All My Best Friends Are Digital

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Ogre Battle & Dispatch Nov 19, 2025

Show notes

We're not really doing the fighting this week, we're mostly telling other people to do violence and/or die--both in Ogre Battle from the SNES and Dispatch.

What We're Playing

01:11 Mark: Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Ubisoft, 2005)

13:25 Caitlin: My Little Puppy (Dreamotion Inc, 2025)

21:24 GOOF: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (Quest Corporation, 1993)

39:12 Feature Game: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio, 2025)

SHOUT

59:02 Mark: Wolf Among Us 2 (Telltale)

1:01:38 Caitlin: Grimshire (Acute Owl Studio)

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Aliens: Infestation & The Outer Worlds 2 Nov 12, 2025

Show notes

We return to the Aliens franchise and the Nintendo DS with Infestation, where #squadgoals run smack into permadeath. Meanwhile, your power fantasies in The Outer Worlds 2 run smack into the reality of your character's incompetence.

What We're Playing

00:52 Caitlin: R.E.P.O.: The Monster Update (semiwork, 2025)

09:32 Mark: BALL x PIT (Kenny Sun & Friends, 2025)

19:48 GOOF: Aliens: Infestation (Way Forward Technologies, 2011)

35:01 Feature Game: The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment, 2025)

SHOUT

59:06 Caitlin: Star Birds (Toukana Interactive)

1:00:22 Mark: Alabaster Dawn (Radical Fish)

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Vandal Hearts & Keeper Nov 05, 2025

Show notes

Mark remains in the iron grip of tactical RPGs, and so we revisit Vandal Hearts along with critical darling Keeper.

What We're Playing

01:16 Mark: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, 2025)

11:36 Caitlin: Sworn (Windwalk Games, 2025)

16:35 GOOF: Vagrant Story (Konami, 1996)

36:33 Feature Game: Keeper (Double Fine, 2025)

SHOUT

48:14 Mark: MENACE (Overhype Studios)

49:12 Caitlin: Pokémon Pokopia (Omega Force)

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Trials of Mana & Absolum Oct 29, 2025

Show notes

With Caitlin's guidance, Mark is slowly going through the generically-titled nineties SNES titles--this time it's Trials of Mana. Absolum is also a pretty weak name. Can the games overshadow their unilluminating titles? ALL WILL BE REVEALED

What We're Playing

01:09 Caitlin: Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh & Sylvain Tegroeg, 1998)

07:27 Mark: Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (Ocean Drive Studio, 2025)

19:09 GOOF: Trials of Mana (Square, 1995)

40:57 Feature Game: Absolum (Guard Crush Games & Supamules, 2025)

SHOUT

1:02:20 Caitlin: Threads of Time (Riyo Games)

1:05:23 Mark: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & The Big Con Oct 15, 2025

Show notes

The nineties are calling in a big way! Sonic, The Big Con, and Caitlin even manages to smuggle in an Evangelion reference. Radical.

What We're Playing

00:53 Mark: Akane (Ludic Studios, 2018)

11:40 Caitlin: Phasmaphobia (Kinetic Games, 2020)

21:40 GOOF: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Technical Institute, 1994)

40:14 Feature Game: The Big Con (Mighty Yell, 2021)

SHOUT

1:01:21 Mark: MagicX One 35 (MagicX)

1:04:55 Caitlin: Final Sentence (Button Mash)

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Dragon Valor & Hades II Oct 08, 2025

Show notes

We get dynastic AF here, with multi-generational dynamics galore. We breed dragon killers with Dragon Valor and look to rescue our dear, grim, chthonic papa in Hades II.

What We're Playing

02:03 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom, 2025)

11:12 Mark: Drift Survivor 2 (MEWSTURBO, 2025)

20:36 GOOF: Dragon Valor (Now Production, 1999)

36:20 Feature Game: Hades II (Supergiant, 2025)

SHOUT

1:00:56 Caitlin: Dogpile (Studio Folly, Toot Games, & Foot)

1:02:10 Mark: AXERAS (Inverse Atelier)

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Mother 3 & I Am Your Beast Oct 01, 2025

Show notes

It's a Game Boy-heavy episode, including the popular fan translation of Japanese-only RPG Mother 3. We follow up with the game if "improvisational chaos" I Am Your Beast.

(We apologize for Caitlin's poor audio in this episode)

What We're Playing

01:44 Mark: Fire Emblem: Vision Quest (Pandan [Fan Hack], 2022)

10:41 Caitlin: LEGO Game Boy (LEGO, 2025)

17:59 GOOF: Mother 3 (Brownie Brown/HAL Laboratory, 2006)

43:17 Feature Game: I Am Your Beast (Strange Scaffold, 2024)

SHOUT

58:54 Mark: Possessor(s) (Heart Machine)

59:51 Caitlin: Grave Seasons (Perfect Garbage)

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Deception III & Road Trip to the End of the World Sep 24, 2025

Show notes

Growing up can be hard, so we explore some coping mechanisms--Road Trip to the End of the World suggests conjuring an adorable anthropomorphic fish, whereas Deception III endorses trap-based murder. Options!

What We're Playing

01:06 Caitlin: Loop Hero (Four Quarters, 2021)

10:15 Mark: Lost Eidolons (Ocean Drive Studio, 2022)

24:29 GOOF: Deception III: Dark Delusion (Tecmo, 1999)

41:26 Feature Game: Road Trip to the End of the World (Alex Lee and Shark & Pelican Games, 2025)

SHOUT

56:31 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel DLC (mino_dev)

57:22 Mark: Spirit X Strike (Maicha Studio)

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Brave Fencer Musashi & Aliens: Fireteam Elite Sep 17, 2025

Show notes

We, once again, have a shonen problem. Brave Fencer Musashi's abrasive overconfidence is in stark contrast to the cool professionalism of Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Stay frosty, people.

What We're Playing

00:59 Mark: Metal Eden (Reikon Games, 2025)

12:06 Caitlin: Final Fantasy VI (Square, 1994)

21:59 GOOF: Brave Fencer Musashi (Square, 1998)

38:12 Feature Game: Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cold Iron Studios, 2021)

SHOUT

57:07 Mark: Hades II (Supergiant)

57:46 Caitlin: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven (Massive Monster)

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Perfect Dark & Gears of War: Reloaded Sep 10, 2025

Show notes

How six years can change an industry--from local deathmatch FPS being all the rage (Perfect Dark), to online co-op third-person cover-hugging (Gears of War: Reloaded).

What We're Playing

00:52 Mark: Marfusha: Sentinel Girls (hinyari9, 2021)

10:16 Caitlin: PEAK (Team PEAK, 2025)

20:15 GOOF: Perfect Dark (Rare, 2000)

39:27 Feature Game: Gears of War: Reloaded (The Coalition, 2025)

SHOUT

1:03:22 Mark: Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (Ocean Drive Studio)

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