Outro Music: Twinkle Park on SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/twinklepark/lets-fight-a-boss-outro-themeEp 175: GAME OF THE YEAR 2022 - CH̶A̸P̷T̷̼̉̾E̶̅̅̃Ŕ̶̆́̊ T̵̏̈́͊̀͛̑̎̚W̵̡̨̺̝̜̯̖͚͐͑͌̏̾̽͝X̵̙̯͇͚̋̎͗̆̇͛̐̿͒͊͊Lets Fight a Boss2022-12-28 | Before you slip away, we cast you into the massacre of our twisted inexorable scheme. When you thought you were at your weakest, that is when we chose to reshape you, we will make you STRONGER. Through the erudite citadel of infinity and terminus; logic is no more. Our mortal forms take on a new configuration. We will manifest this brutal skirmish with the armaments surrounding us; anything that can be desperately grasped at. We are starving, we are relentless and we also like to play video games.
There will be spoilers for every video game we’ve played this year.
- THE VIDEO GAMES OF 2022 - 20 Minutes Till Dawn A Plague Tale: Requiem Astronite Bayonetta 3 Beacon Pines Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince Citizen Sleeper COGEN: Sword of Rewind Cult of the Lamb Demon Turf: Neon Splash DNF Duel Dying Light 2 Elden Ring Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Frogun Ghostwire: Tokyo GOODBYE WORLD Grapple Dog Gungrave Haiku the Robot High on Life Kirby and the Forgotten Land Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Milk Outside a Bag of Milk outside a Bag of Milk Neon White Ocean's Heart OlliOlli World Outriders: Worldslayer PigShip and the Giant Wolf Pentiment Pokémon Legends: Arceus Pupperazzi Rollerdrome Scorn Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey Sifu SIGNALIS Sonic Frontiers Splatoon 3 Stray Super Kiwi 64 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge The Callisto Protocol The Closing Shift The Complex: Found Footage The King of Fighters XV The Quarry Tunic Valkyrie Elysium Vampire Survivors Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden Weird West WWE 2K22 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
There will be spoilers for every video game we’ve played this year.
Award Categories: - BEST NEW CHARACTER - Cat - Stray Ethan The Bounty Hunter - Citizen Sleeper Eunie - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Ms. Chalice - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Ranni the Witch - Elden Ring Viola - Bayonetta 3
- BEST DLC / EXPANSION - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Guilty Gear Strive - Season 2 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass OlliOlli World - VOID Riders & Finding the Flowzone Playdate - Season 1 Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose
- BEST BOSS FIGHT - Chaos Elfilis - Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kuroki The Artist - Sifu Malenia, Blade of Miquella - Elden Ring Mr. Grizz - Splatoon 3 Rennala, Queen Of The Full Moon - Elden Ring Starscourge Radahn - Elden Ring
- BEST NO-CONTEXT GAME - Arc of Alchemist ELEX II LEGO Brawls The Last Oricru XEL Zorro: The Chronicles
- BEST OLD GAME - Fear & Hunger Final Fantasy XIII Gimmick! Jack Bros. Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata Shadow the Hedgehog
- BIGGEST SHIT SHOW - Babylon’s Fall; the game nobody wanted Halo Infinite in 2022 Rise and fall of Wordle So long Google Stadia The career decisions of Yuji Naka While crypto crumbles Yu Suzuki announces his NFTs
Strategy Talk: The Callisto Protocol, Sonic Frontiers, GOODBYE WORLD, Bayonetta 3, Super Kiwi 64, Haiku the Robot, Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince, Citizen Sleeper, Fear & Hunger, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Quicktime Events: - Sonic The Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka arrested for alleged insider trading - Yu Suzuki working with gaming blockchain Oasys on OASYX NFTs - The Game Awards 2022 happened
Quest Log: Baby Assassins, Lolita Podcast, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Chainsaw Man, Spy × Family, Urusei Yatsura, Circus Extreme
Strategy Talk: Valkyrie Elysium, Scorn, Splatoon 3, Steam Deck, Tunic, The Complex: Found Footage
Quicktime Events: - We react to the Silent Hill Transmission - Bayonetta 3 voice actor dispute, boycott and complications - Sony's DualSense Edge PS5 pro controller is too expensive
Quest Log: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, A League of Their Own, Funny Pages, The Sadness, We're All Going to the World's Fair, All My Friends Hate Me
Strategy Talk: Splatoon 3, Steam Deck, Final Fantasy XIII, DNF Duel, Tunic, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Quicktime Events: - Google is shutting down Stadia in January 2023 - Underage hacker behind Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay video leak - YouTuber Dunkey launches his own indie publishing company Bigmode
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Thought Slime on Youtube - Psychedelics NEED to be legalized - youtu.be/gji9t130oz8
Quest Log: Nope, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, I'm Glad My Mom Died, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, MOX: Jon Moxley, The Bear, Tekken: Bloodline, Stranger Things
Strategy Talk: Cult of the Lamb, Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, 20 Minutes Till Dawn
Quicktime Events: - Gamescom 2022 - The Callisto Protocol, Friends vs. Friends, Lies of P, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, Under the Waves - Sony PlayStation announces the 'customizable' DualSense Edge controller - Hideo Kojima is starting a podcast
Quest Log: Not Okay, Stranger Things, Uncle from Another World, The Rehearsal, Kakegurui Twin, WWE SummerSlam
Strategy Talk: Xenoblade Chronicles 3, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Stray, PlayStation Plus Extra, The Quarry, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Elden Ring, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Quicktime Events: - Rumors of another Tomb Raider reboot - Splatoon 3 is a game that is being released in one month - EVO 2022 fighting game announcements - a new Tekken is in development, Kimberly and Juri are playable in Street Fighter 6, a new Fatal Fury / Garou game is green-lit!
Loot Drop:
Niamh: münecat on YouTube - Climate Change: Capitalism's Final Boss - youtu.be/YbYpbXMUsYM
John: markReymer on YouTube - Berserk. Guts vs Rosine. Fan Animation - youtu.be/par0rwkCCB0
Bryan: The Golden Bolt on YouTube - INSERT DISC 2: A Brief History of Multi-Disc Video Games - youtu.be/9gpCYOYi-I8
Quest Log: The Black Phone, The Rehearsal, Dual, Vagabond
Strategy Talk: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Outriders: Worldslayer, Mystik Belle Enchanted Edition, The Quarry, PlayStation 5 SSD storage upgrade, Grapple Dog, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Quicktime Events: - Bayonetta 3 launches October 28th 2022 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite gets PC and console crossplay - Rumored GoldenEye 007 Remake is reportedly in limbo due to the war in Ukraine - Alicia Vikander's Tomb Raider sequel is also in limbo following Amazon buyout of MGM
Quest Log: Mad God, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hatching, The Secret of NIMH
Strategy Talk: Neon White, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, PigShip and the Giant Wolf, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Pokémon Crystal, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata
Quicktime Events: - PlayStation State of Play - Resident Evil 4 Remake confirmed, Street Fighter 6, The Callisto Protocol, Final Fantasy XVI, Stray, Season: a Letter to the Future - Limited Run Games - Frogun, River City Girls 2, Blossom Tales 2 - Sonic Central - Sonic Frontiers doesn’t look very good and fans aren’t happy - Summer Game Fest - The Last of us Part 1 remake is leaked one hour before, MiHoYo’s two new titles Honkai Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero - Day of the Devs (DoubleFine and iam8bit) - Ustwo Games new title Desta: The Memories Between, Fox and Frog Travelers: The Demon of Adashino Island, Goodbye World - Devolver Digital - The Plucky Squire being made by former Pokémon artist James Turner - Wholesome Games Direct - A lot of frog games (yay), a lot of farming sim games (okay), a lot of crowdfunding announcement games (nay) - Dragon Age: Dreadwolf and a Netflix television show adaptation - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase - Redfall, Hollow Knight: Silksong, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Cocoon, Hideo Kojima confirms he’s making a new game, Todd Howard is proud to present Starfield - Capcom Showcase - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC, Resident Evil Village DLC Shadows of Rose, gameplay for Resident Evil 4 Remake - Sony springs another leak with listing for Tactics Ogre reborn on the PlayStation Store - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase - Nier Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition, Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection, Pac-man World Re-Pac - The international release of Crayon Shin-chan: My Summer Vacation With The Professor will be out in August on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch
Quest Log: Obi-Wan Kenobi, RRR, AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Strategy Talk: Citizen Sleeper, The King of Fighters XV, Ocean's Heart, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, COGEN: Sword of Rewind, The Closing Shift, Genshin Impact
Quicktime Events: - The underwhelming selection of classic games coming PlayStation Plus Premium
Quest Log: Our Flag Means Death, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, Ranking of Kings
Strategy Talk: Citizen Sleeper, Demon Turf: Neon Splash, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Halo Infinite, Vampire Survivors, Elden Ring, Shadow the Hedgehog
Quicktime Events: - Square Enix sells off western studios and IP - including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex - Nintendo Indie World May 2022 - Uniqlo releases Final Fantasy line for 35th anniversary - Silent Hill rumor update
Quest Log: You Are Not My Mother, The Ringmaster, Smiling Friends, WrestleMania 38
Strategy Talk: Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Ghostwire: Tokyo, WWE 2K22, Weird West, Tunic, Elden Ring
Quicktime Events: - Sony announces a three-tier PS Plus service to launch in June - No E3 this year, but there are plans to return in 2023 - A new Tomb Raider game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 - Kingdom Hearts IV announcement
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Patrick Cc: on YouTube - The Downward Spiral of Bam Margera - youtu.be/Ut-Wz40P9bE
Strategy Talk: Elden Ring, Tunic, Halo Infinite, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Hoa
Quicktime Events: - Ikumi Nakamura announces a new game studio in Tokyo called UNSEEN - Testament is returning to Guilty Gear Strive - Speaking out about the double standard of abuse from staff in small independent game development studios known for making wholesome games - Mountains (Florence), Fulbright (Gone Home, Tacoma), Funomena (former producer on Journey, Wattam), Moon (Ori series)
Loot Drop:
Niamh: People Make Games on YouTube - Investigating Three Indie Superstars Accused of Emotional Abuse - youtu.be/xDPzZkx0cPs
John: Sarah Z on YouTube - The Horrifying Panopticon of West Elm Caleb - youtu.be/EeCi4CSqtzw
Quest Log: The Batman, Jackass Forever, My Dress-Up Darling, AEW Revolution, The Mask
Strategy Talk: Elden Ring, Kirby and the Forgotten Land Demo
Quicktime Events: - Halo Infinite co-op campaign won't ship with Season 2 this May - Free Couples Update adds same-sex partners to Haven - Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet announcement - Advance Wars Remake delayed indefinitely due to current world events - Sony's PlayStation State of Play March 2022
Quest Log: Uncharted, The Cuphead Show!, Betty, The House
Strategy Talk: The King of Fighters XV, Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, Wario World, Crimson Shroud, Sifu, Dying Light 2
Quicktime Events: - Nintendo is closing the 3DS & Wii U eShops in March 2023, has 'no plans to offer classic content in other ways’ - Capcom officially announces Street Fighter 6 and Capcom Fighting Collection - Atlus announces Soul Hackers 2 with a worldwide release date - Film and television adaptations of video games continue to be in development with Bioshock, Life is Strange and Disco Elysium - NieR: Automata celebrates a five year release anniversary by announcing an anime adaptation
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Cosplay Chris on YouTube - The History of Michael Myers's Mask (1978-2021) - youtu.be/TbZVjx6vm5E
Quest Log: Murderville, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Swamp Thing, Shenmue the Animation, The Story of Film: A New Generation, Belle
Strategy Talk: OlliOlli World, Sifu, Dying Light 2, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Gimmick!, 3DS Hacking, Shin Megami Tensei V
Quicktime Events: - Sony buys Bungie for 3.6 billion dollars - Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is announced - Wordle is bought by the New York Times - Uncharted movie director working with Sony on Jak and Daxter adaptation - Nintendo Direct February 2022
Outro Music: Twinkle Park on SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/twinklepark/lets-fight-a-boss-outro-themeEp 157: True Goddess MetempsychosisLets Fight a Boss2022-01-31 | Look, we’re playing a lot of Atlus games at the moment. Stick around until the end, when we give out our holy and virtuous gaming predictions for the year ahead.
Quicktime Events: - Shenmue and Cuphead animated series adaptations are looking cool - Awesome Games Done Quick raises over $3.4 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation - Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi opens a new studio called Nagoshi Studio (he’s the CEO) - Three Star Wars video games in development from Respawn - Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard in a 68.7 billion dollar deal (Bobby Kotick to remain as CEO until the deal closes)
Outro Music: Twinkle Park on SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/twinklepark/lets-fight-a-boss-outro-themeEp 156: Shadow over the Nameless KingdomLets Fight a Boss2022-01-17 | We’re back for 2022 and it’s time to crown a new ruler of the podcast. At the very end of the episode, we calculate the results of our video game predictions from one year ago and discover truths we never knew were possible. Also, “*B... Bosom...?”, “*It Means Tity”.
Quest Log: The Matrix Resurrections, Chucky, Berserk, West Side Story
Strategy Talk: Analogue Pocket, Kid Dracula, Deltarune, Halo Infinite, Total War: Warhammer II, Shin Megami Tensei V, Tales of Arise
Quicktime Events: - Ken Levine - creative disaster - Konami celebrates Castlevania’s 35th anniversary with NFTs - The PlayStation VR2 is described in a blog post - E3 continues to be online only for 2022
There are SEVENTY video games to cut this year, this is the biggest number we’ve ever had. This episode is approximately FOUR hours long, this is the longest we’ve ever recorded. We hope you’re fucking happy, because we are not happy anymore. We have transcended our mortal forms by virtue of what we went through. What you’re about to listen to is gonna be entertaining, tragic, appalling, chaotic and bewildering. We were once born, but now we are dead, yet this has only made us STRONGER.
In alphabetical order, the video games we played this year are: 12 Minutes ‘a’ Adios Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Aliens: Fireteam Elite Biomutant Boomerang X Bravely Default 2 Chicory Cyberpunk 2077 Death's Door Death Loop Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Dojoran Dungeon Encounters Eastward Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Evil Tonight Fantasian Fights in Tight Spaces Fuga: Melodies of Steel Guilty Gear -Strive- Halo Infinite Haven (December 2020) Heart Chain Kitty Inscryption It Takes Two Kaze and the Wild Masks Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition Little Nightmares II Loop Hero Lost Judgment Maquette Mario Party Superstars Metroid Dread Monster Hunter Rise Mundaun No More Heroes III Omori (December 2020) Outriders Pac-Man 99 Persona 5 Strikers Pikmin Bloom (mobile game) Ponpu (November 29 2020) Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Resident Evil Village Returnal Sable Scarlet Hollow Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster Shin Megami Tensei V Sky: Children of the Light Solar Ash Tales of Arise The Ascent The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes The Forgotten City The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles The House in Fata Morgana The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Remaster The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience The Procession to Calvary Toree 3D + Toree 2(I’m counting these two games as one) Tormented Souls Touhou Luna Nights (December 2020 Switch) Unpacking Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Wildermyth
There will be spoilers for every game we’ve played this year.
Before we get into the gruelling process of picking our favourite video games of the year, we first must dish out some fun awards. In this hour-long introduction we highlight some of our best moments from what we’ve played in 2021. This is meant to be a happy and cute time, but rest assured, it delves into overwhelming sheer misery very quickly. Enjoy!
Award Categories: - Best New Character - Best DLC / Expansion - Best Boss Fight - Best Old Game - Biggest Shit Show
There will be spoilers for every game we’ve played this year.
Quest Log: House of Gucci, Robin Robin, The Wheel of Time, Mars Attacks!
Strategy Talk: Solar Ash, Shin Megami Tensei V, Dungeon Encounters, Tales of Arise, Inscryption, PlayStation 3 Store
Quicktime Events: - Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by trademark claim by holding company Take-Two Interactive - PlayStation reportedly taking on Xbox Game Pass with new subscription service in spring 2022 - Halo Subreddit has a temporary lockdown to give toxic gamers a time out - DNF Duel reveal and character gameplay trailers
Loot Drop:
Niamh: James Somerton on YouTube - Hollywood's (Gay) China Problem - youtu.be/zIsQ502N0fg
Quest Log: Cowboy Bebop, AEW Full Gear, Arcane, Dave, Beastars
Strategy Talk: Unpacking, Halo Infinite Multiplayer, Inscryption, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity DLC, Dungeon Encounters, Mario Party Superstars, Pikmin 2
Quicktime Events: - Amazon is nearing a deal to make a Mass Effect TV series - Kirby has been nominated for a Grammy Award - Xbox First Party Games Almost 25% Cheaper Than PlayStation - Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition looks very bad - A harrowing update on Activision Blizzard
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Tiago Catarino on YouTube - LEGO Music Instruments Tutorial - youtu.be/WDuBySlBFnk
Quest Log: Fairfax, Limp Bizkit - Still Sucks, Ranking of Kings, The O.C., Re:Zero
Strategy Talk: Pikmin Bloom, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, Hollow Knight, Mario Party Superstars, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, No More Heroes III, Luigi's Mansion 3
Quicktime Events: - Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delayed until 2023, Activision Blizzard co-leader Jen Oneal steps down after three months - Ubisoft employees open a public petition seeking support for improved working conditions - Nintendo Switch Software Sales Stats - Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot will be co-developed by Crystal Dynamics - Steam Deck, Playdate and Analogue Pocket launches are all delayed
Quest Log: Halloween Kills, Old Henry, Blue Period, Komi Can't Communicate, Ranking of Kings, Boys Run the Riot, The O.C., Re:Zero
Strategy Talk: Sable, Toree 2, Metroid Dread, Tormented Souls, a, Wildermyth, Fatum Betula, Death Loop, DualSense Repair
Quicktime Events: - A Quiet Place video game is in development to launch in 2022 - Pikmin Bloom launches on iOS & Android - Sony State of Play October 2021
Arriving in 1987 Hong Kong, we must explore a headache-inducing world of awful texturing and poor sound design. We will search for meaningless clues that lead to nothing worthwhile. Waste our valuable time examining pointless objects. And of course, attempting to talk to frustrating NPCs for non-crucial information. Slowly grinding towards our goal of getting revenge on the infamous Yu Suzuki for dumping us in this awful situation.
Please enjoy our continued suffering...Ep 150: Fat Boy FridayLets Fight a Boss2021-10-17 | What happened to this poor chair?
Arriving in 1987 Hong Kong, we must explore a headache-inducing world of awful texturing and poor sound design. We will search for meaningless clues that lead to nothing worthwhile. Waste our valuable time examining pointless objects. And of course, attempting to talk to frustrating NPCs for non-crucial information. Slowly grinding towards our goal of getting revenge on the infamous Yu Suzuki for dumping us in this awful situation.
Please enjoy our continued suffering...Ep 149: Mecha Niamh Attacks!Lets Fight a Boss2021-10-03 | Who was the first lesbian?
Quest Log: Malignant, AEW - Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson, Kokou no Hito, Father Brown
Strategy Talk: Death Loop, Lost Judgment, Eastward, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, Scarlet Hollow, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, Ganbare Goemon 4: The Glittering Journey (The Reason I Became a Dancer)
Quicktime Events: - Star Wars X Quantic Dream game development rumours - That Super Mario Bros. movie casting news... - Nintendo Direct September 2021 - Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Bluepoint Games - Deltarune Chapter 2 is free because it's been really tough for everybody recently
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Curio on YouTube - Monster Men: Creatures of the Night - youtu.be/9o6HjQ-rN-Q
Arriving in 1987 Hong Kong, we must explore a headache-inducing world of awful texturing and poor sound design. We will search for meaningless clues that lead to nothing worthwhile. Waste our valuable time examining pointless objects. And of course, attempting to talk to frustrating NPCs for non-crucial information. Slowly grinding towards our goal of getting revenge on the infamous Yu Suzuki for dumping us in this awful situation.
Please enjoy our continued suffering...Ep 148: Woolie Versus Let’s Fight a BossLets Fight a Boss2021-09-19 | Do you kite bro?
Strategy Talk: No More Heroes III, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Heart Chain Kitty, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, The House in Fata Morgana, Disco Elysium
Quicktime Events: - Alan Wake Remastered is announced - Norman Reedus doesn’t care about NDAs and talks about recent work on Death Stranding - Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2021 - Bluetooth audio support on my Nintendo Switch? It's more likely than you think! - PS5 firmware update lets you remove the annoying screenshot notification
Arriving in 1987 Hong Kong, we must explore a headache-inducing world of awful texturing and poor sound design. We will search for meaningless clues that lead to nothing worthwhile. Waste our valuable time examining pointless objects. And of course, attempting to talk to frustrating NPCs for non-crucial information. Slowly grinding towards our goal of getting revenge on the infamous Yu Suzuki for dumping us in this awful situation.
Please enjoy our continued suffering...Ep 147: Niamhon Johnesis BryangelionLets Fight a Boss2021-08-29 | Congratulations!
JoJolion spoilers end at 00:32:35 and Rebuild of Evangelion spoilers end at 01:01:15
Quest Log: The White Lotus, CM Punk joins AEW, JoJolion, Rebuild of Evangelion
Strategy Talk: 12 Minutes, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Psychonauts 2, WarioWare: Get It Together! Demo, No More Heroes, Ganbare Goemon 3: The Mecha Leg Hold of Jurokube Shishi, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Quicktime Events: - Gamescom is making announcements while we record this podcast - Kazuma Kiryu is rolling into Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania! - Reviews of No More Heroes 3 will be dropping 9 hours after the game is out
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Unused Resident Evil: Village audio where Lady Dimitrescu says “Good girl” - youtu.be/gar4-mDD1tw
Karl Jobst on YouTube - Exposing FRAUD and DECEPTION In The Retro Video Game Market - youtu.be/rvLFEh7V18A
John: All Elite Wrestling on YouTube - CM Punk Has Arrived in AEW! - youtu.be/ByAXCjqBzLg
Quest Log: How It Ends, F9: The Fast Saga, The Fate of the Furious, You Got Served
Strategy Talk: Xbox Game Pass, The Forgotten City, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Death's Door, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Ganbare Goemon 3: The Mecha Leg Hold of Jurokube Shishi, The Ascent, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Quicktime Events: - Luke announced for Street Fighter V - Horizon Forbidden West reportedly delayed into Q1 2022 - Fulbright founder steps down after toxic and hostile work culture allegations
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Mark Rober on YouTube - Backyard Squirrel Maze 1.0 - youtu.be/hFZFjoX2cGg
John: The Infinite Review on YouTube - Neon Genesis Evangelion - youtu.be/TLrKZcY2ScI
Quest Log: Space Jam: A New Legacy, Sexy Beasts, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Homunculus, Legally Blonde, Fast & Furious
Strategy Talk: Going Under, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade - Episode: INTERmission, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Saya no Uta, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Quicktime Events: - Valve announces a handheld console for PC games called the Steam Deck - Playdate preorders are live - Activision Blizzard is a terrible company to work at
Quest Log: Censor, Fear Street Part One: 1994, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, Fast & Furious
Strategy Talk: Boomerang X, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade - Episode: INTERmission, Sky: Children of the Light, Chicory, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, A Plague Tale: Innocence
Quicktime Events: - Nintendo Switch OLED is announced - Ghostwire: Tokyo has been delayed to early 2022 - Assassin’s Creed Infinity will be a live online game service - Dead Space Remake in development at EA Motive - Lost Judgement may be the last game in the series due an image right dispute
Strategy Talk: Death Trash Demo, Chicory, Sable Demo, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Black Book: Prologue, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Disco Elysium
Quicktime Events: - Tekken X Street Fighter is officially dead, almost 11 years after the original announcement - Control is getting a multiplayer spin-off, ahead of a bigger-budget sequel - Konami and Bloober Team sign partnership to work on new and existing IP
Loot Drop:
Niamh: Transparency on YouTube - Death Stranding Is Weird About Women - youtu.be/9-0mgn9wiJ8
Quest Log: Mare of Easttown, The Girlfriend Experience, Something Is Killing the Children, Poppy, Phantasm
Strategy Talk: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Disco Elysium, Ganbare Goemon, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo
Quicktime Events: - E3 2021 - Summer Games Fest, Wholesome Direct, Devolver Digital, Square Enix, Xbox & Bethesda, Capcom, Nintendo, Bandai Namco - Cyberpunk 2077 will return to Sony’s PlayStation Store on June 21st
Quest Log: Press Reset, Promising Young Woman, Creed
Strategy Talk: Biomutant, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Returnal, Scarlet Nexus Demo, Adios, Spiritfarer, Red Dead Redemption 2, Metal Slug Anthology
Quicktime Events: - Dead by Daylight adds Resident Evil’s Jill, Leon and Nemesis - Sonic the Fighters will be a fully playable arcade game in Lost Judgment - God of War 2 delayed to 2022 and it won't be a PS5 exclusive
Quest Log: To Your Eternity, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Color Out of Space, Big
Strategy Talk: Resident Evil Village, Fights in Tight Spaces, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Kero Blaster, Joy-Con drift
Quicktime Events: - Lost Judgement, the sequel to Judgment will be released September 24th - Ryu ga Gotoku Studios confirms the Yakuza series will continue to be a turned-based RPG - Remnant: From the Ashes gets a free next-generation upgrade on May 13th
Loot Drop:
Niamh: eurothug4000 on YouTube - The Influences of Resident Evil Village - youtu.be/LDMvgHsV28U
John: Alex Moukala Music on YouTube - Music Producer Reacts to Smell Of The Game (Guilty Gear Strive OST) - youtu.be/2B-u8KMochE
Strategy Talk: It Takes Two, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Monster Hunter Rise, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard DLC, Mother 3, Disco Elysium, Persona 5 Strikers
Quicktime Events: - Sony decides to continue the digital store for PS3 and PS Vita. PSP will close on July 2nd as planned - Luigi is joining Lego Mario - Resident Evil Re:Verse as been delayed until Summer 2021
Loot Drop:
Niamh: The Lion’s Lounge on YouTube - The Lunar Tear and the Beautiful Imperfect Flower that is NieR - youtu.be/wZ0BXfpy4sw
John: Fire Escape - https://anchor.fm/fireescape
Bryan: Bobdunga on YouTube - The Girl Games Of Lost Media - youtu.be/D8ZUR2De15s
Quicktime Events: - Sony confirms PSP, PS3 and PS Vita digital stores are closing this summer - Niantic are making a Pikmin AR mobile game - Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 has arrived - Balan Wonderworld patched due to seizure risk