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 Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Great conversation around @larianstudios’ feature-complete BG3, the start of some revealing host Q+A sessions & good games in the forms of Neon Noodles @VividHelix & Adore @CadabraGames!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:26 - MHG Chat: The Pope00:03:56 - Neon Noodles00:12:07 - Adore00:16:30 - MHG Chat: Baldur’s Gate 3 & user synergy00:28:00 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 1!01:02:12 - Outro
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
A plethora of games covered in a compact space: Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames, Thronefall @_grizzlygames, Triple Take @BonusStagePub, Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM, Venba @VisaiGames & a salutary chat about Costa’s pro-Trans stance!
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:38 - MHG Chat: Costa and their pro-Trans advertising00:05:01 - Jagged Alliance 3 @HaemimontGames00:12:07 - Front Mission 1st: Remake @FrontMissionRM00:17:30 - Thronefall @_grizzlygames00:23:42 - Triple Take @BonusStagePub00:27:51 - Minor spoilers for Triple Take00:28:19 - Major spoilers for Triple Take00:30:21 - End spoilers for Triple Take00:32:16 - Venba @VisaiGames00:36:55 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup00:39:00 - Outro
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
We’ve done it; we’ve found the naughtiest name for the wholesomest game: Sticky Business. Congrats, @SpellgardenDevs! There’s also @outofthebit’s Full Void, Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (@saizensen_EN) & a timely rant about the right wing grift.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:04:32 - Full Void @outofthebit00:09:46 - Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll @saizensen_EN00:18:09 - Sticky Business @SpellgardenDevs00:26:14 - MHG Chat: Barbie & the right wing grift00:37:38 - Shuhada' Sadaqat (brief remembrance)00:39:34 - Outro
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Is @TrebleStrikes dino-sore after his Exoprimal experience, or in veloci-rapture? Is @Bradigor tuned-in to Oxenfree II’s Lost Signals (@nightschoolers) or is @sadowlstudios’ Viewfinder more acutely in their sights? Dial-in the MHG-quency on your audio boxes & find out...
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup 202300:03:47 - Exoprimal @CapcomEurope00:12:18 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals @nightschoolers00:19:32 - Viewfinder @sadowlstudios00:31:47 - Outro
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Interesting discussion this week around intriguing newcomer Alterium Shift (@drattzy) & the slightly more venerable Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (@EidosMontreal). We also discuss the honesty & courage of footballer Dele Ali (@dele_official).
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:50 - MHG Chat: Brad’s criminal past00:04:07 - MHG Chat: BttF00:05:43 - Alterium Shift @drattzy00:14:49 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided @EidosMontreal00:21:49 - Testament: The Order of High Human @FairyshipGames00:28:54 - MHG Chat: Games that fit on a floppy? 00:32:22 - MHG Chat: Dele Ali00:43:35 - Outro
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Join us as we take A Long Journey to an Uncertain End (@CrispyCreative), polish our Boltgun (@AurochDigital), worship our Shotgun King (@PUNKCAKE_delice), all the while feeling no Guilt (@Mingog).
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:02:03 - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun @AurochDigital00:09:53 - Gimmick! Special Edition @claricedisc00:16:13 - Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate @PUNKCAKE_delice00:21:39 - A Long Journey to an Uncertain End @CrispyCreative00:23:30 - Guilt @Mingog00:30:13 - MHG Chat: Steam Deck competitors00:35:15 - Outro
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Join us as we experience the fun side of space exploration in @ianmaclarty’s Mars First Logistics, then delve into the bleak, Lovecraftian side of the void in Aliens: Dark Descent (@Tindalos_Int) + a whole lot more besides. Guncon vid? Here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFu-_BP0h6Q
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:02:12 - Kingdom Eighties @kingdomthegame00:08:47 - Mars First Logistics @ianmaclarty00:16:28 - Trepang² @TrepangStudios00:23:35 - Aliens: Dark Descent @Tindalos_Int00:31:01 - New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering @Focus_entmt00:43:02 - Outro
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Action-driven VS-alike Greedland by @GamerskyGames gets the chef’s kiss, @RubberDuck_G’s Evil Wizard gets the sorcerer's seal of approval & @SuperMeatBoy’s Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine… just sounds kinda ick. Right?
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:03:35 - Greedland 00:08:10 - Evil Wizard00:13:40 - Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine00:26:57 - MHG Chat: Street Fighter 6 and accessibility00:53:27 - Outro
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Heat, snakes, dystopias, stickers and paradoxes (doxies?) abound, but zero perspiration: @Bradigor has been rinsing @BaltoroGames Urban Flow, @UMANIMATION1’s Dordogne & @drycactusgames’ Poly Bridge 3 whilst @TrebleStriles plays…nothing.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:38 - MHG Chat: Heat00:05:15 - MHG Chat: why i’m not playing video games00:08:15 - Urban Flow @BaltoroGames00:19:45 - Dordogne @UMANIMATION100:29:39 - Poly Bridge 3 @drycactusgames00:37:13 - MHG Chat: Indie Roundup00:40:01 - MHG Chat: Boundaries00:41:09 - MHG Chat: Beyond the Spider-Verse00:45:02 - Outro
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Work sucks. Oh yes indeedy-do. So let us forget the horrors of servitude to the corporate gods by talking video games. @TrebleStrikes waxes @picopico256’s car for making his GOTY so far, Shinobi Non Grata, whilst @Bradigor discusses (not-) E3 & summer games reveals.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:03:36 - @picopico256’s Shinobi Non Grata00:10:40 - MHG Chat: Summer Game Fest00:13:28 - MHG Chat: Day of the Devs00:16:56 - MHG Chat: Devolver Digital showcase00:18:26 - MHG Chat: Wholesome Direct, Access-Ability etc. preview00:19:27 - MHG Chat: corporate shill bullsh*t00:26:42 - Outro