A Drink to the Past: Recent Episodes
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Enjoy a new type of podcast with few rules and lots of beer! We will cover a range of topics to include video games and tabletop RPGs, and every week will feature new craft beer reviews!
Seriously, do people read the descriptions?
But anyhoo, we totally had an epic-ass conversation like we always do. There's a twist appearance from Nick partway through!
Drink to the past is back with a tabletopic that'll make you question your morals! Or rather, whether you should buy licensed games or make homebrew content. Plus we talk awesome open world video games! Check us out on YouTube if you'd like to watch some gameplay of me sucking at Quake while we're at it!
This week's Video Game topic will be about limitations vs. indispensable items, and for the tabletopic we have the question of whether or not it's appropriate to just reskin tabletop games to make them do what you want. Is that appropriate? How much is too much? Find out on the next episode of Drink to the... oh, nevermind, it's actually this episode!
Custom characters or good characterization? Do you have to choose? Check out our discussion about customization of #TTRPG/#VideoGame characters on #DrinktothePast!
Also we got an invader this week, stay 'til the end to hear a little about #TEWAH from @davewayne09
Check out our conversation on splitting the party and achievement hunting! This week we're back with the eighth best episode we've ever had!
We recount all the big announcements for E3 this past week, check out our special guests on Twitter, @DaveWayne09 and @GIF_Bluehawk!
E3 predictions abound after a longish intro with the Nooznbooz! Follow our special guests @Shabazzle and @Crowbirdcannon on Twitter and Twitch for epic streaming content!
This week we have a shorter show featuring Jack from Cobblepath Games! You can find him on Twitter @TeaCrusading.
The tabletopic takes center stage for us as we talk about the core philosophies of designing tabletop systems as well as homebrew content! Join us if you've ever wanted to design your own content and maybe we have some good ideas to steal!
After a lengthy Nooz'n'Booz segment, Chris and I had a grand discussion about multiple endings in video games and how to end Tabletop RPG campaigns. Drink along at home and let us know what you think in the comments or on Twitter!
This week we're all about deadly, dying death! The most cheerful of topics! We recount several TTRPG character deaths we found memorable, as well as giving our thoughts on permadeath in video games. Check us out on YouTube for a LIVE version of the podcast every Friday night, with fun gameplay from an eclectic mix of different games!
We are joined by two incredible guests as well as a photobomb at the end from my brother who saw people chatting in Discord and jumped in without realizing we were recording a podcast!
Our guests are the wonderful Celeste from Boss Rush Network and Another Zelda Podcast, as well as the hunk-o-saurus, Andy Spiteri from Zelda Dungeon's Champions' Cast, Virtual Theatre, and Omega Metroid Podcast. We had an epic KONGversation about our favorite Donkey Kong games and what we'd like to see in a new DK that may or may not be upcoming. Drink a barrel-aged beer along with our shenanigans at home!
Sorry for the late posting, this was recorded a few weeks ago but we had an issue with the audio we had to figure out. This week Chris showed me the ropes in a few bot matches in DOTA 2! If you would like to see the entirety of our gameplay along with this discussion of the game and its mechanics, you can check out the YouTube version instead.
We are joined by our good buddies, ChipznStix and Usmania! You can check out Chipznstix.com for all kinds of gaming opinions and news, and Usmanial writes with Spamoman (your glorious host) at TGPZgaming.com and TwoguysplayingZelda.com! Chech out both of our guests, they provide a ton of incredible fan content!
The discussions this week are nooznbooz for way too long, followed by our favorite waifus and husbandos in video games, and anime that would make good tabletop RPG content. Hear our thoughts as well as a few too many wild tangents, and don't forget to drink along at home!
For our hundredth episode blowout, we sat down with our good buddy Chance (@NorcalMythos) and we played LokDown, which is a new expansion to Carbyne Jungle coming soon! The system is an anime-inspired tabletop RPG, and can be used as an expansion to the original, or as its own system without need of purchasing extra books. Check them out on Kickstarter now!
http://kck.st/31lhqxj
We began a chapter in a piratical adventure that may eventually become more than a one-shot! We were joined by our good friends Kevin O'Rourke (@Shabazzle) and Crow (@Crowbirdcannon) and we played some absolutely insane Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Kevin plays the minotaur pirate captain, Crow plays a sellsword minion, and Chris literally plays the rest of the crew. Come see what happens when they meet a quest-giver who finds himself in a pub where the barman hasn't been seen for three days. Mystery and action ensues in this actual play segment!
The podcast got cut off awkwardly because my PC ran out of space. For the last five minutes of the podcast, please check out the replay on YouTube!
The discussion this week is all about playing multiple games at the same time, plus powergaming in tabletops: How to effectively deal with it as a GM!
This week we did an actual play session with David Wayne Nystrom, who you can find @davewayne09 on Twitter, as well as read his fanfiction content on Zeldadungeon.net. The one-shot was written by Sean and our regular guest Crow last year on the podcast, go check out that episode if you're curious how these shenanigans came to be!
Drink to the Past is a podcast about video games and tabletop RPGs featuring a new craft beer review every week! Come chat or drink along at home with our weekly live streams! Today I think my brother is coming on the podcast but I'm not sure! Our video game topic will all be Nooz'nBooz this week since we're reacting to a lot of announcements from the recent State of Play and Pokemon Presents.
1:24:15
The tabletopic will be about a particular trope among player characters spending their gold unrealistically. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you'll be warned every Friday night when we go live!
Also, Chris brings a thing is back, timestamp 2:01:30.
This week Chris is out and I chat up our good friend Crow (@Crowbirdcannon on Twitter, and one of the FourPlayers on YouTube) about the greatest Nintendo Direct announcements including Teen Girl Squad: DC Super Heroes Edition, some Danganronpa-like thing, and a few obscure, weird titles nobody cares about like Splatoon 3 and Skyward Sword HD. Drink along at home and leave a comment about which of our opinions are incorrect!
This week we are joined by Seumas the Kilted Gamer, check him out on YouTube, Twitter @TheSeumas, or TGPZGaming.com!
We had to skip the tabletopic this week because of technical issues, but we had a good conversation about camera angles in different games across the ages, and Chris disconnected part way through. Bear with us through these difficult times! : P
This week we just live streamed Undertale, so the audio version might be a little wacky! We start the episode with Nooz'nBooz as always, however, and that part suffers much less from a lack of video than Undertale gameplay. Listen for a great discussion on gaming news if nothing else, and we will be back to the normal format next week!
This week we talk a long time about the customization of NPCs, enemies, and bosses in tabletops; how much is worth it? Our video game topic is about character customization. Should there be more aesthetic customization? More mechanical customization? We don't know!
We were also joined this week mid-podcast by Kevin O'Rourke, check him out on Twitter @shabazzle and find him on Twitch by the same name. Tweet at him and tell him to come back on sometime!
This week we play the game you can find here:
https://play.aidungeon.io/
AI Dungeon is a completely computer generated choose-your-own-adventure text game with surprisingly intelligent AI that was able to put up with our bullshit and deal back the wacky antics at our pace! Listen along for a hilarious adventure about a cyberpunk cop who keeps learning weird stuff about himself the whole adventure!
We got a lovely guest on this week, mister David Wayne Nystrom (@DaveWayne09 on Twitter)! The conversation is all about the best use of dice in Tabletop RPGs, and we predict what might happen with the video game landscape of 2021. Don't forget to subscribe and share!
We kicked off the year with a stream of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light over on our YouTube channel, check it out if you're interested! The conversation this time is all about what we've been playing in our 2 week break from the podcast. Titles include Tetris Effect Connected, Star Wars Squadrons, Nights Into Dreams, Among Us, and more. Drink along at home and remember to check us out live every Friday on YouTube!
This week we go over our favorite systems and give them awards in tons of categories. looking for a TTRPG with great customization? Or one that serves well as an intro for new tabletoppers? Check out our suggestions here, and let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree with us!
Also be sure to look up A Drink to the Past on YouTube where we are live every Friday night, and we stream a game while we're at it!
This week we discuss the big Game Awards as well as giving out own favorite games we've played this year, regardless of release year. Join us for a great discussion, and come back next week for our Tabletop Game Awards!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin'?: 5:12
Nooz'nBooz: 19:55
Video Game Topic: 1:21:33
This week is all about Age of Calamity, spoilers included! We are joined by @UsmeeNo and @DaveWayne09 from TGPZGaming.com and Zelda Dungeon to discuss the ins and outs of the new game, from story to mechanics to IS IT CANON? If you'd like to avoid the spoilers, feel free to click off after the Nooz'nBooz, and remember you can join us LIVE every Friday on YouTube!
Video Game Topic: Age of Calamity Spoilers:
Timestamp: 26:00
This week we got our first live stream comments and they were hilarious and sexual! In other news, we had some great conversations about gaming spinoffs, as well as possible spinoffs in tabletop gaming; how to keep your campaign fluid even if you mix campaign worlds between play groups or have multiple instances of characters gallivanting around the same world.
Timestamps:
Tabletopic: 26:50
Video Game Topic: 43:00
This week we started live streaming our podcasts on YouTube, check us out there every Friday night at 9:30pm mountain time! The topics for this week are about co-op difficulty and keeping secrets from some of your PCs but not others. Check us oud and drink along at home!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin'?: 3:10
NooznBooz: 11:00
Tabletopic, Keeping secrets or having aside sessions with part of your play group: 40:00
Video Game Topic: Balancing Co-Op games for different skill level players: 1:04:45
This week we got our good buddy Crow on, and he unboxed his PS5 right on the Podcast! We also had a great discussion about this generation's console launch, my early impressions on Xbox Series S, and other console launch memories over the ages. Be sure to check us out on Podbean or Apple Podcasts as well! Timestamps: Nooz'N'Booz: 11:22 Video Game Topic: What was the best upgrade from one gaming generation to the next, and what are some of our favorite memories of console launches? 31:51
This evening we sat down for a LONG time with our good friend and returning guest Taylor Wells (@GIF_Bluehawk) and newcomer David Wayne Nystrom (@DaveWayne09) to talk all about Breath of the Wild! Check out our thoughts on the Age of Calamity trailer as well in the Nooz'nBooz today!
Timestamps:
Nooznbooz: 15:40
Video Game Topic, Why Breath of the Wild has the best story ever (Or doesn't, and we also talk about the music and sound design): 45:00
Another Video Game Topic, What Every Game Should Learn From Breath of the Wild: 1:41:00
What do you get when you cross three of the FourPlayers with Drink to the Past? One crazy episode full of derailed conversations and TOO MUCH BOOZE FOR CROW TO HANDLE! Tweet at them to let them know you want them to come back sometime!
Timestamps:
NooznBooz: 13:15
Video Game Topic, how much to change a game for a rerelease: 33:33
Tabletopic, How much Change Should a TTRPG System Undergo to Justify a new Edition?: 1:13:45
Today we juggle the crazy conundrum of what systems of progression work best for video games as well as tabletops! It's kinda the same topic this week for either, just our thoughts on whether we like level up systems versus item and powerup progressions, or in tabletops how PCs and enemies should progress differently. Give us a listen, and subscribe and share for your chance to listen to us again later! I'm not so great at hocking our shit.
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin': 2:15
NooznBooz: 10:05
Video Game Topic: 38:38
Tabletopic: 1:10:15
The next generation of gaming is upon us! Special Guest Breath of the Lyle joins us (check him out on Twitter, YouTube and Twitch) for a discussion on our favorites for the start of the generation as well as predictions for the eventual "winners" of the console war.
For tabletops this week, in the Nooz'nBooz, Chris and I both react to the Curse of Strahd Revamped release date, and in our tabletopic the three of us discuss what could come of companies like WotC "remaking" older tabletop systmes!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin'?: 2:40
Nooz'nBooz: 12:30
Video Game Topic: 52:23
Tabletopic: 1:23:40
To find out more about Worlds Without Numbers, which Chris has been talking up for a little while, check them out on Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637945166/1832103406?ref=4ssngr&token=5002e614
This week we are joined by Kevin O'Rourke, The Lovely Skip, and our recurring guest, CROW! Our topics are mostly the Nooz'nBooz, but also light touches on our video game topic, CONSOLE EXCLUSIVES and our Tabletopic, system of choice and what would it take to make you change? Drink along at home, and check us out on YouTube for exclusive Sonic '06 footage!
Have you ever wanted to listen to three guys talking about whether or not to let players in a tabletop revoke a decision? Well now you can! Plus other stuff, check us out here, and on YouTube or Apple Podcasts!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin? 3:10
NooznBooz, inlcuding recactions to the Nintendo Direct and PS5 Showcase: 25:40
Tabletopic, When should a GM let players retract a decision?: 1:04:10
Video Game Topic, How much trial and error to make a balanced experience?: 1:28:50
This week's episode is dedicated to the games we love where we fight one guy and the ones we love where we fight a billion! The conversation began because of a new announcement in the Nooz'n'Booz segment, check it out!
This week is all about what genres work well in tabletops and video games, and what genres are overrated or underrated for each. Drink along with our returning guest Crow, check him out with his new group, the Four-Players on YouTube!
Are cliches in video games a bad thing? How about tabletops? We explore how they can appear in both mediums, and whether it's always bad, or when it can be avoided altogether. Listen along, here's the timestamps for particular topics, so jump around to your heart's content!
Nooznbooz featuring various leaks as well as Nintendo's Indie Showcase: 10:20
Tabletopic, cliche class personalities and mechanics: 20:30
Video game topic, when to forgive cliches in a game: 58:00
Have you ever given your PCs way too much gold? Have you ever stocked up on a buttload of Hearty food in Breath of the Wild because everything else is less useful? This week we talk about those things as well as adjacent topics, join us, why don't ya?
Whatcha Playin'?: Timestamp 2:00
NooznBooz: 16:00
Video Game Topic, exploitable mechanics: Timestamp 30:40
Tabletopic, How much gold is too much?: Timestamp 54:21
Should games have a good hard mode? How do you make a good hard mode? We don't know either, but let's have the discussion! We go over difficulty in video games as well as tabletops, join the conversation by leaving a comment! This week features our recurring guest Nick, as well as Taylor Wells (@GIF_Bluehawk on Twitter and Twitch) returning for the first time in forever!
This week we have on a special guest, Kevin O'Rourke, check out our conversation about when and how much we should incorporate skill checks into a tabletop game! We also co over how much video games should focus on story versus how much they should focus on gameplay and mechanics. Drink along at home and we'll have a great time!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin'?: 9:25
Nooz'nBooz: 19:30
Tabletopic, Skill checks and when to use them as the GM: 29:40
Video Game Topic, Story vs. Mechanic ratio: 55:00
Hear our thoughts on what makes a great video game world and what makes a great tabletop world, should it be handcrafted by the DM/game designer or made by a corporate publisher/RNG? Hear out our opinions and comment with your own, or whine at us on Twitter!
Whatcha Playin'?: Timestamp 9:00
Nooz'nBooz: 16:55
Tabletopic, Published campaign worlds vs. those handcrafted by the DM: Timestamp 1:09:30
Video Game Topic, Procedurally generated worlds vs. Handcrafted worlds: Timestamp 1:30:30
This week is all about open vs. linear gameplay, and hub worlds vs walkabout tabletop campaigns! Join us for a riveting conversation about The Last of Us Part 2 as well!
Whatcha Playin'? Timestamp 7:20
Nooz'n'Booz Timestamp 21:00
Tabletopic: Walkabout campaigns vs. hub campaigns Timestamp 35:20
Video Game Topic: Open World vs. Linear World design Timestamp 1:08:05
This week we talk about all our various experiences playing tabletops AND video games in person vs. online! There are pros and cons to both, but they are different for tabletops than video games. Why's that? Come hear our thoughts! Check the timestamps below for individual topics if you like as well!
Whatcha playin'?: Timestamp 3:15
Nooz'nBooz: Timestamp 16:05
Tabletopic, Online vs. in-person gaming: Timestamp 22:40
Video Game Topic, Online vs. couch co-op: Timestamp 50:20
Sean's Camping this week so YOU GET THE PODCAST A DAY EARLY! Lucky you! See our timestamps to choose the topics you want to hear about most and leave a comment below to be entered for a chance to win a virtual high five!
Whatcha Playin'?: Timestamp 3:30
NooznBooz: Timestamp 16:10
Tabletopic, How to Balance Players' Abilities to Take Rests: Timestamp 26:45
Video Game Topic, Great Outdoor Adventure Simulations: Timestamp 54:41
This week is a couple topics we've covered vicariously through other topics in the past, but we do a deep dive this time! What makes a video game replayable and what keeps players invested in your campaigns? Come hear our thoughts, and if you want you can skip to a specific topic with the timestamps below!
Whatcha Playin'?: Timestamp 7:10
Nooz'nBooz: Timestamp 16:00
Video Game Topic, What makes a game replayable?: Timestamp 41:10
Tabletopic, What keeps you invested in a campaign?: Timestamp 1:12:35
This week we have just Chris and I for a riveting discussion on platformers, new and old, as well as our favorite supplemental manuals for Tabletop gaming! Let us know if you liked Super Mario 64 or Banjo Kazooie, we apparently have mediocre to half-assed feelings about them. Check us out on YouTube as well!
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playin'?: 4:00
Nooz'nBooz: 25:00
Video game Topic, 2D vs. 3D platformers: 31:13
Tabletopic, our favorite supplemental handbooks: 1:11:50
Check out this bundle of gaming stuff for a good cause! https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality First of all in our Nooz'nBooz segment, check out our reactions to the various PS5 games announced and shown off in the reveal event! This week we go over mods and stuff in video games, and their effects on the community and other players. Out tabletopic is centered around how much a GM should prepare vs BS when running a session. Is one better? Is it good to balance? Find all our topics at the timestamps below! Whatcha Playin'?: Timestamp 7:45 Nooz'nBooz: Timestamp 19:00 Video game topic, Mods and their impact: Timestamp 1:21:30 Tabletopic: GM preparedness to BS ratio: Timestamp 1:42:45
This week Crow is replaced by Nick who says one thing and then leaves like a dick. Talk about him behind his back, it will be hilarious. Also Lyle is replaced by a bottle of wine which isn't too terrible but I forgot to rate it on the podcast, but I give it an 8 on our scale of 3 to 17. Like meh. Anyhoo, check out our "Whatcha Playin'?" section at timestamp 4:50. Nooz'n Booz at timestamp 13:30. Video Game Topic, Using a strategy guide or walkthrough, at timestamp 50:30. Tabletopic, Shipping characters in tabletop RPGs, PCs or NPCs with romantic relationships at timestamp 1:19:00.
I deleted the timestamps after I copied them into the YouTube thing. Timestamps available on YouTube, or maybe I'll edit this later. For now I'm tired and want to go to bed.
ANYHOO:
This week is about long video games, whether or not they're better than short ones, and the same vague idea about tabletop games with long stories, or those presented as one-shots. I'll take one-shot, or maybe two. Probably three for good measure. Pass the rum.
This week is all about spinoff discussions after a fairly long Nooz'nBooz segment! Check out our video game topic: Spinoff games we want to see or loved playing at timestamp 1 hour 6 minutes, and our tabletopic, How to make a good TTRPG spinoff of an existing property at timestamp 1 hour 27 minutes!
Nick accidentally joins a DnD 5e campaign midway through the pub! That's just great! Check out our first actual play session in quite a while! Can Nick, Chris, and Crow take on Bilgecradle the Needlessly Muscular? Or will they be too distracted by all the great tacos? SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE WACKY IDIOCY!
This week we talk about stuff and things. Final Fantasy VII Remake is among them, as is using the same game world for multiple play groups in a TTRPG. If you're interested in those topics, give a listen, if not, we jump down plenty of rabbit-holes as always, so give a listen anyways!
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We talk about video games and tabletops AT THE SAME TIME! Our topic this week is all about why we give a pass to strange and nonsensical things in videogames, bit are more harsh and analytical of them in tabletops. Drink along at home and have a jolly ol' time!
We talk good games and good GM strategies. I defend Metroid: Other M. come along and crucify me.
Should GMPC be a thing? we'll let you know over a pint! Drink along at home or don't. We can't tell, we live in the internet.
I'm too drunk to write anything interesting. I h as d to use autocorrect to help me write the word "Drunk."
This week is St. Patrick's Day, so we write a commemorative 1 shot to honor the holiday! Come drink along at home, or stay sober enough to take notes and you can run this 1 shot yourself, and overthrow the diabolical cultists! Or you can listen to our hilarious bullshit over a beer!
Freddie Mercury was not saved by super heroes. Listen to the rest of the podcast to find out what I'm talking about.
Okay so maybe we're not as cool as the Blues Brothers, but we do have one of the developers behind a new kickstarter from NorCal Mythos! The guys who brought you Carbyne Jungle have a new project launching soon on Kickstarter, MISSION DECKS! Check out the details here on the podcast, and follow @NorCalMythos on Twitter for more info, then head over to their kickstarter page (link below) and consider dropping them a few bucks! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carbynejungle/mission-decks?ref=cmtbhr&token=51dd05de
Skip to 17:56. I dunno what's at that time in the podcast but it's probably something hilarious out of context.
Find Chipz on YouTube, search for Chipz N Stix! This week we talk about characters, how to make them, how to play them, and what the best and worst supporting characters in video games are! Check it out and don't forget to drink along at home!
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TODAY! Crow joins me for a great debate about the game of the decade! Also something about his sack is basically the entire tabletopic, listen for that!
Also some complaints about HZD and God of War and Spiderman. Not that they're bad, just what the fuck? and a tabletopic all about EXPEE!
This week we have TOO MUCH NEWS because of Chris's absense. After that we discuss our favorite games to replay and why they're so fun to replay, and whether or not it is beneficial to play a campaign again with the same players. Tune in and don't forget to share the podcast and subscribe! When we get to one hundred subs, we will do a new giveaway!
My brother Josh is back. We talk about all sorts of terrible DLC, expansions and sequels, and then have a lengthy discussion about what the difference is between DLC and tabletop expandion books. It's been a while since I made a real description so now I'm not sure what else to say. Guess I'll finish my beer.
I'm all alone so I drink and invent a tabletop and talk about a thing Chris didn't bring.
We talk abiut sandboxes and what makes a game worth sixty bucks. Is it the man hours spent making it? The attention to detail? The length? The girth? Drink along at home and remember to finish your sentences!
I got a Pink Floyd song stuck in my head right now. probably 'cause ofall the booze. This week I went to the Great American Beer Festival, so we talked all about booze combining with video games and DnD. Is it handled well ingame? does out of game drinking lead to hilarious stories? Come along and find out!
Byleth sucks, so we go over gow to make a good protagonist, even if it's 80% an avatar for the player to immerse themselves in the world. We also have a new giveaway that ends at the time I misplace the prize. Listen to the pidcast for details.
This week it's Friday the 13th. Neat. Alsonwe go over all yhe news we missed the last few weeks, which was a Nintendo Direct and then some. Holy crap I wrote a real description for once. That means you have to DRINK!
This week is all about ingame currency a d how it seldom works, but when it does it can really enhance a game, tabletop or video format! This week we are joined by a special guest! Taylor Wells of the Zelda Dungeon Champions' Cast (@GIF_Bluehawk on Twitter and Twitch) sat down and shared a dram with us, and we had a grand old time.
WINNER, WINNER! Congratulations to our winner, Chipz N Sticks! He was one of our first twenty-five subscribers, and as such has won a free beer! I will reach out to him for delivery, and in the meantime, check him out on his YouTube channel!
This week we talk about music in video games, and how you can utilize it to up your DM game! Don't forget to subscribe and share! Beer giveaway and such! If you read this far in the description, if you are the first person to @ me on Twitter and I'll mail you a dollar.
This week I'm joined by Roy Birney, the creator of a new sport called Runeball, and we discuss the awesome new game as well as some epic stealth games! Plus, is stealth handled well in tabletops? find out our opinions and more this week on Drink to the Past!
If you read this description, tweet at me @spamomanospam and I'll kick Chris in the shins under the table in the next episode. Pretty sure the work I put into the description isn't worth it so I'm going to entertain myself with pointless BS instead of taking my job seriously.
This week we talk a bunch of Fire Emblem (and some inferior strategy games) as well as how strategy elements could translate
this week Chris is out but I am joined by Crow who lends his opinions on whether or not video games make people more violent, as well as offerjng some of his expert knowledge on deciding the BEST CARD GAME OF ALL TIME! okay we didn't really have a definitive conclusion, but the conversation was fun, come check it out! Be sure to subscribe for a chance at a FREE BEER! Official rules in an old tweet somewhere.
Join us for a discussion about what games count as "retro" or "classic" as well as a riveting conversation about railroading in tabletops! FREE BEER: Be one of our first twenty-five subscribers and be entered to win a free beer! Must be 21 or older to receive beer, must be in the Denver Metro Area for delivery, winners outside this area will be mailed 10 US Dollars to buy beer with.
This week we are joined by special guest Elemental Knight, lead designer of Reclaim the Wild; a new fanmade Tabletop system based on The Legend of Zelda! We talk shop for a short while about designing the system, and then we play a session with him! Give us a listen and find out what the game is all about, how combat and exploration flow, all the various elements from the Zelda series, and choose for yourself if it could make a great game for your group! You can find the system for FREE on their website, www.reclaimthewild.net, check them out there and if you have any further questions you can join their Discord server and ask away! FREE BEER: If you are amony our first twenty-five subscribers, you will be entered in our first giveaway for a chance at a free beer! Beer will be delivered in the Denver Metro Area, entrants outside are eligible to win $10 USD.
This week we talk about inane BS including Cadence of Hyrule impressions and what anime could make a great tabletop game! Mostly we derail the conversation more than we meant to, but that's why you listen to us, isn't it? Next week join us for an interview and a gaming session with Elemental Knight, lead designer for the RPG system "Reclaim the Wild." You can find more info on the system and download it fir free at www.reclaimthewild.net!
This week Crow joins and we talk about ALL THE E3 REVEALS! Okay actually we don't have time for all of them, but we go over a lot of the big ones. Also we reveal our winner(s) for the E3 bets a few weeks ago, and it's a neck and neck between [names redacted]. Our gaming topic is also ALL about the newly announced BREATH OF THE WILD SEQUEL!
This week we are joined by my brother Josh (@skulldaisygimp on Twitter) and my coChris returns for a discussion all about E3 rumors! We take the likely, the unlikely, and the absurd and derail through most of them to being you the most comprehensive discussion about the subject available (maybe)! The Sean Drinks Something Stupid this week is the Samus Aran, a drink that was partially inspired by a Twitter poll and partially by UsmeeNo and Red from the Two Guys Playing Zelda Discord server. Half and half shot bourbon and honey whiskey, one ounce Triple Sec, and four ounces Mountain Dew Baja Blast! Chris brings a book called Deadly Dungeons, riddled with one-shot rooms to add to your own games of any TTRPG system. Join us for the most gamey discussion we might ever have!
Crow returns as a guest this week, since Chris is busy doing his job like a nerd! The news involves a lot of weird Pokemon stuff as well as a tidbit on Cadence of Hyrule and Smash Bros. VR! Then things really get interesting in our debate of the greatest video game controller of all time! Is it the Wavebird? Is it the Xbox One's sleek Bluetooth badass self? Is it the Pong dial... turning thingy? Tune in to find out!