Video Game Hangover

D.J. returns to Fake Tokyo to solve crime things in Judgment, while Randy faces difficult moral choices in Ministry of Broadcast. Also: correcting a grievous regret from last week's show, and the tyranny of Animal Crossing continues. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (09:56) - Judgment (31:19) - Ministry of Broadcast (52:21) - Corrections and regrets (53:42) - Outro

After sharing some personal quarantine achievements, it's time for... The Adventure Pals! Spooky space adventures in Deliver Us the Moon! And Final Fantasy VII, but it's the old one! Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (12:46) - Sampling and dabbling (19:15) - The Adventure Pals (30:55) - Deliver Us the Moon (43:11) - Final Fantasy VII (1:00:25) - Outro

We're getting in shape (or at least out of breath) with Ring Fit Adventure's rhythm game. D.J. admires retro cars in Auto Museum 64 and takes some unexpected detours in Wheels of Aurelia. And Randy meets some surreal characters in The Procession to Calvary. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (07:45) - Talking turnips (15:49) - Ring Fit Adventure (35:07) - Auto Museum 64 (44:15) - Wheels of Aurelia (52:10) - The Procession to Calvary (1:02:38) - Outro

Randy takes the skiff out in Gears 5. D.J. travels to strange lands to sweep up dust in Anodyne. And we deal with the mean teens of... (checks notes) ...Wide Ocean, Big Jacket. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (08:24) - Anodyne (23:37) - Gears 5 (54:09) - Wide Ocean, Big Jacket (1:08:48) - Outro

Putting the trauma of Bunny Day behind him, Randy expores strange new, uh, worlds in The Outer Worlds. Meanwhile, D.J. digs into that long-awaited remake of a beloved 32-bit classic. That's right: Panzer Dragoon. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (12:15) - The Outer Worlds (42:38) - Panzer Dragoon (57:40) - Outro

Randy makes some extreme new career moves in Good Job! At the same time, D.J. isn't sure about his career path in Autobahn Police Simulator. Also: Revisiting old friends in The Last of Us; finally, the end of Death Stranding; and, unfortunately: Bunny Day. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Bunny Day (15:38) - Autobahn Police Simulator (32:04) - Good Job! (45:57) - The Last of Us (1:03:38) - Death Stranding (1:18:36) - Outro

Randy and D.J. compare Animal Crossing routines, discuss the ordeal of catching rare fish, and air grievances about all the balloons. Also, Randy seeks an escape in Days Gone but finds only video games. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (1:22) - Immediately Animal Crossing (32:40) - Days Gone (56:33) - Outro

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here! We get deep into our new island vacation package. Also: D.J. tries to make something of himself in Final Fantasy XIV, then escapes our weird new reality with some Resident Evil 3. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (5:59) - D.J. VS Final Fantasy XIV (17:38) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (54:47) - Resident Evil 3 (1:06:07) - Outro

Now that we have plenty of time on our hands, we settle in to discuss the subtle joys of MMO living, and how Animal Crossing could take a few notes. (Or maybe it already has?) Also, picross procedural Murder by Numbers, and corgi-clicker Rescue Pets. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (9:10) - Final Fantasy XIV VS Animal Crossing (32:15) - Murder by Numbers (43:29) - Rescue Pets (50:10) - Outro

We played Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo and have some thoughts. But don't worry, there's also: Florence! PC Building Simulator! And, of course, Good Pizza, Great Pizza! Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Slay the Spire (7:33) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (35:28) - PC Building Simulator (43:23) - Florence (52:28) - Good Pizza, Great Pizza (1:06:39) - Outro

Randy and special guest Erik made it out of PAX East 2020 and seem mostly virus-free. But more importantly: They played the new Animal Crossing and are here to tell you about it. (Also: Other games that are not Animal Crossing.)

Randy contends with a meat buddy in Journey to the Savage Planet. D.J. gets decadent for Star Trek Online's 10th anniversary. Also, Death Stranding keeps getting in the way of D.J. trying to play Death Stranding. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/How to avoid diseases at PAX East (11:57) - Journey to the Savage Planet (26:35) - Death Stranding (43:21) - Star Trek Online (56:46) - Outro

Randy gets hopped up on FEVER MODE in Lapis x Labyrinth. D.J. meditates over canceling Apple Arcade while he disassembles some junk in Assemble with Care, then plays a game he's wanted to try for 25 years. Also, Kentucky Route Zero ends well, but not without a few bumps in the road. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/RIPHQ (6:56) - Randy’s Entertainment Minute (14:15) - Norman Reedus is a real guy (16:04) - Apple Arcade/Assemble with Care (30:18) - Kentucky Route Zero (40:29) - Trials of Mana (51:06) - Lapis x Labyrinth (1:05:00) - Outro

Randy continues to bide his time until March, this week by sealing himself inside one of those sci-fi cube mazes in The Turing Test. D.J. presses X X X then Y Y Y and X X and Y Y Y again in Persona 5 Scramble. Also, revisiting Kentucky Route Zero. Episode Timeline: (0:28) - Intro (6:22) - Love is in the air (9:41) - Persona 5 Scramble (31:56) - The Turing Test (45:59) - Kentucky Route Zero (56:36) - Outro

The seven-year wait for us to talk about Kentucky Route Zero comes to an end. Meanwhile, D.J. presses on in Life Is Strange 2, even as the game tries to undo all his hard work. Also, Monster Hunter everywhere. Episode Timeline: (0:28) - Intro (2:36) - PAX East hype (11:40) - Kentucky Route Zero (27:05) - Life Is Strange 2, Episode 3 (42:14) - Monster Hunter World (49:31) - Outro

D.J. trades name-brand RPGs for something more generic in Minimal Dungeon RPG, in addition to jumping back into Life Is Strange 2. Randy can't decide how to bide his time until March and decides to put another 60 hours into Persona 5. Also: Luigi's Mansion 3, and Dragon Quest Builders 2. Episode Timeline: (0:28) - Intro/New music by DESK (3:54) - Biding our time (11:01) - Luigi’s Mansion 3 (17:58) - Life Is Strange 2, episode 2 (contains episode 1 spoilers) (36:19) - Minimal Dungeon RPG (43:46) - Persona 5 (56:40) - Dragon Quest Builders 2 (1:03:15) - Outro

After some self-reassessment, D.J. finally allows himself to enjoy Wattam, the new game from Katamari Damacy creator, Keita Takahashi, Randy revisits that time he went on vacation but ended up solving a bunch of mysteries in The Touryst. And, BLOCK U! Episode Timeline: (00:40) - Intro/Delays (11:41) - The Switch shelf in the sky (15:35) - BlockuDoku (23:46) - Lumines, the game everyone* hates (29:30) - Wattam (48:41) - The Touryst (1:05:06) - Outro

Part two of our 2019 game of the year round-up, featuring our absolute favorites, forbidden indies, and our most shamefully overlooked games. Episode Timeline: (00:40) - Intro (04:13) - The Outer Wilds (09:23) - The Touryst (13:19) - Untitled Goose Game (14:39) - Tetris 99 (16:39) - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (20:52) - Devotion (25:05) - Cadence of Hyrule (29:19) - Afterparty (33:01) - Dragon Quest Builders 2 (39:31) - Control (46:15) - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (55:26) - Luigi's Mansion 3 (1:03:29) - The list of shame (1:06:21) - Discord GotY (1:09:47) - Outro

In part one (that's right) of our Game of the Year extravaganza, we look back at some of our favorites from 2019. And Death Stranding. Episode Timeline: (00:40) - Intro (03:16) - Death Stranding (10:46) - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (18:41) - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (21:55) - A Short Hike (27:02) - Phantasy Star (31:00) - Slay the Spire (37:45) - Telling Lies (41:29) - Ape Out (42:59) - Return of the Obra Dinn (45:12) - Sayonara Wild Hearts (48:55) - Discord GotY (50:28) - Outro

We interrupt your holiday relaxation with a relentless onslaught of boss battle songs.