Video Game Hangover

Randy continues his new life of intergalactic trading in No Man's Sky. D.J. watches people play every arcade game at once, then tries to come to terms with the final Final Fantasy. Paul explains how kitchens work. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:55 - Multibowl 14:31 - Deus Ex Go 30:25 - Overcooked 46:05 - No Man's Sky 74:10 - Final Fantasy V 87:05 - Outro  

No Man's Sky is out so we can definitively answer everyone's remaining questions, like: Are there really 600 trillion planets, or did they just copy/paste the same 3 over and over? How do I shot gun? And which multiplayer mode is best? D.J. goes swimming. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:10 - No Man’s Sky 37:50 - Spaceplan 43:10 - Gotta Protectors 50:02 - Abzu 59:30 - Backlog Attack/PAX West 64:50 - Outro  

Randy pops heads off (and back on again) in the 70s sci-fi-vania, Headlander. Paul is still playing only Monster Hunter. And D.J. would have finished Last Window by now if protagonist Kyle Hyde could drag himself out of bed at a reasonable hour. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 05:15 - Last Window 16:40 - Headlander 30:10 - Monster Hunter Generations 44:50 - Mekorama 50:38 - #badgames 62:32 - Outro  

D.J. emerges from Final Fantasy XIV's deep dungeon to talk about its new Deep Dungeon mode. Paul navigates Batman through some jankiness. Randy has questions about Persona 4's take on hot social issues. Also: The final round of the Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:50 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst 12:25 - Persona 4 19:55 - Affordable Space Adventures 29:00 - Panzer Dragoon Orta 35:10 - Batman: The Telltale Series 65:00 - Final Fantasy XIV: Deep Dungeon 80:00 - Backlog Attack -August- 90:55 - Outro  

In this audio series of dramatic podcasting you’ll find: an in-depth conversation about the new Nintendo NX, an emotionally charged soliloquy about Monster Hunter, some internal dialogue about Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and even some comments about Ghostbusters! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:55 - Weekly Movie Chat 14:41 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst 33:12 - Monster Hunter Generations 43:02 - Nintendo NX Chat 56:06 - Telltale's Crowd Play Feature 64:45 - Outro  

Pokemon Go? Check. Monster Hunter Generations? Check. Final Fantasy XIV? Check. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel? Check. Yep, sounds like another show from your friends at Video Game Hangover. Also—this should be good—Randy plays Bloodborne. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:55 - Dwayne Johnson chat 12:30 - Bloodborne 27:35 - Monster Hunter Generations 48:25 - Pokemon Go 66:10 - Persona 4 Golden 80:30 - Final Fantasy XIV: Deep Dungeon preview 85:55 - Outro

We look up from our Pokedexes just long enough to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic and also to discuss the Pokemon Go phenomenon. Also, did we play Resident Evil 7? Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 01:20 - Taco Bell Adventures 07:05 - Pokemon Go 32:10 - Resident Evil VII Demo 53:40 - Oxenfree 73:55 - Outro    

As seasoned video gamers, we know a little about what makes a cool game. We strive to talk about only the coolest games every week. Like Boxboxboy. That's cool. Inside? (That's a game.) Also cool. The Return of Matt Hazard? Sorry. That's not a cool game. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro 02:05 - Viewer Mail 16:10 - Undertale 33:40 - Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard 48:08 - Inside 60:55 - Boxboxboy 68:25 - Steamworld Heist 73:55 - Outro  

Paul plays Bloodstained and reports on the state of its found cuisine. Randy tries several extremely Japanese games, with mixed results. 13 years later, D.J. is ready to pass judgment on Deus Ex: Invisible War. Meanwhile, nobody played Mighty No. 9. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 05:45 - Bloodstained E3 demo/Mighty No. 9 fallout 28:55 - Rhythm Heaven Megamix 41:25 - Deus Ex: Invisible War 52:30 - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 69:25 - The World Ends with You 73:45 - Backlog Attack 81:04 - Outro  

The blips and bloops are back! We take a listen to some of our favorite game music mariachi covers, Groove Coaster remixes, and songs appearing in games that rhyme with Unsmarted: Jake's Fmortune. Episode Timeline 02:40 - Intro 11:15 - Game Music Start! 73:45 - Outro

This year, at E3: Tom Clancy's robot dog! Norman Reedus's weird body! Games about war! Games about burritos! Typography! JRPGs that look like Mass Effect! And the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere! Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro 06:32 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 10:55 - God of War 13:58 - Gears of War 4 21:55 - Final Fantasy XV 29:35 - Resident Evil 7 41:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Subtitle 57:55 - Dragon Quest Builders 66:58 - Ghost Recon Wildlands 70:05 - Watch Dogs 2 78:41 - Outro  

The Backlog Attack kicks off with three (maybe) classics: The World Ends with You, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Last Window. Nevertheless, we find time to sneak in a couple new games, like Steamworld Heist and The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine. Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro 09:10 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine 21:20 - Steamworld Heist 40:20 - Final Fantasy XIIIXIV 44:57 - Last Window 52:02 - The World Ends with You 58:20 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 68:30 - Outro  

We continue our month-long deep analysis of the infamous Uncharted 4 scene where Nate eats his own brother. D.J. is still stuck in a Final Fantasy XIII hellworld. And the Backlog Attack returns! Episode Timeline 01:15 - Weird intro 05:48 - Groove Coaster 09:35 - The first Foursquare murder 21:30 - Final Fantasy XIII 27:40 - Uncharted 4 48:45 - VGH Movie Talk 58:05 - Viewer Mail 64:10 - Backlog Attack 2016! 74:45 - Outro  

Randy returns to describe Uncharted 4 with the very highest of adjectives, while D.J. is much less favorable on Final Fantasy XIII. Somewhere in between, Paul enslaves a mushroom race. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 05:20 - Stellaris and No Man's Sky 13:55 - Uncharted 4 29:46 - Resident Evil 6 39:49 - Final Fantasy XIII 52:05 - Viewer Mail 66:10 - Outro  

We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Stellaris 31:33 - Groove Coaster 3 52:03 - Final Fantasy XIII 70:50 - Viewer Mail 77:50 - Outro

D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Nuclear Throne 18:20 - Ratchet & Clank 37:28 - Pocket Card Jockey 51:05 - Overwatch 81:05 - Outro

After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Not actual Uncharted spoilers 09:05 - Quantum Break 27:10 - Enter the Gungeon 30:25 - Nuclear Throne 43:20 - Crusader Kings 2 50:35 - Chrono Trigger 56:20 - Severed 68:50 - Azure Striker Gunvolt 81:05 - Outro  

After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon. Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 05:38 – The Division 19:20 – Exploding Kittens 31:35 – Enter the Gungeon 49:49 – Hyper Light Drifter 62:20 – Yakuza 2 69:03 – Outro

We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns.Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:15 - The Division07:00 - Doom25:58 - Battleborn44:08 - Hyrule Warriors Legends55:40 - Out Run minute/Enter the Gungeon69:03 - Outro

Paul puts his other obligations on hold to take over a beer farm. With his 10 billion wives behind him, D.J. plans his new career as a stay-at-home paperweight. And Randy takes a break from The Division... a Quantum Break, that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:15 - NVM interview recap10:10 - Quantum Break35:40 - Stardew Valley59:45 - Yakuza minute/Ultimate Kept Man Life71:15 - Outro