018: Year of 3s

Listen now (47 min) | After many months in cryogenic sleep, our heroes emerge from their pods and record the first captain’s log of this adventure. So much of the world passed them by: GOTY Awards, Microsoft acquiring Activision, and Nintendo’s 2022 announcements. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:32 It Takes Two
  • 10:50 Horizon: Zero Dawn
  • 12:37 Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
  • 13:29 Hell Let Loose
  • 17:21 Fury of Dracula
  • 19:29 Rock, Paper, Wizard
  • 19:46 Cuphead
  • 31:44 Splatoons 3
  • 32:10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  • 32:37 Bayonetta 3
  • 35:31 Starfield
  • 35:59 Elden Ring
  • 36:15 The Devil In Me
  • 36:59 Martha Is Dead
  • 39:30 Hades

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015: Usable Games with Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill

Listen now (112 min) | Just as our heroes walk down the street of a newly found village, suddenly a pair of drunken adventurers (Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill) stumble out of the Drunken UX tavern, knocking them all down. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 6:12 Monopoly
  • 10:40 Chinatown
  • 17:12 Diablo 2
  • 20:28 Sonic the Hedgehog
  • 22:18 For Honor
  • 26:14 Betrayal at House on the Hill
  • 30:38 Dominant Species
  • 31:29 Roll for the Galaxy
  • 32:46 Zombicide
  • 34:29 Call of Cthulu
  • 37:07 Gloomhaven
  • 39:22 Psychokiller
  • 41:49 AD&D 2nd Edition
  • 44:08 Camel Up
  • 46:25 Condottiere
  • 48:34 Kill Doctor Lucky
  • 50:41 Lords of Waterdeep
  • 52:06 Firefly
  • 55:29 Fury of Dracula
  • 57:01 Valiant Hearts
  • 1:02:50 Munchkin
  • 1:03:25 King of Tokyo
  • 1:06:42 Smash Up

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013: Roll for Sanity

Listen now (29 min) | Our heroes are suddenly interrupted by a jump scare, which forces them to run, hide, and navigate various horror mechanics. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 5:11 The Thing
  • 6:31 Call of Cthulhu
  • 7:19 Silent Hill
  • 8:58 Lit
  • 10:00 Outlast
  • 16:00 Resident Evil
  • 17:39 Thief
  • 20:32 Zombies Ate My Neighbors
  • 21:17 Dead Rising
  • 24:42 Fury of Dracula
  • 25:50 Outlast 2
  • 27:15 Dead by Daylight

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004: Narrative, the World and Everything

Listen now (31 min) | After completing their side quest, our heroes make camp in a nearby forest to discuss the interplay of narrative between characters, player alignment, and worlds. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Life is Strange series
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Mass Effect
  • Man of Medan
  • Cyberpunk
  • Guild Wars
  • Wolf Among Us
  • Medium
  • Fury of Dracula

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