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Almost as soon as it began, the second season of HBO's acclaimed adaptation has come to an end. But would you believe that only half the game has been covered!? Join us as we discuss big changes, even bigger viewership drops, and the newly announced Elden Ring adaptation for some reason.

Discussed in this episode are:

S2E7 - "Convergence"

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “The Last of Us”, composed by...

The second season draws closer to a finale, and there's still plenty of game plot left! Join us as we discuss emotional flashbacks, questionable outbursts, and Tony Dalton. That's right, Tony Dalton.

Discussed in this episode are:

S2E5 - "Feel Her Love"

S2E6 - "The Price"

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “The Last of Us”, composed by Gustavo Santaolalla for the The Last of Us Original S...

In the wake of "that thing" happening, how is HBO's acclaimed show progressing along? Join us as we discuss an awkward sex scene, gorgeous set design, and how worried our biggest The Last Of Us fan has now become.

Discussed in this episode are:

S2E3 - "The Path"

S2E4 - "Day One"

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “The Last of Us”, composed by Gustavo Santaolalla for the The Last of U...

With the second season of HBO's critically acclaimed adaptation starting back up, we decided to discuss it as the season goes on! With 2 episodes down, join us as we discuss casting choices, new surprises, and how therapy may or may not work in the post-apocalypse.

Discussed in this episode are:

S2E1 - "Future Days"

S2E2 - "Through the Valley"

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “The Last of Us...

Time to party like it's 1988! This episode, we return to Kamurocho and travel to Sotenbori to witness the origins of notorious yakuza Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. Join us as we discuss unexpected twists, incredible substories, and how watching two scantily-clad ladies wrestle is more frustrating than it is titillating.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Try to have some fun for me !!”, composed by Saori Yosh...

The creator of one of our collective favorite franchises has finally released his latest game out of Apple Arcade jail...but did it live up to our expectations? Join us as we discuss questionable design choices, difficult boss fights, and how much better Final Fantasy VI was over 30 years ago.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Cinderella Tri-Stars”, composed by Nobuo Uematsu for the Fantasian Original Soundtrack....

Fantasy is dead...or is it? This time we cover one of the most critically-acclaimed JRPGs of 2024. Does it live up to the hype? Join us as we discuss incredible narrative twists, anime character tropes, and how we're slowly killing Delaila with these 100+ hour video games.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Ode To Heroes”, composed by Shoji Meguro for the Metaphor: ReFantazio Original Soundtrack. We...

It's that time of year again! Geoff Keighley put on a literal comedy power hour for his annual awards show, and we're here to painstakingly talk about and criticize it. Join us as we discuss our top announcements, our biggest gripes, and give more time to the awards themselves than Geoff did - but not before we follow through on a listener question from last month.

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October is here, so naturally we decided to play...an action game? This spooky season, we take a look at the sequel to a contemporary survival horror hit. Does it live up to its predecessor? Join us as we discuss bland villains, speculative re-releases, and how much we'd clearly rather be playing Uncharted 2 again.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “It Had To Be Unitology”, composed by Jason Graves ...

Welcome back, tarnished listeners - this time, we delve into the massive DLC released for 2022's critically acclaimed Elden Ring. Join us as we discuss olde English pronunciations, frustrating final boss fights, and way too much about fingers.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Character Creation”, composed by Shoi Miyazawa for the Elden Ring Original Soundtrack. We in no way have or claim ownership...

Final Fantasy XVI released over a year ago and gave us two DLC episodes to continue Clive's journey. Are they additive enough? Does the game hold up a year later? Join us as we discuss two very different boss fights, debate once again about what makes a Final Fantasy game, and have a drastic change in audio quality (listen at the end to find out why).

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Frozen Tears”...

The "Nier Automata we have at home" has arrived! Did it live up to its biggest influence? Join us as we discuss awesome combat, poor writing, our favorite exosuits, and an incredibly stupid petition.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “The Song of the Sirens”, composed by Mothervibes for the Stellar Blade Original Soundtrack. We in no way have or claim ownership of this music.

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Our Final Fantasy VII marathon has finally come to a close with the release of Rebirth! Did it live up to our expectations? Join us as we discuss a puzzling ending, mixed thoughts on side content, and just how good Tifa looked in that one bikini.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “With Heavy Heart - Road to Corel”, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Shotaro Shima for the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth ...

Dilly-dally-shilly-shally! This time we talk about a feature film that acts as a sequel to one of the greatest JRPGs ever made. Does it live up to the game's status? Join us as we discuss an incomprehensible plot, cool action sequences, and whether or not we think this movie ties more directly into Square Enix's latest trilogy.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Cloud Smiles”, composed by Nobuo...

Everyone's favorite materia-obsessed ninja is here! This time we go back to play the DLC episode released alongside Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Was it a meaningful addition? Join us as we discuss new combat mechanics, surprise cameos, and how frustrating a particular superboss is.

Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Descendant of Shinobi - Battle Edit”, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged...