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It's a podcast about video games and various tangentially related topics from the perspective of three game developers.

Jesse Lemons


    • Mar 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 102 EPISODES


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    Episode 104 – 02-24-25 – Timehole Westerns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 67:52


    I finally did it, I beat Dragon's Dogma 2 and started on Weird West. I got my brother to play Inscryption so I didn't have to, and we talk about the terribleness that is the coming AI age and the Switch 2.

    Episode 103 – 09-30-24 – Crowded in the Man Closet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 73:35


    We talk about some old Witcher games and I played a game about going to Mars. Is Bakeru the Mystical Ninja successor we've been waiting for? And what is Konami even doing these days?

    Episode 102 – 09-09-24 – John Paparoni’s Garlicy Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 62:07


    William rants about New Vegas for 20 minutes and I admit I'm not on Hard mode in FF7 Rebirth. Then we talk about new additions to Smash Bros. and a pizza mistake.

    Episode 101 – 08-05-24 – The Breakfast Cereal Multiverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 70:27


    I did it. I finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! William finally plays Fallout New Vegas, and we discuss the future of Marvel's Kang Dynasty.

    Episode 100 – 06-17-24 – Evening At The Lack of Improv

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 83:17


    Here it is. This is it. It's episode 100 and you wouldn't know it other that us talking about how it is for a few minutes before talking more about FF7 Rebirth and Dragon's Dogma 2. We also hit on a few other games, like Hades 2's Early Access and Kenshi before wrapping up with […]

    Episode 99 – 04-01-24 – Kink/Dom Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 67:54


    We're dangerously close to 100 episodes. I talk more about how great FF7 Rebirth is. William is playing Dragon's Dogma 2. And we try to guess what the plot of the actual real Beetlejuice sequel is going to be.

    Episode 98 – 02-26-24 – Pokermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 87:42


    We start off this week talking about The Marvels. William finally finished Baulder's Gate. I checked out the FF VII Rebirth demo and the God of War Ragnarök DLC. And we consider the mechanics of a monster collection game where you, hopefully, escape having to play poker.

    Episode 97 – 01-28-24 – Baseball Purgatory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 53:55


    We start of 2024 with talking about more Baldur's Gate 3 and Deathloop. I rant about Field of Dreams for a bit. Then we move on to some depressing talk of the future of games and the loss of ephemeral media.

    Episode 96 – 12-28-23 – 2023’s Game of the Year is From 2019?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 90:44


    It's the end of the year and we have a lot of Baldur's Gate 3 to talk about apparently. I bring up Breathedge and survival games and get on to Deathloop. We also go over what stuff you watch when you're sick over the holidays and do a bit of something like a game of […]

    Episode 95 – 11-20-23 -Punch That Robot Spider in the Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 63:50


    This week we talk about Loki season 2 and really a lot about the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 patch. Then we get into a little bit about Spider-Man 2 before trying to figure out just how many people Mary Jane Watson has murdered.

    Episode 94 – 10-16-23 -Nickelodeon’s Hunger Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 76:54


    This week we go over what it's like to beat Starfield. I don't recommend Final Fantasy 16. Then we discuss prestige television and if it's actually any good with examples like Invasion and Wheel of Time.

    Episode 93 – 09-11-23 – The Flash is More Watchable Than The Last Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 63:12


    We dig deep into The Flash movie and how insane it is, then we talk a bit about Final Fantasy 16 and Starfield. I bring up GAAS and my experience with Destiny 2 and how games will vanish into the ether.

    Episode 92 – 08-14-23 – Butterknife Flippers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 71:27


    We talk about losing interest in Diablo IV. Remnant 2 briefly. How neither of us can finish Divinity Original Sin. A bit on Final Fantasy XVI, Valheim, and then on to our disappointment with Marvel's Secret Invasion.

    Episode 91 – 06-10-23 – Now Streaming on Sussex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 59:27


    We talk about the new streaming service Sussex while trying to get through a discussion of the Twisted Metal TV show. And we go over some game's we played in the interim before getting to our Diablo IV discussion.

    Episode 90 – 05-22-23 – Peter Sandals: The Injusticator

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 57:41


    We avoid talking about Zelda because neither of us bought is, so we talk about old games we finally got around to playing and they're both about dads. Returnal comes up a bit and some games I never heard of, like Monster Sanctuary and Night in the Woods.

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    Episode 89 – 04-17-23 – Did We Talk About Anything Interesting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 66:56


    A lot of talk this week about Metroidvanias, like Bloodstained, Hollow Knight, Batman, and God of War, but also some Roguelite discussion. We also talk about how E3 is canceled. But, did we ever talk about anything interesting?

    Episode 88 – 03-20-23 – Beavampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 80:21


    This time we actually talk about video games like Horizon Forbidden West, Need for Speed Heat, and Boyfriend Dungeon. But that doesn't stop us from going off topic and bringing up how bad the Boba Fett TV show is or vampire beavers.

    Episode 87 – 02-06-23 – Too Much Rock to Fail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 63:10


    This week we get onto talking a lot about the Willow TV show. Media about being in simulations, and the state of the DC Universe. And we actually do end up talking about a game and the controversy around Sports Story.

    Episode 86 – 01-09-23 – The Adventures of Dr. Dennis Bangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 71:03


    Our first episode of 2023, so we're doing an end of year/beginning of the year wrap up or something. We talk about the games we played last year and air our grievances agents them.

    Episode 85 – 12-05-22 – Lil’ Drug Mules

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 69:24


    William's back in Texas, so we've got another live one. We talk about things Texans seem to care about, Crypto, AI, and Space Toilets. We even talk about some video games, like Marvel's Avengers and why William has been playing Oblivion still. And we explore the possibilities of movie action stars that should have got […]

    Episode 84 – 10-03-22 – Sarah Jessica Parker’s Give Me The Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 73:43


    It's October, so we talk about Top Gun 2 and figure out the issues with Hocus Pocus 2's plot. We also talk Marvel games with The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Why aren't there more Halloween songs? And Wine!

    Episode 83 – 09-05-22 – Eight Hours to Infinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 59:30


    It's a special episode as I made it out to Florida for Labor Day. Our first in-person recording in a while and it got weird. We talk about The Outer Worlds, No Man's Sky, and Cooking Simulator. BMW Microtransations and a surprisingly long rant about subscriptions.

    Episode 82 – 07-18-22 – Summer Bingeables

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 69:15


    It's summer time and that means movies and tv I guess. We talk Thor: Love and Thunder while trying to understand the post-covid phase 4 goals. Netflix and why they need to stop. And we talk a little bit about video games like Hades and Valheim while I manage to talk about old man YouTube […]

    Episode 81 – 05-06-22 – Science Coffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 58:19


    It's Morbin' time and neither of use watched the movie, so we don't know if that's a line or not. I finally finished Tunic. William Finished Elden Ring. I fell back into Hades with a brief FF7 Remake Intermission. We wrap up talking about the new Kids in the Hall.

    Episode 80 – 04-18-22 – Never Trust J.J. Abrams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 59:38


    I try to pitch Tunic to William. We discuss Elden Ring's “hitbox gore”. Somehow Kingdom Hearts 4 is already announced. There's a long tangent on J.J. Abrams and how terrible Fringe is. There's also Digital Coke now.

    Episode 79 – 04-02-22 – Biff on Biff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 59:38


    I give William a minute to get Elden Ring out of his system before I talk Bayonetta 2. We briefly discuss time travel rules, what it meant to be a PG-13 movie in the 80s, and Japan's issue with the mosaic filter. Then it's on to the future of the videogame industry and NFTs, and […]

    Episode 78 – 03-14-22 – We Have a Website?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 74:45


    William decides to predict the plot of The Batman as we come up with our first bit we end up calling “Unviews.” We finally discuss how we finished Assassin's Creed Valhalla after playing too long. I talk Hades and William brings up Elden Ring. And at some point we talk about comic book religion.

    Episode 77 – 02-14-22 – Valentine’s Day Super Bowl Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 72:00


    It's Valentine's Day and that means we're talking about the Super Bowl, or rather we talk about mascots and the Air Bud movies. Valentine's Day also means Batman and Pizza and the Batman pizza calzone hybrid. We've also been playing a lot of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and discuss the mechanics and difficulty settings as well […]

    Episode 77 – 01-10-22 – You’ll Be Lucky If You Feel Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 74:57


    We're back from holiday and starting the new year with discussions of The fourth Matrix movie, Boba Fett and living in an age of nostalgia. The potential for a Marvel Cinematic Oroboros. Batman, The Cereal, how NFTs are disgusting, more Star Wars somehow, and end with asking why I'm not just killing everyone in Assassin's […]

    Episode 76 – 12-04-21 – Frozen Pizza? Digior-No!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 61:38


    This week we have a PSA about frozen pizza that you really should listen to. Then we move on to games like finishing up The Ascent, Narita Boy, and Hob. Secret endings to games and Mass Effect. Shooting your boy in the face in Fallout 4. And I admit I've come around on Ted Lasso, […]

    Episode 75 – 11-20-21 – Cool Ranch Tequila

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 64:30


    This week we talk Arby's Curly Fry Vodka and what the future of quick service liquor holds. Hob, wrapping up Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion. More talk about The Ascent's odd design choices. Skyrim is coming out again? Remember VR? And the insanity that has been the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition release and why […]

    Episode 74 – 11-06-21 – Perverts Can Do Stuff With Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 75:37


    This week we talk a bit more about Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut. GTA's PS2 Era trilogy is getting a remake to the surprise of no one, leading to a discussion of 2000s era nostalgia being in. Finally we talk about Batman again and how Kevin Conroy is still the best, and we also start […]

    Episode 73 – 10-18-21 – Always Go With The Underwear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 56:00


    It turned out our first episode of 2020 was our last and only. But we're going at it again now remotely. We try to catch backup with what we've been playing, Death Stranding, New World, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Ascent. We also talk about the Mario movie casting.

    Episode 72 – 01-22-20 – Can You Pee on Your Mom?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 67:41


    First episode of 2020. We go over some of the games we’ve been able to play over the holidays, like Nier: Automata, Jedi: Fallen Order, Disco Elysium, and even Death Stranding! Put your fluids in tubes and carry the corpse of your mom!

    Episode 71 – 12-11-19 – Songs of The Kia Sorento

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 79:38


    It’s the end of the 2019 for us. We talk about the Half-Life: Alyx, the new Ghostbusters trailer, Sports Story, how to make a game about Jesus, and end with some game of the year discussion.

    Episode 70 – 11-20-19 – Disney Loves Gruncles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 47:02


    We talk a little about The Outer Worlds, Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich hysteria, and the disturbing reality of Disney cartoon families.

    Episode 69 – 10-23-19 – The Sparkle Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 61:18


    Actually getting a little political and talking about China. I’m playing the goose game. And we finally get back to talking Batman, but in a way that we don’t actually talk about Batman and instead talk about Joker.

    Episode 68 – 10-02-19 – The Notes You Don’t Listen To

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 56:58


    I finally wrapped Kingdom Hearts 3. We talk a lot about the new Dark Crystal show, and there’s some talk about jazz and muppets.

    Episode 67 – 09-11-19 – A Lot of Things to Forget

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 59:14


    This one kind of gets away from us as we talk about the future of Star Wars and our new favorite super hero Blackjack.

    Episode 66 – 08-28-19 – Your Wife Will Judge You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 71:44


    I went to Gamescom and talk about what I saw there, like FFVII Remake and Cyberpunk 2077. And you know I’m still playing Kingdom Hearts 3.

    Episode 65 – 07-24-19 – 3.14 Final Afterbirth reMIX HD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 78:39


    We’re back! It’s been a bit of a crunch, mostly on my end, but we got together again. So, let’s talk about some super irrelevant stuff, like Kingdom Hearts 3 and God of War!

    Episode 64 – 12-05-18 – Pokélicious

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 84:31


    We’re wrapping up this year with a pretty lengthy conversation about Loot Boxes, some Yakuza 0 discussion,Ted Talks are a scam, Pyramid Schemes, and what our top most edible Pokémon would be.

    Episode 63 – 9-26-18 – Don’t Go Down That Wormhole!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 74:55


    Two in a month is pretty rare, but here we are talking about the Telltale closure, The Division, Disney’s X-Men plans, and wouldn’t you know it, we finally bring up Batman!

    Episode 62 – 9-12-18 – Get Off Your Ass and Hold Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 78:40


    This episode starts with a long discussion about graphics tech, I explain what a loot shooter is to William, The Oscars and their new award for a movie people watched, then end it on two dudes talking about how to solve sexism…

    Episode 61 – 8-15-18 – Swordplay

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 60:10


    We talk about my disappointment with Mario Odyssey, discuss what it would be like to date a sword that's a cat, and I try to explain what Discord is to William even though I've never used it.

    Episode 60 – 8-01-18 – Cobra Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 66:05


    This week we have a lengthy discussion of Elder Scrolls lore, talk about the new Terminator movie, Terminator, and try to describe the indescribable. That is, we try to summarize the plot of Transformers: The Last Knight.

    Episode 59 – 6-20-18 – The Hobo Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 59:57


    It's post E3 review time and you guessed it… we talk a lot about Thundercats, Transformers, and Voltron. We do get to talking about celebrity voice acting, Death Stranding, and wrap up with some Cyberpunk 2077

    Episode 58 – 5-09-18 – Earn Those Queens!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 67:39


    We flex our linguistic muscles this podcast and then move on to be experts about Norse mythology. We also played some Skyrim VR and then talk about the upcoming Bill and Ted sequel.

    Episode 57 – 3-14-18 – British Plant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 94:18


    William and I have been knee deep in a couple of oddly similar Capcom games. I've been revisiting Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and he's been enjoying Monster Hunter: World. We also discuss my disappointment with the state of science fiction. And then it's mostly talking about pregnant Sonic The Hedgehog and other internet monsters.

    Episode 56 – 1-20-18 – Conandalf the Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 64:25


    Nintendo just announced a wild new peripheral system using cardboard, I've got a hard time staying engaged with Chrono Trigger, and we talk about what could be the dark future of Elder Scrolls games.

    Episode 55 – 1-03-18 – Doki Doki Suicide Hotline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 70:41


    It's a new year, so we talk about old games, like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy XII. We go into a discussion about loot crates and how they're all Blizzard's fault then move on to VR. And at some point I start laughing at William's grim idea for a dating sim.

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