MHG Podcast
It’s tough to talk about mental health. But there are many reasons gaming can have an effect, both positive and negative. This site takes a look at all aspects.
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Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Huge props to Victoria Thomas-Bowen (ofvictbx) for her sterling work. Let’s stop suspending accounts for spurious reasons eh, Musk? Also Venture to the Vile (@CutToBits), Ultimate Swing Golf (@Clap_Hanz) & Capes (@Spitfire_IA).
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:50 - Joyous anti-Farage sentiment00:05:47 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus @BethesdaStudios00:18:20 - Venture to the Vile @CutToBits00:27:19 - Ultimate Swing Golf @Clap_Hanz00:40:19 - Capes @Spitfire_IA00:51:49 - Outro
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Challenging times, but let’s look on the bright side with shanty-slinger Seablip (@the_not_morris), emotional exploration drama @1000xResist and 2024’s 700th roguelike deckbuilder in the form of Zet Zillions (@otaimonstudios).
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:47 - MHG Chat: War (content warning)00:07:30 - Seablip @the_not_morris00:12:25 - 1000xResist @1000xResist00:14:51 - Mild spoilers for 1000xResist00:16:00 - End of spoilers for 1000xResist00:20:18 - Zet Zillions @otaimonstudios00:27:43 - Outro
Saturday May 25, 2024
Saturday May 25, 2024
Primo bonce content this week with the flowing locks of MULLET MADJACK (@Hammer95studios) taking the limelight. Also Isles of Sea and Sky (@CicadaGames), Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS, Galacticare @BrightrockGames.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:24 - MHG Chat: Voting for Jürgen Klopp00:08:37 - Helldivers 2 @ArrowheadGS00:15:11 - Ghosts of Tsushima (PC) @NixxesSoftware00:18:37 - Isles of Sea and Sky @CicadaGames00:27:13 - MULLET MADJACK @Hammer95studios00:38:37 - Galacticare @BrightrockGames00:50:00 - Outro
Saturday May 18, 2024
Saturday May 18, 2024
Bet you didn’t know you’d be thinking about Stewpot Francis today, eh? But here we are. Also for your consideration: Die by the Blade (@dbtbgame), Pools (@Tensori_ltd) & The Land Beneath Us (@fairplay_games)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:02 - MHG Chat: Piercings00:08:26 - Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns @poncle_vampire00:17:10 - Die by the Blade @dbtbgame00:27:28 - Pools @Tensori_ltd00:33:33 - MHG Chat: Brad’s Billy Kennedy Dream00:37:34 - The Land Beneath Us @fairplay_games00:46:08 - Outro
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
This week we are Heading Out (@SeriousSimGames) to Crow Country (@SFBDim) and etc. etc. insert puns for C-Smash VRS (@Csmashvrs) & Undead Inc. (@RightsizedDoru) here. Wit!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:28 - MHG Chat: Mary Earps00:02:42 - MHG Chat: M$ shuttering studios00:12:55 - Crow Country @SFBDim00:20:31 - Heading Out @SeriousSimGames00:27:18 - C-Smash VRS @Csmashvrs00:33:50 - Undead Inc. @RightsizedDoru00:44:36 - Outro
Saturday May 04, 2024
Saturday May 04, 2024
Never happier than when chewing on an arcade game, @TrebleStrikes munches on Gungrave G.O.R.E (@primemattergg) whilst @Bradigor melts into Foundry (@Channel_3_Games) & Hexguardian (@SplitSecond2024)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:16 - MHG Chat: Milky Piss Tea Tories00:07:18 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure00:09:15 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift in Time00:15:13 - Gungrave G.O.R.E @primemattergg00:18:36 - Foundry @Channel_3_Games00:24:32 - Hexguardian @SplitSecond202400:31:43 - MHG Chat: Studio closures00:40:02 - Outro
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Contrasting biomes this week, from the sewers & dungeons (Turtles Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt; The Last Spell @ishtar_games; Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom) to sunny overlands (Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games; Oddsparks @MassiveMiniteam)
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:53 - MHG Chat: the world is odd, we’re just here for the memes00:03:18 - MHG Chat: Fallout TV & other TV gaming adaptations00:06:25 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade - Wrath of the Mutants @GameMillEnt00:16:31 - The Last Spell inc. Dwarves of Runenberg @ishtar_games00:22:33 - Shadow of the Depth @ChillyRoom00:29:33 - Topspin 2K25 @Hangar13Games00:34:29 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure @MassiveMiniteam00:41:32 - Outro
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Just a short one this week, but an early GOTY contender for @TrebleStrikes appears in the shape of Against Great Darkness (@DirlyDev), and a ground-breaker in the form of @HaroldHalibut. @Bradigor also proselytizes about Horizon Forbidden West some more.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:00 - MHG Chat: Dawn French & WW300;04:21 - Against Great Darkness @DirlyDev00:11:25 - Harold Halibut00:22:58 - MHG Chat: Aloy 00:31:26 - Outro
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Cults, innuendos & an ‘indie’ initiative… we check out Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion), Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame) & more waxing lyrical about @Guerrilla
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:01:05 - MHG Chat: Innuendo00:03:36 - MHG Chat: Ashley James00:07:45 - Children of the Sun (@primaerfunktion)00:16:22 - Outcast: A New Beginning (@OutcastGame)00:26:58 - MHG Chat: Horizon Forbidden West00:35:17 - MHG Chat: III Initiative (https://iii-initiative.com/)00:45:45 - Outro
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Velociraptors saying “Allan!”, platforming in @saviorlessgame, playing cards in Stacklands (@sokpopco), tense horror in Buckshot Roulette (@mikeklubnika) & the triumphant arrival of Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition on PC thanks to @NixxesSoftware.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:21 - MHG Chat: Jurassic Park!00:03:56 - Saviorless @saviorlessgame00:09:53 - Stacklands @sokpopco00:19:52 - Buckshot Roulette @mikeklubnika00:25:49 - Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition @NixxesSoftware00:36:14 - Outro