Can Jason McMaster explain the baby soon to be on his doorstep? Can we get Nick Diamon to call something “visually stunning”? What is Tom Chick’s deal with Bolo Santosi?
Outer Worlds at 7:34, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare at 22:57, and Indivisible at 36:53.
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Why are games called what they’re called instead of games that should have been called that? Why isn’t Space Base called Among the Stars, why isn’t Paper Tales called Vorpal, and why isn’t Arkham Noir called Arkham Horror?
Space Base at :51, Paper Tales at 16:04, and Arkham Noir at 34:20.
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Tom Chick talks about a movie called The Boat, Bruce Geryk talks about the short stories of Flannery O’Connor, and Jason McMaster talks about how to find illegal drugs. We also talk about some videogames we’ve been playing.
Sea Salt at 2:54, Slay the Spire at 22:43, and Disco Elysium at 42:42.
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One of us has gotten our hands on the latest from Stonemeier Games. Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann also consider games with split personalities and boxes containing 92 tiny space ships.
Tapestry at 2:45, Bosk at 27:41, and Red Alert: Space Fleet Warfare at 41:32.
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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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