MHG Podcast

Why, Microsoft? Brad & Stu lament the recent studio closures & look to the indies for solace once again: Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP1 + Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe55 provide the entertainment this week.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:37 - MHG Chat: Microsoft Xbox Closures08:37 - MHG Chat: Playing the backlog10:06 - Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP116:18 - MHG Chat: Remedy Entertainment21:26 - Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe5528:04 - Outro

Brad fulfills manifest destiny in Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2 & heads off-world with Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com whilst Stu shoots Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI & Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com    
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00:10 - Brad intro01:07 - Truck Driver: The American Dream https://shorturl.at/NXPl2 06:34 - Exo Rally Championship https://bsky.app/profile/futurefriendsgames.com 11:49 - 4PGP https://shorturl.at/dYu5X16:23 - Stu intro16:47 - Nova Swarm https://shorturl.at/CyuWI 23:16 - Sektori https://bsky.app/profile/gimblll.com 25:59 - Demos: Silver Pines, new Onimusha, Sprawl Zero28:52 - Outro

Ethical debates run deep when you talk Microsoft, & they’re front- centre this week with Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL. Also Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF, Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H& One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc 
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro02:19 - Mina the Hollower https://shorturl.at/Bd7DF15:00 - Echo Generation 2 https://shorturl.at/pRZ5H21:05 - One Move Away https://shorturl.at/xMDBc25:41 - Forza Horizon 6 https://shorturl.at/MoVkL45:55 - Outro

Some games have intentional jank (Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb80) & some have unintentional jank thrust upon them (R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I). Between those two pillars of quality, we also have LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0 & 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc 
SNOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro04:37 - LumenTale: Memories of Trey https://shorturl.at/myoj0 11:55 - 868-BACK https://shorturl.at/HcPvc 17:36 - R-Type Dimensions III https://shorturl.at/anR8I 31:15 - Yerba Buena https://shorturl.at/mSb8044:31 - Outro

After a quick look at Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj we dive into the world of Psygnosis’s WipEout series: the techno tracks, Designer’s Republic aesthetic, and the high speed anti-grav brilliance of it all.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro03:15 - Enter the Chronosphere https://shorturl.at/jFXQj08:16 - MHG Chat: Wip3out Special Edition13:15 - Wipeout: the Amiga connection15:14 - Psygnosis & The Designer’s Republic19:05 - Presentation & ageing out of the zeitgeist?21:26 - F1 & the in-game aesthetic23:40 - The UK release of WipEout25:18 - Modern emulation options26:23 - The British angle: post-Thatcher reflection29:42 - Children of Feisar: modern AG alternatives34:15 - Outro

The biggun this week is Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ, on which we have complex thoughts, but there’s also Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI, Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ & more besides.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:03 - MHG Chat: Threads & Maplins04:13 - Directive 8020 https://shorturl.at/vJOEZ14:48 - Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth https://shorturl.at/kAorI20:23 - Infinity Sweeper https://shorturl.at/1ZevQ 26:39 - Trash Goblin - The Artist of Brimhaven DLC https://shorturl.at/VQjMb 31:13 - Outworld Station https://shorturl.at/iKBGw 40:37 - Outro

Ding ding, tickets please. This week we’re using public transport (Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social), chessing it up (Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social) & doing the ball…volley…thing (Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T4)   
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:14 - Bus Bound @stillalivestudios.bsky.social07:56 - Gambonanza @blukulelestudio.bsky.social16:13 - MHG Chat: Stu’s ‘new’ gaming hardware21:38 - Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike https://shorturl.at/4d0T431:18 - Outro

Huge puzzle game roundup this week, feat. the likes of Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh3 & Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi, plus the latest one from DON’T NOD: Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU. Strap in!   
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro05:35 - Aphelion https://shorturl.at/SAuJU 10:37 - Mild spoilers for Aphelion12:09 - End of spoilers20:22 - Titanium Court https://shorturl.at/ZnAh326:00 - Puzzling Places https://shorturl.at/aamLT 28:18 - UMAMI https://shorturl.at/zdm9D 31:03 - Beyond Words https://shorturl.at/Noxpi 34:13 - KuloNiku: Bowl Up! https://shorturl.at/4nOIY 37:17 - MHG Chat: PRAGMATA 53:05 - Outro

Do you want to consider the ethics of digital bloodsport (Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2), spiritual rehabilitation (Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ) or defending the soulless (PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq)? All this & more besides.    
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Brad Intro00:45 - Way of the Hunter 2 https://shorturl.at/h1bm2 06:39 - Sintopia https://shorturl.at/vErjZ12:29 - Stu Intro 13:52 - Big Hops https://shorturl.at/5vVOx17:33 - MOUSE: P.I. For Hire https://shorturl.at/dMy8h25:48 - PRAGMATA https://shorturl.at/cPKWq38:58 - Outro

Brad gets bullish about MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg & plays a Waterworld-like in the form of All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei. Stu gets emotionally bullied by Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social, and both discuss the murky topic of gen AI once again.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro03:22 - MHG Chat: Gen AI10:14 - All Will Fall https://shorturl.at/XGsei15:43 - Reanimal @tarsierstudios.bsky.social24:55 - MINOS https://shorturl.at/8TSLg34:23 - MHG Chat: Pragmata & creeps38:49 - Outro