First off, that artwork. With AI being all the rage that is generative AI at its best with the prompt "Othercide meets helldivers"...

The episode itself is what happens when one of us doesn't want to play a game, a chat about the game, othergames, and nonsense!

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The full team get together to look at the classic Dishonored, blink and you will miss it!

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Craig and Dave continue their break from retro to talk Bastion.

In the now called "developer spotlight" mini series we talk the fantastic Bastion from Supergiant. And crisps.

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In part three we finish up the story of Detroit: Become Human. Very spoilers ahoy moment!

So Dave, Mike and Craig finish up their play by play of Detroit, nit pick here and there and give their final thoughts. If you STILL haven't played this the general concensus is you maybe shout, but maybe not. Helpful?

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Part two of our first three parter! In this we try and get through the first half of the chapters of Detroit: Become Human

Dave and Mike also try to convince Craig that Carl and Marcus were romantically engaged. It's THAT kind of episode.

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Settle in an grab a cup of android snacks as Craig, Dave and Mike have a good old chinwag about Detroit: Become Human.

In this first part we talk mechanics, generalities and keep things mostly spoiler free, episodes two and three (yes three!) cover the story!

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Craig and Dave take a break from the usual Retro Rewind format to take a look as some developers more up close, starting with The Behemoth.

We start this journey and already off to a bit of a rocky start, mostly becuase true to tradition we speak mostly about other things! :)

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One week late Craig and Dave finish up with a good chat about enemy types, bosses and all other things Darkest Dungeon.

Mini spoilers ahoy, if you even fancy this game a little we would encourage you to go and give it a try! :)

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In a change to the schedule we are getting to grips with the awesome Super Meat Boy, Darkest Dungeon Part Two will follow next week :)

Yes to end our current run of Retro Rewind games is the amazing Super Meat Boy. The episode sees us explore each other as people, with some chat about the game! Thanks for listening :)

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Dave and Craig kick off our next monthly game with Darkest Dungeon, mechanics spoilers ahoy!

In this episode we talk mecahnics, areas and aesthetics of Darkest Dungeon, a game we love very very much.

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Dave and Craig take a stroll down gushing lane over the fab Plants vs Zombies in this week's Retro Rewind.

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Craig and Dave get lost in (dead) space!

That's right, Dead Space is this week's retro rewind. We talk game, mechanics, marketing, and all things horror in this short sharp episode!

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Craig and Dave crack in to Thymesia, a stellar souls like with some teeth in places!

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Spoilers and more spoilers as we explore the story and more!

Yes the gang spoil the turnips out of this one and ramble their way through the story in the usual fashion. Huge apologies for the missed week last week, this was due to Craig not being able to count well.

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Obsidian. Check. Space. Check. Glorious Capitalism. Double check. Part one delves in to all of these and more, in a mostly spoiler free and mechanical way!

That's right, this month's big game takes us to The Outer Worlds, we delve in to this mechanically rich game and highlight some of the things that make it special.

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Back on form with Retro Rewind, we manage a solid 50% of the show talking about The Darkness!

That's right, no more long waffles about things not to do with gaming, no idea what happened to us this time round! The Darkness was Dave's pick for Retro Rewind and as a young lad he aspired to look like Jackie. Let's take a moment to stop and chuckle at this!

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Its time for the GOTHYs! Also included are some thoughts and impressions of next gen!

So as usual we get together and chat about what our Game of the Half Year is. Same as last year this time round it is all about the backlog, a bit of the future, and a lot of blethering!

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This week Craig and Dave grow MASSIVE shoulders for Gears of War.

That's right, this retro rewind see's the guys get back in to the swing of recording. Much like a live car crash this makes for an entertaining if rambling listen!

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This hole episode has spoilers in spades, be warned.

So Dave, Mike and Craig return to the Dig, and keep digging! This episode we talk story, gripes, more mechanics and a wee dive in to the characters.

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This month's big game was chosen by Mike. Let's get digging!

So yes, The Dig! A point and click adventure features as our big game of the month. We had no idea chat would go on this long! Part One covers the usual mechanics and aesthetics as well as digging up a bit of the backstory on this fab wee game!

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2005's Retro Rewind sees Craig and Dave take on Battalion Wars.

Despite the love both have for the game things quickly descend in to future planning for the show in general! If you make it to the end of this one be sure to send us a tweet, you deserve recognition!! :D

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Craig and Dave play 2004's Diner Dash. then they talk about everything else other than Diner Dash.

2004's Retro Rewind was Craig's pick for reasons unknown. Well they are known, he wanted to recreate that fun of Yakuza 0's hosting minigame. I'm not sure it worked! Also the music on episode is from 2009's Flo on the Go, whoops.

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Spoiler alert as we talk more mechanics and the story in this very shooty 3rd person shooter!

Welcome to part two of our Binary Domain big game of the month! In this episode we talk story, choices, endings, and all things spoilery! If you listened to part one and were vaguley intrigued by the game you should probably not click this and instead go and play the game!!

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Craig and Dave dive in to the French revolution this week in Steelrising.

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So this month's big game sees the team take on Ryu Ga Gotoku's fantastic 3rd person shooter, Binary Domain. In part one we cover mechanics and general game play, no major spoilers!

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Our 2004 retro rewind pick has us jumping from set piece to set piece. Listen in as Dave and Craig bond over their love of, erm, Bond.

That's right, 2004 was a great year! After a few duds in the old Retro Rewind schedule things are looking up for the guys as they play James Bond: Everything or Nothing. More importantly, the biggest question is finally debated, just who was the best Bond? We have our thoughts what are yours?!

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Three skinflints play a fantastic game! If you want us to play a particular game hit us up on the web!

Dave, Mike and Craig hit the streets in this fantastic wee game. Oh no I just gave away how we felt about it. Thanks to Iain for the request!

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This week Mike joins Craig and Dave to hide under a blanket while blindly taking photos.

So yeah, Fatal Frame, 2002s Retro Rewind pic is a bit of a mixed bag as far as the team are concerned. Mike is a bit of a fan, Dave sees it as a curiosity, and Craig would hapilly never touch another game in the series again!

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Spolier alert! As usual Part Two covers story beats, decisions made and our final thoughts!

As above this part of the cast covers all of our thoughts and feelings as we journey through the game! It's a long one sorry!! :)

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This month's big game is Dragon Age Origins. As usual Part 1 covers mechanics and overview with little to no spoilers!

Dave chose this one as he fancied going back to play and thought he would drag Mike and Craig along the way. Let's see how that plays out!!

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Craig and Dave name all the games they would rather play the 2001's Fuzion Frenzy. No more needs said!

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Yeah so here we are, Dave picked Rainbow 6 based on the dreamcast release date for our year 2000 Retro Rewind. Yet again another one of those games where we stay on topic!

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Dave, Mike and Craig get spooped in Luigi's Mansion 3! This time round it is spoiler time! We go level by level and try to google facts on the fly to great success!

As usual on the biggies part one is a review of mechanics, no story or level spoilers.

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Dave, Mike and Craig get spooped in Luigi's Mansion 3! We talk mechanics and generalities and a bit about our history with the series.

As usual on the biggies part one is a review of mechanics, no story or level spoilers.

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Dave and Craig explore Stellaris to varies degrees of success.

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Craig and Dave crack in to our 1999 Retro Rewind. How do old FPS games stand up? Not too badly it seems!

That's right, Medal of Honor. This classic FPS has a lot going for it and has spurred on the game to play some more oldies and take a trip down memory lane! And this time we stick on topic!

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Yeah so this Retro Rewind sees us tackle the 1999 classic Metal Gear Solid. We talk game, story and Kojima. And then Craig ruins it all with a 20 minute Death Stranding sales pitch.

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Big coverup here, Craig is in hospital and Luke is AWOL so Mike and Dave have to google things for you.

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Craig is STILL ill and his mic didn't fix itself in between sessions. Mega Man he is not :(

So Yeah Dave and Craig explore the wonderful world of Mega Man and with Craig being a newcomer to the series there is a lot to cover!!

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Not only was Craig ill, his mic broke! And he hated the game. And Dave was being annoying. Makes for fantastic listening /s

So Twisted Metal, our 1996 pick for Retro Rewind! how does it hold up 24 years on? It was a childhood fav for Dave, and brand new for Craig!

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Part two see's us talk mechanics and story in this action packed episode. Craig is fighting an uphhill battle to win Dave's heart with this game, he has 10 reasons why it's so awesome. You WON'T believe number 6...

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there aren't 10 reasons

So yeah, things didn't go according to plan. We actually lost control. In a break from the usual format both episodes have spoilers, please be warned!!

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That's right we merge Dave's love of horror and Craig's love of point and click to play a game that does neither of those things well. Whoops.

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So yes the team dive in to the story of Judgment and all it's winding subplots and spoilers. Let's get to grips with how they feel about it in the usual casual and scattershot manner!!

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The full gang are here to talk about our games of the year, be they from this year or past years!

If you have any answers to questions or questions for us to answer then get in touch and we will make it happen! Oh also hit us up at on twitter and contact us about anything, and we mean ANYTHING.

This weeks' double header of FTL and Stellaris will release in 2 parts, rather than wait a week we will travel faster than the speed of light and release Stellaris same time tomorrow!

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Dave, Mike and Craig talk the mechanics of Judgment plus give a brief overview of what they thought about the latest game in the Yakuza universe!

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What were the best and worst Retro Rewind games we have played this year? Let's find out!

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So yeah, Craig and Dave take a very long road here talking about all things Theme Park, from the mechanics throuhg to the creative side of gaming. And not wanting to stray too far fom the norm they end on a chat about beards.

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