We have one last bit of survival horror content left for you on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the newest entry of the Silent Hill franchise: Silent Hill f! This title takes the psychological horror to 1960s Japan and evolves the series formula in bold new ways, but does it work? Find out now, and stay tuned for our upcoming two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei!

On the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, Ash and Beau are reviewing the 2002 remake of Resident Evil! This entry of the beloved survival horror series is considered by many to be the definitive way to experience the original story at the Spencer Mansion and a benchmark for video game remakes. So, reload your weapons, smoke some of that Green Herb with us as we talk about Resident Evil (2002), and stay tuned for our upcoming review of Silent Hill f and two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei later this month!

We hope you had a Happy Halloween, listeners! We celebrated the spooky holiday playing Capcom’s classic survival horror originally released on the Dreamcast in 2000—Resident Evil – Code: Veronica! Often overlooked, this entry is the last of the RE series conforming to the gameplay style of the original games. So, smoke some Green Herb with us for this year’s Halloween Special, and stay tuned for more spooky content very soon, including the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, as well as our review of Silent Hill f!

Halloween is almost upon us, and while we’re later to it than anticipated, Collateral Gaming’s spooky season has begun! Ash and Beau start with a Game Launch review of the new survival horror entry from Bloober Team, the developers of the Silent Hill 2 remake—Cronos: The New Dawn! But how is this new IP from the studio that surprised us just last October with their take on a beloved horror classic? Find out our spoiler-free thoughts now, and stay tuned for more horror content, including our next Game Launch review on Silent Hill f, our Halloween Special on Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, and more!

Just in time after Fallout Day, Part 2 of our Season Premiere on Fallout 4 is here! Joining us this time is returning guest Andrew Orozco, as we dive deeper into the story and other elements of Bethesda’s 2015 open world action RPG. So, journey along with us, and stay tuned for our spooky month content, including Game Launch episodes on Cronos: The New Dawn and Silent Hill ƒ, as well our Halloween Special on Resident Evil – Code Veronica!

On our Season Eight Premiere, Collateral Gaming is talking the 2015 acclaimed open world action RPG from Bethesda: Fallout 4! In Part 1, Megan and Ash are joined by special guest Leo a.k.a. Geek Scorpio from the Gaming Theater Podcast, for our first foray into the Fallout franchise. Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll deep-dive into the plot, characters, and lore of Fallout 4!

Blessed be the Shuten Order... On the latest Game Launch review, Ashley covers a new, if obscure release from Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka! Fresh off the heels of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Too Kyo Games is releasing yet another visual novel adventure experimenting with genre. This time, 5 different game genres are explored in separate routes, each focusing on a suspect of a murder mystery. The victim? The amnesiac protagonist themselves, the enigmatic Founder of a cult-like organization and theocratic city-state, temporarily revived to take part in a divine ritual! Caught your interest? Catch Ash’s spoiler-free thoughts on this recent release, and stay tuned for Collateral Gaming’s Anniversary Special Let’s Play on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and our Season Eight Premiere on Fallout 4!

On the long-awaited conclusion of our Season Finale, Dan joins us again for a very special Game Launch episode! Having covered Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World in Part 1, we review the console in depth in Part 2, as well as cover the myriad of first- and third-party releases since launch. From Nintendo’s own new releases (yes, even the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour), to remasters or enhanced ports exclusive to the platform, cross-platform titles optimized for Switch 2, the new Nintendo Classics library of GameCube games (plus Mario Paint on SNES), Switch 1 titles with free updates or otherwise improved on the new hardware, and even game demos, there was plenty for us to talk about and more, only a couple months after release! Thank you to all of our listeners, fellow podcasters, and content creators for a successful Season Seven of Collateral Gaming, and stay tuned for our Anniversary Special Let’s Play! of Four Swords, post-season content, and our Season Eight Premiere featuring Fallout 4!

On the latest Game Launch review, Ashley is covering Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. As a follow-up to 2019’s Death Stranding—which Collateral Gaming covered not long after its original PS4 release—this is truly a Hideo Game, which could only come from the mind of developer legend and GigaChad Hideo Kojima. Prep time is over; it’s time to set out and discuss the title that will compete with the likes of Expedition 33 for Game of the Year—no spoilers! Also, check out Part 1 of our Season Finale featuring Mario Kart World, and stay tuned for Part 2 covering the Nintendo Switch 2 console and lineup!

It took us longer than expected to get here, but Collateral Gaming is finally covering the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 on our Season Seven Finale! Dan Rockwood joins us for Part 1, as we review launch title Mario Kart World! Does the power of the new console show in the latest installment of Nintendo’s beloved kart racing series? Is this a game worth buying a new Switch 2 for? Find out now, and stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll review the console itself as well as various other launch titles, exclusives, and other games that have released on the platform since!

Collateral Gaming is back with another retro review—this time, the PS1 kenjutsu simulator fighting game released during SquareSoft’s golden era: Bushido Blade! Featuring realistic fighting mechanics and even incorporating the bushidō code into gameplay, this underrated title was truly ahead of its time. Find out more on our latest episode, and stay tuned for our Season Finale on Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2!

Title: Doom: The Dark Ages [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: id Software Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Designer: Hugo Martin (director) Platform: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Release date: May 15, 2015 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Stand and fight with us as Collateral Gaming covers Doom: The Dark Ages in yet another Game Launch review! We are hella late on it, but there's no way we couldn't talk about the newest Doom entry, having covered both the 1993 and 2016 eponymous titles, as well as Doom Eternal, earlier this season. id Software's latest installment of the classic horror FPS series takes Doomguy/Doom Slayer to a medieval setting, and experiments with the modern Doom formula, pushing the franchise in a bold new direction. Does it work? Ashley and Megan aim to answer that and more in our spoiler-free review. Be sure to catch our next numbered episode on Bushido Blade very soon, as well as our next Game Launch episode and two-part Season Finale on Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2! Collateral Gaming  is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. You can check out Megan on Twitch at MirrorsEffect! Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat by Quality_Online_Media from Pixabay. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Collateral Gaming is ripping and tearing through the Doom franchise on the latest Bonus Round! With the recent release of Doom: The Dark Ages, and having covered both the original Doom and its 2016 reboot earlier this season, we thought it was prudent to visit Doom Eternal. Join Ash for a review of the follow-up to Doom (2016) and stay tuned for our Game Launch review of The Dark Ages, followed by our next numbered episode on Bushido Blade!

On our second bad game review of the season, Ashley and Beau are exploring the atrocity that is Bubsy 3D on the PS1! This 3D platformer from developer Eidetic is infamous for its terrible controls, untextured environments, and offensive voice acting performances. In fact, what the fuck even is this? Find out now on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, and stay tuned for our next numbered episode on Bushido Blade, followed by our two-part Season Finale covering Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2 release, as well as more content in the weeks to come!

Once again running a bit late for a Game Launch review, but we’re making up for it by covering two titles that launched the same day recently: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy! Join Ash for a spoiler-free solo review of two phenomenal turn-based RPGs that released in 2025, including one that’s his current personal selection for Game of the Year.... Also, stay tuned for our upcoming numbered episode on Bubsy 3D, as well as our next Game Launch review: Doom: The Dark Ages! For those who come after...

The year 1997 has arrived... in 2025! Ash and Beau are back for another shitty game review, as we cover the infamous unlicensed shoot ’em up Hong Kong 97! While this hilarious shitpost of a game sold only 30 copies at its release, it earned a cult following on the Internet after being reviewed by the likes of the Angry Video Game Nerd and sits in the annals of gaming history today among the worst games ever made. But how bad is it truly? Find out now on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, stay tuned for our next bad game review on Bubsy 3D, and... please send us your floppy!

Collateral Gaming is back for yet another Game Launch review! Gamers and especially Bethesda fan are eating good right now with some hot new releases, not least of which is the Oblivion remaster that recently shadow-dropped—available day one on Game Pass! Friend and special guest Ian Wilson returns for a spoiler-free review of this modern port of The Elder Scrolls IV, which is sure to flood many of our listeners with childhood memories. And stay tuned; we have a lot more new releases to cover on Game Launch soon, such as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Doom: The Dark Ages, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mario Kart World, and the Nintendo Switch 2 console; as well as more episodes!

Coming in really late, but Collateral Gaming is finally covering Assassin’s Creed Shadows! Join Ashley in a solo episode with his spoiler-free thoughts on the franchise’s long-awaited trip to Feudal Japan. Was it worth the wait? Found out now, and stay tuned for our next Game Launch review—Oblivion Remastered, with special guest Ian Wilson—as well as more content, very soon!

Welcome back! In Part 2 of our Hogwarts Legacy review, we are joined by our good friend Dan Rockwood from Victims and Villains. Join Megan, Ash, and Dan as we discuss the story and characters of this title, dive deeper into gameplay and other details, and talk at length about our wishes and predictions for the sequel! If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our upcoming bad game reviews: Hong Kong ’97 and Bubsy 3D!

***J.K. Rowling is a TERF and a disappointingly terrible person, and while we at Collateral Gaming have enjoyed some of the fruits of her imagination during our lives, we do not agree with her transphobic worldview or condone her blatantly hateful expressions toward trans people. While not directly involved in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, we recognize that Rowling does stand to earn royalties from the game. Collateral Gaming also recognizes that trans identities are valid and remains in solidarity with our trans listeners. In a show of support of trans rights, services will be listed below for those impacted by transphobia.*** On the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, we are exploring Hogwarts Legacy! Join Megan and Ash in Part 1 as we discuss the general gameplay of this once highly anticipated—and still controversial—game set in the Wizarding World. How does it compare against the Harry Potter gaming entries of the past or open world action RPGs of today? Find out now, and stay tuned for Part 2 and more content very soon!