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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Licensed Games, Original Characters – Vidjagame Apocalypse 463

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022


Usually, games based on a popular media franchises let you embody the main characters from movies, TV shows, or books. This week, though, we’ll rope in Brendan “The Crawl” Hesse for a look at five games that cast you as... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Wrestling Matches (In Non-Wrestling Games) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 462

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022


WWE 2K22 launches this week, inspiring us take a look at the way wrestling matches has been represented in non-“sports entertainment” games over the years. Then we’ll dig into Gran Turismo 7, lots more Elden Ring, Sony’s State of Play,... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Japanese Open Worlds – Vidjagame Apocalypse 461

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022


Elden Ring is here, and we can’t shut up about it! But before we start being unable to shut up, let’s grab Tony Wilson of Framework for a look at five of our favorite open worlds created by Japanese developers.... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Spoilers! (That Aren't Anymore) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 460

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022


Some plot twists are just too good to keep under wraps for long, whether because of a game’s popularity, loose-lipped fans, or sequels that build their lore on formerly secret knowledge. This week, Larry Charles joins us for a look... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy – Vidjagame Apocalypse 459

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022


Horizon: Forbidden West is out! To celebrate, we’ve invited Anthony Abatte to help us take a look at five games set in post-apocalyptic futures where swords, sorcery, and monsters reign supreme. Then we’ll talk about King of Fighters XV, Infernax,... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Grow Up and Get Old – Vidjagame Apocalypse 458

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022


Sifu is out this week, and its grow-old-instead-of-dying mechanic inspired us to pull together a top 5 about other games where your character grows up and gets old, with special guest Mike Williams of Fanbyte. Then it’s on to Dying... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Trapped In Another World – Vidjagame Apocalypse 457

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022


Pokémon Legends: Arceus has us thinking about isekai stories – where a hero is unexpectedly dropped into another world or time period, and struggles to get back – so with PNB’s TL Foster on board, let’s talk about five of... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
A Whole New (Open) World – Vidjagame Apocalypse 456

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022


Pokémon Legends: Arceus is out this week, and while it’s not quite an open-world game, there was a point when a lot of people thought it was going to be – so with Leif Johnson on board, let’s take a... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Heroic Trios – Vidjagame Apocalypse 455

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022


Rainbow Six Extraction is out this week, pitting three players against the mutant Archaeans – and we had so much fun playing it as a trio that we decided to talk about five of our favorite videogame trios (as a... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Better Fitness Through Gaming – Vidjagame Apocalypse 454

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022


January is the time for new-year’s resolutions — and what resolution is more popular, more strenuous, and more quickly abandoned than the one to get in shape? This week, we grab PNB’s Robert Beach for a look at five games... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
2022's Most Anticipated Games – Vidjagame Apocalypse 453

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022


Another new year begins, as we shake off the holiday cobwebs and get back up to speed with a look ahead at five games we’re especially excited to get our hands on in the next 12 months. Will all of... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Our Top 10 Games of 2021 (Part 2) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 452

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021


Our two-part countdown of 2021’s best games concludes this week with our five favorite games of the year, with help from special guests Micah Seff; Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski of Wii Universe; Kat Bailey of IGN and Axe of... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Our Top 10 Games of 2021 (Part 1) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 451

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021


It’s time once again to look back on another great year for games and pick our favorites, and this year we’re breaking from tradition: Instead of one gargantuan show to mark the end of the year, we’re splitting our top... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
2021's Best DLC – Vidjagame Apocalypse 450

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021


2021 is drawing to a close(!), and all things considered it’s been a pretty great year for videogames. Before we begin our annual GOTY countdown next week, let’s invite Tony Wilson of Framework for a look at five of our... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Snowball Fight! – Vidjagame Apocalypse 449

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021


December is here and the snow is upon (some of) us, so this week, we’re taking a look at games that let us step back from the action, take a deep breath, and nail someone real good with a snowball.... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Fake-Out Endings – Vidjagame Apocalypse 448

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021


When is the end not the end? When a hinky-looking credits sequence is interrupted to let you know the game’s not over yet. This week, PNB‘s TL Foster rejoins us to talk about five times games faked us out with... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Bite-Sized Cooking Action – Vidjagame Apocalypse 447

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021


Happy Black Friday, everybody! With Thanksgiving on our minds this week, we dedicated this week’s Top 5 to cooking minigames in bigger, non-cooking-themed games, after which we’ll wonder at the possibilities of WB’s MultiVersus, delve into a few highly topical... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
It's Evil's Turn – VGA 446

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021


With this week's release of the Vaas: Insanity DLC for Far Cry 6, we welcome first-time guest Doug Trein of Basileus Games for a look at five other sequels and expansions that let us embody one of a game's villains,... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Unreliable Narrators – Vidjagame Apocalypse 445

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021


An “unreliable narrator” can mean that a character is withholding information or deceiving you, or it can, in a very literal sense, mean a narrator who just doesn’t have their shit together. Leif Johnson joins us for a look at... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Introducing Operator – A New Miniseries from Wondery and Topic Studios

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021


SPONSORED: During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors”... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
First-Person Kickers – Vidjagame Apocalypse 444

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021


Delivering a good, solid kick in a game feels great, especially when it sends your enemies flying helplessly into spikes or off cliffs. This week, the regular VGA crew pays tribute to five of the greatest, meatiest kick attacks ever... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Mission: Halloween – Vidjagame Apocalypse 443

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021


Halloween is almost here, so Anthony Abatte joins us for a look at five times games set aside a chunk of their (non-seasonal) storylines to celebrate Halloween with themed levels or missions! Then we’ll wrap up our final show of... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Horror Hounds – Vidjagame Apocalypse 442

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021


Ready to face what lurks in the shadows? No? What if you had… a dog? Greg Moore rejoins us this week for a look at five horror games that pit you and a canine partner against unspeakable terrors, after which... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Space Madness – Vidjagame Apocalypse 441

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021


Metroid Dread has launched the franchise in a suspenseful new direction, and given us an excuse to spend this week talking about some of our favorite horror games set in space, with special guest Alex Faciane of Chilluminati and Super... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Haunted Hotels – Vidjagame Apocalypse 440

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021


There’s something inherently eerie about an empty or abandoned hotel – especially if it’s only been abandoned by the living. With Framework‘s Tony Wilson on board for our second week of Spooptober ’21, let’s look at five highly memorable haunted... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Soul Shepherds – Vidjagame Apocalypse 439

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021


Today marks the return of Spooptober, when all of our shows are Halloween-themed for a whole month — but since it’s just getting started, let’s ease in with guest Greg Moore and five games that let you play as a... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Games That Won't Quit – Vidjagame Apocalypse 438

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021


Grand Theft Auto V just turned eight last week, just months shy of its launch on a third console generation – so let’s grab PNB’s TL Foster for a look at five other games that just keep coming back, with... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Let's Do The Time Loop Again – Vidjagame Apocalypse 437

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021


Deathloop is out this week, and we’re excited to talk about it – but first, let’s ease in with some a look at five other top-tier time-loop games that came along since we last covered the topic in episode 250.... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Kaiju-Sized Growth Spurts – Vidjagame Apocalypse 436

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021


Being normal-sized is cool and all, but what if you could – just for a little bit – get really, enormously huge and just stomp all the monsters or whatever who thought they could push you around? Leif Johnson joins... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Attention, Campers! – Vidjagame Apocalypse 435

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021


With another summer more or less over, this week’s show takes a look at five games that used summer camp – a place alternately associated with freedom, fun, or terror, depending on the context – as a backdrop for adventure... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Agents of S.N.E.S. – Vidjagame Apocalypse 434

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021


This week marks 30 years(!) since the North American launch of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – by our measure, one of the best consoles ever. To celebrate, we invited Tony Wilson of Framework back on to talk about five... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Road Trip! – Vidjagame Apocalypse 433

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021


When it comes to crucibles that test the bonds of friendship or family, few burn hotter than the one where you lock yourselves into a moving vehicle for hours and hours and hours. As summer winds down, we’ve invited Tony... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Rats Off To Ya! – Vidjagame Apocalypse 432

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021


This week has seen an unusual surge in rodent-related media, with star turns for rat swarms in both The Suicide Squad and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So this week, PNB‘s TL Foster joins us for a look at five games that... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Auteurs Unleashed – Vidjagame Apocalypse 431

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021


Only a few big-name game developers are generally seen as “auteurs” — creators with authorial control over (and who get most of the credit for) the games they make. Every so often, one of them strikes out on their own... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Shibuyakasha – Vidjagame Apocalypse 430

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021


Neo: The World Ends With You is out this week, giving us the first completely new TWEWY since the DS original, as well as an excuse to revisit Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s coolest neighborhoods. Let’s celebrate with a look at... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Potent Portables – Vidjagame Apocalypse 429

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021


With Steam Deck and the OLED Switch vying for preorders last week, now seems like an opportune time to grab Greg Moore for a look back at five handhelds that tried and failed to take on Nintendo, but made us... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Donkey Kong's Got Range – Vidjagame Apocalypse 428

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021


Donkey Kong, just like the plumber who debuted alongside him in 1981, has expanded far beyond his arcade roots to appear in everything from racers to rhythm games over the years. To celebrate Kong’s 40th anniversary, let’s take a look... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
8-Bit Cave Hermits – Vidjagame Apocalypse 427

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021


Wise old men who lurk in caves to dispense advice and magical weapons are a trope as old as time – but as far as games go, their heyday was firmly in the ’80s. So this week, three cave-dwelling old... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
2021's Best Games (So Far) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 426

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021


We’ve passed the midpoint of the year, so with help from Alex Faciane of Chilluminati and Super Beard Bros, it’s time to look back at five games that did the most to light up our first six months of 2021.... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Mortal Frenemies – Vidjagame Apocalypse 425

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021


Any fictional feud that goes on long enough is bound, sooner or later, to be put on hold for an episode where the hero and villain team up to survive or fight a greater enemy. And this week, PNB‘s TL... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
A Salute to Clueless Gamer – Vidjagame Apocalypse 424

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021


E3 came back! Holy crap! And don’t worry, we’ll get deep in the weeds about it on this week’s show, but first we welcome PNB’s Brendan Hesse and take a look at our favorite episodes of Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer,... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Raccoon Heroes – Vidjagame Apocalypse 423

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021


We’ve always been great fans of trash pandas at VGA, so when this week’s release of Backbone cast one as a down-on-his-luck detective, we indulged our love of raccoons with a Top 5 about games that let you play as... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Least-Valuable Videogames – Vidjagame Apocalypse 422

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021


This week, we stumbled onto PriceCharting.com – a huge database of purported videogame resale values – and thought it’d be fun to invite retro specialists Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski (of Ultra 64/Wii Universe) to talk about which (non-sports, non-game... Read more

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Vidjagame Apocalypse
Import-Only Saturn Gems – Vidjagame Apocalypse 421

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021


A few weeks ago, we passed the 26th anniversary of the Sega Saturn’s deeply weird US launch, so Greg Moore joins us in belated celebration to talk about five of the best games that never made it stateside for Sega’s... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
The Weed Number – Vidjagame Apocalypse 420

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021


Well, here it is, episode 420 – but we already did games that let you smoke pot 311 episodes ago! So instead, let’s look at celebrities who’ve appeared in videogames and now have their own (legal!) cannabis brands, with help... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Old-School Zombie Games – Vidjagame Apocalypse 419

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021


Resident Evil Village has its hooks firmly into the whole crew this week, so let’s invite PCMag.com‘s Mike Williams back on to talk about it a whole bunch more (along with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids DLC)! We... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
RE-lentless Pursuit – Vidjagame Apocalypse 418

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021


Resident Evil Village is out, and the rampantly fetishized Lady Dimitrescu joins the hallowed ranks of Resident Evil’s iconic, nigh-indestructible “stalker” enemies. So let’s kick off this week’s show with five of the most memorable pursuers from Resident Evils past,... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Guest Kombatants – Vidjagame Apocalypse 417

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021


We’ve just passed two important Mortal Kombat milestones: the 10th anniversary of the franchise-revitalizing Mortal Kombat 9, and the release of a new MK movie that doesn’t suck. To celebrate, Anthony Abatte joins us for a look at five of... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
Stepping Out on Sony – Vidjagame Apocalypse 416

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021


The formerly PlayStation-exclusive MLB The Show is now on Xbox, which is… kinda weird, right? Almost as weird as finding out that developers now owned by Sony used to make games for competing platforms, which is what we’re delving into... Read more

Vidjagame Apocalypse
City by the Bay – Vidjagame Apocalypse 415

Vidjagame Apocalypse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021


The San Francisco Bay Area is home to two-thirds of the VGA crew (along with a big chunk of the games industry), and it’s been re-created in a handful of games over the years – so now that our episode... Read more