41 episodes

Four nerds. Four microphones. Zero clue what we're talking about.

Friends Per Second Friends Per Second

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Four nerds. Four microphones. Zero clue what we're talking about.

    Ep #41: Exclusive - We played 5 hours of Judas and interviewed creator Ken Levine

    Ep #41: Exclusive - We played 5 hours of Judas and interviewed creator Ken Levine

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    Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the Friends Per Second podcast. Last week we were in Boston visting Ghost Story Games where we got to play 5 hours of Judas, followed by a deep-dive interview with legendary creator Ken Levine, whose previous works include Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite. 

    This is not a 'preview' - this is a 'pre-preview', in that the game is still very much in development. Our conversation is focused on what Judas is, why it is the way that it is and what Levine and his team are aiming for as they continue development. 

    While we were invited by Ghost Story Games and publisher Take Two Interactive, we paid our own accommodation and airfare costs so as to ensure our editorial independence. 

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro and Impressions
    32:19 Raycon (ad)
    34:28 AG1 (ad)
    36:37 Interview with Ken Levine of Ghost Story Games
    02:22:40 Wrap Up

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. 

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. 
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    • 2 hr 18 min
    Ep #40: We dare to compare: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth vs Final Fantasy XVI

    Ep #40: We dare to compare: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth vs Final Fantasy XVI

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    Big show this week! First up we're joined by Tamoor Hussain of Gamespot and Gene Park of The Washington Post for a deep dive discussion into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (spoiler free). We all love it to different degrees, but some pacing and story issues threw a few of us. We also spent some time comparing the many (many) things that FFVII Rebirth delivers that FFVXI didn't. 

    Following that we were joined by Seth Rosen, game director for Pacific Drive, a game that both Ralph and Jake reviewed and loved. It was a great chat delving into how the game came about, the biggest challenges developing it and how the studio is responding to feedback since launch. 

    #FinalFantasy #PacificDrive #Dune2
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    7:17 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Chat w/ Gene Park and Tamoor Hussain
    01:03:07 Squarespace (ad)
    01:04:45 User Question 1
    01:14:17 Interview With Pacific Drive Game Director Seth Rosen
    01:54:10 User Question 2
    02:02:38 What We've Been Playing
    02:16:45 Show And Tell
    02:35:51 Wrap Up
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    Let's meet our hosts!

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. 

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. 
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    • 2 hr 37 min
    Ep 39: The changing face of the console business (Feat. Andy Robinson of VGC)

    Ep 39: The changing face of the console business (Feat. Andy Robinson of VGC)

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    This week we take a good, long look at the state of the console business and the AAA releases that underpin it. For that conversation, we're lucky to be joined by Andy Robinson of Vidoegame Chronicle, regular news breaker and a former game developer. He brought an incredibly insightful perspective as someone who not only has worked as a game maker, but also soemone with a rich stable of sources to tap for inside info. 

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Check In
    06:24 Console Crisis with Andy Robinson of VGC
    01:07:10 AG1 (ad)
    01:10:15 Incogni (ad)
    01:13:07 Nintendo Direct Discussion
    01:23:51 User Question 1
    01:34:13 What We've Been Playing
    02:13:15 User Question 2
    02:18:00 Show and Tell
    02:36:13 Wrap-Up
    Let's meet our hosts:

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. 

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. 
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    • 2 hr 37 min
    Ep 38: Imagining an exclusive-less Xbox future (feat Parris Lilly and Greg Miller)

    Ep 38: Imagining an exclusive-less Xbox future (feat Parris Lilly and Greg Miller)

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    Oh boy - what a week. We thought Suicide Squad discourse would be top billing (and we did cover that off with special guest Greg Miller) but it turns out something bigger came along: rumours that Xbox are getting out of the exclusives business. We did a deep dive into that with special guest Parris Lilly. To top it all off, we checked in with Keen Games co-founder Antony Christoulakis to talk through the success of Enshrouded as it tears it up over on Steam. 
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 Catch Up
    07:42 Xbox with Parris Lilly from Gamertag Radio + Kinda Funny Xcast
    49:02 Raycon (ad)
    52:06 Suicide Squad chat with Greg Miller from Kinda Funny
    1:25:48 User Question 1
    1:35:02 Enshrouded Interview with Keen Games Co-Founder Antony Christoulakis
    2:11:29 User Question 2
    2:15:21 What We've Been Playing 
    2:30:13 Show And Tell
    2:41:07 Wrap Up

    Let's meet our hosts:

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. 

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. 
    --
    Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

    Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFPSPodcast

    Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspers...

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    • 2 hr 42 min
    Ep 37: Here's what we're looking forward to (and fearing) in 2024

    Ep 37: Here's what we're looking forward to (and fearing) in 2024

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    And we're back - 2024 is here and while we don't expect it'll be quite as jam-packed as 2023, there's still plenty of stuff to look forward to. Here's a look at some of our top picks, plus a few things we're... less excited for.

    Note: this episode was recorded before the news broke of 1900 Microsoft gaming staff losing their jobs. We'll likely cover that next episode.

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    05:03 Games We’re Looking Forward To In 2024
    01:07:01 User Question 1
    01:14:01 Manscaped (ad)
    01:16:50 Icogni (ad)
    01:20:17 User Question 2
    01:24:37 What We've Been Playing
    02:03:58 Show And Tell
    02:13:59 Wrap Up
    --
    Let's meet our hosts:

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at GameSpot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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    Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

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    • 2 hr 15 min
    Ep 36: The Holiday (non-gaming) QnA Special

    Ep 36: The Holiday (non-gaming) QnA Special

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    FPS Exclusive! Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at https://drinkag1.com/friends Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS.
    --
    Thanks to our friends Incogni for sponsoring this episode! Use code FRIENDSPERSECOND at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/friendspersecond.
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    Welcome to the FPS Podcast!

    It's the last episode of the year, and rather than talk about videogames (again) we thought we'd just kick back and chill. It's been...a year, and it was nice to just shoot the shit for a bit as we farewell 2023. It's easily the least essential episode we've done to date, but we really enjoyed it and we hope you do, too. 
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    00:09 Jirard Update
    02:29 General Catch-up/Updates
    11:41 Questions For Each Other 
    31:47 Squarespace (ad)
    33:18 More Questions For Each Other
    01:03:50 Incogni (ad)
    01:07:11 AG1 (ad)
    01:10:10 Questions For Each Other Round 3
    01:15:05 User Questions
    01:35:37 Wrap-Up
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    Let's meet our hosts:

    - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter:  @JakeBaldino

    - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. 

    - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. 
    --
    Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

    Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFPSPodcast

    Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspers...

    Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@friendspersecond
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    • 1 hr 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
277 Ratings

277 Ratings

SoufflePancake ,

Ultimate Podcast for Casual Gamers

Always a pleasure to drop in and listen to this one every other week. Perfect for experienced and casual gamers alike- really just feels like friends chatting- and there are always interesting and prolific guests to listen to. Love all 3 of these people, they clearly know their stuff and the chemistry is excellent, even more so as of lately. 10/10!

Got your fix again ,

The best

Lucy, Jake, and Ralph are perfect together. Love how they get right into things without wasting time. Organic, funny conversations with great insight and broad topics that appeal to a majority of video game fans. Way better than kinda funny

Bob7268371844 ,

My favorite gaming podcast -- low commitment + great hosts

I’ve tried a bunch of different podcasts centered around gaming and this was definitely the best fit for me. It’s only every 2 weeks, so the commitment is low, whereas a lot of them just spam you with filler episodes. The hosts have great chemistry, and it really gives you that “hanging out and catching up with your friends” feeling that you want in this kind of podcast. They all have specific and well defined perspectives, which gives you insights from different angles about different types of games. They get a surprising amount of high quality guests, though to be honest for me I just like listening to them. Best of all, they’re all kind of surprisingly funny, which really elevates a podcast like this. Anyway, it’s really solid, and easily the best one I’ve found for my schedule. Really enjoyable.

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