This episode we add on to our growing deep dive series with a game that grew on those that played it - Dispatch! Coming out in late 2025, this game gathered quite a bit of attention with high review scores from a new developer, so we had to check it out. Did we like it as much as the reviewers? You'll have to listen to find out! Nah just kidding, safe to share that we all liked it quite a bit.

BUT - you'll still want to listen since we cover everything Dispatch had to offer from the gameplay strategies, the characters, and the multiple paths/plotlines (Spoilers ahead!). Some of us played multiple times and some of us played just once, so we were getting a dose of new information as well despite all having played to the end.

If you've played the game we hope you enjoy our discussion, and if you haven't then be warned it is a plot heavy game and we spoil it all. We start with lighter spoilers so if the game sounds good to you then maybe check it out and come back once you've given it a playthrough. But if you're ready to blast ahead then grab your mech suit, your leotard, and your headphones and join us - for this deep dive into the game Dispatch!

Completing our unofficial trilogy of Mega Man eligible months, this episode we bring you Robot Games! There are tons of games featuring robots so we had plenty to choose from, and despite my previous sentence - we played no Mega Man games. However, we did play a smattering of old and new titles including Detroit Become Human, Ratchet & Clank, PN03 - and more! We also talk a bit about what is technically a robot or not and some individuals express their dislike for robots (huge mistake when our AI overlords take over the world and stumble across this episode). We've also got some robot trivia, proudly created without AI. So grab your bucket of bolts an your headphones and join us for this look at Robot Games!

This episode we take a look at the forefathers of video games with the Mount Rushmore of gaming! But this won't just be looking at the game creators - we've got a whole slew of different topics where we aim to take 4 entries to best represent their category. And what is the best way to represent a gaming Mount Rushmore topic? The absolute greatest? The most influential? The pioneers? The iconic? We take it all into consideration as we explore the Mount Rushmore of gaming controllers, developers, box art - and more!

After a month of Resident Evil games we decided we couldn't get enough and opened it up for some more - along with everything else coinciding with Capcom! Yes it's our first (I think?) episode dedicated to a specific developer, and Capcom is a great start. Despite having a blue logo, they've been red hot this year with Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, and we're here to talk about them both.

We've also got some other Capcom games to discuss like Super Puzzle Fighter 2, Marvel Vs Capcom, a bunch of Mega Man games, Resident Evil 8 - and more! We've also got some general banter about Capcom's place in the industry and some Capcom trivia - it's a packed episode! So grab your Mega Buster and your headphones and join us - for this look at Capcom games!

Got any specific developers you think we should cover next? Send us an email at beatofthemonth@gmail.com.!

Back on Episode 105 we had a look at party games, and during that episode it was some people's opinion that online games don't count as party games. For a party, you have to all be together and in the same room - so that's just what we did! All 8 founding members of the Beat of the Month crew got together for a full day of gaming, which just so happened to have 8 games. So surely everyone picked a game to play, right? Wrong! Instead this was combined with Brian's deep dive and he chose 8 party games for everyone to play.

So what are the games? It's quite the assortment - We've got some Dreamcast games with Power Stone 2 and Chu Chu Rocket. We've got some Switch games with Everybody 1-2 Switch, Nintendo World Championship, and indie gem Hidden In Plain Sight. We've also got an obscure PS1 game called Poy Poy, one of the few Wii U games doomed to never leave the system - Nintendo Land, and then DVD board game turned video game for Xbox 360, Scene It. It was a packed day filled with gaming (and also some wings and donuts to keep our energy levels topped off)! Don't have a group of friends to play party games with? Well come join us for the next 90 minutes and have some fun regardless!

With Resident Evil Requiem releasing not too long ago, this month we're focusing on the Resident Evil franchise - again! As old fans may recall we had a Resident Evil podcast waaaay back for episode 7 where we covered the entire series along with our memories & experiences. For this episode, we all played some Resident Evil games and talk about our recent experiences with those games. And what a variety of games we have! Of course we have Requiem to talk about, but we also have RE1, RE4, RE8, and RE Revelations. That's a lot of Resident Evil!

But wait, this episode is called Resident Evil Two but we're not talking about Resident Evil 2? Yeah that's the deal - 2nd RE episode for us but no one played that specific game this month. To hear our thoughts on that (and the rest of the games in the franchise) go check out episode 7. Be warned, the audio quality back then was as scary as the games! Anyway, grab your first aid spray, your grenade launcher, and your headphones - and join us for this episode all about Resident Evil - again!

It's March Madness again and that means we've got another one of our annual tournament episodes. But wait, it's already April you say? Yeah well this one took a little longer to cook up - but it's worth it! We've got nearly 3 hours of discussion to decide the best game ever made!

The 64 games selected are pitted against each other at random so we've got some spicy match ups right out of the gate. We've got some new games, some old games, some great games, and some crap games. Not sure why all the other guys chose crap games, but hey it's their decision.

If you want to play along and follow the bracket - head to Instagram @beatofthemonth where we've got the bracket posted!

Here at the Beat of the Month podcast we value the finer things in gaming, and nothing can elevate a game more than a great soundtrack. We've taken a look at game music before with a mini tournament for the best game song of all time, but this time around we take a more laid back approach and just play some games with music that we love. As we talk about the games we bring up a song here and there and talk about why we like it so much. We also talk a bit about what makes a song stand out in a game.

Oh yeah - the games! We talk about a bunch of stuff from indie games Gris and Journey, retro stuff Um Jammer Lammy and Parappa the Rapper 2, modern stuff like Lumines Arise and Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta, and then...Eyetoy stuff? That peripheral from the PS2 era? Yeah we fit that in too.

So grab your headphones, and your headph...oh yeah I guess you listen to music and podcasts with the same equipment. Well anyway, just sit back with whatever listening device you've got and join us for this looks at games with great music!