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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

It’s throwbacks week, with Mech boomer shooter Mekkablood: Quarry Assault (@krumbgames.bsky.social), granddaddy Mech FPS Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment) & nostalgia remake FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Square Enix)

00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:35 - MHG Chat: Mufasa 00:04:30 - Mekkablood: Quarry Assault 00:11:22 - Titanfall 2 00:20:20 - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE 00:30:42 - Outro

What more do we need to say? Brad & Stu list their favourites of ‘24. Expect twists, turns oddities and heroes - enjoy!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:39 - Stu’s #10: Coming out of the Goddamn Walls 00:06:30 - Brad’s pick: Planted tracks 00:07:52 - Stu honourable mention: Tekken 8 00:08:58 - Brad honourable mention: Été 00:09:48 - Stu’s #9: Sonar Intelligence 00:11:45 - Brad’s pick: Solar Kids 00:14:05 - Stu’s #8: Paradise Definitely Lost 00:16:01 - Brad’s pick: Communicator, not Surgeon 00:18:35 - Stu honourable mention: SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix 00:19:34 - Brad honourable mention: Linkito 00:21:02 - Stu’s & Brad’s #7: A Sorcerer has Entered the Building 00:23:53 - Stu’s #6: Sonnet for a Symphony 00:27:21 - Brad’s pick: Innervisions 00:31:32 - Stu’s #5: Android and Chill  00:33:12 - Brad’s pick: Fountain from the Ashes 00:36:02 - Stu honourable mention: Helldivers 2 00:37:46 - Brad honourable mention: Tricky Madness 00:39:38 - Stu’s #4: Liminal Swimming Baths 00:42:20 - Brad’s pick: Effigy Ascending 00:45:37 - Stu’s #3: Fight the Night 00:48:10 - Brad’s pick: Fowl Sausage 00:52:00 - Stu’s #2 - Breaking the Galaxy 00:55:22 - Brad honourable mention: Tetris Forever 00:56:15 - Brad’s #2 - Ported to Evvverrrrrything 01:01:52 - Stu’s #1 - Sheer Joy 01:09:32 - Brad’s #1 - Punny Deckbuilder 01:17:06 - 2024 Disappointments: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons; studio closures 01:23:13 - 2024 Disappointments: Ultimate Swing Golf 01:30:27 - 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

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

What goes ‘bing, bing, bing’ and hits like Jesus? This episode! Trust me. It’ll make more sense after you’ve listened. Games: The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games), Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software), Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio), Ballionaire (newobject)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:20 - The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games) 00:11:58 - Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software) 00:17:50 - Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio) 00:29:09 - Ballionaire (newobject) 00:42:31 - Outro

Winter is in the air and snow is on the slopes: Slopecrashers (byteparrot) & Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) vye for your gaming $$$s. We also get constructive with Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:05 - Slopecrashers (byteparrot) 00:08:08 - Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) 00:16:16 - Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy) 00:26:22 - Outro

Bradigor and TrebleStrikes plan to corner the roguelike pachinko market. Until that day comes, they’ll have to slum it with normal games; the likes of Toads of the Bayou (La Grange), [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios) & Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:40 - D’you get the limb regeneration reference? 00:06:02 - Toads of the Bayou (La Grange) 00:10:47 - [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios) 00:17:26 - Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio) 00:25:01 - MHG Chat: bored on the ward 00:35:47 - 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

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!

All our thoughts going out to Brad (@mhgaming.bsky.social) & hoping games are helping him through this toughest of times. Speaking of, we discuss Wilmot Works it Out (@hollowponds.bsky.social), Rogue Flight @truantpixel.com & the Recoil Centurion gaming chair

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:01 - A word from Stu 00:00:30 - Podcast Intro 00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Brad’s unwell 00:03:18 - Wilmot Works it Out @hollowponds.bsky.social 00:07:49 - Rogue Flight @truantpixel.com 00:13:52 - MHG Chat: Gaming Chairs - Recoil Centurion review 00:23:36 - 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

A philosophical bent to the slate this week, with hometown RPG Bloomtown: A Different Story (@LazyBearGames), strategy in Tactical Breach Wizards (@BreachWizards) & detectorizing in Phoenix Springs (@CalligramStudio). Follow us @mhgaming.bsky.social

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Sony Weirdness 00:02:30 - Bloomtown: A Different Story @LazyBearGames 00:08:56 - Tactical Breach Wizards @BreachWizards 00:16:17 - Phoenix Springs @CalligramStudio 00:26:05 - Outro

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

What’s in a name? @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor challenge what constitutes good nomenclature. Games:  Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios, @_PhantomSpark,  Beard Blade @gloveboxgames, Arco @bibikigarcia, TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA @BigAntStudios

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:36 - Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios 00:04:52 - Phantom Spark @_PhantomSpark 00:09:54 - Beard Blade @gloveboxgames 00:14:02 - Arco @bibikigarcia 00:20:53 - TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA @BigAntStudios 00:30:28 - Outro

A line-up based on fun this week, with the promising SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix (@games_rozz), Shapez 2 (@tobspr) & KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC lightening our lives.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:06 - SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix @games_rozz 00:12:34 - Shapez 2 @tobspr 00:19:52 - KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC 00:26:55 - MHG Chat: Stand Up to Racism, Shrewsbury 00:27:50 - 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

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

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

One of MHG’s most anticipated lands in the form of Conscript (@Catchw8Studio). Does it live up to expectation? Also Schim (@Ewoud3D), Earl vs. the Mutants (@FallingState) & Magical Delicacy (@sKaule)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:51 - Magical Delicacy @sKaule 00:08:35 - Conscript @Catchw8Studio 00:17:25 - Schim @Ewoud3D 00:28:19 - Earl vs. the Mutants @FallingState 00:34:12 - MHG Chat: Heavy Storm Shadow re-release 00:38:15 - Outro

Do you like sims? @Bradigor sure does & has been obsessed with the likes of Juno: New Origins (@JundrooGames) & @houseflippersim. @TrebleStrikes, meanwhile, has been more parambular, striking fools down with his Anger Foot (@freelives).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:45 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week - Beth Mead 00:07:39 - Anger Foot @freelives 00:17:50 - MHG Chat: Sim play - Train Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator 00:20:03 - Fishing Sim games inc. Call of the Wild: The Angler, Fishing Planet 00:21:12 - Ship Graveyard Simulator, Police Simulator 00:22:52 - House Flipper 00:27:13 - Juno: New Origins 00:28:32 - MHG Chat: dedicated controllers for sims 00:39:34 - 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

The hero of our hearts Mr. D. Tennant wins the Ashley James award this week. For games chat we proudly present Go-Go Town! (@PridefulSloth), Still Wakes the Deep (@ChineseRoom) & Retrowave @Rewindappstudio

SHOWNOTES 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:03 - MHG Chat: The Ashley James Memorial Award #3 00:03:25 - Go-Go Town! @PridefulSloth 00:06:36 - Still Wakes the Deep @ChineseRoom  00:14:23 - Retrowave @Rewindappstudio 00:19:06 - Outro

Ok, @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor are a bit scatty & weird in this one, but you might get a kick out of it. Games-wise: Tavern Talk (@GentleTroll), Max Mustard (@toast_int) & Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge (@Kamaeru_game).

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:55 - MHG Chat: favourite vampire movies 00:05:04 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week 00:11:44 - Tavern Talk @GentleTroll 00:17:03 - Max Mustard @toast_int 00:24:20 - Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge @Kamaeru_game 00:29:45 - Outro

The Inaugural Ashley James Award is handed-out, legally distinct E3 mulled over, and we discuss @TEKKEN 8, Flathead (@DreadXP_), fun uber-jank in Crime Boss: Rockay City (@ingame_studios) & the mystery of Heavy Storm Shadow…

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:54 - The Inaugural Ashley James Award 00:08:27 - Legally Distinct E3 00:11:29 - TEKKEN 8 @TEKKEN 00:17:18 - Flathead @DreadXP_ 00:25:42 - Heavy Storm Shadow 00:30:20 - Crime Boss: Rockay City @ingame_studios 00:42:14 - 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

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

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

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

This week we are Heading Out (@SeriousSimGames) to Crow Country (@SFBDim) and etc. etc. insert puns for C-Smash VRS (@Csmashvrs) & Undead Inc. (@RightsizedDoru) here. Wit!

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:28 - MHG Chat: Mary Earps 00:02:42 - MHG Chat: M$ shuttering studios 00:12:55 - Crow Country @SFBDim 00:20:31 - Heading Out @SeriousSimGames 00:27:18 - C-Smash VRS @Csmashvrs 00:33:50 - Undead Inc. @RightsizedDoru 00:44:36 - Outro

Never happier than when chewing on an arcade game, @TrebleStrikes munches on Gungrave G.O.R.E (@primemattergg) whilst @Bradigor melts into Foundry (@Channel_3_Games) & Hexguardian (@SplitSecond2024)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Milky Piss Tea Tories 00:07:18 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure 00:09:15 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift in Time 00:15:13 - Gungrave G.O.R.E @primemattergg 00:18:36 - Foundry @Channel_3_Games 00:24:32 - Hexguardian @SplitSecond2024 00:31:43 - MHG Chat: Studio closures 00:40:02 - Outro

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

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

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

Velociraptors saying “Allan!”, platforming in @saviorlessgame, playing cards in Stacklands (@sokpopco), tense horror in Buckshot Roulette (@mikeklubnika) & the triumphant arrival of Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition on PC thanks to @NixxesSoftware.

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:21 - MHG Chat: Jurassic Park! 00:03:56 - Saviorless @saviorlessgame 00:09:53 - Stacklands @sokpopco 00:19:52 - Buckshot Roulette @mikeklubnika 00:25:49 - Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition @NixxesSoftware 00:36:14 - 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

Jank, more jank and a surfeit of cabs. Seriously, you wait years for taxi game, then 2 come along at once!  @bradigor tackles Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract) & Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade), whereas @TrebleStrikes takes on Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:55 - MHG Chat: Pride (in the name of love) 00:14:02 - Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract) 00:20:31 - Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame) 00:29:43 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade) 00:39:21 - Outro

Talk of salmon-coloured Sith Lords & absent aristocrats gives way to some interesting games stuff this week, inc. Crypt of the Necrodancer: SYNCHRONY (@BYG_Vancouver), #UnicornOverlord & Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (@DigitalEclipse)

SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:57 - MHG Chat: Jokes about the Royals 00:04:21 - Crypt of the Necrodancer: SYNCHRONY 00:13:54 - Star Wars™: Battlefront Classic Collection 00:23:47 - Unicorn Overlord 00:31:44 - Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story 00:44:50 - 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

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

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

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

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

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)

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