Frosty Canucks Podcast

Boner culture. This week we spend some time chastising the folks  who use boner culture without a hint of irony, while also delving into  the Nintendo Direct, the eShop shutdown, and some truly bizarre quotes  from Platinum Games' recent interviews. Alongside that we spend some  time talking about Jason's time playing It Takes Two with his wife and  Steve delves into Trails of Fire, a new card game he's been playing. If  that sounds fun then strap in for another episode of Frosty Canucks. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Aloy's Beard "Controversy" 0:05:52 - Nintendo Direct February 2022 0:28:22 - Nintendo eShop Shutting Down 0:35:20 - Platinum Games - Live Service Games Focus and Please Buy us Big Publishers Games We've Been Playing 0:40:35 - It Takes Two (Spoilers) 0:54:59 - Trials of Fire 1:12:32 - Outro

Well...uh...didn't see that one coming. Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Sony dropped news last week that they'd acquired Bungie and had several more acquisitions on the way. As such, we took to talking about what this means in the wider scope of Sony's future efforts and speculate on their direction moving forward. After that we talk a bit about Legends: Arceus, Monster Hunter Rise, and Persona 5 Royal, though be wary of spoilerinos with that last one. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Sony Acquiring Bungie 0:21:10 - Nintendo News and Pokémon Legends: Arceus Thoughts Games We've Been Playing 0:36:09 - Room to Grow  0:44:44 - Persona 5 Royal (Spoilers) 1:04:22 - Monster Hunter Rise 1:35:56 - Outro

Monster Hunter Rise BABY! This week we discuss Tifa's brief invasion of the Italian senate, alongside Microsoft acquiring Activision. At the rate they're going, Microsoft is going to buy the whole industry and then everything will be an Xbox Console Exclusive. Also we answer a viewer question: how critical can you be of a game you've not played? Give us a listen to find out. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Tifa's Surprise Italian Senate Visit 0:04:30 - Microsoft Acquiring Activision/Blizzard 0:33:00 - Can You Call a Game Bad if You Haven't Played it? Games We've Been Playing 0:46:35 - Persona 5 Strikers (Spoilers) 0:57:57 - Dark Souls Remastered 1:17:37 - Monster Hunter Rise 1:46:43 - Outro

You died. By some miracle, Steve played not one, but two different games he enjoyed. There's a lot of Dark Souls and Breath of the Wild talk, though not all of it's positive. We also took some time to bash NFTs (as you do) and briefly delve into PSVR2. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - NFTs and Metaverse 0:13:02 - PlayStation VR2 Games We've Been Playing 0:19:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 0:52:45 - Ghost of Tsushima 1:12:31 - Death's Door 1:20:08 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 1:31:20 - Dark Souls Remastered 1:56:05 - Outro

Yo, fuck 2021. Amirite?   It's the end of the year, so we're doing a recap of our favourite games played. Steve has a handful of top tier 2021 games, while Jason covers a variety of games from the past several years. Can you guess what made our top cut?  In addition, thank you all for listening to our podcast throughout 2021. It's certainly been a wild year. We hope to see you in 2022! As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Was 2021 worse than 2020? 0:06:29 Deus Ex Mankind Divided Games of the Year 2021 Edition 0:11:04 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 0:18:22 - It Takes Two 0:25:05 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 0:29:40 - HuniePop 2: Double Date 0:34:55 - Interlude to GOTY 0:35:51 - CrossCode 0:43:40 - Guilty Gear Strive 0:52:05 - BioShock Remastered (Spoilers) 1:02:34 - Wildermyth 1:13:33 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana 1:19:26 - Closing Remarks 1:28:18 - Outro

God damn it, Discord This week Steve completely loses his shit because Discord was giving him a hard time and we also cover games we're looking forward to in 2022! Also, there's something in there about Ubisoft and some nasty little NFTs. Game wise, we've got more Ys VIII, along with Disgaea 2, and Dreamscaper. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Angry White Man Fights Discord 0:02:02 - Game Awards Interlude 1 0:03:21 - 2022 Games to Look Forward to 0:30:43 - Uncharted 4 Spoilers 0:32:38 - Ubisoft's NFTs Heavily Disliked 0:38:12 - Game Awards Interlude 2 Games We've Been Playing 0:41:45 - Guilty Gear Strive 0:45:18 - Real Estate Game? 0:50:55 - Disgaea 2 0:56:23 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana 1:06:26 - Dreamscaper 1:32:57 - Outro

What a week. This week we decided to tackle the dumpster fire that was the GTA  trilogy remaster and the disastrous launches of everyone's favourite annual military shooters. In that vein, Jason and Steve delve into if 60  dollar shooters are still viable and we briefly touch on The Game  Awards. As far as games go there's Ys VIII, Miles Morales, and Stardew Valley.  Oh, also Steve highjacked the podcast again to talk about Guilty Gear  Strive for another ten minutes. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach  out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - GTA Not So Definitive Edition 0:12:46 - Battlefield and Call of Duty 0:20:07 - Are premium 60 dollar shooters dead? 0:33:01 - The Game Awards 2021 Games We've Been Playing 0:36:29 - Guilty Gear Strive 0:44:05 - Stardew Valley 0:55:14 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 1:13:07 - Disgaea 2 1:28:48 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana 1:39:28 - Outro

Identify yourselves! WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!? It's another flaming dump truck of an episode as Jason and Steve talk about Skyrim: the game that will not die and Marvel's Avengers. Unfortunately, the Avengers video game is about as exciting as watching paint dry, so Steve goes on a mountain of side tangents which Jason has conveniently shaved down into a hilarious bite sized chunk for your listening pleasure. Along the way we also talk about Monster Hunter Rise after playing the PC demo, Pokémon Emerald, and Hades. Nothing but quality content. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - YouTube Dislikes 0:05:16 - Skyrim Anniversary Edition 0:15:18 - Marvel's Avengers and The Great Side Tangents Games We've Been Playing 0:33:37 - Monster Hunter Rise PC Demo 0:45:10 - Monster Hunter World  0:52:08 - Pokémon Emerald 1:09:02 - Hades 1:24:45 - Stardew Valley 1:38:21 - Outro

Not a week goes by where Nintendo doesn't screw up something internet related. After our previous episode we received a viewer question asking for further elaboration on our thoughts regarding China's latest gaming related laws. Only time will tell how correct our predictions end up being, but it was certainly an interesting topic to explore. That aside, we also briefly dip into the disaster that is the Nintendo Online Expansion pass before going into the games we've been playing which include Back 4 Blood, Dusk Diver, Lost Judgment, and, of course, Monster Hunter World. Though it may surprise you to know that Steve isn't the one who brought up Monster Hunter this time. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 0:06:37 - Is China's crackdown on video games a blessing for western gamers? 0:19:47  - Nintendo Online Expansion Pass Games We've Been Playing 0:27:11 - Guilty Gear Strive  0:37:37 - Back 4 Blood 0:53:59 - Lost Judgment 1:03:23 - The Riftbreaker 1:16:38 - Dusk Diver 1:21:48 - Stardew Valley 1:33:05 - Monster Hunter World 1:40:51 - Outro

Finally the China episode! As Steve said several episodes ago we've finally covered China's war on gaming as it pertains to their youth and what kind of long standing ramifications it may have for China being a growth market for much of the gaming industry. We also cover what makes rogue-likes good and moments in games that made us well up. Warning there is a boat load of spoilers for Valkyria Chronicles in that section, which we do call-out verbally so stay mindful of that if you want to play the game at some point. And what would the Frosty Canucks be if we didn't cover the games we've been playing? Well Steve spent almost all his gaming time playing Strive, but didn't want to bore everyone so we're a bit light this week with Jason carrying the load as we delve into Pokémon Unite, Lost Judgement, and The Surge 2. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - What makes a good roguelike good? 0:10:47 - What games caused a really emotional response? (Valkyria Chronicles and Yakuza Spoilers) 0:21:12 - Destiny removing paid expansion content 0:29:42 - China's ban on video gaming 0:39:06 - FIFA and EA's contract renegotiation Games We've Been Playing 0:43:17 - Game Pass 1 dollar deal twice 0:47:14 - Lost Judgment (Spoilers) 1:09:15 - Pokémon Unite  1:29:45 - The Surge 2 1:33:33 - Outro

Smash players are the worst. Amirite? It's a Nintendo episode which we're contractually obligated to do (not really) because Nintendo held a big Direct in September. To help with our limited Nintendo exposure regular hosts Jason and Steve brought along Ian of Adventure Rules. We delve head first into all of the Direct goodness and dissect what we feel are the best and not best announcements shown. We also spend a bit of time chatting about Boyfriend Dungeon (with spoilers), Bloodstained, Pioneers of Olive Town, and Streets of Rogue. Big shout-out to Ian for hopping on the mics this week with us. You can find his stuff here: Blog: https://adventurerules.blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/adventure_rules Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/adventurerules As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Special Guest Ian From Adventure Rules 0:01:46 - Nintendo Direct September 2021 Games We've Been Playing 1:13:34 - Boyfriend Dungeon (Spoilers) 1:32:22 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 1:40:57 - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town 2:01:17 - Streets of Rogue 2:11:10 - Outro

I can't believe we made it a year. This week marks the one year anniversary of the Frosty Canucks podcast. Jason and Steve spend the majority of it answering a variety of user questions we collected from throughout twitter which relate to gaming and non-gaming related questions. As always we close out with the games we've been playing which are chock full of spoilers. Be mindful of the timestamps if you'd like to avoid spoilers for Oxenfree or either BioShock game. There is also a brief rant about Psychonauts 2. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPNZ7eIZ3oMH2gZRfeQsiQ Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Chives and YouTube Announcement 0:02:40 - Deathloop Review Bombing 0:11:25 - Anniversary Viewer Questions Games We've Been Playing 0:45:47 - Oxenfree (Spoilers) 0:53:28 - BioShock Remastered (Spoilers) 1:01:24 - River City Girls 1:01:38 - Psychonauts 2 Rant 1:04:53 - Back to River City Girls 1:11:41 - BioShock 2 Remastered (Spoilers) 1:17:58 - Guilty Gear Strive  1:28:19 - Overcooked! All You Can Eat 1:37:02 - Outro

They just dropped off the shipment! Update the website! This week Jason and Steve celebrate Jason's acquisition of a PS5 by debunking the PS5 cartel and also discuss the effectiveness of boycotts. Spoilers - we don't think they're terribly effective. We then dive into what we've been playing which includes BioShock Infinite, Bugsnax, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and far too much Guilty Gear Strive. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Jason Claimed an Elusive PS5 0:12:29 - Do Boycotts Work? Games We've Been Playing 0:35:35 - BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition 0:47:02 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 1:01:19 - Astro's Playroom 1:08:46 - Guilty Gear Strive  1:26:01 - Bugsnax (Spoilers) 1:35:49 - Wildermyth 1:44:46 - Outro

Fucking Geese. This week Jason and Steve spend some time looking at Sony's obsession with re-releasing older titles as well as how MLB The Show did releasing day and date with Game Pass. We also talk Herds, Pokémon, and two horrible disasters. You'll have to listen to find out which games we didn't enjoy. As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us. Thanks for listening and stay frosty! Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - A Mini Canadian Update 0:06:25 - Sony's Re-release Fetish 0:29:09 - Aftermath of MLB The Show being on Game Pass Games We've Been Playing 0:38:39 - Them's Fightin' Herds 0:49:05  - Beyond Eyes  0:54:30 - Agent A: A puzzle in disguise 1:01:58 - Untitled Goose Game 1:09:17 - Disc Room  1:13:55 - Pokemon White Version 2 1:19:24 - Sundered  1:30:00 - A Knight's Quest 1:41:15 - Outro

What would you attribute to Sony's success over the last several years? This week Jason and Steve cover the impact that third party exclusivity deals had on Sony's success with the PlayStation 4. There's a lot to unpack there so that takes the bulk of the episode before we transition over into the games we've been playing. Some of notable entries this week include Gorogoa which we both played, Resident Evil 7 which we played together, and Ni no Kuni II. If you’d like to ask us a question or suggest a topic please reach out to us. As always, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Blizzard Lawsuit 0:03:30 - How Important Third Party Support was for PlayStation 0:25:52 - Steam Deck 0:40:24 - A Brief Meme Intermission Games We've Been Playing 0:42:28 - Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom 0:51:01 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Spoilers) 1:01:40 - Resident Evil 5 1:10:07 - Sir Lovelot 1:14:49 - Pokemon White 1:26:13 - Enter the Gungeon 1:28:53 - Gorogoa (Spoilers) 1:36:10 - Outro

Nintendo never change. This week Jason and Frosti cover the recently announced Nintendo Switch OLED model, Assassin's Creed becoming a live-service title, and go over our top 5 games thus far in 2021. Then we delve into what games we've been playing which include Jason's foray into Dark Souls III and Mafia II, while Frosti, coincidentally, spends time talking about 2 of the games from his top 5 list. If you’d like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. As always, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Nintendo Switch OLED Edition 0:08:42 - Assassin's Creed Infinity: A Live Service Platform 0:19:55 - Top 5 of the First Half of 2021 Games We've Been Playing 0:46:49 - Dark Deity 1:01:54 - Dark Souls III 1:12:33 - Enter The Gungeon 1:23:04 - Mafia II: Definitive Edition 1:29:31 - Deep Rock Galactic 1:39:35 - Outro

Well E3 certainly happened this year. This week, Jay and Frosti do a wrap up on E3 much to Frosti's dismay. We go through most of our favourite announcements and rip on Nintendo because of course we did. After that we dive into the games we've been playing which includes the classic Gale of Darkness alongside CrossCode, Mini Metro, and Griftlands. If you’d like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. As always, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - E3 Microsoft/Bethesda 0:05:43 - E3 Nintendo 0:27:00 - E3 Square Enix + IP Address Bug in Avengers 0:33:19 - E3 The Rest Games We've Been Playing 0:46:29 - The Demo Reel 0:54:08 - Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness 1:02:45 - Griftlands 1:13:28 - CrossCode 1:21:08 - Mini Metro 1:27:39 - Mafia: Definitive Edition 1:40:19 - Outro

Crunch? Get that shit outta here! This week on Frosty Canucks Jason and Frosti dive into crunch with the recent announcement that Insomniac developed Ratchet and Clank with no crunch. We've got some insider anecdotes that you'll want to hear. As well as that we talk about the strangely controversial announcement that Battlefield 2042 will only feature multiplayer. Following that it's the games we've been playing with a heavy focus on Jason's recent time playing Resident Evil 4 and Frosti's continued foray into Them's Fightin' Herds. If you’d like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. As always, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Personal News 0:03:49 - Crunch - Not at Insomniac 0:22:57 - Battlefield 2042 Discussion About Multiplayer Only 0:40:31 - A Chive's Intermission Games We've Been Playing 0:41:42 - The Variety Hour (that's not an hour) 0:54:59 - Monster Train 1:01:28 - Resident Evil 4 1:13:09 - Them's Fightin' Herds 1:27:08 - LEGO City Undercover 1:32:33 - Overboard!  1:39:21 - Outro

Get your Doritos and Mountain Dew ready, gamers, cause it's once again E3! No but seriously, fuck E3. This week on the Frosty Canucks Jason and Frosti talk about news that has come out ahead of E3, but is still related to it. There will inevitably be a lot of game related announcements in the coming weeks so it's good some companies started early. On top of that we talk smack about Sony (again) and spend time talking about the games we've been playing. Entries this week include It Takes Two, Manifold Garden, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and Cat Quest 2. If you’d like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. As always, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - The Chives Update 0:04:30 - Pre E3 News 0:31:03 - Sony Games We've Been Playing 0:38:40 - It Takes Two (Spoilers) 0:50:36 - Cat Quest 2 0:55:45 - Cozy Grove 1:03:01 - Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (Spoilers) 1:14:12 - Monster Train 1:23:59 - Slime Rancher 1:33:36 - Manifold Garden 1:39:16 - Outro

We are once again asking for your full attention. This week on Frosty Canucks Jason and Frosti discuss the recent announcement that Yakuza will remain a turn based RPG. While we were disappointed, we took the opportunity to discuss some of the changes we'd make to spice up the combat. In addition, there is talk of Ubisoft pivoting into free-to-play games and we take a deep dive into why licensed games are usually terrible. And as per normal we go back and forth on what we've been playing. More Dark Souls, Caligula Effect, and Herds but this time they're joined by Celeste, Dishonored and more. If you have any questions or topic suggestions you'd like to submit hit us up on any of our social channels. As always, thanks for listening and stay Frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Yakuza's Focus on Turned Based RPG Disappoints Us 0:17:55 - Ubisoft Changing Focus on Free to Play over Yearly AAA Releases 0:28:30 - Why Do Most Licensed Based Games Suck? Games We've Been Playing 0:42:44 - Dishonored 2 0:54:19 - The Caligula Effect 1:00:14 - Mirror's Edge  1:09:28 - Celeste 1:18:39 - Them's Fightin' Herds 1:29:41 - Dark Souls Remastered 1:36:36 - Cozy Grove 1:40:13 - Outro

Spreadsheets! This week we didn't have as much to talk about so Frosti spent almost 10 minutes breaking down Sony's earnings over 2020. Then it's games, games, games. We got Caligula Effect, Monster Hunter, Dark Souls, Disgaea, Titanfall, and even a Turnip Boy. No frills this week - just games. As always if you'd like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - E3 is happening digitally this year 0:04:30 - Sony's Earning Breakdown  0:13:43 - EA document about pushing microtransactions leaked and shocks no one 0:23:35 - Any games you would have the setting changed? Games We've Been Playing 0:38:40 - The Caligula Effect 0:43:35 - Monster Hunter World (Jason, not Frosti suprisingly) 0:55:17 - Dark Souls Remastered 1:04:11 - Disgaea 1:09:24 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion 1:13:03 - Lenna's Inception 1:15:48 - A Short Hike 1:17:56 - Titanfall 2 1:30:23 - Cozy Grove 1:36:56 - Outro

The government total sucks! This episode we've had no short supply of interesting topics to go through be it the launch woes of Outriders, Epic Games buying their market share, and Sony's decision to pivot into focusing on their blockbuster titles. Along the way we also talk about how game systems help to create stories in games that are otherwise not known for their story telling potential and delve into the games we've been playing. As a warning there are a fair few Firewatch spoilers this week, but otherwise topics of Disgaea, Ori, and Utawarerumono are abound among others. As always if you'd like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Ontario COVID Update 0:03:03 - Outriders and the Inventory Glitch 0:12:38 - Epic Games Losing Money 0:26:26 - Sony's Obsession with Blockbuster hits 0:37:08 - Immersion and Individualized Stories Told Through Game Systems Games We've Been Playing 0:50:56 - Firewatch (Spoilers) 0:59:08 - Luigi's Mansion 3 1:03:41 - Disgaea 1:14:39 - Suicide Guy 1:18:35 - Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception/Mask of Truth (Spoilers) 1:29:00 - Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition (Spoilers) 1:38:29 - Outro

Big Chungus. No really...Big Chungus. This week on Frosty Canucks we spend quite a bit of time talking about the closure of the old Sony digital storefronts and about the exclusivity that has plagued the SMT series for its entire history. There is also some chatter about April fools jokes and Cyberpunk's latest patch. As always we wrap on the games we've been playing and OH GOD Frosti is playing a new fighting game. As always if you'd like to reach out with questions you can contact us through our social channels. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - April Fools and Big Chungus in a Mobile Game 0:08:26 - Sony Closing PS3/PS Vita/PSP Digital Storefront 0:26:52 - CD Project Red and Cyberpunk Patch 1.2 0:33:38 - Is the Shin Megami Tensei Console Cold War Over? Games We've Been Playing 0:47:29 - Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0:57:49 - Onimusha: Warlords 1:00:36 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 1:05:39 - Hitman 2 1:18:35 - Mail Mole (not Male Mole) 1:21:06 - Them's Fightin' Herds 1:37:33 - Outro

Fuck Rogers. Am I right, fellas? This week on Frosty Canucks we take a look at the March SquEnix presentation, developers being dumb, and the possibility of the whole EU banning lootboxes following in the footsteps of Germany. As always we also spend time talking about the games we've been playing. Topics include: Loop Hero, Shadow Warrior, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Ocarina of Time, and more. If you'd like to ask us a question or provide a discussion topic please hit us up on any of our social channels. As always thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Rogers (Canadian telecom company) Discussion 0:03:53 - Square Enix Spring Presentation 0:18:23 - Why Some Developers Don't Understand Their Player Base Discussion 0:33:10 - Germany's Loot Box for Minors Policy and Pokemon Eggs are Loot Boxes? Games We've Been Playing 0:50:28 - Loop Hero 1:00:48 - Monster Hunter World 1:10:04 - Hitman 2 1:12:23 - Shadow Warrior 1:15:28 - Metro Exodus 1:17:57 - A Plague Tale: Innocence 1:20:02 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 1:24:41 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 1:30:11 - Outro

DIS-A-POINTED! This week on Frosty Canucks we delve into our takeaways from the Sony State of Play and Pokémon Nintendo Direct (spoiler: they weren't positive). We also discuss the recent death of Anthem and how we feel about shouting out smaller developers and their games. Frosti also lied and spent time talking about Monster Hunter again. As with every week, feel free to reach out to us via our social channels if you have a question or topic you’d like us to cover. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Anthem Next Cancelled by EA 0:08:54 - Sony State of Play and the Cost of Patches 0:27:09 - Pokémon Direct 0:35:14 - Do you feel obligated to shout out smaller games/developers? Games We've Been Playing 0:48:13 - Hitman 2 0:53:19 - Slay the Spire 0:56:15 - Monster Hunter World - Practice for Collaborations 1:01:51 - Marvel's Spider-Man 1:08:03 - Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure 1:13:57 - Evoland 1 and 2 1:18:14 - A Plague Tale: Innocence (Spoilers) 1:23:57 - Outro

Space hookers. This week on Frosty Canucks we talk a ton about the recent Nintendo Direct which happened a day before recording (lucky). In addition, we also spent some time talking about Warner Brothers successfully patenting the Nemesis system and about which games we believe would still hold up today if they had never been released. There's also a lot of games talk as Jason's been plowing through his back catalog and Frosti has been enraptured by HuniePop 2. It's all good stuff we promise. If you have any questions or topics you'd like us to tackle please let us know on one of our social channels. Until next time, thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Nemesis System Patent 0:11:12 - Nintendo Direct February 2021 0:37:17 - Which Games Would Hold Up Today if Released with No Improvements? Games We've Been Playing 0:46:17 - Control Ultimate Edition 0:52:22 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 0:58:12 - Concrete Genie 1:01:44 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1:03:30 - HuniePop 2: Double Date 1:13:00 - Star Renegades 1:23:24 - Hitman 2 1:30:29 - Outro

We riding stonks to the moon, gamers! This week on Frosty Canucks we cover Nintendo's success with the Switch by way of the recently announced lifetime sales, yet another nail in Staida's coffin, how stacked May is this year, and Thomas Mahler's outcry about shady shit within the game's industry. A not insignificant amount of time is also once again spent going over the games we've been playing so there's lots more Monster Hunter World and Yakuza Like A Dragon (Frosti swears this is the last episode for a while where he'll talk about either at such length). There's also something about stonks in there. As with every week, feel free to reach out to us via our social channels if you have a question or topic you'd like us to cover. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - GameStop (GME) Stocks  0:07:06 - Nintendo Switch Sales 0:25:19 - Google Stadia Dead? 0:32:38 - May 2021 is Stacked 0:40:27 - Snakeoil Salesmen in the Gaming Industry Games We've Been Playing 0:47:58 - Monster Hunter World 0:59:35 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon 1:17:46 - Superliminal 1:20:11 - Star Renegades 1:23:08 - GRIS 1:26:33 - MediEvil 1:32:25 - Outro

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! This week on Frosty Canucks we take a dive into the recent EU ruling regarding Geo Blocking, which games shouldn't have sequels, and we also talk about the pros and cons (mostly cons) of shaking up an established formula in a beloved franchise. Also Frosti goes on a tirade about Monster Hunter.   No spoilerinos this week and apologies for last episode where we went on a massive Yakuza spoiler spree.   As with always let us know if you have any questions and thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Geo Blocking in the EU 0:11:30 - Games Core Experience that Changed too Drastically 0:37:20 - Games that Should not have Sequels Games We've Been Playing 0:48:48 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Frosti needs to finish it for next episode 0:50:14 - Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise Demo 1:07:05 - Fire Emblem Awakening 1:16:11 - One Piece: World Seeker 1:27:49 - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1:32:16 - Dragon Quest Heroes II 1:35:10 - Outro

What came first? The overhyped fans, or the overhyping developers? This week on Frosty Canucks we have a special treat for you all. We discuss how your host and cohost came to know one another (it's not that special) talk about our New Year resolutions, and discuss who is at fault for overhyping games. We also spend a lot of time talking about Yakuza and spoil the shit out of parts of it so please be mindful of the timestamps if you don't want to be spoiled. There's also a special shout-out to Later Level's Gameblast 2021 fundraising. Please consider throwing them some cash so Kim and Pete can meet their 2021 fundraising goals. As always you know where to find us if you want to tell us off, provide feedback, or ask questions to be featured in future episodes. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Later Levels Gameblast 2021 0:02:46 - New Year's Resolutions and Frosti and Jason's Origin Story 0:23:47 - Overhype for Games and Whose to Blame  Games We've Been Playing 0:42:14 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon 0:48:37 - Spoiler Warning - Discussing Story of the Yakuza Games (Flee AK) 0:51:19 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon (continued) 1:15:30 - Solo: Islands of the Heart 1:19:31 - Revisiting Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Flipping Death 1:22:54 - Stardew Valley 1.5 Update 1:25:15 - Fire Emblem Awakening 1:33:16 - Outro

Cyberpunk may be cyberbunk, but there were a ton of other great games in 2020.   As mentioned on previous episodes, we took to talking about our games of the year. Unfortunately due to time constraints Frostilyte wasn't able to finish his, so consider what's here a preview of the full list which will be available shortly into January.   Still, we talk about a handful of great games as well as why we enjoyed playing them so much.  Timestamps and spoiler warnings below. Let us know on any of our social channels if you have a question you'd like us to tackle on a future episode. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Cyberpunk 2077 Launch Games of the Year 2020 Edition 0:13:37 - Introduction 0:14:50 - Hitman 2 Gold Edition 0:25:02 - Hades 0:34:10 - Final Fantasy VII Remake (Spoilers)  0:45:44 - Outer Wilds 0:56:22 - Code Vein 1:05:36 - One Step From Eden 1:16:33 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon 1:28:19 - Outro

God damn it, Nintendo.   This week on Frosty Canucks we spend some time looking at Nintendo going full nuclear for a week and Cyberpunk 2077's bullshit launch. Along the way we also take time to answer two viewer questions, one pertaining to the viability of a music game renaissance and the other on the impact of power creep.   We also spend an extraordinarily long time talking about Nexomon: Extinction now that Frosti has finished playing it.   Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Nintendo Shenanigans  0:19:29 - Will Rock Band and Guitar Hero come back?  0:30:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 High Jinks  0:43:08 - Power Creeping   Games We've Been Playing  0:56:31 - Nexomon: Extinction  1:08:55 - Doom Eternal  1:11:54 - Nexomon: Extinction Again  1:14:46 - Luigi's Mansion 3  1:15:52 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon  1:19:52 - Flipping Death (Spoilers)   1:25:00 - Outro

The world is ending! Not really, but after we talked about the World Ends With You a sequel was announced. Isn't that weird? And just ahead of Geoff Keighley's annual awards show we took a stab at guessing who we think the winners will be. We're inevitably going to be super wrong, but guessing while discussing the greater strokes of 2020 was a bit of a laugh. Also, we take a brief detour into what we've been playing (spoilers it's more Pokémon and Pokémon adjacent games). Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - The World Ends With You Sequel Announced 0:03:57 - Game Awards - Introduction 0:08:50 - Game Awards - Winner Predictions 1:00:05 - Game Awards - Which Games Shouldn't Be There Games We've Been Playing 1:10:34 - Paradigm (Spoilers) 1:16:46 - Pokémon Pearl/Diamond 1:18:51 - Nexomon: Extinction (Spoilers) 1:32:24 - Outro

Or at least Frosti does.  This week on the Frosty Canucks we usher in the new generation and then spend a long time talking about how video game music impacts the play experience as well as our favourite soundtracks. We also spend an unnecessarily long time dismantling what we both consider to be the worst generation of Pokémon.  Watch-out for the spoilers we've marked below! Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Next Gen is Here PS5 and Xbox Series X/S 0:23:30 - Soundtrack Discussion - How Soundtracks Factor into Gameplay 0:35:00 - Soundtrack Discussion - The Bad and the Good Games We've Been Playing 1:01:44 - Pokémon Pearl/Diamond 1:15:00 - Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince 1:18:41 - Lucifer Within Us (Spoilers) 1:21:25 - Raji: An Ancient Epic (Spoilers) 1:23:17 - Maize 1:28:42 - Revisiting Slay the Spire and Hades 1:33:52 - Outro

Delays, Delays, Delays. Well...rather one delay. This week on the Frosty Canucks we chat about yet another Cyberpunk 2077 delay, the October Nintendo Direct, Pokémon, and Jason's ill-fated attempt to pre-order the PS5. Alongside that we had our first two viewer questions and ended up spending a fair amount of time discussing the future of Loot Boxes following the EU's increasing scrutiny of the maligned monetization method and what we think the closing console generation will be remembered for. Also, Frosti has a Pokémon meltdown. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed (Again) 0:10:46 - The Future of Loot Boxes 0:29:21 - Nintendo Direct & Cloud Ports 0:39:49 - PS5 Pre-Order Attempt 0:47:24 - What will the closing generation be remembered for? Games We've Been Playing (i.e. Pokémon Extravaganza) 0:56:02 - Pokémon Ultra Moon and Alpha Sapphire  0:59:40 - Pokémon Sword & Shield: The Crown Tundra DLC 1:10:33 - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX 1:14:50 - Slay the Spire  1:18:13 - Pokémon Sapphire and Leaf Green  1:30:14 - Outro

This week on Frosty Canucks Jason takes us through the new hotness Genshin Impact and we talk about the broader strokes of the free to play business model. In addition, we spend some time debunking the infamous industry analyst Michael Pachter's latest predictions. Plus, as per normal, there is a brief detour into what we've been playing. Amber is best girl! Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Michael Pachter's Opinions 0:16:47 - Genshin Impact 0:42:04 - Free to Play Discussion 1:01:41 - Highlight - F MapleStory Games We've Been Playing 1:16:02 - Final Fantasy X 1:17:12 - Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight 1:19:53 - Pokemon Ultra Moon 1:22:53 - Hades 1:24:04 - Puyo Puyo Tetris 1:26:51 - Steam Autumn Game Festival 1:28:13 - Outro

You remember how the Wii U confused some people? Well Microsoft didn't.  This week we sit down to discuss Microsoft's recent acquisition of ZeniMax (most importantly Bethesda) and Yakuza as Jason is eagerly anticipating the release of Yakuza 7. We also talk about the games we've been playing including Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy X, Hades, and Borderlands 3.   Plus we have a brief jab at Microsoft for the name of their next generation consoles.   Skip to episode 3 if you cannot stand Jason's mic (I'm sorry) as that has been fixed. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Xbox has a naming problem  0:05:44 - Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda  0:33:37 - Discussion about Yakuza 7   Games We've Been Playing 1:00:22 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered 1:02:05 - Final Fantasy X 1:05:54 - Hades 1:18:32 - Borderlands 3   1:33:35 - Outro

This week two frosty men sit down and talk about the PS5 and Nintendo's Mario 3D All-Stars. Skip to episode 3 if you cannot stand Jason's mic (I'm sorry) as that has been fixed. Thanks for listening and stay frosty. Show notes to follow: 0:00:00 - Introduction to the Podcast and Frosti's hate for Fall Guys 0:05:24 - PlayStation 5 Showcase and the Pre-order Fiasco 0:49:31 - Super Mario 3D All-Stars Discussion Games We've Been Playing 1:03:52 - Prey 1:05:33 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 1:06:52 - Hades 1:08:23 - Borderlands 3 1:14:48 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask again 1:18:12 - Hitman 2 1:22:59 - Outro