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VGH #267: A Counter to Whatever You Encounter Oct 27, 2016

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Paul replaces homes with slightly nicer homes. Randy learns what to do about a soggy toad. D.J. decides to loiter in a vacant virtual house where the Target employees can't find him. And Nintendo introduces the Slapchop.

Episode Timeline

00:50 - Intro 01:35 - Extra Life HYPE 12:50 - Nintendo Switch 33:10 - Dragon Quest Builders 50:10 - Viewer Mail 53:40 - Paper Mario Color Splash 63:30 - FFXIV/Overwatch Halloween events 67:04 - Anatomy 78:20 - Outro

VGH #266: Something Bad Happened Oct 20, 2016

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Randy tries to determine if Paper Mario: Color Splash is finally the game that justifies the Wii U's, well... Wii U-ness. D.J. descends into Thumper's spooky rhythm dimension. And yes, Dragon Quest VII.

Episode Timeline

00:40 - Intro 01:04 - Dragon Quest VII 17:05 - Paper Mario: Color Splash 36:30 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 44:20 - Thumper 60:04 - Chase: Cold Case Investigations: Distant Memories: The New Challengers: Revengeance 64 70:00 - Outro

VGH #265: Smurgushbird Oct 13, 2016

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We get a glimpse of Paul's nascent Dragon Quest Builders addiction as he recounts his time with the demo. Meanwhile, D.J. makes the responsible decision to only play games for 15 minutes at a time, and, doing the opposite, Randy plays Picross 3D.

Episode Timeline

00:40 - Intro 01:25 - Extra Life hype 10:30 - Dragon Quest Builders 27:30 - Dragon Quest VII 36:15 - Picross 3D 2 47:50 - Gravity Bone/Thirty Flights of Loving 57:20 - Stardew Valley 65:40- Outro

VGH #264: Fake Authenticity Oct 06, 2016

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Paul and Randy revisit New Deus Ex's grim future where cybernetic superhumans can't stop breaking into their neighbors' homes to steal their snacks and drinks. Also, we play Virginia: The Official Game of the U.S. State, and Dragon Quest VII is.

Episode Timeline

00:40 - Intro 03:00 - Extra Life hype 10:15 - Deus Ex: New One 39:20 - Dragon Quest VII 52:12 - Cyberpunk Vegan/Booze Chat 55:00 - Virginia 72:10- Outro

VGH #263: NBD Sep 29, 2016

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By listening to this episode you will learn: how to select the appropriate robot dog for any situation; operating procedures for the Belus-07 railway vehicle in case of apocalypse; how to get through the first hour of Dragon Quest VII in only three hours.

Episode Timeline

00:38 - Intro 04:30 - ReCore 21:45 - The Final Station 34:10 - Dragon Quest VII 64:02 - Outro

VGH #262: You Just Stole My Onions! Sep 22, 2016

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Kitchen thievery in Overcooked, naked ninjas being shot out of cannons in Ninja Launcher, and Adam Jensen's sunglasses. One of those things is not like the other... but to find out you'll need to listen to this week's episode! Also: Randy is still (not) dead (hopefully) and we flashback to Flashback: The Quest for Identity.

Episode Timeline

00:38 - Intro 05:40 - Overcooked 22:18 - New Streetpass games 40:05 - Flashback 57:00 - Viewer Mail 63:45 - Outro

VGH #261: Straight Outta XCOM Sep 15, 2016

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D.J. risks prison time playing AM2R, the Metroid II fan remake. Without Randy around, the conversation quickly devolves into Final Fantasy and Star Trek, but it's mostly because Paul played Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander. Mostly.

Episode Timeline

00:30 - Intro 01:02 - AM2R: The Return of Samus 25:10 - Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander 37:50 - Star Trek Online 49:18 - Battlefield 1 60:05 - Outro

VGH #260: Almost Live from PAX West 2016 Sep 08, 2016

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Paul and D.J. report in from the first ever PAX West. Hear about Dragon Quest Builders, The Silver Case, World of Final Fantasy, PAX Game Show Night, and more!

Episode Timeline

00:50 - Intro 09:00 - Dragon Quest Builders 20:21 - World of Final Fantasy 24:14 - Dragon Quest VII 28:31 - Final Fantasy XII remaster 34:15 - Suda51 / The Silver Case / Gwent 49:38 - PAX Wrap-up 54:03 - Outro

VGH #259: Fill Him Full of Juice Sep 01, 2016

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D.J. finds a new way to play FFXIV in the Deep Dungeon, then rolls a healer in popular Internet meme, Overwatch, because maybe there's more to gaming than killing people. Meanwhile, Randy drops zillions of grenades on people in Deus Ex yeahhhh siicckkkkk

Episode Timeline

00:55 - Intro 05:50 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 37:16 - Final Fantasy XIV and MMO Roles 61:00 - Overwatch 77:04 - Final Backlog Attack XVI Update 84:03 - Outro

VGH #258: The Most Baller-Ass Ship in the Universe Aug 25, 2016

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Randy continues his new life of intergalactic trading in No Man's Sky. D.J. watches people play every arcade game at once, then tries to come to terms with the final Final Fantasy. Paul explains how kitchens work.

Episode Timeline

00:52 - Intro 02:55 - Multibowl 14:31 - Deus Ex Go 30:25 - Overcooked 46:05 - No Man's Sky 74:10 - Final Fantasy V 87:05 - Outro

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