Geek to Geek Podcast: Recent Episodes
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No matter what you geek out about, we want to geek out with you. This podcast celebrates geekery in all its forms -- in a safe, positive space for geeks of all kinds. You won't find any angry video game nerd rants here!
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In This Episode: We wrap things up and say goodbye for now.
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In This Episode: Void & BJ discuss Kirby and the Forgotten Land as well as wrapping up some thoughts on Elden Ring. Geekery includes match-3 games, Mario Tennis, The Emperor's New Groove, 1Q84, Iron Widow, Turning Red, and Book of Boba Fett.
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In This Episode: Void fights through a bit of a cold (again) to get out some quick thoughts about Elden Ring while being in kind of an in-between state on it. Lot’s of mixed thoughts here. Also a quick hit geekery about Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Another quick episode this week!
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In This Episode: Void fights through a bit of a cold to get out some quick thoughts about Horizon Forbidden West before the next wave of games hit in Feb/March. Just a quick episode this week!
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In This Episode: Void and BJ discuss the newest Pokemon game and all the awesome quality of life improvements it brings to the series. We also dive into geekery including D&D, Genshin Impact, Golden Girls, FFXIV Endwalker, and Vampire Survivors.
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In This Episode: Void and BJ are back with discussions around the geekery they checked out over the holidays including a bunch of movies, games, and a bunch of talk about Xbox Game Pass.
Weekly Geekery The whole episode is weekly geekery. Enjoy :)
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In This Episode: The best of the rest! We cover all of our top geekery outside of games this week to wrap up Season 6.
Weekly Geekery Not this week. It will make it’s return in Season 7!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej run down their games of the year. As always, we each do a top five games of the year list and we also pile on a bunch of honorable mentions for the games we just have to talk about!
Weekly Geekery Weekly geekery will valiantly return with the start of Season 7!
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In This Episode: Void and BJ discuss Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy, Final Fantasy XIV and that’s just in the main topic section. We had a lot to catch up on!
Weekly Geekery BJ has been playing a lot more D&D and has some thoughts around Avernus. He also has a sweet new Razer Iskur chair. Void finished up Deathloop, messed around with Age of Empires IV, rewatched the Matrix movies, and has been having a great time watching his son get into Forza Horizon 5.
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In This Episode: Void and BJ discuss Metroid Dread and end up tangenting a bit onto some of the old Metroid games as well. It’s a really good game. You should all team up on BJ to convince him to play it. Yes, this is Void writing the show notes this week. Seriously though, poke him at @professorbeej on twitter and bug him until he plays it
Weekly Geekery BJ watched a handful of shows and movies while he was sick like Venom, Venom 2, Jupiter's Legacy, and Invincible. Void has mostly just been playing Metroid Dread but also finished Squid Game and got a new garage door opener (it’s more interesting than that sounds… well… I guess that’s subjective. Listen and find out for yourself).
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In This Episode: Void and BJ try to remember how to podcast after the universe conspired against multiple recording sessions in a row. We kick off with a grab bag of recent games.
Weekly Geekery Lots of stuff discussed this week like Squid Game, Foundation, Wheel of Time, Dune, Invisible Life of Addie Larue, Marvel What If, Star Wars: Visions, and also Webtoons? Have you heard of Wayne Family Adventures? If not, you’re missing out.
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In This Episode: We hit on a bunch of geekery and game-y topics like D&D, the Haunted Mansion board game, the Backbone One, Cris Tales, Minecraft Dungeons, Pokemon Unite, FFVII Intermission Integrade, Steam Deck, FFXIV Patch Content, Playdate, The Quiet Year, and some random asides. We’re basically just jumping around to whatever is top of mind while catching up! And mustarding.
Weekly Geekery All geekery episode!
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In This Episode: Lots of geekery this week like LEGO, Star Wars, Clone Wars, Bad Batch, Making a Murderer, Bo Burnam: Inside, MTG tiny decks, MTG new D&D Set, Loki, Black Widow, plus some random tangents.
Weekly Geekery All geekery episode!
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In This Episode: This episode is sponsored by Ewin Racing! Use code GGMN at checkout to get 30% off!
Beej is solo this week, and he has a lot to say. He discusses the RGB gaming desk he has been using for weeks and how cool it is, how much he's loved Littlewood thanks to Elinzia's suggestion, and how awesome the audiobook to Life is a Marathon is. Even without Void to keep things organized and on track, Beej thinks he did a pretty good job of it. Well, except for audio quality. He apologizes profusely for any quibbles you come across. He tried.
Weekly Geekery Littlewood! Life is a Marathon! Stuff! Things! Stuff and things!
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In This Episode: BJ and Void have a good game and a bad game to talk about this week. Guess which one is which! Our main topic is both Dark Alliance and Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart.
Weekly Geekery BJ has been experiencing Stardew Valley vicariously, has been playing Littlewood, and got a new desk! Void puts a bow on Monster Hunter Rise and ESO but also has a bunch of thoughts on Mario Golf, Invincible, In The Heights, and the new Bo Burnam special called Inside.
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In This Episode: We dive into the best of the first half of 2021. We hit on Books, TV, Podcasts, Odds & Ends, and (of course) games.
Weekly Geekery No weekly geekery this week since it’s our mid-year episode. It’ll be back next week!
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Ya know how Beej is kind of obsessed with tabletop gaming lately? Well, that wasn't always the case. Let's take a stroll down memory lane before he played many at all and when Void had to explain to him how even the game Pandemic worked. Enjoy!
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In This Episode: BJ and Void finally get around to talking about the MCU shows and our initial impressions of Falcon & Winter Soldier and WandaVision along with some discussion of the upcoming LOKI and Marvel: What If shows. Weekly Geekery We kind of accidentally did a second main topic around Magic the Gathering and MTG Arena. Strixhaven, formats, and playing for fun are all on our mind. Outside of that, BJ is playing SteamWorld Quest and Baulder’s Gate: Dark Alliance. Void has been playing a bunch of MTGA, finished Pokemon Snap, has been reading the Viridian Gate Online series, and has some new podcasts that he likes. Subscribe to Our Digital Magazine on Patreon The Patreon is shifting gears a little. We're now putting out a monthly digital magazine for patrons starting in August. Make sure that you read this sample of the exclusive content, and if (read: when) you love it, you can go to geektogeekmedia.com/patreon to support the new publication. We are always looking to add new value for Geek to Geek Patrons, so if there's something you would like to see, let us know! Join Our Community! Discord: discord.geektogeekmedia.com Slack: slack.geektogeekmedia.com Other Geek to Geek Media Original Content We have expanded the original content on the Geek to Geek Media website. We now have video game reviews, movie lookbacks, geeky toy rundowns, and all sorts of original blogs and livestreams. Not to mention the slate of fantastic podcasts that you know and love. Head over to geektogeekmedia.com to check it all out. Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | Spotify | RSS Feed Music by CarboHydroM
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In This Episode: BJ has been writing a bunch of D&D modules and getting to be a bigger part of that community. We dive into what goes into writing a module and the whole process around it!
Weekly Geekery BJ went to the zoo! He also picked up Paper Dungeon in a kickstarter and is still watching through Veep. Void watched Mortal Kombat and played a bunch including Taiko Pop Tap Beat, Crash on the Run, New Pokemon Snap, and MTGA Strixhaven.
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This episode kind of shaped our look at the rest of the show. We got a great response about how we talked about Nintendo, and we think y'all will really enjoy going back and listening to not only us, but seeing how formative some of these earlier episodes were on our style. Have fun!
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In This Episode: Lots of Monster Hunter Talk. We dive deep on Monster Hunter Rise but also touch on Monster Hunter World and discuss the entire series. We have a lot of thoughts about how this series onboards new players (poorly) but how fun the actual gameplay is after that.
Weekly Geekery BJ is into Pacman 99 and started watching Veep. Void finished up watching Pacific Rim: The Black, finished reading Rhythm of War, and has been playing a bunch of Magic The Gathering Arena on iOS on both iPhone and iPad.
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In This Episode: Navel gazing and a quick announcement.
Weekly Geekery More next week!
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In This Episode: BJ is back so we dive into what he’s been doing with his free time while trying not to talk. We also recap some of the things Void has covered solo that BJ wanted to know more about. He also promised a link to his new D&D stuff, so that's right here: http://bit.ly/beejdmg
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is like waaaay into Critical Role while Void blasted through the rest of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and tried the beta for Magic The Gathering: Legends.
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Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void watched Assembled: WandaVision, has been listening to the Revolutions podcast, and has been messing around a little bit in both Final Fantasy XIV and Elder Scrolls Online.
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Welcome back to the archives, y'all!
Last time, we dug into the Final Fantasy series, and this is part 3 of that. It is really fun to go back and see how we have changed (or not!) over the past 5 years. So give it a listen, have a laugh or two, and make sure to hit us up at @geektogeekcast on Twitter or on Discord (geektogeekmedia.com/discord) to let us know what you think and what other archive episodes you think are worth bringing to the forefront.
If you are just tuning in, Beej is still out with a jaw injury, so we thought it would be fun to have a few weeks of archive episodes going live. This is for two reasons. 1, we want the feed to be active and you to still get your Void-and-Beej fix so you don't go into withdrawals. 2, a lot of y'all are probably not OG listeners and have heard what we consider the highlights of the show. So we're going back and getting stuff going that you may want to hear.
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Welcome back to the archives, y'all! If you are just tuning in, Beej is still out with a jaw injury, so we thought it would be fun to have a few weeks of archive episodes going live. This is for two reasons. 1, we want the feed to be active and you to still get your Void-and-Beej fix so you don't go into withdrawals. 2, a lot of y'all are probably not OG listeners and have heard what we consider the highlights of the show. So we're going back and getting stuff going that you may want to hear.
Last time, we dug into the Final Fantasy series, and this is part 2 of that. It is really fun to go back and see how we have changed (or not!) over the past 5 years. So give it a listen, have a laugh or two, and make sure to hit us up at @geektogeekcast on Twitter or on Discord (geektogeekmedia.com/discord) to let us know what you think and what other archive episodes you think are worth bringing to the forefront.
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In This Episode: Void dives into iOS gaming and the awesome controller attachment the Backbone One.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void played Persona 5 Strikers, Platinumed Hitman 3, watched Star Trek Discovery season 2, and loved WandaVision.
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Welcome back to the archives, y'all! If you are just tuning in, Beej is out with a jaw injury, so we thought it would be fun to have a few weeks of archive episodes going live. This is for two reasons. 1, we want the feed to be active and you to still get your Void-and-Beej fix so you don't go into withdrawals. 2, a lot of y'all are probably not OG listeners and have heard what we consider the highlights of the show. So we're going back and getting stuff going that you may want to hear.
And this is the first one where we dug in on the Final Fantasy series, and it's fun to go back and see how we have changed (or not!) over the past 5 years. So give it a listen, have a laugh or two, and make sure to hit us up at @geektogeekcast on Twitter or on Discord (geektogeekmedia.com/discord) to let us know what you think and what other archive episodes you think are worth bringing to the forefront.
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In This Episode: Void dives into Super Mario 3D World and Bowsers Fury along with some weekly geekery and an update on the podcast!
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void watched Kong: Skull Island and Star Trek Lower Deck. He also played Spire Blast, Destruction All Stars, and the Project Triangle Strategy demo.
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Since Beej is out with a jaw injury, we thought it would be fun to have a few weeks of archive episodes going live. This is for two reasons. 1, we want the feed to be active and you to still get your Void-and-Beej fix so you don't go into withdrawals. 2, a lot of y'all are probably not OG listeners and have heard what we consider the highlights of the show. So we're going back and getting stuff going that you may want to hear.
And this is where it all started. We were just Wee Baby Podcasters back then, and we had zero idea of what we were doing. So give it a listen, have a laugh or two, and make sure to hit us up at @geektogeekcast on Twitter or on Discord (geektogeekmedia.com/discord) to let us know what you think and what other archive episodes you think are worth bringing to the forefront.
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In This Episode: An announcement on the future of the Geek to Geek podcast.
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In This Episode: Void dives into recent Xbox Game Pass games and how interesting it is that Game Pass just seems to keep getting better over time.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void watched Soul and Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Season 2, he also played a bunch of DQ Tact, and is finally ready to attempt talking about Demon’s Souls on PS5.
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In This Episode: Void and Beej discuss Hitman 3 in depth and end up dabbling in a bunch of discussion around the entire World of Assassination Trilogy that makes up this series. This is one of Void’s favorite series of all time so he’s loving it!
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ finished up Rhythm of War, is approaching the end of The Adventure Zone balance arc, and is still having a bunch of fun with Marvel Strike Force and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. Void has mostly been playing Hitman 3 but has also found some time for LEGO Mario, watched Tenet, and finished watching all of Bridgerton.
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In This Episode: Void recaps progress on his yearly theme from 2020 and lays out his yearly theme for 2021! Beej is out this week but should be back next week.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void watched Wonder Woman 1984, tried to get into Yakuza Like a Dragon, gave the Monster Hunter Rise demo a shot, and has been playing a bunch of Hitman 2 in preparation for Hitman 3 coming out soon.
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In This Episode: Beej is back with his top five best of the rest list from 2020! We also end up tangenting onto some Mandalorian talk around season 2 for a while.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void did a ton over the holiday break and starts to unwind it here. Highlights include Friends at the Table, Astro’s Playroom final thoughts, Miles Morales final thoughts, Rocket Arena, Fuser, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla final thoughts, Immortals Fenix Rising, and a tease of Demon’s Souls.
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In This Episode: We ran into an unavoidable scheduling error so Best of the Rest is a little different this year. This week Void recorded his Best of the Rest and (hopefully) BJ will have a chance to record his to drop in the feed soon!
Weekly Geekery Not this week. It will make it’s return in Season 6!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej run down their games of the year. As always, we each do a top five games of the year list and we also pile on a bunch of honorable mentions for the games we just have to talk about!
Weekly Geekery Weekly geekery will valiantly return with the start of Season 6!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej have more answers for your questions. This is part two of this year’s annual Q&A episode. We got so many questions this year that we had to divide it into two episodes!
Weekly Geekery None this week. It’s Qs and As all over the place.
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In This Episode: It’s a weekly geekery grab bag episode! We get everything off of our weekly geekery backlog list and into your ears! After this, we’re all prepped for our end of the year episodes starting next week.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ played GURPS, D&D, the Neverwinter MMO, Fornite, watched The Queen’s Gambit, and read The Eye of The World. Void has been messing around with Hero Forge, watched The Crown Season 4, The Right Stuff, Schitt’s Creek, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, played the Starfinder Alexa audio RPG, and tried out Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game. Lots to cover this week!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej kick off their annual Question & Answer episode! They got so many questions that there are enough for two Q&A episodes this year!
Weekly Geekery No weekly geekery this week. Just questions and answers all the way down!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej talk about two recent PS5 games. We’re talking about both Spider-Man Miles Morales and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. It’s AAA video game release season and we’re semi on top of it!
Weekly Geekery No weekly geekery this week, it’s all about the new PS5 games. But don’t worry, we have a geekery catch-up episode coming up soon!
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej do a full PS5 review based on our first week with the new console. The guys have some radically different experiences and takeaways. It’s an interesting launch to a new console generation.
The main reason being that, as long-time listeners know, Beej and Void have completely different methods of playing video games, so their experiences with the PS5 and its features are equally different. The whole thing is a fantastic discussion, however, and both feel as though the console was worth buying at launch, despite some nits they pick.
Let us know what you think about the new console releases, too!
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is starting to read through Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, the new D&D sourcebook that just came out. Void has mostly just been playing PS5 games but spends some extra time talking about Astro’s Playroom.
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej discuss The Mandalorian Season 2 with the kickoff of the first two episodes and what they anticipate the rest of the season has in store. There’s a lot to like here even though it’s still early on.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ spent bunches of time doing a variety of flavors of D&D with friends and family. Void finished off Hades and wrapped up his goals in this season of Fortnite in anticipation of the new consoles and new AAA games coming out next week. He also sampled the Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity demo and found it kind of wanting.
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej talk about Watch Dogs: Legion and how it just feels out of step with where we are as a culture and a society. Despite that, it’s a fascinating lens to look through at the world and at the AAA open world genre in general.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is still into World of Warcraft and has made more leveling progress compared to last week. He also got more time to play Dungeons & Dragons in a few different campaign settings. Void has been revisiting the world of Frozen with Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II and by watching the new Olaf short, Once Upon a Snowman. Void also finished up the latest two Dresden Files novels and enjoyed them a lot.
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej talk about Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, especially the episode about the new technology that ILM and Unreal made for Disney to use in making The Mandalorian! We’re getting really hyped for Season 2 to kick off so this was the perfect subject to get our heads back into The Mandalorian universe.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is back into World of Warcraft and is finding a new community to play with regularly. He also has been dipping back into D&D and has plans for campaigns and one-shots with friends. BJ finished up Sabrina and loved the dark Halloweeny-ness of it. Void tried out the Dungeons & Dragons board game with his kids, has Genshin Impact on farm mode, and has finished the first battle pass of his life due to the Marvel season of Fortnite Chapter 2.
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In This Episode: Void is low-key obsessed with Genshin Impact and BJ has been playing too! This game seems like it came out of nowhere and has blown up in a great way.
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Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is back to playing World of Warcraft but he’s also been exploring The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in time for Halloween and finished The Boys Season 2. Void was mostly playing Genshin Impact but also has found some time to finally beat a run in Hades and he also read the 99% Invisible City book!
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In This Episode: This week Void covers Star Wars Squadrons while BJ is out for the week. It’s interesting to see how a new Star Wars game holds up in 2020 from EA. He also touches on Genshin impact but that’s a bigger story for next week once everyone is back.
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Weekly Geekery For geekery, Void has completed more of his revisit of the Assassin’s Creed series and recaps a few more games while on the path toward the new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla release later this year.
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej recap our favorite anime and anime that we keep meaning to get around to watching! We realized we’ve never recapped all of our top anime picks before, so this was the week to do it since we are sponsored this week by Funimation! Make sure to claim your 2-week free trial at http://bit.ly/GeektoGeek20 and respond to any of our @geektogeekcast Tweets with #FunimationGiveaway to win 3 months of Premium Funimation!
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Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ is up to his regularly scheduled Halloween shenanigans with pumpkins and Animal Crossing, and a new Outrageous Pumpkins show. Not to mention his trials and tribulations with a new recumbent bike. Void has been doing a bunch of things like reading American Royals II: Majesty, playing Mario 35, revisiting Hades in its 1.0 release now that it’s out of early access, and listening to the Marielda season of the Friends at the Table podcast.
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We’ve been playing a bunch of 3D Mario games. Which makes sense because it's the 35th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros on NES all the way back in 1985. We even did an issue of PRESS START on Mario at https://patreon.com/geektogeekcast!
Beej has been playing a TON of Mario games, not just 3D ones, either. But he finally beat Super Mario Odyssey and likes it a lot more than he did beforehand. Between Super Mario 3D Land and World, the level-based platforming is covered, the New Wii U Deluxe version is getting some Switch play, and then there's the brand new Super Mario 3D All-Stars that just released that everyone is playing and loving. He's playing that, too! Whew!
And Void is, too! He's focusing more on the Super Mario 3D All-Stars part of things, but really loves him some Super Mario Galaxy. Enough that he beat it on its own already. He wants Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Switch, and his thinking is that we're going to see it as DLC for the All-Stars collection. Wouldn't that awesome? What do you think?
The guys go into even more depth on all the games in the series, really talking a stroll down memory lane for each and every 3D Mario game (and then some!).
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For Weekly Geekery this week, Beej has been playing with LEGO Super Mario thanks to Elinzia's review on GeekToGeekMedia.com, watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix and spawns a good tangent for you listeners. And Void has been watching the Mandalorian with his kids, so they're finally getting into Star Wars from some of the newest and strongest content imaginable. They get to experience it all for the first time, and we're so jealous! Void then goes on about Fortnite and how the new Marvel content is some of the best stuff the game has ever done. Hands down. Beej agrees. Of course, he hasn't played since Season 1, really, but he likes agreeing. So he did.
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In This Episode: This week Void and Beej are buying into some of the next generation console hype around PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X… and questioning some of the hype too. From pricing to pre-orders to what we pulled the trigger on, we discuss a little bit of all of it.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ finished up some comics on DC Universe, played Kirby Triple Deluxe, watched West World Season 3, and started reading Dune again. Void actually finished an anime for the first time in a long time with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and he’s also been dabbling in Crusader Kings 3 on Game Pass for PC.
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Action Game Shows are truly amazing. Whether we are kids watching Nickelodeon GUTS and Legends of the Hidden Temple, or we're adults binging Ninja Warrior and The Floor is Lava, these kinds of reality shows are never not fun to geek out about.
What got us thinking about this was watching the Jedi Temple Challenge on YouTube. Think of it like a Star Wars-themed Legends of the Hidden Temple that's Hosted by Ahmed Best (formerly Jar Jar Binks, but now a Jedi Master!). He is joined by a snarky commentator droid, who might be one of the best droids this side of BB-8. It appears as though these characters are canon, too, so Ahmed has finally become something truly awesome in the Star Wars universe.
We also talk a lot about the best ones from our childhoods, including Nick Arcade (watch it here: https://youtu.be/7ST-4I7EYVA), Double Dare (which Beej got to see live), Legends of the Hidden Temple, GUTS, American Gladiators, and more.
Beej also talks about why the Japanese version of Ninja Warrior (Sasuke) is way better than the American one. And Void gives him a lot of reasons why he should watch Ultimate Beastmaster on Netflix.
Weekly Geekery Our weekly geekery this time revolved around Howard, Forager, the fantastic movie Marriage Story, and Greyhound. I would write up a bunch about them here, but...you should just listen. You'll enjoy it more, haha!
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In This Episode: The remastered edition of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles just launched, and Void and I had planned on buying it and playing the heck out of it for a long time. But as more announcements came out about how it was being handled, the less likely we were to get it. We decided, however, to try the Lite version (demo) that gave access to the first 3 dungeons in the game, and let anyone who connected to a full account have full access. This is what we thought of it all.
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Weekly Geekery For geekery, BJ has been watching Lovecraft Country and Bill and Ted movies while Void has been playing Soda Dungeon 2, , and more Spirit Farer. He also got some new podcasts in the rotation like Triple Click, What the force, and Friends at the Table.
- Triple click podcast - https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/triple-click/
- What the force podcast - http://whattheforce.ca/
- Friends at the Table (Partizan) - https://friendsatthetable.net/
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In This Episode: This week Void drags Beej into a conversation about Microsoft Flight Simulator. Void has also been messing around with a bunch of new Game Pass games on Xbox and has some impressions.
Weekly Geekery Void played a lot of Game Pass Games! Beej has been checking out comics on Comixology Unlimited including Umbrella Academy, Batman Court of Owls, City of Owls, Death of the Family, and Birthright.
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This week we talk DC FanDome and BJ’s surprise full day of watching it when he wasn’t planning on it. Void watched all the trailers after the fact and has some thoughts on the video games that got announced. Much hype ensues.
Beej had planned on watching 1 or 2 sessions about Wonder Woman 1984, but ended up leaving it on all day, just streaming, and maybe missed an hour or two total, but it was so much fun. With the lack of pop culture news and how serious everything has been, it was so nice just to escape into comics and have good news and people loving stuff.
The top things that we talk about this wee are the new Gotham Knights video game and how it seems to change the Arkham games formula up, even though it's not a continuation of that series -- Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League is actually in that universe. Weird, huh?
The Batman trailer has us incredibly excited about what it will be like, and Beej just wishes they'd release Wonder Woman 1984 already. Because they're not even saying the release date they've already announced, he's sure it'll get delayed again. However, the panels were great. The cast played werewolf and it was great. Love seeing them interact because they seem to adore each other. It was all worth it for the convo between Venus Williams and Patty Jenkins.
The Suicide Squad, both the movie and game, look far cooler than Beej would have ever thought, and he's actually excited for it. Plus, there's a giant shark-man called King Shark that you get to go around as and create carnage. And we all know how Void loves that. (I'm talking about Maneater, here, if you didn't realize.)
Beej kind of fanboys out about the Snyder cut, and he didn't mean to. Like at all. Guess that means he's excited for it. Who knew?
Black Adam had a fun panel with The Rock, but instead of a new trailer, they showed a Motion comic, which was honestly cooler. I want more motion comics. Please.
Jim Lee critiquing fan art in real-time was just so cool. Y'all have got to check this out. There are also videos of Batman The Animated Series talking with Batman Beyond while watching the Adam West Batman show from the '60s. It was glorious. Look it up.
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In This Episode: This week we talk Magic: The Gathering Jumpstart, the completely new format that Void loves (link below). MTG Jumpstart is both an online format that Arena uses as special events, but also an in-person, physical format where players can buy booster packs of cards set to a particular theme. These packs have 20 different cards in them, that are (apparently) semi-random. Then, you choose a second theme, shuffle them together, and you have a surprisingly versatile and useful deck -- at least against other Jumpstart decks.
We feel like the format could absolutely be wonderful in tournament form, and it's a great way to spice up home and friendly games, too. Grab a booster box and then go to town making fun themes like Treehugging Mermaids or Walled Lightning. Fun stuff.
Jumpstart really does seem to be a way for Magic: The Gathering to be more of an evergreen game without nearly the investment that keeps people from becoming long-term players. So yeah...we're excited about it. Void is very excited about it.
You can find out more about Magic: The Gathering Jumpstart here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/jumpstart
Weekly Geekery
Beej binged both seasons of Umbrella Academy, and is now hankering for more. He even subbed to ComiXology Unlimited to read the graphic novels to see how they compare. The discussion last week on Marvel's Avengers beta made him boot up Batman: Arkham Knight, but the batmobile ruined things for him.
Void spent a whole lot of time with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, making it through the midpoint of the Desmond arc and getting reacquatinted with the open world feel the game uses. Recursion by Blake Crouch is a crazy good book that is really hard to explain, but deals with real and false memories and how they interact, and EVE Online was released as a mobile game called EVE Echoes, and it is...EVE. Though we're not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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In This Episode: This week we talk about the recent release of Fall Guys and our experiences with the Marvel’s Avengers beta.
Fall Guys is the newest trend in battle royale gaming, only this time it's not a shooter. It's a floppy platformer! It's taken the world by storm, and the servers for this indie blockbuster were down for most of the weekend while they adjusted for the absurd demand for their title. It's free on PS+ for August 2020, so make sure you grab it if you're a member.
The Marvel's Avengers beta is well under way now, too, giving players a first-hand look at Crystal Dynamics' take on the Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Beej likes it a lot, but Void isn't necessarily sold on it yet. The beta gave them Destiny 2 vibes, some Marvel Ultimate Alliance feels, and juuuuust a dash of PS4 Spider-man. So if any of that sounds good to you, you should absolutely check it out. In fact, you should check it out regardless. The open beta for the software is going to be coming across every weekend until it's release, and you can get in on that on any platform if you check the beta schedule on Square Enix's website.
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We talk about Beej's X-Files rewatch, Trails of Cold Steel, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel, and Paper Mario: Origami King.
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Reader and Patreon-supporter Colton Bliss won the poll to have his topic suggestion go live! So here we are! Colton suggested audiobook recommendations and reading geekery!
Colton Bliss, Patreon SuperstarI also listen to a lot of audiobooks and I'm always looking for recommendations and love when I hear the recommendations you guys do give for books. I would love to hear more about what you guys are reading or even like a top 10 best audiobook recommendations, or something along those lines.
This week we dive deep into our current approaches to reading in all forms. We consume books in digital, physical, and audio formats these days so we wanted to really dig in on this topic.
We talk about some of the best audiobooks we've read (listened to) recently, what made Beej pick up a physical copy of Snow Crash, instead of reading an ebook, and how in the world Void fell in love with cosmic horror. It's pretty cool.
For geekery we touch on Legend of Korra, the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter and the dev interview we published from Sackchief, Ghost of Tsushima at 100% and platinum, and the Good Sudoku mobile app.
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In This Episode: This week we’re both playing major new game releases so we dive deep with our first hand reviews of Ghost of Tsushima and Paper Mario: The Origami King. Both are super interesting but in very different ways!
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In This Episode: This week is a feed drop for the Disney Forever podcast. Hey, look at that, Void found something for the feed this week while Beej still has to rest his jaw.
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In This Episode: This week is a quick geekery episode that veers into Assassin’s Creed 2 for a while. BJ should be back soon and then we’ll be back with another regularly scheduled episode!
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In This Episode: This week it’s time to talk about what we’re proud about in our gaming history! After last week’s gaming shames we decided to discuss the opposite.
Beej and Void land in very different places with where they feel proud in gaming accomplishments.
In many ways, Beej's gaming prides are socially based, looking at how he's made various accomplishments with different online communities such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, and all the way back to Ultima Online. Void is impressed that Beej might have been the person who invented Lootboxes, haha.
Void, on the other hand, is proud of more single-player achievements, such as his major playthroughs of the entire Final Fantasy and Zelda series. Plus a lot more, obviously. He plays a lot of games, after all.
We also discuss how these kinds of gaming prides and achievements are related to in-game achievements and trophies that are provided by the developers. Do we feel proud of getting those? Do they affect how we play the game in any meaningful way?
We talk about it, and you'll just have to listen.
Weekly Geekery BJ finished Avatar: The Last Airbender (which might be one of the best TV shows he's ever seen) and Link’s Awakening (Zelda with training wheels, really, but super fun), as well as sampling some new games like Jump Force, Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, and Golf Story.
Void watched Hamilton multiple times already even though it only released a few days ago, and he expects it to become even more of a staple in his life, being one of the movies he puts on when there's nothing else that sounds good. He also crit-pathed his way through Assassin’s Creed 3 in record time (well, maybe not record time, but definitely faster than most playthroughs). He talks about what the series looks like when playing it from a returner's perspective.
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In This Episode: Gaming shames are an interesting topic. People talk about what games they should have played or things that everyone should have done, and if they haven't, they should be ashamed of themselves. For one reason or another. We wanted to talk about that. Beej got the idea from The RPG After Years podcast's Discord when they were talking about RPG shames. So thanks, y'all!
We talk about various things like Mario games to Assassin's Creed Rogue, all the way down to Beej just giving up on bosses and watching the endings of games on YouTube. But the real question is...are they ashamed of themselves? You'll just have to listen to see!
Weekly Geekery Void is super happy with the war movie 1917 and discusses how well-made it is, and that it's a must-see for anyone who loves war movies. And he has some really fun geekery that has to do with some gaming shames, too. But why would we spoil that for you here? We want you to listen to the full episode? So press play, you heathen!
Beej got some review copies of comics from TKO Studios, and he's mega impressed by them. They're released in bingeable formats, even as individual issues, and after reading the first issue of Jeff Lemire's Sentient, he just sat there and read all 6. This is exactly what review copies are for because after experiencing that first arc, he's 100% down to buy the rest of that series as it's released. You can check out the first issues of their stuff digitally here and get 20% off your order with code GEEK2GEEK20. We highly recommend it.
They even sent me this cool graphic to use!
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What are some of the shames you feel around gaming? What are your biggest gaming shames? Let us know!
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In This Episode: This week it’s a quick solo cast talking about some behind the scenes and the cutting room floor of Weekly Geekery. Void and Beej should be back with a normal full episode next week!
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In This Episode: We talk all about pulling old game concepts and genres up to modern standards and making them feel new! We dig into the idea of taking an old idea lying fallow and make it new and interesting again.
Where’s the line between homage, rip off, just establishing a new genre, ongoing series?
Void playing Valorant is what spawned the idea because it feels so much to him like a Counter-Strike follow-up. Whether that's good or bad, we can't say. But he knows that's how playing it feels. So is that theft of the CS idea? Or is it revitalization of an old formula, giving it new life with a different spin?
We discuss other games like this, too, from Castlevania and Metroid, to Bloodstained, to Overwatch and even JRPGs that have taken their cues from Chrono Trigger over the years.
Plus, there are games that have taken the base engine of a game like WarCraft 3, and then made a new game out of it...like DOTA did. We have Fortnite and PUBG that came from an ARMA mod, and even Counter-Strike itself was a Half-Life 2 mod. Where is the line in here that separates the original idea from the evolution?
There's a lot to this topic, and we aren't 100% sure that we even named it right. But it's one of our favorite discussions we've had in a long time. So join us and let's talk about some games!
Weekly Geekery We also have all sorts of things in weekly geekery like Dragon Quest IV, Hitman 2, Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Archero, and some off the cuff PS5 reveal impressions.
And here's the link to the Hitman NoClip documentary that Void talks about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_stW6JvB4SI
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In This Episode: This week it’s the best stuff of the first half of 2020! BJ and Void always take an episode to stop and reflect on all the great geeky stuff that resonated with us in the first half of the year. It lets us touch on all the things that get forgotten by year end! Find out what we enjoyed the most and what may stick with us all the way until our end of the year episode.
We talk about Books, Movies, TV, Video Games, and even Board Games! All kinds of media that we want to call out so that you can get as much enjoyment out of it as we did. Stuff gets lost in the shuffle, and we really think there are some gems here.
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In This Episode: This week we catch up on weekly geekery with discussions around Maneater, Picard, Xenoblade Chronicles DE and X, Minecraft Dungeons, Phantasy Star Online 2, Star Ocean First Departure R, Crystallo, Crucible, Scythe, and more! This is one of those weeks that runs the gamut for Void and Beej.
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In This Episode: We finally do an in-depth talk about all the spoilery things from the Final Fantasy VII Remake that we’ve held back from discussing. This isn’t even a full overview, it’s truly just our thoughts on the spoilers! We also talk some Weekly Geekery about Jurassic World, Streets of Rage 4, and Ecobee.
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In This Episode: We do a deep dive console lookback. This time we dig into the Vita and what we loved about it. Not to mention how much wish we it were better supported. We also do our weekly geekery and talk about things like the FFVII Remake, Hitman 2, and Comixology Unlimited.
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In This Episode: This week Void does a quick hit mini geekery episode while BJ is away. Topics include Call of Duty Warzone, Comixology Unlimited, The Clone Wars, Hitman 2, and some thoughts on chasing the new vs digging into a single game for a long time.
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In This Episode: We talk about setting yearly themes instead of new year’s resolutions. Void did this at the beginning of the year and now that we’re getting near the half way point (crazy) it’s time to talk about it and check in! We also discuss DIY Animal Crossing Amiibo creation, Never Have I Ever, Piper, and The Clone Wars Finale.
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In This Episode: We discuss our home office setups and dig into mistakes we’ve made in the past so that you can avoid them! We also get back to geekery around Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fox in the Forest Duet, and Hitman 2.
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In This Episode: Void is filling in with a quick solo geekery episode while BJ is out sick. Discover the wonder of chocolate covered espresso beans and lament the loss of Wunderlist with Void this week!
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In This Episode: Void and Beej talk about the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Void has been playing non-stop and has a lot of thoughts! We also discuss ongoing Animal Cross: New Horizons efforts, The Burning White, and Apollo 13.
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In This Episode: Void and Beej talk all about the Xbox Game Pass, get diverted by conversations around the next gen consoles, and dive into Microsoft exclusives. We also give an update on Animal Crossing New Horizon and talk about playing the FFVII Remake Demo again but this time in classic mode.
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In This Episode: Void and Beej are both slightly obsessed with Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the current world climate. It’s kind of the perfect escape! We discuss what we like about it and why it’s holding our attention. We also do our normal dive into weekly geekery with things like the Bravely Default II demo and Roundgaurd.
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In This Episode: Void and Beej are homebound during the pandemic, just like most people are. We talk about what we’ve been up to, what keeps grabbing our interest, and what has been the best distraction from the news of the world.
For the most part, we figure that social games of some sort work. We highly suggest Mario Kart of any kind. If you have access to anything Mario Kart, its worth playing with others during this time.
You could also play Mario Party, which has been a blast over the internet for Beej. Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft are always good choices, and Beej is on FFXIV Leviathan server as Lesser Wyrmsbane. Joe from Geektitude is on WoW, himself, but you'd have to ask him how to find his character (@epicgrays on Twitter).
We also touch on Luigi's Mansion 3, My Little Scythe (a good intro to Eurogames, apparently), and Knighthood on iOS. Fun stuff, really. I mean, we're all indoors, gotta do something.
Also, Animal Crossing New Horizons is amazing. Really amazing. And Void tries to convince BJ to give it a try. The things you can do on the island are so chill and relaxing, it's a fantastic way to spend a few hours while the outside world is so stressful. Open your gates, have some friends over, and just cross those animals. (Beej wrote this and doesn't understand the game. You cross animals, right? Like Dr. Moreau? Because it's on an Island this time? Get it? The Island of...ahhh, I give up.)
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In This Episode: Void and Beej are here with hard earned tips and tricks for working from home. We’ve done this off and on for years at this point so we wanted to let everyone know some of the things we’ve figured out that a lot of you are dealing with for the first time.
Separate Work Space From Home Space If you don’t have enough room for that… then you need a “work mode” and “home mode” for your setup.
Void has always had a work desk and a home desk in different areas of the house. His home desk has his gaming PC while the work desk is only set up for a laptop with work stuff on it.
Beej does, this, too. He has both a laptop and a desktop and finds that when he needs to really work, he can get on the laptop to be less distracted from stuff than on the gaming pc. The Macbook is set up solely for work, while the gaming PC can be used for both.
When You're Done, Be Done No one is watching you as closely as you think they are. Bosses included. You have to work and hit your deadlines, but when your day is supposed to be over, then truly disconnect and let it be over.
If you have a Do Not Disturb function (Slack does, for instance), use it. Some jobs might not have this luxury, but if you do, set a time for DND mode and abide by it.
Beej, for instance, stops working around 5pm but keeps Slack on DND past 7pm. That way, communication can still happen and handled when necessary, but it's on his terms. After 7pm, it can wait until 8am.
Take Breaks From Your Workspace In the office, this happens organically through a lot of interruptions, casual chats, trips to the water cooler, and things like that. It won’t happen as much at home. Things will distract you, yes, but they won't be "breaks" as often.
We've found that these are the best ways to disconnect for us. But yours might be different. That's okay. Just make sure you're taking breaks and disconnecting from work at regular intervals.
- 15-minute walk around the block, house, yard
- Play a video game for half an hour
- Take an actual hour break for lunch and make yourself some home-cooked food
- Beej suggests In The Floor Time with your pets. It really brightens the day.
Communication is the Most Important Skill for Remote Work You need to stay in contact with your co-workers and supervisors. But it doesn't have to be constant. If you’re responding to people in an hour or less, you’re typically doing just fine. Emails can even wait longer because most people don't check them constantly.
Don't be afraid of phone calls. Casual chats can’t happen so sometimes it’s a lot easier to get on the phone instead of sending 15 emails back and forth.
Video chats actually do help, too. One-on-one calls with supervisors or employees with video make you feel much less alone.
Talk to Other Humans. Regularly. No matter what kind of communication it is, make sure you're talking to other human bei
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In This Episode: We talk about where we stand with the Final Fantasy franchise right now. There's the FFVII Remake Demo on PS4, some FFXIV Shadowbringers talk, and even Void getting to the FFXV DLC that really should have been part of the main game!
FF7 Remake Demo, Misc Thoughts: Void - Combat is fine. Not the best, not the worst. Curious to dig into the materia system.
Beej - it’s not great, but at least it’s not totally button mashing with no real depth
Void - Likes it better than FFXV. It feels more responsive.
Beej - It feels like Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy XV had a baby, and XV has the dominant genetics
Void really wants to replay it in “classic” mode to see how it feels.
No jump button. Beej hates. You jump like in older 3d Zelda games, by running up to a ledge. It’s awkward. And I want to jump while running around, dangit.
The buttons change their function based on combat, so if you get aggro and expect to dash away, think again. You’ve just opened up your tactics menu for a party member.
The character swapping/menu opening during combat seems counterintuitive. Pressing X to open the menu instead of the D-Pad Up/Down made Beej constantly swap party members back and forth when all he needed was a Potion or to cast Thunder. Other SE games trained us that D-pad was how menus work in real-time ARPGs. Why change it now? WHY?
It’s already obvious that it’s going to be much more fleshed out, both in terms of the world and the story. It will be filling in the gaps between the screens of the original while still making everything logically connect on the map is super impressive.
Our primary concern is making the city of Midgar not seem samey all over. We want diverse locations and neighborhoods.
The voice acting is top-notch -- except for Barrett. If he never speaks again, it will be too soon.
Cloud and the others are all distinct and unique and it never felt out of place the way some voices feel in games.
Talking to you as you move through the levels like in FFXV, getting to know your companions organically.
Hype Level and Final Impressions? Void - much more excited (and I was already excited)
BJ - I’ll buy it now. (Had cancelled my preorder and was waiting on initial opinions from people I trust)
FFXV DLC Gladio - What if FFXV was a series of melee battle challenges?
Prompto - What if FFXV was a Third person shooter?
Ignis - What if FFXV was an area control game?
There’s a part of Ignis’ story that should 100% be in the main game and not the DLC. Can’t believe this got cut from the story of the main game. If there’s one DLC that you should play out of all of them… it’s this one.
Ardyn - What if we had more of the background story of the main villain of the game? Makes him even more symp
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In this episode:
- Void is gone, Beej now rules the roost
- Altered Carbon Season 2
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- Reading the book, too
- The story takes a lot from the second and third books and mixes them together
- It’s really a totally new narrative from either of them, which is interesting given how closely the first season kept to the major plot points of the book
- They did show an Elder (Martians in the books) in one scene, and I thought it was great. But if you weren’t necessarily a fan of the books, it might not have made a lot of sense why there was a winged gargoyle creature jumping at the screen
- DQ of the Stars
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- Mobile gacha
- Plays like a normal RPG in some ways, very much like an automated gacha in others
- It has the same kind of upgrade system as stuff like FF Brave Exvius and FF Record Keeper
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In This Episode: With The Witcher TV show out on Netflix it has drawn Void and Beej back into thoughts about it. BJ never found an onboarding point to the series before the show while Void is coming at it from the perspective of having seen the end of the series in The Witcher 3. Not to mention the books and documentaries around the series!
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In This Episode: Void and Beej dive into theater discussion! We both wish we could make it to the theater more often because we love the medium. BJ recently got to see Hamilton and it renewed our thoughts on how much we enjoy it!
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In This Episode: Void and Beej are both sick in new and interesting ways. Void does a quick mini-sode on sick days and what we do when we’re sick. Hopefully both hosts are back up and running at 100% next week!
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In This Episode: We dive into the Watchmen this week with impressions from the 2019 TV show on HBO as well as a little bit of a look back at the graphic novel and the movie adaptations. We also get back around to our weekly geekery for the first time in a few weeks!
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In This Episode: Void is holding down the fort while BJ fights to get his voice back from the evil voice stealing sickness. Beej should be back next week but this week Void attempts to monologue some thoughts on backlogs, an empty Q1, and some upcoming episode ideas.
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In This Episode: Void and Beej are here with part two of our games of the decade! Discover our choices as we delve back through the last 5 years! We’re in podcast territory now so we get to look back through everything we picked year by year as we’ve been recording.
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In This Episode: We dive deep into our games of the decade and cover the first half from 2010 to 2014. Join us in our walk through the decade as we revisit each year!
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In This Episode: We catch up on all the geekery we dug into over the holiday break! Topics range from movies and shows to books, video games, and board games. We both watched Frozen 2! Void read a bunch of books. BJ is messing around with mobile games again. This episode runs the gamut!
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In This Episode: It’s time for our best of the rest episode for 2019. Everything that we experienced outside of gaming is eligible! We run the gamut from movies to books and concerts to podcasts. Lots of things happen in a year and we talk about the stand out ones for us.
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In This Episode: Our annual Games of the Year episode is here for 2019! Anything we played or truly experienced for the first time in 2019 is eligible. We dive into our sets of honorable mentions and then run down our top five personal top games of the year.
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In This Episode: We catch up on all the geekery we crammed in before our end of the year episodes! BJ is on a Star Wars kick and Void is trying to catch up on the games he didn’t get to during the course of the year.
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In This Episode: We talk holiday gaming traditions and how we approach games around the holidays. While Void is sprinting ahead toward finishing up sampling a ton of games before end of the year lists come out, BJ is too busy with the holidays and finds himself playing more mobile gaming. We dive in and pick each other’s brains about it!
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In This Episode: We both played through Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and have a ton of thoughts on it. Overall, we liked it a lot!
More Metroid DNA than we expected, and the combat is more Souls like than we thought (but it'sclosest to Sekiro Shadows Die Twice).
The core premise of the game is great, and the world building that goes on is one of its strongest points.
The characters are engaging from the beginning, even the side characters. Prauf, Greez, Cere...the villains, everyone. They’re well-rounded and make for a story that you become emotionally involved in immediately.
Kal, the protagonist, is the weakest link in the story. And he’s not bad. Just...fine. He's the blank slate character. So yeah
BD-1 is an excellent droid. He interacts with Kal in the best ways.
Lightsaber customization is always fun. Took too long to get various lightsaber colors, though.
Force vision and flashback sequences are amazingly well done. Learning new skills and powers really feels like you're learning them.
The Echoes and dialogue they trigger are some of Beej's favorite parts of the game. Some of the most fun I’ve had is piecing together those peripheral stories and reading them in order.
Difficulty level adjustments on the fly. Every game should have this.
Combat got boring until Void cranked it down to storymode and then he felt like a Jedi. The load times on an original PS4 are 3-4 minutes long, and even though the combat is fairly enjoyable on normal difficulties, the load times are not. So Story Mode was a much better option overall.
Lot of slides. They're...not great. Beej didn’t mind most of the slides. But holy crap were there a lot and the clipping on the landings after jumps was really bad.
Interested in the Jedi who rejected the force and the padawan that became the ninth sister. As well as the Fallen Jedi and force users who survived the purge.
Kinda disappointed that more than half of the worlds are ones we know super well in the lore (Ilum, Kashyyyk, Dathomir). I wish it had created more new worlds.
Exploration isn’t super rewarding. It’s almost always just cosmetic things which… Void just kinda shrug at. They’re very meh. Ponchos. So. Many. Ponchos.
Nightsisters were interesting for the first time ever. I liked Merrin’s story because she’s an actual person instead of just an evil force witch (like Nightsiters typically are)
For Geekery this week BJ has been getting back into Star Wars with Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes and Star Wars Rebels. He’s also still hooked on Mario Kart Tour and Luigi’s Mansion 3.
Void watched The Crown Season 3, played around with CarPlay, and watched more of The Mandalorian.
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In This Episode: You have questions, we have answers. Let’s do this! Oh… and… Happy Thanksgiving!
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In This Episode: We geek out about The Mandalorian and Disney Plus… but mostly The Mandalorian. Star Wars has finally come to live action TV and we’re here for it! For Weekly Geekery, BJ has mostly been watching Disney Plus and playing Jedi Fallen Order while Void beat Jedi Fallen Order, tried out Gloomhaven Digital Edition, and gave Minecraft Earth a shot.
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In This Episode: We discuss the games of our lives from College through… almost now! This picks up from a topic we started a long time ago when we talked about games of our childhoods. For weekly geekery we also discuss Luigi’s Mansion 3, Marvel Champions LCG, and Void’s Star Wars rewatch.
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In This Episode: We discuss games that we’ve actually played and beaten to completion multiple times. We’re surprised and not surprised at the same time to see how short our lists are. For Geekery we’re into Luigi’s Mansion 3, the new Overwatch 2 cinematic, the Strong Songs podcast, finding the right wireless headphones, and rewatching all of Star Wars.
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In This Episode: We catch up on all the Star Wars things! Movies, shows, video games, movies, and board games all show up in our Star Wars discussion. We also had some Geekery around The Outer Worlds, Reading, and Dragon Quest XI.
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In This Episode: All the video games have been coming out so we talk Ring Fit Adventure, Link’s Awakening, Overwatch on Switch, Dragon Quest XI S, Killer Queen Black, Little Town Hero, John Wick Hex, MTGA Throne of Eldraine, Dicey Dungeons, and we check back in on some mobile games. It’s officially video game release season and they’re coming on fast!
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In This Episode: We talk about what even makes a game an action RPG and then we pull out some of our top action RPG picks to discuss. For Geekery, BJ and Void both watched the same thing around the same time so we discuss Fleabag and The Boys. BJ is still loving Dragon Quest XI S on the Switch and Void got around to watching Spider-Man Far From Home.
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In This Episode: BJ is back from Mexico and has an adventure to share including Mayan ruins and hours upon hours food! Void is hanging in there after a crazy month of work but managed to sneak in a bit of geekery and some Nintendo Labo with his kids.
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In This Episode: Beej is training for a marathon and Void’s mind is boggled at how someone even approaches that. BJ also picked up a few new Final Fantasy games and grabbed a Fitness Quest game on iOS to help his training. Void brings some interesting shows and movies to the table with The Wandering Earth and Savage Builds. He also tried out Kind Words and found it surprisingly charming.
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In This Episode: All the games came out this week! All of them. Each and every one. From the new Link’s Awakening on Switch, the Untitled Goose Game that everyone is talking about, to Sayonara Wild Hearts and all of the dozens and dozens of Apple Arcade games released in the last few days. There’s a ton of Fall game releases to discuss!
And you know what? We discuss them all.
Or at least the ones worth discussing. We dive in pseudo-deep on Link's Awakening because Void hasn't been able to devote a lot of time on it, and Beej's copy of the Dreamer Edition was backordered. We will be sure to discuss it more at length in future episodes.
The Untitled Goose Game is a delight. Without spoiling anything...there's goose who's a jerk, and you get to play as that goose and be a jerk. The puzzles you solve...involve being a goose and a jerk. It's awesome. Everyone should play it.
And then there's the piece de resistance...
Void Played Every Single Apple Arcade Game in 3 Days Much of the episode is devoted to how many games on the Apple Arcade service (free month trial, then $4.99 USD afterward) are worth playing. We 100% believe that this service is worth the price, if you're interested in mobile gaming and/or have kids and want gacha-less mechanics and some just legit fun games.
We go in depth on Sayonara Wild Hearts, What the Golf?, Various Daylife, Assemble with Care, Over the Alps, The Floor is Lava, Oceanhorn 2, Cat Quest II, Lego Brawls...and so much more.
Like...for real, this particular service is one that we didn't expect to find truly great games on. And we were shocked. If you have been hesitant about the service and been like "nah, I don't like mobile games enough" (like Beej was), then you should listen and give it a shot. Because these aren't "good for a mobile game" games, these are just good games. At least a lot of them are.
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In This Episode: We talk about the amazing year that Nintendo Switch is having including info from the latest Nintendo Direct and all the games we’re excited about on the Switch this Fall. For geekery, BJ finally rewatched (and re-appreciated) Avengers Endgame while Void checked out Dark Phoenix and Pokemon Masters.
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In This Episode: We discuss the craziness that is subscription models. They’re everywhere now from Netflix to tooth brushes to cat food. We went in thinking about subscription services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime.
You know, the stuff that everyone talks about. By the end of the discussion, however, we've realized that so much of what we consider as parts of our daily lives come as subscription services, too. Toothbrushes, kitty litter, even water bottles. We take advantage of the convenience they offer, but it's at a price -- we end up paying for overall than we do if we were picking up the items or products ourselves, individually.
Which is what makes it a successful business model. For games, for media, for physical goods. Our discussion veers wildly but it was super fun to talk about. With Void's background in media studies and marketing, he really fell into discussing the back-end of things and how the subscription model can be better for consumers and for the business -- if it's handled well.
That doesn't mean that having a thousand different subscription services are going to be good for anyone. We discuss a rise in piracy and the potential for burnout and even a return to what the cable companies dealt with in the late 80s and early 90s. It's a great discussion, and it went in directions we didn't think it would.
Weekly Geekery
BJ is getting back into Tennis with some refinished courts near his house, and he signed up for a marathon (a full marathon, no less) an hour before the show. He's going to be running it with Capsulejay and RunRunRosie.
Void is struggling to fit in geeky time, but still managed to watch Alita Battle Angel and check out the previews for Magic The Gathering Throne of the Eldraine set, which combines Grimm's Fairy Tales with Arthurian Legends into something that...just works.
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In This Episode: We discuss what makes us decide to stick with a game long term and what can push us away from those games after we’ve committed to them. For geekery BJ has been diving into Collection of Mana while Void finally rewatched Endgame and gave She-Ra a shot.
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In This Episode: We catch up on our geekery with a wide variety of topics this week! We talk about the Star Wars Sizzle reel from D23, thoughts on rewatching the MCU with kids, more Fire Emblem 3 Houses discussion now that we’ve both beaten it, and lots of other games and movies.
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In This Episode: BJ went to Podcast Movement 2019 and loved it! He got so much from it, and he wants to talk about all the takeaways that he got regarding the industry, being a creator, being a listener, and just how things can move forward in the future.
- What is Podcast Movement?
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- Podcast Movement is aconference for podcasters and industry professionals. Not so much podcast listeners in every respect, but not always. Everyone there was a listener of some kind, so anyone can get something out of the event.
- General
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- LaunchPadDM had a puppy pen and it was the greatest marketing ever. Beej tweeted a lot about these dogs. They were amazing.
- Our genre, “two white dudes talking about video games” is THE biggest joke genre of podcast
- Aaron Mahnke mentioned how podcast genres are quickly changing. He’s noticed even cooking shows are becoming popular. Usually these are visual media, but people are learning how to do it via audio
- Most people stream now
- Millennials tend to cherry-pick episodes
- Put keywords into description and subtitle (Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Nintendo, etc, not books, movies, video games, and so on.)
- Subscribing is THE most important rank factor
- Reviews are social capital and DO work. THey get people to click subscribe.
- People consider many different things as podcasts, from YouTube videos to livestreams to
- Voice call-in number
- Even on rebrands, keep the same RSS feed. Rob did this with Comic Box, and it was a great move
- Apparently, Instagram CONVERTS. We need to get better at Instagram.
- Make an ad, then put it in, share it to the company. If they like it, they might pay. If not, then you can cut it out of the segment and move on.
- Patreon
- Unpublish, don’t delete
- Beej unpublished $1 tier, but it’s still there for folks who are members
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- Talk about it first thing, just as a reminder
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- Use it as a membership program, not crowdfunding. They have tools for this.
- 3-5 tiers max, fewer is better. 1-2 works great.
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In This Episode: We discuss butterflies with a special guest host while BJ is away at a conference. We also touch on houseplants, losing control of your houseplant situation, how many houseplants have snuck into Void’s house without him realizing it, and night lights!
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In This Episode: * Void Meditation update! * + I deleted most of my meditation apps except for… + - Headspace - Insight timer + Headspace is my preference for guided meditation + Insight timer has a ton of free courses and guided meditations but I couldn’t find ones that clicked. But… + - Insight timer is great for customizing your own timers and for ambient noise or music choices - Timer customization is mainly what I’m doing with it * Why meditate? * + BJ + - It keeps me from getting overwhelmed with all the things in my life - Stressors really hit me hard, even if they’re minor - Part of the whole bipolar 2 and severe anxiety thing - The biggest lesson that meditation taught me is the idea of “sitting in discomfort” because there are a number of things that seem almost unbearable at times, but learning to meditate and being able to deal with that discomfort in a productive way has made my life better + Void - Because I don’t physically relax enough. Actually, I’m bad at relaxing in general… + - These days I tend to go pretty much non-stop - * A normal day for me goes from 5:20am to 8 or 9pm without a break. Sometimes it goes later if I have work to do at home that I can’t get done in the office. - Beej - had a yoga teacher tell us that meditation before yoga is the way to get the mind and body ready for the movement, so that’s right in line with how it helps you * Void - I want to be meditating more often than I am but I’m having trouble finding and dedicating the time. This is the biggest struggle for me. * + Any tips or tricks BJ? + - Yes, Of course, lol. I always have opinions - Right before I start work, when I need a break, and right before bed. The biggest misconception is that you have to be in a special place. You
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In This Episode: * Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a turn-based strategy RPG, but it’s also totally a game like Persona where it’s just as much about relationships on a one to one level as it is about the battles * First time I’ve played FE not on a handheld system + Radiant Dawn? * + There hasn’t been one since the Fire Emblem on the Nintendo Wii * Premise + Kingdom of Fargus? + Lester Alliance? + Something Empire? + Edelgard + Dimitri + Claude * + Three countries on this continent + There’s a monastery in neutral ground in the middle of the continent that happens to be the seat of the church and also the training ground for officers from all the different countries + The 3 houses in the school correspond to the 3 countries on the continent + This year is special because future leaders from each country are all studying at the monastery at the same time + You end up there kind of by accident but they make you a professor and you have to pick a house to instruct * Houses * + Blue Lions - Kingdom + Golden Deer - Alliance of Nobles + Black Eagles - Empire + No, they don’t believe in democracy here * No weapon triangle (sword, lance, axe) * + This is probably the biggest initial change to adjust to * Quality of Life improvements in battles + It’s so much easier to make sure your characters don’t end up somewhere that they’ll get killed because you misjudged distance by one square on the grid + It’s limited to only a few times per battle + But, you can rewind time to any point in the battle + - https://anchor.fm/geektogeekcast/support
In This Episode: We go in-depth on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, covering the good and the bad and recommending it all the same. But here's the thing: it's not a very good game, mechanically. But it's a lot of fun and we are loving it, and we think you should play it.
It's junk food. It's like eating movie theater candy. You know it's not great, but you are absolutely loving the experience.
It’s a great low key co-op couch game, but neither of us have played it online co-op. We want to. It just hasn't happened yet. Beej loves it on single-player, but despite having a ton of replayability, a NG+ (and NG++), and more, the real replayability comes in with being able to sit down beside someone and smash stuff.
The Marvel skin goes a long way toward enjoying the game. While it's a fun game on its own, the Marvel skin really ups the appeal. If this were a traditional beat-em-up, it'd be a quick bounce. With the built-in investment, it is a complete and total blast to play.
The gameplay itself is a pretty unpolished, which surprises us because of the press and hype prior to the launch. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is a solid game in many ways, but we do have nits to pick.
Here's a quick list:
- Shared xp between characters not in your party
- Better difficulty ramps with less spikes. It gets absurdly hard with no warning.
- Better camera. Just...better. Please.
- Clearer identification of what’s happening on the screen. It gets so chaotic at times, you have no choice but to button mash and pray.
- Save character progress when you fail (you have to replay entire sections, and lose XP)
- More seamlessly integrated challenge mode. The Infinity Rifts and Infinity Challenges reset the game when you enter/exit.
- Better UI all around. Make the buttons do what you think they're going to do.
- More interesting upgrades. Right now, it's straight-up stat upgrades.
We do feel that a lot of these issues can be addressed in patches or DLC. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is under a week old as of this episode, and a lot can change.
While MUA3 falls solidly into the trop of "we're paying to beta test a game," we are both still playing the game despite all this, and really having a great time.
Heck, Beej even went out and paid for the DLC season pass within an hour or two despite all this because he likes it so much.
Take that for what you will.
Both of us fall on the side of having similar tastes in heroes, too. Void runsSpider-Gwen, Scarlet Witch, Ms. Marvel, and Venom, abd Beej loves Spider-Gwen, Captain Marvel, and Deadpool, with Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, and Venom alternating in for the fourth sloth.
MCU Roadmap from SDCC 2019 We also recap all the MCU announcements from SDCC and discuss the parts we’re ge
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In This Episode: In the beforetime, the long, long ago (season 3), we covered tabletop RPGs. It's 2019, things have changed somewhat, and we wanted to revisit the topic.
Beej has taken up playing Dungeons & Dragons with a local group, mainly with the Adventurer's League. Basically, the AL is the Wizard's sanctioned D&D league where rewards travel over between everywhere, and no matter where you go, you can find a table to play at.
It's a really interesting idea, and it lets newcomers to the game find a game immediately and anywhere. It sure helped Beej.
While Void hasn't really dug into playing tabletop RPGs again, it's been on his mind a lot. He still listens to The Adventure Zone podcast, and it makes him want to play more and more. And since his kids are getting older, they can do more as a family. Which fits directly in with how much he loves TAZ.
He mentions other actual-play podcasts, and he recommends specifically Friends at the Table. Beej has got to try this one sometime.
Scheduling is definitely the hardest part of playing tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. Beej wants to play Star Wars: Edge of the Empire more, but the hard part is finding time when everyone's schedules work together.
Void
Void is trying to find the right approach to playing tabletop RPGs with his kids. They've made D&D characters and have all the books needed to get started. The trouble is taking that first step.
Tabletop RPGs Overall? One word: intimidated. Two words: intimated and overwhelmed. Okay, that's three, but you get it.
Void feels intimidated to start because it requires energy and time that he's not sure he has enough of right now.
For Beej, the whole thing is kind of overwhelming. He has a lot of stuff going on with family and friends this time of year, has a new foster doggo, so even taking that one extra night for a few hours on a weekly basis is hard to do.
The gaming itself is super fun, though, and the state of tabletop RPGs has really never been better. Someday, we'll get a chance to do that Geek to Geek playcast that we've talked about for years.
Someday.
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In This Episode: We discuss a bunch of the games and movies that are finally releasing this summer! We cover things like Mario Maker 2, Spider-Man Far From Home, FFXIV Shadowbringers, Magic The Gathering Arena Core Set 2020, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Stranger Things Season 3, and more. Plus we sneak in some bonus geekery near the end of the show and Beej gets a new furry friend.
- Things are finally releasing again! The late spring / early summer slump looks like it’s over.
- Mario Maker 2
- BJ - Making levels is a lot more fun than I thought it would be
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- New components
- Void likes infinite Mario levels with more variety, but I don’t really do the level building
- We have an awesome Mario Maker 2 channel on our Discord server that you should totally join and share your creations!
- Mario has always been Void's favorite platformer
- The story mode is fun since you get ~100 levels designed by nintendo in the mario maker engine
- BJ - I love just taking some time and seeing what the “Newest” ones that have been uploaded are. I think that’s the most fun to me. I’m not generally a fan of the most popular ones
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Void forgot that he never really liked the PS1 era of Castlevania games. He is having a decent time with it but thinks he had more fun with the 8-bit version, Curse of the Moon.
- This feels like a modern iteration of the PS1 era of Castlevania games, so if you really enjoyed Symphony of the Night and want a modern version of that, then you really can't go wrong here.
- Magic: The Gathering Arena - Core Set 2020
- Core cards and concepts that relaunch for the year
- They only use evergreen keywords
- It’s made to be much more approachable for new players
- Not as strong of a theme, which made more of an impact on Void than hethought. He didn’t realize how much the theme worked for him in the last few sets until he saw this core set that is basically theme-less.
- Mastery pass is like a season pass for the mastery tree and gives you bonus rewards
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Void is a bit less excited now that he sees what the Core Set 2020 is.
- He was most excited for premade decks because he l
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In This Episode: Void and Beej recap the best of… basically everything from the first half of the year. If you want a condensed list of awesome (or intriguing) recommendations then this is the episode for you.
At the end of every year, we go through the best stuff we experienced that year so that you folks can have the best recommendations and experiences possible. Unfortunately, those recommendations have to be boiled down, so we do a mid-year list of awesomeness, so that we don't miss anything that you might have missed.
Ain't that just the nicest thing?
Topics range from podcasts, apps, books, movies, TV shows, games, and the way Beej pronouncing July.
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In This Episode: BJ’s voice has rebelled and overthrown his tyrannical rule! His dulcet tones are sadly absent. Void does his best to fill in with some geekery catch-up and excellent recommendations.
He catches up on geekery with topics like 13 Minutes to the Moon, Anime, Rumble Stars, Contest of Champions (Arcade), Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta, and some other upcoming games.
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In This Episode: We discuss Cadence of Hyrule and our feelings about rhythm games in general! One of us loves them and one of us apparently has no rhythm. Can you guess which one is which? Go ahead. Guess! Tweet us @geektogeekcast before you listen with your guess! 50 points* if you get it right.
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Between DDR, Just Dance, Amplitude, Guitar Hero, Rock Band and so many more, we've played our share. We talk about how it's possible to internalize the beat in the games to the point where you don't even think about what you're doing when following them.
Cadence of Hyrule Specifically, though, we wanted to talk about the new Crypt of the Necrodancer game, Cadence of Hyrule. Amazingly, this has made Void's top Zelda games ever list, and he places it somewhere around 2 or 3.
Yes, it's that good.
Even Beej loves this one, and he bounced off Necrodancer hard. The ability to move not to the beat makes this almost a turn-based strategy Legend of Zelda title, and that's amazing.
The boss fights are fun, the puzzle areas are superb, and the procedural generation of dungeons (as well as the layout of the overworld) make this a fairly short Zelda, but one that you actually want to keep playing.
It ditches a lot of the more unforgiving aspects of its predecessor's Roguelike heritage and makes it so that if you die, you're not punished as harshly. It's easy to start right back in and hopping to the beat, digging through some dirt, and smashing Moblins with glass flails.
This game is definitely worth the $25 bucks on the Switch eShop.
Weekly Geekery BJ’s Geekery this week includes winning a scholarship to Podcast Movement in Orlando this year. He can't wait to meet all the fantastic people at the conference and learn a lot more about the podcasting industry. He played D&D IRL with a group of people he didn't know and learned that local Discord servers help a lot, he and Void both checked out Warrior’s of Waterdeep, and got his first job in the FFV Four Job Fiesta (thief).
Void watched the HBO Chernobyl Miniseries and Gourmet makes from America’s Test Kitchen. He learned that re-making Twinkies is harder than you expect, and that their mere existence brings up existential questions about snack cakes that you weren't aware that you had. He also played Outer Wilds which is a physics-based exploration game that gave him a bit of vertigo. He then went to an actual in-person Magic The Gathering sealed event even though it was accidentally for the wrong set! He still had fun, played 9 games, won some, lost some, and realized that Modern Horizons is just not his set.
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In This Episode: * EA - June 8 * + Jedi Fallen Order + - Metroidvania-ish (Metroid Prime) - Not hack and slash combat. More measured. Looks like an approachable dark souls combat style (minus the frustration?) - After order 66 and before Rogue One * Microsoft - June 9, 3pm CST * + The Outer worlds + - The interesting parts of fallout in a sci-fi setting - On game pass - October 2019 + Bleeding Edge + - 4v4 Online melee combat - Game pass + Minecraft Dungeons + - Minecraft Diablo - My kids want this + Spiritfarer + Way to the Woods + Cyberpunk 2077 + - Keanu Reeves - Spring 2020 + Battletoads + Microsoft bought Doublefine + Psychonauts 2 + LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga + Gears of War 5 + Phantasy Star Online 2 + Tales of Arise + Elden Ring + Next Xbox “Project Scarlett” - Holiday 2020 + - 4 generations of content - Connect across devices - Launching project Scarlett with Halo Infinite + Xbox Game Pass on PC ($5/month) Xbox ($10/month) and Ultimate on Xbox/PC ($15/month including Xbox live gold) + https://anchor.fm/geektogeekcast/support
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In This Episode: We discuss... spoilers! No, we're not trying to keep the topic from you. We are talking about how spoiler culture exists today and how radically different people can be when it comes to their reaction to spoilers.
In terms of when we were first introduced to the idea of spoilers and keeping things sacred, so to speak, differed for both of us.
For Void, it was when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released. People would drive around at the book releases yelling what happened out of car windows and trying to ruin everyone else's fun.
For Beej, it was the movie The Sixth Sense when people wouldn't even discuss the movie before asking, "wait, have you seen it yet?" because the twist was such a big deal.
And then there's the idea of not watching trailers or partaking in reviews for fear of spoilers ruining the media for you, whether it's a movie or a book or a video game. While for others, those are the sneak peeks and sometimes extra content that makes the wait for the new thing more enjoyable and great.
Plus, we can't not talk about cultural movements like Game of Thrones or Avengers: Endgame because of the ridiculous way that we all reacted to spoilers. Even Disney was putting out a spoiler embargo until the first two weekends were finished to give people a chance to see it if they were really into the franchise. But then there's GoT where people would spoil the events of the episode while the episode was still airing with the idea that if you weren't watching it when it was on, you didn't care enough not to be spoiled.
Just the idea of spoiler culture in general is interesting to us, and we wanted to give it a deeper dive than would have been possible otherwise. It came up during our Avengers: Endgame spoilercast, but amazingly, we didn't have enough time to talk about spoilers while we were talking spoilers. So here we are.
Let us know what your thoughts on spoilers are!
Weekly Geekery For Geekery Beej got Persona Q2, which might be the swan song of the Nintendo 3DS. It might be the last major 3DS release, but it has all the style of P5 on the PS4. He also (finally) started listening to The Adventure Zone and had a ton of questions for Void about the show. He also watched Always be My Maybe and John Wick (both of which are awesome) and got back into FFXIV Stormblood.
Speaking of Stormblood, Void wrapped up all the Stormblood patch content to prep for FFXIV Shadowbringers, and he talks about how well the politics and different storylines are brought together to lead into the new expansion. And in more Final Fantasy news, Void has started up another FF series playthrough, and he bounced off of 1-4 for various reasons. Not that they aren't good, but he thinks FFV is the place he will have the most enjoyment as he begins going back through the series chronologically.
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In This Episode: We discuss returning to MMOs, especially through the lens of Final Fantasy XIV in prep for the upcoming expansion Shadowbringers (it launches July 2).
What in particular makes us start back into games like this that we know tend to be major time sucks? For Beej, it's mainly friends. Having a social group to be a part of means a lot to him. And so does being able to find hella cool gear that makes his Red Mage look amazeballs.
For Void, it's content, content, and more content. He dives in and becomes a game designer's worst nightmare. He consumes and devours the content as quickly as possible, then moves on to the next meal. Err, we mean game. He comes back to MMOs like FFXIV when many patches of content are released, and he can power through it all without having to wait on most releases. He basically plays MMOs at the beginnings and ends of expansions -- that's when there's the most content available.
He has a game dev friend who says he's a Content Locust, and that's the most perfect description of how he plays games that we've ever heard. It's dead-on, 100% accurate.
We discuss what it is about FFXIV that keeps us coming back, as well as things that keep us going back to other MMOs like World of Warcraft. Or in Beej's case...not going back to WoW Classic. It's a cycle for both of us, and we decided to dig into what makes it that way. Let us know what the MMO cycle looks like for you!
Weekly Geekery For geekery this week started a new Dragon Quest podcast called DragonQuest.FM that you can listen to right now. Can you guess what it's about? He beat Dragon Quest IX, watched Dead to Me and Kim’s Convenience on Netflix and got over one heck of a stomach bug.
Void has some lawn mower stories, he puts his dad on blast (heh heh heh), and goes through the prep for the Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta that's coming up. If you haven't done it before or heard us talk about it, he gives a great rundown in this episode. And most importantly, he found like 6 anime series that he really and truly enjoys! The main one being Restaurant to Another World.
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In This Episode: Beej traveled to Florida and stayed with Austin for a week. He geeked out a lot while he was there, and we catch up on all the stuff he did while he had a friend to nerd out with.
Dragon Quest Builders is a really fun game, but the bosses are kind of insane. And by insane, we mean super annoying and make the rest of an otherwise fun game a chore that may not be worth playing. Hopefully Dragon Quest Builders 2 will fix that.
The Final Fantasy TCG is super neat. It's probably not a mainstay like MTG has become in our lives, but the art is so pretty, it's definitely worth picking up the deck for your favorite games in the series. It's like a handheld art book, if nothing else. Did we mention that the FF TCG is pretty? Because if not, it's super pretty.
He got to play with a Japanese Nintendo 3DS, and a special edition one at that. The Liquid Metal Slime 2DS is actually metal and shiny, but it's all in Japanese. Austin's came with a copy of Dragon Quest XI for the 3DS, and they used the Google Translate App to translate it to English in real-time. It was funny with some of the things they said, but it was a wonderful adventure. Beej wants to go through the whole game now because it's easily the prettiest 3DS game he's ever seen.
He also got the first sunburn he's had in 15 years after spending the week in the pool every day and in the Keys. He didn't wear sunscreen at all, and he became mildly uncomfortable. The poor thing.
Weekly Geekery For geekery this week, BJ has been playing more Dragon Quest IX, and he discusses the vocation system (jobs) in-depth and finally figured out why people say it has the best job system of any RPG out there.
He also got a Bittboy and is loving it so far. Having a retro handheld is really nice, especially for fan translations of games that weren't released in English.
Void tried out the new AC Odyssey DLC, but wasn't that impressed. Despite adoring the Atlantis storyline in the main game, the DLC was trudging and he couldn't force himself to play through more of the same. It just felt boring and not worth his time. He will probably watch all of the cutscenes on YouTube. What do you feel about the DLC?
He took his kids to see the Detective Pikachu movie and thinks it was pretty good. It made him totally want a traditional trainer story because the battles that were in Detective Pikachu were so awesome that he wants more. So many more.
And of course, he's still hooked on Magic: The Gathering Arena. He is dabbling in deck construction now, which surprised Beej, and he's even been doing some IRL drafting with physical cards. He even said that he would be willing to go to a card shop and do it in person. Who is this man and what has he done with our Void?
But Wait...There's More! The guys also tangent onto a couple of other topics, too. They discuss the slow video game year for 2019, but even though it's slow, there are still some killer releases.
They talk about the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake and just what in the world is going on, and they finish the episode up with a few minutes discussing the Game of Thrones series finale. It is literally the last thing in the episode, so if you haven't seen the episode, don't worry -- you won't miss anything else if you stop before we get in
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In This Episode: We discuss story endings, especially with all the big endings happening this year like Star Wars, Avengers Endgame, Game of Thrones, and more. BJ pulls out some of his professor skills to let us know a little bit more about what makes for a good, bad, or interesting ending. For geekery, Beej has been playing FFXII on Switch, Dragon Quest IX on DS, and is still totally into the Wheel of Time series. Void finished the Shovel Knight Boss Fight Books novel, War of the Spark: Ravnica novel, and has even more thoughts about MTGA including what it’s doing right to incentivize players to play.
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In This Episode: We cover a quick main topic of SteamWorld Quest and then jump into an extra long Weekly Geekery since we skipped it for our Avengers Endgame spoilercast last week.
In short, the SteamWorld games are pretty fantastic. They take a steampunk look and put the robots and cogs and gears into different settings.
SteamWorld Dig is a western, SteamWorld Heist is in space, and now SteamWorld Quest is medieval fantasy. They all work so incredibly well that you almost forget you're playing with silly robots.
SWQuest itself is a card-based RPG based on deckbuilding, but it does not play like that. The cards themselves are basically just facades for abilities you learn and choose from, and the re-draws are essentially just cooldowns you get every turn.
The game's story is nothing special, but the graphics are beautiful, and the gameplay is far, far, far better than we had expected. If you're looking for a fun, cheap RPG on the Nintendo Switch (and who isn't?), you could do a lot worse than SteamWorld Quest.
And we promise: if you aren't a fan of card-battle games, you can still like this one. Beej does, and he hates card-battles in RPGs.
Weekly Geekery Beej brings some more JRPG love including Dragon Quest talk and Final Fantasy disparaging. He also finished Skyward, started the Wheel of Time, is researching local races, and is still playing MTGA.
Void finish the Katamari Damacy Boss Fight book, starting looking into meditation apps, is still hooked on MTGA, and actually played Magic: The Gathering in person with physical cards! Even his kids love it!
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In This Episode: We have a spoiler-filled discussion about Avengers Endgame. Like a lot of spoilers. Spoilers on top of spoilers.
We even manage to throw some extra spoiler discussion at the end about Game of Thrones Season 8. But even the GoT stuff is right at the very end, we warn you, and you can totally skip out on it if that's not your thing.
And when we say spoilers, we mean it. We don't do Weekly Geekery in this episode because we don't want to take the chance on spoiling Endgame for anyone at all.
Next week, we'll be back with extra geekery (and a fun discussion of SteamWorld Quest as our main topic). But in the meantime...we're in the Endgame now. So let's talk about that.
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In This Episode: We discuss the Star Wars Episode IX trailer and our hype for the final entry in the Skywalker saga. You have heard us talk a lot about Star Wars in the past, and we thought you'd like to hear this, too. Instead of going into a lot of detail here in the notes, you absolutely need to listen and get in on the geeking out.
Weekly Geekery For geekery, Beej is playing lots of RPGs at the same time, he’s still listening to Skyward, and has gotten back into running in a big way.
Void played some Clank with his kids, is replaying Cuphead now that it’s out on the Nintendo Switch, is still very hooked on Magic The Gathering Arena, and is listening to a ton of the MTG podcast called Magic The Gathering Drive To Work.
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In This Episode: We discuss Magic: The Gathering and the new(ish) Magic: The Gathering Arena PC game. We wanted to do this primarily so that we could tackle the subject from the perspective of someone who is pretty new to the game (Void), as well as someone who has a lot of experience with MTG that dates back to the late 90s (Beej).
Void has always been Magic-adjacent, having a brother who played and knowing the very basics of how the game worked. For a number of reasons, he never could quite get into the game. One of the main ones being that it is a physical CCG, and he's not too much of a collector of physical items.
And really, that's MTG's whole shtick. You buy booster packs of random cards, hoping for something awesome. If not, you sell it or trade it so you can get something awesome. But either way, you have physical pieces of cardboard in your possession.
With the release of Magic: The Gathering Arena (think Hearthstone but made by Wizards of the Coast...and, you know, being Magic), Void has really latched onto it. So much so that he might even be buying a card-base for MTGA that costs in the hundreds of dollars so he can get more into it.
That's big.
Beej, on the other hand, has been playing MTG since he was 14 years old. He fell off after a while, mainly 2006-2008ish, but has always done his best to keep up with what was going on and how the game was changing in major ways.
He never was a competitive player, but instead liked to play for fun. Or more accurately, his own fun. He is a Blue player through and through, loving control decks and counterspells. He has only ever won a single tournament on his own, but it was with a Draw/Go deck which is probably the most annoying deck on the planet. Look it up.
That said, he really likes Arena, and he will probably stick with it for a while. It's really the game he wanted out of Hearthstone because as much as he loves HS (or loved, depending on how you look at it), the game never had the nuance of MTG. Now with an online MTG that's worth playing, he's stoked.
You can listen to the whole episode to see what other kinds of awesomeness they talk about.
Weekly Geekery Beej is all-in on Scalzi's The Interdependency Book 2, and it may be one of his favorite book series ever. It's that good. He's said it before, and he says it again: "It's like Dune, only better and less Dune-y." There's more Trails in the Sky, too, and he can't recommend it enough.
Void mostly geeked out over Magic: The Gathering Arena this week. Most of his gaming time was put into that. He did, however, have time to do a little bit more Elder Scrolls Blades (which he might be done with). He also became a total nerd for the Jedi: Fallen Order trailer and rewatched some Game of Thrones in prep for the kick off of Season 8.
Oh, and they both geeked out pretty hard on the new Star Wars Episode IX trailer.
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In This Episode: We discuss remasters in all shapes and sizes including the good and the bad.
We wanted to talk about this because Void is working through the remaster of Assassin's Creed 3, and it gave him a lot of thoughts about how the new games have a lot more going for them than he really expected. Going back shows the improvements the series has made.
That said, we discuss whether all remasters are good, bad, or even necessary. The Final Fantasy series has been remastered up and down, left and right, and some are great, and others are not so good.
We also talk about how the remasters of the FF games is because SquareEnix lost the source code to a number of their games over the years. That's why some of the remasters are such a mixed bag, and why some of the graphics are kind of hit and miss. Plus, it's why we have no Final Fantasy VIII remaster or port -- they simply don't have the code.
You can read more about that here: https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/14/isnt-ps4-xbox-switch-port-final-fantasy-8-preservation-may-answer/
Dragon Quest is also a hot topic of remasters, where some of them have content that others don't, but they rarely throw everything people want into one remaster. This series has a ton of them, even being remade for different platforms when a previous one didn't perform that great.
We touch on the Mario 64 remake on DS and just all the stuff that goes along with those kinds of video game remasters. You know, like Metroid 2 and Ocarina of Time and so on.
Best and Worst Remasters? We also discuss the best and worst remasters out there for us. But if you want to know which games we played as remasters and realized just aren't games for us anymore, you're going to need to listen to the episode.
Weekly Geekery Beej has been playing Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. It was an impulse buy, despite what he said last week. Wild Arms went on a hiatus because Beej despises random battles, he learned, but he's going back once he cools down. And one of his favorite TV shows, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, had its series finale. And it gave him feels.
Void went to a museum and wants you to go if this really cool Egypt exhibit comes near you. He tried Golf Peaks, and listened to 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy podcast. He can't recommend that one enough because it's a quick and fun podcast that taught him why the Transformers movies came out before GI Joe. You wanna know now, too, right? Well, listen! He also started getting into Elder Scrolls Blades, and he thinks it's pretty. Plus, he's dipping a toe back into Magic: The Gathering Arena; however, he thinks the software itself needs some polishing (no friends' list? Come on, people!)
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In This Episode: We discuss impulse buys both good and bad along with how they’ve changed for us over time.
We tend to buy impulsively in different ways. For Beej, it's AAA games, and he tends to regret them. Void, on the other hand, gets a lot of enjoyment out of being in that initial wave of sales and being able to talk, so even when he impulse buys something, he can get his money's worth out of it even if he stops playing it soon.
We both feel as though our houses are impulse buys, which is kind of crazy when you think about it...because they're houses.
We just have a really good discussion about all sorts of awesome stuff and the workings of our brainyparts. And you know that you want to dig in there with us.
Weekly Geekery In this week’s geekery Beej talks more about his MCU rewatch and got to play his first game of Settlers of Catan. Void impulse bought a bunch of board games to play with his kids and has been reading Skyward by Brandon Sanderson and Final Fantasy Lost Stranger.
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In This Episode: We discuss superhero burnout and how we’re feeling about the upcoming MCU (and non-MCU) movies that are on the horizon.
BJ is in the middle of an MCU rewatch, and is currently not too burned out. At least on movies. TV shows are a different story, and so are the DC movies, to be fair. It's really just Marvel movies that he's currently excited about, and that's because we are getting the culmination of the past 11 years in a few weeks.
Void, on the other hand, wonders if he will see many more of them in the theater versus waiting for home release, but as we dig further, it turns out that his kids are finally hitting the age where they want to go and see them because they are just beginning to see the movies.
We discuss the idea that every Marvel movie at this point is someone's first Marvel movie, and that changes the way we have to look at it. While we have 11 years of backlog and burnout buildup, newcomers are excited that they have that decade of content to immerse themselves in.
We also talk how this may be a Disney thing, too, because we are afraid Star Wars is going to get us on the burnout factor, too. It's kind of already getting there for Beej in terms of the extra content that's not movies.
Weekly Geekery BJ has been playing old games like Wild Arms and Chrono Cross, making his own game in RPG Maker that's going to be a sequel/followup to his Steampunk novel, and he gave Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon a try.
Void has been catching up on movies (and a lot of them at that!), failing at Baba is You and trying to explain its premise and doing a pretty good job given how absurd and weirdly fun it is, and playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It's very hard, and he's put in a lot of hours, and he has to stop. But he keeps going back to it and wanting to learn how to be better. That's a pretty ringing endorsement from him.
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In This Episode: Void and BJ call in a sick day to discuss… sick days! They do a quick topic on what to geek out with while sick and then dive into their weekly geekery. Beej is loving Cat puns and RPG while Void played catch up on TV, movies, and Netflix while finding some time to play a few games too.
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In This Episode: We talk about the LitRPG genre of books in a listener-sponsored episode from Patreon! Thanks for the idea and the support of the podcast Ken Murray!
If you've never heard of the genre, that's okay! We dig into what makes up the LitRPG genre, and how it's kind of a subgenre of the GameLit category that's popped up over the past few years.
In general, it is a little hard for us to define the genre in specific terms. The best we can really lay out (aside from the books that we talk about in this episode) are Sword Art Online, .hack, and maybe Ready Player One.
After we stopped recording, Beej thought about potentially For the Win by Cory Doctorow, but still...that's a little different. And so is REAMDE by Neal Stephenson. They're at the very least LitRPG-adjacent.
General Thoughts on LitRPG We both generally like the genre, and the books Ken got to us were chosen specifically for our tastes. Void got Dungeon Born by Dakota Krout, and Beej read Ascend Online by Luke Chmilenko.
Both books are different from the other, with Void's being more geared toward tabletop RPGs, while Beej's is video game-based.
In Dungeon Born, the conceit is the story being told from a dungeon's perspective (I know!), and how it grows and tries to balance itself with risk-vs-reward for the adventurers who come in.
Ascend Online, though, is about a fully immersive VR MMO where folks stay in a sensory deprivation dormitory and essentially live in a game world that's the ideal sandbox for online gaming.
We go through what works for us with these books in the LitRPG genre, and we also talk about what doesn't. The positives far outweigh the negatives, though, and Beej is totally on board for reading the rest of the series, and Void has already dug in and listened to all but the last half-book in his series on audio.
We really have to thank Ken for turning us onto both the series and the books themselves. Listener support is always great, and this time, it broadened our horizons, too. So double score!
Weekly Geekery Beej has been making his own RPG in RPG Maker MV (which can be played at https://bit.ly/beejrpg), and he saw Captain Marvel twice over opening weekend. It was better the second time, though he did really like it on the first one. No matter what those review bombers say, Carol Danvers is freaking awesome.
Void has some thoughts on Anthem, too. He's mentioned before that his feelings are mixed, but he's still having a hard time finding the fun. They don't let him fly enough, and the game is too on-rails for the way it was advertised. The BioWare component seems completely at war with the core gameplay, and he is having a hard time making himself finish the story. He wants to care, but really doesn't.
Thanks, Geeks! That's it for this week, geeks. Make sure to tell your friends about us! We'll be back next week with some more juicy, geeky goodness. (That sounds gross, but whatever. You get it.)
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In This Episode: Void moved and it was… a lot. The guys discuss the big move and being apart for so long while keeping something in your podcast feed every week. Gotta keep that streak alive!
Really, writing up notes for the discussion wouldn't be nearly as interesting as just listening to it. So press play and know that we love you.
And that Void's back, baby!
Weekly Geekery We do, however, talk about some cool stuff in geekery this week. We discuss seeing Renee Elise Goldsberry in concert, the Golden Retriever hero unit in Wargroove, and how Cosmic Star Heroine is Beej's first Platinum trophy on PSN.
Void Apes Out in style, briefly discusses Anthem, and tells Beej about the cool stuff that Apex Legends is doing...and why he'd still probably hate the game. Void isn't sure if he likes it as much as Fortnite, but it does good stuff.
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In This Episode: Void is back! BJ is… not!?
In this episode, Void has finally returned to the land of the living after a much-maligned absence by the Geek to Geek Community.
Unfortunately, Beej's wife had a bad reaction to an allergy test, and he had to do his husbandly duties and pick her up and make sure she didn't die (spoiler: she didn't). She did, however, impress the nurses by being the only patient they've ever had who snored when she passed out. So points for that.
The silver lining here is that you wonderful human beings out there get to listen to Void's soothing vocal tones podcast their way into your ear canals. We know you've missed him (we have, too!), so we wanted to make sure that since he had a podcasting station for the first time in a long time, he sat down in front of a mic and said hello.
So hit play, geeks, and say hello.
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In This Episode: Beej is solo this week. Not for a lack of trying. Void's life got twist turned upside down, and the schedule for us to get back on schedule was pushed back. Then Beej's internet decided that it didn't want to stay connected for more than a few minutes at a time, making recording an episode with a guest impossible. Stupid thunderstorms making the power blink.
Regardless, we've got an episode in your feed covering the talk of the geeks: last week's Nintendo Direct.
Oodles of Cool Stuff from Nintendo The Nintendo Direct on February 13th was chock-full of content that shows 2019 as being potentially the best year yet for Nintendo's portable console.
Between Yoshi's Crafted World (whose demo is amazeballs), Fire Emblem Three Houses (which looks to change up the formula the series has stuck with to this point), and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (it's so pretty!)...the Switch has a lot going for it.
Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker is getting some DLC, which is neat. Because it's a Wii U game that was ported to the Switch. The interesting part is that the Wii U version isn't getting the DLC. So folks with that version miss out. It's an odd move for Nintendo, considering with games like Breath of the Wild, the DLC was the same for both platforms.
Mario Maker 2 is coming out. Beej wants a Yoshi's Island palette. That's it and that's all.
And that's not to mention that Nintendo didn't even mention the upcoming Pokemon Generation 8 game that's due at the end of this year.
Oh, and we get Joker from Persona 5 in Super Smash Bros Ultimate for sure. That indicates we may be getting P5 Crimson on Switch sometime since he's not been on a Nintendo platform before -- except that he has. Persona 5 is the primary cast of the new 3DS title Persona Q2, and it's been out in Japan since December and is coming Stateside in June (or July?). So there's a small chance they're using that as an in, but who knows? Regardless, Joker in Smash is gonna be awesome.
Third-Party Shenanigans SquareEnix brought their game: Final Fantasy VII is on its way, Final Fantasy IX dropped in HD on the eshop the day of the Direct, and Dragon Quest XI S got a spectacular presentation.
SE showed that the much-anticipated 2d version of the game (previously only available on the Japanese 3DS version) is coming to Switch. This mode is reminiscent of the SNES DQ games, and Beej can't wait. He loves old-school RPGs. But you already know that.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is also on the docket, and even though it's a builder game, and Beej doesn't really do those, this one looks really neat and the co-op mode means that he might just like it because he can play with Dragon Quest Austin.
And...AND...there's a new Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon game. Beej has no idea if it's a remake or a new one, but it looks cool and cute. So he's on board.
Basically SE showed up. The problem is that the Square side of SquareEnix has been disappointing lately, so we'll see how things go from here. But the Enix stuff looks fantastic. So at least there's that.
Nindie Delights Nintendo highlighted a lot of other games, too, that aren't just their spectacular first-party titles.
We saw Deltarune, the follow-up to Undertale. We got a glimpse of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 and the badassery that is Captain Marvel and her binary form.
Rune Factory 4 got a special edition, Rune Factory 5 got announced, and the buzz of excitement around both has Beej intrigued enough to give the games a shot. He has no idea if he'll like them, but everyone else does. So he can't wait.
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In This Episode: Katie from the Tea Time podcast joins Beej because Void is still being attacked by life. One day, the man will roll high enough to break free. Maybe next week.
Regardless, Katie and Beej have a rousing good time, and they discuss why and how their love of all things pop culture led them to where they are today.
Katie started with Harry Potter and fell deep into fandom from there. She eventually ended up podcasting and blogging for Temple of Geek, even attending cons under their press pass credentials. It was pretty sweet.
But life happened, and something amazing came from it...
Tea Time with Katie and Chelsea! Her current podcast, Tea Time with Katie and Chelsea, was born from still loving pop culture, having things to say about it, and having the perfect partner in Chelsea to do so.
Chelsea recently told her, however, that Katie should do a minisode on Supernatural's 300th episode alone. Because she doesn't know anything about it. So much for the perfect partner, right, Katie? Hah! We kid, Chelsea. We love you, too. <3
Media Criticisms and Cult TV Both Beej and Katie did academic work at the graduate level on pop culture, even presenting at conferences. Katie wrote about masculinity and femininity in the CW's Arrow, proving once again that there is a lot more to the show than rippling muscles and melodrama.
Beej kicked off his pop culture conferencing with a paper about how Willy Wonka is actually a villain.
With academic ties and a deep understanding of how media and culture play together, it was inevitable that Katie and Beej and Void and Chelsea all crossed paths. They run in the same circles because they are the same circles. (Does that make sense? No? Well, just go with it, anyway.)
Their training on looking at pop culture means they can see why things are important and because of that, they have to tell other folks. Which is why we get podcasts episodes like this one. And how we get full podcasts like Tea Time.
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In This Episode: Void is still missing! Austin joins Beej again to talk about a series that means a lot to both of them: Kingdom Hearts. KH3 has finally released. After thirteen years of waiting, and nearly 18 since the series' debut, we have our grubby little hands on the final installment of the mainline Kingdom Hearts games.
The real question, though, isn't necessarily whether it's good or not. That's almost beyond the point. The real question we have to ask ourselves as fans of the series is...
Was KH3 Worth the Wait? Even that, however, is a hard question to answer because it hasn't been 13 years since the release of any Kingdom Hearts game. Only the numbered, mainline ones. We've had a slew of releases like Birth by Sleep (which might as well have been renamed Kingdom Hearts Zero), Dream Drop Distance, re:Coded, Chain of Memories, and so on.
We haven't necessarily missed them, but there hasn't been a primary console release since KH2. The others were all handhelds, except for remasters/re-releases.
In general, we think that yes it was worth it. But the better answer is kinda because it can't be talked about without a few caveats.
What You Should Know Before Playing Kingdom Hearts 3 Before diving in, let us give you a few points that we've noticed people talk about so that you're not surprised.
- Cutscenes First, the cutscenes are long. Like...Xenoblade Chronicles 2 long. So make sure that you're ready for that.
Second...the cutscenes don't make as much sense as you think they should. If you've played all the games, you'll be frustrated because you know this stuff. And if you've just played KH1 and KH2, then you're going to be frustrated because even the clarification of what happened in the other games is nonsense.
That said, it's easy to bounce off Kingdom Hearts 3 early. Please don't. If you try it and aren't sold, get to the end of the Toy Story world (the first of the real worlds) before deciding to bounce. The game opens up a lot at that point. (Kind of like Persona 5 opening up after the first Palace.)
- Combat is Chaos...At First When you start out, the combat feels like fast actiony, Kingdom Hearts combat. It's frenetic and wild. It's also (mostly) controlled chaos.
That's because they have included nearly every combat mechanic from all the other Kingdom Hearts games into this one. All at once. (No cards from Chain of Memories, though, thankfully.)
You get Attractions, Shotlock, Flowmotion, Summons, Grand Magic, Weapon Transformations, Team Attacks, and...probably something we're forgetting, too.
At first, it's easy to get overwhelmed. But as you play, you both grow used to it and see the logic behind it all. Plus, you learn which pieces and mechanics work best for you, so you can ignore the ones that don't.
Just be aware, it's not all button mashing with a few reaction commands. We promise.
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The Boys Are Back You get to keep Goofy and Donald in your party at all times now. No more swapping in and out. The Disney characters just add on and follow you around and fight. It's awesome.
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The Pirates World is Garbage The Pirates of the Caribbean world is garbage. It’s a garbage world with a garbage story with garbage gameplay mechanics and garbage characters.
It is, however, very pretty. Very, very pretty. The graphics are incredibly well-done. Other than that...garbage.
You have been warned. So power through it, get to the end, and then you can go back and explore later. We promise that it's a lot more enjoyable as an open world rather than a narrative experience.
- The Minigames and Sidequests are Awesome Austin an
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In This Episode: Void is busy with life stuff, so Beej brings in Austin -- who you've probably heard about before. He is going to be blogging on the Geek to Geek site about playing through all of the Dragon Quest games this year, so we thought it would be a great time to bring him on the show to talk about the series.
After discovering a love for DQ with the Dragon Quest Heroes games, DQXI grabbed both Austin and Beej and reeled them in hard. Without any previous mainline game experience, Austin decided to get the PS4 platinum trophy.
By then he was hooked and was jonesing for as much DQ as he could get.
Dragon Quest XI - What's So Good About It We discuss at great length at why Dragon Quest XI stands out from so many other JRPGs, and why the game itself just works. Right now, it's a very traditional DQ game, but is honestly one of the most accessible RPGs out right now.
There is true turn-based combat, a fantastic character named Sylvando you're going to love, and a lot of the jRPG classic gameplay but looks completely new and beautiful.
Some folks complain about the music. But...it wasn't a problem for either of us. It was DQ music.
Other Dragon Quest Games Austin is currently playing Dragon Quest VII, which is different from the other games he's played. Right now, the game is very slow (16ish hours in), the characters are kinda obnoxious, but you can tell that it had a lot working against it back in the day when it was released on PS1. The 3DS version is definitely an improvement.
DQ 1-3 on iOS are fantastic. And relatively quick to get through. They're known as the Erdrick Trilogy, and when you look at them versus Final Fantasy 1-3, you can actually tell how much more advanced the DQ games are than FF. It's around FFIV that the FF games really take off on their own and make their own way.
Beej on Dragon Quest DQVIII was my first one. Saw @13th_story on Twitter post a picture, a single picture, from the 3DS version, and I went out and bought it. It just looked fun, and it was pretty, and I knew I had to play it.
It took me a while to get into it, and I almost quit. I am very glad I didn't. Took me a while to get into it. Almost quit. Glad I didn’t. The game is super traditional but in the best way.
DQ8 is absolutely a predecessor to DQXI, which is why XI is the better place to start now. It's the most improved of all the DQ games, has the most polish, and it doesn't ruin anything when you go back to the older ones.
Beej imported DQIX from Japan to practice the language. The DS version is the only version that exists. It didn't do so great in America. We both hope that XI's success will make them re-release a lot of these like IX with remasters.
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In this episode: Void and Beej catch up on catching them all with this Pokemon check-in. Eh? Get it? Ehhhh?
Beej's 8-year-old nephew discovered Pokemon for the first time, and when he found out that Beej knew something about it, things were on.
In order to talk with his nephew, Beej got into Pokemon again, too. By re-learning to play the TCG (pokemon.com/tcgo), completing the Pokedex in Let's Go Pikachu, and deciding to get a Living Pokedex in Alpha Sapphire and Ultra Moon.
Since the time of the recording Beej also bought Black, too.
So yes...his addictive personality has indeed made him try to...sigh...catch 'em all.
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Weekly Geekery Beej loves Unicorn cakes! He had a 5-layer cookie cake for his birthday. And it was glorious.
Void has been playing a bunch of Hades Early Access and has been finding it surprisingly fun for a roguelike game. Who knew?
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The Geekery Entertainment System
In this episode
- Void and Beej wrap up their geekery from the holidays. It was a pretty big break, and there was a lot of stuff to cover.
- Void dived deep into Read Dead Redemption 2, but still isn't 100% sure how he feels about it. It's not quite...fun. It's good?
- Beej adores Persona 5, and he wonders exactly why he waited so long to get into it. The social links...wow.
- Void took his kids to see Into the Spider-Verse, and the animation is simply spectacular. Beej was blown away by it, too, and the casting was spot-on. This is very likely the best Spider-Man movie. Ever. Period.
- The Harry Potter movies are always a Christmas treat for many people, so Beej and his wife have been firing up the ole Blurays. Beej has thoughts on the directors and how they change.
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- Remember, we've added to the network to make it even more geektastic for y'all. Check out Capsulejay and Troytlepower's gaming livestreams, and Austin's blog where he talks about playing every single Dragon Quest game because he's a crazy person.
Weekly Geekery
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Minisode Kick-Off
In this episode:
- Sometimes life happens and sometimes that lines up with the start of the new season. But, we pulled together a minisode for you to get our season kicked off anyway!
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Best of the Rest 2018
In this episode:
- Void and Beej run down their non-video game best of list for 2018. Books, movies, TV, and more are all possibilities. We cover the best of the rest from honorable mentions to our top 5 lists.
- Here are some of the highlights of our highlights:
- Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
- The Dragon Prince on Netflix
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (yep! again!)
- Marvel Unlimited and the Spider-Man run by Dan Slott
- She-Ra on Netflix
- No-Clip documentaries on Netflix
- The Adventure Zone graphic novel
- and...The Collapsing Empire series because...y'all, it's so good. Just read it already.
- And that stuff ain't the half of it. Literally. So dig in, listen up, and head out to consume all the awesomeness that we have curated for ya. Happy geeking, and thanks for making this an amazing year for the podcast.
- We are truly shocked that we have produced over 150 episodes and are moving into Season 4 next week. We couldn't have done it without you, so we want to thank you for being such wonderful listeners, such a strong community, and just so awesome in general. We <3 you more than you know.
- Here's to 2019 and Season 4 being the best year yet -- in every respect. Happy New Year, friendos!
Weekly Geekery
- We’ll be back with next week! It's a big one! Of new stuff!
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Games of the Year 2018
In this episode:
- Void and Beej run down their favorite games of the year… including some special guest appearances. Not to mention all the honorable mentions up front!
- From Spider-Man to Red Dead Redemption 2, we discuss the most wonderful games we’ve played this year.
- Do your favorites make the cut? Where does Hitman 2 fall in? Or what about Xenoblade Chronicles? And does Persona 5 climb the ranks for the second year in a row? We know, but you don’t!
- Keep an ear out for some fun stuff like how Beej finally tried Smash like Void said to last episode, and we have special guests and best-of lists from special guests you don’t wanna miss. It’s all pretty awesome.
Weekly Geekery
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In this episode:
- Void and Beej have very different opinions of Smash Bros and it all comes out in this episode. Do we Smash each other? Or our expectations?
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate on Nintendo Switch is the smashiest Smash that ever smashed a smash.
- It’s a really good version of the game and it’s already my favorite
- Mostly it’s great because everything (and everyone) is here from older versions
- Plus the single player is the most built out that it’s ever been with both Classic and World of Light modes.
- Small tweaks
- Brought back mid-air dodges
- You can see the bounds of the level when you’re off the screen
- Defense is less effective which speeds up the game
- The game is faster in general than the last two have been (Wii U/3DS & Brawl)
- If you missed getting to experience all the DLC for the Wii U version, it’s all in Ultimate on day 1.
- Mostly it’s an extremely refined and iterated version of the last Smash for the Wii U
- Our histories with Smash Bros are entirely too long and detailed to talk about in the notes. So you should absolutely go and listen to the episode to hear what's up.
- And the question that really got the best discussion is: Why does BJ hate Smash Bros but like fighting games AND Why does Void dislike fighting games but like Smash Bros?
- Again, listen to the episode because this one...well, it's a pretty good time. And it immediately made Beej go into his living room and play Smash on the Wii U. Intrigued at how? Find out by listening to the episode, friendo!
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- No geekery this week. This is one of those subjects that needed an episode dedicated to the main topic. But we are going to have a super-mega, awesomesauce geekery at the beginning of the year. S4E1 is gonna be epic!
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Year-End Geekery
In this episode:
- Void and Beej catch up on things that need to be said before the end of the year. The end of the year is hectic for everyone, and we have a lot of stuff that needs to be talked about before Season 4 of the podcast rolls out.
- Beej's stuff:
- BJ ate a really good sandwich… like… really good. Holy moly.
- The Dragon Prince
- Frame-rate thing is interesting.
- Rayla’s Scottish accent seemed so fake, but the actress is Scottish
- Reminds me of Ni No Kuni 2 because it’s a pseudo-lighthearted fantasy
- Season 2 was greenlit. Yay!
- Overwatch
- New Symmetra. Again, holy moly. So much goodness.
- Legends of Aria - https://www.legendsofaria.com
- Formerly Shards Online
- Early Access right now
- Pretty much is old-school UO.
- 30 bucks for the initial buy-in.
- Steam in January.
- Fully supports player mods and servers
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Not quite as good as the first one. But still really fun.
- The Disney princesses were by far the highlight
- Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2
- Just a good show, ya know?
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Void's stuff:
- Persona 5 art book! So stylish!
- Off to be the Wizard
- Is this LitRPG? I don’t know where that line is drawn exactly.
- The premise of the book is that someone finds a file that controls all the variables in the world and uses it to essentially become a wizard (with the use of computer skills). It’s essentially a geek power fantasy.
- The Coming Storm (Audible Original) about Weather Data
- Government data that’s been collected but never really been uploaded to the cloud
- Communication and psychology problems of weather warnings and alerts
- Starlink Battle for Atlas
- It’s like Starfox, No Man’s Sky, and an Ubisoft open world game had a baby
- Hand-crafted solar system
- Fun exploring
- Combat is surprisingly fun because you get to mix and match weapons on the fly
- There’s an actual story
- This is also a pretty good Starfox game (Beej agrees. It's a great Starfox game.)
- Minecraft story mode on Netflix
- Choose your own adventure on Netflix. Pretty neat.
- RDR2 Online
- Seems like a much better fit for the world they’ve created
- There’s also still so much riding around between interesting things. Longing for more fast travel options
- Co-op story missions are fun
- Some of the competitive playlists are fun
- I bet this would be great with a regular group of friends if you can schedule that into your life
- Hitman 2
- More of the same in a really good way!
- Plus, if you own season 1 you get all those maps for free in the season 2 engine with the new items and elements
- New maps! Some are awesome I love the intricate systems. It’s a mix of puzzles, logic, learning, mastery of a level, and execution. It’s everything I loved about Hitman Season 1 but even more.
- This is probably one of my favorite games of all time (replacing Hitman Season 1) since it has all of season 1 i
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Best RPG Video Games for Newbies and Beginners
In this episode:
- We got asked on Twitter where the best place to begin with RPGs would be. Between Western RPGs like Skyrim and the jRPG genre like Final Fantasy, we thought this would make a great topic for a cast.
- Starting RPGs can be intimidating because they're typically dozens of hours long, with lots of mechanics and intricate battle and progression systems.
- We wanted to break it down so that you knew there are easily accessible options out there if you want to give the genre a try. Like Final Fantasy X and Dragon Quest XIII. We even talk about how Pokemon (specifically Let's Go! Eevee is a great starting point for everyone).
- We don't really cover action RPGs in this (Kingdom Hearts, Zelda, etc.) because we feel as though they deserve an episode all on their own. However, Kingdom Hearts is a great place to start, as is Breath of the Wild.
- If you've never tried an RPG before and want to just get into the genre without worrying about a lot of baggage, give Skyrim a shot. It's on almost every platform, is totally affordable, and really brought (Western) RPGs to the masses. You will probably drop hundreds of hours in like most of us do.
- And if you have any questions, feel free to ask on Twitter, Discord, or Slack.
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Listener Q&A 2018
In this episode:
- Every so often, we ask you -- our lovely listeners -- to send in any questions you want us to answer on any topic whatsoever. And we do our very best to answer them.
- You never fail to disappoint, either. We had to structure this episode differently than usual because we had so many, and we wanted to make sure we could answer each and every one.
- From work/live balance to how to get into Star Wars, your questions were incredibly fun to answer. We got to talk about headphones and video games and children and comic books and even write our own wishful-thinking synopsis of Star Wars Episode IX.
- We do these episodes every so often, so make sure that you keep sending in the questions on Slack, Discord, or Twitter. Or email us! Whatever works. We will keep track of them for the next Q&A episode.
- Many thanks to the Venerated Questioners, without whom we would not be able to create such delightful audio broadcasts.
- Thanks for sending questions podcaster at large Rob (previously from the Comic Box), Ryan Fitzgerald, Shadowmaster, Ken Murray, Matt, Data Error, Ninjaboi333, Trouydlepower, Capsule Jay, and anyone else that we grabbed your question but forgot to grab your name!
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- Did you seriously not get enough geekery last week? No? Well, don't worry. Your regularly scheduled Weekly Geekery will return next week. <3
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The Phantom Geekery
In this episode:
- Void and Beej catch up on the last few weeks. This is the time of year where adult responsibilities are often met with germ bombs. So between being sick and work and everything else, we are double recording a lot.
- In the between time, we do a lot of geeky stuff to ease our minds and chill.
- And this time, we had a to catch up on. From Double Dare Live to She-Ra, Beej was swamped lately. He also got a new computer, played Fallout 76, Overwatch, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He also watched a bunch of shows like She-Ra, Voltron, and Adam Ruins Everything.
- And Void...well, we don't know how he gets so much time. He rocked out Gamefly until next year, actually found a gam ehe wanted to buy (gasp!) and sampled a bunch of shows but only ended up sticking with Castlevania season 2. He also played more Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76, more Draglia lost, and is loving Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee!
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- It's all geekery! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Fallout 76 & Multiplayer Gaming
In this episode:
- Void has been playing Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption, and Draglia Lost which has gotten him thinking about where we both stand with multiplayer games at the moment. We dig in about what’s working for us and what’s not.
- We are both in a very similar place in terms of not wanting to devote a ton of time to them for no reward, but the way we want to dig in on that is different. Beej is into the more asynchronous multiplayer games right now, while Void looks at Dragalia Lost as a perfect casual filler because you get real-time interaction by killing raid bosses.
- RDR2 is a fun experiment, but Void wanted a Wild West Horsey Game and has instead been given a Work Your Way East Oops Now You Are In New Orleans Horsey Game. It is a fantastic technological achievement, but Void wonders if the game may be better multiplayer because the world is so interesting, but the story is going in a direction he's not happy with.
- Additionally, Fallout:76 has some good ideas and looks promising, but the storytelling is hit-or-miss because of it being done through audio logs and terminals. While that isn't a bad thing on its own, the fact that you tend to be in a voice party with others means that you can easily miss pertinent information and narrative because your party is either talking or wants to move on.
- Additionally, the Fallout:76 world feels kind of artificially empty because of how the story is being told right now. That may change as the game opens up, though. This is beta, after all.
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- BJ did some MCU rewatching with Spider-Man Homecoming and Infinity War, is still playing Marvel Strike Force, and gets to go watch a live show of Double Dare.
- Void gives a Gamefly update on Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest XI, Yoku’s Island Express, and Labyrinth of refrain: Coven of Dusk. He also accidentally tangents the podcast onto the topic of different generations with a discussion of the book Breathing Machine: A memoir of computers.
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Marvel's Spider-Man Heist DLC
In this episode:
- Spider-Man's first DLC pack was released on the PS4, and even though Beej hasn't finished the game yet, he had to hear about what Void thought about it.
- We discuss how the game is fantastic for its action, but also works as a character piece because it makes you feel for these people. In the original game, you really care about MJ and May and Peter and others. In The Heist, Felicia Hardy makes her first appearance and even though there's a lot of good Spidey-action, the story is focused around her and Peter's relationship.
- Remember, too, that the Spider-Man PS4 DLC does take place after the events of the main story. However, you don't have to complete the main game to play it. So if you want to jump in and get your Black Cat on without powering through the major narrative. They connect, yes, but not to the point where it's major spoilers or the cause of major confusion (Major Confusion, #salute).
- Oh, and they put the PS4 Spider-Man into the comics already. Yep, for real. He's from Earth-1048. And he's awesome.
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- BJ voted, geeked out about Spider-Geddon Comics, Marvel Unlimited, X-Men Blue, and Spider-Gwen.
- Void read Head-On, got a new monitor, watched the new Overwatch cinematic, got back into Pokemon Go, and did a DIY fix on his Joycon.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
In this episode:
- Void talks about initial impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2!
Weekly Geekery
- BJ had life happen but was able to record some stand-alone geekery anyway! He talks about Marvel’s Spider-Man, Daredevil Season 3, Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, his Kingdom Hearts collection, and Marvel Unlimited.
- Void played The Messenger and finished up Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey
In this episode:
- Void has been playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for a few weeks and Beej picks his brain about it and the future of the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Weekly Geekery
- BJ watched Jigsaw, is playing 5v5 arena games on his phone, and got super into Marvel stuff this week with Spider-verse, Iron Fist Season 1, and Daredevil Season 3.
- Void listened to the audiobook of Smoke and Iron as well as The Consuming Fire. He also tried out the Game of Thrones version of Reigns and started geeking out about Screen Time in iOS 12.
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iPhone Xs and Xs Max
In this episode:
- We both got new phones in the same week so we need to talk about them. Void hadn’t upgraded his phone in 4 and a half years, so it was definitely time! Beej, on the other hand, likes new shinies and technology and upgrades pretty often.
- Beej and his wife got new phones, too, just like Void and his wife did. Which phones they got were swapped, too. Weird.
- While this is a discussion on new phones and technology, we talk about the differences in current mobile operating systems, Android vs iOS, and even why we are drawn to certain kinds of devices.
- It's interesting to see the features that draw us both to the same kinds of phones because they're pretty different in terms of use, but we also overlap in them adding to the overall whole of the device.
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Weekly Geekery
- BJ started running again, has been listening to audiobooks, played some more Draglia Lost and other iPhone games, and watched Iron Fist Season 2.
- Void played Yakuza Kiwami 2, Flinthook, more Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and a lot of Draglia Lost. He also started watching the new Doctor Who.
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The Geekery Awakens
In this episode:
- This week was all about the Geekery Catch-Up. Since Beej went out of the country a few weeks ago, we had to record two episodes the week before, and he had internet issues the week after. So there was a good amount of time there for geekery to accumulate.
- We wanted to do one, big episode about it because not only was there so much of it, but we had so much to say about it. From books and audiobooks and video games and movies and Halloween cooking shows and gacha games, Nintendo games...we have a ton to talk about.
- We even go on some tangents (MoviePass! shakes fist angrily in the air, the future of the Netflix MCU: thoughts?)
- All in all, it's a great episode full of cool stuff.
- Oh, and by the way, we need questions for our semi-annual Q&A episode, so if you have a question of any sort, tweet at us, email us, throw it toward us on Slack, Discord, or Reddit...wherever. We wanna answer what you want to ask!
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Weekly Geekery
- BJ watched A Star Is Born, is listening to the Crazy Rich Asians audiobook, finished Thrawn and started Thrawn Alliance, is still playing Spider-Man on PS4, started Luke Cage Season 2 and Iron Fist Season 2, resubscribed to Marvel Unlimited, and is watching Halloween Wars and Baking Championship.
- Void saw (and loved) Hamilton, read Hamilton The Revolution, voted via mail, resubscribed to Gamefly, watched The Dragon Prince Season 1, played Super Mario Party, tried Magic The Gathering Arena, and is playing a ton of Dragalia Lost.
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Overseas Travel
In this episode:
- This week we discuss Beej’s recent trip to Barcelona and some of Void’s past travels.
- We talk about how traveling internationally makes us think about all of the stuff we take for granted in our own lives. Such as having so much space in America, Beej living beside cows, Void being able to visit Canada easily, and much more.
- Being able to travel internationally is great to be able to have discussions with people from different cultures and backgrounds, which helps us learn and expand the context in which we live our lives.
- Beej wasn't aware of the delicate political balance in Barcelona right now.
- Void wants to travel more, but needs to wait until his kids are older.
- There is also a discussion about how when you travel, it's easy to figure out where you belong and whether you want to live elsewhere. For Void, travel appeals a lot, but he doesn't want to live anywhere and raise a family other than MN. For Beej, he's open to the possibility, but it will definitely not be Barcelona.
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Weekly Geekery
- BJ is back into Star Wars with the Ahsoka novel, Star Wars Rebels, Thrawn books, and more!
- Void enjoyed his raccoon time in Donut County and wants more people to check out Wolverine: The Long Night.
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Minicast
In this episode:
- Void does a minicast about some Geekery due to last minute technical difficulties. We should be back to normal next week!
Weekly Geekery
- BJ’s internet broke!
- Void’s is still functional.
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Tabletop RPGs
In this episode:
- This week we discuss where we currently stand with tabletop RPGs. Beej got a recent chance to start up a regular group again and accidentally fell into the GM role. Void is super interested in the possibilities of tabletop gaming and has tried some home brew options.
Weekly Geekery
- BJ cancelled WoW but picked up SWTOR again and dove deep into other Star Wars stuff like Galaxy of Heroes, the Order 66 Podcast, Legends of the Galaxy, the Rebels sourcebook, and the Ahsoka novel.
- Void is probably still obsessed with Spider-Man, although it’s impossible to know with this time-shifted episode. He also watched some WWII movies, Oceans 8, got around to trying the Megaman 11 demo, and finally got his hands on the early access version of the Lord of the Rings Living Card Game (or LotR LCG if you prefer).
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Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4
Instead of typical show notes, here are the lyrics to the Spider-Man theme song from the '60s and a link to the song itself. That's better than anything we could have come up with ourselves. You're welcome.
Spider-Man, Spider-Man Does whatever a spider can Spins a web any size Catches thieves just like flies Look out, here comes the Spider-Man
Is he strong? Listen Bud He's got radioactive blood Can he swing from a thread ? Take a look overhead Hey, there! There goes the Spider-Man
In the chill of the night At the scene of a crime Like a streak of light He arrives just in time
Spider-Man, Spider-Man Friendly neighborhood, Spider-Man Wealth and fame, he ignores Action is his reward Look out, here comes the Spider-Man
Spider-Man, Spider-Man Friendly neighborhood, Spider-Man Wealth and fame, he ignores Action is his reward To him, life's a great big bang up Whenever there's a hang up You'll find the Spider-Man!
https://youtu.be/M7ghouZQRe4
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej watched a bunch of stuff this week like Luke Cage Season 2, The Punisher, The Good Place Season 2, and Wood Work!
- Void dipped back into his Persona 5 New Game Plus playthrough and played some Overwatch for the first time in a long time!
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Gaming at Work
In this episode:
- We talk about gaming and geeking out at work! And Toots!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej got around to watching The Defenders and liked it more than he thought he would.
- Void started watching shows and movies around World War II, killed some time playing MergePlane, and is experimenting with Mastodon.
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This week we discuss the current state of evergreen games and how they relate to games we replay. What makes a game evergreen compared to one that you revisit?
The difference comes in pretty similarly for both of us. We tend to look at evergreen games in a way that doesn't have a definite end, but even still, there are games that we approach over and over again for finite content packs that we consider evergreen.
There are different genres that we feel fit the evergreen mold more than others, too!
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We dive into personality tests because Void geeks out about them! From the early days of DISC tests to the ever-popular Meyers-Briggs, we discuss how each of these tests work and why we find them fascinating.
But what good are personality tests? Aside from allowing you to do a lot of navel-gazing, you can use personality tests to hold a mirror up to yourself and actually find actionable points that can improve your personal life. It's happened to both of us, so it can happen for you, too!
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We explore when and why we choose to re-experience pieces of media. We may actually do this differently than a lot of people, so we wanted to talk about it and see what makes something worth going back to.
Void will use media to specifically direct his mood so that he can sit in a particular mindset, while Beej uses them cathartically and instead of sitting it in them like Void and becoming contemplative about them, he comes out the other side feeling refreshed and relaxed.
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Nintendo 3DS Console Lookback
In this episode:
- This week we look back at the Nintendo 3DS console and why we love it.
- It's odd doing a retrospective on a game that is still technically being developed for, but it is at the end of its life cycle. That doesn't mean it's dead by any means.
- In fact, the Nintendo 3DS is one of the best systems we have ever owned. The games are phenomenal, and the range of titles is honestly better than any other console.
- We talk about the remasters and console ports. We discuss original titles and how m any of them were precursors to console titles that became some Best-in-Series (Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land).
Weekly Geekery
- BJ checked out the Power Rangers movie, is rewatching the Good Place, playing World of Warcraft, and relaunching his Geek Fitness podcast!
- Void is working too much but still managed to wrap up playing Elder Scrolls Online, try out some shows and movies, find a new podcast about Business Wars, listen to a lot of Fall Out Boy, and has been playing Idle Apocalypse way too much.
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We talk about the recent Harry Potter's Birthday Party that Jennifer threw at the library, and how it's not as out of reach as you think to host a fan event that can draw hundreds of people.
We know that a lot of you may have aspirations of hosting a con of some sort, of even just a fan event where you can get together with like-minded folks and geek out about what you love.
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Summer is awesome, but at the same time, there's a slump in a lot of the things we love. After the initial burst of movies...we are left with a drought. Video games don't get released because they're waiting for that holiday smash success. And books...well, we don't even know when books release, remember? But we talk about it all anyway and how we handle the drought.
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We check in on online communities in 2018 from how we’re feeling about them to how we interact with them day to day.
We started blogging and this podcast for the community. To make friends. To bring people together over things we love. And while the communities and their platforms may have changed, we may be getting back to a more personal era of online talk.
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Best of the First Half of 2018
In this episode:
- We talk about our favorite things from the first half of the year! Generally, we break this up into different sections: Books, Video, and Games.
- We think this is one of the best ways to introduce new listeners to the podcast or to catch up if you haven't been able to listen to the whole season. It's also a great way to spend a lot of money on things you've probably forgotten about by now
- We have a new Discord server: discord.geektogeekcast.com
- There were quite a few things we had wanted to gush about all over again, (The Collapsing Empire by Scalzi and Frostpunk on PC).
- We discuss the social importance of Black Panther and Altered Carbon, and why Avengers: Infinity War really is half a movie. AND SO MUCH MORE
- We also discuss Blaugust and want to encourage you to join in. What's that? A month long introduction to blogging with mentorship and fun and friends! We love online communities, and if you're interested, you can join their Discord and sign up here: https://discord.gg/uUMbSF7
Weekly Geekery
- This was kind of an all-geekery episode, which is cool. It was stuff from the first half of the year, so we geek out about a lot. We will be back to normal next week.
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Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
In this episode:
- Void and Your Wife talk about Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and some geekery!
Weekly Geekery
- Your Wife got into a new hobby!
- Void played Mario Tennis Aces and Luigi’s Mansion Arcade.
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How to Pick a Game Console
In this episode:
- We talk about how to pick a game console when you’ve been away from gaming for awhile. This topic was inspired by a question from Katie of the Tea Time with Katie and Chelsea podcast!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is building up his game shelf!
- Void played some more Gamefly games, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, more Persona 5, and the standalone Hitman Sniper Assassin that came with the Hitman 2 pre-order.
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RPG Job Systems
In this episode:
- We talk about Job Systems in RPGs and JRPGs! Lots of Final Fantasy talk especially around Final Fantasy V, the Four Job Fiesta, and Bravely Default.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej watched Incredibles 2 with his wife!
- Void played Realm Royale, Hollow Knight, and Fortnite on Switch.
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Every year, Void has a midyear party thrown for him: E3. When the biggest conference in the gaming world brings all the developers, publishers, and gaming media together, Void settles in, makes a schedule, and watches as much gaming news and announcements as he can stomach.
H talks us through the 2018 E3, hitting every one of the major press conferences and trying (and succeeding?) on talking about every single game and announcement that was made over the course of the weekend.
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Geekery Catch Up
In this episode:
- We talk about all the things we’ve done in the last two weeks!
Weekly Geekery
- So many things!
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
In this episode:
- We talk (and disagree about) Solo: A Star Wars Story!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is surprised by how much he connected with Deadpool 2.
- Void couldn’t put down Detroit: Become Human and blasted through the whole game.
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In this episode:
- Jennifer and Beej talk about the Incredibles because Void is sick on the couch! Wish him well, folks!
- The Incredibles is Jennifer’s favorite movie. It’s her watch-in-the-floor-while-eating-Chinese-food-on-her-birthday movie. She tells us why and nerds out real good for us all.
- We discuss the toys and new merchandise that’s out now in prep for Incredibles II, the state of the franchise’s video games and whether or not the “movie games” are any good, and what in the world is wrong with Disney World for having next to no Incredibles swag to buy when we were there a few weeks ago.
- We even go on a tangent about Tomorrowland.
- And somehow, we forgot to mention that Jennifer got a selfie with Mr. Incredible when she was told not to, got caught up in a dance party, and ended up in a conga line with Frozone. And now you know.
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The JRPG Backlog
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- Beej dives deeper into his JRPG backlog and what he’s excited to get to next!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej got a new chair and finished up the Final Fantasy V Boss Fight Book.
- Void read Forever War and tried a bunch of games like Shadow of the Colossus Remastered, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Battletech, Maelstrom, and was super impressed by Frost Punk.
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Disney Runs, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, God of War, and More
In this episode:
- Beej is back and brings Disney Runs, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Marvel Strike Force, and a new 2DS to talk about.
- Void has been busying sampling and playing games like God of War, Blossom Tales, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Nexomon, Yakuza 6, Final Fantasy V, Hogwarts Mystery, and the Detroit Become Human demo.
Weekly Geekery
- Was the whole episode!
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Avengers Infinity War
In this episode:
- A quick Avengers Infinity War talk! It’s been 10 years in the making and we finally got to see it.
Weekly Geekery
- We’ll catch up next week :)
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JRPG Revelation
In this episode:
- Beej had a big JRPG revelation this week and we needed to talk about it!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is messing around with emulators like PPSSPP.
- Void played A Way Out and has some interesting two player gaming thoughts to go with it!
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MCU Rewatch
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- Void has been rewatching the MCU and has lots of thoughts about Phase 1 and Phase 2 of it!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is still running and prepping for running! His Disney runs are right around the corner!
- Void rewatched a bunch of the MCU, finished Assassin’s Creed Origins, and watched the beginning of Lost in Space!
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Reading State of Mind
In this episode:
- We update each other on reading, audio books, when and how we’re reading, and basically everything that goes with it.
- While both of us are heavy readers, our patterns and habits work out really different. For instance, Void loves audiobooks and ebooks to sync so he can suit his situation, and Beej keeps his audio and written text separate.
- The idea of branching out of our comfort zones comes up, with us both being engrossed in sci-fi and fantasy, but feeling the need to branch out because much of the fiction we read feels very "samey."
- Non-fiction is drawing our attention, but for different reasons and with different media.
- We discuss tools to get through both podcasts and audiobooks faster, and what the most comforting parts of being a reader are to us.
- In general, we just discuss our love of books and reading and why we are where we are. We think you guys will be able to join in on this, too, because that's a big part of our community.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is still watching Crazy Ex Girlfriend, started the Punisher, finished Lock-In, is trying Disgaea, and is sheepish about cake for some reason. He should just embrace cake as a fact of life. Cake is important. What’s the point of life if you’re not going to live it?
- Void played Minit, went back to playing Assassin’s Creed Origins, and has some thoughts about the Solo trailer. He also blatantly owns the fact that he enjoys eating pizza, cake, and Reese’s. He’s not afraid to live a little. Junk food is good, embrace it.
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Ready Player One
In this episode:
- We talk about Ready Player One! We’ve both read the book but Beej saw the movie and has thoughts!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej finished a bunch of his weekly geekery from last week, did a half marathon, started Crazy Ex Girlfriend, and geeked out over the Thor Ragnarok Blu Ray.
- Void almost got a pacifist win in Fortnite, finished Altered Carbon, rewatched The Last Jedi while reading the novelization, started Persona 3 the animation, and is completely hooked on reading The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies. Oh, also, Stardew Valley is back in the mix somehow?
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We talk about movies that are dumb but kind of glorious because of it. You know, movies where you can shut off your brain, but still enjoy them!
We talk about some of our favorites including The Fifth Element, The Fast and the Furious, and the even sillier stuff like 21 Jump Street and the new Jumanji.
We've talked before about movies being successful despite not being great cinema, and that's what these are. Meant to be silly, and we love that about them. That's why we watch them dozens of times.
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Starting New Projects
In this episode:
- We talk about starting new projects and all the things we’ve learned about them (and failed with them) over the years.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is excited for Ready Player One, Pacific Rim, and he watched Nailed It!
- Void finally got around to watching Black Panther, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and some new movie trailers. He also played Meteorfall, Armello, Tokaido, Kirby Star Allies, Into the Breach, Yakuza Zero, and of course more Fortnite Battle Royale.
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Soft Skills
In this episode:
- We discuss soft skills on our resumes and in the office. Weirdly interesting topic?
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is still reading Oathbringer and watched Where Dreams Go to Die.
- Void watched a bunch of shows and movies like The Big Sick and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He’s also still playing Fortnite Battle Royale.
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Game Beginnings
In this episode:
- We discuss the start of games and how exposition and tutorials can really slow things down. Also, some of the worst offenders are talked about.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej watched Game Night, Queer Eye v2.0, and Joel Mchale.
- Void finished setting up his “Smart” living room, finished watching Star Trek Discovery Season 1, and played a bunch of games like Fortnite PVE, Deep Rock Galactic, Part Time UFO, Gloomhaven, Yakuza 6 demo, Kirby Star Allies demo, and a lot of Into the Breach.
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Disney Movies
In this episode:
- We discuss Disney movies from Steamboat Willie to Star Wars! Beej breaks them out into different eras including what he likes to call the “Dumb Era”.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is mad at Overwatch and still loves Altered Carbon.
- Void got back to playing lots of stuff like Subnautica, Celeste, Fortnite Battle Royale Season 3, and Florence.
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Run BJ Run
In this episode:
- We talk about BJ’s latest running stories and chocolate!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej watched Black Panther and the Olympics, checked out CTF in Overwatch, and got a real YouTube comment.
- Void finished reading Artemis and Paradox Bound, finally saw the credits roll on Monster Hunter World, tried out Superflight as a palette cleanser, sampled FFXV Pocket Edition, and fell down a speed running progression rabbit hole on YouTube.
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Still Hunting Monsters
In this episode:
- Void is solo this week and still hunting monsters. He also read (most of) Artemis, got first place in Fortnite Battle Royale, and has been thinking about video game release timings!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej vanished, oh no!
- Void last second turned his geekery into the show!
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Monster Hunter World
In this episode:
- We discuss how Monster Hunter has taken us by surprise. We both really like it! Learn about hunting giant monsters with us!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej did an impromptu 5k event and loves Altered Carbon.
- Void is still hooked on Fire Emblem Heroes and he thought the Solo Star Wars Story trailer was… alright.
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Between books and movies and games, the stuff we didn't get to in 2017 just keeps piling up. And with 2018's release schedule ramping up even earlier than usual, there's just so much good stuff we can't keep up.
We discuss the ways that we find new things, are able to really dig in on what we care about, and the strategies we use to keep up with as much geekery as possible with the sheer amount that's almost overwhelming.
We also talk about Void doesn't have comfort TV. And that makes him a sad boy.
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In this episode:
We discuss our most anticipated everything of 2018! From movies we want to watch (INFINITY WAR OMG) to games (have you SEEN that Spider-man game coming to PS4?) to why books are harder to get excited for than other media.
Weekly Geekery
Beej played Metroid on 3DS, Hero Academy 2, and Fortnite. Void played Fortnite, Legendary, Final Fantasy Dissidia NT, They Are Billions, and Slay the Spire.
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Super Geekery 2018 Part 2: Return of the Geekery
In this episode:
- It’s all Weekly Geekery and we have so many things to talk about! Shows and movies like The Crown Season 2, Horizon Zero Dawn documentary, Dunkirk, Duck Tales, Star Trek Discovery Episodes, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, Westworld, Pitch Perfect 3, Spirit of the Marathon, Boston, Heart: From Flatline to Finish Line, Blade Runner 2049, Stranger Things, Jumanji, Star Wars, The Greatest Showman, Doctor Who, Thor Ragnarok, and Black Mirror. Not to mention reading stuff like Marvel Unlimited, Blood Sweat and Pixels, Oathbringer, Gravity Falls, Words of Radiance and more. We listened to things too but this paragraph is getting too long :p
Weekly Geekery
- It’s all weekly geekery again :)
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Super Geekery 2018 Part 1: Geekery Strikes Back
In this episode:
- It’s all Weekly Geekery and we have so many games to talk about! Games like Destiny 2, Portal Bridge Constructor, Telltale Batman, Deadcells, Fortnight, Reigns: Her Majesty, Sniper Elite 4, Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Stardew Valley, Cosmic Star Heroine, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Overwatch, King’s Quest, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Adventure of Mana, Axiom Verge, Nine Parchments, Bioshock Infinite, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Cuphead, Metroidvanias, Steamworld Heist, Steamworld Dig, Steamworld Dig 2, Guacamelee, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Hearthstone, What Remains of Edith Finch, Star Wars Destiny, and Battle Chef Brigade.
Weekly Geekery
- It’s all weekly geekery again :)
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Best of the Rest 2017
In this episode:
- We cover our top picks for the year in everything that isn’t video games! The best of the rest is back!
Weekly Geekery
- Not this week! It’s time to look back on 2017. We’ll be back next week with more geekery!
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Best Video Games of 2017
In this episode:
- We discuss our games of the year, from honorable mentions all the way up to our personal number 1’s!
Weekly Geekery
- Not this week! It’s all about the games!
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We talk about our high-level and spoilery Star Wars: The Last Jedi thoughts, but don't worry! We start with non-spoilers and get into spoilers around the 10 minute mark. As usual, we have a lot of Star Wars thoughts!
And Weekly Geekery? Other than Star Wars? No way! Not this week! Just more Episode VIII thoughts!
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In this episode:
When and why do we buy games on multiple platforms? A discussion ensues. Do you buy the same game more than once? Is it DLC? A new system you just want to play with? Bugs in one version and none in another? Let us know on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/geektogeekcast Weekly Geekery
Beej is mad at WordPress but happy with Hearthstone. Void is hooked on Fire Emblem Heroes, loving The Crown Season 2, and accidentally tangents onto Monster Hunter World.
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Catching Up
In this episode:
- We catch up because we missed a week. No main topic, just chatting geekery and random stuff!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej has thoughts on Wordcamp and Wow!
- Void played Horizon Zero Dawn, Star Wars Battlefront II, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, saw a live podcast recording, and has been playing around with new tech.
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Void is experiencing technical difficulties, so Beej’s wife, Jennifer, hops on the mic in his place to talk about what she geeks out about: woodworking.
And not just woodworking. We talk about pop culture, Logan, Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and all sorts of YouTube channels. And rip fences. We talk a lot about rip fences.
Jennifer explains how a super geeky woman becomes just as interested in table saws and power tools as she is about American literature, superheroes, and feminism.
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Ask Us Anything
In this episode:
- We answer your questions!
Weekly Geekery
- Next week we’ll be back with weekly geekery!
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Odd Man Out Games
In this episode:
- We talk about games that make us feel left out and why.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej signed up for a Star Wars run, watched more Stranger Things 2, played some Snipperclips, and tried Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
- Void watched Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets, more Star Trek discovery, listened to a ton of Reply All, and played a bunch of games like HQ, Call of Duty WWII, and Destiny 2 PC.
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Mario Odyssey & Assassin's Creed Origins
In this episode:
- We talk about Assassin’s Creed Origins and Mario Odyssey!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej has been traveling and switched back to Android from iOS with a new phone.
- Void had lots of time to play games and has some thoughts about Wolfenstein The New Colossus.
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Geeky Travel
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- We talk about our travel histories and how we keep it geeky while traveling!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is psyched about some Funko Pops and Livestreaming.
- Void destroyed the universe with paperclips and loves his SNES Classic.
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Halloween
In this episode:
- Beej waxes poetic about Halloween. (Punkins!)
- Void enjoys his Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups… mmmm.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is finding Turtles All the Way Down is living up to his expectations and dove into some Shin Megami Tensei weirdness.
- Void has to get some thoughts about Shadow of War off his chest and also listened to some awesome Hardcore History podcasts about ancient Rome.
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TV And Movies Catch Up
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- We’ve watched a bunch of TV and Movies lately that haven’t made it into Geekery, so it’s time to catch up!
- We don't get a lot of time to just totally dig in with TV and Movies uninterrupted, so this was a fun show to do. We both had time to really hit a backlog and discover some new stuff.
- From TGIF to Star Trek Discovery to YouTube gaming documentaries, we talk about all the cool stuff that kept us plastered on our couches for longer than was probably healthy.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is spending time reading about running and picking out new running shoes.
- Void tried Tacoma… with mixed results. He also discusses the death of AIM.
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Microtransactions In Full Priced Games
In this episode:
- We talk about microtransactions in full-priced games and slip into a little bit of F2P talk, too.
- Which microtransactions work for us and which ones just make us angry?
- Discussion ranges from Overwatch and its loot boxes to Battlefront 2 and its loot boxes. Both are similar systems, but we aren't sold on one of them.
- DLC and microtransactions and expansion content are increasingly becoming blurred together, and we talk about just what that means for the future of the industry, as well as our interest in continuing with games beyond their initial content.
- Also, Beej just doesn't really get FPS games. #shrug
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is still obsessed with all things Brandon Sanderson and is prepping for Oathbreaker.
- Void tried the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta and beat Golf Story. He still thinks Golf Story is a great game!
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Modern Demos
In this episode:
- We talk about the state of modern demos, what demos we’ve been playing, which ones convinced us to buy games, and why Void picks up Gamefly for a few months every year.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is still hooked on various Kingdom Hearts game, his wife is hooked on Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and the Disney Afternoon Collection is still hard.
- Void got some good iPhone 6 news, is hunting for an SNES Classic, is kinda peeved at the FFXV team, played an interesting game called Heat Signature, and is loving Golf Story.
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Beej’s Travel
In this episode:
- We talk about Beej’s recent travel exploits. Where has he been? What was he doing? Find out on this week’s episode!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is hooked on all things Kingdom Hearts. Seriously. Someone should probably help him. He has a Disney problem. He can’t stop. Even if he wanted to. Which he doesn’t.
- Void watched Wonder Woman, The Mummy, Arthur Legend of the Sword, a Twilight Imperium documentary, Baby Driver, and Star Trek Discovery. He also played more Destiny 2, checked out the Octopath Traveler Demo, and beat SteamWorld Dig 2. Not to mention his iOS11 troubles and switch over to the Overcast podcast app.
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Knitting
In this episode:
- We talk about knitting and all the things that go along with it!
Weekly Geekery
- Knitting is followed by Crochet and Game of Thrones.
- Void recaps Hitman, Persona 5, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Destiny 2, Overcooked, and Final Fantasy XV from a new perspective.
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Destiny 2
In this episode:
- We talk all about Destiny 2! Void weighs in with a lot of thoughts on Destiny 2 compared to the first game while Beej brings a fresh perspective since he skipped Destiny 1.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej got super into Medium, is exploring Slack for work and fun, found a new notebook to geek out over, tried the Ulysses writing app, and is going to be helping with a WordCamp.
- Void is pleasantly surprised that Mario has a gun in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, read the new Star Wars Leia book, finished a Brandon Sanderson novella, and is excited about the news that J.J. Abrams is directing Star Wars Episode IX.
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eSports
In this episode:
- We talk about our thoughts and experiences with eSports and quickly realize that we’re kinda set in our ways about them. It may have even caused this to be the shortest episode ever!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej continues to read the Mistborn Series, tried out Dragon Quest Heroes II ,and played more 20XX.
- Void finished reading Ash & Quill, continues to play 20XX, and started teaching his kids how to play Chess.
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We’re kicking off a new random series we decided to call Games of Our Lives where we highlight a specific year in our life and talk about our gameplay memories from it. Beej has thoughts about Halo: Combat Evolved, GTA3, Final Fantasy X, Mario Kart Advance, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, and Golden Sun while Void discusses Devil May Cry 3, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Jade Empire, Shadow of the Colossus, and Guitar Hero.
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Modern Interactive Fiction
In this episode:
- We talk about all things interactive fiction from choose your own adventure to walking simulators to games that came out this week!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej relaunched Health Hacks and beat FFXV this week.
- Void gave The Defenders a watch, got back into Gamefly, sampled Nioh and For Honor, played the fantastic Sonic Mania, and was amazed that 20XX isn’t getting the developer sued.
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FFXV Redux - A Beejspective
In this episode:
- We talk about Beej’s first week with a PS4! Hot takes coming at you! We mostly dive deep into FFXV since Beej is finally playing it and Void still loves it!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej won some Parks and Rec trivia and is very proud of himself.
- Void fails at explaining Slime Rancher or why it’s interesting, despite putting a bunch of hours into it this week. He also finished the FFV Four Job Fiesta, played The Long Dark: Winter Mute, Titanfall Assault, the Dreadnaught Open Beta, listened to the new Hardcore History episode. And last, but certainly not least, watched Duck Tales! Wooohooo.
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We don't tend to be big retro gamers, but that doesn't mean we don't have tons of fond memories tied to retro games.
Our personal experience with games from our childhood and adolescence are considered retro games, which is kind of hard to deal with. But we do. For you folks.
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Side Projects & Goals
In this episode:
- We break down a bunch of our current thoughts on our side projects and goals. Kinda work related, kinda personal, kinda about productivity. This is one of our more personal topics and less on the geeky side, although we still touch on that too.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej played more FFV and briefly glanced at Little Witch Academia.
- Void played a lot to make up for all his MMO time locked down on one game. He touched on Gigantic, Layton’s Mysterious Journey, Inside, Plague Inc: Evolved, and Splatoon 2. He also started and finished Pyre in only a few days. Also, The Adventure Zone is really good.
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Last week, we talked about just how awesome FFXIV was in general, trying to get you to give it a shot if you haven't. This week, we dive deep into the two expansions that have been released over the years and how they affected our enjoyment of the game (it was all positive), and how we experienced the content.
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Final Fantasy is one of our favorite series. We play them and replay them, and recently, FFXIV grabbed both of us and sank it's grubby little MMO claws right into us. While neither of us tend to be big MMOers these days, FFXIV has so much going for it that we really can't resist it. FFXIV is in full swing for both of us in the middle of the summer gaming slump. We’ve been playing it pretty much the exclusion to all else for the past few weeks.
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Spider-Man Homecoming
In this episode:
- We talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming, despite Void not having seen it. Life gets in the way sometimes, ya know? We discuss the current state of the MCU and how Spidey fits into it.
- Void talks about how he wishes he could watch movies at home right when they release in the theater, and even how he would pay a premium price to do so.
- Beej nerds out about his deep love of Spider-Man and how awesome Michael Keaton is. He was amazing as Batman, and he doesn't disappoint as the Vulture. (Beej forgot to mention that he went from playing Birdman in Birdman to playing a bird-man in Spiderman. Heh heh heh.)
- All of the Easter eggs in Homecoming are super cool, and Beej missed a TON of them. Listen to the two Spider-Man: Homecoming episodes of The Comic Box for full coverage of those.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is done with WoW but has gotten back into FFXIV, is playing FFVI too, and watched Glow.
- Void is still playing FFXIV although this has impacted his FFV Four Job Fiesta progress! He also watched some Castlevania and is starting to go back through Game of Thrones Season 6.
- Check out Void’s FFXII PC Emulator Guide if you’re interested.
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Ask Us Anything… Again!
In this episode:
- We asked for questions that you wanted to know the answers to, and you did not disappoint. So we put together our second mini-topic episode where we go through everything you want to know about that we didn't think of yet!
- Topics include a discussion on Triple-A games and other classifications, things we geek out about that aren't necessarily geeky, and geeky stuff that we just don't like (believe it or not, they exist!). We also talk about our podcasting routine, things we can't or won't talk about on the show for whatever reason, and why we play the games on the systems we do.
- Plus a whole lot more thanks to all your fantastic questions! We sure do hope you enjoy listening to us ramble on about all of them, and if you have any others, be sure to send them our way for our next AMA episode!
Weekly Geekery
- Since this week was a grab bag of awesome, we are going to hold onto our geekery and then talk a lot about it next week! Stay tuned!
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Summer Gaming Slump
In this episode:
- The summer gaming slump is here again! What is it? How do we deal with it? Why don’t publishers get it? And what are we even playing during it?
Weekly Geekery
- Beej plays more WoW and watches more Master of None.
- Void has played a bunch more FFXIV, watched the Power Ranger movie, and built a tiny arcade cabinet!
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Gaming Motivation
In this episode:
- This is a video games podcast, but we've never really talked about WHY we play video games--either certain types of games or even why video games over other types of media.
- We discuss what we get out of video games, and how we love that sweet, sweet dopamine hit. Void and Beej both look for different things in games, but they end up playing totally similar ones, too. It's fun to see how people can get value in different ways from gaming.
- We discuss what games appeal to us, why, and how we look toward the future in terms of how we've changed our habits in the past.
- We even have a tangent on when we play games, our sleep schedules because of gaming, and cool stuff like that!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej watches Girlboss, Master of None, Handmaid’s Tale, and plays some more WoW!
- Void found that he actually might like American Gods, played FFXIV Heavensward, started the Four Job Fiesta, and dove into Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds.
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Talking Points:
- E3 2017. Not comprehensive. Not VGNN. Only talking about things we think are interesting enough to talk about. You have video game news sites for the rest :)
- We’re talking about Press Conferences, if more news comes out throughout the rest of the week it won’t be here because we’re recording on Tuesday night!
- http://e3recap.com/ has been my friend
- Overall trends
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- Esports being forced onto games that aren’t even out yet
- “Influencers” being put front and center
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- BJ: torn on the current “influencer” boom. Feels like a bubble that’s totally disingenuous
- Shorter press conferences with less big game announcements
- Really hard to tell what is actually exclusive
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- Microsoft “Console Launch Exclusive”
- Most of these press conferences would have been better pre-recorded as just a series of trailers instead of having a stage show, honestly.
- Updates on games we already knew existed. This is what we get for so many years of announcing games way ahead of time. It finally caught up to the platform holders.
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- The UPSIDE of this is that most of the games in the conferences will be out within the next 12 months. That has never really been the case before.
- Skyrim being announced for Switch with motion controls and for VR. Can we just let Skyrim die already?
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- BJ: I think it’s cool to be for the Switch, but I agree. I’d rather a new Elder Scrolls game than yet another rehash of Skyrim. I’m not playing it again.
- EA
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- Battlefront 2 (Star Wars)
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- All Saga Movie timelines? Prequels, Original, and New trilogies
- New class system and points for vehicles/heroes
- Single Player Story Campaign
- Microsoft
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- Scorpio “Xbox One X” $499
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- It’s kind of amazing how much I DON’T care about PS4 Pro or Scorpio
- A bunch of survival games? I’m not super into that genre
- A bunch of games we already knew about or have seen before
- Sea of Thieves (first actual exclusive? But it’s on Windows 10 too, so whatever)
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- BJ: it’s an adventure game! #yawn
- Crackdown 3
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- Jumping was fun in 1. 2 was a letdown
- BJ: Terry Crews! <3 Terry Crews. That’s enough to make me want to play it
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Best of 2017, Part 1
In this episode:
- We talk about the best of everything we've loved this year! Yeah, we know it's only halfway through 2017, but we wanted to make sure that nothing got lost in the shuffle. Amazing games like Hitman, movies like Moana, and books like Red Rising top the list, and with such amazing stuff this early, we wanted to talk about it all AGAIN!
- Since it's the first half, we don’t order them like we do at the end of the year. This isn't a ranking episode--it's more of a recommendation show. We want you to experience all of the coolness that we have, just in case you've missed any of it in our Weekly Geekery segments.
- Heck, there's some best-of stuff that happened this week that we haven't even had a chance to talk about yet! It's that good!
- We are also still looking for new questions and ideas for our mini-topics episode that we're doing soon, so make sure to email, Tweet, or throw a post into the mix at /r/geektogeekcast so we can talk directly at you! Wanna know something about us that we don't normally talk about? Or that we haven't gone into as much detail as you'd like? Here's your chance to tell us what to do!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej plays Hearthstone!
- Void watches Logan and The Lego Batman Movie! He plays Elder Scrolls Legends, Danger Zone, Has Been Heroes, and More!
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Online vs Single Player vs MMO Gaming
In this episode:
- Competitive games, multiplayer games, online games, MMOs, single player games, ALL THESE GAMES!?
- Why do we play what we play?
- We have it out and discuss what we play and why.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is hooked on WoW and Kimmy Schmidt.
- Void has played a ton more games this week with the long holiday weekend! Games like Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia, Has Been Heroes, ARMs “test punch”, Disgaea 5 demo, Magikarp jump, and others!
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The Future of MMOs (also Webcomics?)
In this episode:
- We thought webcomics would be a full topic but it was super short so we talk in depth about Weekly Geekery and have a second topic…
- About the Future of MMOs!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej got an Apple Watch, is still playing WoW, and loves his baking shows!
- Void is done with Horizon Zero Dawn, started Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, thought about Destiny 2, and has a new Guinea Pig!
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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
In this episode:
- We are talking about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2! We do pretty deep into spoilers this time around--as usual--so be sure to listen for the spoiler alert so you can catch up after you’ve seen the movie.
- Overall, we liked the movie, and we differ on whether we think it’s better or worse than the first one. The non-spoilery take-away is that it’s exactly what you’d expect out of a GOTG sequel. And we think that’s awesome.
- We discuss characters, narrative, and how things tie together. We discuss the inclusion of Baby Groot and just how delightful he is (not a spoiler--you learn this 2 minutes in). The filmmaking is clever, and the cinematography is used in fun ways.
- We also have a few things we think could have been done better, but those are in the minority.
- So with that, download the episode, tell your friends, toss us a review, and then join the discussion about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 on our /r/geektogeekcast subreddit!
Weekly Geekery
- Beej watches depressing TV, gets back into World of Warcraft, and confuses Void with shoe terms!
- Void retreads space, contemplates JRPG jobs, and hunts robot dinosaurs!
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Interlude
In this episode:
- Unlike normal, this week forced us to record separately. As the title says, it's been one heck of a week. Between sickness striking the Void residence and destroying him physically (but never emotionally!) and Beej picking up a temp job that beat him up worse than Tyler Durden, for the first time in a year, things just didn't line up for us!
- Never fear, though! We love you guys enough that you get a couple of monologues to keep you informed and entertained and aware that we're alive (we think).
- Next week: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. We promise. <3
Weekly Geekery
- That's kind of what this episode is! Enjoy it!
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Persona 5, Reader Riot, And Other Things
In this episode:
- Our week was crazy, this is the result.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej has Reader Riot, Overwatch, and Handmaiden’s Tale.
- Void beat Persona 5 and finished a book!
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Our favorite documentaries and non-fiction
In this episode:
- Beej watches a lot of documentaries and has lots of recommendations. Lots and lots. From tech to food to fitness to memoir and personal stories and pretty much everything he geeks out all the time. He. Loves. Documentaries. OMG. Even after we stopped recording, he kept texting Void about all the different documentaries he forgot to talk about.
- We discuss gaming docs, audiobooks for non-fiction, vegetarian documentaries, tech documentaries, and all sorts of stuff. Beej really gets excited when talking about it because he uses non-fiction and podcasts and audiobooks to take other people’s stories and journeys and explorations into different topics and apply them to his life.
- Both tend to agree in how awesome and important the information is and love the same topics, but just prefer to get them in different ways. Void, though, tends to look at non-fiction and documentaries in a different way--they’re neat, but he prefers to get the same information from articles and then move on to something else.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej is in full-on prep mode for the Reader Riot book festival, doing TV and radio interviews left and right. Wish him luck that he survives the weekend.
- This week on Void’s Persona 5 corner, he discusses the awesome music, the battle system and ambush mechanics, how bosses are like puzzles to figure out, and finding palace treasure. PALACE TREASURE! More next week!
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Buying Games Later & Star Wars The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer
In this episode:
- We talk all about buying games on day 1 vs buying games later.
- Save money, get a more complete game, and have all the bugs squashed at the same time.
- Then we may tangent onto the new Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer before stumbling into a surprising amount of Weekly Geekery
Weekly Geekery
- Lots of things! Listen to find out :p
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Joss Whedon
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- We talk about the works and history of Joss Whedon!
- Weekly geekery includes Photoshop, Persona 5, S-Town Podcast, and Running!
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Worldbuilding, Storytelling, and Genre Conventions
In this episode:
- We get interested in different pieces of media for different reasons. Generally, there are two types of stories: character stories and idea stories. Sometimes, a setting can make us bounce off a piece of media really hard (real-world stuff for Void and traditional high-fantasy for Beej), but it can also be enough of a draw that we push through mediocre stories to find out more about the world.
- We discuss various settings such as Star Wars, the Brandon Sanderson Cosmere, Mass Effect Andromeda, Fallout, and Zelda. There are lots of draws to each of them, but in the end, we discuss the conventions that make each of them work for us and why others don’t.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Card thief / Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze / Splatoon
- Void - Card Thief / Dynasty Warriors Unleashed / Blaster Master Zero / A King's Tale / Planet Coaster / Torment Tides of Numenera / Shovel Knight
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Beating Mass Effect Andromeda and Buying Video Games in Installments
In this episode:
OMG! BIG NEWS!
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We are incredibly excited to announce that we made a new friend! YAAAAAY! The Geektitude podcast has joined the Geek to Geek podcast network. Geektitude is an interview show, which our network has been looking to include for quite a while. We just had to find the right one. And Joe is the right guy for the job. We couldn't be happier with the addition, and we certainly hope y'all will give him the same kind of love and warm-fuzzies that you have given the rest of us.
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Make sure you head over to the Geektitude Facebook page and give it a like, subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and give him a shout at @epicgrays on Twitter. And you know what's best of all? He has like 70ish episodes to listen to already, so what are you waiting for? Get to streaming!
Mass Effect Andromeda
- Void beat Mass Effect Andromeda very quickly. He reviews the game for those of us who haven’t played it, and he discusses the game’s strengths and weaknesses. Primarily, the open-worldedness wasn’t interesting enough to make him explore, the new races were too limited, and the story was pretty similar to the old one.
- The thing is, Void wanted to love this game, and instead he only liked it. There is a lot to like here, and a lot of the internet’s reactions have been overblown. The new dialogue options are really great, and they work a lot better than the stark good/bad dichotomy most Bioware games have.
- The premise of the game is still pretty amazing, and he has incredibly high hopes for Mass Effect Andromeda 2 because this first game laid a great foundation for a series, provided they make a series of improvements he outlines in the episode.
Games as a Service
- More and more these days, games aren’t a buy-once/play-forever kind of thing like they used to be. Between DLC and expansion packs and passes and constant content updates, video games have to be treated as a service to keep players interested.
- We discuss a number of these models--MMO subscriptions, the one-game-I-play-forever-and-nothing-else system, microtransactions, mobile updates, events, episodic releases (free and paid), and even things like toys to life and shareware titles from a consumer standpoint.
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Weekly Geekery
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- Beat Zelda: Breath of the Wild / American Crime Story / Mario Kart 8 / 10% Happier - Hannah Hart episode / Spider-man Homecoming Trailer 2
- Void
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- Treadmill desk / Splatoon 2 “Testfire” / I Am Setsuna / Mario sports Superstars / Card Thief
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Introducing your friends to Star Wars
In this episode:
- Getting into Star Wars can be tough. It has a huge history and a gigantic fanbase, and with 50 years behind it, some people are intimidated by the franchise and don’t know how to jump in. Never fear, geeks! We’re here to help.
- Inspired by our resident Jedi Noobs Chocobochica and CapsuleJay (among others!), we want to make sure that Star Wars is not unapproachable. We provide suggestions on the best viewing order on the movies, as well as jumping-on points that aren’t necessarily even tied in with the films.
- There is a huge swath of Star Wars-related media out there, so if you’re a book person, we recommend books (specifically, audiobooks!), or if you’re a gamer, there are always video games, and if you like to binge, you can even jump in with some of the cartoons and even different ways to watch those!
- We discuss the oft-mentioned Machete order, as well as how The Force Awakens (Episode 7) changed the way you jump in and get accustomed to the galaxy far, far away.
- Even spinoffs like the recent Rogue One and the upcoming Han Solo films present unique ways to dip your toes in without needing 50 years worth of history to make sense of it all.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej
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- Zelda Zelda Zelda. Breath of the Wild has made him pretty much live in Hyrule.
- Buffy: The Vampire Slayer rewatch with his wife.
- Replaying Wii games--Mario Kart as a good 2-player game, and watching his wife discover how different Super Mario Run is over New Super Mario Bros Wii
- Void
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- Read Wayward and Ratqueens, which has been given a soft reset, which means you can get into it easier now.
- Finally “Beat” Fire Emblem Heroes, but more content should be comign soon.
- I still love Shovel Knight and have been replaying it on Switch. Not only is this his year of trying to replay more things, but it’s also a way to keep using the Switch because it’s just great to hold and use.
- Void’s kids prefer joycons sideways with the wrist strap over other controllers.
- Finally watching a bunch of stuff that built up between the new job and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Various YouTube series, Genius Game Season 3, Assassin's Creed (movie), Moana. Fantastic Beasts, Passengers, and the disappointingly bland Iron Fist on Netflix.)
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
In this episode:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally out, and Beej and Void are playing (and loving) it. Void has it on the Switch, and Beej grabbed it on Wii U. We discuss the differences in the versions and how each piece of hardware handles the game (hint: they’re pretty much the same).
- We discuss how Breath of the Wild treats armor and weapons differently than other games in the series, making it much more like a traditional RPG, but still feeling totally like Zelda.
- The setting is a unique version of Hyrule, and it’s a welcome change. You can see the other Hyrules there, but this one feels more alive...even though it has technically been destroyed.
- Nintendo did what Nintendo does: makes a game full of fun little details. In a way, they did what Blizzard did with World of Warcraft--took an existing genre and perfected it.
- The game assumes you’re not stupid and doesn’t have a real “tutorial.” You have an intro, get some abilities, and are set into the world. It’s awesome.
- Hardest Zelda ever. And that’s a good thing.
- There’s a story we care about, and we didn’t expect that from a Zelda game. But it’s not a Final Fantasy-style story. It’s told in a really cool way.
- There are multiple game systems that Void really loves digging into so that he can experience new and interesting gameplay that may not have been designed or intended, and even Beej got into figuring out how to use the game’s physics and systems to think outside of what the standard solution to a puzzle or fight would be.
- Overall, we are in love with this game, and we think it is worth every penny and second you spend with it.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej
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- Persona 4 Golden is still cool, but he got Zelda, so that’s taken priority.
- Void
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- Shovel Knight is just as awesome on the Switch as it ever was.
- Grabbed a second Switch dock for upstairs after all because the system is amazing
- Tried Curiosity Box with his kids and thinks it’s great. Can’t wait for the next box.
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Nintendo Switch Launch Spectacular!
In this episode:
- Nintendo Switch is here! It’s launched! Void got one! Beej didn’t! He can’t find one at all!
- There were however...hiccups. Don’t buy day-1 console hardware from Amazon.
Impressions of Hardware
- Why is Nintendo marketing it as a console that you can take with you instead of a handheld that docks?
- It plays better when it’s not docked. Suspend any time and anywhere, like a handheld. Faster suspend and more integrated than PS4. Definitely leans toward the handheld side and not the console side.
- Kickstand sound is disconcerting.
- Controllers: Joycons are great, and they feel awesome when clicked into handheld mode. Also as separate controllers, and the clip thingies make them bigger and more comfortable. The dog-head controller is terrible. But the Nintendo Switch pro controller is the best, and it connects to the PC, too, a bonus. I do not like the dog head controller at all (the grip)
- Docking and undocking is very close to seamless. Just be slightly careful lining up the system when docking. It’s smart when it’s charging in the dock and you pull it out it prompts you to triple tap a button to unlock the screen.
- Posting to social media is easier than other systems. Plus you can add text and edit images!
- I like the “HD Rumble” more than rumble on most controllers.
- No install time for games! Even update patches are downloaded and applied in the background while playing.
Impressions of Games:
- Bomberman is Bomberman. Camera can be annoying. Kids love it.
- Snipperclips is a secret must-own game if you can have 2-player local co-op.
- Fast RMX is cool if you like reacing games like F-Zero or Wipeout.
- Zelda is amazing. I’m fairly sure this will be my favorite Zelda game ever. Next week will be all about Zelda, so not much detail here, but TONS next week.
- Void’s kids like it a lot, and the joycons are perfect for them because not only are they small, they’re much simpler in terms of buttons and control schemes.
How it’s fitting into Void’s daily life:
- Playing it docked at night after the kids go to bed
- Take it up to the bedroom when settling in for bed and play it for awhile
- Daughter didn’t feel great the other night, and it was great to be able to move around and be near her.
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Weekly Geekery
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Beej: ERMAGERD LOGAN ERMAGERD - Read Old Man Logan, the original story that was in Wolverine (2003) #66-72, hit on a lot of the film scholar background Jennifer and I have, and we may end up doing a podcast together about it soon / Jennifer beat Journey again, and it was super relaxing to watch / Picked up Persona 4 Golden for Vita while it was on sale. Digging the music so far, thought it was hand-drawn for some reason / Finished Saga, and I desperately want more.
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Void: Played the Switch. Obvs. / installed level 2 charger install for the electric car! It’s awesome!
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Day 1 Technology & Nintendo Switch Prep
In this episode:
Talking Points:
- Day 1 technology and console adopters vs… not. The Nintendo Switch will be out by the time many if you listen to this, and we wanted to talk about tech that we grab on Day 1. And tech that we wait for.
- Which consoles or tech have you picked up on day one? For us, it depends. Void grabbed Gamecube, Gamecube, GBA, PS2, Vive, and the Xbox 360, while Beej was mostly a Month 1 person as supplies and money allowed. Dreamcast was his favorite Day 1 purchase.
- Most of our Day 1 video game consoels were when we were younger and had far more disposable income than we do as adults.
- We waited on a lot of consoles, too, whether it was for hardware upgrades or some other reason. Beej waited on the 2DS, the PS3, and the PS Vita, and they were all fantastic purchases. Void really loves that he waited on the 3DS XL, the PS4 (Black Friday bundles FTW), the PS VIta, and the Wii U. Same for him--they were all amazing purchases.
- We both pick what we get on Day 1 kind of by gut feeling. We weigh the hype and whether we use it right away and how much we think it will impact our lives. Do we think that it will be a positive and consistent part of our lives? We don’t buy based on hype and what is getting the most attention, but at some point you just have to pull the trigger if you’re excited enough about it, personally.
- So...the Nintendo Switch. We recorded just a few days before the launch, and we are crazy excited, but we hope the JoyCon woes are taken care of. Void is getting one delivered to his doorstep so he can play as soon as he gets home from work, and Beej has to wait on grabbing one because he’s freelancing and money is spotty for the moment. If a new full-time gig comes in, he will run out and breathe in the Breath of the Wild.
- Nintendo releases on Fridays, which is great for adults who work. Weekend gaming binges!
- How many of you folks are buying a Switch on Day 1? Let us know in the subreddit or on Twitter!
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Paper and Fire
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- Darksiders II
- Saga
- Erasable Ink Pens from Japan, or “some people love pens way more than I knew was possible, but I’m super glad they do.”
- New short story collection called “Expiration Date and Other Stories” up on Amazon.
- Void
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- Empire’s End - Chuck Wendig (Aftermath Trilogy)
- Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta
- MBMBAM TV show on Seeso
- Lockpicking
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Hitman & Complex Game Systems
In this episode:
- If there is anything in the world Void loves, it’s a complex system that he can learn and exploit in video games. When he found out about Hitman, he jumped in and loved it so much, he gifted it to Beej just so this episode could exist.
- While neither of us really likes the “murder” aspect of the game, it doesn’t feel like it’s really violence. We really do both see it as a puzzle game, and we tend to overlook the violence as it’s a means to solve the puzzles presented.
- Beej isn’t entirely into complex systems like Void. They have to serve a true gameplay purpose. Some games are complicated for the sake of being complicated and add nothing to the experience, but Hitman is the opposite of that. It feels as though you are learning skills and building on them as you progress.
- The game really helps you learn the systems through its very thorough tutorials--they don’t really feel much like tutorials, either. If you go through them, you’ll learn a pretty decent path to progression that leads into a lot of replayability.
- Void describes his perfect 4-step program on how to become a professional hitman, starting with Beej’s preferred playstyle: bumble around like an idiot until people die, then run like the wind and hope you don’t get shot. Void’s system is a bit more elegant.
- Paris is the first fully realized level, and instead of writing a lot about it here, just know that Void loved it so much that he’s barely played any of the other missions in the game. It is also part of a smaller bundle that you can get to essentially try out the game, and it goes on sale on various sellers all the time. So get it.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Started running again, and really working on getting back into shape while freelance work saps lots of free time for a few weeks.
- Void - Started running, too! The weather in Minnesota gave him a reprieve, so he was able to get outside and moving around. Spring is almost here! / Fire Emblem Heroes (Lunatic Difficulty and the lack of energy you have to play) / Hidden Folks
- Void also went to the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, which is a live performance of the music. It was amazing. The first half was not cohesive and felt like a bad fanmade video, but the second half made up for it. The second half used full sequences that built on each other as the music played. It used the Battle of the Bastards and the Great Sept of Baelor scene from the end of the season 6.
The Nintendo Switch is almost here!
- We are just kinda waiting for the Switch (looked at other games but not pulling the trigger on anything). Games like Nioh, For Honor, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7, Conan Exiles, FFXIV are cool, but so much comes out in March-ish: Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda (and other launch games for the Switch), Mass Effect Andromeda, and Persona 5 (which takes precedence for Void over Zelda Breath of the Wild, which is crazy to Beej!)
And some new Zelda, Breath of the Wild info, in case you missed it.
- No more compass, map autofills with exploration
- No musical chests
- Probably won’t get the green
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YouTube
In this episode:
- For a lot of people, YouTube pretty much is the internet. It’s the world’s second largest search engine (next to Google, obvs), so we wanted to discuss how we use YouTube, get some great channels out there to you guys, and also find out what you’re watching and how you use.
- What we actually watch on YouTube differs quite a bit. We initially thought it would be balanced, but it very much isn’t. Void uses YouTube as essentially a TV with all sorts of cool shows and creators he loves, while Beej sees it more as a novelty for one-off views.
- Beej doesn’t have much that he watches: VetRanch, Dr. PimplePopper, Woodworking for Mere Mortals, ObeseToBeast, RunSelfieRepeat, various funny puppy and kitty clips, CineFix, and catches up on clips of late-night shows or music videos. And really, that’s about it.
- Void, on the other hand, uses PLEX to stream YouTube to his TV where he follows various channels and creators like most people do their network sitcoms and police procedurals.
Void’s YouTube Highlights (the occasional watches):
- Penny Arcade TV
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Nintendo
- Star Wars
- Waypoint
- Rocket Jump and Rocket Jump Film School
- Mark Brown’s Gamer Maker’s Toolkit and Boss Keys
- Chez Lindsay
- Vsauce
- Extra Credits (gaming videos, but not so much the history videos)
- NoClip with Danny O’Dwyer
- Tested.com (any of the videos with Adam Savage are great. The other ones… not so much.)
Channels/Creators that Void watches absolutely everything they put out:
- Kurzgesagt
- Griffin Series on Polygon
- Shut Up & Sit Down
- Cool Ghosts
- Movies with Mikey
- CGP Grey
- Every Frame a Painting (Good places to start are Jackie Chan - How to do action Comedy, The Marvel Symphonic Universe, or Edgar Wright - How to do visual comedy)
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - GoT Season 6 / Paper and Fire /
- Void - For Honor Beta PS4 / Fire Emblem Heroes slowing down (things take more stamina at higher levels) / Thoughts on mobile Turn Based Strategy / The Genius Game Season 3
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Career Corner and Life Transitions
In this episode:
- We are both going through pretty major life transitions right now, and we expect some of you are, too. We wanted to discuss how we’re coping with them so that maybe your life can get just a little easier.
- Mostly talking about new jobs because that’s the kind of transition we are both going through, but lots of things cause them, from health to marriage to kids to a hundred other things.
- What’s funny about us, though, is that we traded--Void went from freelancing into a full-time position, while Beej went from a full-time position to freelancing. Weird, right?
- It turns out that we have kind of the Geek to Geek Career Corner this episode inadvertently, so we talk about how we use our skills from other places to really move into something we love, and that even though we are changing, it’s still a career path that we both intended to take, and that some things happened by accident.
- The hardest parts of life transitions, though, are how routines get thrown off, sleep being hard to get, and how sometimes, our bodies just aren’t able to cope with the change in ergonomics and space that we are thrown into when you’re changing jobs or locations.
- Somtimes, it’s hard to motivate yourself because your routine is so different, and even when you can get the ergonomics right for your space, finding that space itself can be hard in a new location.
- We both play video games (obviously) to destress from the changes in our lives, and mainly use mainstays that don’t take a lot of brainpower to get through. Both of us tend to work with stuff going on in the backs of our heads, and learning new mechanics and systems and anything complicated just makes us that much more exhausted.
- Podcasts and audiobooks are a great way to just escape, break out of work mode, and use them on commutes. While they take some active brainpower to listen to, they can be more passive than sitting and reading, which is great when you’re experiencing transition fatigue.
- And you gotta exercise. We aren’t doing as much as we’d like, but it helps a lot. Going out and running in good weather, using a stationary bike, even doing yoga stretches at your desk or between projects is a great way to make your day seem a little less exhausting. You can also dedicate some time in the morning or the evening to have some specific active time that you distance yourself from whatever your transition is, keeping that period up with your normal routine that’s been changed.
- And everyone has some comfort TV. Void loves anything witty and well-written like Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing or YouTube videos that don’t have a deep time commitment, and Beej loves old sitcoms like New Girl or Parks and Rec to keep him giggling with it in the background.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej was on Dumbbells & Dragons podcast this week. Much stuff is discussed, and Kenny is good people. Go listen.
- Beej - Ink and Bone / Fire Emblem Heroes / Politics (the idea of getting involved and showing up) / Starting and stopping new TV shows: The Expanse, The Man in the High Castle, GoT S6, Voltron / Blue Apron (may save this for a health hacks, but touch on it here)
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Geeky Knick-Knacks and Toys to Life
In this episode:
- Geeks love toys. And collecting things. It’s just kind of what we do. So we wanted to talk about that for a while, and really dig in deep about the kind of knick-knacks that we keep around us at all times, those that are special, and the kinds we just don’t care about.
- Void is very particular about what he collects, and Beej is now. He used to be a “gimme all the stuff” kind of person, while Void has always been more pragmatic about the kinds of collectibles he buys. But you folks could have probably guessed that.
- Knick-knacks don’t always have to be physical, either. We talk about collecting in games, such as Pokemon and MMO items, getting ultimate weapons in Final Fantasy and things like that. Do we finish games all the way and feel as though we need to get every single thing we can?
- And nowadays, there’s a huge surge in toys-to-life products. Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Amiibo, Lego Dimensions. All of these are huge money sinks, but they’re also fun to play. We talk about the line between collecting and playability, as well as the intrinsic value the toys add to the games themselves.
- For te most part, Void keeps a few geeky knick-knacks on his desk, and he wears oodles of geeky t-shirts. What’s also very cool is that he has a bathroom in his house decorated in Penny Arcade comics. That’s awesome. Beej is actually selling off a lot of his old collection, and only trying to keep the things that really matter. He decorates his office in things that mean something to him, much like Void did his bathroom.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Rewatching New Girl / Double Jeopardy (yes, the Ashley Judd movie)
- Void - Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection / Grand Budapest Hotel / Movies with Mikey / Hitman
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Mini Topic Grab Bag
In this episode:
- We get so many comments and questions from you guys that we wanted to take this opportunity to address some of them. We take notes on them, so we put the ones together that we didn’t think we’d be able to pull together a full episode around.
- The topics we discuss this time are pretty varied, but we think you will enjoy them--mainly because you suggested them! It was so much fun recording this episode. So keep those comments and suggestions coming!
What we talk about:
- The uncanny valley in movies, games, and other media
- General game design, including pet peeves, the best examples of single aspects, Bartle’s taxonomy, and the cost of games over the years.
- Digital copies vs physical copies of games
- Who’s our favorite Jedi?
- Products, games, and media that we just want to love, but don’t.
- Morality in roleplaying games. This turned into a very interesting discussion about gaming personalities and our real-life personalities.
- Thoughts on Knights of the Old Republic, including KOTOR, KOTOR 2, and SWTOR.
- You know you want to hear our thoughts on Mario Kart. Because Mario Kart.
- We both love cyberpunk. We talk about movies and books and games. Is Neuromancer really incomprehensible? How many versions of Blade Runner have we seen? And do androids dream of electric sheep for real? LISTEN TO FIND OUT!
- How have Podcasts and Netflix changed how we watch or listen to shows, especially based on release schedules?
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - The Onion Router and digital security in general. Net neutrality, y’all.
- Void - Fire Emblem Direct / Kids playing Pokemon / Logan and Power Rangers Trailers / Replayed Firewatch / Rewatched The Crown
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Netflix Originals and Void’s Nintendo Switch Corner
In this episode:
- Netflix Originals tend to keep our attention more than most other TV shows. For the most part, network TV doesn’t interest us, and we binge Netflix Originals and look forward to them all year long. The only other network putting out content as good as some of these Netflix Originals is HBO. And even that is only a few shows like West World and Game of Thrones.
- Hulu and Amazon have original shows they produce, too, and they’re fantastic as well. But they’re few and far between compared to Netflix. Beej loves Casual on Hulu and Alpha House on Amazon. THere are others, too, that you should check out like 11-22-63 and The Man in the High Castle.
- Are the non-streaming networks are in trouble? We think so. Netflix is quadrupling their content this year, putting an additional $6 Billion for new content in 2017--including over 600 hours of new Netflix Originals. Just as an example, The Crown was picked up for a full run of 6 seasons (10 episodes per seasons) with each episode averaging a budget of $2.5 Million. So yeah. They’re pretty confident in themselves.
Shows we discuss:
- Netflix MCU: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and the upcoming Defenders, Iron Fist, and Punisher (plus new seasons of the existing shows).
- Terrace House
- Comedy Specials
- Kimmy Schmidt
- Fuller House
- Chef’s Table
- Stranger Things
- Orange is the New Black
- The Crown
- House of Cards
- Marco Polo
- Sense8
- Bojack Horseman
- Master of None
- Grace and Frankie
- THERE ARE SO MANY MORE THAT WE JUST DIDN’T HAVE TIME FOR
Void’s Nintendo Switch Corner!
- $300 in the US with console, dock, joycons, cables, and joycon battery base controller pak thingy.
- Neon coloring… more colors later probably. Dual color...kind of ugly.
- Battery life 2.5 to 6.5 hours depending on game / settings
- Joycons look potentially over-engineered. Why does Nintendo always need a new gimmick? How much did this add to the price? $80 for a pair.
- Dock is $90. Expensive peripherals all around. $70 pro controller. Maybe just buy a second Switch instead?
- Weird Online Stuff (Nintendo being Nintendo)
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- Free for a limited time
- Paid in Fall 2017 onwards
- Subscribers get one virtual console online enabled game for a month. Strange.
- Separate app for chat/voice on smartphones. Weird.
- Launch Games
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- 1, 2, Switch
- Zelda
- Skylanders
- Just Dance
- Launch “Window” games
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- Has Been Heroes (March 2017)
- I am Setsuna (March 2017)
- Sonic Mania (Spri
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Super Geekery
In this episode:
- We’re back with Season 2.
- BJ is sick and it shows! We hope he’s back to normal next week. Send him well-wishes.
- Besides that, we talk all about our geekery from the holiday break and spend some time catching up for the start of Season 2!
Weekly Geekery
- The whole episode is weekly geekery!
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Best of the Rest 2016
In this episode:
- Welcome to the Season 1 finale of the Geek to Geek Podcast. It has been one heck of a year, and we could not have done it without you fine folks backing us at every turn. We did not expect the kind of response we’ve had to the cast, but we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to us ramble about geekery and for being our friends (and not just internet friends, either! Real friends!). Here’s to an amazing 2017, and Season 2 picks up next week! Keep listening and tell your friends!
- Much like last week, we wanted to do our Best of 2016 list. Whereas we focused on video games last time, this week, we’re looking at pretty much everything else. From movies to books to music to podcasts to YouTube videos, we break down our top picks of the year so you can start 2017 off right.
- Once again, we look at the few letdowns we had this year. This isn’t a negative podcast, so we don’t dwell on it. Beej was disappointed in Batman v Superman. It was a terrible movie that he knew was going to be terrible, but despite his low expectations, it was even worse than that. Void didn’t have much. So let’s get on to the awesome stuff, shall we?
- We did a huge list of honorable mentions because we tend to sample a lot of stuff and try to experience as much cool things as we can possibly fit into our lives (hence the Weekly Geekery segment in each episode). A lot of our honorable mentions match up, including fantastic Netflix originals, superhero shows and comics, as well as some movies that we rank differently but still considered some of the best things that happened in 2016.
- And then there are our Top 6 picks of the year, ranked in order of Supercoolitude (is that a word? It is now). What’s fun about these is how different they are. It really shows the different perspectives that we approach media and what we consider worthwhile (you can also see this in our Star Wars: Rogue One discussion a few weeks back). We very much agree that all of our Top 6 are amazing choices, but the value we place on each entry is decidedly different. We think you guys will enjoy the discussion we have about each.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Grabbed an iPhone 7 Plus because Verizon had a deal and has finally realized how cool mobile gaming can be if you have a device that’s worth gaming on.
- Void - Snagged himself an NES Classic because he’s one lucky son-of-a-gun. His kids are enjoying it almost as much as he is, and that’s staying a lot!
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Best Video Games of 2016
In this episode:
- Like a great many other podcasts, we are hopping on the “best of” train, and we’re gonna be discussing our best video games of 2016. Now this isn’t only games that came out this year, but games that we played this year.
- We were initially going to do a Top 5 each, but amazingly enough, there were more than 5 games we wanted to rank as we put together our best of 2016 lists. So...we have Top 6 lists for you! Hah! How’s that?
- We also do honorable mentions because we played quite a few games this year. Void more than Beej, honestly because of his Gamefly experience. He went through over 50 games using Gamefly, and you’ll have to listen if you want to find out which--if any--of the B-tier titles made it into his list.
- We also talk about the biggest letdowns of the year--but not much! We aren’t negative guys, and we didn’t want to dwell on things that aren’t fun to talk about. But we did want to mention the ones that were especially not worth our time so that you may be able to avoid them and spend your time playing the best video games of 2016 instead of the “meh” games of the year.
- If you want our thoughts on No Man’s Sky months after the initial hubbub, or maybe Void’s lasting impression of virtual reality and the Vive. And what about that little game named Overwatch that came out this year? Are we still even thinking about that? And maybe you’ve heard about the cancellation of Disney Infinity--want to know how that affected your friendly, neighborhood podcast hosts?
- And we want to know about your top video games of the year, too! We want to know which games kept your attention and which ones don’t quite make you stay up late for just another 5 minutes that turn into just another 5 hours. So tell us in the subreddit! reddit.com/r/geektogeekcast
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Law of Attraction Planner
- Void - FFXV Endgame and Platinum Trophy / Arkham Horror LCG
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In this episode:
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just released, and we had to do a podcast on it. Especially since we did a pre-release show last week! What is interesting, though, is that we have never disagreed so much about Star Wars. Despite being roughly the same level of fan (read: fanatic), the two of us look at both the SW universe and film/media in general in such different ways that our takeaways from Rogue One are starkly different.
- From the characters to the plot, to pacing and even whether or not this Star Wars Story needed to be told at all, we disagree on almost every point. We do, however, totally understand why the other feels the way he does. We have a long discussion about the Star Wars universe, what makes each of us love it, and why. Much of our disagreement around Rogue One comes from its dark tone, which influences our enjoyment on a film-viewing level, not as a Star Wars fan.
- We do, however, agree on a number of points about the movie. We found a lot to love about Rogue One, and more than anything else, it makes us excited for the new directions that the franchise will take. It’s a great sign that because we disagree about Rogue One, there will inevitably be an experimental Star Wars Story that flips our disagreement 180 degrees. There is a ripe future for Star Wars because of the precedent set with Rogue One, and we both can’t wait to see what new things Disney is going to bring us in the future.
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Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Super Mario Run / Fuller House
- Void - WoW Legion / Fuller House / White Rabbit Project / Super Mario Run
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Before Star Wars Rogue One
In this episode:
- We’re excited because a new Star Wars movie is coming out. We couldn’t resist talking about it before hand.
- This is not a spoiler episode, and we are releasing this a day early for you folks to listen to in time for the weekend’s releae. We will only be talking about stuff from the trailers and maybe a bit from the prequel novel.
- Next week will be our spoiler filled review of the movie. So stay tuned!
Our worries and concerns are minimal.
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Void is worried we already know so much of the plot from the trailers and just context of the movie, but we think it may be very character driven.
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It may not be as good as the mainline Star Wars movies, which wouldn’t bode well for the other spin-offs, and he is also worried the tone of “war movie” may not fit the franchise as well as the science-fantasy does.
- Beej is worried there are so few Jedi and that aspect because it’s a major hallmark of the franchise. We know other media can tell different stories well, but let’s see how they do it as a film.
- He doesn’t like the title because lots of people he knows have no idea it’s a Star Wars movie, and he is afraid it will get criticized the same as The Force Awakens for being too close to the Original Trilogy.
- Beej wants to see some kind of Rebels tie in. We think the Ghost is in a space battle, but we really want to see a character cameo in the background or some of Sabine’s vandalism.
Theories and Wild Speculation
- Void thinks Jyn’s father will put the Death Star’s weakness in on purpose because he is only working for the Empire to protect his family.
- We hope to see an Ocean’s 11-style heist that will go wrong as they escape.
- I think Jyn’s Father (Galen) put the exhaust port weakness into the Death Star on purpose because he was forced to work on it and didn’t actually want to. He’s just doing it to protect his family.
- I think they’ll get the plans in an ocean’s 11 style heist but it’ll all go wrong when they try to escape.
- A bunch of them, if not all of them, might just die.
- We are really curious how Vader will be used. This might make him scary in a way we haven’t seen since in the past we’ve only seen him go up against Jedi.
- We see big explosions on a planet. Our guess is that it’s the Death Star doing a test firing but it’s not at full power yet. We know how fast it destroyed Alderaan and this isn’t that. So maybe they’re still perfecting it.
- Beej hopes to see the Emperor being mean to Vader like he is in the new Marvel comics that take place between Episodes IV and V.
- Beej wants Jyn to betray the Rebellion and join the Empire.
- This scene gives oodles of context for Rogue One.
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The Holidays AND Final Fantasy XV
In this episode:
- The holidays are stressful, and it’s hard to get your geek time in when you’re constantly juggling family responsibilities, the time changes, the darkness, the seasonal depression, the gift buying, decorating...well, you get the picture.
- For us, we have different mechanisms to help us cope with all this. Beej plays mindless adventure games and MMOs to escape the winter doldrums, as well as reading a lot more. Ebooks are especially good, as are digital comics for road trips. Cozy scented candles and meditation in low light also keeps him evened out.
- Void only has a few weeks off during the year, so he uses his extended Christmas break for some quiet time and extra reading. He also tends to power through games and spend lots of time gaming with his family. Being able to sit down and play games with his kids are incredibly soothing, and it’s good quality family time, too.
- Most of us have multiple family meetings, and geeking out can be hard to do when you’re forced to be social. One suggestion is to be social during the most obvious times, but then excuse yourself to be alone and read or play whatever games you want to. Most family members understand we all need a little time to ourselves.
- Mobile gaming is great for car rides, as are handheld consoles. Audiobooks are an easy way to catch up, and they really help keep with our routines. Most of us have our daily routines that get messed with during the holidays, and being able to sneak our content digitally whenever we have a few minutes (even if it’s in the bathroom at a relative’s house or in line as you buy last-minute gifts) can help ease stress and give us time to decompress.
- We discuss working on side projects, and how the holidays give a good boost to our creativity because of the lack of our primary jobs.
Final Fantasy XV
- Void has finished FFXV, and he talks about it in depth It was originally a touchstone topic for Weekly Geekery, but he goes into a full-on review (and we tell you about spoiler zone, too). He discusses why it’s one of his favorite FF games overall, what kind of nits he has to pick with it, and why Chapter 13 is horrible enough that SquareEnix has already announced a patch to make it more bearable.
- Void discusses how it’s a Final Fantasy game that gives veterans and newbies something to love, and he discusses the combat and open world. It is a very thorough review, and you can see his entry into the Final Fantasy Project here.
- He talks about the story and how it works, and how the game feels like it spent a decade in develpment hell, but at the same time does a lot of things well and a lot of things haflway and still comes across as a fairly cohesive game. If they do additional content patches, there are lots of places to put in new zones (Beej likens what he wants to Dawnguard for Skyrim) and quests, which would increase both playability and replayability and end-game content.
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Pokemon (plus Pokemon Sun and Moon)
- Like pretty much everyone else these days, we grew up with Pokemon. And with it being the 20th anniversary of the series, we wanted to talk about the wonderful little pocket monsters and our history with them.
- For the most part, Void has kept up with the series, playing through each iteration and seeing the changes that have come from Pokemon Red and Blue and Yellow all the way to Pokemon Sun and Moon. Beej, however, has only played Blue and Omega Ruby, so our takes on the series are different, but we both love it.
- In terms of the games themselves, the generations iterate very slowly, and despite being 20 years later, the games are fundamentally the same. Each generation gives you modern conveniences and quality of life improvements that make the newer games well worth playing if you enjoy the formula.
- Given the length and popularity of Pokemon over the past 20 years, there have been oodles of pokemon spin off games. One of our favorites was Pokemon Snap, where you travel on rails, competing for taking the best photos of the critters in the jungle. It was a weird concept and totally fun. Most recently, there has been Pokemon Go, and there have been a ton of improvements made lately. We aren’t playing it as much as we were in the beginning, but we certainly are still interested in seeing where it goes.
- Void really loved the TV show, and he still watches it with his kids. The multi-generational aspect of the anime are really awesome, and it’s great that he gets to share stories about the same characters with them. Somehow, Ash and Pikachu are still the protagonists of the show, despite being revamped multiple times. Beej, on the other hand, never watched the show--he was just a bit out of the age range when it debuted.
- The Pokemon Trading Card Game was Beej’s favorite, though. In high school, he and his friends were always playing it together. They were big card game people. Void, though, just collected the cards and traded them but rarely played the game. It’s still going, which is cool, and it’s still just as fun.
- The release of Pokemon Sun and Moon has been really cool. It’s a totally new area that’s based around Pacific Islands, and Void is nearing the end of it (Beej will eventually Gamefly it). There are tons of little UI improvements to make it easier to select things you will use (like pokeballs in battle), and there’s more of a story than ever before in Pokemon Sun and Moon (and Void actually cared a bit!).
- In both Pokemon Sun and Moon, there are visual indicators of match-ups which tell pokemon types’ strengths and weaknesses, and this is a major improvement for players who don’t have time to memorize the whole pokedex. The ride pokemon replace HMs, and you can call them from anywhere to use their utility abilities without wasting slots in your team. So you can finally have the perfect team you want without worrying about getting stuck out in the world.
- Pokemon Sun and Moon are not hard, but they may be the most challenging pokemon game yet because of the inclusion of trials instead of gym battles. Overall, they’re Void’s favorite pokemon game.
- There are rumors of a third game in the Pokemon Sun and Moon series for the Nintendo Switch. Beej would likely wait to play that one if he can afford a Switch when it comes out. He’s a big fan of waiting on Game of the Year-type rereleases anyway.
- Both of us, though, tend to skip post-game content. Neither of really enjoy
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Ask Us Anything Q&A
In this episode:
- We asked, and you answered! Wait, no. You asked, and we answered! That’s it!
- This week, we did our much-anticipated Q&A episode, where you wonderful people sent in your questions for us to answer. We answer everything from our favorite Star Trek captain, to embarrassing personality quirks, funny home-life anecdotes, to what we feel about particular game genres and first-person shooters. It really was an amazing episode to record, and we hope that we get spark some conversation with y’all for the subreddit and future episodes.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Westworld / Calamity / The Blood Mirror / Breaking runstreak on Day23
- Void - Clustertruck / Pony Island / Oxenfree / Owl Boy / The Blood Mirror
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Harry Potter Universe
In this episode:
- With the upcoming release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we wanted to discuss our love of the Harry Potter franchise and kind of survey the series and expanded universe.
- With the books, we love them. They’re a part of our childhoods and young adulthoods, and on re-reads, they stand up just as well. Void has listened to the audiobooks of Harry Potter multiple times, while Beej never has. He’s only read the physical books over and over again.
- We discuss the change in tone the books take, going from children’s books in the first three, to the serious war story in the last set. That tone is also carried over into the movies, with each director doing his best to fit the tone and atmosphere of the movie with the narrative’s intended audience.
- We discuss the extended universe of Harry Potter, which includes new short stories, Pottermore, the Cursed Child, as well as the upcoming Fantastic Beasts film. Void loves them. A lot. He keeps up with them, reads as they come out and has become invested in the world. Beej, however, feels all the expansion makes the idea of the original series lose its charm, and he doesn’t feel as though the world is fleshed out enough for this expansion. He’s open-minded, though and will eventually dig in and read about the American setting he’s not into.
- Which brings us to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It’s set in the American past (1920s?), and it’s the first Harry Potter movie that’s specifically written as a screenplay. We are hoping this makes it more cohesive as a narrative; however, the explosion from a single movie to a trilogy to a 5-movie series before the first one has debuted makes us a little wary. Judgment will be reserved until we see it, and we will certainly do a Weekly Geekery segment on it when we do.
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Doctor Strange
In this episode:
- The doctor! He’s strange! Guess what we are talking about this week? It’s kind of a spoilercast, so be aware of that. However, we do give you fair warning of when we start discussing them, so you can always listen for a little while and come back after you’ve seen the movie. Or you can keep listening because you love us. Either way.
- We are coming at the movie from two different perspectives: Void likes Bennybatch but has no connection to the characters and very limited knowledge of Doctor Strange, while Beej is the opposite. He doesn’t like Benny that much, but enjoys Dr. Strange in the comics.
- Our non-spoilery thoughts are pretty simple: We like it. It doesn’t feel like anything else in the MCU, and we believe that’s a good thing. It doesn’t feel superhero-y, and to Beej, it feels like it has more depth than a lot of the MCU. Void doesn’t have as many thoughts about the movie overall on the first viewing, and he thinks that’s because it’s so different from other MCU films. A second viewing will really help us solidify our thoughts on it.
- The visuals in this movie are amazing. It feels a lot like the Matrix did back in the late ‘90s. We didn’t see it in 3D (because ew), but it may have been a bit overwhelming at times.
- And that’s it for non-spoilery teaser stuff in the notes! Now, there are lots of other things we discuss involving our favorite parts, the visuals in far more depth, the overall structure of the movie and how it worked for us and in terms of the greater narrative, and how this movie ties in (and will tie in) with the rest of the MCU).
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In this episode:
- We love to read, but the big question we get asked his what we read. And how. Do we prefer ebooks to paper books, or audiobooks to ebooks? So we talk about how our collections have moved mostly digital for a number of reasons, not the least of which is simply the clutter that buying tons of hardcovers and paperbacks accumulate over the years.
- We discuss the benefits of smartphone ebook apps, and how between them and audiobooks, we can get through so many more books than we would otherwise.
- Speaking of audiobooks, we love them! We listen to tons of different audiobooks. Void tends to use Whispersync on Kindle to keep his place between the same book, but Beej listens to a completely different kind of book on audio than he reads. It’s like the formats work differently for each geek!
- Void doesn’t like books set in the real-world, but Beej is okay with them if they have good characters.
- We talk a lot about comics in another podcast, so we gloss over them here. We love to read them, but make sure you go back and listen to our comics episode. It really needs some love.
- And now...our favorite authors! People ask all the time, and if we need to break it down more specifically, we will. We talk about people like Brandon Sanderson, John Scalzi, and Patrick Rothfuss. And more than that! If you want deep-dives into any particular authors, let us know!
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- Beej - Getting to meet R.L. Stine in April, New MacBook Pro!, Overwatch Halloween event, Quitting my job
- Void - Early Voting / More Gamefly ( Uncharted 4 / Attack on Titan / Battlefield 1 / Titanfall 2 ) / Civ VI
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The Nintendo Switch Revealed
In this episode:
- The Nintendo Switch is unveiled! And being the Nintendo fans we are, there was just no way that we could go a week without talking about it.
- Here’s what we know so far: It’s a handheld system AND a home console with detachable controllers that you can use in different configurations. They’re called JoyCons, but there’s also a Pro Controller available. There is also a spacer-thingy that connects the JoyCons into an almost-Pro Controller. You can also use the JoyCons double-handed like a Wii Nunchuck.
- There’s a kickstand on the main screen and a 3.5mm headphone port! It’s HD and cartridge based.
- We saw lots of games for it including a new 3D Mario game, a Mario Kart, some kind of basketball game (that neither of us know about, but y’all might), Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon, and Skyrim.
- And then we go into geeky-speculation mode, which is always fun. We talk expandable storage (because Void does all his games digitally), is there a touch screen (and do we want one?), how long is the battery life, and just how useful is the console dock? Do we get a charging cable?
- What about release day? Is this a day 1 purchase? Well, that depends on the price. If it’s a high-dollar console, Nintendo may be in murky water. If it’s under $250, there’s a huge chance we’ll buy it early.
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- Beej - HamilDoc / Running Shoes! / Lightbringer 4 (The Blood Mirror)
- Void - More Gamefly ( ) / Star Wars Ahsoka / Paper and Fire / Pokemon Sun and Moon Demo
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Day-to-Day Technology
In this episode:
- Being geeks like we are, our lives pretty much revolve around technology. Or maybe technology revolves around our lives. This week, we discuss what we’re using day to day and how it makes our lives both easier and more difficult at times. Some of it, you’d probably guess (iPhones, Macbooks, gaming consoles), but there are some neat ones, we think you’ll enjoy hearing about and looking into.
- Because we do use technology so much, the idea of disconnect or disengaging from technology has a lot of appeal to some people (Beej), while others tend to just shift their usage to maintain a normal, adult lifestyle (Void). It all depends on your personalities, and we discuss strategies that work for us so that you can see some healthy, real-world ways you may be able to adopt into your own routines.
- And then there’s the awesome technology that you think you’re gonna use a ton, but instead, it just sits on a shelf, all alone and abandoned. We talk about purchases that should have been awesome, but totally fell short of expectations. Kind of like the Vive for Void (though it’s still awesome tech), and the New 3DS for Beej (which was switched for a PS Vita).
- Plus, there’s always speculation about what tech is on it’s way. We talk about the stuff we’re particularly excited for. Like the honest-to-goodness iPhone upgrade for the 10th anniversary, the newly announced Nintendo Switch (formerly the NX), self-driving cars, augmented reality, nanotechnology, and space colonization. Give us a shout and tell us what you’re looking for!
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- Void Geekery - More Gamefly ( Rise of the Tomb Raider ) / Overwatch PvE Halloween / Ink and Bone / Star Wars Ahsoka
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The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s flagship series, but surprisingly, it’s one of the few that actually does a lot better in the West than it does in Japan. Many may not realize the series was created by Miyamoto, the same genius who created Mario, though Aonuma has been in charge of the series since his major success with Ocarina of Time in 1998.
- Generally, we’ve played them all. Beej has only missed 3 of them, and they’re on purpose. Void has just completed a lite playthrough of the whole series, in which he ranked them all for current playability, rather than nostalgia.
- Do you guys remember the animated series? Beej sure does!
- We discuss the difference in 2D and 3D Zelda games, which kind of feel like two separate series of games, but with the same base mechanics.
- Zelda games! We don’t go in-depth for every one (because some just aren’t worth the time, honestly), but we do discuss our favorites, our memories, and just why some of them stand up for 20+ years, while others can’t even stay a few years.
- Have you folks ever completed a Zelda game 100%? WE HAVE! The only one Void is sure he has ever 100%’d was Majora’s Mask, while the only game Beej has fully completed is Ocarina of Time.
- Void’s rankings will be on his blog soon enough, but we discuss his top 5. (Hint, they’re probably not what you’re thinking they are.)
- We talk about the things we love and the things we loathe about Zelda games. For instance, we are super tired of the long, tedius intro villages in 3D Zelda games. Just stop, Nintendo. Just stop. However, we truly love the puzzles and non-linear worlds that we can explore. We are super excited for Breath of the Wild because from the released footage so far, it seems like they’ve read our minds and are making the perfect Zelda game for the Geek to Geek guys.
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- Void - Finishing Zelda / More Gamefly ( RPGs ) / Power Rangers Trailer / World of Warships
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Horror!
In this episode:
- It’s October! And you know what that means? That’s right, geeks...HORROR! You see,Void thinks horror is dumb and boring. Beej thinks it’s awesome. Is the Beejmeister going to be able to convince the Voidenator that horror is worth his time?
- Beej taught a horror literature class for English majors a few years back, and he had a wonderful experience with horror in college because all of his friends loved it. So where he’s coming is different from where some fans are coming from.
- A lot of horror hits on cultural and societal fears, far more than personal. We can trace the entire 20th century’s outlook based on what horror media was being produced.
- Rarely does horror exist on its i.e. because of its nature. If the intent is to bring people a primal realization of a cultural or societal fear so they can deal with it, that’s not a genre. What you probably think of as “horror” is technically “gothic romance”
- Emotional connection to events. To situations. Not characters so much. The blank-slate the characters tend to be written that way purposefully, which is why they’re archetypes. But you do have lots of writers, however, that tend to focus on people more than the “hook” of whatever horror element they are writing, which is why Stephen King and his son, Joe Hill, are so successful. It’s why The Walking Dead is so successful. The Walking Dead, for instance, is an ensemble survival drama that happens to have Zombies. Much like Battlestar Galactica is a military drama that happens to be in space, but we are horrified by the events that occur.
- Different kinds of horror: Physical and Psychological. Stephen King has 3 criteria: Horror, terror, gross-out
- We use horror as a way to achieve catharsis: We watch this stuff so we don't have to do it ourselves.
- Beej loves slashers and horror comedies. Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Santa’s Slay.
- Books like Duma Key and It by Stephen King. Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill. Even Odd Thomas and Phantoms by Dean Koontz are good places to start.
- The Secret World is the best horror game out there right now (to Beej, at least) because it really grabs a lot of the worldwide horror elements and does them justice. It even grabs Eastern horror and does them well, which is hard to do in America. Other games are obvious like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, and Until Dawn.
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Modern Board Games
We talk about the resurgence of board games. And not like Monopoly, Scrabble, or Clue. We’re talking the genre of Modern Board games that has exploded lately, beginning with Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Dominion.
Beej isn’t much a board game player--he prefers simpler “party games.” However, Void has an entire cabinet dedicated to them, and we talk about how he got into them initially (hint: it was a co-worker who made him play Citadels over his lunch hour 5 years ago.)
(We go into much more depth in the episode than I am in the notes, but for the sake of brevity, I’ll just break them down by how we categorized them in the episode.)
Good games to start with for newbies to the modern board game scene:
- Citadels
- Ticket to Ride
- Pandemic
Beej’s big question is this: “What are good two player games that my wife and I can play together (and we are picky about board games) that can be expanded to multiple people when we have a party?”
Good 2 player games are:
- Love Letter
- Condottiere
- Timeline
- Push Fight
- Zombie Dice
- Memoir 44
- Pandemic
Games from Void’s collection Beej wants to know more about:
- Wiz-War
- Mage Knight
- Exploding Kittens
- Takenoko
Cool / Big modern board games
- Mage Knight (super interesting, super complex)
- Game of Thrones Board Game
- Memoir 44
- Cosmic Encounter
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures game, Armada, Imperial Assault
Good games to start a game night with:
- Love Letter
- Zombie Dice
- Push Fight
- Sushi Go!
- Timeline
Not quite a board game, but similar! Intro to LCGs:
- Game of Thrones
- Netrunner
- Lord of the Rings
Games that get the most table time at Void’s house:
- Ticket to Ride
- Pandemic
- Push Fight
Co-op games can be amazing with kids. You can even turn games into co-op even if the designers didn’t make them that way. We talk about Takenoko in particular, as well as Pandemic.
Void is a little nuts for Pandemic Legacy. It’s the board game y’all are going to hear about as much as Hamilton and Firewatch. Apparently, it’s just crazy good, and Void is losing his mind for it. Some of the highlights include:
- Legacy Game, meaning you can only play through it once, but it’s like a video game in that you continue the story, even permanently altering the board to progress the story and change mechanics.
- Just an amazing experience unlike anything Void has played before
- There are huge surprises in the boxes you open during gameplay.
Hardest part is that we’re getting to the point where there are so many modern board games, it’s hard to give general recommendations. You wouldn’t recommend Halo to anyone getting into video games, would you? It’s just as hard to give out a broad general recommendation in board
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Massively Multiplayer Online Games
In this episode:
- Our history with MMOs! And y’all, we have some history.
- We both game to MMOs early in our lives (hooray for the late 90s!). Beej and his friends Ultima Online, while Void was on the other side of the coin and was an EverQuest guy. Despite our differences in early preferences, we are pretty much in the same place with MMOs today--we love the genre and want it to evolve rather than stagnate.
- The modern era of MMOs can’t escape the shadow of World of Warcraft. It defined the current genre, and again, we both are coming from opposite perspective--Beej from a raider’s perspective and Void from a solo player’s. We talk about the awesome things the game did, and the consequences of it being so popular for so long.
- Void talks specifically about EVE Online and why it’s kind of a unicorn in the MMOverse. From a single server to an entirely run player economy, we discuss the systems that made us want to play EVE but in reality keep us away.
- We talk about MMO nostalgia for the games we used to love and how the games may not be the same if we go back and play them today.
- Where is the MMO genre going and where do we want it to go? From cross-genre games like Destiny that use MMO elements as core gameplay to virtual reality, we talk about what’s going on right now with MMOs and what we can’t wait to see.
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- Beej - Duelyst on Steam / Wordcamp 2016: Nashville
- Void - Harry Potter Short story collections / Storm King's Thunder / Gamefly games ( Just Cause 3 / Ratchet and Clank / The Order 1886 / Dragon Quest VII / Until Dawn ) / Zelda Project “lite” / Duelyst on Twitter
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The Final Fantasy Series, Part 3
In this episode:
- Our very first listener-feedback episode! We asked you all for questions related to Final Fantasy, and y’all did not disappoint! We got so many good questions that we had to dedicate the ENTIRE EPISODE to this Q&A. Rather than spoil the goodness for you, just hit the play button and hear us talk at ya!
- Additionally, we’re looking for ways to shake up the format of the show, and given that this week is all about listener feedback, we want you to shoot us a line and tell us what you want.
- What topics do you guys want to hear more about? There’s a high probability of us doing a Squaresoft games podcast, and if you want us to dive deeper into any particular Final Fantasy game(s), let us know which!
- We’re also thinking about doing a game club. Not a game of the month sort of thing; we would take it slower than that. We are open to any games, but prefer ones that are more accessible to more people (think titles that have been out for longer times and available on multiple platforms. FF games are a possibility, as are titles such as 80 Days and Lifeline). Let us know!
- Also, would you fine folks be interested in a Twitter chat? A scheduled, hour-long, topic-based talk among our awesome community (read: y’all). Would you want to #geektogeek together?
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas (Kindle and Audible are same price together as the paperback) / Indie Game: Life After
- Void - Contemplating World of Warcraft: Legion (and MMOs) / Spelunky Bossfight Books
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The Final Fantasy Series, Part 2
In this episode:
- The Final Fantasy series has lots of sequels and spinoffs that aren’t part of the mainline, numbered series. There are some sequels, some movies, and some mashups like Kingdom Hearts that just take the FF characters and give them a new world to explore together. Some are good and some (like the new Justice Monsters 5) are total garbage. But which are which? (Hint: The new Kingsglaive movie is awesome.)
- We discuss our thoughts on Final Fantasy MMOs, and the gist of it is that both of us wish they had called them Final Fantasy Online instead of mainline numbered games. We have played both FFXI and FFXIV, and XIV felt more like a Final Fantasy game, even though it being an MMORPG made it so that the story couldn’t be anywhere near as compelling as the single-player installments.
- Do the old-school Final Fantasy games (I-VI) hold up to modern standards? Some of them really do! But which ones? Bwahahahah, listen to find out!
- We both love love love the remasters and re-releases of the series. More people get to play the amazing games on whatever system they want, either on a new console like the Playstation Vita, iOS or Android, or even PC through services like Steam. Plus, we’re fans of all the HD textures and new sprites/animations. It’s a win-win for us (and for you folks who’ve never played them before!)
- Our Least Favorite Final Fantasy? III all the way. Not the Final Fantasy III that was released on the SNES (that was actually VI, but III with the poorly paced story, the crippled job system, and the terrible player messaging that kept you unable to progress. Avoid it at all costs (unless you’re a completionist like Void)
- Our Favorite Final Fantasy, though? IX all the way. But we also have fondness for VIII for the best opening scene of any FF (link below) and V because it wasn’t translated into English for so long that it took effort and dedication to play.
- Favorite Villain for us? This is a tough one. You’ll hear about it when you listen! But just so you know...Exdeath from FFV, well, he’s a tree. For serious.
- Favorite characters? Again, a totally tough question, but it has changed over the years. Vivi is a constant from FFIX, but there are others we talk about, too.
- Favorite Scenes? The opera FFVI ‘Maria and Draco’ (Aria di Mezzo Carattere), The Ending to FFIX when Garnet is Queen and they do “I Want to Be Your Canary” again and then Zidane and Garnet are reunited, and The Opening to FFVIII (Liberi Fatali).
- Where is the best place to start for newbies to FF series? (asked by @chrisevans17 and @DestenLee on Twitter). Probably FFX for the overall experience, but we go into lots of others for various reasons, all depending on your tastes in gaming. But the biggest surprise? Not Final Fantasy VII. Never FFVII first. And we’ll tell you why.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Mr. Robot
- Void - More Gamefly Games (Persona 4 Dancing All Night / Uncharted Collection) / Battlefield 1 Beta / Captain America: Civil War
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The Final Fantasy Series, Part 1
In this episode:
- Our history with Final Fantasy!
- Beej actually started with FF1, but was so young that he didn’t understand much of what he was doing. He played IV and VI (II and III to you 90s-kid Americans out there) from the video store over and over and over and over again.
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Void was the opposite side of the Final Fantasy-loving 90s kid, and he started the series with FFVII which brought him into the broad, magical world of jRPGs, summon magic, and random encounters. He, though, went hardcore and did a full mainline Final Fantasy playthrough--going from FF1 to FFXIV in order.
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Speaking of, we go through the entire Final Fantasy series, giving you listeners a survey of the highpoints regarding each one.
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- FFI - pick a party of classes and level them up
- FFII - the more you use a skill the more it levels up (skills level up individually)
- FFIII - first job system
- FFIV - first real narrative with jobs uniquely tied to characters for the first time
- FFV - first in-depth job system
- FFVI - first in-depth, truly mature story / first extra characters you can miss / semi-open approach to world 2
- FFVII - genre defining for 3D jRPGs. It was 3D! The game where cutscenes began to blow us away
- FFVIII - Junction system, which is very controversial and breakable
- FFIX - Throwback to high fantasy of FFI-FFV (Look at these hi-res images of this game. They’re so pretty!)
- FFX - First PS2 game. Graphics were amazing. First FF with voice acting, if you can call it that (haha!)
- FFXI - First MMO FF (definitely not a single player game. It had a huge emphasis on being part of a group.)
- FFXII - Feels like a single player MMO. Gambit system. Vaan (and Penelo) are not the protagonists of the story despite being the main characters. Basch and Ashe are. Same world as Tactics (Ivalice), only one that is set in another one, right?
- FFXIII - Super linear. Amazing visuals again. This is where the series started to lose hardcore fans. Made 2 more follow up spin off games.
- FFXIV - Second MMO Final Fantasy. Really good FF. True to the series roots. Can be played pretty much as a single-player FF game if you want it to be, but the story isn’t as in-depth and intricate.
- We want to hear from you! Send us your questions and thoughts on the series!
Weekly Geekery
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Beej - Final Fantasy IX on PS Vita / Bruce the dinosaur cake / Chrono Cross article
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Void - Hearthstone Karazhan Wing 3 / End of my gaming backlog, which made me subscribe to Gamefly (already tried two and sent back / Harry Potter audiobooks / Evergreen games (Hearthstone and Overwatch) / tiny shoulder pig
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Hype and Media Coverage
In this episode:
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In the wake of No Man's Sky, we're talking about pre-release hype and gaming media in general.
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Hype generally makes us avoid games because so much of the pre-release media is blown out of proportion. Expectations can be raised that aren’t met very often. But we do love being a part of the discussion after a game is released.
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When we were younger, however, we both used to get super excited and consume all pre-release media as a kid. Gaming magazines were a much different hype machine than the current state of the internet and social media.
- When do we pay attention to pre release media and when do we go on media blackout? Basically, if we are interested in a game, we will consume all the pre-release media until we decide if we'll buy it. Then totally tune out the rest. If there is a game we somehow miss (such as Stardrew Valley), we listen to trusted friends and gauge our purchases on their opinions.
- We also talk about what games lived up to the hype, as well as which ones gloriously failed to. But you’ll have to listen to hear which is which! (I know, mean, right?)
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Playstation Vita / Xenogears / Final Fantasy IX
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Void - One Night In Karazhan / Hearthstone Multiplayer / Bravely Second for 3DS
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Bonus Geekery! Yay! Using Gamefly for testing out games that don’t have demos, as well as the complete Final Fantasy XV: Brotherhood Anime Web Series
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No Man’s Sky
In this episode:
- No Man's Sky is out! And we’ve played a bunch! We were both excited for the game, but avoided a lot of hype and details being released because we wanted to experience the game for ourselves. That said, we have mixed feelings about the game.
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The first 10-15 hours of the game are brilliant. The first time you see a new element of the game, it is breathtaking and truly a unique gaming experience. It takes about 15 hours of playtime to start to see the limits of the procedural generation, which takes some of the wonder away.
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The game is basically a survival and gathering game more than exploration. You gather resources, craft upgrades for either yourself or your spaceship, travel to a new planet/solar system, and repeat the process. Inventory management is a big part of the game, which was a letdown for us, but that didn’t take away from the wonder we felt at discovering new aspects of the universe.
- Our favorite things? Glad you asked! Aliens! Ruins! Leaving a planet and seeing space gradually appear is amazing, and coming in from orbit and seeing the entire planet take up more and more of your view is equally astonishing.
- It's basically a single player game, and we love that. Multiplayer would be awesome in some regards, but the idea of being alone in this vast, uncharted universe is too appealing to want to share it. The online community for the game is growing, but we are glad that it’s an experience, more than a game at this point.
- Ps4 vs PC (controller vs keyboard and mouse). The PC controls seem to be more intuitive than gamepad because of the virtual mouse you have to control with an analog stick on PS4, but the tradeoff is being able to lounge on your couch and explore a new universe. So it’s kind of a tie.
- Unlimited exploration actually takes the pressure off for completionism. You can't complete the Galaxy, unlike most open world games. Your first landing on a new planet is always super cool. The unknown is fun, and that’s the best part about the game. They got the feeling of discovery down. The problems come in that there are always colonies and structures scattered on the planets, which even makes the idea of “discovery” feel iffy. We would prefer totally barren planets that we could be 100% alone on.
- Also, you can’t name your ship. Seriously. Patch this in. Patch. This. In. Do you hear us, developers? Patch. This. In. Now. KTHX.
- In the end, it’s a strangely compelling game that neither of us actually can say if it’s fun. But it’s an experience that we’re happy to have had, and we intend to keep on playing it. Sometimes, games can be about the experience and not about winning. And that’s kind of what No Man’s Sky is about. Or could be, given a few polish patches.
- So who’s it for? Well, it’s an indie game that was marketed like a Triple-A title, and somehow, that makes it fall between the two markets and be slightly disappointing. It’s kind of slow if it's the only thing you're doing, so it goes great with audiobooks and podcasts or riding the exercise bike over the winter. If you’re a space junkie, grab this game now. If you like crafting and survival games, pick it up. And if you’re just curious and want to see what the game has to offer? Wait until it’s $30. It would have been a stellar game at $30, but at Triple-A $60, there are just too many nits to be picked. When it’s either cheaper or patched up, that’s when the game will really hit its stride and find its audience.
Weekly Geekery
Beej - New 3DS XL / Xenosaga Chronicles 3D
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Geeky Exercise Habits Are Geeky!
In this episode:
- Just because we’re geeks doesn’t mean we don’t (or can’t) care about exercise. Both of us make time in our days to take care of ourselves. We make sure, however, that we still get in plenty of geekery while we’re out pounding the pavement.
- Running is both of our primary exercise. We were late-comers to the sport, and neither of us ever really thought it was something for us. But as post-college adults, something clicked, and we fell into step with running. (Pun totally intended, y’all.)
- Interestingly enough, we also both suffer from asthma. Void’s is allergy-induced, while Beej’s is exercise-induced. Both of us have to train differently than non-asthmatics, and it took a while for us both to become comfortable with that. In the end, we realized that being healthy and fit is a personal issue that concerns only us, and we learned how to stop comparing ourselves to others--but it wasn’t an immediate thing!
- Running and exercise sessions are prime time for listening to podcasts, audiobooks, Hamilton (or other music, but why would you?), or even a geeky app like Zombies Run!
- We both also use stationary bikes when it’s too cold to run, and have it set up so that we can play video games and watch TV while doing so. It keeps us caught up on our geekery while making sure that we don’t pack on too much winter weight.
Weekly Geekery
Beej - Olympics / FFVI on iOS
- Touch controls have improved since I played it initially. Love the remastered graphics. I really want to grab a gamepad for my iPhone to turn it into a handheld. PLUS! I realized why I hate mobile games--notifications still come through, distracting me and ruining immersion.
Void - Olympics / Fire Emblem Fates Revelations
- Feels like the “true” campaign but definitely need the other campaigns finished first. Tons of characters and crossovers and can almost make your own fan fiction relationships between characters. Noticing reused maps but in interesting ways.
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Gaming for Non-Gamers
In this episode:
- After getting a question from a listener about how to get their spouse to play games, it got us thinking. There are a whole lot of people out there who don’t consider themselves gamers. But almost everyone plays games thanks to smartphones.
- So why don’t they identify as gamers? Is it because they were never introduced to them? Is is a negative cultural stereotype?
- One of the biggest hurdles is simply the controller. The number of buttons and the layout are super intimidating. Our suggestion is to introduce people to smartphone games because the interface is something almost everyone is used to already. Mobile games get around the controller issue.
- Find a gameplay mechanic or IP that interests you or the person who you want to introduce to gaming. Do they love Star Wars? Then maybe Star Wars: Angry Birds is the way to go. Do they like puzzle games? Try Two Dots or Candy Crush (seriously!). Do you enjoy strategic thinking? Well, Hero Academy and Bloon Tower Defense are perfect.
- One of our highest recommendations, however, is to try to introduce people to gaming using narrative games. Even if they’re not playing and just watching, they can see what games are capable of. Anything by Telltale games would be wonderful to start with, as would Firewatch, Bioshock, or The Last of Us. Even open-world games like GTA can help people see the immersion possible in video games.
- The one thing we get asked a lot is “How do I get my spouse to play games?” Our answer might surprise you. “Maybe you don’t?” Having separate hobbies can be a good thing, and if you can talk and listen about what each of you loves, it’s okay that your spouse isn’t a gamer.
- Void’s wife is a hardcore knitter, and he has maybe done 10 stitches in his life. But he still cares, listens, and understands when she talks about what she loves. While he isn’t going to be using the awesome new yarn or pattern, he can appreciate that it means something for her. The same goes for Beej’s wife. She is a woodworker, and while Beej wouldn’t trust himself anywhere near a tablesaw, he loves seeing the excitement on his wife’s face when she finds a new kind of wood with a particularly beautiful grain.
- Not everyone has to love the same stuff, but we should be respectful of other people’s interests.
- However, we do There are good on-ramp games like 80 Days on iOS/Android/PC and pretty much any Mario Kart game ever. If you want to give gaming a shot to see what modern gaming can do, we don’t think you can go wrong with those titles.
Weekly Geekery
- Beej - Lifeline / Chrono Trigger
- Void - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child / Aftermath: Life Debt
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Star Trek Beyond
In this episode:
- Void and Beej discuss their lifelong histories with the Star Trek franchise. Beej was introduced to The Original Series by his father when he was a wee tot, and Void found The Next Generation in syndication, eventually coming to Voyage with his family.
- Both guys are big fans of the Abrams reboots, and can appreciate how the TV and film franchises are split between the Prime universe and the Kelvin universe. That way both purists are happy, and so are mainstream fans.
- Regarding Star Trek Beyond, there are lots of spoilers in this cast, but we do tell listeners when they start. You can be sure that the first third to half of the show are spoiler-free, and then we dig in on the new movie.
- Overall impressions: Star Trek Beyond are beyond positive (heh heh, get it?), and we think the series has hit its stride. We had our origin for the universe in 2009, and Into Darkness was a decent rehash of Wrath of Khan that established this new timeline, and Beyond takes this series into new territory, even beginning 3 years after the last movie ended so as to not overlap with any of The Original Series’ storylines. It’s a full-fledged Star Trek adventure, and while it’s not perfect, it’s fun, and we can’t wait to see it again.
Weekly Geekery
- Void was on the Geek 101 podcast to talk about Overwatch. Listen to it!
- Beej - Chrono Trigger (iOS / Android) / Ruby Warrior
- Void - Star Wars Rogue One Celebration Reel / Grand Admiral Thrawn is back in Rebels and a new book by Timothy Zahn / Nintendo NX rumors
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JRPGs
In this episode:
- It’s #JRPGJuly, and you guys know by now that we are both huge fans of roleplaying games! But more than just any RPG, we adore JRPGs. In this episode, we discuss our history of why we prefer the unique genre to the more traditional Western RPG.
- We discuss what a JRPG is (literally “Japanese Roleplaying Game”)
- Common mechanics
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- Turn based battles
- Leveling and gearing up
- Being able to “grind” your way to the next part of the game
- Typically have a Japanese story translated, not a western story from our culture.
- Pre-made characters and narrative vs Character creator/player choice (think Fallout/Skyrim)
- Both of us cut our teeth on the genre with early Final Fantasy games, Pokemon games, and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on SNES.
- Additionally, we discuss our current favorites, the standouts from the past we just can’t get go of, and the ones we are most looking forward to in the future!
- We even go on tangents about how JRPGs influenced our belief systems and personal philosophies! How’s that for geeky?
- Plus, we talk about two upcoming spiritual successors to Chrono Trigger, and Beej gets so excited he preorders one of them while still recording.
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- Cosmic Star Heroine (pre-order link)
- I am Setsuna
- Weekly Geekery
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- Beej - RPGMaker VX ACE (scripting in Ruby; MV scripts in JavaScript!)
- Void - Fire Emblem Fates Conquest
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Pokemon GO!
In this episode:
- Pokemon Go launched this week, and like everyone else in the world, we went crazy for it. However, despite our nerdlove for the app, there is a decided lack of documentation and tutorials, so we want to help other people make sense of what we’ve learned this week.
- We discuss how the game works
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- How do to use pokestops and why you need them
- How to fight/train in gyms and the rules for it
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- You can fight alongside other players on your team at the same time!
- What does battery-saver mode actually do?
- What good is evolving and how does transferring work?
- Why are there so many Pidgeys?
- We also take on the role of armchair developers and discuss what we think will make the app much more robust and likely to keep our attention.
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- Quests or a small storyline
- Real documentation
- Friends lists
- Pokemon trading
- Friend battles
- Background mode!
- Public events and legendary Pokemon hunts!
- Weekly Geekery
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- Beej - Meetup.com
- Void - 999
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Playing Games the Way You Want
In this episode:
- We talk about the different ways people play games!
- Speedrunning
- Difficulty Settings
- Modding
- Handy Links
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- Stephen Colbert Speedrunning
- Summer Games Done Quick
- Aggrochat Podcast
- Weekly Geekery
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- Beej - Gravity Falls
- Void - Chroma Squad / Netflix Original Voltron
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Best of the First Half of 2016
In this episode:
- We discuss the top picks across all media that really stood out to us. We want to make sure that the truly phenomenal work that impressed us this year doesn’t go unnoticed by you folks.
- We break down the topics into categories like movies, books, tv, comics, and games. Not all of the stuff we talk about is necessarily released in 2016, but it was new to us in 2016, which is way better than the stuff going unnoticed at all, right?
- Void’s Top Picks
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- Musical
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- Hamilton
- Movies
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- Captain America: Civil War
- Star Wars The Force Awakens
- TV
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- Game of Thrones Season 6
- Star Wars Rebels Season 2
- Daredevil Season 2
- Final Season of Mythbusters
- Comics
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- Rat Queens
- Board Games
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- Pandemic Legacy
- Video Games
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- Audioshield and Holopoint for Vive
- Hearthstone’s Single-player Adventures
- Overwatch
- Stardew Valley
- Steamworld Heist
- Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest
- Persona 4 Golden
- Firewatch
- Beej’s Top Picks
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- Musical
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- Hamilton
- Movies
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- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Zootopia
- TV
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- Fuller House
- Books
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- Homeland by Cory Doctorow
- Comics
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- Ms. Marvel
- Video Games
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- Disney Infinity
- Elder Scrolls Online
- Marvel Heroes 2016
- Overwatch
- Firewatch
- Stardew Valley
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Independence Day Resurgence / Four Job Fiesta (Black Mage, Summoner, Beastmaster
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Pokemon Go with Dumbbells and Dragons
- Kenny from the Dumbbells and Dragons podcast joins Beej in a special GEEK OUT show.
- Turns out, Beej and Kenny are kindred spirits--nerds who really love health and fitness. They talk running and Marvel comics, as well as lifting.
- The main topic, though, is Pokemon Go, Nintendo’s upcoming mobile app.
- Kenny is a field tester for the app in Los Angeles. He spills all kinds of details to Beej.
- Apparently, the game is incredibly addictive, but lacks documentation at this point. With it being so close to release, that's scary.
- Battling only happens against other players, and once a Pokemon faints, you have to go out into the world to find a revive--you can't buy them!
- Being a fitness guy, Kenny fits right in with the app. He's always moving, so he has a lot of chances to catch ‘em all. (They did program in a way to avoid people catching Pokemon while driving.)
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe
In this episode:
- The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is one of the biggest franchises in movie history. We love it. Love it love it love it. Beej and Void discuss everything from what works in the MCU (and why), their favorite properties and recommendations, and which TV shows or movies, they’d be fine with never seeing again--or at all.
- But a decade ago, we weren’t all enamored with it (yet). Lots of people had no idea who Iron Man was, and comics fans like Beej wondered why they would bring their B-team to the screen. Comics dabblers like Void weren’t excited because of the lackluster comics movies like Daredevil and X3.
- If you haven’t seen Jessica Jones on Netflix, go binge watch it. We’ll wait. It’s worth watching even if you’re not into the MCU at all. It’s not a typical superhero show in the same way Battlestar Galactica isn’t a typical science-fiction show. Sure, there are people with superpowers, but they are background to the personal story being told. Just like how the Cylons are there, but the real story being told is about the people you care about.
- We discuss the freedom that Netflix allows the MCU creators over major networks like ABC, and how that’s a double-edged sword. On one hand, you get Jessica Jones, but that came after they went too far into hyperviolence in Daredevil Season 1. We expect the rest of the Netflix-originals to be more in line with DDS2 and JJ, while Agents of Shield and the now-cancelled Agent Carter struggle to maintain viewers for various reasons (not that they’re bad shows).
- Excited to see more non-origin stories being told. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Spiderman Homecoming, Black Panther should all deal with existing superheroes, rather than origins, which opens up engaging storytelling avenues.
- We want Captain Marvel to hurry up and get released so we can get a Ms. Marvel movie. We want Kamala Khan. Plz and thx.
Weekly Geekery
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Four Job Fiesta (Black Mage, Summoner, Beastmaster, Samurai)
- Beej - My Bike (thank you, Void, for that link) / Redneck Avengers
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GEEK OUT! - The Comic Box
In this episode:
- The Comic Box!
- Go check it out, seriously!
- Knowby on Twitter
- Email TheComicBoxPodcast@gmail.com
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E3 2016 + The Warcraft Movie (Non-Spoilers)
In this episode:
E3!
- Void has spent every second of his spare time this week watching E3 press conferences and compiling the news for people like Beej who want to know but don’t have the time (or patience in Beej’s case) to watch the feeds.
- This year’s E3 is a mixed-bag, but there is a lot of good stuff being talked about. There are no “blow up the internet” announcements, but we do finally get to see progress and gameplay from titles that have only been previously announced, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
- We go through each of the press conferences and live streams that have happened at the time of recording and talk abotu what, if any, standouts there are and discuss the big trend of E3 2016: early 2017 release dates.
The Warcraft Movie!
- Both of us fall solidly into the 8/10 category for the Warcraft movie. We went in expecting nothing, but were more than pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. We aren’t raving fanboys, but are fans of the universe and think that the creative team handled the IP very well.
- We discuss our favorite cameos and moments in the movie, how well it was adapted from the source material, and even talk briefly about the cinematographer’s use of establishing shots that work for worldbuilding, but also setup moments that only Warcaft fans will get (such as the first time we see Ironforge...plus there’s a murloc in the river, y’all! Murgleurglrurglrlrlrlrgurglr!).
- While we were both in the theater with only a handful of other people, the movie did so well in China that it is already making profit. That gives us hope for the sequels and franchise that we had no idea we even wanted.
Weekly Geekery
- Void - Forfeited his geekery for our major E3 discussion this week. Check out his massive roundup at Video Game News Now
- Beej - Went to “An Evening with Stephen King” at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, and walked out with three (3!) autographed copies of King’s new novel, End of Watch. Beej kind of fanboyed out a bit, and it was adorable.
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Gaming Preferences as We Age
In this episode:
- We’re old(ish). We aren’t the young, twitchy gamers we once were, and our lives don’t give us the luxury of spending 8-12 hours a day playing games. Because of this, our gaming preferences have changed since we were younger.
- For Void, instead of twitchy games like Counter Strike and Starcraft, he’s moved into more narrative games and casual experiences. The sleep function on a 3DS, as well as quicksaves on mobile games help him balance his responsibilities as a husband and father more easily than long gaming sessions can.
- For Beej, his personality changed since he was younger. A former griefer and MMO scammer, he has since moved from the selfish, solo player who gained enjoyment from knowing he made someone else have a terrible day because of a video game into a team-player who doesn’t care about competition, winning, or losing as long as he and his team had fun while playing.
- For both of us, we find that lowering the difficulty of games and using guides is no longer a knock at our pride. It helps us clear games faster and experience the content the way developers intended, rather than beating our heads against a wall and not having fun. Our time is more limited, so why feel as though we are wasting it?
- Cooperative gaming is much more important to us now. More games need a co-op mode rather than all competition. This is seen in board gaming in titles such as Pandemic Legacy and the Lord of the Rings LCG, and we hope the trend moves forward into video games as more developers of our generation make titles based on their own maturation and changes in preferences.
- Despite the changes in what we care about and look for in games, there are still many titles and franchises that we will go back to no matter what. The Final Fantasy series, Mario platformers, Bioshock titles, and the Elder Scrolls are among game worlds in which we have been entrenched for so long that we make time for, no matter what. If that means using quick save to have short gaming sessions, so be it. If we have to lower the difficulty or use a guide to find our next point-of-interest, then no problem. We want to continue to enjoy the games that we grew up with, not resent them because they’re no longer available to us.
Weekly Geekery
- Void - E3 Prep for VGNN / FFV Four Job Fiesta Prep!
- Beej - 10% Happier / Reddit (just not the main page - find subreddits like /r/patientgamers or /r/runninglifestyle for great communities)
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Nintendo!
In this episode:
- Nintendo! Nintendo! Nintendo! Admittedly, the guys a’re fanboys, but they’ve earned that title. Both of their earliest memories involve warm fuzzies emanating from the original NES.
- Between Beej’s parents having Duck Hunt competitions, and Void playing Super Mario Bros. at daycare, the guys have both owned every single Nintendo system that was released (except for Beej--he just couldn’t do it for the Wii U, and he tells you why!).
- The Wii is one of the the most innovative consoles ever created, and it ate up much of Void’s college years through Wii Sports Bowling, and somehow Nintendo’s Wii Fit balance board made Beej have body image issues (which may or may not be worse than the Nintendo 64 causing him to week as an 8th grader).
- Did the Wii U live up to its potential? And is buying one a regret Void will take with him to the grave? No to both!
- The Nintendo 3DS may be the best console on the market right now. Between the variety of models you can choose from, the massive first-party game library, the virtual console, and the indie games on the eShop, the 3DS has got it going on.
- Void talks about his mad parenting skills. Unlike lots of parents, he and his wife decided to give their children unlimited screen time for their iPads and 2DS consoles. What that did was teach them that there’s nothing inherently special about screens, gave them ability to pause the game when life happens (and to know when to do so!), and lets them have autonomy and discover their own boundaries. If you like true, hardcore adulting with your geekery, this is the podcast for you!
- What’s next for Nintendo? Well, the NX comes out in early 2017 and might be a hybrid console. Or it might not be! We don’t know! And Nintendo’s first foray into mobile gaming with Miitomo seems like a miss, but the upcoming Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon Go titles should seriously make up for that.
Weekly Geekery
- Void - Overwatch (Overwatch Timeline) / The Barkley Marathons
- Beej - OVERWATCH OVERWATCH OVERWATCH (and Desert Runners, which is actually not on Netflix anymore. Sorry!)
Health Hack
- Beej’s Health Hack leveled up and got its own weekly podcast! More health, more fitness, more geekery, and definitely more of that wonderful Tennessee accent you all love so much. Check it out on iTunes (or wherever you listen to podcasts. Even YouTube! ...because we fancy.)
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Virtual Reality (HTC Vive)
In this episode:
- Void bought an HTC Vive! Don’t know what that is? Great! That’s why we’re doing this episode! We want to introduce you to virtual reality gaming. Since not everyone (Beej included) has had an opportunity to experience VR, live vicariously through Void while Beej incessantly questions him about the technology.
- Playing the Scully to Void’s Mulder, Beej plays (is) the skeptic and questions everything Void knows about VR.
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- First off: is this a fad?
- What is the HTC Vive, anyway? Is it all inclusive, or is it a PC peripheral?
- Honestly, who is this technology for?
- What is the future of virtual reality? Or at least, where does it seem to be heading?
- Should naysayers/skeptics buy it now or wait?
- Void’s Must have games for HTC Vive
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- Audioshield
- Hover Junkers
- Holopoint
- Tiltbrush
- Games to avoid
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- Windlands
- inMind
- inCell
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Pocket Card Jockey
- Beej - Star Trek Beyond’s New Trailer / Overwatch Animated Shorts
- Health Hack
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- Drink some water! It’s summertime, and you have to pay more attention to your water intake. If your mouth is dry and you feel thirsty, it’s already too late--you’re on the way to dehydration. Even if you think you’re drinking enough, you’re probably not (we all overestimate how much we drink). So drink up, geeks!
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Audiobooks!
In this episode:
- We talk about how we got started with audiobooks, and not surprisingly, we both started with free trials to Audible that got us hooked on the format.
- Multiple places to get them. Our favorite is Audible, but you can also try Overdrive (ask your local library for free access!), iTunes, and good ole CDs and cassette tapes (that’s why they’re called books on tape, after all). We discuss the pros and cons of each.
- Audiobooks help us make our mundane tasks more fun and interesting while keeping us engaged in books we want. Narrators make a big difference, and we can get through hard-to-read books because their performances make such a difference.
- Recommendations
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- The Martian
- The Name of the Wind
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- Lock In by John Scalzi
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Masterchef Australia
- Beej - Hamilton: An American Musical
- Health Hack
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- Find some staple meals! Instead of raiding your pantry and spending time not knowing what to eat or making a bad decision and ordering pizza, spend a few minutes outside of mealtime finding quick-and-easy things you love eating and can vary. For instance, Beej eats this sweet potato recipe once or twice a week and has for the last 4 years.
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Captain America: Civil War
In this episode:
- SPOILERS AHEAD! But that helps you enjoy things more. For real! We are talking pretty in-depth about Captain America: Civil War, so if you haven’t seen it or don’t want to know the outcome of #TeamCap vs #TeamIronMan...well, you’ve been warned.
- Civil War didn’t feel like a Captain America movie. But it also didn’t feel like an Avengers movie.
- The cast was huge, and unlike some recent ensemble movies, this one pulled it off very well. In Civil War, we get fight scenes and backstory without the movie feeling bloated. The introductions of Spider-man and Black Panther are more than cameos. Plus, they’re not origin stories, and they get real fight scenes that matter!
- The movie fits in the MCU, and previous viewing is pretty much required. And that’s a good thing. It creates investment in the viewer, and your emotional response is earned. It can still be enjoyed as a standalone, but it is extra meaningful if you’ve been around since the beginning.
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To us, this all seems like a pretty good indication of the the tone and direction the Russo brothers will take with Infinity War.
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Weekly Geekery
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- Guests on the Burton & Scrooge Podcast!
- Void - Escape Room / Every Frame a Painting
- Beej - New Girl
- Health Hack: Change your clothes! Dressing the part for what you’re doing is a good way to motivate yourself to get a move on. Whether it’s basketball, running, cycling, or walking (or whatever else), having an outfit that you wear for that activity can energize you and get you out there. After all, if you’ve already changed clothes, you’re less likely to say “meh, nevermind” as you walk toward the door.
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Overwatch is in Open Beta! And it’s awesome!
In this episode:
- We pre-purchased Overwatch to get early access to the beta, and we’ve played it for hours. Guess what? We love it! And part of that is because the world of Overwatch feels so organic and rich. Even in beta, this game feels polished and unique--it will definitely be one of our evergreen games for years to come.
- Each character feels totally unique and plays like a different kind of game. If you get bored with one playstyle, you can just swap to a different one, and the whole game plays differently.
- What’s most interesting to us is how Overwatch all but forces team play. In a culture where every person wants to be the main hero, Overwatch is designed in such a way that teamwork is natural and organic.
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Hamilton - Void has listened to the Hamilton soundtrack 5 times in under 24 hours.
- Beej - Heroes of the Storm. You guys peer pressured Beej into playing HotS, and it worked! He’s a MOBA fan now!
- Health Hack: Bored with your normal routine? Don’t change your exercise, change what you listen to! Switch from music to a podcast or from an audiobook to heavy metal. Just a chance in tunage can do wonders for your workout variety!
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Game of Thrones is Back!
In this episode:
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Beej forgets whether it’s A Song of Ice and Fire or A Song of Fire and Ice. Please accept our sincerest apologies.
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Game of Thrones is back! Season 6 debuted last week, and for the first time (we think) in television history, the adaptation is further along than the source material.
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The edits the showrunners made to the show help viewers invest in the world, and the combination of seasons and characters make the show more palatable than the books may be to readers.
- We discuss which characters they want to see standing when it’s game over, and aside from Tyrion, there are actually a couple of surprises on what they want to happen and who they want to live/die! Do you agree with us? Let us know!
- Weekly Geekery
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- Void - Star Fox Zero Co-op / Star Fox Guard
- Beej - The Story of Overwatch (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
- Health Hack: Go streaking! Take your normal exercise, dial it down, and do it every single day for a week. This will build your resolve, keep you from getting exhausted, and set up a new habit!
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Blizzard Games
In this episode:
- Blizzard games have been a part of our lives since we were kids. Now, as adults, we are still loving and playing Blizzard games. From the original Warcraft to The Lost Vikings to Overwatch and whatever comes next, we will probably be playing Blizzard games our whole lives.
- Games like Warcraft got us hooked, Hearthstone being on every device we own keep us connected, and new takes on old genres like Overwatch keep us coming back.
- Blizzard breaks down existing game genres into their fundamental parts, builds them back up into a new product, and then polishes them until they shine.
- Weekly Geekery:
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- Void - Spider-Verse
- Beej - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Season 2
- Health Hack: One day each week, eat no meat at all. It’s easier than it sounds! Check out MeatlessMonday.com for recipes and details on starting it.
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BACKLOG
In this episode:
- We love so much stuff! Honestly, we love pretty much everything! So we need a system to organize it all because our free time is limited.
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- Void has a fantastic queue system that takes the pain away: just pick what’s at the top and hit the ground running.
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- Make a list of all the media you want to consume, and then start working your way down it. (Yes, it’s more complicated than that, but that’s why we talk about it in the show!)
- Wunderlist works great for organization.
- Weekly Geekery:
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- Void - Empires of EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online / Wunderlist
- Beej - Pokemon: Omega Ruby
- Health Hack: Instead of calories, think about much would you would have to work out to burn off that cake?
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ROGUE ONE TRAILER
In this episode:
- We GEEK OUT over the Rogue One Trailer!
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In this episode:
- We talk about comics - yay! We discuss our history with comics, our friends who got us into certain comics, and how much we love digital comics.
- We also talk about our favorite comics and give you recommendations:
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Void
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Wayward
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Rat Queens
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Kanan: The Last Padawan
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Mary Jane / Mary Jane loves Spider Man / Spider Man Loves Mary Jane
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Joss Whedon’s run of Astonishing X-Men
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- Issues 1-24, bonus double-sized issue
- Thor
- Thor: God of Thunder Vol. 1 - The God Butcher
- Thor: God of Thunder Vol. 2 - Godbomb
- Beej
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- Rising Stars (24 issues, 3 volumes)
- Midnight Nation
- Amazing Spider-man
- CrossGen
- Scion
- Ms. Marvel
- The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2
- Do not read The Ultimates 3. It is bad.
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Weekly Geekery:
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- Void - Star Wars: Rebels Season 2 Finale / The Force Awakens Special Features / Rogue One Trailer
- Beej - https://anchor.fm/geektogeekcast/support
STAR WARS
In this episode:
- We discuss Star Wars. Both of the us have loved Star Wars almost as long as they’ve been breathing.
- Our feelings toward the amazingly awesome and super-fun The Force Awakens. But our feelings on the movie are a secret until you listen.
- We also talk about the prequels! For some reason...
- And then we talk about the cool new Marvel comics, animated Star Wars TV shows, and how fun it was to watch Ahsoka Tano grow up.
- Weekly Geekery:
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- Void: Factorio
- Beej: Marvel Unlimited smartphone app
- Health Hack: Find a buddy to keep you motivated!
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DC Superheroes
In this episode:
- We discuss DC comics and how every single person in the world loves Batman: The Animated Series. Anyone who says they don’t is a robot or lying. Or Both.
- Arrow, the Flash, and the current slew of DC comics TV shows.
- DC’s take on a cinematic universe (or is this take 2, given the Nolanverse?). The grimdark feel is here to stay--but is that a good thing? In related stories, this low-budget, low-hype movie called Batman v Superman releases today. Have you heard of it?
- DC’s video games, namely the Batman: Arkham series.
- Void and Beej give their Weekly Geekery recommendations about what they’ve been geeking out on all week long.
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- Void: Daredevil Season 2 on Netflix
- Beej: The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
- Health Hack: You can bake Quest protein bars and turn them into cookies!
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Writing and Authoring
In this episode:
- We talk writing, blogging, and indie authoring.
- Hear about the way the blogging community has changed over the past few years.
- Beej gives us all an in-depth look at the indie author process from start to finish.
- Void and Beej give their Weekly Geekery recommendations about what they’ve been geeking out on all week long.
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- Void: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Beej: Marvel Battlegrounds for Disney Infinity
- Health Hack: Take your rest days!
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The Geek to Geek Podcast is co-hosted by Beej (@professorbeej) and Void (@grnmushroom), two life-long geeks who have managed to bring their geekery with them into adulthood and still be somewhat functional adults. They love games of all kinds, books, movies, TV, and pretty much everything else, and they want to talk about it all. With you.
In this episode:
- The guys discuss the subjective value of video games and media.
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- Why is it that some games last 4 hours and cost $60, but you love them, but other games that are just as fun and last dozens hours, but don’t seem even worth $10 on sale?
- The value of Indie games vs. mainstream triple-A titles, and how Steam sales and Gamestop trade-in values affect our buying habits.
- MMO subscription prices and free-to-play cash shops, older games, trusted creators, and much, much more.
- Beej discusses a quick and easy health hack that all you guys and gals can do each and every time you stand up.
- Void and Beej give their Weekly Geekery recommendations about what they’ve been geeking out on all week long.
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- Beej: 2 Player Productions’ Double Fine Adventure documentary series that follows the indie game Broken Age from launching the Kickstarter project to release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVwg-9WL3dE
- Void: The indie-gaming powerhouse duo of Stardew Valley (http://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/) and Firewatch (http://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/). If you want to just immerse yourself in a couple of the best gaming worlds to grace a screen in ages, you owe it to yourself to grab either (or both!) of these titles as soon as possible.
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