Player Vs. Podcast

For this MONSTROUS 20th episode of Player Vs. Podcast, we're joined by special guest and board game guru Ross, who talks Android: Netrunner and Robinson Crusoe, along with a crap-ton of other stuff. As far as video games, our free game for the week was The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo--so give that a play before you listen! We've also got Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Sorcery, P.T. and a bunch of comics and movies. For next week, make sure you play "Music of the Spheres," which is free for the downloadin'. Also check out the preview build of "Return of the Obra Dinn," which is also free and which we'll also be discussing next episode! Music: "TABOO" by Seiho, and "Lovely City" by Calum Bowen.  

A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES! This week, we've got a brand new cast member to welcome on PVPCast -- Sarah! She chats it up with us on this 19th episode as we cover Hack 'N' Slash, Shadow of Mordor, Bravely Default, Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Star Wars Commander, and our free game of the week, PRISONED. For out of bounds, we talk about Knights of Sidonia (the anime, of course), Aldnoah Zero, Austin City Limits, FYF, and Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.  Music: "At the Battle's End," and "The Vagrant of Love" from Bravely Default.   Don't forget to play next week's free game, "The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo" Check it out here! ---> http://correlatedcontents.com/misc/UWWFN/UWWFN.html    

What better coming-of-age topic for our 18th episode than #Gamergate? Probably a lot, actually, but we feel obligated to talk about these shenanigans. For the REAL GAMERS, though, we also talk about videogames in this episode, so we gotcha covered there! In addition to the week's free game "Wings of St. Nazaire," we chat about "Mountain," the Wii U, Madden NFL Mobile, "New Super Mario Bros.," and much more!   Music: "The Anthem" by Onra, "Can't Do Without You" by Caribou.   Don't forget to play next week's free game, "Prisoned!"   FULL DISCLOSURE: No games journalists were consulted during the recording of this episode, and no gamers were harmed during recording.

The PVPCast crew gets rowdy in this 17th outing, with ruminations on Nazis via Wolfenstein, innuendo via Kirby, and genre mash-ups via The Banner Saga. We also discuss Guardians of the Galaxy, Alexander's Minecraft class, and last week's free game, Serena. We end the show with a quick send-off for one of our favorite actors.   Don't forget to play next week's game: "Wings of St. Nazaire" Music: "Summer Breeze RMX." by Meishi Smile, "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast

It's a triplecast-shortcast-comicast this week, so buckle up! With Zack and Tony MIA, we talk Comic-Con, Hearthstone Naxxramas, Strider, The Sims, Madoka Magica, Hannibal, X-Men, and so many more things! We also discuss last week's free game, Projective. For next week our game will be "Serena," which is available on Steam fo' freezies.  Music: "Hydrogen" by M.O.O.N, "Oh My God" by Cults. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast

WE'RE BACK KIDDOS! And we've got some 'splainin' to do. Anyway, we've decided to be merciful and give you all an extension on the free game discussion "Projective," so we'll talk about it next time. This week, we've got Dungeon Hearts, Divinity: Original Sin, Mario Kart 8, and Transistor among many others. We're also discussing the Steam Sale, and the value of games. Music: "Crystal Caverns 1991" by Lone, "I'm Coming" by Pa's Lam System. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast Play Projective at: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=projective+game

After a brief Easter hiatus, PVPCast is back and Super. Hot. SUPERHOT, of course, is the name of this week's assigned playing, and it's a lot of fun, so check it out when you get a chance! We also discuss Mercenary Kings, Empire: Total War, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, and much more! We use the time post-break to talk about video game reviews -- a hotly-debated subjects in these parts. usic: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "Tallest Hights" and "Positive Force" by Delicate Steve. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast Play SUPERHOT at: http://superhotgame.com/

PVPCast is a teenager, and what better time for an artsy-fartsy extravaganza than in the hormonal rage of young adulthood? This episode, we discuss new Smash Bros and Mario Kart announcements. On top of that, we've got Action Painting Pro, Luftrausers, and some cross-media comparisons between video games and music. Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "Offspring are Blank" by Dirty Projectors, and "Climax" by Usher. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast Download Action Painting Pro at: http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/action-painting-pro/22521/

In this twelfth episode of Player Vs. Podcast, we put on our critical thinking caps to explore games including Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, The Sun Does Not Exist, and many more. We've also got some discussion about ambiance in games, with some great discussion on bliss vs. oppression in popular video game environments.  Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "三" by Lee, and "Planet" by Anamanaguchi. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast  Play The Sun Does Not Exist at: http://gamejolt.com/games/adventure/the-sun-does-not-exist/22806/

In this 11th episode of Player Vs. Podcast, we're on all the hot-button topics. Mad about Facebook and Oculus? Concerned about drug use in eSports? Disappointed in Resident Evil 6? Well then listen up, 'cause boy have we got a program for you! We're also discussing our weekly free "assigned reading" game, which was a little ditty called "Pan Man" this time around. Enjoy

For Player Vs. Podcast's tenth episode, we've got a double-digit extravaganza! In the wake of GDC, we talk about Hearthstone, Virtual Reality, Skylanders, Thomas Was Alone, Attack on Titan, and a whole lot more. Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "Furisodeshon" and "Super Scooter Happy" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast Download Hearthstone at: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/?-

It's Episode 9 of Player Vs. Podcast! This week, we've got succulent discussions about One Finger Death Punch, Donkey Kong:Tropical Freeze, Rogue Legacy, Hearthstone, 2048, and a discussion of the free game FOC/US. Come and have some fun talking games with us! Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "Jamn" by George & Jonathan, and "Katachi" by Shugo Tokumaru Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Also, write to us and we can discuss your emails! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast Play FOC/US at: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3990678/Ver_1_2/FOC_US_1_2.html

With Zack still in the process of moving, it's back down to a cast of four today, but we've got a very special (quasi-) guest: Adam Carolla lends his voice to Player Vs. Podcast to take a stand against the jerkface patent trolls who are threatening to take down the whole podcast system. As far as games, we've got Device 6, Guacamelee, Torchlight 2, and the incredible "Room of 1000 Snakes," which Chris has praised as being "the best thing ever," and "literally the best game I've ever played." With such exorbitant praise, how can you not set aside FIVE MEASLY minutes and play through this thing?!! Just make sure to WEAR HEADPHONES! We also discuss replay value in games, and why we feel the need to revisit stuff we've already beaten. Next week's game is FOC/US. Check it out -- it's free! Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, and "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast   https:/

It's Player Vs. Podcast's biggest episode yet! In this seventh outing, we've got special guest and friend of the show Derek Tam, and some awesome music from his band Jet Jaguar. After discussing the games we've been playing, we talk with John Murphy, one of the creators and designers behind Octodad: Dadliest catch. After that, we've got some discussion about Blendo Games' "Gravity Bone," which we recommend you download and play before listening -- it's only 20 minutes long! Music: "Intro" by Slime Girls, "The Bite" by Jet Jaguar, "Stalingrad" by Jet Jaguar, "Roar (Chiptune Cover)" by Bitcoin Chiptunes Octodad Interview: 37:47 Gravity Bone, Out of Bounds: 1:35:10 http://jetjaguarforever.com/ Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web. Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast

For the sixth installment of Player Vs. Podcast, with the teachings of Bird Jesus and The Keeper fresh in our minds, we dive headlong into the enigma of the week: Twitch Plays Pokemon. As far as what we've been playing, we've got Ikaruga, Outlast, Super Mario 3D World, more Spelunky, and a bunch of other random nostalgia gold, including SkiFree and Dragon Fighter. We've also got reader mail and some exciting announcements. Opening music is "Intro" by Slime Girls, break is "Rapping 2 U" by Das Racist, and closing is "Bright Lit Blue Skies" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. In prep for next week, we'll all be playing "Gravity Bone," and we encourage you to play it along with us! It's only 20 minutes long, and provides a LOT to talk about. Check it out for free download over at BlendoGames.com. Leave us a rating/review and check us out on the web! Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com, Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast, FB: facebook.com/PlayerVsPodcast  

For Player Vs. Podcast's wooden anniversary, the guys talk more about Flappy Bird and gaze on, disturbed, at the dark heart of the internet. We've also got conversations about NES Remix, The Last of Us, Threes! and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. We end the show with some talk about hiking, The Lego Movie, Venezuela, and pixel art from our talented cast. Intro music is "Intro" by Slime Girls, break music is "Chip on Your Shoulder" by 8-Bit Weapon, and to close out is "Slow Down" by Poolside. Email: PVPCastFeedback@gmail.com. Twitter: @PlayerVsPodcast

It's Player Vs. Podcast Episode 4! In this installment, we've got a close look at the infamous, misunderstood, and now defunct enigma of "Flappy Bird." We've also got discussion about Saints Row, Civilization, Octodad, and a pleasant chat about Bastion. Then we dive right into reader mail (got two this week!), which results in some chats about video game violence and the often-mundane nature of gaming. In the "Out of Bounds" segment, we've got the Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate, GIRLS, the Super Bowl and something like 20 minutes of arguing about "The Amazing Spider-Man." 

In this third episode of Player Vs. Podcast, we dive right into the deep end with some conversation about basic game mechanics, and what they might tell us about who we are as people. Whoa. We've also got discussion about Octodad, Saints Row 4, DMC, Bunout Paradise, and of course, Spelunky. We end the show with some of what we've been up to this week, and a short tribute to the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Things get a tad heated in this second episode of Player Vs. Podcast, as we tackle controversial topics like the Wii U, casual racism in games, and our personal favorite games of all time.  Also mentioned: League of Legends, The Swapper, Project M, and of course, Spelunky. Opening song is "Intro" by Slime Girls, break song is "Hover Traps," and closing song is "Flash Back." Both of those are by Rustie.

In this inaugural episode of Player Vs. Podcast, we tackle Spelunky, AC4, Dr. Luigi, Day Z, and Ni no Kuni. We also dive deep into the concepts of speedrunning, eSports, Crafting Mechanics, and whether or not watching Twitch is inherently stupid. To finish off, we've got some in-depth (read: pretentious as hell) discussion on Spike Jonze's "Her."