Vectormen Podcast

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Estd. 2020. We review the games we’ve played, the gaming news we’ve read, and whatever weeb trashery comes to mind.

  1. As Tears Glisten The Robot’s Shell - VECTORMEN - Episode #64

    05/26/2025

    As Tears Glisten The Robot’s Shell - VECTORMEN - Episode #64

    AKA “Rat Cat Monkey Griffin Cryptid”, “Elevated Mind Peers,” “The Land-Crushing Robot Whose Heart Broke That Day,” “The Metaphors Come Tumbling Down,” “The Narcissism of Small Differences,” “A Democratic Unified Nation of Racists” — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:25) — Lawrence plays The Last Guardian (02:45) — Is this good? / Animal Lovers Delight In Trico (10:05) — Really, the boy is the problem (12:30) — Spoiler-Free Story Time / The Death by Newbery Medal problem (and a brief diatribe in how Ghost of Tsushima got around it) (23:37) — The Last Guardian’s Technical / Length issues (30:57) — It’s called what in Japanese?? (33:54) — Lawrence’s obligatory platinum trophy-unlocking braggardry cubbyhole (38:36) — It’s a little too easy to sound negative about games like this, so to be clear, The Last Guardian is cool (41:59) — Lee plays Metaphor ReFantazio (48:27) — Expectations vs Reality (53:18) — “Metaphor is the Earthboundification of Persona” (01:01:36) — Metaphor’s story (spoiler-free) in a nutshell (and a brief aside about Neil Druckmann) (01:10:11) — A long way of saying that it's harder to get attached to fantasy characters (01:30:21) — Final Thoughts: Lee stands with the racists of Metaphor ReFantazio (01:35:20) — Don’t be beta men; BE VECTORMEN — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    1h 36m
  2. Borderline Gooner Slop - VECTORMEN - Episode #63

    04/27/2025

    Borderline Gooner Slop - VECTORMEN - Episode #63

    AKA “[Derogatory]”, “Nihilism All The Way Down,” “Not Even Worth The Bullet” — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — Lee explores virtual reality with Meta’s Horizon Worlds (08:05) — Follow-Up (Improved Mic; Team Bondi; Yakuza 2’s plot relevance; X-Men’s all Too Human Destiny) (14:07) — Lawrence does some Spring Cleaning 2025 (15:04) — Spring Cleaning Game #1: Shovel Knight Treasure Trove (27:21) — Spring Cleaning Game #2: Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition (29:23) — Spring Cleaning Game #3: 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim (36:37) — Lee and Lawrence both play the original Armored Core (37:23) — Super Robot vs Real Robot (39:13) — Conceptual Origin Point of Hidetaka Miyazaki? (41:09) — Going into AC blind (57:38) — Does it hold up? Lee says yes, Lawrence says sort of (1:01:35) — Customization and a terrible final gauntlet — Links GamesIndustry.biz / Digital Foundry article confirming that LA Noire was actually filmed in LA, not Australia BusinessWire: Rockstar Australia formed out of Video Games Deluxe, Brendan McNamara’s follow-up studio to Team Bondi Lee’s Vectormen-Themed Armored Core mech — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    1h 16m
  3. Pseudoromantic - VECTORMEN - Episode #62

    03/24/2025

    Pseudoromantic - VECTORMEN - Episode #62

    AKA “All Kinds of Threatening and Uncomfortable”; “Korean Nonsense Aside”, “Second-Hand Embarrassment Simulator”,  “It’s Great If You Like It”, “A Hard Sell”, “Magic Words, Funny Man”, “Find Work in the Gutter, Swine” — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — An exercise in dating your episode without the news (00:53) — Lawrence plays “Christmas” game Yakuza 2 (07:10) — Let’s Talk About Kaoru(10:51) — Koreans Nonsense(14:24) — Jumping the Tiger-Infested Golden Osaka Castle(20:57) — Yakuza’s Dilemma: Learn Mahjong or Stab a Guy(28:00) — Lawrence experiences GAME TOURISM(36:18) — The Final Sequence / Preparing for a Summer Game(48:11) — Lee Plays Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 (57:49) — The genius of Soul Reaver 1’s design(01:07:54) — …and some problems(01:11:19) — Raziel, video game’s greatest ponce / What a world(01:19:05) — Soul Reaver 2 is an exercise in refinement (for better and worse)(01:23:22) — Too busy enjoying this movie to hate this combat(01:28:37) — Endings and Hennigs(01:28:37) — Balatro Suckers from the EA Mines — Links — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    1h 41m
  4. Kudos to You, Sicko - VECTORMEN - Episode #61

    03/03/2025

    Kudos to You, Sicko - VECTORMEN - Episode #61

    AKA “Millennial Coded”; “The Transgender Speedrunning Microgenre”; “Permit a Blemish”; “We Must Imagine Sisyphus is Happy”; “Hang Out with the Ghost of PlayStation”; “A Lick of Racism”, “Whip out a Hemingway” — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — 2025 and why (00:53) — The best kind of news (02:53) — Lawrence plays Celeste, progenitor of the Transgender Speedrunning Microgenre (other examples to follow) (18:48) — “Do I like Precision Platformers?” (30:21) — Lee’s 2024 GOTY runner-ups and dismissals (36.50) — GOTY #3: Sonic x Shadow Generations (52.00) — GOTY #2: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (01:11.55) — GOTY #1: LA Noire (01:20.10) — The Roy Earle Dickensian Canon — Links Lee’s Astro Bot review  Lee’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    1h 34m
  5. The Che Guevara Ersatz - VECTORMEN - Episode #60

    12/20/2024

    The Che Guevara Ersatz - VECTORMEN - Episode #60

    AKA Artistic Nudity — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — Sorry, we’re cutting news; this is all you get (00:40) — Lawrence plays Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow (29:42) — Vectora Tomorrow — Links — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    32 min
  6. Incorrigible Garbage - VECTORMEN - Episode #59D

    02/05/2024

    Incorrigible Garbage - VECTORMEN - Episode #59D

    AKA “Do It Again, But Better,” “How He Seethes,” “Into The Nexus,” Rock and Stone, Etc, Etc…” “A Real Pride Month Humble Bundle Vibe,” “Load Up Your Spikes” — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Sonic CD Japanese soundtrack excerpt by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata // SEGA Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — Guess That Metacritic Score! (02:25) — Game #1: SteamWorld Build (06:53) — Game #2: The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (10:16) — Game #3: Calico (15:25) — Game #4: Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (18:29) — Game #5: Bluey The Videogame (21:55) — Game #6: Persona 5 Tactica (25:16) — Game #7: The Walking Dead Destinies (28:15) — Game #8: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (31:00) — Game #9: Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (33:50) — Game #10: Teardown (37:00) — Palmtree Panic / Zelda CD-i — Links Bluey the Videogame review by Dave Ozzy https://www.thexboxhub.com/bluey-the-videogame-review/ SteamWorld Build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUGgYbxycko  The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDehcsJNyl0  Calico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJAcrcOcRs  Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUv7BGUJ5gE  Persona 5 Tactica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqAZqsAQ_UY  The Walking Dead Destinies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TIsWc9f140  Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmiw3Qxmg0  Call of Duty Modern Warfare III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDEDDrGYvo  Teardown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdqJEvia4mQ  Link: Faces of Evil ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imlyVV0yYKo  — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    38 min
  7. The Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots of Visual Novels - VECTORMEN - Episode #59C

    01/28/2024

    The Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots of Visual Novels - VECTORMEN - Episode #59C

    AKA “Some People Just Like Volume,” “The Apocalypse Now 4-Hour Cut of Games,” “Utterly Deranged,” “An Anger High,” “Say Goodbye, Toes!”  — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — Lee reviews Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (01:42) — What is Danganronpa/What is Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony? (08:47) — Danganronpa V3 is the Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots of Visual Novels (10:08) — MGS4 is Lee’s favorite Metal Gear Solid game(15:15) — Why Danganronpa V3 isn’t Lee’s favorite one (20:19) — Is Danganronpa V3 Good?(22:26) — Is Danganronpa V3 Bad? (24:14) — Do you need to watch the anime Danganronpa 3? / Is Danganronpa V3 Great? (25:44) — A Brief Trip through Pretentious games (31:44) — Danganronpa V3 as “Pretentious” (34:48) — Will Lee crave Danganronpa ever again? (37:57) — One more for the road — Links https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/Danganronpa_V3:_Killing_Harmony ^ Danganronpa V3 Fandom page (it comes up in the show) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWqnz-7iQbY ^ Jonathan Blow crying in a dark room about Soulja Boy misunderstanding Braid — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    39 min
  8. Metal Gear for Straight People - VECTORMEN - Episode #59B

    01/22/2024

    Metal Gear for Straight People - VECTORMEN - Episode #59B

    AKA “Strange Amorphous Masses,” “Crunchy Military Hi-Tech Thrillers,” “Fussy Stealth,” “Tidy Away Your Bodies,”  — Hosted by Lee Brady (leebrady.bsky.social // truetrophies.com) and Lawrence (vm-lawrence.bsky.social) Music by Lee Brady Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all good podcast providers (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vectormen) — Segments:   (00:00) — Lawrence plays Rock, Paper, Scissors with CGP Grey (06:05) — Lawrence plays Splinter Cell (11:18) — The “Metal Gear Solid 2” killer (14:03) — “The most post-9/11 game to ever have been made” (15:53) — Gameplay: “Fussy Stealth” (21:50) — Splinter Cell is “Bizarrely Dark” (26.34) — How HD is this HD re-release (29:40) — Sam Fisher: What’s his deal? (34:31) — Is Splinter Cell important? (36:30) — What’s the political message? Is there one? — Links Can You Win This One-In-A-Million Game? by CGP Grey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWQmZXYd74 — Send us your thoughts!  E-mail: vectormenpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: twitch.com/VectormenLive

    42 min
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Estd. 2020. We review the games we’ve played, the gaming news we’ve read, and whatever weeb trashery comes to mind.

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  • Creator
    Vectormen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Vectormen
  • Show Website
    Vectormen Podcast