Should I Play This Game Podcast

What do you do when you don't feel like doing anything? Listen to us talk about games! The boys look at March in video games, the latest State of Play, and what else to do when you feel like playing nothing at all... Nothing at all... Nothing at all...‬ Intro and Games: -> 34m24s Beginning of the End: 34m24s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1241 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

A definite West coast bias on this week's SIPTG podcast, as Graham heads to the Forbidden West (Forever!) and the Super Bowl half-time show is discussed. There's also plant mysteries, Nintendo directs, and plenty more to talk about!‬ Intro and Games: -> 41m19s Beginning of the End: 41m19s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1238 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

It's the first regular episode of the year, and there's a bunch of news to talk about! It's largely centered on a certain acquisition of a certain company by another certain company, but still... NEWS! Intro and Games: -> 1h20m23s Beginning of the End: 1h20m23s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1234 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

In the only awards show in video games that matters, the boys run through what the best of 2021 was!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1232 Steve's Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HaVMykUnCqHdldsQp2ZDU?si=fe51ee25ac6b4892 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

It's the final episode of the year! Graham and Steve talk about The Game Awards, Nintendo's newest video presentation, more digging holes, finding out why people are so jazzed about Inscryption, and what their GOTY backlogs look like!‬ Intro and Games: -> 49m47s Beginning of the End: 49m47s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1228 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys are back in town, penultimately, to discuss the PS5, Sony trying to go at Game Pass (maybe?), getting further into Far Cry 6, some Keighley's drama, and trademark shenanigans.‬ Intro and Games: -> 53m57s Beginning of the End: 53m57s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1225 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Are pineapples really just flamboyant potatoes? Is Guardians of the Galaxy actually good? Is 12 Minutes seriously nominated for a Keighley? These questions, and many more, are answered this week on the SIPTG podcast!‬ Intro and Games: -> 59m41s Beginning of the End: 59m41s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1220 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

After a few weeks off, and Steve being back at work, the boys talk about everything they've played! Some nearly 40 games are discussed, and you know what they say: quantity, not quality! Right? Is that how that goes?‬ Intro and Games: -> 1h48s Beginning of the End: 1h48s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1216 Music by Kevin MacLeod:

The boys return from another unintended break to talk about Nintendo's and Sony's latest 'Directs', pretty new games played, Graham's MiSTER, and even a few new must listens!‬ Intro and Games: -> 1h9m9s Beginning of the End: 1h9m9s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1212 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Ya dudes is back! After real-life/work shenanigans got in the way for the last couple of weeks, the boys talk about what they've played, touch on the Keighly show, and look at September and October's big games releases!‬ Intro and Games: -> 47m7s Beginning of the End: 47m7s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1209 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

We're back, talking about what we've played since the last time we talked about what we'd played since the last we'd talked about what we'd played. A whole lot of games and a whole lot of opinions on those games! Intro and Games: -> 1h21m53s Beginning of the End: 1h21m53s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1205 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys get back together for the first time in a while to look at what's been done in the last 4 weeks! The MiSTer, the Olympics, and the massive list of games played are among some of what is discussed, with some Switch and Steam news hits mixed in too!‬ Intro and Games: -> 1h41m55s Beginning of the End: 1h41m55s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1202 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

In the continued spirit of experimentation, Graham and Steve play golf and talk about games! The boys run through what they've played and watched over the last few weeks, and the games to come this Winter!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1198 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve run through the most interesting announcements from the last week and a half, including Microsoft's, Ubisoft's, and Nintendo's shows, and a whole bunch more!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1187 Sources used during the episode: Xbox & Bethesda E3 Showcase Announcements (GameSpot) Ubisoft Forward at E3 2021: Every Announcement and Reveal (IGN) Nintendo Direct at E3 2021: Everything Announced (IGN) Square Enix at E3 2021: Everything Announced (IGN) Everything Announced During E3 2021’s Day Of The Devs (Kotaku) Here are the 70+ games shown at the 2021 Guerrilla Collective E3 showcase (PC Gamer) E3 2021’s Comfiest Showcase Yet (Kotaku) The Future Of Play E3 2021 Showcase Slapped40 Hidden Gems At E3 2021 (Kotaku) Every Major Game Missing From E3 2021 (Kotaku) Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys look ahead to the biggest news period of the year for video games and try to predict what we'll see and be shown by a number of big companies, such as Microsoft, Nintendo, Take-Two, and plenty more‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1183 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

With the week's bigger news items being more political in nature, the boys choose to focus more on the positives... by talking about the most negative part of Immortals. But! There's talk of Biomutant, the NBA playoffs, Mortal Kombat. and more!‬ Intro and Games: -> 45m15s Beginning of the End: 45m15s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1180 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

With little in the way of news to discuss, Graham and Steve perform an audit of the first trimester of 2021 and the video games within! There's also a look at calendar Q2's releases, a brief look at the MiSTer project, and the definition of a '2021' game!‬ Intro and Games: -> 39m16s News: 39m16s -> 1h2m31s Beginning of the End: 1h2m31s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1177 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

What will become of E3? What games will be shown at E3? What is the state of Graham's Satis-factory? And what the hell is Sony actually trying to do? These questions, and many more, are answered on this week's episode!‬ Intro and Games: -> 38m55s News: 38m55s -> 1h42m17s Beginning of the End: 1h42m17s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1174 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve explore the potential pitfalls of digital ownership rights in the wake of Sony closing their legacy platforms' storefronts. They also riff on monster fights, the Mortal Kombat movies, being a Viking, and much, much more.‬ Intro and Games: -> 55m13s News: 55m13s -> 1h27m7s Beginning of the End: 1h27m7s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1171 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Some format changes and some scheduling tweaks are incoming for the boys this week! Talk of digital pricing, awful fans, and Australia's classification system largely dominates discussion, but there's still room for 400 vocalists, Godzilla, and 'live' Amazon purchases as well!‬ Intro and Games: -> 29m3s News: 29m3s -> 1h7m35s Beginning of the End: 1h7m35s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1168 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music