Spoilers for: And Roger, Donkey Kong Bananza

Joe has returned from EVO 2025! Craw played several short indie narrative heavy games that made him feel things. Come hang out while we chat about why we cried for different reasons!

Games we talked about this week: Marvel Tolkon, Donkey Kong Bananza, Nightreign, Dead Take, And Roger, Peak

Article of the Week:

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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Joe and Craw are back and had a surprisingly fun time with the Horse Girl Gacha Game, Uma Musume?! We talk about Nintendo’s latest game: Donkey Kong Bananza, then dive into our disappointment with the latest Pokemon Presents. Come join us in this week’s salt factory!

Games we talked about this week: Death Stranding 2, Nen Impact, Donkey Kong Bananza, Uma Musume

Article of the Week:

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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Slight spoilers for Death Stranding 2

Joe and Craw are having a great time with Death Stranding 2! But first, we catch up on Monster Hunter Wilds and Nightreign’s latest bosses. And talk a bit about the wildest craze, a Horse Girl Gacha Game??? Come join us for the fun!

Games we talked about this week: Monster Hunter Wilds, Nightreign, Uma Musume, Death Stranding 2

Article of the Week: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_types

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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Spoilers for Death Stranding

Today, Joe educated us all about Death Stranding’s first act, and how it portrays a world that desires to be connected, and what this means in a post covid world we now live in. Is Kojima a fortune teller?? Come listen and find out!!

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:09
• Our Experience with The Game - 01:10
• What is this Game? - 04:22
• First Arc - 19:42
• Forging Connections Study - 36:41

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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• Forging Connections Study

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Slight spoilers for Nightreign, Fantasy Life, and Ballerina

Back from Summer Game Fest, and we have our Switch 2s! Joe and Craw discuss their experience with the Switch 2 and Mario Kart (spoiler, I’m not too sure we like it), then chat about some of the other games we’ve been playing. Sit down, chill out, and get ready to ease your mind!

Games we talked about this week: Mario Kart World Tour, Nightrein, Fantasy Life, The Alters

Article of the Week:

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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We got a new State of Play this week, but also happy Switch 2 Release and Summers Game Fest!! Joe and Craw catch up with what games they’ve been playing after their Expedition 33 adventure, and then they dive into the news and their hype for all the new stuff coming out!

Games we talked about this week: Nightrein, Fantasy Life, Fatal Fury

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

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MAJOR SPOILERS for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!!!

Joe and Craw have been absolutely obsessed with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and just had to talk about it. Join us as we dissect the amazing gameplay, enticing narrative, and how it all comes together for the final fight and post game. If you haven't played this game yet, please give it a try if you have gamepass. You do NOT want to miss this one!

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Tracks are:

"We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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