AggroChat: Tales of the Aggronaut Podcast
This is the official podcast of the Tales of the Aggronaut blog and Stalwart gaming community. Join Ammo, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo and Thalen as they talk about the pc and console video games they have been playing.
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AggroChat #519 - Lord Orca
04/20/2025
AggroChat #519 - Lord Orca
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Happy Easter to all of our listeners, since this happens to be dropping on the actual holiday. We talk a bit this week about how we recorded last week on the eleventh anniversary of this show… without realizing it until far too late to discuss. We start off the show talking about the second season of Last Epoch and the Tombs of the Erased expansion. This expansion is largely focused on the endgame, and for the last year, they have apparently been cooking because it is amazing. After that, Thalen discusses his playthrough of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes and how it reminds him of 7th Guest… but reasonable. We wrap up the show with some more discussion of Blue Prince, and that apparently no one has seemingly solved the game yet in the broader community. Topics Discussed: Last Epoch Tombs of the Erased This Season is amazing Endgame Changes Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Blue Prince is Still Unsolved
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AggroChat #518 - One Hundred Pages
04/13/2025
AggroChat #518 - One Hundred Pages
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We were out last week but, as such, came back with a stacked list of topics to discuss. We start off talking about Path of Exile II and the bad launch patch for Dawn of the Hunt. We also talk about the interview between Zizaran and the Devs and the resulting updates. We then dive into some discussion about an amazing-looking season for Tombs of the Erased in Last Epoch coming next week and all of the new features. Kodra and Tam share their experiences with Blue Prince, which is a puzzle exploration game that highly suggests you keep track of some real-world notes. Bel discusses his thoughts on the Minecraft Movie and how it splits the line between brilliance and trash and ends up providing a pretty great time. Ash has restarted Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX, and Thalen talks about the Hugo Award Nominations. Sudokucon has happened, and Kodra shares how the event went. We also have a brief revisiting of Xenoblade Chronicles X, which Ammo and Ash are still playing through. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile II League Issues Last Epoch Tombs of the Erased Blue Prince Minecraft Movie Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Hugo Award Nominations Sudokucon Xenoblade Chronicles X
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AggroChat #517 - Aggressively British Fallout
03/30/2025
AggroChat #517 - Aggressively British Fallout
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Grace this week, but push on with several topics. This week, Path of Exile II revealed the Dawn of the Hunt league, and we talked a bit about how it did not really resolve some of the problems we had with the game. Bel also talks a bit about pushing up his third level 100 in the Legacy of Phrecia Event. We then discuss the very last Switch based Nintendo Direct because next week we are getting one announcing the Switch 2. Bel shares his experience playing the aggressively British fallout-like called Atomfall, Tam shares his initial thoughts about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Kodra shares his struggles with more competitive Chess. Finally, we have a bit of a revisit of Xenoblade Chronicles X. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile II - Dawn of the Hunt Reveal Bel Gets Third level 100 in Legacy of Phrecia Event Last Switch Nintendo Direct Atomfall Assassin’s Creed Shadows Kodra’s Chess Struggles Xenoblade Chronicles X
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AggroChat #516 - Cooperative Design
03/23/2025
AggroChat #516 - Cooperative Design
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We were out last week because Bel’s world was burning and all of the smoke was killing his lungs. This week we start off with a discussion about the Eleventh Hour Games and Grinding Gear Games situation as GGG pulls a Blizzard and ambushes the Last Epoch Season 2 launch. From there we talk about the chill tea shop gameplay of Wanderstop, telling us that sometimes it is a good idea to stop and relax for a bit. Tam and Kodra played through Wanderstop and talked about how it has evolved the already great co-op gameplay of It Takes Two with a much better story. Ash and Ammo talk about diving into Xenoblade Chronicles X as it just was re-released on Nintendo Switch. Bel talks a bit about Gunlocked which attempts to be the Vampire Survivors of Bullethell Shooters… and fails in interesting ways that will hopefully be addressed in the sequel. Bel also shares his initial thoughts from the Titans Quest II playtest, and Tam shares his thoughts about what he is seeing about Dune Awakening. Topics Discussed: The EHG/GGG Situation The ambush scheduling of Path of Exile II The reschedule of Last Epoch Season 2 Wanderstop Split Fiction Xenoblade Chronicles X Gunlocked / Boons and Burdens Titan Quest II Dune Awakening
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AggroChat #515 - Guild Authorizes This Hunt
03/09/2025
AggroChat #515 - Guild Authorizes This Hunt
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down an Ash this week and start the show down a Kodra who slips in while we record. This week we talk about the press tour for Last Epoch Season 2 and some of the new information that came out on a podcast with Raxxanterax and Zizaran. From there we talk about the fatal wound that is the upcoming Season 8 in Diablo IV because Season 7 was apparently too fun and Blizzard cannot stomach that. Tam shares his experiences with Megamek an archaic way of playing Battletech Tabletop online. From there we dive into our further experiences with Monster Hunter Wilds as Bel has finished all of the story content and the majority of folks have hit the credit roll that transitions to High Rank play. Kodra shares some thoughts about Finspan and also engaging with Chess.com as a way to learn better chess play. Topics Discussed: Last Epoch is Cooking More Season 2 Reveals Diablo IV Enshitification Incoming Bad Season Megamek Oldest School Battletech Monster Hunter Wilds Finspan Chess.com
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AggroChat #514 - Seeking Tribooty
03/02/2025
AggroChat #514 - Seeking Tribooty
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down our West Coast contingent this week but carried forth with a relatively short show. Bel talks a bit about the Anti Sanctum Alliance and how it seems to have actually made an impact at least in the pricing of Sanctum Tomes in the Legacy of Phrecia event. From there Thalen shares his experiences with The Roottrees Are Dead, which is a logic puzzle spiritual successor to games like Return of the Obra Dinn. We move on to talking a bit about Monster Hunter Wilds and our early experiences so far. We’ve needed some Palico shenanigans to help us cope with our present dystopia. Last week we got a new feature trailer for the upcoming Last Epoch Cycle 2 coming April 2nd. We spend a bit of time talking about what has been revealed for the new features and how it appears like the long wait has been worth it. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile Legacy of Phrecia Impact of the Anti-Sanctum Alliance The Roottrees Are Dead Monster Hunter Wilds Last Epoch Cycle 2 Trailer
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AggroChat #513 - Morrowindish
02/23/2025
AggroChat #513 - Morrowindish
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We have the entire crew this week. We start off the show with Bel explaining to Kodra the weird faction war currently happening in the Path of Exile Reddit. Bel also talks about his experiences so far with the Legacy of Phrecia event. From there we talk a bit more about Avowed now that Tam has had a chance to play it. Kodra shares his experiences with Civilization VII talking about how wildly different of a Civ game it is. From there he also talks a bit about Pigment and his ambitions to speedrun it. Ash shares his thoughts about Dynasty Warriors Origins and Tam discusses a Steam recommendation find, Deliver At All Costs. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile Reddit Faction Wars Legacy of Phrecia Avowed Civilization VII Pigment Dynasty Warriors Origins Deliver At All Costs
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AggroChat #512 - Simless Scrolls
02/16/2025
AggroChat #512 - Simless Scrolls
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we are down a Grace and Kodra but get back an Ammo. We start off with a topic that got bumped from last week about how much of a difference music makes in games. Specifically, we talk a bit about Star Citizen getting music but also talk about how important good audio queues are. From there Bel shares his early experiences with Avowed a game by Obsidian that is very much Elder Scrolls if you removed the awkward simulationist tendencies. Ash and Bel talk a bit about the upcoming Legacy of Phrecia event in Path of Exile now that all Nineteen Ascendancies have been fully spoiled. We also talked a bit about the upcoming release of Monster Hunter Wilds and Ammo offering custom Palico commissions. Ash touches on Soulstone Survivors a bit and then we close out the show with a discussion about the Dungeon Crawler Carl series of books and why Bel and Thalen love them so much. Topics Discussed: Music Makes a Difference Star Citizen: Fight for Pyro Audio Queues in Games Avowed Path of Exile Legacy of Phrecia Event All 19 Ascendancies Now Revealed Monster Hunter Wilds Soulstone Survivors Dungeon Crawler Carl
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AggroChat #511 - Closed Loops
02/09/2025
AggroChat #511 - Closed Loops
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we are down an Ammo which throws Ash off a bit. We start off with a discussion about the changes to the death system and multiplayer in Windblown. From there we talk about the most recent updates to Utopia Must Fall. Citizen Sleeper 2 has been released and Tam shares some of his early thoughts. Dwarven Realms Season 3 is going on and the game continues to get more polished over time. Bel and Grace talk about the Lunar Awakening event and how it represents this perfect example of why Blizzard’s Design Ethos makes the game less fun. Path of Exile has an upcoming Phrecia event with 19 new Ascendancies and we talk about the four that have been spoiled so far. Grace talks about Spirit Swap which is Lo-Fi Beats to Match Three To. Kodra has had a bit of a revival of Ultimate Chicken Horse in his house as his son gets super into it. Grace shares her early experiences with Deep Rock Galactic Survivor and we bid farewell to Kodra’s cat Willow. Topics Discussed: Windblown Death System Updates Utopia Must Fall Update Citizen Sleeper 2 Dwarven Realms Season 3 Diablo IV Lunar Awakening Event Blizzard Design Ethos Issues Path of Exile 3.25.5 Phrecia Event Spoilers Spirit Swap Ultimate Chicken Horse Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Goodbye Willow
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AggroChat #510 - Death From Above
02/02/2025
AggroChat #510 - Death From Above
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we started with a single topic… and by the time we were finished ended up having to bump half of the assembled topics to next week in order to keep the runtime down. We start off with Bel talking about the bad news for Path of Exile players, and how there is no new league around the corner. He also talks a bit about getting sucked into the private league that Pohx created which has capped out at 20,000 players. From there Grace talks a bit about playing Heroes of Hammerwatch II and enjoying that. Kodra shares his thoughts about the Diablo IV Campaign thus far as he still is effectively in the first act. Grace and Ash share their experiences with Coridden a more narrative-driven action roleplaying game. Finally, Kodra and Tam talk about their experiences playing Battletech and how Kodra is coming around to the idea of playing games for fun, rather than simply optimizing the strategy for winning. Topics Discussed Path of Exile League Months Away Pohx League Heroes of Hammerwatch II Kodra’s Diablo 4 Thoughts Coridden Battletech - A Game of Awesome Moments
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AggroChat #509 - Surfing Witches
01/26/2025
AggroChat #509 - Surfing Witches
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Tam this week but start off the show talking a bit about our various mental states with the happenings going on out in the world. From there Grace talks about Rusty’s Retirement a delightful idle game that has a lot of the same functionality as Stardew Valley but runs in a small window at the bottom of your monitor. From there we talk about Diablo IV Season 7 and how it is quite possibly the best D4 season ever… that no one is really giving much fanfare. We talk a bit about how the streamers have seemingly abandoned the game. Kodra shares with us the process of resolving combat in the Battletech tabletop game from the 80s… giving Thalen and Bel flashbacks in a bad way. Finally, Ash has been playing Sonic Frontiers and talks about it actually being a really good open-world Sonic game. Topics Discussed Screaming Goats Rusty’s Retirement Diablo IV Season 7 Season of Witchcraft Battletech is obtuse Resolving Combat Sonic Frontiers Actually Good
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AggroChat #508 - It’s Really Real
01/19/2025
AggroChat #508 - It’s Really Real
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Welcome to our actual first show of the year since we did Games of the Year shows for the last two weeks. We start off with being shocked that the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks and rumors were actually real. From there we talk about the Path of Exile II Patch 0.1.1 information, Elon Musk’s being panned by the community and his subsequent Meltdown, and the frustrations of playing multiplayer. We also weave in a bit of discussion about Last Epoch as several of us are playing that again. Tam and Kodra spent some time playing Elden Ring using the Multiplayer mod. Tam also talks a bit about 1000xRESIST, and Ash shares some of his recent experiences playing Grim Dawn and preparing for the expansion this year. Topics Discussed: Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Path of Exile II Patch 0.1.1 Info Elon’s Meltdown Multiplayer Frustrations Last Epoch Elden Ring Multiplayer Mod 1000xRESIST Grim Dawn Upcoming Expansion
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AggroChat #507 - Games of the Year Show 2024 - Part Two
01/12/2025
AggroChat #507 - Games of the Year Show 2024 - Part Two
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We have a bit of a long show because we wound up cramming a few games that we missed in the first show into this list. We round out our yearly tradition with the second part of our Games of the Year show. I am once again so glad that we decided a few years ago to start doing these on multiple nights because this year would have been a four-hour-long epic marathon of recording. Games Discussed: Space Marine 2 Path of Exile II Metaphor Refantazio Kunitsu-Gami Games Finally Leaving Early Access Caves of Qud Middara Gundam Breaker 4 Dwarven Realms Nova Drift UFO 50 Warhammer 40k Franchise Tactical Breach Wizards Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur League Enshrouded Warcraft Pandaria Remix Rabbit And Steel Helldivers 2 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Last Epoch
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AggroChat #506 - Games of the Year Show 2024 - Part One
01/05/2025
AggroChat #506 - Games of the Year Show 2024 - Part One
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! It is that time again when we pull together our list of favorite games from 2024. In theory, we each get three primary choices and an almost unlimited number of honorable mentions… which causes us to divide the show into two packed episodes. In this case, we have 36 games on the list divided into two shows of roughly 18 games. Games Discussed: Unicorn Overlord Pesticides Not Required Minishoot Adventures Little Kitty Big City PC Releases Horizon Forbidden West Final Fantasy XVI Ghost of Tsushima Secrets of Grindea Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred Beatmania IIDX Infinitas Zenless Zone Zero Visions of Mana Star Wars Outlaws Rogue Trader Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Zelda Echoes of Wisdom Peglin Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds FFXIV Dawntrail Dragon Age Veilguard
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AggroChat #505 - One Portal Woes
12/29/2024
AggroChat #505 - One Portal Woes
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We are back this week and only actually down one person which seems great for the holiday season. This week we start off talking about Toad’s Item Factory which is a multiperson minigame in Super Mario Party Jamboree and Kodra talks about his experiences playing it with his kiddo. From there Tam shares his experiences with Nine Sols, which is in theory a game he should like but is not quite there. Several of us have made it to the Path of Exile II Endgame and as such we discuss some of the issues with it, the most glaring being the whole One Portal Problem. Kodra has started playing Warhammer 40,000 Martyr which is honestly prompting Bel to reinstall and check it out again. Finally, Tam talks a bit about the major changes that have gone into Star Citizen with the opening of a whole other star system with the Pyro update. Topics Discussed: Super Mario Party Jamboree Toad’s Item Factory Nine Sols Path of Exile II Endgame Our Issues Warhammer 40k Martyr Star Citizen 4.0: Pyro
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AggroChat #504 - You Know, For Kids
12/15/2024
AggroChat #504 - You Know, For Kids
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen This week we start off with some discussion of the Video Game Trailer show… which really should just call itself that because the “Awards” thing feels like an afterthought at this point. Bel is excited for Witcher 4 and Dispatch, and Ash’s favorite game of all time is finally getting a Sequel. We also are curious what sort of game Intergalactic is going to end up being and sure hope it is not a soulslike. From there Bel talks about softening his thoughts about Path of Exile II as he is probably a day out of getting to maps. Kodra and Tam however have become significantly less charitable than last week. We also talk a bit about Caves of Qud which has actually launched now. Then Ammo and Tam share their glowing praise of the new Indiana Jones game from Machine Games. While it technically is a stealth game, it is also a fascist punching simulator with quirky oneliners which is also great. Topics Discussed: The Game Awards 2024 Lots of Trailers, Few Awards The Death of ESports Path of Exile II - One Week In Caves of Qud Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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AggroChat #503 - Over One Million Players
12/08/2024
AggroChat #503 - Over One Million Players
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we end up mostly talking about the early access launch for Path of Exile II. This truly was a feat of cloud engineering as the Grinding Gear Games team delayed for a few hours to prepare for the onslaught of over a million players… then the game just worked pretty much flawlessly until some minor issues on Saturday. It is hard to explain how big of a feat this is, especially considering the struggles that Last Epoch had with unexpected success, for a game that has never had more than 300k peak concurrency to scale up this fast is massive. When it comes to the actual game… Bel is not having a great time as Warrior, but everyone else seems to be greatly enjoying themselves. We talk about the good bits, and the bad bits. From there Bel talks a bit about the OnlyFangs Hardcore WoW Event, and then Ash and Kodra share their experiences with Atlyss. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile II Early Access Launch Feat of Cloud Engineering Everyone Loves it But Bel OnlyFangs Hardcore World of Warcraft Event Atlyss
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AggroChat #502 - One Engrossing Read
12/01/2024
AggroChat #502 - One Engrossing Read
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We had a show where we were not certain we were going to record… and then suddenly essentially had everyone but Ashgar. Bel has been revisiting Starfield and talks about what a weirdly offputting game it is. From there Bel and Grace talk about their experiences with Dungeon Clawler which is essentially Peglin but with a Claw machine instead of Pachinko. Kodra has ventured forth into Veilguard and finds the pacing and structure a bit odd, so we talk about that and how it contrasts from the only Dragon Age game he has ever played, Origins. Tam talks about all of the stuff that has been going on this year in Star Citizen and how the free-fly event is less spectacular than previous outings. Tam also shares his experiences with Stars Reach Alpha and how he is not entirely certain what that game is trying to be. Topics Discussed: Starfield is Offputting Dungeon Clawler Veilguard Structure Star Citizen’s 2024 Stars Reach Alpha
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AggroChat #501 - Endless Atlas
11/24/2024
AggroChat #501 - Endless Atlas
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This is ACTUALLY episode 501 and we have the entire crew. We start off talking about the Settle folks surviving what was effectively a category one hurricane and living without power for around 48 hours. From there Bel talks about finishing Dragon Age Veilguard and how the game has learned lessons from the Mass Effect 3 ending.Grace talks about their experiences with Enshrouded and starting the game from scratch. Thalen talks a bit about I am the Future and Ash shares his revisiting of N++ playing it co-op with friends. Lastly, we dive into the Path of Exile II Reveal Stream and all of the announcements surrounding the upcoming release of POE2 Early Access. Topics Discussed: Surviving Seattle’s Collapse Dragon Age Veilguard Stuck the Landing Enshrouded Updates I Am Future N++ Co-Op Path of Exile II Full Reveal Stream
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AggroChat #500 - Information Deficit
11/17/2024
AggroChat #500 - Information Deficit
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we talk about Episode 500 and the ramifications of recording that many shows. From there Ash talks a bit about Unnamed Sound Voltex Clone and Beatmania SImulator on his further descent into rhythm gaming. From there we talk a bit about Beastieball's early access as it steps ever closer to the full release. Dragonquest 3 HD-2D is out and we talk a bit about the changes to the game. A bunch of us got more keys to hand out for Soulframe and as a result way more folks have had a chance to play it. So we talk some more about how weird of a game it really is. Lastly, Tam shares with us that there is in fact a happy ending to the Rogue Trader CRPG… just not in the way you might think. Topics Discussed: Episode 500 Unnamed Sound Voltex Clone Beatmania Simulator Beastieball Early Access Dragonquest 3 HD-2D Soulframe is Wierd Rogue Trader Happy Ending
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AggroChat #499 - Pokemon Hearthstonification
11/10/2024
AggroChat #499 - Pokemon Hearthstonification
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are all reeling a bit from the past week, but we start off things with the joyful return of Ammo from her trip to Japan. She spends a bit of time talking about all the arcade hopping and wonderful food that she found along the way. From there we dive into the furious growth of Pokemon TCG Pocket and how it has swept through our friend group. Ash talks about his experiences with Monster Hunter Wilds Beta and Bel shares his own comfort gaming in the form of the weird Path of Exile Necro Settlers Event League. Bel also talks a bit about playing the Brighter Shores Early Access, and how it has some core design problems that will keep him from playing for very long. Kodra talks a bit about GeekGirlCon where we realize… that he has in fact been talking about it every year since the very first year in 2016. Our podcast… is old. He also talks a bit about his role in the upcoming SudokuCon Stream and some of the nonsense he is going to be doing combining two of his loves: Sudoku, and Celeste. Topics Discussed: Ammo Returns from Japan Pokemon TCG Pocket Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Path of Exile POE2 Delay Necro Settlers League Brighter Shores Early Access GeekGirlCon 2024 SudokuCon Upcoming Stream
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AggroChat #498 - Rogue Missle Command
11/03/2024
AggroChat #498 - Rogue Missle Command
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are back after a week off last week due to too many being out. When we do one of those weeks missed we have a truly stupid number of topics to discuss, and this week is no exception. We start off talking a little bit about Xenoblade Chronicles X getting a Switch release date, and Utopia Must Fall the game that you get when you make Missile Command a Roguelike. Related we also talk a bit about Nodebuster which is going for a somewhat similar thing. Bel and Grace talk about their experiences with Wayfinder, a game that completely changed its business model from freemium cash grab to buy the box. Tam talks about an interesting situation of being in a deeply collaborative “competition” and how cool those moments are. Ash shares his thoughts about Windblown the new co-op ARPG from the folks behind Dead Cells. Tam shares his thoughts about I Am Your Beast and Kodra in a bit more detail about Tactical Breach Wizards. Bel talks about his recent adventures in Return of Reckoning, a fan-run Warhammer Online server that itself has been up and running for a decade now after the official game closed down in 2013. Topics Discussed: Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch Announcement Utopia Must Fall Nodebuster Wayfinder Competitions that Aren’t Windblown I Am Your Beast Tactical Breach Wizards Warhammer Return of Reckoning
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AggroChat #497 - Kids on Bikes
10/20/2024
AggroChat #497 - Kids on Bikes
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we start off with Ash’s early thoughts about Metaphor: ReFantazio. From there Grace and Bel decide to share some of the great things going on in Diablo IV after last week’s story bashfest. Kodra is Cursed and cannot upgrade hardware without it for some reason going completely off the rails. From there he talks about Mechwarrior 5: Clans where we are in fact the baddies. Tam shares his thoughts on Kingdom Eighties where kids on bikes try and save their hometown. Kodra has hit the credit roll for Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and shares some of his final thoughts. Tam talks about playing through Adios a game so good that he dealt with it not having an inverted control scheme. Topics Discussed: Metaphor: ReFantazio Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred Endgame Kodra is Cursed MechWarrior 5: Clans Kingdom Eighties Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom Credit Roll Adios
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AggroChat #496 - Explosive Kitten
10/13/2024
AggroChat #496 - Explosive Kitten
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Good Morning Folks! This week we had one topic dangling from the previous week so we started out with some discussion about Ravenswatch and their interesting take on the action roguelike genre. From there Bel and Grace share their thoughts about Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred and how Blizzard largely missed the mark with the story, but that the game is in a pretty good mechanical state otherwise. From there Tam shares his experiences with the new Rogue Trader CRPG DLC Void Shadows. Then we wrap things up by talking about UFO 50 a game about a video console from an alternate reality… and how interesting some of the takes on 8-bit gaming are. We also talked a bit about the creativity of that era and how it had not really returned until the Indie explosion enabled by Steam. Topics Discussed: Ravenswatch Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred Expansion What they did wrong What they got right Rogue Trade Void Shadows DLC UFO 50 Misremembering Games from the 80s
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AggroChat #495 - Just Let Your Soul Glo
10/06/2024
AggroChat #495 - Just Let Your Soul Glo
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We start the show with a quick discussion about Path of Exile, and how we are now two months into a League, a position where things would normally be dead… and that the Currency Exchange is still hopping. This leads to a secondary discussion about Kodra’s woes as he attempts to do the Merchant Guild thing in the Last Epoch. From there Bel talks about Witchfire with its Hexen meets Destiny meets Hades PVE extraction shooter gameplay. Bel also got an invite to Soulframe Preludes the next game from Warframe maker Digital Extremes and shares some of his early impressions. From there we dive into the Magic the Gathering Commander situation with controversial card bannings, death threats, and Wizards of the Coast yoinking control of the format away from the players. Tam shares his thoughts about playing Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast and Thalen his early thoughts about playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile Currency Exchange in a Dead League Last Epoch Woes of Merchants Guild Witchfire Soulframe Preludes The MTG Commander Situation Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
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AggroChat #494 - Stardew Survivors
09/29/2024
AggroChat #494 - Stardew Survivors
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we continue to chip away at the massive list of topics from our time off. We start off the show with an adorable Frog version of Vampire Survivors meets Stardew Valley called Pesticide Not Required. From there we talk a bit about Pokemon Go and what it is like playing it with your kids. Ash continues his dive into rhythm games via the Round1 Arcade, this time with Beatmania. Space Marine 2 has been released and a bunch of the folks on the podcast have been playing Multiplayer Co-Op and have some thoughts. Kodra has been playing Tactical Breach Wizards and shares his thoughts about it, and we have some very early preliminary thoughts about the brand-new Zelda game Echoes of Wisdom. Finally, Bel talks a bit about returning to Minecraft during his recent convalescence and how that game feels like chicken soup in gaming form. Topics Discussed: Pesticide Not Required Vampire Survivors meets Cute Frog Farming Game Pokemon Go With Kids More Rhythm Games Beatmania Round1 Is Great Space Marine 2 Tactical Breach Wizards Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Bel Returns to Minecraft Sick Time Comfort Gaming
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AggroChat #493 - So Many Lizards
09/22/2024
AggroChat #493 - So Many Lizards
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Apologies for taking a few weeks off but Covid kicked Belghast’s butt and he is the person who records, edits, and posts the show. This week we had a mountain of topics to get through and got nowhere close to hitting them all. Last Epoch has their very poorly named cycle reset going on, in which they added some pretty freaking cool new features like Loot Lizards, Stash Priority system, and the Imperial Undead event. We talk a lot about the game and then dive into a whole discussion on seasonal models and what works and does not work for them. We also tangent off into a discussion about the Clue movie from the 80s for some reason… so look forward to that. From there we talk a bit about Dwarven Realms as it gets closer to the full release of the game. Ash, Kodra, and Tam talk a bit about their experiences playing the ISS Vanguard living world physical board game. Thalen kicks off a discussion about Astro Bot and how it is essentially the mascot game Sony has always needed. Ash shares his experiences with Gundam Breaker 4 and Tam a bit about playing Hades 2 as a research project. Packed show with roughly half of the topics getting bumped to next week. Topics Discussed: Last Epoch Cycle Reset Loot Lizards Stash Tab Priority System Imperial Undead Event Dwarven Realms ISS Vanguard VHS Board Games 1980s Clue Movie Astro Bot Gundam Breaker 4 Hades 2 Early Access
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AggroChat #492 - Obtuse Unlocks
09/01/2024
AggroChat #492 - Obtuse Unlocks
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a handful of folks but continue pushing forward. We start off with talking about a world where Arcades did not die out… aka Japan and what the 2020 Covid crisis did to them. This leads to a discussion about playing DDR and similar rhythm games at home. From there Bel talks about the upcoming update to Last Epoch where they are doing a mid cycle reset and some of the reasons why this is happening. Ammo talks about her experiences returning to Guild Wars 2 and Bel shares his frustrations about how obtuse the achievement system is when it comes to trying to find the major unlocks and legendary crafts. Bel also questions whether or not Twitch Drops work, to which Kodra refutes with his personal experience. Lastly, we talk a bit about Visions of Mana the fifth official game in the Mana Series. Topics Discussed: 2020 and Japanese Arcades Playing DDR At Home Guild Wars 2 Ammo’s return to the game Obtuse System Unlocks Do Twitch Drops Work? Visions of Mana
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AggroChat #491 - The Spearhead Format
08/25/2024
AggroChat #491 - The Spearhead Format
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We actually finally get around to having the Age of Sigmar discussion, and more specifically talk at length about Warhammer Fantasy and the new Spearhead game mode which feels a bit like a Magic the Gathering Format. From there Kodra talks about his recent experience attending the Dragonflight Convention in the Seattle Area for the first time. Related to that he talks about his experiences playing Starfinder 2.0. Tam has made it further into Fallout London and shares some more thoughts about it, and Bel dives into his non-spoiler thoughts about the Janthir Wilds expansion for Guild Wars 2. Lastly Kodra talks a bit more about Mice and Mystics. Topics Discussed: Age of Sigmar 4.0 Spearhead Format Dragonflight Con Starfinder 2 Fallout London Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds Early Thoughts Mice and Mystics
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AggroChat #490 - Dawntrail Spoiler Show - Part Two
08/18/2024
AggroChat #490 - Dawntrail Spoiler Show - Part Two
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! After taking a week off from it, we are returning to our Dawntrail full spoiler show. This week we say hi to Tam and Kodra… before they boop out of the show given that neither has actually played FFXIV recently. We pick up where we left off with the coronation of the new Dawn Servant and then dive into all of the “things” that happen after that. We also talk a bit about the story surrounding the first raid of the expansion in the Arcadion. Topics Discussed: Dawn Servant Coronation Visiting Texico Some Things Happen Some Even Weirder Things Happen The Arcadion
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