People Who Play Podcast

In this Episode, Jay starts out talking about his further progress in Devil May Cry 5 as well as Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Jamie then talks about his complete impressions of Fire Emblem Three Houses after finishing a play through. Next Jay and Jamie go over their most anticipated titles each month from now till the end of the year, from Control, to Gears 5, Borderlands 3, The Outer Worlds, and much more. Check out what you have to look forward to the rest of this year.

In this episode, Jamie starts out talking about the newest Nintendo release Fire Emblem: Three Houses. After that he talks about Elex and Far Cry: New Dawn. Jay kicks off with further impressions from Pathfinder: Kingmaker, then talks about the immersive chill experience of Tetris Effect in VR on PC. Finally he talks around finally getting around to Devil May Cry 5. For the discussion, Jay sets out where each of the three major platforms is right now at the tail end of the generation, and then they get into what each platform needs to do starting next fall to succeed in a new generation.

In this Episode, Jay starts out by talking about finally finishing the greatest game of all time, Baldur's Gate 2, then segues into how Pathfinder Kingmaker compares. Jamie talks about how finishing Sekiro got him to go back to Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, and The Surge. Then he talks about his impressions of Lovecraft's Untold Tales. He finishes up with his positive impressions of Hades despite the Epic Store issues surrounding it. Next they discuss what they thought about the announcement of the new Switch Lite hardware and what Nintendo is aiming to accomplish with it. Finally they go over the more notable games released in 2019 that they have played and how they feel about them in a game of the year context.

In this episode Jay and Jamie go over what happened at E3 and how their predictions stood up. They keep a running point tally and compare at the end. They go over the highlights and low points of all the conferences and their own take away moments

In this Episode Jamie kicks it off with a discussion on the just announced Baldur's Gate III, and Jay joins in to talk about why it is such a seminal moment for them. Next they get into predictions for each of the major upcoming E3 conferences: Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and finally Nintendo.

In this episode, Jamie starts off talking about his play through of Metro: Exodus, then covers some recent games that came to Gamepass: Vampyr and Operencia: The Stolen Sun. Next Jay joins in for a discussion of the ups and downs of some recent major live service games, Anthem and The Division 2. Finally they end with a discussion over Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and whether or not the game is unfairly hard.

In this Episode, Jay and Jamie start off talking about their impressions on Kingdom Hearts III, both from the viewpoint of a long time fan and a newcomer to the series. After that, they talk about the newest Battle Royale breakout Apex: Legends.

To Celebrate episode 50, Jay and Jamie dive into an episode all about the recent VIP Demo for the upcoming Bioware game Anthem. They talk about their experiences, the technical issues, as well as what worked and was fun in the gameplay and story structure. Tune in to hear about what was good and what needs work before the final release.

In this Episode, Jay starts off with his impressions on finishing Life is Strange Season 1. Then he continues with his initial impressions from starting Season 2. Jamie talks about finishing The Way Remastered, and getting back into Torment Tides of Numenera after recently finishing Planescape Torment. Jay and Jamie then have a discussion on the recent news of Bungie splitting off from Activision, and finally what the Division 2 moving from Steam to the Epic Store may mean about PC gaming.

In this episode, Jamie catches up by finishing The Last of Us Remastered as well as Planescape Torment. Jay goes into playing and finishing Celeste and why he wishes he had played it earlier in the year. Next they go over their "gaming resolutions" for 2019. Finally, they talk about the ramifications of the recent LEGO Hobbit and Lord of the Rings games being delisted with no warning.

In this Episode, Jamie and Jay finish out the remaining award categories: Best Shooter, Best Indie, Best Strategy, and Best Remaster/Port. After that they discuss and deliberate over the nominations for overall Game of the Year for 2018.

In this Episode Jay and Jamie go over the first five categories of their game of the year series: Best Platform Exclusive, Best Multiplayer, Best Role Playing Game, BestAction/Adventure, and Best Looking Game.

In this Episode, Jay talks more about Skyrim VR, and then joins Jamie in talking about the new release from Capybara, Below. Jamie then gives an update about his experience with the online matchmaking in Smash Bros Ultimate. Jay and Jamie then close out the year before the upcoming Game of the Year discussions with a look forward to all the games they are looking forward to the most for 2019.

In this Episode, Jamie talks about playing The Messenger and Into the Breach, then some new additions that launched on Gamepass with Ashen and Mutant Year Zero. Jay joins in as they talk about their impressions of Smash Bros Ultimate, then Jay talks about his experiences with his new Oculus Rift with Robo Recall and Skyrim VR. They finish off the episode with a discussion of their favorite winter and holiday themed games as well as holiday memories about games.

In this Episode, Jay talks about his experience in the controversial Fallout 76, then Jamie joins in talking about Pokemon Let's Go as well as their final thoughts on Red Dead Redemption 2 after the credits roll. Jay goes over his final thoughts on finishing Pillars of Eternity 2, and Jamie give an update on the progression system in Battlefield V. Finally they talk about the thought process that goes in to the upcoming Game of the Year discussions.

In this episode, Jamie talks a bit about getting back into Mass Effect Andromeda before discussing more Red Dead Redemption 2 with Jay. Then Jamie goes into his first 10 hour impressions with Battlefield V on EA Access. Jay talks about trying to finish up Pillars of Eternity 2 as well as finishing Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Next they talk about the highlights from the XO18 event, and what the Xbox acquisitions of Obsidian and InXile mean to them. Finally Jay talks about the Detective Pikachu trailer.

In this episode, Jay talks about the ups and downs of the Fallout 76 BETA. Jamie talks about his complete experience in Call of Cthulhu, and then they go in depth together on the massive experience of Red Dead Redemption 2. They talk about how it compares with other major open world titles this year, and they finish off with a discussion about how to voice your concerns with game developers in the wake of the Diablo Immortal incident.

In this episode, Jamie talks about getting back into Europa Universalis IV and its "Dharma" update and the current state of the Paradox Grand Strategy DLC model. Jamie and Jay talk a bit more about Forza Horizon 4 before going in depth into what to expect the further you get into Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. They finish off the episode with a discussion about their favorite games for Halloween time and what's makes a good horror game.

In this episode, Jay starts out talking about the fun to be found in the newest Mario Party, as well as reaping with Jamie some of the new experiences in the Forsaken Shores update to Sea of Thieves. Then they both talk about what they have been finding in Forza Horizon 4 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Jamie gives his final verdicts after finishing SpiderMan and Tomb Raider. Finally they have an in-depth discussion on the future of open world games, an update on the fate of TellTale's Walking Dead final season, and some speculation on the upcoming Xbox XO18 festival in Mexico City.

In this episode, Jamie and Jay go deeper in their experiences with Shadow of the Tomb Raider. They cover how the game pace and mechanics hold up deep into the game. Then they have an in depth discussion on the collapse of TellTale studios, and if it shows deeper instability in the gaming market. Finally, they discuss what their top hopes are for games to be included in the PS1 classic, and whether or not Xbox needs an Xbox Classic.

In this Episode, Jay and Jamie go more in depth on how Spider-Man holds up later in the game, then give their initial impressions on Shadow of the Tomb Raider and how it compares to previous entries and similar games like Uncharted. Jamie talks about his time in Aven Colony before they have some in-depth discussions about the place of mid-tier games in the current market, and whether the Battle Royal craze will follow the previous MOBA cycle.

In this episode, Jamie and Jay talk about their experiences in PUBG Full Release for Xbox, the Battlefield V Beta, and their initial impressions of Spider-Man PS4. They go over the dozen games they got hands on time at PAX West, including Devil May Cry 5, Metro: Exodus, Tunic, and more.

In this Episode, Jay gives his impressions on the new Indie hit, Deadcells. He also talks more about No Mans Sky, and the newest Sea of Thieves update. Jamie talks about playing some new Xbox Game Pass releases: Ruiner, and Doom. After talking about new updates to Battlefield 1, Jamie also talks about playing the new demo for Valkryia Chronicles 4. Jay highlights a "Meeple Who Play" section about some new board games he picked up, including Gloomhaven. Next they have a discussion on what the leaked steam.tv means for valve, have a fantasy developer lineup for The Initiative, and finally go over the biggest up coming releases for the Fall and decide if you should buy, wait, or skip on them.

In this episode, Jamie gives some updates on Octopath traveller, playing Dante's Inferno on backwards compatibility, and trying out the game Bomber Crew on Game Pass. Jay talks about more Pillars of Eternity II, and getting back into No Man's Sky. The light news week is mostly focused about credible rumors about one of the next generation Xbox consoles being a low cost streaming device.

In this Episode, Jay talks about upgrading his PC gaming setup and getting back in to Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. He joins Jamie in talking about the newest addition to GamePass: Warhammer Vermintide 2. Jamie talks about playing through all of the mainline Uncharted games, as well as the Order 1886. Jamie finishes with his initial impressions of Octopath Traveller on the Switch. They go into the latest news including the 15 year anniversary of one of their favorite games of all time: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.

In this episode, Jamie talks about getting the Ps4 Pro, his overall impressions playing through God of War, then Jamie and Jay talk about their initial impressions of Nier Automata: Become as Gods Edition. Jay follows up talking about Jurassic World: Evolution. They go into the latest news, including TellTale getting a new engine, NPD May sales results, more Sony blocking cross play, and details of the new Halo Showtime series slated to start production in 2019.

In this Episode, Jamie and Jay give their highlights, reactions, and favorite moments from the major conferences at E3 2018. They go over the best parts of the EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo announcements. Hear what they have to say about their favorite announcements, including Halo Infinite, three Gears of War games, Fallout 76, The Last of Us II, Smash Ultimate, and more.

In this Episode, Jay and Jamie go in depth on what to expect in State of Decay 2, their impressions on the Hungering Deep Content for Sea of Thieves, and Jamie talks more about Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, as well as Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition. They cover some big news including the announcements of new Assassins Creed: Odyssey, as well as Fallout 76. They talk about what to expect in the new Pokemon Let's Go series announced for Switch. They go over the Days of Play sale for Playstation, and some new additions to Game Pass. They finish up the episode with some predictions of what they would like to see for each of the big three E3 conferences.

In this episode, Jamie and Jay give detailed first impressions of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Jay gives his final impressions on God of War and Battlefront II. They cover some surprising announcements in Rage II, delays in Metro and Shenmue, the return of the NES mini, and finally discuss the new adaptive controller for Xbox.

In this episode, Jamie starts off talking about the extra single player campaign in Star Wars Battlefront II, his impressions on Homefront: Revolution, and whats new in Europa Universalis IV with its Rule Brittania DLC. Jay gives his further impressions on the mechanics and power systems in God of War. They cover news including the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption, a deeper PC focus for the new Call of Duty at the cost of single player campaigns, UPS making a Toy-Container for Nintendo Labo, and new backwards compatibility milestones on Xbox.

In this episode, Jay gives in depth impressions on the story, graphics, and gameplay in the new God of War game. Jay and Jamie talk about the story of Far Cry 5, then Jamie talks about Full Spectrum Warrior, updated impressions on Forza 7, and returning to Stellaris. They cover March NPD sales results, talk about Detroit: Become Human going gold, shakeups at top level Nintendo, and future content updates coming to Sea of Thieves

In this episode, Jamie kicks off a discussion about the newest title in the Far Cry franchise, as well as a recent experience jumping back into the Division with Jay. Jay discusses getting back into Divinity Original Sin 2, and then they cover recent news including controversy over the legitimacy of Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong scores as seen originally in the documentary "The King of Kong" and they finish off with a fresh batch of highly requested original Xbox titles coming to the BC program.

In this episode, Jay talks about jumping back into Rise of the Tomb Raider DLC, then Jamie joins for an in depth discussion of Sea of Thieves launch week, issues good and bad. Jamie talks about the Battlefront 2 campaign, and the end battle of Mario + Rabbids. They cover the death of Toys'R'Us, a remaster of Myst, God of War going gold, Banjo Kazooie in Smash Bros, and Microsoft's move beyond console gaming.

In this episode, Jamie and Jay share their coop experiences playing the Halo Wars 2 DLC campaign together, as well as their adventures in the final beta for Sea of Thieves. Jamie talks about Pit People, as well as checking out some One X enhanced 360 BC games. Jay talks about Call of Duty WWII before they cover some big news from Valve, their favorite announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct, and a game mode enhancement coming to the Xbox One X.

In this episode, Jay and Jamie talk about their first impressions of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Jay talks about his experience setting up his 4k TV and Xbox One X. Jamie talks about finishing Wolfenstein II and they have a spoiler discussion about some major plot points. They round out with news on January NPD hardware sales, Relic giving up on Dawn of War III, new features coming to PS System Software, changes to myNintendo rewards, and Turok coming to Xbox.

In this episode, Jamie talks about revisiting Icewind Dale, then Jay and Jamie talk about their experiences in the Sea of Thieves Beta. They share some recent war stories from Player Unkown's Battlegrounds, and Jay talks about his experience in Persona 5 so far. They cover the release date of Red Dead Redemption 2, a milestone in Switch Sales, a changing of the guard with Sony's CEO Kaz Hirai, and finally a major new announcement with Xbox Game Pass and MS studio releases.

In this Episode, Jay talks about playing They Are Billions and Doki Dori Literature Club. Jamie talks about PUBG and some original xbox games such as Black and Knights of the Old Republic. They cover December 2017 sales, and what the director of God of War says about season passes in the game. They talk about the Nintendo Labo announcement and its broader appeal. Finally they talk about a substantial rumor of a new Fable game, and some changes in Xbox leadership.

In Episode 22, Jamie talks about finishing up Assassin's Creed: Origins, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and getting back into Shadow of War. Jay talks about finishing Wolfenstein II, and playing Nex Machina. They cover some new PC announcements including a new Total War game as well as an expansion to Stellaris. They go in depth on all the titles announced in the Nintendo Mini-Direct, then cover a new sales milestone for Playstation. They go over rumors of a new achievement and avatar system on Xbox, and finish up with some of the titles they are most looking forward to in 2018.

In episode 21, Jay and Jamie wrap up their awards for the individual categories in Action, Multiplayer, Best DLC, and Best Remaster. They finish up with an overall pick for their favorite game of 2017.

In Episode 20, Jay and Jamie tackle the first set of their awards for the various games played in the year. They discuss and give awards in categories for shooters, RPGs, fighting games, racing games, tactical/stealth, strategy/building, and best looking games in part 1 of a two part series on their favorite games of 2017. They go over the nominees in each category and have a discussion on the merits of each before coming to a consensus on the best game in each category.

In episode 19, Jay and Jamie dive deeper into their Assassins Creed Origins playthroughs, Jay talks up the new Fallout Board Game and Game of Thrones Catan. Jamie has some impressions from Warhammer Vermintide and some Killer Instincts updated impressions. They jump into some big news from several long dormant franchises: MegaMan, Soul Caliber, and MechWarrior, then get into some fresh rumors on the Detective Pikachu movie, the latest Sony news from PSX, and finally dive in to Sea of Thieves finally getting a release date.

In Episode 18, Jamie and Jay recover from the first round of holiday travel and sickness, new games added to their backlogs from holiday sales, cover final impressions of Super Mario Odyssey, Jamie talks about Dishonored II Death of the Outsider, Jay talks about Wolfenstein II. They cover more of the EA loot crate firestorm, a new expansion to Civilization, Sony breaking their black friday sales, Nintendo releasing a Mario branded cereal, and some new comments from Microsoft's CEO on their pursuit of the gaming industry.

This week, Jay talks about finishing Mario Odyssey, cross discussion between AC Origins and Horizon Zero Dawn, Jamie breaks down his review of the Xbox One X, they discuss the internet firestorm around Battlefront II's loot crates and how it affected their views on the game, and finished up with discussion around the Game Awards nominees, projected Switch sales for 2018, and Xbox's commitment to more first party exclusives.

This week, Jay and Jamie talk more about their experiences in Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, and a few other titles. They follow up with discussion on changes to the loot box system in Star Wars Battlefront II, big success in Nintendo Switch title sales, big new announcements coming out of Sony's Paris Games Week conference, and the long awaited announcement of PUBG's Xbox release.

In episode 15, Jay and Jamie talk extensively about Super Mario Odyssey, follow up with the good and bad of the new Assassins creed, and cover some light news on GTA V single player DLC, updates to the Valve curator program, and finish off reminiscing the good and bad of the Kinect with news of its demise.

In this episode, Jamie and Jay give their first impressions on Middle Earth: Shadow of War and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. They go on to discuss big news on a Star Wars game being restructured at EA, Sony Music publishing games on Switch, new changes to the Switch OS, and updates incoming on the Master Chief Collection. They finish off with a discussion on whether or not to pick up an Xbox One X day one.

In this episode Jay talks about playing Fable Anniversary on BC, Jamie gives impressions on Battlefront II Beta and discusses the hit and miss nature of loot boxes in gaming. They cover Assassins Creed getting its first difficulty selection, updates to the Blizzard App, Andrew House stepping down as President of Playstation, Nintendo upping Switch production, and the long awaited gifting feature coming to Xbox.

In Episode 12, Jamie and Jay give their impressions on Cuphead, Jamie gives a final impression on Prey, and Jay talks a little more Divinity Original Sin 2. They cover Valve removing a bunch of "Fake" games, the end of the Wii eShop, Sony giving up on portables, and the loot box fiasco in Forza 7.

In episode 11, Jay talks about his Divinity: Original Sin II impressions, Jamie talks about Oxenfree, Prey, and Stellaris, they cover big playstation news coming out of Tokyo Game Show, updates on the Bethesda and Nintendo relationship, some accidental cross play that occurred in Epic's Fortnite between Xbox and Playstation, as well as a major promotion at Microsoft for Phil Spencer.

In Episode 10, Jamie and Jay give some impressions on end-game Destiny 2, follow up on Mario + Rabbids, cover NPD results, discuss a major Naughty Dog departure, go over the latest Nintendo Direct, and some updates coming to Xbox streaming quality.

In episode 9, Jay and Jamie talk about their initial impression on Mario + Rabbids, Destiny 2, Jamie talks about the new Battlefield 1 expansion, they cover the upcoming remaster of LA Noire, a multiplayer update 10 years after release, PS+ games for the month, what happens when Switch games are bigger than the card, and upcoming keyboard and mouse support for the Xbox. Finally they talk about what they played at PAX West.