Sun, 15 August 2021
Tonight we start the show with some discussion of copyright trolls trying to prove how broken our system is by copyrighting a Magic the Gathering deck. From there Grace talks about her experiences with the Kickstarter Kitfox game Boyfriend Dungeon. We revisit The Ascent as Bel, Grace, and Thalen have now played the game and relate their experiences of how it is not really Diablo but also really enjoyable. Ashgar and Kodra share their experiences of playing Bullet <3 in co-op and the challenges it presents. Bel talks a bit about the most recent controversy in FFXIV of people freaking out about Cruise Chaser not being a PVP mount and instead sold on the store. We talk a bit about Moonfire Faire and the bear friend mount. Finally, we wrap things up with a discussion of Katana Zero and Kodra’s experience playing it. Topics Discussed:
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Sun, 8 August 2021
Tonight we start off with Bel confessing his love for a class that he never expected to like in FFXIV, the Dancer. From there we talk a bit about FFXIV in general and how weird the Bozjan Front is. Tam shares with us a game that is actually way more in the wheelhouse of Bel, Grace, and Thalen and is effectively Cyberpunk-themed Diablo. The Ascent is a game that was shown at E3 and actually the final product is pretty great. A topic that has been hanging on the list for a while is some discussion of Civilization 6 multiplayer and contrasting it to previous versions of the game. More specifically Kodra shares his experiences playing with asymmetrical difficult levels. We talk a bit about MTG Arena leaning into its computer game nature and doing some things that absolutely would break paper magic. Finally, we talk some about the board game Bullet Heart. Topics Discussed
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Sun, 1 August 2021
Tonight we had the whole gang back and start the show talking about how Bel was apparently replaced by a totally different person as he both healed a few dungeons and ran raid content in FFXIV as a mage class. From there we talk a bit about Blaugust which is starting the day this show releases. The rest of the show is sort of a rapid-fire remembering of games that had dropped off our radar over the years or that we just plain forgot about. We talk about MMORPGs gone by, games that had DLC releases, or just games that we started but never actually got back around to playing. We dive a bit into Genshin Impact and the most recent content release as well as apparently the ability to play your pc/mobile account on the PlayStation 5. Lastly we finish the show with a discussion of Ghostrunner, a movement puzzle platformer game featuring a deep cyberpunk aesthetic. Topics Discussed
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Sun, 25 July 2021
Hey Friends, it is time for a bit of real talk before I get into the podcast show notes. We had a discussion last night about whether or not we should talk about the horrific Blizzard situation on the show. I’ve made my comments pretty clear on my blog, but it also sorta felt gross and weird to engage in a conversation without anyone other than cisgender men. Real-world emergencies deprived us of both Ammo and Grace last night, and I hope both of those situations got better. It might come up again in the coming weeks but only if everyone on the show is up for talking about it. Topics Discussed:
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Sun, 18 July 2021
This year has probably had more missing shows than pretty much any to date. Last week storms blew through and Belghast lost internet for a good chunk of the night so we did not record. This week however we recorded a slightly longer than average show as a result. We start with Bel and Grace exploring Rune II and how it is a flawed game but also enjoyable. Tam shares his experience of playing Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade and the adventures of Yuffie. This bleeds into a discussion about Yakuza Like a Dragon and how Final Fantasy is going realtime and Yakuza is seemingly going to menu-driven combat. Kodra and Thalen share their experiences playing the new Forgotten Realms-themed Magic the Gathering set. Then we dive into a discussion about Final Fantasy XIV since a large number of us are active once again.
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Sun, 4 July 2021
Hey Friends! We made it to 350 episodes! Which seems like a big number but as Thalen puts it… it is a new record over last week's new record. We break into a brief discussion about the era of big box games which brings us into a discussion of the era of pack in “feelies” From there Bel talks about his return to Final Fantasy XIV and the forming of the Super Dungeon Friends community. We also talk about the weird events this weekend happening on Cactuar the server we all play on. We talk about the Co-Op game It Takes Two and the platformer Iconoclasts. We also talk a bit about D&D Dark Alliance and Mario Golf Super Rush. Topics Discussed
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Sun, 27 June 2021
Tonight we start the show missing several people and then Kodra sneaks in while recording and claims to have been there all along. We start out with a discussion of the Windows 11 announcement and the odd requirements it seems are going to be required to upgrade into it. From there we talk about Grace’s adventures with Subnautica: Below Zero which I legitimately thought was an expansion pack and not a whole new game. Bel talks about the trend of WoW personalities switching to Final Fantasy XIV and the videos associated with them. We talk a bit about MMORPG Tycoon 2 and Lum’s delightful tweet thread making us want to play it. Bel talks about his nonsense setup and how Sony Remote Play is so much better with a PS5… and how TMACDev REPL4Y is even better than that. Finally we close out the show with some talk about Ratchet and Clank and Kodra’s observations given this is his first game in that series. Topics Discussed
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Sun, 20 June 2021
Be warned, if anything sounds weird… Bel is recording from a new gaming rig which seems to have brought back the whine for now. Hopefully he can resolve that in the coming weeks. We start the show talking about Mechwarrior 5 and the recent Mercs expansion. We also talk about how it has essentially destroyed the mod that folks were running to get around inconsistencies in the base game. This has lead to some mixed opinions among the AggroChat crew. From there we talk briefly about The Outer Wilds and Biomutant before settling into a longer conversation about Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. Finally we wrap things up with a discussion about Ratchet and Clank and how Tam and Kodra are not as fluent in this universe. Topics Discussed:
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Sun, 13 June 2021
Hey Friends! We are back again because Bel's life has calmed down a little bit, or at least enough to be able to reasonably make our normal recording slot. Tonight we have a whole stack of things to talk about and not enough show to fit it into. So first up we talk about R-Type Final 2 which has been bouncing for a few shows and how it is very true to the PS2 original game. From there Grace talks about her recent experience finishing Subnautica and starting the Below Zero sequel. From there we talk a bit about E3 2021 so far and most specifically further information coming out about Elden Ring. This is another Dark Souls game that is not called Dark Souls. Bel also talks a bit about how weird it is that UbiSoft is working on an Avatar game... aka the big blue people and not the great sorta-anime series. Ash talks about his experience with Chicory and we talk a bit about what it is like to survive Snowpiercer the City Sim in Frostpunk. Topics Discussed
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Sun, 30 May 2021
Tonight we have a second show in a row, which given the state of Bel right now is pretty miraculous. We are down a Kodra for assorted reasons but we have one of our shows where we have only the thinnest of topics and make a show out of them. Bel talks about experiencing how polarizing Army of the Dead is apparently as we discuss the expectations of genre films. From there we talk about Diablo games on the phone and more Mass Effect discussion. We clear the deck of the topics we have had for a while as we go through the limits of accessibility, scaling content and how rough catch up in games can be at time. Topics Discussed
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