With Dan in Germany, Jake joins Mike and Mary to talk about Alien: Romulus, Steamworld Heist 2, and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

The gang has been playing a LOT of games the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Mary thinks she can win the gold in... holding a lot of pigeons at once.

This week Mike share's his ongoing experience with Dragon's Dogma 2, Mary and Dan share their early thoughts on Pepper Grinder, and the gang talks about their gaming "white whales."

The gang is back together this week, and they dig into Dragon's Dogma 2, Helldivers 2 (of course), and Mike shares his early impressions of Balatro.

Mike (the most adult-like of trio) is slurping wine abroad this week so the gang is joined by Jeff Grubb to talk about how shitty some wrestlers are and how good Helldivers 2 is.

On this week's episode of Fire Escape, Mary struggles with words and Dan shares his experience with Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth.

The gang talks Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Helldivers 2, and Dan's first time trying a Sherry.

On this episode of Fire Escape, the gang is finally able to talk about Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Tekken 8.

The gang recalls their most embarrassing injuries (there are a lot of them) and gush about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

The gang returns to kick off 2024 with some movies, games, and a bit of weird trivia.

The gang gets together LIVE in Minneapolis to argue, deliberate, and determine Fire Escape's 2023 game of the year!

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The gang talks Alan Wake 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and their game of the year plans.

On this week's episode of Fire Escape the gang frankensteins together the perfect friend for Mary.

The gang preps for the 2023 Fire Escape Cast GOTY Extravaganza by knocking games off of their backlog.

The gang is back together after Mike's wedding to get Alan Waked.

Mary and Mike are out and about, so Ben Hanson from MinnMax joins Dan to talk about The Goonies 2 and a surprising amount of Taylor Swift.

Dan is having a very specific problem with Assassin's Creed these days, Mary is into that Cocoon life, and Mike can't stop thinking about a revamped 2020 game.

The gang discusses their dream home locations and Mike designs a jousting boat for European beaches.

The gang got invited to the Olympics, and they refuse to embarrass themselves.

The gang creates their Mt. Rushmores of fast food.

Dan confuses fire stations with gas stations and Mike hatches a new plot against Mary, who apparently wants to swap faces with a bird.

The gang is back together and ready to talk about eating their way out of a torturous bathtub situation.

Nextlander's Vinny Caravella joins Mike and Jake to talk about Dungeons & Dragons, CRPGs, and his favorite genre of life activity.

The gang is back together again! Dan made a 180 on Hollow Knight, Mike's been revisiting Diablo 4, and Mary went to Jurassic Park. And for anyone interested in trying out Magic Mind, you have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code FIREESCAPE20 at checkout You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/fireescape

Mike and Jake give Mary travel advice, including "Don't demolish the walls of Tokyo restaurants."

The gang digs into Diablo 4, then gets a science lesson about athletics and vacuums.

The gang is loving Zelda, Mike played the next Total War game, and Mary is back to spread her love of cozy indie fare.

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The gang opens up about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and estimates how many clones of themselves it would require to take down Mike Tyson.

Dan sits down with his father for an extended and uncut fireside conversation about marriage, aging, smoking, ear gauges, big cities, and whether soccer is a sport or not.

Dan and Mike played a portion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Mary is once again the indie game queen.

Dan is back from his West Coast excursion, Mary is obsessed with Dredge, and Mike has been playing with some Chaos Dwarfs.

Chris Plante, co-host of The Besties and editor-in-chief at Polygon, joins Mary and Mike to talk about Octopath Traveler 2, Dredge, Talking Heads, and Barry Lyndon.

The Resident Evil 4 remake has arrived, and the gang stumbles upon a game-changing idea for a dog-focused podcast.

It's the gang's 50th episode! To celebreate, they hold a tournament to decide the best remake of all time.

Mike is back and Mary and Dan are out. Vinny Caravella and Ben Hanson join the Fire Escape Cast to talk France, Final Fantasy 7, and Warhammer.

There's a buttload of games to be played, and the gang is doing its best to play them all. Also, Dan realizes that he's in the middle of a healthy mid-life crisis.

The gang is still reeling from last week's Nintendo news deuce. Also, a contemplative conversation about the permanence of memory.

Dan has discovered Henry David Thoreau, Mary is getting into Tchia, and Mike has some high falutin' controller to talk about.

The gang welcomes 2023 with discussions about grenades, Hitman, and Fire Emblem Engage.

Dan is a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! speedrunner now, Mary played her usual glut of indie games, and Mike has a new listener-created quiz for the gang.

The gang is all here to talk about the good, the bad, the best, and the worst of video games in 2022.

The gang makes plans for their GOTY 2022 Extravaganza, and they have a new merch line! Go to fireescape-shop.fourthwall.com for Dorky Christmas sweaters, crop tops, mugs, and more!

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The Fire Escape trio lays plans for the GOTY 2022 Extravaganza. Also, Dan may like Sonic Frontiers more than God of War Ragnarok.

The trio is back from their respective adventures to talk about God of War Ragnarok, beer trips, AAA game fatigue, and recording the remainder of a podcast by candlelight.

Minn Max's Ben Hanson joins the Fire Escape crew in Mary's absence to talk about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, reminisce about the early days of Game Informer's video work, and argue about the definition of a condiment.

Mary is pissed (at Dan), and you probably know why...

Mike talks about his weird musical fantasies, Mary is super into wedding cakes, and Dan is pissed about the whole war thing.

Mary has a license to scoot, Dan lays bare his bathroom strategies, and Mike confronts a childhood fear.

Mary is back from PAX, Dan had a blast with Tinykin, and Mike has thoughts about Immortality. Also, the gang designs their ideal baby warrior.

Dan played (or at least, tried to play) Saints Row, Mary finished Cult of the Lamb, and Mike still won't shut up about Total War: Warhammer 3.