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Episode 117 - Schlub Club Discussion: Inscryption Feb 07, 2022

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The Schlub Club returns as Zack, Mike, and Danny reconvene to discuss the game they chose to play and discuss for January of 2022, the spooky/meta/insane indie card game, Inscryption

Spoilers for Inscryption throughout the episode.

The youtube video mentioned that discusses the Inscryption ARG indepth can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DkK5ZML2G0

Stay tuned for next month's Schlub Club episode where we will be playing and discussing Drinkbox Studios' Nobody Saves the World

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 116 - Top Games of 2021 Jan 31, 2022

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2021 has come and gone, but Danny, Mike, and Zack are still here to curate their personal lists of top 5 games they played the past year.
Then they dive into the Schlub Cast Grab Bag Awards™ where they talk about other games worth mentioning (for better or worse) that did not make their top five.

Then finally they gaze into the crystal orb and make bold predictions about what they think will happen in 2022, all in preparation for their 2023 counterparts to look back and realize how very wrong or right they were.

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens. Here's to another year of the Schlub Cast!

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 115 - Schlub Club Discussion: Halo Infinite Jan 10, 2022

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Danny and Zack have gathered somehow in this pandemic/hellscape/modern plague times to discuss 343's Halo Infinite.

Due to Covid-related reasons, Mike was not able to record in person, but stay tuned to the end of the episode where he has his own in-length review of Halo Infinite!

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 114 - Schlub Club Discussion: Metroid Dread Dec 06, 2021

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In the newly named Schlub Club, Mike, Danny, and Zack gather to discuss the game they played for November of 2021, Metroid Dread.

Spoilers for Metroid Dread and all the Metroid games throughout.

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin McLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 113 - Schlub Cast Game Roundup 11-22-2021 Nov 22, 2021

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Mike, Zack, and Danny take a break from playing Metroid Dread and gather to discuss what other games they've been playing this past month.

They discuss news about Blizzard/Activision's slow implosion and the decline in recent AAA game quality, especially Rockstar's 'new' GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition.

Games they discuss this episode are: Back4Blood, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Deep Rock Galactic, Riftbreaker, Inscyption, Potion Craft, Neon Abyss, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Halo Infinite, and Mario Party Superstars

Stay tuned for our next episode where we discuss this month's 'book club game', Metroid Dread!

Thanks as always to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 112 - Schlub Cast Games - Death's Door Discussion Nov 08, 2021

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For the first episode of November, the gaming corner of the Schlub Cast gathers to discuss their first 'video game book club' game, Death's Door.

Zack, Danny, and Mike quickly talk about some topical Nintendo news, and then deep dive into the recent release by Acid Never, Death's Door.
SPOILERS FOR DEATH'S DOOR THROUGHOUT

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens and is playing along with our book club series/thing/idea/whatever.

HOPEFULLY THIS EPISODE WILL BE LOUDER, WE'RE WORKING WITH A NEW SET UP AND TECHNOLOGY IS CONFUSING, YEAH I KNOW TWO OF US WORK FOR FOR AN IT DEPARTMENT AND ONE OF US IS A PART TIME MUSICIAN WHATEVER WE'RE SCHLUBS AND THINGS ARE COMPLICATED I'M SORRY NO ONE IS PROBABLY EVEN READING THIS SO WHATEVER IM SORRY OKAY IT'LL BE SORTED OUT SOON PLEASE FORGIVE US

Music by Kevin MacLeod at imcompetech.com

Episode 111 - The Schlub Cast's Top Games of the 2010s Oct 11, 2021

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The video game corner of the Schlub Cast is back for this interstitial episode where Mike, Danny, and Zack have returned to list their favorite games from the last decade.
Then they go about listing their favorite games from each year of the 2010s.

Stay tuned for our October Episode where we will discuss this month's "book club" game, Death's Door.

Thanks as always to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 110 - The Schlub Cast Returns - Video games news and discussions Sep 27, 2021

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We are back!
From the void we return to talk about everything schlubby. For now we will talk about video games on a monthly basis, starting with this very episode.
Danny, Mike, and Zack discuss important games and gaming news from the past three years since the Schlub Cast's last episode.

In this episode we discuss such games as: Hades, The Last of Us 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Halo, Pokemon, Doome Eternal, Animal Crossing.
We also dive into some of the big events in the gaming industry from the past couple of years such as the Fall of Blizzard, the horrible harrassment and crunch culture still endemic in video game companies, and we talk about Nintendo's latest news inconjunction with Steam's reveal of the Steam Deck.

A big thanks as always to everyone who listened to us in the past, and to those who will listen to us as we restart our journey together!

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 109 - Schlub Cast Games 3/17/2019 "Nintendo Direct, Halo on PC, DMC 5, and Working Through Our Lists and Recounting Old News" Mar 17, 2019

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The video game corner of the Schlub Cast returns as Mike, Zack, and Danny topically talk about last month's Nintendo Direct and their brief highlights from announcments that came out of that, such as Super Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Link's Awakening.

Then they talk about some games they have been playing, some new, some old, and some from their 2019 Obligatory Games lists.

The games talked about include: Dying Light, Devil May Cry 5, Iconoclasts, Wargroove, Catherine, and Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void.

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 108 - Alita: Battle Angel Feb 20, 2019

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This week, Jake recovers from malaria while he and Danny talk about some television they've been watching, such as Daredevil Season 3 and Game of Thrones.

Danny also talks about his emotional experience watching the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor.

Then they both talk about their time watching the viewer-recommended film, The Dark Knight Returns, and how much they enjoy the animated corner of the DC universe.

And finally, they dive into their review of Robert Rodriguez' Alita: Battle Angel.

Spoilers at 34:26

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens.

Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

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