Melonmancy Podcast

We totally wrapped recording this one JUST before the big Helldivers 2 account linking news dropped. Oh well. In today's episode Stellar Blade first impressions! Is the story really as predictable as the bloggers say? Dielan gives his predictions based on being 10 hours in. Find out in the episode after this if he was right. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! With the rise of SPW you can find Dielan & Rick at @dielan@shitposter.world and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.world

Remember kids, merit based employment also means merit based performance evaluation! News concerning DEI in videogames has been winding down lately but content creators who agreed with us seem to be dragging it out on purpose. Is it grift? We'll discuss that and more on today's Episode! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here An article and several tweets were mentioned in this episode, links to them are below: kotaku pokemon article archiveWarhammer leakNick's first tweet about GrummzExample tweet showing the Em-8er founder packsNick on being threatened briefly with legal actionNick on not being an asshole Additionally, this episode has FF7 Rebirth spoilers. The chapter in question is clearly labeled. If your podcast player doesn't support chapters get fucked I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! With the rise of SPW you can find Dielan & Rick at @dielan@shitposter.world and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.world

Special thanks to @sun@shitposter.world (formerly @moon@shitposter.club) for joining us! Shitposter Club has been reborn as Shitposter World! In today's episode SPW owner & administrator @sun@shitposter.world joins us to give the full scoop on WTF happened and how did we get here. Additionally, everybody pour out a cold one for Nier 3. What a game. Hear our exhaustive recap towards the end of the episode! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! With the rise of SPW you can find Dielan & Rick at @dielan@shitposter.world and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.world

The $70 you were going to spend on FF7 Rebirth would be better spent on boosting our podcast! Trust me ;) @dielan@shitposter.club finally beat FF7 Rebirth and has a lot to say, most of which is not good. After that, we have so many updates on gaming news, from Kotaku's death knells to the latest drama surrounding microtransactions. Grab a beer this one is long. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here During the episode we mention a tweet and an article we think you should read, here are the links to those: Grummz getting an alleged insider leak at a44gamesHilarious article about what its like to work for Gamurs Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app!

At this rate I'm going to need more moonshine. FF7 Rebirth First Impressions! Helldivers 2 elitists on suicide watch after a single nerf patch! Rooster Teeth is finally Dead! WTF is an SBI? All of that and more in today's episode. We referenced an interview when we were reading out the boosts from last episode, this is a link to that Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app!

Thoughts, prayers, and positive energy to Shitposter Club's full recovery! Until SPC is back up, you can follow Dielan at @dielan@post.ebin.club btw To everybody's surprise, Helldivers 2 has the world in an absolute chokehold. So we're going to talk about it. This episode is the first episode of the Melonmancy Podcast that uses CHAPTERS! Let us know what you think of the chapters, are they too long? too short? Send feedback to the forum. If your podcast player doesn't show chapters it might be time to get a new one. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app!

I didn't ask for this This episode is RAW and UNEDITED because @dielan@shitposter.club forgot to set mumble to multitrack before hitting record. Enjoy our usual variety of gaming topics, including our review of Tekken 8, with all the heavy mouth breathing and awkward pauses you normally wouldn't get to hear! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app!

PALWORLD is the biggest story in gaming right now. We asked the the fedi about this and in today's episode you'll hear about that and more. In this episode we also mentioned Tachiyomi, which is currently sort-of being sued. We promised during the episode to put this in the show notes, if you want to grab a fork of the extensions, here's some instructions. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue! Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app!

ITS A NEW YEAR EVERYBODY. Every year the Melonmancy Podcast starts a new season going over what the best new games we played in the last year was. Dielan posted this thread on SPC asking people on fedi what their pics were, and we read each one of them out with comments. It was a great time had by all. Side note: Until we hear anything from the Odysee.com leadership we are just going to hold off from uploading there. We have no idea what the future of Odysee is gonna be at this point, it's probably gonna die. So make sure you get the RSS feed and listen with a podcast app! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

I want to be mad BO3 won so many awards but it's kinda far. At least it's not God of War. In this episode enjoy as our two cohosts, Vic and Skoomadealer live under rocks and did not know who won the Golden Joystick awards, so we can get their genuine reaction right here and now! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

I showed you my dongle please respond Vic has returned! Just in time for the writers strike to end, but do you know what it is they actually won? Also Dielan has completely embrased Transfarring, the Kojima lifestyle. Listen to us rant about it. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

LISTENER. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST! I HAVE BECOME PHANTASMA! We are going to spoil Armored Core 6 and we are going to spend just over an hour doing it. Buckle up, I fuckin love Armored Core. Good thing they didn't make it in Unity. Our boy Vic couldn't make again, so you're stuck with @dielan@shitposter.club and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.club instead Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

Got another job for you 621, I'm sending you episode 75 of the Melonmancy Podcast. Give it a listen. How can a single year in videogames have so many bangers? Come one come all for an Armored Core veteran's first impressions of AC6, and an Armored Core newcomer's take on the whole game. Dielan will catch up and finish up the game before the next episode, time doesn't grow on trees. Also what is DE smoking with Warframe 1999? Our boy Vic couldn't make again, so you're stuck with @dielan@shitposter.club and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.club instead Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

We are living in a world where we now have to ask if the games blogger that wrote that shitty article you just read is an AI or just an idiot. Welcome to the KotakuIsOverParty, today we're going to make fun of some articles, give Steam Deck first impressions, and more! Our boy Vic couldn't make it today, so you're stuck with @dielan@shitposter.club and @skooma_dealer@shitposter.club instead Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

Did the writers strike just accidentally SAVE television? Back at it again with the hot takes. Come have a listen. We're going somewhere with this I swear. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

# Ladies and gentlemen of the court of public opinion, welcome to the trial of Ralph Panebianco This episode is super delayed to get edited. In this episode we give a detailed first impression of Final Fantasy 16, as well as break down with evidence why ShillUp is totally wrong about this game. This episode took so long to edit because Dielan went on to finish the game before editing the episode. Just could not put it down. (Dielan is the editor) - [Listen to the new episode here!](https://melonmancy.net/listen) - [Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUM](https://melonmancy.cafe/d/36-mp72-button-mashy-garbage-for-weebs) - [Get the RSS and Subscribe](https://feeds.rssblue.com/melonmancy-podcast) (this is a new feed URL, but the old one redirects here too!) - Get a modern podcast app to use that RSS feed on at [newpodcastapps.com](http://newpodcastapps.com/) - Or listen to the show on [the forum](https://melonmancy.cafe) using the embedded [Podverse](https://podverse.fm) player! - [Find us on podcastindex](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/488085) - [Listen on Odysee](https://odysee.com/@MelonmancyPodcast:8) - [Click here for everything Else](https://melonmancy.net/listen) - [Send your complaints here](https://melonmancy.net/contact-us) Reminder that this is a [Value4Value](https://value4value.info/) podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on [Odysee](https://odysee.com/@MelonmancyPodcast:8?view=membership) Our podcast is proudly hosted on [RSSBlue!](https://rssblue.com)

This episode was supposed to come out last week oops In today's episode (recoded June 6th) The Sony State of Play just happened and today's controversy with Twitch and Reddit had only just started. You can expect updates on those topics in our next episode since things got so much worse after we recorded this. You can also expect our usual ramblings about what we saw at the Sony show, including this bastard of a Marathon reboot. Also fuck Konami. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseFind us on podcastindexListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

Kotaku just can't catch a break. Bloggers gonna blog In today's episode (recoded May 19th, running a little late on this one) Vic comes up for air with first impressions of the new Zelda game. Dielan recaps his recent vacation and we otherwise shoot the shit like normal. It's going to be a great year for fighting games! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseFind us on podcastindexListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee Our podcast is proudly hosted on RSSBlue!

We're all about finding the best narratives in video games in pretty unexpected places Vic is back and there's lots of news to cover. In this episode we lament on upcoming vidya games coming out we're looking forward to and what our immediate plans are to play them. Unlike the bloggers at Kotaku, we actually like video games, so get excited! Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseFind us on podcastindexListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee

Yes, this episode is proof-of-life In this episode Rick and Dielan give some quick updates about why we haven't uploaded in a while, then continue on like we always do. Poor Vic was too sick to join. Listen to the new episode here!Discuss this episode on OUR NEW FORUMGet the RSS and Subscribenewpodcastapps.comthe forumPodverseFind us on podcastindexListen on OdyseeClick here for everything ElseSend your complaints here Reminder that this is a Value4Value podcast so any support you can give us via a modern podcasting app is greatly appreciated and we will never bow to corporate sponsors! If you want to send us cash tips in USD, you can do that on Odysee