The boys catch up on some exciting indies: Virtue and a Sledgehammer and Queen’s Domain. Sledgehammer is a narrative-heavy game that asks questions about how much we should be willing to give up (and destroy) in order to save society from artificial intelligence. Also, you get to smash robots with a sledgehammer. Queen’s Domain is a spiritual follow-up to the King’s Field series, which From Software produced in the decades before Dark Souls. Unlike King’s Field games, Queen’s Domain is extremely enjoyable without a guide and/or bashing your skull against the TV.

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Only four years after Nintendo Switch Sports (and only two years after that game’s final update), the series returns with an upgrade/sequel: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. The latest entry in the series that began with Wii Sports is unquestionably more polished than its predecessor. But does Resort offer enough new stuff to warrant the price tag? Plus, Griffin dove into Final Fantasy Resonance and has the crystals to prove it!

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Ron Funches joins us for a double header! First, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is the first new side-scrolling Castlevania in over a decade. Is it worth the wait? And second: Ace Combat 8 is the most decadent entry in the long-running series. But is this an entry point for newcomers, or has the series locked on to hardcore plane nerds? Plus, the boys saw some documentaries!

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