PC Gamer Chat Log

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Can we become patient gamers who wait to play releases? Oct 10, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Chris Livingston about patient gaming because Chris might be the most unintentionally patient of us all. Can we ever be patient gamers or are we all too full up on FOMO to ever miss out on what our friends are playing?

What's the real cost of getting into PC gaming? Oct 03, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jacob Ridley about how much it really costs to get into PC gaming. We talk about the price of building a tower all the time, but that's not all it takes. From peripherals to game prices, we're talking about what it actually takes to get started in PC gaming.

Why doesn't asymmetrical co-op get more love? Sep 26, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jake Tucker about the underappreciated genre of asymmetrical co-op games. Why aren't there more of these great split task games and what are some of our favorites? And how many minutes will it be before Mollie finds a way to bring FInal Fantasy 14 into the discussion?

What happens when games get un-launched? Sep 19, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Wes Fenlon about what happens when a game like Concord gets un-launched. We've seen more cases of live service games with short lives in the past few years and they can sometimes get messy. How long do games stick it out before calling it quits and what happens after that?

What's the state of microtransactions in PC gaming? Sep 12, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tim Clark about the state of microtransactions in our games. When did they get so much less micro and how much have we each shamefully spent on our in-game gear? Now that we've lived through the era of horse armour, loot boxes, and season passes, what's going to be the next trend for games to squeeze cash out of us?

Our hidden gem PC games of 2024 so far Aug 29, 2024

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On This week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie round up some of 2024's hidden gems in PC gaming so far. We're a good chunk of the way through the year and you don't want to have missed some of our favorite things we've played so far this year. We've got surprisingly good platformers, at least one Disco Elysium-inspired RPG, and a co-op crafting game that even Lauren forgot to try. Cryptmaster (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster/) The Garden Path (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638500/The_Garden_Path/) Anger Foot (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978590/Anger_Foot/) Sovereign Syndicate (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/Sovereign_Syndicate/) Ultros (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2386310/Ultros/) Capes (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081080/Capes/) Penny's Big Breakaway (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1955230/Pennys_Big_Breakaway/) Steamworld Heist 2 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396240/SteamWorld_Heist_II/) Pepper Grinder (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076580/Pepper_Grinder/) Fallen Aces (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411910/Fallen_Aces/) Crow Country (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/?curator_clanid=32686107) Portal: Revolution (https://store.steampowered.com/app/601360/Portal_Revolution/) Solium Infernum (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/Solium_Infernum/) Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238040/Tiny_Terrys_Turbo_Trip/) Aska (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1898300/ASKA/) Life Eater (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632930/Life_Eater/) Norland (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857090/Norland/) Go Mecha Ball (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008510/Go_Mecha_Ball/) Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/Yellow_Taxi_Goes_Vroom/) Hauntii (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060790/Hauntii/) Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami/)

What would we put in a PC gaming time capsule? Aug 22, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren put together their theoretical PC gaming time capsule. Which one game would we squirrel away to represent PC gaming? What about a gaming trend or PC peripheral? And what would you put into your time capsule?

How hard will we grind for in-game fashion? Aug 15, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Kara Phillips about scoring the best clothes in games. We all know the real endgame of any MMO or RPG is looking excellent in a new set of armor, but how much work are we willing to put in to get there? Which games have the best fashion to aspire to and why is it Red Dead Redemption?

How do you get into playing a new (to you) game genre? Aug 08, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about getting into new game genres—tips, tricks, and recommendations for where to start with the genres that each of us spend a lot of time in. How do you even get into fighting games? What's the best starter stealth game? And why is finding the place to start with cozy games so daunting?

What's the state of gacha games on PC? Aug 01, 2024

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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tyler Colp about the gacha game craze on PC that's exploded since Genshin Impact. How many of them are actually worth playing, how can you get into them, and where is this train headed next?

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