Danny, Jeremy and Frank talk about perhaps the weirdest set of games we've ever talked about on this podcast. You can tell it's the week after Summer Game Fest.

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On this week's Crewcast, we recap some of our favourite games from this year's Summer Game Fest, including on-the-ground reporting from Frank Howley.

The California Game Dev Problem by Del Walker (this is the video Jeremy mentioned):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJUSTTUDl8

Frank on the Giant Bomb couch:
https://youtu.be/XPKk-cZ0g80?t=3658

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Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:19 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:04:00 - Frank Howley's Summer Game Fest

0:23:52 - gen Atlas

0:25:57 - Rhythm Heaven Groove

0:27:40 - Carcass Clad

0:31:15 - Signet City

0:33:36 - Bancho the Chef

0:34:57 - Kemuri

0:36:28 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition

0:37:27 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

0:39:22 - Silent Hill Townfall

0:43:57 - Oh My Doug!

0:45:20 - Neighborhoods

0:48:01 - God of War: Laufey

0:54:36 - Rayman Legends Retold

0:56:59 - TMNT - The Last Ronin

0:58:00 - Stage Tour

0:59:27 - Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

1:01:36 - Muramasa: Revenant Blades

1:02:21 - Vivarium

1:07:23 - Mighty Cuphead Adventure

1:14:25 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer

1:14:55 - Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a Witch)

1:15:43 - The Hearth and Harbour

1:16:27 - Mr. Records

1:17:07 - Bub

1:19:48 - Gears of War: E-Day, Control Resonant, MGS Collection Vol. 2, and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

1:21:19 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake

1:36:06 - Stellar Blade: Blood Rain

1:38:36 - Viva Piñata

1:46:55 - Q: How do you feel about AAA secretly using genAI?

1:58:46 - Q: What is the heart of an MMO? Story? Endgame?

2:02:46 - Q: What's the best way to preserve MP experiences?

2:07:01 - Q: What media do you find personally inspiring?

2:20:40 - Sign Off

On this week's Crewcast, Frank's latest obsession goes digital in Pinball FX, nocaps goes back to the (recent-ish) past with some Xbox 360 gaming, Jesse's finding love in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, and Jeremy checks out the latest from Tarsier Studios, Reanimal - PLUS, some thoughts on 007: First Light.

007: First Light:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3768760/007_First_Light/

Rayman Origins:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/207490/Rayman_Origins/

Rayman Legends Retold:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4084710/Rayman_Legends_Retold/

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493640/Banishers_Ghosts_of_New_Eden/

Reanimal:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2129530/REANIMAL/

Pinball FX:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328760/Pinball_FX/

The pinball Metroidvania Jeremy was trying to remember:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/Pinball_Spire/

Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:36 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:07:31 - 007: First Light

0:27:07 - nocaps' "Retro" Journey

0:37:21 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

0:52:10 - Reanimal

1:07:31 - Pinball FX

1:24:20 - Q: Is there an embarrassing gamer moment you regret?

1:30:24 - Q: Does the team have ambitions past /noclip?

1:44:20 - Q: Why were games so creepy in the 90s/early 2000s?

1:54:08 - Q: How do you get into the Yakuza series?

1:57:42 - Q: Do you have any book recommendations?

2:07:37 - Sign Off

On a jam-packed episode of the Crewcast, all 5 regular members join to discuss Paralives, Vampire Crawlers, Running Train, Mina the Hollower, Mixtape, Enter the Chronosphere, Carrot Kingdom, and more!

Paralives:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118520/Paralives/

RUNNING TRAIN:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4630570/RUNNING_TRAIN/

Vampire Crawlers:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/

Forza Horizon 6:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2483190/Forza_Horizon_6/

Enter the Chronosphere:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/Enter_the_Chronosphere/

Mina the Hollower:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/Mina_the_Hollower/

Making of Mina the Hollower:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WWGkVf3uU

Mixtape:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2582320/Mixtape/

Carrot Kingdom (PICO-8):
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156882

Carrot Kingdom (Atari 2600, not the same game at all):
https://carrotkingdom.net/download.html

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Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:37 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:12:21 - Paralives

0:33:03 - RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車！

0:42:12 - Vampire Crawlers

0:48:54 - Forza Horizon 6

0:51:41 - Enter the Chronosphere

0:59:52 - Mina the Hollower

1:09:17 - Mixtape

1:21:09 - Carrot Kingdom

1:26:43 - Q: Has anyone played Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden?

1:29:35 - Q: What games have you bought with 0 foreknowledge?

1:37:08 - Q: What are some niche games with dedicated audiences?

1:42:43 - Noclip Updates

On this week's Crewcast, Forza Horizon 6 is everything a Japanese car enthusiast could ask for, hand-crafted adventure game Phonopolis is a blast, and Jeremy goes down a fake PS1 lets play rabbit hole.

Check out the Petscop channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCZKQv0ZFHpeIUkOtNjtq4KA

Forza Horizon 6:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2483190/Forza_Horizon_6/

Demon Dust:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3080050/DEMON_DUST/

Panthalassa:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/Panthalassa/

Phonopolis:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/

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Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:35 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:03:09 - Forza Horizon 6

0:17:40 - Petscop

0:31:06 - Phonopolis

0:39:50 - Demon Dust + Panthalassa

0:41:27 - Guitar Hero: Metallica

0:58:41 - Q: What are your favourite games inspired by other media?

1:16:05 - Q: What would it take for you to leave Steam for another platform?

1:29:55 - Noclip Updates

1:31:40 - Sign off

On this week's Crewcast: past becomes present in Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, a demo for Grip XR zooms its way onto Steam, Polly's Puzzle Box shines with shades of Animal Well, and Jeremy shares some insights from our upcoming Star Wars Galaxies documentary!

Shoutout to hyrca for their Stardom x Samson branding:
https://bsky.app/profile/hyrca.bsky.social/post/3mlnzkqcgok2y

Polly's Puzzle Box:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3996490/Pollys_Puzzle_Box/

Grip XR:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4475750/GRIP_XR/

Samson:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3634520/Samson/

Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era/

Amberspire:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/

Romeo is a Dead Man:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3050900/ROMEO_IS_A_DEAD_MAN/

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2909400/FINAL_FANTASY_VII_REBIRTH/

Shenmue III Enhanced:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2909400/FINAL_FANTASY_VII_REBIRTH/

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Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:00 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:09:25 - Danny & Frank's Filming Trip

0:16:24 - Star Wars: Galaxies / History of MMOs Doc(s)

0:29:58 - Polly's Puzzle Box

0:39:30 - Grip XR

0:46:55 - Regional Foods

0:50:04 - Samson x Stardom Branding

0:53:44 - Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era

1:09:52 - Amberspire

1:13:27 - Romeo is a Dead Man

1:18:30 - Shenmue III Enhanced

1:24:45 - Q: Have you played Kentucky Route Zero?

1:28:18 - Q: Which game dev role would you intern as?

1:36:12 - Noclip Updates

On this week's Crewcast, we're joined by semi-regular guest Jenna Stoeber to discuss cozy horror cook-em-up Creature Kitchen, Frank's returning to hell in Diablo IV's new expansion, and we stretch our customer service creativity muscles in record store narrative sim Wax Heads.

Jenna Stoeber is on the internet:
https://bsky.app/profile/thejenna.bsky.social
https://www.twitch.tv/the_jenna
https://www.youtube.com/@the_jenna

Check out Jenna's video on LOVE ETERNAL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUlWuGRTlg

Wax Heads:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/

Creature Kitchen:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3097300/Creature_Kitchen/

Death Howl:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825880/Death_Howl/

Tethergeist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474430/TetherGeist/

Diablo IV:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2344520/Diablo_IV/

Kiln:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165990/Kiln/

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Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo
Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast
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Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:21 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:09:13 - Wax Heads

0:24:27 - Creature Kitchen

0:32:46 - Death Howl

0:35:20 - Tethergeist

0:42:22 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred

0:50:38 - Stray

0:59:31 - Pragmata

1:03:23 - GOTY 2026 Contenders

1:07:10 - Kiln

1:13:02 - Q: What indie game would you want in an arcade cabinet?

1:17:35 - Q: What was the last time a level made you say WTF?

1:22:51 - Noclip Updates

1:24:14 - Sign Off

On this week's Crewcast, the IGF award-winning Titanium Court has opened its curtains, Shapez 2 cuts its way out of Early Access, they let a rodent be a detective in Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and we ponder the most important question: who invented numbers?

The artist that Jeremy mentioned on itch.io that makes those crunchy pre-rendered visuals:
https://fedan-marian.itch.io/

Titanium Court:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/

Mouse: P.I. For Hire:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2416450/MOUSE_PI_For_Hire/

ARC Raiders:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders/

Shapez 2:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/shapez_2__Factory/

Windrose:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/Windrose/

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3751950/Assassins_Creed_Black_Flag_Resynced/

Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2914150/Yunyun_Syndrome_Rhythm_Psychosis/

PRAGMATA:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3357650/PRAGMATA/

LOVE ETERNAL:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/

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Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast

Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo
Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast
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Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video
Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip

Chapters:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:57 - Thanking our Patreon supporters!

0:06:17 - Titanium Court

0:21:05 - Mouse: P.I. For Hire

0:28:13 - ARC Raiders: Riven Tides Update

0:42:59 - Shapez 2 1.0

0:55:16 - Who invented numbers?

0:59:45 - Windrose

1:06:13 - Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Resynced

1:13:10 - Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis

1:17:54 - PRAGMATA

1:20:30 - Love Eternal

1:22:13 - Q: Any good underrated stealth games?

1:30:15 - Q: Do you overanalyze when playing for fun?

1:39:39 - Noclip Updates

1:45:56 - Sign Off