That Odious Beast, Gaming

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about a traveling merchant of maps and popcorn.In this episode:Logan discovers that he's incapable of installing .uwp files with PC Game Pass;We explore a little bit of what makes Hollow Knight unique, including maps and badges;Jon talks about the hidden 61st level of Bridge Constructor Portal;We discuss the effortless flow of movement and combat in Dead Cells;And Logan rants about Fire Emblem: Three Houses because it's incredible.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. We'd like to thank Brian Altano and Weird Heat for use of their track Nostalgia, which bookends the show as our theme song.Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about Game of Thrones. Sorry folks, we gotta get those clicks.In this episode:We speculate on the collaboration of George RR Martin with an unspecified Japanese developer;We talk about the partnership between Microsoft and Sony;Logan dives into his first full playthrough of Final Fantasy VII;Jon wins Apex Legends more and likes it less; Jon visits Hope County, Montana in Far Cry 5;We get hit by the Southern Montana Parks and Recreation Department's marketing at visithopecounty.com; Dr. Spidermonkey is an extant character that Logan made in The Sims 4, and he gets mentioned.And Logan talks about his time returning to No Man's Sky.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about spoiling major entertainment properties and making lots of bad jokes.In this episode:Logan talks about the mobile game Photographs;We talk about Battle Royale games at length (a concept new to the show);Logan gives a high level sketch of his time with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney;And we discuss the recent walkouts at Riot Games.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about "real gamers". Yeah, we know. We're sorry, but we couldn't help ourselves.In this episode:We mourn the passing of the lost episode that utterly destroyed our podcast's release schedule;We share some thoughts on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice;Logan talks about the time he spent with his first loot-shooter, Destiny 2;Jonathan breaks back into the battle royale scene in PUBG and Apex Legends;We talk about the charming indie puzzle game, Baba is You;And we cheat not only the game, but ourselves.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about how unbelievably hot Riku is.In this episode:Logan talks about his time with Kingdom Hearts 3;Jonathan discusses his feelings on the Bloodborne DLC 'The Old Hunters';We talk about the actual hardest boss in that game;Logan briefly highlights his experience with Pokemon X;Our hearts are strengthened by the words of some lovely reviewers of Sonic Adventure 2 on PC;We discuss the most recent flare-up issue surrounding Steam's laissez-faire publication policies;And we get soooo ready for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.... Our good good boy Sobble might get brought up somewhere in here as well.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about the best battle royale Nintendo could ever make.In this episode:Logan discusses the odd beast that is Tetris 99;Jonathan dives into Frostpunk- the 'sad city simulator';We spend even more time fearing the old blood;We talk about the poor taste decision of THQ Nordic to host an AMA on 8chan;We peer ahead at what's in store for us in games, including a Kingdom Hearts 3 playthrough and the Bloodborne DLC.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about making friends who love a game you've never played, and feeling a moderate amount of pressure to try it out.In this episode:Logan starts in on Skyrim, just a few short years after its release in 2011;Jonathan struggles to find joy in the challenging and time consuming final levels of Wargroove;We spend entirely too much time fearing the old blood;Jonathan talks about some of the improvements (and backsteps) that Apex Legends brings to the Battle Royale genre, and Logan ruminates on his ineptitude for shooters;We discuss the many rounds of layoffs, including the particularly gruesome decisions made by Activision executives in recent weeks.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about the most boring football game in recent memory. Let's hear it for the Cleveland Browns, though!In this episode:Jonathan plays Dishonored 2 the fun, stealthy way.Logan piles on the hate for Leon from Resident Evil 2.We talk about two EA published, futuristic shooters- Respawn's Apex Legends and Bioware's Anthem- and what playing them is like.Jonathan sheds a bit of light on Wargroove, the spiritual Advance Wars successor from Chucklefish.Lastly, we cover some of the dark side behind the upcoming Activision-Blizzard layoffs.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about food, I think. Doordash is definitely mentioned.In this episode:Jonathan gets 'the bad ending' in Dishonored 2.Logan reflects on the way Persona 5 subverts its own tropes.Bloodborne ravages Logan's spatial understanding.Metro: Exodus becomes an Epic Store exclusive and gets a price drop, angering some fans for... some reason...And we talk about what's on tap for the next couple days.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

Here at That Odious Beast, Gaming, we're starting to get into the swing of weekly episodes, so put on some headphones, sit by the fire, and cozy up with a hot beverage while we discuss some good, some bad, and some ugly in vidya games this week.In this episode:Logan discovers the use for the circle button while playing Bloodborne;Jonathan muses on the ultimately disappointing plot resolution provided by Mad Max;Logan throws around love for Life is Strange like it's going out of style;Jonathan finally gets his PUBG patch, which includes canted sights, a loot cave, and Aurora Borealis;We take a close look at the labor practices behind Slime Rancher, using Patrick Klepek's article as a guide.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. Find the .mp3 file here.

"That Odious Beast, Gaming" is back- this time with a brand new recording setup- and the scent of 2019 games is heavy in the air. So grab some headphones and take a walk with us as we discuss some of the games we're most excited for in 2019.In this episode:We take a stab at recording the show remotely;Jonathan swings into new zones in Avalanche's 2015 game, Mad Max;Jonathan laments the map distribution in PUBG;Logan expresses complex feelings about Super Meat Boy;Logan revels in his role as "Staryu Master" in Pokemon Let's Go: Eevee Version;We discuss development of gore in Resident Evil 2;We have a superficial talk about the convoluted nature of Kingdom Hearts;We read some Google questions about Crackdown 3;We desperately reach to remember the title of Yoshi's Wooly World;Kirby gets no love;And we take a ton of time sorting through every other confirmed 2019 title that interests us.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. 

Welcome to 2019, everybody! At That Odious Beast, Gaming, we're back, and ready to roll into a new year of good vidya games. But first, let's take a moment to talk about what we liked- and maybe didn't like (lookin' at you, Battlefield V war stories)- from the year that just escaped silently into the night.In this episode:Jonathan talks about his time with Avalanche Studios' Mad Max, and Logan misses a pun he really wanted to make.Logan dives deep into Subnautica talk.We take a look at the verb-puzzle presented by Motion Twin's Dead Cells.Jonathan ruminates on the big yikes that is The Last Tiger.And then, we dive into a list of everything we played in 2018. Stay with us, because there are some good ones. (And, in Jonathan's case, several that weren't as good.)You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson

In That Odious Beast, Gaming, Jonathan Nielson and Logan Johnson talk about what they're playing, what games they're looking forward to, and potential red flags they see in the industry. They bring an acceptable amount of wit, amiable natures, and a skeptical attitude toward 'Gamer Culture' as a whole.In this episode:Jonathan makes a big reveal about his true feelings for Shadow of the Colossus;Logan talks about accidentally getting into a relationship in Persona 5;Jonathan hypes about PUBG's new map, Vikendi;Logan plays Smash Bros. after a long hiatus from the franchise;Logan makes some noise about Gris;Jonathan talks about his anticipation for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden;Jonathan downloads the demo for She Dreams Elsewhere;... That Sonic the Hedgehog poster comes up;and there's some discussion about Steam vs Epic vs Discord, etc.We'd like to thank Weird Heat for the use of their track, Nostalgia.You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson