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Hello and welcome everyone to episode 2 of Surviving the Horror! In this episode Colin and Josh take a look at the Xbox 360 era launch title Condemned: Criminal Origins. Developed by Monolith Productions, and published by SEGA, Condemned released as a launch title on Xbox 360 in November of 2005. The game has some great atmosphere, sound design, and overall atmosphere while mixing in some visceral first person melee combat and exploration. In many ways Condemned was ahead of its time, and it holds up beautifully to this day. We hope that you enjoy, and thank you so much for listening!

Hello there everyone,

Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk! In this week's episode, we actually start off with something a little different. In general we try to stay away from gaming news conversations on the show. It's not because we don't have things to say on the big topics of the day but it's more in an effort to let the podcasts that handle these things do so. We're not a news show and never have been so at times it feels like why would anyone want to hear from us on these things? This time though we had the time and space in the show to allow for a larger conversation about what has been going on over recent months with Xbox, and our thoughts on the future of Game Pass, the Xbox brand, and so much more.

After a healthy discussion on the news surrounding recent studio closures, financial data, and console sales, the boys then go on a major tangent and discuss pizza. What toppings, sauces, styles do we think make for the perfect slice? You can't go wrong of course, but can you go right? Is there truly a best way to enjoy pizza?

Lastly Colin , Darryl, and Josh each bring a trophy list to review, and oddly enough all of the lists this week have great distributions, and great concepts for their design. Take that Remedy and Alan Wake 2! You can keep all your bronzes =)

Colin breaks down what appears to be a fairly straightforward and forgiving list for an online free to play FPS in XDefiant.
Darryl gets into some Kaiju hunting and walking sim vibes with his exploration of Titan Chaser, and Josh takes us back to survival horror roots on the PS1 with Crow Country. All of these games seem great, and they're all available to trophy hunt in now on the PSN. Thanks very much for listening to the show, and take care!

- Trophy Talk Crew

Hey there gamers.

It's that time again, time that we welcome back Patthetrophyhunter for his 3rd visit to the Trophy Talk Podcast. Pat has been one of our longest standing community members and it's always great to hear from him about his trophy hunting journeys and adventures up in Canada. In particular this episode we have some great discussions about the PS Portal, about how we deal with new gaming habits once kids are in the mix, and what games Pat plans on using the infamous racing wheel for in the future. Speaking of kids, Josh has had his third child very recently so congratulations are in order! Some of our listener questions this week focus on this news and the balance / juggling act of trying to play appropriate games when kids are running all over the house.

In addition to those topics we cover things like Metal music, the rage gods, the rise of Cthulhu, and what franchise or game series we want to hop in to but feel intimidated by. That's not all we discuss though of course as this is a what we've been playing episode after all. In honor of Star Wars day (we recorded this episode on May 4th) , Colin discusses Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered in all its boomer shooter glory before taking a trip to Runeterra and the Freljord to talk about Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story. Both of these games are fun, short experiences that you can platinum in a weekend with little to no guide needed. What's not to like? Josh has been playing lots of course but highlights his time spent with Remedy's Alan Wake II, and just how intriguing of a survival horror experience the game is. Last but not least, Pat talks about Rollerdrome and his trials and tribulations chasing the 100% on GTA V. With over 350 hours in the game so far and likely another 50 to go, the game is a behemoth to 100%. Who better equipped for the task than Pat?

Thank you for listening, and take care!

Hey there listeners!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Surviving the Horror (StH). This is a show that Josh and I (Colin) have been toying around with for a while in the background and we're excited to finally be able to launch it. The idea here is that once a month we will sit down to playthrough and discuss a survival horror game. The game can be from any console / ecosystem, it can be old or new, good or bad, it really doesn't matter as long as it's survival horror. After we play through it we'll sit down and discuss the story , the characters, the gameplay systems, soundtrack etc. and try to come to a determination of whether or not the game is truly a survival horror game.

For our first episode we're diving back in time to 2010 and the Xbox 360 release of Deadly Premonition. Developed by Access Games and directed by Hidetaka "Swery" Suihiro, Deadly Premonition has long gained attention for it's strange setting and characters, tonal shifts, and at times completely bonkers design decisions. However, among survival horror fans the game has also garnered a cult like following of sorts and is often cited as one of the most interesting horror games one can play. After spending 20 hours or so with the game, I think we can confidently say that this one is worth a look. We hope you enjoy the discussion and thank you for listening.

Hello there everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk. This week it's just Josh and Colin on the show and Darryl was taking some much needed R&R after a busy week. Don't worry though, there's still much to discuss and banter about for you folks. As this episode is a list review episode Josh and Colin pulled together what we believe are two of the coolest PSN releases of the year in Harold Halibut, and Dave the Diver. Dave the Diver had previously been released on other platforms but is finally seeing it's debut on the PSN, and to great success. Indeed as I (Colin) write this it appears that roughly half of my friends list on PlayStation has become obsessed with the game. I predict tales of fishing, and Sushi coming very soon for us all. The other title, Harold Halibut, is a smaller title from Slow Bros. Slow Bros is a German company that caught my eye because they employ not only the traditional swath of jobs associated with game development, but also things like a carpenter, and textile worker. Why you might ask? Well, it's because Harold Halibut is truly a Claymation style , stop motion adventure game. Set on an alien planet and boasting some truly strange and wonderful ideas, Harold Halibut is one to look out for.

In addition to those list discussions Josh and Colin dive into a couple of Patreon submitted questions on topics of how we deal with the backlog / missed games from Sony's earlier generations, and how we tend to approach which version of a game to play when we get both a PS4 and PS5 version upon purchase. Both of these are topics that have been brought up in our community a fair number of times and it was nice to weigh in on these with our own personal takes.

We hope that you all enjoy the show and thank you so much for listening. Take care, and happy gaming!

Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in to another episode of Trophy Talk! The crew has assembled in Episode 108 to talk all about what we've been playing and trophy hunting in for the past month or so. Before we get there though the top of the show opens with an interesting discussion on what constitutes a spoiler. Does the definition change depending on the cultural pervasiveness of the IP? Does it change based on the medium of the story? Is it fair to deem mechanics as spoilers? We discuss it all. Additionally, Josh brings Colin and Darryl up to speed on a recent legal case involving a YouTuber, Ubisoft, and the closure of The Crew's servers.

As far as what we've been playing Josh takes us to medieval France in A Plague Tale: Requiem, and sings the praise of Jon Bernthal in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Darryl links up with the rebel resistance movement in Star Wars: Squadrons and hunts collectibles in Tchia. Colin nears the end of his long grind with Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Mode, and Call of Duty: MW3.

The biggest question though, is should you boost with strangers, or with friends?