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Currently Playing – 28 – BlazBlue Entropy Effect X with Elsa
This month, Elsa Returns. We’re talking hot dogs and anime titties on Currently Playing where Elsa points out some of the absurd character designs and recounts some of the lore of the BlazBlue series where she’s been focusing on the latest spin-off in the franchse, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X. From its humble beginnings as a roguelite action phone game to…
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Review – Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Do you like open-world cities? Do you like big, PS1-era open-world cities? Do you like big, PS1-era open-world cities rendered almost entirely in greyscale? Germs: Nerawareta Machi has your weirdly specific tastes covered.
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Review – Pikmin 4
It's time to gather trash with the help of an invasive species. This time, as efficiently as possible. Also there's also a dog. That's all you need to know. It's Pikmin 4, the newest entry in Nintendo's ecological disaster franchise.
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 27 – The Windmills Are Coming For Me
Jonathan and Ryan are professional podcasters on this episode of Talking to My Boy About Videogames where there is a coherent outline of topics and they actually stick to that outline (with a few divergences). Along with hearing about games like Blood Dungeon, Pokemon: Legends Z-A, and Tetris Effect, we hear an idea for a new Pac-Man game from Ryan,…
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Retro-Bit newest re-release is R-Type DX on Game Boy Color
Retro-Bit is dipping back into shoot-'em-ups for their next release. This time it will be R-Type DX, a Game Boy/Game Boy Color port of the landmark arcade title. Alongside it is Vinyl and CD releases of the "Music Encore" soundtracks, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Maximum Utcast – 31 – She Chibi-in’ on My Robo til I O-carina
It’s two weeks of back to back Utcasts as we mix things up to go goofy-mode on your asses. We’re talking about the Ocarina of Time Remake, Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon, Chibi Robo, Mega Man, and more. Later, CurtDogg stops by to reminisce about old times with Destructoid live events plus tell us a bit about his own live events and…
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Maximum Utcast – 30 – It’s OK to Be Weird
This episode, we’re carrying forward things that you’re thinking about, which is to say we’re talking about a bunch of old weird stuff. Remember when the rights to Dick Tracy were the hottest topic of the day? How about when Final Fantasy became a gacha phone game but then removed all of that stuff? We also reminisce about when video…
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Currently Playing – 27 – Monster Train 2 with Carson Anderson
It’s the 2nd anniversary of Currently Playing and this month, Daniel talks to Carson Anderson, a software engineer who gives talks about the technical aspects of coding on YouTube. Today he’s telling us about his “monogame” which is Monster Train 2, a roguelike deck-builder in the vein of Slay the Spire. We get into the weeds about what makes Monster…
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Maximum Utcast – 29 – The Purple Episode
On this most Maximum of Utted-casts, Jonathan takes us on a grand tour of random pop culture before opening the discussion to a case of covering up potential bigotry in the video game world. Is the purple Pikmin racist or beloved? Later, our friend Lily Valeen stops by to talk about how her identity informs her work on her games…
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 26 – Don’t You Ever Feel Different?
Differences in people are what make us all unique. Race, gender, ability, and more get explored on this episode where Jonathan (or is it Jon?) and Ryan talk about a recently acquired Pokemon book, Splatoon Raiders, Poppy Playtime, My Friendly Neighborhood, Rust, To a T, and more. Later, the boys give their opinions on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Is this…
