MHG Podcast
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Episodes
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Brad & Stu try to pronounce the unpronounceable (Togg-iz? Toe-ges? Toggess? @Thunderfulgames) build a fort with Dwarves @Bay12Games, impale fools with massive tools (!) @apptivus + decide that once a witch, a witch but once a knight is enough @SuperMegaTeam
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Charmander00:05:19 - Impaler @apptivus00:17:33 - Dwarf Fortress @Bay12Games00:27:34 - The Knight Witch @SuperMegaTeam00:36:35 - Togges @Thunderfulgames00:44:21 - MHG Chat: Christmas ‘advice’00:56:01 - Outro
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
@TrebleStrikes battles ‘rona ‘n’ Wanzers (@ForeverEntert) whilst @Bradigor encounters Soccer Story @PanicBarn, Stardeus @KodoLinija and an Erasure-less Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions. Why IS life so precious & so cruel…?!
SHOWNOTES:00:00.07 - Intro00:03:53 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @ForeverEntert00:18:31 - Soccer Story @PanicBarn00:31:45 - Stardeus @KodoLinija00:36:57 - Ship Of Fools @FikaProductions00:48:45 - MHG Chat: Accessibility reviews00:51:35 - Outro
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
@Bradigor battles with the @lastkidsonearth, and discovers ZERO Sievert (@ModernWolfLtd). @TrebleStrikes gets assaulted by Ninjas in, um, Ninja Assault and tries escaping Wesker’s machinations in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:12 - Intro00:05:03 - Games Awards discussion00:10:41 - MHG Chat: Ragnarök & Persona 5 Royal00:25:40 - ZERO Sievert @ModernWolfLtd00:39:13 - Ninja Assault & Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles00:46:30 - The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! @lastkidsonearth00:55:15 - MHG Chat: WSL and smelly boots01:01:38 - Outro
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Please tell me you wanted to hear about UK children’s TV dramas set in the North East of England in the 80s. Whaddya mean, ‘niche’?! Also featuring Persona 5 Royal, @MonkeyMoonGames’s Flat Eye + @jumpshipstudio’s Somerville.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:08 - Intro00:02:58 - MHG Chat: Byker Grove/Geordie Racer00:05:27 - Persona 5 Royal @Atlus_West00:19:42 - Flat Eye @MonkeyMoonGames00:29:39 - Dead Space 200:35:40 - Somerville @jumpshipstudio00:46:26 - Bethesda/id controversy/late-stage Capitalism00:50:55 - Outro
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
We cover a huuuge release this week… @MaxInfernoGames’ A Little to the Left! There’s also a tiny indie out called GoW Ragnarök and yeah, it gets hefty chat time. We also reminisce about Namco. Ah, the good ol’ days…
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:02:17 - God of War Ragnarök, spoiler-free discussion 00:08:19 - God of War Ragnarök, SPOILER discussion00:31:45 - A Little to the Left 00:42:50 - MHG Chat: Retro Namco 00:49:28 - Outro
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
MHG Towers is already considering @CheckmatyDev’s Nightmare of Decay for its top ten of ‘22! Also great convos around #Oakenfold, WRC Generations (@kylotonn_games) & The Pinball Wizard (@frostypopgames).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:01:00 - MHG Chat: Superlambanana00:06:27 - Castlevania Advance Collection00:12:49 - MHG Chat: Remasters/Remakes/Re-releases00:21:33 - #Oakenfold 00:31:48 - Nightmare of Decay @CheckmatyDev00:38:48 - WRC Generations @kylotonn_games00:44:40 - The Pinball Wizard @frostypopgames00:49:02 - MHG Chat: Diabetes check-in00:56:25 - Outro (aka Brad Shuts-Up)
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
A Halloween spooktacular this week! Well, not really…@TrebleStrikes plays 1 scary game - Aydan Watkins’ Resident Evil (@ClassicREMods) + the horror genre is debated, but the rest are newbs inc. @BkomStudios’ Sunday Gold & @ToxicGames’ @ToxicGames’ Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro 00:02:53 - Resident Evil - ‘The Prison’ total conversion mod00:09:54 - Sunday Gold00:15:23 - Black Future ‘8800:21:50 - MHG Chat: UX and controls, then & now00:39:13 - Q.U.B.E.00:48:50 - Spooky game special01:03:50 - Outro
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Revelations abound as @Bradigor discovers chilly posteriors in @SquareEnix Triangle Strategy & the unsettling side of throwback gfx in @GlowfishInt's Trifox. @Treble_Alpha goes OK boomer with Chasm: The Rift (@generalarcade) + a lively discussion about Twitter swarms.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:12 - Intro00:02:13 - MHG WSL chat00:04:36 - Chasm: The Rift @generalarcade00:17:12 - Trifox @GlowfishInt00:22:45 - Cyberpunk 207700:30:23 - Triangle Strategy @SquareEnix00:48:16 - MHG Chat: Twitter swarms00:55:58 - MHG web + podcast announcements01:00:46 - Outro
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
@Bradigor is caught telling tales - LEGO® Bricktales, this time around (#ClockStone) - whilst Stu goes Greek with @tinyBuild's Asterigos: Curse of Stars. Tactics, Chiaki by @thestr4ng3r & Stadia are also in the melee.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:03:41 - Asterigos: Curse of Stars @tinyBuild00:13:13 - LEGO® Bricktales #ClockStone 00:24:21 - DOOM Eternal @idSoftware00:30:09 - Google Stadia & game streaming00:38:13 - Gears Tactics @GearsOfWar00:50:55 - Chiaki00:58:23 - Nintendo & the future01:06:07 - Outro
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Funky stuff this week with cat chat,@Andrade_Games Sturmfront (with inevitable The Boys tangent), @BippinBits Dome Keeper, @Stubby_Games Entropy Project, @PlayHumbleGames Moonscars & an #EnoughIsEnough report.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:44 - MHG Chat: cats!00:05:50 - Sturmfront - The Mutant War @Andrade_Games00:13:44 - Dome Keeper @BippinBits00:21:15 - The Entropy Project @Stubby_Games00:32:24 - MHG Chat: MORE Steam Deck discussion!00:42:28 - Moonscars @PlayHumbleGames00:50:47 - ‘Enough is Enough’ Oct 1st Demonstration00:56:48 - Outro