Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Glendon chat about the art of the hint.

Games: Immortals of Aveneum, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Armored Core 6, Lies of P.

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Rich and Amanda are joined by Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory to hear about his experiences and games played play at PAX West 2023.

Games:
Thank Goodness You're Here, Void Stranger, and Lies of P.

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Rich, Amanda, and Beto talk Starfield and DC legends before diving into an interview with actor Sam Béart, aka Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 and Thomasina Bateman from The Excavation of Hob's Barrow.

Games: Starfield, DC Legends.

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Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about their favorite under-the-radar games for 2023.

Games: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Baldur's Gate 3 on Console, Armored Core 6, and Sea of Stars.

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Rich, Daryl, and Aaron talk about starting with sequels.

Games: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game, Immortals, and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.

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Rich, Amanda, and Beto get into some of the many spoilers possible in Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3.

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It's summer break: Amanda sits down for some quick chats with Glendon Hass and Shawn Andrich on their summer games for 2023.

Games: Dave the Diver, Marvel Snap, Baldur's Gate 3, Remnant 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk the nature and value of side quests.

Games: Stray Gods, Backpack Hero Early Access, OneBit Adventure, Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3.

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Graham Rowat reads Son of Pong - written by John DeVore

Read the original article: Son of Pong - Coming of age as the child of a video game junkie
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Rich, Daryl, and Amanda are joined by Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution and author Ben Chicka to talk Fandoms: The Good, The Bad, and the Toxic.

Games: Homebody, Venba, PGA 2K23, Baldur’s Gate III.

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Rich and Aaron huddle to discuss the details of FINAL FANTASY XVI from Square Enix.

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Rich and Amanda get into Sequels: Part 2 - what we're on the lookout for and what makes us interested in a sequel.

Games: Remnant 2, Arcadian Atlas, Flood It!, Alan Wake, Dave the Diver.

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Rich recaps Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and remembers some relevant Forgotten Realms Lore.

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Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk about hype and how it impacts games and gaming.

Games: Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Alan Wake Remastered, Control, Returnal, and Dave the Diver.

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Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk psychogeography in games.

Games: Jagged Alliance 3, Neurocracy 2049, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Dave the Diver, Returnal.

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Rich and Amanda are Joined by Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution to talk about media literacy and why it matters.

Games: AEW: Fight Forever, PotionCraft, Lies of P Demo, FFXVI catch-all thread.

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Amanda, Andrew, and Aaron discuss their views on the character creation process.

Games: Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Terra Nil, and Let's Build a Zoo.

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Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about what makes an RPG.

Games: Final Fantasy XVI, Aliens: Dark Descent, and Mask of the Rose.

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Rich and Amanda report in with Julian Murdoch to talk about what it takes to explain a board game, as well as the games they played at Rabbitcon2023.

Games: Final Fantasy XVI demo, Scribbly Gum, The Year of the Dragon, Cat in the Box, Forgotten Waters, Phantom Ink.

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There were...complex situations with creative solutions for the manufacturing of this episode. Our apologies and thanks, we'll return to our regular recordings again soon.

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 Rich and Aaron are joined by Beto O'byrne get spoilery on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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Rich, Aaron, and Beto talk Street Fighter VI, concerns with Diablo IV, Miasma Chronicles, Alan Wake, and revisiting old games because they ran out of money.

Games: Street Fighter VI, Miasma Chronicles, Control, Alan Wake, Fallout 4, Pillars of Eternity.

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Rich, Daryl, and Andrew talk about games they're still playing, games they're looking forward to, and being a better player.

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Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron get into the ways we break gameplay for fun and profit.

Games: Humanity, Stranded: Alien Dawn, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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Rich and Andrew have an in-depth discussion on the RPG OCTOPATH TRAVELLER II by Acquire/Square Enix.

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Rich, Andrew, Amanda and Daryl discuss the different flavors of anticipation we experience with upcoming games.

Games: Stranded: Alien Dawn, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Wartales honorable mention).

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Rich, Amanda, Allen, and Glendon get into AI and it's future in video games.

Games: Shadows of Doubt, Dredge, Labryrinth of Zangetsu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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Rich, and Amanda are joined by returning guest Beto O'Bryrne from Radical Evolution, creator of The World of Kir, to talk about the interesting challenges of games with a licensed world.

Games: Labryrinth of Zangetsu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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Rich, Aaron, and Amanda discuss what's in a name.

Games: Strayed Lights, Dredge, Blasphemous, A Space for the Unbound, Wartales, Season: A Letter to the Future, Wildfrost

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Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew have a not funny breakdown of comedy in games.

Games: Wildfrost (Switch), Shardpunk (PC), Wartales (Steam), Tails of Iron (PS5), Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (Card Game)

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Apologies for the hardware issues with one of the tracks.

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Amanda, Rich, and Andrew talk about their favorite game villains and end worlds.

Media: Meet Your Maker (PS5), Tails of Iron(PS5), Destropolis (PC), Heavenly Bodies (PS5), Clubhouse Games (Switch), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Movie).

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Rich, Andrew, and Aaron are joined by Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory (Cane & Rinse) to hear about Chris's experience at PAX East 2023.

Games: RE4 Remake (PS5), The Last Worker (PC), Flamecraft (Boardgame), Roadwarden (PC), Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch), Octopath Traveller 2 (PS5).

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Rich and Amanda are joined by returning guest Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution to revisit Games of Revolution.

Games: Root (PC), We Bare Bears: Match3 Repairs (Android), Kriegsfront Tactics demo (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Glendon talk about the Long Run in games: where the longer run time has enhanced the experience.

Media: Code Vein (PS5), The Last Spell (PC), Octopath Traveller 2 (Switch), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

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Rich and Aaron have an in-depth discussion on the RPG Chained Echoes by Matthias Linda.

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Listen at your own discretion, this is spoiler country.

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Rich, Shawn, Andrew, and Amanda talk games that mechanically buck the trend.

Games: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (PC), The Last Spell (PS5), Phantom Brigade (PC), Railbound (PC, Switch).

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Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew discuss games that drive them to obsession.

Games: Caves of Lore (PC), Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PS5), Merge & Blade (PC), Octopath Traveler 2 (Switch), The Quarry (PS5).

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We've got a full house this week with Rich, Amanda, Aaron, Jason, and Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory/Cane & Rinse as they talk about the PSVR 2 release.

Games: Redemption Reapers (PC), Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (Switch), Europa Universalis (the board game), Fallout 76 (PC), Wild Hearts (PS5), Caves of Lore (PC).

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Rich, Daryl, and Amanda discuss Games That Leave You Wanting More.

Games: Wild Hearts (PS5), Forspoken (PS5), Sea of Stars Demo (Switch), NBA2K23, Hades (PS5), Middle Earth: Shadow of War (PS5).

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Rich, Amanda, and Andrew unpack the controversy around Hogwart's Legacy.

Breakout discussion from episode 853, originally recorded 2.12.23.

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew talk about the moments they fell in love with games.

Games: Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch), Bust a Move 2/3 (Switch), Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Switch), Capcom Arcade Statium (Switch), When the Past Was Around (PC), Daily Dadish (Mobile,PC).

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Shawn rallies Sean Sands, Allen Cook, and special guest Rob Zacny to discuss your questions, AI, dogs, and more!

Games: Seasons: A Letter to The Future, Dead Space Remake, Hi-Fi Rush, Hitman 3 Freelancer, Against The Storm, and The Great War: Western Front.

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Rich, Amanda, Andrew, and Glendon get into how they plan for games (with a little dip into anticipated games for 2023) and the perks and drawbacks of planning.

Games: Hi-Fi Rush (PC), Forspoken (PS5), Subnautica: Below Zero (PC), Atone Heart of the Elder Tree (PC), and the Super Mario Brothers Game & Watch.

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Rich, Amanda, and Andrew are joined by special guest Beto O’Byrne from Radical Evolution to talk about games as vehicles of liberation.

Games: Wasteland 3 (Xbox), Go (Board), Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (Mobile), DC Legends (Mobile), Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree (PC), Valheim (PC), Chained Echoes (Switch).

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Rich, Daryl, and Andrew get into examining IPs that they've invested in long-term, your emails, and more!

Games: Chained Echoes, Fallout 76, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Spiritfarer, Disney Dreamlight Valley, NBA 2K23.

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Amanda, Daryl, and Rich get back into the swing of things by catching up on games, Daryl's Late to the Game-of-the-Year, and more!

Games: Lone Ruin (PC/Switch), NBA 2K23 PS5), Dinosaur Fossil Hunter (PC), PS+: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Axiom Verge, Fallout 76.

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It's time for the GWJCC Games of the year for 2022: Amanda, Allen, and Shawn get into their top picks for the year.

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