Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds about what makes a good "One of Those" you might get something out of this!    Games Covered: Chaos Zero Nightmare
Peglin
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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they discuss the Stargate SG-1 season 2 episodes "Spirits", "Touchstone", "The Fifth Race", and "A Matter of Time". Listen along as they debate such topics as first nations portrayals in media, compressed b-roll, brain blasts, and time dilated viscera.

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In this episode Gino and Em interview David "Shoy" -REDACTED-, the developer of Cycle! We discuss the game's inspirations, how David designed the various metroidvania elements of the game, what it feels like to develop a game over 7+ years, and how the initial movement abilities in the game impacted the game design. We also cover lessons David learned while finishing his first full indie game as someone who had no formal game design training.

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In this most terrifying and seasonally appropriate episode, Off the Deep End delves into the origins of every single spooky video game to ever be made, probably. It turns out Sweet Home isn't just a bit of trivia you bring up when talking about the origins of Resident Evil, it's also a RPG! Adam, Braden, and Chris not only played the 1989 Famicom title, they also watched the movie it's based on! One of these things is better than the other, and you'll have to listen to find out! Also featuring: bad singing.

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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they kick-off season 2 of Stargate SG-1 by reviewing its first four episodes: "Serpent's Lair", "In the Line of Duty", "Prisoners", and "The Gamekeeper". They discuss topics such as father/son bonding trips, Regular-Ass Goa'ulds (RAGs), Grandma Space Hitler, and Getting Over It with Lt. Barkley. All of which comes along with more anime references than you would think.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- are joined by Jess "VoidBurger" O'Brien to discuss Silent Hill f! We cover the game's entire first playthrough storyline. We discuss the difficult combat, great setting, and best-in-class story! Spoilers abound so listen at your own peril!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss the 2025 NBA season awards, the revamped Nuggets, the Kings, the neverending drama in Philly (war never changes), and 2025 season predictions.

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In this episode Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff finishFinal Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light! We pick up where we left off with the story and the game's context and then rank it on our grand Ranking of Fantasies!

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In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino give updates on the latest football news, discuss their favorite teams, and traverse all of the conferences of the NFL. We cover every team before checking in on the current states of Adam and Tyler's models. They seem to be holding up this year!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Two Point Museum! We cover the game's dry humor, wet museums, and average moisture people management! Come for the exibits, stay to hear our creative solution for employees who demand raises!

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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason and Justin in this episode as they wrap up the first season of Stargate SG-1 by covering "Tin Man", "There But for the Grace of God", "Politics", and "Within The Serpent's Grasp". Join them as they handle such topics as a punchable robot, the end of the world, the U.S. political system, and stun guns that disintegrate you.

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Off the Deep End is on the pulse of hot and relevant video games this week with a look at a video game from last year that you likely forgot came out, Dragon Age The Veilguard. Can moxie and half-decent combat overcome a deeply troubled development? Did Braden really say he wants this game to be *more* like Destiny? Is Dragon Age even a coherent series? Are their jokes about this being The Last Bioware game more or less funny in light of the EA buyout news? All this and more talking in this week's thrilling episode!

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In this episode Gino, Em, and Pete discuss Dispatch! We cover the game's legitimately good gameplay, fun characters, and entertaining story. We also debate whether you can fix problematic babes, whether the game is lude enough, and whether we would sacrifice the whole world for a very good dog. This is a full game spoilercast! Listen at your own risk!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em manage to finally be topical and discuss Hollow Knight: Silksong. We discuss the game's difficulty, how to judge a game that is intentionally antagonistic, and the excellent craft that went into the game. This discussion gets pretty passionate on all sides! Hopefully we work out some of the tensions that folks are feeling playing this game!

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Join the crew of Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they talk through the back-end of Season 1 of Stargate SG-1 with "Singularity", "Cor-ai", "Enigma", and "Solitudes". Among other things, they grapple with being played like a damn fiddle, the Nuremburg defense, Schrodinger the Cat, space simps, and hypothermia.

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Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds about what makes a good "One of Those" you might get something out of this!    Games Covered: HELLCARD Loop Hero Tales and Tactics One Step from Eden Wildfrost

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In this inaugural episode of the Deep World of Sports we have a full house of hosts to talk about the NBA, NFL, F1, CFL, and Sumo! This is a good ol' fashioned variety show with multiple segments! We've got a check in with the LA Clippers in our NBA segment, a week 2 NFL check induring Amateur Hour, an F1 comings and goings review, and a state of Sumo check-in! We even have Canadian football content! Let us know if you like this new format!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Vampire Survivors! We cover the game's delicious juice, whether it's a bullet hell or a musou, and why the game is so dang Italian! We also discuss the grey area between inspiration and plagiarism. 

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Adam, Chris, and Braden are jumping off the deep end to discuss the most important question facing us right now: Is Star Ocean 3 the median PS2 JRPG? Alongside in-depth discussions over its mechanics and a summary of its bonkers story, the three manage to also find some time to discuss important concepts like animation cancels, whether an ending can ruin a game, and an important metric known as "The JRPG Dingus Quotient".

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It's time to get a little bit fooly and a little bit cooly as our resident Ojisans discuss the seminal 2000 anime FLCL. Does it live up to their memories? How obvious is the symbolism? If a pink haired woman hit you in the head with a guitar, would a suggestively shaped horn come out of your forehead? Because the anime is only six episodes, they also briefly go over all of FLCL's bad sequels that came out a decade and a half later. Also Braden and Chris' friendship origin story and bemoaning how Grantland used to be good. 

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss some of the co-op games that are sweeping Twitch: Lethal Company, R.E.P.O., and PEAK! We cover the elements that define the Goof 'Em Up genre (can we get this genre name to stick?) and what makes each of these games distinct. We try to break down the funny emergent gameplay systems and steer folks to the better games in the genre.

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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin in their continuing misadventures through Stargate SG-1 as they cover the season one episodes, "The Torment or Tantalus", "Bloodlines", "Fire and Water", and "Hathor". Join them as they contend with a naked old guy, being a bad dad, a socially awkward fishman, and a bathtub full of gasoline.

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Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds about what makes a good "One of Those" you might get something out of this!    Games Covered: Alina of the Arena Balatro Beneath Oresa Cobalt Core Fights in Tight Spaces Luck Be A Landlord Monster Train 2 Roguebook Trials of Fire Vault of the Void

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In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino give updates on the latest football news, discuss their favorite teams, and traverse all of the conferences of the NFL. We do a full playoff temperature check and Deep Listens Fantasy Football update before checking in on the current states of Adam and Tyler's models. They still seem to be holding up this year!

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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they travel once again through the gate to cover their next batch of episodes from season one of Stargate SG-1, "Cold Lazarus", "The Nox", "Brief Candle", and "Thor's Hammer". Join them as they discuss the merits of traumatizing your ex-wife, space hippies, the planet that makes you old, and Thor: God of Thunder.

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff discuss Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light! We discuss the game's great art and music, unique twist on classic combat, and the series that don't exist without this game. We also cover some of the early story and try to figure out where we stand on whether it's good or not.

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The 2026/27 NFL season is upon us and Gino, Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, and Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED- are back to discuss another season of football! We cover all of the rule changes for the new season before vibe checking all 32 teams! Find out which team Adam has always been a fan of this year!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding! We cover the game's porting mechanics and bridge building before unpacking the deep, deep symbolism of knots, strands, and beaches. We spend a good amount of time discussing whether a game that deliberately sets itself in America has any need to make the environment look or act like America and the many Kojima-isms at play in this game.

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Hee Ho! Off the Deep End has been trapped in the demon realm with only their COMPs and dungeon crawling knowledge to guide them! Join Chris, Adam, and Braden as they learn about morality systems, super famicoms, and occult high school rituals in order to discover the secrets of the third Shin Megami Tensei game! Now that Anthem is shutting down and the Confederacy has been outlived, there's nothing stopping them from doing this! 

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This second installment covers the first four regular episodes of Stargate SG-1, "The Enemy Within", "Emancipation", "The Broca Divide", and "The First Comandment". Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they discuss scenic British Columbia, the gender war against Shang Tsung, and somehow even more cavemen.

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In this episode Gino, Em, and Pete discuss Norco! We cover the game's excellent writing, the history of Norco, Louisiana, and whether this is the best cyberpunk game we've played in the history of the podcast! We also discuss the recent Itch.io content censorship, horse cloning, and giant Ronald Reagan statues. It's a packed show!

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jedd Rud discuss the back half of Final Fantasy Type-0! We cover everything after chapter 2, marvel at how poorly the game plays, and wonder how much better the experience could have been if we were playing on PSP on a bullet train instead of on a TV. We then rank the game in our difinitive Ranking of Fantasies!

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Join Adam "Borgmaster" [REDACTED], Tyler "Grav" [REDACTED], Jason "Jatzu" [REDACTED], and Justin "Justinr258" [REDACTED] as they journey through the Stargate franchise. In this first installment they try to make sense of space Egyptians, poor military planning, retcons, and grenade wielding cavemen as they review the 1994 film Stargate and the pilot episode of its follow-up show, Stargate SG-1, "Children of the Gods Part 1 & 2".

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Titanfall 2! We cover the game's smooth controls, how it made Em sick, and it's nonsensical story. We also discuss the world's straightest man, Jack Cooper, and his robot buddy BT. Turns out Pete doesn't like this robot for some reason.

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Off the Deep End is off the chain this week with their examination of Obsidian's often-forgotten RPG classic, Tyranny. Braden, Chris, and Adam take the long way around to discuss the game's strong writing, worldbuilding, and rules lawyer-ing, while also acknowledging the part where it's an Obsidian game and therefore is buggy and clearly unfinished! If you can tell which episodes have an outline and which ones don't, you'll be more than able to by the end of this one! I'm not sorry! Where's my New Vegas critical reevaluation of Tyranny, huh? Get on it, internet. 

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The Mistress of Games Em "GamemakerM" Palladino is joined by Off the Deep End Cohost and documented Blue Prince hater Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED- in a spoiler-filled deep dive into the late-game of Blue Prince! We cover everything from Room 46 to the current known stopping point (The Atelier). Puzzles are solved, riddles are answered, secrets are revealed, and we discover where Em comes down on the matter of if Blue Prince is this year's Noteworthy Puzzle Adventure Game, or if it's better to leave some stones unturned.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Blue Prince! We cover the game's unique structure, the tension between the rogue-like and puzzle elements, and the game's "ending". We also have a rather spirited debate about how much the random elements help or hurt the game overall. Sorry for the audio weirdness, we're figuring it out.

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Adam "Borgmaster" [REDACTED] and Tyler "Grav" [REDACTED] return with an non-emergency emergency update on the NFL Offseason. Who was fired? Who was hired? Was anyone drafted? Answers to these questions and an unwarranted UFL primer can be found in this episode of Amateur Hour!

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Once again the Off the Deep End triumvirate (Braden, Chris, Adam) have delved into long forgotten dungeons in order to procure the wisdom of D.W. Bradley from ages long past. Exploring the seventh Wizardry game is no easy task, however, as they have to brave its intricate world, complex character building, and very 1992 sense of difficulty. You'll also learn about Wizardry Gaiden, Wizardry 6, Wizardry 8, games that came out in roughly the same time period as Wizardry 7, and in general the word Wizardry is going to be spoken too many times. We're not sorry. 

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Plague Inc.! We discuss how the game made us feel as people who lived through (and are still living through) a global pandemic! We also discuss how the game simulates disease and how that mirrored the experiences we all share. Come relive the trauma with your buddies!

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It's time for the sun to stay up in the sky, which means it's that semi-annual time where Off the Deep End plays some hot garbage for the podcast! Braden and Chris are joined by special guest "Em Palladino," who brings her video game expertise and childhood trauma to bear discussing Lunar Dragon Song, the first* RPG released for the DS and one of the worst things we've played for this podcast. No, really!    *in North America and Europe. In Japan, it was beaten by "Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs Rasengan" by one month. Yes, I looked this up.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Sorry We're Closed! We cover the game's PS1 aesthetic, clear inspirations, great music, and cool story! We also try to dive deep into what the game says about love! This game is about love folks! Also, killing demons!

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff Rud discuss Final Fantasy Type-0! We discuss all of the trials and tribulations that led to this game coming out on the PSP in Japan and then not coming to the US until the PS4 remaster. We also discuss how sick the camera makes us and how unpleasant the game is in general.

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Adam "Borgmaster" [REDACTED] and Tyler "Grav" [REDACTED] are joined by Jeff Rud in a very special episode about the CFL! What is Canada? Why does it have Football? These questions and much, much more are answered in Amateur Hour's CFL Primer.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em are joined by former co-host Billy to celebrate 10 years of Deep Listens! We take some listener emails and questions for a while before turning our attention to the game of the week... Duke Nukem Forever. I don't want to spoil too much, but we did not care for this game. Not one bit. Thanks to all of our listeners for 10 years of support! Here's to 10 more! And thanks to PirateScurvy for the art for this episode!

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Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they go through season 2 of Stargate SG-1 with the episodes "Secrets", "Bane", and "The Tok'ra" parts 1 & 2. Join them as they make sense of such topics as dad cancer, a sick knife throw, turning into bugs, and space racism.

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Join Braden, Chris, and Adam as they discuss Hironobu Sakaguchi's The Last Story, including a brief recollection of Project Rainfall and what it was like to talk about JRPGs on the internet approximately 14 years ago. It's not all horror stories though, as they also cover the game's unique approach to combat, its non-unique approach to storytelling, and why basically no one talked about it after release (hint: it's Xenoblade's fault.) Our hosts found a game they actually enjoyed for once, which is good since the next game they're playing is going to be an absolute nightmare. 

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If Joe Rogan can become the most powerful podcaster in the world just by talking to his friends about random bullshit then we're legally allowed to do a podcast episode that's just Braden, Harley, Jatzu, and ZP vaguely talking about Netflix shows during an internet stream of The Last Story.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Super Lesbian Animal RPG. We cover the basic RPG Maker gameplay, our favorite bits, and how many kisses each of us had by the end of the game. We also give our definitive play order of the lesbian RPGs we've played for the show!

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In this episode of Off the Deep End, we decide to rank multiple video games that the main Deep Listens podcast played, partially out of spite and partially because we needed a podcast for this week. Join Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED, Chris "ZombiePie" REDACTED and Gino Grieco on a fun retrospective journey through almost a decade's worth of podcasts and more than a decade's worth of video games we vaguely remember. How many of them are better than Hybrid Heaven? Remember to join our patreon if you disagree with any of our takes!

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