185: We Did It out of Necessity
Pride and Accomplishment
Chris is trying an unconventional piece of office furniture, Jason's playing Palworld, and everyone's playing Overwatch soon, we hope? Stay tuned until the end for Chris' experience with Mechanism gaming accessories. Mechanism Accessories
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184: A Lot of Bathrooms
Pride and Accomplishment
Welcome to our post-LAN Party episode. Tune in to hear what we played, what we played it on, and what we thought of having a LAN party at a resort.
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183: This is a Drive Thru
Pride and Accomplishment
The Steam Sale has come and gone, and one of us was better disciplined with the two-hour rule than the other. It might not be who you expect! In other news, Chris finished Mina the Hollower and Jason is excited about Warframe's next update.
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182: Who Needs That Many Buttons?
Pride and Accomplishment
It's sale season, and Jason and Chris are trying to decide what is actually worth buying. Amazon Prime Day leads to a surprising lack of purchases, the Steam Summer Sale creates a very familiar kind of temptation, and new hardware may or may not be entering the picture. In between, Overwatch continues to make its case, while Fellowship raises a bigger question: what happens when a game gives you exactly the part you wanted, but maybe not everything else you need? Stick around after the end for a Steam Machine discussion that may turn into an expensive decision.
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181: My Wishlist Is up to 63 Games
Pride and Accomplishment
Summer Game Fest season is upon us! Tune in to hear our top 3 (ish) picks from the various showcases. In other news, Jason and Chris both got some new hardware since our last episode, and they're both very happy with their decisions.
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180: This Is the World We Live in Now
Pride and Accomplishment
The Steam Deck costs $950 now, so maybe it's time for Chris to buy an Xbox ROG Ally X. Jason's getting a racing rig. Chris got a new game and he's bad at it, and Overwatch is so back (or is it?). We also have some game news for Destiny 2 and Factorio that have more in common that you might think. Stay tuned until the end to hear about Chris' computer.
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179: A Case of Screws
Pride and Accomplishment
It's time for everyone's favorite topic - Chris' car! Then it's a shift from real cars to virtual ones because Jason has played Forza Horizon 6. Finally, Overwatch is running a 10th anniversary event, and some version of Game Pass is coming to Discord Nitro.
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178: I Noped Out
Pride and Accomplishment
The unthinkable happened… Jason played Overwatch and didn’t hate it! We both tried to buy a Steam Controller, but only one of us got one. Finally, some closure to Chris and the Xbox ROG Ally X. Factorio Overwatch
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177: You are the Roomba
Pride and Accomplishment
Raccoin is out, and Chris and Jason have thoughts after jumping in right away. They talk about why the game works so well on Steam Deck, how fun it is when a roguelike completely breaks in your favor, and a couple of other games now competing for their attention, including Vampire Crawlers and People of Note. They also revisit WoW to talk about where things stand with Midnight’s story, then Jason shares why starting fresh in Enshrouded has reminded him just how much he loves survival crafting games, even when the genre asks for a huge time commitment. Finally, Chris makes the case for a...
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176: Literally THOUSANDS of Years
Pride and Accomplishment
The game of the year contender we’ve all been waiting for is here... That’s right, RACCOIN is out now! Tune in to hear what may be our longest mid-show tangent, and also a discussion on how expensive gaming has gotten lately. We’ve also got a WoW update, a new game, and a new board game!
info_outlineA World of Warcraft focussed episode with a bit of news on the ROG Xbox Ally. Blizzard may have botched the announcements, but once you learn the facts the next expansion has lots of cool things coming.
Xbox Ally X Release Date – October 16 - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/handhelds/rog-xbox-ally