Respec Games

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Welcome to Respec Games, the podcast where we 'respec' our approach to gaming. Just like in an RPG, we rethink, recalibrate, and respect the art of games—always critical, never harsh. Join us as we dive into the latest titles, reframe the classics, and explore game design with thoughtful analysis. Whether we’re leveling up our opinions or redistributing our critiques, we do it all with respect. Ready to respec your gaming perspective?

Episodes

  1. 10/15/2025

    11 - Games you Might not have Heard Of

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   New World  Sonic Racing Crossworlds Vertical Slice -   Battlefield 6 / Final Sentence  Sonic Racing Crossworlds / Final Sentence Addressing The Community - News  https://www.gamereactor.eu/digimon-story-time-stranger-launches-to-over-84000-concurrent-players-on-steam-1612843/  New/Upcoming Releases  Pokemon Legends Z-A October 16 ns/ns2 Battlefield 6 Oct 10 Ps5/xbx/Pc Critical Hit  Games Nobody Probably Heard of That we Played  The DioField Chronicle Omega Strikers The Precinct Sengoku Dynasty Wartales Atlas Reactor Game Over Polow - Battlefield 6 Telliano - Battlefield 6, Pokemon Legends: ZA

  2. 10/01/2025

    10 - '25 Tokyo Game Show / Sept State of Play

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   The Autumn Stream Oct 6th Respec The Game - GovPancakes interview Vertical Slice -  Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader  Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Addressing The Community - News  EA Goes Private https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-strikes-a-usd55-billion-deal-to-go-private-in-a-saudi-backed-buyout-just-a-week-before-the-launch-of-battlefield-6/  New/Upcoming Releases  Ghost Of Yotei 84MS Ps5 Oct 2 FF Tactics Ivalice 88MS Out Now pc/ps5/ps4/xbx/ns2/ns Critical Hit  https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/every-game-trailer-and-announcement-in-the-pc-gaming-show-tokyo-direct/ https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-state-of-play-september-2025-everything-announced  Game Over Sonic Crossworlds/Code Vein/Borderlands 4 Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader/Borderlands 4

  3. 09/17/2025

    9 - Nintendo Sept Direct / Borderlands 4 Impressions

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   DadNeedsToTalk - For engaging and sharing Polow Wife Vertical Slice -  Borderlands 4 2XKO Addressing The Community - News  Nintendo Sept Direct Impressions: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-direct-september-2025-news-announcements-all-recap/  New/Upcoming Releases  Dying Light: The Beast Sept 18th pc/pc5/xbx Skate. EA Sept 16th pc/ps5/ps4/xbx/xb1 Critical Hit  Borderlands 4 First Impressions  Excited for What needs work Favorite thing about it  Game Over Borderlands

  4. 09/10/2025

    8 - Right To Compare

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   Duet Night Abyss Skate. Vertical Slice -  Hollow Knight Path Of Exile 2 Addressing The Community - Rob Stone Ep 7 YT Comment News  Paramount producing Call of Duty movie - https://www.paramount.com/press/paramount-strikes-major-film-deal-with-activision-to-bring-call-of-duty-to-the-big-screen#:~:text=Under%20this%20milestone%20partnership%2C%20Paramount,franchise%20to%20entirely%20new%20audiences New/Upcoming Releases  Borderlands 4 Sept 12th pc/ps5/xbx Dragon Ball Gekishin - Sept 9th Squadra PC/PS5/iOS/Android Critical Hit  Is comparison the thief of joy? What are some instances that it’s important to compare games? What limitations should gamers set on comparisons? What are the most valid comparisons in your opinion? Comparisons that you would like to see made? Game Over Hollow Knight, Dragon Ball, Borderlands 4 Borderlands 4, Guild Wars 2

  5. 09/03/2025

    7 - Gaming with Friends vs Single Player Gaming

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   No Man’s Sky Maximillian Dood Vertical Slice -  Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Path Of Exile 2 Addressing The Community - Rob Stone YT Comment News  CoD to big to Fail?!? EXCLUSIVE - Activision Leadership Isn't Worried About Battlefield 6 Because Call of Duty is "Too Big to Fail" - Insider Gaming  New/Upcoming Releases  Hollow Knight Silksong Sept 4th All systems Hell Is us Sept 4th pc/ps5/xbx Critical Hit  Gaming with Friends vs Single Player Gaming What makes either fun? What brings the experience down? What are your specific expectations when playing Single player or with friends? Best examples of both? Which one do you ultimately prefer? Game Over Hollow Knight Path of Exile 2

  6. 08/20/2025

    6 - The Type of Gamers We Are

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   KH Community Gw2 community again Vertical Slice -  Prologue Go Wayback Echoes of The End News  Gamescom 2025 Cory Barlog New Ambitious Game Reveal https://gamerant.com/god-of-war-studio-new-game-details/  New/Upcoming Releases  Sword of The Sea  Aug 19th ps5 Void/Breaker Aug 20th ps5 Critical Hit  The type of gamers we are  Favorite Genres  The Reasons why we play the way we do Game Over  Guild wars Echoes of The End

  7. 08/13/2025

    5 - The Future of AI in Gaming

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   GW2 Communtiy  Nintendo Indieworld/Independent Developers Balatro and more Vertical Slice - Battlefield 6 Beta / Battlefield 6 Beta Address the Community Rob Stone / @KAIOH_Wolf https://www.twitch.tv/kaioh_wolffang News  ChatGPT Just Became a live service game https://kotaku.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-gpt-5-world-warcraft-destiny-2000616944  Former BioWare Producer discussing Remasters for Dragon Age trilogy https://www.ign.com/articles/why-has-there-never-been-a-dragon-age-origins-remaster-bioware-exec-explains-past-plans-and-continued-difficulties New/Upcoming Releases  Midnight Murder Club - Aug 14th pc/ps5 Bendy: Lone Wolf - Aug 15th Ps5/ps4/xbx/xb1/ns Echoes of The End - Aug 17th Ps5/Xbox/PC Critical Hit  What does AI look like in video games?  The implementation  The benefits  The drawbacks  Is it worth it in the long term? Game Over

  8. 08/06/2025

    4 - Game Plan

    Subscribe To the Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LENvHZzNTVIYNZUUDTczk?si=-_uXEbMCRCqagE7yn1D2Jg  Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY  With Respec -   THQ Nordic SonicFox/Evo Vertical Slice - Same damn Thing / Pokemon TCG Pocket Address the Community Phronzen Vertical Slice / The Archivist Spotify Comments  News  THQ Nordic Showcase and the Games https://thqnordic.com/article/thq-nordic-showcase-2025-recap-all-announcements-trailers-steam-sale-details Nintendo Sales Data https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html New/Upcoming Releases  Mafia The Old Country - August 8th https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941540/Mafia_The_Old_Country/ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - August 5th https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928600/Demon_Slayer_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba_The_Hinokami_Chronicles_2/  Critical Hit  Future Gaming Plans - Games on our list Why were excited to play  Possible Additions  A Game we wouldn't normally play to add to the list Game Over

  9. 07/30/2025

    3 - DLC vs Mods

    Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/qCuBES3Apn With Respec -  Our Community Vertical Slice - Guild Wars 2 Addiction / Wander Stars Address the Community News  Sony Expanding Playstation https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/sony-is-hiring-to-expand-playstation-studios-games-beyond-playstation-hardware-including-xbox-steam-nintendo-switch-and-more  Microsoft Reversed Plans for $80 Game Increase https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-has-reversed-plans-to-charge-80-for-the-outer-worlds-2/  New/Upcoming Releases  Grounded 2 - July 29 Wander Stars - August 1st Critical Hit  DLC and Modding community Outlooks on DLC and Modding (Personal Perspectives) Benefits of DLC and Modding Drawbacks of DLC and Modding Which do you believe is more impactful on gaming currently? What the future looks like for these two types of content together? Game Over  More Guild Wars 2 For Polow Grounded 2 and Wander Stars voice over for Respec content

  10. 07/23/2025

    2 - Playing Now, Playing Next

    Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY 1 With Respec -  DigitalExtremes/BlackThornProd Vertical Slice -  Soul Frame/Pokemon MMO - Is it Worth it? W/ Polow/Legal and Rune Coliseum W/ Telliano Community comments News -  Battlefield 6 Open Beta Confirmed https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-6-open-beta-confirmed-will-include-this-key-change/1100-6533303/ TennoCon https://www.ign.com/articles/tennocon-2025-everything-revealed  Elden Ring Neightreign https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-nightreign-will-start-rolling-out-more-enhanced-bosses-at-the-end-of-july Pokemon Presents https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/watch-the-latest-pokemon-presents-on-july-22-2025 Pokemon Legends Z-A Pokemon Champions Next Generation Pokemon title New/Upcoming  Releases https://www.metacritic.com/news/major-new-and-upcoming-video-games-ps5-xbox-switch-pc/  No Sleep for Kaname Date -From AI: The Somnium https://www.metacritic.com/game/no-sleep-for-kaname-date-from-ai-the-somnium-files/  Wildgate https://www.metacritic.com/game/wildgate/  WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers https://www.metacritic.com/game/wuchang-fallen-feathers/ Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4  https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-plus-4/ Critical Hit - Gaming Diversity What is your gaming palette? What's in your library? How do those games affect your outlook or daily life? What games or genres would you like to add to your library? What game genre do you find intimidating? Game Over

  11. 07/16/2025

    1 - With Respec

    Subscribe to gaming podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@respecgames Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/3kV8kr7CrY Introduction What is Respec Games and why? Who are we? Major gaming influences Top 5 games How/ what is the structure? With Respec Vertical Slice Dog Walk for Telle P5X and Umamusume News New/Upcoming Releases Critical HIt Game Over What days will the podcast release on Wednesday, 7am Central Time

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Welcome to Respec Games, the podcast where we 'respec' our approach to gaming. Just like in an RPG, we rethink, recalibrate, and respect the art of games—always critical, never harsh. Join us as we dive into the latest titles, reframe the classics, and explore game design with thoughtful analysis. Whether we’re leveling up our opinions or redistributing our critiques, we do it all with respect. Ready to respec your gaming perspective?

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  • Creator
    RespecGames
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © RespecGames
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