Re-Play Radio

 Continuing their annual tradition of doing only one podcast a year, Steve and Bryan return with a hefty, two hour-plus chunk o' audio goodness as they pick apart the highlights, the lowlights, and the side-eyes of the year that was 2013 in video gaming. Thrill to the discussion of which games had the best moments in badassery, the greatest production values, the most interesting stories, the best uses of Aerosmith! Look on in awe as the boys dare to challenge the prevailing media and community narratives surrounding The Last of Us! Cower in fear if you haven't played all the games you wanted to finish because there are a lot of spoilers in here! Will the boys agree on 2014's best game? Will there be hurt feelings? Will the term "ludonarrative dissonance" be used? You'll have to find out by downloading it here.Show Notes:MusicThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Overworld 2Super Mario 3D World - CircusGuacamelee! - Desierto CalienteBioshock Infinite - God Only KnowsGone Home - Self (by Girlscout, AKA The Youngins)Games Discussed and Spoiled (Probably An Incomplete List)Gone HomeBioshock InfiniteThe Last of UsMetal Gear Rising: RevengeanceSuper Mario 3D WorldSaints Row IVShin Megami Tensei IVBatman: Arkham Originsprobably others, it's a long podcast

Just over 9 months after our last episode, the new Re-Play Radio is live! Bryan and Steve sit down to talk about the best, worst, and indifferent games of 2012 in the Third Inaugural Completely Meaningless Re-Play Radio Video Game Awards! This year's categories include Best Story, Best Badassery, an impromptu Best Twist category, Best Multiplayer, and more, as well as console and platform-specific nods for the best each of the major platforms had to offer. What game will climb, battered and triumphant, above all others to win our Game of the Year? If you have been paying any attention to us at all on Twitter it will not really be much of a surprise.Download the show here. Complete show notes are here.

Re-Play Radio returns with a whole lot of Mass Effect. First it's an update on Skylanders, Simpsons: Tapped Out, and Journey in What Else. Then we have a spoiler-heavy conversation about Mass Effect 2, after Bryan sped through the game like a champ. Finally, Steve gripes about people spoiling Mass Effect 3 in the Rant, which gives way to general paired ranting about internet entitlement.Plus, Mordin! You must listen.

Re-Play Radio speeds back with a whole lot of blue hedgehog. First it's What Else with talk of Skylanders, Gotham City Impostors, Soul Calibur V, and more. Then, it's a Sonic double-shot as we use Sonic CD to spin-dash our way into talking about Sonic Generations. Finally, Bryan gives a you what-for with a lesson in why Nintendo shouldn't pursue the iPhone market.We also talk quite a bit about the Golden Corral's "Chocolate Wonderfall." Look, it was a weird night, and you should probably just listen.

Re-Play Radio is back and better than, or at least equal to, ever! First the boys take a trip down video game lane and discuss Star Trek Online, Soul Calibur IV, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure in What Else. Then it's an RPR first as we break down the metaphysical implications of the BioShock 2 "Minerva's Den" DLC. Then it's ranting time, as Steve tells you why your anger at online passes is misplaced.All that and too many anecdotes about Skylanders are just a download away.

It's been a long time coming, but when better to make a new start than the new year? This week on Re-Play Radio, the dynamic duo of podcasting perplexities talks about their favorite games from 2011. Ignore the technical snags that led to moments of static and get listening to find out our favorite badasses, multiplayer, platform exclusives, and more. All of it leads to an extra-long fight for the very soul of gaming -- or at least what the boys like best.All that a smack from the Dovahkiin are just a download away.

A new Re-Play Radio, you say? Surely that can't be right. That show ended when Steve became a rich humor magnate, and Bryan was eaten by that giant wildebeast. But no, it's true. Bryan escaped from the wildebeast belly and Steve lost all his money betting on underground dragon races, so the two got together again to record another podcast. So now you have to sit there and listen to it.The duo cover such thrilling topics as iPad gaming, Bulletstorm, Tiny Tower, Bastion, and Duke Nukem Forever in What Else. Then it's on to Sly Cooper, which more-or-less morphed into a larger discussion about the series, and then about furries. Finally, Steve ditches his pre-planned Rant notes to talk about happenings with the 3DS price drop.All that and ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL are just a download away.

After a few weeks off due to finals and credit card fraud (seriously), Bryan and Steve are back with a new Re-Play Radio. First it's Outland, Mortal Kombat, and Portal 2 all mixed in a lovely What Else cocktail.Then it's on to Batman: The Brave and the Bold, a colorful Batman adventure for Bat-fans of all Bat-ages. Finally, Bryan shamelessly plugs the upcoming GeekSpeak reboot in the Re-Play Rant. Plug. Thing.All that and a frank discussion of Glee plot holes are just a download away.

Bryan and Steve took a few weeks off for work and other activities, and come back refreshed to regale you with tales of Dragon Age 2, Pokemon Black and White, the Nintendo 3DS and some of its associated launch games in What Else.Then it's on to Beyond Good & Evil, where the boys discuss clever gameplay mechanics, gay hispanic A.I. programs, humanoid pigs, and Nietzsche. Finally, Steve wonders why 3D-required 3DS games are a supposed taboo in the Re-Play Rant.All that and a plenty of semi-on-, semi-off-topic discussion of Batman is just a download away.

Bryan and Steve are in rare form as they talk about video games but remain entirely uncooked on the inside. In this gripping installment, the boys talk about You Don't Know Jack, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Bulletstorm, Tactics Ogre, and iPhone games in What Else. Then it's on to Sonic Spinball, also known as the first warning sign of Sega pimping out their franchise hedgehog, when no one heeded the warnings. Finally, Bryan points out the fairly large gulf between iPhone games and the likes of DS and PSP games in the Re-Play Rant. All that and a frankly bizarre amount of conversation about Inspector Gadget is just a download away.

Starting the new year off right, the boys get a fresh episode of Re-Play Radio up on time. Don't get your hopes up, though, resolutions are made to be broken. In this episode, Bryan and Steve talk about Cthulu Saves the World, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Poker Night at the Inventory, Picross 3D, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and more in What Else. Then it's time to throw down with some dot matrix monkey fighting with Donkey Kong for Gameboy. Bryan uses the Re-Play Rant to complain about publishers failing to offer competitive digital pricing, the greedy so-and-sos.Finally, stick around for our first ever spoiler-filled supplemental section with talk of Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare. Hey! Listen!

A new Re-Play Radio only a week after the last? Your eyes don't deceive you, it's our last new episode of 2010. Granted, it's easier to get an episode up when Bryan is a quitty quitter who quits. Our heroes discuss DC Universe Online, Red Dead Redemption, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and other assorted potpourri in What Else. Then it's on for some Persian-flavored snarkour with Prince of Persia 2008. Finally, Steve reminds you how easy it is to be charitable this holiday season. All that and more is just a download away.

Re-Play Radio takes a break from its usual revelry to bring holiday revelry. It's time for the annual trip down the memory lane of games as Bryan and Steve recount some favorites from this year, and then give away the prestigious and envied Utterly Meaningless RPR Game of the Year Award. Which game snagged the honor? Here's how to find out.

Re-Play Radio turns old enough to drink with an episode that almost drove the hosts to. Despite technical hiccups, our heroes talk about Fable 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy Tactics A2, and Donkey Kong Country in What Else. Then, it's on to the links for a discussion of mixing Mario and golf. Finally, Bryan tries his hand at B-list comedy with the first annual(?) Re-Play Roast. All that and at least four curse words are just a download away.

Re-Play Radio wants to know what love is, and it wants you to show it. The dynamic duo takes on Game Dev Story, Fallout: New Vegas, Costume Quest, Super Meat Boy, Comic Jumper, and more in What Else. Then, they discuss the newest old game in RPR history with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Finally, Steve vents his personal frustrations and a deep, seething guilt over the role of the games press. All that and a disturbing amount of discussion about Ecco the Dolphin is just a download away.

Re-Play Radio is back, and this time it's personal. Our heroes fight off the urge to sleep with a late night session that covers Minerva's Den for BioShock 2, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, a smattering of iPhone games, and Halo Reach. Then it's on to the main event, as they compare bongo slapping skills in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Finally, Bryan is all kinds of pissed off in the Re-Play Rant, but something just may have warmed the cockles of his heart enough to let all that rage go. Wondering what that could be? Download it now.

Re-Play Radio brings you another sterling example of why podcasting should be left to professionals. In this episode our heroes talk about Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Yoshi's Island 2, FASTAR, Dead Rising Case Zero, Metroid Other M, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, and Valkyria Chronicles 2. Then it's on to the main event as Bryan discovers what makes a game about a space caveman an underrated gem. Finally, Steve picks on Microsoft for making stupid decisions in the Rant. It's all there for your enjoyment, and only a click away! Download it now.

Re-Play Radio is back, after a long and totally unplanned hiatus. In this episode our heroes talk about StarCraft 2, Singularity, Scott Pilgrim in both movie and game form, and (sigh) Hot Dog Down a Hallway. Then we move to the main event with Phantasy Star 4, and Bryan has a bone to pick with war games (not the Matthew Broderick movie) in the Re-Play Rant. It's so much goodness you'll swear it was worth that month and a half wait. Download it now.

Re-Play Radio gets brainy -- at least, as much as Bryan and Steve are able to get brainy. Our proper gentlemen talk about Madden 10 and SimCity for the iPhone, NCAA Football 10, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Torchlight, Toy Story 3, Transformers: War for Cybertron, and Earthworm Jim HD among others. We then delve into mystery in St. Mystere with Professor Layton and the Curious Village. Finally, we close out with thoughts on Kinect, Move, 3DS, and other E3 happenings. Nintendo won for the second straight year, and this time people seem to agree with us! Download it now.

What's scarier than Bryan on hosting duties of Re-Play Radio? Steve doing all the editing! (Seriously, I have no formal training!) Regardless, the new Re-Play Radio is a go, and features talk about Snoopy's Flying Ace, Killzone 2, iPhone games, and even more Pokeymans. We also delve into Luigi's Mansion, widely considered the scariest Mario game ever -- besides the Super Mario Strikers. Finally, Bryan plays soothsayer with some last-minute E3 predictions. Download it now.

Re-Play Radio is back, complete with discussion of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Pokeymans, iPhone games, Picross 3D, Red Dead Redemption, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and the new Prince of Persia movie. We also manage to fit a little bit of discussion in about Crimson Skies and Snoopy. What does a cartoon dog have to do with an alternate-reality 1930s flight game? You'll just have to listen to find out. Download it now.

Here's another episode of Re-Play Radio, complete with lots of discussion of lots of games in What Else, a rant about Starcraft 2, and some conversation about some game that I refuse to acknowledge the existence of because it is a stupid game and Steve Watts won because he is King of the Stupids. Download it now.

Yup. We're still doing this. Anyway, the latest episode of Re-Play Radio focuses on earth-friendly games, specifically Captain Planet for the NES and Awesome Possum for the Genesis. Neither are good. Both, in fact, make you want to pollute out of spite. We also talk about Final Fantasy XIII, Pokemon, Just Cause 2, Zombie Farm, and basically everything we have played in the nearly two months since the last episode. So there's that. Steve picks the scab off the "are games art" argument for the Re-Play Rant, and that's what brings us to now. So download it as you try to remember what this podcast is actually about.

It's time for another sterling episode of Re-Play Radio. Vectorman is the topic du jour, but we've got lots of other stuff to discuss. We talk about Plants vs. Zombies, Ace Attorney Investigations, Bioshock 2, Dragon Age, Asassin's Creed 2, and...*sigh*..."Don't S*** Your Pants" in What Else. Then it's a sensual, stimulating discussion of Vectorman designed to tickle you in the proper places and an unprecedented DOUBLE assignment! Finally, it's another scattershot Re-Play Rant, including discussion of unnecessary gaming gifts for rich people, games being too long, and why Blizzard sucks for not making a Mac client for the Starcraft 2 beta. It's a jam-packed episode that weighs in over at over an hour, so download it and enjoy!