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Join the folks at Vacant Gazing as they dive into some hilarious, and pretty ridiculous, video game related hypotheticals. Visit vacantgazing.com for more articles, reviews, videos, and a heap of other non-sense.

Vacant Gazing


    • Mar 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Broken Pact 01: Doctor Professor Wizard Chris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 77:35


    The Vacant Podcast is back!!! After a very very long hiatus the crew of Ryan, Chris, Tim, and Matt are back to share their brand of geeky stupidity with the internet. This time telling an all new and completely original homebrew set in the Starfinder Universe! Three freelancers find themselves on a small cargo ship. Their mission is to locate a special computer hidden amongst the countless asteroids of the diaspora. However, there is more to this mission than they are being told. Can they learn to survive together? Or will they become yet another group of corpses floating in the void?

    Star Wars Episode 11: The Dice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 55:26


    As Eltar, Daniel, and Walbo! attempt to complete their mission they come face to face with waves of Droids and Guards. Thankfully the force is on their side...in the form of terrible rolls.   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch

    Star Wars Episode 10: The Daniel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 77:21


    Eltar and Walbo! find themselves separated from Raynor and forced to work alongside a rather intense new ally. Will they succeed? Or will ED lead them to their doom??   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch

    Star Wars Episode 9: The Decision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 59:20


    As the team licks their wounds a difficult choice must be made. One that will send them on a crazy ride through hyperspace! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch

    Star Wars Episode 8: The Defeat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 74:42


    The Bounty Hunters face off against a Sith! Shots will be fired, lives will be lost, and Chris will make a startling discovery about Walbo!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch

    Star Wars Episode 7: The Detour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 73:38


    The Vacant Gazing team is back with a new season of everyone's favorite Bounty Hunters! The team finds a moment's rest on a worn down space station. However, amidst all the gambling and cheap food they soon learn that their battle may not be over just yet. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Season 2: You Don't Deserve A Tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 81:17


    In the season finale of our Pokémon series Kelly faces her destiny, Chris is confronted by shadowy vengeance, and Matt copes with a shocking discovery. All while Tim sends towards another Cliffhanger!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Season 2: Penultimate Smackdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 78:56


    Things are heating up as Kelly is forced into yet another celestial battle.  Meanwhile, Chris is getting closer to unravelling the ghostly mystery and Matt finds himself in a car chase for his life!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Season 2: The Ultimate Warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 56:21


    Kelly steps into the ring for the ultimate power! Meanwhile Chris slowly learns Ghost law the hard way. Please read the pamphlets! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Season 2: Poke MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 65:11


    The mystery continues to unfold as the team goes on their separate journeys. Can Kelly defeat her idol? Who is hunting Matt? Will Chris ever use his ghost powers?! Find out on this week's episode! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Seaon 2: Oy! Listen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 59:28


    With Matt and Chris already on their journey we finally learn what has happened to Kelly since the explosive season one finale. The balance of life and death is in the balance and multiple Gods will be challenged! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon Season 2: Hello Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 64:50


    The team is back on their second season of the Pokemon table top RPG series! After the explosive finally of season one the trainers awake to more questions than answers. Look who's talking now! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Tarot Triggered

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 40:18


    With the year wrapping up Tim and Matt are joined by Kate from the Witchast Podcast to give Vacant Gazing a Tarot reading for 2021. We learn a lot about our future and are shocked at Tim's talent.   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Future Dystopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 54:12


    With the release of Cyberpunk 2077 the crew debates what futuristic dystopia they think they could and want to live in. Some of them impressive, others far too real.   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Secret Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 48:47


    The Vacant Gazing team gets in the holiday spirit with a Secret Santa event! There's supposed to be a $20 limit but when do we ever follow the rules?   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Thanksgiving 2020: All Crunch Berries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 39:32


    We're taking a break from the tabletop series to celebrate the holidays. While America is in the grips of Covid-19 we go to Transylvania and bring a whole bunch of friends with us!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: The Final Countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 75:37


    The Showdown with the Angels ends here! Enemies and Allies alike will be made, powers will be discovered, and one last dance is on the line!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Horror Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 44:05


    We take a short break from the table top series and go back to classic Vacant Podcast! In this week's episode Tim, Matt, Ryan, and Frank discuss which horror series they think they have the best shot surviving in. Don't worry, we all have one for Chris too!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: Snowf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 67:28


    In order to save the world the team must venture out into space, fight an armada of copyrighted ships, and recall the teachings of their elders. Oh and figure out what Snowf means....   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: Angels and Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 54:50


    Things take a turn for the worse as all out war between Heaven and Hell begins. Truths will be learned, weapons will be discovered, and so much more!   Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: Okay!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 53:55


    In this week's episode the students try to get back to living as close as a normal life but the faculty is learning and hiding secrets all at once. Looks like we're going to need...A MONTAGE!! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: Riddles and Winks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 69:14


    In the second episode of our Anime RP series Ryan sends the crew to Saturday detention! There they'll discover a few mysteries, a tricky riddle, and an ominous secret lurking in one's soul. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Awesome Anime High School: Guts and Butts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 69:24


    Ryan takes hosting duties for the first time as he leads the team through his Anime High School RPG! What lurks in the shadows of a school full of Demons, Mystery, and terrible Substitute Teachers? Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, Chop and Furious Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 59:06


    We're doing another talk-back show! This time we're recap the first season of our Star Wars Actual Play RPG. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop of what plans could have happened, what plans did happen, and Walbo, Eltar, and Raynor chaotically destoryed. Tune in next time for the start of our Anime Highschool RPG! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!  

    Star Wars RPG, The Crossroads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 73:52


    In the season finale of our Star Wars Actual Play RPG, some important choices need to be made. Will the bounty hunters pick the Light Side or Greed? And how deeply is Walbo really hated among the crew? Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, The Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 63:32


    The Star Wars Actual Play RPG continues as plans (and characters!) finally come together. Blasters are drawn, partnerships are formed, and Wookies get chill. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, The Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 77:17


    Some bonds are formed in battle and difficult decisions need to be made in the next installment of our Star Wars Actual Play RPG. Grenades, inaccurate legal jargon, and inside jokes are thrown around plenty in this one! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, The Contact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 75:31


    Gladiatorial law and stealth acquisitions are on the docket for the next episode of the Star Wars homebrew actual play podcast. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, The Negotiation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 61:08


    The Star Wars Actual Play RPG continues with the second installment. The bounty hunters get ever closer to their respective targets, and some stuff goes down! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Star Wars RPG, The Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 64:25


    Not so long ago, in a galaxy that is conveniently local, the Vacant Gazing Troopers started a new table top RPG! This time, they're creating a Star Wars game. Will the Force be with them? Probably not. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 50:08


    After a long, drawn out, dice-rolling, adventure, the Vacant Gazing team discusses the Pokemon Actual Play experiment. What did they like? What did Tim have to immediately change on the fly? In what Galaxy Far, Far Away will the next story take place? Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 64:05


    This is it! The Vacant Gazing Pokemon trainers have come to the climactic battle of their Actual Play series. Dice are rolled, simple math is calculated, and some punches are thrown. Here is the companion playlist made by Tim! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7zZvvNsgLwuJQll7isxYgL?si=Iv8ZSfs2QHynOFCcTK0hSw Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 84:07


    In what they're calling the Infinity War of this Pokemon story, the Vacant Gazing Avengers reach hurdle towards the thrilling climax of this actual play. Comeuppance will be got, but don't worry, Matt still talks his way out of a fight! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 67:39


    The random and poorly thought out journeys of the Vacant Gazing Pokemon Trainers continues with another actual play installment! This time, there's even more ghost mysteries, evil scientists, and humans fighting a Pokemon. Well...just the one human. You know who. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 64:21


    Part 2 of the epic Vacant Gazing Pokemon Saga! There's suspicious tech start-ups, onrery casino ghosts, and a classic Jersey Shore bro brawl! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Pokemon the TTRPG, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 68:37


    On a very special episode, the Vacant Gazing game designers decided to create a table top RPG based around being Pokemon trainers. Think Dungeons & Dragons, except it takes place in New Jersey for some reason. But don't worry, they're still murder hobos! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Quarantined

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 39:48


    Everyone is still affected by COVID-19, with many major cities still sheltered in place. That's why the Vacant Gazing Commune decided to "enhance" the experience by picking some characters to be quarantined with. Except...they don't get to pick who they're stuck with. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    March Madness 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 37:07


    Unfortunately, we didn't get a March Madness Tournament this year. So in an attempt to return just a little of what we missed, the VGAA is deciding which fictional schools should be allowed to compete. There's going to be some animated shenanigans, some lessons about friendship, and a whole lot of super power based cheating. So much cheating. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Small Businesses, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 53:42


    The Vacant Gazing Loan Officers are looking for some new small business to support! That's why they're looking to help some movie, comic, and video game characters get some ideas off the ground. There's even a band that may or may not be fictional. They can't prove it either way. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Fall of Civilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 42:21


    These are some bizarre and challenging times for a lot of us facing quarantines, no work, and no toilet paper. So the Vacant Gazing Survivors came up with a game to simulate the end of the world where they pull tropes from classic zombie or apocalypse movies, TV shows, and video games! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Jim Carrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 47:40


    Jim Carrey plays the strangest version of Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog, so the Legion of Vacant Gazing decided to come up with some other villains he could play. He'll antagonize some other video game movies, a Disney remake, and even something related to Dragonball Z! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Cosmic Heralds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 40:41


    This week, Vacant Gazing Surfers Silver up and decide to become heralds of ancient galactic entities. You know, like from comic books. But it seems like all of the power and responsibility has made them a little insane. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    TV Relaunches

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 41:47


    With Disney+ launching a finale season of Star Wars Clone Wars, the Vacant Gazing Programming Executives thought of a few other shows that deserve one more season to wrap things up. They bring back your favorite sci-fi and western mashups and a few beloved animated shows! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Green Lantern

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 58:23


    The Vacant Gazing Space Force has decided to patrol their own sectors by creating new corps based off of DC's Green Lantern. But instead of will power, they'll run on by nostalgia, chicken wings, and procrastination. Listen and find out why they'd STILL lose in a fight with Batman! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Your Life, The Video Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 50:02


    It's episode 100, so the Vacant Gazing Centenarians decided to create video games based off of their own lives! There's some Mario Party rip-offs, a Metal Slug clone, and some sweet aviator sunglasses! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    1999

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 42:44


    To celebrate the 99th episode of the Vacant Podcast, the team decides to call back some trends from the year 1999. The Dreamcast, Everquest, and a few Pokemon games were released that year. But there were a few other pop culture phenomena outside of video games that get a shout out as well! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Lunar New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 39:31


    It's time for the Lunar New Year, but the Vacant Gazing Mystics have decided to create a yearly cycle for video games! They've taken inspiration from the Chinese zodiac and place characters, items, and entire franchises in their poorly thought out system. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Interventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 45:25


    Everyone needs a group of people to ambush them and tell them why they suck from time to time. That's why the Vacant Gazing Support Group comes up with a few video game characters they believe are in a crisis and perform a few interventions this week. They only do it because they love! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    2020 Gaming Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 39:32


    It's a new year, so that means it's time for the Vacant Gazing Trendsetters to come up with the next big trend in gaming. They go the extra mile with augmented reality, have Keanu Reeves in literally everything, and shout a bunch! Trust us, it's different from last year. Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    Smash Bros DLC Pack 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 44:14


    It's the new year, so the Vacant Gazing Revelers are adding a new set of characters to the Smash Bros. franchise! In this DLC pack, they'll add famous authors, comic book characters that aren't super heroes, and a few terrifying mascots! Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page!

    A Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 43:19


    Happy Holidays from the Vacant Gazing Krampuses. To get in the holiday spirit, the team decided to recast a classic Christmas movie with video game characters. How will The Walking Dead, Mario, and God of War play as Tiny Tim, Scrooge, and the Ghost of Christmas Past? Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow Vacant Gazing on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch And check out our Patreon Page! 

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