Episode 1 - You Can't Tell Me This Game Isn't Horny (Moonlighter, Haunting Ground, and Shantae)

New Year! New Us! New Format! 

The three Best Buds reconvene to talk about the games that have been floating their proverbial boats lately. After a quick ice breaker discussing the most recent Nintendo Direct, Keaton leads us off with the indie darling from 2018 "Moonlighter" talking about the ins and outs of life as a dungeon crawling shopkeeper. Next, would you believe Johnny is talking about a horror game? This time it is Capcom's 2005 hidden gem "Haunting Ground", and we delve into what makes this game unique in the saturated PS2 Survival Horror Space. Finally, Colin barely keeps his cool while gushing about the ENTIRE Shantae series, and the boys try to nail down what makes the games so fantastic. The episode is capped off with the first ever Happy Midnight's Mantle of Happy Masterpieces (Final Name Pending...) nomination and induction ceremony to see if any of the games talked about deserve this great honor.   

Time Stamps:

0:50-14:30 Nintendo Direct Talk

14:35-46:40 Keaton - Moonlighter

46:48-51:00 Keaton - The Ramp

51:07-1:25:00 John - Haunting Ground 

1:25:06-2:00:46 Colin - Shantae

2:01:06-2:05:23 Happy Midnight's Mantle of Happy Masterpieces