Video Game Hangover

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VGH #111: Whoops I'm a Ghost Aug 29, 2013

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RAGE! RAGE! RAGE! We're letting off some steam over the things in games that make us mad. (Then we're binge eating.) In the Hangover, we're playing Splinter Cell Blacklist and Spec Ops: The Line. Also, your comments from Twitter on Viewer Mail!

Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro2:45 - Viewer Mail15:18 - Spec Ops: The Line20:28 - Spinter Cell: Blacklist34:10 - Gamer RAGE56:28 - Last Call59:08 - Outro

VGH #110: Drop the Beets Aug 22, 2013

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Are you a game collector or just a hoarder? We're discussing the nuances of video game collecting and the allure of that shiny, new collector's edition of your favorite game. In the Hangover, we're playing Steamworld Dig, Brothers, and Divekick.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro3:00 - Viewer Mail7:58 - Backlog Attack update9:19 - Shadows of the Damned21:17 - Divekick25:42 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons30:27 - Steamworld Dig39:38- Collecting Games1:03:45 - Outro

VGH #109: Oily Men Aug 15, 2013

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Despite the doom haze surrounding the Wii U, we manage to stay positive and discuss the things that Nintendo's doing right. (But we can't resist dishing on the motion controls and the Big N's stubbornness anyway.) Also, your Backlog Attack entries!

Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro2:49 - Viewer Mail9:22 - Backlog Attack Update16:20 - Spec Ops: The Line22:01 - Resident Evil: Revelations30:25 - Shadows of the Damned38:16 - Ode to Nintendo61:50 - Outro

VGH #108: Gunwheel Aug 08, 2013

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We dig into the Dragon's Crown controversy this week: Are you ever turned away from a game because of creative decisions? Also, we make some backlog progress and get into Mindjack and Analogue: A Hate Story, and Paul tries out the co-op in Ibb and Obb.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:31 - Viewer Mail and Contest Info19:19 - Analogue: A Hate Story28:00 - Mindjack33:15 - Ibb and Obb40:00 - Dragon's Crown Controversy 55:45 - Last Call60:38 - Outro

VGH #107: Anime Butt Posters Aug 01, 2013

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We continue our discussion on scalability of game experiences from last week. In the Hangover, Randy talks about samurai warriors using iPads in Shin Megami Tensei IV, Paul has more X Zone musings and D.J. grinds beetles to dust in Animal Crossing.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:41 - Viewer Mail16:40 - Shin Megami Tensei IV24:15 - Project X Zone30:32 - Animal Crossing39:23 - Scaling Game Experiences Part 256:45 - Phil Fish59:28 - Last Call62:30 - Outro

VGH #106: Community Grooming Jul 25, 2013

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It's tougher than ever to fit lengthy gaming experiences into our crowded schedules. We discuss our efforts to adapt, or whether that's developers' responsibility. Also, Randy abuses himself, and your most shameful backlog games revealed in Viewer Mail!

Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro2:09 - Viewer Mail14:55 - Walking Dead: Survival Instinct21:09 - Half Minute Hero28:18 - Animal Crossing 34:55 - Scaling Game Experiences57:42 - Last Call63:18 - Outro

VGH #105: Silly Shenanigans Funtime Jul 18, 2013

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The Summer Backlog Attack returns! We've each got our sights on some games to finish before the Fall releases hit... and some of them are going to be tough. We explain why! In the Hangover: Project X Zone, Tetris Blitz, and the brand new Mii Plaza.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro2:06 - Viewer Mail12:45 - Tetris Blitz18:22 - Mii Plaza Games27:18 - Project X Zone35:19 - Backlog Attack 2013!59:07 - Outro

VGH #104: Creatively Bankrupt Jul 11, 2013

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There's still some life left in those old consoles! We're looking ahead at the back half of 2013 for the current-gen games we most want to play this year (besides GTAV, of course). Also: thoughts on Walking Dead: 400 Days and the Final Fantasy XIV beta.

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0:00 - Intro2:20 - Viewer Mail9:01 - Hangover32:25 - Get Hype 2013 Part 258:55 - Last Call63:38 - Outro

VGH #103: Flying Toasters! Jul 04, 2013

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We're playing The Last of Us and wondering if sometimes games try too hard to be... game-y? We discuss finding a proper mix of gameplay and narrative as games become more cinematic. Also, Randy spends his summer vacation in Remember Me's Neo Paris.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro1:47 - Viewer Mail13:02 - Hangover38:42 - Cine-games59:47 - Outro

VGH #102: Out and Proud Jun 27, 2013

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Are you a closet gamer? We're picking apart the concept of "gamer shame" and seeing how far we have to turn the clock back before games become unplayable. Also, Mighty Switch Force! 2, State of Decay, and spoiler-free Last of Us talk!

Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro3:00 - Viewer Mail12:33 - Hangover36:00 - Gamer Shame59:56 - Last Call65:54 - Outro

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