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In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about guilt when using game guides, the Playdate handheld, the dearth of 2022 games (we know about), Brian’s review impressions of Variable Barricade and The Cruel King & The Great Hero, and Josh’s review impressions of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


11:04 - Variable Barricade Early Review & Impressions (Brian) |
32:20 - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Review & Impressions (Josh) |
53:42 - The Cruel King & The Great Hero Impressions (Brian) |
1:04:02 - Where Are All Of The 2022 Games? |
1:10:16 - The Playdate Is Interesting But Pricy |
1:24:03 - Is Our Hype For Steam Deck Diminishing? |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


+++I'm Thinking About Whipping it Out |
+++Romancing These Dudes |
You Lost Me At The Meatballs |
+You Can't Imagine The Rage I Still Feel |
++Don't Worry Little Baby Birds, I'm Gonna Feed You |
+++A Dating-Sim Worthy Man |
You Ever Watch The Crow? |
++Mr. Peanut Butter |
++The People Tree |
++Sometime Between Tomorrow & The Heat Death Of The Universe |
++We Stan A Deck, Steamly |

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver talk about 100%ing Elden Ring, the delights of Young Souls, and the PlayStation Plus revamp news, as well as experiencing shame when using game guides, ownership, emulation, and Kingdom Hearts IV. Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


4:22 - Elden Ring, Game Guide Shame, Respecting Time, & Following Your Heart |
59:32 - New PlayStation Plus, Emulation, & Game Ownership |
1:35:08 - Kingdom Hearts 4 Looks Weird |
1:50:54 - Young Souls Is Great (Review - Brian) |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


+A Show About Nerds & Game Culture |
Three Stalwart Boys |
A ‘False’ COVID Test |
Going For Bigger Air |
++You've Left The Shire |
+Pick Where You Wanna Lose |
+Vulgar Youths |
Tendy Tardikovsky |
++He's Famously Dead |
Sighed & Left |
+++I'm Smoothbrained & Dumb |
What If There Was A New Kid? |
Old Enough To Think She’s Hot Shit |
+That’s ⅓ Of A Persona Game |
+We Don’t Talk About Valheim, Other Than How We Don't Talk About Valheim |

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver are joined by returning guest host Ronny Barrier to discuss Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Guilty Gear Strive’s version of Testament, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Tunic, Hollow Knight, and gravy sandwiches. Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


19:57 - Guilty Gear Strive Testament Character Impressions (Brian & Ronny) |
24:44 - Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Is A Real Game (Brian & Ronny Review) |
43:23 - Tunic Is Real Good (Josh & Ronny) |
1:09:43 - Chris Likes Hollow Knight (Chris) |
1:28:34 - Young Souls (Brian) |
1:40:17 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (Ronny) |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


+++Really Puts The Gravy On The Sandwich |
He's Never Going To The Olympics |
+A Desperate Plea In My Spirit |
+++If A Game Falls In The Forest |
++Never Before In The History Of Dance Offs |
+That Metroid Good Good |
+Punching a Spider In The Face |
Speaking of STRAWNG |
+++This Is A No Shiv Zone |
On The Witch List |
+Texas: America’s Table  |
I Can Do This, Instruction Manual  |
+++Nic Cage’s Restraining Order  |
I Guess I Give A S$%# About Art  |
+Baby Shiv |
Go Check The Barometric Pressure Levels Ya Dork |
++The Gobbler |
+I Was Told Nic Cage Would Be Here |
Don’t Sleep On Bourbon Street |

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Elden Ring, Guilty Gear: Strive announcements, Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, and more, with early impressions on the port of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (YAY!). Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


1:14 - Elden Ring Is Still Really Good |
33:47 - Guilty Gear Announcements |
39:06 - Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin |
1:05:55 - Multiverses And Modern Games Feeling Like Work |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


What The Hell IS Going On |
Eating Oatmeal Like It's My Damn Job |
++Gave ‘Em The Ole’ Stevie Boosch |
+I Feel A Burning Need To Kill Chaos |
I Need To Start Back From Where I Am |
++What If A Shoe Became A Man |
The Taco Bell Of Video Games |
++++The Human Embodiment Of A Baja Blast |
Put On Your Sunday Best, Kids! We’re Going To Walmart |
Spider-Man, On A Horse |
The Cheap Toys At The Bad Grocery Stores |
+The Gabbagool Of Indie Titles |
++That Famous New Orleans Gabagool |
++Figure It Out Or Get F*&^$d |
+Everyone Goes To Sleep If You Hit Them Hard Enough |
The Low-Level Chumps |
Stop Castin' Them Spells |
Eating Better Is A Good Hobby |
+They Make A Cream For That |
Come Back When You Get Better, Ya Baby |
Crystals Derpa Der |
The Olive Garden Of Video Games |
A Stupid Idiotic Situation |

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss the new Matt Reeves superhero film; The Batman. It begins with the standard spoiler-free discussion, then diving into full spoilers. Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


0:00 - Spoiler-Free Discussion Of The Batman |
31:01 - Spoiler-Filled Discussion Begins |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


Dubious At The Best Of Times |
Don’t Be Mad, It’s Not The Batman |
++A Life-Sized LEGO Bust of Betty White |
+We Out Here, Indeed |
+I Will Go To Bat |
I Just Want To Have A Good Time |

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Justin Koreis to talk about Elden Ring, video game industry unionization progress, the Steam Deck’s initial reception, and a lot more. Enjoy!

This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


Opening - Game Industry Unionizations |
11:01 - Elden Ring & Open World Design |
41:35 - Babylon's Fall |
43:14 - Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires |
46:47 - Destiny 2 |
50:55 - The Batman Early Impressions |
1:00:44 - Final Fantasy XIV |
1:03:26 - Steam Deck Do We Still Want It? |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):


I Remember This Person, I Shot Them In The Face |
+I A Bowl Filled To The Brim With Stuff |
+Pot Committed |
My Chemical Batman |
Mario People |
+I Am The Room |
+The Mos Eisley Cantina Of Social Media |
Bustin' Loads |
It's Monday |
A Big Bowl |
Mouthful Mode |
+It's Tuesday Somewhere |
I'm Gonna Pee In This Seat, Dad |
+Don't Make Me Somebody Else's Christmas Story |
++Eye Hands | 

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames