Should I Play This Game Podcast
A couple of guys from across Australia come together on Sunday evenings to discuss video games.
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SIPTG 298: Numb3rs Didn't Help... At All! (22/04/2024)
04/22/2024
SIPTG 298: Numb3rs Didn't Help... At All! (22/04/2024)
Following another hospital adventure, Steve and Graham contemplate how mini-golf works in four dimensions, how weapon durability should actually work, how boating around a post-apocalypse could have possibly gone wrong, and quite a bit more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 06:55 - Steve's Games 59:13 - Graham's Games 1:16:51 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 297: Mechs Fall Down Real Good (08/04/2024)
04/08/2024
SIPTG 297: Mechs Fall Down Real Good (08/04/2024)
Steve and Graham are back to cavorting in front of their computers to talk about manic criminality, building and farming in a mech, the games to come in April, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 5:08 - Graham's Games 46:40 - Steve's Games 1:11:30 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 296: Action Corpse (18/03/2024)
03/18/2024
SIPTG 296: Action Corpse (18/03/2024)
Steve and Graham are back at it again, talkin' about all things hittin' stuff, driving post-apocalyptic station wagons, and dwarf mining! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:37 - Graham's Games 33:57 - Steve's Games 1:02:38 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 295: Full Anime (04/03/2024)
03/04/2024
SIPTG 295: Full Anime (04/03/2024)
Graham and Steve return from Persia to talk about the upcoming games of March, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and more, with some Must Listens thrown in for good measure! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:26 - Graham's Games 49:14 - Steve's Games 59:58 - Beginning of the End (March releases discussion) Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 294: The Puzzle... (Again) (19/02/2024)
02/19/2024
SIPTG 294: The Puzzle... (Again) (19/02/2024)
Graham and Steve sit back down to chit-chat about the games they've played over the last couple of weeks, the (sometimes) pedantic intricacies of vMix, and the Super Bowl! Go segues! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 4:10 - Steve's Games 35:22 - Graham's Games 59:09 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 293: The Puzzle... (05/02/2024)
02/05/2024
SIPTG 293: The Puzzle... (05/02/2024)
Graham and Steve return for the 2024 season to spit game on more friendly piracy, puzzles, the games of February 2024, what Steve did in his holidays, and the Super Bowl! That, plus a range of vMix fun and games as well! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:25 - Graham's Games 36:52 - Steve's Games 1:04:45 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG Game of the Year 2023 - Part 2
01/31/2024
SIPTG Game of the Year 2023 - Part 2
SIPTG's GOTY concludes in this, the dramatic second part! What games told the best story? What played the best? What game had the best campaign? What were the best moments? Can Batman save Robin from the cruel twist of fate that has befallen him? And what were the best games overall? Find out! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 2:17 - Best Story/Writing 41:24 - Best Hand Feel 1:03:00 - Best New Character/NPC 1:28:33 - Best Campaign 2:02:25 - Best Moment/Mission 2:57:07 - Steve's Top Ten 3:00:38 - Graham's Top Ten 3:06:09 - Overall Top Ten 3:14:07 - Outro Nominees: Best Story/Writing: Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew American Arcadia Alan Wake II The Invincible Sanabi The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog You Will Die Here Tonight Jusant Repella Fella A Space for the Unbound The Talos Principle II Dead Space Desta: The Memories Between Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Best Hand Feel: Viewfinder Trepang2 Resident Evil 4 Dead Space Dredge Cocoon Subpar Pool Lies of P Robocop: Rogue City Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Remnant II Best New Character/NPC: American Arcadia Alan Wake II Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Super Mario Bros. Wonder The Talos Principle II Hi-Fi Rush Dave the Diver American Arcadia Robocop: Rogue City My Friendly Neighborhood Jusant Best Campaign: Dredge Dave the Diver Cocoon Miasma Chronicles Street Fighter 6 My Friendly Neighborhood Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart American Arcadia Alan Wake II Laika: Aged Through Blood Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Remnant II System Shock Lies of P Showgunners Robocop: Rogue City Trepang2 Diablo IV Resident Evil 4 Dead Space Best Moment/Mission: Alan Wake II Viewfinder Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Mortal Kombat 1 Turbo Overkill Lies of P You Will Die Here Tonight System Shock Viewfinder Hi-Fi Rush Resident Evil 4 Diablo IV Sanabi Assassin's Creed Mirage Jusant Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Sea of Stars A Space for the Unbound Alan Wake II Dave the Diver Steve's Top Ten: Dead Space Resident Evil 4 Cocoon Alan Wake II Dredge Street Fighter 6 Trepang2 Lies of P Remnant II Dave the Diver Suika Shapes Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty My Friendly Neighborhood Diablo IV Roboquest Jusant Tchia Jagged Alliance 3 Sea of Stars System Shock Viewfinder Graham's Top Ten: The Talos Principle II Dave the Diver Jusant Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew SteamWorld Build Viewfinder The Invincible American Arcadia Ravenlok Assassin's Creed Mirage Humanity Hi-Fi Rush Miasma Chronicles My Time at Sandrock The Lamplighters League Planet of Lana Cities: Skylines II Diablo IV Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Bilkins' Folly Dredge Cocoon The Settlers: New Allies Terra Nil Sea of Stars Overall Top Ten: Dave the Diver American Arcadia Cocoon Street Fighter 6 The Talos Principle II Dredge Remnant II Viewfinder Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Alan Wake II Ravenlok The Invincible Dead Space Jusant Assassin's Creed Mirage Resident Evil 4 Lies of P Trepang2 SteamWorld Build Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG: Game of the Year 2023 - Part 1 (29/01/2024)
01/29/2024
SIPTG: Game of the Year 2023 - Part 1 (29/01/2024)
Graham and Steve return for 2024 to reflect on 2023 in the first part of SIPTG's Game of the Year! What game had the best noise? Looked the best? Was the best surprise? Was the best new thing? Or was the best game not completed? And what was Steve's music of the year? Find out! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning 07:38 - Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish 27:15 - Best Noise 1:13:05 - Best New Thing 1:26:25 - Best Surprise 1:55:24 - Best Looking Game 2:29:58 - Steve's EP of the Year 2:32:15 - Steve's Album of the Year 2:35:00 - Outro Nominees: Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish: The Talos Principle II Dredge Cocoon Planet of Lana Miasma Chronicles Sea of Stars Super Mario Bros. Wonder The Lamplighters League Bilkins' Folly Best Noise: Hi-Fi Rush Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Alan Wake II American Arcadia Sea of Stars Assassin's Creed Mirage Jusant Dave the Diver System Shock Sunshine Shuffle Dredge 9 Years of Shadows Cocoon Dead Space Gunbrella Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Best New Thing: Dredge Viewfinder Dave the Diver Cocoon Jusant Laika: Aged Through Blood Lies of P Best Surprise: Robocop: Rogue City You Will Die Here Tonight Hi-Fi Rush Repella Fella Jusant Suika Shapes Subpar Pool My Friendly Neighborhood Showgunners Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Cocoon Dave the Diver Best Looking Game: Alan Wake II Cocoon American Arcadia Dredge System Shock Ravenlok Sea of Stars Hi-Fi Rush Viewfinder Tchia The Talos Principle II Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Remnant II Humanity Dead Space Bilkins' Folly Dave the Diver Laika: Aged Through Blood Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Street Fighter 6 Diablo IV Resident Evil 4 Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 292: Get 'Down With The Sickness' (11/12/2023)
12/11/2023
SIPTG 292: Get 'Down With The Sickness' (11/12/2023)
Steve and a sickly Graham meet up for talking time about Steamworld Build, how to podcast when you're sick, The Game Awards, the games the boys want to catch up on for GOTY, and some of the new releases of early 2024! And also how bad Disturbed are... Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:03 - Graham's Games 20:23 - Steve's Games 31:12 - Beginning of the End 31:31 - The Video Games Awards 50:08 - Games Trying to Play for 2023 GotY Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 291: It's Fine... (27/11/2023)
11/27/2023
SIPTG 291: It's Fine... (27/11/2023)
Steve and Graham find time between cable management and movie-film watching to spit game on streaming services, My Time At Sandrock, Beasts on Cassettes, and plenty more. Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:13 - Graham's Games 33:10 - Graham's Watching 39:25 - Australian Streaming Services Chat 50:39 - Back from the Break 51:16 - Steve's Games 1:15:10 - Steve's Watching 1:24:27 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 290: Inconvenient (13/11/2023)
11/13/2023
SIPTG 290: Inconvenient (13/11/2023)
Graham and Steve get on to the ol' chit-chat about busted videos, The Talos Principle 2, headset (battery) death, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 12:14 - Steve's Games 38:40 - Graham's Games 53:58 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 289: Functor (30/10/2023)
10/29/2023
SIPTG 289: Functor (30/10/2023)
Steve and Graham are back for more frivolity to discuss Cities Skylines 2, technical difficulties, and the upcoming releases of November, with some Must Listens sprinkled on top! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 04:15 - Graham's Games 55:46 - Steve's Games 1:27:04 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 288: Bryan Brown's Son (16/10/2023)
10/16/2023
SIPTG 288: Bryan Brown's Son (16/10/2023)
Graham and Steve once again convene for matters of great import, be it Mortal Kombat 1's issues, (some of) the demos of the Steam Next Fest, and Graham's trip to see Mike (and go to PAX Australia)! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:15 - Steve's Games 38:28 - Graham's Games 58:45 - Games Played at PAX Australia 1:18:30 - PAX Australia 1:42:35 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 287: Post-2Pacalypse Straya (25/09/2023)
09/25/2023
SIPTG 287: Post-2Pacalypse Straya (25/09/2023)
Graham and Steve are back in the saddle to cover the shambolic changes announced by Unity, the demo for Broken Roads, changes coming to Jagged Alliance 3, October's most promising releases, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 07:34 - Graham's Games 36:32 - Steve's Games 1:03:04 - Beginning of the End (including Unity Runtime fee debacle) Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 286: Piratised! (11/09/2023)
09/11/2023
SIPTG 286: Piratised! (11/09/2023)
The boys are finally back in (virtual) town! A LOT of games to talk about this time, as the boys rap about the 4-5 weeks worth of games played, some announced release dates, and some studio closures that have taken place. Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 4:04 - Steve's Games 36:02 - Graham's Games 1:06:29 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 285: *Silent Choo Choo* (07/08/2023)
08/07/2023
SIPTG 285: *Silent Choo Choo* (07/08/2023)
Steve and Graham (and briefly, a surprise guest) get all Evo'd up this week, while also looking at Viewfinder, the recent Diablo seasonal mess, and some of the more interesting games of August! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 09:38 - Graham's Games 41:15 - Steve's Games 01:06:56 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 284: The Ally is a good ally (17/07/2023)
07/17/2023
SIPTG 284: The Ally is a good ally (17/07/2023)
Graham and a hooded, shadowy figure hash out Diablo 4's end game, the narrative of Ixion, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:29 - Steve's Games 25:24 - Travelling with ASUS ROG Ally + Dredge 34:27 - Graham's Other Games 56:46 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 283: Ranking Up My Luke (03/07/2023)
07/03/2023
SIPTG 283: Ranking Up My Luke (03/07/2023)
Graham and Steve catch up to respectfully converse about the last 4 or 5 weeks worth of games played, before looking ahead to the video game releases of July! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Graham's Games 24:35 - Steve's Games 53:18 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG: 2023 Non E3 Review (19/06/2023)
06/19/2023
SIPTG: 2023 Non E3 Review (19/06/2023)
Steve and Graham take a look over the reveals and announcements of this year's non-E3, including the Summer Game Fest, Microsoft Showcase, and Ubisoft Forward! Show Segments: 00:00 - Steve and His Appendix 05:39 - Summer Games Fest 30:15 - Xbox Games Showcase 57:23 - Ubisoft Forward 2023 1:10:25 - Other shows and Final Thoughts 1:28:10 - Beginning of the End Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 282: #family (29/05/2023)
05/29/2023
SIPTG 282: #family (29/05/2023)
Graham and Steve approach the starting line to discuss Sony's Showcase, the games of June, and the games of the last couple of weeks! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Graham's Games 26:29 - Steve's Games 52:00 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 281: About To Be King Evan (15/05/2023)
05/15/2023
SIPTG 281: About To Be King Evan (15/05/2023)
The boys gather 'round the internet campfire for talk of Ni No Kuni 2's story, balancing in Apex Legends, the recent spate of poor PC releases, and how game reviews can or should address busted games. Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Steve's Games 23:34 - Graham's Games Part 1 25:47 - Ni No Kuni Story Spoilers 39:11 - Graham's Games Part 2 54:10 - Broken PC Releases and Gaming Reviews 01:18:06 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 280: Angular or Angler? (24/04/2023)
04/24/2023
SIPTG 280: Angular or Angler? (24/04/2023)
Graham and Steve come back together to talk all things fishing, game art, and new acquisitions, among other things, along with a quick look over May's releases! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:07 - Graham's Games 06:30 - Dredge 17:35 - Steve's Games 31:20 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 279: Fade to Black (10/04/2023)
04/10/2023
SIPTG 279: Fade to Black (10/04/2023)
The boys are continuing to learn vMix this week, while also talking shop about New Caledonian collectibles, E3, and Satisfactory's move to UE5! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 4:43 - Steve's Games 24:16 - Tchia 38:30 - Graham's Games 47:30 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 278: Pre-Orders and KFC (27/03/2023)
03/27/2023
SIPTG 278: Pre-Orders and KFC (27/03/2023)
Graham and Steve meet up in a Blizzard-y forest to talk all about the Diablo 4 open beta, the newest nominees for the Video Game Hall of Fame, and a new Lego driving game, among other items of business! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - Graham's Games 33:14 - Steve's Games 51:23 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 277: The Ultimate Turtle (13/03/2023)
03/13/2023
SIPTG 277: The Ultimate Turtle (13/03/2023)
Graham and Steve reconvene to talk more about The Settlers, dabbling when you don't know what to play next, some Paradox and Capcom announcements, and more nonsense from the MS/ABK merger! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:14 - Steve's Games 19:44 - Graham's Games 48:42 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 276: Make Donkeys From Wheat (27/02/2023)
02/27/2023
SIPTG 276: Make Donkeys From Wheat (27/02/2023)
The boys are back, yet again, for talk of Humanity, Valve's sale fest schedule, and some of the most anticipated games of the year of 2023 Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 03:41 - Graham's Games 31:07 - Steve's Games 48:59 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 275: Onomatopoeia (6/02/2023)
02/06/2023
SIPTG 275: Onomatopoeia (6/02/2023)
In this GOTY supplemental episode, the boys look at some of the games that they didn't include in the GOTY list for considerations and the other games, both of 2023 and otherwise, that they've been playing! 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Steve's 2022 Non GotY Games 20:20 - Graham's 2022 Non GotY Games 34:15 - Steve's Games for this Week 48:20 - Graham's Games for this Week 1:12:14 - Outro (without the music, opps!)
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SIPTG - Game of the Year 2022
01/30/2023
SIPTG - Game of the Year 2022
The Boys run through many of their big and notable 2022 games, as well as the best music and best YouTube channels of 2022, for the annual SIPTG Game of the Year messtravaganza! 00:00 - Intro 03:52 - Non 2022 Games 28:05 - 2022 Games (January to April) 1:28:33 - Steve's Album of the Year 1:34:28 - 2022 Games (May to August) 2:18:39 - Graham's YouTube Channel of the Year 2:27:14 - 2022 Games (September to December) 2:59:13 - Steve's Top Ten 3:00:10 - Outro Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music
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SIPTG 274: True-NAS Yo! (31/12/2023)
12/31/2022
SIPTG 274: True-NAS Yo! (31/12/2023)
Ya boyz are back in the buildin'! With Graham back in tip-top, fighting shape, the boys reconvene to talk about spending money, cowboy XCOM, and some of the bigger games of calendar Q1, 2023! Because that's the way it's gonna be little darlin'! Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music
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SIPTG 273: Hur-Hur More-On (12/09/2022)
09/16/2022
SIPTG 273: Hur-Hur More-On (12/09/2022)
With two events, two delays, and a whole bunch of new games played, the boys have a bunch to talk about! Join them while they do just that! Intro and Games: -> 1h3m6s Beginning of the End: 1h3m6s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1274 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music
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