Video Game Hangover

It finally happened: We've surrendered to the Persona dimension. Enjoy a discussion of best girls, gourmet kings, and the cardinal rules of rhythm games. Then, we persona-fuse two of our favorite things: free-to-play mobile games and Final Fantasy. Episode Timeline 00:21 - Intro 01:58 - VGH live at Red Lobster 07:35 - Persona 5 38:50 - Persona 4: Dancing All Night 47:30 - Persona 3 58:04 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 68:30 - Outro

We're back to playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild and wondering if it would be better as a sidescroller. Paul reunites with an old friend in Dead Cells, then goes looking for a new friend but finds Salt and Sanctuary instead. Randy plays stuff on his phone.   Episode Timeline 00:24 - Intro 01:50 - Zeldas 21:35 - Dead Cells 23:30 - Salt and Sanctuary 40:45 - Cinelinx 47:52 - Topsoil 54:40 - Persona 3 70:43 - Heroes of the Storm 77:20 - Outro

We venture into Dead Cells, the hot new metroidroguevaniasoulslike, and leave satisfied but missing 75% of our gold. We also try Prey and like it, except for a classic FPS character who won't stop making a cameo. Also, D.J. tries a new Final Fantasy.   Episode Timeline 00:18 - Intro 01:25 - Apology and retraction 03:33 - Dead Cells 30:15 - Prey 46:55 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 57:29 - Pandemic 70:25 - Heroes of the Storm 73:17 - Outro

For the inaugural meeting of Noodle Club, our expert noodlers evaluate the noodliness of games like What Remains of Edith Finch's Noodles, Heroes of the Noodling Storm, and Persona 3 Noodle. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 01:55 - Doing dailies 10:04 - Animal Crossing MMO 21:48 - What Remains of Edith Finch 29:53 - Persona 3 52:11 - Heroes of the Storm 66:42 - Outro  

Randy gets trapped in a spooky house in only a raincoat. D.J. learns the high cost of expressing himself. And you won't believe what Paul's been playing. Episode Timeline 00:24 - Intro 03:15 - The $7 emote 13:32 - Overwatch lootbox lore 25:13 - Little Nightmares 35:10 - Oh it's Zelda 45:40 - Kamiko 55:09 - Heroes of the Storm 67:30 - Paul’s surprise 73:08 - Outro

We take a break from playing Zelda and actually from playing video games at all to talk about real video games that don't exist, plus a secret video game that does! Also Zelda.   Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro 01:38 - Persona 5 08:25 - The [E]nd of Nier 23:05 - Crawl 35:08 - Scoop'n Birds 44:35 - Mr. Shifty 56:10 - Surprise! It's Zelda 60:00 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 81:04 - Outro

Randy nearly doesn't reach the 30-hour milestone in Persona 5. D.J. takes baby steps towards spoiling Nier: Automata. And we bid a gruesome farewell to BoxBoy or whatever his name is. Episode Timeline 00:24 - Intro 01:10 - Smoke weed every day 04:20 - Persona 5 20:50 - Suddenly Zelda 25:25 - Bye-Bye Boxboy! 38:20 - Nier: Automata (light spoilers) 53:14 - Sneak preview? 58:04 - Outro

Friendship ended with ZELDA — now PERSONA is my best friend. Episode Timeline 00:24 - Intro 01:50 - Zelda Minute 03:10 - Self Care 09:40 - Persona 5 43:00 - Night in the Woods 58:25 - Nier Otto Motta 68:04 - Outro

We take a break (mostly) from Zelda to tread very carefully around Nier: Automata spoilers, slither through Snake Pass, and tumble in a typical horse-like fashion across the world in Everything. Episode Timeline 00:24 - Intro 01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 08:50 - Nier: Automata 35:00 - Snake Pass 48:15 - Platformer anger 53:50 - Everything 67:30 - Outro

Entering our 100th hour of Zelda discussion, we talk how to make open worlds interesting, how to identify a suspicious leaf, and how not to get banned from international flights. Also, what's new in Splatoon 2 and whether that even matters.   Episode Timeline 00:18 - Intro 01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 46:14 - 1 2 Switch 51:30 - Splatoon 2 61:09 - Outro    

Randy and Paul tackle the burning questions of our time: Why does the Internet hate a video game they haven't played yet? What is the best video game ever, and why is it The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The answers might surprise you! Zeldaaaaaa Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 09:20 - Mass Effect.gif 16:39 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 75:45 - Outro

Randy voyages to the far-off land of Boston, Pennsylvania (?), to attend PAX East, play video games, eat cookies, and silently judge cosplayers. Erik Kubik (from The Gamer's Lounge) and Zenprime (from The Internet) join in on the fun. Episode Timeline 00:30 - Intro 02:45 - PAX East 58:15 - Outro

Hey it’s the episode where we talk about the Switch and Zelda. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 02:45 - Nintendo Switch 29:10 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 82:40 - Snipperclips 89:18 - Outro

D.J. finds some misallocated Nintendo hardware. Randy politely declines offers for help in the wilderness. Paul's mistakes come back to haunt him 300 hours later. Episode Timeline 00:32 - Intro 01:40 - Which HDMI port should Randy plug his Nintendo Switch into 06:35 - Nintendo Switch demo day 36:30 - Ghost Recon Wildlands 55:25 - The Witcher 3 73:01 - Fire Emblem Heroes & Nier 81:10 - Outro

Randy pulls rank to get his hands on that new Zelda game (give or take 13 years). Paul and D.J. continue chasing orbs in Fire Emblem Heroes, although they wonder why everyone's clothes keep falling off. Also, swords: Are they guns?   Episode Timeline 00:32 - Intro 02:35 - Mass Effect Andromeda 14:20 - Watch Dogs 2 17:05 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 36:50 - Legend of Kusakari 40:48 - Fire Emblem Heroes 66:30 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 74:02 - Outro

Randy meets new friends in Watch Dogs 2 and finds new ways to non-lethally kill them. D.J. knows a lot of things about Nier, since he's been playing it. And, finally, the big ball saga concludes.   Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro 01:12 - Final Fantasy XIV 08:14 - Watch Dogs 2 38:15 - Nier 61:04 - Fire Emblem Heroes? 63:25 - Outro

Climb aboard one of the most exclusive railways as Conductor Courtney takes us a journey to Resident Evil 7...ville? Also we offer our wallets to Fire Emblem Heroes, and Paul admires the hexes in The Castles of Burgundy. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:03 - Pokemon Go is back!!!!! 04:30 - Self care 11:50 - Resident Evil 7 37:17 - Castles of Burgundy 56:20 - Fire Emblem Heroes 71:02 - Outro    

Paul takes a break from his gaming break to play a little of the Diablos. Randy attempts to overcome his Dragon Quest fatigue with more Dragon Quest. D.J. wonders why there are suddenly so many weirdos in Final Fantasy prison. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 00:55 - Apocalypse 2017 08:02 - Final Fantasy XIV 12:40 - Diablo III 28:18 - Dragon Quest VIII 57:20 - Boss Monster 68:45 - Outro

Paul takes a break from all the gammin to build cities on an island full of sheep. Randy continues to pursue his murderous agenda on the mean streets of San Francisco. And D.J. is strong-armed into playing that game he's always playing. Episode Timeline 00:54 - Intro 01:20 - Board games and gaming funk 46:28 - Watch Dogs 2 59:58 - Final Fantasy XIV 68:03 - Outro

We're gaming like it's 2012 (or is that 1996?) by venturing into Diablo III's Diablo I tribute dungeon. We're also gaming like it's 2014 (Monument Valley), 2015 (The Witcher III), and March 3, 2017* (Nintendo Switch). *except in certain European countries   Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 01:50 - Nintendo Switch 37:17 - Rise and Shine 48:12 - Diablo III 63:50 - Monument Valley 71:04 - Outro