What if Jason McMaster was the sole survivor of an aircraft crash along with about 70 other people? What if videogame masochist Nick Diamon got to play a game he actually liked? What if Tom Chick wasn’t so scared of Factorio? This week, we answer these question and more.
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint at 1:41, The Surge 2 at 18:36, and Mindustry at 34:37.
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What’s a religious cult to do when the world actually ends, how do you raise a young civilization in the Mediterranean, and what’s the orange cube again? Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk, and Hassan Lopez consider these questions and more.
Prophets of Doom at 3:07, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea at 15:48, and Lords of Waterdeep at 47:25.
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For this episode, we bemoan the latest in shatterproof glass, we confess to our awkward in-game romances, and we apologize to Ubisoft.
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta at :53, Greedfall at 22:15, and Borderlands 3 at 40:11.
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A bit of unexpected creative expression, the unluckiest cabin ever, and the latest (and greatest?) in deck-building.
Cartographers at 1:45, Monster Slaughter at 21:35, and Clank at 34:33.
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Tom Chick has to remember whether to get a spring, Nick Diamon takes a break from his usual jank, and Jason McMaster takes an executive position in a government agency.
Astral Chain at 2:57, Gears 5 at 12:40, and Control at 38:19.
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Among the questions we consider this week: Can I eat one of those little pieces of colorful egg-shaped candy? Whose samurai mech is that, yours or mine? What the heck is a Mega-Praetor?
Wingspan at :51, Starship Samurai at 16:58, and Concordia at 34:11.
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Nick Diamon goes back to Ibiza, Tom Chick uses the F-word, and Jason McMaster is punished for making disparaging comments about Guild Wars 2.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 at 1:01, Hunt: Showdown at 18:53, and Remnant: From the Ashes at 32:27.
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Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann on the importance of garlic, beer, and Tang.
Horrified at 1:54, Brass at 30:53, and Leaving Earth at 51:45.
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What happens when a 4X shaves off an X or two? Where’s the shrink ray? And why is there so much sound in space? Tom Chick, Nick Diamon, and Jason McMaster answers these questions and more!
Planetfall at 1:06, Ion Fury at 16:44, and Rebel Galaxy Outlaw at 29:31
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Tom Chick needs to roll a peril icon, Tony Carnevale needs the wizard to sit this one out, and Mike Pollmann needs a few more days to see everything being shown.
Elder Sign at 2:30, Set a Watch at 22:45, and Gencon 2019 at 49:50.
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What makes an action RPG great? What’s next from the guys who just released Oxygen Not Included? Why do these girls have Southern accents? We struggle with these questions, and more!
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 at 1:00, Griftlands at 13:24, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood at 27:25.
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Mike Pollmann speaks German, Tom Chick continues his search for a way to keep people from checking their phones, and Hassan Lopez is getting too old for this shit.
Doppelt So Clever at 2:07, Valeria Card Kingdoms at 16:33, and Brook City at 28:05.
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Jason McMaster can’t escape Autochess, Nick Diamon hates himself, and Tom Chick reads a whole book.
Teamfight Tactics at 4:15, Dishonored 2: Doing It Wrong at 16:30, and Field of Glory: Empires at 33:30.
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How can you have crusades without a holy land, why is Princess Leia so darn predictable, and what good is a race of duck people in a war among gods?
Crusaders: Thy Will be Done at 1:38, Star Wars: Outer Rim at 20:35, and Glorantha: The Gods War at 43:30.
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Jason McMaster tries to explain autochess mods, Nick Diamon plays the first turn of Civilization as a whole game, and Tom Chick finally finds a retro shooter he doesn’t disdain.
DOTA Underlords at 1:33, Thea 2 at 12:37, and Amid Evil at 32:49.
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