MHG Podcast
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Episodes
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Tiny & mighty vs. big & brash in ep. 187, with relative minnows Marble it Up! Ultra (@blueteak), Jumplight Odyssey (@JumplightGame) & It’s a Wrap! (@StudiosChanko) holding their own against Bethesda’s Starfield and FROM’s Armored Core IV.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:01:12 - MHG Chat: questioning Harrison Ford’s continued filmic existence00:04:15 - Marble it Up! Ultra00:11:32 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon00:20:55 - Jumplight Odyssey00:25:44 - MHG Chat: Starfield early technical impressions00:33:59 - It’s a Wrap!00:39:05 - Outro
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Bradstreet’s back…alright! Yet another golden week, with the likes of @thejaspel1’s Backpack Hero, @adambavgamedev’s End of Knights & @SumoDigitalLtd’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre consuming all our time.
SHOWNOTES00:00:10 - Intro00:03:02 - Tour de France 202300:09:14 - Backpack Hero00:14:17 - Toaplan Arcade Shoot'Em Up Collection Vol. 200:23:25 - Fort Solis @FallenLeafSA00:31:08 - End of Knights 00:35:38 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 00:44:30 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 400:48:44 - Outro
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Going stag, @TrebleStrikes talks about a roguelike he doesn’t hate in the form of @AnAnkou_game, the superiority of @wiznwar & Flarb’s Xenotilt, early Armored Core VI impressions & some more Q&A revelations.
SHOWNOTES:
00:00:10 - Intro00:00:41 - An Ankou @AnAnkou_game00:06:09 - Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action @wiznwar00:13:13 - MHG Chat: Armored Core VI & FROM Software00:18:53 - MHG Chat: Stu Q&A…Gaiden!00:23:18 - Outro
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Killer releases this week & a stellar lineup of must-plays: En Garde @FireplaceGames swashes buckles, Quake II comes roaring back, Stray Gods @summerfallgames brings the tunes & @TheGameKitchen’s Blasphemous 2 brings the pain.
SHOWNOTES:00:00:10 - Intro00:00:59 - MHG Chat: Women’s World Cup Semi-Final00:05:02 - En Garde00:09:47 - Quake II: Call of the Machine00:18:42 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical00:26:37 - Blasphemous 200:32:09 - MHG Chat: Brad & Stu Q+A part 200:47:11 - Outro
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