly turning to thoughts of love. Until then they discuss the Return of the Donk, Cosmic Royalty, and the time Paul's brain was Rocked by Katamari. Paul also shares some of his favorite villager barks, and the two of them discuss dying VS diving, vis a vis Fall Guys. Get a little elevator action in, and we'll call it an episode!

This week on the show we're back with all of your favorites, including Elden Rungs and dis-including your Blaseball Update! Examine heartstopping leitmotifs, the likes of which will invoke the work ‘arpeggio' at least once. We've also got the 10 Years 3 Questions 1 Game question for Moses, greenhouse tragedies, and more! 

We've got a jam-packed episode for you this week, complete with: -Controversy! -Lemmings! -Mr. X! -Dr. Wolfenstein! -Kindly A.I.! and much more! Paul and Moses: Play... join the conversation!

On this week's show we check in with Moses once again for an update on his continuing adventures in Elden Ring, while Paul grapples with the more distasteful elements of Persona 4. Moses then Ranks a second triumph, and Paul adds the third game in a beloved franchise to his list. Next up Paul shares some more music and Moses asks Paul the Kena Question, followed by the Worst Blaseball Update ever. We've got all this and more in store for you this week, and thanks as always for listening!

This week we kick things off with an update in Moses' questing in the Lands Between and Paul's new cozy JRPG. Moses Piks a Min and Paul sticks a man in this weeks Rankings before they move on to discussions of potatoes and Parables. That's all the alliteration for this week, but stick around for your Blaseball Update and don't forget to Make My Game!

Paul and Moses return for another episode, discussing Outrun, Chicken Police, and a man with a shield named Glide. Later, Moses Builds a Boat, because, frankly, he must. Paul RE-builds a village, just for kicks. A tremendous musical track is shared, and then another. And of course, Blaseball continues! Paul and Moses: Play: Catch it!

This week on the show Paul and Moses once again chat up Elden Ring and Yakuza, rank a couple favorites, and dive deep into what gaming means to them. The main event this week, of course, is the triumphant return of Blaseball! Find out what our host think of the latest iteration of their favorite splort, and stick around for Make My Game!

Paul and Moses: Play is back for 2023, and we start things off with the return of a beloved old feature as Moses once again attempts to climb the ladder of Elden Ring. How many rungs? Up or down? We'll have to wait and see! Moses then talks about the next game on his list, showing us that you don't always want to avoid the ‘noid. Paul follows suit with a game that will surprise absolutely no-one. Next up Moses tells us what he loves about the work of Jesse Schell, and our hosts discuss how some of the fundamentals of games and play come together. Paul also asks an uncomfortable question. Following this it's your final Blaseball Update before the triumphant return of our favorite splort. It's time to get hyped! It's time for the return of Blaseball!

It's time once again for Paul and Moses: Play's Game of the Year! Join our hosts as they look back upon 2022 and reveal their favorites, before buckling down and coming up with their shared ranked list. Thanks as always for listening!

Seasons greetings from Paul and Moses: Play! This week join Moses as he once again grips the rungs of Elden Ring, and Paul as he attempts to puzzle out the deepest secrets within Tunic. After Game Ranks our hosts also discuss True Darkness, as well as Tunics's in-game instruction manual. Paul notes the way it ignites imagination and doesn't hold back on being nearly inscrutable at times, too. Moses dreams up a new Blaseball feature, we've got your Blaseball Update, and of course we close things out with this week's Make My Game, none other than Strife of Stipulation!

Paul and Moses are back for another week, and start things off with a little Elden Ring update from Moses before the two of them discuss their impressions of the mobile co-op game The Past Within. Paul corrects last weeks Game Rank and adds an unprecedented *two* games this week, and there's not a Shadow Of a doubt that Moses isn't Cross about it, he's simply not that Evil. Moses shares his love about the ongoing conversation of inspiration between creatives and how it manifests in some of our favorite games. Paul also shares his love of video games as a shared interest, leading to many avenues of camaraderie and conversation. Next up Paul asks Moses to benignly force him to do something, with satisfyingly predicable results! Moses asks Paul the Children Question. A little bit o' Blaseball and we Make My Game and call it an ep!

Welcome back for another episode, and this week our hosts share their glee at finally getting a couple of PS5s for themselves. We'll start with some impressions on the PS5 before moving on to our weekly Game Ranks. Moses brings his first Kart Racer into the mix, and Paul gets mixed up and re-ranks his favorite Bach-based game. Following this, Moses sings the praises of mic'd randos on Apex Legends, and some of his experiences engaging with voice chat. Paul then reflects on the pod itself and the future of the show. Don't worry though, we're not going anywhere! The talk gets even realer as Paul asks Moses to tell him about his Dark Souls play philosophy and strategies, and if he may get stuck into ruts of his own making. It's a heaping helping of souls searching that you won't want to miss. Moses then asks Paul about his favorite Blaseballer, with frog-like results! Speaking of Blaseball, we've got another edition of the Update for you, then we Make My Game and call it a show!

It's time once again for Paul and Moses to bring you the latest in Game Rankings, What We Love About, what we Tell each other About, and the return of the Blaseball update. Will Paul survive until the end of this week's show? The answer is no!

On today's show Paul and Moses discuss their current gaming diets, and tie up a few loose ends while they're at it. Will Vampire Survive? Has Moses Strayed? Next up Moses ranks the most Deluxe dot muncher he can, and Paul brings the most Loopingest of Heroes. We also find out what Moses loves about PS Plus, and Paul shares his affection and nostalgia for the mysteries and legends of gaming past, and our hosts muse about ways to bring back that sort of surprise and myth to the current gaming landscape. It's then time for our six month checkin on Moses' adventures in The Lands Between. Will he ever finish Elden Ring? I'm gonna say… yes! A Kario Mart adjacent topic comes next before we Make (Your) Game and call it a day. Thanks for listening!

Join us this week for more Inscryption talk, including an important disclaimer for all of you dentophobes out there. We also rank it up, with Moses bringing a Heavenly Rhythm game and Paul singing the praises of the 11th Final game set in a Fantasy world. After the Blaseball Manor candles are extinguished once more, we slide right into our guest segment featuring Ryan Gan. He brings his cornucopia of gaming history and knowledge to bear as the three of us engage in a rollicking discussion of Dark Souls, obscure Japanese arcade games, and much more. It's all Chiller and no filler this week, so oh, won't you join us? Sorry about the mystery squeaks towards the end of the episode, too!

Welcome back to new week and a new show, where our hosts catch up on their recent gaming, including talk about Inscription and Trombone Champ. It's then time to Wright some wrongs, as Paul adds a long overdue classic to his rankings and Moses remains to legit to acquit. Sorry. Up next our flights of fancy to turn to talk of love, as Moses returns to Apex once again, and Paul discusses the delights of sharing games with people who don't play games that often. After a little Tell and Tell we have another tiny baby Blaseball Update, but fear not! Blasetober is upon us! Joy!

Join us for this weeks show, where Moses and Paul give a couple of cultural juggernauts their due, including a double dose of Zelda. They also talk about Apex and predators, pray you don't miss it. One last baby Blaseball update before the return (we hope) and then we close things out in the usual fashion with Make My Game. Paul and Moses: Play… catch it!

On this weeks show Moses shows no reservation when praising his ranked game this week, and Paul dives deep with his own selection. Moses also has a few tunes to share again as he brings back the classic mash-up album Ocarina of Rhyme. You'll never open a chest the same way again! Unless you are an adult and it's just a little one and you gently kick it open, because nothing beats that. Things then take a culinary turn as Paul asks Moses for his top gamer grub, and Moses asks Paul to regale him with tales of PVP past. Got a nice little Blaseball Update, and a nicer, littler Make My Game to wrap things up!

Welcome back to the show, and this week our hosts discuss why we start with Peoria and how best to clamber on your mates. We've also got Moses with a few stray observations, we share a few tunes, and then the faintest whisp of a Blaseball Update. Rejoice, the return is nigh!

After a few semi-tumultuous weeks, we're back! Join us for all the usual fun, with Moses taking us to the (suitably grim) darkness of the far future and Paul taking us to a game with a point of… view. Moses then has a few Points to make about the Stormy new Apex map, and Paul talks about what a balm, a boon, a salve, and a needed distraction our favorite hobby can be, especially in tough times. Our hosts then tell each other about a thing or two, Make My Game, and then it's off to bed. With full pudding privileges!

Welcome back to the show, and this week Paul and Moses add their 60th games to their Favorite Games of All Time lists, one host peering back into the mists of time, and the other is um… jamming out? Following this we'll learn what Paul loves about no-takesies-backsies in Freeway and discover Moses' favorite button, before hearing the very definition of fun itself. Look it up in the dictionary if you don't believe me!

With Elden Rungs in the rearview our hosts hop right into Game Ranks this week, following a brief bit of diplomacy from Moses vis a vis the relative merit of either of the coasts of this nation. One's Golden, the other's got Rhythm, and together they comprise our ranked games this week. Oh, you go big guy! Next, you've heard of Wii Sports, but E-Sports?! Moses tell us about his unique role within this competitive space, and after this Paul probes into Moses' past with questions about his favorite childhood meatspace games. Speaking of games, sometimes you see the prompt for Make My Game and you immediately know it has the potential to be something special. Our final segment this week bears this out perfectly, as our hosts brainstorm… Bodyline.

Paul starts this episode off by sharing his triumphant victory over Elden Ring, and begins his reflections on the game as a whole. After this our hosts will rank it up, with Moses discussing a Split in Time, and Paul lamenting that he was not, in fact, the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT! Up next, Paul tells us what he loves about pets of the super-auto variety, and Moses follows up with some questions for him about his favorite little guys. This week's guest is Dan Steger, who leads a discussion on the character designs of some of our favorite fighting games, and the visual vocabulary that tells us so much with just a glance. We also check out some leaked Street Fighter 5 combatants, and then head over to Make My Game to wrap things up.

Welcome to this weeks show, and whether you're familiar with the podcast or a brand new listener, we're happy to have you with us. This weeks episode will be a departure from the norm, but not before Paul and Moses add a game to their list of favorite games of all time. Would you rather have a bird in your backpack, or a parasitic alien life-form mistake you for it's mother? Find out on Game Ranks! Our hosts had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Games, Learning, and Society Conference in beautiful Irvine California last week, and they'll be sharing a series of mini-interviews that they conducted with several attendees. Students and faculty alike will dig deep and share some of their dearest gaming memories, tales of their favorites, and more. Thanks again to GLS 2022 for having us! We'll be back next week with our usual slate of features, and we hope you'll join us then as well!

Elden Ring? More like ELDER Ring, as Paul and Moses will surely be old and grey by the time they're done playing and discussing Fromsoft's opus. We then trace Moses' love of trees back to his very childhood, wherein he and his friend quested across loam and branch alike, in search of what lay beneath. Next we explore the antithesis of a tree, namely a bipedal nuclear weapons-equipped tank called… Sahelanthropus? No… it can't be! Paul then reveals that the un-dudening is now complete, as Jeff Gerstmann has quit Giant Bomb. A brief tribute follows. Speaking of bombs and other weapons, next Paul presents Moses with the ultimate time-honored question involving armaments and martial combat. We take a brief look into the future before we make this week's game, so listen in!

Paul and Moses' prison of delights continues apace, with Paul nearing the endgame of Elden Ring while Moses dutifully carves his way through the mid-point of the same. Next on Game Ranks our hosts look back on a pair of Nintendo favorites, so sharpen your baleen, strap on your bird wings, and come along for the good vibes. Speaking of favorites, we'll also offer up a tiny morsel of good-ish news when your Blaseball Update returns, before we head on over to today's guest segment. Grant McDaniel join us this week to express his love for adventure games, and lament the decline of this classic genre, and the three of them then Make My Game before flying off into a serene blue sky.

As today's show opens Moses grapples with his pledge to play 78 new games in the year 2022, which amounts to 6.5 games a month, or well over one new game each and every week. Will he succeed? The answer may not surprise you! A few stories from the Land Between lead into this weeks Game Ranks, with Moses bringing echoes of the past and Paul bringing boatloads of microgames. From micro to mini next with what Moses loves about the metro, and he's put through his paces as he names the next generation of consoles. Join us on this week's train to Gametown for all of this and much more!

On this week's show Paul and Moses recount their continuing adventures through the seemingly endless saga of Elden Ring. Will it ever end? Do we even want it to? ...No! The hour is then at hand for Moses to add another Zelda game to his ranking, and Paul adds a timely game to his list as well. Moses also details his affection for the intersection of insects, pinball, and mail delivery. Yo-who? Yoku! We round out the show with praise for The Stanley Parable, as well as one more time-related musing.

Paul and Moses are back, so get ready for another steed-load of Elden Ring discussion, some regal and REAL additions to their game ranks, and Moses tells us where he might go in Lordran for a good work/life balance. Paul is then prompted to share his most terrifying nightmares before they make a game and call it a day!

As Moses girds his grid, Paul grits his teeth through multiple heart-stopping frights, courtesy of your fiends at Elden Ring. A sequel to a party follows, washing the scares away. Some healthy Oatmeal comes next, perfect for eating. Speaking of perfect for eating, Kirby! Friend of the show Johanna has been playing the pink puffball's latest, and Paul loves to watch. Moses then takes Paul on a tour of his farming toils, and then right into a scenario straight out of your favorite Black Mirror episode. All of this dovetails into a Make My Game for the ages… of 6-12!

This week Moses finally brings a Legendary game to the very Apex of his list, and Paul adds a game that is equal parts Donkey, Funky, and… Cranky? After recapping their top 50 respective games our hosts slide into their usual features, highlighting Picross, a pop quiz, and Paul's ranking methods.

At the top of todays show our hosts debut a new feature, with Elden Rungs joining the lineup. Moses is vindicated and Paul is fascinated during their rollicking discussion. After Game Ranks Paul and Moses turn to fond memories of youth as well as grim predictions for the future, and be sure to listen to the end to hear Paul's cold develop in real time!