We closed out the Spring '25 quarter (and academic year) with an episode 180 episodes in the making. Following up on our Doom coverage back from the show's inception, we brought McKnowledge back on to chat the joys, struggles, and ass-kicking goodness of 2020's pandemic darling. I'm sure you moshed up a storm wherever you … Continue reading Episode 195: Doom Eternal
This week we covered a shorty but a goody. Sayonara Wild Hearts had been on my backlog since its release. Its visual style was right up my alley and I heard it was very respectful of your time. That said, NO ONE told me it was a music-rhythm game, so when I first started playing, … Continue reading Episode 193: Sayonara Wild Hearts
This week, we covered a classic PS2 era title from my early years. Nippon Ichi Software is known for the Disgaea series (dood), but they've also developed quite a few other lovely tactical RPG titles too. Over 20 years after the first game's release, we finally got a sequel to Phantom Brave! So to celebrate, … Continue reading Episode 189: Phantom Brave & The Lost Hero
On the show this week, we covered not a video game soundtrack, but an anime soundtrack! An absolute game-changer in the anime film scene, Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name" (Kimi no Na wa.) brought the laughter, the tears, and the absolute banger tracks from Japanese rock band RADWIMPS that make up its soundtrack. We also celebrated … Continue reading Episode 188: Your Name
We closed out Winter quarter this year with the latest indie roguelike to Hoover up my life. Shogun Showdown is deceptively simple, but coupled with smooth as silk gameplay and its stellar pixel art & chiptune soundtrack, it has become one of my favorite recent releases. Peep the playlist below, along with a whole bunch … Continue reading Episode 185: Shogun Showdown
