MHG Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mental Health Gaming
It’s tough to talk about mental health. But there are many reasons gaming can have an effect, both positive and negative. This site takes a look at all aspects.
Sometimes you just need a cozy game where you’re ensconced in a little repair shop
(ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs @tinybuildgames.bsky.social) & other times you want to be entombed in steel, firing explosives (IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator https://shorturl.at/QnAW5). Strange world, eh?
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:58 - MHG Chat: Clacton by-election again
05:08 - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs @tinybuildgames.bsky.social
10:20 - UNBEATABLE - The Jamie Paige Content Companion
https://shorturl.at/CWQpP
16:20 - MHG Chat: AI usage in ‘Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!’
27:33 - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator https://shorturl.at/QnAW5
38:11 - MHG Chat: Upcoming releases
42:35 - Outro
Brad DLCs how it’s done with Powerwash Simulator 2: STAR WARS Pack https://shorturl.at/9tjqQ & Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand https://shorturl.at/Ug02d, whilst Stu pushes himself to the edge with Truxton Extreme https://shorturl.at/QEy52
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro (Brad)
01:00 - Powerwash Simulator 2: STAR WARS Pack https://shorturl.at/9tjqQ
04:20 - Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand https://shorturl.at/Ug02d
10:23 - Intro (Stu)
11:09 - Truxton Extreme https://shorturl.at/QEy52
11:20 - History of Tatsujin/Truxton
15:45 - Truxton Extreme: the review bit
25:25 - Outro
As the UK struggles with lack of rain, MHG towers is struggling with lack of new games! Nothing much taking our fancy rn, so we revisited NBA 2K26 https://shorturl.at/OMPNg
& Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands https://shorturl.at/Wb4FW, after letting them breathe for a bit.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:07 - NBA 2K26 https://shorturl.at/OMPNg
04:36 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands https://shorturl.at/Wb4FW
10:27 - Outro
It’s rail grinding train carriages, Robin Hood, and gay cruises this week. Incredibly, games are involved in all this: 007 First Light https://shorturl.at/g23yJ, Denshattack! @denshattack.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:23 - MHG Chat: Robin Hood
03:35 - 007 First Light https://shorturl.at/g23yJ
12:26 - Denshattack! @denshattack.bsky.social
23:03 - MHG Chat: quiet release schedule?
27:37 - Outro
In the hot weather I get jealous of games with cold climates. After Brad talked about it, I wanted to jump into the world of HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate https://shorturl.at/9AwbY & just roll around in the powder. There’s also Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business (@teyongames.bsky.social) & Mixtape https://bsky.app/profile/annapurna.com
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:32 - MHG Chat: Binface
07:25 - HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate https://shorturl.at/9AwbY
15:06 - Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business @teyongames.bsky.social
22:02 - Mixtape https://bsky.app/profile/annapurna.com
29:15 - Outro
There’s some scattered chatter around Tunic & Control Ultimate Edition, but this episode is focused on Sony stopping physical gaming in its tracks come 2028. What do we think, what will change & what advice do we impart? Have a listen to find out.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:01 - Tunic https://shorturl.at/oPC3b
06:26 - MHG Chat: Sony halting physical PS disk production
34:16 - Outro
I just can’t. I just can’t. I just can’t control the heat. So to cool off, we’re playing Dart Racer https://shorturl.at/bZ1pD & Tour de France 2026 https://shorturl.at/aafOT. Also chatting Moonlight streaming & Remedy’s brilliant Control https://shorturl.at/8aM8Y
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:54 - MHG Chat: the heat
04:47 - Dart Racer https://shorturl.at/bZ1pD
13:59 - Tour de France 2026 https://shorturl.at/aafOT
23:19 - MHG Chat: Sunshine/Moonlight streaming
26:31 - MHG Chat: Control (Remedy) completed
31:11 - Outro
Why, Microsoft? Brad & Stu lament the recent studio closures & look to the indies for solace once again: Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP1 + Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe55 provide the entertainment this week.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:37 - MHG Chat: Microsoft Xbox Closures
08:37 - MHG Chat: Playing the backlog
10:06 - Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP1
16:18 - MHG Chat: Remedy Entertainment
21:26 - Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe55
28:04 - Outro
Brad fulfills manifest destiny in Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2 & heads off-world with Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com whilst Stu shoots Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI & Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Brad intro
01:07 - Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2
06:34 - Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com
11:49 - 4PGP https://shorturl.at/dYu5X
16:23 - Stu intro
16:47 - Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI
23:16 - Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com
25:59 - Demos: Silver Pines, new Onimusha, Sprawl Zero
28:52 - Outro
Ethical debates run deep when you talk Microsoft, & they’re front- centre this week with Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL. Also Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF, Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H& One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
02:19 - Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF
15:00 - Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H
21:05 - One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc
25:41 - Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL
45:55 - Outro
Some games have intentional jank (Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb80) & some have unintentional jank thrust upon them (R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I). Between those two pillars of quality, we also have LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0 & 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc
SNOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
04:37 - LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0
11:55 - 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc
17:36 - R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I
31:15 - Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb80
44:31 - Outro
After a quick look at Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj we dive into the world of Psygnosis’s WipEout series: the techno tracks, Designer’s Republic aesthetic, and the high speed anti-grav brilliance of it all.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:15 - Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj
08:16 - MHG Chat: Wip3out Special Edition
13:15 - Wipeout: the Amiga connection
15:14 - Psygnosis & The Designer’s Republic
19:05 - Presentation & ageing out of the zeitgeist?
21:26 - F1 & the in-game aesthetic
23:40 - The UK release of WipEout
25:18 - Modern emulation options
26:23 - The British angle: post-Thatcher reflection
29:42 - Children of Feisar: modern AG alternatives
34:15 - Outro
The biggun this week is Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ, on which we have complex thoughts, but there’s also Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI, Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ & more besides.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:03 - MHG Chat: Threads & Maplins
04:13 - Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ
14:48 - Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI
20:23 - Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ
26:39 - Trash Goblin - The Artist of Brimhaven DLC https://shorturl.at/VQjMb
31:13 - Outworld Station https://shorturl.at/iKBGw
40:37 - Outro
Ding ding, tickets please. This week we’re using public transport (Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social), chessing it up (Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social) & doing the ball…volley…thing (Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T4)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:14 - Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social
07:56 - Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social
16:13 - MHG Chat: Stu’s ‘new’ gaming hardware
21:38 - Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T4
31:18 - Outro
Huge puzzle game roundup this week, feat. the likes of Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh3 & Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi, plus the latest one from DON’T NOD: Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU. Strap in!
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
05:35 - Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU
10:37 - Mild spoilers for Aphelion
12:09 - End of spoilers
20:22 - Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh3
26:00 - Puzzling Places https://shorturl.at/aamLT
28:18 - UMAMI https://shorturl.at/zdm9D
31:03 - Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi
34:13 - KuloNiku: Bowl Up! https://shorturl.at/4nOIY
37:17 - MHG Chat: PRAGMATA
53:05 - Outro
Do you want to consider the ethics of digital bloodsport (Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2), spiritual rehabilitation (Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ) or defending the soulless (PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq)? All this & more besides.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Brad Intro
00:45 - Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2
06:39 - Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ
12:29 - Stu Intro
13:52 - Big Hops https://shorturl.at/5vVOx
17:33 - MOUSE: P.I. For Hire https://shorturl.at/dMy8h
25:48 - PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq
38:58 - Outro
Brad gets bullish about MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg & plays a Waterworld-like in the form of All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei. Stu gets emotionally bullied by Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social, and both discuss the murky topic of gen AI once again.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:22 - MHG Chat: Gen AI
10:14 - All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei
15:43 - Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social
24:55 - MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg
34:23 - MHG Chat: Pragmata & creeps
38:49 - Outro
What’s your favourite Danny DeVito role? Still ‘Taxi’ for me. But hey, games, right? We’ve got NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager https://bsky.app/profile/wearesecretmode.com, RoadCraft - Reclaim Expansion https://shorturl.at/crBBg & plenty more this week.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:36 - RoadCraft - Reclaim Expansion https://shorturl.at/crBBg
07:24 - PowerWash Simulator 2 - Adventure Time Pack https://shorturl.at/UMteM
14:16 - Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered https://shorturl.at/ogSNL
25:40 - NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager https://bsky.app/profile/wearesecretmode.com
37:24 - MHG Chat: Danny DeVito
39:00 - Outro
Wild swings & addictive things this week, ranging from quirky (Basketball Classics @namo_gamo) to intriguing (Generation Exile @sonderlust.bsky.social) to highly addictive (Tokyo Xtreme Racer https://shorturl.at/W62Cs, RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike https://shorturl.at/yMwTB)
00:10 - Intro
03:36 - Basketball Classics @namo_gamo
08:03 - Sonic Wings Reunion https://www.success-corp.co.jp/
18:04 - Generation Exile @sonderlust.bsky.social
25:13 - Tokyo Xtreme Racer https://shorturl.at/W62Cs
32:41 - RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike https://shorturl.at/yMwTB
41:30 - Outro
Tim Curry worship this week & who can blame us? But we also discuss EverSiege: Untold Ages @dearvillagers.com, Packing Life @arokogamestudio.bsky.social & Q2's exciting upcoming releases.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:36 - MHG Chat: Party Politics in Football
06:55 - EverSiege: Untold Ages @dearvillagers.com
15:01 - Packing Life @arokogamestudio.bsky.social
20:34 - MHG Chat: Q1/Q2 release chat
29:46 - MHG Chat: All things Rocky Horror
33:15 - Outro
This week we are complete and utter shunts, going off the tracks reviewing Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor https://shorturl.at/KarSg & Train Sim World® 6: Liberec - Stará Paka Route https://shorturl.at/cjmlQ. There’s even a train in our retro pick this week: Yoshi’s Island!
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
02:42 - Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor https://shorturl.at/KarSg
09:41 - Yoshi’s Island
19:50 - Train Sim World® 6: Liberec - Stará Paka Route https://shorturl.at/cjmlQ
38:55 - Outro
Personally, I only ever put my name to quality productions (hah!) So what's Jonny C doing getting involved with Toxic Commando @sabergames.bsky.social ? Brad also gets nostalgic with the return of Poker Night at the Inventory @skunkapegames.com
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
04:51 - John Carpenter's Toxic Commando @sabergames.bsky.social
21:32 - Poker Night at the Inventory @skunkapegames.com
27:11 - MHG Chat: Slay the Spire 2
32:20 - Outro
Whether you’re after the plucky indie or the mega-hyped release, we got you this week: iRacing Arcade @iracing.com, Resident Evil Requiem @residentevil.capcomusa.com, Scott Pilgrim EX @tributegames.com & Esoteric Ebb @chrisbodegard.bsky.social all strut their wotsits.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:48 - MHG Char: Iran War & global destabilisation
05:39 - New MS console
08:46 - iRacing Arcade @iracing.com
18:23 - Resident Evil Requiem @residentevil.capcomusa.com
23:09 - Requiem - Minor Spoilers BEGIN
28:29 - Requiem - Minor Spoilers END
35:05 - Scott Pilgrim EX @tributegames.com
44:25 - Esoteric Ebb @chrisbodegard.bsky.social
58:58 - Outro
Fancy hearing UE5 being eviscerated? This is the ep for you. We range over all sorts this week, inc. Rob Grant, BAFTAs, Green party, ANTHEM#9 @shueisha-games.bsky.social & Styx: Blades of Greed https://shorturl.at/6AqEl
SHOWNOTES:
00:00 - Intro & Salute to Rob Grant
03:29 - MHG Chat: BAFTAs controversy
12:56 - MHG Chat: Green party victory
15:41 - ANTHEM#9 @shueisha-games.bsky.social
21:36 - Prince of Persia (SNES)
30:01 - Styx: Blades of Greed https://shorturl.at/6AqEl
36:33 - MHG Chat: UE5 discussion (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxqbeQT4Rw&t=1411s)
Sometimes you just gotta fanboi-out, and Stu goes to town on Super Mario World. There’s also the intriguing romhack Mushroom Kingdom Fusion https://shorturl.at/lXRtf
& Suda 51’s whacko headmasher, Romeo is a Dead Man @ghmofficial.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:38 - Super Mario World
06:51 - Mushroom Kingdom Fusion https://shorturl.at/lXRtf
09:30 - Romeo is a Dead Man @ghmofficial.bsky.social
23:35 - Outro
Brad battles nasty bugs IRL & all sorts of opponents in-game, with Monster Train 2 DLC https://shorturl.at/IHF6k, Nova Antarctica https://shorturl.at/vaMoo & the long-hyped Mewgenics! https://shorturl.at/ovs0S. Stu clatters around with the quirky Plinbo @rogueduck.net
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
07:09 - Monster Train 2 DLC https://shorturl.at/IHF6k
12:22 - Plinbo @rogueduck.net
20:45 - Nova Antarctica https://shorturl.at/vaMoo
26:31 - Mewgenics! https://shorturl.at/ovs0S
39:13 - Outro
Sim elements: how do you juggle them in your game? That’s the key question this week, covering I Hate This Place (@rocksquarethunder.bsky.social) & Assetto Corsa Rally (https://shorturl.at/zi2af). Also Monster World IV (see https://shorturl.at/Xpyv7) & Relooted (@nyamakop.co.za)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:14 - MHG Chat: Bad Bunny
02:57 - MHG Chat: Catherine O’Hara
07:23 - I Hate This Place (@rocksquarethunder.bsky.social)
26:25 - Assetto Corsa Rally (https://shorturl.at/zi2af)
38:32 - Monster World IV (Westone)
45:03 - Relooted (@nyamakop.co.za)
59:21 - Outro
It’s all about Lucha Libre, crampons, dogs serving breakfast & cyberpunk funk this week. We got Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim https://shorturl.at/a19DZ, Into the Grid https://shorturl.at/FBxz6
& Cairn https://shorturl.at/JWhuD for ya.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
04:30 - Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim https://shorturl.at/a19DZ
08:25 - Into the Grid https://shorturl.at/FBxz6
12:58 - MHG Chat: Retro escapes
18:01 - Cairn https://shorturl.at/JWhuD
Always committed to opposing fascism. Stay strong, Minnesotans. This week we check out Abra-Cooking-Dabra https://shorturl.at/bMVP6, Bladesong @bladesonggame.bsky.social, Death + Lead https://kai-magazine-software.fwscart.com/ & TR-49 https://www.inklestudios.com/
SHOWNOTES
00:10 - Intro
00:28 - MHG Chat: f*ck ICE
06:02 - Abra-Cooking-Dabra https://shorturl.at/bMVP6
09:45 - Bladesong @bladesonggame.bsky.social
14:16 - Death + Lead https://kai-magazine-software.fwscart.com/
35:42 - TR-49 https://www.inklestudios.com/
46:31 - Outro
Does Brad want to be the last ninja (https://shorturl.at/GvX9x), or the last caretaker (@wearechannel37.bsky.social)? Well, why not both?? That’s the beauty of video games. Also, Stu fills some Dead Space (2008)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:35 - The Last Ninja Collection https://shorturl.at/GvX9x
17:33 - Dead Space (2008) https://shorturl.at/v9U1e
28:50 - The Last Caretaker @wearechannel37.bsky.social
40:48 - Outro
Just when you thought you were safe to go back to the calendar… It’s the best of the rest from 2025 that didn’t quite make top 10, including Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Arken Age, Routine, Atomfall, Ball X Pit, Powerwash Sim 2 & dozens more!
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Index
02:30 - Spilled!
04:43 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
07:46 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
09:37 - Arken Age
11:40 - March: Expelled, Atomfall, Two Point Museum etc.
13:57 - Gradius Origins
17:07 - April: TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER, Promise Mascot Agency, Tempest Rising, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Skin Deep
22:15 - Routine
24:27: May: Despolote, RoadCraft, City Tales, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
28:53 - Ruffy and the Riverside, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game, No, I’m not Human, City Tales: Medieval Era, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Strange Antiquities, Consume Me,
29:48 - Ball X Pit, SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato
33:14 - Cronos: The New Dawn
36:11 - Powerwash Simulator 2, Skate Story
38:18 - The Séance of Blake Manor
41:42 - R-Type Delta HD Boosted
42:23 - MHG Chat: The Mass Effect Trilogy
45:00 - Outro
Here it is, the GOTYs! The GOATs of 2025, including the likes of [redacted], the amazing [redacted] and the controversial - perhaps even shocking - [redacted]. Enjoy!
Screw positivity; let’s get angry! Prior to our GOTY chat, we look back on the garbagey stuff that ‘25 threw at us. It’s cathartic to share a good moan, so let’s cathart… hard! P.S. this is an important watch: https://shorturl.at/cJu3j
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:48 - Rant #1, Nintendo
13:06 - Positive intermission: Mass Effect
16:26 - Rant #2, Microsoft
27:04 - Rant #3, AI
38:34 - Wrap up of 2025
39:28 - Outro
We’ve all fallen to Whamageddon by now & elves are roasting on an open fire. So we bid you a Merry Xmas & happy hols with the likes of Keep the Heroes Out https://shorturl.at/i673C, Death Howl @11bitstudios.bsky.social, UNBEATABLE @playstack.com & Thrasher @puddlestudio.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES
00:10 - Intro
00:31 - MHG Chat: Rob Reiner
02:50 - Super Farming Boy https://shorturl.at/kzNnL
04:57 - Keep the Heroes Out https://shorturl.at/i673C
08:50 - Winter Burrow @pinecreekgames.com
11:54 - Death Howl @11bitstudios.bsky.social
16:45 - Dialoop Roguelite Puzzle https://shorturl.at/zyc5m
25:03 - UNBEATABLE @playstack.com
28:34 - Thrasher @puddlestudio.bsky.social
34:21 - Pragmata Sketchbook
29:31 - Outro
OK, so we didn’t get any ‘3’ news at TGA, but there’s loads of T spilled regardless. On top of that: Sacred 2 Remaster https://shorturl.at/fRvBW, Routine @rawfury.bsky.social, Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution @studioimugi.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:57 - MHG Chat: The Game Awards 2025
13:50 - Sacred 2 Remaster (https://shorturl.at/fRvBW)
21:06 - Routine @rawfury.bsky.social
36:08 - Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution @studioimugi.bsky.social
49:46 - Outro
This week we navigate from the asphalt (NASCAR 25 https://shorturl.at/iQJtC, Project Motor Racing https://shorturl.at/QN1wn) to outer space (MARVEL Cosmic Invasion @dotemu.bsky.social) to home-based horror (No, I'm not a Human @trioskaz.bsky.social) to the snowy slopes (Ski Jumping World Cup https://shorturl.at/jzXhg).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - MHG Chat: Dino Crisis collection
03:35 - NASCAR 25 https://shorturl.at/iQJtC
07:35 - Project Motor Racing https://shorturl.at/QN1wn
11:21 - MARVEL Cosmic Invasion @dotemu.bsky.social
30:07 - No, I'm not a Human @trioskaz.bsky.social
36:19 - Ski Jumping World Cup https://shorturl.at/jzXhg
41:36 - MHG Chat: GOTY deliberation
43:35 - Outro
After a review of SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, Brad & Stu celebrate the 300th podcast anniversary with a retrospective of one of our favourite game devs of all time: the mighty CAPCOM!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00 - Intro
02:36 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide https://shorturl.at/SXpM0
08:48 - Capcom Special!
09:16 - Mid 80s - 1942, Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts
12:28 - Late 80s - Forgotten Worlds, Final Fight, Strider
17:02 - Early 90s - The SNES & Mega Man, Final Fight series, UN Squadron, Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts, Street Fighter 2
24:51 - Early/Mid 90s - Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, The Punisher, Captain Commando, Alien vs. Predator
28:31 - Mid 90s - Resident Evil
39:49 - Lates90s/Early 2000s - Cannon Spike, Capcom vs. SNK, Dino Crisis
43:13 - Early 2000s - PS2 era - Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Maximo, Chaos Legion, God Hand, Auto Modellista
48:23 - Mid/Late 2000s - Lost Planet, Ace Attorney, Street Fighter 4
55:43 - late 2000s & 2010s - P.N.03, Okami, Ghost Trick, Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter, Resi 2 & 3 remakes
01:00:29 - Present day and future - Resident Evil 9: Requiem, Pragmata (plus general retrospective)
01:15:49 - Outro
Another high-quality indiestravaganza, with 7 releases to tease, tickle & tempt you, inc. GIGASWORD (https://shorturl.at/D5sCX), Necesse (https://shorturl.at/Wzm8p), Tavern Keeper (@greenheartgames.bsky.social) & R-Type Delta: HD Boosted (https://shorturl.at/sNKOh)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:24 - Earth vs Mars (@relic.com)
03:45 - GIGASWORD (https://shorturl.at/D5sCX)
06:37 - Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road (https://shorturl.at/KHSAm)
11:18 - Necesse (https://shorturl.at/Wzm8p)
14:38 - Rennsport (https://shorturl.at/SDlok)
19:26 - Tavern Keeper (@greenheartgames.bsky.social)
24:35 - R-Type Delta: HD Boosted
37:14 - Outro
GabeN wows us with new tech & devs impress us with new software - Kentum (https://shorturl.at/cv63g), Tormented Souls 2 (@pqube.bsky.social0), Escape Simulator 2 (@pinestudio.bsky.social) & more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:40 - MHG Chat: Steam Machine + Steam Frame
11:58 - Kentum (https://shorturl.at/cv63g)
16:37 - Tormented Souls 2 (@pqube.bsky.social0)
25:39 - Escape Simulator 2 (@pinestudio.bsky.social)
31:34 - Surviving Mars: Relaunched (@haemimontgames.bsky.social)
37:55 - Outro
In-amongst the ranting about the government (dystopias, am I right?) Stu talks about his further experience with Cronos, whilst Brad introduces us to Slots & Daggers @friedemanna.bsky.social & The Séance of Blake Manor @spookydoorway.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:40 - MHG Chat: Motability & the UK government
09:04 - What are you playing? Stu - Cronos: The New Dawn
17:28 - Slots & Daggers @friedemanna.bsky.social
29:50 - The Séance of Blake Manor @spookydoorway.bsky.social
39:39 - MHG Chat: The FIFA Peace Prize
41:59 - Outro
In a slightly Halloween-themed ep (bit late!) Brad & Stu analyse the newness, inc. 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 (@beneathgame.bsky.social), 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒚 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 (@draknek.bsky.social), 𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒍𝒇𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 (@lululu.games) & 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑱𝒂𝒎 (https://shorturl.at/VC09u)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:59 - Beneath (@beneathgame.bsky.social)
04:51 - Katanaut (https://shorturl.at/JsHg5)
07:48 - Spooky Express (@draknek.bsky.social)
09:47 - Henry Halfhead (@lululu.games)
13:18 - Devil Jam (https://shorturl.at/VC09u)
22:17 - Cronos: The New Dawn (https://shorturl.at/fgjh8)
31:02 - Outro
Brad cleans up with PowerWash Simulator 2 (@futurlab.co.uk), and receives his Dispatch (@adhocstudio.com) to the Farthest Frontier (@crateentertainment.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:24 - Farthest Frontier (@crateentertainment.bsky.social)
09:32 - Dispatch (@adhocstudio.com)
18:16 - PowerWash Simulator 2 (@futurlab.co.uk)
32:07 - Outro
The words ‘Wii’, ‘Bonk’ & ‘Fanny Pack’ are never not funny in British English & we give one of them a right good workout with Megabonk (@megabonk.bsky.social). There’s also Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club (@cradlegames.bsky.social) & Yooka-Replaylee (@playtonicgames.com) diverting our tiny minds.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:31 - Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club (@cradlegames.bsky.social)
08:02 - Megabonk (@megabonk.bsky.social)
18:40 - Yooka-Replaylee (@playtonicgames.com)
28:13 - Outro
A behemoth of a show, featuring 9 crackers. Has Christmas come early?! We check out Absolum (@dotemu.bsky.social), Ball x Pit (@kennysun.com), Little Rocket Lab (@nomorerobots.io), SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato (@studiobando.bsky.social) & many more besides.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
03:02 - Twinkleby (https://shorturl.at/Bec4T)
09:48 - Absolum (@dotemu.bsky.social)
18:21 - Strange Antiquities (@badvikinggames.bsky.social)
23:02 - SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato (@studiobando.bsky.social)
30:45 - Bilppo+ (@blippo.plus)
34:45 - Ball x Pit (@kennysun.com)
39:35 - The Fame Game: Welcome to Hollywood (https://shorturl.at/s5cy7)
43:56 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (@pikpokgames.bsky.social)
50:32 - Little Rocket Lab (@nomorerobots.io)
56:17- MHG Chat: odd War & Peace diversion
59:06 - Outro
This week we discuss Nintendo being back on their BS with the Super Mario Galaxy re-releases, vs. the flexibility of the modding scene & invention of the indie sphere. Also, Stu checks out the Marvel Cosmic Invasion demo.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00 - Intro
04:13 - What are you playing?
Stu: Marvel Cosmic Invasion demo
14:24 - Brad: Super Mario Galaxy games
21:21 - Hades II, indies and AAAs
41:14 - Outro
A jam-packed episode with eight(!) reviews this week, including Baby Steps (https://shorturl.at/FRzfL), Ratatan (https://shorturl.at/cPxVa), Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition (https://shorturl.at/i9jyJ), Hotel Barcelona (https://shorturl.at/wrqTt)
& P-47 II (https://shorturl.at/5ixii)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:41 - MHG Chat: Matt Beard
04:48 - Baby Steps (https://shorturl.at/FRzfL)
08:58 - Clover Pit (@panikarcade.bsky.social)
12:59 - Consume Me (https://shorturl.at/0ul1V)
16:51 - Formula Legends (https://shorturl.at/g9eAN)
20:40 - Ratatan (https://shorturl.at/cPxVa)
25:26 - Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition (https://shorturl.at/i9jyJ)
34:08 - Hotel Barcelona (https://shorturl.at/wrqTt)
42:42 - P-47 II (https://shorturl.at/5ixii)
49:15 - Outro
We’re stacked with goodies once more, with sweet delights such as Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game (https://shorturl.at/dzLus), Hell is Us (https://shorturl.at/6AMmK), Arctic Awakening (https://shorturl.at/HmKgC) & more besides. Crikey!
SHOWNOTES
00:10 - Intro
02:43 - What are you playing?
Brad:
03:03 - Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game (https://shorturl.at/dzLus)
07:17 - Hell is Us (https://shorturl.at/6AMmK)
Stu:
14:46 ZOE Begone! (@pmstudios.bsky.social)
Brad:
22:18 - Stick it to the Stickman (https://shorturl.at/uMThr)
27:57 - Featured game: Arctic Awakening (https://shorturl.at/HmKgC)
37:47 - Outro
A turbulent & instructive week for some. We escape reality with Metal Eden (@reikon-games.bsky.social), VOID/BREAKER (https://bsky.app/profile/playstack.com)
& Catto’s Post Office (@cultgames.bsky.social) + discuss 6th console gen racing games.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
00:45 - Charlie Kirk
10:03 - What are you Playing?
Stu: Metal Eden (@reikon-games.bsky.social)
18:03 - Brad: VOID/BREAKER (https://bsky.app/profile/playstack.com)
23:12 - Catto’s Post Office (@cultgames.bsky.social)
29:27 - MHG Chat: Racing games, PS2 era
41:45 - Outro
Tons of conversation this week, ranging over the hardware & software modding scenes, the long-awaited Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (@lizardcube.bsky.social), sales phenomenon Hollow Knight: Silksong (@teamcherry.bsky.social), Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820820/) + loads more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
02:47 - MHG Chat: UK Nationalism
10:58 - MHG Chat: SNES modding
17:44 - What are you playing?
Stu ~ Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (@lizardcube.bsky.social)
32:04 - Brad ~ Hollow Knight: Silksong (@teamcherry.bsky.social)
38:57 - Featured Game: Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820820/)
51:31 - Outro
We have a fascinating discussion about the Stop Killing Games movement, plus access to games past, present & future. Brad also squeezes in a review of the brand new release, Herdling (@okomotive.ch)
SHOWNOTES:
00:10 - Intro
01:05 - MHG Chat: Rylan
05:54 - MHG Chat: Modern arcade games
10:10 - What are you Playing?
Stu: Death Stranding 2
19:07 - Brad: Diablo IV
23:18 - MHG Chat: Stop Killing Games (https://www.stopkillinggames.com/)
44:53 - Herdling (@okomotive.ch)
54:45 - Outro
This week, we gettin fresh with Fresh Tracks (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202950/Fresh_Tracks/), providing space for MakeRoom (@kenney.nl) & reconnoitre RACCOIN(@playstack.com)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:17 - MHG Chat: Rebecca Goodwin
00:06:22 - Fresh Tracks (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202950/Fresh_Tracks/)
00:16:08 - MakeRoom (@kenney.nl)
00:21:43 - RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike (@playstack.com)
00:26:19 - MHG Chat: a ‘Proud Dad’ moment
00:27:10 - Outro
Throwbacks galore in this episode inc. Earthion (@limitedrungames.com), Kevin Toms Football Star Manager & Razing Core demo (@badcomputer.bsky.social) plus spanking newbie Dead Take (@surgentstudios.bsky.social) + more
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:48 - Is this Seat Taken? (Poti Poti Studio)
00:05:26 - Kevin Toms Football Star Manager (Kevin Toms/Curveball Games)
00:11:20 - Dead Take (@surgentstudios.bsky.social)
00:15:33 - Razing Core demo (@badcomputer.bsky.social)
00:20:08 - Earthion (@limitedrungames.com)
00:28:05 - Outro
We’re beyond angry, having to call out R*wling for monstrousness over & over again. Still, we conquer our frustrations to discuss NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound (@thegamekitchen.com), Time Flies (@playables.net), Abyssus (@doublemoose.bsky.social) + more
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:55 - MHG Chat: JoKe R*wling (again)
00:08:08 - NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound (@thegamekitchen.com)
00:24:23 - Time Flies (@playables.net)
00:31:29 - Abyssus (@doublemoose.bsky.social)
00:40:55 - Let them Trade (@spaceflowerde.bsky.social)
00:50:20 - Outro
References to ancient soccer pundits aside, this week we legislate on Becoming Saint (@firesquid.games), Wheel World (@messhof.bsky.social) & Ruffy and the Riverside (@zockrateslabs.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:33 - MHG Chat: England’s success in the Women’s Euros
00:03:58 - MHG Chat: The Online ‘Safety’ Act
00:15:05 - Becoming Saint (@firesquid.games)
00:23:15 - Wheel World (@messhof.bsky.social)
00:28:52 - Ruffy and the Riverside (@zockrateslabs.bsky.social)
00:33:50 - Outro
Ever wondered what secrets lie within your chess set? Wonder no more, as Beyond the Board (https://beyond-theboard.com/) exposes the mystery. Just a short one this week, but we also find the stamina (Soulsborne joke!) to play WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers (@505games.com)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:36 - Beyond the Board (https://beyond-theboard.com/)
00:04:10 - WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers (@505games.com)
00:13:30 - MHG Chat: your chance for feedback!
00:14:40 - Outro
Panasonic Q, the Women’s Euros, iMac-styled colourful cases…there’s all sorts going on this week, plus: Train Valley Origins (Flazm, Polden Publishing), P.N.03 (@capcomusa.com) & Ground of Aces (@blindflugstudios.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:08 - Women’s Euros 2025
00:03:26 - Train Valley Origins (Flazm, Polden Publishing)
00:10:40 - P.N.03 (@capcomusa.com)
00:22:17 - MHG Chat: Gamecube variants
00:26:43 - Ground of Aces (@blindflugstudios.bsky.social)
00:38:34 - Outro
The Norman conquest continues with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (@hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp), but two indies also get time to shine: Shuffle Tactics (@clubsandwichinc.bsky.social) + ISLANDERS: New Shores (https://playislanders.com/)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:09 - Shuffle Tactics (@clubsandwichinc.bsky.social)
00:12:29 - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (@hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp)
00:29:13 - ISLANDERS: New Shores (https://playislanders.com/)
00:38:30 - MHG Chat: Rebecca Goodwin
00:45:49- Outro
Vidya games continue to be a grand escape from a challenging world & this week we discuss Date Everything! (@dateeverythinggame.bsky.social) + Rise of Industry 2 (@kasedogames.bsky.social) + Norman Reedus-ing.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:00 - MHG Chat: Diogo Jota RIP
00:07:17 - Rematch (@playrematch.com)
00:17:10 - MHG Chat: Norman Reedus simulator
00:20:27 - Date Everything! (@dateeverythinggame.bsky.social)
00:27:26 - Rise of Industry 2 (@kasedogames.bsky.social)
00:34:31 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck OLED & trading cards
00:37:56 - Outro
This week, friend @Bradigor is jammin’ with Preserve (#preservegame), Islands & Trains (Akos Makovics; @justgamedev.bsky.social) & TRON: Catalyst (@bithellgames.bsky.social), whilst @TrebleStrikes is Tahitian Driftin’ (@ppu512.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:13 - Preserve (Bitmap Galaxy; #preservegame)
00:09:30 - Islands & Trains (Akos Makovics; @justgamedev.bsky.social)
00:14:42 - Tahitian Driftin’ (@ppu512.bsky.social)
00:24:45 - TRON: Catalyst (@bithellgames.bsky.social)
00:37:43 - Outro
Brief but intriguing this week, with Lovejoy-style action in Trash Goblin (@spiltmilkstudios.bsky.social) & stealth shenanigans in Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (@riverendgames.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:05:02 - Trash Goblin (@spiltmilkstudios.bsky.social)
00:10:24 - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (@riverendgames.bsky.social)
00:19:12 - Outro
Brad gets their freek on with Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks (@cagedelement.bsky.social), considers cloning themselves with The Alters (@11bitstudios.bsky.social), whereas Stu embraces his light side & re-encounters Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Factor 5)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:36 - Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks (@cagedelement.bsky.social)
00:12:00 - Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Factor 5)
00:19:47 - The Alters (@11bitstudios.bsky.social)
00:32:43 - Outro
This week we spin you some City Tales - Medieval Era (@irregular-shapes.com), perfect the art of RoadCraft (@sabergames.bsky.social) & natter about Gamecube Flippydrive & Switch 2 release day.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Switch 2 release day
00:03:49 - City Tales - Medieval Era (@irregular-shapes.com)
00:13:31 - MHG Chat: Flippydrive for Gamecube (https://www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive)
00:22:38 - RoadCraft (@sabergames.bsky.social)
00:32:21 - A World of Keflings demo (NinjaBee)
00:35:01 - Outro
Flying solo for a week, @TrebleStrikes enthuses about the slash-shooty Haneda Girl (Studio Koba), is charmed by To a T (uvula LLC) & impressed with the Öoo demo (Tiny Cactus Studios)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:59 - Haneda Girl (Studio Koba)
00:06:28 - To a T (uvula LLC)
00:14:03 - Öoo demo (Tiny Cactus Studios)
00:17:00 - Outro
Alongside backpack debate & Tim Curry fanboying, we talk Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks™), Game Over - A Musical RPG?? (Jake Houston), The Precinct (Fallen Tree Games Ltd) & more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:35 - MHG Chat: Backpack debate
00:04:26 - Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks™)
00:10:58 - MHG Chat: Tim Curry rules
00:12:18 - Game Over - A Musical RPG?? (Jake Houston)
00:22:04 - Survive the Fall (Angry Bulls Studio)
00:27:38 - The Precinct (Fallen Tree Games Ltd)
00:38:01 - Outro
After the GOTY contender Clair Obsur last week, we check out another potential great: DOOM: The Dark Ages (@doom.com), plus we examine Enshrouded (Keen Games GmbH) & Despelote (@despelote.game)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:36 - MHG Chat: Clair Obscur redux
00:02:36 - Enshrouded (Keen Games GmbH)
00:10:48 - DOOM: The Dark Ages (@doom.com)
00:29:06 - Despelote (@despelote.game)
00:40:35 - Outro
We reckon with the problems UE5 has on Steam Deck, but this hasn’t prevented us enjoying the wacky Revenge of the Savage Planet (Raccoon Logic Studios Inc., @savageplanet.games), or the critics’ and gamers’ darling, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive, @expedition33.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:05 - Revenge of the Savage Planet (Raccoon Logic Studios Inc.)
00:14:07 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)
00:37:07 - Outro
Short & sweet this week, with TrebleStrikes on holiday. Lots lined-up, tho: The Talos Principle: Reawakened (@croteam.com), Hegzis (@eastasiasoft.bsky.social, Freeride (@flightyfelongames.bsky.social, Sacre Bleu (@noodlecake.bsky.social) & StarVaders (@pengonauts.com)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:54 - The Talos Principle: Reawakened
00:02:36 - Hegzis
00:04:23 - Freeride
00:06:43 - Sacre Bleu
00:09:41 - Star Vaders
00:14:19 - Outro
So wacky this week. Apocalypse teens in The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, goofy stealth-ing in Skin Deep & cutesy severed thumbs/weeping tofu in Promise Mascot Agency.
SHOWNOTES
00:00:10 - Intro
00:06:44 - The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision Inc.)
00:14:46 - Skin Deep (Blendo Games)
00:23:18 - Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works)
00:34:45 - Outro
Easter chaos means we recorded separately this week, but some great titles were played: Kaya’s Prophecy (https://shorturl.at/4KGnw), Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination (@indieasylum.bsky.social, https://shorturl.at/Rd8F2 ), Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (Rocket Panda Games Japan, https://shorturl.at/1T8m5 ) & Lushfoil Photography Sim (Matt Newell, https://shorturl.at/gj7ZX )
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:31 - Kaya’s Prophecy
00:06:41 - Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
00:11:44 - Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
00:18:12 - Lushfoil Photography Sim
00:28:50 - Outro
Possible GOTY contender number 1 arrives in the form of Blue Prince (@dogubomb.bsky.social), we have straightforward fun with Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (INTI CREATES CO., LTD.) & cosy times with Tiny Garden (@aonorte.com)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:52 - MHG Chat: Ding dong, the witch is still dead
00:07:01 - Tiny Garden (@aonorte.com)
00:14:35 - Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (INTI CREATES CO., LTD.)
00:22:46 - Blue Prince (@dogubomb.bsky.social)
00:42:13 - Outro
Apologies for the clickbait episode title, but we discuss the Switch 2 reveal and…OMG. Krazy Kyoto Kids aside, we feature Wanderstop (@ivyroadgames.bsky.social), INAYAH - Life after Gods (Exogenesis Studios) & more.
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:14 - Wanderstop (@ivyroadgames.bsky.social)
00:12:56 - INAYAH - Life after Gods (Exogenesis Studios)
00:22:25 - MHG PREVIEW: APipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (@pockettrap.bsky.social)
00:28:12 - Demolish & Build 3 (Demolish Games S.A.)
00:32:12 - MHG Chat: Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct - Discussion!
00:56:42 - Outro
TrebleStrikes is bricking it, with Lego Horizon Adventures (Guerrilla Games, @studiogobo.bsky.social), but @Bradigor is hanging out in Grimoire Groves (@stardustgames.bsky.social) & is cleaning up our waterways in Spilled! (@lente.me)
SHOWNOTES
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:17 - Grimoire Groves (@stardustgames.bsky.social)
00:11:33 - Lego Horizon Adventures (Guerrilla Games, @studiogobo.bsky.social)
00:21:49 - Spilled! (@lente.me)
00:30:35 - Outro
Whilst TrebleStrikes patrols the streets of Old Detroit in RoboCop: Rogue City (@teyongames.bsky.social), @Bradigor gets all factorial & miner-y with Astronomics (@astronomics.bsky.social, Numizmatic) + Microtopia (Cordyceps Collective). Stay out of trouble.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:49 - MHG Chat: Austerity & PIP Boy
00:05:50 - Astronomics (@astronomics.bsky.social, Numizmatic)
00:12:53 - RoboCop: Rogue City (@teyongames.bsky.social)
00:22:03 - Microtopia (Cordyceps Collective)
00:30:26 - MHG Chat: MHG update & social positives
00:35:15 - Outro
Stu gets the meaning of ‘pixel perfect’ wrong, but skating quickly past this we talk Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (@dontnod.bsky.social), Odinfall (Ember Paw Games), Knights in Tight Spaces (@groundshatter.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:34 - MHG Chat: Stu gets the meaning of ‘pixel perfect’ wrong
00:04:38 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (@dontnod.bsky.social)
00:12:28 - Odinfall (Ember Paw Games)
00:23:48 - Knights in Tight Spaces (@groundshatter.bsky.social)
00:33:45 - Outro
Wildly different genres this week, from evil aliens to niche sports. Stone of Madness (@thegamekitchen.com), Narcissus (Mad Jackal Games), STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (@aspyr.com) & Rugby 25 (@bigant.com)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:06 - Stone of Madness (The Game Kitchen)
00:10:59 - Narcissus (Mad Jackal Games)
00:15:33 - STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (Aspyr)
00:21:14 - MHG Chat: PlayStation remasters
00:25:09 - Rugby 25
00:31:16 - Outro
Cat Detective Albert Wilde (@beyondthosehills.bsky.social) makes @Bradigor purr & Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (@scorestudios.bsky.social) produces enjoyment. Meanwhile TrebleStrikes S(i)NKs a lot of time into Guns of Fury (Gelato Games Ltd).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:44 - MHG Chat: Misery (film & book)
00:02:53 - MHG Chat: Michelle Trachtenberg & Gene Hackman
00:06:43 - Cat Detective Albert Wilde (@beyondthosehills.bsky.social)
00:14:21 - Guns of Fury (Gelato Games Ltd)
00:19:40 - Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (@scorestudios.bsky.social)
00:29:27 - MHG Chat: Steam Nextfest
00:31:30 - Outro
More than meets the eye this week, with indie newbies Urban Myth Dissolution Center (Hakababunko) & Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Jump Over The Age), plus a rewind 10 years to experience Transformers: Devastation (PlatinumGames)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:50 - Urban Myth Dissolution Center (Hakababunko)
00:12:10 - Transformers: Devastation (PlatinumGames)
00:20:41 - Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Jump Over The Age)
00:34:35 - Outro
Simulated realities & presidential cuckolding make up the reality part of this week’s chat, but game-wise we have Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator (Aesir Interactive), Jitsu Squad (Tanuki Creative Studio), City Transport Simulator: Tram (ViewApp) & Keep Driving (YCJY Games)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:39 - MHG Chat: Trump & the Cuck Chair
00:06:12 - Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator (Aesir Interactive)
00:13:45 - Jitsu Squad (Tanuki Creative Studio)
00:18:25 - City Transport Simulator: Tram (ViewApp)
00:25:17 - Keep Driving (YCJY Games)
00:33:15 - Outro
No George Clooney but plenty of top, top experiences this week such as The Invincible (Starward Industries), Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games), Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (Soft Not Weak, LLC) & loads more!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:04 - Aloft (Astrolabe Interactive Inc.)
00:08:46 - The Invincible (Starward Industries)
00:16:34 - Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games)
00:25:09 - Stormland (Insomniac Games)
00:37:16 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (Soft Not Weak, LLC)
00:40:31 - MHG Chat: Nightmare Kart & the anti-woke joke
00:42:56 - Outro
What do you get when you strip the X’s from BMX XXX? Legends BMX, apparently. Also Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Robot Entertainment), Rift of the Necrodancer (Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games) & Dynasty Warriors: Origins (KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:11 - MHG Chat: ‘putee Life
00:03:43 - Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Robot Entertainment)
00:09:53 - Rift of the Necrodancer (Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games)
00:16:31 - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD)
00:25:59 - Legends BMX (Saga Legends Games)
00:31:30 - Outro
To quote Sonic Youth, “A sieg heil-in' squirt, you're an impotent jerk. Yeah, a fascist twerp”. Escape the world news with us, as we play Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug) & Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:42 - Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug)
00:11:58 - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries)
00:21:30 - Outro
It’s throwbacks week, with Mech boomer shooter Mekkablood: Quarry Assault (@krumbgames.bsky.social), granddaddy Mech FPS Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment) & nostalgia remake FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Square Enix)
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:35 - MHG Chat: Mufasa
00:04:30 - Mekkablood: Quarry Assault
00:11:22 - Titanfall 2
00:20:20 - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
00:30:42 - Outro
What more do we need to say? Brad & Stu list their favourites of ‘24. Expect twists, turns oddities and heroes - enjoy!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:39 - Stu’s #10: Coming out of the Goddamn Walls
00:06:30 - Brad’s pick: Planted tracks
00:07:52 - Stu honourable mention: Tekken 8
00:08:58 - Brad honourable mention: Été
00:09:48 - Stu’s #9: Sonar Intelligence
00:11:45 - Brad’s pick: Solar Kids
00:14:05 - Stu’s #8: Paradise Definitely Lost
00:16:01 - Brad’s pick: Communicator, not Surgeon
00:18:35 - Stu honourable mention: SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix
00:19:34 - Brad honourable mention: Linkito
00:21:02 - Stu’s & Brad’s #7: A Sorcerer has Entered the Building
00:23:53 - Stu’s #6: Sonnet for a Symphony
00:27:21 - Brad’s pick: Innervisions
00:31:32 - Stu’s #5: Android and Chill
00:33:12 - Brad’s pick: Fountain from the Ashes
00:36:02 - Stu honourable mention: Helldivers 2
00:37:46 - Brad honourable mention: Tricky Madness
00:39:38 - Stu’s #4: Liminal Swimming Baths
00:42:20 - Brad’s pick: Effigy Ascending
00:45:37 - Stu’s #3: Fight the Night
00:48:10 - Brad’s pick: Fowl Sausage
00:52:00 - Stu’s #2 - Breaking the Galaxy
00:55:22 - Brad honourable mention: Tetris Forever
00:56:15 - Brad’s #2 - Ported to Evvverrrrrything
01:01:52 - Stu’s #1 - Sheer Joy
01:09:32 - Brad’s #1 - Punny Deckbuilder
01:17:06 - 2024 Disappointments: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons; studio closures
01:23:13 - 2024 Disappointments: Ultimate Swing Golf
01:30:27 - Outro
New year, new games! Well, all apart from one. We’ve been playing 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games) & Loco Motive (Robust Games). Plus, reflections on Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:58 - Shout out to SpecialEffect
00:04:23 - 3D Don’t Die Mr Robot (Infinite State Games)
00:15:48 - Loco Motive (Robust Games)
00:26:06 - MHG Chat: Ace Combat 7
00:30:15 - Outro
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus…whatever you celebrate, share it with us as we discuss Caves of Qud (Freehold Games), Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) & Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. Happy holidays!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:54 - Caves of Qud (Freehold Games)
00:09:35 - Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)
00:23:41 - Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
00:33:55 - Outro
What goes ‘bing, bing, bing’ and hits like Jesus? This episode! Trust me. It’ll make more sense after you’ve listened. Games: The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games), Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software), Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio), Ballionaire (newobject)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:20 - The Spirit of the Samurai (Digital Mind Games)
00:11:58 - Farming Simulator 2025 (Giants Software)
00:17:50 - Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio)
00:29:09 - Ballionaire (newobject)
00:42:31 - Outro
Winter is in the air and snow is on the slopes: Slopecrashers (byteparrot) & Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth) vye for your gaming $$$s. We also get constructive with Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:05 - Slopecrashers (byteparrot)
00:08:08 - Tricky Madness (Nathan Dearth)
00:16:16 - Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Beard Envy)
00:26:22 - Outro
Bradigor and TrebleStrikes plan to corner the roguelike pachinko market. Until that day comes, they’ll have to slum it with normal games; the likes of Toads of the Bayou (La Grange), [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios) & Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:40 - D’you get the limb regeneration reference?
00:06:02 - Toads of the Bayou (La Grange)
00:10:47 - [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios)
00:17:26 - Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio)
00:25:01 - MHG Chat: bored on the ward
00:35:47 - Outro
A day late & a dollar short, maybe, but we’ve still brought the goods: The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games), Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social) & Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Stu Intro
00:00:40 - Welcome, Brad
00:00:49 - The Rise of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games)
00:08:04 - MHG Chat: T3, crap action films & AuDHD
00:11:57 - Vendetta Forever (@meatspacevr.bsky.social)
00:18:52 - Gestalt: Steam and Cinder (Metamorphosis Games)
00:26:02 - Outro
A departure this week, as we have an illuminating chat with Brad about their recent surgical adventures, and life after amputation. Incredibly, we still cover new releases, too! Planet Coaster 2 (https://www.frontier.co.uk/) & Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (@poncle.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro from Stu
00:01:12 - The return of the Brad!
00:01:59 - The situation
00:17:03 - The operation content warning - surgery detail
00:19:30 - End of content warning
00:30:53 - State of play post-surgery
00:35:24 - Shoes are cheaper, now
00:37:37 - Games? Games!
00:37:51 - Planet Coaster 2
00:38:44 - Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania
00:46:23 - Outro: X no more, join us on Bluesky!
All our thoughts going out to Brad (@mhgaming.bsky.social) & hoping games are helping him through this toughest of times. Speaking of, we discuss Wilmot Works it Out (@hollowponds.bsky.social), Rogue Flight @truantpixel.com & the Recoil Centurion gaming chair
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:01 - A word from Stu
00:00:30 - Podcast Intro
00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Brad’s unwell
00:03:18 - Wilmot Works it Out @hollowponds.bsky.social
00:07:49 - Rogue Flight @truantpixel.com
00:13:52 - MHG Chat: Gaming Chairs - Recoil Centurion review
00:23:36 - Outro
Poor @Bradigor is unwell this week, so we hope they feel better very soon! @TrebleStrikes is here to playback a conversation on Fruitbus (@krillbite.bsky.social) & solo chat about Utopia Must Fall (@pixeljamgames.bsky.social) & Yars Recharged (@adamvision.bsky.social)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:02 - Fruitbus
00:05:31 - Utopia Must Fall
00:10:52 - Yars Recharged
00:15:55 - Outro
A philosophical bent to the slate this week, with hometown RPG Bloomtown: A Different Story (@LazyBearGames), strategy in Tactical Breach Wizards (@BreachWizards) & detectorizing in Phoenix Springs (@CalligramStudio). Follow us @mhgaming.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Sony Weirdness
00:02:30 - Bloomtown: A Different Story @LazyBearGames
00:08:56 - Tactical Breach Wizards @BreachWizards
00:16:17 - Phoenix Springs @CalligramStudio
00:26:05 - Outro
In amongst the love for @Confused_Dude Ben Potter’s harmonious conversational stylings, we critique Victory Heat Rally (@skydevilpalm) & Parcel Corps (@WeAreSecretMode), plus there's discussion on Autumn's gaming fayre.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:39 - MHG Chat: Holiday, celebrate
00:04:00 - Victory Heat Rally @skydevilpalm
00:09:13 - Parcel Corps @WeAreSecretMode
00:20:57 - MHG Chat: What are yer playin’?
00:28:05 - Outro
Cupholder of Destiny
A challenging week for @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but two quality titles have lightened their respective burdens: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (@NintendoEurope) & Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:40 - MHG Chat: a positive gaming year
00:04:22 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom @NintendoEurope
00:17:40 - Satisfactory @SatisfactoryAF
00:28:00 - Outro
Positive Eye-On
A short ep this time around, but with some intriguing titles to prod at and see what squeaks: simulated dystopia in City 20 (@UntoldGamesTW), belt scroller G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra (@GIJoeWOC) & melancholic cutesiness in Melobot - A Last Song (@Melobot_ALS)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:53 - City 20 @UntoldGamesTW
00:07:44 - G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra @GIJoeWOC
00:15:38 - Melobot - A Last Song @Melobot_ALS
00:23:51 - Outro
The Judo Child
This week, an old man punches dozens of teenagers in the face in The Karate Kid: Street Rumble (@GameMillEnt) & @11bitstudios decide human existence isn’t bleak enough so release Frostpunk 2 upon the world. Satisfactory (@SatisfactoryAF).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:22 - Copycat @GameCopycat
00:11:06 - The Karate Kid: Street Rumble @GameMillEnt
00:21:25 - Frostpunk 2 @11bitstudios
00:31:24 - Satisfactory
00:33:56 - Outro
This week, @TeamAsobi brings pure radiance to the PS5 with Astro Bot, there’s parkour nonsense fun with Supermoves (@makeagames) + we get stuck-in to a luscious Caravan SandWitch (@SandWitchDev).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:24 - Supermoves @makeagames
00:08:04 - Astro Bot @TeamAsobi
00:18:42 - Mild spoilers for Astro Bot
00:20:33 - End of spoilers for Astro Bot
00:22:04 - Caravan SandWitch @SandWitchDev
00:28:00 - Outro
This week, we pick over the remains of @PlayStation’s Concord & attempt an autopsy. On the review slate are the Soulslike Deathbound (@trialforgestu) & the long-awaited Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 from @SaberGames.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:18 - MHG Chat: Concord
00:11:32 - Deathbound @trialforgestu
00:17:28 - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 @SaberGames
00:32:01 - Outro
We indie and indie-adjacent gamers are totally spoiled in 2024, as another bunch of crackers hits the market: Tales & Tactics (@table9studio), Reveil (@pixelsplitgames), @Abathor_Game & Gori: Cuddly Carnage (@AngryDemonGames) can all lay claim to your heard-earned this week.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:52 - MHG Chat: Nintendo Direct + Tetris Forever
00:05:35 - Tales & Tactics @table9studio
00:12:46 - Reveil @pixelsplitgames
00:19:50 - Abathor @Abathor_Game
00:28:46 - Gori: Cuddly Carnage @AngryDemonGames
00:36:36 - Outro
What’s in a name? @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor challenge what constitutes good nomenclature. Games: Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios, @_PhantomSpark, Beard Blade @gloveboxgames, Arco @bibikigarcia, TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA @BigAntStudios
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:36 - Knock on the Coffin Lid @RedBoonstudios
00:04:52 - Phantom Spark @_PhantomSpark
00:09:54 - Beard Blade @gloveboxgames
00:14:02 - Arco @bibikigarcia
00:20:53 - TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA @BigAntStudios
00:30:28 - Outro
A line-up based on fun this week, with the promising SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix (@games_rozz), Shapez 2 (@tobspr) & KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC lightening our lives.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:06 - SPGP Super Polygon Grand Prix @games_rozz
00:12:34 - Shapez 2 @tobspr
00:19:52 - KitHack Model Club @KitHackMC
00:26:55 - MHG Chat: Stand Up to Racism, Shrewsbury
00:27:50 - Outro
Here at MHG we stand up to racism, and on this joyful day of protest, Aug. 10th, we reaffirm that care & inclusion is what we stand for. Games: ONE BTN BOSSES (@onebtnbosses), Hate Me Not (@NotJustGamesDev), Stormgate (@Frost_Giant) + more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:13 - MHG Chat: Anti-Fash!
00:03:12 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week - Barnsley anti-fash lady
00:12:32 - ONE BTN BOSSES @onebtnbosses
00:22:17 - JDM: Rise of the Scorpion @GamingFactorySA
00:28:30 - Hate Me Not @NotJustGamesDev
00:36:22 - Stormgate @Frost_Giant
00:50:02 - Outro
This week, @Bradigor gets comfy on the couch with the Vampire Therapist (@LittleBatGames) & polishes their lens for A Star Named EOS (@SilverLiningWW), whilst @TrebleStrikes goes on another bug hunt with Earth Defence Force 6 (@EDF_OFFICIAL_EN)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Attacks & Riots
00:05:03 - Vampire Therapist @LittleBatGames
00:11:16 - A Star Named EOS @SilverLiningWW
00:16:36 - Earth Defence Force 6 @EDF_OFFICIAL_EN
00:29:17 - Outro
Politicians & celebs might keep reaching new lows, but indies keep hitting new highs, with the likes of Forgotten Mines (@cannibalgoose), TWWWR (@Faxdocc) and The Garden Path (@fromcarrotcake) showing us the way.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:39 - MHG Chat: Global Politics roundup!
00:03:47 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the week is… Ashley James!
00:07:43 - MHG Chat: Musk & the ‘woke Mind Virus’
00:11:49 - Forgotten Mines @cannibalgoose
00:19:11 - TWWWR @Faxdocc
00:24:42 - The Garden Path @fromcarrotcake
Outro
One of MHG’s most anticipated lands in the form of Conscript (@Catchw8Studio). Does it live up to expectation? Also Schim (@Ewoud3D), Earl vs. the Mutants (@FallingState) & Magical Delicacy (@sKaule)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:51 - Magical Delicacy @sKaule
00:08:35 - Conscript @Catchw8Studio
00:17:25 - Schim @Ewoud3D
00:28:19 - Earl vs. the Mutants @FallingState
00:34:12 - MHG Chat: Heavy Storm Shadow re-release
00:38:15 - Outro
Do you like sims? @Bradigor sure does & has been obsessed with the likes of Juno: New Origins (@JundrooGames) & @houseflippersim. @TrebleStrikes, meanwhile, has been more parambular, striking fools down with his Anger Foot (@freelives).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:45 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week - Beth Mead
00:07:39 - Anger Foot @freelives
00:17:50 - MHG Chat: Sim play - Train Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator
00:20:03 - Fishing Sim games inc. Call of the Wild: The Angler, Fishing Planet
00:21:12 - Ship Graveyard Simulator, Police Simulator
00:22:52 - House Flipper
00:27:13 - Juno: New Origins
00:28:32 - MHG Chat: dedicated controllers for sims
00:39:34 - Outro
New UK government & top tier releases this week, so… yay! Double Dragon Gaiden (@secretbaseSG) stuns, Riven (@cyanworlds) impresses and Train Sim World 4 (@dovetailgames) compels.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:20 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week - the good side of Twitter
00:07:10 - Double Dragon Gaiden @secretbaseSG
00:12:52 - Riven @cyanworlds
00:19:47 - Super Video Golf @TrederiaGames
00:24:56 - Train Sim World 4 @dovetailgames
00:37:47 - Outro
The hero of our hearts Mr. D. Tennant wins the Ashley James award this week. For games chat we proudly present Go-Go Town! (@PridefulSloth), Still Wakes the Deep (@ChineseRoom) & Retrowave @Rewindappstudio
SHOWNOTES
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:03 - MHG Chat: The Ashley James Memorial Award #3
00:03:25 - Go-Go Town! @PridefulSloth
00:06:36 - Still Wakes the Deep @ChineseRoom
00:14:23 - Retrowave @Rewindappstudio
00:19:06 - Outro
Ok, @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor are a bit scatty & weird in this one, but you might get a kick out of it. Games-wise: Tavern Talk (@GentleTroll), Max Mustard (@toast_int) & Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge (@Kamaeru_game).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:55 - MHG Chat: favourite vampire movies
00:05:04 - MHG Chat: Ashley James Hero of the Week
00:11:44 - Tavern Talk @GentleTroll
00:17:03 - Max Mustard @toast_int
00:24:20 - Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge @Kamaeru_game
00:29:45 - Outro
The Inaugural Ashley James Award is handed-out, legally distinct E3 mulled over, and we discuss @TEKKEN 8, Flathead (@DreadXP_), fun uber-jank in Crime Boss: Rockay City (@ingame_studios) & the mystery of Heavy Storm Shadow…
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:54 - The Inaugural Ashley James Award
00:08:27 - Legally Distinct E3
00:11:29 - TEKKEN 8 @TEKKEN
00:17:18 - Flathead @DreadXP_
00:25:42 - Heavy Storm Shadow
00:30:20 - Crime Boss: Rockay City @ingame_studios
00:42:14 - Outro
Huge props to Victoria Thomas-Bowen (@EssexBunnie) for her sterling work. Let’s stop suspending accounts for spurious reasons eh, Musk? Also Venture to the Vile (@CutToBits), Ultimate Swing Golf (@Clap_Hanz) & Capes (@Spitfire_IA).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:50 - Joyous anti-Farage sentiment
00:05:47 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus @BethesdaStudios
00:18:20 - Venture to the Vile @CutToBits
00:27:19 - Ultimate Swing Golf @Clap_Hanz
00:40:19 - Capes @Spitfire_IA
00:51:49 - Outro
Challenging times, but let’s look on the bright side with shanty-slinger Seablip (@the_not_morris), emotional exploration drama @1000xResist and 2024’s 700th roguelike deckbuilder in the form of Zet Zillions (@otaimonstudios).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:47 - MHG Chat: War (content warning)
00:07:30 - Seablip @the_not_morris
00:12:25 - 1000xResist @1000xResist
00:14:51 - Mild spoilers for 1000xResist
00:16:00 - End of spoilers for 1000xResist
00:20:18 - Zet Zillions @otaimonstudios
00:27:43 - Outro
Primo bonce content this week with the flowing locks of MULLET MADJACK (@Hammer95studios) taking the limelight. Also Isles of Sea and Sky (@CicadaGames), Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS, Galacticare @BrightrockGames.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:24 - MHG Chat: Voting for Jürgen Klopp
00:08:37 - Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS
00:15:11 - Ghosts of Tsushima (PC) @NixxesSoftware
00:18:37 - Isles of Sea and Sky @CicadaGames
00:27:13 - MULLET MADJACK @Hammer95studios
00:38:37 - Galacticare @BrightrockGames
00:50:00 - Outro
Bet you didn’t know you’d be thinking about Stewpot Francis today, eh? But here we are. Also for your consideration: Die by the Blade (@dbtbgame), Pools (@Tensori_ltd) & The Land Beneath Us (@fairplay_games)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:02 - MHG Chat: Piercings
00:08:26 - Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns @poncle_vampire
00:17:10 - Die by the Blade @dbtbgame
00:27:28 - Pools @Tensori_ltd
00:33:33 - MHG Chat: Brad’s Billy Kennedy Dream
00:37:34 - The Land Beneath Us @fairplay_games
00:46:08 - Outro
This week we are Heading Out (@SeriousSimGames) to Crow Country (@SFBDim) and etc. etc. insert puns for C-Smash VRS (@Csmashvrs) & Undead Inc. (@RightsizedDoru) here. Wit!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:28 - MHG Chat: Mary Earps
00:02:42 - MHG Chat: M$ shuttering studios
00:12:55 - Crow Country @SFBDim
00:20:31 - Heading Out @SeriousSimGames
00:27:18 - C-Smash VRS @Csmashvrs
00:33:50 - Undead Inc. @RightsizedDoru
00:44:36 - Outro
Never happier than when chewing on an arcade game, @TrebleStrikes munches on Gungrave G.O.R.E (@primemattergg) whilst @Bradigor melts into Foundry (@Channel_3_Games) & Hexguardian (@SplitSecond2024)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Milky Piss Tea Tories
00:07:18 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
00:09:15 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift in Time
00:15:13 - Gungrave G.O.R.E @primemattergg
00:18:36 - Foundry @Channel_3_Games
00:24:32 - Hexguardian @SplitSecond2024
00:31:43 - MHG Chat: Studio closures
00:40:02 - Outro
Contrasting biomes this week, from the sewers & dungeons (Turtles Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt; The Last Spell @ishtar_games; Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom) to sunny overlands (Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games; Oddsparks @MassiveMiniteam)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:53 - MHG Chat: the world is odd, we’re just here for the memes
00:03:18 - MHG Chat: Fallout TV & other TV gaming adaptations
00:06:25 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade - Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt
00:16:31 - The Last Spell inc. Dwarves of Runenberg @ishtar_games
00:22:33 - Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom
00:29:33 - Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games
00:34:29 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure @MassiveMiniteam
00:41:32 - Outro
Just a short one this week, but an early GOTY contender for @TrebleStrikes appears in the shape of Against Great Darkness (@DirlyDev), and a ground-breaker in the form of @HaroldHalibut. @Bradigor also proselytizes about Horizon Forbidden West some more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:00 - MHG Chat: Dawn French & WW3
00;04:21 - Against Great Darkness @DirlyDev
00:11:25 - Harold Halibut
00:22:58 - MHG Chat: Aloy
00:31:26 - Outro
Cults, innuendos & an ‘indie’ initiative… we check out Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion), Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame) & more waxing lyrical about @Guerrilla
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Innuendo
00:03:36 - MHG Chat: Ashley James
00:07:45 - Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion)
00:16:22 - Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame)
00:26:58 - MHG Chat: Horizon Forbidden West
00:35:17 - MHG Chat: III Initiative (https://iii-initiative.com/)
00:45:45 - Outro
Velociraptors saying “Allan!”, platforming in @saviorlessgame, playing cards in Stacklands (@sokpopco), tense horror in Buckshot Roulette (@mikeklubnika) & the triumphant arrival of Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition on PC thanks to @NixxesSoftware.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:21 - MHG Chat: Jurassic Park!
00:03:56 - Saviorless @saviorlessgame
00:09:53 - Stacklands @sokpopco
00:19:52 - Buckshot Roulette @mikeklubnika
00:25:49 - Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition @NixxesSoftware
00:36:14 - Outro
A frank discussion on the state of DLC & AAA pops up again but, before that, we review two oldies and a new goodie: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames), Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd) & Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:51 - MHG Chat: Twisted Metal TV Show
00:08:12 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (@platinumgames)
00:14:56 - Pepper Grinder (@Ahr_Ech)
00:22:48 - Ghost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd)
00:30:55 - MHG Chat: DLC & AAA in 2024
00:47:14 - Outro
Jank, more jank and a surfeit of cabs. Seriously, you wait years for taxi game, then 2 come along at once! @bradigor tackles Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract) & Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade), whereas @TrebleStrikes takes on Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:55 - MHG Chat: Pride (in the name of love)
00:14:02 - Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (@simteract)
00:20:31 - Wanted: Dead (@wanteddeadgame)
00:29:43 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (@PanikArcade)
00:39:21 - Outro
Talk of salmon-coloured Sith Lords & absent aristocrats gives way to some interesting games stuff this week, inc. Crypt of the Necrodancer: SYNCHRONY (@BYG_Vancouver), #UnicornOverlord & Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (@DigitalEclipse)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:57 - MHG Chat: Jokes about the Royals
00:04:21 - Crypt of the Necrodancer: SYNCHRONY
00:13:54 - Star Wars™: Battlefront Classic Collection
00:23:47 - Unicorn Overlord
00:31:44 - Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
00:44:50 - Outro
Throwbacks, remakes and comfiness this week, featuring the likes of VERZEUS (@RETSUZAN_GAMES), SUMMERHOUSE(@Friedemann_A), Berserk Boy (@BerserkBoyGame) & Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (#AvantgardenSRL) plus Nintendo being a pain (again).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:06:31 - MHG Chat: Nintendo vs. Yuzu
00:12:40 - VERZEUS (@RETSUZAN_GAMES)
00:19:19 - SUMMERHOUSE(@Friedemann_A)
00:24:02 - Berserk Boy (@BerserkBoyGame)
00:31:33 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (#AvantgardenSRL)
00:46:53 - MHG Chat: Nintendo vs. Balatro
00:55:02 - Outro
The AAA-makers get another bashing, but pleasant experiences abound in the forms of Dicefolk (@leapgamestudios), Penny’s Big Breakaway (@EveningStarStdo) & Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (@SaberGames)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:27 - MHG Chat: TikTok roundup
00:08:17 - Dicefolk (@leapgamestudios)
00:17:37 - Penny’s Big Breakaway (@EveningStarStdo)
00:29:19 - Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (@SaberGames)
00:37:30 - MHG Chat: The Problem with AAAs
00:46:31 - Outro
After a frankly bizarre chat about a certain Ronald personage, we move on to Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (@DONTNOD_Ent), Quadroids (@quadroids), Ultros (@ultrosgame), Solium Infernum (@LeagueofGeeks) & Balatro (@LocalThunk).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:14 - Ron Jeremy dreams
00:07:12 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (@DONTNOD_Ent)
00:15:03 - Quadroids (@quadroids)
00:21:32 - Ultros (@ultrosgame)
00:31:49 - Solium Infernum (@LeagueofGeeks)
00:38:37 - Balatro (@LocalThunk)
00:45:29 - Outro
Some serious, state-of-the-nation type stuff to cover this week, but plenty of fun in the forms of Shape Shifter: Formations (Castec Studios), Islands of Insight @lunarchstudios & Tomb Raider I–III Remastered @AspyrMedia
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:54 - MHG Chat: Current health situations
00:04:39 - MHG Chat: Kansas City Shooting
00:14:33 - MHG Chat: Harper Steele
00:18:06 - Shape Shifter: Formations
00:27:36 - Islands of Insight
00:33:31 - Tomb Raider I–III Remastered
00:45:33 - Outro
Steam Fest demo time, with DRIVE Rally (@drivethegame) & @MarbleChampions rocking-up, plus the latest Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection (@bitwavegames) & Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (@SandDoorStudio)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:50 - MHG Chat: Prime Ministerial scum
00:02:53 - DRIVE Rally @drivethegame
00:06:37 - Marble Champions @MarbleChampions
00:11:32 - Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection vol.3 @bitwavegames
00:20:28 - Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior @SandDoorStudio
00:28:35 - Outro
This week, @Bradigor walks you through the horrors of trench warfare in War Hospital (@WarHospitalGame), then skips you through the wildness that is Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (@RGGStudio)
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:18 - War Hospital (@WarHospitalGame)
00:07:03 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
00:17:21 - Outro
Delayed but finally here…the countdown concludes! See what @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes have in their 5 thru 1 positions. Some interesting surprises in store, for sure…
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:02 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 05 (cf. MHG 159)
00:05:19 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 05 (cf. MHG 182)
00:11:54 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 04 (cf. MHG 197)
00:18:26 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 04 (cf. MHG 200)
00:21:48 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 03 (cf. MHG 184)
00:26:29 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 03 (cf. MHG 195)
00:31:25 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 02 (cf. MHG 162)
00:37:37 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 02 (cf. MHG 201)
00:45:16 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 01 (cf. MHG 185)
00:52:37 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 01 (cf. MHG 202)
01:00:38 - MHG Chat: MHG plans for 2024
01:05:03 - Outro
So begins the countdown of the best-ests, ten thru six, with some bright sparks, left turns and plenty of, ‘That I did not expect’-s…
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:18 - MHG Chat: Ricki Gervais; Barbie at the Golden Globes
00:08:42 - MHG Chat: Favorites of the year - the ‘rules’
00:10:04 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 10 (cf. MHG 164 & 166)
00:15:01 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 10 (cf. MHG 172)
00:19:31 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 09 (cf. MHG 194)
00:25:50 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 09
00:31:13 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 08 (cf. MHG 189)
00:34:45 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 08 (cf. MHG 180)
00:36:54 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 07 (cf. MHG 174)
00:42:30 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 07 (cf. MHG 158)
00:46:04 - Top 10: Stu’s no. 06 (cf. MHG 193)
00:52:10 - Top 10: Brad’s no. 06 (cf. MHG 198)
01:04:34 - Outro
Woah, so much Reeves. He’s referenced in @PistolWhipVR, in chat about the Wick movies & Brad’s journey into Cyberpunk 2077. We also start our breakdown of 2023’s releases, with our (good & bad) special mentions inc. New Heights, Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party, Tears of the Kingdom, The Repair House & a ton more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:40 - New Year
00:03:30 - Beat Saber (@BeatGamesStudio) & @PistolWhipVR
00:06:45 - MHG Chat: John Wick
00:10:38 - Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame)
00:24:10 - MHG Chat: Our Games of 2023 - Special Mentions feat. ArcRacer, New Heights, Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party, Cities: Skylines II, Tears of the Kingdom, The Repair House, Cotton Rock n Roll
00:46:42 - Outro
So @TrebleStrikes feels the fear with Hollow Cocoon (@SbbUtutuya), @Bradigor is charmed by Chants of Sennaar (@rundisc_) & bamboozled by the Lies of P (@NEOWIZofficial), then both reflect on the Insomniac leak.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:38 - MHG Chat: Trifle
00:03:17 - Hollow Cocoon @SbbUtutuya
00:08:50 - Chants of Sennaar @rundisc_
00:12:30 - MHG Chat: games of Christmases past
00:16:04 - Lies of P @NEOWIZofficial
00:24:50 - Outro
Another Xmas episode rocks-up & we’re chatting rogue-like slasher action in Oblivion Override (@oblivion_code), then home-like profit action in House Flipper 2 (@FrozenDistrict). Season’s greetings!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:01 - MHG Chat: Sports Oxymoron of the Year & misogyny
00:07:09 - Oblivion Override @oblivion_code
00:12:03 - House Flipper 2 @FrozenDistrict
00:18:37 - Against the Storm 1.0 release @EremiteGames
00:21:28 - Outro
Christmas coming, goose getting fat, yadda yadda, here are some controversial takes... Subpar Pool (@grapefrukt), Backpack Hero (@thejaspel1), Sunset Overdrive (@insomniacgames) + Born of Bread (@wildartsdevs). Mazel!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:55 - Prep for Christmas
00:05:25 - Subpar Pool (@grapefrukt)
00:12:20 - Backpack Hero (@thejaspel1)
00:19:25 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk & Sunset Overdrive (@insomniacgames)
00:29:05 - HG Chat: A Highland Song
00:36:49 - Born of Bread (@wildartsdevs)
00:45:28 - Outro
Put away your streamers & bunting; the milestone celebration is postponed until our 3yr anniversary! But that doesn’t mean we don’t have good games to discuss: Steam World Build (@SteamWorldGames), A Highland Tale (@InkleWorld), Boneraiser Minions (@caiysware) & Army of Ruin (@milkstone) - all bangers!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:17 - MHG Chat: a goalie update
00:02:50 - MHG Chat: Stu’s new job
00:04:38 - Steam World Build (@SteamWorldGames)
00:09:50 - A Highland Tale (@InkleWorld)
00:17:57 - Boneraiser Minions (@caiysware)
00:19:32 - Army of Ruin @milkstone
00:27:12 - Outro
Some genuinely intriguing stuff as the year winds-down, with the likes of Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (@TerriblePosture), Cobalt Core (@RocketRatGames), Timberman: The Big Adventure (@digitalmelodypl) but, bizarrely, no Steam World Build! What’s that about, Brad?! :D
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:12 - Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
00:06:01 - Cobalt Core
00:11:06 - Last Train Home
00:17:07 - Stu intro
00:18:46 - Dreamworks All-Star Kart Racing
00:24:07 - Timberman: The Big Adventure
I’d like a mixed bag please, shopkeep! Well here you go, son: P5 Tactica (@Atlus_West
is messy), Dungeons 4 (@kalypsomedia) is quirky, AirTwister (@YSNET_Inc) is abysmal & American Arcadia (@OutBlueGames) is remarkable.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:11 - MHG Chat: Work, Covid & more anti-fascism stuff
00:07:57 - MHG Chat: Apocalyptic TV shows - Manifest, Lost, Flashforward and others
00:14:25 - Persona 5 Tactica
00:32:14 - Dungeons 4 (@kalypsomedia)
00:41:17 - AirTwister (@YSNET_Inc)
00:51:18 - American Arcadia (@OutBlueGames)
01:03:43 - Outro
Big releases & small rub shoulders, but they're all high quality as ‘23 continues to impress: Jusant (@DONTNOD_Ent), C2077: Phantom Liberty (@CDPROJEKTRED), Like a Dragon Gaiden, The Invincible (@StarwardInd) & My Time at Sandrock (@PatheaGames) shine in week 46.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:02 - MHG Chat: Ding dong, the witch is gone
00:03:21 - Jusant @DONTNOD_Ent
00:09:46 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty @CDPROJEKTRED
00:20:15 - MHG Chat: Like a Dragon Gaiden - brief thoughts
00:22:18 - The Invincible @StarwardInd
00:30:22 - My Time at Sandrock @PatheaGames
00:37:01 - Outro
There’s some heavy redaction this week as @bradigor seems determined to break embargo about BEEEP. Thankfully we ARE allowed to talk about Achilles: Legends Untold (@DarkPointGames) ArcRacer (@gutenkode) Scene Investigators (@EQSLV) RIPOUT (@PetProjectGames) + more besides!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:59 - MHG Chat: 5u3lla Br4v*rm4n & The Fash
00:13:55 - Achilles: Legends Untold @DarkPointGames
00:21:28 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 @FairPlayLabs
00:33:53 - ArcRacer @gutenkode
00:40:24 - Scene Investigators @EQSLV
00:45:14 - RIPOUT @PetProjectGames
00:51:39 - Outro
We're facing the Christmas Cascade™ with quality drops falling like snow. Alan Wake II @remedygames & The Talos Principle 2 @Croteam lead, with able support from Tales & Tactics @table9studio & Planetiles (demo) @MythicOwlGames.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:34 - Storm Ciaran
00:02:29 - MHG Chat: Seasonal Affective Disorder
00:10:33 - Tales & Tactics @table9studio
00:18:12 - Planetiles (demo) @MythicOwlGames
00:23:49 - Alan Wake II @remedygames
00:35:16 - The Talos Principle 2: general impressions @Croteam
00:44:06 - TTP2: SPOILER section begins
00:46:19 - TTP2: SPOILER section ends
00:48:37 - Outro
We got spooks & ghouls & freaks & fools… at MHG’s haunted HQ! Mario Wonder aside, spooky season brings us the ghoulish Ghostrunner II (@GhostrunnerGame), the outré Outlast Trials (@TheRedBarrels) & creepy Cabernet (@PIntroverts)!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:42 - Halloween
00:04:42 - Console exclusives & the state of PC gaming
00:16:33 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
00:34:19 - Alaskan Road Truckers @alaskantrucksim
00:40:46 - Ghostrunner II @GhostrunnerGame
00:47:54 - The Outlast Trials @TheRedBarrels
00:56:40 - Cabernet demo @PIntroverts
01:01:42 - MHG Revisits: Cities: Skylines II
01:03:54 - MHG Revisits: Endless Dungeon
01:05:05 - Outro
We’re entering silly season where everything’s released at once. Cascading onto our screens are the likes of @SprawlFPS, #RAILGRADE, Murder on the Orient Express @MicroidsLyon, Cities: Skylines II @ColossalOrder + loads more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:56 - MHG Chat: Bad eyes, cats and Egyptians
00:04:10 - Sprawl @SprawlFPS
00:11:10 - Railgrade (#RAILGRADE)
00:17:35 - Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express @MicroidsLyon
00:25:43 - Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party (@sambadeamigo_en)
00:31:44 - Endless Dungeon (#EndlessDungeon)
00:38:09 - Cities: Skylines II @ColossalOrder
00:45:50 - Outro
A challenging week for everyone, summed up by @bradigor & @TrebleStrikes, but with lighter discussion on some much-needed escapist activities: Ooblets (@glumberland), Treachery in Beatdown City (@NuChallenger) & Station to Station (@PrismatikaGames) helped cheer us up.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:40 - MHG Chat: Society, games, politics & troubles
00:09:56 - Ooblets @glumberland
00:18:28 - Treachery in Beatdown City @NuChallenger
00:28:20 - Station to Station @PrismatikaGames
00:36:06 - Aliens: Neoplasma @ZXDev2015
00:45:11 - MHG Chat: disability setbacks
00:47:41 - Outro
Something a bit special this week, as @TrebleStrikes takes the opportunity to talk all things mech(a!) - but particularly Armored Core VI - with games designer & journalist Ollie Barder (@Cacophanus). Enjoy!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:01 - Intro
00:00:31 - Interview with Ollie Barder
00:28:36 - Outro
Super-powers, their use & misuse is the thread running through this ep, with interesting games scattered hither & yon: Dungeon Golf @AntWorkshop, Paleo Pines @italicpig & The Lamplighters League @HBSLamplighters
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:04 - David Tenant + inclusivity
00:05:42 - Dungeon Golf @AntWorkshop
00:15:45 - Paleo Pines @italicpig
00:22:31 - The Lamplighters League @HBSLamplighters
00:32:02 - The Walking Dead Arcade @rawthrills
00:35:35 - MHG Chat: Q&A part 6
00:55:16 - Outro
Lessons taught & received in crafting a thrilling experience…but which gives & which receives out of MythForce @BeamdogInc, Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt, Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR + Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev?
SHOWNOTES
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:53 - MHG Chat: Katherine Ryan is a hero
00:04:13 - MythForce @BeamdogInc
00:14:25 - Nascar Arcade Rush @GameMillEnt
00:24:13 - Portal 2 VR @Flat2VR
00:33:29 - Byte lynx @ArtfulGamesDev
00:38:57 - MHG Chat: Q&A part 5
00:45:31 - Outro
The Unity engine debacle looms like a dark cloud over MHG Towers as we talk about the potentially impacted: Nour: Play With Your Food (@jellyoccult) & AK-xolotl @(2AwesomeStudio). Also BIT.TRIP RERUNNER (@gamecraftstd) & @StarfieldGame chat.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:45 - MHG Chat: Unity engine charges
00:03:20 - Ak-Xolotl @2AwesomeStudio
00:08:05 - BIT.TRIP RERUNNER @gamecraftstd
00:12:38 - Starfield
00:22:57 - Nour: Play with your Food @jellyoccult
00:28:02 - Outro
Tiny & mighty vs. big & brash in ep. 187, with relative minnows Marble it Up! Ultra (@blueteak), Jumplight Odyssey (@JumplightGame) & It’s a Wrap! (@StudiosChanko) holding their own against Bethesda’s Starfield and FROM’s Armored Core IV.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:12 - MHG Chat: questioning Harrison Ford’s continued filmic existence
00:04:15 - Marble it Up! Ultra
00:11:32 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
00:20:55 - Jumplight Odyssey
00:25:44 - MHG Chat: Starfield early technical impressions
00:33:59 - It’s a Wrap!
00:39:05 - Outro
Bradstreet’s back…alright! Yet another golden week, with the likes of @thejaspel1’s Backpack Hero, @adambavgamedev’s End of Knights & @SumoDigitalLtd’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre consuming all our time.
SHOWNOTES
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:02 - Tour de France 2023
00:09:14 - Backpack Hero
00:14:17 - Toaplan Arcade Shoot'Em Up Collection Vol. 2
00:23:25 - Fort Solis @FallenLeafSA
00:31:08 - End of Knights
00:35:38 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
00:44:30 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 4
00:48:44 - Outro
Going stag, @TrebleStrikes talks about a roguelike he doesn’t hate in the form of @AnAnkou_game, the superiority of @wiznwar & Flarb’s Xenotilt, early Armored Core VI impressions & some more Q&A revelations.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:41 - An Ankou @AnAnkou_game 00:06:09 - Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action @wiznwar 00:13:13 - MHG Chat: Armored Core VI & FROM Software 00:18:53 - MHG Chat: Stu Q&A…Gaiden! 00:23:18 - Outro
Killer releases this week & a stellar lineup of must-plays: En Garde @FireplaceGames swashes buckles, Quake II comes roaring back, Stray Gods @summerfallgames brings the tunes & @TheGameKitchen’s Blasphemous 2 brings the pain.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup Semi-Final 00:05:02 - En Garde 00:09:47 - Quake II: Call of the Machine 00:18:42 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical 00:26:37 - Blasphemous 2 00:32:09 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 2 00:47:11 - Outro
Great conversation around @larianstudios’ feature-complete BG3, the start of some revealing host Q+A sessions & good games in the forms of Neon Noodles @VividHelix & Adore @CadabraGames!
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:26 - MHG Chat: The Pope 00:03:56 - Neon Noodles 00:12:07 - Adore 00:16:30 - MHG Chat: Baldur’s Gate 3 & user synergy 00:28:00 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 1! 01:02:12 - Outro
A plethora of games covered in a compact space: Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames, Thronefall @_grizzlygames, Triple Take @BonusStagePub, Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM, Venba @VisaiGames & a salutary chat about Costa’s pro-Trans stance!
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:38 - MHG Chat: Costa and their pro-Trans advertising 00:05:01 - Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames 00:12:07 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM 00:17:30 - Thronefall @_grizzlygames 00:23:42 - Triple Take @BonusStagePub 00:27:51 - Minor spoilers for Triple Take 00:28:19 - Major spoilers for Triple Take 00:30:21 - End spoilers for Triple Take 00:32:16 - Venba @VisaiGames 00:36:55 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup 00:39:00 - Outro
We’ve done it; we’ve found the naughtiest name for the wholesomest game: Sticky Business. Congrats, @SpellgardenDevs! There’s also @outofthebit’s Full Void, Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (@saizensen_EN) & a timely rant about the right wing grift.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:32 - Full Void @outofthebit 00:09:46 - Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll @saizensen_EN 00:18:09 - Sticky Business @SpellgardenDevs 00:26:14 - MHG Chat: Barbie & the right wing grift 00:37:38 - Shuhada' Sadaqat (brief remembrance) 00:39:34 - Outro
Is @TrebleStrikes dino-sore after his Exoprimal experience, or in veloci-rapture? Is @Bradigor tuned-in to Oxenfree II’s Lost Signals (@nightschoolers) or is @sadowlstudios’ Viewfinder more acutely in their sights? Dial-in the MHG-quency on your audio boxes & find out...
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup 2023 00:03:47 - Exoprimal @CapcomEurope 00:12:18 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals @nightschoolers 00:19:32 - Viewfinder @sadowlstudios 00:31:47 - Outro
Interesting discussion this week around intriguing newcomer Alterium Shift (@drattzy) & the slightly more venerable Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (@EidosMontreal). We also discuss the honesty & courage of footballer Dele Ali (@dele_official).
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:50 - MHG Chat: Brad’s criminal past 00:04:07 - MHG Chat: BttF 00:05:43 - Alterium Shift @drattzy 00:14:49 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided @EidosMontreal 00:21:49 - Testament: The Order of High Human @FairyshipGames 00:28:54 - MHG Chat: Games that fit on a floppy? 00:32:22 - MHG Chat: Dele Ali 00:43:35 - Outro
Join us as we take A Long Journey to an Uncertain End (@CrispyCreative), polish our Boltgun (@AurochDigital), worship our Shotgun King (@PUNKCAKE_delice), all the while feeling no Guilt (@Mingog).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:03 - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @AurochDigital 00:09:53 - Gimmick! Special Edition @claricedisc 00:16:13 - Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate @PUNKCAKE_delice 00:21:39 - A Long Journey to an Uncertain End @CrispyCreative 00:23:30 - Guilt @Mingog 00:30:13 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck competitors 00:35:15 - Outro
Join us as we experience the fun side of space exploration in @ianmaclarty’s Mars First Logistics, then delve into the bleak, Lovecraftian side of the void in Aliens: Dark Descent (@Tindalos_Int) + a whole lot more besides. Guncon vid? Here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFu-_BP0h6Q
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:12 - Kingdom Eighties @kingdomthegame 00:08:47 - Mars First Logistics @ianmaclarty 00:16:28 - Trepang² @TrepangStudios 00:23:35 - Aliens: Dark Descent @Tindalos_Int 00:31:01 - New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering @Focus_entmt 00:43:02 - Outro
Action-driven VS-alike Greedland by @GamerskyGames gets the chef’s kiss, @RubberDuck_G’s Evil Wizard gets the sorcerer's seal of approval & @SuperMeatBoy’s Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine… just sounds kinda ick. Right?
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:35 - Greedland 00:08:10 - Evil Wizard 00:13:40 - Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine 00:26:57 - MHG Chat: Street Fighter 6 and accessibility 00:53:27 - Outro
Heat, snakes, dystopias, stickers and paradoxes (doxies?) abound, but zero perspiration: @Bradigor has been rinsing @BaltoroGames Urban Flow, @UMANIMATION1’s Dordogne & @drycactusgames’ Poly Bridge 3 whilst @TrebleStriles plays…nothing.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:00:38 - MHG Chat: Heat 00:05:15 - MHG Chat: why i’m not playing video games 00:08:15 - Urban Flow @BaltoroGames 00:19:45 - Dordogne @UMANIMATION1 00:29:39 - Poly Bridge 3 @drycactusgames 00:37:13 - MHG Chat: Indie Roundup 00:40:01 - MHG Chat: Boundaries 00:41:09 - MHG Chat: Beyond the Spider-Verse 00:45:02 - Outro
Work sucks. Oh yes indeedy-do. So let us forget the horrors of servitude to the corporate gods by talking video games. @TrebleStrikes waxes @picopico256’s car for making his GOTY so far, Shinobi Non Grata, whilst @Bradigor discusses (not-) E3 & summer games reveals.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:36 - @picopico256’s Shinobi Non Grata 00:10:40 - MHG Chat: Summer Game Fest 00:13:28 - MHG Chat: Day of the Devs 00:16:56 - MHG Chat: Devolver Digital showcase 00:18:26 - MHG Chat: Wholesome Direct, Access-Ability etc. preview 00:19:27 - MHG Chat: corporate shill bullsh*t 00:26:42 - Outro
Both @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes put on their grown-up pants to discuss @RockodileGames' Death From Above, then chat about @1TheTakeOver & @TheBeardedLC's Miasma Chronicles. Which one's good and which one's crud? Listen-in to find out...
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:19 - MHG Chat: Autographs & Signatures
00:05:34 - MHG Chat: Stu’s thoughts on Planet of Lana
00:09:55 - Death from Above
00:30:45 - The Takeover
00:32:42 - Miasma Chronicles
00:40:32 - Outro
So 2023 is determined to keep raising the bar. More Planet of Luna chat, @UnrealityZone’s fantastic Vernal Edge + the intriguing Humanity (@HumanityGame) jostle for space with the other key indies of the week. May’s busy, guys!
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00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:42 - MHG Chat: Sky Fairies & Must Haves
00:06:30 - Liberté @LiberteGame
00:16:48 - MHG Chat: Awkward ‘Allo ‘Allo section
00:18:41 - Vernal Edge @UnrealityZone
00:26:52 - Cook Serve Forever @vgincgames
00:33:54 - Humanity @HumanityGame
00:43:35 - Railway Empire 2 #gamingmindsstudios
00:54:32 - Outro
Ok, fine, we’ll review #TOTK #TearsOfTheKingdom! But that’s just the start, with more heroic exploration in @hotchickgames Super Dungeon Maker, Lemmings-y guidance stuff in @WiredP’s Tin Hearts & an impassioned chat about gaming's secondhand marketplace.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:09 - MHG Chat: Beavis & Butthead
00:06:13 - Zelda: BotW/TotK - intro chat
00:09:43 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
00:10:15 - MILD spoilers for TotK
00:12:23 - Spoiler-free TotK discussion
00:24:13 - Super Dungeon Maker @hotchickgames
00:34:32 - MHG Chat: Steam - Free Trials
00:38:53 - Tin Hearts @WiredP
00:50:22 - Golftopia @MinMax_Games
00:53:29 - MHG Chat: The perils & pitfalls of selling gaming items
01:03:41 - Outro
As the biggest release of the year hits, we’re playing… not that! No TotK here, but we do check out a bunch of quality products, including @BithellGames Tron Identity, @RedHookStudios Darkest Dungeon II & Cassette Beasts - @RawFury’s Pokémon slayer!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:30 - MHG Chat: a family adventure
00:05:16 - Tron Identity @BithellGames
00:11:12 - 3D Don’t Die Mr. Robot! demo @InfiniteStates
00:22:40 - Darkest Dungeon II @RedHookStudios
00:31:28 - Cassette Beasts @RawFury
00:41:48 - Outro
This week: Dad jokes, anti-Monarchy sentiment, baked goods weirdness & tons of interesting games like #KAKU: Ancient Seal, @KennyYSun’s Mr. Sun’s Hat Box & the beautifully named Definitely Not Fried Chicken by @DopeGamesLtd
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:11 - MHG Chat: the Coronation of King Charles III (spoiler: we’re not thrilled)
00:08:32 - KAKU: Ancient Seal
00:18:30 - Vader Immortal Episode II
00:23:18 - Mr. Sun’s Hat Box
00:26:47 - Jedi Outcast VR
00:34:54 - Definitely Not Fried Chicken @DopeGamesLtd
00:39:23 - MHG Chat: voting rights + East Midlands Trains’ PR debacle
00:46:22 - MHG Chat: @Faxdocc’s Rusted Moss is great
00:47:06 - Outro
A slew of new stuff hits @bragidor & @TrebleStrikes this week, featuring @bitfallstudios TerraScape, @Faxdocc’s Rusted Moss, @BedtimeDG’s Figment 2: Creed Valley & plenty more crammed-in for your aural delectation.
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00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:31 - TerraScape @bitfallstudios
00:14:06 - Rusted Moss @Faxdocc
00:20:09 - Magical Drop VI @ForeverEntert
00:27:19 - Figment 2: Creed Valley @BedtimeDG
00:33:02 - Shadows of Doubt @FireshineGames
00:42:29 - Outro
Whilst @TrebleStrikes retreats into VR with the likes of @Camouflaj's Iron Man VR and a dodgy VR copy of Wipeout Pure by the late, lamented Psygnosis (aka Studio Liverpool), the @Bradigor tackles @differenttales Havendock, @EtherfieldGames DROP - System Breach & @GrenaaGames Fabledom.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:02:47 - DROP - System breach
00:12:02 - Iron Man VR
00:12:42 - Wipeout Pure
00:18:34 - Havendock
00:23:16 - Fabledom
00:32:05 - Outro
Future focused week, with spanking-new stuff like @AssembleTeam’s Moviehouse, @crowbarska’s Gunsuit Guardians & @VODKA_demo’s Mindhack in-amongst control scheme rants. Let’s have a heated debate!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:29 - Quest 2 for Stu
00:05:07 - Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon @AssembleTeam
00:10:56 - Gunsuit Guardians @crowbarska
00:19:40 - Unwording | Frostwood Interactive
00:26:49 - Lunark
00:34:00 - Mindhack @VODKA_demo
00:40:41 - MHG Chat: Control options
Outro
We may be talking @PQubeIndies Curse of the Sea Rats but we ain’t full of bilge! More Resi, more arcade & more Wipeout clones than you can shake a stick at, plus @CGAStudioGames Formula Retro Racing - World Tour & #TheLastWorker
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:03:29 - DORAEMON - MEIKYU DAISAKUSEN
00:09:04 - Curse of the Sea Rats @PQubeIndies
00:14:00 - Resident Evil HD Remaster - Platinumed
00:21:46 - Formula Retro Racing - World Tour
00:28:22 - BallisticNG
00:35:34 - The Last Worker
00:43:15 - Outro
So @TrebleStrikes chats with Brad about @CanariGames Lunark, then gets called away mid-sentence! @Bradigor steps up to the plate & discusses @freelives Terra Nil, then Treble returns with @retroRGB chat feat. Alien vs. Predator!
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:00:42 - MHG Chat: Moving home
00:03:31 - Lunark @CanariGames
00:11:20 - Plans change!
00:11:49 - Terra Nil @freelives
00:18:33 - RetroRGB Dual & Alien vs. Predator (Capcom)
00:22:09 - Outro
Agenda: Fountains of Wayne, Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr, Outlanders @PomeloGames, Drainus @infowss, Transport Fever 2 @transportfeverghost ship Atari + the zombie Ideal. Standard.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:01:22 - MHG Chat: Fountains of Wayne & ZombIe Ideal
00:03:12 - Nuclear Blaze @deepnightfr
00:10:49 - Outlanders @PomeloGames
00:16:00 - Drainus @infowss
00:21:45 - Transport Fever 2 @transportfever
00:29:38 - Outro
Although there’s talk about quiet cars, intro anims & Picades, @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes squeeze-in @BellularStudios The Pale Beyond, Hi-Fi Rush & @BlanketsWilson’s confounding The Forest Cathedral.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro
00:04:26 - MHG Chat: Animation Changer (Decky Loader)
00:06:55 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact
00:10:51 - MHG Chat: Raspberry Pi gaming
00:15:23 - The Pale Beyond
00:26:32 - Hi-Fi Rush
00:31:17 - The Forest Cathedral
00:39:39 - Outro
We toyed with the idea of titling this one 'Resident Evil 4 Remake' for the SEOs, but our conscience won out. Loads to love though, as we talk @chapliboy's Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, @UnknownWorlds Moonbreaker and the Steam Deck's first anniversary.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:03:43 - Resident Evil HD Remaster00:07:19 - Cricket 2200:09:46 - Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions00:15:32 - MHG Chat: professional video monitors!00:22:11 - Moonbreaker00:31:39 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck First Anniversary00:50:09 - Outro
@Reikon_official’s Ruiner doesn’t ruin anyone’s fun, @bugbeargames Wreckfest doesn’t wreck anyone’s day & @shirogames Dune: Spice Wars isn’t…dune any harm…? Yikes.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:03:51 - Ruiner00:09:04 - MHG Chat: Deckyloader & close magnification00:12:46 - Wreckfest00:19:30 - Resident Evil HD Remaster00:27:05 - Dune: Spice Wars00:32:31 - Outro
Among the delights discussed are Aces & Adventures @Triple_B_Titles, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line @SquareEnix, Like a Dragon: Ishin! @RGGStudio + the wonder that is the PC Engine GT (with thanks to Tawy!)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:10 - MHG Chat: Registered Blind00:06:40 - Killzone: Shadow Fall 00:21:16 - Aces & Adventures 00:28:38 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Final Bar Line00:38:31 - Like a Dragon: Ishin!00:58:09 - PC Engine GT01:01:00 - MHG Chat: Shamima Begum01:04:07 - Outro
Interesting discussion on newies Wanted: Dead (@110industries) & System Shock remake @NightdiveStudio, then more challenging talks about the wizard game, (CW for) Brianna Ghey & crimes against youth.
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00:00:10 - Intro00:00:50 - MHG Chat: How’re you really doing?00:06:17 - Wanted: Dead00:13:55 - System Shock00:28:32 - Dredge00:36:32 - MHG Chat: Art vs. Commerce00:40:14 - MHG Chat: Brianna Ghey (CW: discussion on violence, assault, transphobia)00:56:10 - Outro
Speedy brains, cheesy Cleese, real life sims and Nintendo's deluge of releases are just a few of the topics covered by @TrebleStrikes & @Bradigor in this week's packed episode!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Having a heavy ADHD day00:11:01 - MHG Chat: Fawlty Towers, Cleese and ‘Cancel Culture’ (boak)00:18:00 - The Last Campfire00:29:46 - MHG Chat: simulator games: Car Mechanic Sim 2021, PC Building Sim, Power Wash Simulator, Assemble With Care.00:41:08 - Nintendo Direct Feb ‘23 inc. Metroid Prime Remake, Pikmin 4, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Professor Layton, Advance Wars 1+200:46:08 - Outro
A special episode covering Nextfest! Feat. Tray Racers, Flight Level, System Shock, Planet of Lana, Forklift Extreme and loads more.
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00:00:08 - Intro00:02:03 - Nocturnal00:06:03 - Planet of Lana00:07:56 - Gravity Circuit00:11:07 - Slope Crashers & Tray Racers!00:17:27 - Dad by the Sword00:21:26 - Flight Level00:25:00 - Oblivion Override00:25:00 - Roundup:Void TrainDarkest Dungeon IIPlan B: TerrafromSons of ValhallaI am FutureXenonauts 2System ShockDungeon DraftersLakeburg Legacies00:29:05 - Forklift Extreme00:31:42 - Tape to Tape00:39:20 - Outro
@TrebleStrikes recounts a curious (but fun) encounter with an eBay retro seller, whilst @Bradigor knuckles-down to two potential classics in @superbrothersHQ's Jett: The Far Shore + @hellogames The Last Campfire.
Some heavy but fascinating chat this week, covering Hogwarts Legacy & the impact of creators. Also @DreamnautsGames Grid Force, @BitmapBureau Final Vendetta, Persona 3 Portable + more. CW: discussion on SA & violence; check shownotes for timestamps
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:12 - Intro00:01:14 - MHG Chat: Threads (film)00:09:58 - Grid Force - Mask of the Goddess @DreamnautsGames00:19:49 - Persona 3 Portable00:35:23 - Final Vendetta @BitmapBureau00:44:00 - MHG Chat: Hogwarts Legacy + Allyship 01:05:34 - Outro
A shorter episode but still packed with the newness & hotness, feat. @GamesForTutti's Scrap Riders, @rocket_flair's Surviving the Abyss & @PlaysideStudios's Age of Darkness: Final Stand. Also, the importance of friendship! (awww)
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00:00:10 - Intro00:01:08 - MHG Chat: Liverpool Meet00:03:25 - Scrap Riders @GamesForTutti00:08:42 - Surviving the Abyss @rocket_flair00:13:48 - Pac-Man 25600:19:38 - Age of Darkness: Final Stand @PlaysideStudios00:30:22 - MHG Chat: the importance of friends00:31:35 - Outro
This week @TrebleStrikes contemplates Hubris (#cybornbv), @bradigor discovers there’s nothing greater than a Lil’ Gator (@LilGatorGame) and there’s a great hands-on review of the new Retro Pocket 3+ & much more.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:02:00 - MHG Chat: The Rock & Z-O-M-B-I-E-S00:08:03 - Hubris VR00:14:51 - Against the Storm00:22:44 - Rez Infinite VR00:23:53 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus VR00:29:31 - Lil Gator Game00:37:00 - The Callisto Protocol00:48:27 - Retro Pocket 3+01:00:41 - Outro
A bumper episode covering everything from the smallest indies - like Patrick’s Parabox, Lunistice, The Block - right up to AAA monsters - Xenoblade Chronicles 3, God of War Ragnarök, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - all wrapped up with a neat chat bow!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:56 - MHG Chat: Kids’ holidays00:04:35 - Review of 2022, including:00:06:43 - Oli Oli World00:08:11 - Neon White00:09:54 - Elden Ring00:13:49 - Tunic00:14:25 - Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?00:15:29 - Horizon Forbidden West00:17:55 - Patrick’s Parabox00:20:19 - Abriss00:22:00 - Dorfromantik00:25:19 - Citizen Sleeper00:27:03 - Steam Deck release00:34:59 - Rail Route00:37:33 - Stray00:40:42 - Cult of the Lamb00:41:10 - Spider-Man Remastered00:43:55 - Rollerdrome00:50:30 - Cyberpunk 207700:53:06 - Prodeus00:56:52 - LEGO Brick Tales00:59:12 - Pixel Cup Soccer01:02:00 - Sackboy01:05:29 - Lunistice01:06:57 - God of War Ragnarök01:08:42 - ZERO Sievert01:10:13 - Resident Evil Village DLC01:10:13 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns01:13:28 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster01:14:47 - The Block 01:15:57 - Xenoblade Chronicles 301:19:39 - Hubris01:20:12 - Out-There 2023 Predictions01:25:15 - Outro
It's that time again, the one where @Bradigor & @TrebleStrikes pick their top 3 faves from gaming's heaping bounty. Space year 2022 has seen some strong AAAs & fascinating indies, but which one will come out on top? And will the two friends agree or be divided?! Listen on to find out, and Happy New Year!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro 00:00:40 - Christmas retrospective00:05:55 - Stu’s first selection00:20:08 - Brad’s first selection00:29:53 - Stu’s second selection00:40:03 - Brad’s second selection00:50:10 - Brad & Stu’s joint third selection01:08:09 - MHG Chat: (not) supporting dodgy publishers01:12:05 - Outro
We’re packing a lot into Festivus, starting with @Thunderfulgames Wavetale, old stuff like TMNT Cowabunga collection & Xenogears, then zipping back to the future with @WayForward River City Girls 2 & landing back on two feet with @bulwarkStudios Ixion. Happy Christmas!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Homelessness00:08:40 - Wavetale00:14:55 - Xenogears00:23:20 - River City Girls 200:31:35 - TMNT: Cowabunga Collection00:38:21 - Ixion00:52:25 - Outro
@TrebleStrikes finally gets some (Lady) D(imitrescu) in his life, gets oily converting his TIE Fighter and injects rays into his Quake. @Bradigor is ill, poor chap, so sits this one out. Hugs!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:00:58 - Resident Evil Village + Third Person Perspective DLC00:10:48 - TIE Fighter - Total Conversion PC Mod00:19:09 - Quake RTX00:26:12 - MHG Chat: Illness00:30:40 - Outro
Brad & Stu try to pronounce the unpronounceable (Togg-iz? Toe-ges? Toggess? @Thunderfulgames) build a fort with Dwarves @Bay12Games, impale fools with massive tools (!) @apptivus + decide that once a witch, a witch but once a knight is enough @SuperMegaTeam
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Charmander00:05:19 - Impaler @apptivus00:17:33 - Dwarf Fortress @Bay12Games00:27:34 - The Knight Witch @SuperMegaTeam00:36:35 - Togges @Thunderfulgames00:44:21 - MHG Chat: Christmas ‘advice’00:56:01 - Outro
@TrebleStrikes battles ‘rona ‘n’ Wanzers (@ForeverEntert) whilst @Bradigor encounters Soccer Story @PanicBarn, Stardeus @KodoLinija and an Erasure-less Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions. Why IS life so precious & so cruel…?!
SHOWNOTES:00:00.07 - Intro00:03:53 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @ForeverEntert00:18:31 - Soccer Story @PanicBarn00:31:45 - Stardeus @KodoLinija00:36:57 - Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions00:48:45 - MHG Chat: Accessibility reviews00:51:35 - Outro
@Bradigor battles with the @lastkidsonearth, and discovers ZERO Sievert (@ModernWolfLtd). @TrebleStrikes gets assaulted by Ninjas in, um, Ninja Assault and tries escaping Wesker’s machinations in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:12 - Intro 00:05:03 - Games Awards discussion 00:10:41 - MHG Chat: Ragnarök & Persona 5 Royal 00:25:40 - ZERO Sievert @ModernWolfLtd 00:39:13 - Ninja Assault & Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 00:46:30 - The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! @lastkidsonearth 00:55:15 - MHG Chat: WSL and smelly boots 01:01:38 - Outro
Please tell me you wanted to hear about UK children’s TV dramas set in the North East of England in the 80s. Whaddya mean, ‘niche’?! Also featuring Persona 5 Royal, @MonkeyMoonGames’s Flat Eye + @jumpshipstudio’s Somerville.
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:08 - Intro 00:02:58 - MHG Chat: Byker Grove/Geordie Racer 00:05:27 - Persona 5 Royal @Atlus_West 00:19:42 - Flat Eye @MonkeyMoonGames 00:29:39 - Dead Space 2 00:35:40 - Somerville @jumpshipstudio 00:46:26 - Bethesda/id controversy/late-stage Capitalism 00:50:55 - Outro
We cover a huuuge release this week… @MaxInfernoGames’ A Little to the Left! There’s also a tiny indie out called GoW Ragnarök and yeah, it gets hefty chat time. We also reminisce about Namco. Ah, the good ol’ days…
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00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:17 - God of War Ragnarök, spoiler-free discussion 00:08:19 - God of War Ragnarök, SPOILER discussion 00:31:45 - A Little to the Left 00:42:50 - MHG Chat: Retro Namco 00:49:28 - Outro
MHG Towers is already considering @CheckmatyDev’s Nightmare of Decay for its top ten of ‘22! Also great convos around #Oakenfold, WRC Generations (@kylotonn_games) & The Pinball Wizard (@frostypopgames).
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00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Superlambanana 00:06:27 - Castlevania Advance Collection 00:12:49 - MHG Chat: Remasters/Remakes/Re-releases 00:21:33 - #Oakenfold 00:31:48 - Nightmare of Decay @CheckmatyDev 00:38:48 - WRC Generations @kylotonn_games 00:44:40 - The Pinball Wizard @frostypopgames 00:49:02 - MHG Chat: Diabetes check-in 00:56:25 - Outro (aka Brad Shuts-Up)
A Halloween spooktacular this week! Well, not really…@TrebleStrikes plays 1 scary game - Aydan Watkins’ Resident Evil (@ClassicREMods) + the horror genre is debated, but the rest are newbs inc. @BkomStudios’ Sunday Gold & @ToxicGames’ @ToxicGames’ Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary.
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00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:53 - Resident Evil - ‘The Prison’ total conversion mod 00:09:54 - Sunday Gold 00:15:23 - Black Future ‘88 00:21:50 - MHG Chat: UX and controls, then & now 00:39:13 - Q.U.B.E. 00:48:50 - Spooky game special 01:03:50 - Outro
Revelations abound as @Bradigor discovers chilly posteriors in @SquareEnix Triangle Strategy & the unsettling side of throwback gfx in @GlowfishInt's Trifox. @Treble_Alpha goes OK boomer with Chasm: The Rift (@generalarcade) + a lively discussion about Twitter swarms.
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00:00:12 - Intro 00:02:13 - MHG WSL chat 00:04:36 - Chasm: The Rift @generalarcade 00:17:12 - Trifox @GlowfishInt 00:22:45 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:30:23 - Triangle Strategy @SquareEnix 00:48:16 - MHG Chat: Twitter swarms 00:55:58 - MHG web + podcast announcements 01:00:46 - Outro
@Bradigor is caught telling tales - LEGO® Bricktales, this time around (#ClockStone) - whilst Stu goes Greek with @tinyBuild's Asterigos: Curse of Stars. Tactics, Chiaki by @thestr4ng3r & Stadia are also in the melee.
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00:00:10 - Intro 00:03:41 - Asterigos: Curse of Stars @tinyBuild 00:13:13 - LEGO® Bricktales #ClockStone 00:24:21 - DOOM Eternal @idSoftware 00:30:09 - Google Stadia & game streaming 00:38:13 - Gears Tactics @GearsOfWar 00:50:55 - Chiaki 00:58:23 - Nintendo & the future 01:06:07 - Outro
Funky stuff this week with cat chat,@Andrade_Games Sturmfront (with inevitable The Boys tangent), @BippinBits Dome Keeper, @Stubby_Games Entropy Project, @PlayHumbleGames Moonscars & an #EnoughIsEnough report.
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - MHG Chat: cats! 00:05:50 - Sturmfront - The Mutant War @Andrade_Games 00:13:44 - Dome Keeper @BippinBits 00:21:15 - The Entropy Project @Stubby_Games 00:32:24 - MHG Chat: MORE Steam Deck discussion! 00:42:28 - Moonscars @PlayHumbleGames 00:50:47 - ‘Enough is Enough’ Oct 1st Demonstration 00:56:48 - Outro
New releases Serial Cleaners (@DrawDistanceDev) & Foretales (@alkemigames) get the Brad touch, whilst Stu revisits Cyberpunk 2077 post-patch 1.06 & talks IMMORTALITY (@mrsambarlow). Also, don't miss the charming story of the Bradley clan's Anfield visit courtesy of the fabulous @bokearnsxxx
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:48 - Cyberpunk 2077 @CDPROJEKTRED 00:21:55 - Serial Cleaners @DrawDistanceDev 00:27:43 - IMMORTALITY @mrsambarlow 00:40:01 - Foretales @alkemigames 00:48:34 - MHG Chat: Traveller's Tales - an Anfield Adventure 01:09:08 - Outro
In this episode @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha discuss representation in the media, following the Little Mermaid reveal. They range over Disney & 'WOKE', gaming, changes since BLM in films such as Sorry to Bother You & Get Out, Spider-Men & women, trans and enby superheroes & tons more in an interesting debate!
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00:00:10 - Intro 00:04:09 - Little Mermaid live action & online responses 00:12:41 - Gwen Stacey; Miles Morales 00:18:11 - The ‘War on Woke’ 00:21:56 - Black Panther; Wakanda Forever; Sorry to Bother You 00:24:38 - Racist caricature; systemic racism 00:33:04 - Trans & Non-binary representation 00:39:50 - Outro
Is gaming creating its own Hollywood-style ‘Studio System’? This and much more’s discussed, inc. @BoxBounding’s Prodeus, upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong & the latest Destiny 2 content, The Witch Queen.
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00:00:09 - Intro 00:02:48 - Prodeus 00:08:30 - Hollow Knight 00:17:35 - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:24:40 - IP, streaming & the studio system 00:27:39 - Gaming Hardware & its future
Haptics, paddles, wands & controller tech gets the deep focus treatment this week, with @theHunterCOTW's The Angler prompting debate. We also spotlight @Crytivo's Trail Out + @snowcastlegames's Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:00 - Codemasters + EA 00:03:28 - Trail Out @Crytivo 00:10:50 - Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure @snowcastlegames 00:15:42 - Call of the Wild: The Angler 00:24:10 - MHG Chat: controller technology 00:45:42 - Outro
The most anticipated game of the year - in Brad's house, at least - gets a thorough examination (@mrsambarlow) whilst Treb settles for older stuff like Terminator: Resistance (@Reef_Games), and we take a gander at newbie You Suck at Parking™ by @hvgames
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:31 - Terminator: Resistance + franchising discussion
00:25:47 - You Suck at Parking™ @hvgames
00:33:29 - Demon’s Souls
00:48:29 - IMMORTALITY @MrSamBarlow) + game criticism
Loads discussed this week, inc. Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony (@Koumajou_EN), the ever-fabulous Don’t Die, Mr Robot! DX @InfiniteStates, We are OFK (@OFKband) + Treb gets a PS5. CW: we discuss difficult subject matter this week, so please refer to the shownotes.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:12 - Intro 1: Content warning: the death of Olivia Pratt-Korbell
00:10:00 - Intro 2: MHG Gaming Chat
00:10:51 - Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony @Koumajou_EN
00:20:21 - Don’t Die, Mr Robot! DX @InfiniteStates
00:35:31 - Astro’s Playroom
00:36:37 - Returnal
00:49:58 - We are OFK @OFKband
With great PC power comes great responsibility! Sony & Nixxes step-up their game on the open platform with their port of PS Spider-Man, @Roll_7 mix skates & violence in Rollerdrome, @ChuhaiLabs tell us we're Cursed to Golf & @nosebleedgames send us to Arcade Paradise.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:07 - Intro chat inc. WSL
00:05:15 - Rollerdrome @Roll_7
00:15:39 - Cursed to Golf @ChuhaiLabs
00:21:35 - Arcade Paradise @nosebleedgames
00:32:43 - MHG Chat: Accessibility in games feat. Spider-Man PC
In @Bradigor's absence @Treble_Alpha natters about newbies Bright Memory: Infinite (@FYQD-Studio) & Frogun (@molegato), plus SEGA's Model 3 showings like Daytona 2 & SCUD Race, plus a ramble about his arcade stick obsession!
The serendipity of the Women's Euros final & how it's a win for everyone is at the front of Brad + Stu's minds, but they also get to chat couch co-op/the Nintendo party experience, the HotD Switch remake & the freshly-minted Sweet Transit (@Team17)
We at MHG can't pass up a 'bum' reference, so we were delighted when @cavemonsters Lord Winklebottom Investigates proved as good as its title! @pixeljamgames Ex Zodiac & @ActualNerds The Tarnishing of Juxtia also get a run-out.
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:02 - Ex Zodiac
00:09:48 - Arcade cabinets chat
00:16:49 - The Tarnishing of Juxtia
00:24:27 - Huntdown
00:31:28 - Lord Winklebottom Investigates
You know MHG would never lead you a-STRAY. Brad & Stu discuss @HKdevblog's pop culture hit, @WayForward's Spidersaurs, @HerobeatStudios Endling, climate change, the Women's Euro finals & loads of other stuff!
How do you consume delisted games? When is a game an homage or a rip-off. All this & more answered by your hosts, covering OutRun2006 Coast 2 Coast, @kalypsomedia Matchpoint - Tennis Championships & @ironhidegames Legends of Kingdom Rush.
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:30 - OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
00:13:51 - Matchpoint - Tennis Championships
00:21:09 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
00:25:21 - Legends of Kingdom Rush
00:41:14 - Forza Horizon 5
In a slight change of pace, Brad & Stu discuss what the future holds with a huge list of big names & potential indie gems: SFVI, The Wandering Village, Crysis 4, Endling, Forspoken, American Arcadia, Breath of the Wild 2, Callisto Protocol, Immortality & tons of others!
SHOWNOTES:
Street Fighter 6
Snufkin - Melody of Moomin Valley
The Garden Path
Tray Racers
The Wandering Village
Endling
Forspoken
Final Fantasy XVI
Endless Dungeon
Black Myth Wukong
Footy Showdown
American Arcadia
Little Orpheus
Duru - About Mole Rats and Depression
Crysis 4
Spirit Swap
The Callisto Protocol
BOTW2
Match 3 game
Terra Nil
Immortality
Strap yourself in as we take no (political) prisoners this week. In-among the dystopia chat we cover the likes of @ArielJurkowski's Please Fix the Road & Lego Builders Journey (@LEGO_Group). Stu talks all things GunCon & Brad rhapsodises about old racers on the Steam Deck.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:00 - Stu - Intro & Brief Apology
00:01:04 - MHG Intro Chat: Memory Cards!
00:04:23 - Roe vs. Wade
00:17:16 - DIY Perks’s slim PS5
00:19:36 - Time Crisis 2 | @BandaiNamcoUK
00:25:48 - Patreon Update & Giveaway!
00:30:55 - Please Fix the Road | @ArielJurkowski
00:35:53 - Lego Builders Journey | @LEGO_Group
00:39:25 - Vampire Night | @BandaiNamcoUK
00:43:21 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck
01:03:50 - MHG Chat: Upcoming Releases (Teaser)
01:05:51 - Outro
Is TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (@Dotemu) just a shell of a game, or does it have Turtle Power™? Brad & Stu also check out @Mi_Clos's Out There: Oceans of Time, Forgive Me Father (@ByteBarrel) & lots more in a packed show.
SHOWNOTES:
00:04:48 - TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge | @Dotemu
00:14:19 - Out There: Oceans of Time | @Mi_Clos
00:22:02 - Neon White | @PlayNeonWhite
00:26:49 - Forgive Me Father | @ByteBarrel
00:33:17 - Selaco | @SelacoGame
00:35:56 - Grindstone | @CAPYGAMES
00:43:14 - MHG Chat
This week we go ape with Apico (@WhitethornGames), bonkers for Strikers (#MarioStrikersBattleLeague), nutty for Golfie @GolfieGame & more-than-willing for Cardful Planning (@WalkHomeGames)
SHOWNOTES:
00:04:54 - Mario Strikers | #MarioStrikersBattleLeague
00:15:57 - Golfie | @GolfieGame
00:32:57 - Stu: What are you Playing?
00:35:01 - Cardful Planning | @WalkHomeGames
00:38:00 - Apico | @WhitethornGames
I’ve got baked but I'm not a baker. I’ve got hair but I'm not a hairdresser. I’ve got soul but I’m not a Souldier (@dearvillagers). Old song references aside, we also chat Deathrun TV (@MergeGamesLtd): is it a worthy successor to Smash TV?
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:21 - Deathrun TV
00:12:09 - Souldiers
00:26:37 - MHG: What are you Playing?
Brad & Stu go ham on the jubilee, produce questionable content around OnlyFans & discuss the likes of @ModernWolfLtd's Cantata, @daedalic's Wildcat Gun Machine & @StunlockStudios V Rising.
SHOWNOTES
00:02:21 - Pac-Man Museum+ | @BandaiNamcoUS
00:11:58 - Cantata | @ModernWolfLtd
00:15:33 - V Rising | @StunlockStudios
00:20:37 - Wildcat Gun Machine | @daedalic
00:25:32 - MHG: What Are You Playing?
00:39:08 - MHG Chat: Jubilee
MHG will never stand by or tacitly support bigotry! With that in mind, Netflix/Gervais get a roasting, but we also talk @playismEN's Wonder Labyrinth, @SaberGames's Evil Dead: The Game & Citizen Sleeper by @JumpOvertheAge
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:15 - Wonder Labyrinth | @playismEN
00:13:43 - Evil Dead: The Game | @SaberGames
00:27:10 - Citizen Sleeper | @JumpOvertheAge
00:37:03 - MHG: “What are you playing?”
00:48:54 - MHG Chat: Netflix, Gervais & Transphobia
An unexpected @Thunderfulgames showcase in this ep, feat. @TagOfJoy's Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, The Gunk & @CarryCastle's Source of Madness. There's also @MilestoneItaly's Gravel & a big chat about doom boxes...
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:39 - Steam Deck chat
00:07:14 - Gravel | @MilestoneItaly
00:18:26 - Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit | @TagOfJoy
00:24:07 - The Gunk | @Thunderfulgames
00:38:37 - Source of Madness | @CarryCastle
00:49:24 - MHG Chat
This episode is a chat with @bpdbryan that's at turns fun, moving & fascinating as we talk about everything from Pokemon to partnerships, the A to Z of BPD. Entertaining & heartfelt, you don't want to miss this one. CW: due to the nature of chat & language used, this one's not suitable for kids!
SHOWNOTES:
00:01:23 - Intro to Bryan @bpdbryan
00:03:13 - The experience of living with BPD
00:29:54 - Video Games & Neuro Diversity
00:43:41 - Creating content when you’re ND
00:50:07 - Authenticity in personal interactions
00:56:21 - Partners & building relationships
00:56:21 - The challenge of consuming with ASD
01:07:48 - Outro
Ever wanted to hear @bradigor sing? Well, now's your chance. Amongst the trills there are also thrills, with @MorsGames Super Mario Flashback, #SuperMarioBrosPapercraft, the controversial @hopejourneygame, the divisive Loot River (@straka_studio) and all the Steam Deck chat you can shake a stick at.
SHOWNOTES:
00:04:40 - Hope’s Journey
00:19:46 - Astral Ascent
00:23:15 - Super Mario Bros. Papercraft
00:27:31 - Super Mario Flashback
00:33:04 - Bugsnax
00:39:40 - Loot River
Samobee Games is made up of wife/wife development team Charlene and Bee. The devlopers of Princess Farmer spoke with Brad about everything from influences for the game, accessibility, inclusion and much more.
Princess Farmer interviews, Bobby Skullface shout-outs, mask wearing and Michael Parkinson are just a few of the topics swirling around in today’s ep, alongside @poncle_vampire’s #Vampire Survivors, @RedStageFI’s #Skabma - Snowfall, @radiangames’s #Instruments of Destruction & more.
SHOWNOTES
00:10:20 - Vampire Survivors
00:23:55 - Skabma - Snowfall
00:34:05 - Savage Reign
00:43:52 - Instruments of Destruction
00:49:30 - Interview with Princess Farmer devs: teaser
00:53:15 - MHG Chat: Masks
Brad has themselves a Steam Deck and they don't care about frames per second, refresh rates and minor performance gains. All they care for is if they can play Mixolumia on the bus! Luckily Stu is on hand to ask some questions. So strap in and listen to Brad's first hand experience with Valve's newest bit of hardware.
Although @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha discuss the likes of @roboticgeo’s Norco & Ember Knights (@TheEmberKnights), sod all that… Brad’s got a new kitten! Kawaii…. ଘ( ˊωˋ )ଓ
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:31 - Norco
00:14:18 - DOOM Slayers Collection
00:23:51 - Ember Knights
@Bradigor gets Decked, whilst @Treble_Alpha's Day's Gone. Featuring @Deck13_de's Highrise City, @ansdor's Slipstream, CodeForce's Distant Worlds 2 & @small_bros's B.I.O.T.A.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:30 - Steam Deck First Impressions
00:06:31 - Days Gone (PC)
00:17:18 - Highrise City
00:21:46 - Slipstream
00:34:09 - Distant Worlds 2
00:40:18 - BIOTA
Brad plays brand new gear like @clockworkpat's Patrick’s Parabox, @TMLStudios Dead Man's Diary & @WhitethornGames's Princess farmer, whereas CheapAssStu™ explores the recent past with Scarlet Nexus and G'n'G Resurrection.
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:29 - Scarlet Nexus
00:12:21 - Patrick’s Parabox
00:21:38 - Ghosts n’ Goblins Resurrection
00:31:56 - Dead Man’s Diary
00:39:51 - Princess Farmer
This week, we don't use Kirby as a metaphor for global Capitalism. Although we probably should have. Also featuring @RocketPandaEN Phantom Breaker: Omnia, @aeriedigital's Battle Bands, and loads more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:04:36 - Viewpoint
00:12:33 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
00:18:17 - Elden Ring
00:43:05 - Phantom Breaker: Omnia
00:48:04 - Battle Bands
MHG ain't afraid of no ghosts. Hence the Ghostwire: Tokyo coverage! We also take a look at @kylotonn_games WRC10, @FoamPunchGames Shredders & @MilestoneItaly's wonderfully titled Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5. Also retro talk & Future Games Show 2022 discussion.
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:35 - Ghostwire: Tokyo
00:18:27 - WRC10
00:25:38 - Nightmare in the Dark
00:31:00 - Shredders
00:36:52 - Monster Energy Supercross: the Official Video Game 5
00:53:40 - MHG Chat: Future Games Show 2022
Alongside box-fresh chat around @dicey's Tunic, Chicken Launcher's No Place Like Home & @WalesInter's Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Brad? there's retro talk about the Neo Geo and its games in a packed episode. Flip Reverse it, people!
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:45 - Ashwalkers
00:14:05 - The Neo Geo and its games
00:27:49 - No Place Like Home
00:31:46 - Tunic
00:39:14 - Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
00:46:10 - MHG chat
Hopefully more of a Shark Sandwich than a shi…unpleasant alternative, the folks discuss @paperbunker’s Splash Cars, Neofid / @DAsteborg’s Demons of Asteborg, a Switch port of @Camouflaj’s Republique & @improxgames’s The Last Cube.
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:24 - Splash Cars
00:07:55 - Demons of Asteborg
00:10:50 - Republique
00:19:01 - The Last Cube
Recorded separately but still packed full of insight (...err...) @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha talk @TaitoCorp's Ninja Savior, @BubbleheadStu's intriguing Phaseshift, the charming @fixfoxgame + more. As philosopher Oakley said, "We'll always be together, however far it seems..." [cries in GenXer].
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:22 - Phaseshiift
00:06:10 - FixFox
00:09:38 - River City Girls Zero
00:14:45 - Batora Lost Haven
00:19:28 - Ninja Savior - Return of the Warriors
00:25:34 - Horizon Forbidden West
00:27:50 - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Take a step into the Forbidden West with @Bradigor + @Treble_Alpha's gargantuan discussion on the new Horizon game! Also @NoskovSS's 35mm, Neon White (@PlayNeonWhite), @ExitPlanGames's Bang-On Balls (no, seriously) & loads of Steam Next Fest coverage.
SHOWNOTES:
00:03:23 - Neon White [demo]
00:11:11 - 35mm
00:22:40 - Horizon: Forbidden West
00:57:16 - Bang-On Balls
01:02:57 - MHG Chat: Steam Next Fest
@TKthegame’s The Cursed Knight, @koeitecmoeurope’s Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires & @11Mraz’s Ocean’s Heart get tested, plus arcade + pinball chat, namechecks for glamorous Croydon, Southend + Daventry & lots more besides.
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:40 - Rolling Thunder II
00:14:42 - Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires
00:26:12 - The Cursed Knight
00:29:53 - Ocean’s Heart
00:35:00 - Arizona Sunshine
00:42:04 - MHG Chat: arcades & the pinball scene
@Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha share their good news and positive vibes, including - but not limited to - playing @PanicBarn’s superior Not Tonight 2 & Marvelous Inc.’s Daemon x Machina ( @dxm_info ).
SHOWNOTES:
00:04:13 - The Super Shinobi - @SEGA
00:21:27 - Not Tonight 2 - @PanicBarn
00:36:02 - Daemon x Machina
This week on the podcast.
Brad discovers their hidden depths in Hidden Deep, whilst Stu has a Headdy experience with one of Treasure's Dynamite retro releases. Also on the docket: SNK's Card Fighters' Clash, Dotemu's Windjammers 2, and Dungeon Munchies by maJAJa.
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Shownotes:
00:02:42 - Dynamite Headdy 00:11:43 - SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH 00:14:45 - Windjammers 2 00:22:36 - Hidden Deep 00:28:12 - Dungeon Munchies
Bradley morphs into a pinball wizard, whilst Stu says Lacuna (@digitales_games) Matata . I's a wonderful phrase. Also @Eko_Software's Rugby 22, @astroneergame on Switch & plenty more.
SHOWNOTES:
00:02:48 - Super Ninja-Kun 00:16:50 - Cities Skylines: Airports DLC 00:24:47 - Lacuna 00:29:04 - Rugby 22 00:39:03 - Astroneer 00:45:50 - MHG chat: Pinball
Two topics destined to define 2022 dominate the convo this week: the MS/ActiBlizz buyout, and the phenom that is Wordle. Also featured: @Rocketship_Park's Word Forward, @Repixel8's Gravity Chase and @SundaeMonth's Pupperazzi.
SHOWNOTES: 00:01:03 - MS buy Activision Blizzard 00:11:50 - Streets of Rage 2 00:18:13 - Word Forward 00:21:53 - Wordle 00:30:48 - Gran Turismo Sport 00:45:02 - Gravity Chase 00:52:27 - Street Fighter II Plus 00:54:10 - Pupperazzi 01:00:45 - MHG chat: YouTube’s Advertising
Join @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha for a cracking discussion about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, POC & representation in games, plus the presence/absence of the female voice. Plus @whalenought's Mechajammer + lots more.
SHOWNOTES: 00:01:53 - Horatio Goes Snowboarding 00:07:54 - Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin 00:15:53 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale 00:26:25 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 00:37:37 - Mechajammer 00:43:10 - MHG Chat
In a salute to the history of SEGA, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha do the A-Z, from Afterburner to Zaxxon, picking-out their top threes per console along the way. Blue skies forever!
Shownotes: 00:00:10 - Intro 00:01:50 - Early to Mid Eighties, and the Super Scroller era 00:06:15 - Our Top 3 Super Scroller Games (e.g. Afterburner, Thunder Blade, OutRun) 00:10:36 - The Master System and Mega Drive - The True home of SEGA 2D arcades 00:13:44 - Our Top 3 Master System Games 00:18:43 - Our Top 3 Mega Drive/Genesis Games 00:24:21 - The (Dark) Age of the Saturn 00:28:43 - Our Top 3 Saturn Games 00:33:28 - The Dream is Cast (Asunder) 00:47:38 - Our Top 3 Dreamcast Games 01:05:40 - Post-hardware Blues 01:13:29 - Top 5 SEGA games post-hardware development 01:27:55 - MHG chat + channel update
Yo-Ho-Ho! Ah, that’s pirates isn’t it? Whatever. Enjoy the festive delights of @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha capping off 2021 with their GOTY top tens. Who will be crowned lord and saviour of all? Tune in to find out, and swig that grog, me hearties! Damn it, I've switched into pirate mode again, haven’t I?! Ah well, Merry Christmas ye swabs!
SHOWNOTES: 00:00:16 - Intro 00:05:41 - Honorable Mentions 00:08:44 - Top Ten no. 10 to 6 00:45:10 - Top Ten no. 5 to 2 01:38:34 - Brad & Stu’s no. 1s 01:58:35 - Outro - Merry Christmas!
Bravely battling the lurgy, @Bradigor and @Treble_Alpha not only interrogate new releases @ININ_Games Clockwork Aquaria, @SkyhookGames Lawn Mowing Simulator & @DejimaGames Firegirl, they also continue their random GOTY categories for 2021!
Shownotes: 00:03:24 - Clockwork Aquaria 00:11:06 - Lawn Mowing Simulator 00:23:51 - Halo Infinite 00:32:00 - Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue 00:40:07 - GOTY chat #3 01:01:15 - MHG Chat
Controversial opinions about this week, with 2021's highs + lows up for discussion. Along with fresh drops Halo Infinite & @wolfstride_game, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha muse over Sable, Mini Motorways, Deathloop, Guilty Gear -Strive- and many more to sort wheat from chaff.
Shownotes: 00:05:41 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:11:34 - Wolfstride 00:21:00 - Halo Infinite 00:41:32 - Loop Hero | Switch 00:48:21 - GOTY Discussion #2
Randomly selected GOTY categories get picked & answered (sort of) in the countdown to the end of 2021. There's still time for what we've been playing, including @JerryVerhoeven's Kavel & @acidnerve's Death's Door!
Shownotes: 00:01:49 - Ace Combat 7 DLC 00:09:37 - Kavel 00:16:35 - Death’s Door 00:23:51 - Lone Echo II 00:28:13 - GOTY Pt.1 00:49:13 - MHG Chat
Want to know how to revolutionise teaching? Then this is the episode for you! If you're here for the games, you're well catered for with the diverse likes of @TrainLifeGame's Train Life: A Railway Simulator, @RAD_Studios' Lone Echo II, @TheSundewGame & more.
Shownotes: 00:05:38 - Resident Evil 3 Remake 00:12:55 - Train Life: A Railway Simulator - @TrainLifeGame 00:21:47 - Lone Echo II - @RAD_Studios 00:31:40 - The Sundew - @TheSundewGame 00:42:01 - Stellaris: Aquatic Species DLC - @StellarisGame 00:51:37 - MHG Chat: neurodivergence & the education system
In a slight change to regular programming, @bradigor and @Treble_Alpha record separately to cover the weekly events. @MoussaKhan's A Little Golf Journey, @ChorusWorldwide's Space Moth: Lunar Edition & the travesty that is GTA Trilogy 'Definitive' Edition are just a few titbits under the microscope.
Shownotes: 00:00:00 - Brad 00:01:50 - Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:06:55 - Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition 00:12:01 - A Little Golf Journey 00:17:02 - Stu 00:17:53 - Space Moth: Lunar Edition 00:24:00 - Forza Horizon 5 00:28:14 - Resident Evil 3 00:34:35 - Mental Health Chat (CW: cancer discussion)
There's a Norman conquest going on. Reedus crops-up in every topic, whether it's @gangbeasts, @Phoenix_Point, Jurassic World Evo 2 (@JW_Evolution), @WeArePlayground's Forza Horizon 5 or @Skydance's TWD: Saints & Sinners. Reedus not into temptation, but deliver us from evil!
Shownotes: 00:03:01 - Gang Beasts 00:10:24 - The Lab 00:21:17 - Phoenix Point + DLC 00:27:41 - The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners 00:35:53 - Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:47:20 - Forza Horizon 5
@Treble_Alpha retreats into VR once again with @vertexbreakers V-Racer Hoverbike & @hopoogames Risk of Rain 2 VR mod, whereas @Bradigor is Switch-bound with @StdSomewhere's Bonito Days, @CTMatthews Chessplosion & Dying Light Platinum Edition (@DyingLightGame)
Shownotes: 00:02:21 - Crysis Remastered Trilogy 00:14:37 - V-Racer Hoverbike 00:32:27 - Bonito Days 00:39:06 - Risk of Rain 2 VR mod 00:46:08 - Chessplosion 00:58:29 - Dying Light Platinum Edition
With Bradigor still suffering from Covid, it's a shortish & sometimes icky chat but he and @Treble Alpha still manage to cover @ARKADE_VR's ARK-ADE, Jim @GamesRaskal's wonderful Ekstase, and @TomNullpointer's Into the Pit.
Shownotes: 00:01:20 - Into the Pit 00:11:14 - Ekstase 00:21:28 - ARK-ADE 00:28:33 - MHG Chat - CW: physical illness detail
With his co-host unwell it's down to Stu to monoramble about games this week. There's more #UNSquadron, @enhance_exp's ubiquitous Tetris Effect: Connected, and @BlastmodeGames Mighty Goose, which is legit bananas. Get well soon, @bradigor!
Shownotes: 00:01:19 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:05:37 - UN Squadron 00:09:29 - Mighty Goose 00:13:47 - MHG Chat
Metroid Dread dominates the discussion, with the chaps picking-over Samus' latest adventure, but there's still room for Dolphin Blue (not aquatic p0rn, honest), @Draknek's Bonfire Peaks & the oddness that is @NickBrawlGame. On the subject of dominating dread, there is discussion around the sensitive subject of the big C.
Shownotes: 00:04:10 - Dolphin Blue 00:09:14 - Bonfire Peaks 00:19:16 - Metroid Dread 00:36:05 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 00:46:01 - Tetris Effect: Connected 00:56:05 - MHG Chat
Stu takes to the skies with #UNSquadron (aka Area 88) then executes a bumpy landing with In Sound Mind (@insoundmindgame), whilst Brad gets Alan Woke (@alanwake) and discovers The Last Friend (@IGCollective).
In MHG Chat, there is a serious but open discussion around (CW) self harm.
Show notes: 00:02:07 - UN Squadron 00:06:54 - Alan Wake Remastered 00:14:06 - In Sound Mind 00:25:59 - The Last Friend 00:36:24 - Unmetal 00:46:54 - MHG Chat
It's a litigatin- and cussin-stravaganza this week. The chaps manage to discuss the #HaloInfinite flight, Tetragon (@TetragonGame) & El Shaddai Remaster(@ElShaddaiGame) in-between all the £^@& swearwords and calling [REDACTED] a p***o!
Shownotes: 00:02:49 - Super Mario World 00:10:37 - Metal Slug First & Second Mission 00:17:44 - Halo Infinite: Multiplayer Flight 2 00:30:12 - Tetragon 00:37:32 - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron 00:48:53 - MHG Chat
We debate good & poor design choices: @KitariaFables, @ThunderhorseCO's Flynn: Son of Crimson & @skatebirb's SkateBIRD are among those being evaluated. Plus once again, Brad takes his Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez cosplay too far.
n.b. apologies for audio quality this week. Stu has been beaten, and it won't happen again.
Show notes: 00:01:24 - Deathloop 00:10:50 - Kitaria Fables 00:17:44 - SkateBird 00:28:41 - Flynn: Son of Crimson 00:33:07 - NBA 2K22 00:45:30 - MHG Chat
@Treble_Alpha is revealed as a filthy casual, playing @ArkaneStudios Deathloop, but @Bradigor keeps it real with @SWMGames Toem & @NakanaGames A Night at the races. Plus Dreamcast reminiscence, @Crytek discussion + more.
Shownotes: 00:02:13 - Crysis 3 00:11:40 - Toem 00:18:36 - Dreamcast chat 00:26:18 - A Night at the Races 00:35:05 - Deathloop 00:49:37 - Tinytopia
On the podcast this week, the discussion around 'average' games is aired with @Treble_Alpha talking median & mode, but @bradigor definitely leaning on the 'mean'. Listen-in to find out what gets the thumbs up or down treatment out of @MereksMarket, #hellsarchitect, @Lake_The_Game and @InfiniteStates' Horatio Goes Snowboarding!
Celebrating the #Paralympics, @Bradgor & @Treble_Alpha discuss representation of disabled sport in games, and the heroism of @EllieRobinsonGB. There's also @DarkLordStudio Glitchpunk, #WRC10 & much more.
Grip your bongos tightly, @Treble_Alpha's talking about Donkey Konga 2. @Bradigor, on the other hand, retreats into his Deepest Chamber, tells his Garden Story & sows The Seed of Life.
Toys are thrown & dummies spat when the subject of game install sizes are raised & there's some merriment around the value (or otherwise) of @VRallyGame's V-Rally 4. The controversial @KitfoxGames Boyfriend Dungeon is picked over & @HYPERSTRANGE somehow avoid getting sued out of existence by @idSoftware with Jupiter Hell.
Finding out that @enhance_exp are porting Tetris Effect Connected to Switch sends @Bradigor a tad loopy. @Treble_Alpha manages to wrestle the convo back to the here-and-now with the likes of @SJGames Sorcery! & @TaitoCorp's Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+
@Bradigor hasn't had the eye op, but he has still explored the likes of @DiceLegacy & @__hyperparadise The Ramp, whereas @Treble_Alpha has strapped on eye equipment (VR) & travelled to distant worlds in @RAD_Studios' Lone Echo.
Prep the microwave & watch that Granny doesn't go for a flight on the Stannah - the gremlins are here. Despite Stripe & his pals messing with the controls, there's great discussion on @NeonGiantGames The Ascent, @dinopoloclub Mini Motorways & a mysterious transmission from the past about Night Book... @Treble_Apha & @Bradigor also discuss the ActiBlizz state of affairs.
Stuffed full of gamey goodness this week, @Bradigor & @Treble_Alpha discuss (deep breath): Quake II RTX | @ATaleOfSynapse | @lizardcube Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare DLC | @HungryCouchGame Black Skylands | Ys IX #MonstrumNox | @CrisTalesGame and @LouisDurrant The Garden Path Kickstarter. Phew.
MHG is as diverse in games as it is progressive in its politics. @Treb_Alpha & @Bradigor discuss the Euros & anti-racism, and a pick 'n' mix blend of Cloud Cutter, The World's End Club, Voidrun & much more.
On the edge of delirium, a sight-impaired Brad & patience-impaired Stu rant about the boak-inducing 'Freedom Day', leaving just enough room to talk #GuiltyGearStrive, @PhantomAbyss, and The Fermi Paradox | @FermiGame
There's a heady waft of Scott in the air, with Pilgrim-styled Indigo 7 in the mix. Project Wingman & Beasts of Maravilla Island get a working-over & there's discussion on how to build something new, and let something go.
A gaming show where Quantum Leap is referenced but the Sinclair QL isn’t? For shame. @RawFury’s Sable demo, @mikeBithell’s The Solitaire Conspiracy, @AbrakamStudio’s Roguebook & more make up the chat, along with the topic of consumer guilt.
It’s another E3 hype train, Brad's first class ticket grasped in his sweaty mitt. There’s time for recent game discussion, though, with the likes of Death Crown, Super Bomberman R Online, Speed Limit and Unmetal pored over and picked-on.
Stu comes down with a terrible case of foot-in-mouth disease, but thankfully a ton of games are discussed: Alba, Smash TV, Backbone, Pyre, Shadow of the Tomb Raider & much more. All this plus E3 too!
@bradigor takes a turn for the Sommelier with #brokenarmsgames' Hundred Days & @Treble_Alpha talks a load of fungus about Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. They also discuss #NaomiOsaka and the unfair pressure on today's sports stars.
Rough as a badger's wotsit, Brad can only make part 1 of the 'cast, but does a sterling job discussing Lacuna: a Sci-Fi Noir Adventure. Stu wraps his head around Tetris Effect: Connected (or rather, it wraps itself around his head ,in VR), and on the mental health side discusses how to cope when a barrage of issues crash in at once.
It's a clear (ur)sine that Brad doesn't love a game when he PAWSes to CLAW some good points together about it. Much like we've just done with those jokes.
He is gentle (Ben) about the bear-starring (hence the awful puns) Summer Catchers , without POOH-pooing it too much, and refuses to PANDA to flaws in Vaporum Lockdown. Stu has neglected his games-playing duties, so recalls his short time on Mr Driller Drill Land, then they both peace-out before anything gets too GRIZZLY.
Brad's backlog is reaching scary heights, so is going ham on his pile of shame. He covers Empire of Ember, Don't Forget Me, Fez and Subnautica whilst Stu tries out pseudo-VR using Vorpx, heroically defers in Bravely Default II and tests out GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon in early access. They also discuss feedback on the topic: when is a game 'complete'?
Execute episode 66...! Loads of games on the agenda this episode, including @DearVillager's Ash Walkers, @MadAboutPandas Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game, and @BolverkGames Glyph. Brad & Stu also chew on the Resi Evil: Village content, to discover if it's itchy and/or tasty.
R-Type Final 2 is finally here! [insert cleaganebowl klaxon sound] !!! Brad goes on about Quinterra, Persona 5 Strikers and where the site's headed, but it's all about the Bydo, baby! Stu also waffles about Bravely Default 2 for a bit.
An audibly exhausted Stu discusses the Switch Lite & #capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, whilst a perkier Brad chats@SoftNotWeak's kickstarter Spirit Swap, plus planes, trains & aut...ism.
By royal appointment, Brad talks blind coaching and psychotic offspring, whilst Stu has fitted-in some Virtua Cop action. I met the queen once. She said, "I know you & you cannot sing". I said, "That's nothing, you should hear me podcast".
Sony gets a thorough rinsing, as Brad & Stu debate service shutdown & game preservation. They also talk SEGA Saturn Grandia by ESP, @studiofizbin 's Say No! More, and there's no mention whatsoever of the @DiRTgame series. For once.
Just because there's a pandemic, doesn't mean the regular bad stuff stops. Brad & Stu talk bad eyes & diabetes whilst, on the lighter side, covering the impressive #Astrologaster by @nyamyamgames & Game Boy #Tetris.
There's a Shodown between Samurai, whilst Jumpman searches for 6 Golden Coins, in this week's cast. Brad & Stu also discuss the troubling case of Sarah Everard & what it says about UK society. Feedback: podcast@mentalhealthgaming.com
The DiRT series gets properly hosed in this week's episode, with Brad & Stu separating the muck from the gold. Also census info, being non-binary, retro tech tinkering & more is covered in a packed 'cast.
Stu (@Treble_Alpha) is reminded gaming can be a meh-athon, not a sprint, having dabbled with @SquareEnix's Dragon Quest XI and the upcoming Forgone by @BigBlueBubble. He and Brad (@Bradigor)also fantasise about lockdown coming to an to end. Freeedommmmm...!
Strange goings-on in MHGland this week, as conspiracies & small northern towns lead the discussion. Brad & Stu stop talking about St. Helens long enough to cover @RisingStarGames Natsuki Chronicles, and to feel slightly queasy at @idSoftware's mediocre Rage 2.
MHG goes all nostalgic, with the sepia tones of the original Game Boy colouring the chat. Stu (@Treble_Alpha) discusses Irem's R-Type port & the overlooked Donkey Kong 94 by #Nintendo, whilst Brad @Bradigor) muses over vicarious play as his peepers heal-up.
M H G P O D C A S T Unsurprisingly, Brad and Stu talk eyesight & blindness, plus the Devil May Cry (Capcom) vs. DMC (Ninja Theory) debate gets a re-airing after all these years.
an be a lifeline during lock down, but it can also be distressing. Brad & Stu dive deep into examples of both, this week. The ever-pleasant world of games, however, serves-up a wide variety to chew over, in the forms of Disjunction, Sword of the Necromancer & Battle Circuiit
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It can be a tough old world, so this week Stu has a cathartic rant about some of the more high-profile morons. Brad is in a reflective mood about self-care, and on the lighter side of things they discuss Encodya, Final Fight LNS Ultimate, Flip-on, Ekstase & A Long Journey
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The chaps celebrate their 1st broadcast anniversary by forgetting to prepare anything for it. They rally with chat about Ghostrunner, Legend of Bum-bo, PES 2021 & more plus James Stephanie Sterling & defending Ninja's newsworthy shenanigans.
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Stu is still playing Dead Cells which has us talking accesibility but takes a break for more Resident Evil 5. Brad has been cheating on Tetris with Chime Sharp and the excellent Yaga.
Chat then moves onto the misconceptions of depression in the general public consciousness.
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We take a break from the terrible time that is the world and talk about just the games this week. Listen to Stu's further adventures in Dead Cells, joint ops in Resident Evil 5 and Brad plays everything including Mars Horizon, Football Manager and KartKraft.
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2021 may be a dumpster fire already, but Brad & Stu still find solace in the likes of Dishonored 2 and I Want to Fly. As usual, join in on our discord [https://discord.gg/N4vF9x7] for fun & support
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A new year arrives, finding Brad & Stu in a reflective mood about the good and not-so-good elements of Christmas. They also talk Dead Cells, Gears 5 Hivebusters, BotW & PGA 2K21, and continue their two-person campaign for cross-saves!
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It’s Christmaaaaas! Time for Brad & Stu to look at who’s been naughty & nice in the 2020 gamescape. From the heights of Lonely Mountains: Downhill to the depths of Cyberpunk 2077’s debut, the world is set to rights. Yule love it!
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Despite not having started on the ol' Festive Fuel yet, Stu stumbles over a description of Asgard's Wrath as if already merry. Brad is more eloquent discussing Morbid & Chronos. Also discussed is the monstering of games journos & the positive representation of Elliot Page
Reviews can be concise and to the point, or you can have a 5 minute ramble from the messed up mind of a long time gamer with ADHD.
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Cyberpunk 2077 will feature because well, regardless of whether we play it or not, it needs discussing. Plus Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 and Mixolumia. Before moving on to hpw depression can be crippling and how what we do to try and overcome it.
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The ever-changing Lara Croft is discussed this week, as are blasts from the past in the form of Alien Crush and Oli Oli. Brad & Stu also throw a spotlight on the stellar back catalog of Supergiant, and on the dark practices of next gen game pricing
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Life imitates art as Brad plays politics in Realpolitiks II, then talks real politics on the subject of societal rights. Stu focuses on River City Girls, and streaming games to the versatile GPD XD Plus
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Its episode 42,and the answer to life, the universe and everything is (drum roll)... Tetris, apparently. Around Brad's obsession, Stu somehow fits-in chat about Ultra Street Fighter IV and Raw Data. They also discuss the scientific proof that games are good for mental health. Heh, told ya...
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The usual games talk in the first half of the show, but Brad then opens up about the bullying he suffered during his time at school and the effect it has had on his later life.
Skip to 23:00 for the MH chat
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In this week's podcast Brad is busy with hospital appointments, so there is no one to stop Stu talking.
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Is Doom Eternal? Does SourgeBringerBringit? Noita or Yes-ita? Katana Zero or Katana hero? All these questions (including 'are Brad & Stu geniuseses?') answered in this week's MHG podcast.
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This week, Brad and Stu have a playground fight (not really) over format preference & chat giant releases on tiny deveeses: Ori on Switch, DOOM Eternal on a phone
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Brad and Stu talk about 13 Sentinals, Overcrowd: A sommute Em Up and then talk about how living in a fantasy world can have an effect on your day to day.
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Hades dominates game chat, and you really should get it. Plus we chat emulation and the mental gymnastics we do to justify and vilify what is right and wrong.
We also speak about being more honest when asked how you're doing and the benefits of doing so.
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Brad & Stu tackle the subject of adult diagnoses and ADHD, in-amongst games chat around emulation (Ultimate Ghosts 'n' Goblins) plastic tat (Starlink) & divisive handling models (Art of Rally)
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Brad and Stu are joined by Rebecca K to discuss the ups and downs of Sony's PS5 Showcase.
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Brad and Stu talk their week in gaming, including the likes of Pacer, Shing!, Bounty Battle and Griefhelm. before moving onto the effect getting a Covid test is having and how the overall handling of it adds to the anxiety.
It's all games, all the time in this week's cast. We cover Elite: Dangerous, Redout, Dicey Dungeons & more, then pull apart Nintendo for their moody practices & praise MS for the exact opposite.
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In this free sample of the Patreon exclusive podcast, we talk some Cobra Kai. Check it out and then get it on the All-Access tier of Patreon.
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This week, Stu loses himself in space, Brad gets tied up in logic and then talk moves to the pressure and excitement of moving home, plus the kids return to school.
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Stu tries (and fails) to be a bad ass at Bullets Per Minute, but finds comfort in being a bug in Metamorphosis . Brad is mayor of his own sim city, as the Flight Simulator love affair deepen
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How is your working life? Not good? Then you'll understand how Brad & Stu feel. They talk CVs, recruitment & bias. Games-wise, there's the revalatory Flight Simulator to discover, Mixolumia to puzzle through & pros/cons of Early Access _____________________________________
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This week Brad experiences VR for the first time and Stu has an exorcism among other things. Chat then moves to Brad's decision to sell his macbook and the mental health reasons for doing so.
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Stu picks up his P45, muses on the world of work vs. the worlds of Panzer Paladin & Death Stranding. Brad ponders whether the future will reach a hellpoint or become a Golftopia!
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Brad and Stu talk the usual games. Brad get emotional about Tetris Effect, whilst Stu talks 16bit inspired Panzer Paladins, Kojima inspired Death Stranding and more. Talk then shifts to Joe Rogans recent comments about videogames and why having a platform whilst misinformed is not good for anyone. Yes we get the irony of that.
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It's nice to see you, to see you...
Brad and Stu take a break from mental health discussion this week to focus on games. In particular our own personal top 5 of the generation. Does Brad put a AAA game at the top over an Indie? Does Stu remember the real world outside of VR? Well, you can find out.
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Brad and Stu Talk about the recent goings on at Ubisoft and the far reaching effects it has on those directly involved, as well as us, the fans and money paying consumers. Operation Warcade & Neon Abyss are also in the crosshairs. _____________________________________
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Part 2 of this Deeper Cuts discussion about women in games. We add in some chat about Bayonetta and her status as a women of power who uses her sexualisation to her benefit and much more.
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Brad talks about his long term relationship with Catherine and Katerine, whilst Stu gets tactical with Gears. We then chat dealing with social bubbles and the tension it can cause.
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It's a Rebecca Revolution! Becky and Rebecca discuss female representation in video games, and their thoughts on the controversies surrounding some of the biggest names in media at the moment.
From Abby in The Last of Us Part 2 through to Elizabeth Mary Winstead in Bird of Brey via Bayonetta and tropes. We cover it all in Part 1 of this Deeper Cuts.
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Brad thinks twice, spending another day in Burnout Paradise. Conversely, Stu has been navigating purgatory in West of Dead. Also on the menu are Halo 5: Guardians, Gears Tactics and The Almost Gone, plus the uplifting power of Sport.
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Brad and Stu have a discussion around the reaction to The Last of Us Part II. From a lead LGBTQ+ character, the reactions to crunch and how the comparisons to the best films have caused quite a stir.
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Brad & Stu talk Darius & challenge, Borderlands 2 & technical brilliance, plus guilt, privilege & equality in this rapidly-changing society in an attempt to be better.
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Ever heard of Steve the Alien Space Defender? His heroic exploits, along with tales of racing retro & mastering packs are just some of the subjects covered in this week's ruminative MHG-cast.
We also touch on weird dreams and how sometimes things being ok, can actually have an adverse effect on your mental health.
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Black Lives Matter!
We discuss what is happening and the effects on our personal mental health and the wider reach.
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In-amongst the Cummings and goings, Brad & Stu discuss responsibly-sourced slaughter, Nex Machina's machinations, oil baroning and selfishness
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Testing times! Brad muses over whether to merc his kids (but instead opts to play Golf with your Friends), whilst Stu huddles in a corner playing Fury Unleashed & Nex Machina. Whatever gets you through the day...
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Things get serious this week, as Brad defends Findus Crispy Pancakes, whilst Stu spits venom about the tap-tap-tap of digital steering.
It may not make total sense, but least they STAY ALERT.
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A bumper episode this week as we cover everything from Gear Tactics and Ace Combat, to Animal Crossing and Lonely Mountains: Downhill.
We also chat about being under pressure and how you try and cope with it. Make some apologies and talk about being there to help, even when someone thinks they don’t need it.
Plus a lot more.
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Astral Chain, Snowrunner, Aragami and Moving Out are the games discussed by Brad and Stu this week. Which cover a decent variety. Even if we do say so ourselves.
We then touch on what it is like to have a clear head for a short while, after Brad finally got his UC sorted and discovered the amount he will get to live off.
Also, a touching post on a forum made us feel good.
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Brad and Stu have plenty to discuss in this weeks podcast, but first we apologise for some sound issues. We tried a new feature with the recording software and it didn't go well. Luckily we noticed early in the recording.
Stu has been playing Astral Chain, whilst Brad can finally talk about Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Editon. Before chat moves onto Brad's conflicting emotions on the recent giveaways and Stu talks about worries and concerns when someone takes over something you have spent time building.
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Another week of uncertainty in 2020, but Brad and Stu do their best to avoid talk of Covid-19 and focus on other things instead.
In games chat, Stu has been all the way back to 1992, then forward to 2018 to talk about the Switch release of Flashback. Does it still hold up today? Of course it does.
Brad has still been playing Animal Crossing, but also getting into New Super Lucky's Tale and has been surprised by how good it actually is. We are talking it could hang with Mario levels of good. Only as part of the entourage like, but still.
We discuss the idea behind gender identity and gender normality. How Brad has struggled to fit into any gender based group. He is a straight white male, comfortable with his sexuality, but because he never feels masculine, nor completely feminine, he struggles to fit in.
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Brad and Stu return to normal service in this week's podcast. As chat turns less into chat and more into Brad releasing a few emotions from the last week in his life.
Before that though they talk games. Stu has been discovering Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle, but there is debate over whether the Rabbids are good characters on not. Seeing as only one of us write the blurb for this, we can say they are better than Minions and get an unfair rep.
Brad has been playing two games that couldn't be more opposite. The pretty poor, but fun with kids Totally Reliable Delivery Service and one he considers a modern masterpiece with In Other Waters.
Then talk turns to the relief of finally being accepted for Universal Credit and the effect it has had on Brad's mental health, before turning to the importance striking a proper work / rest balance at home.
The effect it has personally and the expectations from others once you make yourself available at all hours.
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In a new feature, Brad is joined by Ray Carsillo. A US based games critic who has had roles with many top publications including EGM. Welcome to the first Bonuscast.
Brad and Ray chat about the games that can be good to get through during the coming weeks and possible months of confinement at home. What is ideal for the single player, families and good for online.
They cover many games including DOOM Eternal, Murder By Numbers, Animal Crossing, Gears 5 and more.
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Still the world is in crisis and we enter a second week of being shut in because of the lockdown. But Brad & Stu look to the future in this weeks podcast.
Games chat centres around Animal Crossing and Half Life Alyx, because both have been an obsession for your hosts. However, Brad did get the chance to play Disaster Report 4, which he touches on in the podcast. You can also find a review on the main site.
Brad should apologise as he goes on another monologue and takes aim at the way things have been handled before the Covid-19 crisis, but feels that there is cause for optimism moving forward, because there is no way we can go back to how things were.
We then move discussion onto how it is ok to sometimes not to want to talk and how doing so helps normalise the discussion around mental health. When you are really not in the mood, it can have an adverse effect on your own mental health if you are pushed into doing so.
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Well we are now in a lockdown in the UK. The world is in a terrible place right now, but we need to look to the positives. Which is what Brad & Stu try to do in this week's podcast.
When it comes to games, Brad has been all over Animal Crossing and DOOM Eternal, but also made a start on the intriguing One Step From Eden. Whilst Stu has been playing Voxel Fly, Eric Chahi's Paper Beast and a little know game called Half Life Alyx. All three of those in VR.
Talk then moves to how we're coping in the lockdown and what we've been doing to pass the time. Brad is in a difficult situation and is in the process of applying for Universal Credit... it's not going well.
They also let their thoughts be known on the despicable actions of the likes of Tim Martin and Mike Ashley over the past week.
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As the world descends further into crisis Brad and Stu chat about the need for distraction at this time.
Not too much was played in the last week as Stu finished off Rikki & Vikki and Brad has been buried in the excellent Murder By Numbers still. However both are excited for what is around the corner.
Animal Crossing New Horizons and Half Life Alyx feature heavily. Two games that really couldn't have come at a better time.
Then Brad talks about how hard it can hit when you start on a downwards spiral after a good couple of weeks. Stu talks about confrontation and the ways if can have an effect on people.
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This week Brad & Stu discuss how to find positives as a way to counter the negatives. Creativity on Youtube and the wider internet is Stu's choice. Whilst also looking at how good it is to see people with pure passion for something.
Brad talks about how he got into coaching kids football (soccer) and the huge impact it has had on him.
As usual there is also chat about games. Brad goes all in on the love for Murder By Numbers, whilst Stu gives a final verdict on Beautiful Desolation, before turning to Rikki & Vikki and also Halo: CE
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Time Stamps: * What we’re playing: 00:49 * Mental Health Chat: 11:46
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This week Brad, Ben and Stu talk about money and the effect it can have on mental health. It is interesting that the subject can have a different effect on different people based on their history with it.
That's not all though as gaming discussion centres around Ben's trip to Budapest and the Pinball Museum. Brad plays a ton of games including Two Point Hospital, Voxelgram and MX Nitro Unleashed.
Stu meanwhile has fun with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, but is let down with early impressions of Beautiful Desolation.
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Time Stamps: * What we’re playing: 00:32 * Money: 22:50
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Brad, Ben and Stu are back to discuss family matters in this week's podcast. Often family members are the ones in the firing line. Yet they are also the rocks that we can lean on. Likely under appreciated when it comes to tackling mental health. We talk about them and show the appreciation.
We also talk games. Brad has played Ciel Fledge and has enjoyed being a surrogate father in video game form. To take a break from being a father in real life! Ben goes Anime fighting with Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]. Finally Stu has been scaring himself silly in the 1-bit game World Of Horror.
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Time Stamps: * What we’re playing: 00:33 * Family: 11:12
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In a slight change to the usual format, Brad, Ben and Stu talk about the media and their effect on Mental Health.
After the tragic suicide of Love Island presenter Caroline Flack, there has been a bit of a blame game going on. The media have blamed social media. Social media has hit back at the tabloid press. The Crown Prosecution Service has been blamed. Also the various mouthpieces such as Piers Morgan have had their say.
We discuss the roles all of these have had and also talk about the hypocrisy from many quarters after the attacks on actress Jameela Jamil.
We do finish with a short chat on the games we played this last week. Listen below!
Time Stamps: * Caroline Flack and the Media - 00:11 * What have we been playing – 32:31
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Bradley, Ben and Stu are back for round 2! It seems enough of you listen to the first episode it was worth doing another! This week we talk about the voices in our heads.
To start though the podcast is sans Ben, due to some technical issues. So Brad and Stu discuss Shinobi and Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge. Yep, it is called that and it is worth checking out.
Next up discussion moves to the decisions we make and how it effects each of us. How the voices in our head can be deafening and dominating. Even when it comes to the smallest of things. Ben fixes his issues to jump in here.
This is the tweet Brad mentions from @jotracini - https://twitter.com/joetracini/status/1221476571451723776
We finish off with Ben telling us more about what he had been up to as a love in happens for the excellent Don't Die Mr Robot!
Time Stamps: * What have we been playing - 01:09 * Voices – 12:40 * What have we been playing revisited – 45:37
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Well, it is finally here. The Mental Health Gaming Podcast. Snappy name right? The theme is based around freedom and the way it affects our brains in different ways.
Bradley, Ben and Stu talk about the games they have been playing. Namely Injustice 2, GRID, Tetris 99 and Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha and Bravo.
Then it is a discussion on the illusion of freedom and why it isn't always the best thing to have. Especially when you struggle with your mental health.
Finally we take a more in depth look at Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition from Panic Barn and No More Robots. The post-brexit satire based on the mechanics of Papers Please.
Time Stamps: * What have we been playing | 02:16 * Freedom - 23:23 * Not Tonight - 33:13