ROCK THE DRAGON!

It's the last Daydreamcast of this year, and Bro & Murph have assembled the dragonballs to wish for a banger to end on. David Punch returns to talk about his year of reliving Dragonball across the manga and anime, and also to talk about Budokai 2. A title often overshadowed by it's sequel, and sequel series, Budokai 2 has a unique place in the annals of Dragonball history as the first game to do a campaign of Radditz to Buu, as well as unique What-If characters not seen anywhere else.

Also in dragon news, Murph gives a farewell to the Yakuza Minute as he gives thoughts on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

0:31 - David's Back (to talk about Dragonball)!

9:31 - Dragonball Z: Sparking Zero! (2024)

22:52 - Mouthwashing (2024) (Spoiler-Free Discussion)

32:50 - Clocktower: Rewound (2024)

37:37 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Remake (2024)

46:45 - Metal Slug Tactics (2024)

54:23 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)

Variety Minute

1:28:19 - Dragonball Games

Game of the Week

1:56:36 - Dragonball Z: Budokai 2

2:29:07 - Plugs and Farewells

Fulfilling a promise set in stone eons ago (it was last year in the Crimson Butterflies episode) Thomas Wilde and Will Borger return to talk about Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. This cult hit on the gamecube was the sophmore follow-up from the team that created Blood Omen (ignore that half the switched studios to make Soul Reaver), Eternal Darkness was the first M-Rated game published directly by Nintendo. It's a mind-bending, globe-trotting, time-bending tale of eldritch horror never since attempted. Is there a reason such horrors were left buried?

Also this episode might as well be considered a double-feature about Silent Hill 2.

00:32 - The Scream Team Reunites

Watcha Playin'

02:04 - Golden Wiiklies October League

08:03 - Fear the Spotlight (2024)

18:23 - Straftat (2024)

23:16 - The Bridge Curse 2: Extraction (2024)

30:18 - Signalis (2022)

Variety Minute

40:14 - The Great Silent Hill 2 Debate

Game of the Week

1:18:35 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002)

2:04:40 - Plugs and Farewells

In our cosmic journey in the space between spaces we've came across a luminous being. It's David Punch from the Twin Geeks network! We all missed him, and now it's time to catch up on all the games he's played. Mainly, Balatro and Boktai.

Murph and Bro talk Animal Well, while Bro talks Crow Country. Murph carries a gunbrella, ella, ella, ey, ey, ey.

The variety minute is physical gimmicks or mechanics in gaming, a lot of it is about controllers or add ons but there's some pretty interesting gems in there.

Whatcha-Playin

2:20 - Balatro

17:00 - Gunbrella

23:25 - Crow Country

36:00 - Animal Well

Variety Minute

45:30 - Real life gimmicks and mechanics in gaming

Game of the Week

1:14:00 - Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand!

Bro joins Murph and Abram (from Backlog Banter and Lost in Cult) in the space between spaces, in our first ever head to head episode! Two games enter the game of the week, one game leaves.

We are talking Sker Ritual, Devil May Cry 3, Buckshot Roulette,Murph FINALLY plays the next Yakuza game: Judgment. We go over the Itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle because we support Palestine's right to exist, and we put two of the best games ever made head to head: Tetris Effect and Pac-Man Championship Edition Deluxe! It's a hell of an episode, a must listen!

Oh, and Abram finally brings a positive voice to the Dragon's Dogma 2 discourse!

Whatcha Playin'

5:00 Devil May Cry 1 and 3

11:00 Buckshot Roulette

15:35 Sker Ritual

18:50 Judgment

31:15 Dragon's Dogma 2

Variety Minute

50:30 Itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle

Games of the Week

1:12:00 Tetris Effect vs. Pac-Man Championship Edition

Bro seems to have awaken in a bind. He has amnesia and doesn't remember that he hosts a podcast with his suspicious co-host Murph.

In this episode, they talk about a whole bunch of stuff, like playing poker and playing Lily. Also, Murph plays Dragon's Dogma 2 and isn't sure how to feel about it.

Our game of the week is Harvester, a controversial point and click adventure that Murph loves. Check out this wild ride with us.

whatcha playin

1:30 - Balatro (2024)

9:00 - Tekken 8 (2024)

15:00 - Crypt Stalker (2020)

20:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024)

Variety Minute

36:00 - Controversial Video Games

Game of the Week

1:01:00 - Harvester (1996)

Tucker from the Backlog Banter has joined us for another podcast brawl! This time we talk about Dragon's Dogma 2, that Princess Peach game, Bro plays Pizza Tower again and Boltgun!

Most importantly, we cover Mario in his most paperrific form. Paper Mario 64! It's one Bro's favorite games and Tucker and Murph weigh in with their opinions. Does it match the fabled Thousand Year Door? What about Super Mario RPG? There's only one way to find out.

Whatcha Playin

2:15 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024)

10:45 Boltgun (2024)

15:30 Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)

24:30 Guilty Gear Strive ABA and Pizza Tower Noise updates

32:25 Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)

Variety Minute

43:15 Mario Spin-Off Titles

Game of the Week

1:07:25 Paper Mario (2000)

NOW WE ARE MOTIVATED! Bro misses Murph as Murph has disappeared. Bro finds a Laugh/Timo Reinecke, wandering the wastes as a Ronin.

We talk about Star Wars Dark Forces, Metal Gear Solid Collection, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Slave Zero X, Akira Toriyama's contribution to culture and primarily gaming, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (again).

The game of the week is Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. It's a sick experience full of stylish combos and deep delicious analysis.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro with Laugh (and some visual novel recommendations)

4:00 Metal Gear Solid Collection (2023)

9:30 Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024 remake)

16:45 Star Wars: Dark Forces (2024 rerelease)

22:00 Slave Zero X (2024)

25:30 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)

Variety Minute

33:00 A small look at Akira Toriyama's contribution to gaming and his work

Game of the Week

47:45 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005)

WHAT AN EPISODE! Brendan Hesse from the Crawl, a series regular, returns to talk a whole bunch of stuff with Murph and Bro.

We talk about Shiren 6, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Arzette, Void Stranger, and Lysfanga! Then we ask ourselves the essential question: what was the first sin of gaming? The answer may surprise you!

After that we talk about a game Bro always loves to yap on about, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. The real question is, does Murph like the game?

Time stamps

0:30 Brendan is back!!!!

1:50 Shiren 6 (2024)

15:00 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (2024)

20:30 Yeah! You Want "Those Games," Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them! (2023)

26:30 Ed in Street Fighter 6

31:00 Lysfanga (2024)

36:00 Void Stranger (2023)

42:10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)

Variety Minute

1:13:40 The Original Sin of Gaming

Game of the Week

1:35:30 Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (2015)

You are already read,

just kidding this is the new season of the Daydreamcast. Bro and Murph catch up with a LOT of games. It's completely action packed!

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin

2:20 - Astalon Tears of the Earth

6:30 - Desperados 3

14:00 - The Finals

19:45 - Sephonie

26:30 - Persona 3 Reload

36:00 - Tekken 8

Variety Minute

47:00 - Steam Next Fest Demos

Game of the Week

1:31:30 - Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise (2018)

Pavlos is back! Murph and Bro team up with the OG Daydreamcast host to cover all things DUCK. We talk about Pavlos's reformation, and a bunch of other games such as Rainworld and Lies of P

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'

8:00 Octopath Traveller (2021)

15:00 Rainworld (2017)

27:35 Dead By Daylight (2015) Chucky's DLC

33:00 Great Ace Attorney 2 (2018)

49:30 Lies of P (2023)

Variety Minute

1:14:00 Disney Games (Mostly Donald Games)

Game of the Week

1:31:00 Quackshot (1991Z)

Thomas Wilde and Will Borger join Murph and Bro for a spooktacular adventure! Thomas talks spidey, Will talks Tekken, Murph talks Mario Wonder, and Bro talks about everything in between! The variety minute is PS2 generation horror games, and the game of the week is one of the scariest games ever made!

A link to Will Borger's current Tekken 8 work:

https://www.ign.com/articles/tekken-8s-built-in-teaching-tools-are-legitimately-awesome-ign-first

A link to Thomas's Fatal Frame content and sources within:

https://articles.retroware.com/2021/10/27/butterfly-effects-the-history-of-fatal-frame/

Time stamps

Whatcha Playin

4:30 Spider-Man 2 (2023)

18:30 Tekken 8 Preview (2024)

32:10 Super Mario Brothers Wonder (2023)

Variety Minute

44:30 PS2 era horror games

Game of the Week

1:17:30 Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (2003)

It's October, and that's Castlevania month now! We join writer Lucas White to analyze a whole bunch of games. We're talking cyberpunk (again), Jackbox, Dragon Quest 2, and a whole bunch of others. Then we do something different for the variety minute and cover the Castlevania timeline. We top it all off with an analysis of Rondo of Blood. Join us for the wild ride.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction

4:30 Dragon Quest 2 (1987)

11:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

19:00 Alan Wake (2010)

26:45 Jackbox Party Pack 10 (2023)

37:15 Omega Quintet (2015)

Variety Minute

49:30 The Castlevania timeline

Game of the Week

1:14:30 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

On this prelude to All Hallow's Eve, Bro and Murph have a bad idea and decide to talk about FNAF on the internet. Specifically the trilogy of Five Nights at Freddy's 1,2, & 3.. To help them in this endeavor they recruit the Champion of Bad Ideas, Froo from This Podcast is a Bad Idea. Deep lore is shared (not about the games, but the guests) and a dissection of Freddy's appeal is attempted.

00:57 - Froo is Here!

05:20 - What kind of Gamer is Froo?

Watcha Playin

07:39 - Cookie Clicker (2013)

09:14 - Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom (2024)

15:05 - Crow Country (2024)

20:40 - Dead Rising: Deluxe Remake (2024)

25:00 - Townscaper (2021)

29:00 - Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (2024)

32:16 - Astro Bot (2024)

34:57 - Roblox: Dress to Impress (2024)

42:34 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023)

Variety Minute

51:35 - Video Game Merchandise

Game of the Week

1:15:58 - Five Nights At Freddy's (2014)

1:30:10 - Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014)

1:40:20 - Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015)

1:52:24 - FNAF Bonus Talk

2:10:00 - Plugs and Farewells

We have returned, with a sequel to the banger episode of Myst from last season. Will we have the same affection and praise for Riven, or is this a more complex entry than we've bargained for?

Bro talks about Ghost at Dawn, Guilty Gear Strive, and Armored Core. Murph talks Yakuzas (plural!) and En Garde!

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'

1:30 Ghost at Dawn (2023)

8:00 Guilty Gear Strive (2021)

15:15 En Garde! (2023)

21:00 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023)

28:00 Yakuza Minute (6 and Black Panther)

Variety Minute

46:00 Dream remakes and remasters

Game of the Week

1:16:00 Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Murph returns from the lands to the north (Seattle) with tales of a wonderous gallery of games and developers (PAX West 2023). There he ran into some other like-minded friends. Brendan from The Crawl and Tucker & Abram from THE Backlog Banter. Together these 4 gamers with opinions share tales from the showfloor and impressions on the various demos they were exposed to.

(If you want additional PAX coverage from Murph, you can read his article here)

The unthinkable has happened: Bro has been able to make a dark souls episode. Largely in part to Cal just having played the game, we get a fresh perspective on the Fromsoft classic. We also go through other kinds of dungeons in the meantime, we talk about Quake 2 and Doom's 2016 rebootquel. Bro also finds the time to talk about Bombrush Cyberfunk, which is a jammin' good time.

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin

1:00 Doom (2016)

9:30 Bramble (2023)

13:45 Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes (2019) (2020)

20:30 Bombrush Cyberfunk (2023)

26:30 Quake 2 (1997)

Variety Minute

33:00 Fromsoftware Games

Game of the Week

45:10 Dark Souls (2011)

We got a craaaazy episode for you today. Murph and Bro team up to cover all sorts of smaller titles and company buyouts. Murph complains about Zelda, Bro talks about System Shock, everything is aligned for engaging systems and fun titles.

Oh and Murph goes Pikmin CRAZY.

Time Stamps

Whatcha Playin'

1:10 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)

19:00 - System Shock Remake (2023)

26:30 - Pokemon: Infinite Fusions (2023)

35:20 - Slipstream: Blue Hour Update (2023 for the update)

39:45 - Pikmin 4 (2023)

Variety Minute

54:25 Video Game Company Buyouts and Acquisitions

Game of the Week

1:21:00 Dark Messiah: Might and Magic

The time has come, and so have we. In one of the tightest episodes, we hit a platonic ideal of an episode at almost a flat hour. Murph and Bro tackle some indie sleepers and hits, and then tackle the Wii classic No More Heroes. Will we fall in love with the game or be frustrated? Is it possible to be both?

Time stamps:

Whatcha Playin'

1:30 Dreamwild (2022)

5:00 Raji: An Ancient Epic (2020)

8:30 Inscryption (2021)

13:00 Re:CALL (2023)

19:00 Street Fighter 6 (2023)

Variety Minute

26:20 Jerk Protagonists in Gaming

Game of the Week

42:00 No More Heroes (2008)

Taking a break from long video games and playing a little short horror title, Murph and Bro explore the complex worlds of rabbit fighting, street fighting, and cthulu dungeon exploring. First we talk Eldritch, then Overgrowth, then Street Fighter 6.

Murph reminisces over horror RPG maker games he used to watch Markiplier play, and then we talk about Ao Oni.

Time Stamps:

Whatcha Playin'

Eldritch (2013) 1:45

Overgrowth (2017) 6:00

Street Fighter 6 (2023) 11:00

Variety Minute

RPG Maker Games 29:00

Game of the Week

Ao Oni (2008) 43:00

ROCK AND ROLL! Brendan discusses visions of the future, Murph talks about the best Yakuza game yet, and Brogan schpiels about Tears of the Kingdom with the others for like an hour.

Then, we cover famous licensed needledrops in games, then we cover our game of the week: Brutal Legend. Double Fine, Tim Schafer, Jack Black. The list goes on, but this is one epic tour. Be sure to tear down that shitty merch booth on your way out.

Bro and Murph team up with journalist and freelancer Will Borger to discuss a whole bunch of stuff. Murph talks about Titanfall 2 and No Straight Roads, while Will talks about Strayed Lights and discovering Metroid Prime for the first time in 2023. Bro talks about Cassette Beasts, then we all dissect Zelda handhelds and their game design differences to the console Zelda outings.

Then, we venture to Koholint Island to wake the Windfish.

Time Stamps:

3:00 - Metroid Prime Remastered (2023)

16:00 - Titanfall 2 (2016)

28:30 - Cassette Beasts (2023)

33:00 - No Straight Roads (2020)

36:30 - Strayed Lights (2023)

Variety Minute

45:00 - Zelda handheld titles

Game of the Week

1:00:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

Cal Murph and Bro talk about the 1993 film Super Mario Bros, and the 2016 film Detective Pikachu. Which one is the best? The answer may surprise you. Or it won't.

Brendan, Murph and Bro team up to go over the summer game schedule, it's STACKED bruh.

Normally we have a Castlevania episode for October, but this year Bro and Murph wanted to give host to a very different kind of vampire, one that wavers much further from already thin line between living and dead that his kind walk. Legacy of Kain expert Brendan Hesse is summoned to talk about Soul Reaver, the immediate sequel to Blood Omen (there's also a Blood Omen 2, but don't worry about that). This cult classic of the Dreamcast is known for it's gothic mood and superb writing, but can all that sustain the number of sliding block puzzles you must do?

This episode the typical variety minute has been eschewed for extended discussion of current fighting games and how our hosts have progressed with them.

0:33 - Brendan is Back!

Watcha Playin'

2:55 - Warhammer 40K BattleSector (2021)

20:45 - UFO 50 (2024)

28:24 - The Plucky Squire (2024)

36:56 - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024)

1:06:33 - Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023)

Variety Minute: Fighting Game Shop Talk

1:30:00 - Marvel vs Capcom Collection (2024)

1:46:02 - Terry in Street Fighter 6

1:52:35 - Guilty Gear Strive (2021)

2:12:00 - Tekken 8 (2024)

Game of the Week

2:16:00 - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999)

3:14:22 - Plugs and Farewells

Murph returns just as it's terror time again. Our hosts trade out the Satellite of Dreams for the USG Ishimura to talk about the original Dead Space from 2008. Can a game like this hold up when it has no limbs with which to hold?

Brogan also talks about some hot indies he found at PAX East, and Murph adds a new game to his Resident Evil Tierlist.

This is an additional THREE HOURS to cover the final game in Shigesato Itoi's MOTHER trilogy. That's right, we have 3 hours of discussion dedicated to MOTHER 3 and Lucas and Boney and the gang. No real time stamps but a huge disclaimer.

In general there is a lot of sensitive material in this game. MOTHER 3 is a complex title written by an auteur in a specific time period. There are spoilers, there are violent things that happen and death surrounds the game.

At roughly the 51 minute mark we will go into the subject of a particular race within the game. It's a controversial subject, there's a disclaimer within the episode, but we call them by their name within the game then discuss their portrayal for better and worse. Trigger warnings are possible for the Romani peoples or any of our trans or lgbtq fans. We love and support anyone's gender identity and do not support harmful stereotypes.

Can you read our minds? Bro and David tackle the entire MOTHER trilogy, but this episode only covers MOTHER 1 and MOTHER 2. Before that though, we tackle games David has played: Blanc and Fire Emblem: Engage. We then look at the legacy of Earthbound's subversive nature onto newer titles in the variety minute. Then, we finally tackle both games.

Oh, and Bro teases a PAX trip that already happened cause this episode came late. Oh well.

Whatcha Playin'

3:00 Fire Emblem Engage (2023)

15:00 Blanc (2023)

Variety Minute

27:00 Games influenced by the MOTHER series

Games of the Week

36:00 MOTHER 1 (1989)

1:24:55 MOTHER 2 (1995)

(ep. 54)

Tucker from the Backlog Banter joins Bro in discussing a bunch of different games! We talk Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Resident Evil series, and Pizza Tower. Then we discuss the role of acting in video games and iconic performances, then we discuss the game of the week. Telling Lies is another FMV game by Sam Barlow, examining the lies of David and the women in his life whom suffer because of them.

Timestamps:

0:00 Tucker's introduction

Whatcha Playin'

10:45 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)

15:00 Last of Us Parts I and II (2022) (2020)

24:00 Resident Evil franchise discussion (again, for the billionth time)

42:30 Pizza Tower (2023)

Variety Minute

45:10 Acting Performances in Gaming

Game of the Week

1:12:00 Telling Lies (2020)

Daydreamcast Ep. 53 Murph couldn't make it but Cal and Bro team up to talk about all things colorful! Bro talks about Chained Echoes and Jojo's All Star Battle R, Cal talks about Persona 4 and Hi-Fi Rush. Then we talk about the game of the week: Jet Set Radio! Join us on our journey into counter culture and vandalism in the name of art.

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'

1:00 The term "JRPG" and Chained Echoes (2022)

12:00 Persona 4 Golden (2008)

18:30 Jojo's All Star Battle R (2022)

24:00 Hi-Fi Rush (2023)

Variety Minute

30:00 Cel shaded games

Game of the Week

37:00 Jet Set Radio (2000)

We have a special little spin-off of the Daydreamcast! When the video games get boring, Murph Bro and movie expert Cal unwind with video game movies! This week look at the two essential titles everybody praises: Mortal Kombat and Silent Hill.

Bro and Murph go on an adventure! Come sail away with us as we play King's Quest VI! Murph talks about Anatomy, Akane, and Teardown! Bro complains about Devil May Cry 4, and then they talk about true endings and King's Quest VI. A classic Sierra adventure game that may be the best of the series. Presentation, story, and puzzles all tie together in a nice, forgiving bow. Let's have some fun, I know Jollo did.

Time stamps:

0:00 When did Daydreamcast jump the shark?

2:00 Anatomy (2016)

8:30 Akane (2018)

15:00 Devil May Cry 4 (2008)

26:30 Teardown (2022)

Variety Minute

33:00 True endings

Game of the Week

50:15 King's Quest VI (1992)

Season 4? The season of summer! Murph and Bro kick the season off right by going on a vacation to the tropical island of Isle Delphino. We talk about Gundam Evolution, Bro goes back to the nineties with Crash Bandicoot 4. Murph goes Gaga over Exo One, and then laments the issues with Adios. Murph and Bro talk about the giant hype machines of Cyberpunk 2077 and Deathloop.

Then we get down to business: Mario. On the Gamecube. Murph talks about what he loves about Gamecube era Mario and then we dissect our game of the week: Super Mario Sunshine. Does the FLUDD help the game or is it a shallow gimmick? We'll find those answers and more, dear listener.

Timestamps:

1:40 Gundam Evolution (2022)

7:00 Exo One (2022)

12:45 Crash 4: It's About Time (2020)

16:45 Adios (2021)

21:00 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

31:20 Deathloop (2021)

Variety Minute

41:25 Gamecube Mario Games

Game of the Week

55:15 Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

Number fifty? Where does the time go? Bro seems MIA, but Murph cobbled together a rag-tag team of Brendan Hesse, and Oliver (Yep)! Oliver talks about games he hasn't finished, such as Bayonetta 3 and Live A Live. Brendan talks about Gundam Evolution and Crisis Core Reunion (and we get some juicy JRPG final fantasy kingdom hearts bullshit lore.) Murph talks about Wavetale and Yakuza 0 (a game Yep also didn't finish.) and then they talk about the game of the week: Vagrant Story! A creative masterpiece that feels dynamic and impressive, even with all of its warts.

And there's a surprise guest at the very end, I wonder who it could be?

Whatcha Playin'

3:00 - Bayonetta 3 (2022)

6:30 - Gundam Evolution (2022)

14:00 - Wavetale (2022)

21:25 - Live A Live (2022)

29:45 - Crisis Core Reunion (2022)

41:30 - Yakuza 0 (2017)

Variety Minute

54:30 - JRPGs of the Playstation

Game of the Week

1:30:00 - Vagrant Story (2001)

A special for the ages! Murph and Bro talk about their top ten games they've played for the first time in 2022 (so not necessarily released in 2022) and they rank season 4's game of the week picks (with some exceptions. We'll play Vagrant Story, we promise.)

The top ten discussion is basically the first hour, the game of the week discussions are the second hour.

The gang is back together! This time Aesir has come back for the gang to discuss old school platforms and the legacy of the Sly Cooper trilogy. Where did the thievius raccoonus peak?

0:35 - Aesir is back!

5:20 - Shadow of the Erdtree (2024)

30:05 - Castlevania Dominus Collection (2024)

34:37 - Age of Mythology: Retold (2024)

45:15 - Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022)

50:08 - Voices of the Void ver. 0.8 (2024)

59:58 - Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

1:08:15 - Variety Minute: Platformers of the PS2

1:39:52 - Game of the Week: Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004)

2:13:00 - Plugs and Farewells

This episode is a nice little breather for Murph and Bro. Just us, no guests. We also play a beloved classic for the two. Murph pretty much only played Yakuza 5, but Bro has played a bunch of stuff. Shallow phone games, old games he's already played but slightly upgraded, and brand new games based aesthetically on very very old art styles. We follow all of that up with the Playstation 2 platformer: Jak and Daxter! A """perfect""" platformer, but we examine what makes it work and the flaws that do exist.

Whatcha Playin'

1:00- Marvel Snap (2022)

6:00 - Persona 5 (2020)

12:45 - Pentiment (2022)

21:30 -Yakuza 5 (2012)

Variety Minute

4:45- Gaming Duos

Game of the Week

48:00- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)

A short time ago, in a podcast right on your rss feed...

Bro and Murph team up with the music meister himself: Jack! Jack's music mastery means little when we talk about everything but that! We talk about Jack's recent interest in JRPGs and Dragon Quest XI. Bro talks about The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (its second appearance in whatcha playin), Murph plays the Undying and Crusader Kings 3. We take a refresher on licensed fighting games before tackling the final boss of the episode.

Our game of the week is a Star Wars fighting game with a reputation as ugly as its being. We spend just as much time talking about the expanded universe and other Star Wars missteps almost as much as we talk about the game itself. This episode is very silly, but then again, aren't they all?

Timestamps:

0:00 Jack introduction

Whatcha Playin'

7:00 Dragon Quest XI (2017)

13:30 Last Hero of Nostalgaia (2022)

20:00 The Undying (2022)

26:30 Signalis (2022)

35:00 Crusader Kings 3 (2020)

40:00 Metroid Prime (2002)

Variety Minute

43:00 Licensed Fighting Games

Game of the Week

1:00:00 Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi (1997)

It's a halloween special. BoooooOOOOooooOOOO!

Murph and Bro are greeted on this dark and stormy halloween night with a friendly face: Illusory Wall! The youtube superstar has taken time off from his busy schedule explaining how poise works in Fromsoft games to talk to us about sound design in video games, Castlevania 3, and of course: the best Halloween candy!

Illusory Wall talks about Stray, Murph talks about the new Jackbox Party Pack, and Bro talks about Scorn! Eventually all of our unique playable characters team up to talk about vampires in games and the beloved game Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse.

Thank you to Jack for the new theme song, also we are all very interested in Illusory Wall's Boo! game and demand all the information we can on it.

The Castlevania 3 hybrid mix was by Kirby Pufocia and can be visited here:

https://kirbypufocia.bandcamp.com/album/cviii-no-densetsu-or-whatever

Illusory Wall's channel can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/illusorywall

Timestamps:

0:00 (NEW THEME SONG! Spooky edition!)

0:30 Introduction with Illusory Wall

12:00 Stray (2022)

19:00 Jackbox Party Pack 9 (2022)

29:00 The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (2022)

34:00 Scorn (2022)

41:00 Faith Trilogy (2022)

Variety Minute:

47:00 Vampires in games

Game of the Week:

1:02:00 Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (1990)

Back to the past, back to the past, A LINK to the past! Bro and Murph team up with I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things host Vaughn to go over this retro classic for the Super Nintendo. Murph's played some children's games, Vaughn plays Deathloop and Trombone Champ, while Bro is upset at the newest first person shooter: Overwatch! Wow, it really is like the old days. For the Variety Minute we talk SNESquels, but the main event is the blow out knock out drag out fight. Does A Link to the Past not hold up to time? Only one way to find out.

Timestamps:

00:45 Vaughn introduction

Whatcha Playin'

7:00 Deathloop (2021)

13:30 Overwatch 2 (2022)

19:15 Unicorn Tails (2020)

24:30 Trombone Champ (2022)

29:45 Sizeable (2021)

Variety Minute

36:25 SNESquels

Game of the Week

51:00 A Link to the Past (1992)

And put your little hand in mine...

In this episode of the Daydreamcast: Murph, Bro, and special guest Theomeny tilt windmills and escape the evil shadow fortress by playing ICO! The critically acclaimed masterpiece, but is it all that it's cracked up to be? (Probably.)

We also look at Déraciné, a VR effort by fromsoftware, Murph talks about his new steam deck and playing old games on it. Bro talks about The Outbound Ghost, and then Murph descends with two indie titles about office work and biking (two great tastes that taste great together).

Timestamps:

0:00 Stadia Memorial (rest in peace)

7:00 Theomeny's essay writing

16:15 Murph's Steam deck

25:30 The Outbound Ghost (2022)

31:45 Déraciné (2018)

45:00 Going Under (2020)

50:45 Multiversus (2022)

55:00 The Descenders (2019)

Variety Minute:

1:00:00 Escort Missions

Game of the Week:

1:10:00 ICO (2001)

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about Doki Doki Literature Club, which has multiple violent and traumatic instances and possibly triggering content. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, we try to fall in love with our waifus. Murph and Bro are playing Doki Doki Literature Club! We also discuss things like Murph's PAX experience, Dread Delusion, Gloomwood, Yakuza 4, and Splatoon 3. The variety minute is a whole bunch of fun, where we dissect romance elements in non dating sim games. What makes a game romance work?

Our game of the week is something that involves a heavy dose of spoilers, so be sure to listen in and join the fun.

OH, and after the game discussion we bring some poems to class. Be sure to listen for that!

Timestamps:

0:00 Murph's back

Whatcha Playin'

3:30 Dread Delusion (2022)

10:00 Splatoon 3 (2022)

19:00 Gloomwood (2022)

29:00 Yakuza 4 (2009)

Variety Minute

40:30 Romance elements in games.

Game of the Week

59:00 Doki Doki Literature Club (2017)

1:41:30 Poetry show and tell

In this episode Brogan and Brendan venture into parts unknown!

Because Murph was at PAX for so long Brogan recorded another ep with another guest! This time, it's gaming journalist and freelancer Brendan Hesse. In this episode Brendan gives his personal experience and views regarding gaming, RPGs, and most specifically: what he's playing. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, No Man's Sky, and Soul Hackers 2. After, we look into how games transitioned into the third dimension and discuss some essential franchises. Topping it all off, we look at Mega Man Legends for the Sony Playstation!

Whatcha Playin'

20:45 Soul Hackers 2 (2022)

30:15 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)

39:00 No Man's Sky (2016)

Variety Minute

43:30 Video Game Franchises jumping to 3D

Game of the Week

1:29:30 Mega Man Legends (1997)

Mac from Critically Optimistic joins the brawl!

With Murph gone at PAX, Bro and Mac explore the experiences of being a dad and being thirty and fishing games and anything else they can come up with. They talk Fortnite and Enter the Gungeon, but mainly they just shoot the shit. The Variety Minute is a nice little audio treat as we listen to a bunch of different songs that make us laugh and the game of the week is Skullmonkeys!

0:00 Mac Introduction

Variety Minute

33:00 Comedic songs

Game of the Week

58:30 Skullmonkeys (1998)

Do you ever wonder about Wonderland? American Mcgee did, and the result was a defining game of the year Y2K, American Mcgee's Alice. Join Bro and Murph as they peel back the layers of eyeliner and Jack Skellington tees to see what lies beneath this cult classic title.

On the way down the rabbit hole we have impressions on recent releases Neon White, Rollerdrome, and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

Also in the Variety Minute Murph dredges up his film degree to walk us through a discussion in Auteur Theory and how it might apply to video games. yes, Kojima will be mentioned.

Time Stamps:

Watcha Playin’

1:35 TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (2022)

12:03 Rollerdrome (2022)

20:22 Neon White (2022)

30:05 Salt & Sanctuary (2016)

43:29 Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022)

51:32 Wildermyth (2021)

Variety Minute

1:01:04 Auteur Theory in Games

Game of the Week

1:20:17 American Mcgee's Alice (2000)

1:44:44 Plugs

It's terror time again on the Daydreamcast as Murph recruits David and Froo to talk about the follow up to Until Dawn from Suppermassive: The Quarry. Will our distinctly millenial hosts enjoy this distinctly gen-z summer camp slasher? And just how much Ted Raimi simping can one podcast contain?

Also on the activity list is a dissection of Cuphead's Delicious Last Course (2022) from David, a bit of Unpacking from Froo, and Murph gushing about what may be his new favorite puzzle game, Return of the Obra Dinn.

Then in the Variety Minute we will finally answer that age old question: Are video games cinema?

Time Stamps:

Watcha Playin'

2:15 Grim Fandango (1998)

10:16 Cuphead: Delicious Last Course (2022)

24:28 The Henry Stickmin Collection (2020)

28:53 Arcade Spirits (2019)

38:42 Unpacking (2021)

47:56 TIMEframe (2015)

56:44 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)

Variety Minute

1:04:50 Cinematic Games and Video Game Cutscenes

Game of the Week

1:26:39 The Quarry (2022) Spoiler-Free Discussion

1:46:21 Spoiler Discussion

2:25:10 Murph's 1-Degree Separation Plugging Challenge

It's time for the second episode of the world famous DayCrawlBanterCast. Murph, Brendan (The Crawl), Tucker, and Abram (Backlog Banter) assemble to give takes and take names from PAX West 2024. Come for the first impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, stay for the ten minute ass tangent.

Join us as we go through pages and experience new ages on the Daydreamcast! Murph and Bro team up to discuss all sorts of things! Blood Omen, Umurangi Generations, Final Station, and we even meet some Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! Before we eventually talk about remakes and remasters and different versions of video games, and our topic of the week: Myst! Don't worry, you won't be wandering around for hours wondering what to do. Here's a tip: click the play button!

Time Stamps:

1. Blood Omen Discussion: Bro Edition 2:00

2. Nightmare of Decay (2022) 6:00

3. Final Station (2016) 11:00

4. Ravenfield (2017) 16:40

5. Umurangi Generations (2020) 20:00

6. Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble (2006) 25:30

Variety Minute

Remakes and Remasters 31:40

Game of the Week

Myst (1992) 54:10

The realm of Nosgoth has been invaded by the dark forces of the Daydreamcast! Bro couldn't make it (of course I know him, he is me) but Murph and Calvin team up to discuss E3's legacy, the new shows that have filled in to replace it, and then they follow up by talking about Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. A game with a unique tie to E3 and a very curious developer background, nothing is a more fitting way to spend this episode than to go to a random shackled person on the wall and drain their life force!

Timestamps:

1:45 Cal buys an Xbox

19:45 Yakuza 3

31:00 Summer Special

1:10:00 E3 Post-Mortem

Game of the Week:

1:19:00 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

We go deep sea diving in this new episode of the Daydreamcast! Teaming up with Youtube star AesirAesthetics, Murph and Bro tackle all sorts of topics like game development, Spiritfarer,Pac-man, and our game of the week: Bioshock 2! Is a man not entitled to the sweat of this podcast? And sweat we do, Bioshock 2 is a special title that both refines the gameplay and makes a more personal story out of the more allegorical effort of the original title.

Oh, and we talk about the State of Play. Yipee.

Timestamps

0:00 Aesir introduction and Snail!

Whatcha Playin'

13:40 Spiritfarer (2020)

19:30 Songs of Conquest (2022)

24:30 Sony's State of Play conference (2022)

49:30 Pac-Man Museum + (2022)

Variety Minute

55:00 Cities in Video Games

1:09:35 Bioshock 2 (2010)

Kaiju and content creators clash! The only podcast that's a complete knockout! Our normal hosts (Bro and Murph) take their corners and Stephen joins the fray! Stephen is our kaiju expert, ranking monsters with his buddy Calvin on another cast. We talk about a collection of indie games, such as Spelunky 2, Norco, Citizen Sleeper, Say No! More, and Spellcaster University. Murph goes into his Yakuza minute, which will expand into many minutes as his franchise ambitions unfold. Then our Kaiju Minute explores how they reflect in different games, and maybe in some unexpected ways. Then we all clash with our game of the week. Murph is sentimental about it, but can modern sensibilities make this towering giant come crashing down? Only one way to find out!

Huge thanks to Jack Davenport and Ryanparius, Jack has done our intro and Ryan has done our variety minute segue.

Time stamps:

Whatcha Playin'

2:20 Citizen Sleeper (2022)

11:20 The Amazing American Circus (2021)

20:10 Spelunky 2 (2020)

28:30 Spellcaster University (2021)

38:00 Norco (2022)

46:50 Say No! More (2021)

50:15 Yakuza Minute

Variety Minute

54:00 Kaiju Games

Game of the Week

1:09:05 War of the Monsters! (2003)