Podcasts about gaj game club

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Michael Hughes are solving puzzles, murders, and how to eat snacks as while playing games as they play the remaster of Capcom’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. And subscribe […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are doing what they do best! No, not lamenting the decision to watch video game movies for a podcast, playing an exploratory platformer! The crew covers Metroid Prime Remastered and the interesting journey in how it came about. We also now have a nice and tidy (as well as unplanned) […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola played Pikmin-like, Tinykin. If you like small things and collecting things, this will be right up your alley. If you don’t like collecting things, maybe not so much. Listen in as we try to decipher if we liked it or not. Also, we recorded this prior to the Pikmin 1 […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Michael Hughes as they cover Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, a game that effectively launched a genre! Three of them have played it multiple times and this is someone’s first time. And speaking of first times, come listen to our ramp up before we hit record and […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola play yet another exploratory platformer (this time it’s also a puzzle platformer!) for our Game Club. This month, it’s Unbound: World’s Apart. Like it when it a game tries to make you feel you morose? Well, you’re going to love this one! Support us on Patreon! Join the Discord! Follow […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola wander a desert filled with robots that want to kill us. Thankfully, they’ve got some help along the way. Michael Hughes joins as we get to the “core” of what went wrong with ReCore! And here’s a link to John’s review of Mass Effect: Andromeda, in case you needed a […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are going the down rabbit hole in exploratory platformer, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. Support us on Patreon! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! And subscribe at any of these […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola give up on capitalism and head down to the farm as we play indie mega-hit, Stardew Valley. Support us on Patreon! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening performed by Vanessa Cahill, Jason Arriola, John Lucero, and Jessie Obando […]

John Lucero and Vanessa Cahill are joined by Jim Cahill to discuss the latest entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Dread. Listen in as the crew delve deep into it and see how it compares with the other Metroid game we covered last year, Super Metroid! Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Laura Hunt and Thomas M​​öhring, who make up Dead Idle Games, to talk about their recently released If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers. It’s a delightful point-and-click adventure game that’s also perfect for this time of year as it definitely delves into the realm of horror […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are preparing for titanfall! This month, we’re checking out the game that should be seminal, Titanfall 2. Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening written, produced, and performed by Jason Arriola. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! And subscribe at any of these […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Andy Bouchard of OtherSide Entertainment to talk about the Outer Wilds. It’s a fascinating game with a lot to offer, but it also asks a lot of the player. Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening written and produced by […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Nadia and David Oxford to talk about the SNES classic, Mega Man X! Not only is it the best Mega Man game, but it’s easily one of the best action games ever made. Listen in as we tackle the game from the perspectives of both seasoned veterans […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are putting on their creepy, steampunk skull masks and getting revenge on anyone and everyone in Dishonored. Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Opening written and produced by Jason Arriola and performed by Jason Arriola, John Lucero, and Vanessa Cahill. Follow the show on Twitter, […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Nadia Oxford from the Axe of the Blood God podcast to talk about New Pokémon Snap. We’re all coming at from different perspectives, so do we feel this sequel, more than 20 years in the making, delivered? Support us on Patreon! Logo by Vanessa Cahill. Theme song […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola sit down and talk about the sometimes sublime, occasionally frustrating experience of playing Firewatch. If you want to see the amazing Twitter thread from Gabe McGill that Jason brings up about a third of the way into the episode, you can check it out here! Support us on Patreon! Our […]

John Lucero and Vanessa Cahill are joined by Luke Maxwell (with a quick appearance by Jason Arriola) to talk about the 2002 remake of Resident Evil. Originally on the GameCube, it would eventually come to consoles that more than 40 people own with a HD remaster. Support us on Patreon! Our logo was created by Vanessa Cahill. […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Jim Cahill to talk about the original The Legend of Zelda. It’s the 35th anniversary of this momentous game and we dig in deep to celebrate one of the most important games in the history of the industry! Here’s the comparison video that Clyde Mandelin made about the […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola are joined by Ed Fear of Mediatonic to talk about his murder-mystery/picross game, Murder By Numbers! If you wanted a deep dive into how this delightful game came about, we’ve got you covered! Support us on Patreon! Our logo was created by Vanessa Cahill. Our theme song was created by Josie “Visager” […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola travel through time and get ran over by a train (multiple times) in the puzzle platformer, The Great Perhaps. Our logo was created by Vanessa Cahill. Our theme song was created by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Support us on Patreon! Follow Games and Junk on Twitter! Subscribe and rate! […]

Jason Arriola and Vanessa Cahill are joined by Anna Marie Privitere from RPGamer to talk about Donut County. What is a donut? When does trash become trash? Why is there a raccoon wearing a bandana sitting on a toilet playing on a tablet? All of these questions and more might or might not be answered! […]

John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola take a deep dive into the depths of Zebes to check out the Super NES classic, Super Metroid! Our logo was created by Vanessa Cahill. Our theme song was created by Josie “Visager” Brechner. Support us on Patreon! Follow Games and Junk on Twitter! Subscribe and rate! Apple […]

This time, we’re digging into the Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King collection. Join John Lucero, Vanessa Cahill, and Jason Arriola as they dig into the history of the games themselves and how the many iterations of the games included on the collection have held up. Our logo was created by Vanessa Cahill. […]

We’re back to finish our Game Club covering Pokémon Sword and Shield. We’re down Kemikziel, but I’m once again joined by John Lucero and Anna Marie Privitere to finish up our playthrough and give our final thoughts on Pokémon Sword and Shield. Support us on Patreon! John should need no introduction as he’s done multiple […]

The Games and Junk Game Club is back! Again! After an extended hiatus, I’m joined by John Lucero, Kemikziel, and Anna Marie Privitere to talk about Pokémon Sword and Shield. On part one of our two-part special, we dig into the development details, our thoughts on the things introduced in the latest entry, and we […]

As a follow-up to our GAJ Game Club on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Jason Arriola and Dominic Chavez dig into its soundtrack. Ryo Nagamatsu was the composer on this one. He did a good job rearranging classic themes from previous entries in the series and adding in his own unique work. […]

Jason Arriola, Vanessa Cahill, Stephanie Kulak, and Richard Balmer decide to take a look at one of the most criminally under-appreciated modern Zelda games, A Link Between Worlds. Coming between the controversial Skyward Sword and the fantastic Breath of the Wild, A Link Between Worlds is often forgotten when discussing Zelda games that have come out […]

Jason Arriola is joined by Richard Balmer and Stephanie Kulak to talk about their favorite Zelda game – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This is not only one of the best games ever made, it also set the structure for nearly every game in the series until Breath of the Wild released last year. It balances […]

It’s been a long time coming, but the first part of our Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Game Club is finally here. Jason Arriola is joined by Joshua Carpenter and Johnatan Stringer from RPGamer (that’s R-P-Gamer, not R-P-G-Gamer) to discuss Jason’s favorite game at great length. In the first part of this episode, they cover […]

John Lucero and Brittany Beshel return with Jason Arriola in tow to discuss the second episode of Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Chloe seems to be softening a bit and shows us some signs of how she got to be where she is when we meet her in the original Life is Strange. The end is […]

We’re going back to Metal Gear Solid for the GAJ Game Club, but this time, it’s a smaller version. Jason Arriola and JoeStar played the Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel for the Game Boy Color. It’s a definite odd choice for a Metal Gear Solid game, but one that keeps the spirit of the older entries in the […]

You knew it had to happen, so we’re proud to present the latest GAJ Game Club that brings back Life is Strange! John Lucero and Brittany Beshel talk about their experiences with the first of the three episodes of Before the Storm and somehow manage to briefly bring up both Metal Gear Solid and David Cage. […]

Our Game Club is back and it’s better (and longer) than ever! Jason Arriola and John Lucero are joined by Conor Mahood of The Movie Express podcast, and JoeStar to dig deep on the Playstation classic, Metal Gear Solid. As hard as it is to believe, Metal Gear Solid is nearing 20 years old and that largely […]

Jason Arriola and John Lucero really have a hard time staying on one subject for long. Jason finds an opening to finally talk about Tactics Ogre. Castlevania Netflix series? We have some thoughts. And we announce our next GAJ Game Club game at the end, so stick around until then!   And here’s the music we used for this week’s show! […]

Jason Arriola is joined by fellow Pokémaniac Vanessa Cahill to talk mostly about Pokémon Sun and Moon. Before they talk about their thoughts on the latest entry in the Pokémon series, they go over when they started playing the series and what their favorite entries in the series are. Also, can we get a damned sequel to Pokémon Snap finally?! […]

Jason Arriola, Anthony Villanueva, and Luke Maxwell wrap up our Final Fantasy VII Game Club.

Jason Arriola, Anthony Villanueva, and Luke Maxwell wrap up  the discussion on disc one of  Final Fantasy VII. We hit on the heavier moments, the silly side of this game, and how the remake might work. Also, Jason calls Red XIII a lion because he’s an idiot.

Jason Arriola, Anthony Villanueva, and Luke Maxwell reunite as they get rolling on Final Fantasy VII. Could Jason’s hatred for FFVII finally be turned around? Hang around and find out as we talk about it up through Midgar. Oh yes, Gundam quota met.

Jason Arriola, Brittany Beshel, and John Lucero bring our Life is Strange discussion home. We go over our thoughts on episode five. After the break, our feelings on the endings and the series as a whole get in the way of some anime discussion.

Jason Arriola and Brittany Beshel cover the third and fourth episodes of Life is Strange. Bit of a warning, this episode becomes a bit of a bummer when we start covering the fourth episode. Needless to say, spoilers ahoy!

Jason Arriola is joined by Conor Mahood and Brittany Beshel for the first episode of the GAJ Game Club. The gang discusses the first two episodes of Life is Strange.