Before we get into any of the episode description, remember to cancel your Disney+ subscription and do not see any Disney movies in the theatre to comply with the BDS movement. Now more than ever we need solidarity with Palestinian liberation.

I (Faden) as a producer have failed in my due diligence and did not bring it up during our STAR WARS episode.

Free Palestine and we oppose any imperial action against Iran, which we do bring up in our episode.

Now the episode description.

Faden Cross (they/them), Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Max (he/him), Uncle (he/him) and special guest Red Alert (he/him) talk Star Wars as is tradition on club flashpoint. This year we get into the very post 9/11 Republic Commandos. This was a trip down memory lane for some of us and an introduction to a fairly straightforward tactical FPS.

Next month’s game: Still Wakes the Deep

Other games discussed:

Picayune Dreams

Elden Ring Nightreign

Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth

Star Wars Galaxies

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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We are back with all 4 host: Faden Cross (they/them), Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Max (he/him), and Uncle (he/him) to talk about a pretty decent DS game (that we didn’t play on the DS) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. While I may consider this to be the weakest of the games we played this year, we have a great time talking about it. We also talked about the use of “DS” in the title of DS games and I personally had a lot of fun. Since we record remotely we get distracted by Wikipedia and articles as podcasts tend to do.

Next month’s game: Star Wars Republic Commando

Other games discussed:

Skies of Arcadia

Monster Hunter Wilds

Bloodborne

Death Must Die

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Note: Dale’s microphone had an audio issue so after the 01:43:00 mark his voice will sound different since I had to amplify his voice from other microphones. No clue why that happened.

It's the 4th month of the year and we have all 4 hosts of Club Flashpoint! At this point Max (he/him) is fully subsumed by the podcast and we are glad to have him. So this episode marks the first full cast episode of Faden (they/them), Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Uncle (he/him), and Max! What fun. We also had a ton of fun discussing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, a wild puzzle game that made every one of us overthink literally every solution. I had a real fun time recording this. We all have different levels of compilation with this game and I (Faden) beat it so don’t worry.

Month’s Game: Ghost Trick Phantom Detective

Other Games discussed:

Fate Stay Night

Hydroneer

Monster Hunter Wilds

Red Dead Redemption 2

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Disco Elysium: Mom Shaped Shadow, Caves of What Qud Be

He has returned. Dale Flashpoint (he/him) is back from a hiatus to talk about Disco Elysium with Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him). Max (he/him) could not join due to illness unfortunately but be sure to listen until the end of episode to hear his thoughts. Listen to Faden fail to pronounce any French sounding word, Uncle playing a very successful cop, and Dale finally overcome a year old struggle.

Month’s Game: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Other Games discussed:

Caves of Qud

Hades

Wavetale

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by one of our favorite guests Max (he/him) to discuss a wonderful game about bodies, community, and Sci-fi mobsters. They discuss the mechanical changes from Citizen Sleeper 1 to 2 while also getting into the wonderful cast of characters. It's another winner folks.

Next Month’s Game: Disco Elysium

Games discussed:

Total War: Warhammer III

Monster Hunter Wilds Beta

1000xResist

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by two time guests Bean Sprout (she/her) and Max (he/him) to talk about 2024’s claymation adventure game Judero. Which, spoilers, we all greatly enjoyed. We break down the themes and the value of playing a game where you are forced to acknowledge that human hands made it.

Next Month’s Game: Citizen Sleeper 2

Games discussed:

Total War: Warhammer III

The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria

Unpacking

Later Alligator

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Faden Cross (they/them) and Uncle (he/him) are joined by a whole host of guests! Bean Sprout (she/her), Jake McAskill (he/him), Max (he/him), and Red Alert/Red (He/him) join to chat stats, the Force, bugs, and much more in our biggest episode yet! This was a much needed end of the year especially as Dale is on sabbatical (but also send congrats to Dale about getting a role).

Next Month’s Game: Judero

Games discussed:

God of War (2018)

Pathologic

Pass the Pig

Vampire Survivor

Slay the Spire

Star Trek Gotcha

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

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Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Notes: Vetted family members who need assistance in Gaza

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Dale Flashpoint (he/him), Faden Cross (the/them), and Uncle (he/him) transcend their own flesh to worship the Ominissah with the Noosphere or something. They orbit some sort of Tombworld to stop it from waking up. Honestly, I shouldn’t be doing the write up because I don’t know anything about Warhammer. Thankfully Uncle and Dale are experts.

Next Month’s Game: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II

Games discussed:

Death Stranding

Samurai Showdown 2019

Pokemon TCG 2: The Invasion of Team GR

Theme song by Dale Flashpoint

Produced by Faden Cross

Follow Faden Cross on Bluesky @faden-cross.bsky.social. You can send Faden questions there too.

Follow Dale Flashpoint on Twitter @FlashpointNT

Notes:

Vetted family members who need assistance in Gaza

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YGgkXoyam7tnbXb-vqWsHFs3Puyf_xYeXY2dPrZQY1M/edit?usp=sharing