Mark wards spells in the cozy action RPG Silent Hope and Daniel spells words in the deck-builder Paperback Adventures. Plus Phantasy Star IV, the latest game announcements, demos and more.
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PS Vita repairs, Nintendo Online, CorgiSpace, Beastro, Pragmata, Orbitals, Video Game History Foundation, Phantasy Star IV, Silent Hope, Paperback Adventures, Battletech: Decision at Thunder Rift, Star Trek Next Generation
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Xcavator 2025
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We excavate the state of video game remasters as Daniel explores the experimental innovations of Final Fantasy 2 and Mark scans the relics of Metroid Prime. Plus revisiting Metaphor Refantazio, the history of JRPG’s and more.
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Eidos-Montreal layoffs, EA Saudi Arabia buyout, Sony AI art, Horses banned, Datalog Youtube Channel, Card Drives, Final Fantasy 2, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metaphor Refantazio, The Tainted Cup, Fight Magic Items
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Eidos-Montreal layoffs
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-embracer-owned-eidos-montr-al-lays-off-staff
EA Saudi Arabia buyout
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/saudi-arabia-will-own-93-4-percent-of-ea-after-buyout
Horses Banned
https://aftermath.site/horses-indie-game-banned-steam-epic-review-impressions-santa-ragione/
Datalog Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@thedatalog
Card Drives
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/card-drives
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Daniel banks bananas in retro platformer Donkey Kong Country and Mark banks monsters in Fantasian Neo Dimension. Plus Over/Under, Ambrosia Sky and more!
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SNES Nikes, Nvidia GeForce Now, Over/Under, Kobo Plus, Donkey Kong Country Trilogy, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Ambrosia Sky: Part One, Godzilla Minus One, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
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Links
SNES Nikes https://www.theverge.com/news/829880/gustavo-bonzanini-nike-air-max-90-sneaker-super-nintendo
30 Days of Bleed (in Over/Under)
https://www.rascal.news/thirty-days-of-bleed-over-under-mothership-larp/
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Daniel takes a magnifying glass to the miniature world of Mausritter; Mark scopes out a new mutation of tactics in Miasma Chronicles; Plus Alien RPG, Pokemon TCG, Tidal Blades and more.
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Black Friday sales, Mausritter, Alien TTRPG Evolved Edition, Pokemon TCG Battle Academy, Legend of Legacy, Tidal Blades: Rise of the Unfolders, Miasma Chronicles, Octopath Traveller 0 demo, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (novel), Blood in the Machine (novel)
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Mausritter Month
https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mausritter-month
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Daniel uncovers a new gem in indie mines with Diggergun; Mark blasts in the past with Metroid Zero Mission; Plus Steam devices, a roundup of word games and more.
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New Steam devices, Spell Smashers, Paperback, Illiterati, Corpse Party tetralogy cancelled, payment provider censorship, Diggergun, Metroid Zero Mission, A Memory Called Empire, Nana
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Links
Kickstarter Union Victory https://www.rascal.news/kickstarter-united-ends-six-week-strike-with-a-resounding-victory/
Illiterati Expansions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gapclosergames/illiterati-red-herrings-and-white-roses
Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack canceled
https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/corpse-party-tetralogy-pack-canceled-for-the-west
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We’re at the Cabin Factory, we’re at the Rune Factory, we’re at the combination Cabin/Rune Factory. Daniel observes a new trend in horror games, Mark wears many hats in Guardians of Azuma, plus playtesting at Protocon, Playstation Portal and more.
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ProtoCon, Playtesting, Square Enix Layoffs and AI QA, Playstation Portal, The Cabin Factory, Rune Factory : Guardians of Azuma, Columbo: Prescription Murder, Murder on the Marine Express
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We’re joined by Daniel Newman to talk about his work with New Mill Industries and experiences at the Tokyo Game Market. Then we descend into a discussion of Hades 2 to put our thoughts to rest.
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New Mill Industries, Tokyo Game Market, Gachapon, Hades 2, Junji Ito, Shigeru Mizuki, Chainsaw Man, Kamen Rider Zeztz, Pontypool
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New Mill Industries
https://www.newmillindustries.com/
Indie Game Night Market
https://www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
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Daniel spells out an afterlife sentence in Cryptmaster; Mark highlights several demos from the Steam Next Fest including Hand of Hexes, Glintland, and Whiskerwood; Plus Halo evolves a genetic redundancy, Star Trek finds a new final frontier of game design and more.
Topics Discussed
Anbernic RG DS, Miyoo Mini Flip, Ball X Pit, Welcome to Drowned Lake, Mothership Month, Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders, Phantasy Star 2, Night of the Baba Yaga, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection
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Links
Gone to Gaia
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/rose-gauntlet-entertainment/gone-to-gaia
Hand of Hexes Demo
Glintland Demo
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3682990/Glintland_Demo/
Whiskerwood Demo
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489330/Whiskerwood/
Vancouver Art Gallery Current Exhibitions
https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/current-exhibitions/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3667900/Hand_of_Hexes_Demo/
Daniel rides the waves of tactical cleverness in Tidal Blades 2; Mark continues our JRPG retrospective with Phantasy Star 2. Plus Ball X Pit, new retro game devices and more.
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Anbernic RG DS, Miyoo Mini Flip, Ball X Pit, Welcome to Drowned Lake, Mothership Month, Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders, Phantasy Star 2, Night of the Baba Yaga, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection
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Links
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake by Ludic Lemur — Kickstarter
Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen
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This Thanksgiving, we’re laying out a spread of Trick Takers, discussing the genre, our favourites, and where the best place to start is. We also revisit our thoughts on video game remakes and remasters, their intentions and values.
Topics Discussed
Video Game Remakes as Preservation, Trick Taking Games, Chronicle, Rebel Princess, Skull King, Gachapon Trick, Cat in the Box, The Crew, Sail, Vamp on the Batwalk, Nine Lives, Dead Like Me, Monstress
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Links
The original System Shock 2 is being removed from sale later this week | PC Gamer
Preorder New Mill Trick Takers
https://www.newmillindustries.com/
Dan Thurot reviews New Mill Trick Takers
https://spacebiff.com/2025/10/01/halloween-tricks/
Dealer’s Tarot
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/level99games/the-dealers-tarot
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We’re joined by return guest Alex McKenzie of Meeple and the Moose to discuss Final Fantasy, both the debut game and the series’ legacy. We talk remakes and reinterpretations, monsters and manuals
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The Game Makers, Xbox Game Pass changes, Phantasy Star TTRPG, Final Fantasy, The September House
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The Game Makers
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Alex’s Final Fantasy Challenge
https://meepleandthemoose.com/2025/04/23/final-fantasy-challenge/
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We’re joined by Denis Ryan to discuss what sprouted our interest at the Vancouver Game Garden, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes. We talk indie games, idle games, peggle games, picross games and more.
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Castle Crashers, Rusty’s Retirement, Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall, Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Wood, Vancouver Game Garden, Greenheart Necromancer, Anothereal, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, That time I ROLLED into a SLIME!, Ambrosia Sky, Fowl Damage, Monster Loves You!, Witchpop, Generation Exile, Fish Game, Gridhack, Make 10, The Space Between Us (novel), Edge of the Knife (film), The Witcher Ronin (comic).
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Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contentiongames/sts-downfall
Greenhearth Necromancer
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/Greenhearth_Necromancer/
Anothereal
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2895500/ANOTHEREAL/
That Time I ROLLED Into A SLIME!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3999680/That_Time_I_ROLLED_Into_A_SLIME/
Ambrosia Sky
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/Ambrosia_Sky/
Witchpop
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3248200/Witchpop/
Generation Exile
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/Generation_Exile/
Gridhack
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3053870/GRIDHACK/
Make 10
https://pancelor.itch.io/make-ten
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This week we’re joined by Tim from Board Game Hot Takes podcast to run through a flood of opinions on the board game Barrage. We discuss the challenges of first impressions, delayed gratification and dynamic drainage. Plus Etherstone and more.
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Etherstone, overcoming first impressions, Barrage, Peacemaker, Dispatch, Leviathan
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Board Game Hot Takes
https://boardgamehottakes.com/
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Mark shows the ace up his sleeve with the deceptive narrative game Card Shark; Daniel binds his thoughts on Silksong and the value of difficulty; Plus Vancouvers’ Full Indie Summit, adventures in Linux and more!
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Virtual Boy on Nintendo Online, Full Indie Summit (Project Haste, Meowmentum, Hatch & Craft: Prehistoric Paradise, Hands of Hell), Linux tinkering, Card Shark, Silksong, Astro Boy, V for Vendetta
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Hands of Hell demo
https://wingedhelmstudios.itch.io/hands-of-hell
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https://www.youtube.com/@fullindie
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Mark jogs his memory with card game nana; Daniel screams with no one to hear in Alien: Isolation; Plus retro game devices, the state of game criticism and more!
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Vancouver Public Library book sale, retro game devices, the state of games criticism, nana/Trio, Alien: Isolation, Isao Tomita’s The Planets, Frozen the Musical
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Links
“Silksong Hastens the Death of the Critic” by Grace Benfell
https://www.endlessmode.com/article/silksong-hastens-the-death-of-the-critic
Response “Games Criticism is Dead; Long Live Games Criticism” by Kaile Hultner
https://noescapevg.com/games-criticism-is-dead-long-live-games-criticism/
Endless Mode
https://www.endlessmode.com/video-games/hi/endless-mode-its-the-new-thing
Rogue
https://www.rogue.site/news/welcome-to-rogue/
Post Games Podcast
https://shows.acast.com/post-games
Boardgame Cafe Saio Aftertalk Podcast (Japanese) https://cafesaio.com/archives/category/podcast
TechDweeb (Retro Handheld Youtube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/techdweeb
Russ's Retro Game Corps (Retro Handheld Youtube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/@RetroGameCorps
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Daniel sizes up the focused tactical campaign of Mass Effect the Board Game: Priority Hagalaz; Mark digs up a cult classic with Japanese card game Harvest; Plus Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mooki Island, Cypher TTRPG and more.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mooki Island, Cypher, Mass Effect the Board Game: Priority Hagalaz, Harvest, Kaguya Sama: Love is War (manga), Ginseng Roots (Graphic Novel)
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Side Story podcast
New Edition of Cypher
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/monte-cook-games/cypher-system-faster-easier-and-even-better
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This week, Daniel embraces the joy of touching alien goo in video game Returnal and Mark reads through the dexterously slim new TTRPG Nimble. Plus Silk-posting, gaming vs gambling, friction vs escapism, D&D compatibility and more.
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Silksong release date, Addiction by Design, Returnal, Nimble, Alien Earth, Steel of the Celestial Shadows
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Vancouver Game Garden
Game Studies Study Buddies - Addiction by Design
https://rangedtouch.com/2022/01/31/43-schull-addiction-by-design/
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Daniel squares up the Wilmot trilogy of games and how they bring order to chaos. Mark explores the challenges of digital noise in Clank! Digital. Plus Die The Roleplaying Game, 3DS hacks and more!
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Die The Roleplaying Game, hacking/emulating dual screen consoles, Wilmots Warehouse (video game and board game), Wilmot Works it Out, Clank! Digital, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (novel), Rental Person Who Does Nothing (memoir)
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We’re back in the hotseat and sizzling up some summer treats. Daniel grills fresh takes on Nintendo Switch 2’s debut with Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza while Mark cools off with the refreshing retro charm of Breath of Fire. We also discuss some recent controversy around representation in games and the broader role of cultural consultancy.
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CGE apology re: Harry Potter Codenames, Devir apology re: Ace of Spades, ‘Ghibli inspired’ games, Breath of Fire, Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Donkey Kong Country, Gokurakugai (manga), Legend (1985 film)
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CGE statement
https://www.wargamer.com/codenames/harry-potter-charity
Ace of Spades recall
Tabletop Game Designers Association
‘Why "Ghibli-ness" is not an excuse for Orientalist appropriation of Japanese culture’
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We're back from summer vacation, and we have stories to tell. Daniel recounts his experiences in Australia, even attending a con, while Mark visits Japan mostly for retro game hunting with a little (Nintendo) museum going in the mix.
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The Danes, Thunder Road: Vendetta campaign, Unmatched Hellboy, Sword World English translation, Let’s Go! To France, BDS Microsoft boycott, CGE boycott, visiting Japan, visiting Sydney, hunting for retro games, Play Con, Ahoy, Harvest, Hot Streak, Nana, Goro Majima body pillows, Nintendo Museum, playtesting, Tokyo Vice (book), The Spire (comic)
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So, How’s The BDS Xbox Boycott Going?
https://www.endlessmode.com/article/so-hows-the-bds-xbox-boycott-going
CGE boycott
https://www.rascal.news/saying-nothing-is-free/
Akihabara: Death and Rebirth
https://youtu.be/o4y_j329Y_Y?si=0Ncovyy7LSUSPGFc
ProtoCON BC
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