The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will and Lucas talk about Final Fantasy minigame related trauma. We also talk about Handheld PCs, Hades 2, Pacific Drive, and a smattering of other topics. We're quite unhinged and degenerate about it. Enjoy.

TOPIC AND TIMESTAMPS

• Intro - 0:00 |
• Brian's Steam Deck - 2:45 |
• Final Fantasy Related Trauma - 5:13 |
• Steam Deck and other Handhelds - 9:46 |
• Hades 2 - 27:47 |
• Degeneracy - 39:20 |
• Shogun and Black Sails - 45:39 |
• Unicorn Overlord (and Fire Emblem) - 49:47 |
• Star Wars: Thrawn - 53:20 |
• Pacific Drive - 55:30 |
• Mods and Steam Workshop on Deck (ft. Balatro) - 59:10 |
• Conclusions - 1:05:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Steam Deck +1
• +So Many Lightning Bolts To Dodge Before You Get The Best Steam Deck
• +We Don't Use RPG Sickos In Place Of Something Else, We Use It Because You're Actual Sickos
• +I Call Myself a Sicko Because I Understand the Depravity To Which I Will Go
• +FFXIII, Not Even Once
• +I Would Simply Be Correct And Choose The Right Option
• +The Gang Discovers Their Least And Most Favourite Final Fantasy Games
• +Card Games Make A Man Do Strange Things
• +Todd Howard Has Never Made Anything That "Just Works"
• +"It Just Works" - Todd Howard, Creator of Some of The Buggiest Games Known to Man
• +It's Hard To Be This Funny, But Not Hard When You're This Talented
• +I, Too, Am Deck Ready
• +Consoles Nowadays Are Just Bad PCs
• +Reject Modern Game Console, Embrace the Handheld
• +We Could Be More Unhinged; Many of Us Are, In Fact, Too Hinged
• +The Sticks Are Stiff, But They Don't Resist
• +Supergiant Games Don't Miss
• +Hades is For Everyone, Because Everyone Can Find A Character They Find Attractive In That Game
• +Girl You Look Like You Could Crack Me In Half, Let Me Buy You A Drink
• +Nice To Meet You, Please Fucking Kill Me
• +Karlach.txt
• +My Sexuality is Karlach
• +We Are Not Worthy of Supergiant's Character Designs
• +This Isn't A Public Space, This Is A Private Show, I Run This Place, And I'm A Fucking Pervert
• +I Reserve The Right To Be Thirsty About Anyone
• +The Platformers Reserves The Right To Be Horny, In Places You Can Hear Us
• +Nobody Here Is Barking Like A Dog... Yet
• +That Is A Load-Bearing "Yet"
• +"I Do Not Want To Be Shogun", Says The Man Who Very Much Wants To Be Shogun
• +I Have The Internet, The Internet Will Provide
• +The Show Is A Little Too Horny For Kermit The Frog
• +I've Never Been More Disappointed; That's Actually Not True, I've Played Perfect Dark Zero
• +I Liked Fire Emblem Before It Was About Tubes of Colgate Toothpaste
• +The Rise, Fall, and Animeification of Fire Emblem
• +I'm Holding Off on Touching Balatro Mods, Because You'll Never See Me Again
• +Card Games? That's A Young Man's Game
• +The Cardboard Crack Is No More
• +Y'all Got Any More Of Those Booster Packs?
• +Skator Gator Is A Game You Play on Fridays, IYKYK
• +Keep Our Name In Your Mouth, But Do It Respectfully

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax. This episode edited by Kris Cornelisse.]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas are joined by Thomas Wilde to discuss Pepper Grinder, Balatro, Harold Halibut, and a lot more.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Pepper Grinder - 1:10 |
• Controller for Lucas PB Tales - Crush - 17:25 |
• Harold Halibut - 19:00 |
• 3, 2, 1, Let's Jam - 28:00 |
• Balatro - 29:00 |
• Stellar Blade - 31:30 |
• Asgard's Wrath II - 45:05 |
• Lies Beneath - 55:35 |
• Wintermoore Tactics Club - 1:01:50 |
• Alpha Protocol - 1:17:00 |
• Thomas' Indie Game Corner - 1:49:05 |
• Inkbound - 1:59:35 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• He's Got A Big Pink Head & He Drills Down |
• What Flavor Of Crack Would You Like? |
• I'm Worried It Will Become Financially Beneficial For Me To Get Back Into World Of Warcraft |
• No, We're Not Gonna Tip Mike Ybarra |
• Wallace & Grimpet |
• Cheese, Grommet! |
• Unfortunately, No One Can Be Told What The Music Is… You Have To See It For Yourself |
• Friendship Ended With Granblue, Balatro Is My New Best Friend |
• +Straw Monolith |
• When We Speak, It's With 1,000 Mouths. When We Play Games, It's With 2,000 Hands |
• Criticized Based On The Juiciness Of Its Rump |
• +I Hope One Day Our Children's Games Will Be Judged Not By The Thiccness Of Their Buttcheeks, But The Thiccness Of Their Character |
• +Brian, It's Me From The Future! In 20 Years, You'll Need A Copy Of Magna Carta To Solve A Debate About Korean Ass Cheeks! |
• +You Must Gather Your Sandwich Before Venturing Forth |
• Measuring The Iced Cream |
• One Degree Of Separation From George W. Bush & Two From Mike Pence |
• Really Jonesing For ChuChu Rocket! |
• It Was A Thousand Years If It Was A Day |
• +Inventing Booty Shorts In 1790 |
• Assbucket In A Robe |
• +Succubus Fuck: My Chillwave Scissor Sisters Cover Band |
• +I Hadn't Thought Of Yeoman Chambers As A Sex Vending Machine Before Now |
• +Please Put $50 In Quarters Into Your Personal Assistant |
• The Outside Was Still Raw, But The Inside Was Burnt |
• Alpha Protocol Was Made By Kay's Kitchen |
• +My Favorite Part Of Alien Was When The Xenomorph Spent 5 Minutes Humping A Wall |
• That Wall Had A Family (And Had Even More Afterwards) |
• YouTubers Who Wouldn't Know A Thing About Critical Theory If It Bit Them On The Taint |
• With $50 From Me He Can Buy Himself A Fighter Jet |
• I Think We All Know How Thoroughly Weaponized The Australian Public Is |
• +Lucas White's Twisted Metal Hot Dog Cart |
• +Hot Dog Water Oil Slick |
• Going Out Trying To Save A Book, Pagemaster Style |
• Can You Date The Inkblot? |
• +What If You Tried TALKING To The Cyberdemon? |
• 'Only Show Adult Balatro Mods' |
• I Was Really Hoping For Fuckable Cards |
• I've Just Realized How Easy It Is To Get Him To Fuck Up His Search History, And That's More Power Than I Deserve |
• We Need To Rule 34 This Card Game
• The Internet Failed You, But It Did It In Defense Of Me (Which I'll Allow) |
• Balatro Nude Mods |
• Thoughts And Themes And Popcorn Dreams |
• Our Hearts Are Not Comprised Of Only Goodness, So Be Nice |

In this episode, Kris, Lucas and Will talk more about the ongoing debate of friction in game design. We also talk about PAX West coverage, Lies of P, Rise of the Ronin, Honkai: Star Rail, Warframe and a smattering of other topics. Enjoy.

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

• PAX West - 1:15 |
• LUCID - 2:58 |
• Heading Out - 5:41 |
• Dragon Is Dead - 10:24 |
• RA RA BOOM - 12:29 |
• Heartworm (and the Horror Genre) - 16:27 |
• Kriegsfront Tactics - 21:34 |
• Slime Heroes - 24:50 |
• Deathbound - 32:15 |
• Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days - 36:49 |
• Lies of P ft. Monster Hunter World - 45:26 |
• Rise of the Ronin - 55:52 |
• Friction in Game Design - 1:04:59 |
• Microtransactions and Game Design - 1:27:21 |
• Honkai: Star Rail - 1:31:33 |
• Sorry We're Closed - 1:48:25 |
• Warframe - 1:57:05 |
• Conclusions - 2:11:16 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I Came Out Of My Cave To Tell My Editors "I'm Not Dead"
• I'm Working on Stuff, But I'm Also Dying, So If You Could Be Chill For Maybe a Week
• + Playing It You're Like "Yeah. Yeah! YEAH!" And Then Just Progressively More Yeahs
• There Is No Way To Get Me Interested Faster Than To Say "Yeah, We Like FTL: Faster Than Light!"
• + Shining A Giant W In The Sky To Summon Will
• You Are A Group Of Ninja Cheerleaders From Space
• One Thing Leads To Another: Horror!
• + The Overlap Between The Queer Community and Horror Fans is a Circle
• + This House Is Going To Eat Us If We Don't Leave in 15 Minutes, We Can't Stay Here
• If I See Anymore, I'll Want it Immediately And Then Be Sad
• You Have A Tanky Frame, But That Arm Ain't Tanky
• + We Were Tired Of Waiting For Square To Make A New Front Mission, So We Made Front Mission
• + The Vacant Smile of Doom That Is Toriyama's Slime Design
• + We Want You To Live With The Consequences Of Your Animations
• + Nah Man, Fuck It, Big Hammer All The Time
• + It Never Stops Being Cool When You Izuna Drop Somebody
• + It Is Statistically Proven That Izuna Dropping is Fucking Cool
• + Team Ninja Does Not Want You To Have A Good Time
• + Every Time There Was A Choice, You Made The Wrong One
• + See You Losers, I'm Gonna Go Live At The Bottom of the Ocean With My Hot Mermaid Wife
• + I Need Ralph Ineson To Talk Dirty To Me
• + The Angels Aren't Any Better, They Hate You Too
• Oh No, Here Comes The Capitalism
• + Mobile Games Are A Hellworld From Which There Is No Escape
• + Could Not Be More Over Than Mobile Games
• + If I Don't Girlboss Perfectly, My Eyeballs Get Ripped From My Skull
• + I'm Not Sure What Happened To Get Me Into Warframe [The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax. This episode edited by Kris Cornelisse.]

In this episode, Brian, Kris and Lucas talk about conventions and travel. We also talk about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Balatro, What The Golf, Super Robot Wars and a smattering of other topics. Pay no attention to the fact that Brian opens the show with the wrong episode number, it's definitely 307. Enjoy.

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS

• Mental Health - 5:30 |
• Brian at Capcom Cup - 12:00 |
• (PAX West) Visions of Mana - 19:25 |
• (PAX West) LUCID - 27:10 |
• (PAX West) Freaked Fleapit - 31:37 |
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 39:39 |
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 49:30 |
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 55:05 |
• Balatro - 1:04:02 |
• What The Golf - 1:18:47 |
• Dragon's Dogma 2 (and Capcom Microtransactions) - 1:21:47 |
• Super Robot Wars 30 (and Original Generations) - 1:25:34 |
• Conclusion - 1:41:09 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• It's Not A Horse, It's A Bicycle
• +Getting A Cast For A Broken Ankle While A Spear Is Stuck In Your Chest
• You Have An ADHD Butt
• + Fighting A Four-Year-Old on Dynamic Controls
• There's Literally Dozens of Mana Fans
• A Game Far More Degenerate Than The First Two
• + NEKUTAI!
• + The Horrific Necktie From Disco Elysium Lives On
• + The Only Way I Can Describe It Is "Unhinged"
• + The Good Kind of Degeneracy
• + I Was Today Years Old When I Found Out About Muv-Luv
• + The Balls It Takes For Those Developers To Gaslight Their Playerbase For An Entire Game
• + "It's Edgelord-y" Is Not An Argument
• You Can Sit Down And Wait Until I've Recovered From Like A Dragon
• + You Sat Down To Play Poker With A Yu-Gi-Oh Deck
• I've Also Been Playing Capcom's Dragon Slaying Game... By Which I Mean Replaying Monster Hunter World
• What The Hell Do You Know About Super Robot Wars
• + Can A Series Really Be Trash If They Have Robots In Them?
• + There's Trash, There's Trash With Robots, There's Good Stuff With Robots, It's A Sliding Scale
• There Absolutely Is Such A Thing As Bad Pizza
• + Super Robot Wars 30 Is Not A Misnomer, There's 30 Of Them
• + This Is Fan Service, We Know What You're Here For, You Will Be Serviced, It Will Be Great
• + I Need To Kill My Perfectionism, Because It's Killing My Time

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax. This episode edited by Kris Cornelisse.]

In this episode, Kris, Will and Lucas talk heavily about the game's industry and the impending collapse of the triple A video game. We also talk about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and other Final Fantasy 7 media, Shiren the Wanderer, Unicorn Overlord, Last Epoch and a smattering of other topics. Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Fort Condor - 0:23 |
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 4:47 |
• Final Fantasy 7: On The Way To A Smile - 16:51 |
• Narrative vs. Lore - 35:58 |
• The FF7 Remake Project - 42:08 |
• The State of the Triple A Games Industry (ft. Comic Books) - 48:10 |
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 1:33:17 |
• Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - 1:39:45 |
• Unicorn Overlord Demo - 2:00:34 |
• Last Epoch - 2:19:27 |
• Conclusions - 2:23:02 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• My Wife is Just As Upset As I am, For Entirely Different And More Sane Reasons |
• Blitzball Remains Undefeated as the Best Final Fantasy Minigame |
• +++ Square Enix Accidentally Made a 150 Million Dollar Dreamcast Game |
• +++ Everywhere is the Gold Saucer, Including the Gold Saucer, But Also the Areas Surrounding the Gold Saucer |
• + Excuse Me, I Heard You Say Wave Race? |
• + It's Like He Did It Just To Hurt Me, and Me Specifically |
• +++ Please Tell Me There's No Tower Climbing, For The Love of God |
• + We Identified The Issue, And Then Left it in to Fuck With You |
• + People Who Do That Should Step on Legos for an Entire Day |
• + I'm Going To Walk Into The Sea, Bro |
• +++ I'm Gonna Use My 18 Inches of Sephiroth as God Intended |
• ++ After 18 Inches of Sephiroth, There Are No More Worlds Left to Conquer |
• + You Die An Eco-Terrorist, or Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become A Capitalist |
• Feeding Tonberries Into A Woodchipper |
• + Kira! Bring Me The Tonberry! |
• + 18 Inches of Tonberry |
• Let Me Just Put My Catatonic Friend Here |
• + Yes, Dirge of Cerberus Will Be On The Test |
• But How Do We Make NFTs Out of This? |
• You're Treating Strep Throat With A Cough Drop, Dude |
• + At All Times, Avoid Becoming Destiny |
• The Face of the Guy Kiryu's Grating Against A Car Bonnet Doesn't Matter |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris and Lucas dig into the various Granblue Fantasy games. We also talk about Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Helskate, Qomp 2, and a smattering of other topics. Audience participation is extensive for this one. Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Elden Ring - 2:44 |
• Bandai Namco - 14:18 |
• Brian's Soulsborne Challenge Runs - 16:30 |
• Helldivers 2 - 19:45 |
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - 41:17 |
• Autoshooters/Bullet Heaven - 55:59 |
• Podcast Length ft. A Message Sent to Brian - 59:29 |
• Helskate - 1:02:23 |
• Qomp 2 - 1:29:46 |
• Support Indies, or The Need to Create - 1:36:38 |
• Granblue Fantasy Relink (and the Granblue Franchise) - 1:47:52 |
• Conclusions - 2:24:20 |
• Platformers Podcast: Origins - 2:33:45 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Sigyl I Am |
• +++ Let Brian Solo Her |
• Waterfowl Dance Can't Kill You If You Just Kill Her Before She Does It |
• It's A Different Story if Gundam Tries to Walk |
• ++ Not Free Damage, Not Free Damage! |
• ++ Don't Do It For The Medals, Do It For The Good of Super Earth |
• Ran Into A Few Bugs... And We Killed Them, As You Do |
• ++ Turns Out You Get Hit By Explosions A Lot |
• +Helldivers Needs an Exoprimal Crossover |
• A Great Faction to Oppose Space Fascists is More Space Fascists |
• Noone Expects The Super Earth Inquisition |
• It's Sony, So It Had To Be a Third Person Shooter |
• ++ Your Peashooter Has Very Little Downtime, But It Also Shoots Peas |
• + I Dig It, Literally |
• + If We Didn't Have Breath of the Wild or Genshin Impact, We Wouldn't Have Sonic Frontiers |
• ++ Mailygis Backwards |
• + All East Coasts Are Created Equal |
• +++ Instead of Manualing Between Grind Rails, You're Killing A Dude |
• + Support Your Indies, They're The Only Ones Doing Anything Worth A Damn Nowadays |
• + Only Support the FICTIONAL Hyper-Capitalist Fascists |
• ++ Tim Curry Was Wrong, It's Capitalist Here Too |
• + Sharknados Will Continue Until Morale Improves |
• + It's Been Ship of Theseus'd Like Four Times |
• ++ Infinite Wealth! It's Infinite! And Wealth! |
• ++ Get Ready To Get Pogo'd On, Baby |
• ++ A2 is Objectively Better Than 2B |
• + Live From The Loser's Bracket |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Kris, Will and Lucas do our part for Super Earth! We also talk about Dragon Quest X Offline, Tekken 8, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and a smattering of other topics. Oh, and Helldivers 2. Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Helldivers 2 - 1:18 |
• Playing Games As A Critic After Reviewing - 18:51 |
• Layoffs and Emulation Scene Turmoil - 23:29 |
• Dragon Quest X Offline - 26:25 |
• MMOs Old And New - 35:45 |
• Gaming Friend Groups and the Xbox Live Experience - 38:33 |
• Tekken 8 - 41:52 |
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (and Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise) - 48:42 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I Was in Chair Two Once, Now They've Got Me Over Here |
• + We Took Operation Super Earth to Eliminate the Palworld Menace |
• +++ The Best Way We Can Defeat the Bugs is a STRONG ECONOMY |
• Bullets Cannot Go Through Cover Provided it is Large and Impenetrable |
• How Bout A Nice Cup of Liber-Tea|
• +++ Sweet Liberty! My Arm! |
• I'm Just Chuckling Because Now I'm a Torso Wearing a Cape |
• +Kill the Bugs and Take Their Oil |
• +++ I'm Taking Off My Critic Hat and Putting on my Dunce Hat |
• + I'm Hoping to Fight the Legally Distinct Protoss in my Legally Distinct Mech |
• + The Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves |
• It's on the Internet, the Internet Doesn't Forget |
• Well You Went Too Far to the Right, Now Everything's Just Going to Murder You in 10 Seconds |
• ++ It'll Delevel Your Ass Without Hesitation |
• I Don't Know Why Anyone Played These Things! I Don't Know Why I Played These Things! |
• + Your Friends Were Weak, They Don't Deserve Diamond |
• + Some of us Are Surprised We Don't Get Beat Up For Our Lunch Money |
• + Do You Know How To Korean Backdash? You Gonna Learn! |
• If You're an RPG Sicko, You're Either Living it Up or Incredibly Stressed Out |
• Yakuza Crossing |
• ++ Driving Out In The Desert in a Buggy and Super Monkey Ball Music is Blaring |
• + A Middling to Bad RGG Game is Better Than Several of Your Favourite Games |
• + Let's Get Out of Here, I've Got Some Helldivers to Play |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and special guest Thomas Wilde discuss a wide range of games and topics, including Spec Ops: the Line, The Last Of Us 3, using Crisper to method act, Jim Ryan leaving Sony, video game and fiction tropes, and much more! Enjoy. It’s unhinged.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Using Crisper To Give Ourselves Mental Maladies For Acting - 2:25 |
• Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes & Tekken 8 - 7:05 |
• Jim Ryan Leaving Sony - 42:00 |
• Spec Ops: The Line Licensing - 46:00 |
• Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth - 58:30 |
• Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves - 1:25:05 |
• The Last Of Us 3 - 1:35:00 |
• Silent Hill - 1:46:20 |
• Video Game & Fiction Tropes - 2:00:00 |
• Persona 3 Reload - 2:27:20 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +So Off-Key, It Might As Well Have Been In Another Language |
• I Can’t Do Bob Dylan Without Straying Into Joe Cocker, It’s A Problem I’ve Grappled With For Most Of My Life |
• Co-Host & Self-Proclaimed Witch |
• Still Getting Used To The Vibe Around Here |
• That’s Not A ‘Nice…’ THAT’S A ‘Nice’ |
• +Remember When We Were Young & Had A Number Of Undiagnosed Personality Disorders |
• +Going Through The DSM-IV Like It’s An A La Carte Menu |
• Welcome To The Platformers, A Game About Podcasts & Perusing The DSM-IV |
• +Extreme Method Acting Via Gene Therapy |
• To Be Safe, Let’s Say ‘Direct-To-Video Speed 5’ |
• +Satiya Nutella |
• Satiya, Give Me Some Sugar, Honey |
• +Nuclear Gandhi |
• Karate Guy VS Taekwando Guy VS Occasional Bear |
• Velocipastor |
• I’m So Good At Wrestling, I’m Immune To Bullets |
• I Got Eye-Beamed For Asking Mr. Mishima Which Martial Arts Use Rocket Launchers |
• +The Furries In Arizona Must Have That NASA Cooling Tech |
• Put The Creepy Little Freaks In Top Hats & White Scarves |
• Brian’s Limitless Six Drinks |
• How Do You Convince Someone To Play Like A Dragon? One Bite At A Time |
• +We’ve Got Blitzball At Home |
• Ichiban Wouldn’t Have Let Heihachi Throw Kazuma Into A Volcano |
• Opening With Coke & Gin |
• Harada Is The ‘Syndrome’ Of Fighting Games |
• Found In A Bathtub Full Of Ice |
• Murder Boner |
• +Nathan Drake, Solipsist |
• ++Honey Trap For The Damned |
• You’re Already A Sicko, You Might As Well Be Another Type Of Sicko |
• Persona 3: ‘Oops All Dogs’ Edition |
• Mitsuru Baby, What’s Wrong? You’ve Shot Yourself In The Head Several Times Today |
• The Strange Ketamine-Fueled Ambitions Of A South African Nostalgic For Apartheid |
• +The Pony Factory Is Not As Nice As It Sounds |
• +Keep National Public Radio Alive Or We’ll F$%^ing Kill You | 

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas discuss a wide range of games, laugh at predictive text Harry Potter, and much more! Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Void Terrarium 2 - 2:00 |
• 20 Minutes Till Dawn - 5:00 |
• Reigns: Three Kingdoms - 6:40 |
• Wizardry: The Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord - 25:30 |
• Why Do We Shy From Certain Aesthetics? - 40:00 |
• Harry Potter & The Portrait Of What Looked Like A Large Pile Of Ash - 57:35 |
• Terra Nil - 1:03:40 |
• Itch.io - 1:13:37 |
• Granblue Fantasy Relink - 1:17:29 |
• Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes - 1:43:30 |
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 2:11:19 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Taiyo-ken & Kaio-ken |
• Giving You The Ole’ Solar Flare |
• +++Level 1 Intellect Dumbass |
• What Do You Think Graph Paper Was Invented For |
• +We Went At It For A Long Time |
• And You Can Eat My Entire A$%#%@^ |
• You Got Tinder In My RTS! |
• ++This Whole Time, Brian Was The Real Dynasty Warrior |
• +++The Man Who Decided He Wouldn’t Try To Go After Being The King That One Time |
• +Harry Potter & The Portrait Of What Looked Like A Large Pile Of Ash |
• ++Ron’s Ron Shirt Was As Bad As Ron Himself |
• Multiplayer Writing |
• +Theater Kids Without A Stage |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas discuss the big hubbub about the modern phenom that is Palworld, as well as deeper thoughts about Baldur’s Gate III! Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Palworld - 6:34 |
• Baldur’s Gate III - 55:45 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Baldur’s Gatekeeping |
• We’re Not Made Of Any Suspiciously Familiar Parts Or Stolen Assets |
• Not An Asset-Flipped Template Weeb |
• Bespoke Weeb |
• I Have Goku Water |
• Goku Blue Milk, Drunk Straight From The Teet Of The Ocean Walrus |
• +I Cannot, But Also I Will, I Can, & You Cannot Stop Me |
• +We Have Glistening Abs, & The Persian Army Is Right Offscreen |
• Stop Right There, Xerxes, I Have To Podcast |
• +An Eldritch Horror With Lots Of Nipples |
• +I’m Gonna Darkly Urge All Over The Place |
• Is It Sigyliam Or Sigyliam? |
• +When Your Internet Fails Its Dex Save |
• +I’m Gonna Darkly Urge Everyone Off A Cliff |
• Giving Gale A Hand |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will, Lucas, and special guest Cam Hawkins discuss the best games of 2023! Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Missed Connections - 6:00 |
• Brian Missed: Talos Principle 2, Jedi Survivor, Humanity, In Stars & Time, Cyberpunk - 7:31 |
• Kris Missed: Alan Wake 2, Talos 2, Jedi Survivor, Goodbye Volcano High, FF16, AC6 - 22:00 |
• Will Missed: Super Mario Wonder, FF16, Hi-Fi Rush, Baldur’s Gate 3 - 28:35 |
• Lucas Missed: Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society, Long Gone Days, Spider-Man 2, Detective Pikachu Returns, Mon-Yu - 30:48 |
• Cam Missed: Everything that Lucas except Spider-Man 2, Atelier Ryza 3, Atelier Marie Remake, AC 6, DQ: Infinity Strash, In Stars & Time, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Star Ocean SSR - 43:00 |
• Brian Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake 2, Wildfrost, Granblue Rising, Goodbye Volcano High, Season: A Letter to the Future, Sea of Stars, Slay the Princess, Venba - 51:00 |
• Kris Honorable Mentions: Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo 4, Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty, Against the Storm, Rogue Trader, Dredge, Street Fighter 6, Granblue, Hi-Fi RUSH - 1:28:22 |
• Will Honorable Mentions: Diablo 4, SF6, Cocoon, Hi-Fi Rush, Zelda: TotK, Talos 2 - 1:49:55|
• Lucas Honorable Mentions: Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key, Ebenezer and the Invisible World, Sonic Dream Team, Robocop Rogue City, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Demon Lord Reincarnation - 2:19:34 |
• Cam Honorable Mentions: Honkai Star Rail, Dead Cells Return to Castlevania, Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty, Sea of Stars, Octopath II, FFXVI - 2:49:15 |
• Brian Heart Pick: Baldur’s Gate 3 - 3:21:00 |
• Kris Heart Pick: Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - 3:30:00 |
• Lucas Heart Pick: Void Terrarium 2 - 3:33:00 |
• Will Heart Pick: Alan Wake 2 - 3:46:46 |
• Cam Heart Pick: The Legend of Heroes Trails Into Reverie - 3:51:35 |
• Brian Critic Pick: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - 3:59:38 |
• Kris Critic Pick: Slay The Princess - 4:02:30 |
• Will Critic Pick: Armored Core 6 - 4:05:10 |
• Lucas Critic Pick: Street Fighter 6 - 4:09:46 |
• Cam Critic Pick: Baldur’s Gate 3 - 4:14:51 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• ++Begun The Waifu Wars Have |
• +Heal On X |
• +Square Enix’s Strongest Soldier: Donald J. Duck |
• Talos Principle Sr. |
• ++Ridiculously Over-The-Top Extra-ness |
• ++Beating You Up With The Nostalgia Bat |
• ++The Ghost Of Christmas Beatdowns |
• ++Grinding Monsters Until You Wanna Throw Up |
• +We Like Turn-Based Combat Because We Have Taste |
• +My Gut Started Tingling |
• +The Legend Of Heroes: The ‘One Piece’ Of Video Games |
• Detective Pikachu: The Pinkerton |
• +Clutch Makoto |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about Baldur’s Gate III, the Analogue Pocket, explore fun in a new segment, and wait until they can play more Granblue! Enjoy.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising - 2:55 |
• Analogue Pocket - 17:15 |
• Special Segment: Game Boy ‘Hot Or Not’ - 41:00 |
• Retro Games & More - 1:15:00 |
• Baldur’s Gate III - 1:24:30 |
• Alan Wake - 1:48:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Arbiter Of The Skies |
• Call Me Out For My Persona Partner Predilections |
• +Zetta BEEEEEEEEEEAM! |
• +++This Episode Was Late Because We Played 3 Hours Of Granblue |
• ++On A Scale Of 1 To Karlach, It’s Shadowheart |
• Power Rangers? No, We Get Our Power From Jesus |
• Legacy Of Rhythm TenGoku 2 |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will talk about lots of games, including Baldur’s Gate III, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Cocoon, Alan Wake II, and a lot more.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Armored Core 6 - 6:46 |
• 20 Minutes To Dawn Impressions - 7:45 |
• Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Impressions - 11:00 |
• Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - 22:30 |
• Baldur’s Gate III - 26:30 |
• Analogue Pocket Reveal - 26:43 |
• Monty Python & The Holy Grail Sing-A-Long - 44:57 |
• Alan Wake II Final Review - 59:30 |
• Cocoon Final Review - 1:07:30 |
• Analogue Pocket - 1:15:07 |
• Persona 5 Tactica - 1:35:30 |
• Warframe - 1:38:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Bitches Get Stitches & Stitches Get Bitches |
• 2024 Model Kris Cornelisse |
• 1989 Model Will Borger |
• ++Proudly Refusing To Improve Since 1989 |
• You’ll Find It’s Not An Improvement So Much As The Cost Has Gone Up, Very Little Has Changed & Corners Have Been Cut |
• +I’ve Been Devil Triggered |
• I Just Want To Hold Johnny Yong Bosch In My Arms |
• +$$60 Billion Armored Core |
• ++On Second Thought, Let Us Not Go To Baldur’s Gate. ‘Tis A Silly Place |
• When Danger Reared His Ugly Head, He Bravely Turned His Tail & Fled |
• How Do I Get Out? There Is No Out, There Is Only ‘In’ |
• No Take, Only Throw |
• ++Team Karlach AND Bust |
• Help, Karlach! Now It Burns When I Pee |
• +I’m Happy I Was Proven Right, But Sad About HOW I Was |
• Dungeon Siege Appreciators |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about lots of games, and go on a (maybe) record number of tangents. I’d say ‘enjoy,’ but I think you would have a harder time not enjoying this buckwild episode.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Fortnite - 0:00 |
• Vampire Survivors ‘Emergency Meeting’ DLC - 10:35 |
• Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora - 19:44 |
• Doing Better With Storytelling - 35:00 (ish) |
• Death By A Thousand Cuts In Game Design - 38:00 (ish) |
• Press Deciding To Cover Games (Or Not) - 40:00 |
• Baldur’s Gate III, Game Of The Year, Jedi Survivor Block - 48:00 (ish) |
• Dragon Quest Monsters - 1:08:00 |
• Persona 5 Tactica - 1:12:20 |
• Alan Wake Remastered Full Thoughts - 1:21:42 |
• Alan Wake 2 Early Impressions - 1:31:46 |
• Diablo IV Season 2 - 1:46:48 |
• Limited Run Collecting - 1:50:00 |
• Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Capcom, & Konami - 1:59:00 |

Our Pitch For A Ridiculous Mega Man AAA Game - 2:13:30 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• A Piece Of S!@# Who Bought V-Bucks |
• Trying To Obtain Unobtainium |
• Playing Pandoran Jai Alai |
• ++The Story Of Indigenous People By Way Of The Smurfs |
• +Democracy Or Else |
• +The Duality Of Man: MLK Jr. In Fortnite & ‘Somehow, Palpatine Has Returned’ In Fortnite |
• Call An Ambulance… But Not For Me |
• Ballin’ Cell, He Is Truly Perfect |
• +You Can’t Be Perfect (Cell) If You Don’t Dunk On The Kids |
• It Is What It Is, & What It Is Is Glorious |
• +Somehow Palpatine Has Been Referenced |
• ++Somehow Ovaltine Has Returned |
• ++Skooma Ovaltine, King Of The Smurfs |
• ++Double D’s Degen December |
• +++Post-Nut Clarity Is Keeping Me From Beating BG3 |
• If You Are Gonna Pull GOTY Out Of Your A##, You Might Wanna Stand Up |
• ++Nintendo Canceled Christmas |
• Nintendo Is Not Playing Second Fiddle To Anyone |
• ++I’ve Got Boxes Of Pepe |
• A Big Ole’ Sick Freak, A Cool Pervert |
• ++Robo-Ky Fans Are A Monolith, & They Are All Degenerates |
• ++You Can Tell Zero Is Serious, Because He’s Pink |
• +++Mega Man, Stoically Carrying The Body Of His Wife Through The Woods |
• +++Tony Hawk, Raised From Death To Be Mega Man, Doing Robot Kickflips |
• +Thank You Listeners… Viewers… Lovers? |
• ++Can Love Bloom In Twitch Chat? |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will talk about lots of games, including The Game Awards. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Slay The Princess Final Review - 0:00 |
• The Game Awards & Tekken 8 - 15:30 |
• Monster Hunter: Now Event & Season - 42:44 |
• Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - 45:00 |
• Venba - 46:04 |
• Alan Wake II - 55:25 |
• Heroes of the Storm - 1:08:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I Am The Long Quiet, I Am The Shifting Mound |
• A Full-Throated Endorsement |
• Just A Smackerel |
• It Writes Itself
• Florida Man: The Game |
• It’s Not In My Nature To Be Mysterious, But I Can’t Talk About It & I Can’t Talk About Why |
• That Price? In Front Of My Salad? |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about lots of games, including two that have entered Brian’s upper 2023 echelon. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Crymachina - 17:15 |
• Thomas Wilde’s Peter Molyneaux Pregnant Story - 15:00 |
• Starfield - 52:15 |
• Grendel Lucas Spit Take - 54:55 |
• Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer - 1:24:40 |
• Cassette Beasts - 1:33:40  |
• Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince - 1:40:15 |
• Cocoon - 2:00:00 |
• Persona 5 Tactica - 2:19:39 |
• Slay The Princess - 2:24:49 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Lieutenant/Leftenant Of The Platformers Podcast Clan |
• The Happiest Man To Be Reviewing Video Games Right Now |
• I Had To Lob Something Out |
• +Drinking To The Shame & Dishonor Of A Platformers Lieutenant |
• ++I’ll Imaginary Drink To That |
• ++I’m A Grown Man, I Know How To Walk On Something Without Falling To My Doom (& Hopefully That’s Always True) |
• No Ice Will Survive Here |
• The Big Freeze (When Ted Cruz Fled The Country & Tried To Blame His Daughters) |
• A Big Thumb On The Scales |
• Thumb Tacks |
• ++Beaten To ‘Fighting As A Pregnant Woman’ By 8 Years |
• I Can Safely Tell You It Wont |
• +++Ever Since The Big Bang, Dragon Quest Has Been With Us |
• ++Loki In The Sky With Diamonds |
• +++Fuck Around & Find Out (Affirming) |
• Three / Four / More Of Us |
• +++That One's Going In The Vault

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Klangphonics (Techno Band) - 1:28 |
• Backbone One & Mobile Gaming - 10:16 |
• VR Gaming - 16:50 |
• Persona 5 Tactica - 19:10 |
• Alan Wake & GOTY Status Check-In - 27:02 |
• The Ninja Gaiden Black Twist - 41:42 |
• Brian & Will’s Shared Fighting Characters & Tekken - 48:48 |
• More GOTY Check-In - 59:31 |
• In Stars & Time - 1:18:46 |
• Like A Dragon: Gaiden - 1:31:12 |
• Pokemon The Indigo Disk - 1:36:12 |
• Spider-Man 2 - 1:38:52 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Drinking A Cocktail Out Of This ‘Houston Space Cowboys’ Second String Baseball Team Cup |
• Dueling Over A Parking Space |
• +Duels To The Death, For The Right To Park In My Spot |
• +Will: Famous Shit-Talker |
• +Representing The Platformers At A Thing |
• ++I’m A Big Fan Of ‘Oh Fuck, What Was It Called’ |
• ++Wife Approved? Wife Demanded |
• All These Compliments Feel Strangely Masturbatory |
• Kris, The Most Guilty Of All Of Us |
• +++Fonzie Fixing His Hair With A Comb That Stops Time |
• ++Taking ‘In Medias Res’ To The Extreme |
• ++Pummeling Them Like Agent Smith |
• +Get In The Web, Clive |
• +Use My Knowledge, I Beg You |
• +Settle Down, Palpatine |
• +Celebrating Kris With A DBFZ ‘Happy Birthday’ |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Lucas talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• The Game Awards Nominees - 0:00 |
• Junk Food Arcade Snackbox Micro - 44:19 |
• Star Ocean: The Second Story R - 1:00:37 |
• Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name - 1:17:12 |
• Diatribe About Confusing Stories & Disappointing Entries - 1:34:00 |
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - 1:43:00 |
• Alien Hominid HD & Invasion - 2:17:00 |
• Alterium Shift (& Time-Killing Song From Brian) - 2:25:20 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Resident Evil Fur |
• +I Guess Baldur’s Gate III WASN’T The Horniest Game Of The Year |
• ++Sometimes Lucas Comes Really Close |
• ++Talking About DPs? Give It To Me With Both Barrels |
• ++The First Game Was Hard As Shit, & Ain’t Nothin’ Changed |
• One Of Those Uniquely Ugly Faces You Can’t Help But Notice |
• ++Everyone Feels Ugly Standing Next To Ben Starr |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will, and Lucas talk about lots of games. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (Review) - 1:00 |
• The Talos Principle II - 24:30 |
• Star Ocean: The Second Story R - 44:51 |
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 1:04:31 |
• You Will Die Here Tonight - 1:30:07 |
• Wargroove 2 - 1:48:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Birds Like Construction Equipment |
• Hot Construction Workers In Your Area |
• Bloom & The Biggest Sword You Ever Did See |
• I Like Grinding ‘Til I’m Satisfied |
• I’ll Either Die Stupidly Or Do Something Unbelievably Awesome |
• 75% Mario By Volume |
• Zombie U, No Not That ZombiU |
• Whip Your Thing Out & Tell People About It |
• I’m More Of A ‘Typing Of The Dead’ Guy |
• Kowalski, You’re The Master Of Unlocking |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, Will, and Lucas talk about lots of games, whether Death is a gamer, and the cursed lore of Sonic. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• What’s On Death’s Switch? - 7:30 |
• Gaming Blind Spots, Good & Bad - 19:00 |
• Hellboy: Web of Wyrd - 32:40 |
• Tekken 8 - 1:07:20 |
• Baldur’s Gate 3 & Wargroove 2 - 1:35:32 |
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - 1:38:32 |
• Sonic Superstars - 1:57:20 |
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - 2:25:05 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• A Reputation For Having An Iron Stomach |
• The Perfect Combination Of Stubborn & Fearless |
• Something Far Worse |
• This Seltzer Water Is Plus On Block |
• +It Tastes Like Cough Syrup, If You Dumped It In A Vat Of Tap Water From The Midwest |
• ++The ‘Tussen Of Flint |
• Death Definitely Plays Pokemon |
• The Grim Reaper, Hatching Pokemon Eggs |
• Virtual Boy Rocking Death |
• I Never Realized Death Was So Fucking Cool |
• We All Aspire To Be Death, Destroyer Of Worlds |
• +++If You Can’t Handle Me At My ‘Spiritual Warfare’ You Don’t Deserve Me At My ‘Mario Wonder’ |
• Batman, Noted Flippy Dude |
• ++Bro, You Thought You Could Walk Away? I 3-0’d Your Ghost |
• ++++Put Their Ghost On Scrub Quotes |
• +Your Ghost Is Garbage, Bro |
• ++I Don’t Have Time For You, See My Ghost |
• +++Source: I Made It Up |
• ++I Watched Them Finish |
• +Sonic Team Has This Really Bad Habit |
• Looks Really Stupid, But Is Fun To Play, Just Like Sonic |
• You Know That We Know Some Sonic Fans Who Do Not Know |
• +++Sonic’s Briefing With The President |
• Sonic Fans Aren’t Here For Games, They’re Here For The OnlyFans |
• Today, Will Became A Lovecraft Protagonist, Cursed With Knowledge |
• ++++Cursed With Knowledge |
• Observing Something From A Parallel Universe, That Should Not Be |
• ++The BioWare Incident |
• +++Kris Reading The Pull Quotes From The Sonic Necronomicon |
• +++You Want To Stop Me? We Went Gold Months Ago |
• The Screen Was Blurry Because We Cannot Comprehend It |
• Sonic Is |
• Bizarre Jelly |
• ++Pleasure Time |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will get into a deep discussion about the best games so far this year, as well as life and death, and how knowledge of our limited time informs what we want from our games and movies, how it impacts what we choose to play (and not to play), as well as how we do criticism. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• This Year’s Games, James Bond, & Why Brian Is Ugly - 2:00 |
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood & Baldur’s Gate 3 - 21:36 |
• Go-To Character Classes & Archetypes - 23:43 |
• More Baldur’s Gate 3 - 30:00 |
• Game Of The Year Contenders - 40:00 |
• What We Want From Games - 50:00 |
• How To Handle Endings - 1:30:00 |
• Our Limited Time & Criticism - 1:44:00 |
• Chasing Perfection - 1:57:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Already Feeling The Effects Of This Delightful Little Tonic |
• +Audrey, Mario Kart Enthusiast |
• ++I’m A Very Nice Person, But I Will Emotionally Destroy You At Mario Kart |
• ++You’ve Been Invaded By The Ghost Of Luigi |
• ++I Liked His Post About Turtle Dogs, & Now He’s Immortal |
• ++It’s Not James Bond Unless Famke Janssen Is Trying To Strangle People During Sex |
• +Goldeneye, The Film Based On The Hit N64 Game |
• ++What If Your Dad Was Cool? |
• ++If Your Dad Looked Like Pierce Brosnan, What Happened With You? |
• I Kid, I Think Brian Is Very Handsome |
• Something Terrible Happened To Create The Horrid Goblin You See Before You |
• +I Would Simply Gap |
• ++I Used To Be A Piece Of S#!^ |
• +The Game Of The Year 2023: Butter Chicken |
• He Robbed The Wrong Mob? Who’s The RIGHT Mob?!
• +++We Are At ‘Peak Fine’ |
• +++Can Love Blossom Between Two Robots On The Battlefield?
• People Convince Themselves That They Like (The) Journey
• +The Shape That My Grief Has Taken Is ‘We Don’t Talk About Troy Baker’ |
• ++Your Life Is An Alarm Clock & You Don’t Know When It Will Ring
• ++Memento Mori
• Please, It’s Almost 11 PM

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and Will review a swath of games, adding even more to the Game Of The Year discussion. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Birthdays & Gas Leaks - 0:00 |
• Disgaea 7 - 5:54 |
• Mortal Kombat 1 - 46:05 |
• Starfield - 1:03: |
• Wanted: Dead - 1:34:24 |
• Prey - 1:47:05 |
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 1:51:23 |
• Magical Delicacy - 2:02:40 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Smarter, Stronger, & A Little Bit Sexier… But Not Too Much |
• +Just A Little Bit Sexier, Just For Fun (As A Treat) |
• +If I Get A Little Bit Loopy, Or The Feed Cuts Off, It’s Because My House Has Been Blown To Bits |
• +He’s Got A Big Enough Mustache To Know When To Twirl It |
• Substantial & Glorious |
• A Major Case Of Redbeard |
• It’s Not Black, But It Looks Black To A Three-Year-Old |
• I Was Born A Malfoy |
• Bone White & Platinum Blonde |
• +Blondes May Have More Fun, But Then They Turn Into Brunettes |
• +Like A Picture Of Dorian Gray, We’ve Sinned So Much Our Hair Has Gotten Darker (To Reflect The Contents Of Our Souls) |
• +Our Hair Is A Monument To All Our Sins |
• +Sin: A Natural Hair Dye |
• +A Beard Too Perfect For Sin, Or Soaked In The Blood Of Its Enemies? |
• +I’ll Take Some Bloodlust, For The Table, I’m Not Driving |
• +Can We Order A Little Bit Of Bloodlust For The Table? |
• +My Name Is Mortal, Mr. Kombat Is My Dad |
• My Grandfather, Mortal Kombat The First |
• ‘Take It Away Kris!’ & The Internet Dies |
• Todd Descends From His Heaven To Grace Us With Another ‘Way-Too-Big Open World Extravaganza’ |
• Carlos, Stop Being Surprised They Betrayed You |
• Pour Four Out For Carlos |
• +If I Had A Nickel For Every Time A Corporation Betrayed My Helium-3 Mining Facility, I’d Have $0.20, Which Isn’t A Lot, But It’s Weird It Happened Four Times |
• +Prey, The Sequel To Eat, Pray, Love |
• Prey 2: Pray Harder |
• We Like Tragedies & Cataclysms… IN FICTION! |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #Disgaea7 #Starfield #MortalKombat1 #Cyberpunk2077 #MagicalDelicacy

In this episode, Brian and Kris review a swath of games, both modern and… decidedly not so. From Lies Of P and Starfield to Pathfinder and the Trails series, as well as discovering two Game Of The Year contenders, this one is chock full of great games. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Brian’s New Room Setup - 0:00 |
• TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC - 5:30 |
• Baldur’s Gate 3 - 21:21 |
• Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous - 27:30 |
• Immortals of Aveum - 33:07 |
• Starfield - 48:30 |
• Lies Of P - 1:08:19 |
• The Trails Series - 1:41:41 |
• Goodbye Volcano High - 1:46:11 |
• Sea of Stars - 2:05:30 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I Really Got That Sucker On There |
• Technically Only The Third Best Metroid Game |
• I Sold It Because I’m A Big Dumb |
• +Oh No… She’s A Badass |
• How Do You Eat An Elephant? |
• +You Don’t Need A Third Arm, You Can Do Without That |
• The Most 7/10 I’ve Ever Played |
• The Least Buggy, Most Stable Bethesda Game In A While |
• ++Like Ken Dolls, Completely Without Horn Or Sex |
• Nobody Is Getting Busy In Starfield |
• I Can’t Wait To Do A Basic Attack |
• ++Two Alchemists Who F$%$ed Around & Found Out |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

EDITOR'S NOTE: Justin's audio is stereo, but it only recorded on one half, so if you listen with just one earbud, make sure it's the left one, so you can hear him! Thanks!

In this episode, Brian and Will are joined by special guests Justin Koreis and Logan Plant to discuss all the games (and things) we saw at PAX West 2023. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• AirBNB & PAX - 4:30 |
• Foamstars - 11:18 |
• Prince of Persia the Lost Crown - 18:00 |
• Sucker For Love: Date To Die For - 22:50 |
• Dread Delusion - 23:10 |
• Arcadian Atlas - 25:50 |
• Thank Goodness You’re Here - 28:35 |
• Monster Hunter Now - 30:49 |
• Little Goody Two Shoes - 35:28 |
• Trinity Fusion - 39:13 |
• Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader - 43:41 |
• Big Boy Boxing - 47:07 |
• Super Mario Wonder - 52:05 |
• Fraymakers - 59:24 |
• Zoria: Age of Shattering - 1:04:07 |
• Spirit Swap - 1:06:12 |
• Animal Well - 1:13:34 |
• Lords of the Fallen - 1:14:29 |
• Detective Pikachu Returns - 1:23:25 |
• Mina the Hollower - 1:26:39 |
• Dragon is Dead, Another Space Opera, Evolutis: Duality - 1:32:40 |
• AntonBlast - 1:37:37 |
• Lost Eidolons:4 Veil of the Witch - 1:43:48 |
• SkateFish - 1:46:16 |
• Pacific Drive - 1:47:33 |
• Demonschool - 1:55:53 |
• Everdeep Aurora - 1:57:53 |
• PlayDate - 2:02:49 |
• Mars After Midnight - 2:03:22 |
• Tua & Guntrails - 2:05:33 |
• Persona 3 Reload - 2:08:09 |
• Persona 5 Tactica - 2:12:16 |
• Like A Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name - 2:13:57 |
• Nintendo Dojo - 2:18:52 |
• Desktop Explorer - 2:20:49 |
• Disgaea 7 - 2:22:30 |
• Rugrats - 2:24:09 |
• Disgaea 7 (for real this time) - 2:25:15 |
• Down The Pike - 2:35:46 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +An Even Longer Time From Ago |
• The Quadrumvirate |
• +Words Are Giving You A Tough Time Today? |
• A Little Bushed, A Little Bushwacked |
• The Quadrilogy Of This Group |
• +Put Him In The Bin! |
• +Hang Up My Jersey, But Not In A Place Of Honor |
• +This Is Brian Barnett, Broadcasting To You Live From Shambala |
• It Had Never Been More Joe-Ever |
• Logan Plant: Adorable Human Teenager Or Secret Troll? |
• +Logan Plant: An Old Person’s Idea Of A Young Person |
• +++Dribbling, Shooting, Going Deep In The Paint, & Other Baseball References |
• We Love Cam, Just Not As Much As We Love Makoto |
• Failing Forward |
• Even Game-er Of The Show |
• +It’s Not Drive General, It’s Specific Drive |
• +Be Careful, These Trees Don’t Bend |
• Be Real, You Know What A Conifer Is |
• +Game Of Show: Doug Bowser |
• The Crimes We Committed On The Show Floor |
• +I Killed Every MFer, I Killed Them All |
• +I’m Gonna Hang Out With NIS Until They Throw Me Out |
• +Ben Starr Had The Best Game Of The Show |
• FMK: Platformers Podcast Edition |
• Down The Pike |
• +You Can Find Justin Just Down The Pike |
• +Watch The Entire Internet & You’ll Find Me |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #paxwest2023

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Kris, & Will talk about Armored Core, Sea of Stars, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Armored Core 6 - 9:13 |
• Sea of Stars - 39:50 |
• Vampire Survivors - 1:03:00 |
• Red Red Redemption: Undead Nightmare - 1:05:40 |
• Halo Outcasts (Book) - 1:10:10 |
• Baldur’s Gate 3 - 1:12:37 |
• No Man’s Sky - 1:29:35 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +We’ve Never Been More Back |
• +It’s Joe-Ever |
• +It’s Not Over Until It’s Joe-Ever |
• +...But For Me, It Was Tuesday |
• +Lemon, It’s Tuesday |
• The Other Guy You Bring Along |
• One Hopes, One Assumes, One Presumes |
• +One Day, Elden Ring Will Be Successful Enough To Spawn 15 Sequels |
• +My Armored Core Is Built Differently |
• You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself For Killing Johnny Yong Bosch |
• +You Will Learn How To Die, Or You Will Die |
• What If The Death Star Was A Camel |
• +A Little Slice Of Tree Will Has Been Looking At |
• The Classic ‘Will They? Won’t They?’ |
• ++I Couldn’t Tell Where The Adult Film Ended & The Halo Book Began |
• +Very Beefy, Very Girthy, Very Lengthy |
• These Gates Won’t Baldur Themselves |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Will Borger, Lucas White, and Timo Reinecke engage in a beat-by-beat deep dive and spoilercast of Final Fantasy XVI. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Final Fantasy XVI Spoiler Free Discussion - 0:00 |
• Spoilers Begin - 38:20 |
• Marketing Materials & Ifrit VS Phoenix - 38:20 |
• Beginning as Wyvern - 50:00 |
• The Flashback to Shield Training - 53:20 |
• Clive & Joshua |
• Enslavement & Climate Change Elements - 59:00 |
• Overarching Themes - 1:01:00 |
• Introducing Clive’s Family - 1:04:30 |
• Clive’s First Mission & Quick Time Events - 1:10:15 |
• Phoenix Gate - 1:15:00 |
• Wyvern, Shiva’s Dominant, & Cid - 1:37:00 |
• Rosalia, Bearers, & The Hideaway - 1:53:00 |
• Cid, The Second Eikon Of Fire, & Benedikta - 2:07:30 |
• Return To Phoenix Gate - 2:33:38 |
• Crafting & Game Economy Discussion - 2:37:57 |
• The Fallen Ruins & Ifrit Realized - 2:56:35 |
• The Plan & Journey To The First Mother Crystal - 3:09:31 |
• Jill’s Characterization & Brian’s Frozen Lake Survival Guide - 3:16:00 |
• Typhon & Ultima - 3:22:00 |
• Hugo’s Present & Time Skip - 3:36:24 |
• The Empire & The Black Shields - 3:42:30 |
• Voice Acting & Character Writing Consistency - 3:43:00 |
• The Iron Kingdom, Jill’s Revenge, & Women In FF16 - 3:46:45 |
• Brian’s Hostage Negotiation Skills & Hunting Kupka - 4:01:45 |
• Ifrit VS Titan Lost - 4:10:30 |
• Harbard, Barnabas, & Mythos - 4:19:00 |
• Twinside, Dion, & Bahamut - 4:21:30 |
• Barnabas & Ultima - 4:42:00 |
• Kanver, Sleipnir, Barnabas - 4:43:20 |
• The Ship Chase & Barnabas Fight - 4:52:38 |
• The Beach, Jill, & Shiva - 4:58:08 |
• The Eastern Continent, Odin, & Ultima’s Secret - 5:01:10 |
• Ash’s Mother Crystal & Ultima’s Dark World - 5:10:30 |
• Saying Goodbyes, Origin, & Ultima Prime - 5:16:48 |
• The Mother Crystal’s Secret & Ultima Risen - 5:20:40 |
• Ultimalius & Punching God In The Face - 5:22:40 |
• WILL PROPHESIZES THE END - 5:27:00 |
• Joshua, Destroying Origin, & The Beach - 5:27:50 |
• Summary Thoughts - 5:32:50 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• What It Is, What It Do, Wazzup |
• Mixed By Glasses |
• I Just Thought I Was Having A Stroke Or Drank Too Much |
• Going Fools Gold |
• Gold Amidst The Trash |
• Slobberknocker |
• Are You A Furry Who Wants To Roleplay As Brad Pitt From Snatch? |
• I’m Literally The Most Special, Mom |
• Phoenix, Ifrit, & Sol Badguy: The Three Gods Of Fire |
• Ralph Ineson Deep Dive |
• Get In The Big Monster, Clive |
• Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film |
• Leather, Squeaking & Squirming, Between Clive’s Thighs |
• Revenge Is A Dish Best Served By Hot, Well-Dressed Men |
• Your Boy, Skinny Lightning |
• Press The Jill Button |
• Sonic The Hedgehog Degeneracy |
• Goblin Mode |
• Thunderbolts & Lightning |
• Rape In Dark Fantasy? We Learned From Watching You, George |
• I Walked, I Should Try It |
• Press ‘F’ To Accept The Truth |
• Joshua, How Many Mythical Beings Have You Put In Your Chest, Bro? |
• That Sweet, Sweet Damage Will Is Horny For |
• Dummy Strong |
• Mid Is Top Tier |
• Barnabas & His Weird Fetishes |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Kris Cornelisse, and Will Borger discuss Final Fantasy XVI, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cassette Beasts, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Final Fantasy XVI - 0:00 |
• EVO - 26:29 |
• Halo Outcasts Book - 36:55 |
• Cassette Beasts - 45:33 |
• I Was A Teenage Exocolonist - 46:55 |
• Battle Shapers - 52:05 |
• Discourse: Be Like Larian (& BG3 Talk) - 54:50 |
• Baldur’s Gate 3 - 1:32:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I Am The Final Host |
• Usurping Your Final Throne |
• +Choosing Violence |
• The Perfect Evolution Of Beard |
• +55 Bloody Hides, 55 Pinches of Magicked Ash, 55 Gil… |
• That Guy Is Wearing My Face |
• +You’re Telling Me This Guy Can Take Four Beams From A Dragon? |
• ++The Slumbering Furry Gene Stirs |
• Luke From The Streets Of Memphis |
• +‘And I Say That With A Staunch Record Of Heterosexuality’ |
• +++I’m Not Attracted To Men, But I Have Eyes |
• +I’m Not Gonna Couch; Ben, Call Me |
• A Cheap Bag Of Chips, A Bad Beer, & A Conversation About Baldur’s Gate 3 |
• Three Days Of Hedonistic Excess |
• A $28 Hamburger |
• +++It Was The Best Of $28 Hamburgers, It Was The Worst Of $28 Hamburgers |
• ++Money & Avocado, The Impossible Combination |
• +My Unhealthy Obsession: I Want To Own Property |
• +One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others, One Of These Things Is Slightly More Annoying |
• ++Schrodinger’s Avocado |
• And For A Brief Moment, I Allowed Myself Hope |
• Taking All Of The Piss Out Of Elden Ring |
• +Karlach Is Hot, Both Literally & Figuratively |
• The Grind Never Stops |
• Staring At Zelda |
• +Dragon Commander Sickos |
• +Let Larian Cook |
• Larian Knows How To Use The Slow Cooker |
• Cooking Baldur’s Gate 3 On Low Heat Over A Long Period |
• ++Let Him Cook On Low Heat Over A Long Period |
• That’s How You Cook A Baldur’s Gate |
• Playing Larian Bingo |
• +Practicing Parkway Pugilism |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Kris Cornelisse are joined by special guests Lucas White and Jarrett Green to discuss fried rice, Double Dragon Gaiden, Aliens: Dark Descent, Exoprimal, Cassette Beasts, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Brian’s Many Shortcomings - 0:00 |
• Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons - 18:00 |
• Double Dragon Gaiden (For Real This Time) - 30:20 |
• Aliens: Dark Descent - 1:39:45 |
• Exoprimal - 2:23:21 |
• Cassette Beasts - 2:27:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +There’s No Way A Shrimp Fried That Rice |
• Basic Brian Is So Easy |
• Rest In Peace, Baldur’s Gate 3 Reviewers |
• You Probably Should. You Have To. I Will Call The Police If You Don’t |
• ++There’s Nothing Like Being Exposed In Public |
• ++Ritualistic Shaming In Front Of The Entire Internet |
• Brian Absorbed Everything |
• +This Show Is A Monument To All My Sins |
• The Tragedy Of Darth Plagueis The Wise |
• ++And That, Anakin, Is How I Got Level-Gated In Assassin’s Creed |
• +Is It Possible To Learn This Power? Not From A Templar |
• Imagine Games Network |
• The Internet: A Place Full Of People Who Agree With Everything We Write |
• A Level Of Unprecedented Support |
• Don’t Read The Comments |
• +Going Into The Comments Looking For A Fight |
• +I Frame The Cringe Comments, Bad Punctuation & All |
• +I Save The Really Good Hate Mail |
• +Her Birthname Does Not Matter, We Dub Her ‘Karen’ |
• ++Having A Gasoline Fight Over A Game Because The Pay Is Right |
• +RIP Jarrett, Died In A Freak Gasoline Fight Accident |
• +A Freak Gasoline Fight Accident, What A Great Way To Go |
• +Fuck You, Specifically, We Know What You Did |
• I Probably Deserved This |
• +A Double Dragon Xbox Controller That Smells Like Billy |
• +And That’s How You Get Your Ass Beat |
• ++7.7135 Out Of 10 |
• Rating On A Million-Point Scale |
• +10-Point Scale Makes Me Icky |
• +Competent & Interesting, But A Lot Of Marks Against It (Just Like Me) |
• The Platformers Podcast, For Fans Of The Genre |
• +Channeling The Dead Ghost Of Very Much Alive Will Borger |
• +An Old Head Double Dragon Sicko |
• ++I Checked One More Room & Everyone Died |
• ++The Time Between ‘F*&$ Around’ & ‘Find Out’ Was 10 Seconds
• +Do Not Be The Curious Person In A Lovecraft Story |
• You Will Find What You're Looking For, & What You're Looking For Is Terrible |
• +What You Will Find Will Melt Your Brain, & Then You Will Murder All Your Friends & Eat Them |
• What If We Made Another One, But It Was Better & More Interesting |
• If You Know A PR Person, Give Them A Kiss On The Cheek |
• +Haven't You Always Wanted To Become A Statistic? |
• Kiss A PR Person, Then Make Content About It |
• +Predator VS Black Dynamite |
• ++Aliens VS Predator VS Black Dynamite |
• +Aliens VS Predator VS Black Dynamite, On The PlayStation Portable |
• +Evolve's Heroes Have Been Reading Marx |
• +I'm Gonna Be Cthulhu & You Can't Stop Me |
• +Nero’s Job Is Beach |
• +Get A Little Taste Of The Dinosaur Action |
• I Go To Elon Musks Website |
• Fluffed |
• +Fluffy Orange Juice |
• I’m Not Going To Call It Fluffy Orange Juice |
• This Is A Girthy One, As They Say |
• It’s Not Weird, & I’m Not Weird For Saying It |
• +What If We Organize Against The Monster, Stage An Uprising, & Seize The Means Of Production? |
• +I Love You, Beth, But Your Taste In Video Games Is Terrible |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Kris Cornelisse discuss Street Fighter 6, Zelda, Diablo IV, call signs, and the Twitter/X debacle. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Twitter, X, & Nobodies - 0:00 |
• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 24:16 |
• Diablo IV - 1:07:22 |
• Street Fighter 6 - 1:24:16 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Not A Nobody Name |
• -=]SF[=-M4D-C4T |
• My Big Ole' Bone Boys |
• The Only Time I Was Going To Beat You, & My Controller Died |
• Playing Asuka in Guilty Gear: 'I'm Literally Playing StarCraft' |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Kris Cornelisse, and Will Borger discuss cooking bacon, the FTC vs Microsoft case, Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, Total Annihilation, & more. Enjoy!

CORRECTION: Brian forgot to mention that Dark Souls 1 had a great boss fight in the DLC; Black Dragon Kalameet. And potentially the Gaping Dragon, etc. in the main game. Good dragons are around!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Intro / Will Being Late, Getting Cooked - 0:00 |
• Aliens: Dark Descent - 8:52 |
• Sound Issues! - 12:00 |
• Cooking & Meat Innuendo Discussion - 15:00 |
• Aliens: Dark Descent (Continued) - 19:21 |
• Final Fantasy 16 - 46:38 |
• Total Annihilation - 1:15:20 |
• Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Preview - 1:21:00 |
• FTC vs Microsoft -1:34:08 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Only Brian Is Now Dead |
• I Had My Audio Off, I Was Cooking |
• I’m About To Pop It In |
• All Boys Have Been Created |
• It’s Will’s Fault We’re Late |
• Under The Bus He Goes |
• I Volunteered To Be Thrown Under The Bus |
• In A Show Of Solidarity, It Was My Fault Last Week |
• If We’re Not Gonna Be On Time, We Can At Least Be In Solidarity |
• ++Bros Across The Hemispheres |
• ‘You Better Have Won Those Matches, Man.’ ‘No, I Got Cooked’ |
• +Brian Drinks To Will Getting Cooked |
• You’re Gonna Suck |
• Sucking At Something Is The First Step Of Being Kinda Good At Something |
• +The First Draft Of Anything Is Shit, So Write Your Shit |
• I Can Sing! |
• I Can’t Actually Sing For Shit |
• Cooking Krabby Patties |
• The Rashers |
• You Say It So Much Cooler Than We Do |
• Middle Bacon |
• Comparatively More Meaty |
• When I Lift Up My Meat, I Want It To Be Stiff, Not All Floppy |
• I’m Just Here To Shit Talk American Bacon |
• +I Like My Meat Hard, Mikey |
• +Please Don’t Leave Your Stiff, Floppy Desires Out There |
• If You’re Giving Me Meat, I Want It To Be Hard, Because That’s When I Like To Put It In My Mouth |
• If You’re Into That, I’m Sure It’s Preferable |
• +I’ll Take My Meat How I Can Get It, Thank You |
• +Listen To Brian Talk About The Type Of Meat He Does And Does Not Like In His Mouth |
• I Came Back To Hear Brian Talking About Floppy Meat. Good Timing
• +The Platformers: The Official Floppy Meat Podcast |
• +For All Your Floppy Meat Needs |
• We Only Need One Open World Game, & It’s Watch_Dogs |
• +That’s A Dumb Hill To Die On, But At Least You’re Dead |
• We Do A Little Bit Of Trolling, Just For Fun |
• ++If You Play RDR2, You Can Really Feel People Missing Their Children’s Birthdays |
• More Impressive Than Actually Good |
• Final Destination With Aliens |
• +Maybe Don’t Stick The Demon Rock In Your Skull |
• +Ifrit The Jobber |
• The Heart Wants Smoke & Sexy Style |
• +I’m Gonna Kill This Tree |
• That’s A Beautiful Mothercrystal You’ve Got There, It’d Be A Shame If Something Happened To It |
• +I Am The Bad Thing |
• Clive The Disrupter |
• +The Year Of Ralph Ineson |
• I’m Playing Final Fantasy 18, Living In The Future |
• +We Precision Sic The Joke |
• +This Episode Has 17,000 Endings |
• ++As Narratively Satisfying As The Ending Of Mass Effect 3 |
• You Won’t Just Choose A Door |
• I Shall Suffer In The Not Knowing |
• Kris’ Poor Little Socialist Heart |
• ++$5, A Dream, & Some Duct Tape |
• +We Have Bears To Lay Down By The Fire |
• ++Giving People What They Want, Sex With A Bear (Literally) |
• ++I’m Not Sure, But I Think There Was Dolphin Sex In It |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #ff16 #doubledragongaiden #ftc

In this episode, Brian Barnett returns from his vacation and is joined by Kris Cornelisse and Will Borger to discuss a wide range of games. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Intro / Vacation Talk - 0:00 |
• Final Fantasy 16 - 10:58 |
• Monochrome Mobius - 31:26 |
• Crymachina Preview - 34:43 |
• Disgaea 7 Preview - 39:58 |
• Baldur's Gate 3 - 53:46 |
• Magic The Gathering: Lord of the Rings - 1:12:53 |
• Aliens: Dark Descent - 1:29:40 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Uncanny Address |
• I Lost A Lot Of Stuff While I Was There |
• Then The Anchor Got Stuck |
• ++The Lake Claims Its Sacrifice |
• A Cursed Series Of Events |
• My New, Cheap, Pathetic Sunglasses |
• +And That's How I Lost My Ring, My Glasses, And My Hat |
• +A New Exhibit At The Titanic Museum |
• +My Grandfather, The God Of Poker |
• +I Lost Hundreds Of Dollars, But My Worst Mistake Was Starting FF16 & Leaving |
• Get Into The Big Monster, Clive |
• Quinoa Lentil Sloppy Joes |
• Dhalsim With Command Grabs |
• +You Know How I Feel About Nero |
• +Let Me Style On 'Em |
• ++Final Fantasy X: The Official FF of The Platformers Podcast |
• A Hard Yes |
• Diviginity |
• +Not The Will At The Table |
• +I Tend To Like Wills, Generally |
• ++You Aren't A Warlock… Are You? |
• +My ‘Racists Mad’ Black Aragorn Card |
• +I Am Still Going Now, I Never Stopped |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by Kris Cornelisse and Will Borger to dive deep into all things Diablo IV. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Diablo IV Spoiler Free Discussion - 0:00 |
• Diablo IV Spoilers Begin - 52:08 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• If You Aren't Interested In The Diabolical… |
• Any Port In A Storm |
• +They Are Dead & You'll Be Worse Off Soon |
• +The Tree Demands Blood |
• +The Tree Demands Blood From This Spot |
• Always Stay With Your Buddy |
• ++This Wolf Has His Whole Face, Maybe He's OK |
• ++You're Already In Town, You Dumb B!$%& |
• ++I Was Attacked By Vast Quantities Of Alcohol Wielded By My Own Treacherous Hand |
• Bold Plan, Cotton, Let's See If It Pays Off |
• ++Finger-Lickin' Good |
• ++Roommates With Mephisto |
• +Putting Our Demons To Rest (Wink) |
• +Finally, Some Good Fucking News |
• Pull My Finger |
• The Highway To Hell |
• +From Hell's Heart, I Stab At Thee |
• +It's Like Poetry, It Rhymes |
• ++Mephisto, That Little Scamp |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by Kris Cornelisse to talk about Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Diablo IV, Wayfinder’s beta, and the Summer Games Showcase, including the Xbox Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, and Capcom presentation. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Wayfinder Beta - 2:37 |
• Summer Games Showcase - 14:10 |
• Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - 1:40:32 |
• Diablo IV Spoiler-Free Discussion - 1:58:39 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• It’s A Bright Sunny Day In A Tuesday Morning |
• Drink Up, Me Hearties, Yo Ho! |
• We’re Gonna Get Weird With It |
• Before I Took An Arrow To The Knee |
• ‘Bayou’ Is The Word |
• Boudin Balls & Beignets |
• +Why Is The Droid Hot? |
• +The Jump In Menu Juiciness |
• Tactical Sickos Are Eating Well |
• Where Is Persona 5 Arena?! |
• Atlus, Baby, Come On |
• I Still Don’t Know Jack Snap About Dune |
• Ichiban Wakes Up Naked On A Beach In Hawaii |
• All Aboard The A.P.E. Train |
• It's A 2D A.P.E. Game |
• James Cameron's Fetish |
• +Do You Think James Cameron Is For Furries What Tarantino Is For Foot Fetishists? |
• Furry Friends In The Audience, Let Me Know |
• When The People Are Not Super Furry, But Maybe They Have Sex Hair Or Something |
• +I’m Not A Furry, But If You Look Like Jake Sully, DM Me |
• +I'm Not A Furry… But |
• Speaking Of Big Dumb Fun |
• A Touch Of The Supernatural |
• +However Much Salt You Need |
• Kris Forgives You For Diablo III |
• Diablo II-2 |
• +With Bones This Solid |
• Gimme That Stuff Behind The Glass |
• +Gimme The Screaming Book In The Corner |
• +Reading The Necronomicon On My Coffee Break |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #Video Games #Podcast

In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by Will Borger, Kris Cornelisse, & Lucas White to talk about the Sony PlayStation Showcase, Live A Live, & more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Sony's PlayStation Showcase - 1:30 |
• Live A Live - 2:21:28 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +++++Games As A Disservice |
• A Watch Dogs 1 Enjoyer |
• +++On The Verge Of Correctness |
• +Dedicated To Covering Shaq-Fu |
• +++We're Off To A Great Shart |
• It's Time To Shart The Show |
• Land Like Nothing |
• Snapping The Ball Over Peyton Manning’s Head |
• You Know What They Say About Brevity |
• Embracing Modernity |
• ++++2 Breath 2 Wild |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created by Brian Barnett and live streamed at Twitch.tv/Ribnax]

TAGS: #podcast #videogames #playstationshowcase #livealive

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Street Fighter 6, Honkai Star Rail, The Mageseeker, Everspace 2, & more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Street Fighter 6 Open Beta - 1:30 |
• Dragon Ball FighterZ / Fighting Game Patches - 19:00 |
• Honkai Star Rail - 35:20 |
• Tangent About RPGs, Battle Passes, Cosmetics - 47:30 |
• The Mageseeker: A League Of Legends Story - 1:01:00 |
• Everspace 2 - 1:16:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Punching & Getting Punched |
• +A Box Of Chickens |
• +Very Hacky & Slashy |
• +The Anime Waifus Will Come For Your Wallet |
• +Things To Tweak, Knobs To Turn |
• +I’ve Tasted The Fruits Of Elysium | 

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited & written by Brian Barnett, & edited & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod by Joshua Mobley]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Will Borger to discuss Darkest Dungeon 2, the Spider of Lanka DLC for The Case of the Golden Idol, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom first impressions, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Spoiler-Free Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Impressions - 1:30 |
• Darkest Dungeon 2 - 26:30 |
• Diablo 4 - 45:45 |
• The Case Of The Golden Idol: Spider Of Lanka DLC - 1:19:25 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Cyberpunk, Beerpunk |
• +One Stick, Two Stick, Thick Stick-Long Stick |
• +Mary Poppins’ Purse & The Strength of Hercules |
• ++Forget Your Haircut, Buy A Zelda |
• He Has No Nibbles |
• +You Can Have Nipples, Or You Can Have Fire-Powered Rocket Cars |
• Link & Mario Have No Nipples |
• +Nobody Gets Nips |
• Tastes Great AND Filling!? |
• Game Good |
• No Nipples on ANYONE |
• Eat The Meat |
• ++Taking My Bone Guys Down To The Bone Yard |
• +Pay Your Respecs |
• +Something To Chop Your Lips On |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited and written by Brian Barnett, and edited and streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod by Joshua Mobley]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Will Borger to discuss Strayed Lights, Fabledom, Death Roads: Tournament, Darkest Dungeon 2, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Strayed Lights - 4:12 |
• Retro Gaming: A Byte-Sized History Of Video Games - 13:45 |
• Pokemon GO - 17:35 |
• Fabledom - 27:33 |
• Death Roads: Tournament - 36:57 |
• Darkest Dungeon 2 - 49:03 |
• The Block - 1:03:45 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• Boy, Interrupted By Thunderstorm |
• I Wonder If It’s A Capitalism Thing |
• Dark & Upsetting |
• ++Let’s Not Think About The Ways My Doom Could Be Orchestrated |
• Audio Clips Of Josh Drunk In A Bar |
• Gundam Crazy Dances |
• +No Powerglove, No Powerlove |
• +A Well-Researched Package |
• +I Started Playing Pokemon GO & Ran Into My Long-Lost Brother |
• Big Pants Brian |
• ++Reject Battle Passes, Build A Retro Cart |
• ++The Fallen Wheat King |
• Lozenges In The Closet |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited and written by Brian Barnett, and edited and streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod by Joshua Mobley]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver discuss Brian’s IGN Preview of Humanity, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Redfall, the Victrix BFG Pro controller, Lost Epic, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Brian's Humanity IGN Preview - 5:11 |
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 - 11:28 |
• Redfall's Reviews Are Out - 22:19 |
• Modding Old Consoles - 27:31 |
• Ocarina Of Time Still Slaps - 42:31 |
• Victrix BFG Pro PS5 Controller - 1:03:57 |
• Lost Epic - 1:32:37 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +A Dry Boy Episode |
• +How Many BTU's Does That Baby Got? |
• We Had A Heat Wave, So It Was Really Hot |
• Nintendo Doesn't Want My Dark Moon Money |
• ++Bold Of You To Assume I Go To Parties |
• +I Thought 'This Guy Doesn't Leave His House' |
• Sorry To Get Off Track |
• A Green Rupee Is Worth 1 |
• The Turtle Beach Reputation |
• Anything That's Not A Turtle Beach |
• +Tinkling Across The Back Of My Hands |
• Silly Podcasters, Haptics Are For Kids! |
• Your Switch Is Going To Explode |
• Yeah, I Know What A Cell Phone Is |
• RIP Palm |
• +Have You Taken It In The Ocean |
• +You, And More Importantly The Phone, Would Be Dead |
• It's My Personal Black Box |
• Are You Brian Barnett Of The Platformers & IGN, Who Reviewed Humankind?! |
• Thanks For Dying, You Ass |
• +Slop Into The Dock |
• Sippin' On Some Mizu |
• Does Lemmings Need A Story? |
• You'll Pick Up Sugoi |
• Change Your Boots |
• These Nokia Phones Are Indestructible |
• Bombshu Bowling Can Go To Hell |
• Bombs!? What An Insult |
• Daijobu Desu Ka |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & special guest host Will Borger talk about the 27 games they played at PAX East 2023 in Boston. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• The Trip To PAX East 2023 - 2:05 |
• Fort Solis - 3:10 |
• Nocturnal - 5:50 |
• Mina The Hollower - 11:45 |
• Trinity Fusion - 20:00 |
• Hell Of An Office - 26:00 |
• Wayfinder - 28:32 |
• Rightfully Bearly Arms - 34:55 |
• Aliens Dark Descent - 37:07 |
• Everspace 2 - 41:25 |
• Goodbye Volcano High - 45:07 |
• Primal Omen - 47:45 |
• Wargroove 2 - 49:30 |
• Bread & Fred - 52:10 |
• Infernax - 55:30 |
• Disgaea 7 - 1:00:30 |
• Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicles - 1:02:20 |
• Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails - 1:03:15 |
• Alien Hominid Invasion - 1:05:05 |
• Mageseeker: League Of Legends - 1:06:25 |
• Demonschool - 1:10:45 |
• World of Horror - 1:16:50 |
• Strayed Lights - 1:23:07 |
• Anton Blast - 1:25:33 |
• Animal Well - 1:27:35 |
• Wreckreation - 1:29:40 |
• Trinity Trigger - 1:31:45 |
• Wrestle Story - 1:34:06 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• ++We've Both Been Big Sickos, & I Blame You |
• Take A Puff & Pass It Down |
• ++I Huffed The Lethal Gamer Fog |
• Bringing Something Back From The Other Side |
• An Abandoned Base, Out In Space |
• +Then He Guts'd It Out |
• The Platformers* Awards Link's Awakening The Award for Best 2D Zelda |
• +You Can Join This Gospel Truth With Us |
• ++Little Did He Know, There Was A 'Phase Two' |
• Putting In Some Serious Work |
• ++I See You Wrote 'Godlike' Here |
• Hard To Describe, But Incredibly Cool |
• +Look Out, She Has An Aerial Rave! |
• +++Give Me All The Difficulty You Have |
• +Give Me All The Difficulty You Have. Wait. I'm Worried What You Heard Was 'Give Me A Lot Of Difficulty.' What I Said Was, "Give Me All The Difficulty You Have." Do You Understand? |
• Throw A Fireball, Throw A Lightning Ball, Throw A Shadow Ball |
• Choices, Motherf*&$%er! |
• #BrianWasRight |
• ++Whatever Price The Demon Demanded Was Worth It |
• ++Oh, A Fellow Sophisticate! |
• Adfantasyd Wars |
• Fantastique |
• Let's Talk About Some Bread |
• +++Play It With Someone You Like, Because You Are Going To Hate Them |
• You Get A Squire! |
• Why Show Me This If I Can't Have It? |
• Those OG G's |
• As Above, So Below |
• A Perfect Fusion Of H.P. Lovecraft & Junji Ito |
• +Spelled In The Way That You Don't Think That It Is |
• It's Burnout |
• A Very Japanese, Very Role-Playing Game |
• +Thanks To The People Who Did Not Kick Us Out |
• 'What Do You Want, A Cookie?!' Yes, I Do. |
• Make A Heel, Make A Face |
• We're Beasts |
• Fool Me Once, Can't Get Fooled Again |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about movies like the Super Mario Brothers movie, Suzume, Air, and Brian gives his reviews of Wildfrost, World of Horror, and the Vampire Survivors DLC: Tides of the Foscari. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Movie Chat - Mario / Suzume / Air - 8:40 |
• Wildfrost (Review) - 19:35 |
• Vampire Surivors DLC (Review) - 56:08 |
• World of Horror (Review) - 1:03:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +God F*ck!ng D&mmit, These Seats Don't Recline |
• +++Your Name, But The Guy Turns Into A Chair |
• The Fukushima Disaster |
• This Year's 'Dad Cinema Movie' To Beat |
• Dad Movie Of The Year |
• Ford V Ferrari, But With Less Mystery |
• Like Waves Crashing On The Beach |
• Smashing Up Against A Brick Wall |
• +++You've Evolved The Garlic, You Can Rest Now, Tony |
• We All Cotch The Fever |
• Coch The Fever |
• +Teeth Squad |
• Mouth Horror |
• ++Killing The Bone Ball In The Bone Zone |
• Germs & Gurms |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley are joined by James to discuss his creation, AcclaimedVideoGames.com. The site is dedicated to ranking the greatest games of all time by aggregating and weighing "greatest games of all time" lists. It's a discussion that delves into what game criticism is all about, if true consensus can be reached, the pitfalls of such endeavors, and what we can learn from them. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• AcclaimedVideoGames.com - 0:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• This Gaggle Of Things |
• Favorite VS Best |
• Influence, Etc. |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about modding game consoles, Potionomics, and Metroid Prime Remastered, as well as brief impressions of Wild Hearts, Dead Space Remake, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Wild Hearts - 3:14 |
• Potionomics - 10:34 |
• Dead Space Remake - 30:31 |
• Modding Game Consoles - 37:19 |
• Metroid Prime Remastered - 57:27 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +Potionectomy |
• So Help Me God, If You Say "The Money Pit" |
• Fighting Toddlers |
• ++‘My Main Problem With Fighting Toddlers’ |
• Break Your Games Open, Break Your Consoles In Half |
• ++Noted Cool Guy 'Darth Vader' |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley talk about the NXYI Wizard controller for Switch, Gal Guardians: Demon Purge, the Return to Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells, as well as review scores preorders, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• NXYI WIZARD - 1:10 |
• Gal Guardians: Demon Purge - 17:30 |
• Review Scores & Preorders - 34:44 |
• Dead Cells Return to Castlevania DLC - 59:31 |
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Azure - 1:12:27 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• ++Catch Your Friends Fever |
• That's Quite A Title |
• Kids Don't Know The Pain Of Searching For Games |
• I Could Have Called |
• ++They're There & They're Paired |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett & Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Will Borger to talk about FFX Blitzball, Metroid Prime Remastered, Hi-Fi Rush, and bemoan gaming’s lack of cheat codes (& possible solutions). Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Blitzball - 0:00 |
• Metroid Prime Remastered - 8:47 |
• Plitch & Why Don't Games Have Cheats Anymore? - 43:46 |
• Hi-Fi Rush - 1:13:55 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +A Little Simpsons (Family Guy) Reference |
• ++That's My Sex Swing |
• +I Don't Need To Know What You & Your Wife Are Doing |
• +Turn Every Elevator Into The Dark Souls 2 Elevator |
• +I'm Strong Enough, I'm Smart Enough, & Dammit, People Like Me |
• Did I Make That Up? Did I Dream That? |
• Doom Is A Hell Of A Drug |
• +Black Lotus On An Island |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and returning host Chris Shriver, talk about the Nintendo Direct, The Last Of Us on HBO, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Nintendo Direct - 17:06 |
• HBO’s The Last Of Us - 1:21:27 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +I Didn’t Want To Spit Too Much In Your Drink Before Handing It To You |
• You Wanna Piece Of Me, Boy |
• +ARMS Fans Are Starving To Death |
• Brian Went 9-9-9, Chris Went Layton |
• What If Pyre, But Air Hockey |
• +Bear Donkey Kong: Heavy & Strong |
• +HBO’s The Last Of Us: The Siphon Gas Mini-Game |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Season: A Letter To The Future, the rise and fall of live service “forever” games, whether Halo should keep going, and more. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Potion Craft - 2:18 |
• Hi-Fi Rush & Avatar: Way Of Water - 8:46 |
• Season: A Letter To The Future - 17:26 |
• Dauntless, Live Service Games, & Preservation - 30:41 |
• Should Halo Just End? - 46:30 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• I've Not Played A Game Like This… Period |
• ++You're Kinda Ripping That Dude In Half |
• +You Could Have Just Googled ‘When Did Halo 4 Come Out’ |
• +Jimmy Cams |
• It’s Been… Four Years Since I Played That Game |
• Oops, We Let The Dogs (Flood) Out |
• +Let’s Blow This Banana Stand |
• ++Bad Guy Shooty Shooty Bang Bang |
• Man, Wished I’d Have Done That |
• +++Here's Some Poison, Sir |
• +He's The Vanguard of Humanity |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, Monster Hunter Rise, and when complexity in games can start to take away from player enjoyment. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider - 17:33 |
• Monster Hunter Rise - 40:11 |
• When is Complexity In Games Too Much? - 46:23 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• ++I Don't Frequent The Weeb Space |
• ++Swing Dancing In A Donut Shop |
• +Snappy Quickie |
• Legit As We Used To Call It In The Phantasy Star Online Community |
• You Were Born In The Wrong Time, My Friend |
• +Bringing A Gun To A Tyrannosaurus Fight |
• That Gaming Rhythm |
• EPIC |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley are joined by special guest Ronny Barrier (IGN) to talk about the best games of 2022, with each host giving their Top 5 best games of year, as well as some honorable mentions that should not be missed. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Honorable Mentions - 2:03 |
• Marvel Snap (Ronny) - 2:26 |
• Neon White (Ronny) - 6:50 |
• King Of Fighters 15 (Ronny) - 10:23 |
• Zombie Army 4 (Josh) - 11:39 |
• Cult Of The Lamb (Brian) - 13:40 |
• Tunic (Brian) - 15:15 |
• TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (Brian) - 19:44 |
• GOTY Discussion Begins - 21:49 |
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns (Ronny #5) - 22:30 |
• Elden Ring (Josh #5, Ronny & Brian #1) - 28:25 |
• Freshly Frosted (Brian #5) - 32:44 |
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Ronny #4) - 36:50 |
• MultiVersus (Josh #4) - 42:34 |
• The Case of the Golden Idol (Brian #4) - 48:33 |
• Triangle Strategy (Ronny & Brian #3) - 53:35 |
• Splatoon 3 (Josh #3) - 1:00:09 |
• God of War Ragnarok (Ronny #2) - 1:05:15 |
• Signalis (Josh #2) - 1:09:15 |
• Citizen Sleeper (Brian #2 & Josh #1) - 1:17:08 |
• Elden Ring (Ronny & Brian #1, Josh #5) - 1:24:00 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +By The End Of The Show, I Will Be The Host |
• Look At Me, I’m The Host Now |
• God Vore Collectibles |
• Games, They Are A-happenin’ |
• +No One’s Brain Is Safe From That |
• Play Every Game, But Only For Three Hours |
• +Wide As An Ocean, Deep As A Puddle |
• +Cartoon Network Toonami Visual Novel |
• +Ronny’s Gymnast Onion |
• ++Play Pong With Captain Marvel |
• ++++What Is Your Third Least Most Favorite Game? |
• A Great Game That Nobody Talks About |
• ++I’m Not A Kid Or A Squid, I’m A Man |
• It Took Them Three Games, But They Got There |
• ++Boromir X3 |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett and Joshua Mobley talk about some of the best games of 2022 that DIDN’T make the cut for next week’s Game Of The Year Top 5. They also have a lengthy diatribe about hamburger restaurant power creep. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Somerville - 14:04 |
• Signalis - 17:13 |
• High On Life - 21:13 |
• Pentiment - 23:00 |
• Immortality - 27:25 |
• Dorfromantik - 31:24 |
• Her Name Was Fire / Vampire Survivors - 33:46 |
• Burger Talk - 43:27 |
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns - 56:35 |
• Horizon Forbidden West - 1:10:38 |
• Chained Echoes - 1:15:51 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +The Treachery Of Vampire Survivors |
• +The Secret of Taco Bell |
• Eating At Josh’s Haunted Bar |
• ++Badly Drawn Rubber Boy |
• +One Punch Man Is The Ulysses Of Anime |
• ++Carl’s Jr. Power Creep |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames

In this episode, Brian Barnett is joined by returning guest Kris Cornelisse and first-time guest Sterling Silver talk about the 2022 hit that is Triangle Strategy. A full spoiler-free review discussion is followed by a spoilercast where we dive into what works, what doesn’t, and what we think about Square’s latest tactical strategy RPG. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Triangle Strategy - 02:15 |
• Spoilers Begin - 1:00:04 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• If You Don’t Do The Dishes, Mom & Dad Are Getting Divorced |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is hosted by Brian Barnett, edited by Joshua Mobley, & streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod by Chris Shriver]

TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames