Episodes

  • 99 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Metaphor: Refantazio
    Apr 2 2025

    This week Daniel expands his experience gaming with his kid and explores 3D character platformer throwback Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Is competent emulation enough to keep the genre alive or should it cross to the other side? Meanwhile Mark weighs the value of Nintendo virtual cartridges and puts our final thoughts on Metaphor Refantazio to the vote. Is this a new chapter for JRPGs or is the fantasy dead?

    Games Discussed


    • Appetizer: Dragon’s Breath, Spots, Wilmots Warehouse, Mario Kart 8, Nintendo Virtual Cartridges
    • Main Course: Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Metaphor: Refanazio
    • Desert: Nichijou, The Amazing Digital Circus


    Timestamps

    • Start: 00:00
    • Appetizer: 01:35
    • Game 1: 13:37
    • Game 2: 27:35
    • Desert: 55:10


    Links

    Majora’s Mask: Terrible Fate

    https://youtu.be/vbMQfaG6lo8?si=1vj3jTobTN8Plg-R

    Watch on Youtube

    https://youtu.be/a4ggBXk2VkI

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 98 - TCTC 2025 Recap with Joe aka. PhantomMeeple
    Mar 27 2025

    We’re joined by Twitch Streamer Joe aka PhantomMeeple, to compare our experiences at Vancouver’s Terminal City Tabletop Convention.


    Games Discussed

    • Appetizer: Terminal City Tabletop Convention
    • Main: SETI, Scout, Maskmen, Chicken Fried Dice, Arc: Doom, The Gang, Molly House, Ironsworn: Starforged, Flip 7
    • Dessert: Knockoff


    Timestamps

    • Start: 00:00
    • Intro: 03:46
    • Games: 19:28


    Links

    Follow Joe

    twitch.tv/phantommeeple

    Chicken Fried Dice

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/urban-pro-games/chicken-fried-dice

    Popcats Fighter:

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/violetdaisygames/popcats-fighter-unleash-the-furry

    Knockoff:

    https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/banana-chan/knockoff/launch_party

    Gamers Engage: The Gauntlet:

    https://www.gamersengaged.org/gauntlet

    Greg Loring-Albright Ziegler Lecture:

    https://cenes.ubc.ca/events/event/ziegler-lecture-greg-loring-albright-critical-board-game-modification-changing-board-games-to-change-the-world/

    Check out the video version of the podcast⁠https://youtu.be/Gf9C2ej_ngg⁠

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 97 - The Gang, 13 Sentinels
    Mar 12 2025

    We discuss some of the mounting uncertainties across the gaming community and discoveries from the Steam Next Fest. Daniel looks at how card game The Gang goes against the odds and explores whether poker can be fun without betting. Mark examines the virtual novel/strategy game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and how it synthesizes its multitudinous genres and narratives.

    Games Discussed

    • Appetizer: Better Offline podcast, Tariff uncertainty, Steam Next Fest demos (As We Descend, Drop Duchy, Wanderstop), Monolith/Respawn layoffs
    • Main Course: The Gang, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
    • Desert: David Lynch, Severance Season 2


    Timestamps

    • Start: 00:00
    • Appetizer: 01:10
    • Game 1: 21:01
    • Game 2: 36:43
    • Desert: 1:04:47


    Links

    Board Game Wire Tariff news:

    https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/03/06/fewer-releases-spending-freezes-and-rising-prices-board-game-publishers-face-volatile-financial-future-as-us-hikes-china-tariff-to-20-brings-in-25-canada-mexico-tariffs/

    Rascal Tariff news

    https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-companies-are-waiting-for-the-ship-to-come-in-on-tariffs/

    Better Offline - How Growth Is Killing Video Games

    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/episode/how-growth-is-killing-video-games-269512804/

    A Pivot to Indie Won’t Save Us

    https://auratriolo.com/blog/2025/01/15/a-pivot-to-indie-wont-save-us/

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    https://youtu.be/VSEORMBX3JQ

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 96 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Another Code Recollection
    Mar 5 2025

    Daniel contemplates the terror of empty fields and monotony of invisible mutants in survival shooter Stalker 2; Mark reminisces on another remaster and the art of the mystery in adventure puzzle collection Another Code Recollection


    Games Discussed

    • Appetizer: Tumulus, Ludology - Thinking Beyond Mechanisms
    • Main Course: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Another Code Recollection
    • Desert: Poker Face, Pluto


    Timestamps

    Start: 00:0

    Appetizer: 01:55

    Game 1: 11:04

    Game 2: 25:31

    Desert: 45:02



    Links

    Tumulus

    https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/tumulus


    Ludology -

    https://pca.st/p36uha4h


    Check out the video version of the podcast

    https://youtu.be/LbFr-vKl6tM


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    58 mins
  • Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy; Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
    Feb 26 2025

    This week we’re serving up a new format for the show with a unified structure that should allow some more flexibility and balance in our coverage. Daniel explores the virtue of restraint in conquering the galaxy in Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy; Mark has a jelly goo time with nostalgia in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake


    Games Discussed

    • Appetizer: Ayaneo Classic and Retroid Pocket Flip 2, A Mending
    • Main Course: Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
    • Desert: Shangri-La Frontier, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call


    Timestamps

    • Appetizer: 3:15
    • Game 1: 8:39
    • Game 2: 31:30
    • Desert: 55:19


    Links

    Check out the video version of the podcast

    https://youtu.be/1_umF0o5Mc0

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The Playlist - February 19, 2025
    Feb 19 2025

    This episode we’re surfing the time continuum to bring you a selection of new crowdfunding projects that all seem to be reminiscing on the inevitable temporal totality looming over us all, for no particular reason. We’re also both continuing to explore retro gaming options and new solo TTRPG experience.

    Games Discussed

    • News: Keep the Faith, Zine Month, Fukuzatsu+, Legacy of Kain, Heavy Weighs the Crown, Prequel, Against Time and Death, PSN downtime,
    • Video Games: Rift of the Necrodancer, Metaphor Refantazio, Anbernic RG406H
    • Board Games: Critter Kitchen, Dead Cells
    • Roleplaying Games: I Crave the Loop, Transformation


    Timestamps

    • News: 1:09
    • Video Games: 18:33
    • Board Games: 34:14
    • TTRPGs: 42:18



    Further Reading:

    Anbernic RG406H Reviewhttps://retrohandhelds.gg/anbernic-rg406h-review/

    Keep the Faith

    https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/keep-the-faith?ref=bk-social-project

    Fukuzatsu+ 複雑 (or Taured Poker)

    http://kck.st/3Q2e0sA

    Legacy of Kain Encyclopedia and TTRPG

    https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lost-in-cult/legacy-of-kain-ttrpg-and-official-encyclopaedia?ref=bk-social-project

    Noclip Legacy of Cain Documentary

    https://youtu.be/ZN16KVrEP8Q?si=2OzWJ0R4vossGpav

    Heavy Weighs the Crown

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alwayscheckers/heavy-weighs-the-crown

    Prequel

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ethanyen/prequel-rpg

    Against Time and Death

    http://kck.st/3WVnB8g

    The Words We Leave Behind

    http://kck.st/4hm6qVv

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    https://youtu.be/s-lItCt2-fs

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    Next Featured Game:

    Wildlands

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    1 hr
  • The Playlist - Feb 05, 2025
    Feb 5 2025

    On this week’s playlist we update our journals with some highlights from Zine Quest, Mark gives a tech review of his latest retro handheld, and Daniel continues to sample the SodaPop collection of board games.

    Games Discussed

    • News: Zine Quest, A Perfect Rock, Bonds Between, Sqwurmish, Realis, Yet Another, Killing Game, Anbernic RG35XXSP handheld
    • Video Games: Visions of Mana, Mouthwashing, Legend of Heroes: Trails to the Sky
    • Board Games: Revive, Top Cap
    • Roleplaying Games: Cloud Empress


    Timestamps

    • News: 1:18
    • RG35XXSP Retro handheld: 18:18
    • Video Games: 34:45
    • Board Games: 56:61
    • TTRPGs: 1:05:04


    Further Reading:

    Anbernic RG35XXSP

    https://retrohandhelds.gg/anbernic-rg35xx-sp-review/


    A Perfect Rock

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepdarkgames/a-perfect-rock

    Bonds Between

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentbard/bonds-between

    Sqwurmish

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creaturecuration/sqwurmish-a-vast-grimm-sci-fi-skirmish-game-and-miniatures

    Realis

    https://thecalcutec.itch.io/realis

    Yet Another Killing Game

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/Yet_Another_Killing_Game

    The Weekly Scroll Podcast Interview Watt (Cloud Empress)

    https://youtu.be/hXSGco7BsU4?si=tkYiT31hxorM6HTT

    Check out the video version of the podcast

    https://youtu.be/s-lItCt2-fs

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    https://instagram.com/omnigamermark

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    Next Featured Game:

    Wildlands


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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Pentiment
    Jan 29 2025

    We investigate the mysteries of history in this episode’s feature, the video game Pentiment. We interrogate this narrative murder mystery to explore the taxonomy of roleplaying, the representation of history with individual/communal memory and player agency in attempting to solve the unsolvable

    Further Reading:

    NoClip: The Making of Pentiment⁠

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffIdgOBYwbc⁠

    Beyond Solitaire interview with Josh Sawyer

    ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ntuJH9-efk⁠

    Terminal City Tabletop Convention

    ⁠https://terminalcitycon.ca/⁠

    Check out the video version of the podcast at⁠ https://youtu.be/FVbtqeHAVtg⁠

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    Next Featured Game:

    Wildlands

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    1 hr and 2 mins