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211: Merritt K Goes Guesto Mode

Release Date: 01/08/2025

Anime Sickos

After the most harrowing week of fascist American leadership in our memory, the Sickos must seek the healing aura of Resident Evil 4, the platonic ideal of video game, and the real-life manifestation of Bonestorm, the game Bart wants on the Simpsons. We talk both the original and the remake. They both rule. It is fun when you kick an old old Spanish man and his head becomes deleted

212: Hundreds of Beavers is Gaming

Anime Sickos

The Sickos watched the unbelievable indie silent slapstick comedy Hundreds of Beavers. Here's the thing: This movie is gaming. Watching this movie is the same as Minecraft except every two minutes you see the dumbest image of your life and go haw haw! We are absolutely in the tank for this movie and will go to war on its behalf. It's the only movie with a UI. You can watch the entire movie legally and for free on YouTube right now:

211: Merritt K Goes Guesto Mode

Anime Sickos

Writer, podcaster, game developer and poster Merritt K goes guesto mode! We discuss her new visual novel, Fledgling Manor, the sick soul required to be a wicked Asymmetrical, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, the sick compulsion to play Magic the Gathering despite it sucking ass, and our nostalgia for the bygone stink of a LAN party basement. This shit is so good. Happy new year freaks Get Merritt's game here: Here's the horrible article Merritt referenced:

210: The Sickos Go Dad Mode

Anime Sickos

We really lean in to being in our mid-30s in this one. We jaw about our various home improvement projects, and Joe goes deeper into how to become a genius parent to a wonderful child (this time for real, it's not an extended bit that uses that as a premise). Plus, Joe goes nuts about pachinko deckbuilder Ballionaire, which contains a game mechanic so good that all previous games are rendered dogshit for not including.

209: The Sickos Talk Luigi

Anime Sickos

italian pawg hits robber baron with negative zone

208: Cohen Edenfield Goes Guesto Mode

Anime Sickos

Games writer and Skulltenders DM Cohen Edenfield goes guesto mode and the chilling is simply off the charts! We jaw about Deadwood again (to the delight of all), yammer about video games, and talk shop re: how to DM a great RPG podcast (short version: depends on a lot of things)

207: The Deadwood Episode

Anime Sickos

The Sickos go nuts over HBO's Deadwood, a show in a league of its own. You have to watch Deadwood--this is not a request.

206: It Happened Again!

Anime Sickos

Folks, uh oh!! Once again we have experienced a mondo catastrophe! Trump won big time! The Sickos discuss their feelings (bad), criticize the Democrats (morons), and reminisce on how the day before the election they were in a fun live show that made them feel really good (sinful, Trump victory is their punishment) The live show we mention, The Skewer, was recorded for your listening and/or viewing pleasure. Find The Skewer Podcast here: Watch the video recording here:

205: Maslow's Hierarchy of Posting Needs

Anime Sickos

It seems like every posting platform sucks. But what does it take for one to not suck? The Sickos answer by creating the Poster's Hierarchy of Needs, a pyramid of requirements that, if followed, will lead to Poster's Paradise.

204: The Sickos Rank Some More Game Mechanics on a Tier List

Anime Sickos

The Sickos give the final word on a variety of classic game mechanics that all gamers know and love, such as "roll," "homing attack," "homing attack (Sonic version)," "When Dracula shoots 3 fireballs," and "The Wagon." If you disagree with our tier rankings, how dare you?

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Get Merritt's game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238510/Fledgling_Manor/

Here's the horrible article Merritt referenced: https://a16z.com/anime-is-eating-the-world/

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