Pick Up Your Sticks Pick Up Your Sticks
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Pick Up Your Sticks is a podcast about why gaming matters. Join hosts Brett Lindley and Walker Neer as they explore a wide variety of topics in gaming including favorite developers, growing up in gaming, gaming culture's influence on the world, and more.
https://puyspod.carrd.co/
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The Brobots of Roboquest, Catching them all in Monster Sanctuary and More
This week we talk about Brett’s continued adventures in Monster Sanctuary, Walker's experience with Roboquest which is an early access title on Game Pass that plays like a FPS Risk of Rain 2. Walker also shares about the PS5 and a random smattering of other titles.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com -
Neon White - Discarding Demons in Style
This week Walker talks about his time with the recent hit Neon White. Neon White is an FPS parkour platformer with lots of style and speedrunner like mechanics that make for a really fun experience. Neon White is unique in a variety of ways and delivers on all of them and the sound track by Machine Girl wraps the entire game in a wonderful mix of songs that deliver over and over.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com -
Monster Sanctuary - Monster Taming Meets Metroidvania
Tell us if you have heard this one before. A metroidvania, a monster tamer, and a JRPG all walk into a bar... Ok there isn't a joke like that BUT if those three had a night to remember then 9 months later we would have Monster Sanctuary. The game is made with love in all aspects and delivers an awesome platforming, creature taming and battling, RPG experience that is excellent. Brett shares about his recent time with the game.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com -
Ridiculousness in 4k
This week Brett and Walker dive into Maneater. Maneater is a unique title in which the player assumes the role of a powerful and deadly shark in Georgia. Walker briefly tried the game a year or so ago and Brett recently completed the main campaign. Maneater brings about a variety of responses both good and bad.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com -
Project: Gorgon - Immersion and Discovery
This week we Brett and Walker talk about the bold and delightful MMO Project: Gorgon. Project: Gorgon offers a sense of discovery and exploration through its sizable web of skills and abilities. Brett and Walker share their favorite ways to play and how the game offers a compelling PvE adventure experience.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com -
Failure Reframed
This week Brett shares stories from his recent trip to the Kinetic Fire Retreat and we chat about the importance of becoming comfortable with failure when learning something new. This is a common theme in gaming as well in something like Elden Ring or Starcraft 2 ladder.
Episode notes:
Buy Pick Up Your Sticks a Cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/puyspod
Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/
Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekz
Art by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com
Customer Reviews
An amazing show and trip down memory lane!
I wasn't sure what I would get listening to Pick Up Your Sticks. I was afraid that not being a hardcore gamer would hamper me in appreciating the topics of the shows but I am amazed at how awesome Walker and Brett are at talking about games, the design ideas for games, industry perspectives and insights into the larger gaming community. The best thing about the show is hearing them wax poetically at times about old games that I played myself and how their lives were shaped by their experience with games. Without doubt this podcast is one of my favorites and is awesome to play in the background of a rather busy life. Thanks Walker and Brett for picking up your sticks!