Daft Souls

S2E5: Sekiro, Hormones & Hypnospace (contains swears) Mar 26, 2019

Matt, Keza, and Chris reform for another suitably relaxed chat about 1990's personal computers, iffy political shrugging in games, hormonal shifts and their impact on play, and a veritable buffet of other random bollocks. This episode is a lot swearier than usual, because we all forgot that we usually don't do it. Sorry! Thanks!

S2E4: The 2019 Januaramble Jan 25, 2019

Matt sits down with Bratt and Keza for the first time in a couple of months, and they all treat themselves to a meandering chat. Featuring actual conversations about Donkey Kong 64 - weirdly - alongside recommendations for Twinfold and Pikuniku. Thank you for listening, we’ll be back soon.

S2E3: Excessive Rambling, Forza Horizon 4, Dragon Age Inquisition Oct 18, 2018

Apologies for the big gap since the last podcast, it's been a BUSY OLD TIME. This episode is frankly a bit of a ramble, whether or not that makes you gleeful or grumpy is WHOLLY UP TO YOU. Cheers!

S2E2: Hollow Knight, Card Games, Knightmare Aug 16, 2018

S2E2: Hollow Knight, Card Games, Knightmare by Cool Ghosts

Daft Souls Season 2 Jul 06, 2018

Matt returns with Keza and Bratt. We'll be back in about a month. Hello!

93: The Sexy Brutale, Constructor, Interactive Theatre May 04, 2017

We talk a bit about The Sexy Brutale, dip back into the depths of 1997 for a chat about nasty British sim Constructor, and then answer a question about interactive theatre.

92: The Signal From Tölva, Stories Untold, Jill of the Jungle Apr 20, 2017

We briefly follow up about Stories Untold, jump into The Signal From Tölva, touch on The Sexy Brutale (which we'll revisit) and cap off this episode of the podcast with a chat about Jill of the Jungle and the delights of Shareware gaming.

91: Nier Automata, It Came From The Desert Apr 05, 2017

We have to tell you about ROBOTS, and also GIANT ANTS ARE COMING TO KILL US ALL YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE US PLEASE.

90: Zelda, Horizon, Gunstar Heroes Mar 22, 2017

We chat Horizon: Zero Dawn, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Horses: Why Does Quinns Hate Horses. Also, Gunstar bloody Heroes.

Daft Souls 89: Nioh, FFXV, For Honor, Charlie Cleveland Mar 01, 2017

This time we chat about the times when we fall out of love with games, as well as chat about Nioh, For Honor, Final Fantasy XV, and more. Our question-guest this time is the excellent Charlie Cleveland - game director on Subnautica.

88: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Gravity Rush 2, Nels Anderson Feb 02, 2017

Matt and Quinns return with SEASON 2 of Daft Souls. Listen that's just what you say when you stop doing something for ages, OK? We talk a bunch about Shadow Tactics, Quinns talks a little about Gravity Rush 2, Nels Anderson answers our 5 questions, and then the boys revisit PSO.

87: Duelyst, Titanfall 2, Overcooked, Thumper Dec 09, 2016

Matt and Quinns return for a pre-Christmas Daft Souls, featuring Duelyst, Titanfall 2, Overcooked, and Thumper. We will return in 2017!

Daft Souls 86: INSIDE, Pokemon GO Jul 18, 2016

We're joined by the excellent Keza Macdonald to talk about INSIDE and Pokemon Go. No spoilers about the former until the very end of the podcast, at which point a clear SPOILER-ZONE is flagged. Also this week we have a brand new podcast setup, which we now frustratingly won't be using again for a while. Sorry to be such a tease, we're awful!

85: Subnautica, VA-11 HALL-A, Human Tears Jun 27, 2016

This week Matt and Quinns talk about Subnautica and VA-11 HALL-A, whilst trying not to slip into the visible maw of madness and despair.

84: Sherlock, Crest, Human Resource Machine, Uncharted Jun 20, 2016

Matt is joined this week by Kate Gray to chat Sherlock Holmes: Crime & Punishment, unusual early-access God game Crest, Human Resource Machine, and Uncharted.

83: Pocket Card Jockey, Superhot Secrets, Steamworld Heist Jun 13, 2016

Matt is joined by Joe Skrebels for a chat about racing tiny horses and dabbling in other card-based games. Joe then dives into some of Superhot's bizarrely detailed secrets (expect spoilers) and both boys wax lyrical once again about Steamworld Heist.

82: Duskers, Crawl May 30, 2016

It's rare that both halves of Cool Ghosts 100% agree on anything, but Matt and Quinns both remain TURBO-HOT for Duskers. After that, they return to the normal realm of disagreement about Crawl, and then answer a handful of your questions. Thanks so much for listening!

81: Stellaris, Monster Hunter Generations, The Controller Wars May 23, 2016

This week we’re joined by popular regular Joe, who’s arrived like a flaming sword of truth to call us out on things we’ve said that he personally doesn’t agree with. Watch as he mildly sizzled us into submission, making the podcast less of an echo chamber in a way which is purely positive and just generally a great thing, thanks Joe. Quinns talks about ANATOMY (watch last week’s video!) while Matt has become an evil dictator in Stellaris. Joe then chats a bit about Overwatch and Superhot, and then both Matt and Joe sort of explode with excitement merely at the prospect of more Monster Hunter. Finally, all of the men fight to the death over which is the greatest game controller. Let us know what you reckon in the comments!

80: INKS & Pinball, Phoenix Wright, Terrible Pokemon May 16, 2016

This week we’re joined by Kate Gray - excellent games person and host of the Toku Podcast. This week we begin with INKS. and pinball games in general (the series Matt struggled to recall was Zen Pinball 2). Matt and Quinns briefly talk about Overwatch, and then the podcast swirls into a fun rambly-chat about The Witcher 3, Ace Attorney, and whether or not it’s OK to eat a Pokemon. Let us know in the comments which one you’d eat, although it's entirely reasonable to simply upvote the first person to post saying "YUCK HORRIBLE NO".

79: Sex & Politics & Wolfenstein May 09, 2016

On account of its incredible crowd-funding success, this week Quinns decided to investigate Breeding Season - an extremely NSFW hentai game about breeding monsters and then INSERT IMAGINATION HERE. He's also been trying to fix politics in Africa with the latest edition of Democracy 3, while Matt meanwhile has decided to stick to the family-friendly world of Wolfenstein's Electro-Nazis.

78: Hitman, Nioh, Fallen London May 02, 2016

Matt has been dabbling with Clash Royale and the Nioh alpha demo, while Quinns has become obsessed with Hitman and Fallen London. We then cap off the podcast with a brief chat about what it's like to be faced with the prospect of BEING OLD.

77: Ratchet & Clank, Narrative Design Apr 25, 2016

Matt and Quinns return with a mild palette-cleanser. After weeks of Dark Souls chat, here's a short and sharp podcast that's largely about Ratchet & Clank, with some general chat about the challenges of narrative design whacked onto the end of it. Enjoy!

76: The Dark Souls Special Apr 18, 2016

Listen, you knew it had to happen at some point - the clue was right there in the podcast's name. This week Matt and Quinns are joined by Keza, who has spent two years writing a book about Dark Souls. We chat about the book, the series, From Software's magic, and cap it off with a clearly-flagged spoilery discussion about the first 15 hours of Dark Souls 3. Enjoy!

75: Dark Souls 3, Enter The Gungeon, Ultimate Chicken Horse Apr 11, 2016

Matt and Quinns snuggle up inside a small cardboard box for an exciting conversation about VIDEOGAMES. Matt shares spoiler-free thoughts on Dark Souls 3, then we chat Enter The Gungeon, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Samurai Gunn, and more.

74: Overwatch, The Witcher, Clash Royale Apr 04, 2016

This week Matt is joined by Jim Trinca and Pip Warr - two wonderful guests who combine forces to routinely pull this week's podcast off-piste. When the conversation isn't happily swerving into increasingly unlikely lanes, we chat Overwatch, Clash Royale, and The Witcher 3. We had fun recording it, we hope you enjoy listening!

73: GDC and Virtual Reality Mar 28, 2016

Quinns and Matt are joined by Kotaku UK’s Keza MacDonald for a chat about this year’s Game Developer Conference, followed up with a detailed delve into our experiences, anecdotes, and thoughts on the current state of Virtual Reality. Contains non-explicit but nonetheless adult chat about popular alternative uses.

72: Stardew Valley, No Man's Sky Mar 07, 2016

Matt and Quinns spend a phenomenal amount of time talking and arguing about Stardew Valley, before Pip reveals she's played No Man's Sky and both of the boys feel very bloody silly. The podcast will be taking a week off next Monday, but should return the week after that with an episode recorded live at GDC. How exciting!

71: The Flame In The Flood, Anatomy, Layers of Fear Feb 29, 2016

Matt and Quinns are joined by Joe, who has played 9999 games in the past week. We chat about The Flame In The Flood before diving off into a world of horror: Quinns has been playing Kitty HorrorShow's Anatomy, while Joe has fond thoughts about Layers of Fear.

70: Street Fighter V, Puzzle & Dragons, Bravely Default 2 Feb 23, 2016

This week Matt hits PEAK-LURGY, evolving into the grumpiest man in the United Kingdom. If only someone had hit B during the transformation animation/fed him cake/let him slide away into a bath. Apologies for that - form will return shortly. This week we chat SFV, Puzzle and Dragons, the Bravely Default sequel, and more.

69: Unravel, Overwatch, Cookie Clicker Feb 15, 2016

This week Matt is joined by two guests: Chris Bratt and Gav Murphy, both of whom remain sober and sensible while Matt glugs his way through the dregs of a cold. We chat about Unravel (and whether or not Yarny deserved to horribly die in a fire), Overwatch, briefly chat about XCOM 2 - obviously - and then Matt reveals that he's playing Cookie Clicker. Again. Finally, we answer a couple of interesting questions - leading to Chris Bratt offering the shocking revelation: "I don't know a lot about developing lunchboxes".

68: Firewatch, American Truck Simulator Feb 08, 2016

Matt and Quinns are joined by Pip for what may as well be a slice of the American Dream - the great outdoors of Firewatch, and the less-great outdoors of American Truck Simulator.

67: The Witness, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Yakuza 5 Feb 01, 2016

This week Quinns and Matt are joined by Keza MacDonald to chat about puzzle games - specifically The Witness, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, and Yakuza.

66: Oxenfree and Murder Mystery TV Jan 25, 2016

Matt is joined by Pip Warr for a wonderful chat about Oxenfree, murder mystery television, and Fabulous Beasts. I think it's safe to say we went off-topic this week, but I can't say I've even the slightest of regrets.

65: Disgaea 5, Dynasty Warriors, Dragon's Dogma Jan 18, 2016

Quinns and Matt are joined by Joe to talk about three old-ish Japanese games that all have names that start with the letter D. Other things are talked about too, but let's not spoil the SURPRISE.

64: The XCOM 2 Special Jan 11, 2016

Matt is joined by Chris Bratt for a bumper edition of Daft Souls that's entirely about XCOM 2. Spoilers are kept to an absolute minimum as we're a pair of respectful chaps, but obviously it IS two people talking about a game for over an hour, so if you're precious about not knowing anything at all - avoid! Everyone else? ENJOY.

63: SteamWorld Heist, Xenoblade Chronicles X Dec 21, 2015

Matt and Joe round off the year with some excited chatter about SteamWorld Heist - a game which snuck in before the end of the year and might well be one of 2015's best. Matt's also been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X - but he isn't quite sure that it's his cup of tea. Finally, we top off this frothy festive podcast latte with a few of your questions!

62: Rainbow Six: Siege, Persona 4 Golden, FF7 Returns Dec 14, 2015

Quinns is back! Oh no wait, he’s gone again. But he’s back now, here, in brief podcast from. In this week’s two-man podcast we talk Rainbow Six: Siege, Persona 4 Golden, and get a bit heated about Final Fantasy 7. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT no stop don’t fight we don’t do that here.

61: Overwatch, Starcraft 2, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Dec 07, 2015

Matt and Joe are joined by Chris Bratt, who's been playing a lot of Overwatch. It sounds exciting, but the other chaps have real reservations about the online team-shooty genre - can stuff like this and Rainbow Six: Siege avoid the horrible fate of Evolve? Matt's been playing Starcraft 2, and Joe's been dipping into Code Name S.T.E.A.M and thinking about stressful games. Special thanks again to Mr Joe Skrebels for standing in for Quinns over the last few months, and thanks to those of you who fund Cool Ghosts for allowing us to pay him for his brilliant services! If you love Joe then don't despair, we're planning to get him doing a little bit of video stuff for us at some point in the new year. For subscription links, Daft Souls info, and a place to ask questions - head on over to the Daft Souls page. If you love the podcast, please consider writing us an iTunes review!

60: Fallout 4, even more Sorcery! Nov 16, 2015

The Cool Ghosts Core can't be arsed with Fallout 4, but thankfully we've got guests who can. And what guests! Matt and Joe are joined by the brilliant Kate Gray. So they'll talk about this a bunch this week, while Matt is still reeling over how much fun he's been having with Sorcery! (Matt is also reeling from jetlag, so give him a break if he repeats stuff/loses his mind a bit).

59: Black Ops III, Chaos Reborn, Train Games Nov 10, 2015

Matt listens to Joe talk about the latest Call of Duty game for almost an hour, and honestly I think that's fine. After that, a little bit on the full release of Chaos Reborn, and finally some recommendations about good games to play while on a train. (Alone, Desert Golfing, Ghost Trick, Another Case Solved, Pacman 256, Monster Hunter Ultimate 4).

58: AC Syndicate, Sorcery!, Rebel Galaxy, Double Hitler, Hearts of Stone Nov 02, 2015

This week Matt and Joe are joined by Jim Trinca! We talk about Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and the series in general before Matt and Joe get excited about Inkle’s Sorcery! series. Rebel Galaxy didn’t manage to tickle Matt’s intergalactic pickle (still waiting to hear back from legal on whether that phrase is acceptable) but Joe spruced things back into form with a dose of Double Hitler. Finally, Jim talks a bit about Hearts of Stone - which leaves Matt genuinely throwing a bit of a wobbly because he wants to play The Witcher 3 but hasn’t found the time.

57: Downwell, Life is Strange, Tales from the Borderlands, Steam Controller, Chesh Oct 26, 2015

Matt and Joe talk about a whole bunch of stuff. iTunes: bit.ly/1iwstGD RSS: bit.ly/1lj35b4 SoundCloud: bit.ly/1hkTlWw (Podcast theme by Vitaliy Zavadskyy @VZavadskyy)

56: Other Places, Else:Heart.Break(), Undertale Oct 19, 2015

Matt and Joe are joined by Andy Kelly - creator of http://www.otherplaces.co.uk/ iTunes: bit.ly/1iwstGD RSS: bit.ly/1lj35b4 SoundCloud: bit.ly/1hkTlWw (Podcast theme by Vitaliy Zavadskyy @VZavadskyy)

55: Subterfuge, 80 Days, The Beginner's Guide Oct 12, 2015

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54: CS: After Dark, Undertale, Loot & Legends, The Taken King Oct 05, 2015

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53: Skyshine's Bedlam, Total War: Warhammer, Armello Sep 28, 2015

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52: Until Dawn, MGSV, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, The Taken King Sep 21, 2015

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51: MGSV, Shower With Your Dad, Frog Fractions, Until Dawn Sep 14, 2015

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50: Mad Max, Metal Gear Solid V, Big Pharma, Until Dawn Sep 07, 2015

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49: Gardening in Games, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Aug 31, 2015

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48: Rocket League, Space Station Silicon Valley, Playstation Home Aug 20, 2015

48: Rocket League, Space Station Silicon Valley, Playstation Home by Cool Ghosts

47: GamesCom & GenCon, WoW: Legion, Stellaris, Cities Skylines, and Galak-Z Aug 13, 2015