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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…
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Review – Tostchu
The horror of food service continues, this time in Turkey. Tostchu has you stewing in the dark and creepy atmosphere while serving pressed sandwiches. Can you cooking skills save you?
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Review – Happy’s Humble Burger Cult
Be careful what you wish for. I wished for a multiplayer offshoot of Happy's Humble Burger Farm. That was before I completely lost my taste for online horror games. Fortunately, that's not all there is to Happy's Humble Burger Cult.
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Maximum Utcast – 28 – We Love Indie Games, Spider-Man, and Germs
How many ways can you die in a mechanic simulator? What year did the Wii and PS3 actually come out? And what’s the best way to deal with fascism? These questions and many more might be answered on this jam packed episode of the Maximum Utcast! Later, Jonathan is joined by Sean Velasco, Alec Faulkner, and Nick Wozniak of Yacht…
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Review – Agent 64: Spies Never Die
It's like Goldeneye never left us! Sort of. Agent 64: Spies Never Die wears the skin of Rare's venerable N64 classic, but that leaves it some big shoes to fill. Can any game hope to even compare?
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Review – Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator
You hungry for hot dogs? Meat Grinder is a horror game centered around digging up graves and turning those corpses into tube meat. And no one would know the difference. Are you hungry for hot dogs now?
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Currently Playing – 26 – Resident Evil Series with Liz
Daniel welcomes his friend Liz from their local Dungeons and Dragons game to talk about videogames and what being goth is. From there they switch over to talking about horror games through the lens of the Resident Evil series. We learn how Liz got into Resident Evil and what she takes away from them by experiencing their stories first hand.…
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Review – Splatoon Raiders
Across the 15-hour or so adventure, you’ll uncover the truth of these hidden isles, fight an increasingly eclectic collection of bizarre Salmonids, and tackle the biggest enemy of them all: a creeping sense of repetition.
