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Episode 37: Tower of Guns / Roundabout May 02, 2015

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Nick and Gary examine some games from yesteryear, literally. It's a break from our grimdark leanings and crankiness from last episode, though not without some crank.

Episode 36: A Good Snowman is Hard to Build / Jazzpunk Apr 18, 2015

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Nick and Gary roll up on A Good Snowman is Hard to Build and Jazzpunk. It's hard to find a pair of games that left us so "meh" but here we are. Listen for details.

Episode 35: Castle in the Darkness / Tonight Dies the Moon Apr 04, 2015

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Nick Glauber and Gary Butterfield discuss Castle in the Darkness and Tonight Dies the Moon.

Episode 34: Hotline Miami 2 / Darkest Dungeon Mar 21, 2015

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Nick and Gary take a shot at Hotline Miami 2 (it's actually good, fuck the haters) and get dank up in Dankest Dungeon.

Episode 33: Sunless Sea / The Last Door Feb 28, 2015

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In this episode, Nick and Gary discuss Sunless Sea and The Last Door. I'd call this our Lovecraft special but it's not like we're not going to do a thousand more Lovecraft-y games. This is one of the best batting averages we've had.

Episode 32: Hack 'n' Slash / Massive Chalice Feb 15, 2015

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Oh Double Fine. How much do we want to love you? Why can we only seem to love you about half of the time? Nick and Gary take a look at Hack 'N' Slash and Massive Chalice. One game that will live on in our hearts, one that will live in infamy.

Episode 31: Power Cycle / Tea Leaves Jan 31, 2015

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Nick and Gary take a hard look at a cyberpunk thriller and a sensitive meditation on the future, both done in the medium of Twine. Plenty of ranting within! Here are the games: POWERCYCLES: http://noncanon.com/2015/PowerCycles.html Tea Leaves: http://navistudios.net/tealeaves/ Thanks to Tom and Davin, the respective creators of these neat, inspiring things.

Episode 30: Lethal League / Lisa Jan 17, 2015

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In our "L" special, we talk about a game of pure mechanics and then about a game where the mechanics that both enforce and detract from the narrative. Check it out!

Episode 29: The Marvelous Miss Take / Elegy for a Dead World Jan 03, 2015

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Special guest Brayton Cameron joins Nick and Gary to talk about a coupla duds with a lot to recommend about them. Check out these duds! Also, check out Teenage Dirtbags, also on the network.

Episode 28: Doorkickers / This War of Mine Dec 20, 2014

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We're joined by Kole Ross from something or other to talk about two violent games. The "title of the year" nominee Doorkickers and the affecting This War of Mine.

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