Episodes

  • Fire Emblem - the Binding Blade - Chapter 2

    Fire Emblem - the Binding Blade - Chapter 2
    Jul 25 2024
    In which our hero gains allies, saves a princess, and manages to have his first idiotic casualty.
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    42 mins
  • Fire Emblem - the Binding Blade - Chapter 1

    Fire Emblem - the Binding Blade - Chapter 1
    Jul 24 2024
    in which we introduce our dramatis personae and commence the tale. our heroic prince nearly pays dearly for his hubris. also someone in the back row can't stop talking over the fight scenes.
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    38 mins
  • Martial Masters

    Martial Masters
    Jul 24 2024

    it's a fun game 🤷‍♀️ felt like playing it so I played it.
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    23 mins
  • More Hogs of War to ease myself back in

    More Hogs of War to ease myself back in
    Jul 23 2024
    there's a whole bunch of me venting I must admit. it's a bit of a stressy time to be a Mike so if you're not into a northerner having a moan I understand completely.
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    33 mins
  • I play a bit of Battle Soccer then just use this podcast as an alternative to therapy

    I play a bit of Battle Soccer then just use this podcast as an alternative to therapy
    Jul 15 2024
    so there's ten minutes of me not understanding how to play a football game followed by me just nattering for ages.
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    46 mins
  • Pokémon Nuzlocke - 16 - everything dies

    Pokémon Nuzlocke - 16 - everything dies
    Jul 12 2024
    wowsers this one doesn't go to plan! might be a long time until episode 17 shows up 😅
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    30 mins
  • Escape the Dark Castle, Cat Lady, and general table top chat

    Escape the Dark Castle, Cat Lady, and general table top chat
    Jul 8 2024
    More hanging out with the person who agreed to have kids with me. We play some of Escape the Dark Castle, a game with sublime visual design that feels a bit like Darkest Dungeon, a bit like old pen & paper RPGs, and a bit like Fighting Fantasy. Gruesome and the blackest black. Cat Lady meanwhile is about collecting cats.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Lord of the Rings the Third taking Ages and ages

    Lord of the Rings the Third taking Ages and ages
    Jul 3 2024
    So listen to me trying to find time to play a game that didn't actually feel that rewarding to actually play. While absolutely knackered, and it turns out poorly too! Might as well leave a mini review based on the three or four missions I've played, for the types to read podcasts descriptions. From what I have seen this isn't exactly an incredibly deep experience, it's turn based tactics in a fairly no frills fashion. You get regular units based upon the scenario and can pick from a dizzying variety of commanders. There is a light upgrade system in a style more akin to a pc tactics game than an RPG. The visuals in battle scenes are actually pretty impressive with well animated renders of 3D models that may have been used in the PS2 and Xbox LOTR games of the time. The actual tactics screen/map is less easy to parse, with tree sprites and the like occasionally blocking the way. Whereas the absolute battiness of the main console version of this game has a huge charm with it's fanfic OC main characters and it's Final Fantasy X battle system, this feels like a lost PC game from 1997ish. The sort of thing that would appear as a demo on another game you inexplicably found at the pound shop (such as my copy of Rise and Rule of Ancient Empires, a naff Civ clone). I don't think I'll come back to it anytime soon.
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    43 mins