Best Psx Podcasts (2024)

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Don't Make a Game, Make a Store 58:35

2h ago58:35

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Tonight on GeekNights, in light of one of many Helldivers 2 kerfuffles, we consider yet another way that late capitalism is ruining the games industry: the stores make more money than the games. In the news, a Roblox game's attempt to fix its in-game economy causes a bunch of gamers to lose their minds, Sportsnet streams have freaky noises, and Ani…

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Episode 1 - Accelerating into 2024: A New Era for Car Dealerships 59:47

3h ago59:47

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In this inaugural 2024 edition of DealerCast, hosts Fred Lennart and Larry Bruce tackle the critical issues impacting car dealers today, including inflation and the challenges of inventory management. They dive into the repercussions of inflation on the stock market, interest rates, and operational costs for dealers. Emphasizing the urgency for dea…

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Accelerating into 2024: A New Era for Car Dealerships 59:47

8d ago59:47

59:47

In this inaugural 2024 edition of DealerCast, hosts Fred Lennart and Larry Bruce tackle the critical issues impacting car dealers today, including inflation and the challenges of inventory management. They dive into the repercussions of inflation on the stock market, interest rates, and operational costs for dealers. Emphasizing the urgency for dea…

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How to ruin your competitive card game 1:08:26

17d ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how to ruin your competitive card game. Scott shares the original Sins of CCG design. This is all in the context of Marvel SNAP. In the news, the Rangers sweep the Capitals, Square Enix reported extraordinary losses, Dave & Buster's introduces real money gambling, and Fallout games don't work on modern PCs. Relate…

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Klask 1:01:18

19d ago1:01:18

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Klask. It's a well-designed extremely fun tabletop sport adjacent to but significantly distinct from Air Hockey. In the news, the Rangers are number one in the NHL, the Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City, and Visions of Mana has quite the trailer. Also if you ever need to help out an injured pigeon in New York Cit…

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Balatro (2024) 58:16

1M ago58:16

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Balatro (2024). From LocalThunk and published by Playstack, it's a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of Slay the Spire, but in Video Poker. It's good. In the news, PAX East was all right but it's still a ghost town when the expo hall closes, the Rangers are top of the NHL coming into the playoffs, and you may not ha…

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Anti-Cheat 1:01:17

3M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

Tonight on GeekNights, having previously talked about Cheating we now consider Anti-Cheat. How do you prevent cheating? In the news, the Nintendo Direct is Feb 21 but the Switch 2 is likely 2025, and Helldivers 2's ugly anti-cheat in a PvE game leaves a bad taste in our mouths. Related Links Forum Thread Anti-Cheat Discord Chat Anti-Cheat Things of…

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All Games are the Same Game 59:45

3M ago59:45

59:45

Tonight on GeekNights, we riff on some of the ideas we're exploring for our new talk for PAX East 2024: All Games are the Same Game. Turns out you can factorize games into other games. Also we're back after Rym was gone skiing for a week. In the news, the Logitech G PRO X wireless headset is all right, it turns out US presidents aren't immune to al…

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The Games of MAGFest 2024 1:06:39

3M ago1:06:39

1:06:39

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the extremely good games we played at MAGFest 2024, which itself was possibly the best MAGFest that has ever happened to date. Particularly, the MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase (MIVS) and a shout-out to Nothing Good Can Come of This. In the news, Palworld surged onto the scene with massive sales and weird controve…

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Whale Street (2023) 1:01:41

4M ago1:01:41

1:01:41

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Whale Street. It is a solid concept, combining the stock/operating round structure of an 18xx game with poker hand mechanics, but it doesn't quite stick the landing on execution. In the news, Wizards of the Coast has an AI art problem, and Free to Play games like Overwatch and Marvel Snap have a new card/character p…

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Lethal Company (2023) 54:07

4M ago54:07

54:07

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Lethal Company from Zeekerss. Rym tried out that Zelda 2 remix. In the news, Nintendo killed the Wii U and 3DS servers early, and Valve banned people who deserved it in a fantastic way. Related Links Forum Thread Lethal Company (2023) Discord Chat Lethal Company (2023) Things of the Day Rym - Disco Elysium | Pixel A…

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Ahoy (2022) 1:01:30

6M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Tonight on GeekNights we review Ahoy (2022). In the news, kids want Robux for Christmas, ByteDance is restructuring Nuverse in a "retreat" from gaming, and Nintendo has to make an 18+ version of the N64 app. Related Links Forum Thread Ahoy (2022) Discord Chat Ahoy (2022) Things of the Day Rym - 2017 Ohio State Drum Major Tryouts Scott - No-Bullshit…

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Cobalt Core 1:06:20

6M ago1:06:20

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Cobalt Core. It's a cross between Slay the Spire and FTL, taking the best aspects of both. It's also super cute. In the news, the Pickleball people are facing increasing drama, and it's good to "cheat" at Pokémon. We also make fun of AMD for a while. Related Links Forum Thread Cobalt Core Discord Chat Cobalt Core Th…

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The Jackbox Party Pack 10 1:06:50

6M ago1:06:50

1:06:50

Tonight on the 18th anniversary of the first episode of GeekNights, we review The Jackbox Party Pack 10. It's got the streamlined TKO 2 and a trivia game that's like the ones we like. In the news, Rym keeps playing Overwatch, Super Mario Wonder is good fun, and Deltarune 3 and 4 will come out sooner than anticipated. Related Links Forum Thread The …

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Counter-Strike 2

7M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Counter-Strike 2. We have been playing some form of Counter-Strike since 2000... We reviewed Counter-Strike in 2006 and Counter-Strike GO in 2012. In news that is as little as it is late, Unity backs down on much of their new monetization model, Epic lays off 16% of its staff, and Scott GeekBites Heretic's Fork. Rel…

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PAX West 2023

8M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review and discuss PAX West 2023. The new venue is fantastic and it felt a lot like PAXes from the golden age of PAX. In the news, Scott suffered Airport Adventures yet made it to Chicaco, Steam (and our Steam accounts) are 20 years old, and the Unity game engine destroys itself with an actively hostile monetization model …

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Quake 2 Remastered

9M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, having somehow never talked about Quake (except for Quake Live in 2009, we discuss Quake 2 and the Quake 2 Remaster. In the news, the Atari 7800 is back legit, Charles Martinet is moving on, and Marvel Snap is paying people to watch Twitch streams with .pngs in their app. Related Links Forum Thread Quake 2 Remastered Things o…

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PitchCar (1995)

9M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review PitchCar (1995). It's a flicking game. It's a sport. It's pretty fun. In the news, a livestreamer guy caused a riot in New York for which he is facing charges, Gen Con continues to live up to its reputation with a disaster over unmanaged Lorcana lines (remember Lorcana is the subject of a lawsuit from Upper Deck) an…

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Can't Stop and All My Diamonds

10M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review two games by the legendary Sid Sackson: Can't Stop (1980) and All My Diamonds (1969). They're both worth playing, but for different reasons. In the news, Overwatch League is in deep trouble along with much of the global esports ecosystem. Related Links Things of the Day Rym - German Community Gardens (Schrebergarten…

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Game Mechanics: Worker Placement

10M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss worker placement as a game mechanic. We intend to turn this into a series of shows and panels following on from Mastering Game Mechanics as presented at PAX East 2013. In the news, Marvel Snap's Conquest mode is fantastic, and Valve is dropping Battle Passes for Dota 2 because "nobody buys them." Related Links Foru…

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

11M ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It's one of the best pieces of entertainment software ever made. 11/10. S-Tier. A case study in good game design. Just go play it if you aren't already. In the news, Overwatch 2 is banning 5,000 cheaters a week, Street Fighter 6's control modes are looking pretty good, and …

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Lore

1y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider lore in games. You know, all that text you didn't read in the tooltips of the inventory. Or what characters told you in Half Life while you tried to clip out of the room. In the news, the Rangers begin their first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a real game, SGDQ 2023 is immi…

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Cat in the Box (2022)

1y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Muneyuki Yokouchi's fantastic Cat in the Box. This is an S-tier trick taking game. A must-own. It takes about two minutes to teach (three if the player is unfamiliar with trick taking games) and we've had a blast with it so far. In the news, the world is safer today as Finland formally joins NATO, a Florida man is i…

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Stacklands (2022)

1y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Stacklands (2022). In the news, Counter-Strike 2 is likely coming, Disco Elysium gets a collage mode, and DPReview falls victim to Amazon layoffs and capitalism. Related Links Thing of the Day Rym - Masami Okui - Live in Hibiya 13 - Toki ni Ai wa (ITARU ver.).mpgBy Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew

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Gaming Furniture

1y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss gamer furniture of the non-chair variety. In the news, Nintendo adds Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to Switch Online, Microsoft adds Call of Duty to Nintendo, and Magic: The Gathering adds Lord of the Rings. We also streamed this show live on the Discord Stage in the official GeekNights Discord! Related Links …

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Mostly Dead Games

1y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss games that are not fully dead, but are mostly dead. Dance Dance Revolution (at home), the resurrected Netrunner, The Realm, Steel Battalion, and whatever game you're mad we didn't include in this short list just now. In the news, The Last Rockstars have debuted, Rym has a high opinion of the L-TEK EX PRO 2 DDR pad,…

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Playing on Teams

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider teams. Playing on teams, forming teams, team sports, team games. All that team stuff. In the news, Dwarf Fortress with graphics is here (recall we interviewed Tarn Adams on GeekNights back in 2008), the FTC sues to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Blizzard will need someone new to offer World …

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Comms in Games

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss comms in games. Text chat, voice chat, open versus restricted, and the like. In the news, Pentiment is available, and Rym is obsessed with Disco Elysium. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Tuesday - Comms in Games Things of the Day Rym - Digital database documents vital infrastructure created by the New Deal Sco…

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Marvel Snap (2022)

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review the surprisingly elegant Marvel Snap. Released this year on phones and PCs, it's essentially a flavor of Knizia's Battle Line (2000), itself in a narrow class of similar games of a shared lineage. In the news, Ross Chastain changed the meta in NASCAR with "Some Video Game Shit," Embracer rebranded Square Enix Montré…

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Moonbreaker (2022)

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Unknown Worlds' Moonbreaker (2022). It's a turn-based digital miniatures game that shares a lot of lineage with Hearthstone, Magic, and possibly Neuroshima Hex (at least in terms of the net effect of some of its mechanics). It's all right, but it has a lot of issues and remains in early access. In the news, Discord'…

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Online Game Servers

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the history and current state of online game servers. Rising primarily out of competitive FPSs like Quake and Counter Strike back in the day, they were often the only way to play with a reliable community of people. There weren't matchmaking or friend lists or anything like that. In the news, Rym and Emily are back…

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Single Player Tabletop Games

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider single player tabletop games. Distinct from Solitaire and Simple Games or Solitaire Puzzles, expanding on our discussion of The Number of Players, we look at what it takes to have a regular old tabletop game for one. We cite Why No One Will Game With You in the course of this, but there are plenty of great single …

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Casino Games

1+ y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider casino games like Roulette, Poker, Craps, Blackjack, and Slot Machines. In the news, Unity is having significant woes, Cult of the Lamb looks cute, MultiVersus is something we will review in the future, Nintendo is just like every other games company, Gen Con struggles with the evil government of Indiana, and Twit…

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Streaming Games (to devices, not Twitch)

2y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider streaming games. Not to Twitch, but to devices. From Google Stadia to Steam Link to Steam Remote Play to adjacent game library services like Xbox Game Pass it's a space that continues to evolve. In the news, blue states in America are trying to save lives, Scott geekbites Nobody Saves the World, Asmodee sells Keyf…

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Save Games

2y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider save games. Saving games, game states, save scumming, permadeath, passwords, batteries, statefulness, and more. In the news, The Stanley Cup finals are spicier than anticipated, PAX West badges are live (and not sold out), Street Fighter 6 is trying something interesting, and a strange attempt to take over Hasbro …

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Monetizing Games

2y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss how games monetize. How can you make money making games? We've done at least three panels around this topic: Monetizing Games and Game Design (PAX East 2012), Money Making Games (MAGFest 2012), and more recently The Real Harm of Games (PAX East 2019). In the news, the Rangers are still in the playoffs, Sony's Plays…

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Playdate

2y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the fascinating art project x portable game console: Playdate. It's neat. In the news, the contest for Lord Stanley's Cup is underway, EA Sports loses FIFA, Bethesda finishes off their PC game launcher, Square Enix continues its long fall from grace by doubling down on a scam, Embracer is embracing a gaming empire…

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Season 6 Finale - Neopets, by Jordan Bradley (Part Two) 1:48:36

2y ago1:48:36

1:48:36

And so here we are, the final episode of My Favourite Game - Season 6, the All-Ireland Season. And we pick up where we left off last week with Jordan Bradley of Amber Isle developer Ambertail Games talking of Neopets as her favourite game. Tonight, the final episode of Season 6 delves into other creature character games like Pokemon, Tomogatchi, Sp…

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196 - Otteretto 39:15

2y ago39:15

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This week, we play Otteretto, a puzzle game about making palindromes from colored tiles. We swap strategies, agree that puzzle mode is best, and take a closer look at some of the game’s UI choices. Blake reminds us of a previous puzzle game we played for the podcast, and how a bug in the leaderboard fooled him into believing he had the world’s high…

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Season 6 Finale - Neopets, by Jordan Bradley (Part One) 1:35:51

2y ago1:35:51

1:35:51

And so we come to the beginning of the end. The All-Ireland themed Season 6 of My Favourite Game hits its last game with Neopets and kicks off a two-part finale that has roots tied back to the start of 2020. As I said announcing the full guest lineup back in January, the initial inspiration about doing a season of the show based on the Irish games …

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Dark Souls, by Denman Rooke 2:06:12

2y ago2:06:12

2:06:12

For the first time in seven-and-a-half years since the show's inception, we finally have a Dark Souls game! This isn't My Favourite Game's first rodeo with a From Software game - you have to go back to 2016 and Season 4 with Bloodborne and ex-Naughty Dog artist and current freelance concept artist Alex Neonakis - but tonight marks the first time a …

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Petz, by Vicky Potts 1:20:03

2y ago1:20:03

1:20:03

Talking of Petz, or any pet simulation game as someone's favourite game, is a bit of a jarring experience (nor, with three episodes and two guests to go, will it be the last time this season - spoiler, it's not next week either). But tonight's My Favourite Game sees Whitepot Studios co-founder Vicky Potts talk of Petz as her favourite game. Among t…

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Burnout 2: Point of Impact, by Shane McCafferty 1:43:12

2y ago1:43:12

1:43:12

We're starting to hit the beginning of the end of the All-Ireland themed Season 6 of My Favourite Game, but before we do, we're talking of one of the most beloved arcade racing series of all time. Tonight, Shane McCafferty of Love: A Puzzle Shaped Box developer Rocketship Park talks of Burnout 2 as his favourite game. We talk of it, first getting t…

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195 - Edge Guard Seminar: The Woolly World of Wordle-Likes 1:04:48

2y ago1:04:48

1:04:48

It’s another Edge Guard Seminar special episode! This week, we take aim at the many Wordle clones that have taken the world by storm in recent months. We chat about what makes the original Wordle so popular, as well as what makes it so easy to clone. Then we discuss some of our favorites: a math Wordle, an adversarial Wordle, and more. Links to gam…

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, by Ellen Cunningham 2:04:55

2y ago2:04:55

2:04:55

For the first time since Season 2’s Majora’s Mask episode with Molly Carroll of Larian Studios (then of Chucklefish) in 2015, we have representation within The Legend of Zelda on My Favourite Game again. Tonight, in a special St Patrick’s Day episode drop to reflect the All-Ireland theme of the season, “jack of all trades” writer and designer Ellen…

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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, by Vic Hood 1:38:52

2y ago1:38:52

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The second half of Season 6 of My Favourite Game gets underway by delving into a well-loved franchise and the hilarity it provides. TechRadar’s Vic Hood talks of TimeSplitters Future Perfect as her favourite game and delves into the sort of humour it has, the different kinds of humour in games like it, Fable and others as well as a lot more. We als…

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Baldur's Gate, by Colm Larkin 1:14:02

2y ago1:14:02

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Tonight, the first half of Season 6 of My Favourite Game comes to an end. And it ends with a debuting franchise! Here, Colm Larkin of Cardpolcalypse and Guild of Dungeoneering developer Gambrinious talks of Baldur's Gate as his favourite game. Here, we talk of his early days playing games on the ZX Spectrum, how he played RPGs like Baldur's Gate as…

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Offworld Trading Company (2016)

2y ago

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Tonight on GeekNights, we review Offworld Trading Company. An RTS with a M.U.L.E. lineage, we're having fun with it and even playing some multiplayer. In the news, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are coming, and the Playdate has a nice dev kit. In much more somber and tragic news, since the last episode we made, Russia has invaded Ukraine in what can on…

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194 - Bloodborne PSX 39:50

2y ago39:50

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This week, we play Bloodborne PSX, a “demake” of the original game in the style of a Playstation 1 game! We talk about the game’s impressive fidelity to the PS1 era: everything from sound, to mechanics, to artificial loading screens. A discussion of the poison sewers prompts Blake tells us about Miyazaki’s love of poison swamps. Find the game here:…

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Ratchet and Clank, by Jess Campbell 1:46:18

2y ago1:46:18

1:46:18

Tonight’s episode of My Favourite Game is not the first episode released from a face-to-face recording of the show – that was last week with Outsider Games’ Stephen Downey on The Witcher 3 – but it is the first face-to-face episode to ever be recorded (to say of it being the first episode of Season 6 to be recorded). Tonight, Bellular Studios (nee …

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