Video Game Podtimism

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to another Dayquil episode. Chase is just a little sick but is still here talking about these games. David played a cat game and Chase played the best early access game in the world (okay a little hyperbolic but come on). Then we dove into the wonderful experience that was Butterfly Soup. This game was suggested to us by listener Novachild. Thanks for your suggestion! Also chase mentioned a youtube video about n64 recompilation, so here's a link to that video. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:11) - What David has been playing (2:25) - Mario Party Superstars (3:29) - Hades (4:47) - Dave the Diver (7:01) - Little Kitty, Big City (16:05) - What Chase has been playing (16:29) - Animal Well (23:04) - Hades 2 (44:33) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (52:24) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (57:28) - Good Games! Featuring Butterfly Soup (1:23:00) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Hades Dave the Diver Little Kitty, Big City Animal Well Hades 2 Butterfly Soup

Hey Podtimists, Somehow this is episode 199, woah. That's so many episodes. To celebrate the almost 200th episode we played some video games. Video games like: Balatro, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Front Mission and Abiotic Factor! We also took a deeper look at the very strange 2010 game Alpha Protocol. This game was suggested to us by listener Sergio. Thanks Sergio! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:03) - What David has been playing (2:15) - Dave the Diver (7:54) - Balatro (12:21) - Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon (15:59) - Resistance: Retribution (25:43) - What Chase has been playing (25:54) - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (36:32) - Kingdom Hearts 2 again?? (38:05) - Front Mission 5: Scars of the War (48:01) - Abiotic Factor (58:07) - Chase's podtimistic thing of the week (1:04:53) - David's podtimistic thing of the week (1:10:21) - Good Games! Featuring Alpha Protocol (1:37:51) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Dave the Diver Balatro Resistance Retribution Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Kingdom Hearts 2 Front Missions 5: Scars of the War Abiotic Factor Alpha Protocol

Hey Podtimists, After a rejuvenating vacation we're back and better than ever. David played a BUNCH of video games. It's zombies and poker baby. Chase also rediscovered his love for arcade games in Japan. There's a lot of good games in arcades! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:52) - Hey, what is this show? (5:19) - What David has been playing (5:26) - Resident Evil 4 (13:04) - Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways (17:07) - Minit (23:29) - Dave the Diver (32:21) - Diablo 4 (41:01) - Balatro (46:04) - Chase went to Japan (48:13) - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (50:49) - The arcade games chase played (51:09) - Armored Warriors (52:38) - Initial D: The Arcade (59:07) - The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (1:04:36) - Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Overboost (1:13:35) - Digital AND physical card games?? (1:23:57) - Anime?? (1:29:14) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:30:04) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:32:34) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways Minit Dave the Diver Balatro Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Armored Warriors Initial D: The Arcade Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Overboost Fate Grand Order

Hey Good Time Hat Enthusiasts, It's time to talk about the next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, this time it's Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories! This time we were joined by AJ Fillari and it was a total joy to be able to talk in depth about this very good video game. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions. We appreciate you! Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:06) - Our histories with Kingdom Hearts (2:14) - AJ's History (9:42) - Chase's history (12:10) - David's history (13:31) - Some hot stats (17:01) - What is the video game though? (25:50) - Comparisons between the different versions (31:30) - Why cards?? (35:25) - Sora's story (SPOILERS) (1:18:17) - Riku's story (Also SPOILERS) (1:47:07) - Themes! (2:02:35) - Questions! (2:02:52) - Eric B || What if this was your first KH game? (2:04:39) - The Rufus Question Zone (2:04:44) - Is this a good deckbuilding roguelike?? (2:06:13) - Were you lost in KH2 if you didn't play this one? (2:09:23) - What worked and didn't about the GBA adaptation? (2:10:53) - Did you notice Axel as the best boy? (2:12:05) - What did we think of Riku's story? (2:12:43) - Is this a proto-roguelike?? (2:15:08) - Thematic connections to the other games (2:17:14) - TK || Why does this crossover stuff work? (2:22:43) - FullMetalSteve || how about that intro cutscene?? (2:24:01) - FullMetalSteve || impressions of Org13 (2:29:46) - Wrapping Up --- Games mentioned: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Hey Podtimists, This David has time for one game and one game only. Can you guess what it is? I'll give you a hint, it's got Leon Kennedy, zombies, and is Resident Evil 4. Then Chase talks about a very charming new farming game and the most video game ass video game he's played in awhile. Finally, we took a deeper look at Square's Legend of Mana. This game was suggested to us by listener Creed, thank you for this suggestion Scott Stapp! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:18) - Programming Note! (4:54) - What David has been playing (4:55) - Resident Evil 4 (10:21) - What Chase has been playing (10:26) - Some video games (13:16) - Lightyear Frontier (28:26) - Dead Island 2 (49:23) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (51:05) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (54:14) - Good Games! Featuring Legend of Mana (1:28:08) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Resident Evil 4 Lightyear Frontier Dead Island 2 Legend of Mana

Hey Podtimists, This week David continues his Resident Evil 4 journey and ends his NK24 journey. Somehow an unchecked email is the reason why. It's nuts. Then, Chase dives into the wild world of the handheld console called the Playdate. There are so absolute killer games on that thing. Finally, we took a deeper look at the 2015 game Titan Souls. This one was suggested to us by listener Donnie W. Thanks Donnie! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:20) - What David has been playing (3:25) - Hi-Fi Rush (3:56) - Resident Evil 4 (8:38) - NBA 2k24 (14:48) - Super Mario Wonder (15:43) - Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (23:47) - What Chase has been playing (23:51) - The Playdate! What is this thing? (33:39) - Under the Castle (39:56) - Block Buster (43:44) - Resonant Tale (50:28) - Mars After Midnight (1:03:54) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:06:00) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:08:20) - Good Games! Featuring Titan Souls (1:28:25) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Hi-Fi Rush Resident Evil 4 NBA NK24 Super Mario Wonder Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Under the Castle Block Buster Resonant Tale Mars After Midnight Titan Souls Playdate

Hey Podtimists, This week David is on a Resident Evil roll! He both finished 3 and started 4. That's a lotta zombies! Chase also finished Persona 3 Reload and started Dragon's Dogma 2. That's NOT a lotta zombies. We also took a deeper look into 2014's Hatoful Boyfriend. This was suggested to us anonymously, so thank you whoever you are for suggesting this game! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:19) - What David has been playing (3:31) - Resident Evil 3 (9:04) - Resident Evil 4 (14:15) - Infinite Guitars (20:46) - NBA2k24 (28:40) - Super Mario Wonder (30:49) - What Chase has been playing (30:56) - Persona 3 Reload (50:38) - Dragons Dogma 2 (1:12:05) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:15:18) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:17:09) - Good Games! Featuring Hatoful Boyfriend (1:37:21) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Resident Evil 3 Resident Evil 4 Infinite Guitars NBA2k24 Super Mario Wonder Persona 3 Reload Dragon's Dogma 2 Hatoful Boyfriend

Hey Podtimists, This week David dips his toe into a sport he has literally never seen and then also finished Resident Evil 2. Next, Chase talks about just a single game for like 20 minutes. It's Unicorn Overlord, what do you expect? Finally, we took a deeper look at the absolute classic Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. This game was suggested to us by listener Mack. Thank you Mack! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:08) - What David has been playing (2:38) - F12023 (15:07) - Resident Evil 2 (21:35) - Scott Pilgrin Vs The World (28:51) - What Chase has been playing (29:01) - Another Persona 3 Reload tease (30:04) - Unicorn Overlord (51:41) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (54:32) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (57:38) - Good Games! Featuring Sly Cooper (1:29:22) - Outro --- Games mentioned: F12023 Resident Evil 2 Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Persona 3 Reload Unicorn Overlord Sly Cooper

Hey can I get uhhhh, one large Warchulada with extra Waloncini sauce? No, hold the meatballs this time, I just want the Waloncinis on it. Thanks. Also hey thanks to listeners TK, Cameron and Rob.i for suggesting Psuedoregalia, Enderal: Forgotten Stories and Wendy Every Witch Way! They were all great games. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:34) - What David has been playing (5:55) - Resident Evil 2 (16:30) - What Chase has been playing (17:58) - Pseudoregalia (34:22) - Enderal: Forgotten Stories (57:42) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:07:06) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:11:41) - Good Games! Featuring Wendy Every Witch Way (1:33:07) - Outro --- Games mentioned:

Hey Podtimists, This week David bathes in the luxurious feeling of beating a video game. What a treat. Also Chase brings just a single game but ends up talking about it for like 20 minutes. Finally, we took a deeper look at the MS-DOS video game Secret Agent. This game was suggested to us from listener toooldforfandom. Thanks for your suggestion! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - What David has been playing (4:32) - Spiderman 2 (WITH SPOILERS!!) (18:36) - Hi-Fi Rush (23:02) - Super Mario Wonder (24:19) - What Chase has been playing (24:28) - A little dance around Persona 3 Reload (28:09) - Helldivers 2 (46:37) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (51:00) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (53:34) - Good Games! Featuring Secret Agent (1:18:32) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Spiderman 2 Hi-Fi Rush Super Mario Wonder Helldivers 2 Dune

Hey Podtimists, This week David continues his post Lies of P life with some other very good video games and Chase plays two of the best indie games to come out this year thus far. Then we took a look at the RC Car racing game Re-Volt. This game was suggested to us by listener Abbie. Thank you Abbie! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:40) - What David has been playing (1:46) - Spiderman 2 (8:27) - Resident Evil 2 Remake (15:16) - The Legend of Dragoon (22:23) - What Chase has been playing (22:27) - Another preview of Persona 3 Reload (25:38) - Pacific Drive (40:17) - Balatro (52:09) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (53:35) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (55:27) - Good Games! Featuring Re-volt (1:18:16) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Spiderman 2 Resident Evil 2 Remake The Legend of Dragoon Pacific Drive Persona 3 Reload Balatro Re-Volt

Hey Podtimists, This week David was on a tear with good video games. He even finished one! Also Chase played the wonderful Thronefall and finished Infinite Wealth. There's so many good games! We also took a deeper look at the (very good) game Blood Will Tell. Thronefall was suggested to us by listener Straw and Blood Will Tell was suggested to us by listener vortextk. Thank you both for you suggestions! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:22) - What David has been playing (2:51) - Inscryption (and spoilers!!) (10:17) - Madden NFL 24 (21:31) - Resident Evil 2 (32:22) - Spiderman 2 (38:38) - What Chase has been playing (39:54) - Thronefall (51:59) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (55:47) - Lil preview of Persona 3 Reload (59:05) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:00:34) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:03:07) - Good Games! Featuring Blood Will Tell (1:29:00) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Inscrpytion Madden NFL 24 Resident Evil 2 Spiderman 2 Thronefall Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Blood Will Tell

Hey Podtimists, This week David finishes his journey of P and continues of Inscryption playthrough. Then Chase talks about all the fun games that totally aren't just spreadsheets. We also took a deeper look at Master of Orion 2, a very crunchy 4X game that was suggested to us by listener Karlf. Thanks Karlf! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:07) - What David has been playing (3:17) - Lies of P (10:24) - Inscryption (14:21) - Trombone Champ (15:32) - What Chase has been playing (15:37) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (17:06) - Tactics Ogre Reborn (28:54) - Endless Space 2 (45:37) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (49:30) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (54:18) - Good Games! Featuring Master of Orion 2 (1:19:15) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Lies of P Inscrpytion Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Tactics Ogre Reborn Trombone Champ Endless Space 2 Master of Orion 2

Hey Podtimists, This week David embarks on a deck building journey that Chase absolutely loves and then Chase talks about cool Ichiban Kasuga is. We also took a deep dive on Ogre Battle 64, a game that was suggested to us by listener Dave C. Thanks Dave! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (5:13) - What David has been playing (5:20) - Lies of P (9:15) - Inscryption (14:30) - What Chase has been playing (14:36) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (39:30) - Enshrouded (53:29) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (55:04) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (57:57) - David eats a satsuma (1:00:22) - Good Games! Featuring Ogre Battle 64 (1:27:47) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Lies of P Inscrpytion Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Enshrouded Ogre Battle 64

Hey Podtimists, This week AJ is back and better than ever to join us for a rousing discussion of video games and Al Pacino. We talked about a bunch of games but the main thing we covered is a game called Home Safety Hotline. It was suggested to us by AJ. Thanks for suggesting that game and also for coming on the show! Thanks AJ! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (3:32) - What David has been playing (3:40) - Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (10:36) - Lies of P (16:47) - Nobody Saves the World (17:36) - Trombone Champ (22:14) - What AJ has been playing (22:57) - My Work is Not Yet Done (27:11) - Of Love and Eternity (30:27)- Cryptmaster (38:32) - Baldur's Gate 3 (46:56) - Disco Elysium (56:37) - What Chase has been playing (57:00) - Iron Lung (1:06:22) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:07:09) - AJ's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:08:25) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:12:05) - Good Games! Featuring Home Safety Hotline (1:49:24) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Lies of P Nobody Saves the World Trombone Champ My Work is Not Yet Done Of Love and Eternity Cryptmaster Baldur's Gate 3 Disco Elysium Iron Lung Home Safety Hotline

Hey Podtimists, This week we've got everything: David beating games, Chase playing a surrealist stealth game, lawyers, and cards. It's a great time, come join us. Also we took a deeper look at the game Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom which was suggested to us by listener Brady. Thank you Brady! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:35) - What David has been playing (2:44) - Horizon Forbidden West (lots of spoilers!) (18:55) - Nobody Saves the World (23:00) - Lies of P (28:16) - What Chase has been playing (28:33) - No Sun to Worship (47:47) - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (57:40) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (59:16) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:02:02) - Good Games! Featuring Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (1:31:10) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Horizon Forbidden West Nobody Saves the World Lies of P No Sun to Worship The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom

Hey Podtimists, It's video game time. And you know what we've got? Well, David has finally concluded his journey with Baldur's Gate 3 and Chase is going full blown Metroidvania. What does that mean? Well you'll just have to listen to find out. Also, we took a trip into the world of Patapon. That game was suggested to us by listener Ponk. Thank you Ponk! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:44) - What David has been playing (2:58) - Horizon Forbidden West (7:30) - Baldur's Gate 3 (21:36) - Open World Design?! (28:27) - What Chase has been playing (28:47) - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (39:13) - Metroid Zero Mission (46:42) - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (59:26) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:00:36) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:03:25) - Good Games! Featuring Patapon (1:21:26) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Horizon Forbidden West Baldur's Gate 3 Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow Metroid Zero Mission Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Patapon

Hey Podtimists, We're fully into January which means there are simply no rules to what we're playing (not there really ever were, but still). Chase takes a journey through The Making of Karateka, which promptly shatters his brain. And David drifts into 2004 with Need for Speed Underground 2. Then, we took a deep dive into Diddy Kong Racing. This game was suggested to us by listener Bryan. Thanks Bryan! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:36) - What Chase has been playing (1:45) - Valkyria Chronicles 4 (15:22) - It Takes Two (29:08) - The Making of Karateka (47:07) - What David has been olaying (47:40) - Baldur's Gate 3 (51:25) - Horizon Forbidden West (1:00:34) - Need for Speed Underground 2 (1:02:51) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:04:15) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:06:08) - Good Games! Featuring Diddy Kong Racing (1:38:01) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Valkyria Chronicles 4 It Takes Two The Making of Karateka Baldur's Gate 3 Horizon Forbidden West Need for Speed Underground 2 Diddy Kong Racing

Hey Podtimists, Welcome to 2024! We've got really good news. These video games? They're still good in the new year. David has been feasting on some familiar suspects and Chase is taking this slower time of year to play some classics. Then we dig into the game Tinykin which was suggested to us by listener Patrick. Thanks for suggesting this game Patrick! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (4:00) - What David has been playing (4:13) - Octopath Traveller 2 (4:40) - Nier Replicant (6:07) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (10:46) - Baldur's Gate 3 (12:01) - Dead Space Remake (13:56) - What Chase has been playing (14:08) - Born of Bread (25:50) - Pokemon Unbound (40:36) - The Elder Srolls V: Skyrim (58:48) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:00:18) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week (1:03:09) - Good Games! Featuring Tinykin (1:26:14) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Octopath Traveler 2 Nier Replicant Phoenix Wright Baldur's Gate 3 Dead Space Remake Born of Bread The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Pokemon Unbound Tinykin

Hey everybody! This week it's game of the year. You know the drill so we'll spare you the details. But thank you all so very much for making this year so great for Podtimism. It is humbling and thrilling to have everyone along for such a special episode. You're the best! --- We use the song '5 Min Call' by LAKEY INSPIRED as our intro and outro.⁠ Give it a listen here.⁠ --- Hey careful, this is where we mention our games of the year. So if you don't want to get spoiled, don't read past here. --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (6:05) - 2023 Vibe Check (11:13) - Chase's #10 (17:42) - David's #10 (24:50) - Chase's #9 (33:50) - David's #9 (37:47) - Chase's #8 (42:49) - David's #8 (49:58) - Chase's #7 (58:37) - David's #7 (1:04:07) - Chase's #6 (1:14:01) - David's #6 (1:19:14) - Chase's #5 (1:28:18) - David's #5 (1:33:14) - Chase's #4 (1:37:49) - David's #4 (1:46:14) - Chase's #3 (1:54:08) - David's #3 (2:02:23) - David AND Chase's #2 (2:21:35) - Our mountain of honorable mentions (2:22:15) - Chase's Honorable Mentions (2:28:54) - David's Honorable Mentions (2:37:03) - David AND Chase's #1 (2:57:15) - Outro --- Games mentioned: Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Metroid Prime Remastered Pikmin 4 Octopath Traveler 2 Spiderman 2 The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls Season: A Letter to the Future Dark Souls 3 Tunic Resident Evil 4 Remake Chicory A Colorful Tale Alan Wake 2 Nier Replicant Super Mario Wonder Dark Souls 1 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Baldur's Gate 3