MHG Podcast (Mental Health Gaming)

Hopefully more of a Shark Sandwich than a shi…unpleasant alternative, the folks discuss @paperbunker’s Splash Cars, Neofid / @DAsteborg’s Demons of Asteborg, a Switch port of @Camouflaj’s Republique & @improxgames’s The Last Cube.

SHOWNOTES:

00:02:24 - Splash Cars

00:07:55 - Demons of Asteborg

00:10:50 - Republique

00:19:01 - The Last Cube

There’s some heavy redaction this week as @bradigor seems determined to break embargo about *BEEEP*. Thankfully we ARE allowed to talk about Achilles: Legends Untold (@DarkPointGames) ArcRacer (@gutenkode) Scene Investigators (@EQSLV) RIPOUT (@PetProjectGames) + more besides!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: 5u3lla Br4v*rm4n & The Fash 00:13:55 - Achilles: Legends Untold @DarkPointGames 00:21:28 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 @FairPlayLabs 00:33:53 - ArcRacer @gutenkode 00:40:24 - Scene Investigators @EQSLV 00:45:14 - RIPOUT @PetProjectGames 00:51:39 - Outro

Some serious, state-of-the-nation type stuff to cover this week, but plenty of fun in the forms of Shape Shifter: Formations (Castec Studios), Islands of Insight @lunarchstudios & Tomb Raider I–III Remastered @AspyrMedia

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:54 - MHG Chat: Current health situations 00:04:39 - MHG Chat: Kansas City Shooting 00:14:33 - MHG Chat: Harper Steele 00:18:06 - Shape Shifter: Formations 00:27:36 - Islands of Insight 00:33:31 - Tomb Raider I–III Remastered 00:45:33 - Outro

This week, we pick over the remains of @PlayStation’s Concord & attempt an autopsy. On the review slate are the Soulslike Deathbound (@trialforgestu) & the long-awaited Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 from @SaberGames.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:18 - MHG Chat: Concord 00:11:32 - Deathbound @trialforgestu 00:17:28 - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 @SaberGames 00:32:01 - Outro

We cover a huuuge release this week… @MaxInfernoGames’ A Little to the Left! There’s also a tiny indie out called GoW Ragnarök and yeah, it gets hefty chat time. We also reminisce about Namco. Ah, the good ol’ days…

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:17 - God of War Ragnarök, spoiler-free discussion  00:08:19 - God of War Ragnarök, SPOILER discussion 00:31:45 - A Little to the Left  00:42:50 - MHG Chat: Retro Namco  00:49:28 - Outro

Some genuinely intriguing stuff as the year winds-down, with the likes of Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (@TerriblePosture), Cobalt Core (@RocketRatGames), Timberman: The Big Adventure (@digitalmelodypl) but, bizarrely, no Steam World Build! What’s that about, Brad?! :D

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:12 - Invincible Presents: Atom Eve 00:06:01 - Cobalt Core 00:11:06 - Last Train Home 00:17:07 - Stu intro 00:18:46 - Dreamworks All-Star Kart Racing 00:24:07 - Timberman: The Big Adventure 

A slew of new stuff hits @bragidor & @TrebleStrikes this week, featuring @bitfallstudios TerraScape, @Faxdocc’s Rusted Moss, @BedtimeDG’s Figment 2: Creed Valley & plenty more crammed-in for your aural delectation. 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:31 - TerraScape @bitfallstudios 00:14:06 - Rusted Moss @Faxdocc 00:20:09 - Magical Drop VI @ForeverEntert 00:27:19 - Figment 2: Creed Valley @BedtimeDG 00:33:02 - Shadows of Doubt @FireshineGames 00:42:29 - Outro

Bet you didn’t know you’d be thinking about Stewpot Francis today, eh? But here we are. Also for your consideration: Die by the Blade (@dbtbgame), Pools (@Tensori_ltd) & The Land Beneath Us (@fairplay_games)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:02 - MHG Chat: Piercings 00:08:26 - Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns @poncle_vampire 00:17:10 - Die by the Blade @dbtbgame 00:27:28 - Pools @Tensori_ltd 00:33:33 - MHG Chat: Brad’s Billy Kennedy Dream 00:37:34 - The Land Beneath Us @fairplay_games 00:46:08 - Outro

We at MHG can't pass up a 'bum' reference, so we were delighted when @cavemonsters Lord Winklebottom Investigates proved as good as its title! @pixeljamgames Ex Zodiac & @ActualNerds The Tarnishing of Juxtia also get a run-out.

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:02 - Ex Zodiac

00:09:48 - Arcade cabinets chat

00:16:49 - The Tarnishing of Juxtia

00:24:27 - Huntdown

00:31:28 - Lord Winklebottom Investigates

Brad plays brand new gear like @clockworkpat's Patrick’s Parabox, @TMLStudios Dead Man's Diary & @WhitethornGames's Princess farmer, whereas CheapAssStu™ explores the recent past with Scarlet Nexus and G'n'G Resurrection.

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:29 - Scarlet Nexus

00:12:21 - Patrick’s Parabox

00:21:38 - Ghosts n’ Goblins Resurrection

00:31:56 - Dead Man’s Diary

00:39:51 - Princess Farmer

Work sucks. Oh yes indeedy-do. So let us forget the horrors of servitude to the corporate gods by talking video games. @TrebleStrikes waxes @picopico256’s car for making his GOTY so far, Shinobi Non Grata, whilst @Bradigor discusses (not-) E3 & summer games reveals.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:36 - @picopico256’s Shinobi Non Grata 00:10:40 - MHG Chat: Summer Game Fest 00:13:28 - MHG Chat: Day of the Devs 00:16:56 - MHG Chat: Devolver Digital showcase 00:18:26 - MHG Chat: Wholesome Direct, Access-Ability etc. preview 00:19:27 - MHG Chat: corporate shill bullsh*t 00:26:42 - Outro

This week on the podcast.

Brad discovers their hidden depths in Hidden Deep, whilst Stu has a Headdy experience with one of Treasure's Dynamite retro releases. Also on the docket: SNK's Card Fighters' Clash, Dotemu's Windjammers 2, and Dungeon Munchies by maJAJa.

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Shownotes:

00:02:42 - Dynamite Headdy 00:11:43 - SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH 00:14:45 - Windjammers 2 00:22:36 - Hidden Deep 00:28:12 - Dungeon Munchies

MHG will never stand by or tacitly support bigotry! With that in mind, Netflix/Gervais get a roasting, but we also talk @playismEN's Wonder Labyrinth, @SaberGames's Evil Dead: The Game & Citizen Sleeper by @JumpOvertheAge

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:15 - Wonder Labyrinth | @playismEN

00:13:43 - Evil Dead: The Game | @SaberGames

00:27:10 - Citizen Sleeper | @JumpOvertheAge

00:37:03 - MHG: “What are you playing?”

00:48:54 - MHG Chat: Netflix, Gervais & Transphobia

@Reikon_official’s Ruiner doesn’t ruin anyone’s fun, @bugbeargames Wreckfest doesn’t wreck anyone’s day & @shirogames Dune: Spice Wars isn’t…dune any harm…? Yikes.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:51 - Ruiner 00:09:04 - MHG Chat: Deckyloader & close magnification 00:12:46 - Wreckfest 00:19:30 - Resident Evil HD Remaster 00:27:05 - Dune: Spice Wars 00:32:31 - Outro

Just a short one this week, but an early GOTY contender for @TrebleStrikes appears in the shape of Against Great Darkness (@DirlyDev), and a ground-breaker in the form of @HaroldHalibut. @Bradigor also proselytizes about Horizon Forbidden West some more.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:00 - MHG Chat: Dawn French & WW3 00;04:21 - Against Great Darkness @DirlyDev 00:11:25 - Harold Halibut 00:22:58 - MHG Chat: Aloy  00:31:26 - Outro

A day late & a dollar short, maybe, but we’ve still brought the goods:  The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games), Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social) & Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Stu Intro 00:00:40 - Welcome, Brad 00:00:49 - The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games) 00:08:04 - MHG Chat: T3, crap action films & AuDHD 00:11:57 - Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social) 00:18:52 - Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games) 00:26:02 - Outro

Tiny & mighty vs. big & brash in ep. 187, with relative minnows Marble it Up! Ultra (@blueteak), Jumplight Odyssey (@JumplightGame) & It’s a Wrap! (@StudiosChanko) holding their own against Bethesda’s Starfield and FROM’s Armored Core IV.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:12 - MHG Chat: questioning Harrison Ford’s continued filmic existence 00:04:15 - Marble it Up! Ultra 00:11:32 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 00:20:55 - Jumplight Odyssey 00:25:44 - MHG Chat: Starfield early technical impressions 00:33:59 - It’s a Wrap! 00:39:05 - Outro

Alongside box-fresh chat around @dicey's Tunic, Chicken Launcher's No Place Like Home & @WalesInter's Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Brad? there's retro talk about the Neo Geo and its games in a packed episode. Flip Reverse it, people!

SHOWNOTES:

00:02:45 - Ashwalkers

00:14:05 - The Neo Geo and its games

00:27:49 - No Place Like Home

00:31:46 - Tunic

00:39:14 - Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

00:46:10 - MHG chat

This week, @TeamAsobi brings pure radiance to the PS5 with Astro Bot, there’s parkour nonsense fun with Supermoves (@makeagames) + we get stuck-in to a luscious Caravan SandWitch (@SandWitchDev).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:24 - Supermoves @makeagames 00:08:04 - Astro Bot @TeamAsobi 00:18:42 - Mild spoilers for Astro Bot 00:20:33 - End of spoilers for Astro Bot 00:22:04 - Caravan SandWitch @SandWitchDev 00:28:00 - Outro

Is @TrebleStrikes dino-sore after his Exoprimal experience, or in veloci-rapture? Is @Bradigor tuned-in to Oxenfree II’s Lost Signals (@nightschoolers) or is @sadowlstudios’ Viewfinder more acutely in their sights? Dial-in the MHG-quency on your audio boxes & find out...

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup 2023 00:03:47 - Exoprimal @CapcomEurope 00:12:18 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals @nightschoolers 00:19:32 - Viewfinder @sadowlstudios 00:31:47 - Outro

Princess Farmer interviews, Bobby Skullface shout-outs, mask wearing and Michael Parkinson are just a few of the topics swirling around in today’s ep, alongside @poncle_vampire’s #Vampire Survivors, @RedStageFI’s #Skabma - Snowfall, @radiangames’s #Instruments of Destruction & more.

SHOWNOTES

00:10:20 - Vampire Survivors

00:23:55 - Skabma - Snowfall

00:34:05 - Savage Reign

00:43:52 - Instruments of Destruction

00:49:30 - Interview with Princess Farmer devs: teaser

00:53:15 - MHG Chat: Masks

A shorter episode but still packed with the newness & hotness, feat. @GamesForTutti's Scrap Riders, @rocket_flair's Surviving the Abyss & @PlaysideStudios's Age of Darkness: Final Stand. Also, the importance of friendship! (awww)

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Liverpool Meet 00:03:25 - Scrap Riders @GamesForTutti 00:08:42 - Surviving the Abyss @rocket_flair 00:13:48 - Pac-Man 256 00:19:38 - Age of Darkness: Final Stand @PlaysideStudios 00:30:22 - MHG Chat: the importance of friends 00:31:35 - Outro

@Bradigor battles with the @lastkidsonearth, and discovers ZERO Sievert (@ModernWolfLtd). @TrebleStrikes gets assaulted by Ninjas in, um, Ninja Assault and tries escaping Wesker’s machinations in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:05:03 - Games Awards discussion 00:10:41 - MHG Chat: Ragnarök & Persona 5 Royal 00:25:40 - ZERO Sievert @ModernWolfLtd 00:39:13 - Ninja Assault & Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 00:46:30 - The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! @lastkidsonearth 00:55:15 - MHG Chat: WSL and smelly boots 01:01:38 - Outro

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus…whatever you celebrate, share it with us as we discuss Caves of Qud (Freehold Games), Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) & Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. Happy holidays!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:54 - Caves of Qud (Freehold Games) 00:09:35 - Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) 00:23:41 - Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered  00:33:55 - Outro

Cults, innuendos & an ‘indie’ initiative… we check out Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion), Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame) & more waxing lyrical about @Guerrilla

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Innuendo 00:03:36 - MHG Chat: Ashley James 00:07:45 - Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion) 00:16:22 - Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame) 00:26:58 - MHG Chat: Horizon Forbidden West 00:35:17 - MHG Chat: III Initiative (https://iii-initiative.com/) 00:45:45 - Outro

Politicians & celebs might keep reaching new lows, but indies keep hitting new highs, with the likes of Forgotten Mines (@cannibalgoose), TWWWR (@Faxdocc) and The Garden Path (@fromcarrotcake) showing us the way.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:39 - MHG Chat: Global Politics roundup! 00:03:47 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week is… Ashley James! 00:07:43 - MHG Chat: Musk & the ‘woke Mind Virus’ 00:11:49 - Forgotten Mines @cannibalgoose 00:19:11 - TWWWR @Faxdocc 00:24:42 - The Garden Path @fromcarrotcake Outro

In @Bradigor's absence @Treble_Alpha natters about newbies Bright Memory: Infinite (@FYQD-Studio) & Frogun (@molegato), plus SEGA's Model 3 showings like Daytona 2 & SCUD Race, plus a ramble about his arcade stick obsession!

Killer releases this week & a stellar lineup of must-plays: En Garde @FireplaceGames swashes buckles, Quake II comes roaring back, Stray Gods @summerfallgames brings the tunes & @TheGameKitchen’s Blasphemous 2 brings the pain.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup Semi-Final 00:05:02 - En Garde 00:09:47 - Quake II: Call of the Machine 00:18:42 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical 00:26:37 - Blasphemous 2 00:32:09 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 2 00:47:11 - Outro

Huge props to Victoria Thomas-Bowen (ofvictbx) for her sterling work. Let’s stop suspending accounts for spurious reasons eh, Musk? Also Venture to the Vile (@CutToBits), Ultimate Swing Golf (@Clap_Hanz) & Capes (@Spitfire_IA).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - Joyous anti-Farage sentiment 00:05:47 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus @BethesdaStudios 00:18:20 - Venture to the Vile @CutToBits 00:27:19 - Ultimate Swing Golf @Clap_Hanz 00:40:19 - Capes @Spitfire_IA 00:51:49 - Outro

Great conversation around @larianstudios’ feature-complete BG3, the start of some revealing host Q+A sessions & good games in the forms of Neon Noodles @VividHelix & Adore @CadabraGames!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:26 - MHG Chat: The Pope 00:03:56 - Neon Noodles 00:12:07 - Adore 00:16:30 - MHG Chat: Baldur’s Gate 3 & user synergy 00:28:00 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 1! 01:02:12 - Outro

Steam Fest demo time, with DRIVE Rally (@drivethegame) & @MarbleChampions rocking-up, plus the latest Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection (@bitwavegames) & Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (@SandDoorStudio)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Prime Ministerial scum 00:02:53 - DRIVE Rally @drivethegame 00:06:37 - Marble Champions @MarbleChampions 00:11:32 - Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection vol.3 @bitwavegames 00:20:28 - Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior @SandDoorStudio 00:28:35 - Outro

With great PC power comes great responsibility! Sony & Nixxes step-up their game on the open platform with their port of PS Spider-Man, @Roll_7 mix skates & violence in Rollerdrome, @ChuhaiLabs tell us we're Cursed to Golf & @nosebleedgames send us to Arcade Paradise.

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:07 - Intro chat inc. WSL

00:05:15 - Rollerdrome @Roll_7

00:15:39 - Cursed to Golf @ChuhaiLabs

00:21:35 - Arcade Paradise @nosebleedgames

00:32:43 - MHG Chat: Accessibility in games feat. Spider-Man PC

Brad & Stu go ham on the jubilee, produce questionable content around OnlyFans & discuss the likes of @ModernWolfLtd's Cantata, @daedalic's Wildcat Gun Machine & @StunlockStudios V Rising.

SHOWNOTES

00:02:21 - Pac-Man Museum+ | @BandaiNamcoUS

00:11:58 - Cantata |  @ModernWolfLtd

00:15:33 - V Rising | @StunlockStudios

00:20:37 - Wildcat Gun Machine | @daedalic

00:25:32 - MHG: What Are You Playing?

00:39:08 - MHG Chat: Jubilee 

This week, we don't use Kirby as a metaphor for global Capitalism. Although we probably should have. Also featuring @RocketPandaEN Phantom Breaker: Omnia, @aeriedigital's Battle Bands, and loads more.

SHOWNOTES:

00:04:36 - Viewpoint

00:12:33 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

00:18:17 - Elden Ring

00:43:05 - Phantom Breaker: Omnia

00:48:04 - Battle Bands

MHG Towers is already considering @CheckmatyDev’s Nightmare of Decay for its top ten of ‘22! Also great convos around #Oakenfold, WRC Generations (@kylotonn_games) & The Pinball Wizard (@frostypopgames).

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Superlambanana 00:06:27 - Castlevania Advance Collection 00:12:49 - MHG Chat: Remasters/Remakes/Re-releases 00:21:33 - #Oakenfold  00:31:48 - Nightmare of Decay @CheckmatyDev 00:38:48 - WRC Generations @kylotonn_games 00:44:40 - The Pinball Wizard @frostypopgames 00:49:02 - MHG Chat: Diabetes check-in 00:56:25 - Outro (aka Brad Shuts-Up)

Recorded separately but still packed full of insight (...err...) @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha talk @TaitoCorp's Ninja Savior, @BubbleheadStu's intriguing Phaseshift, the charming @fixfoxgame + more. As philosopher Oakley said, "We'll always be together, however far it seems..." [cries in GenXer].

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:22 - Phaseshiift

00:06:10 - FixFox

00:09:38 - River City Girls Zero

00:14:45 - Batora Lost Haven

00:19:28 - Ninja Savior - Return of the Warriors

00:25:34 - Horizon Forbidden West

00:27:50 - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Contrasting biomes this week, from the sewers & dungeons (Turtles Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt; The Last Spell @ishtar_games; Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom) to sunny overlands (Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games; Oddsparks @MassiveMiniteam)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:53 - MHG Chat: the world is odd, we’re just here for the memes 00:03:18 - MHG Chat: Fallout TV & other TV gaming adaptations 00:06:25 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade - Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt 00:16:31 - The Last Spell inc. Dwarves of Runenberg @ishtar_games 00:22:33 - Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom 00:29:33 - Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games 00:34:29 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure @MassiveMiniteam 00:41:32 - Outro

Positive Eye-On

A short ep this time around, but with some intriguing titles to prod at and see what squeaks: simulated dystopia in City 20 (@UntoldGamesTW), belt scroller G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra (@GIJoeWOC) & melancholic cutesiness in Melobot - A Last Song (@Melobot_ALS)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:53 - City 20 @UntoldGamesTW 00:07:44 - G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra @GIJoeWOC 00:15:38 - Melobot - A Last Song @Melobot_ALS 00:23:51 - Outro

We indie and indie-adjacent gamers are totally spoiled in 2024, as another bunch of crackers hits the market: Tales & Tactics (@table9studio), Reveil (@pixelsplitgames), @Abathor_Game & Gori: Cuddly Carnage (@AngryDemonGames) can all lay claim to your heard-earned this week.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:52 - MHG Chat: Nintendo Direct + Tetris Forever 00:05:35 - Tales & Tactics @table9studio 00:12:46 - Reveil @pixelsplitgames 00:19:50 - Abathor @Abathor_Game 00:28:46 - Gori: Cuddly Carnage @AngryDemonGames 00:36:36 - Outro

Future focused week, with spanking-new stuff like @AssembleTeam’s Moviehouse, @crowbarska’s Gunsuit Guardians & @VODKA_demo’s Mindhack in-amongst control scheme rants. Let’s have a heated debate! 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:29 - Quest 2 for Stu 00:05:07 - Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon @AssembleTeam 00:10:56 - Gunsuit Guardians @crowbarska 00:19:40 - Unwording | Frostwood Interactive 00:26:49 - Lunark 00:34:00 - Mindhack @VODKA_demo 00:40:41 - MHG Chat: Control options Outro

This episode is a chat with @bpdbryan that's at turns fun, moving & fascinating as we talk about everything from Pokemon to partnerships, the A to Z of BPD. Entertaining & heartfelt, you don't want to miss this one. CW: due to the nature of chat & language used, this one's not suitable for kids!

SHOWNOTES:

00:01:23 - Intro to Bryan @bpdbryan

00:03:13 - The experience of living with BPD

00:29:54 - Video Games & Neuro Diversity

00:43:41 - Creating content when you’re ND

00:50:07 - Authenticity in personal interactions

00:56:21 - Partners & building relationships

00:56:21 - The challenge of consuming with ASD

01:07:48 - Outro

Join us as we take A Long Journey to an Uncertain End (@CrispyCreative), polish our  Boltgun (@AurochDigital), worship our Shotgun King (@PUNKCAKE_delice), all the while feeling no Guilt (@Mingog). 

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:03 - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @AurochDigital 00:09:53 - Gimmick! Special Edition @claricedisc 00:16:13 - Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate @PUNKCAKE_delice 00:21:39 - A Long Journey to an Uncertain End @CrispyCreative 00:23:30 - Guilt @Mingog 00:30:13 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck competitors 00:35:15 - Outro

So 2023 is determined to keep raising the bar. More Planet of Luna chat, @UnrealityZone’s fantastic Vernal Edge + the intriguing Humanity (@HumanityGame) jostle for space with the other key indies of the week. May’s busy, guys!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:42 - MHG Chat: Sky Fairies & Must Haves 00:06:30 - Liberté @LiberteGame 00:16:48 - MHG Chat: Awkward ‘Allo ‘Allo section 00:18:41 - Vernal Edge @UnrealityZone 00:26:52 - Cook Serve Forever @vgincgames 00:33:54 - Humanity @HumanityGame 00:43:35 - Railway Empire 2 #gamingmindsstudios 00:54:32 - Outro

Samobee Games is made up of wife/wife development team Charlene and Bee. The devlopers of Princess Farmer spoke with Brad about everything from influences for the game, accessibility, inclusion and much more. 

The Judo Child

This week, an old man punches dozens of teenagers in the face in The Karate Kid: Street Rumble (@GameMillEnt) & @11bitstudios decide human existence isn’t bleak enough so release Frostpunk 2 upon the world. Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:22 - Copycat @GameCopycat 00:11:06 - The Karate Kid: Street Rumble @GameMillEnt 00:21:25 - Frostpunk 2 @11bitstudios 00:31:24 - Satisfactory 00:33:56 - Outro

Throwbacks, remakes and comfiness this week, featuring the likes of VERZEUS (@RETSUZAN_GAMES), SUMMERHOUSE(@Friedemann_A), Berserk Boy (@BerserkBoyGame) & Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (#AvantgardenSRL) plus Nintendo being a pain (again).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:06:31 - MHG Chat: Nintendo vs. Yuzu 00:12:40 - VERZEUS (@RETSUZAN_GAMES) 00:19:19 - SUMMERHOUSE(@Friedemann_A) 00:24:02 - Berserk Boy (@BerserkBoyGame) 00:31:33 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (#AvantgardenSRL) 00:46:53 - MHG Chat: Nintendo vs. Balatro 00:55:02 - Outro

Please tell me you wanted to hear about UK children’s TV dramas set in the North East of England in the 80s. Whaddya mean, ‘niche’?! Also featuring Persona 5 Royal, @MonkeyMoonGames’s Flat Eye + @jumpshipstudio’s Somerville.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:08 - Intro 00:02:58 - MHG Chat: Byker Grove/Geordie Racer 00:05:27 - Persona 5 Royal @Atlus_West 00:19:42 - Flat Eye @MonkeyMoonGames 00:29:39 - Dead Space 2 00:35:40 - Somerville @jumpshipstudio 00:46:26 - Bethesda/id controversy/late-stage Capitalism 00:50:55 - Outro

Is gaming creating its own Hollywood-style ‘Studio System’? This and much more’s discussed, inc. @BoxBounding’s Prodeus, upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong & the latest Destiny 2 content, The Witch Queen.

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:09 - Intro 00:02:48 - Prodeus 00:08:30 - Hollow Knight 00:17:35 - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:24:40 - IP, streaming & the studio system 00:27:39 - Gaming Hardware & its future

This week @TrebleStrikes contemplates Hubris (#cybornbv), @bradigor discovers there’s nothing greater than a Lil’ Gator (@LilGatorGame) and there’s a great hands-on review of the new Retro Pocket 3+ & much more.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 00:08:03 - Hubris VR 00:14:51 - Against the Storm 00:22:44 - Rez Infinite VR 00:23:53 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus VR 00:29:31 - Lil Gator Game 00:37:00 - The Callisto Protocol 00:48:27 - Retro Pocket 3+ 01:00:41 - Outro

A challenging week for everyone, summed up by @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but with lighter discussion on some much-needed escapist activities: Ooblets (@glumberland), Treachery in Beatdown City (@NuChallenger) & Station to Station (@PrismatikaGames) helped cheer us up.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:40 - MHG Chat: Society, games, politics & troubles 00:09:56 - Ooblets @glumberland 00:18:28 - Treachery in Beatdown City @NuChallenger 00:28:20 - Station to Station @PrismatikaGames 00:36:06 - Aliens: Neoplasma @ZXDev2015 00:45:11 - MHG Chat: disability setbacks 00:47:41 - Outro

This week, @Bradigor walks you through the horrors of trench warfare in War Hospital (@WarHospitalGame), then skips you through the wildness that is Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (@RGGStudio)

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:18 - War Hospital (@WarHospitalGame) 00:07:03 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 00:17:21 - Outro

Brad & Stu try to pronounce the unpronounceable (Togg-iz? Toe-ges? Toggess? @Thunderfulgames) build a fort with Dwarves @Bay12Games, impale fools with massive tools (!) @apptivus + decide that once a witch, a witch but once a knight is enough @SuperMegaTeam  

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Charmander 00:05:19 - Impaler @apptivus 00:17:33 - Dwarf Fortress @Bay12Games 00:27:34 - The Knight Witch @SuperMegaTeam 00:36:35 - Togges @Thunderfulgames 00:44:21 - MHG Chat: Christmas ‘advice’ 00:56:01 - Outro

Poor @Bradigor is unwell this week, so we hope they feel better very soon! @TrebleStrikes is here to playback a conversation on Fruitbus (@krillbite.bsky.social) & solo chat about Utopia Must Fall (@pixeljamgames.bsky.social) & Yars Recharged (@adamvision.bsky.social)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:02 - Fruitbus 00:05:31 - Utopia Must Fall 00:10:52 - Yars Recharged 00:15:55 - Outro

@TrebleStrikes battles ‘rona ‘n’ Wanzers (@ForeverEntert) whilst @Bradigor encounters  Soccer Story @PanicBarn, Stardeus @KodoLinija and an Erasure-less Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions. Why IS life so precious & so cruel…?!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00.07 - Intro 00:03:53 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @ForeverEntert 00:18:31 - Soccer Story @PanicBarn 00:31:45 - Stardeus @KodoLinija 00:36:57 - Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions 00:48:45 - MHG Chat: Accessibility reviews 00:51:35 - Outro

Something a bit special this week, as @TrebleStrikes takes the opportunity to talk all things mech(a!) - but particularly Armored Core VI - with games designer & journalist Ollie Barder (@Cacophanus). Enjoy!

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:01 - Intro

00:00:31 - Interview with Ollie Barder

00:28:36 - Outro

New UK government & top tier releases this week, so… yay! Double Dragon Gaiden (@secretbaseSG) stuns, Riven (@cyanworlds) impresses and Train Sim World 4 (@dovetailgames) compels. 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:20 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week - the good side of Twitter 00:07:10 - Double Dragon Gaiden @secretbaseSG 00:12:52 - Riven @cyanworlds 00:19:47 - Super Video Golf @TrederiaGames 00:24:56 - Train Sim World 4 @dovetailgames 00:37:47 - Outro

After a frankly bizarre chat about a certain Ronald personage, we move on to Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (@DONTNOD_Ent), Quadroids (@quadroids), Ultros (@ultrosgame), Solium Infernum (@LeagueofGeeks) & Balatro (@LocalThunk).

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00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:14 - Ron Jeremy dreams 00:07:12 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (@DONTNOD_Ent) 00:15:03 - Quadroids (@quadroids) 00:21:32 - Ultros (@ultrosgame) 00:31:49 - Solium Infernum (@LeagueofGeeks) 00:38:37 - Balatro (@LocalThunk) 00:45:29 - Outro

Big releases & small rub shoulders, but they're all high quality as ‘23 continues to impress: Jusant (@DONTNOD_Ent), C2077: Phantom Liberty (@CDPROJEKTRED), Like a Dragon Gaiden, The Invincible (@StarwardInd) & My Time at Sandrock (@PatheaGames) shine in week 46.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:02 - MHG Chat: Ding dong, the witch is gone 00:03:21 - Jusant @DONTNOD_Ent 00:09:46 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty @CDPROJEKTRED 00:20:15 - MHG Chat: Like a Dragon Gaiden - brief thoughts  00:22:18 - The Invincible @StarwardInd 00:30:22 - My Time at Sandrock @PatheaGames 00:37:01 - Outro

We’re entering silly season where everything’s released at once. Cascading onto our screens are the likes of @SprawlFPS, #RAILGRADE, Murder on the Orient Express @MicroidsLyon, Cities: Skylines II @ColossalOrder + loads more.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:56 - MHG Chat: Bad eyes, cats and Egyptians 00:04:10 - Sprawl @SprawlFPS 00:11:10 - Railgrade (#RAILGRADE) 00:17:35 - Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express @MicroidsLyon 00:25:43 - Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party (@sambadeamigo_en) 00:31:44 - Endless Dungeon (#EndlessDungeon) 00:38:09 - Cities: Skylines II @ColossalOrder  00:45:50 - Outro

To quote Sonic Youth, “A sieg heil-in' squirt, you're an impotent jerk. Yeah, a fascist twerp”. Escape the world news with us, as we play Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) & Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)

00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:42 - Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) 00:11:58 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries) 00:21:30 - Outro

Here at MHG we stand up to racism, and on this joyful day of protest, Aug. 10th, we reaffirm that care & inclusion is what we stand for. Games: ONE BTN BOSSES (@onebtnbosses), Hate Me Not (@NotJustGamesDev), Stormgate (@Frost_Giant) + more.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:13 - MHG Chat: Anti-Fash! 00:03:12 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week - Barnsley anti-fash lady 00:12:32 - ONE BTN BOSSES @onebtnbosses 00:22:17 - JDM: Rise of the Scorpion @GamingFactorySA 00:28:30 - Hate Me Not @NotJustGamesDev 00:36:22 - Stormgate @Frost_Giant 00:50:02 - Outro

Speedy brains, cheesy Cleese, real life sims and Nintendo's deluge of releases are just a few of the topics covered by @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor in this week's packed episode!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Having a heavy ADHD day 00:11:01 - MHG Chat: Fawlty Towers, Cleese and ‘Cancel Culture’ (boak) 00:18:00 - The Last Campfire 00:29:46 - MHG Chat: simulator games: Car Mechanic Sim 2021, PC Building Sim, Power Wash Simulator, Assemble With Care. 00:41:08 - Nintendo Direct Feb ‘23 inc. Metroid Prime Remake, Pikmin 4, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Professor Layton, Advance Wars 1+2 00:46:08 - Outro

Strap yourself in as we take no (political) prisoners this week. In-among the dystopia chat we cover the likes of @ArielJurkowski's Please Fix the Road & Lego Builders Journey (@LEGO_Group). Stu talks all things GunCon & Brad rhapsodises about old racers on the Steam Deck.

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:00 - Stu - Intro & Brief Apology

00:01:04 - MHG Intro Chat: Memory Cards!

00:04:23 - Roe vs. Wade

00:17:16 - DIY Perks’s slim PS5

00:19:36 - Time Crisis 2 | @BandaiNamcoUK

00:25:48 - Patreon Update & Giveaway!

00:30:55 - Please Fix the Road | @ArielJurkowski

00:35:53 - Lego Builders Journey | @LEGO_Group

00:39:25 - Vampire Night | @BandaiNamcoUK

00:43:21 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck 

01:03:50 - MHG Chat: Upcoming Releases (Teaser)

01:05:51 - Outro

Action-driven VS-alike Greedland by @GamerskyGames gets the chef’s kiss, @RubberDuck_G’s Evil Wizard gets the sorcerer's seal of approval & @SuperMeatBoy’s Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine… just sounds kinda ick. Right? 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:35 - Greedland  00:08:10 - Evil Wizard 00:13:40 - Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine 00:26:57 - MHG Chat: Street Fighter 6 and accessibility 00:53:27 - Outro

Challenging times, but let’s look on the bright side with shanty-slinger Seablip (@the_not_morris), emotional exploration drama @1000xResist and 2024’s 700th roguelike deckbuilder in the form of Zet Zillions (@otaimonstudios).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:47 - MHG Chat: War (content warning) 00:07:30 - Seablip @the_not_morris 00:12:25 - 1000xResist @1000xResist 00:14:51 - Mild spoilers for 1000xResist 00:16:00 - End of spoilers for 1000xResist 00:20:18 - Zet Zillions @otaimonstudios 00:27:43 - Outro

A special episode covering Nextfest! Feat. Tray Racers, Flight Level, System Shock, Planet of Lana, Forklift Extreme and loads more.

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00:00:08 - Intro 00:02:03 - Nocturnal 00:06:03 - Planet of Lana 00:07:56 - Gravity Circuit 00:11:07 - Slope Crashers & Tray Racers! 00:17:27 - Dad by the Sword 00:21:26 - Flight Level 00:25:00 - Oblivion Override 00:25:00 -  Roundup: Void Train Darkest Dungeon II Plan B: Terrafrom Sons of Valhalla I am Future Xenonauts 2 System Shock Dungeon Drafters Lakeburg Legacies 00:29:05 - Forklift Extreme 00:31:42 - Tape to Tape 00:39:20 - Outro

So begins the countdown of the best-ests, ten thru six, with some bright sparks, left turns and plenty of, ‘That I did not expect’-s…

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:18 - MHG Chat: Ricki Gervais; Barbie at the Golden Globes 00:08:42 - MHG Chat: Favorites of the year - the ‘rules’ 00:10:04 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 10 (cf. MHG 164 & 166) 00:15:01 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 10 (cf. MHG 172) 00:19:31 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 09 (cf. MHG 194) 00:25:50 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 09 00:31:13 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 08 (cf. MHG 189) 00:34:45 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 08 (cf. MHG 180) 00:36:54 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 07 (cf. MHG 174) 00:42:30 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 07 (cf. MHG 158) 00:46:04 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 06 (cf. MHG 193) 00:52:10 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 06 (cf. MHG 198) 01:04:34 - Outro

Heat, snakes, dystopias, stickers and paradoxes (doxies?) abound, but zero perspiration: @Bradigor has been rinsing @BaltoroGames Urban Flow,  @UMANIMATION1’s Dordogne & @drycactusgames’ Poly Bridge 3 whilst @TrebleStriles plays…nothing. 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:38 - MHG Chat: Heat 00:05:15 - MHG Chat: why i’m not playing video games 00:08:15 - Urban Flow @BaltoroGames 00:19:45 - Dordogne @UMANIMATION1 00:29:39 - Poly Bridge 3 @drycactusgames 00:37:13 - MHG Chat: Indie Roundup 00:40:01 - MHG Chat:  Boundaries 00:41:09 - MHG Chat:  Beyond the Spider-Verse 00:45:02 - Outro

Cupholder of Destiny

A challenging week for @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but two quality titles have lightened their respective burdens: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (@NintendoEurope) & Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:40 - MHG Chat: a positive gaming year 00:04:22 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom @NintendoEurope 00:17:40 - Satisfactory @SatisfactoryAF 00:28:00 - Outro

Going stag, @TrebleStrikes talks about a roguelike he doesn’t hate in the form of @AnAnkou_game, the superiority of @wiznwar & Flarb’s Xenotilt, early Armored Core VI impressions & some more Q&A revelations.

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00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:41 - An Ankou @AnAnkou_game 00:06:09 - Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action @wiznwar 00:13:13 - MHG Chat: Armored Core VI & FROM Software 00:18:53 - MHG Chat: Stu Q&A…Gaiden! 00:23:18 - Outro

How do you consume delisted games? When is a game an homage or a rip-off. All this & more answered by your hosts, covering OutRun2006 Coast 2 Coast, @kalypsomedia Matchpoint - Tennis Championships & @ironhidegames Legends of Kingdom Rush.

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:30 - OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast

00:13:51 - Matchpoint - Tennis Championships

00:21:09 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

00:25:21 - Legends of Kingdom Rush

00:41:14 - Forza Horizon 5

We’ve done it; we’ve found the naughtiest name for the wholesomest game: Sticky Business. Congrats, @SpellgardenDevs! There’s also @outofthebit’s Full Void, Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (@saizensen_EN) & a timely rant about the right wing grift. 

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:32 - Full Void @outofthebit 00:09:46 - Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll @saizensen_EN 00:18:09 - Sticky Business @SpellgardenDevs 00:26:14 - MHG Chat: Barbie & the right wing grift 00:37:38 - Shuhada' Sadaqat (brief remembrance) 00:39:34 - Outro

Primo bonce content this week with the flowing locks of MULLET MADJACK (@Hammer95studios) taking the limelight. Also Isles of Sea and Sky (@CicadaGames), Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS, Galacticare @BrightrockGames.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:24 - MHG Chat: Voting for Jürgen Klopp 00:08:37 - Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS 00:15:11 - Ghosts of Tsushima (PC) @NixxesSoftware 00:18:37 - Isles of Sea and Sky @CicadaGames 00:27:13 - MULLET MADJACK @Hammer95studios 00:38:37 - Galacticare @BrightrockGames 00:50:00 - Outro

Whilst @TrebleStrikes retreats into VR with the likes of @Camouflaj's Iron Man VR and a dodgy VR copy of Wipeout Pure by the late, lamented Psygnosis (aka Studio Liverpool), the @Bradigor tackles @differenttales Havendock, @EtherfieldGames DROP - System Breach & @GrenaaGames Fabledom.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:47 - DROP - System breach 00:12:02 - Iron Man VR 00:12:42 - Wipeout Pure 00:18:34 - Havendock 00:23:16 - Fabledom 00:32:05 - Outro

I’ve got baked but I'm not a baker. I’ve got hair but I'm not a hairdresser. I’ve got soul but I’m not a Souldier (@dearvillagers). Old song references aside, we also chat Deathrun TV (@MergeGamesLtd): is it a worthy successor to Smash TV?

SHOWNOTES:

00:02:21 - Deathrun TV

00:12:09 - Souldiers

00:26:37 - MHG: What are you Playing?

@TrebleStrikes recounts a curious (but fun) encounter with an eBay retro seller, whilst @Bradigor knuckles-down to two potential classics in @superbrothersHQ's Jett: The Far Shore + @hellogames The Last Campfire. 

Lessons taught & received in crafting a thrilling experience…but which gives & which receives out of MythForce @BeamdogInc, Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt, Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR + Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev?

SHOWNOTES 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:53 - MHG Chat: Katherine Ryan is a hero 00:04:13 - MythForce @BeamdogInc 00:14:25 - Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt 00:24:13 - Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR 00:33:29 - Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev 00:38:57 - MHG Chat: Q&A part 5 00:45:31 - Outro

MHG ain't afraid of no ghosts. Hence the Ghostwire: Tokyo coverage! We also take a look at @kylotonn_games WRC10, @FoamPunchGames Shredders & @MilestoneItaly's wonderfully titled Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5. Also retro talk & Future Games Show 2022 discussion.

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:35 - Ghostwire: Tokyo

00:18:27 - WRC10

00:25:38 - Nightmare in the Dark

00:31:00 - Shredders

00:36:52 - Monster Energy Supercross: the Official Video Game 5

00:53:40 - MHG Chat: Future Games Show 2022

The most anticipated game of the year - in Brad's house, at least - gets a thorough examination (@mrsambarlow) whilst Treb settles for older stuff like Terminator: Resistance (@Reef_Games), and we take a gander at newbie You Suck at Parking™ by @hvgames

00:03:31 - Terminator: Resistance + franchising discussion

00:25:47 - You Suck at Parking™ @hvgames

00:33:29 - Demon’s Souls

00:48:29 - IMMORTALITY @MrSamBarlow) + game criticism

The AAA-makers get another bashing, but pleasant experiences abound in the forms of Dicefolk (@leapgamestudios), Penny’s Big Breakaway (@EveningStarStdo) & Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (@SaberGames)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:27 - MHG Chat: TikTok roundup 00:08:17 - Dicefolk (@leapgamestudios) 00:17:37 - Penny’s Big Breakaway (@EveningStarStdo) 00:29:19 - Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (@SaberGames) 00:37:30 - MHG Chat: The Problem with AAAs 00:46:31 - Outro

It's that time again, the one where @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes pick their top 3 faves from gaming's heaping bounty. Space year 2022 has seen some strong AAAs & fascinating indies, but which one will come out on top? And will the two friends agree or be divided?! Listen on to find out, and Happy New Year!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro  00:00:40 - Christmas retrospective 00:05:55 - Stu’s first selection 00:20:08 - Brad’s first selection 00:29:53 - Stu’s second selection 00:40:03 - Brad’s second selection 00:50:10 - Brad & Stu’s joint third selection 01:08:09 - MHG Chat: (not) supporting dodgy publishers 01:12:05 - Outro

We're facing the Christmas Cascade™ with quality drops falling like snow. Alan Wake II @remedygames & The Talos Principle 2 @Croteam lead, with able support from Tales & Tactics @table9studio & Planetiles (demo) @MythicOwlGames.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:34 - Storm Ciaran 00:02:29 - MHG Chat: Seasonal Affective Disorder 00:10:33 - Tales & Tactics @table9studio 00:18:12 - Planetiles (demo) @MythicOwlGames 00:23:49 - Alan Wake II @remedygames 00:35:16 - The Talos Principle 2: general impressions @Croteam 00:44:06 - TTP2: SPOILER section begins 00:46:19 - TTP2: SPOILER section ends 00:48:37 - Outro

We’re packing a lot into Festivus, starting with @Thunderfulgames Wavetale, old stuff like TMNT Cowabunga collection & Xenogears, then zipping back to the future with @WayForward River City Girls 2 & landing back on two feet with @bulwarkStudios Ixion. Happy Christmas!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Homelessness 00:08:40 - Wavetale 00:14:55 - Xenogears 00:23:20 - River City Girls 2 00:31:35 - TMNT: Cowabunga Collection 00:38:21 - Ixion 00:52:25 - Outro

Funky stuff this week with cat chat,@Andrade_Games Sturmfront (with inevitable The Boys tangent), @BippinBits Dome Keeper, @Stubby_Games Entropy Project, @PlayHumbleGames Moonscars & an #EnoughIsEnough report.

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - MHG Chat: cats! 00:05:50 - Sturmfront - The Mutant War @Andrade_Games 00:13:44 - Dome Keeper @BippinBits 00:21:15 - The Entropy Project @Stubby_Games 00:32:24 - MHG Chat: MORE Steam Deck discussion! 00:42:28 - Moonscars @PlayHumbleGames 00:50:47 - ‘Enough is Enough’ Oct 1st Demonstration 00:56:48 - Outro

@Bradigor gets Decked, whilst @Treble_Alpha's Day's Gone. Featuring @Deck13_de's Highrise City, @ansdor's Slipstream, CodeForce's Distant Worlds 2 & @small_bros's B.I.O.T.A.

00:00:30 - Steam Deck First Impressions

00:06:31 - Days Gone (PC)

00:17:18 - Highrise City

00:21:46 - Slipstream

00:34:09 - Distant Worlds 2

00:40:18 - BIOTA

Although @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha discuss the likes of @roboticgeo’s Norco & Ember Knights (@TheEmberKnights), sod all that… Brad’s got a new kitten! Kawaii…. ଘ( ˊωˋ )ଓ

SHOWNOTES:

00:02:31 - Norco

00:14:18 - DOOM Slayers Collection

00:23:51 - Ember Knights

In amongst the love for @Confused_Dude Ben Potter’s harmonious conversational stylings, we critique Victory Heat Rally (@skydevilpalm) & Parcel Corps (@WeAreSecretMode), plus there's discussion on Autumn's gaming fayre.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:39 - MHG Chat: Holiday, celebrate 00:04:00 - Victory Heat Rally @skydevilpalm 00:09:13 - Parcel Corps @WeAreSecretMode 00:20:57 - MHG Chat: What are yer playin’? 00:28:05 - Outro

In a slight change of pace, Brad & Stu discuss what the future holds with a huge list of big names & potential indie gems: SFVI, The Wandering Village, Crysis 4, Endling, Forspoken, American Arcadia, Breath of the Wild 2, Callisto Protocol, Immortality & tons of others!

SHOWNOTES:

Street Fighter 6

Snufkin - Melody of Moomin Valley

The Garden Path

Tray Racers

The Wandering Village

Endling

Forspoken

Final Fantasy XVI

Endless Dungeon

Black Myth Wukong

Footy Showdown

American Arcadia

Little Orpheus

Duru - About Mole Rats and Depression

Crysis 4

Spirit Swap

The Callisto Protocol

BOTW2

Match 3 game

Terra Nil

Immortality

Although there’s talk about quiet cars, intro anims & Picades, @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes squeeze-in @BellularStudios The Pale Beyond, Hi-Fi Rush & @BlanketsWilson’s confounding The Forest Cathedral.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:26 - MHG Chat: Animation Changer (Decky Loader) 00:06:55 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact 00:10:51 - MHG Chat: Raspberry Pi gaming 00:15:23 - The Pale Beyond 00:26:32 - Hi-Fi Rush 00:31:17 - The Forest Cathedral 00:39:39 - Outro

A frank discussion on the state of DLC & AAA pops up again but, before that, we review two oldies and a new goodie: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames), Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd) & Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:51 - MHG Chat: Twisted Metal TV Show 00:08:12 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames) 00:14:56 - Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech) 00:22:48 - Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd) 00:30:55 - MHG Chat: DLC & AAA in 2024 00:47:14 - Outro

@Bradigor is caught telling tales - LEGO® Bricktales, this time around (#ClockStone) - whilst Stu goes Greek with @tinyBuild's Asterigos: Curse of Stars. Tactics, Chiaki by @thestr4ng3r & Stadia are also in the melee.

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00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:41 - Asterigos: Curse of Stars @tinyBuild 00:13:13 - LEGO® Bricktales #ClockStone  00:24:21 - DOOM Eternal @idSoftware 00:30:09 - Google Stadia & game streaming 00:38:13 - Gears Tactics @GearsOfWar 00:50:55 - Chiaki 00:58:23 - Nintendo & the future 01:06:07 - Outro   

Agenda: Fountains of Wayne, Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr, Outlanders @PomeloGames, Drainus @infowss, Transport Fever 2 @transportfeverghost ship Atari + the zombie Ideal. Standard.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:22 - MHG Chat: Fountains of Wayne & ZombIe Ideal 00:03:12 - Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr 00:10:49 - Outlanders @PomeloGames 00:16:00 - Drainus @infowss 00:21:45 - Transport Fever 2 @transportfever 00:29:38 - Outro

An unexpected @Thunderfulgames showcase in this ep, feat. @TagOfJoy's Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, The Gunk & @CarryCastle's Source of Madness. There's also @MilestoneItaly's Gravel & a big chat about doom boxes...

SHOWNOTES:

00:02:39 - Steam Deck chat

00:07:14 - Gravel | @MilestoneItaly

00:18:26 - Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit | @TagOfJoy

00:24:07 - The Gunk | @Thunderfulgames

00:38:37 - Source of Madness | @CarryCastle

00:49:24 - MHG Chat 

So @TrebleStrikes feels the fear with Hollow Cocoon (@SbbUtutuya), @Bradigor is charmed by Chants of Sennaar (@rundisc_) & bamboozled by the Lies of P (@NEOWIZofficial), then both reflect on the Insomniac leak.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:38 - MHG Chat: Trifle 00:03:17 - Hollow Cocoon @SbbUtutuya 00:08:50 - Chants of Sennaar @rundisc_ 00:12:30 - MHG Chat: games of Christmases past 00:16:04 - Lies of P @NEOWIZofficial 00:24:50 - Outro

Take a step into the Forbidden West with @Bradigor + @Treble_Alpha's gargantuan discussion on the new Horizon game! Also @NoskovSS's 35mm, Neon White (@PlayNeonWhite), @ExitPlanGames's Bang-On Balls (no, seriously) & loads of Steam Next Fest coverage.

SHOWNOTES:

00:03:23 - Neon White [demo]

00:11:11 - 35mm

00:22:40 - Horizon: Forbidden West

00:57:16 - Bang-On Balls

01:02:57 - MHG Chat: Steam Next Fest

@Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha share their good news and positive vibes, including - but not limited to - playing @PanicBarn’s superior Not Tonight 2 & Marvelous Inc.’s Daemon x Machina ( @dxm_info ).

SHOWNOTES:

00:04:13 - The Super Shinobi - @SEGA

00:21:27 - Not Tonight 2 - @PanicBarn

00:36:02 - Daemon x Machina

Interesting discussion on newies Wanted: Dead (@110industries) & System Shock remake @NightdiveStudio, then more challenging talks about the wizard game, (CW for) Brianna Ghey & crimes against youth. 

SHOWNOTES:

00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - MHG Chat: How’re you really doing? 00:06:17 - Wanted: Dead 00:13:55 - System Shock 00:28:32 - Dredge 00:36:32 - MHG Chat: Art vs. Commerce 00:40:14 - MHG Chat: Brianna Ghey (CW: discussion on violence, assault, transphobia) 00:56:10 - Outro

New year, new games! Well, all apart from one. We’ve been playing 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) & Loco Motive (Robust Games). Plus, reflections on Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:58 - Shout out to SpecialEffect 00:04:23 - 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) 00:15:48 - Loco Motive (Robust Games) 00:26:06 - MHG Chat: Ace Combat 7 00:30:15 - Outro

A departure this week, as we have an illuminating chat with Brad about their recent surgical adventures, and life after amputation. Incredibly, we still cover new releases, too! Planet Coaster 2 (https://www.frontier.co.uk/) & Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (@poncle.bsky.social)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro from Stu 00:01:12 - The return of the Brad! 00:01:59 - The situation 00:17:03 - The operation *content warning - surgery detail* 00:19:30 - End of content warning 00:30:53 - State of play post-surgery 00:35:24 - Shoes are cheaper, now 00:37:37 - Games? Games! 00:37:51 - Planet Coaster 2 00:38:44 - Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania 00:46:23 - Outro: X no more, join us on Bluesky!

This week, @Bradigor gets comfy on the couch with the Vampire Therapist (@LittleBatGames) & polishes their lens for A Star Named EOS (@SilverLiningWW), whilst @TrebleStrikes goes on another bug hunt with Earth Defence Force 6 (@EDF_OFFICIAL_EN)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Attacks & Riots 00:05:03 - Vampire Therapist @LittleBatGames 00:11:16 - A Star Named EOS @SilverLiningWW 00:16:36 - Earth Defence Force 6 @EDF_OFFICIAL_EN 00:29:17 - Outro